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Citizen Staff Reports 03/15/12
ReFinery, a consignment store that celebrates eclectic taste and caters to women with diverse personal styles, recently relocated to 5402 Lakeside Ave. The store offers like-new, ready-to-wear condition apparel and accessories in sizes ranging from petite to plus that are current, classic and unusual. ReFinery will also offer a sampling of menswear and accessories and decorative items for the home or gifts. The business was established in 2008 and is locally owned. Store hours are Tuesday-Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Merchandise is accepted by appointment Tuesday-Friday. An open house will be held Saturday, March 31 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For details, call 266-8424 or visit http://www.refineryinc.com.
Certified Personal Trainer Donald Tate recently opened Tate Fitness Studio at 3850 Gaskins Rd., Suite 200. The facility specializes in overall wellness for diverse populations, including athletes, older adults and post-rehab patients. Tate has more than 10 years of experience with helping people set and achieve fitness goals, including weight management, strength training and injury prevention. Personal, group and couples training are available for all fitness levels from beginner to advanced. For more information, call 270-7878 or visit http://www.tatefit.com.
Rawls McNelis + Mitchell, a 16 year-old law firm specializing in complex medical cases, recently leased 6,000 square feet at 211 Rockett's Way in Rockett's Landing. The 14-lawyer firm will occupy the first two floors of the building that is currently home to the Rockett's Landing sales center, which will now relocate to the adjacent Cedar Works building. The firm expects to move in by the end of August.
The Richmond chapter of the National Association of Professional Women will host "Fundamental Principles for Successful SEO: A Business Woman's Guide" on Thursday, March 22 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Shackleford's, 10496 Ridgefield Pkwy. Travis Paull of Follow Media Consulting will present the program on search engine marketing and explain why it's important to develop a well-written, keyword targeted content for a website that is updated consistently and monitored for rankability. Paull will also explore concepts such as page-rank, visitor behavior, and how Google views human idiosyncrasies and break down the information at a level appropriate for those with little to no experience with SEO. There are no local dues. Purchase of lunch is suggested but not required. To register, visit http://www.facebook.com/groups/napwrichmondchapter.
Piedmont Independent Fiduciaries recently hired Sue Davis, a former Wachovia Securities leader, as the Glen Allen-based firm's new VP of Client Services and Operations. Davis will oversee compliance and regulatory efforts. For more information, visit http://www.pif401k.com.
Sarah Thomas, Southern States Cooperative, Inc. – West Broad Street Service, recently attended a comprehensive three-day training program designed to qualify employees as "Certified FeedMaster Specialists" for Southern States Cooperative, Inc. The rigorous training program is tied to the Southern States' FeedMaster program and is designed to augment the existing knowledge base of employees involved in advising the co-op's customers on issues related to feeding various types of animals. The program provides new and updated information and qualifies for continuing education units (CEUs) by the American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists (ARPAS), a national organization that certifies animal scientists through examination.
Carolyn Hall, a Glen Allen lia sophia advisor, recently traveled to the Dominican Republic for an all-expenses-paid "Rock Star Escape" trip for two at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Punta Cana. Each year, the fashion jewelry direct seller selects a top luxury resort as an incentive destination to reward advisors who meet certain sales and recruiting goals.
Agents with Cushman & Wakefield Thalhimer recently handled the following lease negotiations: County of Henrico – leased 6,736 square feet in East Towne Plaza at 2901-2935 E. Williamsburg Rd.; Signs by Tomorrow-USA, Inc. – leased 6,325 square feet at 2036 Dabney Rd.; Mola Gebeye – leased an additional 1,520 square feet in their current location and now lease a total of 3,984 square feet at 4116 W. Broad St.; and SK Bedding – leased 2,160 square feet at 4116 W. Broad St.
McEachin to host Henrico town hall meeting
Citizen Staff Reports 08/20/2017 General NewsGovernment
U.S. Congressman Donald McEachin (VA-4th District) will host a town hall meeting Aug. 29 at the Eastern Government Center, 3820 Nine Mile Road in Henrico. The event will run from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and is open to the public. McEachin will address issues raised by attendees and provide details about services available through his office. > Read more.
Nonprofit awards $38k in book scholarships
Citizen Staff Reports 08/20/2017 General NewsNon-Profits
The KLM Scholarship Foundation awarded more than $38,000 in book scholarships to 36 students during its 2017 Book Scholarship Awards Ceremony at Linwood Holton Elementary School in Richmond Aug. 5. The students will attend 14 Virginia colleges in the fall. Each has excelled academically, maintaining a 3.0 GPA or better, while demonstrating strong community leadership qualities.
WWBT/NBC12 Raycom Media Vice President and General Manager Kym Grinnage was the guest speaker. > Read more.
Dave Peppler, pastor
By Ashley Luck, Special to the Citizen 08/20/2017 General NewsReligion
Dave Peppler, pastor of Chamberlayne Baptist Church, remembers the epiphany he had on a cold afternoon in northern Ohio when God gave him a sense of direction, after he had been wondering what life had in store for him. It was then that he knew that he wanted to become a pastor and serve God.
Peppler, a Delaware native who grew up in Ohio, was ordained in Brownsboro, Ky. in 1998, but his education didn't end there. > Read more.
International goals
Citizen Staff Reports 08/18/2017 FeaturesGeneral News
A group of youth soccer players – most from Henrico – and local soccer coaches spent a week in Kazakhstan this month as part of a VCU Center for Sport Leadership program.
The group's trip to Astana, Kazakhstan was made possible by a $700,000 grant awarded to CSL Executive Director Carrie LeCrom by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs through its Sports Diplomacy Division. > Read more.
Henrico promotional company changes name
Citizen Staff Reports 08/18/2017 BusinessGeneral News
Henrico-based brand merchandising company NewClients, Inc. has changed its name to Boost Promotional Branding.
The company is one of the nation's largest in the branded merchandise industry. Founded in 1981, its serves more than 5,000 clients – including many Fortune 500 companies – nationwide. > Read more.
Henrico promotional company changes name
Lidl competition offers shoppers chance to win NYC trip
Glen Allen advances in 14U Babe Ruth World Series
Earnhardt gives Redskins a ride
READ Center a finalist for $25k grant
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CalendarEach month, the Alzheimer's Association Greater Richmond Chapter conducts support group meetings to provide the community with an opportunity to meet for mutual support and to exchange coping skills. A group for caregivers will meet at 1 p.m. at Chickahominy YMCA, 5401 Whiteside Rd. For details, call 967-2580. Full text


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GEORGETOWN, KY – Georgetown College continues its Math Circle (GCMC) program for fifth-grade through eighth-grade students residing in the central Kentucky counties of Bourbon, Fayette, and Scott who hold a strong interest in mathematics and are eager to learn more.
Fall enrollment exceeded expectation with nearly two dozen participants. Space is limited for the spring term which begins Sunday, January 26, and continues for six weeks through March 2. Parents are encouraged to complete the online application right away to avoid disappointment.
Circles meet Sunday afternoons on campus from 2:30 to 3:45 p.m. in Asher Science Center, which houses the College's Natural and Life Sciences Division.
Free to attendees, the GCMC seeks to deepen and broaden participants' mathematical discovery and understanding as well as strengthen their ability to be successful in mathematics, according to Math Circle Director, Kristine Roinestad, Assistant Professor of Mathematics. GCMC was formed under the umbrella of the Central Kentucky Mathematical Circles.
"Georgetown College faculty volunteer their time and talents in leading these sessions," said Dr. Roinestad, adding, "GCMC meetings excite student interest in math and science as well as help them become tomorrow's mathematicians, scientists, engineers, medical researchers, economists, actuaries, and more."
