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Kutztown Community Library
Mondays 10 a.m. Preschool Story Time for children ages 3-5. Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, and a simple craft.
Mondays 11 a.m. Toddler Time Stories, songs, and fingerplays. Ages 0-3, siblings welcome. Supervised free play after.
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Allentown Area Swing Dance Society. weekly Tuesday dances at Fearless Fire Co. Starlight Ballroom, 1221 S. Front St., Allentown. http://allentownswing.org
Every Monday and Friday
Local Foods Market. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Independent Space, Kutztown.
June 20
Kutztown Area Garden Club. 7 p.m. at Kutztown Community Library, 70 Bieber Alley, Kutztown.
Kutztown Women�s Connection �Picnic in the Park� Dinner Party from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Kutztown Park, S. Laurel St., Kutztown. There is a cost. Bring a side dish or dessert to share. For reservations call Cheryl at 610-683-7247.
June 22-23
Amateur Radio Field Day
Everyone is invited to watch Radio Club members provide communications under emergency conditions at Sinking Spring Heritage Park. Parking is available at entrance to the park on Clematis Street. Call Harry at 610-678-8976 about Radio Testing June 22 at 2:30 p.m.
June 23
Free Concert at Fleetwood Park band shell, featuring Joe Bonson & Coffee Run, 6 to 8 p.m. Concession stand will be open. Rain date: June 24. 610-944-8220
The Berks Fly-Tyers Club at the Heritage Center. Tips on both casting and equipment selection. Informative displays on exhibit. Bring own equipment. No on-stream fishing on the Tulpehocken Creek will be provided; practicing done in the grass. Class on fly-tying 1-3PM. The entire program runs from 12:30-4PM. Registration by June 18, minimal cost.
June 24
Underground Railroad Storyteller Gregory Johnson. 2 to 3 p.m. at Henry Auditorium. Brandywine Community Library event. Johnson uses the art of storytelling to educate the audience on the treacherous and difficult journey of enslaved Africans in the Underground Railroad as they sought freedom in America. Originally from Williamsburg, Va., Johnson has worked in the African American Department at The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation interpreting slavery. Free. Recommended for ages 12 and up, but all are welcome. No sign-ups.
Yoga on the Lawn. 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Brandywine Community Library. Must pre-register. Introductory level program, learn about a style of Hatha Yoga called Svaroopa Yoga. This is for ages 12 and up only, and sign up is required. There is no charge for this program. The instructor is Ellen Rosenkrantz from nu �OM� Yoga. Begins promptly at 6:30 p.m. Bring with a mat or beach towel, and a second towel to roll up. Wear comfortable and loose fitting clothing.
June 25
Awareness Benefit Dinner & Concert. 6:30 p.m. at Adam2Cafe in Kutztown. An evening of classical music featuring the Kutztown University Summer Music Festival. The music - Tchaikovsky, of course. Dinner with Russian cuisine is at 6:30. All proceeds will benefit the work of Restoration House in Nikolskoye, Russia. Please RSVP by June 18. Call the cafe for more information. 610-683-7707
Preschool Story Time. 1 to 2 p.m. at Brandywine Community Library. Themed stories, rhymes, songs and a craft all under the theme Dig Into Reading! Need adult to assist in the events. The topic for today is �Dinosaurs�.
Baby LapSit. 7 to 7:30 p.m. at Brandywine Community Library. Stories, rhymes and songs all under the theme Dig Into Reading! Each child needs an actively participating adult. No accommodation for siblings. We sit on the floor, dress comfortably.
June 26
Preschool Story Time. 1 to 2 p.m. at Brandywine Community Library. Themed stories, rhymes, songs and a craft all under the theme Dig Into Reading! Bring an adult to assist in the events. Topic for today is �Wiggly Worms�.
School-age Storytime. 1 to 2 p.m. at Brandywine Community Library. Games, stories, crafts, and songs all under the theme Dig Into Reading! for school age children. Topic for today is �Rocks and Minerals�.
Family Storytime. 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Brandywine Community Library. Reading stories about our summer reading theme �Dig into Reading.� Crafts, songs, activities. No sign ups and all ages are welcome.
June 27
Board of Trustees Meeting. 7 to 8 p.m. at Brandywine Community Library. Open to the public.
June 29
The 64th Annual Kutztown Folk Festival. June 29 through July 7 at Kutztown Fairgrounds, Kutztown. Demonstrations of traditional crafts by 200 juried American craftsmen, folklife demonstrations, historical reenactments, antiques. Traditional music, seminars, dancing, folk tales and children�s entertainment, Quilt Sale, Children experience Noah�s World animal park, hay mazes, do-it-yourself mural paintings, rides. Pennsylvania Dutch food and treats: Ox roast, funnel cakes, shoo-fly pies, ice cream favorites and desserts. Free brochure: 1-888-674-6136 www.kutztownfestival.com, www.facebook.com/kutztownfolkfestival
June 30
Free Concert at Fleetwood Park band shell, featuring the Fabulous Grease Band 6 to 8 p.m. Concession stand will be open. Rain date: July 1. 610-944-8220
Musical trio �Witness�concert. 7 p.m. at Lighthouse Church, 2096 Independent Road (Route 863 South near New Smithville), Breinigsville. The group, from Easton and Mount Bethel, specializes in traditional, Southern gospel, and light contemporary music. Everyone welcome to attend. Call 610-285-2235 for more information or go to www.LighthouseBaptistlv.org.
July 1
Lost Access: Fleetwood, a non-profit organization that addresses Grandparent Visitation issues, will meet at Berks Encore, 109 W. Vine St., Fleetwood, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. For more information visit www.grandparentchildconnect.org, email firstname.lastname@example.com or call 610-698-7359.
July 5
Jambalaya Music Fest. July 5, 6 and 7 at Kempton Music Center, 83 Community Drive, Kempton. Held rain or shine. Jambalaya Music Fest is a Louisiana music lovers dream, that features some of the most talented bands and musicians handpicked for your listening pleasure. Performing Americana, Blues, Cajun, Funk, R & B, Rock, Soul, and ZYDECO. Covered open air pavilion. Camping is close to all stages. BYOB event, coolers are allowed. Event features regional specialty foods. For tickets and more info visit www.kemptonmusiccenter.com.
July 7
Free Concert at Fleetwood Park band shell, featuring Swing Fever, 6-8pm. Concession stand will be open. Rain date: July 8th. 610-944-8220
Grammy nominee Randy McAllister concert.6 p.m. at the Berks County Heritage Center, 1102 Red Bridge Road, Bern Township. Free but a $2 parking donation is requested.McAllister is considered among the Lone Star State�s premier singers, songwriters, and multi-instrumentalists. Heartbreak, humor, big hair and �tall Texas tales� all factor into his music. Prior to the McAllister concert, there will also be a kid�s concert at the Heritage Center at 4 p.m. The concert, �Patriotic Songs and Their Stories with Roy Justice,� features an overview of the impact of music on American history.
