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The National League The Kevin Towers AZ Snake Pit: "Top prospect Archie Bradley took the hill for South Bend [Sunday] and his wildness and own error did not get him the desired result. He didn't get through the 5th as he allowed 3 hits, 4 runs (2 earned) and walked 5 while only striking out 1. His wildness has been alarmingly high of late while his K rate has declined." The Frank Wren Talking Chop: "Prior to Sunday afternoon's game, the Atlanta Braves had won six in a row. So complaining about the manager who oversaw those victories would come as a shock, right? Not when it's Fredi Gonzalez, maligned by many fans for his decisions on the field." The Jed Hoyer Paul Sullivan of Chicago Tribune: "The 2012 Cubs are currently on pace to go down as the worst team in franchise history, with 40 losses in 59 games heading into today's finale of the 10-game road trip. That translates to 110 losses over a 162-game season." The Walt Jocketty Mark Sheldon of MLB.com: "Driving home runners in scoring position has been a Reds weakness much of the season. They entered Sunday 11th out of 16 National League teams with a .228 average with runners in scoring position. Teaching hitters how to handle those situations has been an ongoing process, especially for a Reds team with many younger hitters." The Dan O-Dowd Andrew Martin of Purple Row: "In what appears to be a season that will rank among the crappiest in franchise history, the Rockies have taken an awful lot of heat. We know the team's current problems; we also know that help is on the way in the forms of other prospects and MLB growth for a lot of the younger players. But all of the evidence, conjecture, analysis, and complaining points to the front office, namely GM Dan O'Dowd." The Michael Hill Juan C. Rodriguez of South Florida Sun-Sentinel: "The idea was to meet in Kansas City: Emilio Bonifacio as a member of the National League All-Star team and younger brother, Jorge, a World Team member in the Futures Game. Emilio is hurt, but Jorge has a good chance of holding up his end of the deal." The Jeff Luhnow Zachary Levine of Houston Chronicle: "The Astros acquired outfielder D'Andre Toney from the Royals to complete the trade that in March sent Humberto Quintero and Jason Bourgeois to Kansas City." The Ned Colletti Andrew Owens of Los Angeles Times: "The Dodgers and Angels renew their interleague rivalry, opening a three-game series at Dodger Stadium on Monday with both clubs contending in their divisions -- but having arrived there by very different paths." The Doug Melvin Todd Rosiak of Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: "Marco Estrada had another workout to test his strained right quadriceps Sunday and has shown enough progress that he may head out on a minor-league rehabilitation assignment by the weekend if everything goes according to plan." The Sandy Alderson Matthew Cerrone of Mets Blog: "Jon Rauch let up a game-winning, walk-off home run to Yankees catcher Russell Martin yesterday, which he insisted after the game had nothing to do with his recent elbow issues." The Ruben Amaro Jr. The Good Phight: "The question I am asking myself is whether this is 1979 for the Phillies or 1984? Is this just "one of those years" (and do we even know that yet?) or is this the end that has been long-predicted by people who have anxiously waited for the Phillies to come crashing back down to earth? Beyond the question of whether the 2012 season can be salvaged, should the Phillies blow it up and go back to the drawing board? Trade 'em all, and let Amaro sort 'em out!" The Neal Huntington Bucs Dugout: "Indianapolis put six on the board early and breezed to an 8-1 win over Rochester. #FreeRudyOwens went six, allowing one run on six hits and a walk. He fanned three." The John Mozeliak Viva El Birdos: "Jake Westbrook entered this season in the Best Shape Of His Life. Last year, the reason why Westbrook was bad was because he got fat and wasn't confident in himself. Now that he's lost 20 pounds, he can't be anything other than confident and thus pitching like an ace. It might be time to reconsider that notion and Westbrook's slot in the rotation." The Josh Byrnes Gaslamp Ball: "It always helps to have extra picks, and with three supplemental first-rounders the Padres had a chance to make a big splash. They chose one intriguing college outfielder, speedy Stony Brook product Travis Jankowski, but the biggest impact could come from three highly-promising high school arms." The Brian Sabean Scott Ostler of San Francisco Chronicle: "Tim Lincecum's next scheduled start is Saturday, in his hometown of Seattle, which is famous for coffee, grunge music and Tim Lincecum, not necessarily in that order." The Mike Rizzo Adam Kilgore of Washington Post: "The Nationals played three taut, close games at Fenway Park, and they needed [Tyler] Clippard in all three games during their sweep of the Red Sox. And so for the first time this year, Clippard pitched three consecutive days, earning the save in all three victories." The American League The Dan Duquette Peter Schmuck of Baltimore Sun: "Orioles center fielder Adam Jones was mired in an 0-for-18 slump less than 24 hours ago, but you'd never know it now. When he singled off Phillies starter Cliff Lee to start the Orioles' brief two-out rally in the first inning Sunday, it was his third consecutive hit -- including, of course, his dramatic walk-off homer in the 12th inning Saturday." The Ben Cherington D.J. Bean of WEEI.com: "Mark Melancon is back with the Red Sox after a disastrous start to his Boston tenure. The veteran reliever gave up 11 runs over two innings in four appearances in April for the Sox, but he dominated Triple-A in allowing only two runs in 21 2/3 innings." The Kenny Williams Dave van Dyck of Chicago Tribune: "The White Sox are looking at ways to preserve Chris Sale's valuable left arm, including giving him extended rest during the All-Star break. So even if Sale throws one or two innings in the big game July 10, it will be timed so it would coincide with a side session day. In other words, Sale's likely All-Star appearance would be almost like him skipping a start to throw one or two innings of relief." The Chris Antonetti Paul Hoynes of Cleveland Plain-Dealer: "Catcher Carlos Santana could use a stronger neck and a quicker bat. Santana says the heavier catcher's mask he's been using since he came off the