The admission process involves the student and his or her parents/guardians completing an online application and the student's teacher submitting a recommendation. The plan originally was to accommodate 15 students per semester, accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. That number has been raised to 24 due to the excellent response.
For additional information, including downloadable enrollment forms, interested parents are encouraged to check the Georgetown College Math Circle website.
In the U.S., the first Math Circle was established in Cambridge, MA, in 1994, followed by the UC Berkeley Math Circle in 1998. Spurred by their success, colleges and universities throughout the United States founded math circles in their respective communities.

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Ipad Preorders Sold Out
March 12, 2012 by staff
Ipad Preorders Sold Out, Good luck getting Apple's (AAPL) new iPad at Friday's launch. The company says it has sold out of the tablets for delivery that day.
If you didn't preorder one for that date, you'll have to wait in line at an Apple retail store. And those queues can be obnoxious. Two people spent 17 days in line for the iPhone 4S debut last year. People are already lining up for Friday's launch, according to reports.
Apple's site shows a shipping delay time of two to three weeks for all three iPad models with Wi-Fi connectivity: the 16GB version for $499, the 32GB version for $599 and the 64 GB version for $699. There's a similar wait for the more expensive models with 4G connections.
The company has told news outlets that customer response to the new iPad has been "off the charts."
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Budget Truck Rentals is offering a free $50 American Express Rewards Card when you pay for a one-way truck rental with any American Express credit card and complete your one-way truck rental at Budget by April 30, 2009.
Just use any American Express card for a one-way truck rental at Budget Truck Rentals, and you'll get a $50 American Express rewards card.
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High School Swimming
Locals compete in Georgia state meet
In addition to Lakeside's Eric Chiu winning first place in the breaststroke at the Georgia High School Association State Swimming and Diving Championships on Saturday, more local swimmers had top finishes.
Evans' Ben Miller finished sixth in the 100 backstroke.
In addition, Richmond Academy's Fan Hughes finished fifth in the 100 breaststroke.
Pair of USC Aiken hoopsters honored
Two USC Aiken basketball players won honors Monday.
Meredith Legg has been named to the ESPN The Magazine /CoSIDA Academic All-District III second team. The 5-foot-9 junior from Huntersville, N.C., has maintained a 3.75 grade-point average.
She is the sixth selection for USC Aiken in the past eight years and the only Peach Belt Conference selection this season.
Chris Commons became the first Peach Belt player to win four Player of the Week awards in the same season when he picked up this week's honor.
The 6-8 forward scored 29 points in both of the Pacers' victories last week. Commons has scored 20-plus points in 14 of 21 games this season.
- In Aiken, the USC Aiken men's and women's tennis teams won matches Monday.
The Lady Pacers did not drop a set in winning their home opener 9-0. At No. 1 singles, Kristin Hunter earned her first win at USC Aiken, defeating Autise Mortimer 6-1, 6-2.
For the men, the Pacers got their second consecutive home shutout despite some tough matches.
At No. 1 singles, Dagoberto Darezzo overcame a slow start to defeat Maxim Sukharev 3-6, 6-4, 6-1.
Junior Golf
Ramsey nearly wins title in four-ball
In Opeleka, Ala., Augusta's Ashlan Ramsey teamed with partner Kendall Martindale , of Jefferson City, Tenn., to finish in a tie for first place in the Southeastern Junior Golf Tour Four-Ball Championship on the Lake Course at Grand National.
Ramsey and Martindale shot 73-74 over two days for a 3-over-par 147 total. That tied Betsy Birchall and Hannah Collier , both of Birmingham, Ala., before Birchall and Collier won in a playoff.
Locals compete in Augusta Open event
Local weightlifters notched first-place finishes in the Python Power League's Augusta Open competition.
John Demons won the 181-pound class' Raw Division. He was joined in first place by Clifford Jones (220 pounds, Novice Division), Greg Campbell (242 pounds, Over-40 Division), Jeremiah Smith (275 pounds, Over-50 Bench Press Division), and Willie Morgan (Over-50 Iron Man).
- In Warner Robins, Ga., local participants wrapped up top finishes in the South Georgia Powerlifting Championships.
Rhonda Sams won the 148-pound class and set two American records. She was joined in first place by Susan Thompson (181 pounds, Over-40 Division), W.C. Waldron (181 pounds, one American record), and Tee Meyers (Over-50 Division, named best lifter).
College Football
Rodriguez suit to be heard in state court
In Morgantown, W. Va., the lawsuit over a $4 million buyout clause in the contract of former West Virginia University football coach Rich Rodriguez will be heard in state court.
WVU is an arm of state government, not an independent agency, and lawsuits involving the state can be heard only in the state, U.S. District Judge John P. Bailey said.
- In Baton Rouge, La., LSU defensive end Kirston Pittman was granted a sixth year of eligibility by the NCAA.
Pittman missed all the Tigers' 2005 and 2006 seasons with foot and ankle injuries.


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As other people have said, the view is quite spectacular -- especially if you get one of the rooms that has one glass wall that faces the mountains. It's a few minutes walk from the center of town and it is a little dark at night but there's nothing to feel unsafe about. One of the guys who works there, Samir, has one of the best smiles ever. :-)


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Corbett proposes steady funding for state-run and related universities
HARRISBURG — After two straight years of proposing drastic cuts to higher education, Gov. Tom Corbett on Friday said the state budget he will propose next week includes no change from this year in funding to state universities and state-related schools.
Instead of starting in the hole, Pennsylvania universities will at least get the same $1.58 billion in the next fiscal year as this year. In exchange, university leaders promised to keep tuition increases as low as possible, Corbett said.
He releases his budget on Tuesday, kicking off consideration by the General Assembly.
Lawmakers must approve the package as part of a 2013-14 spending plan that begins with a deficit of $500 million to $1 billion, according to Senate Appropriations Chairman Jake Corman, R-Centre County, who attended Corbett's announcement.
The tuition limit is a verbal agreement. Neither Corbett nor lawmakers in attendance would provide a specific number they would consider a maximum allowable tuition increase. The Legislature wouldn't look favorably next year on universities that raise tuition 6 to 7 percent, said Corman, whose district includes Penn State's main campus.
"I expect it'll be less than 5 percent," Corman added.
In addition to Penn State and other state-related universities of Pittsburgh, Temple and Lincoln, there are 14 state-owned universities such as Slippery Rock, California, Shippensburg, Edinboro and Indiana.
"Our commitment allows schools to plan their budgets for the coming year and make the best use of their resources," Corbett said. "Their commitment should allow students and their families to plan their own budgets."
In a similar agreement with lawmakers last year, Temple froze tuition, Penn State's overall tuition for its main campus went up 2.4 percent, and Pitt, Lincoln and state system universities raised tuition by 3 percent. Corbett and lawmakers last year eliminated the governor's proposed 20- to 30-percent cuts as state revenue improved throughout the start of the fiscal year.
"It's true that in the final 2012-13 enacted budget most of higher education was level-funded from the previous year," said House Democratic spokesman Bill Patton. "But this was achieved at the end of June only after legislators and other interested people fought and scrapped to get funding restored, overcoming the governor's desire last February to keep cutting higher education."
The funding-tuition agreement stems from recommendations by the Governor's Advisory Commission on Postsecondary Education headed by former Republican Senator Rob Wonderling of Montgomery County. Recommendations included long-term financial and accountability proposals and linking increases to performance and tuition containment.
"The report clearly does call for a commitment to cost containment," said Pitt Chancellor Mark Nordenberg. The report also "recognizes we do need a higher level of funding and (that we) not drop below last year's level."
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Lismoyne Hotel4
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"We (self, wife and teenage son) stayed at the Lismoyne hotel to attend a New Year party on 31 Dec. We stayed in an executive room where a ro..."
