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Goodbye Bonaire
November 25
Departed Kralendijk mooring before sunrise for a better than expected sail to Curacao. Yankee carried the boat at 4.5, then, as true wind increased to lower 20s, up to 6.3 knots in 3 foot seas on the port quarter. A few sprinkles en route was just enough to cause a layer of deposited wind-borne dust from Bonaire to clump into untidy little piles. Looking for a good gully washer.
Crew arrives Tuesday. Boom arrives Wednesday. Boat fixed Thursday. Wow! That was easy. Meantime, will continue messing with arrangement of particulars to accommodate three souls, two of whom may care about being comfortable(ish).
Spanish (Spaanse) Water, a large, nearly landlocked, irregular bay, located five miles and 20 minutes by bus southeast of the capitol, Willemstad, is the cruising center. Was sceptical of claim for no mosquitos, but discovered that air whips through anchorage like a wind tunnel. No insects; amps out the wazoo; bar close by where Night Hawk and Going South crews set bad example for me to emulate. Doesn't suck so far.
Agenda tomorrow: bus ride to clear in, get lay of the land and find various friends in area. Can't think of a reason to get up before cruisers net at 0745. Unlikely to overheat ganglia trying.
Jibe City
November 24
Chase VISA is off friends and family list due putting temporary hold on payments for boom and items ordered on-line to be carried to Curacao next week by crew. Spent delightful morning confirming all bits in transit after Liz, last night, pummeled card fraud lackeys into submission. This is third time for these donkey orifices and possibly last.
Balance of day spent on rented scooter with barely enough power to get out of its own way and bad shocks. Discovered that outback of Bonaire is filled mostly with cactus and seven species of lizard, some quite fleet. Saw one big, amorous guy, looking to knock off a little iguana, if you get my drift, getting the cold shoulder from a lady (gave her benefit of doubt) at about 20 miles an hour. Also noted many donkeys (passed up chance to visit Donkey Heaven) and goats plus, incongruously, since most of the place is desert, a sizeable population of flamingos, some of which, being almost orange, must eat a lot of whatever does that.
Two useless facts: Eight kinds of bat are the only native mammals and bats, world-wide, make up 1/6th of all mammal species. Awe and amaze your friends at the next polo match with this fascinating data care of Washington Slagbaai National Park Museum where a time-line depiction references events on the island to, among other things, the deaths of Chairman Mao and Elvis. Unable to divine what must surely be a message.
Lac Bay, on south windward coast, is locale for wind surfing center at Jibe City. Didn't see the first kite. Most at beach bar (where frickandellen was found, unsurprisingly, to be chubby sausages) were a tad rotund to use the nearby 'pros only' storage area.
Jibe City, Windmills, Cactus Fences, Flamingo, KLM MD11 at Airport
November 23
Retrieved most of injured paraphernalia from various locales about the island, all in same woeful state as when parcelled out. Radio will wend its way back home manana as, possibly, the only better-made bit. Clearing out and subsequent return of assault weapon, flare gun should complete preparation for what promises to be a bumpy, downwind sail to Curacao Wednesday morning.
And now for the restaurant section. Should someone discover by chance, deviousness (perhaps your sig-o (abbreviation for significant other sounds suspiciously like sicko) has administered drugs from which you have just awoken (reference yesterday's query)) or conscious act, that your coordinates are consistent with Bonaire (you could check position on a cool new iPhone or just ask someone), find Mona Lisa Restaurant and stay for dinner. (I know the last sentence seems confusing, but diagram it like Mrs. McCaskel made you do in high school for perfect clarity) It's all been terrific: barracuda, wahoo, pork sate. Don't burn your tongue on the au gratin potatoes.
Flocks of flamingos will parade their plumage once I secure a scooter for investigating the island... tomorrow (reason, besides weather, for delaying until day after). Scheduled cruise ship necessitates early rental to preclude getting skunked, so ta ta.
Cruise Boat
November 22
For anyone finding himself (despite what you may think, this word is generic and refers also to women) in Bonaire (while this implies surprise, the effort necessary to get here would normally preclude an unexpected arrival) and Jonesing for breakfast, City Cafe is a fine choice. This determination was reached after running its price, quality, quantity profile through the BARF (breakfast associated restaurant finder) algorithm. Crispy bacon (first since US); fast wifi; view of the sea. One caveat, ask for eggs over easy lest they be vulcanized (no relation to Spock). Two untried dinner specialties are bitterballen and frickandellen... those wacky Dutch!
Was stunned and amazed to see, on commercial dock this morning, cruise ship that, to all outward appearance, was a boat. Since new liners look like enormous, newly built, high rise housing projects, this one, also being rather small, must be of rather archaic vintage. Was easily able to stifle normal groan upon first sighting.
Apologies to anyone expecting immediate reply after leaving a comment on website. Editor and social secretary are quite lax. Unable to fire either due to close relationship to captain. Would threaten flogging, but believe it unlikely this would help.
Little open on shore, Sunday, so after purchasing gas at $4.58/gal. and settling with Harbour Village Marina on mooring fees, squandered day with movies, books, arranging boat for crew and unconsciousness.
Kralendijk Waterfront
November 21
One might think cruisers an independent lot. Au contraire. More like a ragtag military. They tend to campaign in groups and bivouac together to pillage and plunder seaside villages with occasional raiding forays into the countryside. Rucksacks containing provisions, change of uniform and various weapons (flashlights, etc.) are commonly carried. Then, of course, there's the uniform, itself. Sandals (non-marking soles), shorts, with T-shirts and ball caps promoting some previous island or a bar thereon. Although periodic substitutes are lace-up boat shoes, bathing suits, collared shirts (formal events) and floppy wide-brimmed hats, you know, on sight, who they are. If not selling something, locals try to ignore the tramping feet.
Heavy cogitating on all facets of current situation has led, despite enjoyment of Bonaire, to alteration in strategy (a rather free-flow process, at best). Intend, if loose ends (including five bits of property abroad upon the land, six if boom counts twice) get properly tied, sail of 35 nautical miles, probably Wednesday next week, to Curacao. Receipt of new spar will occur a day earlier (ship goes there first), nephew and niece-in-law (Will & Richena), hereinafter referred to as the crew, will save cost of hotel plus shuttle from there to here and location adjustment will result in reunion with friends, conceivably referred to as the Eastern Caribbean Irregulars, presently wreaking havoc in Spanish Water.
Meanwhile, there exist fish, rum and eyelids to be, respectively, eaten, drunk and examined. Let the process begin.
"All human situations have their inconveniences. We feel those of the present but neither see nor feel those of the future; and hence we often make troublesome changes without amendment, and frequently for the worse." - Benjamin Franklin
Unsightly BUTT
November 20
Just another beautiful day in paradise. Planned no planning (oxymoron?). Ok, breakfast was a plan, but that was it, well, except for coordinating with Botterop Construction on old and new booms and having them weld a broken casting from Voyager wind vane. But, that was it, absolutely, except for... Never mind.
Rum has been sadly neglected since mishap, which has forced upon me a certain obligation to sugarcane growers everywhere. Incentive to imbibe was also reduced by attempt to drink truly awful Depaz rum from Martinique. Don't know what happened; tasted OK on the distillery tour. May use it, instead, to subdue fish after capture, should there be further such instances. Outrageously cheap gin previously used is actually drinkable with sufficient oliveage (not a real word).
A particularly obnoxious BUTT (Big Ugly Tourist Transporter - cruise ship) steamed in this morning to despoil view and clutter shops in Kralendijk. Had heard island would be spared the ignominy for a few days. At least lagging economy gets a boost.
Went in later to call for Mercy. She handles shipments to Bonaire for Amcar Freight (package, indicated to arrive at shipper today, didn't). Also, in chronological order, provided scruffy local color for polyester clad hoards, called better half (visiting loved ones in West St. Paul, MN) with iPod and lightened personal onus as indicated in paragraph two, before and after wahoo (no Cal, it's a fish) dinner at Mona Lisa Bar.
Reef Below Anthem's Keel
November 19
Have been informed that focus on boom has apparently resulted in some loss of equanimity. Tend to handle unfinished business by obsessing or completely ignoring, sometimes alternatingly (not really a word). I'll get over it.
Well, he said with newly found sangfroid, the cogs of commerce have begun to grind slowly forward toward the joyful result of returning Anthem to wholeness. Manufacturer, shipper and freight company are all totally resolved, with their last ounces, respectively, of dedication (more sangfroid), to have this process result in a useable spar (at least all the various bits) arriving in Bonaire on December 3rd or 4th. About here, euphoria is somewhat muted, but no delay should be caused as plans included remaining until about then, anyway. Besides, Bonaire doesn't suck.
