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Water features are an aesthetic accessory—whether you just add a stand-alone water feature or a full suite of water features and matching accessories—the sights and sounds of cascading water will improve your landscape.
We interviewed four pool "renovators" who actively use accessories to update and add functionality to their pool designs. Dan Lenz at All Seasons Pools in Orland Park, IL, Martin Rowland at Bama Pools in Florence, AL, Clark Pulliam at Pulliam Pools in Houston, TX and Glen Bullard at Fort Worth Custom Pools in Fort Worth, TX. Here is what they are finding popular and easy for pool owners who want to update their backyard landscape.
Custom Pools, Fort Worth, TX: Water bowls and fire / water bowls are not hard to add and give a quick facelift to the pool.
Bama Pools, Florence, AL: Most of my customers have seen HGTV with the pools that have the big beautiful, custom water feature on the pool that go for $10-20K. So my customers are pleasantly surprised when I introduce them to the WOK water feature by Inter-Fab. It isn't a scary price, especially in the scope of the $20-$30K pool project. I have had great success with the double-wok. The WOK is great because it's easy to maintain, no plantings required, people like the shape, especially the double WOK that stair steps one into the other. They are easy to put on AND easy to take off in the winter when you want to close and cover the pool with a safety cover. It takes less than an hour to install. I also install a lot of artificial rock waterfalls, especially for empty-nesters looking to enhance their backyard relaxation. In less than 2 hours I can install one of these products and the pool 'look' really changes. These water features are an easy accessory to update any pool.


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Meet Results
PHILADELPHIA – It was an outstanding performance for Penn gymnastics on Senior Day at The Palestra on Sunday afternoon. Although the Quakers fell to Bridgeport, 195.325-193.975, their season-high overall score was the fourth-highest in program history. Additionally, the Red and Blue set season-highs in every event with their team scores. Finally, eight gymnasts set or tied their career-highs, with two individuals setting multiple personal bests.
Penn started out on vault, and was led by Emily Paterson. The freshman went fourth for the Quakers, and scored a career-high 9.700 to place sixth. Carissa Lim and Kirsten Strausbaugh tied for seventh, each scoring 9.675 – the score matched Strausbaugh's season-high. The Red and Blue's overall score on vault set a new season-high with 48.275.
The Quakers decided to one-up themselves in their next event, and score another season-high with a team total of 48.500. Fresh off her second ECAC Rookie of the Week award, Elyse Shenberger threw down an outstanding routine, tying for first place with a career-high 9.800. Another freshman, Amber Hu, had gone earlier on bars, and placed third with a career-high 9.775. Additionally, Strausbaugh and Megan Milavec placed fourth and fifth with a 9.750 and 9.700, respectively.
Next up for the Red and Blue was beam, and they matched it with another season-high 48.500. Milavec dominated with her performance, placing second with a career-high 9.825 in her final home meet as a Quaker. Amanda Schlaefer placed fifth with a career-high-tying 9.725 and Keolamau Yee made her season debut, placing seventh with a 9.700.
The last event of the afternoon for Penn was the floor exercise. Four of the five contributing gymnasts set or tied their career-highs, led by Strausbaugh. The senior tied for second with a career-high-tying 9.875, which also tied her (again) for 11th all-time in program history. Kaitlyn Reszkowski, Shenberger and Milavec all scored a career-high 9.775, which tied all three of them for sixth. The Quakers overall floor score was a season-high 48.700.
Strausbaugh totaled a season-high 38.925 to finished third in the all-around, with Milavec and Shenberger placing fourth and fifth, respectively.
Penn will be back in action on Feb. 23 in New Haven, Conn. for the Ivy Classic. The Quakers won the event last season in Ithaca, N.Y. with a 192.650 and were led by Dana Bonincontri's 39.100 all-around performance.
Full Results:
Team Standings:
1. Bridgeport – 195.325
2. Penn – 193.975 (season-high)
Vault: 48.275 (season-high)
6. Emily Paterson – 9.700 (career-high)
t-7. Carissa Lim – 9.675
t-7. Kirsten Strausbaugh – 9.675 (ties season-high)
10. Wynne Levy – 9.650
11. Elyse Shenberger – 9.575
12. Megan Milavec – 9.050
Bars: 48.500 (season-high)
t-1. Elyse Shenberger – 9.800 (career-high)
3. Amber Hu – 9.775 (career-high)
4. Kirsten Strausbaugh – 9.750
5. Megan Milavec – 9.700
t-10. Amber Woo – 9.475 (season-high)
12. Makeda Constable – 9.000
Beam: 48.500 (season-high)
2. Megan Milavec – 9.825 (career-high)
t-5. Amanda Schlaefer – 9.725 (ties career-high)
7. Keolamau Yee – 9.700 (season-high)
t-9. Makeda Constable – 9.625
t-9. Kirsten Strausbaugh – 9.625 (ties season-high)
12. Elyse Shenberger – 9.000
Floor: 48.700 (season-high)
t-2. Kirsten Strausbaugh – 9.875 (ties career-high)
t-6. Megan Milavec – 9.775 (career-high)
t-6. Kaitlyn Reszkowski – 9.775 (career-high)
t-6. Elyse Shenberger – 9.775 (career-high)
11. Carissa Lim – 9.500
12. Nicki Valenti – 8.600
3. Kirsten Strausbaugh – 38.925 (season-high)
4. Megan Milavec – 38.350
5. Elyse Shenberger – 38.150
Download: (2-17-13) Penn-Bridgeport results.pdf

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What is inexpensive, home made and listens to space ? IABG's Galileo receiver !!! Published on: 12/02/2014, Last update: 24/06/2015
On Friday, January 31st, Michael Truong-Le, an intern working under supervision of IABG's Drs Stadler and Baumann, achieved the tracking of all four Galileo IOV's long enough to decode full almanac and ephemerides data and to get a position fix.
"To support our future GNSS research, our intern Michael Truong-Le was assigned the task of building up an SDR based GNSS workplace 'on a budget'", reports Dr Stadler.
The equipment didn't however require lots of funds nor resources.
"In terms of hardware we decided on a software defined radio 'USRP N210' from National Instruments / Ettus Research.", says Dr Stadler.
"This SDR is equipped with a HF daughter card covering 50-2200 MHz, so it includes the L1 band at 1.5 GHz. Onto the daughter card we connect a consumer level GPS antenna from Navilock.
As this is an active antenna originally intended for car navigation, we had to improvise a bias-tee to supply it with external DC power.
The SDR is connected via LAN to a desktop PC, powered by an Intel Core i7 running under Ubuntu Linux."
"Regarding software we use the generic Ettus UHD driver together with the open source 'GNU radio library'. This setup provides us with general HF signal processing capacity.
As the actual Galileo receiver we use the open source software package 'GNSS SDR' by CTTC. This software packet readily includes receiver functionality for GPS-C/A as well as Galileo-OS."
"Using the GNU radio library, GNSS SDR can work with live HF signals received by the SDR."
"The open source software 'GPredict' enabled us to predict the times when all four IOVs are visible over our Ottobrunn lab."
"The antenna was placed on an outside window sill facing our lab's atrium, which is covered by a inflated plastic roof. We admit, that this antenna location is sub-optimal for satellite reception - but it worked.
Thus, a fully functional Galileo-OS receiver has been put together from free, open source software and rather affordable hardware.
The buildup of this versatile SDR-based GNSS workplace, which can host e.g. future master theses, supports IABG's longstanding cooperation with universities and other research facilities."
The whole Galileo team wishes to express its warmest congratulations to the talented young intern, who brilliantly earned this way his virtual QSL card !!!
IABG was founded in 1961 as a central analysis and testing organisation for the aerospace industry and the Ministry of Defence as part of an initiative by the German government. Today, IABG is a leading European technology and science service provider.
IABG mbH has been involved in various national and international Galileo projects – especially related to Galileo's Public Regulated Service (PRS) – for more than six years.
As a consulting & testing company, IABG's contribution focusses on the robustness and security of GNSS signals, which, despite their vulnerability to accidental or intentional interference, have gained widespread use even in safety critical applications.
QSL Card
A QSL card is a written confirmation of either a two-way radiocommunication between two amateur radio stations or a one-way reception of a signal from an AM radio, FM radio, television or shortwave broadcasting station. It can also confirm the reception of a two-way radiocommunication by a third party listener (Wikipedia).


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SAINT LEO, Fla. – Former Florida Southern College standout swimmer Cara Potter has been named assistant coach for Saint Leo University Swim Team as was announced by Head Coach Paul Mangen on Friday afternoon. Potter will bring a wealth of knowledge in the sport to Saint Leo after a stellar career at the fellow Sunshine State Conference school where she was an All-America.
During her career at Southern, she was a seven-time NCAA Division II All-America and part of the seventh-place team at NCAA National Championships. She set school records in the 50-yard and 100-yard freestyle and holds the distinction as the first women's swimmer to earn Sunshine State Conference Swimmer of the Week honors when the SSC began to sponsor the sport in 2010.
"Cara has a winner's attitude and brings with her a high level of aptitude as well," Mangen said. "She has been a part of great success throughout her collegiate experience and has been coached and mentored by some of the best in the business."
Prior to joining the Moccasins, Potter was a member of a talented squad at Indian River Community College. While at The River, the Rockledge, Fla. native was a 12-time NJCAA All-American and part of two National Championship teams.
She will utilize her coaching experience with USA Swimming while working for Lakeland Area Swimming to help further the Saint Leo swim program. She also gained valuable coaching experience as a student assistant with her alma mater in Lakeland.
Mangen continued, "Her specific skill set will immediately assist our programs development and expectations of improvement. She will play a large role in the continued improvements of our men's and women's swimming program and will ultimately aid in the overall success of our Athletic Department and I am very excited to welcome her to Saint Leo University."
Potter will begin serving in the new coaching role on August 1.