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Set in groomed gardens, the Lismoyne Hotel features comfortable accommodation with modern facilities and free Wi-Fi. It also offers excellent dining facilities in its Hampshire Restaurant, as well as an informal bar menu in the comfortable bar. The hotel's bright and airy rooms include a TV, free tea and coffee making facilities and a safe.
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July 16, 2007
The Week in Quotes
July 8-15
"I would say it's the end of the world as we know it. If Ichiro is worth $20 million a year ... I am speechless by that contract. I'm hoping that report is false, because there's no chance a top-of-the-lineup guy--forget that, anybody- is worth that much. And Ichiro, who's led his team to zero, nothing? I hope you're wrong, Dan."
"We're signing here a Hall of Fame-type player."
"It's unbelievable. You know what, everybody gets what they deserve, and I guess that will be more luxury tax money, more revenue-sharing money they'll have to give. I'm sure it can't be true. There's no way they gave $20 million a year to Ichiro, at his age, for five years. There's no way."
"I'm going to do my best to play 10 more years here."
"Literally, it will take the sport down, that contract. We're right back to the ridiculous contracts. It can't be."
"He may be 33, but in a much younger body. The idea is, we're going to get a World Series and bring it to Seattle and win it while he's here. He is going into the Hall of Fame, and he's going to wear a Mariners uniform."
"Well, signing Ichiro to $20 million a year for five years, it's a joke. It's inexcusable. It's complete mismanagement. It can't be true."
"Also, the fans in Japan asked me to come back to Japan and play. But in the end, when coming back to Seattle and the fans asked me to stay here, that was the moment that meant the most to me. That's when I decided�We're at a place where all our hard work is blossoming."
"My mother always taught me that if the only thing you have to say is,
'(Expletive) Dave Samson,' then don't say anything at all. So I'm not
going to say anything at all. Is my mother the greatest or what?"
"I'm not going to lie to you. If I didn't come out with a win tonight it would have had some psychological repercussions."
"It's just incredible to see a guy throwing 84 or 85 and making people look foolish. They can't believe what's happening to them, and the looks on their faces as they walk back to the dugout is [sic] priceless."
"I obviously gave up the one home run and I am not going to say I made only one mistake all night. But I didn't make too many more than that."
"It was so incredible that he had two ballparks to hit in, and to me he was just about the most exciting player to play the game. Henry could do just about everything Willie could do, but [Willie] had to play in the Polo Grounds and Candlestick, which certainly weren't friendly for home run hitters who didn't pull the ball."
"Willie was made for center stage, and he was made for New York. Henry was more of a shy player, even though he could do all those things. Clemente was a little more in the shadow of Willie, where he was a sensational guy who liked to showboat a little bit. But he didn't have the power Willie had."
"You know what, I think so. Henry was a little put off by how much people talked about Willie and really much ignored Henry. It was too bad. It got to the point where I think, and I can't be sure of this, but if you showed up at some function and one guy was there, the other one never showed up."
"He hit the cut-off man, which we teach our players to do. Willie never did that."
"Coming up through the minor leagues, everything is charted. How many times you go from first to third base, every time you break up a double play, every sac bunt and every hit-and-run you're given�. This is what the Angels do. It's easy for people to buy into it because you see the results."
"In baseball terms we're just getting this toward second base. This is just the start of the process."
"The one commodity they have that everybody wants is pitching. But what they also have now is an owner who wants to win. I mean, really wants to win. All owners would like to win, but at the end of the day there are only about four franchises where the driving force is an owner who, from the minute he wakes up, is all about whether he wins or loses that day. I would put the Yankees, Boston, Detroit, and the Angels in that class."
"I bought the team for less than that. If a player like that goes down, what else can you not do because you have that much tied up in one player? The other thing is you always want to balance being competitive with affordability. That's the Number 1 concern: keeping Angels baseball as an affordable family option, because in Southern California it's not that you're just competing against the Dodgers. You're competing against the weather and all the things there are to do."
"The bottom line is that we have the best lineup chemistry I've seen since I've been here, even better than in 2002. Right now we're able to pressure teams every inning, and it's very rare that you see teams able to do that without the three-run homer or without really driving the ball."
"He's unreliable, there's no doubt. Now he has a different injury. It's not his legs, now it's side. It's important for a ballclub to have a guy like him. But in the meanwhile, when you can't count on a guy day in and day out, it makes it hard."
"It's hard to count on this kid when I know I can't. I have to have a Plan B. And the Plan B is not the one that's working right now."
"I haven't put much thought into it. We are all grown men. If that's the way he thinks about it, then that's the way he thinks about it. If he meant exactly the way it came out in the paper, I obviously wasn't happy about the comments. But the comments were the comments. It is what it is. It's not going to take away from my focus of going up there to do what I'm here to do."
"Nobody wants to be labeled injury-prone. I had hoped that this club and other clubs don't put that label next to my name. What has happened is what has happened, and you can't do anything about it. I want the White Sox to know I've taken all that into consideration as far as all of my strength and conditioning and what I do in the winters."
"I have a very different view. Most people look at Moneyball and say it's all about on-base percentage and walks. I look at Moneyball as the never-ending quest for new ideas. The whole idea is to try and get to the next horizon."
"Part of the fun of this game is that we'll never figure it out. We're never going to get it right. What we try to do is become a little less inefficient in our decision-making. That's Moneyball. It doesn't mean we're going to make the World Series every year. Hopefully, we will be competitive every year. It's no guarantee for success."
"We've benefited tremendously from Paul. He does more than crunch numbers. He scouts players. From the quantitative side, he's been a major contributor to that type of analysis. The analytical approach has been pursued in the past, but Paul brings something special to that."
"I've done a fair amount of scouting. I felt like a cross-checker this spring. I started scouting when I was 24. Analysis helped me organize my thoughts."
"Anybody who gets into this end of the business with the idea of securing fame and adulation has seriously misplaced motivations."
"Like I've said all year, I think it's something we need to do at the end of the year. I think it would be selfish on my part to talk about my contract status when our team desperately needs wins."
"The whole business sense of things, that's something I leave up to the people upstairs. My only concern is to play baseball and to play at a high level."
"Lucchino has never stopped wanting him."
"Alex has always said he's comfortable in New York. It doesn't mean he's not comfortable somewhere else, either."
"I tell myself every offseason I'm not going to say anything crazy. I'm just going to have a peaceful season...can't do it. I'm cut from a different cloth."
"I know when I was there the couple of blacks that were there, every one of them had an issue with the organization."
"They had an issue with Joe Torre. They weren't treated like everybody else. I got called out in a couple of meetings that I thought were unfair. He had a message to get across to the whole team, so he used me to get the message across� I'd see a lot of white players get called in the office and treated like a man. That's the difference."
"Derek Jeter used to come to me and try to tell you what Joe Torre is all about, he's a good man, he's this, he's that, but like I tell Derek Jeter, that's you. It's one thing that they treat you a certain way; you don't feel what other people feel."
"In a million years, I don't care what anybody says, steroids is something you shoot in your butt. I do know that... The bottom line is steroids is something you stick in your butt--period."
"I trusted this man, he allowed me to stay in his house. I started seeing the control factor. I started seeing, wait a minute, you aren't going to tell me what to do."
"I'm going to say what I got to say, and I'm going to do it how I got to do it, and I can live myself. I sleep very good at night, very good."
"It's a total advantage to a hitter. If I'm throwing 98 [mph] pitch after pitch, a batter can get set for what's coming. If I'm throwing 93, they might know I'm not feeling as well."
"Why don't we just tell guys what's coming? It's terrible. They'll know what range your fastball is and what your offspeed stuff is. I have no idea why they started doing this."