July 13
Summer Jam. at Kempton Music Center, 83 Community Drive, Kempton. Summer Jam (Watkins Glen revisited) Featuring Splintered Sunlight, The Weight & Live at the Filmore. This is the 40th anniversary of the largest attended music event to date. The 3 bands were the Grateful Dead, The Band & The Allman Brothers The setlists will be exactly the way they were performed at the show with the All-star encore included. We are trying to reproduce this event as close to the original performance to make it that one of a kind experience. For tickets and more info visit: www.kemptonmusiccenter.com.
Aug. 11
Fleetwood Blues Festival, Free at Fleetwood Park, Live music, food, raffle, vendors. 11am � 8pm. 610-944-8220
Aug. 18
Free Concert at Fleetwood Park band shell, featuring the Reading Philharmonic Band, 6-8pm. Concession stand will be open.
Sept. 13
Pinnacle Jam Music Festival. Sept. 13 and 14 at Kempton Music Center, 83 Community Drive, Kempton. This two day event is a fundraiser for The Rex Foundation, which aims to help secure a healthy environment, promote individuality in the arts, provide support to critical and necessary social services, assist others less fortunate than ourselves, protect the rights of indigenous people and ensure their cultural survival, build a stronger community, and educate children and adults everywhere. For tickets and more info visit: www.kemptonmusiccenter.com.


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I want to divide number into digits and save them in list (or array) in python. So firstly I should create list like
dig = [0 for i in range(10)]
and then
i = 0
while num > 9:
dig[i] = num % 10
i += 1
num /= 10
dig[i] = num
But I don't really like just creating list for 10 spaces, is it possible to get length of number without repeating loop
i = 0
num2 = num
while num2 > 9:
num2 /= 10
i += 1
i += 1
and then repeat first part of code? Or just make as I made in first place? I don't know exact length of number but it won't be very long
So any advices? Maybe you know better way to divide numbers into digits, or maybe something else.

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Jan. 15 Men's Basketball Notebook
Jan. 15, 2013
Four Conference USA men's basketball games are slated for Wednesday night. Memphis visits Rice for a 6 p.m. CT tip on CSS. East Carolina hosts Houston, Southern Miss is at SMU and UTEP is at Tulsa for 7 p.m. local starts.
Complete C-USA Notebook & Statistics
CSS will carry the Memphis at Rice game, beginning at 6 p.m. Central. The Tigers are riding a six-game win streak into Houston, but the Owls won 67-52 the last time the teams met in Tudor Fieldhouse on Feb. 19, 2011. Memphis has won the other 12 meetings. This season, the Tigers have four players averaging double figures, with junior guard Joe Jackson leading the team with 14 ppg and 68 assists. The Owls have been led by their lone senior Tamir Jackson and his 16.7 points per game (fifth in C-USA).
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Southern Miss and SMU will meet for just the 11th time in a series that dates back to 1950. The Golden Eagles hold a 6-4 advantage, but the Mustangs are 4-1 at Moody Coliseum. Southern Miss has had eight different players lead the team in scoring, as the Golden Eagles have outscored their opponents by an average of 15.8 points toward a 13-4 start. The Mustangs have used the same starting five all season as they enter the game 11-7.
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For the last few weeks, we have been praising the enviable accomplishments of women at the tip-top of their fields, women who are determined and focused and who we have no problem pointing to as role models. That is so great! However: that was not all that LadyScouts set out to do. This week, we honor the kind of wonderful disaster that we recognize: a twenty-something lovable lush with an attitude problem and ambivalent outlook about her career path. More
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Dr. Sally Ride was the first American woman in space and when you read her name you probably get "Mustang Sally" stuck in your head, which is pretty great. In 1983, Dr. Ride boarded the Challenger for its second mission. Once out of the earth's atmosphere, she and the rest of the crew deployed satellites, conducted experiments and (in non-official NASA terminology) played with a giant robot arm. GIANT ROBOT ARM! More
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There are a lot of actresses who are known for their range, but Tilda Swinton's career has spanned more than film and theater, more than commercial and artistic, more than female and male. In every aspect of her art, Swinton is unapologetically intense and purposeful. She has played every kind of character, from a young nobleman in Orlando to the picture of feminine Italian elegance in I Am Love. She has appeared in Christian fables for children and comic book adaptations, Coen Brothers-helmed romps and Oscar-winning Hollywood thrillers, all while maintaining the utmost respect from her artistic peers. More
Sonia Sotomayor is a Supreme Court Justice partially because she loved Nancy Drew. Obviously this isn't the entire reason, but it's a pretty wonderful part of a reason. As a child, Sotomayor read the girl detective series and knew she wanted to solve mysteries. Unfortunately, because of her diabetes, she was instructed to try a less strenuous path. By ten she knew that she wanted to be an attorney, like Perry Mason. Sotomayor's inspirations are an inspiration to Scouts everywhere. From a remarkably young age, with an innate sense of justice, Sonia Sotomayor identified the kind of person she wanted to be and became it. She became the hell out of it. More
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Heading out from Keçi Bükü, Turkey, with a gentle northwest wind we were just able to fetch the Greek Island of Sými (Simi) and dropped anchor in delightful Pethi (Pédi) bay, right around the corner from Sými town.
After a delicious on-board BBQ, our plan was to put Sangaris on the Pethi town pier in the morning and hike to Sými town. We'd stop along the way at the hill (mountain!) top ruins of the Byzantine kastro, across to the hilltop upper town, Chorio, before heading down some 375 steps to the Sými Town harbor area called Gialos. It's arguably one of the most picturesque in Greece, surrounded by neo-classical houses and elaborate churches on the hillside.
We thought we'd try something new with this blog and post some of the scenes along the way - you can just scroll down to "See Sými" up close. There's more in the picture gallery, too. And, if you click on the Map link to the right, then select the Google earth link, you can zoom right in on these beautiful bays.
Looking back on Pethi Bay during our walk to Chorio - by the way, that's Turkey to the east in the background.
And here's SANGARIS side tied to the Pethi Pier.
Having walked over the hilltop from Pethi, we arrive in Symi's waterfront, Gialos.
Another waterfront vista of Gialos - cute little boat, eh?
And at one time, Symi was the sponge diving capital of the world!
Some wonderful Symi close ups to give you some sense of this magical place.
This sweet little thing is actually called "Katerina" - doncha love her?!
Cruiser's Notes: Late season - October - proved to be a great time to visit as all the "heaving" summer traffic was gone, the ancorage was almost empty and the town piers in both Pethi and Gaios had plenty of room. No charge at Pethi, where we were side-to vs. Med mooring in summer.
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Here's an aerial view of Keçi Bükü ("Ketch-ee Bew-kew"), a beautiful anchorage with steep wooded hillsides spilling pine trees down to the waters' edge. We arrived here after a night in nearby Kuyulu Bükü, a smaller bay but just as much fun to say!
Tiny Kuyulu Bükü was especially tranquil with mostly birds as neighbors at this time of the year, while Keçi Bükü is a mile long bay with several good anchoring spots, great holding and full service Marti Marina that you can see at the top right of the picture. Never ones for $$ marinas, we anchored out and saw 46 knots of wind overnight. Sangaris danced about like crazy but our two anchors held tight!