Took a break at midday to scare multitudinous aquatic life at north end of Klein Island with Night Hawks and Emily Graces. Presumably at the behest of Bonaire rather than fear of losing equipment to depths, Yellow Submarine Diving requires, before renting Scuba tank, a buoyancy checkout wearing all gear. Hold your breath, you float. Let it out, you sink. At this point breathing through regulator becomes as critical to checkee as to checker. Personal tank has been remiss in not getting itself hydrostatically checked, due every five years, so will endure scowls and oblique insults until next availability in a week.
Dinner: Personally sauted actual potatoes with stewed tomatoes and refried beans with, umm, stewed tomatoes (hey! the can was open). Eat your heart out Emeril.
Waterfront, Kralendijk
November 18
Unable to duplicate defunct Isomat spar, but found good replacements from either Z-spars or Selden at reasonable price, no problem. Getting 17 foot, 55 pound chunk of aluminum to Bonaire sometime this year? "Hold on there pard". Working fingers to nub for solution. (Anybody remember song by Hoyt Axton "Bony Fingers"?) From Monday forward, kept thinking 'tomorrow' will conclude all but awaiting arrival of boom. Silly rabbit. Also, no word from VHF radio.
Had opportunity for extensive use of really cool, new iPod Touch using Skype to organize (probably too optimistic a term) making Anthem, again, the sleek, sexy sailing machine she once was. One finds amusement as one can. Have utilized free wifi at a Watta Burger (couldn't make this up). Haven't yet, but figure to owe them the month or two one of their greasy, ground delicacies will shorten my life.
If efforts are rewarded reasonably early (plan to hold breath until turning blue to coerce action) will do some diving. Water is crystal clear, reef starts right behind transom and extends pretty much everywhere.
And now, in an effort to fill out today's highly uninspired commentary, a quote.
"I have noticed that the people who are late are often so much jollier than the people who have to wait for them." - E. V. Lucas
Best and Worst in Bonaire
November 17
Considering that ABCs are a windsurfing, now predominantly kite surfing, Mecca (no religious offense should be taken, OK, guys? OK?), there is no wind. Mosquitos yes. First need of screens since... don't remember. However interesting it may make transit of Colombian coast (one of more challenging, I'm told) prefer to have trade winds back. Also, because wind generator isn't making whirring noises (as with Westerbeke, ref. Nov. 15, this is also apparently a secondary effect, although loads quieter (pun intended)), unable to detect amps coming 'out the wazoo' (leaky-when-full repository of amps, fresh water and various other stuff).
Can't find Caribe in Bonaire, but, as one might expect, it's lousy with Heineken. Amstel is, understandably, also available, but second most common brew is - wait for it, wait for it... Polar Beer. Uh huh, uh huh, OK. Possibly named to honor one of those Arctic creatures who strayed here, once, in consequence of freezing his little bear butt off at home or an allergy to cold seal. Reminds me of some graffiti seen as an undergraduate at USC (not that one): "Herman Melville Eats Blubber". Seemed awfully funny and sophisticated at the time as did: "Nietzche is Peachy". Hey, a little slack. I was 19! (As an aside, Freddy, as his drinking buddies no doubt called him, was a really depressing character. Questioned the value and objectivity of truth and was therefore nuts. He actually died insane) (Second aside: Do you think this paragraph wandered a bit? Not so. Connection?... beer and nuts)
Have had difficulty getting wifi for use of Skype. Reluctant to use telephone to US for research into new boom today, but that, or something, will change tomorrow. No auto tour due working on boom problem and potentially better rates with no cruise ships next few days. (Connection?... cheap)
That Ain't Right!
November 16
Found a metal working/machine shop that seems certain they can unify two-piece boom. Not convinced it will be trustworthy, so tomorrow, will investigate having new one shipped from US. Did anyone mention that manufacturer, Isomat, is no longer in business? Minor glitch in perfect plan to be resolved, or not, in the morning... possibly.
There are no electronics shops on the island, but found a fellow named Hans who (as you might have surmised is from The Netherlands) worked on radios for the Dutch Navy and continues tinkering for a hobby. Met him for first time on a dock, handed over radio and remote mike, got no receipt. Confidence high for eventual return. Fixed?
Also, have a local phone, which number will be shared with Liz, my dear wife, and nephew/niece-in-law crew who will join this train wreck on December 2nd, but not broadcast to the vast and idolatrous legions of this blog's readers.
Had barracuda for the first time. Delicious. As yet have noticed no abnormal effects, effects, effects from the neurotoxic dinoflagellate (not a prehistoric beast seeking sexual gratification), commonly found in the meat of this species, which causes bizarre nervous system anomalies, monopolies, autocracies. Boowahhhh!
May rent a car with Night Hawks, tomorrow, for various stuff (including taking duplicitous boom to shop) and tour of island.
"Ah, this is obviously some strange usage of the phrase 'vast and idolatrous legions' that I wasn't previously aware of". - Douglas Adams (paraphrased)


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How do handle a 20 month old's screaming tantrums.
My daughter has started screaming/yelling when she doesn't get her way, or is told "no." I've tried many forms of discipline but it doesn't seem to help. The only thing I have not tried is trying the method of putting her in a cold shower immediately (with clothes and all still on). If anyone has tried this method and has had success, please let me know! Thanks.
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Sorry, but the cold shower sounds like ABUSE to me! When you get pissed off and upset I would like someone to throw you into a freezing cold shower (clothes and all) and see how you feel! THINK FIRST! antrus are NORMAL at this age. You just need to be consistant. It will take more than a week to make the behavior better. What is making your daughter upset? Does she want to do things on her own now? So, let her? As long as she's not in harm, you HAVE to be flexible. Our daughter gets upset more in the mornings, and we know that. We just let her do things her way IN ADDITION to what we want done. If she wants to bring her cheerio snack cup and milk into the bathroom to brush her teeth- FINE! She's not hurting anyone! Also, we give her choices. "(Name), would you like to take the cap off your toothpaste, or would you like me to help you?". She usually chooses to do things herself, but she feels like she is in control. Fine! When you argue with a 2 year ols only one of you looks stupid!posted 06/28/2011 by MommaSherman
I agree with mommasherman and in no way would i throw one of my kids into a shower at fourteen let alone at two. I do have by the way an eighteen year old and a fourteen year old besides my eleven month old. When she screams and yell you have choices either for her or for yourself in how you react. If she's independent like the PP said her method works great, if things like that doesn't' matter to her than you simply have to be firm and correct the behavior, putting her in a room until she's done where she can't hurt herself, using a time out step, not giving into whatever demands she is making. Sure she's going to get angry and throw tantrums it's natural and most of it is simply learning patience for yourself so she can see how to work through her frustration/anger on her own. If you say things like that makes me SOOO angry that I need a time out and go sit in a chair and ignore her for five minutes you might be surprised at the results. Do it often. And do the same for her.posted 06/28/2011 by TheUntamed
Cold shower?? Do you want to make your child sick? I am horrified that someone has suggested this method to you. They are babies and you are expecting them to behave like grown ups????? Be calm, don't respond to her screaming, just put her in a playpen with a soft toy and continue making a cup of tea or something. I have a 19 month old who has just started with the screaming. My idiot Mother in laws only help with regards to this is to tell me she has never seen anything like it ( I am English she is French and racist by the way). I just leave him in the pen. Eventually he sits down and plays with the toy and his behaviour is adjusting slightly in the afternoons now. Also - during this frenzied and SUPER stressful period...YOU need time out. Make sure you have babysitting..you, nae nobody is capable of dealing with this sort of thing 24/7. You will end up shouting at your baby and that will turn them into badly behaved children. Not something you ever want.posted 07/25/2014 by BubbaBear2012
Like TheUntamed said, we also use a time out step. During that time we ignore her, she stays in time out, and she decides how long she is there. She can not come off the step until she is ready to tell the person sorry she was being mean & nasty to and give them a hug. There are no compromises on this. It happens the same way EVERY SINGLE TIME. And now, if she is doing something we don't agree with we tell her she needs to stop doing that or she will be placed in time out. Guess what? MOST of the time the bad behavior stops. Again, she was given a choice and she chooses. So, she can't possibly be mad at us for her being in time out when that is what she chose. It works, but you have to be consistant. And, when she does something wrong tell her why it is wrong. Even if she can't understand right now, in time, she will. We don't spank and we have a VERY polite 27 month old. She says "please" and "thank you" also. Most adults are surprised, but it's how we want her to act.posted 06/28/2011 by MommaSherman
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NEW YORK--"Encino Man" kicks off the silly summer season with mindless would-be comedy aimed at the younger set. Low-budget quickie (lensed five months ago) is insulting even within its own no-effort parameters.