"A lot of these guns are juiced anyway. They're not accurate. Why give people bad information? It's really something they should look at."
"We love Julio�We are obviously aware that he's out there. We love him and have a lot of respect for him. We tried to re-sign him, but he went to the Mets."
"I like the Rockies. [Their front office] has stopped doing the dumb stuff."
"Didn't look like there was a whole lot of effort behind it to get the ball to come out of his hand well. It was a really good day. I think we thought it was going to be. That's the way we set it up. We tried to go at a pace where he is going to, the ball is going to come out of his hand [well]. He has worked really hard and I think it shows. We're actually kind of proud of him."
"I have always considered Gus to be a person of strong character and high moral principles. He has an unshakable love for his culture and does his best to serve as a role model for players he represents, especially Latin players."
"I never saw him after that Series. Wouldn't have wanted to see him. I didn't think it was right. I still don't."
"My man Okie is one of the greatest bullpen guys and teammates I've ever had, Every time someone warms up in the bullpen, he brings a towel and a bottle of water over to you. He's like our personal assistant down there."
"The Mets picked the right guy to do that. It's awesome. He's funny. He brings so much energy to that team and then to the fans, it's amazing. I could be having the worst game that night and if I hear Reyes--'The Profesor'--I'm like, 'Here it goes.' It just brings a smile right back."
"My contractual lifetime is a year and a half, and I think we have a lot of work to do. No doubt about it. I don't know what the team's plans are. In
2003, they were rebuilding. In 2007, you still hear the same things."
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MCKINLEYVILLE - The brunt of the storm front that has hit the North Coast canceled flights in and out of the Arcata-Eureka Airport.
Sky West Airlines who contracts for United out of ACV had to cancel several flights due to low ceilings and weather making difficult air traffic control conditions.
Flights were canceled Wednesday afternoon at 12:15, 1:39, 2:05 and 3:27. Several other flights were delayed nearly 2-hours. Once heavy weather stopped, flights were getting in. The Wednesday 9:06 pm arrival was about 15 minutes early. However, the late flight at 11:56 pm was canceled. If you have questions about any United arrival or departure from ACV access the following information: WWW.UNITED.COM or call 800-241-6522.


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St. Michaels Running Festival - 2013
St. Michaels High School
Sat 05/18/2013
5K, 10K, Elite, Half Marathon, Military
The EventThe St. Michaels Running Festival in Partnership with the YMCA of The Chesapeake.Last year, a new race emerged as one of the elite running events in the mid-Atlantic region. With a flat, fast, USTAF certified 1/2 marathon course that winds along the beautiful waterfront communities of St. Michaels, this event attracted runners from all over the US in its opening year. In addition to the 1/2 marathon course, the St. Michaels Running Festival offers a scenic 10k course and a 5k course that winds along the beautiful Miles River.This year's event has been enhanced to provide runners with an even greater shot at achieving a PR and, of course, all runners are guaranteed a wonderful race experience and a dynamic post-race expo in one of the most exclusive destinations along the Chesapeake Bay. Some of the highlights for this year's race include: more water stations, earlier, cooler start times; new, scenic and distinct 10k course, awesome runner bags, custom medal (for all 1/2 marathon runners) and beer after you finish!We recorded over 1500 registered runners in 2012, so register now to save your place at the 2nd Annual St. Michaels Running Festival on May 18th, 2013!Runer GoodiesAll runners will be treated to the same awesome finish line food provided in 2012. Granola bars, sliced oranges, bananas, PBJs (they were a hit in 2012), muffins, water, sports drink and yes weve added the all so important BEER (included in the registration price) to the 2013 list.Half Marathoners will receive:A tech shirt - for registrations received before 4/15/13 Customized finishers mealsMassages at finishSchwag/goodies5K and 10K participants will receive:A cotton tee - for registrations received before 4/15/13Commemorative giftSchwag/goodiesUpgrade to a tech shirt: 5K and 10K participants can upgrade to a tech shirt for an additional $15.AwardsAwards will be given for the top 3 male and female finishers overall. Age group finishers in half marathon will receive a trophy. Age group winners in the 10K/5K will receive an award.Age group categories:Half Marathon: 5 year categories10K/5K: 10 year categoriesPolicies To NoteAll registrations are non-refundable Registrations are non- transferableWe highly discourage the use of iPods and other digital music playersUnfortunately, pets are NOT permitted on the coursesStrollers are permitted on the 5K only. There are no strollers permitted on the half marathon or 10KThe half marathon course closes at 10:30 amMail-In RegistrationMail in registration is available by going to our website www.runstm.com and downloading the form.Group RegistrationIf youre a company, organization, team, school or a bunch of friends you can take advantage of group pricing discounts. St. Michaels Running Festival offers discount group pricing if your party has 10 or more runners. Please contact Peter Paris at [email protected] or (443) 812-1346 to inquire about our group discount pricing.Event schedule and timesThursday May 16th12:00pm to 6:00pm - EXPO, PPU and Registration - Best Western St. MichaelsFriday May 17th12:00pm to 8:30pm - EXPO, PPU and Registration - Best Western St. Michaels9:00pm to 10:00pm - PPU High School GymSaturday May 18th5:30am to 7:15am - PPU - St. Michaels High School7:15am - All runners to the staging area7:15am - Opening Ceremonies7:30am - Half Marathon Starts7:40am -10K Starts8:15am - 5K Starts9:00am to 2:00pm - Awards, Music, Beer and Food - Mill Property
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Chenille In The Morning by Valentina Devine
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Chenille In The Morning
Snuggly Robe is made of organic cotton chenille from Vreseis. Valentina Devine has added her own special touch by embellishing the robe's pocket with a handful of buttons from her "button jar."
Finished chest: 53" (134.5 cm)
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Andrea was sculpted as a special offer to accompany our 15" Alex. Her head mold is included in the same mold as Alex for free. Since she uses the same body, she can also wear popular 15 1/2" fashion doll outfits or her own cropped suit. Painting and assembly instructions along with photos are included with mold purchase.
Wig: 4-5" Pale Blonde "Sabrina" By Monique
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This was made with a prize package I won from Lisa Gentry. The finished items will go to charity.
This was the first time working with Metro and I loved the way the cables stood out.
A very fast pattern to work up and skill level intermediate.


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Pollock, Alaska, Walleye
Theragra chalcogramma
Method of production - Caught at sea
Capture method - Pelagic trawl
Capture area - North East Pacific (FAO 67)
Stock area - Alaska
Stock detail - Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
Certification - Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)
Fish type - White round fish
This fish, caught by the methods and in the area listed above, is a good sustainable fish to eat. Click on the rating icon above to read more and on the alternatives tab below to find similar fish to eat.
Sustainability overview
The U.S. BSAI and Gulf of Alaska pollock fishery is well managed by a system of Total Allowable Catches and individual vessel quotas. Although bycatch is very low in pelagic midwater trawl fisheries in general, measures are continually being developed and analysed for this fishery to reduce the impact of the fishery on other species (Protected species such as Steller sea lion, salmon and crab). In 2016 the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands and the Gulf of Alaska Pollock fisheries received stock assessments and are the best choice. If choosing from fisheries in Russia, choose the Marine Stewardship Council certified pollock.
A member of the cod family, Alaska pollock is found throughout temperate and colder waters of the north Pacific and is the most abundant fish species in the Bering Sea, including areas under U.S. fisheries management jurisdiction. It is a relatively fast growing and short lived species and is sexually mature at around 34 years. Pollock have high fecundity or potential reproductive capacity female pollock can produce more than two million eggs over the course of several weeks. It spawns in early spring from February to April and they can grow to about 90 cm and attain ages of 1517 years. A more typical age is 56. Found in depths down to 900 m the species is also known as walleye pollock because of its large, distinctive eyes.