At the south end of Keçi Bükü is the little village of Orhaniye with quaint shoreside family run restaurants and the delightful "Mama Market" where Dad welcomed us with a complimentary jar of "Pine Honey Mama" that was absolutely delicious. They've also got a Dolmuş (dol-moosh: bus) to Marmaris -5 Turkish Lira or $2.75 for the 40 minute ride. We'd heard great reports of Keçi Bükü so it was a choice destination for a few days of protection from the first southerly stormy system of the season plus a quick trip to visit the chandleries and other marine industry shops in Marmaris.
Several walks, some rock-clambering climbs and waterfront strolls entertained the Sangaris crew during our nearly week-long stay near Bozburun. Our favorite trek took us from the stone beach and primitive gullet hauling center in "Oleander Bay" south to a point overlooking the narrow Kizil Adasi passage and the site of some interesting ruins. Along the way the camera clicked off flora and fauna shots to give you a sense of the scenery and characters we met along the way. The top right photo is a deluxe 16 passenger gullet called Wicked Felina that was anchored stern-to nearby Sangaris - Google it for more details if you like, she's only $20,000 a week to charter, but you can split it 16 ways.
After a one night stop in now familiar Datça (rhymes with "gotcha" - remember?) we sailed SE to the pretty and very well-protected bays around Bozburun on Monday night. Although not apparent in the approach, once closer, the surrounding landscape divides into multiple islands encircling a 2 mile long bay with gorgeous anchorages and a village with a distinctive mosque at the north end. And, yes, this Turkish gem has bright turquoise waters, green hillsides and colorful produce markets. Like most cities in Turkey, there's the ever present statue of Mustafa Kemal - the "father of Turkey" or "Ataturk" (He's on the right - easily mistaken for Craig, who's actually the one on the left.)
Bozburun was once the Turkish equivalent of the Greek sponge fishing center of Simi; a modest tourism income from visiting private boats and multi-passenger "Gulets" (yacht or sailing ship in Turkish) now replaces that industry. In fact, many of these 70' to 100' wooden gulets that operate out of Bodrum and Marmaris are actually made and maintained along the Bozburun shores. And talk about "DIY" - look at the size of that big gullet seemingly on the beach in the bottom left pic - it was hauled using an antique wooden skid system and must have been labor intensive to say the least.
Tuesday was market day so we followed a trail of locals and international sailors to find the tent-like stalls filled with house-goods, clothing and abundant fresh and dried food selections. While the fruit, nuts and cheeses were tempting, the real draw were the spices, most 'handcrafted' and the vendors gave us small bits to rub between our fingers and inhale or taste the savory aromas. A great sales technique as several small bags of a dry rub with oregano, cardamom, garlic, thyme & various chiles will be tucked in our bags back to the U.S.
Somehow it is already Friday morning as I write this! See the next blog with photos from local hikes that became fun daily excursions. We also - finally - met up with fellow cruisers Carol & Gus aboard "Indigo" when an afternoon visit became an evening BBQ and lively conversations stretched long into night.
Cruisers' notes: The fresh sea breezes and surrounding clear waters make the anchorage near the N Kizil Adasi passage a delight; Sangaris' home for most of the week was "Oleander Bay" on the west side of Bozburun, anchored in 10 meters with excellent holding and 10 minute dinghy ride to the village. Laundry services (wash & dry) available at local restaurant "Adalasan"; 15 TL/load; a little pricey but well done and with hot water!
A quest to see some historic sights and have a special meal out to celebrate Sam's birthday led us to the south shore of the Bodrum peninsula and its city center. Approaching from the sea, Bodrum makes an unforgettable impression with its 15th c. Castle of St. Peter standing high on a rocky peninsula dividing the modern town's bustling vehicle-free east eastern sector and the quieter western hub and yacht harbor. We stayed one night at the Milta Bodrum Marina, on the first dock near the entrance, which afforded us some welcome cooling breezes and an uninterrupted evening view of the castle illuminated in a golden light .
Arriving early, we were off by mid-day to walk along the tree-lined town quay with huge wooden gulets tied gunn'l to gunn'l. This side of town is white-washed, flower-decked, and charming with beckoning cafes and restaurants. Our noses led us to a traditional kofte (meatball) house where platters of grilled shish and brightly colored salads were offered up at shady sidewalk tables. Kath's lunch was grilled chicken kebab atop a pile of tomato strewn arugula (tastiest yet) but the real winner was the house specialty: hünkar beğendili köfte: a selection of lamb and beef meatballs with a "sultan delight" of pureed tomato, aubergine and cheese. Topped off with a glass of local ayran, a salty yogurt drink, Sam was a sated and happy birthday boy.
We were now ready to explore Bodrum's most distinctive landmark - the castle of St Peter which was begun in 1406 by the Knights of St John, with five massive stone towers representing the nationalities of its formidable inhabitants. When Suleyman the Magnificent conquered Rhodes in 1523 both Bodrum and Rhodes came under Ottoman rule and the knights left for Malta. Neglected for centuries, the castle became a prison in 1895 and was damaged by shells from a French warship during WWI. In the early 1960's it was used to store artifacts found by local sponge divers. This led to a fruitful Turkish-American partnership to restore the castle and put on display the fantastic undersea treasures found around Turkey. Their innovative reconstructions of ancient shipwrecks and their glass and amphorae cargo were fascinating and, not surprisingly, have brought the underwater archaeology museum international acclaim. And we're talking ancient as one ship was dated to 1025 in the Fatimid-Byzantine era! The photos above give you a glimpse of our experience, more to be added to the gallery soon!
The next morning Jen and Sam packed up while Kath & Craig wandered around the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, some of Bodrum's back street neighborhoods and finally arrived at the old stadium's weekly Market that was in full swing. The backpack was soon full of fresh veg, fruit, herbs and some local offerings of gözleme (GURZ-leh-MEH) - folded flat bread with spinach and cheese - and lovely zucchini blossoms filled with a tasty lamb & rice mixture to serve as starters for our guests' last supper aboard before the next morning's flight from Kos, to Athens, to Paris and home to Boston.
09/27/2011, Datҫa Peninsula, Turkey
Knidos has a spectacular bay to anchor in, with crystal blue water and ancient ruins from the 4th Century B.C. along the bay. The city of Knidos was nestled on the slopes of 2 hills overlooking the bay where 2500 years ago seafaring merchants would be plying their trade in the eastern commercial bay under the watchful eyes of the military triremes in the western bay. The south hills, located on a small island were home to the working folk of Knidos, while across the bay on the north side lived the wealthy and powerful. The north hills were home to artists and scientists. Praxiteles sculpted a statue of Aphrodite, one of the first statues of a nude woman, which attracted much attention and many visitors. Eudoxos was an astronomer and one of the founding fathers of Greek geometry. The north hills also contained an amphitheater, temples to the muses and Dionysius, a larger theater, an acropolis and Eudoxos' observatory which has not been unearthed yet.
From Knidos, we headed to the town of Datҫa to replenish our supplies and do some shopping. (That "ҫ" is a "ch", as in "Gotcha".) While Mr. Briggs was refilling the water tank, the three of us headed into town in search of provisions. Braving the sweltering heat, we journeyed inland to find a grocery store by the name of MiGros. On the way, we spied many boutiques selling Turkish wares and small stores selling olive oil, honey and other local delicacies. We sampled some of the local food, kofta shic (spicy minced lamb) wrapped in bread, Ayran (buttermilk) and fresh figs (enough to sate even Jen's appetite). Once our stores were full of food and our bags full of trinkets, we headed to Yolluca Adasi to anchor for the night.