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♦ Protests against student bus fares spread throughout Brazil's major cities, with hundreds of protesters invading areas of the national Congress complex in Brasília.
♦ Hassan Rohani pledges greater transparency for the Islamic Republic's controversial nuclear programme and says he will work to ease international sanctions.
♦ Iran's hardliners blame each other for their election defeat, forgetting the millions who turned out in the streets for the jailed reformist Mir-Hossein Moussavi in 2009.
♦ America is the world's number one and Germany is Europe's, yet both seem content to punch below their weights, says Josef Joffe, editor of Die Zeit.
♦ The new governor of Luxor comes from the political arm of an Islamist group that once carried out terrorist attacks that killed dozens in the same city.
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UF gymnastics plays host to NCAA regional
Published: Friday, April 5, 2013 at 6:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Saturday, April 6, 2013 at 12:39 a.m.
Senior Ashanee Dickerson is not concerned with the fact that tonight's NCAA Gainesville Regional will be her final appearance in the O'Connell Center.
NCAA Gainesville Regional
Who: No. 1 UF, No. 12 Auburn, No. 12 Minnesota, No. 24 Maryland, No. 29 Bridgeport and No. 36 Pittsburgh.
When: 6 p.m.
Where: O'Connell Center
"I know it's my last home meet, but it's just a step toward our goal at the end of the year," said the eight-time All-American from Jacksonville. "We have to get past here to make it to nationals, so I'm just going to look at it like any other meet. I'm just going to go out there and have fun and enjoy it."
That formula has certainly worked well for the top-ranked Gators to this point. UF has scored 198 or more as a team three times this year, highlighted by a school-record 198.425 mark on March 1.
Coming into the season, Florida had only hit the 198 plateau twice in program history.
In addition, the Gators are coming off their first back-to-back SEC titles since 1984-85 as well as their third league crown in the last four years.
Faehn, the SEC Coach of the Year, also has the luxury of having a strong group of senior leaders led by lineup regulars Dickerson, Marissa King and Randy Stageberg as well as classmate Dali Lemezan, a regular her first two seasons who has seen limited action since tearing her left ACL at the 2011 NCAA Championships.
"Looking back at the SEC Championships, our seniors did a tremendous job just keeping that energy throughout, and you could see it in Marissa, Ashanee and Randy," Faehn said. "I think they're going to love and appreciate every moment, because they've been through it.
"Senior Night in the O'Dome, that was incredible and very emotional, but I told them, 'You still have one more time,' so I know they're just going to go out and have a blast."
Action starts at 6 p.m., with Nos. 12 (tie) Auburn and Minnesota as well as No. 24 Maryland, No. 29 Bridgeport and No. 36 Pittsburgh joining No. 1 UF in the six-team field.
In addition, five all-around competitors who qualified as individuals and one individual event specialist per event will compete.
As the top seed, UF will enjoy the same rotation it enjoys at home meets, starting on vault and following with uneven bars, balance beam and floor exercise. However, with six teams competing, each team receives two byes, with Florida's coming after its first (vault) and third (beam) events.
"After vault, we have a little bit of downtime, which is actually nice," Faehn said. "The girls actually enjoy that a little bit. It gives them time to get their grips on (for bars) and not have to rush getting over there, and then the bye before floor gives them a little break."
The other notable difference for fans will be that the competition is held on a podium, or raised floor, as are all postseason events.
The top two teams tonight will advance to the NCAA Championships in Los Angeles on April 19-21, where they will join the top two teams from the other five regionals.
UF, which has won 12 NCAA regional titles — seven of them in the last eight years under Faehn — has advanced to the championships every year except one (2000) since the NCAA began sanctioning the sport in 1982.
"The hardest part coming up to this is the waiting time," Faehn said. "We were so pumped after SECs and then had to take it down and then build it back up. We're in our home arena, they're comfortable with the equipment, and that's a benefit.
"The focus, of course, is going to be the same thing we've done all year, which is taking it one step at a time, starting out on vault and staying aggressive by hitting those landings, and then carrying that momentum on through the rest of the meet."
Florida Gators
Coach: Rhonda Faehn, 11th year
National ranking: No. 1
Regional qualifying score: 197.840
Regional seed: No. 1
Conference/finish: Southeastern, 1st
Top performers: Ashanee Dickerson, Sr.; Marissa King, Sr.; Randy Stageberg, Sr.; Mackenzie Caquatto, Jr.; Kytra Hunter, So; Bridget Sloan, Fr.
The skinny: The host Gators are talented, deep and hungry. Ever since missing out on the program's first NCAA title last year by less than a tenth of a point (0.075) to SEC rival Alabama, Florida has been focused on grabbing the crown. The Gators beat the two-time defending NCAA champ Crimson Tide twice already this season, once in a dual meet and again two weeks ago for the SEC title. In front of what will be a large and supportive crowd, top-ranked UF will be tough to beat.
Minnesota Golden Gophers
Coach: Meg Stephenson, 4th year
National ranking: No. 12 (tie)
Regional qualifying score: 196.615
Regional seed: No. 2
Conference/finish: Big Ten, 3rd
Top performers: Shannon Golich, Sr.; Janell Campbell, Sr.; Kala Slechta, Jr.; Kylie Schermann, So; Lindsay Maple, Fr.
The skinny: The Golden Gophers, who are in their 18th straight regional, are making their second appearance in the O'Connell Center this year, having provided the opposition the night Florida set a school-record score of 198.425. Meg Stephenson is in her fourth year as head coach of the Gophers after serving the previous 11 years (1999-2009) as co-head coach with her husband, Jim. Minnesota last advanced to the NCAA Championships in 2002 but could well end that drought tonight.
Auburn Tigers
Coach: Jeff Graba, 3rd year
National ranking: No. 12 (tie)
Regional qualifying score: 196.615
Regional seed: No. 3
Conference/finish: Southeastern, 5th
Top performers: Petrina Yokay, Sr.; Toi Garcia, Sr.; Bri Guy, So.; Caitlin Atkinson, Fr.
The skinny: The Tigers, in their 11th straight regional and 24th overall, continued their improvement under Graba, scoring a program-record 196.550 at this year's SEC Championships en route to matching their best league finish. Auburn is young, with just two seniors and a core of rising talent led by sophomore Bri Guy and freshman Caitlin Atkinson, who joined senior Petrina Yokay in earning All-SEC honors. A top-two finish would net the Tigers their first NCAA Championship berth since 2003.
Maryland Terrapins
Coach: Brett Nelligan, 4th year
National ranking: No. 24
Regional qualifying score: 195.810
Regional seed: No. 4
Conference/finish: East Atlantic Gymnastics League, 2nd
Top performers: Kesley Cofsky, Sr.; Ally Krikorian, Sr.; Katy Dodds, Jr.; Stephanie Giameo, So.
The skinny: The Terps, who are making their fifth straight regional appearance and 19th overall, last competed in a regional in Gainesville in 2001. That year they posted a score of 195.850 that still ranks as the all-time best program mark in NCAA competition. Maryland is still looking to advance to the NCAA Championships for the first time, having finished third twice (1989, 2001). Former UF gymnast and seven-time All-American Erinn Dooley (2002-05) is an assistant coach with the Terps.
Bridgeport Purple Knights
Coach: Byron Knox, 9th year
National ranking: No. 29
Regional qualifying score: 195.485
Regional seed: No. 5
Conference/finish: Eastern College Athletic, 1st
Top performers: Monica Messalles Sallares, Sr.; Lissette La Fex, Jr.; Melissa Doucette, Jr.; Sasha Tsikhanovich, So.
The skinny: The Purple Knights have already made history, becoming just the second non-Division I institution to receive an invitation to the NCAA Women's Gymnastics Regionals as a team since the current non-divisional format (no NCAA Division I, II or III championship, just a single championship) was implemented in 1987. In addition, Bridgeport's 195.485 RQS and No. 29 national ranking are also all-time bests for the Division II program.
Pittsburgh Panthers
Coach: Debbie Yohman, 27th year
National ranking: No. 36
Regional qualifying score: 195.065
Regional seed: No. 6
Conference/finish: East Atlantic Gymnastics League, 3rd
Top performers: Alyssa Adrian, Sr.; Katie O'Rourke, Jr.; Laura Kummerle, Fr.; Lindsay Offutt, Fr.
The skinny: The Panthers are making their first NCAA regional appearance since 2007, and their third-place EAGL finish was their best since 2000. Veteran head coach Debbie Yohman has led the Pitt program for the last 27 years, and this is one of her youngest teams. The Panthers are one of three teams in this regional who have yet to reach the NCAA Championships, and they'll try to snare that elusive first berth with a young team led by a strong freshman class.
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Easy Microwave Caramels Recipe
These caramels were "homework" for a candy-making class that I took some time ago...and I've repeated that assignment over and over since! I usually make an extra batch and freeze it for company or last-minute gift-giving. After only about 20 quick seconds in the microwave, the frozen caramel is soft enough to cut, wrap and pack into a candy jar.
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 2-1/3 cups (1 pound) brown sugar, firmly packed
- 1 cup light corn syrup
- 1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts, optional
- 1. In 2-qt. microwave-safe pitcher, combine the butter, sugar, syrup, milk and salt. Microwave on high for 2-3 minutes, stirring once after every minute. When butter is melted, stir well. Attach microwave candy thermometer. Microwave on high for about 8 minutes or until mixture reaches 245° (firm-ball stage). No stirring is needed. Remove from microwave; stir in vanilla and walnuts. Let stand for 10 minutes, stirring well several times. Pour into buttered 13x9-in. pan (smaller 11x7-in. pan yields thicker candy as shown in photo). Refrigerate until cool. Invert pan. Carefully tap out whole block of candy; cut in squares. Wrap in waxed paper and store in refrigerator. (Can also freeze.) Yield: about 2-3/4 lbs.
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"I am a volunteer TOH field editor and have made these carmels for years!!!!! They are so good! My advice is to make sure to use high quality ingredients and measure temp. I have made these every year for my clients at Christmas!! A huge hit!!!!"
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"Great recipe have made since recipe was first published. It depends on your microwave as to how long it needs to cook. I would encourage you to purchase an excellent candy thermometer."
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POLICE were led on a high-speed chase around Pershore in the early hours by a 26-year-old man who committed a series of offences in 12 minutes.
Christopher Durnall was eventually arrested when police put a "stinger" across the road near Drakes Broughton to puncture the tyres of his vehicle.
Durnall pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, failing to provide a specimen of breath, taking a vehicle without consent, driving whilst disqualified and without insurance.
He was jailed for 15 months and disqualified from driving for three years.
Prosecutor Paul Whitfield said the chase started in the early hours of November 16 when a Mini was seen being driven erratically in the the town centre. Police activated their blue lights and followed the car through a succession of villages.
At times, it reached 70mph in narrow lanes and other drivers had to take avoiding action.
The car had been hot-wired but Durnall denied he was responsible.
He said he had been out with three friends who had broken into the car and had left him in the back seat. He had started to drive in an effort to get home but had been unfamiliar with the roads.
He had refused to give a breath sample at the police station.
He had four previous convictions to taking vehicles without consent and three for driving without insurance.
Judith Kenny, for Durnall, of Dowty Road, Cheltenham, said he had been out with friends. But they had deserted him and he found himself alone in the vehicle.
He had been binge drinking and had taken the m-kat drug. She felt the incident would be a wake-up call. Durnall had a poor background.
He had been abandoned by his parents in his teens and had taken to sleeping in cars.
He was hoping to get work as a part-time football coach in Cheltenham Judge Michael Cullum said Durnall had committed a raft of offences seemingly within 12 minutes worth of driving.
He had shown no regard for himself and other road users.with his dangerous driving.


