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An 11-year-old Otley girl has had her long hair chopped off to help other children.
Bethany Metcalfe decided to get the chop so her locks could be sent to the Little Princess Trust.
The charity helps children who have suffered hair loss while being treated for cancer by providing them with real-hair wigs.
Bethany's decision surprised her parents, Mel and Chris, but they are very proud of her selfless act.
Mel, a fundraising veteran herself, said: "Bethany amazed us by telling us she wanted to get her beautiful long red hair cut off but she was determined to do it so it could be sent to the Little Princess Trust.
"She said she wanted to make sure that children being treated for cancer have the chance to have hair too and hopes by doing this to motivate others to do the same."
Askwith Community Primary School pupil Bethany had her hair cut by stylist Naomi Hemingway at Otley hairdressers Gifted Angel, who did it for free in support of the cause.
To find out how to support the Little Princess Trust, visit www.littleprincesses.org.uk.


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RIM BlackBerry Storm2 9550 PreviewBlackBerry Storm2 9550
Our is now published - click here to read it.
Keep in mind that this is a preproduction unit we are previewing in this article. There is likely to be software changes before the retail unit is released, and therefore our experience is subject to change.
After a lackluster debut into the touchscreen arena RIM's second effort aims to right the wrongs of SurePress with the BlackBerry Storm2 9550. The clickable screen has stayed, but undergone major reconstruction. There are now four sensors registering your input, as opposed to just one on the original. This allows for multiple inputs to be registered at the same time, which greatly improves the typing experience. Otherwise the device remains very similar to the original Storm 9530.
Visually there isn't a lot of difference between the 9530 and the newer Storm2 9550. The overall feel is very much the same, and again one of the first things to catch our attention was the weight of the device. We unofficially measured it at 111.1 x 60.3 x 14.3mm which is comparable to the original's 112.5 x 62.2 x 13.9mm. The battery door latch mechanism is similar to the one found on the 8520, which is a welcome change. The side keys are now rubber instead of silver, again taking their design cue from the 8520.
The largest design difference is the function keys below of the screen. On the original these were four physical buttons, separate from each other. This time around these are using the same technology as the screen. We're hoping that our prototype unit is still working out some kinks, but those buttons drove us crazy. We were only able to activate them about a third of the time; we're not sure if it's the Piezo technology or just a defect, but most of the times we tried to press them they were rigid and unmovable. At other times they gave way very easily however, just like the rest of the screen, so it seems the Piezo is at work not allowing us to select. Any improvement in screen technology is negated by these keys, which made our experience maddening. We have to believe that this will be fixed by production.
The screen is indeed better to use. The wiggle is gone, and we can no longer see the circuit board along the edges of the display. It is less tiring to use (or perhaps our thumbs have just gotten stronger!) and the multiple input sensors make typing much more accurate. This time around autocorrect was able to fix most of our mistakes, but not quite all. In a typical message we'd have to manually correct one or two words, which is leagues better than the original. It also does a better job of replicating the feel of a physical keyboard, but it is still well behind the Tour's physical keyboard.
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1. vulgar (Posts: 10; Member since: 04 Sep 2009)
Resetting? I really hope thats fixed. I would never get the storm 2 just because of how troublesome the first one was. But you would think blackberry could handle touchscreen a little better. No flash in the browser either? Yep, just gonna hop aboard the android train.
10. Quemical (Posts: 162; Member since: 14 Jul 2009)
" In our opinion, even if RIM nails SurePress perfectly, it's simply a technology we aren't much interested in." And that right there sums this preview up pretty well. You decided you didnt like it before youd even touched the phone. Phone arena should remove this article from the site, it is inaccurate and unprofessional.
13. tonyc_42 (Posts: 61; Member since: 18 Aug 2009)
i agree. they should get someone to preview/review this with an unbiased opinion of it and give it the attention it needs to get an accurate review, not just someone who already hates one of the main features of it. shame on you phonearena...
16. jherz6 (Posts: 217; Member since: 23 May 2008)
Or maybe how much trouble you had with it sounds like operator error to me. I didnt have ane problems with Storm and Im looking forward to the Storm2.
2. corymcnutt (Posts: 15; Member since: 01 Oct 2009)
I am not sure what pre-production model you got your hands on...but other respected forums have tested their pre-production models and are reporting wonderful results. NONE mentioned the rebooting issue, the problem with the menu keys not responding, or sluggishness of the O/S. They report the screen as "rock solid." What O/S was yours running? I hope you got a VERY early one and the others received later models!
3. pimpinmcd53 (Posts: 11; Member since: 01 Oct 2009)
yeah this is definatley phone arenas version because if you gotohttp://www.salomondrin.net/ he has a video of how his old storm 2 clicks and how his new storm 2 that he just got is and its like night and day and listen to the sounds phone arenas makes the same sound that salomondrins old one did but his new one sounds more the like the original storm. once again phone arena makes a great phone, soon to be, sound like a piece of garbage before its released. only reason i come on this site is to get a good laugh about how bad of a job they do at reviewing their phones. its really funny and that guys voice is even better hahaa
4. j1109 (Posts: 3; Member since: 10 Jun 2009)
I have been so looking forward to the Blackberry Storm 2 and am THOROUGHLY DISAPPOINTED about Blackberry's decision to continue with the SurePress screen!!!!! The SurePress screen is the #1 reason I passed on the original Storm and its inclusion in the Storm 2 may be the reason I may choose a worthy alternative. After some experience with the the HTC Touch Pro and iPhone touch screen interfaces, I completely enjoy the feeling of lightly tapping and getting a response. I don't know about most people, but for me THE AWE IN A TOUCH SCREEN IS JUST THAT: YOU TOUCH IT and it works. If I want to press, then I'll buy a phone with buttons, thanks. I don't know if it's the shortsightedness of some Blackberry executive, the insistence of a design engineer that the technology will catch on like a wildfire, or the desire of Blackberry generally to feel like they've innovated on an already amazing concept, but either way they need to push their big egos out of the way, and just let this phone be great!!! If somebody can't make this screen work in a way that allows a generally pleasing customer experience, such that the screen is not a liability for the phone, then that person needs to be replaced with someone who can do that, someone more customer oriented and less ego oriented. That will get my business!
5. msb175 (Posts: 14; Member since: 09 Apr 2008)
Was the reviewer reading from a piece of paper? Sounded like a 12 year old reading his book report in front of a class.
6. cellconnection (Posts: 6; Member since: 11 Aug 2009)
No Flash Player? Come on, I have the original storm and i am one of the lucky ones who hasn't had any problems. But come on, what are the perks of this new storm? Nothing on it is earthshattering enough for me to get it. It needs flash player
7. pkcable (Posts: 1; Member since: 02 Oct 2009)
Just for the record they have fairly old software, the OS is now in the late 230ies if not 240ies. :)
9. vzw fanman (Posts: 1976; Member since: 11 Dec 2008)
mines .230...have you found anything more recent?
8. jcom86 (Posts: 10; Member since: 09 Jan 2009)
Phonearena; If you're going to PROPERLY preview a new phone that is due some hype then you should do so with the phone that is CLOSEST to the production unit. BUT you didn't. The OS version on this phone, as ALREADY noted is outdated and is the route of all the problems you noted. Salomondrin has already previewed this phone several times and each time with a better OS. If you really wanted to do this the right way you would go and get a phone with a newer OS and see that the bugs you experienced are all gone. Otherwise this review is COMPLETELY useless and you should remove it from your site. If you're thinking of buying this phone then don't read this preview, the problems Phonearena encountered no longer exist.
11. mr. anderson (Posts: 92; Member since: 16 Apr 2009)
im not in the business or anything, but id assume pre-production units arent exactly easy to come by. they made it a point to say things are subject to change several times, and that they were not using a final unit. imo they did the best they could with what they had. im sure there will be a proper review when the retail unit is released
12. corymcnutt (Posts: 15; Member since: 01 Oct 2009)
The problem is, things ALREADY have changed and they've made many improvements since the model they have AND THEY KNOW THAT, but they still report on it. It's OK for them to say we have our hands on an early model and to comment on it, but to cal it a "review" is bending the truth, making it sound as though, this phone has many things that need fixed and we thought RIM would do a better job. Wait until a production model or at least a very late pre=production model come out before you start calling it a review of a product. Too many people read that as gospel...let's wait for a "proper review."
14. mr. anderson (Posts: 92; Member since: 16 Apr 2009)
they dont call it a "review," they call it a "preview." notice there is no conclusion, and they dont give it a score. @11 and 13...to me it seems that theyve come to this conclusion after using the devices, not that they went into the review biased.
15. jherz6 (Posts: 217; Member since: 23 May 2008)
I totally agree with opinions here Phone Arena is completely biased in there opinions as far as BB's. All the problems with typing they bring up I have never experienced with my Storm 1. They talk about misspelled words and how bad they are because of typing issues, yet then they say in the video how the auto correct software will fix it and how great it is. I wonder why thy didnt bring up how the Storm 2 will wifi?, and what a truly clear crsip picture it takes. I wonder how the would review a new iphone? Well theyll get there chance with the VZW version in 2010.
17. lsutigers (Posts: 821; Member since: 08 Mar 2009)
@jherz6 You say you have never experienced any issues with the Storm 1 but if thats even true, you are probably less that 5% of Storm 1 owners. I work for VZW and trust me, the original Storm was very problematic, and in many was it still is, even with all the software improvements. To this day, we are having many people return them because of the touch screen/software issues, mainly unresponsiveness. So Phone Arena is just stating the truth that MOST Storm 1 owners encountered. The Storm 1 has been a nightmare for us and internal return numbers prove it. However, I can say the Storm 2 is much improved so try it out before you buy it.
18. campka3 (Posts: 2; Member since: 14 Oct 2009)
the storm was a great device it had some flaws like almost anyother device out there. people are just spoiled and complain about everything. nothin is perfect especially not a man made device. anyways i cannot wait for thr storm 2 i do wish it looked a little different only because i like colors but i just but a faceplate and the improvements seem great, cant wait to get one.
19. lennydude (Posts: 23; Member since: 06 Jun 2009)
This type of "review" is basically worthless. I really think Phone Arena does the worse job of any regular site! For crying out loud Phone Arena, get someone who is at least a Blackberry fan to take a look at this. He started out in a negative flow and it never got any better!
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THE future of East Lancashire's lollipop ladies and men is under threat because of county council cash cuts sparking fears for pupils' safety.
Council bosses want to halve their contribution to the area's 148 primary school crossing patrols.
This will leave headteachers having to find at least £2,000 to keep their lollipop people helping children cross the road safely from September 2015.
But they fear they will not have the cash to pay for the service.
Worried head teachers, governors and lollipop men and women said they feared children could be injured or even killed as a result of the cutback.
Rafique Malik, who is chairman of governors at Burnley's Stoneyholme Primary said the plan was a poor idea.
He said: "I don't think anyone of any sense would approve this. It is a question of children's safety.
"I do think cuts have to be made and I sympathise for the need to make cuts. However they should choose something which does not put children's safety at risk.
"The safety and security of children should be the top priority."
Lollipop man Peter Griffiths, 75, who helps children cross the road at Worsthorne Primary School, said crossing patrol people were essential on busy roads.
He said: "I do feel the role is a very necessary one. Children have too much confidence and don't realise the dangers of the road. They need help while they are learning.
"There are cuts happening everywhere but I hope they can avoid this."
Proposals were last week rubberstamped by county councillors, as part of a three-year financial programme, to trim the school crossing patrol budget from £1.5million to £1million next year.
Each of Lancashire's 485 primary schools will be offered a £2,000 annual grant towards the total annual cost of between £4,000 and £4,500 a year providing their own patrol.
Heads would then have to find between £2,000 and £2,500 a year for each patrol out of their own budget, which also pays for teachers, classroom assistants, books and equipment.
Currently there are 357 established patrols, though only 341 are active, due to vacancies or the fact they do not meet current criteria.
They include 30 in Burnley, 22 in Pendle, 28 in Rossendale, 17 in Hyndburn, 16 in Ribble Valley and 35 in Chorley.
Last year Blackburn with Darwen ditched similar proposals to cut their school crossing patrol service, to save around £50,000 per year, after a public outcry.
County council highways boss John Fillis said: "The council is faced with an unprecedented financial challenge.
"We have to look at everything we do and think creatively about how we can make the best use of the resources we have available.
"In the past more schools asked us for crossing patrol than we were able to provide. By sharing the cost of providing them with the school, the proposal offers the opportunity of increasing the number of crossing patrols across the county and means that schools that did not previously meet the criteria can benefit from having their own crossing patrol.
"We would never have chosen to be in this financial situation but by being creative we can save £500,000 a year while offering a service to more schools."
Lisa Ticthiner, head of Sabden Primary School, said: "We have been trying to get a school crossing patrol for some time.
"If they offered us a patrol, we would struggle to find £2,000 to pay for one."
Janet Malone, headteacher of St Mary's Primary School in Langho said: "It would be just another burden on an already stretched budget.
"School crossing patrols are vital to our pupils safety. I just hope that the county council thinks again and reconsiders this decision."
Burnley-born county Tory leader Geoff Driver said: "Going ahead with this would put children's safety at risk.
"School budgets are already very stretched.
"It is not appropriate to give headteachers the choice between their school crossing patrol of a classroom assistant.
"I hope that the Labour group will reconsider this decision. We will certainly oppose it going ahead."