disabled list has worked out fine." The Dave Dombrowski Tom Gage of Detroit News: "Their search for a springboard finally may have found one. Either that or it'll be turnaround teaser No. 10 of the season for the Tigers, give or take a few. Needing something to get them back on track, a come-from-behind 7-6 victory over the Cincinnati Reds in a national ESPN game on Sunday night -- before an upcoming three-game series in Chicago against the lowly Chicago Cubs -- could have been just what the Tigers ordered." The Dayton Moore Royals Review: "This season hasn't gone as planned for Eric Hosmer and Mike Moustakas. Hosmer has been way way down, while Moose has been better than just about anyone expected. Now, many want that next long-term extension to go to Moose, who has also been better defensively than some foresaw." The Jerry DiPoto Halos Heaven: "Batting second in the lineup as an Angel for the first time, Torii Hunter went 9 for 15 over the weekend as the Angels swept the Rockies in Coors Field." The Terry Ryan Twinke Town: "According to Ben Goessling of the Pioneer Press, the Twins could recall Liam Hendriks for a start next weekend. If that's the case I have to wonder why the team continues to hold eight relief pitchers. Jeff Manship could certainly start, particularly with enough notice. Nick Blackburn, P.J. Walters, Scott Diamond, and even Francisco Liriano could start again before the Twins would need a fifth starter on Saturday." The Brian Cashman Mike Axisa of River Avenue Blues: "Sidelined with an oblique strain for the last month, David Robertson made his first minor league rehab appearance for Triple-A Empire State this afternoon. He retired all three batters he faced -- grounder to second, strikeout, fly ball to right -- and threw eight of eleven pitches for strikes." The Billy Beane Susan Slusser of San Francisco Chronicle: "Grant Balfour's tenure as closer didn't work out. Brian Fuentes also had his struggles. So now, the A's will use three closers, manager Bob Melvin said Saturday. Balfour and Fuentes will be in the mix, and so will hotshot rookie right-hander Ryan Cook." The Jack Zduriencik Geoff Baker of Seattle Times: "It was just an all-around lackluster day at the ballpark in front of a crowd of 34,807, second-biggest of the season after Opening Day. And the night before, when 30,287 showed up for an 8-3 loss to Clayton Kershaw, was the third-biggest crowd of the season." The Andrew Friedman DRB.com: "After their sweep of the Miami Marlins this weekend, the Tampa Bay Rays are entering the week on a high note. I'm still somewhat amazed by this, but the Rays currently have the best record in the American League." The Jon Daniels Lone Star Ball: "The Texas Rangers selected lefty-hitting third baseman Joey Gallo with the first of their two supplemental first round picks, although he was considered to potentially be a tough sign, with Kevin Goldstein saying he heard Gallo's asking price was $2.5 million. Well, whatever his asking price is, it sounds like the Rangers are meeting it." The Alex Anthopoulos Teddy Cahill of MLB.com: "With the Blue Jays' offence averaging 2.7 runs during their three-game losing streak entering Sunday, manager John Farrell wanted to do all he could to put together the best lineup for their series finale against the Braves. That desire led to Edwin Encarnacion making his first appearance as an outfielder in the Major or Minor Leagues."
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PENDLE MP Andrew Stephenson has welcomed the news that the Post Office is to continue to offer DVLA services over the counter.
Under a new seven-year agreement with the Department of Transport, the Post Office will continue to offer DVLA services from spring 2013, including driving licence photocard renewal, vehicle licence issue, statutory off-road notices (SORN) and many others.
Mr Stephenson said: "The Post Office is a vital part of communities in Pendle and has long provided a platform for essential and everyday Government services.
"I am dedicated to ensuring local residents can easily access services they need, and I think this is another step in reaching that goal."
Martin Moran, commercial director at the Post Office, said: "We are delighted to have the support of Andrew Stephenson."

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The Coreys Reunite
In a last desperate attempt to revive their careers, teen heart-throbs Corey Haim and Corey Feldman are teaming up for a new comedy. We admit we loved them back in the 80's in The Lost Boys and Dream A Little Dream but we don't read Teen Beat anymore so those days are over. That said, we may have to tune in to see the two of them back together again. Variety reports:
Former teen heartthrobs Corey Feldman and Corey Haim have teamed with RDF USA ("Wife Swap") on "The Coreys," a hybrid improv comedy that would center on fictional versions of themselves a la "Curb Your Enthusiasm."
"The Coreys" picks up with Feldman living the comfortable suburban life with his wife Suzie and son, until circumstances bring his old pal Haim back into the picture. Episodes would follow Haim -- single and the total opposite of Feldman -- as he shakes life up for the Feldmans.
RDF USA exec VP of current/development Greg Goldman said because Feldman and Haim have been friends on and off screen for several years, the chemistry between the two " just pops off the screen."


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Baby Shower
I made this cake for my best friend's baby shower, it was my first time stacking 2 different colors cake EVER LOL, specially with IMBC, it was a learning experience !! Frosting was made with IMBC and filled with a Dulce de Leche IMBC. Decorations made with MMF and Gum paste. Thank you for all the cc's ladies that have shared their wisdom and to KoryKay for sharing the pregnant pattern.


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Tetley's Challenge Cup preview: Hull FC v Warrington Wolves
Warrington Wolves and Hull FC meet on Sunday with the teams battling for a place in the Challenge Cup final.
Last Updated: 28/07/13 1:06pm
Tony Smith's Warrington come into the contest knowing that success over the Black and Whites will seal a fourth trip to Wembley in the last five seasons.
Wolves are the team to beat in the cup having won the trophy in three of the last four years, beating Huddersfield in 2009 before going on to topple Leeds Rhinos in 2010 and 2012.