NEW YORK–"Encino Man" kicks off the silly summer season with mindless would-be comedy aimed at the younger set. Low-budget quickie (lensed five months ago) is insulting even within its own no-effort parameters.Shawn Schepps' incompetent screenplay dawdles over the introductions, with well over a reel elapsing before Cro-Magnon man Brendan Fraser unfreezes from a block of ice uncovered by Encino teen Sean Astin while digging a backyard swimming pool. Fraser covered in mud looks a lot like Christophe Lambert in the Tarzan opus "Greystoke." Filmmakers stoop to ripping off earlier incarnations of the Burroughs epic in a lengthy scene of Astin naming the boy Link, played in "Me Tarzan, You Jane" fashion. Film proceeds to duplicate intact its trailer's sequence of Astin and buddy Pauly Shore bathing and styling the caveman while Right Said Fred's catchy song "I'm Too Sexy" plays on the soundtrack. Pic's sci-fi pretense is immediately abandoned in favor of lame regurgitation of mid-'80s teen comedies like Orion's "The Heavenly Kid." Astin and Shore contrive to pass off Fraser as a transfer student to Encino High and hope that his coolness will bring them popularity as his pals. Of course Fraser is an instant hit with the other students. Only tension is that he wins the hearts of femmes, including Astin's dream girl Megan Ward. Schepps' script sidesteps the buddies' ultimate confrontation in favor of a handy earth tremor spitting out a cavegirl (who looks like a Valley Girl) for Fraser as a finale. Debuting feature director Les Mayfield exhibits low aptitude for comedy, resorting to pratfalls and food sloppiness for laughs. Film is nominally a vehicle for MTV comic Pauly Shore, who flunks out on screen with his tediously unfunny patter and smaller-than-life personality. Top-billed Astin has little to do except tag along with Fraser, who's winsome as the highly physical, imitative caveman. Pretty heroine Ward is boring, consistently upstaged by her feistier and sexier friend Robin Tunney. Mariette Hartley and Richard Masur look bewildered as Astin's parents. Michael DeLuise, who recently directed the Tanya Roberts sex comedy "Almost Pregnant," overplays embarrassingly as the school bully who gets his comeuppance at the prom in an anticlimax. Best technical credit is Marie France's costumes, which colorfully capture the Valley lifestyle.
Encino Man
A Buena Vista release of a Hollywood Pictures presentation, in association with Touchwood Pacific Partners I. Produced by George Zaloom. Executive producer , Hilton Green. Co-executive producer, Michael Rotenberg. Directed by Les Mayfield. Screenplay, Shawn Schepps, from story by Zaloom, Schepps.
Camera (Technicolor), Robert Brinkmann; editor, Eric Sears; additional editor, Jonathan Siegel; music, J. Peter Robinson; sound (Dolby), Robert Allan Wald; production design, James Allen; costume design, Marie France; assistant director, Jerry Ketcham; production manager, Frederic W. Brost; choreography, Peggy Holmes; casting, Kathleen Letterie. Reviewed at Loews Tower East, N.Y., May 18, 1992. MPAA Rating: PG. Running time: 89 min.
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Lana Lees World
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Lana Lee is a pretty Asian amateur who says she grew up in a conservative family. Once she moved to the West, she began to explore her naughty side, starting off with adult modeling and soon shooting hardcore scenes, including some you can see on Lana Lees World. I'm sure her family hoped she would find a better life in England, but it looks like she's found a hotter one instead.
If her parents are so conservative, they should at least respect Lana's can-do attitude and entrepreneurial spirit in setting up LanaLeesWorld. Her adventures may not be raunchy, but at least she's making money. Since she's not your daughter, though, you don't have to work so hard to find a bright side. You just have to enjoy the porn this exotic babe has brought you.
The update schedule varies bit, but it kind of all averages out to once a week. At any rate, you'll find 67 videos that can all be streamed in Flash. You can download all of them in Windows Media format and some in MPEGs too. They bring you great to stellar-quality playback, but sometimes the lighting and camerawork doesn't produce the most perfect-looking results.
She loves to have strange men come over and fuck her on camera. Whether that means her getting taken from behind in the shower or her being rode hard on the sofa. She even wakes up her roommate once with a handjob. Between that and the fact that she lets the landlord spank and fuck her, I doubt Lana pays any rent at all. There are solo scenes, too, with my personal fave being one that costars a big dildo and a pretty corset.
You'll find 64 photo sets and all over the place when it comes to their quality. You will find some high-res images for sure, but then there are sets with much smaller pics too. At any rate, Lana always looks delicious in the photos. She's got on incredibly nubile bod and her face permeates your screen with dreams of exotic far-flung places.
You can find out more about Lana by reading her diary, where she writes short, hot posts about her sex life. It has been a couple of months since her last post though. You now also get three bonus sites, including Pleasure Me Asia and Trike Patrol.
Personally, I am such a big fan of Lana as would any man or woman be having once succumb to her many charms. My only regret is that I'm not going to have a chance to see her next live webcam show in a few days time, although I will probably follow her on Twitter. I highly recommend spending some time in Lana Lees World.
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Gary Mortellito received a Purple Heart from Congressman Walter Jones Tuesday night in Greenville.
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No stock online at memory express but maybe the MS Lifecam is ok for you as it's also on sale.
I have family in Winnipeg so I did in store pick up on the C920. Before that was going to get the Lifecam HD but checked out reviews and while both are great, the C920 got better reviews so I went with it.
Sale ends today though so act fast.
Maybe memory express is out of stock online because someone else found this deal and didn't share.
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It's "Who Can Wear the Most Hats Day" on Sesame Street and Elmo and Zoe are going head to head. As Chris and Alan add more and more hats, the Hat Check Girl counts the total number on each of their heads.
It's a close contest—Elmo and Zoe keep ending up with the same number of hats and they're both able to complete challenges, such as saying the alphabet while standing on one leg, without losing any of them.
When the hats run out, Elmo and Zoe ask Abby to use her magic to make some more. With a wave of her wand, a tall tower of hats appears on each friend's head. The hats are counted by 5's and the result is in—it's a tie, with Elmo and Zoe wearing thirty hats a piece. Hats off to them!


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Frank Luntz's focus group of Texas Republican voters was pretty clear on the winner of Thursday night's presidential debate: Marco Rubio. But if Rubio won, Luntz asked them on Thursday's Kelly File, why did they spend so much time talking about Donald Trump? It turns out the focus group was sharply divided between people who liked Trump — "He's the only one on the stage who's accomplished anything," said the guy with the wrap-around mustache — and those who found him to be a pugilistic policy lightweight.
So why did they think Rubio won the debate? "He was able to attack Trump," said one young man. "I thought he was more knowledgeable about the issues," said another voter. "Rubio is charming, he has a little-boy face, he comes across as just an all-American boy, and that's what he did — he zinged Trump several times," said an older woman. He didn't come across like "a mechanical robot, like he usually does," the lone black participant said. "This time he was more personable."
And if you're wondering what the funniest moment of the night was for the focus group, as Luntz teased at the end, it was from Ben Carson, and you can watch it here. Peter Weber
Sen. Bernie Sanders has pulled into a statistical tie with Hillary Clinton in California's June 7 Democratic primary, according to a Public Policy Institute of California poll released Wednesday night. Clinton leads Sanders among likely voters, 46 percent to 44 percent, within the poll's margin of error; a poll from the institute in March had Clinton leading 48 percent to 41 percent. Among Democrats, Clinton leads 49 percent to 41 percent, but there has been a surge of independents registering in California; unaffiliated voters can vote in the Democratic primary.