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I wanted to add some images to this page, - http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Category:...For_Dummies - but not sure how. Assistance would be much appreciated. Haze1956 23:42, 29 March 2007 (UTC)
- (whoa...deja vu)...Images go in like this
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- Seen? (and sign your posts with ~~~~). I hope that answers your question. If not, I hope that it answers someone else's question. Sir Modusoperandi Boinc! 23:49, 29 March 2007 (UTC)
Sorry, need to clarify, I can't find "where" to insert the image, when I hit edit on that page there is no list of existing images to add onto. Haze1956 02:16, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
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PDFs and SharePoint integration using Acrobat/Reader X
Did you know that you can work with PDF files on Microsoft Sharepoint repositories from within Acrobat/Reader X? You can avoid the cumbersome process of browsing to the PDF and using the web interface. Acrobat/Reader now have built-in support for working on PDF files in SharePoint repositories.
You're all set if you have the latest version Acrobat or Reader. But before you can do that, your SharePoint administrator needs to enable this functionality on the server configuration. If they have not done it alreday, send them an email or file an IT request:
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Dear Admin,
With Adobe's latest release, it is possible to work on PDF files hosted on Sharepoint directly using Adobe Acrobat or the free Adobe Reader. For the clients computers, no special setup is required.
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Mobile Photography Challenge: "Show Us Your Thirty"
In 1983, the Museum of Photographic Arts opened its doors in Balboa Park. This year marks our 30th anniversary. For us, 30 is cause for celebration, but what does "30" mean to you? Using Instagram as a means of expression, show us how you interpret the number 30.
Mobile Photography Challenge
April 15-May 15, 2013
Organized by the Museum of Photographic Arts (MOPA), La Tentación Tj/SD and IgersMéxico
Hashtag: #MOPA30
How it Works:
- Post a photo to Instagram or EyeEm and include the hashtag #MOPA30
- MOPA will select and print up to 30 photos to feature at the Museum's POP Thursdays "Push Pin Party" on May 23, 2013.
- Additional photos will be printed for popular use at the event.
- Each participant may submit a maximum of 2 images.
- Photos must be posted to Instagram or EyeEm with the hashtag #MOPA30 to be part of the challenge.
- Photos must be posted between April 15 and May 15, 2013. Any photos posted after the close of the challenge will not be considered.
- MOPA, IgersMéxico and La Tentación Tj/SD reserve the right to remove any photo deemed inappropriate for any reason.
- By participating, you understand that MOPA, La Tentación Tj/SD and IgersMéxico may reproduce and display your photo.
Our very own Chantel Paul will judge the Challenge and the winners will be tacked up at our Push Pin Party to hang on the walls at MOPA. For those of you in San Diego, please join us at the event.
We can't wait to see the great photography and the creative interpretations for "30" you come up with.
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Broward Sheriff's Office detectives are releasing the sketch of one of the robbers who assaulted an elderly man in his Dania Beach home Jan. 31.
The victim arrived at his home at 801 E. Dania Beach Blvd. around 7 p.m. Soon after, he heard a knock on the sliding glass door. The victim opened the door and saw two young, white men, wearing all black. One was covering his face with a brown napkin. The other had a jacket over his face. One of the suspects said he needed help and then the two forced their way inside the man's home, pushed him to the floor and ransacked the bedroom. They demanded money from the homeowner. The victim gave the robbers the cash he had, and the pair fled on foot.
BSO deputies searched the area with K-9 and the BSO helicopter, but the suspects were not located.
The victim got a look at one of the suspects and helped detectives create a composite sketch.
Anyone who recognizes the suspect in the sketch or has information regarding this robbery is asked to contact BSO Robbery Detective Mark Copley at 954-321-4270 or Broward Crime Stoppers, anonymously, at 954-493-TIPS (8477).
***MEDIA NOTE: The composite sketch is attached to this news release on our website www.sheriff.org. The victim is afraid of retaliation and asks media not to release his name or address and is not interested being interviewed.
Posted At: 02/01/2013 04:58 PM
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CRANBORNE 205 (13pts) tied with Dorchester SECONDS 205-7 (15pts)
MIKE Peak and Colin Edney were the leading lights for Dorchester Seconds in their enthralling tie with high-flying Cranborne at the Rec.
The visitors won the toss and chose to bat but the county town outfit were soon making headway with Peak (4-24) producing a stunning spell to rip out four of the top five.
Unfortunately, the one big wicket he had failed to snare was Oli Hand (92), whose fine knock saved his side's innings before Rob Beacham (20) and Jamie Bundy (22 not out) added crucial runs to take the tally to 205.
Skipper Stuart Beasley (3-54) and spin-king Aaron Oliver (3-51) also bowled well for the hosts but after such a long time in the field in hot conditions, they knew the run chase was going to be far from straightforward.
Edney (85) put on a masterclass at the top of the order and with Beasley (23) and Peak (35) also chipping in Dorchester slowly edged towards their target despite the efforts of Bundy (2-17) and Charlie Arnold (3-63).
The home side eventually drew level with their opponents in the final over to complete a terrific day's cricket.
Beasley said: "After losing the toss on a very hot day we knew we were in for a tough time in the field.
"Mike and I opened the bowling but we went from a good start to disaster when Mike pulled a muscle in his leg.
"Many people would have gone off but he stayed on the field and Aaron took up the mantle and carried on from where he had left off the previous week by bowling tight lines and taking three wickets.
"Unfortunately, our wicket-keeper Lewis Chutter then went down with a bad knee and had to be carried off with Rhys Cole taking on the gloves.
"With one player off and one struggling to move, the lads were a credit as they stuck to what they had to do and fielded with all their heart and souls.
"With very little bowling options, Krish Subramanian and Dom Royal bowled with very little luck from the bottom end before I managed to remove the last two wickets but not before their number 11 had taken a liking to my bowling, smacking 20 off just two overs.
"With Lewis not able to bat it was down to Colin to join Ian Legg as an opener and he did not disappoint, hitting a fantastic 85.
"Myself and Mike, batting with injury, then managed to chip in and the other lads tried to help with what they could.
"Considering everything that happened it was a great game and a fair result on the day."
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This article was published 16/12/2012 (1711 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
What with it being so close to Christmas, I thought today would be the perfect time to share a holiday ghost story.
It's not the story of the three ghosts who saved Ebenezer Scrooge from his humbug life of cold-hearted greed; it's the story of two ghosts I met during a recent vacation in southern New Mexico.
There we were -- me, my wife and our dear friends Danny and Sonia -- poking around in the blistering heat and checking out the adobe buildings that form the tiny historic village of Mesilla, one-time stomping grounds of Pancho Villa and Billy the Kid.
It was mid-afternoon when it occurred to me we hadn't had anything to drink in more than an hour, so I bravely strolled over to an ancient structure bearing a wooden sign advertising the Double Eagle Steakhouse.
A sandwich board at the door boasted the restaurant was home to "the World's Largest Green Chile Cheeseburger" -- one-and-a-quarter pounds of the finest aged beef, slathered with roasted green chilies, half a pound of Queso Fresco cheese and parked on a bun the size of a manhole cover -- so I poked my head inside for a look.
There, I beheld the most amazing bar you have ever seen. Carved from oak and walnut, decorated with four gold-leaf-covered corinthian columns, with mirrors the size of recreational vehicles, two two-metre-by-one-metre French baccarat chandeliers and an antique brass foot rail, it went on for as far as the middle-aged eye can see.
We parked our parched Canadian bodies in front of the attentive New Mexican bartender, who, after serving us four outstanding margaritas, sized us up and shared a terrifying true tale from the heritage building's dark past.
"This place is haunted," he whispered, while casually polishing glasses behind the gleaming bar.
It seems back in the 1850s, the restaurant was home to a wealthy Mexican family and their large entourage of servants. The family had a teenage son, Armando, who fell head over heels in love with their Mexican maid, Inez, a union that drew the outrage of the boy's overbearing mother, known only as Senora.
As it happens, one day Senora came home unexpectedly and found the young lovers entwined, so to speak. In a blind rage, she grabbed a pair of shears from her sewing basket, stabbed the maid and, in the process, fatally wounded her son, who was desperately trying to shield his true love.
"The ghosts of Armando and Inez are still here today," the barman declared firmly, pouring me a small shot of apple-pie-flavoured moonshine. "Sometimes, when my back is turned, glasses on the bar will move by themselves, or tables left in one spot will be in a different place the next morning. Sometimes you'll hear your name called and there's no one there."
Intrigued, that night we had a memorable, ghost-free dinner in the Double Eagle's Maximillian Room, which has a ceiling painstakingly leafed with 15-centimetre squares of gold. At night's end, our friend Sonia visited Armando's former bedroom, where diners can eat and keep watch for the doomed lovers. The salon's walls sport eerie paintings of its ill-fated residents.
Minutes later, a jittery Sonia returned, looking pale as, well, a ghost. Eyes as big as saucers, she blurted: "I tried to take a picture of the painting of Armando, but my camera wouldn't work!"
"Uh huh," the rest of us muttered as we staggered out into the village's now ink-black streets.
"I'm serious!" Sonia snorted, waggling her camera with righteous indignation. "But it's working perfectly fine now. Don't you think that's a little spooky?"
I looked at her and rubbed my bulging stomach. "Maybe a little," I sniffed, stifling a polite belch. "But, with apologies to Armando and Inez, I'm going to be haunted by that green chili cheeseburger for the rest of my life."