Hull FC are not without success in the competition themselves. In 2005 they upset favourites Leeds 25-24 at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium with Paul Cooke's drop-goal separating the sides.
They have featured at the new Wembley once, the appearance coming in the 2008, however, on that day they suffered a 28-16 loss to St Helens.
The Wolves come into the match in fine form having won seven straight in Super League, a run that includes beating the likes of Leeds and Wigan since being upset on home soil by Hull FC.
Losing run
Peter Gentle's team were on song to see off the Catalan Dragons in the quarter-finals, but they have now lost five straight in league action since toppling champions Leeds in May.
Smith rested a number of key personnel for last weekend's success over Hull KR with the likes of Simon Grix, Adrian Morley, Richie Myler and Ben Westwood returning to the squad to face Hull FC.
"They're the last team to defeat us on our ground and it was a terrific game of Rugby League. They are a capable team and we've got a healthy respect for them.
"They've got some terrific outside backs, big strong young men who can score tries, a good half-back combination and a tough pack of forwards.
"They are very, very good opposition for this week, a good challenge for us but hopefully, if we can play the way we like to play and to the degree we like to play at, we'll make a good match of it."
Ruled out
Hull are without rising star Ben Crooks after he was ruled out for the remainder of the season after sustaining a leg injury in last Friday's 19-12 defeat to the Bradford Bulls at Odsal.
The experienced Richard Horne will play no part against the Wolves, although Daniel Holdsworth and Liam Watts have both been named in Gentle's 19-man squad.
"Against Warrington you have to weather the storm early, then in the middle and then at the end," Gentle told the Hull Daily Mail.
"They are a good team. They throw the same at you week in, week out. Everyone knows their role, defensively they are good and they are the form team in the competition.
"They have a very full squad at the moment. We are trying to second guess their 17 and some of the quality players that are going to miss out gives you a fair indication as to how much depth they have got."
Hull FC: Arundel, T. Briscoe, Crookes, Ellis, Green, Heremaia, Houghton, Holdsworth, Lineham, Lynch, McDonnell, Miller, O'Meley, Pitts, Tickle, Watts, Whiting, Westerman, Yeaman.
Warrington Wolves: C. Bridge, Briers, Carvell, Cooper, Currie, Grix, Harrison, Higham, Hill, Hodgson, J. Monaghan, M. Monaghan, Morley, Myler, Ratchford, C. Riley, Waterhouse, Westwood, Wood.


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R'Chelle from Creatively Yours is a blogger in the DC area. She asked for help with attending an event at Neiman Marcus in Tysons Corner. Of course I was eager to help because Neimans is my second home! No. Seriously. I live there, get mail and let me tell you, my electricity bill is INSANE during the holidays! But seriously. I went to cover a skincare line called VENeffect. I will admit that I was not too excited to cover a line that uses phytoestrogens as their main basis of anti-aging ingredients. I thought this was more for more mature women in menopause. Thankfully I was so incredibly wrong!
The VENeffect line addresses the signs of hormonal aging and their mission is to educate women about the beauty of their hormones and provide solutions to help them live and look better with that knowledge. VENeffect is exclusive to Neiman Marcus and is a anti-aging skincare line developed by women, for women. Cecil Booth and Dr. Rebecca Booth developed VENeffect based on the phenomenon the sisters call the "Venus Effect". (It's also a book written by Dr. Booth.) The idea behind it is that the glow of healthy, young skin is from increased estrogen. You've heard of that "glow" a woman has when she is pregnant, right? Well that "glow" is from increased estrogen in a woman's system. The Venus Effect became the inspiration for their line VENeffect. The sisters collaborated on this line because, as women, they found that there were no suitable solutions to one of the most compelling ways in which we age...loss of estrogen.
Read more about this line and my thoughts on the whole phytoestrogen approach on the Creatively Yours Blog!


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Unitec Chief Executive reappointed until 2016
Unitec Chief Executive reappointed until 2016
The largest Institute of Technology in the country, Unitec Institute of Technology, has reappointed Dr Rick Ede as Chief Executive for another four years.
In Dr Ede's five years in the job he has helped refocus Unitec towards being an institution that delivers world-class vocational and applied professional education and training built on a foundation of work-integrated learning. In addition Unitec's ability to reinvest in its people and facilities has been significantly boosted, along with an increased commitment to health, safety and environment.
Dr Ede has been instrumental in fostering community and industry engagement. Under his leadership, innovative collaborations have seen IBM opening their only NZ-based delivery centre on campus, that is bringing employment opportunities for students with major national and international companies and seen the development, in conjunction with Japan's NICT, of NZ's only cyber-security research laboratory.
"This is what Unitec is all about," says Dr Ede. "Building partnerships that will provide opportunities for our students, the institution, our community and the wider Auckland region, and ensure we are relevant into the future."
More recently a Memorandum of Understanding with CMC Ltd, India, has seen the launch of two advanced vocational education programs, in India, aimed at creating highly employable graduates in the IT and construction sectors.
"We are pleased Rick will be continuing in this position for another term to lead Unitec through an anticipated period of transformation," says Chair of the Unitec Board, Ted Van Arkel. "Unitec is already starting to realise some of the benefits of the growing local and international relationships fostered under Rick's leadership including notable brands such as IBM, NICT and CMC."
Over the last year, Unitec has won the Sustainable Business Network Trailblazer Not for Profit Award, won a CAANZ media award for the campaign "We make the people who make it", and been recognised by The Office of Ethnic Affairs, IPANZ public sector excellence Awards and EEO Trust Life and Work Awards for their work in building an inclusive environment.