09/27/2011, Turkey's Carian Coast
Our first day was a restful day in a lovely anchorage near Aspat Koyu where we relaxed, swam, visited and were catered to with fine food and wine aboard Sangaris. We then returned to Kos Greece to visit the old town and castle before catching a ferry to Turgutreis, Turkey to officially check into the country. Sangaris sailed over to meet us in Turkey and with passports stamped and the crew list up to date we were officially off to explore the Turkish Coast. We had a perfect mix of sailing adventures between ports, calm bays to anchor with swimming and walking on land to investigate the landscape and small villages including Gümülsük and Knidos.
Gümülsük was a short sail north of Turgutreis and was a very small quaint town where the local feature was highly decorated gourdes hanging from trees. We wandered the small streets of Gümülsük, visiting the small artisanal shops before tasting Turkish tea and coffee. We finished the evening with a very nice dinner at one of the local waterfront restaurants. Dinner consisted of fresh calamari, cheese pastry for appetizers, lamb kabobs, shrimp and meat casserole for entrees. We finished the dinner with Aloa (weird sweet peanut paste), baklava and Turkish Tea. We anchored across from Gümülsük on a small bay off the little island of Catalada. The following morning we started the longer sail (28 miles) to the ancient city of Knidos.
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As far as my kids are concerned, it's all about me. If we go to the movies, they fight over who gets to sit in my lap. If we go out to dinner, they fight over who gets to sit next to me. At night, after they take a bath, they fight over which of them I am going to put to bed. It's almost as if my husband doesn't exist – well, okay, it's not quite that bad. Perhaps a better analogy would be that it's almost as if my husband is a scoop of vanilla in a house full of chocolate lovers; acceptable as a last resort, but certainly not the first choice.
Of course, I feel bad for my husband. I know it hurts his feelings that the kids never fight over him, and I know how much he hates being low man on the totem pole; placing after me, after the nanny, probably even after the dog. I try to protect him as much as I can – I don't tell him that the kids cry if I have to go out and he's going to stay home with them. And I certainly don't tell him that my daughter has secretly told me that she loves me THIS much (arms spread open wide), but that she only loves daddy this much (hands spread about a foot apart). But, then again, if I'm being totally honest here, I will admit that there is a teeny, tiny part of me that kind of likes it. Well, maybe the part is a little bit bigger than teeny tiny. It might be more like, just, I don't know…small. Okay, fine. It's bigger than small. It's big. There is a very, very big part of me that likes the fact that my children prefer me over my husband. Are you happy now?
Cough, cough. Anyway, the problem is, I've noticed over the last several weeks that I've been losing some ground in the polls, and that the mommy/daddy gap is starting to narrow. For example, when my husband walks in the door, the kids actually jump up from whatever they're doing and run to greet him, whereas before, they totally ignored him. And last night, my husband asked my son if he wanted to go see a college baseball game, just the two of them, and my son said yes, without any hesitation. Before, he would have at least asked if mommy could go, too, and he might have even stayed home if it meant leaving me. At the very least, he would have needed me to coax him into going without me.
And there's more. The other day, when my kids were in the tub, my daughter asked whose turn it was to put her to bed. I told her it was daddy's turn, and she actually pumped her fist and said, yessss! Which almost completely sent me running for a glass of wine, because normally, she would have argued for twenty minutes about how it was really my turn for her, and when I would insist that, no, it was daddy's turn, she would have stuck out her lower lip in an extra-big pout, just to prove how disappointed she was about this state of affairs. And THEN, at bedtime, the little traitor informed him that she used to love me THIS much more than him (spreading her arms open wide), but now, she only loves me this much more than him (spreading her fingers apart about an inch). Which I know because my husband told me, with much fanfare, after he emerged from her bedroom, beaming. Which really wasn't very nice. I mean, I never gloated about just how big my lead was. And even if the part of me that likes being the front-runner is way bigger than it should be, it's not like I ever let him know that. But apparently, daddies are not so gracious.
For the record, I attribute my declining status entirely to sports. It's sneaky, what he did. He sat on the sidelines all these years, letting me do all the boring, hard stuff – breastfeeding, diapers, mommy and me classes, preschool transition, and then, the second they're old enough to participate in team sports, he swoops in and coaches three teams at once, and BOOM! it turns into a freakin' daddypalooza love fest. And yeah, I know that I should be happy for him. I know how much it upset him, the way they treated him before, and that I should be glad that he's finally registering with them. And of course, I know that they're half his, and I know that it's healthy for them to love both of us equally, just like I love both of them equally. And plus, it will probably make my life easier if they're not always fighting over me. I know. I KNOW. But that not so small part of me…well, it never got the memo.


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Reba McEntire's exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum will open on August 9. Reba will be there on August 10 for an interview at the museum's Ford Theater to discuss her life and career. The exhibit will feature a ton of Reba's stage costumes, awards and personal items and will be open until next June.
Jason Aldean just released the 5th single from his Night Train cd and he's already looking for songs for his next album. Jason can't believe he's the headlining act for TWO sold out shows at Fenway Park in Boston this weekend. Miranda Lambert, Jake Owen and Thomas Rhett will join him.
Getting in the spirit for playing my first night at Fenway tonight… pic.twitter.com/vypFNpLFsS
— Jake Owen (@jakeowen) July 12, 2013
CMT will premiere their first animated series tomorrow night. Bounty Hunters will feature the voices of the Blue Collar Comedy crew, Bill Engvall, Jeff Foxworthy and Larry the Cable Guy. Blake Shelton and Kix Brooks will lend their voices to the show later in the season.


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Total Process Reliability (TPR) is a process used to improve equipment efficiency by enrolling the entire organisation in incident management. The TPR philosophy is reflected in 5 major tenets which involve improving equipment uptime and reliability, sharing equipment maintenance responsibilities with the operator (frontline maintenance—basic care), engaging people in improvement teams, improving skills and knowledge of operators and mechanics, and improving the processes for equipment design, production and installation.
Supplemented by rigorous fixed equipment inspection (integrity management) programmes, TPR has become a common factor among pace-setter downstream refinery and petrochemical complexes which routinely have thin profit margins. These combined programmes often assume names like "Asset Integrity Management" or "Asset Management—Maintenance Excellence", even though the basic tools of the programmes are very similar.
In the past, upstream production operations generally involved utilisation of equipment that was far less complex than equipment that has been needed in recent years, as higher cost and complexity is required for most Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) projects. Over the past few years, many of these EOR projects have been rapidly developed and implemented because of the relatively good profit margins involved. As a result, "front-end" reliability engineering/TPR organisational development often does not get the attention it deserves. As the operation of those facilities moves forward in a high-profit-margin environment, the high cost of ensuing repetitive equipment or process design failures often gets masked from large operators until a major event occurs resulting in a series of substantial production-loss incidents which may include an environmental disaster.