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This article was published 12/6/2014 (1167 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
BRANDON -- Last month, I told the story of a Winnipeg teenager who was lured into prostitution and injected with meth by men much older than her so she could turn tricks for days on end without sleep. She was rescued when a wound caused by the injections became so infected she required medical treatment.
One of the men involved had recently pleaded guilty to living off the avails of prostitution and had been sentenced to two years in jail. I argued that wasn't sufficient; that provincial criminal property-forfeiture laws should be used to seize the property of johns and pimps, and the hotels where prostitution is tolerated.
Within hours of that column's publication, I began to receive emails from all over the country, arguing prostitution is the world's oldest profession, what happens between consenting adults is none of my business, and the government has no right to legislate morality. I responded to the first few emails, pointing out the girl referred to in the column was not an adult when the prostitution began and that no person injected with meth and acting under duress is capable of voluntarily consenting to anything.
As to the assertion no government has the right to legislate morality I pointed out governments have been doing so for millennia and cited the Criminal Code as an example.
Another example is the recently introduced Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act (Bill C-36), the Harper government's response to the Supreme Court of Canada's unanimous decision last fall to strike down the existing prostitution laws.
Commentators and activists have denounced the legislation, claiming it will not survive a legal challenge. As with many of the readers who wrote to me, they assert (some implicitly, others explicitly) the government's only option is the full legalization of the sex trade.
They advocate a government-sanctioned approach that would shrug and turn a blind eye to the plight of the girl I wrote about.
In last fall's judgment, the Supreme Court confirmed Parliament has the right to impose limits on where and how prostitution is conducted. The judges acknowledged "the regulation of prostitution is a complex and delicate matter" and "how prostitution is regulated is a matter of great public concern, and few countries leave it entirely unregulated."
With that guidance in mind, Bill C-36 is a reasonable response by the federal government.
It aims to reduce demand for prostitution by making the pimping and purchase of sex illegal. It will prohibit the advertising of sexual services, except by prostitutes themselves, and will make it a crime to communicate or solicit for prostitution anywhere children could plausibly gather.
It is premised on the fact prostitutes are almost always victims of exploitation and worse. Indeed, no child aspires to sell sex as a career; that only happens after every hope and dream has been crushed by others.
With that grim fact in mind, the bill creates a $20-million fund for programs to help prostitutes leave the business.
Critics of C-36 argue the bill will never survive a charter challenge because of the prohibition against prostitutes marketing their services where children are found. They claim it will imperil the lives of prostitutes by forcing them to work in dangerous areas.
It is a perverse, myopic argument that seeks to make persons engaged in an inherently dangerous activity safer by making children less safe -- transforming kids into human shields and trampling their right to live, learn and play in areas free from the presence of pimps and their randy customers.
Given that studies have shown, on average, prostitutes enter the sex trade at just 14 years of age, any law intent on keeping promoters and purchasers of sexual services away from prime recruitment territory is defensible.
The regulation of prostitution may be a complex and delicate matter, but the complexity of the task cannot deter the government from seeking to craft legislation that balances the rights of citizens, protects children, punishes perpetrators and assists victims such as the teenager I referenced earlier.
Bill C-36 may not be perfect, but it comes as close to accomplishing those objectives as may be reasonably possible.
Deveryn Ross is a political commentator living in Brandon.
Twitter: @deverynross


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All-Area softball super team 2012
Published 10:05 pm, Saturday, June 16, 2012
Emma Garcia
Pleasanton, junior
Notable: TGCA All-State, 28-3A MVP. ... Led area with 303 strikeouts while going 19-4 with a 0.41 ERA and 14 shutouts. ... Also batted .506 with three home runs, 19 RBIs and nine stolen bases for district champion.
Nadine Idrogo
Harlandale, senior
Notable: 28-4A MVP. ... Went 23-3 with a 0.74 ERA and 247 strikeouts. ... Allowed just 16 earned runs and 32 walks in 150 innings pitched. ... Batted .391 with four home runs and 19 RBIs. ... Committed to Incarnate Word.
Hailey Rebar
Holmes, sophomore
Notable: Batted .586 with 12 doubles, three home runs, 28 RBIs, 35 walks, a .737 on-base percentage and .983 slugging percentage. ... Hit two home runs during the Huskies' surprise run to the Region IV-5A final.
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Cosette Hernandez
Johnson, senior
Notable: TGCA All-State, unanimous All-District 26-5A. ... Batted .524 with 31 runs scored, five triples, two home runs, 28 RBIs and 10 stolen bases. ... Switched from center field to second base midseason. ... Signed with UTSA.
Brittany Gomez
N.B. Canyon, senior
Notable: TGCA All-State, 27-4A MVP. ... Left-handed slapper and lead-off hitter batted .609 with 62 runs scored, three inside-the-park home runs, 24 stolen bases and just six strikeouts in 149 plate appearances. ... Three-time Super Team selection. ... Signed with Iowa State.
Miranda Medina
Southwest, junior
Notable: TGCA All-State, 28-5A MVP. ... Batted .520 with 46 runs scored, five doubles, three triples, an area-leading 13 home runs, 44 RBIS and 15 stolen bases.
Nicole Shedd
Judson, sophomore
Notable: Batted .509 with 46 runs, 54 hits, 15 doubles, two triples, two home runs, 17 RBIs and 16 stolen bases. ... Sister of Girls Diver of the Year Danielle Shedd.
Hannah Fields
O'Connor senior
Notable: All-District 27-5A. ... Batted .465 with 42 runs scored, six doubles, three triples, a home run, 24 RBIs and 11 stolen bases for Class 5A state semifinalist. ... Committed just one error. ... Signed with St. Mary's.
Whitney Repole
Smithson Valley, senior
Notable: Unanimous All-District 27-4A. ... Batted .396 with 11 home runs and 42 RBIs for Class 4A state champion despite missing last two playoff series with an injury. ... Signed with Iowa.
Jade Smith
New Braunfels, senior
Notable: Speedy lead-off hitter batted .587 with 74 hits, 57 runs scored, 10 triples, two inside-the-park home runs, 18 RBIs and 52 stolen bases. ... Super Team selection last season. ... Signed with Illinois.
Kate Bateman
Seguin, senior
Notable: 25-5A MVP. ... After missing most of 2011 with injury, rebounded to go 11-5 with a 1.31 ERA while batting .432 (.692 in district play) with 10 doubles and 21 RBIs. ... Keyed the Matadors' deep playoff run a year after missing the postseason.
Regan Mergele
Smithson Valley, freshman
Notable: Led the Rangers to the Class 4A state title, going 21-3 with a 1.10 ERA and averaging five strikeouts and three hits allowed per game.


