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Mass Criminalization
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With only 5% of the world's population, the U.S. has 25% of the world's prison population.
The U.S. incarcerates more people - in absolute numbers and per capita - than any other nation in the world.
The number of Americans incarcerated for drug offenses today is larger than the entire prison and jail population was in 1980.
1 in 4 jail inmates in 2002 was in jail for a drug offense, compared to 1 in 10 in 1983.
If we want to solve our nation's drug problems, we need to focus less on obtaining convictions and more on preventing addictions. We should be treating people with addictions, not handcuffing them.
The United States is home to less than 5 percent of the world's population but nearly 25 percent of its prisoners, in part because of the overly harsh consequences of a drug conviction. Many of the 2.3 million people behind bars (and 5 million under criminal justice supervision) in this country are being punished for a drug offense. If every American who has ever possessed illicit drugs were punished for it, nearly half of the U.S. population would have drug violations on their records.
Over 1.6 million people are arrested, prosecuted and incarcerated, placed under criminal justice supervision and/or deported each year for a drug law violation. Yet instead of reducing problematic drug use, drug-related disease transmission or overdose deaths, the drug war has actually done more harm than problematic drug use itself, by breaking up families, putting millions of people behind bars, burdening even more people with a life-long criminal record, worsening the health prospects for people who use drugs and significantly compromising public health.
The consequences of any drug conviction are life-long and severe, and are not experienced equally. Despite comparable drug use and selling rates across racial groups, African Americans and Latinos are disproportionately punished for drug law violations. Drug violations are an easy solution for police officers pressed for high arrest quotas, resulting in thousands of wrongful arrests that overwhelmingly victimize communities of color.
The Drug Policy Alliance is focused on reducing the number of people swept into the criminal justice system (or deported) for drug law violations, while promoting policies that improve individual and public health. We are guided by the principle that no one should be punished for what they put in their own body, absent harm to others.
Exposing and combating the racism of the drug war is an important part of DPA's agenda. We work with civil rights and social justice organizations, formerly incarcerated people and other allies to end discriminatory policies and practices that unjustly target and penalize people of color and to advance an equitable health-centered approach to drugs.
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You exercise your body to stay physically in shape, so why shouldn't you exercise your brain to stay mentally fit? With these daily exercises you will learn how to flex your mind, improve your creativity and boost your memory. As with any exercise, repetition is necessary for you to see improvement, so pick your favorite exercises from our daily suggestions and repeat them as desired. Try to do some mentalrobics every single day!
Icebreakers are little exercises that help relax tension and loosen up a formal atmosphere in a meeting where you want to have creative ideas and group participation.
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Have everyone line up in the order of his or her birthday. The catch is that nobody is allowed to talk or write. This should inspire people to use some interesting forms of communication. Variations of this game could include lining up by age or alphabetically by the city in which you were born.
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Life couldnt be any better for these fraternity brothers. Andrew and Dan met while attending Arizona State University and the last four years have been filled with good times. Some of the Teams refer to Andrew and Dan as Team Superbad.
Now they are ready for a life-altering experience. Andrew, a senior, is studying urban planning. He is hoping to make the most of their last year in college before they part ways. His laid-back appearance can be deceiving so count on him to be assertive, hands-on, and ready to take on anything that comes his way.
Dan graduated last December with a degree in Tourism Management. He enjoys bar hopping, sports and all things funny. Dan also loves to travel and hopes to use his extensive global travel knowledge and expertise to get a leg up on the competition.
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Half Of A Yellow Sun Screening + Q&A
Previous | Hercules Official Trailer
Half Of A Yellow Sun opens nationwide on Friday, 11 April but you can catch the film before everyone else, at one of two special screenings taking place in London next week.
The first special preview will be on Monday, 7 April at Peckham Plex, Peckham with director Biyi Bandele and author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie taking part in a Q&A session.
On Wednesday, 9 April Biyi Bandele will again be available for a Q&A session and will be joined by Chiwetel Ejiofor, who most recently starred as Solomon Northup in Steve McQueen's harrowing masterpiece: 12 Years A Slave. This screening will take place at Odeon Cinema, Greenwich.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's much-loved novel 'Half of a Yellow Sun' is adapted for the big screen, in a drama which follows two middle-class sisters whose lives are torn apart by the Nigerian Civil War. Starring Oscar nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor, BAFTA winner Thandie Newton, Joseph Mawle, Anika Noni Rose and John Boyega, 'Half of a Yellow Sun' is the directorial debut from Biyi Bandele.
Set during the 1960s, the film follows twins Olanna (Newton) and Kainene (Rose) in the years leading up to and during the devastating Nigerian conflict. While Olanna falls in love with a passionate activist Odenigbo (Ejiofor) and Kainene with a British writer Richard (Mawle), both sisters and their partners struggle to survive.
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AN inspirational High Wycombe entrepreneur has been crowned winner of a Prince's Trust award.
Shaun McPherson, 31, beat two other contenders to be named Young Ambassador of the Year at the at The Prince's Trust Awards earlier this month.
He was diagnosed with attention deficit disorder and severe behaviour problems and was excluded from schools three times by the time he was 15.
But despite finding the determination to put himself through college, Mr McPherson struggled to hold down a job.
He then heard about The Prince's Trust Enterprise Programme which helps unemployed young people to start up in business.
With the charity's support, Shaun up his own business making bespoke pond covers. He was named a Young Ambassador to share his story with others.
Mr McPherson said: 'I was stuck in very dark place before I came to The Trust and they were like a flashlight or a torch.
"I feel like they helped me get my own torch and now, through my work as an ambassador, I hope I am able to shine that light for other people'.
The Prince of Wales was joined by a host of celebrities at London's Leicester Square Odeon Cinema to pay tribute to young people who have overcome issues such as abuse, drug addiction and homelessness at the ceremony.
Joan Collins, who presented Shaun with his award, said: "I can't even imagine how hard it must have been for Shaun to turn things around.
"Having the strength and courage to come through that is inspiring enough but to then use his story to inspire others is even more incredible."


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Hello all.
I am having an issue with a site i am building in Wordpress.Im using a static front page. For reasons unknown to me my entire front page is now aligned left, while the rest of the site is centered as it is supposed to be.I cant figure out what i could have done to cause this.It was perfectly fine (centered) when i logged off one day, and the next day when i visited the site again the front page had shifted left.I cant figure out how to correct this in the css without negatively affecting the other pages.
Anyone have any idea how this could have happened?the site is on my testing server: mydomainsample.com/ai
i can post any code either in this thread or in a private message on these forums.
Thanks in advance.
