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WASHINGTON (Oct. 12)
President Nixon announced today that he would visit Moscow late next May for a summit conference and that the Middle East would be a principal topic of discussion with Soviet leaders. In disclosing that the conference will take place after his planned visit to Peking, the President indicated a possibility that a Soviet-American agreement on the Middle East might be reached even before he left Washington for Moscow. This indication came after he said that an agreement might be obtained on limiting nuclear weapons in advance of the Moscow summit meeting and thus make lengthy discussions on that subject superfluous. The same, he added, could be true of the Middle East. The President said that besides the Middle East and strategic arms limitation, the Moscow discussions would include a number of other areas presently under negotiations between the US and the Soviet Union.
He did not identify the other areas for discussion but his remark gave rise to speculation that the Middle East problem is one that occupies top priority for both countries. President Nixon made his announcement in a rare appearance in the White House briefing room where reporters gather daily for briefings from press officers. The President told newsmen that the Berlin agreement led him to believe that the time was now ripe for a summit conference. He said that significant progress has been made during the past two years in Soviet-American relations and that he wanted a discussion with Soviet leaders. The official invitation was brought to him last month when Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko visited the White House. The President said that Secretary of State William P. Rogers and Henry Kissinger, the President's advisor on security affairs would be part of the small group which will accompany him to Moscow.
Nixon added that his trips to both Peking and Moscow would be preceded by intensive discussions between American officials and their counterparts in China and the USSR to make sure the summit conference will serve a useful purpose. The President cautioned against speculation that his trips to Peking and Moscow were intended to exploit differences between the two major Communist powers. There was speculation here, however, that Nixon's announcement that he would visit Moscow next spring would put a damper on the current visit to Moscow by President Anwar Sadat of Egypt. He was said to have gone there to obtain assurances of continued strong Soviet political and military support for Egypt and for his pledge that this year will be the decisive one for an interim agreement with Israel on the Suez Canal.
Some observers felt that Nixon's announcement confirmed their expectations during the past two years that a final settlement of the Arab-Israeli conflict would be determined by an agreement between the two superpowers. That speculation was given additional credence today when the President named the Middle East among the areas on which the US and Soviet Union were presently having negotiations. Some informed observers believe that arrangements for Nixon's visit to Moscow were behind the State Department's opposition to moves in both houses of Congress for legislation which would empower the government to issue 30,000 non-quota visas for Soviet Jews wishing to emigrate to the US and the Voice of America's reluctance to inaugurate Yiddish language broad- casts to Soviet Jews. Both moves would be regarded as affronts by Soviet leaders and thus unsupportable at a time when a summit conference was being arranged, the State Department is said to feel.


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In Praise of Handwriting
- 12.15.09
- books, Nostalgia, writing, fountain pen, handwriting, paper, pens, writing
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Do you ever look at your notebooks and wish you had better handwriting to fill them with? And do you ever notice that notebooks from the past always seem to be full of beautiful script? If so, you might be interested in this book about the history of handwriting. In this electronic age, it just isn't what it used to be!
Steeped in the Palmer Method of handwriting she learned in Catholic school, Kitty Burns Florey is a self-confessed "penmanship nut" who loves the act of taking pen to paper. So when she discovered that schools today forego handwriting drills in favor of teaching something called keyboarding, it gave her pause: "There is a widespread belief that, in a digital world, forming letters on paper with a pen is pointless and obsolete," she says, "and anyone who thinks otherwise is right up there with folks who still have fallout shelters in their backyards."
Florey tackles the importance of writing by hand and its place in our increasingly electronic society in this fascinating exploration of the history of handwriting. Weaving together the evolution of writing implements and scripts, pen collecting societies, the golden age of American penmanship, the growth in popularity of handwriting analysis, and the pockets of aficionados who still prefer scribbling on paper to tapping on keys, she poses the question: Is writing by hand really no longer necessary in today's busy world?
Script and Scribble: The Rise and Fall of Handwriting
3 Responses to "In Praise of Handwriting"
After starting to keep a journal about 12 years ago, I became appalled by my ugly penmanship and decided to make a conscious effort to improve it. I was also inspired by my wife, who has a lovely hand (influenced by training in calligraphy). Now my writing looks nothing like it did, and even I sometimes linger over a page I've written and enjoy the effect of carefully scribed words marching across and down the page. A couple of years ago I was sitting in a coffee shop writing in a journal (not something I do very often, I might add) and a teenager looked over at me and said, "You have such nice handwriting." It was one of the nicest spontaneous compliments I've ever received.
Florey's book is great, delightful, and often charming; something wonderful to have in your collection for several reasons.
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That is a link to a pdf copy of one of the old Palmer Method handwriting books. I've tried using a little bit of it to improve my handwriting, its difficult to change your handwriting, but it'd certainly be worth it.
Palmer wanted to make writing very easy and automatic, because in his day so many records were entirely handwritten. He talks about using your 'writing machine', the muscles of your upper arm, to write, NOT the muscles of your wrist, its actually pretty interesting.
Palmer is considered a great amoung the "Penmen".
What I've been able to gather about the decline of handwriting is that after the times of Palmer, teachers started forgoing cursive writing because you can have students start block writing at a much younger age, and thus they can start writing sentences and you can analyze their sentence structure, etc, at an earlier age.
This, I don't think, has produced a generation of super-grammerians though.
And now I suppose they might have kids starting with keyboards rather than pens at all, it makes a certain amount of sense, but I don't know if 'we' as a society or even the kids are getting anything out of it.
Its also sort of odd, we forgo handwrting for normal communication, but people go CRAZY for outright calligraphy.