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Demi Lovato + Kathy Griffin Have Twitter War, Lovatics Go Grazy
Feud alert! Demi Lovato had a bit of a Twitter tiff with comedienne Kathy Griffin, who started it, actually.
Griffin called Lovato an unsavory term, Lovato replied (and swiftly deleted it) and then Lovatics took over, defending their heroine with vicious comments about Griffin until Lovato herself called off the dogs.
Griffin was engaging in a Twitter chat with fans when she issued this offending tweet. She jokingly referred to the singer as "Debbie."
Probably Debbie Lovato Plus she should calm the f down bout Lady Gaga gettin barfed onRT @SamRedgrove: biggest douche celebrity you've met?
— Kathy Griffin (@kathygriffin) March 25, 2014
Lovato replied, sharing what appeared to be an older photo of herself sticking her tongue out, with Griffin on a TV in the background, writing "Only a 'douche' to people I can't stand." Since Lovato has pink hair now and she boasts blonde bangs in the photo, it may have been old, although she does change her hair with alarming frequency, so you never know!
However, the reply has since been deleted, but nothing ever dies online and it was captured here.
Lovatics went to work, wishing all sorts of deadly diseases on Griffin and making death threats. Griffin seemed to be enjoying the tweet heat, and RT'ed many of the mean transmissions, making a point that Lovatics were out of control and musing that those who were brutal to her could not be representative of the entire fanbase.
FYI I did NOT delete my incredibly innocuous tweet re @ddlovato. Apologies 2 twitter if the #lovatics death threats violate code of conduct!
— Kathy Griffin (@kathygriffin) March 25, 2014
Eventually, Demi herself stepped in and asked the Lovatics to stop with the hate, which was a classy move. Since she is the poster girl for addressing one's issues and anti-bullying, this was the proper response.
Below is Demi's request for a ceasefire on the hate tweets.
I love you guys so much but y'all gotta chill with sending hate towards other people. Regardless of what they say or do.. The cruel things some of you are saying can really, REALLY hurt people. It's called cyber-bullying and somethings should NEVER be wished upon EVER. No matter WHAT. It makes me so sad to see how mean people can really be after all I've spoken out about anti-bullying. Be an example for other haters. I know my #Lovatics are better than that. I really appreciate you guys always having my back but this is going way too far. Please spread ✌not hate….
We're not sure why Griffin feels the way she does about Demi. Maybe it was a joke on her part. Maybe it wasn't. Hopefully they can call a truce after the ensuing drama.