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Stock information
There are five stocks of Alaska pollock: Aleutian Islands, Eastern Bering Sea, Bogoslof and Gulf of Alaska (consisting of Western/Central Gulf of Alaska and the Eastern Gulf of Alaska). All stocks were assessed in 2016. None are overfished or subject to overfishing. Most pollock is from the Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska. The Bering Sea biomass is well above BMSY. In the Aleutian Island's fishery, pollock has only been taken as bycatch in arrowtooth flounder and Pacific cod fisheries in the past six years and biomass is fluctuating around MSY. The fisheries use many fisheryindependent measures to measure biomass e.g. trawl surveys and acoustic surveys. About 1000 t were retained in the Bogoslof fishery in 2016, nearly 170,000 t in the Gulf of Alaska, and about 1,340,000 t were retained in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands fishery.
The US government NOAA Fisheries and the North Pacific Fishery Management Council manage the Alaska pollock fishery. Alaskan pollock is both the largest food fish resource and largest whitefish fishery in the world. Over 1.426 million tons were landed in the Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska, worth about $400 million. Stocks in Alaskan waters (Gulf of Alaska (GOA), Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI)) are managed by a system of Total Allowable Catches and seasonal quotas, set by US North Pacific Fisheries Management Council (NPFMC). Scientifically based annual catch limits are established for each target ground fish stock, species or species complex and strict annual catch limits are set for each target fishery. Since the US extended its fisheries management jurisdiction to 200 miles in 1976, the BSAI pollock fishery has operated under sciencebased catch limits and under an ecosystembased management approach. The fishery is acclaimed as an exemplary model of a responsibly managed fishery. 100% of pollock fishing boats are required to host observers to monitor catches and bycatch, particularly to ensure that laws to protect Chinhook salmon are fully complied with.
Capture information
The Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands (BSAI) pollock fishery is a midwater trawl fishery. The pollock fishery is selective with target species in the fishery representing less than 1% of the total pollock catch. Discards are also low (about 1% of pollock caught are discarded in the BASI fishery). Pollock are an important prey species in the ecosystem particularly for foraging fur seal pups. Bycatch of nontarget species e.g. Pacific cod, salmon and shark is generally between 1 and 2% of the total pollock catch. However, the pollock fishery is very large and this amount of bycatch can still be harmful. There are many protected species in the region including Steller Sea lions, Northern Fur seals, Northern Sea Otter, walrus and some whale species. Chinhook salmon are of particular concern because they can be caught in large numbers in the Western Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea fisheries. Therefore, further measures to reduce salmon bycatch were developed in April 2015 which included more severe Prohibited Species Catch (PSC) limits when Alaskan Chinhook salmon abundance is low, reducing fishing quotas when bycatch is higher and mandating the use of salmon excluders in trawl nets. There are also realtime spatial and temporal closures. Chinhook bycatch in 2015 was about half of the 20032015 average which is likely due to the recently implemented management.
Shark bycatch such as the Sleeper shark have dramatically decreased over the last decade, though some species such as sculpin have increased in bycatch studies. Limits of shark bycatch has averaged 171 t since 1997 and is counted against annual catch limits. Steller's sea lions have been the subject of much controversy between environmentalists and fishermen. To reduce competition for resources, large nearshore areas around the sea lion rookeries of the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands and the Gulf of Alaska are now offlimits to trawling. These measures to protect sea lions have proven effective in a number of areas, but recently a small segment of the Steller sea lion population in the western Aleutian Islands was failing to recover at expected rates hence more fishery closures in that region have been enacted. Due to increasing populations in, the eastern segment, the Eastern population is now no longer listed as threatened. None of the closures affect the BSAI fishery. Spawning fish are often captured solely for their roe. The practice of stripping pollock for roe and discarding the fish is prohibited in the Alaska pollock fishery.
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Hiatal hernia
Hernia - hiatal
Hiatal hernia is a condition in which part of the stomach extends through an opening of the diaphragm into the chest. The diaphragm is the sheet of muscle that divides the chest from the abdomen.
The exact cause of hiatal hernias is unknown. The condition may be due to weakness of the supporting tissue. Your risk for the problem goes up with age, obesity, and smoking. Hiatal hernias are very common. The problem occurs often in people over 50 years.
This condition may cause reflux (backflow) of gastric acid from the stomach into the esophagus.
Children with this condition are most often born with it (congenital). It often occurs with gastroesophageal reflux in infants.
Symptoms may include:
- Chest pain
- Heartburn, worse when bending over or lying down
- Swallowing difficulty
A hiatal hernia by itself rarely causes symptoms. Pain and discomfort are due to the upward flow of stomach acid, air, or bile.
Exams and Tests
Tests that may be used include:
- Barium swallow x-ray
- Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD)
The goals of treatment are to relieve symptoms and prevent complications. Treatments may include:
- Medicines to control stomach acid
- Medicine to strengthen the muscles in the lower esophagus that keeps stomach contents from backing up
- Surgery to repair the hiatal hernia
Other measures to reduce symptoms include:
- Avoiding large or heavy meals
- Not lying down or bending over right after a meal
- Reducing weight and not smoking
- Raising the head of the bed 4 to 6 inches (10 to 15 centimeters)
If medicines and lifestyle measures do not help control symptoms, you may need surgery.
Outlook (Prognosis)
Treatment can relieve most symptoms of hiatal hernia.
Possible Complications
Complications may include:
- Pulmonary (lung) aspiration
- Slow bleeding and iron deficiency anemia (due to a large hernia)
- Strangulation (closing off) of the hernia
When to Contact a Medical Professional
Call your health care provider if:
- You have symptoms of a hiatal hernia.
- You have a hiatal hernia and your symptoms get worse or do not improve with treatment.
- You develop new symptoms.
Controlling risk factors such as obesity may help prevent hiatal hernia.
Falk GW, Katzka DA. Diseases of the esophagus. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Goldman's Cecil Medicine. 25th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2016:chap 138.
Ferri FF. Hiatal hernia. In: Ferri FF, ed. Ferri's Clinical Advisor 2015. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Mosby; 2015:p. 571-572.
Petersen RP, Pellegrini CA, Oelsclanger BK. Hiatal hernia and gastroesophageal reflux disease. In: Townsend CM Jr, Beauchamp RD, Evers BM, Mattox KL, eds. Sabiston Textbook of Surgery. 19th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2012:chap 44.
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Last reviewed on: 4/20/2015
Reviewed by: Subodh K. Lal, MD, Gastroenterologist with Gastrointestinal Specialists of Georgia, Austell, GA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Isla Ogilvie, PhD, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team.


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The EDL is known to be populated by many hooligans with affiliations and or allegiance to Neo-Nazi ideology and at times a barely concealed anti-Semitism.
For reasons of expediency and political exigency they have often taken the strategy of trumpeting an in your face fealty to Israel, regularly trotting out Israeli flags at their demonstrations, in the hopes of deflecting criticism that their xenophobia and bigotry may extend beyond Muslims. Mainstream Jewish organizations in the UK are appalled by the EDL and find the support extremists such as Pamela Geller, Roberta Moore and the "JDL" give to the EDL both disgusting and embarrassing.
In this vein, Bob Pitt of IslamophobiaWatch points our attention towards a quite blatant instance of the EDL literally recycling antisemitic propaganda in their Crusade against Islam and Muslims.
By Bob Pitt (Islamophobia-Watch)
For those who question the links between the English Defence League and fascism, or indeed the clear parallels between Islamophobia and antisemitism, this is a cartoon recently posted on the EDL London Division's Facebook page.