This line in your CSS is causing the problem:
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Remove that and all swell. What was that line of code meant to achieve?
it was meant to specify the width of the home button in the navigation.I dont understand why that would move the page left, but thanks for the help. i never would have guessed that.
Ah, but the class was applied to the body element, meaning that you wanted the whole page to be only 60px in width. Luckily, the content peeked outside that enough to be seen.
To apply a width to a button, apply a class directly to the button.
i did apply the class directly to the button. the home button in the nav was
. how did it get applied to the body element? is that something that was written into the template or Wordpress itself? i wrote the css class specifically for the nav and applied it as i stated. I didnt apply it to anything else - at least not intentionally.
Ah, I see. The template you are using already has a class of "home" applied to the  element:
<body class="home page page-id-17 page-template-default custom-background">
I guess you have to be careful with things like that if using a template made by someone else. Perhaps choose less obvious classes like "hme" or "home-button" just in case.
gotchya. Thanks again
I'm having the same problem. My page is centered and looks fine, then I set it as the front static page for my website and suddenly its all shifted to the left of the screen. Anybody have any answers?
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Background Sources for Nebraska
From Ancestry.com Wiki
This entry was originally written by Marsha Hoffman Rising, CG, FUGA, FASG and Dwight A. Radford for Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources.
The best printed sources for the territorial period are the following:
- Territorial Papers of the United States Senate—Nebraska, 1853–1867. Record Group 46, Reel 16. This publication is available in many historical societies and university libraries.
- White, John B., comp. Published Sources on Territorial Nebraska. Vol. 23, Nebraska State Historical Society Publications. Lincoln, Nebr.: Nebraska State Historical Society, 1956. This may be purchased from the society for $3.
- U.S. Department of State. State Department Territorial Papers, Nebraska, December 31, 1854–March 27, 1867. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, General Services Administration, 1955. This publication is available on NARA microfilm M228.
Published sources for Nebraska are the following:
- Berry, Myrtle D. "Local Nebraska History—A Bibliography," Nebraska History 26 (April-June 1945): 104-15.
- Compendium of Historical Reminiscence and Biography of Western Nebraska Containing...Biographical Sketches of Hundreds of Prominent Old Settlers. Chicago: Alden Publishing, 1909 and 1912 (1912 contains the entire state). A classic work that includes some early pioneers, it is especially valuable since many of them contributed to the information directly.
- History of the State of Nebraska. 2 vols. Reprinted with index by Raymond E. Dale. Lincoln, Nebr.: Nebraska State Historical Society, 1962. Originally published by A. T. Andreas in 1882 in Chicago. Reprinted with index in 1975 (often referred to as "Andreas") and available online at www.kancoll.org/books/andreas_ne/hon_cnty.html.
- Luebke, Frederick C. Ethnicity on the Great Plains. Lincoln, Nebr.: University of Nebraska Press, 1980. Provides background on the ethnic groups who immigrated to Nebraska between 1865 and 1890.
- Mattes, Merrill J. The Great Platte River Road: The Covered Wagon Main Line via Fort Kearny to Fort Laramie. Lincoln, Nebr.: University of Nebraska Press, 1987. An in-depth study of the border towns, trail routes, river crossings, Indian encounters, stage stations, military posts, and North Platte Valley landmarks along the Great Platte River Road to Oregon and California.
- Nebraska State Genealogical Society. Nebraska: A Guide to Genealogical Research. Lincoln, Nebr.: the society, 1984.
- Olson, James C., and Ronald C. Naugle. History of Nebraska. 3d ed. Lincoln, Nebr.: University of Nebraska Press, 1997. Originally created to mark the territorial centennial of Nebraska and revised for the statehood centennial, it is standard text for college students and general reader on Nebraska history.
- Perkey, Elton A. Perkey's Nebraska Place Names. Rev. ed. Lincoln, Nebr.: J&L Co., 1995. Brief sketches of place-names organized by county showing location, founding, and naming of each place.
Many counties have published county histories and have donated copies to the Nebraska State Historical Society. See www.nebraskahistory.org/lib-arch/services/refrence/la_pubs/sources4.htm.


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The story of old friends who throw a bachelor party for the last among them to get married will open in the US on Dec 20, 2013.
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Jezebel Avital said she was shocked because she considered her outfit far from racy.
She refused and boarded the jet anyway.
Her story generated so much talk, Southwest has apologized and offered Avital a full refund as a goodwill gesture.
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St Helens Super League Fixtures 2013.
02/02/13, St. Helens v Huddersfield Giants, 5:45pm SKY.
10/02/13, Widnes Vikings v St. Helens, 3:00pm.
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Ron Johnson, the former head of Apple Stores, who is now trying to revitalise J.C. Penney, the historic US department store chain, has started with a good idea – eliminating sales commissions.
The Dallas Morning News reports that J.C. Penney hourly workers at its 1,100 stores have been told that commisions are being eliminated and they will instead receive a higher hourly rate (via Business Insider). Read more


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DaMarcus Beasley scored in the 26th minute to give the United States a 1-0 victory over Poland for its first victory of 2004 and its first victory in Europe since 1998.
Beasley scored his fifth in 31 international appearances, finishing a nice combination passing play from Josh Wolff and Conor Casey, the lone player making his U.S. debut.
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The Spring Meetings of the IMF and the World Bank will be the focus of market attention this week. IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde has set the ball rolling, with a speech calling for policy makers to "seize the day". She is asking for a repeat of the "London moment" in February 2009, when G20 leaders announced a co-ordinated plan to rescue the global economy.
However, while her recommendations for action are perfectly sensible, there is an air of familiarity about them. They include a call for more financial resources for the IMF; delayed fiscal tightening in some countries, combined with longer term plans for budget consolidation; easy monetary policy in the developed economies; continued reform of the financial system; renewed labour market reforms; and measures to promote fairness and eradicate poverty. With no atmosphere of crisis surrounding the Spring Meetings, there seems little chance of anything dramatic emerging on any of these fronts this week. Read more


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BASINGSTOKE MP Maria Miller may be ordered to pay back £5,000 and apologise when an investigation into her expenses is published today.
The report, which is set to be published at 11am by the Commons standard committee, will detail the findings of the investigation launched in December 2012 by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards into Mrs Miller's claims of £90,718 for her second home in Wimbledon during 2005 and 2009, where her parents also lived.
There have been reports in the national press that the Culture Secretary will have to repay up to £5,000 in excess claims and there is speculation that Mrs Miller may be criticised for an initial failure to cooperate with the inquiry and ordered to apologise to the Commons.