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Oberheim Matrix 6R
The Matrix 6 was one of the last few synthesizers from Oberheim to come out during the mid-eighties following the classic OB-series. The Matrix 6 utilized high-tech but less expensive digital and midi features and still retained a totally analog sound. It did this by using DCOs (digitally controlled oscillators) to provide stability, programmability and more. All the Matrix synthesizers featured Matrix Modulation which allows for extremely wild virtual patching for almost unlimited range of sounds and modulation capabilities!
The Matrix 6 is a very popular synthesizer today because it offers access to the legendary sounds and power of the Matrix 12, though not as meaty but at a fraction of the cost. The Matrix 6 is also like the Xpander, but with only 6 voices of polyphony and slimmer programming. Each of its 6 voices has a pair of DCOs, a low pass filter, 2 VCA's, 3 envelope generators, 2 LFO's, and 2 ramp gens for a variety of complex analog pads, basses and sounds.
The programmability is vast, but it can be very tedious. As was the growing trend in synthesizers during this time, knobs and sliders were replaced by just a few membrane buttons and a simple data slider. This is accompanied by gobs of programming and patch data written across the face of the unit. Fortunately Midi SysEx is fully supported so you can get patches on-line and transmit them into the Matrix. Access, makers of the Virus, used to make the Matrix Programmer which gives you much more user friendly hands-on controls too. And software editors such as Unisyn make graphic editing possible for much easier programming.
The Matrix 6R (pictured above) is the Matrix 6 without a keyboard, retaining its membrane programming interface. Oberheim later produced the Matrix 1000, which is essentially 1000 patches from the Matrix 6 in a 1-unit rack-module, preset and editable only through SysEx. For professional studio work or live on stage, both the Matrix 6 keyboard and rack-mount are excellent and versatile synths that make a great source of bright and punchy sounds, vintage analog pads, textures and ambient sounds. It is used by Orbital Apollo 440, Jimmy Edgar, Philip Glass, The Grid, Future Sound of London, Astral Projection, The Shamen, Mouse on Mars, Tangerine Dream and Cirrus.
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Volume 5 - Article 1 | Pages 1–22
Expanding an abridged life table
|Date received:
|25 Jun 2001
|Date published:
|19 Sep 2001
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|abridged life table, age-specific mortality patterns, complete life table, expanding method, interpolation, life tables, parametric models, probability of dying, splines
A question of interest in the demographic and actuarial fields is the estimation of the age-specific mortality pattern when data are given in age groups. Data can be provided in such a form usually because of systematic fluctuations caused by age heaping. This is a phenomenon usual to vital registrations related to age misstatements, usually preferences of ages ending in multiples five.
Several techniques for expanding an abridged life table to a complete one are proposed in the literature. Although many of these techniques are considered accurate and are more or less extensively used, they have never been simultaneously evaluated.
This work provides a critical presentation, an evaluation and a comparison of the performance of these techniques. For that purpose, we consider empirical data sets for several populations with reliable analytical documentation. Departing from the complete sets of qx-values, we form the abridged ones. Then we apply each one of the expanding techniques considered to these abridged data sets and finally we compare the results with the corresponding complete empirical values.
Author's Affiliation
Anastasia Kostaki - Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece
Vagelis Panousis - Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece
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Graduating the age-specific fertility pattern using Support Vector Machines
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Modeling fertility in modern populations
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BLACKBURN with Darwen's director of schools and education has quit after less than two years because of 'family illness'.
Lisa Bibby will not be immediately replaced in her £71,000 plus role and her duties will be covered by other senior staff.
Ms Bibby, who graduated from Southampton University in 1987, said: "Due to family illness over several months, I have reconsidered my personal priorities and decided that I need to work part-time and this is not possible in my current role.
"However, this gives the council the opportunity to redesign its education leadership arrangements, in partnership with schools, and I believe that this is an exciting opportunity to do things differently and I am fully supportive."
Council executive member for schools and education Dave Harling said he was disappointed but understood her reasons.
"As she has said in her statement, this does present us with an opportunity to review and develop further the support we provide for schools, which is important given the challenges they face," he added and went on: "We have been working closely with headteachers to ensure we best meet their needs and the changes we will now be making following this news will support this work further."
Council chief executive Harry Catherall said: "I wish Lisa all the very best for the future and thank her for her fantastic contribution to the council, in particular the legacy she leaves from spearheading the £200m plus investment in our secondary schools, which is already contributing to further positive outcomes for our young people."
Ms Bibby became director of schools and education at Blackburn with Darwen Council in March 2012 having worked with the council and Bolton borough on the Building Schools for the Future programme for six years.
From August 2004 to June 2006, she was programme director of North West Collaboration for Children.


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Infinite Balance: Artists and the Environment
11 Oct, 2011 - 5 Feb, 2012
Infinite Balance is the first US presentation of artists shortlisted for the Prix Pictet, the world's top prize for photography and sustainability. The exhibition will showcase noted contemporary photographers from across the globe, including Sammy Baloji, Edward Burtynsky, Thomas Joshua Cooper, Susan Derges, Naoya Hatakeyama, Chris Jordan and Michael Wolf.
The exhibition brings together three years of internationally acclaimed and award-winning photographs, each of which addresses the issues of our changing world and concerns surrounding sustainability. Infinite Balance will display works from the three themes that defined each year of the Prix Pictet; Water, Earth and Growth.
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A NEW scheme that will benefit four charities by giving them surplus food has been launched.
Each week 120 kilos of food from supermarkets and food manufacturers will be delivered to the Salvation Army in Chippenham.
This will be divided between itself and Unity House in Chippenham, Alzheimer's Support Day Centre in Devizes and Amber Housing in Trowbridge.
The amount of food should provide lunch for 25 to 30 people, at a cost to each charity of £11 a week.
The scheme has been set up by the charity FareShare South West and the food supplied will be a combination of fresh meat, fruit, vegetables, cheese and bread, as well as dried food and soft drinks.
Geraldine McKibbin, Lloyds Banking Group manager and former Business Connector for Wiltshire, helped FareShare South West to bring the scheme to Wiltshire.
She said: "It is all in-date, good quality food that would otherwise be thrown away because maybe the packaging is dented, the bar code is wrong or it's the end of a promotion.
"This has been the result of six months negotiation with community groups and I'm really delighted we have been able to make it happen.
"The community groups benefit by reducing their food costs, allowing them to spend their limited budgets on other core activities."
Chippenham was selected as the local hub after Captain Lisa Goble of the Salvation Army contacted FareShare South West last year.
She said: "This is a great opportunity. The FareShare food will make a huge difference to the lives of many people in our area."


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The Fischer World of Sports
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The Curv
Think of a hard, freshly groomed slope in the morning. Like wheels on rails. Pure adrenaline, total power and full concentration – in every turn. The snow crunches, the edges burn – "THE PERFECT CURV".
But what is the perfect curve? What makes it stand out and how do skis have to be designed to experience perfect curve performance? These were the questions our three skiing legends Hans Knauss, Mike von Grüningen and Kristian Ghedina had in mind when developing the CURV.
Pure adrenalin for uncompromising skiers!
Extremely close to the professional equipment from the World Cup but still suitable for the slopes. THE CURV makes extreme performance manageable with a high-quality technology package: Triple Radius enables previously unattained dynamic turns, the Progressive Sidecut concept means the ski has the optimum dimensions for the preferred skiing style and the DiagotexTM carbon laminate which is known from racing makes sure that torsion is perfect every time when cornering. The two-section Curv Booster plate makes cornering extremely quick and ensures optimum power transfer. This makes every turn simply breathtaking!
Efficient Forward
Efficient kick
Full concentration on the snow-covered winter landscape instead of the kick action! Because Efficient Forward technology compensates any errors and flaws in the kick action effectively. The new elasticity of the ski supports the interaction of the climbing zone and the snow beneath it in a previously unknown form. The result: the timing of the kick action does not have to be so exact, leaving you more time for the contact in the kick phase. This ensures that power is transferred to the track in impressive style, even if your own skiing style is not world championship level. This positive feedback from the equipment is a great motivator when it comes to having fun with healthy exercise while enjoying the great outdoors!
Enjoying the perfect skiing experience has never been as easy as it is today: which comes as no surprise, seeing as the weight saved by the new construction compared to the previous model is up to 200 grams. The combination of this light weight and the elasticity of the ski culminates in the whole new, forgiving kick action and carefree cross country skiing experience. This will be appreciated above all by skiers who are not so technically accomplished. A word of warning: with Efficient Forward, Fischer has given its Sport models a technology package which can become addictive!


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The issue LDAP: error code 12 – Unavailable Critical Extension commonly occurs when asking an LDAP Server to return paged results but the LDAP doesn't support the PagedResultsControl extension.
- SunOne 5.2 and 6.3 don't support PagedResultsControl extension.
- Active Directory and other LDAP servers support PagedResultsControl extension.
Working of pagination during LiveCycle sync from an LDAP server
In LiveCycle, users and groups are synched from an LDAP server in batches of 200.
When the results returned from an LDAP server is >= 200, then an AutoDetectionLogic is automatically enabled.
This AutoDetectionLogic seeing that the LDAP server is SunOne, automatically disables paging.
This AutoDetectionLogic seeing that the LDAP server is AD or non-SunOne, automatically enables paging.
There have been cases where an Enterprise has a proxy server in between which acts as Active Directory but the ultimate LDAP server running behind is SunOne.
In such a scenario, the AutoDetectionLogic is forced to enable paging because of the proxy server acting as Active Directory.
Hence, when the communication ultimately happens with SunOne, we get the error and sync fails.
In such a scenario, the AutoDetecitonLogic has to be turned off so that LiveCycle doesn't send any pagination requests.
One should follow the steps mentioned below to disable paging permanently.
- Login to AdminUI with administrator credentials.
- Navigate to Home > Settings > User Management > Configuration > Manual Configuration
- Export the config.xml to file system.
- Look for the tag entries starting with <entry key="enablePaging" value="…
- This entry is present under nodes named LDAPUserConfig and LDAPGroupConfig for a particular Enterprise or Hybrid domain.
- By default the entry is <entry key="enablePaging" value="true"/>
- When using SunOne as LDAP, this entry should be modified to <entry key="enablePaging" value="false"/>
- Save the config.xml and import it back to LiveCycle.
- No restart of the Application server required.