Dr Ede joined Unitec in April 2008. He holds a Masters degree and a Doctorate in chemistry from the University of Waikato and has provided consultancy services to industry and educational organisations in Asia and North America. He is an alumnus of the London Business School, a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and Chairperson of the Metro Group - comprising the six major Institutes of Technology in New Zealand who work collaboratively to drive economic performance through efficient and effective education provision.


text: Culture 5 April 2007 Fermin The pleasure to be had on a beach in Spain, becoming mayor of Barcelona and other stories Sign up for our weekly email * Print HTML One can only know true misery in hot weather; everything else is at least partially absence of sun. Similarly one can only know true loneliness when surrounded by friends; everything else is at least partially absence of friends. It follows that if you wish to know the truest misery and loneliness possible you must gather you friends and family around you and go to some warm and beautiful place. You could call it a holiday. You might wish to intensify the experience by looking forward to it for a long time, or spending on it a sizable proportion of your wealth - because in a sense the more you suffer on holiday the better; your normal life then becomes - for a while at least - a blissful relief, and you are able to carry on and endure. Soldiers who die in the line of duty are often described as having made the ultimate sacrifice. But is it? On the plus side it's quick, and glamorous. Is it not worse to lay down your life slowly, doing something you hate, that nobody respects, over and over again, in exchange for a wage so low that it's hardly enough even to cover the rent? We set off on our holiday before dawn, as is traditional. We'd taken the precaution of getting the house burgled a couple of days before we went; saves worrying about it happening when you're away. The burglar broke in from the garden; my wife and I were upstairs at the time consummating our monkey lust. What timing; he must have been waiting out there for months. We prized the girls out of bed, gave them a bottle of milk each as consolation and packed ourselves into a cab to the airport. We had just congratulated each other on how well it was going when both girls were sick. Then my wife was sick clearing up their sick. Mid-way through wiping the back seat after arrival I noticed our driver becoming irritated by my efforts. "No no no this cost money" How much? £50. O.K. Plus fare = £85 in total. The sun had not yet risen. On the plane the air crew were selling lottery scratch cards; as if flying Ryan Air wasn't lottery enough. I repeated the Lord's prayer to myself and we landed safely in Valencia; I do not claim these two events are necessarily connected. Searching for the hire car I repeated to myself my driving-in-Europe mantra : "Drive on the right... drive on the right...". Finding the car I got in and surprised by the absence of steering wheel and pedals amended my mantra to :"Drive on the right... get in on the left..." Set off following our Spanish friend Marie-Cruz with wife and girls in her car having omitted to form a backup plan; if I lost her I would be truly lost. It's good to have a plan, it's good to have a backup. More than twenty seven backups and you're over-doing it. Rolled a fag whilst driving with difficulty, smoked it with ease. At last arrived at our destination, the small town of Tavernes De Malingna (literally the Malignant Taverns); beautiful ramshackle outpost nestling at the foot of three mountains. My memories of previous visits to Spain came flooding back. Ah Rioja! The most honestly named wine. For once I stood on Spanish steps, hatless in the noonday sun, raised a litre of blood-red Rioja to my lips and downed it in nineteen glorious gulps. And Rioja I did, all over the steps. And seeing what had come to pass the people of Barfelona wasted no time electing me Mayor. No time did they waste; they did not elect me mayor - and this I discovered when I awoke to find the chain around my neck that I'd been cherishing was still connected to the cistern. "Your house is my house" I exclaimed in an effort to cut short the formalities as we entered our hosts' casa. Fermin, the hombre do casa, seemed slightly perplexed, nevertheless agreed to take me on a tour of the town. The first thing I noticed was the preponderance of faeces. "Dogs?" I enquired. "No, mi puchero, the mayor. It is part of his re-election campaign". The pavements were extremely narrow, in places no wider than a tightrope, difficult enough in normal shoes but nigh on impossible in the stilettos that all Spanish men are forced by law to wear. Yet somehow they managed; I couldn't help but admire them. The town was full of taverns. Any stranger entering one is sure to be greeted with a warm welcome; a big-hearted chump will clasp you to his bosom, buy you a drink - whether you like it or not - and begin a prolonged bout of affectionate head pummelling. Meanwhile his accomplice; and he will have many, most of whom remain unknown to him, will be going through your pockets. It's an eco-system; strangers are nutrients. The next day we went to the cassetta, a beach house, one among many illegal yet luxurious shacks that proliferate among the orange groves near the sea. We took the children to the beach - there were six by now - and the dog. This proved a mistake. I have always had an intuitive understanding with dogs; possibly because I was raised by wolves. Indoor wolves. Spaniels, frankly. On the way to the sand a wild dog followed ours; I shooed him away reasoning that ours being female the owners might prefer an arranged marriage. However on the beach the wild dog, with an accomplice, re-appeared. Now shooing became problematic. There'd been a storm the night before and I found myself standing by a shattered inflatable, sand-logged, embedded in the beach, both flare sockets empty. I spared a thought for it's occupants, then got on with my main business of preventing the wild dogs meeting ours. This proved impossible: The vast space and my diminished running abilities meant that simple cunning was able to triumph over advanced trigonometry. I only caught our dog - Nina - when it was too late. I attached the lead and stood there while nature took it's course; which is a long course with nervous dogs; they had become attached to each other physically and nothing could dislodge them, even sea water. Eventually I decided it was too late to worry about it, rolled one and enjoyed the view - apart from the dogs; I didn't look at them directly, that would just have turned them on more, presumably. That night Fermin and I discussed the raising of children, the church - I pointed out that it had survived two thousand years whereas Jesus only lasted thirty three - psychology, and people he knew that made top quality honey for their friends. 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Jon Cryer's ex-wife really wants to kill him
So remember when Jon Cryer said his ex-wife was trying to have him assassinated and everyone just laughed and said "What, did she watch Superman IV?" He wasn't kidding. TMZ reports:
According to documents filed in the custody battle between Cryer and ex-wife Sarah Trigger, Trigger's lawyer claims on December 21, 2009, Trigger told her that her ex-boyfriend, Eddie Sanchez, had said he was going to kill Cryer and Trigger's estranged husband, David Dickey.