Mrs Miller had visited Stroud MP Neil Carmichael last week to see the introduction of high-speed broadband in the area.
Last week, it was reported that Mrs Miller and her husband made a profit of more than £1million on the property, which was sold in February. Despite the controversy, the MP is expected to keep her position as Culture Secretary in Prime Minister, David Cameron's cabinet.
The investigation into Mrs Miller's claims was launched after a complaint was made by Labour MP John Mann, a day after a newspaper report in The Daily Telegraph, detailed Mrs Miller's expenses claims for mortgage interest payments, utilities and council tax.
That article claimed that having her parents live with her had put Mrs Miller at "odds with parliamentary rules" and added that the Parliamentary Standards Commissioner had ruled that second homes must be used "exclusively" by MPs fulfilling their parliamentary duty.
Mr Mann likened Mrs Miller's second home claims to those of the former Labour minister Tony McNulty, who was ordered to pay back more than £13,000 of expenses claimed for a second home occupied by his parents in 2009.
Mrs Miller has always maintained that her claims are "absolutely in order" and "in complete accordance with the rules".
In a statement previously sent to The Gazette, she said: "For a considerable time before I entered politics, my parents have lived with me, my husband and our children as part of the family.
I have always been open about these arrangements."
A spokesman for Mrs Miller this week told The Gazette: "Maria has co-operated fully with the inquiry, asked for by the Labour Party, which has now been going on for a year-and-a-half amidst constant unfounded speculation. We hope it will conclude soon."
He added: "It is not surprising that London houses go up in value well over a decade after they are first bought. It is also not unusual for people to move house."
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Mayor Ed Murray had pushed the Seattle City Council to give Carrasco a salary that was commensurate with other metropolitan utility leaders across the country. Shortly after the vote, it was disclosed that City Light had spent $17,500 (of a $47,000 signed contract) for an online reputation-management company to overload search-engine results with positive stories about Carrasco and the utility.
The local media has scrutinized Carrasco's actions since. The Seattle P-I initially reported last December and then The Seattle Times reminded the public last month that Carrasco readily but unknowingly gave $120,000 worth of scrap copper to two con men posing as Cherokee Nation members helping disabled children.
Then, through two other media outlets on June 25, Carrasco unconvincingly denied asking for a pay raise; by the following Monday, we learned that Carrasco did ask for a raise — twice: once to former Mayor Mike McGinn and the second time to Murray. And Carrasco had mentioned to Murray that another utility was seeking his leadership, which prompted the recent salary discussion.
A hastily called press conference last Thursday afternoon for Carrasco to issue a public apology didn't help improve his image, either. "I am committed to making sure these things do not happen again, and we've put controls in place to make sure that that's the case," he told reporters after accepting full responsibility for those missteps. In other words, controls on him.
Murray said, during his announcement that Carrasco would not be getting any raise at this time, that "there are questions around transparency and trust that need to be rebuilt as a result of this controversy." But the issues of trust and transparency did not just arise from this one: The Seattle Police Department was federally reprimanded for its use of force and biased policing in 2012. It's just now City Light's turn to be held accountable.


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So why didn't Nikolai Zherdev come out when he was named the game's second star last night?
It was not a communication issue, as some have speculated. Instead, it was a case of the young wing deciding he didn't deserve the recognition after a game in which he was benched, and so he decided not to come out.
Maybe that was fairly short-sighted, but it does underscore the many problems with the three star voting, which I've lamented in this space before.
The basic gist: as writers, we are given the three star ballots early in the third period, and are usually asked for them back with around seven minutes to play. That's sometimes OK, but when the score is tied at 1-1 and it's obvious that the real star of the game has yet to present himself, many of us, myself included, simply write "GWG" for game-winning goal.
Again, most nights that's not a problem, but it is when there is no real game-winning goal scorer and instead only a guy who scored the only goal in the shootout. And it gets even more complicated when the guy who scored that goal is a guy who had an otherwise uninspired game and was benched for several minutes in the third period.
Long story short: given the time to really think about it, most voters wouldn't have voted for Zherdev. The player sensed that, and decided not to come out.
Again, maybe that's short-sighted. But at least he had a reason.
No skating at all today for Scott Gomez. He is definitely out for tomorrow's game against the Canucks, and unless he can get back on the ice in the next day or two, Saturday in Ottawa is unlikely as well.
"He'd have to get a couple of skates in now, there's no question," Tom Renney said.
As for the Canucks, the spotlight now turns to Markus Naslund, who spent the previous 12 seasons in Vancouver.
"I envisioned myself retiring as a Canuck, but things happen," Naslund said. "More and more as I was uncertain about the future at the end of last year, it was more likely that I was not going to be there. But this situation presented itself and it was an easy choice."
As with Redden, the transition to New York for Naslund is jarring when considering just how much less attention he receives. There are demands from media and fans just as there was in Vancouver. But it's still different from being the captain of the only hockey team in a hockey-mad city.
"It's a big difference, there's no doubt about it," he said. "It's been relaxing in many ways. Coming to the rink is the same. You've got a full house that's going to be loud and excited. That's no different. But outside of hockey you don't get recognized as much, which is kind of nice."


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Analyzing the answers that the volunteers provided to questions about their favorite music, food, hobbies, as well as about choices concerning friends and vacations, Quoidbach, Gilbert, and Wilson compared people at different stages of life and came to a couple of conclusions:
1. The older you get, the less you believe you have changed or will change. This finding isn't surprising: for years, researchers have confirmed the common-sense idea that one's personality and preferences become more stable with age. At 80, your grandfather will likely disparage whichever political party he opposes with more ferocity than he did at 65. As the Science research explains, even young people feel their current qualities are good qualities. They find it hard to imagine their beliefs and values could significantly change—even though most of us actually change our views often as time progresses.
2. In a similar vein, people have a tendency to recognize that their personalities and preferences have changed in the past but misunderstand that personalities and preferences often change in the future. As part of the research, the researchers compared how self-reported personality traits had changed among 3,808 adults recruited not by that French TV show but by the MacArthur Foundation. The participants had completed a personality survey (as part of a larger study called MIDUS, for Midlife Development in the United States) in the mid-'90s and then again in the mid '00s. Among other things, MIDUS measures what are called the Big Five personality traits: conscientiousness, agreeableness, emotional stability (sometimes called neuroticism), openness to experience, and extraversion. (You can test your Big Five here.)


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a. Follow up on WASC/Strategic Planning
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The drenching weather system that sat over Acadiana for three days flooded roads, pushed water into homes and spawned a tornado that ripped through Breaux Bridge early Thursday and damaged more than 30 homes and businesses along its path.