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Cartoon Wars Android and I App Review 1/15/13
Cartoon World is a charismatic action packed thriller. Never would I think that stick figures would be so fun. The game starts out with a unique side scrolling action. But you control the scroll with the tilt of your android or I device. You follow your troops into battle as battle ensues. Your objective, to defend your castle against the unending masses of baddies bent on exacting revenge and pillaging your tower. You are equipped with a ballista arrow launcher on top of your tower which will aid in repelling the attack. As time progresses you have a meter that will continue to fill up and allows your to pump out more defenses. Anyone that has ever played the iconic PC game Z by the bitmap brothers will have a little sentimental attachment to this title.
Sacrifice some of your meter points to upgrade your regeneration crystal, this will be a worthy upgrade for further into each mission as it will allow you to put out more units in the same amount of time. Sometimes the right strategy and timing will be exactly whats needed to successfully defend your castle. The action is real time and the battles quickly heat up. A plethora of unlockables await you as you get points from defeating your enemies. Upgrade each deployable character up to level 15, at each factor of 5, your character will morph into a different version of the base model, and that usually means upgrades, both attack type, power, and defense.
You can fly through the first 25 or 50 levels with little skill and just playing the levels a couple of times through until you save up enough in game currency to properly upgrade your units. The first upgrade which will provide the biggest bang for your buck is the ninja warrior class. His attack and defense versus his cost, is far superior to any of the early unlockable characters. Also keep a keen eye on the power of your ballista as your will want to constantly manage the ballista pattern to do the most destruction to the opposition. Eventually the ballista will become multi-arrow and then eventually flame arrows. Very powerful.
Once you start creeping up near level 100, you will definitely have to reply some of the levels time and time again until you save enough gold to unlock some of the highest levels of deployable units. You can save yourself some time and level grinding by using real world currency in exchange for in game gold, but I was able to successfully unlock nearly all of the unit levels without spending any money, but again patience is key. And without these higher level upgrades, you won't stand a chance against some of the new and upgraded models of enemies you face, ranging from serpents, to ogres, to space ships and more.
Overall my time spent with this game was enjoyable, I felt like I got enough gameplay from the title for a free android game, and that with the right skill and tact you could offset some of the need for spending real world money, which is a key component for me in liking android and I games. The visuals are probably as good as you can get for near grey tone colors and stick figure artwork. One note, is that this game seems to have some difficulty with tablet as the scroll mechanism is wonky and you have to hold the tablet up at a 90 degree angle just to get the screen to scroll.
Thank you for reading this review and hope you have an Epic Day!


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The Guardian's Leo Hickman ponders a deep question:
Are green policies good or bad news for energy bills?
Hickman wonders if there could possibly be a connection between green taxes and rising energy bills in the UK, a topic that is quickly becoming a political liability for the Prime Minister and his lunatic Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change.
There should be no surprise energy costs are higher. After all, that was the whole point of green policies:
- In the US, President Obama said electricity prices would 'necessarily skyrocket'
- In the UK, Chris Huhne said 'bills would "inevitably" go up'.
- In Ontario,Premier McGuinty created the Orwellian-named 'Clean Energy Benefit' to help offset the high costs of the 'transition' to green energy.
- In Australia, the Gillard carbon tax was to provide a 10% increase in electricity prices in its first year
Who knew that paying up to twenty times the market rate for wind and solar-power might lead to an increase in utility bills? If only someone could have foreseen the havoc that would be wrought by the green dream.
Oh, wait. Everyone did:
- The UK saw it coming
- Australia saw it coming
- Ontario saw it coming
- The US saw it coming
In fact, warmists got exactly what they wanted, green energy subsidized by taxes and fees levied against fossil-fueled generation. What greens don't want is any blame for the resulting hikes in energy bills.
Too bad. Own it, hippies.


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Errors Hurt Wildcats in 6-3 Loss at Texas
Errors Hurt Wildcats in 6-3 Loss at Texas
May 4, 2013
AUSTIN, Texas – A bevy of Kansas State errors opened the door for Texas to jump to a five-run lead and the Wildcats never caught up as they fell to the Longhorns, 6-3, Saturday at UFCU Disch-Falk Field.
K-State fell to 33-15 overall and 10-7 in Big 12 play. The Longhorns improved to 24-21 on the year and 6-14 in conference action as they fight to stay in contention for a spot in the Big 12 Championship.
The Longhorns jumped out of the gate with two first-inning runs on three hits and an error, then plated two more unearned runs on a pair of errors in the third inning. Another two-out error in the fourth inning made the score 5-0.
Kansas State finished the game with five errors, the most by a Wildcat team since also committing five miscues against Stanford in the 2011 NCAA Regional.
"We gave them a lot after they put the pressure on us in the first inning," head coach Brad Hill. "They did a great job hitting and running, and we just never could get settled in."
Meanwhile, the Wildcats were unable to get to Dillon Peters (5-3) in the first four innings as he forced the Wildcats to strand five base runners. K-State finally touched Peters in the fifth inning on a two-run double by Jared King to cut the lead to 5-2.
After a hit-by-pitch loaded the bases, Peters forced Blair DeBord to ground into an inning-ending fielder's choice.
Peters finished the game allowing two runs on seven hits with a walk and seven strikeouts. Ty Marlow worked two scoreless innings with two fanned batters to earn his second save as the Wildcats struck out 10 times.
"We didn't compete very well until the fourth inning," Hill said. "We got into compete-mode in the fifth inning and had opportunities, but we couldn't cash in or at least put ourselves in a spot to be one hit away."
Jacob Felts and Erich Weiss each had two hits to lead Texas as Weiss had a two-out RBI single in the third and a run-scoring double in the seventh that essentially put the game away.
The Wildcats were led by three players with two-hit games in Tanner Witt, Mitch Meyer and Lance Miles. Miles led off the third inning with an infield single, and he singled and scored in the fifth. He earned the nod at third base in place of regular RJ Santigate, who was unavailable due to an illness.
Kansas State had multiple opportunities offensively throughout the game by putting the leadoff man on base seven times in nine innings. Witt hit a ground-rule double to lead off the ninth inning and with the tying run reaching the on-deck circle, Marlow forced two fly outs and a strikeout to finish off the game. The Wildcats stranded 11 runners in the game for the second-straight day.
Matt Wivinis (6-2) suffered the loss by allowing four runs (one earned) on three hits with two walks in 2.2 innings.
Joe Flattery came out of the bullpen to keep K-State in the contest by tossing 3.2 innings, allowing an unearned run on four hits with no walks and four strikeouts. His four fanned batters were the most in his last six outings.
"He held it at bay and gave us a chance to get back in it, but the tack-on run at the end hurt us too," Hill said.
The Wildcats conclude their series against Texas at 1 p.m., Sunday at UFCU Disch-Falk Field. The game can be heard in the Manhattan area on SportsRadio 1350 KMAN, as well as online for free at both www.k-statesports.com and www.1350kman.com.
Sunday's finale can also be seen on the Longhorn Network, which is available on Cox Communications Manhattan channel 272 and AT&T U-Verse Manhattan channel 609. Additional information about the Longhorn Network, as well as frequently asked questions, can be found at http://espn.go.com/longhornnetwork/faq#2a.


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Fashion, especially during show time, is not politically correct. This we know. It is, despite momentary urges to prove itself otherwise, sexist (when it comes to models, there's a big gender imbalance in pay, though not necessarily the way you think); ageist; and size-ist (the latter two do not really need explanation). Read more
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A new Calf Note has been posted at Calf Notes.com.
In Calf Note #171, entitled "Immunity in Jersey calves," author Jim Quigley discusses a common query he gets when he visits with calf raisers, especially those who raise both Jerseys and Holsteins. That question is, "Why do I have more challenges with my Jersey calves?"
What are some of the reasons why Jersey calves seem to differ from Holsteins?
"Some recent research suggests that both nutrition and immunity effects may be involved," Quigley says.