Trigger's lawyer became so alarmed she contacted lawyers for both Cryer and Dickey. On January 10, Dickey confronted Sanchez. According to legal docs, "Mr. Sanchez not only flatly denied making such a statement, but he said that it was [Sarah Trigger] who had contacted him on numerous occasions, stating that she wanted to see the pair [Cryer and Dickey] dead, and even asking Mr. Sanchez if he would kill the pair, or if he would not, inquiring whether she could speak with Mr. Sanchez's father about this issue."
According to Cryer's declaration, he notified Warner Bros. security on January 15. Cryer also states his co-star requested that "we do not film in front of a live audience." The documents do not ID the co-star but presumably it's Charlie Sheen.
Wow. You've really gotta admire Charlie Sheen's dedication in this situation. If anyone's going to kill anyone around here, it's him, two vials of crack and Mr. Stabby, the trusty pocket knife. You just don't see that level of commitment anymore. I blame these damn kids with their cellular telephones.


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French President Jacques Chirac and Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin will visit the site of a gangway collapse which killed 13.
Another 31 were injured when a dockside gangway to the world's biggest and most expensive cruise ship, the Queen Mary II, collapsed at Saint-Nazaire in western France.
There for a weekend visit to the luxury liner, more than 40 friends and family members of shipyard workers were crossing the gangway to the boat when its gave way yesterday, eyewitnesses said.
The group plunged some 25 metres to the ground. Thirteen people died and nine of the injured were in serious condition, including five with serious head wounds, according to hospital officials.
Bernard Boucault, top administrator for the Loire-Atlantique region, categorically denied there were any children among the victims, as some media reports suggested.
"Never have we seen such a tragedy," Saint-Nazaire mayor Joel Batteux told reporters, choking back tears.
"How could these people die at the foot of our town's proudest symbol?"
About 50 rescue vehicles and one helicopter arrived at the scene.
An emergency hospital was set up at the base of the massive ship and psychologists attended to family members of the victims.
Outside the hospital in central Saint-Nazaire, a modest port town where one in 10 people work for the shipyard, dozens of anguished faces hovered awaiting news on their relatives.
"My daughter is in a state of shock," said Muriel Leduc, the wife of a shipyard worker, as she left the emergency room.
"She was standing on the dock, awaiting her turn when the platform collapsed. She heard the cries of the injured."
The Queen Mary II is undergoing final stages of construction at the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard, owned by French heavy engineering firm Alstom. The ship completed its final sea trials off the Brittany coast last week.
The ship is being built for Carnival Corp's Cunard Line at a cost of around $US800 million ($1.11 billion).
The largest passenger ship ever built, the massive boat stretches the length of four football fields and stands as high as a 23-storey building.
Cunard president Pamela Conover extended her "deepest sympathies" to the victims of the accident.
Alstom officials said the visitors were part of a larger group that is permitted on the liner every Saturday.
"For each shipyard worker, the construction of a cruise liner is a source of pride to be shared with friends and family," said Philippe Bouquet-Nadeau, the head of human resources for Alstom Marine.
"That is why we always authorise these visits. It is a very old tradition."
The gangway which collapsed was put in place by specialist French firm Endel, a unit of French utilities giant Suez.
Alstom officials said it was designed to hold far more people than were on it when it gave way.
The original ocean liner Queen Mary entered service on Cunard's prestigious Atlantic route in 1936, becoming one of the best known ships of the golden age of liners.
Britain's Queen Elizabeth is due to officially launch the new ship on its maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on January 12.
The ship has an onboard planetarium and art gallery and will carry about 3,000 passengers on its first 15-day cruise.
A ticket for a top cabin on the ship's first cruise will cost around $US40,000 ($55,652).
The accident is the latest blow for struggling Alstom, which nearly collapsed earlier this year due to a cash shortage before the French government saved it with a controversial bailout.
The company has said it is "reviewing its options" for the marine unit, which has seen orders drop sharply amid a slump in tourism triggered by the September 11, 2001, attacks, an economic downturn and the war in Iraq.
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A MAN has died after going to the aid of two children whose dinghy became entangled in reeds in a lake south-east of Melbourne.
Police spent more than four hours searching for the 34-year-old Cranbourne West man, who jumped into the water in Lysterfield Lake, near Narre Warren, just before 4pm on Sunday.
The man got into difficulty after he dived into the lake and disappeared under the water. Police said the man was related to the children. Two other men tried to help the man.
Search and rescue located the man's body about 8.40pm following an extensive search with SES volunteers and police divers. He was found close to where he was last seen.
The two children - an 11-year-old girl and 12-year-old boy - were not injured.
Police would not speculate on how he died.
A police spokeswoman said a report would be prepared for the coroner.


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Esquesing Township is an inland township in Halton County in Ontario, Canada. It was opened for settlement in 1819 and the first town meeting was held in 1821 when the population was 424.
The name Esquesing was said to come from a First Nations word meaning "the land of the tall pine(s)", but is more likely to come from the Mississauga Indian word ishkwessin, meaning "that which lies at the end", which was the original name for Bronte Creek which runs down from the hills in Esquesing to its mouth at Bronte on Lake Ontario. Community centres were: Georgetown, Acton, Glen Williams, Stewarttown, Norval, Limehouse.