The flooding and tornados prompted Gov. Bobby Jindal to declare a statewide state of emergency Thursday for some of the affected parishes to clear the way for state assistance.
Rain totals for the Acadiana region from Tuesday through Thursday ranged from 7 inches to 12 inches, according to figures from the National Weather Service.
Damage assessments were not yet complete, but floodwaters rose throughout Acadiana, particularly to the west of Lafayette in Acadia Parish, where water flooded homes in Crowley, Church Point and surrounding rural areas.
"About 8 o'clock I woke up and there was water in my house," said Ashley Trahan, whose home was one of several that took on water in the Shady Oaks subdivision in Crowley.
Floodwaters were pushing hard against her front and back doors, she said, and someone yelled to stay put because help was on the way.
Trahan said she kicked out the screen of her bedroom window and rescuers in a boat pulled her and her three children to safety.
She still seemed a bit shaken Thursday afternoon when telling of the rescue on dry ground at her sister's house on the next street over.
Most of the water had receded from homes in Crowley by Thursday afternoon, but several roads were still covered.
Nearby on the outskirts of Church Point, Lisa Marks kept vigil on the porch of her home along La. 95, where the water had been slowly rising to surround the house as rains pounded the area Wednesday night and early Thursday morning.
"I slept for about one hour, and I've been monitoring it," Marks said.
Water was still about a foot or two below the top of the porch, but Marks said she feared it might keep rising as surrounding areas start draining.
Along with the flooding, Thursday morning's storms spawned scattered reports of tornadoes, and some residents received an unwelcome wake-up call from what the National Weather Service confirmed was a tornado with a path about 150 feet wide and 3 miles long.
From the damage left behind, it did not appear that the tornado was on the ground for the entire time.
The St. Martin Parish Sheriff's Office reported damage to about 30 homes and businesses that ranged from minor to severe — destroyed sheds, roof damage, downed trees.
"Everything just blew up," said Clint Guidry, who on Thursday afternoon was cleaning up the debris left behind at his girlfriend's home on 11th Street in Breaux Bridge.
The wind tore the roof off of her garage, knocked down a shed and destroyed the pool deck.
Guidry said the storm blew through just before 6 a.m.
"In 20 seconds, it was over," he said.
Tina Lewis, who lives across the street, said she woke up to "this loud noise and house just started shaking."
The storm hoisted her patio roof and tossed it over her house and into a neighbor's yard, she said.
The rising floodwaters overnight and into morning on Thursday also caught some area motorists off guard.
The St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office reported that deputies rescued people in eight vehicles from midnight to 9 a.m. Thursday because drivers didn't gauge how high the water was and stalled their vehicles.
"They tried to make it, but they didn't make it," St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Capt. Megan Vizena said.
In Lafayette Parish, deputies had to retrieve a stranded driver on Louveteau Road off North University Avenue between 5 and 6 a.m., Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office spokesman Kip Judice said.
Lake Charles National Weather Service forecaster Todd Mogged said the city of Lafayette received almost 8 inches of rain from Tuesday to 3 p.m. Thursday.
Other three-day rain totals, according to the weather service: Abbeville, 7.12 inches; Bunkie, 8.85 inches; Crowley 9.35 inches; Eunice, 12.25 inches; Jennings, 9.14 inches.
The system that hit Thursday "was like a train from south to north ," Mogged said. "It rained and rained."
Mogged said the rain would probably return this weekend, but with less fury.
Even so, some emergency officials are keeping a wary eye on water that might continue rising as the landscape drains.
Liz Hill, emergency preparedness director for hard-hit Evangeline Parish, said Bayou Nezpique and Bayou Cocodrie were cresting Thursday, worrying officials.
Hill said water got high enough in rural Evangeline to enter homes, and Mamou Elementary School is flooded.
Evangeline Parish schools will be closed Friday due to water on the roads, she said.
"The roads are flooded. The buses can't get through, especially in the rural areas," Hill said.
School officials in other drenched parishes on Thursday weighed whether to resume classes Friday.
Officials said schools will be open Friday in the parishes of Lafayette, Iberia, St. Mary and St. Martin.
The storm also proved troublesome to East Baton Rouge Parish and surrounding suburban parishes, but brought less rain and caused less damage
Although Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport received more than two inches of rain overnight Wednesday and Thursday, the rainfall overall was bit less than earlier predictions of an additional 2 to 4 inches for the region after doses of up to 7 inches Wednesday, said Christopher Bannan, meteorologist for the National Weather Service forecast office in Slidell.
He said the storm front stalled in Lafayette and Eunice on Wednesday night and was robbed of some of its moisture by rains along the coast of Louisiana.
In Livingston Parish, officials in high-water vehicles helped people whose vehicles stalled in high water and in a few cases where homes were threatened by flash flooding,
Mark Harrell, director of the Livingston Parish Office of Emergency Preparedness, said emergency personnel handled 30 to 35 of those cases.
He said a boat was used in one instance to pick up people stranded in a house on Horseshoe Road east of the Tickfaw River.
In addition to the tornado in Breaux Bridge, the moving front spawned weak, early morning tornadoes in Plaquemine in West Baton Rouge Parish at 7:35 a.m. and possibly a third northeast of Franklinton in Washington Parish about 10:39 a.m. Thursday, Bannan said.
The Plaquemine tornado appeared to have caused minor damage, primarily to a tin roof, officials said.
According to the National Weather Service, many rivers in East Baton Rouge, Ascension and other Florida Parishes remained above flood stage by Thursday evening, including the Comite near Joor Road, the Amite at Denham Springs, the Tickfaw at Holden, the Tangipahoa at Robert and Tchefuncte near Covington. Others in flood stage include the Natalbany, Bogue Chitto, Pearl and Bogue Falaya.
Most rivers were expected to crest at the locations in flood stage Thursday — with just with minor flooding mostly — between midnight and 5 p.m. Friday.
Based on the information he has received, Harrell said he doesn't expect serious backwater flooding to follow the flash flooding of Wednesday and Thursday.
Advocate reporters David Mitchell, Bob Anderson and Bret McCormick contributed to this report.


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Balazs was stuck in the studio till very late last night which worked out fine because I really wanted to try Sarah's take on grilled cheese sandwich. I made one at first and it was so irresistible that another one followed shortly after! I never knew that spinach, goat cheese and avocado go so well together. (Recipe here if you fancy giving it a go).
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Balazs was stuck in the studio till very late last night which worked out fine because I really wanted to try Sarah's take on grilled cheese sandwich. I made one at first and it was so irresistible that another one followed shortly after! I never knew that spinach, goat cheese and avocado go so well together. (Recipe here if you fancy giving it a go).