By implementing a solid Total Process Reliability programme and mechanical integrity management system that is clearly driven from the top of the organisation, companies can utilise a set of disciplines, methodologies, and tools to help them recognise and optimise the impact on the life cycle of the business. This will considerably reduce costs, improve the overall performance of the assets, and greatly reduce the exposure to risks associated with poor reliability, availability, and efficiency. As a by-product, the protection of human assets and the environment will be improved as well.
With many EOR projects being joint ventures due to the high initial investment cost, the long-term benefits of recognising and managing equipment failures, reducing life cycle costs, and implementing the organisational structure required to achieve this will be of great value to the operating partners. These benefits will improve their performance, and facilitate prudent management of all their assets. Implementing a TPR programme can improve maintenance costs by 25–50%, and advance production on-stream times, in excess of 95% availability.
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A DNA sequence for the genome of bacteriophage ΦX174 of approximately 5,375 nucleotides has been determined using the rapid and simple plus and minus method. The sequence identifies many of the features responsible for the production of the proteins of the nine known genes of the organism, including initiation and termination sites for the proteins and RNAs. Two pairs of genes are coded by the same region of DNA using different reading frames.
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A persistent and age-old instinct makes us want to wander
Into regions yet untrod
And read what is still unread
In the manuscripts of God.
Into regions yet untrod
And read what is still unread
In the manuscripts of God.
If I have put the case of science at all correctly, the reader will have recognised that modern science does much more than demand that it shall be left in undisturbed possession of what the theologian and metaphysician please to term its legitimate field. It claims that the whole range of phenomena, mental as well as physicalthe entire universeis its field. It asserts that the scientific method is the sole gateway to the whole region of knowledge.
Mediocre men often have the most acquired knowledge. It is in the darker. It is in the darker regions of science that great men are recognized; they are marked by ideas which light up phenomena hitherto obscure and carry science forward.
Newton advanced, with one gigantic stride, from the regions of twilight into the noon day of science. A Boyle and a Hooke, who would otherwise have been deservedly the boast of their century, served but as obscure forerunners of Newton's glories.
Now it is a well-known principle of zoological evolution that an isolated region, if large and sufficiently varied in its topography, soil, climate and vegetation, will give rise to a diversified fauna according to the law of adaptive radiation from primitive and central types. Branches will spring off in all directions to take advantage of every possible opportunity of securing food. The modifications which animals undergo in this adaptive radiation are largely of mechanical nature, they are limited in number and kind by hereditary, stirp or germinal influences, and thus result in the independent evolution of similar types in widely-separated regions under the law of parallelism or homoplasy. This law causes the independent origin not only of similar genera but of similar families and even of our similar orders. Nature thus repeats herself upon a vast scale, but the similarity is never complete and exact.
On the most usual assumption, the universe is homogeneous on the large scale, i.e. down to regions containing each an appreciable number of nebulae. The homogeneity assumption may then be put in the form: An observer situated in a nebula and moving with the nebula will observe the same properties of the universe as any other similarly situated observer at any time.
One of the ways of stopping science would be only to do experiments in the region where you know the law. In other words we are trying to prove ourselves wrong as quickly as possible, because only in that way can we find progress.
The earth and its atmosphere constitute a vast distilling apparatus in which the equatorial ocean plays the part of the boiler, and the chill regions of the poles the part of the condenser. In this process of distillation heat plays quite as necessary a part as cold.
The energy of a covalent bond is largely the energy of resonance of two electrons between two atoms. The examination of the form of the resonance integral shows that the resonance energy increases in magnitude with increase in the overlapping of the two atomic orbitals involved in the formation of the bond, the word 'overlapping" signifying the extent to which regions in space in which the two orbital wave functions have large values coincide... Consequently it is expected that of two orbitals in an atom the one which can overlap more with an orbital of another atom will form the stronger bond with that atom, and, moreover, the bond formed by a given orbital will tend to lie in that direction in which the orbital is concentrated.
The magnet's name the observing Grecians drew
From the magnetic region where it grew.
From the magnetic region where it grew.
We think of Euclid as of fine ice; we admire Newton as we admire the peak of Teneriffe. Even the intensest labors, the most remote triumphs of the abstract intellect, seem to carry us into a region different from our ownto be in a terra incognita of pure reasoning, to cast a chill on human glory.


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Central Asia Prepares for Post-2014 Afghanistan
|Jamestown Foundation
|Publication Date
|10 December 2012
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|Eurasia Daily Monitor Volume: 9 Issue: 225
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|Jamestown Foundation, Central Asia Prepares for Post-2014 Afghanistan, 10 December 2012, Eurasia Daily Monitor Volume: 9 Issue: 225, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/50c98ff22.html [accessed 1 June 2016]
|Georgiy Voloshin
|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.
On December 4, Kazakhstan's parliament and the Kazakhstan Institute of Strategic Studies held a joint conference on the future of Central AsiaAfghanistan relations. This conference was attended by representatives of Russia, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, including diplomats, researchers and political experts, as well as the deputy speaker of the Afghan Parliament. As the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) is preparing to leave Afghanistan by 2014, the security situation in this country continues to represent a serious challenge to its neighbors, while the problem of drug trafficking, which originates on Afghan soil, is unanimously understood as a transcontinental threat impacting both Russia and Europe (Bnews.kz, December 4).
In his opening speech, Nurlan Nigmatulin, who currently serves as the speaker of Kazakhstan's lower chamber of parliament, reminded his audience of the support his country has been providing to the Afghan government since Astana's 2010 chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. At that time, President Nursultan Nazarbayev announced the launch of an educational program under which over a thousand Afghan students would be trained in Kazakhstani universities by 2018. Earlier, Kazakhstani authorities disbursed $2.3 million worth of financial assistance for the construction and renovation of civilian facilities. Thus, Astana sponsored several assistance projects in Samangan and Bamyan provinces and invested in the reconstruction of a highway linking Kunduz and Taloqan in northern Afghanistan. In early 2011, when then Prime Minister Karim Massimov declared another ban on exports of Kazakhstan's locally produced fuels, Afghan President Hamid Karzai succeeded in securing the supply of more than 90,000 tons of Kazakhstani-made diesel for its economy (I-news.kz, December 4; Zakon.kz, December 30, 2011; Tengrinews.kz, December 29, 2011).
On December 6, at the annual OSCE ministerial held this year in Dublin, Foreign Minister Erlan Idrissovrecently promoted from the position of Kazakhstan's ambassador in Washingtononce again spoke about the need to boost financial aid to Afghan authorities. He also confirmed his country's commitment to the principles of the Istanbul Initiative first launched in November 2011 by the so-called "Heart of Asia" group. This group is comprised of 14 countries, including all the five Central Asian republics, Russia, China, India, Pakistan, Turkey, Iran, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Afghanistan itself. Concurrently, the United States, Canada, the European Union, the United Nations, Japan and seven European countries enjoy the status of observers. The purpose of the first Istanbul gathering was to pave the way for a sustainable process of reconstruction and reconciliation in Afghanistan through the support of its nation-building efforts in view of ISAF's upcoming departure (Newskaz.ru, December 6; Afghanistan.ru, November 3, 2011).