In 1962, the better part of Trafalgar, the township to the southeast, was merged with its principal town of Oakville and the northwestern section of Trafalgar was tranferred to Esquesing. The area included the Town of Milton which is now the administrative headquarters of Halton Hills (see below).
In 1973 when the Regional Municipality of Halton took over the administration of Halton County, the area that was Esquesing Township, together with Georgetown and Acton, the two independently incorporated towns geographically located in it, were amalgamated into a new municipality named the City of Halton Hills.
The location of Halton's original townships
The municipalities as renamed and reshaped in the reorganization of 1973
The map of Halton County circa 1951 from Ontario Archives locates the communities and physical features of the county. (Click at the bottom of the page to see the map enlarged.)
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The primary source for basic documents (vital statistics, land records, wills) for people who lived in the Province of Ontario is the Archives of Ontario, 134 Ian Macdonald Blvd, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M7A 2C5.
Early Records
Civil registration did not begin in the province until 1869. Before then there may be church records of baptisms and burials. For the most part these are still held by the denomination who recorded them. Copies of marriage records made pre-1869 had to be sent by individual clergymen to the registrar of the county in which the marriage took place. These marriage records are available through Ontario Archives, on micorfilm through LDS libraries, and on paid and unpaid websites, but because they were copied at the registrars' offices, they cannot be considered a primary source.
Vital Records after 1869
Birth, marriage and death registrations are not open to the public until a specific number of years after the event occurred. Births to 1915 are now available [October 2014]; dates for marriages and deaths are later. Birth and death registration was not universally carried out in the early years after its adoption. Deaths were more apt to be reported than births for several years. The more rural the area, the less likely it would be that these happenings were reported to the authorities.
Land Records and Wills
Information on how to access land records and wills is best sought on the Archives of Ontario website. An ancestor's land holding might be found on Canadian County Atlas Digital Project if he was in occupancy circa 1878.
Association for the Preservation of Ontario Land Registry Office Documents (APOLROD). A list of Land Registry Offices for all Counties of Ontario.
The original censuses are in the hands of Library and Archives Canada, known to Canadians as "LAC". Copies of original microfilms are online at the LAC website for all censuses up to 1911. Each census database is preceded with an explanation of the geographical area covered, the amount of material retained (some census division material has been lost), the questions on the census form, and whether there is a name index. Census divisions were redrawn as the population increased and more land was inhabited. The 1921 census is only available through Ancestry.ca, but it is free-to-view.
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A Texas experiment called Church-in-a-Pub is making its way to the Carnation City in the form of Pub Church, a new Wednesday night worship service planned by area pastors and spearheaded by the Rev. Megan Elliott of Abiding Savior Lutheran Church. Co-collaborators are the Rev. Timothy Muse of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, University of Mount Union Chaplain Marty CashBurless and Alliance Community Hospital Chaplain Jon Dodson.
The first service will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Jupiter Studios, 346 E. Main St., Alliance, and will feature original music by local musicians, a 30-minute gospel presentation and homily, times of prayer, communion and fellowship, as well as opportunities to purchase pizza and even craft beer or non-alcoholic beverages.
"The idea is to worship in a public space and take church outside of the walls that we usually contain it in. We want to lift up the arts and proclaim the gospel in a new way," explained Elliott.
"I have been wanting to do an off-site worship service for a couple of years now, but never moved forward on it because I never knew quite what I wanted it to look like," Elliott continued, adding she had bounced the general idea off CashBurless, Dodson and Muse separately. She later learned of the unorthodox outreach through her supervising pastor Phil Heinze, with whom she worked during a one-year internship in Texas. "Once the story broke about the pub church in Texas, I said, 'Well, now I have a model and I've got people to support it.'"
"We didn't see anything like it in Alliance -- something that really combines dialogue and worship, but also uses downtown space," Dodson said of his reasons to support the effort. "Most of my generation, they're not comfortable sitting in a pew. When you talk about table fellowship -- being gathered together around a table (with) something to eat and drink -- I think the ability to experience God for them is much easier to enter into."
"There's a real hunger for a place to belong and be connected. This, hopefully, will address that," added CashBurless.
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Book Club: The First Half Of Twilight
Welcome to the Twilight book club! WARNING: Do not read the following post if you would not like to know what happens in the first half of the book.
We'll be discussing the events through chapter 12, when Edward takes Bella into the forest. Out of respect for other readers DO NOT GIVE AWAY ANYTHING THAT HAPPENS AFTER THAT, even if you've already read the entire novel.
Amelia, Annika, Emily, and I got the discussion going this morning over IM, but we want you to keep it going in the comments. I think we've all come to one conclusion: This book totally turns us on, even though there isn't any sex.


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In their roles as a constantly sparring married couple, Denny Chuba and Gretch Nordman get to deliver many of the laugh lines in the Elk River Community Theatre play starting this weekend.
Chuba, asked if he's had plenty of practice at home, said certainly not.
"Oh, no. I have such a wonderful wife that we never argue," he claimed. "It is indeed a challenge for me to act this way."
He added, with a gleam: "Make sure you print that."
Chuba and Nordman play a pair of 80-year-olds in the Christmas comedy "In-Laws, Outlaws, and Other People (That Should be Shot)." The play opens Friday, Nov. 29, at 7:30 p.m. and continues Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. with the same schedule Dec. 6-7-8.
Nordman teased, "We have a significant age difference" in real life.
ERCT is just the fourth community theater to present this play, written in 2012 by Steve Franco, of Virginia. The local theater's board found the script too funny to resist, even though it's not well-known.
This is opening weekend, and the run of six performances concludes next weekend.
It's the story of two guys who have run afoul of the law, Tony and Vinnie, played by Paul Olson and Jon Rehlander, who interrupt a Christmas eve gathering of an extended family that winds up driving Tony nuts, especially the bickering Uncle Leo and Aunt Rose.