It is used to illustrate the conspiracy theory that graffiti featuring the letters EDL, which has proliferated on mosques and Islamic centres since the murder of Lee Rigby, is not the work of EDL supporters themselves but of Muslims intent on smearing the EDL.
As Exposing the English Defence League points out, the cartoon is in fact a clumsy adaptation of a cartoon popular in neo-Nazi and white supremacist circles, which portrays fascist graffiti on synagogues as part of a Jewish conspiracy to frame the far right.


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10 Tests For Guilt at the Salem Witch Trials
Rhetoric is only as potent as its source material – this is why any allusion to the Salem Witch Trials of 1692 is so effective. What comes immediately to mind is the hideous and completely unfound legal proceedings – based mostly on superstition, irrational paranoia, Puritanism-fueled mass hysteria, and deception–which resulted in 19 wrongful executions, each one hanged, burned, or drowned for some ill-fated finger-pointing. The imagery evoked is just as barbaric and painful as the means by which these accused "witches" were tried and ultimately "proven" guilty. (In actuality, most of the "afflicted" were just suffering from some mental illness medical science hadn't quite caught up to at the time, "evil" being amongst the worst know epidemics.) Here are ten ways their verdict was ascertained:
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Astrology: More like Religion Than Science
By Sharon Hill
July 25, 2012
I've discussed here and here how practitioners of paranormal piffle wish to look scientific. They fail under actual scientific scrutiny but, we have to admit, they are pretty effective at bamboozling the public with a sciencey show.
I came across a news story in Business Insider about an astrologer who was doing mighty well for herself. In times of uncertainty, society tends to turn to anything that will give them a sense of control. Astrologic and psychic advisors seem to fill that role for some people, even professional businesspeople. This astrologer, who thinks quite highly of her craft, had these things to say:
"What I do is scientific. Astrology involves careful methods learned over years and years of training and experience."
"There are so many things we don't understand in the world. What if 200 years ago someone had said that these metal barrels in the sky would get us around the world in a few hours? Or that we'd inject ourselves with mold to treat illnesses? People are so skeptical."
And then I laughed.
Few examples of pseudoscience are more perfect than astrology, which has been studied A LOT, and whose practitioners still cannot demonstrate a root in reality.
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Vaccine hysteria – RationalWiki
Vaccine hysteria is a trend of mistrust of vaccination that is almost as old as the technique itself. "Anti-vaxxers", "vaccine deniers", or "anti-vaccinationists" blame vaccines, or their ingredients, for a range of maladies whose mechanisms are rejected or have not been explained by current scientific research. Some of these maladies can often be childhood illnesses in order to increase the emotive factor of the argument. The ubiquity of vaccination often makes it an easy target for blame.
Vaccine-preventable diseases have been a major cause of illness, death, and disability throughout human history. The advent of the modern vaccine era has changed this significantly; most North Americans and Europeans have little memory of a pre-vaccine era where diseases such as mumps and measles – to say nothing of smallpox or polio — were common and often deadly.
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A Spiritualist Ghostbuster's Crystal Skull
A Canadian spiritualist ghostbusting actor walks into a bar wearing New Age crystals and a crystal skull around his neck, goes up to the bartender, and orders a vodka. . . . No, this weird mashup is not the setup to a joke (certainly not a funny one) but instead more or less describes one of the strangest intersections of Hollywood, New Age paranormal belief, ghost hunting, and alcohol.
This story involves crystal skulls. There are many skulls in the world carved out of quartz crystal of varying sizes and designs. I've seen them in a lot of places, especially in South and Central America, where they are sold as tourist trinkets. The ones you can buy for a few dollars are rather plain, but the big ones (life-size or so) are steeped in myth and romance. There are only a handful of the life-size skulls in existence, and they have inspired awe for generations. They are said to be hundreds of years old and possibly of Mayan or Aztec origin.
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Confessions of a Disinformation Agent, Chapter II: From 9/11 to MySpace.
This is the next installment in series of articles being written by a fellow blogger. His name is Muertos and he's one of the best thinkers in the blogging world.
Mason I. Bilderberg
This is the second installment in a series of articles entitled "Confessions of a Disinformation Agent." For the introduction and Chapter I, go here.
On the morning of September 11, 2001, I got up very early, five o'clock. I was working on a novel, and, as I was usually too tired to write when I got home, I started doing it in the early mornings before going to work. At this time I lived alone in apartment in the central city. I got up, showered, and spent about a half hour writing. At 6:45 AM—Pacific time—as I was making breakfast my phone rang. Instantly I knew it was bad news. No one ever calls at 6:45 AM with good news. I picked up. It was a friend of mine. (Not the same one who almost caught TWA 800). "Have you seen the news?" he said. I said no. He replied, "Someone tried to kill the President!" That was how it was reported to me. Oh, and there was the small detail of the World Trade Centers on fire after planes having been crashed into them.
I switched on the TV. This was about 9:45 AM, after both towers had been struck, but just before the first of them collapsed. Like almost everyone else in America, I watched in rapt horror. I'll never forget seeing the first of the towers collapse into a cloud of dust. I also remember seeing the little black specks of people jumping from the towers before they fell. That's one of the most horrifying sights I've ever seen—even on TV—and one that will stick with me forever. Mind you, I watched the 1986 Challenger explosion live, and I also witnessed the infamous Bud Dwyer suicide as it happened. Neither of those horrible events could touch September 11.
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Firewalk Mishap
According to reports, 21 people had to be treated for burns from walking over hot coals at a Tony Robbins inspirational event.
Robbins is a successful self-help guru with a schtick that depends upon the scientific illiteracy of his audience. After a session of telling people how to "unleash the power within" he demonstrates their new-found power by inviting them to walk barefoot over hot burning coals while thinking about cool moss. This is meant to demonstrate the power of mind over matter. This is, of course, nonsense.
The Hot Coal Deception
Many physicists have used the hot coal demonstration to teach a bit of elementary physics, as there is a very simple explanation for how people can walk over hot coals in their bare feet.
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The Other Rolling Stones
Beyond any shadow of doubt, the most famous of all the many mysteries of Death Valley, in California's Mojave Desert, are its rolling stones – and, no, I'm not talking here about Mick and Keith. For decades, astounded visitors to the valley – and particularly so in the vicinity of an 850-feet high hillside of dolomite on the southern side of its Racetrack Playa – have come across large stones and rocks that appear to have moved across the desert floor of their own free will and under some perceived, but poorly understood, magical power.
Such scenarios and beliefs have gained a great deal of weight by the fact that, behind the same stones and rocks, grooves and tracks are always found – sometimes extending for hundreds of feet, and occasionally even displaying evidence of the rocks having actually flipped over during the course of their curious travels across the harsh lands of Death Valley.
Not everyone who has studied the phenomenon is so sure there is a need to bring matters of a paranormal nature into the equation, however.
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5 Conspiracies made against Conspiracy Theorists
It is not to uncommon for conspiracy theorists themselves to be accused of being involved in a conspiracy of some sort. While accusations of being involved in a conspiracy are usually are usually made by other conspiracy theorists, they sometimes actually made by skeptics as well.
Here is a list of five conspiracies that conspiracy theorists are sometimes accused of:
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Unnatural Acts that can improve your thinking: illusion of understanding
The illusion of understanding occurs frequently due to selection bias and confirmation bias. By selecting only data that support one's position and ignoring relevant data that would falsify or compromise one's position, one can produce a convincing but misleading argument. By seeking only examples that confirm one's belief and by ignoring examples that disconfirm it or reveal the insignificance of the data you've put forth, one can easily create the illusion of understanding. The illusion of understanding is particularly prominent in the field of economic forecasting.