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A SENIOR state MP's bid to secure the mayoralty of a Melbourne council for her son has embroiled the Baillieu government in a political row over Liberal party interference in local government.
Leaked emails obtained by Fairfax Media reveal upper house MP Inga Peulich intervened directly on behalf of her son Paul in his failed bid to become mayor of the City of Kingston late last year.
After his defeat, Ms Peulich sought retribution against ''disloyal'' Liberal-aligned councillors who voted 8-1 for rival councillor Ron Brownlees.
Veteran Kingston councillor and one-time Peulich ally John Ronke said the lobbying by Ms Peulich and her son ''bordered on harassment''.
Ms Peulich's attempts at retribution for her son's loss have also sparked disquiet across the party. ''With Inga it was always her way or the highway,'' said one Liberal elder.
Such intervention in the affairs of local government - typically the Labor Party's domain - has been considered especially controversial since the Brimbank scandal of 2009, when the Ombudsman found undue outside influence (including from Labor state MPs) in the trouble-plagued council.
Direct involvement in local councils is also against the long-standing position of the Liberal Party. The party does not endorse candidates and members who run rarely identify their party membership. If elected, they are supposed to put the council first and the party second.
But emails obtained by Fairfax Media show Ms Peulich expects Liberal members and sympathisers to give priority to the party. Writing to party colleagues, Ms Peulich accuses Liberal member Geoff Gledhill and conservative fellow traveller Tamsin Bearsley of party disloyalty for failing to vote for her son.
''My view is that loyalty deserves reward and disloyalty has no place in the party. Their view is now they look after themselves and that they are councillors first and obviously Liberals, as in Geoff's case, later.''
A social conservative, Ms Peulich played an important campaign role in the southern metropolitan seats that delivered Ted Baillieu victory in 2010.
But her handling of the Kingston mayoral saga has alienated many former allies and supporters through those suburbs, including Mordialloc MP Lorraine Wreford.
In opposition, the Coalition made much of Labor's interference in local government. ''It's the story of a culture of intimidation, a culture of undue influence, breaches of public trust,'' Ted Baillieu said after the Ombudsman's Brimbank report was released.
Ms Peulich herself has hammered Labor in Parliament numerous times for meddling in local government.
Mr Baillieu did not respond directly to a list of questions about the issue. Instead he released this statement: ''Members of the State Parliament
have legitimate cause to interact with local councillors - in many cases the concerns of their respective constituent communities impact on the jurisdictions of both the state, and the local municipality.''
Ms Peulich refused a request for an interview and failed to respond directly to a string of questions concerning the extent of her involvement in council business and elections.
But she defended her right to influence local politics. ''Any person has the right to be involved in our democracy and its processes. Anyone can support any candidate but it is up to voters to elect them.''
Ms Peulich refused to comment on the ruckus within the Liberal Party over her handling of Kingston and other local party matters. ''I don't comment on internal party matters.''
Cr Paul Peulich did not return calls.


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As he ducked out of the welcome party and into his waiting motorcade, Prince Charles stopped briefly to greet the small crowd gathered at Government House on Tuesday evening.
"You're very brave for standing here," Charles said to cheers.
About 25 people huddled in the damp waiting to catch a glimpse of the Prince of Wales and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, before and after the first official engagement of their day-long stop in Winnipeg.
Several live in nearby highrises and popped over hoping to catch a glimpse of the royal couple.
Two young women on their way to dinner hoped to snap a photo for a royal-watcher friend in Colorado. But Riley Krahn and his mother, Donna-Jean, came early to get a good spot behind the rope, hoping Charles would do just what he did and pause for a few words.
The mother-son duo are taking the day off work and school to follow the royals around today, much like they did when Queen Elizabeth came in 2010.
"I was this close to shaking her hand," said Riley, 15.
Also at the legislature to see the couple was dedicated royal-watcher D.J. Bonneville, who also plans to come back for the more formal walkabout this evening.
"I have the binocs," she declared. "I'm ready."
Today will bring similarly grey weather but more stops all over town, as the couple visit, together and separately, Assiniboine Park Zoo to feed Hudson the polar bear, the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, a downtown innovation hub and Red River College, among nearly a dozen locations.
"I hope they have their Dr. Scholl's on and that they have a good breakfast," said Bonneville.
The final stop will be the best place for the public to see Charles and Camilla -- the walkabout at the Manitoba legislature in the evening, where Charles is expected to speak.
The couple landed a few minutes early at 17 Wing and were greeted by a row of local politicians such as Heritage Minister Shelly Glover, Premier Greg Selinger, Lt.-Gov. Philip Lee and Mayor Sam Katz, all trailed by a gaggle of reporters, military personnel, security and handlers.
It was a windy and drizzly arrival, and Camilla struggled with her umbrella.
There wasn't much time in the handshake line to chat, but Katz said he expects the couple to be much like the Queen and Prince Philip, who visited several years ago amid huge crowds.
"They were lovely, chatting about the city," said Katz.
Among those who watched the arrival up close were the Batenchuks, whose son Barret was a member of the honour guard that marched to greet the royal couple as they deplaned.
"I've been hyped for this for the last week," said Donald Batenchuk. "We're very proud."
The couple was a little too far from the gangway to tell which soldier was their corporal son, but they hoped to get the scoop on his experience later that night.
Today's itinerary (selected)
10:20 a.m. Charles and Camilla arrive at the Stevenson Hangar at Red River College at 2280 Saskatchewan Ave. to meet young people at an Aerospace and Aviation in Manitoba Day event and tour. Charles will also speak.
11:35 a.m. Charles and Camilla tour the Winnie the Pooh Gallery at the Pavilion Gallery Museum at Assiniboine Park. They are to meet with children and learn about Pooh's connection to Winnipeg.
12 p.m. Charles visits the International Polar Bear Conservation Centre at the new Journey to Churchill exhibition at the Assiniboine Park Zoo to meet Hudson the polar bear and participate in "positive-reinforcement training," which involves feeding the resident bears. He will meet with children and unveil a plaque.
12:15 p.m. Camilla visits the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, where she will learn about the RWB's 75-year history and view demonstrations of the RWB's Outreach and ExplorAbility programs, as well as a pas de deux by students.
12:55 p.m. Charles and Camilla visit Place Bernadette Poirier, 210 Kenny St., to mark the opening of the facility. The $8.9-million apartment complex has half of its 28 units reserved for people with mental-health issues.
1:45 p.m. Charles arrives at Innovation Alley, along Adelaide Street from McDermot Avenue to William Avenue in the Exchange District, to meet local entrepreneurs.
4 p.m. Charles meets with His Royal Highness's Regiments, the Royal Winnipeg Rifles and the Air Reserve of Canada at the Fairmont Hotel.
4:30 p.m. Charles presents long-service medals to RCMP members at the Fairmont Hotel.
6:05 p.m. Camilla meets with representatives of the Queen's Own Rifles Regiment at the Fairmont Winnipeg hotel.
7 p.m. Charles and Camilla take part in an Order of Manitoba investiture at the Manitoba legislature. Charles is to speak.
7:55 p.m. Official farewell ceremony, with full military honours, a 21-gun salute and an inspection of the Guard of Honour at the front of the legislative building. Charles and Camilla will also do a walk-about on the east front sidewalk before they depart.
8:40 p.m. Charles and Camilla visit a 1928 Fokker Super Universal, a heritage aircraft recently restored by the Western Canada Aviation Museum, on the tarmac of Canadian Forces Base Winnipeg.
8:55 p.m. Charles and Camilla leave CFB Winnipeg for England.


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BEACHWOOD, Ohio (AP) -- The Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage near Cleveland is offering an alternative experience for Christmas Day.
The museum in suburban Beachwood is staging its annual Christmas Day Chinese food and a movie family day event.
The movies are Gene Wilder's "The Frisco Kid' and the animated "An American Tail."
An Asian-inspired Kosher lunch will be available. The holiday season discounted admission is $5 and free for children 12 and under.