"He never listens to me," complains Rose. "He always daydreams about Marlene Dietrich."
"Mar-LAYNE-ah," he interjects. "And he gets this LOOK on his face," she sneers.
"And, of course, she thinks I didn't used to have lunch with Irving Berlin every day," he huffs. "And, I absolutely did."
"Uncle Leo imagines things," she counters.
It's good, clean fun, though. As Nordman noted, there's "no (bad) language at all in this play. It's definitely a family show."
Chuba, longtime local businessman (custom building), has acted in local plays since 1978.
Nordman said she started in high school at Owatonna and got back into theater as an adult. She moved to Elk River with her husband five years ago.
"I love being on stage. I've always been a ham," said Nordman, who also hosted a local TV show in Owatonna for four years.
The cast also includes Russ Branjord as Mr. Douglas, who is hosting the dinner, Emily Bowersox as his daughter Beth and Laurie Olson as his wife; Sandra McAllister and Bill Bade as Bunny and Bud, their in-laws, and Elizabeth Budahn as their daughter Tracy; Blair Budahn as Beth's spacey boyfriend Paul, and Shelby Swenson and Jen Mueller as his sister and mother; Jodi Rehlander as neighbor Mrs. Draper and Shahn Dilks as a policeman.


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Authorities say that once officer's found the child's mother early Monday, she "seemed to think the incident was funny."
The Palm Beach Post charges were serious enough to land the mother and her boyfriend briefly in jail.
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As they stood there, a man walked up, grabbed the boy, put him in the apartment and left again. Police found the mom passed out inside.
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Love Affair ~ Forevermore
It's the day after Valentine's Day, and love is still in the air! David is a master of the love song – from the butterflies-in-your-stomach pangs of your first Crush to the wonderment and magic that There's Something 'Bout Love to the bittersweet heartbreak of being A Little Too Not Over You – David's ability to interpret and communicate these emotions is a big part of what draws us to his music and keeps us craving more.
Can you believe it's been a whole year since we first learned that David was releasing an OPM album of love songs as a gift to his fans in the Philippines, as well as to fans around the world? He was busy filming Nandito Ako, but still took time to create an album that celebrates love and was made with love for us, his fans, who are always suckers for a love song…. especially if it's a love song being sung by David.
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We were blessed with amazing photographs from the Forevermore photo shoot and were introduced to the very talented photographer Arlu Gomez. Just love all of these photos!
Click HERE to read Arlu's BTS Photographer's Diary
The Official Forevermore Music Video
Filmed at Pin's home, the official music video of Forevermore is pure dreamy romance resplendent with long, soulful gazing into the distance and all those close-ups of his hands and eyes – it's no wonder that the vid has garnered over 1.7 million views – well on its way to 2 million! Let's give it a few more views, shall we?
Forevermore (credit: David Archuleta)
Another song from the Forevermore album:
Maybe (credit: arvelyne)
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Hearts all over the world tonight….
While we're on the topic of love, there's a song that David sang on American Idol that I think he got a bad rap for (no it's not a rap song) – and while it wasn't his most stellar performance, primarily due to being a bit nervous, I still think his rendition was better than the original. David chose it because it was a pop song, better suited to his age, and I think he was trying to break away from just being known as the "ballad singer".
It wasn't polished or perfect, and the dancing was a bit awkward (we love awkward) but I do think that if David performed it today, given his additional years of experience on stage and that he's become much more comfortable performing live and moving and dancing on stage – I bet he would KILL IT! Just imagine him singing this in Spanish with an Enrique Iglesias kind of vibe!
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It's a bird, it's a plane – no it's the Super DA(20)14 Asteroid! Better keep your head up and Look Around!
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Don't Run Away On the Radio!
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RUN Don't Walk to Buy Don't Run Away!
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Wishing everyone a Forevermore Friday! Let's all request Don't Run Away from our local radio stations! Gift them a download of the song to play on the air! Tell us in comments if you hear DRA on the radio! Have a great day!


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Cheese: Smart Storage
Recently I visited France and marveled at the vast array of cheeses available in both the markets and supermarkets. The French really know their cheese — a perfect ripeness for tonight's dinner and one that will keep for awhile.
Here we are experiencing a surge in artisanal cheesemaking. No longer are cheddar and Swiss our only options. While we don't have quite the same reverence for cheese as the French, our cheese counters are chock full of choices.
Cheese can be expensive. Not only are finer cheeses weather dependent, they're also labor intensive. So you don't want to waste any of it. Fresh cheeses, like ricotta, mascarpone, or soft goat, will spoil quickly, so kept them in the fridge only for a week. Aged firm cheeses, such as good cheddar cheeses and Parmesan, will last for up to a month if well-wrapped.
Cheese absorbs flavors, and plastic-wrapped cheese tastes, well, like plastic. I unwrap these, rewrap them in waxed paper and then foil. Feta cheese goes off so fast once unwrapped. I find keeping it in a salt-water brine prevents the spoilage for up to 2 weeks. It is how it is made and kept in Greece.
Runny cheeses like Brie and Camembert will last only a few day once ripe. If they smell of ammonia, they're finished. A bit of mold on harder cheeses can be scraped off without harm.
One truism is to always take cheese out of the fridge one to two hours before serving. The flavor of cheese blooms at room temperature. And don't throw away those Parmesan rinds either. As any Italian grandmother will tell you, put them in soup! The rinds melt and flavor a batch of minestrone just right.
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A Woman's Touch is like a sorority where women can relax and have fun together in a safe environment. We are not a lesbian group, rather a place for all women to gather away from men.
This philosophy has made us a unique and very popular place in Second Life. Many have said that they spend most of their game play time hanging out at A Woman's Touch.