Clinton will almost certainly clinch the Democratic nomination on June 7, whether she wins California or not, but her campaign will start airing ads in the state on Friday. Sanders is also running commercials in California, and is spending almost all his time there until the primary. For Clinton, "big wins on the last major day of the campaign would hasten the party unification she will need if she is to defeat Trump in November," the Los Angeles Times explains. "A Sanders win on June 7 would revive at least in part his long-shot argument that party superdelegates should flip to him to increase the odds of a Democratic victory over Trump. More realistically, a solid victory would strengthen his hand in debates over the Democrats' future." The poll included 996 likely voters; it has a margin of error of ±4 percentage points. Peter Weber
On Wednesday night, the House approved a measure banning the federal government from paying contractors that discriminate due to sexual orientation or gender identity. The amendment to energy and water spending legislation, proposed by Rep. Sean Maloney (D-N.Y.), passed, 223-195, with modified language from Rep. Joe Pitts (R-Pa.) dictating that the White House "must not run afoul of the 1st amendment, the 14th amendment, and Article One of the Constitution" in anti-discrimination actions. The House also passed, 233-186, a measure from Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-Ala.) that shields religious groups from President Obama's directives on transgender bathrooms in schools and anti-LGBT federal contractors. Last week, the House nearly passed Maloney's measure, but fell one vote short after unusual parliamentary maneuvering by Republicans. Peter Weber
The last time Donald Trump came on Jimmy Kimmel Live, back in December, Kimmel read him a Dr. Seuss-style children's book, Winners Aren't Losers. It was apparently a hit with Trump's grandkids, so Kimmel read Trump the follow-up book, Winners Still Aren't Losers, on Wednesday's show. It captures Trump's campaign pretty brilliantly, from the tweeting to the name-calling, with a nod even to the scandal-plagued Trump University. "Here are some heads, these are heads you can use, these heads talk all day on TV cable news," Kimmel read. "Just say funny things, and skips the issues, they'll give you free airtime whenever you choose." Trump nodded at that and mouthed, "True." And you can watch Kimmel join in that proud tradition below. Peter Weber
On Wednesday's Jimmy Kimmel Live, Donald Trump weighed in on the ongoing primary fight between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. "Well, I actually think Bernie would be easier to beat, even though he shows up a little bit better in the polls," Trump told Kimmel, though he acknowledged "I may be wrong." But Sanders has gotten a raw deal, Trump argued. "The system is rigged" in both parties, Trump contended, but he won by such large margins it did not matter. "I think it's very unfair what's happening with Bernie, actually," he added.
Kimmel asked Trump if he'd ever met Sanders. "I've never really had the privilege," Trump said. So Kimmel passed on a question from Sanders, who will be on Kimmel Live Thursday night: Is Trump willing to debate him before the California primary, since Clinton won't? "Yes, I am — how much is he going to pay me?" Trump said. "You would do it for a price?" Kimmel asked. "Yes, because if I debated him, we would have such high ratings," Trump said. "If he would pay a nice sum for some charity, I would love to do that." Watch below. Peter Weber
In response to outrage over the brutal gang rape and murder of a 14-year-old girl in April, Indonesian President Joko Widodo approved on Wednesday new punishments for sex offenders found guilty of abusing children.
Effective immediately, the maximum penalty is now death and chemical castration, and after being released from prison, convicted pedophiles could be ordered to wear electronic monitoring devices, Agence France-Presse reports. "This regulation is intended to overcome the crisis caused by sexual violence against children," Widodo said. "Sexual crimes against children are extraordinary crimes, because they threaten the lives of children."
Under previous laws, the maximum sentence for rape, including of a minor, was 14 years in jail. In the case of the 14-year-old girl raped and murdered in April, seven teens, all either 16 or 17 years old, have been arrested. The girl was followed by a drunken mob while she walked home from school on the island of Sumatra; three days later, her naked body was found tied up in a wooded area. Catherine Garcia
Yes, Donald Trump admitted on Jimmy Kimmel Live, he has used aliases in the past, but it's only because he wanted to save money on real estate deals.
Tonight @RealDonaldTrump @GregoryPorter a special #Trump #LieWitnessNews & @JakeByrdFromTV at a @BernieSanders rally pic.twitter.com/H1cPLa878M
— Jimmy Kimmel Live (@JimmyKimmelLive) May 26, 2016
Trump explained to Kimmel that while setting up transactions, he would use "an alias in terms of setting up a meeting with Mr. Donald Trump. And many people in the real estate business do that, you use alias. And you have to, frankly, otherwise they find out it's you and they charge you more money — and nobody wants to pay more money." He'd often use an alias "when I was out in Brooklyn with my father and I'd want to buy something. And honestly nobody knew who Trump was at that time, nobody knew me, so it wasn't so much so important. But I would never want to use my name because you had to pay money for the land."
Trump has shied away from reports that he used to pose as his own spokesman, going by such creative monikers as "John Miller" and "John Barron." His youngest son's name is Barron, and he said he did use that name once and made "a very good deal." He also revealed that he'd be delighted to have a one-on-one debate with Bernie Sanders, promising the duo "would have such high ratings." Watch the alias conversation below. Catherine Garcia
At least four people were shot during a T.I. concert at Irving Plaza in New York City Wednesday night, leaving one person dead and another in critical condition, the NYPD said.
Man in very critical condition after shooting at T.I. concert; 2 others injured: NYPD https://t.co/sgGw7DEfg2 pic.twitter.com/cvXWgD6s3F
— NBC New York (@NBCNewYork) May 26, 2016
Sources told CBS New York the shooting started with a fight backstage, and shots rang out in the venue at around 10 p.m. Officials said a 34-year-old man was shot in the chest, a 33-year-old man was shot in the abdomen, and a 26-year-old woman was shot in the left leg. A fourth victim's age and condition are unknown.
Gunshots just went off at the T.I concert, never been so scared in my life pic.twitter.com/rn0CjpAuaU
— Marco (@markygeezy) May 26, 2016
A witness told CBS New York the show was about to start when "we saw two people up on the VIP arguing, and then everybody started running because they heard the shots. It was terrifying. We just kept running with everybody else because they were running for their lives, so we just started running, and I fell, and I got stomped on a little bit." In 2006, there was a shooting at a T.I. concert in Cincinnati, and the hip-hop artist's personal assistant, Philant Johnson, was killed. Catherine Garcia


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Letters to the editor - July 14, 2014
Published: Sunday, July 13, 2014 at 11:08 p.m.
Last Modified: Sunday, July 13, 2014 at 11:08 p.m.
What about the rest of us?
As a God-loving Christian who votes independently based on the issues, I am appalled at the votes cast by the conservative Republican Christian right. They have a mind-set that they – and they only – have been given the task to interpret how we should think and live. If you are not in their fold, you are not worthy to receive the benefits that this country has said we are entitled to receive.
They believe that laws should be passed to ensure their way of life and their so-called moral principles. … My question is – who will protect the rest of us from the protectors?
Somehow, the rest of us, while worthy of rights laid down by the Constitution, are not worthy in some so-called moral minds. …
What a paradox. …
Rob Aune, Leland
Why do we abide such lawlessness?
The recent police checkpoint on South College Road provided ample evidence of the breakdown in our modern society, regarding the rule of law. Of 60 citations issued, 10 were for driving with a revoked license, and 23 for driving without a license – more than half the citations.
Why do we as a society abide such lawlessness? Do you not see the danger, or do you simply not care? To wit: A person driving with a revoked license has no insurance. We are all at risk. Why do police not aggressively attack this menace, impounding and seizing the vehicle for auction, along with mandatory jail time.
It is the same with driving while impaired. How as a society do we allow multiple conviction drunken drivers' access to our roads? …
This country has lost its way because we no longer respect the rule of law. … When we cast our votes, few of us know how a judge rules – and we should. …
We must stand up for the rule of law in our community …. If not now, when? If not by those of us living here, then who?
Don Richards, Leland
Get more youth involved in sailing
I concur with those who blame gang violence on the lack of a positive father-figures in the lives of young people – especially young males – along with a pervasive drug culture and young energy seeking an outlet when there exist few avenues for remunerative work and organized recreation.
Somehow we must get across the message that fathering involves lifelong commitment to the support and nurturing of one's progeny, and mothering involves requiring fathers to do their half of the care.
But our community has a valuable resource which goes untapped – our waterways, the river and ocean and sounds. A vigorous boating program, especially sailing, which teaches skills and healthy competition, would channel this energy. Cape Fear Community College provides boat-building classes, and our YMCA swim lessons.
When I go to the Carolina Yacht Club at Wrightsville Beach to watch our grandchildren and other people's children sail, I see an all-white panorama – not a young person of color in view. In the year 2014, this is unacceptable.
I urge members of our community to create a means whereby young people of color can participate, by doing outreach to them and contributing funds to pay the fees for organized sailing instruction. …
Wilmington is a unique locale for water recreation; let us use it well.
Anne Russell, Wilmington
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Get the power of a full-size vacuum in the lean, lightweight Shark Rocket Vacuum Model HV301. This slim, easy to handle vacuum is versatile for cleaning all surfaces and never looses suction. Swivel steering makes maneuvering a breeze over bare floors and carpeting. A two-speed power brush provides deep cleaning and detaches for above floor tool use. The dust cup empties easily; you never have to worry about buying bags. The foam and felt motor filters are washable and designed to last the life of the vacuum. Stores easily in the included wall mount holder.
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seems good so far
This review is from: Shark HV301 Rocket Ultra-Lightweight Vacuum
Pros: great at what it does, picks up tons of stuff.