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UF puts 7 on All-SEC
Published: Monday, December 3, 2012 at 4:07 p.m.
Last Modified: Monday, December 3, 2012 at 5:06 p.m.
After almost being shut out in first-team selections on the preseason All-SEC teams, the Florida Gators scored big on the AP All-SEC team that was released Monday.
Six players from UF's 11-1 team are on the first team — tailback Mike Gillislee, tight end Jordan Reed, defensive tackle Sharrif Floyd, safety Matt Elam, place-kicker Caleb Sturgis and punter Kyle Christy.
The only other Gator on the AP team is sophomore cornerback Marcus Roberson, a second-team selection.
In the two prominent preseason All-SEC teams (the SEC coaches' and the one by the media covering SEC Media Days), the only Gator to make the first team was Sturgis, who became UF's all-time field goal leader this season.
The only offensive player on either preseason team was offensive tackle Xavier Nixon, who was on the third team. Floyd, Elam, defensive lineman Dominique Easley and return specialist Andre Debose were on the second team on the coaches' preseason team, while Elam was on the second team and Floyd, Easley, Debose and linebacker Jon Bostic were on the media's third team.
Florida coach Will Muschamp just missed out on being named the AP coach of the year in the conference, getting edged out by Texas A&M's Kevin Sumlin.
Muschamp and Sumlin also are among nine finalists for the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year award.
Sumlin's quarterback, redshirt freshman Johnny Manziel, was a unanimous pick as the SEC's offensive player of the year. He's also considered the favorite to win the Heisman Trophy on Saturday. The defensive player of the year is Georgia outside linebacker Jarvis Jones.
In this turnaround season for the Gators, numerous standout players emerged, led by Gillislee, who became the first UF player to rush for more than 1,000 yards since Ciatrick Fason in 2004.
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Quote: I think evil doer applies to the people at the U.N. who look the other way or refuse to deal with U.N. peacekeepers abusing children. The list of abuses and scandals is quite large.
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Quote: But yah, I disagree with you on manmade global warming and high taxes and the role of government as do the people I read and listen to. So yah, were actually the "evil" people.
Quote: you wrote:and I love everything that Ann Coulter writes
Quote:CNN and the BBC are biased against the war and the U.S.
Quote:Yes, I believe smog exists as well as other types of pollution. These things need to be cleaned up so that people can lead safe, healthy, happy lives.
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Any vacation provides a multitude of dining options — but nothing beats a hot, fresh meal delivered (with white gloves) to your door, especially when it's slathered in black truffles. Indulge your palate at one of these hotels for some of the best meals on wheels.
The Waldorf Astoria
Arguably New York City's most iconic hotel, everything about the Waldorf Astoria is fancy – from the décor down to the white-glove service. The hotel was the first ever to offer room service after opening in 1931, and despite sky high prices (just a bagel will you cost you nearly $25), the food is nothing short of divine.
Oyster's Menu Pick: Oscar's Spicy Asian Chicken Salad. (Get the recipe below!)
Mandarin Oriental Miami
Besides being one of the sleekest hotels in the steamy city's business district, the Mandarin Oriental also has some of the most delicious eats to offer up in Miami. Since it caters to travelers on the go, its room service menu does too: The hotel offers "Ready to Fly Meals" that are packed in boxes and ready to stow in your briefcase.
Oyster's Menu Pick: Roasted Turkey Sandwich
Dream Hotel
Nestled near Columbus Circle (and its fabulous shopping), the Dream is decidedly New York: The hotel is stylish, cramped, and within minutes of several subway lines. But its best Big Apple feature would be the room service from New York City chain, Serafina, which serves up top-notch Italian cuisine, even for breakfast, too.
Oyster's Menu Pick: I Carciofi Al Ferro Rovente, a shrimp and artichoke secret Italian recipe.
The Peninsula Hong Kong
Available 24 hours a day, room service at the Peninsula is so decadent that your meal is delivered with a candelabra, amongst other bells and whistles. Whether you're craving breakfast at dinner time or just in the mood to mug down in private, the menu's got something for the most discerning of palettes.
Oyster's Menu Pick: The Wagyu Beef Burger. It'll set you back $53, but it's served with black truffles, truffled onions and melted brie in a sun-dried tomato bolue with truffle butter.
The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
Like everything else in Sin City, the Cosmopolitan's room service is available 24/7, and it caters specifically to the party crowd. A separate "Crowd Pleasers" snack plate is available for both the "Guys" and the "Girls," but what really sets the Cosmopolitan apart is its DIY Cocktail Packages. Bottoms up!
Oyster's Menu Pick: The Mojito Cubano Kit, which includes a seriously authentic recipe, straight from Havana.
Rachel Jacoby is the Blog Editor for Oyster.com, a partner of Travel Channel, that visits, comprehensively photographs, critiques, and rates hotels. Her work has also been featured in publications like InStyle, HGTV Magazine and the HuffingtonPost. If she's not writing or traveling, she's out for a run.
Exclusive Recipe from The Waldorf Astoria:
Oscar's Spicy Asian Chicken Salad
Serves 8
- 8 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, about 6 inches each
- 1 cup Asian Spice Rub (see below)
Asian Spice Rub:
- ½ cup kosher salt
- ¼ cup ground ginger
- 1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon freshly ground white pepper
- ½ teaspoon dried red pepper flakes
- ½ teaspoon cayenne
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon granulated sugar
Ginger Chive Dressing:
- ¼ cup chopped fresh ginger
- ½ cup chopped fresh chives
- 1 tablespoon picked ginger
- 1 clove garlic
- ¼ cup unseasoned rice wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1 cup canola oil
- ¼ cup dark sesame oil
½ cup Spicy Cashews:
- 1 tablespoon Kosher salt
- ¼ cup ground ginger
- ½ tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
- ½ tablespoon freshly ground white pepper
- ¼ teaspoon dried red pepper flakes
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon granulated sugar
- 4 cups unsalted cashews
- 6 cups sliced Napa cabbage cut lengthwise, then into ½-inch thick strips
- 3 cups stemmed watercress
- 1 ½ cup orange sections (260)
- 2 ounces Manchego cheese, thinly sliced
- Pinch of shichimi togarashi, or to taste
Precooking Instructions
Prepare Spicy Cashews:
Preheat oven 375°F.
Thoroughly combine salt, ginger, black and white pepper, red pepper, cayenne, garlic, and sugar. Reserve half the mixture in an airtight container for another use. Add cashews to remaining mixture and toss to coat. Transfer to cookie sheet and spread evenly. Place in oven and toast until nuts are golden brown and fragrant, about 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from oven and let cool. Store in refrigerator in airtight container.
Prepare Asian Spice Rub:
Combine until mixed. Store in airtight container.
Cooking Instructions
Prepare Chicken :
Preheat oven to 375°F.
Coat chicken in spice rub and place in resealable plastic bag. Put in refrigerator and let sit for 30 minutes. Place chicken on baking sheet or in roasting pan and roast until cooked through, about 15 to 20 minutes. Remove and let cool in the fridge. When cool, cut into large (3/4-inch) cubes.
Prepare Dressing:
Place ginger, chives, picked ginger, garlic, ¼ cup water, vinegar, soy sauce, and egg yolk in blender or food processor. Puree until smooth. With blender running, slowly drizzle in canola oil and seasame oil until thoroughly incorporated. If dressing becomes too thick, add cold water.
Prepare Salad:
In large mixing bowl, combine cabbage and watercress. Add diced chicken, cashews, and orange sections. Neatly cut cheese into ½-inch long diamonds and add to salad. Mix until evenly blended.
Add 2 cups of the dressing and toss to combine. Evenly distribute salad into 8 bowls. Sprinkle each salad with a pinch of togarashi spice (this is the spice ingredient in this salad, so be careful not to overdo it.)
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Rock & Reilly's Whiskey Passport Event
Wednesday, November 6, 2013 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM (PST)
Who's Going
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Event Details
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Pack your bags, because your palate is about to be taken on an adventure you'll never forget with:
The Whiskey Passport Program
Rock & Reiily's Irish Rock Pub has one of the most extensive Irish whiskey selections in Los Angeles. The Whiskey Passport program will help both amateur and experienced whiskey tasters improve their palate, and learn about some of the best whiskeys in the world.
How it works:
Earn a stamp every time you try a new whiskey. Taste all the whiskeys in 1 year and earn a spot on the Whiskey Wall of Fame.
Event Details:
Hosted by Jameson, Whiskey experts will hold an informational tasting and pairing session with some of Jameson's most exclusive whiskies.
The first two stamps are on Jameson!
Make sure to bring your passport to the event
Or buy a new one for $5 in the bar!
When & Where
Rock & Reilly's Irish Rock Pub
8911 W Sunset Blvd
West Hollywood,
Wednesday, November 6, 2013 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM (PST)
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SAINT LEO, Fla. – The Saint Leo men's basketball team made quick memories of a nine-point halftime deficit as the Lions rolled to a 63-51 win over the visiting Barry Buccaneers in Sunshine State Conference action from the Marion Bowman Activities Center on Wednesday evening.
A lackluster first half for the Green and Gold saw a concerned coaching staff enter the locker room with Saint Leo trailing 34-25. It was an intermission that sparked the Lions to outscore Barry 38-17 in the final 20 minutes while shooting 56 percent and hitting five 3-pointers.
"I thought we came out in the first half and we looked a little tired and Barry shot (the ball) well. We did a poor job of letting them get in a rhythm," Head Coach Lance Randall said of the Lions' underwhelming opening-half performance. "In the second half we did two things; a much better job of protecting the basket, and we also ran our offense better with good ball movement, we screened better and we got good shots. When we didn't make shots we were on the offensive glass hard and that was a huge part of us getting some separation."
Barry (9-10, 4-4 SSC) undoubtedly held the hot hand in the first half as they rained in six triples and took an early 12-2 lead, an advantage they would nearly match at the halftime horn when Vladimir Raymonvil drained a trey just before time expired.
It was a different script after the break, but it would wait until Barry opened the advantage to 11 points with 14:35 to go before kicking in. At that point the Lions would roll off 17 straight points, taking a 50-44 lead, before Barry connected on a free throw almost six minutes after leading by double-digits.
It was all Saint Leo (9-9, 3-5 SSC) the rest of the way as the Lions opened up a 12 point margin when Trent Thomas hit a trey with four minutes left, and Marcus Ruh pushed it to 14 on a runner in the paint with only a few ticks remaining.
The final horn closed a 30-7 run for the Lions and handed Saint Leo their first win in four outings in convincing fashion. It was a mark achieved behind 15 points from Thomas, 12 points from newcomer Regis Schafer and 10 points each from Tom Neary and Dominick Robinson.
Scoring opportunities were abundant as the Lions pulled down 14 offensive boards and added that to 29 defensive rebounds.
For the game, the Lions shot 40 percent (23-of-57) from the field while connecting on 35 percent (8-of-23) of their shots from behind the big arc. Now a strength for the Lions after some early-season struggles, Saint Leo was 9-of-10 (90%) from the free throw stripe.
Barry was led by Evan White's 24 points as he was the only Buccaneer to register double-digit scoring on the evening.
The Lions will have the conference bye this weekend and move into the final month of the season where they will travel to Boca Raton and square off with Lynn University on Wednesday, February 1. Tip-off between the Lions and Fighting Knights is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at the deHornle Center on the Lynn campus. For the latest news, information, and updates on Lions Basketball and all other Saint Leo Athletics, visit SaintLeoLions.com.