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- Ana Degenaar said...
Ooooo Gimme gimme! You guys rock, friend! xoxo
- May 1, 2012 at 12:51 PM
- Diana Mieczan said...
You are so sweet, Ana!
- May 1, 2012 at 1:02 PM
- Sage Crown Parker said...
sounds like heaven and anything that looks that beautiful must taste wonderful!!!! i'll have to try it ;)
- May 1, 2012 at 1:26 PM
- Cara said...
eh, not appealing to me..
- May 1, 2012 at 1:36 PM
- Natasha Fatah said...
That looks amazing!
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- May 1, 2012 at 1:40 PM
- Tanvi said...
I want to try it NOW!!!
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- May 1, 2012 at 2:34 PM
- jeanette from everton terrace said...
I add pesto and avocado to my grilled cheese all the time but I never thought of spinach! Will be trying :)
- May 1, 2012 at 2:37 PM
- Diana Mieczan said...
sage, I totally agree. It looks so pretty, indeed:)
- May 1, 2012 at 2:55 PM
- Diana Mieczan said...
Spinach adds a very cool and fresh twist to the sandwich, Jeanette. You'll love it.
- May 1, 2012 at 2:56 PM
- Lemanie said...
I would definitely try it!! I love panini's when my boyfriend isn't around...I've never tried goat cheese, but always wanted to!! =)
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- May 1, 2012 at 2:59 PM
- TheChambrayCountess said...
What a great idea! I had not thought of combining those ingredients in a sandwich before, but I bet the taste is amazing! I love yummy foods than can be prepared relatively quickly, so I def want to try this soon.
- May 1, 2012 at 3:41 PM
- Diana Mieczan said...
TheChambrayCountess, for me it's all about delicious food quickly as well!
- May 1, 2012 at 4:14 PM
- Lady Grey said...
Oh the food you show on your blog! Amazing - I truly need this sandwich this instant! Looks incredible : )
- May 1, 2012 at 4:23 PM
- J. Beaudet said...
That would be the perfect combination! Yum! Thanks for sharing this.
- May 1, 2012 at 4:31 PM
- HiLLjO said...
That looks yummy! What an unexpected combo that is also kind of like, "yeah... cheese, spinach, avocado... that could be good." I'll have to try that!
- May 1, 2012 at 4:41 PM
- Little London Observationist said...
I hate the fact that I'm allergic to avocado! It's the only thing and I love it :( Booo... looks delicious though!
- May 1, 2012 at 7:18 PM
- Diana Mieczan said...
Awww..you are such a sweetheart, Vanessa:)
- May 1, 2012 at 7:55 PM
- Diana Mieczan said...
Oh no, Little London Observationist! I am so sorry that you are allergic to avocado.
- May 1, 2012 at 7:56 PM
- Monica | Hola!design said...
this looks amazing! definitely will try it...
my weekend was fabulous! hope you enjoyed yours as well!
- May 1, 2012 at 8:05 PM
- Patricia Villamil said...
Now that's a sandwich!
- May 1, 2012 at 10:49 PM
- Carolyn said...
just forwarded this to my hubby who is obsessed with avocados and grilled cheese. put the two together = genius! thank you :)
- May 12, 2012 at 12:17 AM
- Isabelle said...
This looks absolutely delicious!
- May 12, 2012 at 1:17 AM
- LeeLee said...
I am so going to make this. Sounds delish.
- May 13, 2012 at 1:05 AM
- Inner-Outer Beauty said...
Oh my this looks so good! Have to try it for todays Sunday lunch...
- May 13, 2012 at 12:04 PM
- Hannah Q. Parris said...
Yum, yum, yum! I'm drooling. My normal grilled cheese always has avocado slices, but this takes it to a whole new level! Can't wait to try it.
- May 14, 2012 at 4:28 AM
- Jen said...
I would like one RIGHT NOW. Avocado + grilled cheese = two favorites.
- May 17, 2012 at 12:05 AM
Oh my Goodness! My boyfriend and I just made this for dinner! We used whole wheat buns instead and added tomatoes and onions to it! It was out of this world! Thank you, Thank you!
- June 7, 2012 at 5:24 AM
- tifleur said...
Wouahouuuuuu, it's a great idea! It looks so delicious!
I will made this receipe as soon as I can!
Thanks and see you
- June 7, 2012 at 8:37 PM
- Megan said...
This looks incredible!
- June 15, 2012 at 2:12 AM
- fnatalie said...
can anyone suggest something other then avocado?? looks so good, in everything, but am allergic to it :(
- June 22, 2012 at 12:54 AM
- Nikki said...
Calories?!!?! What's the nutrition value
- June 22, 2012 at 8:00 AM
- Diana Mieczan said...
fnatalie, how about sun-dried tomatoes or eggplant cream or even hummus. Hope that helps:)
- June 22, 2012 at 11:56 AM
- Diana Mieczan said...
Nikki, I am not sure but I'll try to find out.
- June 22, 2012 at 11:57 AM
- Diana Mieczan said...
MLA, that so cool:) Thank you for your sweet comment:)
- June 22, 2012 at 11:58 AM
- fnatalie said...
hummus would be great..thanks for the suggestion!
- June 22, 2012 at 5:51 PM
- véronique said...
Great recipe indeed. Thnx for sharing :)
- June 24, 2012 at 7:10 PM
- catering Fort Lauderdale said...
The combination of the grilled bread and avocado as well as the cheese is a very good idea! This is one healthy snack that we should all try, thanks!
- June 29, 2012 at 11:37 AM
- Courtney Scheuerman said...
This was amazing! I altered it a bit though. I put it on a black grain bread that looks like pumpernickel and used Gouda cheese with home made pesto. And cooked it on the stove top in coconut oil.
- July 14, 2012 at 10:02 PM
- Diana Mieczan said...
Courtney Scheuerman, that sounds super scrumptious:)
- August 14, 2012 at 12:34 PM
- Emma Clement said...
Sounds lovely! I'm not big on goats cheese but have found that crumbly Lancashire cheese makes the prefect substitute for goats or feta cheese! Yum!
- October 26, 2012 at 7:52 PM
- Natasha Knudsen said...
It looks like there it's a slice of cheese beneath the avocado. What kind is that?
- October 28, 2012 at 3:28 PM
- Diana Mieczan said...
Oh yes, Emma! Great idea! I love crumbly Lancashire cheese too:)
- November 2, 2012 at 7:06 PM
- Diana Mieczan said...