In June 2012, a second meeting of the "Heart of Asia" countries was organized in Kabul. The outcome of the meeting was the establishment of a new institutional framework composed of seven working groups covering such issues as trade and economic cooperation, humanitarian assistance, disaster response, joint anti-terrorist and anti-narcotics operations, etc. The conference also highlighted Afghanistan's gradual rapprochement with Central Asia's regional blocs, namely the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and the Russian-sponsored Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO). The latest SCO summit hosted by China in early June, days before the launch of the "Heart of Asia" follow-up event, already conferred observer status on Afghanistan, while Turkey became a partner for dialogue, joining Belarus and Sri Lanka. In its turn, the CSTO unveiled plans to tighten cooperation between member states, basing them on highly negative forecasts with regard to the post-2014 situation in Afghanistan and its impact on regional security in post-Soviet Central Asia (Tengrinews.kz, November 9; Novaya Gazeta, June 15).
Despite Kazakhstan's efforts to promote regional cooperation in order to decrease Central Asia's vulnerability to security threats from neighboring Afghanistan, it still remains a marginal player as compared to Russia and China. Between 2002 and 2005, the Russian Federation provided over $200 million worth of technical and military assistance to the Afghan armed forces. In May 2011, Russia's state-owned company Rosoboronexport concluded a supply contract with the US Department of Defense, which provided for the purchase of 21 Mi-17 helicopters and their subsequent transfer to Afghanistan's army. This agreement was further complemented in order to account for the Pentagon's desire to order ten more helicopters and maintenance services from the Russian side. According to US estimates, the total value of the contract and its annex might amount to $900 million (Vzglyad, December 3; Novaya Gazeta, June 15).
As for Beijing, its strategic interests in Afghanistan are increasingly linked with Chinese companies' willingness to protect their growing business cooperation with Kabul, especially in the energy sector. In late December, the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) and the Afghan Ministry of Mines and Industry signed a deal on the exploration and production of prospective oil reserves in the country's northern provinces together with an Afghanistan-based partner, the Watan Group. In June 2012, during President Karzai's visit to Beijing, the two countries released a strategic partnership declaration, with China promising to allocate $23.8 million worth of budgetary assistance to the Afghan government by the end of the year. In September 2012, Beijing and Kabul officially finalized these negotiations, when China's top security official Zhou Yongkang visited the Afghan capital to hold talks on both economic and security issues. Earlier in 2009, the Chinese Government provided $180 million worth of aid to Afghanistan and wrote off all of its outstanding debts (Afghanistan.ru, September 27; RIA Novosti, March 27, 2009).
With the date of NATO's departure drawing closer, Central Asian republics have become more active in engaging their external partners, both bilaterally and multilaterally, in coordinated talks about the further stabilization of Afghanistan's domestic situation. However, since the regional security landscape is largely undermined by unresolved disputes between Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, the current efficacy of comprehensive cooperation at the regional level remains subject to debate. Moreover, the scarce progress achieved on the Afghan issue during and after Kazakhstan's chairmanship of the OSCE in 2010 has shown the limits of Astana's multilateral diplomacy. Therefore, the future of Central Asia's stability after the West's withdrawal from Afghanistan is due to stay in Russian and Chinese hands.


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Prociak earns top volleyball honors
Mike Prociak was impossible to miss on the volleyball court. At 6 feet 8 inches tall and playing in the middle of the front line, he neutralized the opposition while developing into one of the district's best finishers at the net.
Prociak ranked fourth in the Wyoming Valley Conference in kills (176) and tied for fifth in blocks (43). He helped guide the Royals to the PIAA Class AA semifinals for the second straight year, as he compiled 14 kills in a three-set win over Garden Spot in the state quarterfinals.
Prociak, The Citizens' Voice Player of the Year, recently talked with staff writer Evan Korn about his senior season and career.
Q: What is the fondest memory of your high school career?
A: It had to be beating York Suburban in the first round of states this year because, at one point, we were down so far that we almost started thinking we were going to lose. It was such a tight match from there on out. We came from behind in the fourth set, and I never experienced as much of a roller coaster ride through a game as I did in that game.
Q: What was the lowest point of your career?
A: Probably losing to North Pocono in the regular season last year. At that point, we had like a 50-game (conference winning) streak, or around there. We really thought we could beat them because they were down from the year before.
Q: What is the best piece of advice anybody has given you?
A: My parents (Mike and Patricia) just telling me to go out there and have fun with it, not put pressure on myself and let the game come to me, no matter what sport I play.
Q: If you could have three guests over for dinner — dead or living — who would they be?
A: Tim Duncan, my grandfather (Joseph Prociak) because he passed away a few months ago and Abraham Lincoln.
Q: You're 6 feet 8 inches tall. How often are you asked about your height?
A: I'd say 90 percent of the time when I meet someone. In public, if I'm waiting in line for something, a lot of times people ask me. There are people who don't have any tentativeness. They just come up and ask me how tall I am, how's the weather up there, wish I was as tall as you.
Q: What are the best and worst parts about being so tall?
A: The advantages in sports. Girls like it when men are tall, so that's a good thing. You sort of feel safer, like not too many people are going to bother with you if you're this big. (The worst part) is hitting your head on almost anything, always ducking no matter what. Basically, you train yourself to duck as a safety measure.
Q: What are your college plans?
A: I will be attending King's College to play basketball and major in accounting.
Q: Why basketball over volleyball?
A: I've played basketball since I was a little kid. Also, I felt like King's was the best fit for me, and they only have a club volleyball team.
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An agricultural village at the foot of the Wolds near Norton and Malton. This ancient village was mainly rebuilt in the early nineteenth Century. Settrington House is the home of Sir Richard Storey, the house being built next to the ruins of the medieval manor.
Historically Settrington was a greater village than it is now. At one stage it was even owned by Lady Margaret Douglas, maternally a Tudor and half sister of King James V of Scotland, Countess of Lennox, and the mother of Lord Henry Darnley, husband of Mary Queen of Scots. Later it was owned by Queen Elizabeth I, who sent an official to survey the village at the end of her reign, and this survey is available in print.
The owner of the Manor in the 1530's was Sir Francis Bygod who took part in the 'Pilgrimage of Grace', a Northern Revolt against Henry VIII and the disolution of the monasteries. The revolt was led by Robert Aske, a kinsmen of Bygod's. The rebels were defeated and the state took horrible retribution against them and their property. Effectively this wiped out the Bygod's at Settrington, but the cadet branch, which probably descended from Henry Bygod (flourished 1450's), survived at Scagglethorpe until about 1630, moving to Acklam nearby in the East Riding. Marriage of Bygod daughters into local families like the Bielbys and the Melton's must have spread the family genes widely.
The village was later owned by the Masterman Family and it was the heiress of that family who as Lady Sykes had the village rebuilt. Much of the land in the area is now owned by the Willoughby family of Birdsall, Baron Middleton.
The Church is All Saints, restored in the nineteenth century. The notorious Priest Bogo de Clare was Vicar of Settrington in the 13th Century. He became very wealthy by continuously taking on new livings, the incomes, rather than the duties. He was very well connected, his brother even marrying a daughter of King Edward I.
There is still a village school for infants and juniors, and children after the age of eleven usually go to Norton College, in the nearby town of Norton.
Collins, F (1910), The Register of the Parish of Settrington 1559-1812, Leeds, Yorkshire Archaeological Society, Parish Register section.