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EurAsian Economic Centre for Legal Analysis, Information and Investment Support opened in Geneva in 2007 (the Centre). The Centre is the institution of the EurAsian Economic Community (EurAsEC) composed of six territories of the former Soviet Union.
The idea of the Centre is not new. Since 2002 the Founders have been in contact with international organisations, such as the UN, the WTO, the ITC, the ICTSD, and the Swiss organisations SIPPO SIPPO (Swiss Import Promotion program) and SECO (State Secretarial for Economic Affaires). These organisations supported the creatiing the Centre.
The objective of the Centre is to assist the present and potential investors initially from, or acting within, the Member States of the Centre (EurAsEC, the EU, and Switzerland), but, upon the request of the Centre Members, investors can be from any country in the world. The Centre establishes two lines of business relations: on the one hand, it assists European businesses in their approach to the Member States of the EurAsEC markets; and on the other hand, it provides support to companies from the member states of the EurAsEC in developing activities in western markets.
The main activities of the Centre are:


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ReferenceReference Desk
The Reference Desk is located on the main floor of the Library in front of the clock on the east wall. Reference librarians help answer questions, select books and articles, and assist in research projects.
The Ready Reference Collection, located behind the Reference Desk, contains books designed for immediate reference and other heavily used materials. A current validated Lehman ID must be presented to the librarian at the Reference Desk to receive this material. This material must be used in the Library and can be accessed until the Library closes.
Reference Books
Reference books provide concise information, such as biographies, literary criticism, definitions, statistics, maps, or a description of important facts and events. This kind of information is typically found in books such as encyclopedias, almanacs, dictionaries, yearbooks, handbooks, directories, maps, atlases and gazetteers.
The general Reference collection is located in the stacks on the main floor, south of the Reference Desk. This material must be used onsite only. Another area containing reference material is the Education department on the third floor.
Quick Reference section
A Quick Reference section containing dictionaries, career materials, Hot Topics books, and heavily used reference books is located in the first section of the Reference stacks. Some of these resources are available for seven-day loan.
The Reference area has 33 computers: 25 PCs and 8 Macs. They are all connected to the Internet and most are equipped with Microsoft Office. (One PC is limited to searching only the CUNY+ catalog.) All computers permit printing and downloading to USB drives. Headphones are available at the Reference Desk for listening to audio files. Printers connect to all Reference area computers. A print management account must be used for printing.
Print Help Desk
Help with the print management system and computers in the Reference area is available at the Print Help Desk, located in front of the Quick Reference shelves at the south end of the Reference area.
For questions, contact Madeline Cohen, 718-960-7765, or email@example.com.
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The Last of the Twenty
Lillian Braden of Glidden passes away on Friday, had 12 biological brothers, 7 sisters
By DOUGLAS BURNS
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German Lutheran immigrants Jans and Elizabeth Peters of rural Glidden (both died in the early 1950s) had 20 biological children, including Lillian Braden of Glidden who died last week in Carroll at age 92, the last of the children to pass. Pictured are the couple with all 20 children in a photo with no known date. In front, from left are: Derk, Anna Hunt, Jans and Elizabeth, Jacob and Mary. In second row, from left are Roy, Hannah, Emma Potts, Fred, Louise Cornelius, Edna Lovell and Herman. In third row, from left, are Albert, Alvie, Lillian Braden, William and Hilda Olerich. In fourth row, from left are Lawrence, Hank, John and Warren.
The Peterses have reality TV beat
Depending on your perspective, it's either fortunate or a missed opportunity for international fame that Jan and Elizabeth Peters and their 20 biological children lived in Carroll County well before the days of reality TV - and television itself for that matter.
In terms of the numbers, The Peterses have the television Duggars beat. The lives of Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar and their 19 biological kids are chronicled regularly on TLC.
Kelly Bates, then 44, of Lake City, Tenn., told ABC in 2012 that she feels "more normal" being pregnant than not - she's just given birth to number 19. After welcoming Jeb Colton Bates on Feb. 1, the Bateses now share the title of largest family in America with their good friends, the Duggars, according to The Huffington Post.
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the greatest recorded number of children born to one mother is 69, to the wife of Feodor Vassilyev of Russia in the 1700s. In 27 confinements she gave birth to 16 pairs of twins, seven sets of triplets and four set of quadruplets, according to Guinness.
GLIDDEN - Lillian Braden experienced a childhood of eating in shifts.
Not at a restaurant.
At the family farm north of Glidden where she was one of 20 biological children born (in single birth, no twins) to German Lutheran immigrants Jans and Elizabeth Peters.
To cycle all the kids through dinner in the 1920s and 1930s, the Peters family would allow the oldest and youngest to eat first, with the rest of the clan serving the meal. The line for baths could start on a Saturday and stretch well into Sunday.
Lillian "Lil" Braden, the 18th of the 20 children, died Friday at age 92 in Carroll. A Glidden resident she had only entered the Carroll Health Center before Thanksgiving. She was the last of the Peters children to pass.
"It's a great legacy," Braden's daughter-in-law Nancy Braden of Glidden said in an interview Monday night.
Jans and Elizabeth Peters emigrated on the steamship Necker from Hamburg, Germany, to the United States in May 1901 - already with four children. Elizabeth had her first son, Derk in 1897 at age 20 or 21. She would bear her last child 27 years later in Carroll County in 1924, at age 47 or 48. Based on an average pregnancy of 9 months, Elizabeth Peters (1878 to 1952) spent 15 years of her 74-year life with child.
After arriving in the United States the Peterses settled in the Glidden area with the assistance of family. They knew little English.
"They learned it by reading the newspaper," Nancy Braden said.
In a 1933 Des Moines Register story Jans Peters talked about the joys and challenges of raising such a large brood. He said he'd never whip one child in front of others and always sought to explain wrongdoings, reason with the kids, before turning to the "palm of my hand."
"Then you can't have favorites," he told The Register. "Everyone in our family gets the same treatment. But then momma and I love them all just the same."
Jans Peters said that on the 240-acre farm all the kids had to learn to work before they could play.
"They've all had their tasks according to their age and strength," he said.
Lillian learned wallpapering and painting and cooking - skills she would use throughout her hard-working life. As a youth, she worked at the Glidden Cafe, and later, while living in Georgia with husband Boyd for a time, she worked at a Ben Franklin store.
In the winters the Peters children had bobsled parties and nights of making popcorn balls. There were family picnics at least once every two weeks in the summers.
Nancy Braden, 61, a retired preschool teacher in Glidden, said that for Sunday dinners the Peterses' seven-room home would be jammed with family as older sons and daughters would bring their families.
"There would be way more than 20 people," Braden said.
All of the 20 children attended Jan and Elizabeth's 50th wedding anniversary in 1946.
"We have wonderful reunions," Nancy Braden said of modern-day gatherings of descendants.
Lillian's three sons - Gary, Randy and Dan - have 58 first cousins. Lillian already had several nieces and nephews when she was born on May 20, 1924 on the family farm. All the Peters kids were born at home, a remarkably healthy place considering the times.
"We have never had much sickness," Elizabeth Peters told The Register in 1933. "Oh, mumps, measles, chickenpox and such things, but nothing serious."
Jans Peters helped build the St. John Lutheran Church, which operated as a country facility between Lidderdale and Glidden before moving to its current location in eastern Carroll. Lillian was a lifelong member of the church where she taught Sunday school and sang in the choir.
At one point in the 1930s or 1940s, according to family lore, a Hollywood producer approached the Peterses about doing a movie. Jans rejected the idea out of distrust for the filmmaking industry, Nancy Braden said.
"He didn't want them to make fun of them, embarrass them," Nancy Braden said. He was reportedly worried the movie would depict the family bathing in rivers - something they didn't do, Braden said.
Nancy and Dan Braden, one of Lillian's sons, spent daily time with her in recent years.
"Once you get to 92 she said you've outlived most of your friends and family," Nancy Braden said.
Dan Braden, 63, retired as a guard with the Iowa Department of Corrections and the former General Electric plant in Carroll, said his mother had reconciled death.
"She was not worried about it," Dan Braden said.
As she slipped out of her earthly existence Lillian could be heard speaking to her sister, Hannah, 20 years her senior, who died in 1982.
"The older ones seemed like surrogate mothers to Lil," Nancy Braden said.
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Thanks to you and my buddy KC in San Francisco, I have a new obssession to add to my list. Football season's right around the corner, and between the obssession with football, grilling, and pairing a fine cigar with the right whiskey, it's given a whole new meaning to Sundays for me. My girlfriend won't be too happy but, as long as she gives me one day a week and I don't start calling her my "grill"friend instead of my "girl"friend, everything should be OK.
I'd recently traveled across country by car, stopping at the Salt Lick BBQ in Driftwood, TX, Ruby's BBQ in Austin, TX, and Neely's Bar-B-Que Restaurant in Memphis, TN. It was at these places that the seeds of my obssession were sown, not just from the amazing food I'd had the priviledge of eating, but from the kindness of the people at the restaurants, who were nice enough to let me see their pits. The Salt Lick let me walk right through the kitchen to take pictures and ask questions. At Ruby's, I met Luke Zimmermann, President of the Central Texas BBQ Association, who was equally as hospitable.
Then, after I decided I would try my hand at smoked brisket and pulled pork, my boy KC recommended your How to Grill book to me, and my obssession blossomed, as it were. He's been grilling for years, and he even consults the book to this day. Anyway, as my ambition occasionally outweighs my abilities, I went ahead and plunked down some cash on a Charbroil barrel smoker, determined to get into this thing called barbecue and share some wisdom with my family for 4th of July weekend, as they'd never really had true barbecue before.