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I am looking to redesign a website for my boss. I have been working on a few design ideas, but I am hoping to get some suggestions/information on the commerce platform options before I take any ideas to him. I need to make sure I can make the site appear relatively close to the design we choose. The website will essentially be a small store strictly selling sunglasses. We will be selling what frames we currently have in stock and once we sell a frame, the likelihood that we would have it again would be very small. I would like to keep as much freedom to design the appearance as possible. I am pretty capable using html, php and css.
Some information that might be helpful:• The site will be on shared hosting• We will be selling physical products only• We currently have an inventory of around 300 items I believe• Shipping/fulfillment options would be very helpful• Would like the ability to waive shipping if 2 or more frames are purchased at once• Sales tax options would be nice• Would like the site to be a flexible design allowing for easy use on mobile and tablets, as well as desktops
My hosting plan already offers PrestaShop and OpenCart. I wanted to get your opinions on whether either of these options would be suitable for what I am trying to accomplish, or if you have a better option. I need to keep a small budget on this project. I built a very basic ecommerce site from scratch in the past, but it was very restricted in is its capabilities took quite a bit of time to build. I would like to avoid that approach if at all possible.
Suggestions? Any insight would be helpful and appreciated.
Thanks in advance,Drew
PrestaShop is a good option since it is already provided by your host. It will be free since it is not a SaaS solution so there will be no extra monthly cost. Prestashop is also open source so you have the flexibility of modifying it to your needs in addition to many many plugins. The draw back is it is self managed so you will need to know it well enough to leverage its power. Another idea for self hosted would be WooCommerce is you know Wordpress - but it is fairly limited.
If you are looking for more of a turn key solution there are many monthly paid platform out there, the two that come to mind for design flexibility is BigCommerce and Shopify. BigCommerce is naturally feature rich and it has a well structured template system. Shopify is more simple out of the box but they have a plethora of add-ons you can purchase (buying all your features adds up to a lot however) also the template structure uses Liquid so it a bit different and needs getting used to.
If you want barebones, get started in less then an hour - then take a look at Celery (trycelery.com) or FoxyCart. Those are super simple, almost plug and play solutions - they rely on you to build your own static site and plugin the their shopping cart. They don't have extensive features but enough to cover a basic store.
I recommend Woocommerce because it is one of the best shopping cart platforms being used by countless small and big online stores. It is not only a feature-rich shopping cart solution, but also has a visually tempting interface. Plus it is a search engine-friendly and easy-to-use platform.
Other Woocommerce features that you may find suitable for your online store are:
Since your items will be many "one-of-a-kind" frames with inventory that is rapidly depleted, you may want to skip the typical ecommerce platforms that are built for thousands of SKU's with lots of inventory.
You said you are good with basic coding, so if you create a website that "looks like" a conventional store site you will be able to add and subtract frames from the pages without always creating new pages. Churning pages (creating them and shortly later deleting them) will create hell for your SEO efforts. Keeping a set of selling pages forever and just adding and subtracting content from them will make your SEO success much easier.
But you do still need BUY buttons and a Cart to do all that. Check out UltraCart for that. It lets you add HTML Buy buttons and View Cart buttons to conventional pages (or even to social media posts). And those buttons take the customer into a checkout system (Cart) that you can modify to match your site. You can also run their system like a typical ecommerce system with catalog generated pages, if you decide to do that later.
I use UltraCart on my two ecommerce sites. You can see one at EasyDigging(dot)com


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Ligue 1 round-up
Paris St Germain overcame Lyon in Sunday's top-of-the-table clash in Ligue 1, while Lille beat Rennes and Marseille drew with Brest.
Last Updated: 02/10/11 10:32pm
Paris St Germain overcame Lyon in Sunday's top-of-the-table clash in Ligue 1, while Lille beat Rennes and Marseille drew with Brest.
PSG and Lyon were neck-and-neck at the summit ahead of their clash at the Parc des Princes, but the capital club won 2-0 on home soil to open up a three-point advantage.
There were no goals in the first half but PSG finally managed to break through in the 64th minute courtesy of big-money summer signing Javier Pastore.
Lyon battled hard in an effort to get back into the game but could not find an equaliser and substitute Christophe Jallet notched a second for the hosts just before the final whistle.
Lille ended their run of three straight Ligue 1 draws with a 2-0 win over Rennes at the Stadium Lille Metropole.
Moussa Sow put the hosts into the lead in the seventh minute when he pounced on a rebound from Joe Cole's shot before Florent Balmont sealed the win with a strike from close range just after the half-hour mark.
The result moves Lille into fifth in the table, leapfrogging Rennes, who are now in seventh.
Struggling Marseille clung on for a barely-deserved point, denying Brest a first win of the Ligue 1 season in a 1-1 draw.
Romain Poyet gave the visitors an early lead, which was cancelled out in the 20th minute by Andre Ayew.


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'Doctor Who' star Matt Smith needed real medical attention after cutting his head in a fall at his apartment on Sunday.
The British actor and the "Doctor Who" star, Matt Smith, the latest star to tackle the lead role in the cult sci-fi series, was taken to hospital after he tripped and injured himself.
Matt Smith was treated for a nasty gash on his head by staff at the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff, the city where the TV show is filmed.
However, the 28 year old refused to let the incident hamper his fun and returned to partying with pals after he was bandaged up.
A source tells Britain's The Sun, "Matt tripped over in his flat (apartment) and sustained a minor head cut. He went to A&E (the emergency room) as a precaution. He is very, very clumsy so nobody will be surprised."
"It looked really painful but Matt didn't seem to care. Luckily they had just finished shooting scenes - if not his bosses would have been fuming because it didn't look too pretty."


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ESPN Classic Big Ticket to Air FIFA Women's World Cup 1999 Final
CHICAGO (Monday, September 15, 2003) - On the eve of the 2003 Women's World Cup, ESPN Classic brings fans the ultimate tune-up for the tournament - "Classic Big Ticket: 1999 Women's World Cup". The program - which airs Wednesday, September 17th at 9 p.m. ET - combines the original ABC telecast of the landmark 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup Final with exclusive interviews of six participants from the game - Mia Hamm, Brandi Chastain, Julie Foudy, Kristine Lilly, Briana Scurry and Joy Fawcett. All six players will again be on the field for the United States in the FIFA Women's World Cup USA 2003.
In a series of original interviews with U.S. National Team members, Classic Big Ticket brings fans beyond just the game itself, allowing access to the thoughts of those that helped shape a historic sporting event. Among the issues discussed:
- The formation of the team and its growth towards a cohesive unit during the early years of women's international soccer;
- The groundswell of popularity created by the tournament being in the United States, and how it led to the current growth in women's soccer;
- The conditions of that day - oppressive heat, packed Rose Bowl, national television audience - and how that manifested into first-time nervousness for the team;
- The courageous performance of team leader Michelle Akers, who was suffering from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome;
- Specific memorable moments - Lilly's game-saving play to prevent a Chinese goal off a corner-kick, the decision about the penalty shooters lineup, Scurry's controversial save, and the reaction to Chastain's memorable game-ending pose;
- The lasting impact of the game - how it affected the image of female athletes and how it added to the growth of women's sports.
Highlights of Classic Big Ticket: 1999 Women's World Cup
- "It had a huge impact on women's sports, and giving young girls the opportunity to play and dream that they can do big things."
- Joy Fawcett, on the impact of the 1999 Women's World Cup
- "You have this great anticipation, when you go into the stadium for the first time and you see those thousands of people. Of course your heart starts beating really fast, and you get this adrenaline rush."
- Brandi Chastain, on her feelings as she walked into the Rose Bowl for the final
- "July 10, 1999... the spot on the planet - If you were a sports fan - that you had to be was the Rose Bowl, for the women's final - the U.S. versus China."
- Christine Brennan, USA Today columnist, on the significance of the 1999 Women's World Cup final
Classic Big Ticket: 1999 Women's World Cup will also be aired Thursday, Sep 18th at 9 p.m. ET and Friday, Sep 19th at 11:30 p.m. ET.
The 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup will mark the third straight time that ESPN and ESPN2 have televised the international competition. In 1999, ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC Sports televised all 32 matches of the USA '99 World Cup. The two networks combined to present six matches of the 1995 World Cup from Sweden.


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The Power to Win
Senator Staci Appel, Iowa 2010, "She's Scared"
This mail was part of a successful primary to defeat an anti-choice Democrat in the Nevada State Senate.
We used variable data to include the voter's polling location, hours, and their entire Democratic slate.
Our mail showed voters Senator Howell was looking out for their families and their economic future.
Our mail program was key in both Governor Shumlin's primary and general election victories.