King, H and Harris A, (1962) A survey of the Manor of Settrington, Record Series Vol 126, Leeds, Yorkshire Archaeological Society.
Dickens, A. G. (1959), Lollards an Protestants in the Diocese of York 1509-1558, London, University of Hull, Oxford University Press.
Dodds, M. H. & Dodds, R. (1971), Pilgrimage of Grace, 1536-7 and the Exeter Conspiracy 1538, London, Frank Cass.
Location of records about the village
|Parish Records and Parish Register Transcripts (Bishops Transcripts)
|Found at the Borthwick Institute in Peasholme Green, York. Before 1812 the register is printed, with some marriages missing in the 17th and 18th Century.
|Parish Records - Missing 18th Century Marriages for Settrington.
|Census Records (19th Century)
|Copies at Scarborough Library, Beverley Library, Northallerton Library and at Leeds Reference Library.
|Land Tax Records
|Found at the East Yorkshire Record Office opposite Beverley Library, but for Settrington they might not be too extensive.
|United Kingdom and Ireland family history, with further information about the village.
|This page is compiled by Timothy J. Owston of York, England.
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STERLING (WIFR) -- One Freeport man may be taking his tasty talents to a store shelf near you.
Rick Andrews lives his nine to five life as an engineer, but on weekends, he concocts a variety of recipes in his search for the perfect salsa.
The Freeport man travels down to the Kitchen Incubator of Northwest Illinois in Sterling to cook his six nontraditional kinds of savory sauces.
It's something that was originally thought of as a retirement plan.
"Here will be something I can do when I retire from my day job and I really enjoy it and something to keep me busy because I just can't sit around," said Andrews. "But because of the feedback I'm getting, I'm starting to think well maybe it can be bigger than that."
Since creating the original recipe 10 years ago, Rico's Gourmet Salsa has grown in popularity.
In just the last year, his products have moved onto shelves in six businesses in Freeport, Rockford and Wisconsin, which makes him grateful for the local support.
"People are starting to realize that we have to watch out for ourselves and support each other so there's really a bigger focus on local products around the Midwest and I love it," said the owner.
And the expansion is not close to completion.
It turns out Big Red, Mojo, and Raspberry Blush aren't just appealing to taste buds in the Stateline.
Andrews says he has seen interest as far as North Carolina and as he branches out to Milwaukee, he can see his business going further than he ever could have imagined.
"We're looking at growing it by metropolitan areas one step at a time and so the idea of what it could be has really grown beyond what I ever thought it would be," he said. "As recently as a year ago, I didn't see that."


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So I've already said enough about Lana Del Rey's shortcomings as an artist/empty signifier/hubristic first year Pratt student to last me for quite some time. But what about Lana Del Rey, model? As it turns out, she's actually really good at that. She should do it more!
The latest issue of L'Officiel Paris features the cyberbullied singer/songwriter in a retro styled editorial that gives James Dean and Marilyn Monroe's ghosts a rest for once and draws on the iconography of an equally mythologized, if infinitely classier, country called Spain. From the red lips to the mid-length, wavy hair to the beautiful clothes, this is a feast for the eyes. Much credit should go to photographer Nicole Nodland, who got some really beautiful shots. But Ms. Del Rey is great and posing and conveying moods, too. And this goes without saying, but she looks lovely. If only she'd been born in an era before trip hop, she might have been a silent film star. More


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Is Dora the Explorer an illegal immigrant?
CHICAGO In her police mug shot, the doe-eyed cartoon heroine with the bowl haircut has a black eye, battered lip and bloody nose.
Dora the Explorer's alleged crime? "Illegal Border Crossing Resisting Arrest."
The doctored picture, one of several circulating widely in the aftermath of Arizona's controversial new immigration law, may seem harmless, ridiculous or even tasteless.
But experts say the pictures and the rhetoric surrounding them online, in newspapers and at public rallies, reveal some Americans' attitudes about race, immigrants and where some of immigration reform debate may be headed.
"Dora is kind of like a blank screen onto which people can project their thoughts and feelings about Latinos," said Erynn Masi de Casanova, a sociology professor at the University of Cincinnati. "They feel like they can say negative things because she's only a cartoon character."
The depictions, whether through irony or protest, are being used by those who oppose and support Arizona's law. On one hand she's a likable symbol who many can relate to, and at the same time, perceived as an outsider who doesn't belong anywhere.
It's not the first time a children's character has been dragged into a serious debate.
In the late 1990s, Tinky Winky the Teletubby, a purple children's TV character with a triangle antenna - was called out by Christian leaders for being gay. Sesame Street roommates Bert and Ernie are often involved in statements on same-sex marriage.
Both shows' producers say the characters aren't gay.
In Dora's case, especially because her image is so widely available, she's an easy target as discussion ramps up on how lawmakers should address the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants living in the United States.
For about a decade, the pint-sized Latina character has taught millions of children the English alphabet, colors and Spanish phrases on a Nickelodeon TV show and through a global empire. Her smiling cherub face is plastered on everything from backpacks to T-shirts to fruit snacks.
But since the passage of the Arizona law - which requires authorities to question people about their immigration status if there's reason to suspect they're in the country illegally - Dora's life and immigration status have been scrutinized and mocked.
Several websites, including The Huffington Post, have narrated Dora's mock capture by immigration authorities. One picture circulating on Facebook shows an ad for a TV show called "Dora the Illegal Immigrant." On the Facebook page "Dora the Explorer is soo an Illegal Immigrant," there are several images showing her sailing through the air over the U.S.-Mexican border.
Many of the Dora images assume the Latina character is an illegal immigrant from Mexico.
But that's where it gets complicated.
Representatives from Nickelodeon declined to comment on Dora's background, and her place of birth or citizenship have never been clear." She has brown skin, dark hair and some experts who have studied the show say she speaks Spanish with an American accent.
"She's always been ambiguously constructed," said Angharad Valdivia, who teaches media studies at the University of Illinois and has explored the issue. "In the U.S. the way we understand race is about putting people in categories and we're uncomfortable with people we can't put into categories."
Dora lives in an unidentified location with pyramids that suggest Mexico, but also tropical elements such as palm trees and her friends, Isa the iguana and Boots the monkey. Does that mean she's from South America or Florida?
Then there's oak trees and her fox nemesis Swiper, which are more common to the American Midwest.
The show often plays Salsa-like music, which has some roots in Cuba and is popular across Latin America.


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A University of Virginia/National Marriage Project study [1] found that while the rate of divorce "has returned almost to the levels we saw before the divorce revolution kicked in during the 1970s . . . children are now more likely to be exposed to a cohabiting union than to a parental divorce."
"In the U.S., the report finds that the breakup rate is 170 percent higher for children born to cohabiting couples up to age 12," the National Marriage Project reported. "Even in Sweden, children born to cohabiting couples are 70 percent more likely to see parents separate by age 15, compared to children born to married parents."


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A big transfer story concerning Manchester United has reached us here in the Football Transfer Tavern, with Greg Heffer of the Daily Star reckoning that two South American stars could soon be on their way to Old Trafford.
Portuguese newspaper Record have reported that United are keen to bring in Benfica pair Ezequiel Garay and Nicolas Gaitan in a deal that could cost up to £40 million.