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Accused serial killer Shawn Lamb is tormenting the families of Manitoba's slain and missing women by claiming to have information that would help solve at least five of their cases. He says police aren't taking him seriously and he's threatening to call the families personally.
Winnipeg police are taking Lamb seriously enough to have him locked up for the slayings of Tanya Nepinak, Carolyn Sinclair and Lorna Blacksmith. And, despite what a man with a three-decade-long rap sheet says, they're closely examining his latest set of allegations.
Bernadette Smith, the sister of missing woman Claudette Osborne, says officers from the Project Devote task force called her Monday to give her a head's up Lamb was claiming to have valuable information. She says her family isn't holding its breath he's telling the truth.
"We're just kind of waiting it out. We know he's kind of an attention-seeker," Smith says. "He says he wants to give these families closure. Why grow a conscience now? I just think he's talking out his ass."
She says police assured her they were taking Lamb's claims seriously and looking into them.
Kyle Kematch, brother of missing woman Amber Guiboche, is frustrated with Lamb's apparent confessions and retractions to the media.
"It's honestly f -- up," says Kematch. "Is he saying this to cause more pain? It's getting me angry. I don't understand what we've done to deserve this."
Joyce Nepinak, the mother of Tanya Nepinak, says her family is shocked by the twist.
"We don't know what to think. Whether he's lying or not, you have to get to the bottom of it. If it happens to be true, moms can get some closure. We need that. I don't even know where my daughter is."
Gail Nepinak, Tanya's sister, says Lamb is "playing mind games."
"He's heartless. He's torturing us," she says. "He just wants publicity. He just wants the attention."
Community activist Chickadee Richard says it's possible Lamb does have more information to offer.
She believes he didn't act alone in the killings of Nepinak, Sinclair and Blacksmith. She thinks others in the community are preying on aboriginal people and there may be more than one serial killer.
"The families know that Shawn Lamb, he has no moral conscience. He says he wants to connect with the families. Why's he doing this? What's he after?"
Richard says the large number of missing and slain women speak to how aboriginal women are viewed.
"There's racism here. It's like these women don't matter."
Shawn Lamb seems a little short in the attributes column. He's been convicted of assaulting police officers, uttering threats, robbery, carrying weapons, forgery, possessing stolen property, break-and-enter and breaching numerous court orders. In May 2010, he pleaded guilty to 15 more crimes, increasing his total to 99 during a three-decade span.
He got 19 months in jail, in addition to nearly 14 months of time already served, plus three years of supervised probation. His crimes, according to a story by Free Press reporter Mike McIntyre, included mugging a young mother of her purse, threatening to stab another man for his beer, stealing a car and passing numerous bad cheques.
He was serving a conditional sentence at the time for a similar robbery in which he attacked a young mother for her bank card, flipping over a stroller carrying the victim's baby in the process.
He was arrested for the murders of the three women in June 2012.
Winnipeg police believe Lamb is a highly intelligent manipulator. He's cunning and he's likely bored silly sitting in jail. He says he has film and keepsakes to back up his latest claims. He's got the police hopping and shattered families hoping for resolution.
Our police aren't ignoring him. They can't. After the debacle in the case of B.C. serial killer Robert Pickton, no law-enforcement team would risk slacking off and miss the chance to solve these killings.
Project Devote has to take every tip seriously, even if the source is an accused serial killer who may be acting out of spite or tedium.


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When was the last time you used the word "romantic" to describe dried beans? Steve Sando, one of my food heroes believes they are:
Beans are romantic. Take a handful of brightly colored heirlooms and put them in your pocket. Travel to Idaho or Istanbul and plant them. At first you'll get the beautiful flowers…followed by string beans, shelling beans and finally dry beans…keep some of your bounty as seed stock and the repeat the process the following year, in the same place or across the globe. I find this incredibly romantic.
Steve is the author of Heirloom Beans, from which the quote above appears. His mission is to preserve heirloom seeds and beans, varieties that would surely vanish from the earth without intervention by a passionate soul like his.
Heirloom beans come decked out in an amazing array of spots, stripes and colors, each one more beautiful than the next. Take a look at Steve's online store Rancho Gordo to see for yourself.
The first time I stocked up on beans from Rancho Gordo, I was surprised at how quickly they seemed to cook. I think it's because the dried beans I usually buy at the store are not as fresh; maybe they sit around on shelves longer than they should because they give the impression they last forever.
I'm drawn to the speckled dark red color, taste and texture of Borlotti beans, a type of cranberry bean. I sometimes find them canned at Italian groceries but not very often in dried form.
I soaked half a pound of Borlotti beans overnight before cooking them and I ended up with enough to last the week; tossed in salads for lunch and over linguine for dinner one night.
I sauteed some scallions and thinly sliced red onion, then added the beans and some chickpeas to a simple pesto sauce of toasted almonds, garlic and parsley. The Borlotti have a gentle flavor, velvety texture and a skin that retains its shape after cooking, making them a nice choice for soup, too.


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CHAMPION mare Black Caviar may not have broken any records during her leisurely public gallop at Caulfield on Saturday but her demeanour and physical appearance thrilled her trainer, Peter Moody.
After the six-year-old mare had galloped over 800 metres in front of an adoring crowd, Moody said the condition of the world's fastest mare was better than it had been for two or three seasons.
''We were here today just to see how she handles it and she was perfect,'' he said. ''We wanted to see [if there was] any negativity, and there wasn't any.
''She's had eight months out and I must say that she's going into her first run - in 14 days - in terrific overall condition.
''We wanted to be sure that we weren't kidding ourselves by bringing her back, but her muscles are perfect and there's no heat in her knees or joints - it's a terrific position to be in.
''There's no wear and tear but that will come. That'll just be part of her preparation.
''At this stage, 14 days from her first race start, I couldn't be happier.''
The trainer said that the Black Caviar Lightning on February 16 would be her first mission but he remained open-minded about any further commitments for the mare.
''The Lightning is our target now but there's a race just about every week after that for her, so we've got a bit to pick from.
''And if she falls in the Lightning we'll regroup and see if we go on, as we'd hate that record to be blemished,'' he said.
Moody said that jockey Luke Nolen was happy with the gallop and stressed that Black Caviar had shown ''no negativity'' and had enjoyed being at Caulfield for the gallop. He was happy with her first public appearance since winning at Ascot last year.
''We have the best sprinter in the world but we also have the best sprinters in the world, so it's terribly competitive and there's always a younger one coming up.
''But having her in such condition is a wonderful start to a campaign.
''She's not hurting anywhere, she's happy, she's enjoying her gallops and that's so important.''
Nolen gave the unbeaten mare more rein in the straight and she went to the line in perfect order.
The much talked-about gallop was the first public appearance by Black Caviar since she raced in the Lightning Stakes at Flemington last year.
Black Caviar will be striving to win her third Lightning Stakes but this will be her first time in the race since it was named in her honour.


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CES Gear - What's in Vivek's Bagby Vivek Gowri on 1/7/2013 6:50 AM EST
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Peanutsrevenge - Monday, January 07, 2013 - linkWill make for a nice real world test of W8/Clovertrail.
I'm sure someone will be pointing & laughing @ someone by the end of the week, if any of you still have the energy and not too ill by then. Reply
rwei - Monday, January 07, 2013 - linkMaybe you have the Wi-Fi version but I remember the review of the iPad 3 having hotspot running times that were outright comical. Obviously a much smaller battery here but still...potential?
Taking a stop back, I can appreciate the urge to travel light. Had a little bit of fun gloating (dorkily) about all my devices using microUSB - Nokia Windows Phone, Kindle, Blackberry. Naturally this was to a new iPad owner dealing with the fun of Lightning (I also own an iPad but find it increasingly unnecessary). Reply
VivekGowri - Monday, January 07, 2013 - linkI'm too poor/cheap for the cellular iPads. Mine is WiFi only, at some point in the future I'll consider moving to a 4G one. Perhaps the next iPad mini I'll go for VZW LTE or something. I hate the idea of paying another data plan though. Reply
JNo - Monday, January 07, 2013 - linkYeah, having posted this, I think you should do a very short follow up after the dust has settled saying whether the Clovertrail would have been enough on its own etc.
I too would be interested to see how it fairs and if it could be used as a 'workhorse' notebook or if it lacks some how. Reply
Paulman - Monday, January 07, 2013 - linkThese personal posts are a pretty good idea! They help us get to know the editors a bit better and help build a "brand loyalty" of sorts to Anandtech, I think :) Kinda like the podcast. Reply


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During his days as Louisiana governor, Mike Foster did at least two things that continue to shape the state's political culture. Foster brought a young Bobby Jindal into his cabinet as a health secretary, and Foster also enrolled as a part-time law school student while still in office.
Foster's appointment of Jindal helped advance the young cabinet secretary's political career, and Jindal eventually became governor himself. Meanwhile, in signing up for law school while still serving as governor, Foster created the impression that leading Louisiana is a part-time job — a pastime that leaves plenty of hours open for sideline interests.
Jindal seems to be doing Foster one better in treating Louisiana's governorship as but one item on his weekly to-do list. Last year, Jindal spent almost one day of every four traveling outside the state, mostly speaking, campaigning for GOP candidates and fundraising around the nation. GOP supporters and campaigns picked up the tab for Jindal's lodging and airfare, although Louisiana taxpayers shelled out $65,000 to feed, house and — in many cases — fly his security team.
In a state budget of some $25 billion, this $65,000 expense isn't very much, but we think there's a larger price incurred by Jindal's travels. The governor's extensive travel schedule gave him less time to focus on the state's problems, which are huge.
A state that consistently ranks at or near the bottom in key quality of life indicators sorely needs a full-time chief executive to address its challenges. In Jindal, we have a governor who treats Louisiana as a refueling station for his seemingly eternal road tour.
Jindal's national political ambitions are clear. Whether he ever runs for president — and many people believe that he will — the governor is obviously passionate about national GOP matters and enjoys the national spotlight.
We like governors to be attuned to what's going on outside the state. We also know that many people are flattered that our governor is so frequently welcomed outside the state as a national conservative voice.
But true conservatism values personal responsibility, and Jindal's first responsibility should be to the voters he pledged to serve as Louisiana's governor. That's good policy, and also good politics.
An effective way to build credentials for national leadership, after all, is to be a good governor. It's a job that should be treated as full-time work, and not merely a title on a résumé.