Cons: small waste bin
Other Thoughts: this has been great so far, but I let the GF use it and of course she ignored my pleas to empty the bin at or below the fill line when she was using it. otherwise, this is a great vacuum and sucked way more stuff out of the carpet than the carpet cleaner or old vacuum did. its actually kind of gross...
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Good vacuum with great sucking power
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Pros: light weight, powerful sucking, lots of asseceries.
Cons: none
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Pros: - low price (on sale and even regular price), you can buy two for the price of one portable Dyson...
Cons: - some kits come with car vacuum kits/hose attachments that are actually really essential. It's difficult to vacuum in tight spaces if you don't have a hose to attach to so you can maneuver just the attachment head piece
Other Thoughts: Did my research for small/portable vacuum cleaners for an apartment and saw this. Still works great after a year. It came with most of the attachments you'll need but you would want to get an additional mini vacuum kit (something with a flexible hose) if this is your main vacuum. Otherwise, it'll be hard to vacuum the interior of your car or under the fridge or inside your computer or any tight spaces. Overall, a good buy that I'm glad I made.
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Pros: Light weight ,lots of suction ,easy to use ,best vacuum I ever owned !!!
Cons: none
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Powerful Compact Option
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Pros: A powerful yet compact option to a full sized vacuum. Having a tiny apartment (sub 300sq ft), I stuck with a foldable carpet sweeper for a long time. This gives options of a normal sized and hand vacuum in one, taking up only about 18" x 18" x 24" of space when the motor is placed on the base for storage. Haven't tried the hanging storage method as I'm not allowed to install anything on the walls. The motorized brush head does a great job on carpet, and can turn it off for non carpet surfaces. The long cord is great, I don't have to continually switch outlets to finish the apartment. The attachments are handy, and usually keep them in the provided bag and hang on the long pipe when the vacuum is in storage.
Cons: It is a little workout to use at long intervals and if lifting overhead due to the motor being close to your hand. I'm no weakling, but I can imagine this being tough for someone with average to low upper body strength. When the motorized brush is going it will fight you a bit, understandably. I think of it as a bonus workout for my weaker arm.
Other Thoughts: Powerful little beast I expect to keep even when I move to a larger space. Some people had concerns over the small container cup, but works fine for my small space. Besides, it is very easy to empty (open latch, dust falls out the bottom into the trash, close latch. No flipping or twisting to mess with.)
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i really like these
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Pros: vacuums to the edges
Cons: The new purple one has it where you take the canister off
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Dead Shark Roller Brush Head
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Pros: Good Concept
Cons: I bought this vacuum primarily to sweep or clean my hardwood floors. Cleaning my hardwood floors was the first task I took on with this item and with that floor attachment I found the vacuum worked just fine. Then I used the roller brush head on my carpeted floors, to try it for comparison to my Kirby. I had vacuumed for approx. 45 minutes to an hour when i noticed the roller head had stopped. After reading the provided owner manual I learned the unit, if it overheats, may stop working and will need to cool for approx. 30 mins before it should work again. I had finished anyway so I tried the vacuum the following morning. My roller head is dead. The green light on the roller head lights but the roller will not turn. I can move the roller by hand as it isn't locked up but the motor will not spin the brushes. So, day one and dead after a single use of 45 mins to an hour. What a rip off!
Other Thoughts: This vacuum touts a 5 yr warrantee, I hope that holds true and it's not going to cost me financially
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This thing sucks.. in a good way!
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Pros: - A lot of power for an ultralight vacuum.
Cons: - Size of the dirt cup is pretty small. With the amount of dirt and dust this thing picks up it needs to be emptied frequently. Luckily, it's fairly simple and quick to empty.
Other Thoughts: Got this on sale for $140. Awesome price - awesome vacuum.
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Shark HV301 Rocket Ultra-Lightweight Vacuum
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Pros: Well this is the first time I am reviewing a product this soon after ownership. That said, it is because I have owned enough of vacuum cleaners that are both heavy uprights and canisters to be overall disappointed at the choices offered these days. Price does not necessarily mean a better/worse product although within certain price ranges, one can expect certain limitations and quality in construction of product. This one performs better than the canisters I have owned only because it is a lot lighter to use, the long 100'(?) cord is just marvellous because of less wear and tear of the product. Anyway, it comes with more attachments than one would expect to work with such a compact machine. It is not any more noisier than any other vacuum cleaner. If any one ever had a quieter machine, perhaps it would stand out as being noisy. First time I have ever vacuumed well, without hassles or delays (long cord and light machine) as well as able get under the bed that has about 3 inch from carpet to bottom of frame. Also under tables and around heavy wooden chairs without having to pull the chairs out because the unit for the carpet/floor does some swivelling to fit around those corners. No dust noticed that usually clog p my nose instantly, cool unit and easy to clean. Just have to detach the rod and empty over a trash can or into a paper bag large enough. The vacuum is strong enough that it even sucked p a whole lot of coarse pebbles I has periodically dropped from my bonsai/lucky plants when I move them around to water. T
Cons: None. If it qualifies for con it is because I notice some scratch lines along the side and a 1/4 inch crack at the left back end of the unit while doing the carpet. If this is a refurbished product, then I would be rightfully disappointed to receive it after paying for a new one.
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Wow...I was skeptical at first...
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Pros: Really picks up the dirt that my older vacuum totally missed. My carpets actually after vacuuming with this Shark Rocket actually looked brighter and cleaner. I couldn't believe the amount of dust that was just sitting in my carpets. It came with plenty of attachments as well. There is a good size draw string bag that they provide which you can use to store these attachments. I only used the standard belt driven head. Vacuum cleaner was very light and did not feel heavy when using at all. The normal vacuum head operates like it was a bit self propelled forward, so that was nice, not having to push it any harder. I used the lower of the 2 settings and it works fine on my carpet cleaning. Also it was very flexible to move the vacuum head about and around things. Storing was easy cause they also provide a hanging bracket with two screws and plastic anchors if needed. Or you can store it disassembled. The pieces connect together easily and easy to disconnect them as well because it is well marked on the vacuum where to push to connect or disconnect it.
Cons: Minor con is that it fills up with dust rather quickly so you have to keep an eye on the fill level which is like a small container. Think like the size of a soup mug container size. But its clear plastic so you can see it and has marking on it for the fill level. Also you have to disconnect that dust container which is also connected to the long cord. So I would suggest you either get use to emptying it more often or bring a small plastic waste basket or plastic bag to empty the dust as you are vacuuming around the house. Not a big con.
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The University of New Hampshire has certainly shown its dedication and willingness to serve others, as it was named the No. 11 medium school in the country for Peace Corps volunteers in 2014.
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Rob Orton is a recruiter for the Peace Corps. He works for the Northeast regional recruitment office and serves UNH as well.
"I was a volunteer from 2005-2007 and then returned back to the agency as a recruiter Jan. 13, 2013," Orton said.
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Compost: An example of continuing life
|Compost is more than a fertilizer or a healing agent for the soil's wounds. It is a symbol of continuing life. Nature herself made compost before man first walked the earth and before the first dinosaur reared its head above a primeval swamp.
Leaves falling to the forest floor and slowly moldering are composting. The dead grass of the meadow seared by winters frost is being composted by the dampness of the earth beneath. Birds, insects and animals contribute their bodies to this vast and continuing soil rebuilding program of nature.
The compost heap
|The compost heap in your garden is an intensified version of this process of death and rebuilding which is going on almost everywhere in nature. In the course of running a garden there is always an accumulation of organic wastes of different sortsleaves, grass clippings, weeds, twigsand since time immemorial gardeners have been accumulating this material in piles, eventually to spread it back on the soil as rich, dark humus.
In many parts of the world today, composting is practiced just as it was hundreds or even thousands of years ago. Farmers and householders in the less industrialized regions of Asia, Africa and Europe have no source of commercial fertilizer, and consequently make rough compost piles of cattle manure, garbage, human wastes, straw, and weeds.
These piles decay into humus, which is then used in soil preparation for the kitchen garden and farm fields. Such compost is not very rich in plant nutrients, but it is a manageable form of humus that maintains the tilth and general condition of soil that has been used for generations.
Garden waste material can be converted in many ways into a black, fragrant, crumbly, partially decomposed organic residue called compost. By composting your objective is to arrange organic waste material in such a way that soil bacteria and fungi can thrive and multiply as they break it down. The bacteria are the converters of the raw material and they must have a workable environment. They need moisture, air and food.
Creating a simple compost binWelded wire or fence, formed into a cylinder and sitting upright, creates a simple but effective compost bin. It will hold your organic refuse as it decompose into soil building humus.