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HTC wants to dominate the smartphone market... in Myanmar
14 Comments
1. RaKithAPeiRiZ (Posts: 1488; Member since: 29 Dec 2011)
thats like Apple wanting to dominate the market in Somalia
11. MeoCao (unregistered)
Running away from SS can lead HTC to new frontiers :)
2. itiswhatitis (Posts: 423; Member since: 23 Jan 2012)
That's because HTC CEO was born in a town call Mandalay in Myanmar and now the country is open for business I think he's trying to do something good back there.
3. Dastrix (unregistered)
It's nice to see a smartphone company care by allowing users to type in their native language, a feature so often overlooked nowadays. With the mid-range smartphones, availability of this feature will be much appreciated.
4. TBomb (Posts: 848; Member since: 28 Dec 2012)
in my opinion, if HTC wants to dominate in any market, they're going to need better battery life on their phones. Had 4 different rezounds from them and each one last less than 10 hours with 4g/3g/wifi off.
5. frydaexiii (Posts: 1475; Member since: 01 Dec 2011)
lol, Yup, starting small again...
6. quawy2013 (Posts: 14; Member since: 14 Jan 2013)
To late HTC your phones are crap
7. AfterShock (Posts: 3698; Member since: 02 Nov 2012)
Focus, and they lost it.
Poor vision, slow updates and little short comings on their behalf is why this is my last HTC.
8. xtremesv (Posts: 298; Member since: 21 Oct 2011)
Repeatedly I have said HTC needs a more global approach if they want to survive but certainly Myanmar is not what I was talking about.
9. gwuhua1984 (Posts: 1237; Member since: 06 Mar 2012)
That's one of the things I like about HTC. They have Chinese input on all their phones, and I need it to talk to the people outside the country. Myanmar seems like a good choice, I once received an partnership offer for a venture to create/strengthen cell market there.
10. jdep1 (banned) (Posts: 26; Member since: 06 Nov 2012)
HTC bring a phone like the hd2 that is capable of dual booting, has amazing hardware & I'll give you my business again. I would buy nothing but HTC devices back then but now Samsung has my money.
12. ZeroCide (Posts: 785; Member since: 09 Jan 2013)
Gotta start somewhere.
13. dinG1 (Posts: 1; Member since: 14 Jan 2013)
This article misses a whole big point. It won't be a huge market for sure at least for now, but it it is worth mentioning Peter Chou was born and bred in Myanmar before settling in Taiwan. He hosted the event speaking Myanmar language, needless to mention HTC develop Burmese characters there.


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How did lawmakers vote this session on YOUR top issues?
Find out with the Pennsylvania Chamber's Legislative Scorecard — our record of how members of the state House and Senate voted on key business issues during the 2015-16 legislative session. The scorecard is designed to help you recognize the elected officials who are committed to supporting the state's private sector by advancing pro-jobs, pro-growth public policy. This insight is important when evaluating efforts by legislators to advance a pro-employer agenda.
The Legislative Scorecard measures voting percentages based on votes cast on key pieces of legislation impacting the Commonwealth's business community, which the PA Chamber communicated our members' position to legislators on prior to the vote. It does not include committee votes, related legislation that may have been included in a broader bill or consideration of our members' priorities that did not result in a floor vote.


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Have you ever had one of those days where, all day long it feels like you are running head first into a brick wall in your attempts to make ANY headway in life?
And no matter how hard you get slammed to the ground after hitting the wall you pick yourself back up, dust yourself off as you mutter a few expletives under your breath (so the children don't hear you and repeat you, word for word, at church that weekend), and try again?
And, after running into that brick wall all day long, all you want to do is run, screaming, from the building and not look back but your head is hurting too much from running into the wall all day long for you to really consider leaving the premisis?
THAT was my day today.
Please, God, tell me it's going to be a better day tomorrow...
Ever have one of THOSE days?
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2 comments:
- Gail said...
I know those days well.
Here is a hug hoping it gets better.
- Katy said...
Well, today is Sunday. So, I hope your days have improved. I hate days like that. I wish I could just crawl back in bed and wait for a new one. Funny thing is I have these three little people that won't let me do that, darnit.
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Left for dead on a sun-scorched planet, Riddick finds himself up against an alien race of predators. Activating an emergency beacon alerts two ships: one carrying a new breed of mercenary, the other captained by a man from Riddick's past.
Riddick, the latest chapter of the groundbreaking saga that began with 2000's hit sci-fi film Pitch Black and 2004's The Chronicles of Riddick


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All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on.
– Havelock Ellis
It was cold and wet outside one night last week, but inside couldn't have been better.
Supper was over. The dishes cleaned and put away, and my wife and I were seated close on the couch watching both the fire and a TV show while two little white dogs lounged at our feet.
It was very, very nice and relaxing and cozy ...
Then the phone rang.
I grumbled a bit and started to get up, but my wife said, "Let it ring. It isn't anybody."
As usual, she was right.
It's never anybody on the house phone.
I bet it's the same at your house.
Gradually, or maybe not so gradually, over the past decade, we have forsaken all callers to the telephone linked to a wall in the kitchen and an upstairs nightstand.
It has some uses, I am sure, just none that come quickly to mind.
Everyone in the family, after all, has a cellphone – usually in a pocket on their person.
This is how we stay connected. It is how our friends and even co-workers connect to us when they need us.
The house phone, the "land line," is for those who don't know us.
More and more, they are people we don't want to know.
As you no doubt have discovered, the once vaunted "Do Not Call" List is a joke. It did not stop political "robo-calls," and it does not stop the nightly sales pitches from smart-aleck or fumbling sales-folk trying desperately to get us to give them money for something we do not need.
Let me state, for the record (repeating my wife's past protests):
"We have never bought anything over the phone."
"We have never given money to a charity over the phone."
And lately, "English is a useful language. You should learn it. Let's start with the word NO."
But after a while my wife got tired of asking for supervisors ("Click") and complaining to the useless state phone monitors ("Well, ma'am, we just can't stop those guys ...")
So, she quit answering the phone. She has even removed the personal greeting, selecting the recording that comes with the answering machine.
The only thing left for me to do was to turn the volume of the phone ringer down so low it is barely audible.
But 60-plus years of thinking a ringing phone indicates news or a friend or an emergency still has me getting ready to answer when I hear one.
That's why I have a wife.
She pats me on the arm and calms me down.
"Let the answering machine do its job," she says. "If it's important, they'll leave a message."
They almost never do.