Think about it. If stock analysts could really beat the market consistently, wouldn't they be stinking rich? Do you really think they are a clan of benevolent elves whose only goal is to help people like you get rich from their technical advice? Their cousins appear in infomercials all the time, telling stories about unfathomable riches that await you if you invest in their program. That's how they make their money: not by using their program, but by selling it to others!
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Mind your step (optical illusion)
Mind your step is a street illusion in Stockholm at Sergels torg created by Erik Johansson.
Mind your step – day 1 – YouTube
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Geoengineering "Chemtrails" Over the Pacific?
The picture below is a satellite view of the west coast of the United States. The question is, what are those white trails in the pacific ocean? Some would say those are contrails while the conspiracists among us are insisting those are … (wait for it) … CHEMTRAILS!!!!!!!!
But they are not contrails and they can't be chemtrails (chemtrails don't exist), so what are they? Click the link below the image to find out (hint: they are not created by anything airborn).
Geoengineering "Chemtrails" Over the Pacific?.
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Embarrassing Conspiracy Theories: Drones were what really hit the WTC towers and the Pentagon on 9/11
One of the many conspiracy theories about the 9/11 attacks is that the jets that flew into the World Trade Center towers, and the Pentagon, were not manned at all, but were actually un-manned drones.
One of the theories is that the planes had all been shot down somewhere in the Atlantic ocean and quickly replaced with the un-manned drones, or that they had been secretly landed somewhere, and that the crews and passengers had simply been made to "disappear".
The biggest problem with both of these theories are that not only would they require thousands of people who work for the NTSB and various airport air traffic control unions to be in on the conspiracy, it would also have to get perhaps thousands of other people within the military and the government to never talk about it to anybody. This is so improbable and illogical, that many people considered both theories to be theoretical impossible.
Keep Reading: The Soap Box: Embarrassing Conspiracy Theories: Drones were what really hit the WTC towers and the Pentagon on 9/11.
NOTE: The image above is a fake. Click the image for more information.
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Batman on the Couch: Psychologist Analyzes Comic Book Character
He wears a caped bat costume in public and funds an alter ego out of his personal fortune. As a child he witnessed his parents' murders; as an adult, he puts his own life on the line, practicing a personal brand of vigilante justice.
He may be a comic book character, but Batman provides fertile ground for a psychologist, and California clinical psychologist Robin Rosenberg has taken up the challenge.
Keep Reading: Batman on the Couch: Psychologist Analyzes Comic Book Character | LiveScience.
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Top 10 Unknowable Things
There are lots of things we don't know. But there is a difference between things we don't know and things that can't be known. For example, no-one knows when Shakespeare was born (although we do know when he was baptized). However, it's not impossible that in the future we could find out – a long lost document might be found that mentions his birth, so Shakespeare's true date of birth is not unknowable, just unknown. This list contains 10 things that are unknowable in principle. Not only are they unknown now, they can never be known.
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Embarrassing Conspiracy Theories: Water Fluoridation
Ever since the 1970's the United States, along with several other countries, has been putting fluoride in the public water supplies in an effort to reduce tooth decay, and ever since there has been controversy. While some of the controversy concerns some legitimate reasons, such as cost, and effectiveness, and some safety concerns. Others concerns tend to be just outright conspiracy theories.
The two main conspiracy theories concerning water fluoridation is that the fluoride in the water is causing peoples' intelligence to lower, and that it's causing people to become infertile. The reason why conspiracy theorists believe this is because fluoride is a poison, and that any amount of fluoride, no matter how small the amount, is dangerous to humans.
First, if water fluoridation did cause infertility, then why hasn't the birth rate and population gone down? Also, the fact is, is that poisons don't infertility. Genetics, disease, radiation, and injuries to reproductive organs causes infertility.
via The Soap Box: Embarrassing Conspiracy Theories: Water Fluoridation.
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Anatomy of a propaganda press release: Fluoride and IQ
When we find an utter piece of crap evidence, we must call it out for what it is – an deceptive, biased piece of garbage that you should NOT believe.
Here's why. Let me run down the red flags:
This is a press release by an advocacy group. I do not approve of the practice of newspapers running PRs without context or commentary. This is not journalism but the public finds it very difficult to tell the difference. Reuters (and others) are irresponsible to do this.
The advocacy group, NYS Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation, Inc. (NYSCOF), is opposed to fluoride supplements in water. They have cherry picked out of this Harvard report only what they wanted and misrepresented it.
Keep Reading: Anatomy of a propaganda press release: Fluoride and IQ | Doubtful Newsblog.
How to Debunk Chemtrails
The chemtrail conspiracy theory seems to frequently misidentify ordinary contrails as "chemtrails" – some kind of secret spraying program. This theory comes in many flavors, and there's a large number of things people bring up as "evidence" to support this theory. I've tried to gather all the debunks of this evidence in one place here, for easy reference. This is a work in progress, and will remain on the front page here as I expand and refine it.
While the title of this post is "How to Debunk Chemtrails", the actual debunking depends on what version of the theory needs debunking. There's a variety of common claims, and variations on those themes. The best approach is to debunk the individual claim (such as: contrails only last a few seconds), rather than trying to debunk the entire theory.
I've tried to arrange each section in the order of most useful links first.
Keep Reading: How to Debunk Chemtrails – Contrail Science » Contrail Science.
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Top 10 Psychic Debunkings
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Cleverbot.com – a clever bot – speak to an AI with some Actual Intelligence?
«Cleverbot is a web application that uses an artificial intelligence algorithm to hold conversations with humans.»
«Since being launched on the web in 1997, the number of conversations has exceeded 65 million. Unlike other chatterbots, Cleverbot's responses are not programmed into it, but rather selected from phrases entered by humans in previous conversations. Humans type into the box below the Cleverbot logo and the system finds all of the keywords or an exact phrase matching the input and after searching through its saved conversations of previous chats, responds to the input by finding how a human responded to that input in past conversations when posed by Cleverbot,[2][3] although the commercial version of Cleverbot has more than one thousand requests per server, the ones hosted were for 1 or 2 people per server. This allowed more speed and quality of responses hosted by the artificial intelligence system.» (Description courtesy Wikipedia)
I can tell you from experience, chatting with CleverBot can get a bit creepy at times. Some of the responses generated by CleverBot's computer can seem so human-like.
From the CleverBot website:
PLEASE NOTE – Cleverbot learns from real people – things it says may seem inappropriate – use with discretion, and at YOUR OWN RISK
PARENTAL ADVICE – Visitors never talk to a human, however convincing it looks – the AI knows many topics – use ONLY WITH OVERSIGHT
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Hollywood ghosts – Ghosts of Hollywood Legends
APPARENTLY, SOME MOVIE STARS didn't get enough attention from press and fans while they were alive. Their ghosts keep showing up, perhaps for one last performance. Hollywood is full of glamour, ambition, craziness, sordid tales – even talent. And while ghosts and other tales of the paranormal have always been great movie material, Tinseltown also has its own real-life ghost stories. The envelope please… Hollywood ghosts – Ghosts of Hollywood Legends.
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Noted Canadian Skeptic Show Examines Thrive—And Tells the Truth.
A podcast called "Life, The Universe and Everything Else," a program put on by the Winnipeg Skeptics association, has turned its sights on Thrive. I spent the morning listening to the podcast, and I recommend it very highly. You can play it from your computer here. The host of the show is Gem Newman (founder of Winnipeg Skeptics, computer science expert), and the guests include Gary Barbon, Mark Forkheim, Robert Shindler, Richelle McCullough and Greg Christiansen. You can see information on who these people are, and what their backgrounds are, here.