After 3 months lift it off, when compost has formed, and set aside. This will provide a pile for easy turning and mixing of the contents. Once you have turned over the material then fork the mixture back in and continue to introduce new waste. By doing this you will have a steady supply of humus for mulch or as a soil amendment.
Computing compost needsOne bushel basket will hold 1 1/2 cubic feet (about 46 pounds) of compost. That's enough to cover 4 1/2 square feet of garden, 3 inches deep. And, one cubic yard of compost weighs about 1,000 pounds and will fill 21 1/2 bushels, or cover 100 square feet of garden to a depth of 3 inches.
It's difficult to pinpoint the exact amount of compost required for an individual garden. Your best bet is to begin with the amounts given above and watch the rate of germination and seedling emergence over time. The proper amount, for your garden, will become apparent in a season or two.


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SECTION27 has sent a letter of demand to the Department of Basic Education (DBE) in relation to substantial textbook shortages for the 2013 academic year.
SECTION27 is a public interest law centre that seeks to influence, develop and use the law to protect, promote and advance human rights. Our name is drawn from the section in the South African Constitution which enshrines everyone's right to health care, food, water and social security.
SECTION27 has sent a letter of demand to the Department of Basic Education (DBE) in relation to substantial textbook shortages for the 2013 academic year.
SECTION27 has recently obtained the judgment (see below) handed down on 4 October 2012, by Kollapen J in the North Gauteng High Court. The judgment relates to an application brought by SECTION27, Hanyani Thomo Secondary School and Lutandale Primary School, represented by the Centre for Applied Legal Studies (CALS).
15 December 2012 marks the deadline for the delivery of textbooks to Limpopo schools for Grades 4, 5, 6 and 11 for 2013. This court-imposed deadline follows a failure by the Department of Basic Education and the Limpopo Department of Education to deliver textbooks to Limpopo schools for most of the 2012 academic year. Grades 4, 5, 6 and 11 will be starting the CAPS syllabus next year.
To assist the DBE to keep its promise we urge all school governing bodies (SGBs), learner organisations, parents and unions of teachers to report any shortages or incorrect delivery of these materials to the nearest office of the DBE. Also, send your reports to the one of the following organisations who will be monitoring the DBE's progress with delivery of books.
PM Live talks with Panyaza Lesufi about the Limpopo Texbook Crisis on 08-08-2012.


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A chance for change
BY Yasmin Boland Astrology expert
We are now in eclipse season, so this is a pretty full-on period for everyone.
If you feel as though you've been hit by a train, now you know why! The important thing to remember is even if it feels really harsh, what happens at the time of an eclipse is often for the best.
When love affairs or jobs crumble under an eclipse, it's almost always about freeing you up for someone or something that will make you happier.
People brave enough to turn troubles into opportunities are often rewarded. As you go through this week, bear in mind the words of Indian spiritual teacher Narayani Amma, who says: "The secret is to know you are blessed, and to live your life within that knowing." Go about your daily life knowing you are blessed, and treating challenges as welcome changes to realign with your proper destiny.
Love and money are well-starred now, so proceed with confidence this week. For all the lovers out there, the most romantic night of the week is Wednesday.
Next week brings a lunar eclipse, so loosen your grip on anything you know has reached its use-by date in your life.
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Children Who Are Addicted to Apayamukha(the Roads to Ruin)Children Who Are Addicted to ApayamukhaTheir love for their children makes parents work hard to earn money, so that they can provide comforts like an education, toys, and clothes for their children, and also so that their children will not be embarrassed by signs of poverty. They lo9ve their children blindly and this blindness makes them fail to see that they are devoting all their efforts towards their children's physical growth and comfort while neglecting their equally important emotional and spiritual growth. They are then surprised and saddened when their children are caught doing drugs, drinking alcohol, and otherwise behaving shamefully.Self-destructive behavior is just as detrimental to a child's future as lack of education or lack of food. If allowed to continue on the Roads to Ruin, or Apayamukha, these children will destroy their own futures.1. Teach your children. In a household where children have not developed bad behavior, then they should be taught about right and wrong and how to demonstrate self-discipline.2. Address the problem immediately. If children have already begun self destructive behavior, it must be addressed immediately and decisively.1. Protecting your children from ApayamukhaThere are Buddhist teachings that discus the roles and responsibilities of parents. If parents hope for their children to have a bright future, and find success in both the professional and personal realms, five criteria need to be met:1) Teach their children to refrain from bad deeds.2) Teach their children to do good deeds.3) Provide education for their children so that they will have knowledge for a career and learn responsibility.4) When the time comes for their children to select a life partner, help them with the process. Explain to them what they need to do to prepare for family life and the responsibilities involved.5) When the time comes, bequeath your wealth and assets to them. Give them their inheritance in order for them to start their own legacy.Children often encounter problems later in life because the parents did not fulfill these responsibilities.Why Do Some Children Behave Badly?Our ancestors provided us with a very interesting answer."The parental skills we find today are a cause for concern. Let's not even worry about their inability to teach their children to avoid bad deeds and only do good deeds because some parents can't even discern right from wrong, good from bad, and merit from sin. Some are even discern right from wrong, good from bad, and merit from sin, Some are even engaging in bad behavior in front of their children to witness. This is the scariest part of it all."Do Not Leave Teaching to Only the TeachersOur ancestors stated:"Some parents are capable of separating good from bad, but do not impart that knowledge to their children. Since their love and concern for their children are so great, they can become overprotective. They forbid their children from going anywhere without giving the reasons why.Parents should realize that they cannot be with their children at all times. One way or another, children will find a way to be independent. Instead of forbidding them from doing something without reason, it would be more beneficial to take the time to teach them about good and bad right and wrong, and the reasons we should or should not do something. Teach and encourage them regularly to perform good deeds.When it comes to their children's education most parents are fully supportive, but some have too high of an expectation. Our ancestors provided the following thought to consider."Some parents push their children into famous and reputable schools in Thailand regardless of high tuition costs. Their only concern is that their children, once enrolled, will become intelligent because of the high caliber of the teachers there."I would like to remind you that this way of thinking is flawed, because teaching children to know good from bad and merit from sin are difficult tasks. This subject requires extensive explanation, and it is better suited for instruction on an individual basis or with only two to three children at a time. Parents must explain in such a way that the child can absorb the information. If is to great of an expectation to think that school teachers will be able to teach them these things because teachers already have many students to be responsible for."When children are home, parents should first focus on the Lord Buddha's teachings on moral behavior before proceeding to other topics like selecting a spouse and family inheritance. In the end, when confronted with temptations like clubbing, alcohol and drugs, their children will be able to make sound judgments they should or should not do something.Protecting your children from Apayamukha2. Keeping your children away from Apayamukha.In the event where the children are already addicted to Apayamukha, the only way to bring them back is by talking to them without ever resprting to anger. Allow the children to come to their own conclusions once they understand your concern is based on your love for them. Often they make choices without understanding why their decisions are wrong. Sometimes they did not even realize that they were worrying or hurting their parents.There are three major topics that parents need to explain to their children.1. Teach them that money comes from hard workA parent can explain that going out at night and carousing with friends is a waste of hard-earned money. People must work hard to purchase necessities like food and shelter and clothing. And parents strive to build a legacy for their children. Wasting that money on a few hours of amusement is like letting one's future evaporate into the air. Explain that not everyone goes out to clubs or consumes alcohol. In fact, there are many people who engage in more worthy pursuits, like volunteering to help the homeless or reading to the blind. It is certainly much more fulfilling than going out every night.2. Peer pressure can influence one's behaviorParents can also explain that young people tend to do foolish things. They are inexperienced at life, and often have an imperfect understanding of right and wrong. They want to try bad things like drugs and alcohol despite knowing the legal consequences and often not knowing the moral consequences. Explain that going out each night with friends like these can lead a good person to temptations that he or she may not be able to resist.3. Dangerous living has real consequencesParents can also explain the pitfalls of a dangerous lifestyle. Being around intoxicated people or being intoxicated has so many terrible potential outcomes: getting involved in a brawl, getting arrested, contracting HIV or another disease, or even getting injured or killed. Explain that your children are you most precious treasures and the thought of losing them is a parent's worse nightmare. All parents desire their children to be the best, to live up to their potential, to be someone admired by their peers. They want to see them associated with good people whose example will inspire and improve them.Even before problems arise, if parents discus these topics with their children. Lovingly and rationally, their children will understand the immense love parents have for them. This can be the starting point for them to think and act more responsibly, and to discern good friends from bad associates. They may find more constructive activities to occupy them.Families already in crisis can still find effective solutions if they remember this: Parents' love for their children is not enough; reason and understanding must accompany it. With hard work parents can regain wayward children, and children can regain honored parents.