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Coral Gables (October 08, 2012) — The University of Miami has beefed up its 'Canes Calendar, launching a new and improved comprehensive listing of events ranging from lectures and panel discussions to concerts, film screenings, and art exhibitions.
With the new and improved calendar, users can submit event information to one source and have it shared in multiple platforms such as the UM mobile app and e-Veritas, the University's faculty and staff newsletter.
The new calendar allows users to:
• Subscribe to weekly emails of calendars of interest
• Add events easily to their personal calendar
• Email events to a friend
• Receive notifications of event changes
• Receive text message and email reminders as an event nears
• Share events on Twitter and Linkedin
Submit events to http://www.miami.edu/calendar/login. Visit the 'Canes Calendar is at http://www.miami.edu/calendar.
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Traffic and pedestrian changes around T4
Apr 29, 2014
A number of changes to traffic and pedestrian routes around Terminal 4 (Tigerair and Rex Arrivals) will come into effect on Wednesday 30 May 2014.
These changes include:
Grants Road – ONE WAY, eastbound between Service and Centre roads.
Depot Drive – CLOSED permanently to all traffic.
Service Road – TWO WAY road (western carriageway only).
Please see the map below.
These changes to traffic and pedestrian routes are required for construction to continue on Melbourne Airport's new integrated ground transport hub, which is being built across the road from the new Terminal 4.
The integrated ground transport hub and new domestic terminal are part of Melbourne Airport's proposed $10 billion investment program.
Additional and improved infrastructure is essential to ensure Melbourne Airport can accommodate growth particularly in the domestic travel market, which is expected to double over the next 20 years.
We appreciate your patience as we transform Melbourne Airport to become Australia's principal aviation gateway.


text: Stussy welcomes internationally known artist Parra to design a small capsule collection of T-shirts to help start off the new year. Consisting of four brightly colored t-shirt styles, Parra shoes his take on the Stussy brand during this special guest artist series. The shirts are available online now while supplies last.


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This fall we have some amazing opportunities to meet the ranchers we love working with at Bi-Rite.
The first on September 19th is a one-two knock-out series with Don Watson, our favorite sheep guy. Did you know he lends his wooly creatures to mow lawns across the Bay Area? At the first class, watch Bi-Rite Butcher Zane Clark break down a whole lamb into primal and sub-primal cuts, then explain the best way to cook each cut of meat. To inspire your palate we'll be serve up a lamb snack and beer. Tickets are $25 for members and $35 for the general public.
The following week on September 26th, meet Don in person over dinner and wine. Don and his wife will join us for a five course meal featuring his beautiful lamb prepared by Bi-Rite chef Wyatt Sandberg. For a delectable meal, wine and a talk with the rancher, tickets are $50 for members and $60 for the general public.
If you buy tickets to both you'll get a discounted ticket price! If you can only come to one, that's ok, too. Choose the class you prefer and sign up quick! Tickets for both Don Watson events are here.
Inspiration from our Farm Tour Series has led us to hit the road again on October 13th, this time heading north to BN Ranch to meet Bill & Nicolette Niman and Devil's Gulch Ranch to meet Mark Pasternak and Myriam Kaplan-Pasternak. Mark will be whipping up lunch for us, cowboy style. Tickets for members are $40, for the general public $50. Tickets and more information about the ranch tour are here.
Bill Niman is a pretty famous name around here for his beef production. His latest project, under the BN Ranch name, has shifted his focus on maturing beef to enhance flavor and texture. They are a grass based ranch that raises pasture raised cattle, heritage turkeys, and (sometimes) goats. They never use pesticides, herbicides, or artificial fertilizers on their land, use no irrigation, ground water or municipal water, and never administer hormones or antibiotics on their animals.
Devil's Gulch Ranch, a diversified family farm located in Nicasio, Marin County, produces rabbits, pigs, sheep, premium wine grapes and asparagus for retail customers and direct sales to high-quality restaurants. Sustainable, humane agricultural practices and organic farming are utilized whenever possible.
What are you waiting for? Put on your favorite jeans and boots and join us!


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The blooming pre-teens are looking forward to step out of their fathers' shadow, debuting their own girls group in a reality TV series.
Lil Wayne and T.I.'s joint venture extends to their family members. The rappers' little girls are brewing their own reality TV show that will follow them in the journey to reach stardom through the singing group they form with two other friends.
Reginae Carter, the 10-year-old offspring of Lil Wayne, and Zonnique Pullins, the 13-year-old daughter of T.I. and Tameka Cottle are in the same band called OMG Girls. They are joined in the group by 11-year-old Bahjah Rodriguez and her 10-year-old sister Lourdes, both the daughters of Silk member John-John.
Their series is backed up by Ish Entertainment, a production house of "Paris Hilton's My New BFF" and T.I.'s "Road to Redemption". No other detail has been released regarding the unscripted series.
Reginae and Zonnique inherit their mothers' reality star quality. Tameka "Tiny" Cottle and Lil Wayne's ex Antonia "Toya" Carter have navigated their own reality show, "Tiny & Toya", which is airing as half-hour on BET.


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Cleveland official urges group to consider bus rapid transit
OAKDALE — Metro officials led a forum Monday about the future Gateway Corridor featuring Joseph Calabrese, CEO of the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA), at the Oak Marsh Golf Course in Oakdale.
The Gateway project, expected to begin around 2022, connects St. Paul with the east metro and western Wisconsin along Interstate 94. The Gateway Corridor Development Forum brought in Calabrese to suggest using BRT, or bus rapid transit, instead of LRT, or light rail transit. Calabrese was the driving force behind the nation's first BRT project, called HealthLine.
HealthLine is distinguished from traditional bus lines because it combines features of bus and light rail lines, according to Calabrese.
Along with the flexibility and lower cost of a traditional bus line, HealthLine utilizes off-board fare collection, exclusive right-of-way, level boarding and dedicated stations to create a "first-class" commuter experience. Although the GCRTA originally planned for Light Rail Transit where HealthLine now exists, it kept its options open to new ideas, which led to BRT.
"If we had a rail-or-nothing attitude, BRT never would have happened," Calabrese said.
Calabrese also combined the development of HealthLine with improvements to landscaping and existing roads along the line. The HealthLine connects downtown Cleveland with University Circle, an area of hospitals and clinics. HealthLine also generated $4.3 billion in retail and residential development in an area that once struggled to keep buildings filled.
HealthLine uses three different traffic configurations. The line's midtown section uses center median stations, with outbound and inbound vehicles using different stations. There are special lanes used only by HealthLine at a speed limit of 35 mph, 10 miles faster than the other lanes. The areas immediately adjacent to midtown also use center median stations, but the stations share outbound and inbound passengers. The outer parts of HealthLine are not guaranteed right-of-way because of traffic volume. In peak hours, there is a five minute wait between vehicles and during off-peak hours, the wait increases to eight to 15 minutes.
HealthLine was originally going to receive 80 percent of its money from federal funds, but by the time the project was being completed, only 50 percent was funded federally. Twenty-five percent came from the state of Ohio and the rest was evenly divided among the GCRTA, city and the local planning organization.
During the forum, Calabrese participated in a panel along with Peter Frosch, the director of Strategic Partnerships, Greater MSP; Paul Reinke, Oakdale City councilman and president of Silver Oak Development, Inc.; Jay Cowles, chair of Itasca Project Transportation Initiative, and Mark Fabel, project manager of McGough Cos. and Bloomington Central Station. The panel addressed questions posed by moderator Zach Schultz and the those in attendance. Frosch was vocal about the need for a modern, comprehensive transit system in Minnesota.
"We are not ahead in this game nationally," he said.
All panelists agreed that there will be an "adoption period" when the Gateway Corridor is completed, when passengers are familiarizing themselves with public transportation. They also acknowledged the growing trend in young adults who would rather use public transportation than drive cars.
Panel members urged residents to become informed about the possibility of BRT.
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Among the concerns of older Americans, Alzheimer's disease tops the list. And that's understandable. Researchers are making strides in understanding Alzheimer's, but a cure remains elusive for the progressive, memory-robbing disease.
"With Alzheimer's, there seem to be many genes involved," says Dr. John Campbell with Mercy Clinic Geriatrics and chief of geriatrics and geriatric education at Mercy Hospital St. Louis. "There seem to be genes that predispose somebody (to the disease) but don't cause it, so some people with the same genetic makeup, like twins, develop Alzheimer's, while others don't. We're trying to figure out what these genes do and how they come together to predispose some people."
A rare form of Alzheimer's disease that manifests in people younger than 65 does seem to be dependent on a single gene mutation, and researchers are studying these individuals to learn more about the genetic component of the disease. However, most people younger than 65 who are concerned about memory loss have other types of problems that mimic dementia.
"Once every couple of weeks, somebody will come into my office really concerned about memory problems and we do some memory testing and find that they're OK," Campbell says. Memory slips may be due to normal aging processes, depression, anxiety, drug interactions or sleep deprivation, among other things, he says, stressing that Alzheimer's disease is rare among people younger than 65.
Assessment and diagnosis is important, as frightening as it may be, says Debra Bryer, early stage coordinator for the Alzheimer's Association St. Louis Chapter. "From my experience of working with people who have this disease, there are medications available now that are not perfect, but if they work for people, we hope they may slow the progression of the disease," she says. Another important aspect of diagnosis is the ability to plan, participate in individual and family support programs, and volunteer to participate in research studies.
Bryer emphasizes that the Alzheimer's Association offers a variety of individualized programming for clients and families. "When you call the 24/7 helpline, you're getting a service that's tailored to your individual needs," she says. "The same is true for our care consultations, which provide an opportunity for the family and the person with memory loss, if appropriate, to sit down with one of our professional staff members who will focus advising on an individual family situation."
Campbell advises people to use current preventive strategies to help reduce their risk. "Anything that's good for the heart—a healthy, Mediterranean-style diet, regular aerobic exercise—seems to also be good for the brain," he says. He also suggests activities that stretch the intellect, "laying down and processing new memories." Finding subjects that you want to learn more about and taking a class or studying the topic may be somewhat memory protective.