Natasha, that is a thin slice of mozzarella. (so when it melts it keeps the sandwich together)
- November 2, 2012 at 7:09 PM
- Natasha Knudsen said...
Thanks!!! Can not wait to recreate.
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- Natasha Knudsen said...
Thanks!!! Can not wait to recreate.
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- Natasha Knudsen said...
Thanks!!! Can not wait to recreate.
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- Shannon said...
This looks fantastic to me!
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- Patricia said...
Um...whoa! This looks amazing!
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- Rachel Williamson said...
Maybe you could replace the avocado with slices of English cucumbers. :)
- January 14, 2013 at 3:28 AM
OMG!! This is fantastic! A keeper! Going to make again. Thank you for posting this.
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- Chef Jeff said...
You had me at Goat Cheese. This looks amazing. Thank you for sharing your wonderful food.
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Thanks :-) From Germany
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This looks amazing.
I'm having a garden party soon and think a dish of these would look gorgeous, have you tried it cold? Do you think it would be better toasted then cooled or just as a regular sandwich?
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I was looking for a band that I could wear while deployed to the desert for 6 months. I'm used to wearing my beautiful engagement and wedding band that my husband brought me but didn't want to take it with me in case one of the diamonds got loose or something. I could not find a plain gold band that I liked. So I was searching around for an inexpensive band that I could wear and not worry about scratching or losing but still have a little sparkle after all I'm still a girly girl. While the diamonds in this ring are small it does sparkle and is very cute. I recommend this for anyone on a budget with petite fingers looking for a band that won't break the bank. Do not buy this ring if you are looking for big diamonds, but if you are looking for a little sparkle in a subtle way this one is for you!Read More
My fiance bought 2 of these to use as my wedding ring/for either side of my engagement ring. Yes they are thin but I don't think they're any thinner than the photo depicts. They are sparkly and shiney and definitely wedding band quality. They are also a fraction of the price of similar rings in stores, as other reviewers have said. I can't wait to wear them! One more thing; someone else commented they do have a slight curve. I couldn't quite tell from the photos whether the ring was actually curved or whether that was the photo playing tricks on me but it's true; they are very slightly curved.Read More
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Have yourself a gendered little Christmas: Toy Shopping
I've recently had the terrifying experience of gift shopping for a few little feminists in my life. Of course, I went into it with a plan. I was going to get fun but educational toys that didn't confine my tiny friends to traditional gender roles. Sounds simple enough, right?
Holy impossible mission! The toy aisle is easily the scariest burst of gendered shopping drama I've seen in a while. Naturally, you already know that there are "boy" aisles and "girl" aisles, and never the two shall meet.
I'm not just talking about everything getting a coating of pink or blue either. There's a marked difference in the nature of toys deemed appropriate for a certain gender. Venture through the sparkly pink aisle, and you'll notice that everything is about make-up, dress-up or pretend play that involves baby care, shopping, cooking, or cleaning.
Just one aisle over, you'll find everything you need to shoot things, build things, or some combination of the two. Fear not though! Nerf seems to have caught onto this whole feminism business, for now you can purchase a petite pink handgun or a Heartbreaker crossbow from the Rebelle line.
I searched high and low, and the only gender non-specific options I could find were for babies or children over 8 (in which case, it has to be some form of board game). Apparently, in those crucial, pretend-play centric, formative ages of 1-7, children are expected to play in a very specific, gender limited way.
This recent toy shopping experience might be why I was so excited when I saw this article about Goldie Blox. The premise of the toy line is that it's time we started telling our young children that girls can be scientists, engineers, and more by encouraging building and problem solving in play.
Of course, my partner was quick to point out that the block sets are still pink and purple, and Goldie is a thin, pretty little white girl with flowing blonde locks. It may not be the be all and end all solution to Christmas shopping for little feminists, but clever word play wins me over every time.


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News10/KXTVFAIR OAKS, CA - Former Sacramento Kings forward Matt Barnes told News10's Bryan May "I was the victim but still got arrested" after police say he was involved in a physical fight with his girlfriend Wednesday at the couple's Fair Oaks home, according to a Sacramento County Sheriff's spokesman.
Deputies responded to a 911 call from the home on the 8100 block of Sunset Avenue in Fair Oaks around 4:15 p.m. Wednesday, Sacramento County Sheriff's Sgt. Tim Curran said.
Investigators determined the two had been involved in a "physical confrontation" and that Barnes prevented the woman from talking with 911 operators, Curran said.
Curran said Barnes, 30, was arrested after deputies spoke with Barnes and the woman who Barnes "lived with and with whom he had a dating relationship."
Both Barnes and the woman had visible injuries, according to the deputies.
Barnes was booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail on the felony charges of domestic violence and maliciously obstructing the use of a telephone line, Curran said.
Barnes posted $50,000 bond and was released just after 9:30 p.m. He was scheduled to be arraigned Monday.
Barnes responded to a text message from News10's Bryan May late Wednesday, texting, "U know any domestic violence situation 9 outa 10 times the man gets arrested. That's the case here I was the victim but still got arrested. No matter what I say people are gonna think what they want..."Barnes continued his defense on his Twitter page Wednesday night, tweeting, "DON'T LET YOUR EARS WITNESS, WHAT YOUR EYES DIDN'T SEE!!!"
Barnes, who grew up in Sacramento and attended Del Campo High School, has played for nine NBA teams, including a stint with the Kings from 2004 to 2005. Barnes recently signed a two-year, $3.6 million with the Los Angeles Lakers last month.
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An actress who has appeared in the West End is returning to her roots to take the lead role in an amateur production.
Joanna Clark was a well-known figure in amateur dramatics in Aireborough more than two decades ago when she starred in a number of local productions under her maiden name of Booth.
She went on to train professionally and appear in the West End and at theatres all over the country. She later gave up her professional career to bring up her young family, and returned to West Yorkshire.
Now she will play the title role for Yeadon Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society in its forthcoming production of the musical Sweet Charity in March.
Joanna will join David Kirk, who is in charge of his 15th production for the society.
They last worked together in 1991 on the UK's amateur premiere of the musical The Rink, staged by the Barnstormers Theatre Company at Guiseley. David was the youth company's founder, and Joanna Booth played a number of leading roles for the company.
Sweet Charity runs at Yeadon Town Hall from Tuesday, March 13, to Saturday, March 17, with performances at 7.15pm. Tickets can be reserved on 07570 610989.


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POLICE have hailed efforts to crack down on homophobic chanting at today's game between Wanderers and Brighton as a success, with just one potential hate-related incident reported.
That incident is still under investigation and police are unable to confirm details at the moment.