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BANGALORE: Chief Executive Vishal Sikka will task Infosys to apply design-thinking to make lines of codes and applications beautiful and user friendly as the Bangalore based software exporter prepares to unveil its strategy by the middle of next month.
Sikka's emphasis on this problem-solving exercise has a print of Hasso Plattner, co-founder of his previous employer SAP, and will be the single biggest transformational change at the nearly 35-year-old company, according to former colleagues of Sikka at SAP and experts. "This is about changing the DNA (of Infosys)," said Ray Wang, founder and analyst of Constellation Research, adding that Sikka may start with his "core management team", and then take it to smaller teams. "The cultural transformation happens over many projects, not just one."


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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Alaskans' annual reward is here: $878 simply for living in the state.
State officials on Tuesday announced this year's payout from Alaska's oil savings account.
The dividends are handed out annually to all men, women and children who have lived in Alaska for at least one calendar year.
This year's amount is significantly less than last year's dividend of $1,174, which was the smallest since 2006. The payout will be distributed Oct. 4.
Alaska has no state income tax, but residents must pay federal taxes on the bounty. What they do with the rest is up to them.
Sina Takafua in the nation's northernmost town of Barrow plans to spend her first-ever Alaska Permanent Fund dividend on bills to get ahead of her debts.
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Plans for guitar virtuoso Jeff Beck (24 June 1944, Wallington, Surrey, England) to form a power trio with the ex-Vanilla Fudge rhythm section were first mooted in 1969. Both the drummer, Carmine Appice (b. 15 December 1946, Staten Island, New York, USA), and bass player Tim Bogert (b. 27 August 1944, Ridgefield, New Jersey, USA), were dissatisfied with their band at the time. However, these hopes were dashed when Beck was involved in a serious car crash that put him out of action. Meanwhile, Bogert and Appice formed the heavy rock band Cactus, until in 1972, their paths again crossed with Beck and they assembled the heavy rock unit Beck, Bogert And Appice. The self-titled, commercially successful debut was instrumentally superb, but suffered from a lack of songwriting ability and strained vocals. Over thirty years later, the album sounds ponderous and is justifiably disowned by the band members.
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Complex Adaptive Systems
A Complex Adaptive System (CAS) is a system which is composed of very many interacting components or agents. Generally speaking, the behaviour of these individual agents is simple, local, and well defined. However, the global or emergent behaviour of the system as a whole can be very complicated and may appear to exhibit some form of intelligence or ability to adapt or react to changes in the environment.
Examples of Complex Adaptive Systems abound in the natural and synthetic world. Examples include markets, economies, societies, brains, cities, ant colonies, telecommunications networks, and immune systems, to name but a few.
The CAS Group's current and past projects are all concerned with complex adaptive systems and machine learning. Generally, the focus has been on Genetic and Evolutionary Algorithms, Neural Networks, and Simulated Annealing.
The goal has been to develop theories of complex systems and tools for studying complex systems. These projects deal with a range of applications including brain computer interfaces, new distributed evolutionary algorithms, bio-inspired algorithms for optimisation in logistics and computational intelligence in financial applications .


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Communisis has bought Orchestra Bristol out of administration in a 2.25m pre-pack deal.
Grant Thornton was appointed to the cross-media specialist, as well as its sister company Orchestra Wotton, and their non-trading parent company Orchestra Group this afternoon (14 June).
Communisis, which completed the deal for Orchestra Bristol at around 3.30pm today, will make an initial £1.34m payment, with the remaining £910,000 paid 90 days after completion.
Communisis chief executive Andy Blundell told PrintWeek today that he was very pleased to complete the deal, which will see the £10m-turnover company's 122 staff move to Communisis.
The key element of the investment is a four-year deal with BBC contractor Proximity London for the provision of TV Licences. The £4.5m-per-annum contract will be novated to Communisis as part of the purchase.
Communisis chief executive Andy Blundell said: "I am very pleased to have been entrusted with the contract for TV licensing, which by its mission-critical nature plays to Communisis's strengths as the leading provider in our sector.
"I am also excited to be working in partnership with Proximity and look forward to working closely with them; both companies recognise the power of data analytics and consequent targeted communication.
"Today's developments underline our strategic intent at Communisis to focus increasingly on specialist activity and in supporting clients' critical customer communications. Our existing activities and expertise, and the investments we have made in data, and in higher-end colour personalisation provide us with a substantial advantage in this market space."
Proximity London chief executive Mike Dodds added: "We believe that Communisis provides a market-leading offer and, as such, is an ideal partner for Proximity. In particular, we have been impressed with Communisis' plans for managing the TV Licensing contract and firmly believe that the team's expertise will enhance the effective collection of the TV Licence over the life of the contract."
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There has been talk in Congress about providing security for America's railroads similar to that at the airports.
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Smith said the Mississippi Congressional Delegation has supported funds for railroad security but Congress has failed to act.
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In the United States approximately 175,000 refuse trucks operate and burn approximately 1.2 billion gallons of diesel fuel a year, releasing almost 27 billion pounds of the greenhouse gas, CO2. Every gallon of diesel fuel burnt emits more than 22 pounds of CO2. In addition to contributing to global climate change, diesel-fueled trash trucks are one of the most concentrated sources of health-threatening air pollution in virtually all cities.
Converting these trucks from diesel, that literally travel down every street in every community, to CNG or LNG, would be a huge step to improving our air quality thrugh reduced emissions. CNG is natural gas that has been compressed into a high-pressure container for transportation. Since the 1960s, CNG has become a vehicle fuel alternative to oil-based gasoline and diesel fuel. The International Association for Natural Gas Vehicles estimates that more than one million vehicles worldwide operate on CNG.
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New family on the TV block -- if another's needed -- is headed by comedian John Caponera playing John Bowman, who's married to Maureen (Eve Gordon). They, their three kids and John's associates make up the familiar horseplay that's greeted with suspicious outbursts of audience laughter. "The Good Life" ain't that good.
New family on the TV block — if another's needed — is headed by comedian John Caponera playing John Bowman, who's married to Maureen (Eve Gordon). They, their three kids and John's associates make up the familiar horseplay that's greeted with suspicious outbursts of audience laughter. "The Good Life" ain't that good.John's blue collar, working with Drew (Drew Carey) and Tommy (Monty Hoffman) at a place that doesn't require much concentration. There's teenage daughter Melissa (Shay Astar), 15-year-old brother Paul (Jake Patellis) and small son Bob (Justin Berfield). Warren Bell's script, which has some agreeable moments, runs into trouble when Paul dates a practicing Buddhist and, instead of learning from her, the sitcom ridicules Buddhist customs and beliefs. Caponera, appearing ill at ease, rises to several occasions. Paul Feig's smart timing lights up his brief role. Gordon's Maureen complements John, and Patellis' Paul shows promise. Carey's sidekick role, showing potential, puts in a couple of good innings. Young Berfield is acceptable, while Astar's Melissa hasn't much to do. Director Gerry Cohen does what he can with the mild situations, but no sense of ensemble work as yet shows. The Bowman family's the kind that can grow into something positive if it can garner a few more genuine laughs and omit its bigotry. Actual series begins Jan. 4.
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Taped by Interbang Inc. and Touchstone TV. Exec producers, Jeff Martin, Kevin Curran; supervising producer/writer, Warren Bell; producers, George A. Sunga, David Silverman, Stephen Sustarsic; co-producers, Richard Baker, Rick Messina, Jimmy Miller, Wendy Braff; director, Gerry Cohen; creators, Jeff Martin, Kevin Curran, Suzanne Martin; based on the standup comedy of John Caponera.
Art director, Richard Inprota; music, Jonathan Wolff. 30 MIN.
Cast: John Caponera, Eve Gordon, Drew Carey, Jake Patellis, Shay Astar, Justin Berfield, Monty Hoffman, C.C. Pulitzer, Donna Wilson, Dah-Ve Chodan, Ralph Ahn, Paul Feig, Lynsey Barilson, Sheryl Bernstein, Ethan Glasser, Randy Rudy.


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Richards Defeats Johnson in Mayoral Special Election
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9% Alex White (G)
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11,952 Tom Richards (D)
10,307 Bill Johnson (WF, I)
2,133 Alex White (G)
Former Mayor Johnson gave a concession speech late Tuesday night thanking his supporters and congratulating Richards.
Richards and Johnson each spoke on WXXI-AM 1370 radio Wednesday during NPR's Morning Edition.