So, as we were to be eating for 2pm, I got up at 3am, had brisket on the grill by 4am, pork shoulder on the grill by 5, and everything was (thankfully) done on time. To make a long story less long, I used your recipes for the brisket and pork, plus I made your baked bean recipe, Texas BBQ sauce, and the white BBQ sauce from your book, with a couple of minor tweaks in some of the recipes (my father makes some grappa-based coffee liquer, which I added to the Texas BBQ sauce for an extra kick - awesome!). My guests, who all thought I was completely insane for getting up at 3am to start cooking, didn't seem to mind it when they scarfed up everything I had leaving no leftovers, except for a small amount of the baked beans. Everything seemed to come out great, and I must say I was pretty pleased with myself, considering it was my first solo smoking venture.
I probably won't be getting up so early again to cook in the near future, but honestly, there was a certain serene joy in being alone with the grill, getting up in the pitch black of night, getting the grill going, watching the sunrise, and having my folks wake up to the smell of hickory-smoked goodness. My friends and family think I'm crazy? They have no idea, and we all have you to thank/blame. Let me know if you're ever in Brooklyn, and I'll nake you taste some of that coffee liquer. Take care.
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(China has stepped up its oppression of the Uighur Turks in East Turkestan on the pretext that they are going to join the ranks of the opposition in Syria.)
They said they had stopped doing that. They promised me they had stopped. If this is true, we must learn about it from our Chinese brothers. If there is any evidence, we must make the fullest use of it.
(Russian head of state Vladimir Putin stated that he would travel to Turkey for the high-level Cooperation Summit in Turkey, postponed until December 3rd 2012. Speaking with Mr. Putin, Professor Hüseyin Bağcı, an expert on international relations, said that he regarded the future of Turkish-Russian relations as a very bright one, and continued; "Great care must be taken over Turkish-Russian relations. Russia does not want any problems in its relations with Turkey. Putin does not want any.")
Putin is a highly intelligent person. He is very high-quality and of good character. The best use must be made of Putin, such a person will not easily come this way again. He is very strong, masha'Allah. He is full of love for his nation and protects and watches over its interests. He has a genuine affection for Muslims. He favors goodness and honesty. He is open to rational, affectionate and respectful language. For one thing, the Russian nation is a very fine one. That nation needs to be given its due respect. Relations with Russia are vital, the key to Islamic Unity. We must look at Russia as the protector of Islamic Unity. Because he is in favor of sovereignty, Putin has a historic role to play in Islamic Unity and Turkish-Islamic Union. He will assume a historic role, insha'Allah. We need to treat Putin with affection. We need to properly appreciate his worth, insha'Allah.
(In response to a mail from a reader boasting of his antipathy toward colored people)
Your words are utterly disgraceful, a violation of good conscience. Do you realize that? It is so ugly. Do you know what Allah will do to you in the hereafter? Do you know what will become of you? He boasts of his antipathy towards colored people. What a terrible thing. It is a kind of sickness. There are people like that in America, racists. There are those who dislike Turks, or Jews or Christians. Your attitude is senseless. You must see the best in everything. Bilal the Abyssinian was black. Most of the Companions were colored. You must fear Allah. How can you talk like that? So who knows what you would what say to Bilal the Abyssinian if you saw him? Who knows what you would say to the Companions of the Prophet if you saw them? Your words are unbecoming.
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This article was published 28/1/2014 (1302 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
It would seem the magic pixie dust Paul Maurice has sprinkled generously on the Winnipeg Jets does have some limitations.
The Jets fell 4-3 to the Nashville Predators Tuesday night at the MTS Centre and, along the way, clanged a couple off posts, missed some glorious opportunities and had some of the good fortune they've enjoyed since the new boss slipped behind the bench go the other way.
The result: the Jets are back to .500 at 25-25-5 — and 6-2 under Maurice — after a sloppy but hard-fought contest to a Central Division rival. The loss vaulted the Predators, now 24-23-8, one point ahead of the Jets into 11th spot in the Western Conference.
"I think we had a good understanding of how (the game) was going to look and it looked exactly how we thought it would at the start and right through," said Maurice. "It's such a hard, grinding game. It was a battle level right through.
"Listen, that group... you could see it in their faces coming to the bench: they gave everything they absolutely had. There was nothing easy. That game, we spent a lot here, as they should have, in the last week and they gave absolutely everything they had."
The Jets followed some of the same formula that has brought them so much success of late, out-hitting the Preds 45-17 as Maurice shortened the bench to squeeze maximum performances out of his top three lines and top two defence pairings.
But the Jets were also guilty of some breakdowns defensively — credited with 18 turnovers — and didn't get the game-changing goaltending from Ondrej Pavelec and Al Montoya that had been the trademark of the recent run.
And, hey, lets also credit the Predators, who, coming off a shootout loss to Calgary and a 5-1 thrashing in Edmonton, served up the kind of opportunistic road gem that is their blueprint.
"They just got spanked 5-1 against Edmonton and coming in you just felt it was going to be a really tough game," said Blake Wheeler, who scored his 22nd goal, a career high. "I think we were in the box a little bit more than we wanted to be. They had a good push there in the second period and we responded and it would have been nice to start the third five on five. That said we've got to try to kill it off and go from there.
"From there, we were fighting an uphill battle and you were looking at four or five guys every time you went up the ice. And we still had opportunities, hit a post or two and had a couple really good looks in front of their net and sometimes that's the way it goes."
The Jets got a goal and an assist from Mark Scheifele and his two-point night gives him 31 (10 goals, 21 assists) on the season, moving him past Chris Kreider into third place in rookie scoring.
The Jets' other freshman phenom, Jacob Trouba, picked up two assists, giving him seven points in his last seven games.
Predators rookie Seth Jones opened the scoring, wheeling around Toby Enstrom before beating Ondrej Pavelec with a wraparound.
But it was 14-year veteran Mike Fisher who played the hero, beating Pavelec 42 seconds into the third period for what was the game-winner. That goal came with Devin Setoguchi in the penalty box for slashing Shea Weber, right after the Preds' D-man mugged him along the boards.
"That was a penalty we can't take," said Maurice, "and that was addressed. Discipline, especially when you are playing five games in eight, is paramount."
Setoguchi, to his credit, had one of his best shifts later in the game after the penalty, throwing his body around in the offensive zone.
"Teammates want an opportunity to learn from a mistake," said Maurice. "And then you expect a response like that, an understanding of responsibility and the respect for his teammates to do everything he possibly can to do it back."
The Jets have done this before, teased and then disappointed. They won four straight from Nov. 8-15 and then went winless in their next four and, after cranking out three consecutive W's after Christmas, then dropped five in a row to cost Claude Noel his job.
"We're not thinking about that at all," said Mark Stuart. "It's a loss, we'll review it and then we've got to move on. We need points. We're not going to dwell on this one, that's for sure."
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Here is a link to the video!
Look at these amazing htHDR versions. (tutorial link)
On Saturday the 6th of August myself and three co-conspiritors hiked up to the top of old Razorback mountain. The hike is largely unremarkable save for the fact it overlooks the fine playa which serves as a home to burners everywhere. We had made this hike before to check on the Black Rock HAM radio repeater, a service offered by BRARA. This time we had a different project in mind. About 2 months previous, I had been given my first DSLR camera (see equipment list a bit further down), and had done several experiments with time-lapse photography around my new home at Langton Labs and during the 4th of Juplaya event.
The confluence of having seen this view of the playa from Old Razorback, and my newfound interest in photography got the engineer gears turning in my head. With the support of several friends, I decided to do a time-lapse video of the playa bringing the viewer from its pre-buring man state, through the event, and past the entire cleanup and GTFO efforts. This turned out to be a non-trivial, but extremely rewarding undertaking.
Equipment Involved:
1 Walmart Special $50 car battery
1 SunSaver Duo Charge Controller
2 LM317 based voltage regulation circuits (soldered board free and coated in "Liquid Tape")
1 Eye-Fi Pro X2 8 GB Class 6 SDHC Wireless Flash Memory Card EYE-FI-8PC
1 HQRP Kit AC Power Adapter and DC Coupler compatible with Canon Adapter
1 Powerfilm F15-1200 20w Folding Solar Panel Charger
1 Cheap Intervalometer
Planning and Setup:
The first thing we had to figure out was power. In my early tests with the camera, the current draw averaged around 200mA when taking photos every 10 minutes. This meant that we had to supply no less than 33 Amp Hours per week on the playa. Wishing to cover the entire 2 month span, this This could be accomplished by small fleet of car batteries. However the idea of having to drag all that weight up 1600 feet above the playa sounded terrible, so I instead opted to get a single battery, supported by a backpacking solar panel and accompanying charge controller.
Next up was bandwidth. Making a camera fire on a regular interval is pretty simple, but dealing with the gigabytes of generated data was less trivial. I did not want to compromise the size or quality of the images, but even a 32GB SD card would top out after a week of exposures at a reasonable rate. Thankfully, we have friends in the area who generously support a radio-linked point-to-point wifi back to Gerlach which is mirrored onto the internet. This combined with the "bottomless memory" feature that the new EyeFi SD cards support, enabled us to keep the data flowing!
After stringing all of the above equipment together in a logical fashion, we setup the repeater to turn on its wifi for several hours each day and tested everything. Then we went home!
Annoying Reality:
EyeFi cards come with an extremely annoying, totally undocumented feature. Namely that they require a hardware reboot (or several) to delete photos. While we had planned to run this without any support, I (and several friends) ended up taking several trips up that way to reboot the thing! Be warned EyeFi cards are not really optimal for this! Some people have had luck with the CHDK and EyeFi, but sadly the T1i is not scriptable :(
Photo Editing:
To go from 8000 x 12 magapixel images (22GB of data) to the movie you see here, I (Peretz) used:
Feel free to ask questions. Think of this as a living document!
Kudos List:
Post-Processing : Peretz Partensky
Sound Composition : Sharps / Saedos Records (http://sharpsbeats.com)
Hardware Providers: Todd Huffman and "Safety" Phil Lapsley
Hike Team:
Ted Blackman, Galit Sorokin, Giggity, Ryan "Flophouse" MatthewsTodd Huffman, Cody Daniel
Special Thanks:
BRARA Ham radio group (http://blog.cq-blackrock.org/)
Ranger Keeper (bandwidth down from the mountain)
Dropbox (for hosting raw images)
Langton Labs
Hackpad (https://hackpad.com)