Before the game, Bolton Wanderers and the police warned fans not to sing homophobic chants, explaining that anyone who did so would be arrested.
In April last year, the Brighton and Hove Supporters Club and the Gay Football Supporters' network submitted a dossier detailing homophobic abuse that fans have received.
They reported hearing homophobic songs at both home and away games against Bolton on November 24, 2012 and March 9, 2013.
Police therefore believed that the Brighton fixture would be a suitable game to highlight the campaign and stewards and officers handed out cards to both sets of fans about reporting hate crime.
There was also an advert in the match-day programme, detailing the club's support for police action against homophobic offences and PC Rob Smith, Bolton's football co-ordination officer for Greater Manchester Police believes the methods worked.
He said: "It was a very well observed game and everyone behaved themselves, apart from the one potential incident that is still under investigation.
"The police and the club did everything possible to get the message out there that those type of chants would not be tolerated and we are very happy with the result."
There was not such a good result for the Whites, who lost two nil to the seagulls on the day, but despite the loss, fans gave their backing to the campain.
Chris Samways, aged 17, from Chorley said: "I think it is the right thing to do because that sort of abuse is not right, it could be the only way to stop serious abuse."
Simon Nightingale, aged 41, from Ainsworth added: "I agree, if they are doing homophobic abuse then lock them up — its a game of football at the end of the day and yes there is banter but when it comes to issues of race or sexuality, there is just no need for it."
The measures were also welcomed by Brighton fan Angela Corr, aged 51, she said: "We get this kind of abuse wherever we go. My son is gay and I think there is a need for people giving out the abuse to realise it is wrong — perhaps arresting them is the only way of doing that."


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In the Name of Allah, The Most Gracious, Ever Merciful.
Muslims who believe in the Messiah, Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Qadiani (as)
Fareed Ahmad Naveed presents a series of programme on various topics. Todays episode is on the topic of faith. Presentation of MTA studios Pakistan. Program 16.
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Some plants live with not just their roots under water, but large parts of their stems as well. The roots of these plants, which never contact the air at all, can sometimes lie more than 4 meters (13 feet) deep. It is impossible for oxygen to reach such depths by simple means. However, Allah has created the most appropriate system for these plants. The flawless aeration system in these plants, whose roots lie deep down under the water, can be compared to the structure of a skyscraper 300 meters (984 feet) tall and consisting of a hundred floors. In such high-rise buildings, one of the most important problems that engineers need to solve is that of aeration. Such buildings employ highly advanced technologies to resolve this difficulty. Many details—such as the air-conditioning spaces and their dimensions, the regions where the air conditioning units are to be installed, how fresh air is to be distributed to the different floors, and how used air is to be extracted from them—are all calculated while the building is still in the planning stages, and plans for the project are drawn up accordingly.
Certain regions in the blueprint are left empty in such a way as to form air shafts during the building's construction, and air conditioning pipes can later be installed into them. Finally, the air-conditioning machinery itself and special air-conditioning systems are assembled on the various floors, and especially on the roof.
When a plant's structures are closely examined, they can be seen to employ air conditioning systems within themselves far superior to those used in modern skyscrapers. This, of course, is a great miracle. The fact that an air conditioning system, an architectural and engineering marvel, is built into the internal structure of a plant devoid of any intelligence proves that the plant must have been created by a highly superior Intelligence.
The "engines" of this air-conditioning system are the leaves. Just as in a physical system, some structures must draw in clean air while other vents will expel the used air. Once again, the requisite planning has been carried out for a complete air-conditioning system to exist, and there is a perfect division of labor among the leaves. Younger leaves serve as the motors that draw fresh air into the plant, and older leaves expel the dirty air.
However, the presence of these engines on their own is not sufficient. There is also a need for air channels established in line with a specific plan: While fresh air is drawn in by the younger leaves, it must also be transported to those areas in the plant where it is needed. To fulfill this requirement, microscopic air-conditioning channels have been installed inside the plant to transport air to its very furthest reaches.
Now, to witness the flawless creation in Allah's creation from even closer up, let's examine the aeration system in the plant and how the young leaves function…The job of the young leaves is to absorb the air when the wind blows, and that of old leaves is to release the air to the outside. The working system in this inhalation and exhalation system is exceedingly complex.
As water evaporates from leaves of this kind, the leaves' temperature falls. Since wind increases evaporation, the temperature of the leaf thus falls even further—a process that becomes even more effective in strong winds. However, this cooling is not felt to the same extent in all parts of the leaf. The central regions of the leaf stay warmer than its external surfaces. According to researchers, when this temperature differential is greater than 1 or 2 degrees Celsius, it triggers the oxygen-absorbing process.
The triggering takes place in this way: when the inside of the leaf is magnified, the tissues of young leaves that carry out photosynthesis can be seen, along with very small pores leading to the loosely packed tissues underneath them. When the dimensions of these pores reach 0.7 micrometers (1 micrometer equals one millionth of a meter), and when the temperature in the leaf rises above 1 or 2 degrees Celsius, gasses begin to flow from the cold region in the leaf to the warmer region. In this way, oxygen is drawn towards the inside of the plant.
This process is known as thermo-osmosis. The greater the temperature differential, the more gas is absorbed into the leaf. For example, the highest level has been measured in the Amazonian lily at 30 liters (8 gallons) of gas an hour.
Thermo-osmosis is based on a physical law known as Knudsen diffusion. Under normal conditions, the gasses in two separate sections will pass freely through a porous barrier. However, small pores less than 1 micrometer in size will prevent this passage. Gasses seeking to establish equilibrium in terms of temperature then flow from the cold region to the warmer one. However, small pores less than 1 micrometer in size will prevent this passage.
The thermo-osmosis process draws air inside the plant with such a powerful pressure that gas can sometimes be seen rising from the roots in the form of bubbles. This inhalation/exhalation phase is completed by gasses being released by the old leaves. These old leaves no longer carry air inside them. Because their pores have widened more than necessary, they can no longer hold onto the gasses, which thus depart to the outside.
As you see, every feature of a plant is of vital importance, and clearly each one has been calculated and created to serve a specific purpose.
This aeration system is not only important in terms of keeping underwater roots alive, but also ecologically. Sediments that accumulate at the bottom of deep water generally are poor in oxygen. They therefore harbor anaerobic bacteria that produce gasses such as iron hydroxide that are harmful to plants. But water plants neutralize these gasses by oxidizing them with the oxygen that they release from their roots. Thanks to this oxygen leakage, the soil around their roots becomes suitable for living things to live in, and thus the bottom of the lake or river is cleansed. This constitutes part of the complex system that directly affects the entire ecosystem on Earth and allows life to survive.