The Winnipeg Skeptics are a group of skeptics and critical thinkers who apply fact, logic and critical thinking to wild claims made on the Internet. Just as this blog has done since the beginning, the Skeptics have exhaustively examined Thrive and their review is, needless to say, highly negative. While they find some things to praise in…
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Beastly Madness
For those who believe in the existence of literal werewolves, the image of the hairy shape-shifting beast that is part-human and part-wolf, and that embarks on a marauding killing spree at the sight of a full moon, is no joke.
But if such creatures really exist, are they true werewolves of the type that have been so successfully portrayed on-screen time and again by Hollywood movie-moguls? Could they be deranged souls, afflicted by a variety of mental illnesses and delusions? Or might they have distinctly paranormal origins? Paradoxically, the answer to all three of those questions might very well be: "Yes."
… I fully believe in the existence of a phenomenon that is responsible for reports of werewolves. But, I do not for one minute believe that people are morphing into savage animals by the light of a full moon.
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Curses! 4 Tales of Sinister Forces
Whether they are supernatural or not, curses can have powerful, devastating effects
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A curse is an expression of or wish for misfortune, harm, evil, or doom by a person for another. Curses are not taken seriously by most educated people in the western world, yet they might retain their power and influence over those who believe in them. Belief could be the key to a curse's power. If a person believes – even on a subconscious or psychological level – that he or she has been cursed, then its effects can be just as powerful as if it is supernatural in nature.
Consider the following reports of curses and their sometimes devastating effects, and judge for yourself whether they are produced by dark, sinister, external forces, or are brought about from the minds of those who have been cursed.
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5 Reasons why People keep Believing in Debunked Conspiracy Theories
I've wondered why do people still believe in certain conspiracy theories, even after they have been totally debunked, or proven to be logically improbable.
From my observations of conspiracy theorists, I believe that there are five main reasons why some people still believe in conspiracy theories, even after they have been debunked.
Here are those five reasons:
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Psychic Defective: Sylvia Browne's History of Failure
The most extensive study of alleged psychic Sylvia Browne's predictions about missing persons and murder cases reveals a strange discrepancy: despite her repeated claim to be more than 85 percent correct, it seems that Browne has not even been mostly correct about a single case.
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Adolescent Angst: 5 Facts About the Teen Brain
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13 Strange Things That Happened on Friday the 13th
Friday the 13th is synonymous with bad luck and superstitions — so much so that some people flat-out refuse to fly, make business deals or get married on this fateful day.
As many as 21 million people in the United States are fearful of Friday the 13th, according to the Stress Management Center and Phobia Institute in Asheville, N.C., which estimates that $800 million to $900 million is lost in business every Friday the 13th because of fears of the doomed day. [Top 10 Phobias]
But is there really a reason to be so apprehensive of a day that's technically just like any other? Of course not, scientists say. You can pick out any date on the calendar or any day in history and find some weird stuff that's happened. For fun, we've rounded up 13 events — some tragic, some just plain strange — that happened on a Friday the 13th: 13 Strange Things That Happened on Friday the 13th | LifesLittleMysteries.com.
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Is Friday the 13th Really Unlucky? • Friday the 13th and Bad Luck
The number 13 is synonymous with bad luck. It's considered unlucky to have 13 guests at a dinner party, many buildings don't have a 13th floor and most people avoid getting married or buying a house on a day marked by this dreaded number. Particularly superstitious folks even avoid driving on Friday the 13th.
But is there any statistical proof to support the notion that Friday the 13th — or even just the number 13 itself — is unlucky?
"No data exists, and will never exist, to confirm that the number 13 is an unlucky number," said Igor Radun of the Human Factors and Safety Behavior Group at the University of Helsinki's Institute of Behavioural Sciences in Finland. "There is no reason to believe that any number would be lucky or unlucky."
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Spooky Pics: Five Common Sense Ways to Spot a Fake Ghost Picture
In all the time I spend searching for real ghost pictures to post on our site, I have seen more fake ghost pictures than I care to remember. The thing that gets to me though is how blatantly fake most of these fake ghost pictures look.
For example, there are an increasingly large number of ghost pictures from primarily Asia featuring a female "ghost" who looks shamelessly like the ghost in "Ringu", or "The Ring" for my fellow Americans. Now, maybe the makers of those films know something about the paranormal that I don't, but I'm pretty sure every spirit from that region isn't taking the same form.
Inspired by these, and the other laughable fake ghost pictures I've come across, as well as the poor gullible people I see falling for them, I've compiled a list of common sense checks I use when looking for real ghost pictures for our site. I'm not an expert on photography, and I'm not saying passing any of these benchmarks proves an image to be paranormal. However, hopefully they help you dismiss blatant frauds, giving you more time to spend on possibly real ghost pictures.
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Out-of-body experience highlights clues to consciousness
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Have You Invited Any Black Eyed Children Into Your Home?
Picture it. You and your better half are on your way home after a night on the town. It's late, it's dark, and you pull into the gas station for a pack of smokes. He runs in, you wait in the car.
You're sitting there, idly waiting for him to return when suddenly you get this inexplicable, overwhelming feeling of terror. You sit up a little straighter and glance toward the driver's side window, and there, staring in at you, are two children. But not just any children. These are Black Eyed Children. And they want to get in your car with you.
Sounds like something out of one of those Village of the Damned sequels, right? Well, it's not. This is real life, as real as it gets. And this is just one of thousands of reported sightings. Black Eyed Children are knocking on doors and tapping on windows, asking to be let in, all over the world.
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There currently is no fully satisfactory or generally accepted scientific theory for ball lightning, mainly because it is so rare, and when it does occur it doesn't stay around long enough to be studied; it generally has a lifetime of less than five seconds. According to one researcher, "ball lightning is the name given to the mobile luminous spheres which have been observed during thunderstorms. Visual sightings are often accompanied by sound, odor, and permanent material damage." Many scientists still deny its existence, but there are so many eyewitness accounts of the phenomenon that it's difficult to deny its reality.
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Ouija board helps psychologists probe the subconscious
Beloved of spiritualists and bored teenagers on a dare, the Ouija board has long been a source of entertainment, mystery and sometimes downright spookiness. Now it could shine a light on the secrets of the unconscious mind.
The Ouija, also known as a talking board, is a wooden plaque marked with the words, "yes", "no" and the letters of the alphabet. Typically a group of users place their hands on a movable pointer , or "planchette", and ask questions out loud. Sometimes the planchette signals an answer, even when no one admits to moving it deliberately.
Believers think the answer comes through from the spirit world. In fact, all the evidence points to the real cause being the ideomotor effect, small muscle movements we generate unconsciously.
That's why the Ouija board has attracted the attention of psychologists at the University of British Columbia in Canada. Growing evidence suggests the unconscious plays a role in cognitive functions we usually consider the preserve of the conscious mind.
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Weather Architecture
Weather Architecture
23 November, 5.30pm
Design Theatre, NICAI Conference Centre, Building 423, 22 Symonds Street, Auckland Central.
Weather Architecture further extends Jonathan Hill's investigation of authorship by recognising the creativity of the weather. At a time when environmental awareness is of increasing relevance, the overriding aim is to understand a history of architecture as a history of weather and thus to consider the weather as an architectural author that affects design, construction and use in a creative dialogue with other authors such as the architect and user.
Professor Jonathan Hill,
Bartlett School of Architecture - University College
Jonathan Hill is Professor for Architecture and Visual Theory and Director of the MPhil/PhD Design Programme at the Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London. He studied Architecture at the Architectural Association London, and received a PhD from the University of London.
His research investigates the relations between architectural objects and the practice and experience of architecture. Arguing that user creativity should be a central concern of architectural design, he questions the lines between object and experience, and designer and user. His research combines historical investigations, material studies and design propositions, and results in books, exhibitions and installations
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