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Megan Fox: 'I'm Full of Shit'
In the latest issue of Interview, Zach Galifianakis asks Megan Fox about comparing Michael Bay to Hitler. Her response? "Surprise! I pull shit out of my ass for no reason." Via NY Daily News:
"In the past, I've been reluctant to share any bits of truth about myself or to really let people in on my reality," Fox told Galifianakis. "So I have said some things to throw people off the scent of what's really going on in my life. So I have sort of aided the media in printing these misconceptions, which I regret."
Whoever's handling Megan Fox's publicity needs to lock her in a room until her response to every single question thrown at her is "Tee hee. You're cute." I know that might rile up some feminists, but she can't be doing you ladies any favors as it is. Thanks to Megan Fox, I now immediately tune out women without even waiting to see if they want to have sex. Although, in honesty, that's more to do with efficiency. Time is money, people.
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SEATTLE -- Certified organic retail cooperative PCC Natural Markets here said it has removed from its shelves all products containing high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS).
SEATTLE -- Certified organic retail cooperative PCC Natural Markets here said it has removed from its shelves all products containing high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS).
The retailer's decision to eliminate the ingredient came in the wake of studies linking HFCS to obesity, particularly in children, and to a wide range of medical conditions.
"PCC began the process of eliminating products with HFCS several months ago," said PCC director of merchandising Paul Schmidt in a statement. "We gave our vendors the opportunity to reformulate and repackage products containing HFCS, with the understanding that compliance with our HFCS-free standard was expected within a reasonable length of time. Their response was very positive, and we have replaced items across our product line with HFCS-free offerings that we and our shoppers can feel good about."
HFCS is used as sweetener in such products as soft drinks, condiments and baked goods because it's cheaper than many other sweeteners such as cane sugar; comes in liquid form, making it easier to blend; and can contribute to a longer product shelf and freezer life.
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Jahmil X.T. Qubeka's striking but grisly feature swerves wildly from obsessive student-teacher romance into splattery horror.
A jovial tone is struck in the closing credits of Jahmil X.T. Qubeka's striking but grisly "Of Good Report": As animated devils brighten the screen, a disclaimer advises that any relation the narrative might bear to real events "is purely coincidental, honest, LOL." That might leave viewers uncertain how seriously to take a film that, for all its black-comic stylings, deals in few laughing matters. As obsessive student-teacher romance swerves wildly into splattery horror, this aggressively directed pic covers sufficiently uncharted territory for South African cinema to have earned itself a local ban ahead of its Durban fest premiere in July; wholly unjustified and swiftly reversed, it has nonetheless earned "Report" an unruly reputation that is already serving it well on the international festival circuit.
Nearly 20 years after South Africa's first democratic election, its tradition of black cinema remains a short one, which makes Qubeka's third feature, unpolished as it is, a potential industry milestone: a rare attempt to fuse genre playfulness with post-apartheid political subtext. Race is not a front-and-center concern here, but the country's legacy of violence and patriarchal sexuality certainly is. (One may sense tacit bristling against the presidency of polygamist and accused rapist Jacob Zuma; the South African government, however, banned it on the ludicrous grounds that it qualifies as "child porn.") In many respects, it's the feature one might have expected from Teboho Mahlatsi after his influential 1999 short "Portrait of a Young Man Drowning," which probed the black male psyche with equivalent stylistic panache and eccentricity.
Viewers are plunged directly into the film's strange, monochrome vision with an opening that many may mistake for a dream sequence, as protagonist Parker (Mothusi Magano) limps across a scabby rural landscape, picking teeth out of his bloodied skull as townsfolk hiss and spit in his direction. Not for the first time in this chronologically jumpy narrative, a rewind is in order, as we encounter a more clean-scrubbed, bespectacled Parker being interviewed for the position of English teacher at a rural high school in an unspecified locale. (Dialogue, authentically enough, switches with imperceptible abandon among several of the country's 11 official languages.) The stern headmistress (local soap-opera veteran Tina Jaxa) is impressed that he comes "of good report," even if we don't know precisely from whence he came; colleague Vuyani (Tshamano Sebe) is more skeptical.
The night before he begins at his post, Parker meets precociously alluring 16-year-old Nolitha (Petronella Tshuma) at a local tavern and promptly falls into bed with her; that her name is pronounced to rhyme with "Lolita" is no coincidence. Though mortified when she turns up in his class the next day, he finds himself too aroused to halt the progress of their briefly torrid affair — or to leave her alone when Nolitha grows bored and seeks a suitor her own age. As his behavior grows more irrational, his capacity for violence is revealed through flashbacks to both his traumatic military service in the Congo and his abusive relationship with his elderly mother, which bleed into the present-day action as his heavily signposted breakdown approaches.
Luridly compelling if never quite surprising, Parker's descent is realized by Qubeka with unsubtle stylistic aplomb. The heightened noir flourishes are, of course, accentuated by Jonathan Kovel's black-and-white lensing, even if the slightly washed-out digital finish isn't always up to the flair of the compositions. The crudely effective poetry of the film's approach is best represented by a witty, metaphoric montage that portrays the arc of Parker and Nolitha's queasy relationship in the space of a single tango lesson: Like a warped outtake from "Chicago," the sequence is one of many distinguished by Joel Kapend's clever, claustrophobically layered sound design.
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Reviewed at London Film Festival (competing), Oct. 12, 2013. (Also in Toronto Film Festival — Discovery.) Running time: 109 MIN.
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Mothusi Magano, Petronella Tshuma, Tina Jaxa, Lee-Ann Van Rooi, Tshamano Sebe, Mary Twala, Thobi Mkhwanazi, Ntosh Madlingozi, Phoenix Mabote, Stevel Marc, Nomhle Nkyonyeni, Lindani Nkosi, Frances Olulwana, Rouel Beukes. (English, Xhosa, Afrikaans, Zulu, Sotho dialogue)