As you have seen, there are flawlessly inter-related systems in even the smallest details of creation. Each of these details shows those who can reflect the magnificence of the omniscient Allah's creation:
It is He Who made the Earth a cradle for you and threaded pathways for you through it and sent down water from the sky by which We have brought forth various different types of plants. Eat and pasture your cattle. Certainly there are Signs in that for people of sound intellect. (Surah Ta-Ha: 53-54)


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Your baby is born. Brand new to this world. Within a few months or even weeks the questions start. Are they sleeping well at night yet? Are they meeting the current developmmental milestones....do they seem that they will want to start rolling soon?
Fast forward a few months and your little one is starting to grab for things in the exciting world they see around them. But are they nearing their 6 months milestones? Have you starting thinking about weaning? Are they sleeping in their own room?
Your child is a happy active toddler, just turned two. How many words exactly do they know? Have they started pre-school?....Are they preparing for school?
Why can't we let our children just be? Why can't we enjoy them and cherish these moments without looking to the next 'target' or 'milestone'. Yes, it is important that we keep a check on our children's development, but surely this can be done with a holistic, family-centred approach. We can have knowledge about what is 'normal' whilst acknowledging the wide range of 'normal' and in the meantime simply enjoying our children.
Children grow up so quick. I know its a cliche, but it's true. I don't want to miss the here-and-now moments of my sons' childhood because I am looking ahead to their next milestone.
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SAINT LEO, Fla. – A new dynamic duo has emerged for the Saint Leo men's basketball team.
En route to a thrilling 76-62 victory over Tuskegee on Wednesday night, the raucous Bowman Center crowd watched as senior Marcus Ruh and junior Jerrel Harris teamed up to score 48 of the Lions' 76 points as no. 14 Saint Leo outlasted the visiting Golden Tigers and pushed their unblemished season record to 2-0.
"Marcus and Jerrel were exceptional making decisions and we got a lot of defensive stops (in the second half)," Head Coach Lance Randall said of his team's performance. "I thought we struggled to find a rhythm (in the first half). In the second half we did a better job of finding some weaknesses and getting out in transition."
Leading by just three after the first 20 minutes, the Lions' perimeter game did not impact the game early on, but after the intermission Saint Leo suddenly held a hot hand when shooting from distance.
Making 50 percent of their three-point attempts in the second stanza, Ruh and Harris really busted the game open for the home faithful as they scored the first 19 points of the half. Their outburst featured four treys and ended with Saint Leo holding a 49-38 advantage when teammate Chim Kadima dropped in a free throw with 12:17 left to play. In all, the tandem scored every point from the field for Saint Leo in the second half; 44 points in total.
Their play earned them a share of the Hampton Inn & Suites Player of the Game honor as Harris finished with a game-high 25 and Ruh was on his heels with 23. Also in double figures, senior Shaun Adams was a rebound shy of a double-double with 10 points and nine boards.
For Tuskegee (0-1), who played in their first non-exhibition contest against the Lions, Calvin Thomas dropped in 20 points and Javier McKinney added 15.
For the game, Saint Leo shot 40.8 percent (20-for-49) from the field while hitting on 38.1 percent (8-of-21) of its shots from behind the arc. A foul-laden contest saw the Lions sink 28-of-37 free throws.
Tuskegee shot 31.7 percent (20-of-63) from the field, but was just 17.9 percent accurate from behind the 3-point line. The Golden Tigers connected on 17-of-24 free throws.
The Lions now prepare for their first travels of the young season when they travel to Milwaukee, Wis. to play in the Fresh Coast Classic. The post-Thanksgiving tournament will see the Lions face the previous year's champion in Lincoln University (Pa.) on Friday, November 23. All of the tournament's games will be played at Wisconsin Lutheran College in Milwaukee.
This postgame recap is brought to you by Papa Joe's Italian Restaurant in Brooksville, Fla.
For more on the nationally-ranked men's basketball program, visit SaintLeoLions.com. Also, be sure to 'Like' the Lions on Facebook at Facebook.com/SaintLeoLions.com, and 'Follow' the Lions on Twitter at Twitter.com/SaintLeoLions.


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Hostel Green House is located in the center of Tbilisi on the left embankment of the river Mtkvari at the footage of the Presidential Palace, close to Baratashvili Bridge and Baratashvili statue. The access to the hostel is a small street between the house located at Akhvlediani Raise 4 on the main road and a gas station. Turn right around the small garden located next to the house at Akhvlediani Raise 4. The exact address is Akhvlediani Khevi 13.
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The two FREE Opening Day tickets are in addition to the normal great Ticket Book deal of 10-ticket vouchers for only $70. The Home Opener for the Crawdads is scheduled for Thursday, April 10 against the Asheville Tourists.
The 2014 season will see the 'Dads unveil a newly renovated Crawdads Stadium while also hosting the South Atlantic League All-Star Game on June 17. The Crawdads open the season April 3, on the road in Greensboro.
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Texas Birding Classic Spreading Its Wings, Its Reach This Spring
AUSTIN – Grab your binoculars and birding guides and get ready for fun at the 17th annual Great Texas Birding Classic. This year's event will feature a number of firsts that will make it the biggest, longest and wildest birdwatching tournament in the nation.
The Texas birding tournament, which has been a week-long event for 16 years along the Texas Gulf Coast, is going statewide and will last an entire month – from April 15 to May 15. The new format will allow participants to compete in more than one of the 42 categories and choose what days they wish to participate based on weather and personal schedules.
In addition to the traditional competitions, such as the Big Sit!, this year there will be nine regional Big Day tournaments, a Texas State Park tourney and Sunrise to Noon contest. Team fees have been lowered from previous years, as well, making participation easier and more economical than ever before.
"You'll now be able to participate from anywhere in Texas, including your own backyard," says Shelly Plante, tournament director. "Any birdwatcher from the backyard birder to those who may be more competitive is welcome to join the event. There's a tournament category for everyone."
Plante manages the nature tourism program for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, which has grabbed the reigns of this friendly annual birding competition that raises funds for Texas conservation projects. Since the inception of the Great Texas Birding Classic in 1997, adult teams that recorded the most bird species in various categories have contributed more than $789,500 for avian habitat conservation.
Habitat conservation grants, which this year will be awarded to projects anywhere in Texas, are funded through event sponsorship and registration fees. This year's event sponsors include Toyota and H.E.B. The registration deadline for the Great Texas Birding Classic is April 1. To learn more about the tournament, visit: http://www.birdingclassic.org, or call (512) 389-4500.
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