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In the fallout of the LeBron clown show:
1) Maybe now Knicks fans won't cheer him when he comes to MSG and beats the living tar out of their team. You would never see hockey fans do something like that. Oh, they might cheer a Messier or a Leetch or an Eddie Giacomin when he returns as an opponent, but once the game starts those guys are the enemy.
And MSG's hockey fans have always treated the greatest players in the game as villains. People who argue for balanced schedule say fans want to see the great players. Yeah, well, I remember many nights when Mario Lemieux was scratched because of various ailments, and the Rangers fans would cheer the announcement. You guys already have a great dislike (putting it mildly) for Sidney Crosby, and you quickly developed one with Alex Ovechkin the last time the Rangers were in the playoffs.
You would not cheer an opponent because of his greatness, as Knicks fans do with LeBron, Kobe Bryant, in the past Michael Jordan, as they're slapping up 40 or 50 in your face.
I think that now changes with LeBron. I think he gets booed roundly in New York next time he comes in. And I think he might need extra security in Cleveland.
2) He said "Organ-eye-zation" like a hockey player last night. Hah.
3) I like the way all the ESPN basketball experts all of a sudden had sources telling them it was Miami, after Steven Smith broke the story that LeBron would be going to Miami with Wade and Bosh. Now it was the "Decision" show and all of a sudden, their hosts all had sources saying Miami, although none of them would come right out and say "He's going to Miami."
4) The Heat web site, hours after the announcement, still didn't have a word on LeBron's decision. It had a story in which they were close to signing Wade and Bosh. Are you kidding me? And this morning, still no story. Just two one-paragraph statements from Pat Riley and Wade.
5) Rangers fans should be happy that LeBron didn't come to the Garden. Otherwise your boys would forever be on MSG-Plus or MSG-4 or whatever on nights when the Knicks were playing.
6) This can't possibly be good for the Sunrise Panthers.
7) How is it that the biggest city in the world can't come up with better celeb/fans than Spike? Worse, how is it that the Garden decided Isiah Thomas would be a good guy to help in the LeBron chase? What, Bryan Trottier and John Muckler weren't available?
I'll be back later. See youse. (and, no, it isn't what you're thinking).


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This article was published 20/6/2013 (1524 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Manitoba has 14 plants whose emissions are big enough to earn a spot on Environment Canada's annual greenhouse gas inventory.
The 14 emitters represent one per cent of Canada's greenhouse gases, and even Manitoba's biggest polluter comes nowhere near the country's dirtiest point source, the Resolute pulp and paper mill in Alma, Que. It emitted 9.4 million tonnes of greenhouse gases in 2011.
The latest batch of emissions data, for the 2011 year, was just released. Here are the CO2 equivalent emissions, in tonnes, for Manitoba's top point sources.
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Dog-friendly Stiffkey Cottages & Barbecue
This detached holiday cottage stands in large grounds, and offers accommodation suitable for larger families and groups. The rear garden has a paved seating terrace with seating for 10 and a barbecue. From the terrace, there are 10 steps leading up to a raised, enclosed sloping garden.
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A VIGILANT shopper who helped foil a theft in Yeovil is asked to contact police.
On Sunday, January 19, a shopper at the Lidl store on Lyde Road informed staff about two women seen with a foil-lined bag full of shop products.
These items were not paid for as the women went through the tills and paid for a single cookie.
The women left the store and were approached by shop staff at which point they ran off and left the bag in the hedge.
Two women, aged 42 and 33, have been arrested on suspicion of theft and after being interviewed were released on bail while police continue their investigation.
The shopper who first informed store staff about the incident did not leave their details but police would like to speak to them about what they saw.
That person, or anyone who knows who it was, should contact police on 101 and quote 6348/14.


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|Fishing or Football?
Part 3: There's no real limit to the technology and audio/video equipment you can have on your boat.
By Elizabeth A. Ginns — March 2003
Owners are also saving space by eliminating stereos and bulky, often cumbersome CD towers and boxes. Instead, the sound is brought in via satellite TV, and the sound output extends far beyond an elementary two-speaker saloon system. Sullivan's Mikelson 43 has a SeaTel satellite TV antenna with a Sony satellite receiver for the sound system. The 12-volt AM/FM stereo/CD player can be heard through the entire boat, its output being broadcast from two speakers on the flying bridge and two in the cockpit as well as from the speakers in the saloon. Lambros says IMS is working with a new line of speakers from Morel that reportedly offers better sound quality than regular stereo speakers and essentially take up no interior space, since they attach to the ceiling. And that's just the beginning.
As long as you're willing to pay the price tag that goes along with these custom packages, it seems there's no real limit to the technology and audio/video equipment you can have on your boat. Lambros says that packages can range anywhere from $40,000 to upwards of $300,000, depending on their intricacy. But in the interest of making your cruising life a tad more stylish and a lot more relaxing, freeing up some extra space, adding a considerable measure of safety and entertainment to those trips out to the canyons, and finally in the interest of not having to choose between the game and the striper, most boaters would say it's definitely worth it.
Furuno Phone: (360) 834-9300. www.furuno.com.
Integrated Marine System Phone: (800) 960-8476. www.integratedmarinesystems.com.
Mikelson Yachts Phone: (619) 222-5007. www.mikelsonyachts.com.
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1) The Rangers will begin their annual coat drive Saturday. If you are going to any of the next three home games and can afford to donate, please consider doing so. Here are the details from the Rangers:
NEW YORK RANGERS HOST 6th ANNUAL WINTER COAT DRIVE TO BENEFIT CHILDREN FROM THE GARDEN OF DREAMS FOUNDATION
New York, November 23, 2010 – In the spirit of the holiday season and as part of an ongoing commitment to make dreams come true for kids in our area, the New York Rangers and Garden of Dreams Foundation will bring back the annual coat drive for the sixth year to benefit local children in the greater New York area.
Coat collection stations will be set up at Rangers home games on November 26, November 29 and December 5, and fans who bring new or gently used coats will receive a commemorative Rangers item in exchange for their donation. Each year a wealth of coats are also brought in from various rink partners in the tri-state area. This year there are 21 rink partners on board to help support the program. To find the nearest coat collection site, please visit: www.newyorkrangers.com .
After the coats are collected, New York Rangers current players, alumni, and wives and significant others will help distribute them to the children at Garden of Dreams partner organizations, including Loisaida, Life Center and Children's Aid Society where they will help the children pick out their perfect winter coats.
2) HBO will air a 12-minute preview of the "24/7" series about the Rangers and Flys leading up to the Winter Classic, Friday at 9:15 p.m. The show will also be replayed many times. Here's the sked from the NHL:
HBO replay schedule: HBO2 replay schedule:
All times are ET/PT. All times are ET/PT.
Nov. 25 (9:15 p.m.) Nov. 25 (5:40 a.m.)
Nov. 26 (12:00 p.m.) Dec. 8 (1:15 p.m., 8:45 p.m.)
Nov. 29 (12:30 p.m., 4:05 a.m.) Dec. 11 (8:15 a.m.)
Dec. 2 (9:30 a.m., 12:30 a.m.) Dec. 15 (6:15 a.m., 9:45 p.m.)
Dec. 4 (9:00 a.m.)
Dec. 6 (8:15 p.m.)
Dec. 9 (2:30 p.m.)
Dec. 12 (5:15 p.m., 11:30 p.m.)
Dec. 14 (7:00 p.m.)
3) A fellow named Michael Meyer is working on a documentary about the 1993-94 Stanley Cup run. I fear that my mug will appear on the film a few times (that's a warning, not a threat). He is looking for any fans who have a special story about that season.
Now, please do not inundate him with crank calls or jibberish or mundane stuff about jumping around your living room. But if you think you have a special story to tell about your fan-ship that season, or about somebody you know, please email him at firstname.lastname@example.com.
4) The Rangers will unveil their Winter Classic jerseys Monday at 4 p.m. You can watch the live unveiling on the team's web site.
The jerseys will be available for purchase starting Dec. 5.