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A public hearing for a frac-sand mining overlay district proposed by citizens' group Save-the-Bluffs was postponed at a Goodhue County Planning Advisory Commission Monday night.
Instead, the group will work with the county to review four alternative amendments to its mining ordinance relating to silica sand extraction.
The changes would increase mining setbacks in residential zones to one mile, ban mines and processing facilities within a mile of the ordinary high water line of the Mississippi River, enhance language around enforcement and restrict the use of flocculants and coagulants in the mining process.
Save-the-Bluffs members met with Goodhue County Commissioners Jim Bryant and Dan Rechtzigel to hash out the proposals Aug. 13, Chairwoman Jody McIlrath said.
"We think this is a positive move," she said. "The only way we're going to resolve these issues is by finding common ground."
"There's been a good reaction from the public and planning committee," Rechtzigel said, adding that he likes the four proposals over the mining overlay district because of the decreased complexity.
"An overlay district is hard to do scientifically," he said. The increased setbacks would be more concise.
But several details will have to be worked out, such as defining which kind of residences will pertain the one-mile setback.
Rechtzigel suggested using developments the size of hamlets or neighborhoods instead of single houses when determining setbacks.
McIlrath said the one-mile setback from the Mississippi River would help protect area tourism, while restricting flocculants and coagulants would protect water quality — two of the primary concerns brought up by citizens in previous discussions of silica mining in the county.
The setback would match a similar overlay district in Pepin County restricting mining operations along Lake Pepin, McIlrath said.
"It's very positive," Rechtzigel said. "We'll be able to have good protections in place, but still allow townships the opportunity to pursue (silica) mining if they wish."
The PAC voted unanimously to send the four items to the county's Mining Study Committee for review at a meeting Sept. 4.
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License was suspended. Requested hearing to appeal. They issued a stay of suspension. Hearing Outcome was to suspend. DMV sent a document that says "stay of suspensions ends on 8/31/2014", I take that to have meant that the suspension is ...
You are correct on both of your assumptions IF you completed a chemical test and this was your first offense.
You can get a restricted license after your 30 days if you are 1) enrolled in your dui class 2) have an SR-22 and 3) pay an administrative fee to the dmv.
good luck.
Trial and staying in custody i believe is ridiculous for the reason being why this certain person is in jail... And i don't think the state nor the judge would waste money to take something petty to trial... can they release this person at his pre...
A preliminary Hearing is a hearing where the Judge listens to a limited version of the evidence against the defendant and decides if there is a "reasonable suspicion" that the person committed the crimes alleged.
It is possible that before the preliminary hearing starts, the District Attorney can offer the defendant a plea bargain offer. If the defendant rejects it, the preliminary hearing will start and the judge will make his/her determination and the case is "bound over" to a trial court or dismissed (much less likely).
Judges don't decide prelims based on whether its a waste of money or the crime is petty. (you haven't' listed the crime, but based on the fact that its a preliminary hearing, it is a felony.
If the defendant wants to resolve his case prior to a preliminary hearing, he should make it clear to his attorney to get an "offer" from the DA. Often times, plea bargain offers are lighter in punishment before prelim than after prelim.
Best of Luck,
i don't have a vehicle & i was told by my judge, my lawyer & the DA that with a DUI involving no alcohol i would not need an interlock installed. i was told by mandatory actions to go back to court to have the judgement modified so that i could ha...
If the DA, your lawyer and the Judge advised you that there would be no interlock involved, you have valid grounds to withdraw your plea to a DUI. I had a similar case with a client with no alcohol (prescription drugs) who was arrested and charged with DUI.
I was able to get the charge reduced to a reckless driving which does not mandate an IID.
Talk to your lawyer about withdrawing your plea. good luck.See question
How much time does criminal lawyer need to read his client's case details with 2 criminal charges? A case that's fabricated with detailed/profound lies however,not fabricated well enough because it lacks physical and/or circumstantial evidence.Is...
I empathize with your situation. It's a common pitfall for many clients and practitioners.
The main causes are:
1) a client that only hears what they want to hear when they consult with an attorney
2) an attorney that makes sweeping promises that he has business making, that mislead a client into expecting an outcome before the attorney has ever had a chance to know anything about the case.
Client's sometimes believe that simply hiring a private lawyer somehow guarantees them
a dismissal of the charges. Its a common misconception and I believe its our job as lawyers to educate them about the legal process. I find that when you sit down with a client and honestly talk about their situation and what you can reasonably expect ahead, they will have a much more realistic view of their case. Some attorneys believe in the hard sell. ("I'll get your case dropped, etc.") Just sign on the dotted line. That's a disservice to your client and to yourself. Not only can you not honestly guarantee anything, but now you have a walking time bomb of a client who will not be satisfied with anything BUT a dismissal.
I have my share of dismissals and not guilty verdict but I find that its always a labor of hard work, and I never promise anything but my best efforts.
As far as the asker's situation, I agree with my colleagues. If you are innocent, then you shouldn't have to accept a guilty plea. But your attorney is required to tell you if there is a plea bargain offer. Its up to you to take it or keep fighting the charges. Just because you paid a private attorney doesn't guarantee you a dismissal. Its akin to the Angels signing Albert Pujols. He doesn't guarantee a ring, just his best efforts.
he was charged as a minor for his first charges ( pc 1170.12(b)/667(d) (prior serious felony 14yrs old) and prior repeat offender under pc 667(a)(1) and the new charge as a felony pc459<F1B that sounds like alot of years and they may add his old c...
His prior strike will double any sentence he receives. If its a commercial burglary, that could mean anywhere from 32 months up to 6years. If its a residential burglary, it'll be a couple of more years.
If his attorney can file a Romero Motion to strike his prior strike, then he can face significantly less time. If his prior is over 14 years old, and he's stayed relatively clean, the chances for his strike getting struck are relatively good.
(home invasion robbery) My friend is in county jail for 1st degree robbery. He has been their over a month now. He declared NOT GUILTY. They have no evidence against him, all they have is the victim who pointed him out in a line up, which accordi...
Noone can give you a true 2nd opinion with the limited facts you present. Your attorney should know how things look. Based on what you've stated (Eyewitness ID), the chances for him getting probation and local time (county jail) are not good.
Home invasion carries a significant state prison and if a weapon was used, then you can add 10 years to that.
Trust your attorney, obviously you did your homework to choose him/her. Don't second guess them based on what someone online says.
Best of Luck,
When i 1st got booked i got charged with vc 23152 (a)(B), & 23140. After my dmv hearing my license was suspended for 1 year. I had court today (2 months later), but the D.A offered me a deal & droped the 23152A, & was only convicted of vc 23152B. ...
I'm afraid the DA didnt do you any favors. dropping the A count is normal fare. And usually if you plead do a misdemeanor, any infractions such as a 23140 would be dismissed.
It is my understanding that you can apply for a critical need petition for a restricted license. I am not sure if this is only for minors with vandalism cases or if it applies to minors with a dui as well but its definetely worth contacting your local driver safety office of the dmv.
Best of Luck,
19 year old lady goes to macys and takes macys bags for the intent of jacking she gets over $300 worth of stuff ,as she is walking out the loss prevention officer grabs her bag she reacts and hits her and runs away .she then decides to go back and...
Yes this could be filed as a PC 211 (estes robbery) because of the force she used on the store employee. a robbery is a strike offense that will require her to do 85 percent of her time if she goes to prison. I've had similar cases pled down to grand theft person ( a non-strike) and also to simple petty theft as a misdemeanor.
The key point in these cases comes down to the actions that caused the physical struggle between your friend and the loss prevention guy. Some loss prevention employees are a bit overzealous in their job and they sometimes create an altercation when there isnt one.
With your friend's lack of record and more importantly her coming back to turn herself in, I would be surprised if she goes down for a robbery on this case.
Best of Luck,
I don't want to do this but I have two prison priors and a family. At a minimum I would do two years. I can't miss my daughters last two years of school. Plus things have changed, there are a lot of bad guys out there and the saying honor among ...
If you've been arrested for Drug Sales or Transportation, there's a chance that a detective will sit down with you and make promises he will never be able to deliver. Help him bust other sellers and he'll make sure your case gets dropped or reduced. Say "NO Thank you." Here's why.
1 The Drug Detective has no power to get rid of your case!
No detective has the authority to sweep an arrest under the rug or tell the DA what to file. Detectives gather information on arrested individuals and have to pass it along to the D.A.'s office. They don't have discretion to make decisions on your case. Only the DA can decide whether they will file or reject a case. So from your first conversation, the detective is already lying to you. He wants you to think that he has that power and get you to do whatever is necessary. Don't fall for it.
2 It is a quick way to make deadly enemies.
Robert Deniro's famous line to Ray Liotta in "Good fellas" is to remember these two rules, "always keep your mouth shut, and never rat on your friends" Being a confidential informant is basically setting your self up for a beatdown or worse. The people that you have to "turn on" or help bust are usually armed and on drugs. How do you think they will feel knowing you cost them their freedom and income?
3 The Drug Detective couldn't care less about you.
I've seen many cases, where confidential informants have provided leads, helped make arrests and then find out that after they are all used up, the detective took the case over to the DA for a filing. So guess where you are now? You have a bunch of drug dealers/users waiting to get their hands on you and now youre facing county jail or prison time. And guess who is also in county jail? that's right, the same guy you helped bust.
I got a pink slip for a 30 day license from the police. Should I wait for a letter from the Dmv or contact them right away?
Contact a Lawyer immediately to request and represent you at an Administrative Per Se DMV hearing. This may be the only chance for you to save your license.
You have 10 days from the day of your arrest.
If you lose your DMV hearing, and are convicted in court, You may be eligible to get your privileges back under california's Ignition Interlock Device program. You'll need to serve 90 days of the suspension and then install the device and be enrolled in a DUI 2nd offender class.
You've got a lot to deal with, if you have the financial ability, i'd seek a local dui lawyer to help you.
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as far as i remember was very down too becoming worse as day went on took nasal spray called avamys fluticasone furoate, just dont know whats happend in last 48 hours, so bad today sleeping tabs did nothing dont remeber much of the day and about half hour ago i had to do something and took an extra 2mg of the lustral to get me through till tomo and feel bit better now, but i dont know why i didnt do ok on the 325 or bit less and why are there both signs at present that are telling me its to low and also to high at same time, bloody mess doc
i only took a tiny bit doc just to help me for today i always feel better then i go up like i did anytime before and i feel fine for few days and then at day 6 it starts kicking in and i feel out of it. and i dont understand that the trippy thing is still there , maybe its mixing with anxiety i dunno but i gone very down last few days , only other thing i forgot to mention doc was on the last higher amt of 319 2 days before i moved i was stuck for sleeping tablets and woke early at 5.30 and had to go 5 hours without them i was grand and felt the anti d there for first few hours but then i started to go mental like i wanted to scream when i got them i wasnt right all day and then wiched to the ambien but dont think i was recovered from pushing it 5 hours the next day and then i went down the next , maybe i was swinging from pushing it so far and just jumped, to early doc, so maybe im going the wrong way in down ,i just dont know doc , can you call it for me doc, just not sure right now but taking that 2mg has helped alot already but dunno if that will help in 6 days time ?????
i do now doc i got my own ones again but they just give me 3 a day for the week and if i go over im stuck and i went over to many times as it so much harder when i not stable, but now im back on my own,so what you think doc do i go back up to the 319 or go down to 306 ,my gut is to go up as i am very low and feel anxiety and did ok with no trippy first time round and went 4 weeks and before having no sleepers that day i was doing ok , if i go down could be the answer but i may drop further and worse anxiety