United came close to signing 24-year-old Argentina international Gaitan in April when the Telegraph reported that a deal had been agreed, only for United to be put off later by the playmakers £30m price tag.
That has not stopped United renewing their interest however, and Old Trafford officials were understood to be watching the pair in action against Porto on Sunday night.
Former Real Madrid man Garay has also been attracting attention, although a move may be complicated by the fact that Madrid would be entitled to half of the transfer fee as part of the agreement when they sold the Argentine to the Lisbon-based side.
yes, since zaha will joint united by next summer, so we have to get these pair. And what about wanyam and james rodriguez, becouse the pair are better than those ones.
United aren't showing any interest, the journo's are filling column inches. Like Fergie said in the interview "the journo's are getting anxious, but I'm not doing any business…"
Gaitan will never join United. Having a good game against us secured Djemba Djemba a move to us, but I think they learned their lesson. Noone in their right mind would claim we need all those players mentioned by others here.


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The Polyrhythm Addicts were born in 1999, just as hip-hop was turning the corner into an era that was less about lyrics and truth. When Mr. Complex brought DJ Spinna and Shabaam Sahdeeq together he had only intended to drop one track for a Japanese compilation. That single, "Not Your Ordinary," was so popular, it spurred the group into recording their debut album Rhyme Related. Fast forward to 2006 and after label changes, personal shifts and growth, the group reformed to record a long awaited sophomore release. "Right now, hip-hop's in an emergency," says Sahdeeq. "We think it can still be saved. All you gotta do is just break the emergency glass and it's right there."
The Polyrhythm Addicts return now with scorching new member Tiye Phoenix, who has recently been garnering innumerable accolades for her beat making abilities as well as fierce lyrical delivery from the likes of Allhiphop.com, Scratch magazine and more. Break Glass... guarantees a return to the time when flow and beats actually mattered, yet sees the group maturing both artistically and emotionally from their debut. The beats are more raw, with less keyboard overdubs and more of a focus on the classic boom-bap style. In addition, the album employs a mix of beats and live musicians to beef up the sound. Pharaohe Monch lends his skills to the mic on "Reachin", while Phonte of Little Brother brings classic hip-hop flavor to "It's My Life." The record also boasts contributions from Planet Asia and many others, bringing together a diverse blend of creativity. "There still is a receptivity amongst the people for hip-hop to veer off in a new direction," says Phoenix. "I think it's what everybody is feeling like they are missing from hip-hop. Honest rhymes. Honest beats. And that pure love for the art form."
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Meridian, Mississippi Meridian Police say they seized several slot machines from local businesses on Thursday.
Multiple officers could be seen outside of Nick's Bar on 23rd Avenue around noon. Investigators say they removed a total of nine slot machines from that business. Police tell Newscenter 11 they also took slots from Eddie's Grocery on 5th Street and from the Suds Laundromat on 5th Street. Captain Dean Harper says information from the public led to these raids.
"Pretty much just fed up with the illegal activity going on," Harper says. "That information comes in to us, we do an investigation on it, and we basically walk in the front door. What some people don't realize is the mere possession of a slot machine in the state of Mississippi is against the law."
The MPD says these people were arrested for possession of a gambling machine: Debbie Reid, 58, of Elton Joyner Road; Amy Pace, 35, of Manning Street; Nathaniel Wood of Country Club Drive; and Chad Nicholson, 30, of Officer's Lake Road.
Harper says similar raids will be taking place in the near future.
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part in a reconnaissance of enemy defenses which covered a period of 2
days and nights, Wright courageously carried out his cutting of a telegraph
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danger from the enemy at all times, Wright showed gallantry and coolness
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FX Canada will air AMC and OLTL on television when the series return on April 29, making it the only network in North America to do so.
Head on over to the iTunes store to download new videos for ALL MY CHILDREN and ONE LIFE TO LIVE, released by The Online Network and Prospect Park.
LL MY CHILDREN's Alicia Minshew (Kendall) will be performing in My Big Gay Italian Wedding from May 4-11 at St. Luke's Theatre in New York...
On Twitter, Chrishell Stause, known to AMC fans as Amanda, revealed that she has landed a new soap gig.
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Paula Garces, best known to daytime fans as GL's Pilar Santos, will appear on Prospect Park's relaunch of AMC as Lea Marquez, described by the show as "a smart,...
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Iron Man Leads An Army In Latest Sequel Poster
By Sean O'Connell 2013-02-27 11:37:45 comments
Iron Man might transition to Iron MEN if the final poster for Shane Blacks upcoming sequel is any indication.
The one-sheet has been shared on Yahoo Movies, with the promise of a final trailer dropping on Tuesday, March 5. Heres the latest, stunning image of Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) readying for battle. And this time, hes not so alone:
There have been rumors about the ending of Iron Man 3 that have been floating around for some time, and seem to be confirmed by this poster. Stop reading if you do not want to hear this! Really, stop now.
Still here? Theres a theory that Stark, once able to mentally control all of his armored suits thanks to the serum he injects into his system (read the Extremis storyline of the Iron Man comics to better understand how this works), will use several Iron Man suits at the same time in a climactic battle, possibly with The Mandarin (Sir Ben Kingsley). Could this be what the image in the final poster alludes to, with Stark surrounded by flying versions of the Iron Man suit, looking ready for combat?
That might be explained in the final trailer, which I think has to show us a better shot of Mandarin in action, because all weve seen to date is Kingsley on his throne. Will Mandarin be much of a physical threat for Tony? Is he a mastermind simply pulling strings from behind the scenes? Or will Iron Man finally go toe-to-toe against his nemesis on the big screen with a hundred Iron Man armors backing him up for military support? Find out when Iron Man 3 opens everywhere on May 3.
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Hi everybody, Im not a pilot and probably I might be a bit ignorant obout this subject, but I was wondering, how efficient or how good idea is to control big commercial airplanes with joysticks.
I was Reading a report about af447 accident and at one crucial point, both, Captain an First Oficer where flying the A330 at the same time at opposite directions, with no visual reference between them of who was acctually flying the plane and in what direction, leading to confussion and no control. Something that I believe might not happened on a Boeing(Flying Wheel).
On other subject I imagine flying the A380 with only one hand.. really..? I cant even imagine myself driving on the freeway at 180Km/h with a joystick..instead of a driving wheel.. so, lately when im starting to preffer flying on a Boeing jet rather tan on an Airbus jet.. Waht do you think.
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Dr. Wallach starts the show discussing the most recent shooting in Omaha, Nebraska. Asserting that among other things the 17 year old was most likely nutritionally deficient. Also outlining the "holiday trap" of increased availability of sugary treats that lead to weight gain.
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Doug Winfrey and Dr. Wallach discuss a news article regarding medical mistakes. The article outlines some of the medical errors that made headlines in the past year. Also citing a report from HealthGrades an independent health care-ratings company that found 3 out of every 100 patients entering the hospital is a risk of a hospital error.
- Cecil's daughter has been diagnosed with tumors on her thyroid.
- Karen's husband is currently under treatment for lower bowel cancer.
- Linda asks Dr. Wallach for help with a weight loss plan.