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Fashion Star Shake-Up: Who's In and Who's Out For Season 2?
July 02, 2012 01:00 PM by Shayla Perry
Well, there's good news and bad news. The good news is that Fashion Star will be returning to NBC for another season. The bad: Not everyone from the original cast is coming back. Who's in and who's out? All the details after the jump.
The cast of Fashion Star will look a little different when the show returns to NBC for its second season.
So far, mentors Jessica Simpson, Nicole Richie, and John Varvatos are all coming back, but Elle Macpherson will no longer be serving as host.
"I will still be very involved [and] will be reviewing the format for the upcoming season," Macpherson, who is also the show's executive producer, tells the New York Post.
Who else is out?
Sponsor H&M has decided to back out after only one season with the NBC reality show, with the company's spokesperson saying: "It was exciting to work with all of the talented people involved, including the designers whose winning clothes sold out weekly. We wish Fashion Star success and will be sure to tune in for season two."
Which store do you think will be replacing the retail giant on the next season of Fashion Star? Who do you want to take supermodel Elle Macpherson's place as the new host? Sound off in the Comments section below. We want to hear from you!
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Members of the Carnegie Mellon Sony 4-legged-robot RoboCup team, CMPack'02, which won first place at RoboCup 2002 in Fukuoka, Japan. In the final game, CMPack'02 played against the rUNSWift team from the University of New South Wales, Australia. The game ended with a tie of 3-3, and CMPack'02 won the subsequent penalty shoot out with final score, 5-4.Credit: CMPack'02 research team: Manuela Veloso, Scott Lenser, Douglas Vail, Maayan Roth, Ashley Stroupe and Sonia Chernova. Video courtesy of Sony.
A screenshot of a scrimmage between Carnegie Mellon's simulation teams from 2000 and 1999. CMUnited'99 was the RoboCup99 simulation champion team and ATTCMUnited'2000 placed third at RoboCup 2000.Credit: CMUnited'99 and the ATTCMUnited'2000 research team: Peter Stone, Patrick Riley and Manuela Veloso. Screenshot by Patrick Riley.
A member of the Carnegie Mellon's 2002 small-size robot league team, CMDragons'02, which made it to the quarter-finals at RoboCup 2002. The small-size robot teams play soccer with an orange golf ball.Credit: CMDragons'02 research team: Brett Browning, Manuela Veloso, James Bruce, Michael Bowling and Dinesh Govindaraju. Photo by James Bruce.


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- PART I: What is "openness" and where does Linux fit into an open mobile landscape?
- PART II: Key requirements for a successful open mobile ecosystem
- PART III: Pulling it all together: Linux as a catalyst for open mobile innovation
The term "openness" can be defined in a number of ways within the mobile industry.
- An operating system is said to be open if it exposes its APIs to third-party developers.
- If these third-party developers can develop services without undue reliance on device manufacturers and operators for certification, verification and signing, it can be said that the development model is open.
- Open distribution occurs when content providers and developers can directly market and deliver applications to the consumer without requiring approval from the network operator or device manufacturer.
- In a broad sense, "openness" also refers to the extent to which the platform, interfaces, and development language are standardized and easy to understand and use.
Perhaps most important is an open market in which third-party developers can have a free and viable opportunity to capitalize on their efforts.
Generally speaking, mobile communications were largely closed until recently. Operating systems and content were operator-specific, thereby creating "walled gardens" that restricted user experience and developer opportunity.
This business approach is not unnatural for an industry in maturation stage; however, in the mobile industry it resulted in dozens of proprietary operating systems (OS), rendering application development across different handsets and networks both tedious and costly, ultimately hindering innovation and market growth.
A poor browsing experience coupled with unexciting applications could not trigger consumers' interests and as a result, the mobile Internet was slow to take off.
The mobile industry has since realized that in order to provide demanding customers with more compelling and differentiated next-generation mobile experiences, coalescence is required around two or three global platforms built on underlying principles of openness and collaboration, rather than proprietary development behind closed doors.
Linux is undoubtedly well placed to be the foundation for one of these global platforms. Not only highly functional and scalable, Linux also has a long, successful history in embedded systems, setting the stage for "cross-platformization" between mobile and other categories such as desktop and consumer electronics.
One of Linux' core strengths is that it can support multiple application development platforms and graphical user interfaces, each providing a very different look and feel. This inherent flexibility allows OEMs and operators to target specific developer communities, in turn allowing those developers to micro-segment the user base so that they can provide more customized and personalised applications.
Additionally, Linux is not tied to the brand or agenda of any other major company, as is the case for Nokia's Symbian OS and Microsoft with its Windows Mobile OS, which creates unfettered business model flexibility that can fully support a highly customisable user experience.
Mobile Linux solutions share APIs with the desktop and enterprise solutions. As a result, previously developed third-party Linux applications can be ported to the mobile environment more efficiently and cost-effectively.
Shared APIs also provide economies of scale for the developer community, as developers can write applications for both the desktop and mobile environments with only a minimal duplication of effort.
With this commonality between mobile Linux and mobile desktop platforms, there is already a vast pool of developers working on the Linux platform. From an operator and manufacturer's perspective, this means there are enough developer resources to provide a rich, broad ecosystem of applications. For the Linux developer community, the mobile landscape is now open for business without the hindrance of a steep programming learning curve.
Last but not least, the use of Linux in the mobile environment is being supported throughout the handset value chain and in all global regions. This offers a large targetable user base for developers and makes development of Linux applications financially appealing.
In Part II of this look at how openness and Linux are unlocking innovation, I will review the keys for successful establishment of an open mobile ecosystem.


text: The Marshall County 4-H Leaders Association would like to thank everyone for coming to the third annual 4-H Frolic and making it a huge success! The event was held at the Chesapeake building at the Marshall County Fairgrounds in Moundsville. A square dance was held with music provided by Ron Goodrich and the Plum Lost band. A special thank you to our callers for the evening, Ron Goodrich, and Junior Hubbs. Chad Richmond officiated over the auction. All proceeds benefit the Marshall county 4-H youth for activities, awards, ribbons, workshops, etc. throughout the year.


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Freeze WarningsPosted Oct 8, 2012 Mike Davis | 0 comments
After very chilly morning, it looks like a sunny and cool day. There's a Freeze Warning in effect until 9 AM for most of Central and Northern Ohio. There's a Frost Advisory in effect for parts of Southern Ohio. Overall, the day looks mostly sunny and cool with another chance for patchy frost tomorrow morning. Showers return by Wednesday and the week looks generally cool overall with several chances for patchy frost.


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Recipe: Panhandle Fried Pickles
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1/2 cup cornmeal
- 4 Tbsp. Panhandle Chicken Fried Steak Seasoning
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 28 dill pickle chips
This recipe also works great with our Nashville Hot Fried Chicken Spices or Lake Barkley Fried Chicken Seasoning.
Combine flour, cornmeal and seasoning in one bowl and whisk eggs together in another. Heat oil in a skillet to 350 degrees. Dip pickle slices in egg and then in seasoned flour mixture. Shake off excess flour. Place coated pickle slices in the skillet and fry until browned on each side. Set on paper towels to drain. Serve hot.
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Serve as a starter for any Southern-inspired meal. Serve with our Smoked Black Pepper Ranch Dressing or our Black & Bleu Cheese Dressing as a dip.


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Less than six months after signing a modeling contract, Anne V appeared on the catwalks of Martine Sitbon, Sophia Kokosalaki, and Roland Mouret at Paris fashion week. Her striking appearance caught the attention of top designers and stylists, and by the following season, Anne V was was walking for the likes of DKNY, Prada, Givenchy, Fendi, Anna Sui, and more.
Anne V has now modeled for almost every luxury fashion house, including Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs, MaxMara, Balmain, Miu Miu, Viktor & Rolf, Roberto Cavalli, Hermes and others. She has also walked at the Victoria's Secret Annual Show in 2008, 2010, and 2011.
Successful runway career aside, Anne V has featured in numerous advertising campaigns. In 2002, she was announced as the face of Chloe, modeled for Anna Molinari and Sportmax ad campaigns, and also signed a fragrance contract with Chanel's Chance.
Other ad moments include modelling for Tommy Hilfiger (2005, 2006), Bloomingdale's (2007), and Prada (2012).
Anne V has graced the front cover of some of the most popular fashion and lifestyle glossies such as Glamour and Elle. In 2005, she was photographed for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue for the first time. By 2013, Anne V appeared on the sexy Swimsuit Issue no less than nine times.
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Until 2012, Anne V was romantically linked to Maroon 5 frontman, Adam Levine. The couple had met at a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue release party in L.A two years earlier.