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Marguerite Abouet's Aya
Young Adult
A Coming-of-Age Narrative Set in Africa's Ivory Coast
the book's introduction explains, the Ivory Coast in the late seventies was a
prosperous country, one where poor people could work hard and end up living
It was a time and place of "unprecedented wealth" for native people in postcolonial Africa.
While some of the characters are quite rich, the story centers around three teenage girls from a less prosperous, working class neighborhood.
Aya by Marguerite Abouet - summary
Aya, the eponymous character, introduces the story, but takes a more passive role in it. She's a studious girl, interested only in succeeding in school and becoming a doctor, even though her father feels like this is a waste of time for a girl.
Aya is a really strong young woman, constantly brushing off the attention of men, because she's far too busy for relationships.
At two points in the story, she deals with aggressive street harassment. At another, she cleverly passes off a nice boy who doesn't interest her to a girl who does like him.
Aya's two best friend's, Bintou and Adjoua, love her, but don't quite understand her.
Bintou cares only for dancing, which she will do at every possible opportunity. She's dating a wealthy boy named Moussa, but she's not particular. She's also fond of a boy from the neighborhood, Mamadou, and even gets in trouble in one scene when her father catches her out dancing with his best friend, Adjoua's father.
It's an awkward scene, one that illustrates how the men in their neighborhood behave outside the home.
Adjoua is a harder character to pin down. She's only too happy to follow Bintou's lead, and while Bintou is pretty much unsupervised and able to do what she wants (until her father catches her dancing with a middle aged man), Adjoua has no problem lying to her parents and sneaking around to have a good time. Adjoua's actions form the mystery of the story. She's often seen skulking around the "Thousand Star Motel," which is what the local teens call the market square after dark. It's a place to hook up in secret, and Adjoua keeps her secrets well. The reader knows she's fooling around, but her paramour's face is never revealed.
The crux of the story comes after Bintou is put under strict watch—her father orders her male cousin (it's common for rural families to send their children to stay with city relatives) to follow her around—and with Bintou grounded, Adjoua must make her own choices.
Adjoua does not necessarily make the best choices.
Marguerite Abouet's Aya - review
Ultimately, Adjoua's actions lead to her own prosperity, but it seems that she must hurt others to achieve her objectives. Since her lover in the marketplace is never seen in daylight, there's some mystery here and there as to his identity, and the end of Aya turns out to be a great surprise, both to the reader as well as to the characters.
The penultimate panel of this graphic novel consists of Aya, Bintou, Adjoua, Adjoua's mother, and Adjoua's mother-in-law all staring gape-mouthed with the story's big, unspoken revelation. It's up to the reader to make sense of the girls' behavior and decide if it's justified.
(Webmaster's note: If that sounds like a bit of a cliffhanger, it is. There are more books in the Aya series.)
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Aveeno Daily Moisturizing Lotion Reviews
AH-Veeno Lotion . . .I am beyond fickle. Not only are my bedroom and bathroom overflowing with cosmetics, but shelves and containers handle an overabundance of hand and body lotions as well. I will admit that I am drawn to items with a unique quality--take, for instance, FarmHouse Fresh's "Whoopie!" cream in a glass jar. Why? It is ultra-moisturizing because of the Shea Butter and Vitamin E content. Moreover, it ...read moresmells like both cake AND icing--I still can't conceive how they concocted a scent to imitate both so truly. (And I don't know whether to eat it or wear it!). It's a definite splurge at $30.00. Aveeno is far more affordable (about $10.00), and it has two KEY ingredients which make it a staple--it has Colloidal Oatmeal to comfort dry, itching skin. Most importantly, Aveeno has a patented "Active Photobarrier Complex," a 24-hour sunscreen to protect against damaging UVA and UVB rays, both during the summer and winter. It is not extremely moisturizing, and my skin drinks it in immediately. I reapply as needed. While I may stray now and then, I know what products are truly good for skin in the long run. Aveeno is one of them! — 4 years, 5 months agoGigiSD | 1102 reviews
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A Really Good MoisturizerI live in the desert, which is very dry and hot. I needed a deeply penetrating lotion so I wouldn't look like a lizard. I have used other Aveeno products, and I decided to try this. This best feature I like is that it absorbs right away. It is not greasy (I hate feeling slippery), and smells very fresh. I layer this with my Juicy Couture Peace Love and Juicy Couture Body Creme, or another nic...read moree cream with a good fragrance because the underlying Aveeno is the work horse, and the other layer adds fragrance and additional moisturization. I recommend this product. — 5 years, 1 month agoCaroleVonAllten | 1401 reviews
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Aaron Swartz: Persecution or Just a Tragic Naivete?
Probably most of you know of the suicide of Aaron Swartz, an IT genius and activist. As title, do you consider his death to be the result of the oppression by financial and political powers which control the flow of knowledge, or of just his own stupidity? Knowledge, of which innovation being lead mainly by academic researches, should be allowed to flow freely by whatever means necessary (such a politically correct statement, who dare to publicly speak against it?). This main issue here, however, is that he hacked into MIT's network to release the papers which are under paid subscription, which brought him under criminal investigation, probably delivered solid evidence against him.
I dont like those publishers who impose unfair terms against us. Some years ago while I was still in HKUST, its library issued a notice regarding allegation still some students amongst us apply some techniques like machine controlled downloading streaming subscribed papers from a publisher, who subsequently threatened to forbid access of UST users. Can you fuxking believe that? We paid tuition fee, and the Chinese government funded it with taxpayers' money. And UST library blamed us for "excessively" downloading paid materials?!