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December edition: How's your MS today?
"The sun is shining, the grass is green, the palm trees and evergreens sway. There's never been such a day…" Bah, whatever! Cold is setting in (at least in the northern hemisphere) sunlight is long and low (when it decides to make an appearance at all!) and the days are so short that if I have a late lunch, I'll likely have to turn on a lamp. Adding to all of this is that I seemed to have moved into a neighborhood that goes all out in home holiday decoration; and me with multiple sclerosis and a bum hip, I won't even be able to get lights into the bushes!
Ah, well. It's December, and I have multiple sclerosis.
Each month, we take time in the first week to check in with one another. Now, we end another year and look to 2009, together.
I fear my MS is beginning to act up a little (I'll talk more to this specifically on Friday) just as my surgical recovery is drawing to a close. The winter months have typically been pretty good ones for me, and I hope that it will stay the same for another season.
I do know, however, that research shows that many of us have serious issues right around (more to the point; directly after) the major holiday season. – how about you?
Take advantage of this space to catch up, share holiday coping skills and generally let us know how you are doing. I've seen a lot of new names in the comments of late. That's GREAT! Let's hear more about you and let us know…
How's your MS today?
Wishing you and your family the best of health.


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Presidential Fare
Lincoln's Bicentennial Birthday Brunch
Feature some of his favorite foods
-Shannon Foster
February 12th this year marks the 200th birthday of our 16th president, Abraham Lincoln. Why not celebrate his contributions to our country by throwing a President's Day brunch featuring his favorite foods?
Lincoln was not a decadent eater. In fact, his wife often had to remind him to eat! The things he did like were simple fare, compared to the heavy and rich dishes that were popular during his presidency, and they lend themselves very easily to our modern tastes.
He liked nuts and cheese and rarely drank anything but water. He loved fresh fruits, especially apples, and Mary Todd Lincoln kept them all over their home in hopes of enticing him to eat more. He did enjoy oysters in all their forms and had a liking for Chicken Fricassee with biscuits. It seems that the country tastes he enjoyed in his rural upbringing followed him throughout his life.
Your brunch planning could start with a nice cheese platter. Be adventurous and try something you've never had before.
Shelled and unshelled nuts make a nice accompaniment. Pistachios, almonds, walnuts, and pecans (a favorite in Lincoln's home state of Kentucky) are heart healthy and delicious. Fill a large bowl, add several nut crackers and make the nut shelling part of the entertainment!
An Oyster Quiche is easy to make and easy to serve, hearty but not overpowering. A crisp green salad or a tray of fresh veggies would elevate this to sublime eating. Even Lincoln would approve.
A lovely honeyed fruit salad would brighten things up and add a toothsome crunch to your spread. Apples, grapes, pears, and peaches would make an appetizing and Lincoln-appropriate combination.
To add with a little something sweet, serve a simple apple pie or Mary Todd Lincoln's White Cake. A quick internet search will give you the recipe.
Finish off with sparkling water or a nice bubbly fruit juice, raise your glasses in remembrance of one of our most history changing presidents, and enjoy!


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Reports have surfaced this week on several websites with news of a grave unearthed in the Czech Republic of what archeologists are saying appears to be a transgender woman.
The grave, found in a suburb of Prague, contained a skeleton that, while anatomically male, was buried in the traditional manner of a woman. The UK LGBT news site Pink News reports that the skeleton and grave are thought to be about 5,000 years old, dating from between 2900 and 2500 B.C., and is from the Corded Ware culture of the Copper Age.
Archaeologists say that males from that era are usually found buried facing west, with their weapons interred with them. But this skeleton was buried in the manner reserved for women: facing east and surrounded by domestic jugs.
Pink News quotes Kamila Remišová, the head of the research team, as saying: "From history and ethnology, we know that when a culture had strict burial rules they never made mistakes with these sort of things."


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This article was published 23/3/2012 (1977 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Does the world need more books about the Titanic? Probably about as much as it needs a 3-D version of James Cameron's movie.
Still, a veritable shipload is being released to commemorate the April 14 100th anniversary of the sinking.
While the world would continuing spinning without most of them, happily, the titles discussed are all first-rate.
All tell the well-trod tale of the rich and famous who sailed on the White Star Line's ill-fated luxury liner; some highlight the effects the catastrophe had on the survivors, and others tell the story of the officers and crew.
Two are by Canadians; John Boileau and Hugh Brewster fill out neglected stories of Canadian victims and Halifax's role in the recovery and identification of the 1,517 lost.
Brewster's gossipy volume, RMS Titanic, takes us into the first-class suites and dining rooms reserved for the Edwardian Age's moneyed elite: John Jacob Astor IV, Benjamin Guggenheim, Isidor Straus, Sir Cosmo Duff Cooper, J. Bruce Ismay and Molly Brown. These well-heeled travellers enjoyed unparalleled luxury and strictly enforced segregation from third-class immigrants.
Brewster includes some spicy detail on Canadian first-classers. These included Harry Molson of the famous brewing family and Winnipeg real estate mogul Mark Fortune. Fortune owned most of the land that became Portage Avenue.
Other Winnipeggers in the group included John Graham of the T. Eaton Company, a trio of bachelors known as the "three musketeers" (Thompson Beattie, Thomas McCaffry and John Hugo Ross), and their friend, ex-Winnipegger J.J. Borebank, who travelled with them.
Another Manitoban, Leonard Hickman of Eden, was travelling second class. Neither Fortune, his son Charles, nor the other locals survived the morning of April 15.
Seven year-old Eva Hart was a second-class passenger immigrating to Winnipeg with her parents. She recalled, as British journalist Andrew Wilson relates in Shadow of the Titanic, "One minute the ship was there with its lights still ablaze... and the next minute it was gone. At the same time there was a great noise from the screams and cries of hundreds of people plunged into the penetratingly cold icy Atlantic with little hope of being saved."
Many other survivors tell of the nightmarish cries that filled the night and then the utter silence that followed, as hypothermia claimed those in the water. The cacophony of death, more than the sight of the sinking, haunted their lives.
Titanic survivors were often plagued by anxiety, depression and nightmares. Wilson believes that they were suffering from "survivor syndrome," which is marked with an overwhelming guilt as they lived while friends, family and strangers died. There were 10 known suicides by Titanic survivors.
Not all the stories Wilson tells are sad, but few survivors lived happily ever after. As Marion Wright said in an interview on the 50th anniversary of the sinking, "the events are so etched in my mind that it seems like it happened yesterday."
Hundreds of bodies were floating in the main shipping lane of the North Atlantic. Passengers on passing liners were distressed by the sight of the bobbing dead. As a sop to their public image, the White Star Line eventually hired Canadian ships to recover as many icy corpses as possible.
Boileau in Halifax and Titanic, Christopher Ward in And the Band Played On and Yvonne Hume in The First Violin tell of the grisly task of recovery, identification, embalming, burial at sea and transportation of the lost to Halifax.
The main burden fell upon the officers and men of the cable ship Mackay-Bennett, which recovered 306 of the 337 people eventually found.
Each of these three is superbly illustrated with archival photographs, documents and personal memorabilia. Boileau's illustrations centre on Halifax, whereas Ward's and Hume's primarily focus on the life of Jock Hume, the first violinist in Titanic's orchestra. His body, No. 193, is buried in the Titanic section of Halifax's Fairfax Cemetery.
With some notable exceptions, such as Ismay, Gordon and other rich men who lived while children died, Titanic's victims are thought of as heroes.
However, writes Ward, the bandsmen were thought of as "superheroes."
The story of the eight-man orchestra is an essential element in the Titanic legacy.
The band played to calm the doomed liner's passengers, as it slipped into the icy North Atlantic.
Particularly sad is the story of Hume, a 21-year-old Scot who left behind a pregnant girlfriend. Ward is his grandson and Hume is his great-niece.
Both have penned competing tributes to the brave musician and his band-mates. Each book has its particular virtues; both tell the story of the band and the ship's sinking. Ward also tells the complex generational story of the Hume family's troubles in Dumfries, Scotland.
Hume's includes biographies of all the musicians, whose families were callously treated by shipping line, a copy of the White Star Line's musical repertoire and an interview she conducted with Miss Mellvina Dean, the last survivor of the disaster.
The Watch That Ends the Night is a must-read. In this work of historical fiction, released last fall, American writer Allan Wolf enters the lives and deaths of 22 men and women who sailed on the Titanic.
Each represent an aspect of the human condition: bravery and cowardliness, wisdom and foolishness, compassion and heartlessness, as millionaire and immigrant, officers and crewman come together in the defining moment of their lives.
The great Victorian poet and novelist Thomas Hardy, who died in 1928, wrote: "Over the mirrors meant/To Glass the opulent/ The sea worm crawls -- grotesque, slimed, dumb and indifferent."
Nature cares not a whit about humanity, but people who treasure the story will likely remember the tragic Titanic forever.
A Winnipeg historian and landlubber, Ian Stewart teaches at Cecil Rhodes School.