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Samsung suffers at the hands of Chinese upstarts
Samsung Electronics' dominant position is under threat. The company recently reported its first drop in profit and revenue in nine years. Behind the decline are Taiwanese manufacturers, who have made things easy for upstart smartphone companies. Google's Android OS and Taiwan-centric supply chains are commoditizing smartphones. Producers may be headed into the same commoditized quagmire that has hit the TV and PC industries.
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California Estate Planning Attorney Shares Infographic: What Happens to Debt After You DieJanuary 25, 2012 10:06 pm Estate Planning
Will your debt survive your death, only to plague your loved ones? Usually, the answer is no. Unless you have a co-signatory on a loan or another type of shared debt, your debts will probably die with you – even though unscrupulous debt collectors may try to tap your heirs for payment.
We came across this interesting infographic today that explains what can happen to your debt after you die:
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Sudanese Journalist Beaten For Wearing Pants
Earlier this month, Lubna Ahmed al-Hussein, a Sudanese journalist, went out to dinner with a group of 12 women. Police filed into the restaurant and arrested the women for wearing "indecent apparel." In other words: pants. Ten of the women were called to the police station and given 10 lashes two days later. Lubna was summoned to the station earlier today—she left her home expecting to receive 40 lashes and $100 fine. Sheesh. For wearing trousers?
The fact that Lubna is a journalist is most likely not a coincidence. Tactics such as these are used often by Sudan's oppressive regime to terrorize those that question the government. Another female journalist, Amal Habbani, who wrote an article about the whole "indecent" apparel fiasco, was charged with defamation of the police. Now she may be fined several thousand dollars. Will governments like this ever wake up? [Telegraph UK]


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Hilary Swank Struggles with ALS in First Trailer for 'You're Not You'
by Ethan Anderton
August 28, 2014
Source: EW
Awareness of ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gherig's disease) has been raised exponentially thanks to the online charity trend of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, with donations going to the ALS Association, aiming to find a cure for the disease that attacks the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that control voluntary muscle movement. All the talk about support to fight disease is mere coincidence as a film called You're Not You is on the way featuring Hilary Swank as a famous pianist who suddenly finds herself diagnosed by the disease, and hires an unconventional assistant, Emmy Rossum, to help her cope. It looks pretty conventional and very melodramatic, but also pretty uplifting on some level, I guess. Watch!
Here's the first trailer for George C. Wolfe's You're Not You, originally from EW:
You're Not You is directed by George C. Wolfe (Nights in Rodanthe) and written by Jordan Roberts (3, 2, 1…Frankie Goes Boom) &Shana Feste (Country Strong). The film follows Kate (Hilary Swank), a woman who has been immobilized by ALS (aka Lou Gehrig's disease) and Bec (Emmy Rossum), the aimless and self-absorbed college student she hires to be her caregiver in spite of her husband's (Josh Duhamel) objections. What was supposed to be a part-time job becomes a life-changing experience for Bec as her relationship with Kate transforms her into a young woman with confidence and ambition. Marcia Gay Harden, Jason Ritter and more also star in the film eOne releases on VOD and in theaters October 10th.
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Overwhelmed by summer's bumper crop of fresh fruit and veggies? Check out these great recipes, and make preserving your new hobby. Leave no cucumber or berry behind!
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