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Topic: Husband diagnosed w/ metastatic CC
Hello to all. I am glad to find this site - this is a frightening cancer.
My husband has a long history of PSC - primary sclerosing cholangitis,
which I'm sure most of you know is an autoimmune disease of the bile
ducts. The whole time, though, he has been asymptomatic, and has enjoyed
a normal life, including working and running.
Fast track to two years ago. A routine scan of his liver showed that
his gall bladder looked odd. On removal, they found gallbladder cancer.
Surgeons went back in for a partial liver resection, followed by nine months of chemo (Gemzar and Xelota) and radiation. Throughout it all, he was
able to work.
That nightmare seemed to have passed until last October when his CA19-9 started rising. A tumor in the liver showed up on a CAT scan last month. This past Monday, they tried a liver resection, but on opening him up found the
CC cancer had spread to the lymph nodes, so they did nothing - just
stapled him back together and said chemo offers the best chance
of prolonging life.
So that's where we are. It is surreal - two days before surgery, my
husband ran 8 miles, and now this.
My heart goes out to everyone on this list facing similar situations.
This is quite a curve ball.
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Welcome to Natasha in Oz! Thanks so much for stopping by and visiting me in my little corner of the world Down Under.
It looks Spring is in the air for many people in the North and Autumn is finally arriving for all of us Down Under!
I am quite looking forward to the arrival of shorter and colder days because Brisbane summers can really get unbearably hot. Even though it was a little humid yesterday because of the rain, the temperature was beautiful-perfect weather for a casual Sunday dinner at Mum and Dad's!
I don't think you have been to my parent's house yet...Let me show you around!
A Tour of my Mum and Dad's Home!
A Tour of my Mum and Dad's Home!
I just love the old fashioned car...can you tell it is a whiskey decanter?
The clock and the chair used to belong to my Dad's parents. Boy, did they go through a HUGE metamorphosis, from drab to fab! The clock never used to work and it really looked very shabby (not in a good way!) and the chair was covered in a hideous fabric that was full of holes. I wish I had some before and after pictures to show you but you will have to take my word for it! Now each piece sits proudly in the formal lounge area. I have got my eye on that chair....shhh....don't tell my sisters!
My Mum has lots of little tablescapes around the house....she really should become a blogger because I know she would have fun joining in with Marty's Table Top Tuesday!
There are so many other table tops and treasures I could have shown you but I think I will save them for another day!
Thanks also Mum and Dad for letting me share your home today.
Finally, thank you so much for visiting me in my little corner of the world Down Under! I love it when my good friends drop in for a visit! If you have time, my sisters and I would love for you to visit our new blog, 3 Sisters,365.


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Terrific hotel with wonderful pool, views, right on the beach, good food selection and quality, superb staff. A bit pricey for being right in stone town (and therefore not on the nicest beach), but a great place to stay for those who don't have time to get out to the further parts of the island
Big clean comfortable beds, spacious room, great wifi, fridge in the room, excellent tv reception with lots of channels We didn't have hot water the first day. They fixed it the second, but the water pressure wasn't very good- I don't have thick hair and it took awhile to rinse the shampoo out... It's set back a ways from road so you need help with your bags an the food in the restaurant is limited and prices are high. Better breakfast at the Serena


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About the Book
What do you see when you look in the mirror?
What do you think about when you are alone?
What's the best ladies room you've ever been in?
Whether you are an idolized celebrity or a struggling single mother, the ladies room is where you create your make believe, and where you face your reality. Join 68 brave women from around the world for an empowering look in the mirror and a meeting in the ladies room.
Featuring Jann Arden, Amanda Palmer, Rosie O'Donnell, Jen Foster, Sarah Bettens, and SHeDAISY
Visit http://www.ladiesroombook.com for more information.
"Meeting in the Ladies Room is one of the most thought-provoking books I've read all year. Throughout its pages, authors Linda Woods and Karen Dinino and dozens of other women embrace and confront the vast array of ideas, hopes and dreams that catch one's inner voice unaware in this private space. The photos and short essays are fascinating."
~Shannon Okey, Author/Editor, knitgrrl.com
"Meeting in the Ladies Room is an insightful, exciting, playful - sometimes naughty - peek at what goes on behind the door and in front of the mirror. This is a book that will make you stop and really think about who you are and what you stand for. And after soaking up every page and photo, you'll want to embrace your own ladies room and create your own I AM ART statement!"
~Kathy Cano-Murillo, Artist and Author of Crafty Chica's Art de la Soul
"A book that is bold and brave and reminds us just how complex, challenged, strong and amazing we are as women. "
~Alisa Burke, Artist and Author of Canvas Remix
"The candid photos and courageous women that populate this marvelous book remind us that each moment can become art. No matter what your gender, you will find yourself reflected in these compelling pages."
~Michael Sean Kaminsky, Author of Naked Lens
"It's filled with luscious photographs with yummy colors and textures and visuals...It makes you think. It makes you laugh. It makes you cry."
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Meeting In The Ladies Room has been featured on AfterEllen.com, EurOut.com, and YummyMummyClub.CA
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- Category Arts & Photography
Small Square, 7×7 in, 18×18 cm
158 Pages
- Publish Date Dec 03, 2009
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About the Creator
Sisters Linda Woods and Karen Dinino are the authors of the best-selling books Journal Revolution and Visual Chronicles. Their fearless, no-rules approach to life and art has been featured on "The View," national television, and in magazines and newspapers nationwide. Linda's evocative artwork, photography, and articles about self-expression have appeared in books, magazines, and exhibits worldwide. Karen practices employment law, trains executives to write and to speak well, and formerly was a professional journalist.
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Religion 230. Mysticism and Spirituality
An examination of mysticism as well as other forms of personal religious consciousness and the way individuals have integrated religious experience with their general understanding of existence. Attention will be given to accounts of mysticism and spirituality found in different cultures and historical periods. Fundamental issues include: the character of religious experience, the significance of gender in spirituality, self-realization and self-transformation, the relationship of interior experience and public life and altered states of consciousness.


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Wedding Song is a gentle elegant and emotional piece perfect for wedding videos and slideshows, inspirational montages and other motivational projects. The simple, beautiful piano lifts the spirit and helps you reach that sentimental mood you're looking for.
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Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer diagnosed in the United States. Since the main cause of skin cancer is ultraviolet (UV) rays from the sun, people are conscious of the harmful effects of sun exposure.
Reducing your risk for skin cancer includes covering yourself with high SPF (sun protection factor) sunscreens and avoiding midday sun. While there are still many sun worshipers out there, most people are now aware of the risks of sun exposure.
Experts suggest the following:
- Use sunscreen with an SPF of at least 30. Make sure the sunscreen protects against UVA and UVB radiation.
- Do not stay out in the sun for a long time, especially when the sun is at its strongest (mid-morning to late afternoon).
- Wear long sleeve shirts and long pants made of a tightly woven material, such as linen. It is also a good idea to wear sun hats and sunglasses when outdoors. UV protection clothing is available, but the protection wears off with each laundering and standards are still being developed.
- Do not use sunlamps and tanning booths.
The sun, however, does have certain health benefits. It can enhance your mood, protect against certain diseases, and boost your level of vitamin D. So should people work to balance their level of sun exposure—finding a common ground between getting enough, but not too much, rather than avoiding the sun altogether?
Sunlight and Skin Cancer
Melanoma is the most deadly form of skin cancer. While non-melanoma skin cancers (basal and squamous cell carcinomas) rarely spread, melanoma can spread to other parts of the body.
Ultraviolet rays from the sun are the main cause of skin cancer. Where you live may also be a risk factor. For instance, one study found that women who live in states with a higher level of UV rays from the sun had an increased risk of squamous cell carcinoma. States with a higher amount of UV rays included Connecticut, Indiana, Arizona, California, and North Carolina.
The Benefits of the Sun
Mental Health
The warmth and light generated by the sun can enhance your feeling of well-being. Sun exposure can also help prevent seasonal affective disorder, a condition that results in bouts of depression in the late fall and winter, when exposure to sunlight is reduced.
Vitamin D
Furthermore, the sun triggers your skin to synthesize vitamin D. While vitamin D is found in foods, including fortified milk and cereals, cod liver oil, and certain fish, many people do not get enough of it from foods, so the sun provides most people with their vitamin D requirement. The catch is that sunscreen blocks the production of vitamin D.
With 10-15 minutes of sun exposure to the face, arms, hands, or back without sunscreen at least 2 times per week, most people can get an adequate level of vitamin D. However, people who live in northern or cloudy climates during certain times of the year may not be able to synthesize enough vitamin D from the sun.
Adequate levels of vitamin D prevent rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults (both are diseases that weaken bones). In addition, vitamin D may help maintain a healthy immune system, promote normal cell growth, and prevent osteoporosis.
Researchers do not yet know for sure, but some propose that increased levels of vitamin D associated with sun exposure may also have anti-cancer effects. In laboratory studies, vitamin D has been shown to inhibit cancer cell growth and induce death of cancer cells.
To Sun or Not to Sun?
Until there is enough evidence to make solid recommendations, the best advice is to use your own good judgment and talk to your doctor. Weigh your own personal risks versus benefits of moderate sun exposure and decide on a safe amount of sun for you. While anyone can get skin cancer, people with fair skin, light-colored eyes, blonde or red hair, a tendency to burn or freckle, and a family or personal history of skin cancer are at higher risk.
Safe and consistent sun protection is very important. Since the damaging effects of the sun start early in life, it is important to begin practicing sun protection in childhood.
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