With few exceptions, men are excluded and this leads to a very open social environment. Freed of the tension between sexes women can be far more open about themselves with out attracting unwanted advances or rude remarks. Such openness has generated many strong friendships and an observer might think we are all sisters gathered to have fun together.
Second Life does not provide a way to restrict a property by sex and keeping the house women-only is a challenging task. A Woman's Touch has a staff of 20 Security Officers (see groups) to handle problem men.
Most often, the men that do land are new players or players that have not read the house profile. In such cases, we do try to be polite by allowing them to take a quick look around and offering them another place to visit. However, any guest that is being bothered by a male visitor should call for help from a Security Officer. Read here about VIPs
There are many attractions and lots to do at AWT, but it seems that few people are aware of all that is here. I have put together this list of some of our public areas with descriptions and landmarks. Please feel free to explore. HOWEVER, there are many privately rented homes. Please respect our renters and don't go exploring in houses.
Rent a home at AWT Park Place
I am excited to announce that we have opened AWT Park Place - a second island adjacent to AWT. This is a low-lag residential island with a central park , coffee shop, water sports, and it is restricted to AWT members. In keeping with our non-profit philosophy, the rents will be priced at the minimum necessary to meet the monthly charge based on expected occupancy.
However, to fill the Island, I will to offer land below cost to AWT Island members. With the discount, the rent will be $L 1000 a week for a 40 X 40 plot (approximate) with 500 prims. Larger plots with higher prim allowances are available at this discounted price. Anyone renting during this period will lock in the discounted price for the duration of their stay.
Rentals are an important part of financing for A Woman's Touch. In addition to the new island, we have nice rentals and open land starting at $L 400/week with 200 or more prims. All rents go 100% toward supporting the facilities and programs at AWT.
This is a big step for us but I think an island populated by AWT friends would be a big benefit both for our members and the existing Island. Living near friends would provide a great social experience different from the club atmosphere. Yet you would be only a short jump away from the excitement of the facilities of AWT Island.
If you are interested in renting a home here at AWT, talk to Ashra Lang and she will be glad to show you what is available.
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Gun Control I'm For It- I'm All In- Are You? Really?
The United States has poured money into training the Malian military in the last several years. Above, U.S. Special Forces inspect weapons in Mali in 2007. (Credit: The U.S. Army/ CC by 2.0)
That means you'll be protesting the big weapons dealers as well as the small ones. Right?
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Response to JReed (Original post)
Tue Jan 15, 2013, 09:28 PM
Kingwithnothrone (51 posts)
1. nah,we're having a "National discussion on gun control"
700 military bases in a 130 countries,a culture of Capitalist conquest and brutality in a fundamentally sick society.Dr.Drew and Dr.Phil weep for the victims(ours of course)...surely something can be done to stop the violence........
Response to Kingwithnothrone (Reply #1)
Tue Jan 15, 2013, 09:34 PM
BainsBane (42,759 posts)
2. they are connected issues
the same culture that tolerates mass murder of children and the proliferation of domestic WMD spreads violence abroad.
Response to BainsBane (Reply #2)
Tue Jan 15, 2013, 09:47 PM
Kingwithnothrone (51 posts)
4. you missed the bitter sarcasm
Not only are they connected,but i would say the underlying cause.When you have a culture that worships brutality,militarizes its police force in every city in America,and glorifies the concept of War for profit and then calls its victims "collateral damage" ,you have a fundamentally sick society of hypocrites who mourn selective victims of violence while the stench of the dead of those "others" doesn't even enter their nostrils.Is that clear enough?
Response to Kingwithnothrone (Reply #4)
Tue Jan 15, 2013, 09:51 PM
BainsBane (42,759 posts)
5. I understood your post this way
and forgive me if I was mistaken. I noticed a comment on the hypocrisy of mourning about domestic victims while ignoring the lives of those who die abroad. I also thought you might be implying that gun control activists were hypocritical because they were not focusing on those who die outside the US through war mongering.
Response to BainsBane (Reply #5)
Tue Jan 15, 2013, 10:05 PM
Kingwithnothrone (51 posts)
7. yes you're correct
Some,not all gun control activists.I am not entering that debate though.I view it as a distraction in the overall picture of what the root causes are in what we have become as a country.Disarming the populace in the face of tyrannical Capitalism and a militarized police state is not the answer.And in case you're wondering,no i am not a gun owner.
Response to Kingwithnothrone (Reply #7)
Tue Jan 15, 2013, 10:07 PM
BainsBane (42,759 posts)
8. there is no serious debate about disarming the populace
the issue surrounds limiting domestic use of the kinds of weapons used to slaughter people in places like Mali.
Dead children are not a distraction, whether American or not.
Response to BainsBane (Reply #8)
Tue Jan 15, 2013, 10:38 PM
Kingwithnothrone (51 posts)
9. do not play games with words
I said nothing of the sort,that dead children are a distraction.What I said was the "gun control debate" being waged by certain elements,for lack of a better word, is not a debate at all,it is a distraction and a crusade.
Crime and violence are indeed mounting,caused by the miseries of a decaying pathetic capitalist society.The ruling class, societys biggest criminals,breed misery and violent crime in many communities.One of the favorite pet projects of the gatekeepers of Capitalism is gun control...take weapons away from everyone but the police and the military.That is not the call now,but if some "elements" in the gun-control crowd have their way,it will be.I do not agree with that stance at all.
You might choose to live in a world where everything is black and white.Good guys and bad guys. Americans and our military and police are the good guys fighting a war against evil.Some of us don't live in that world.The distinction is not that clear.
In any event don't put words in my mouth,because it is not appreciated or called for.
Response to Kingwithnothrone (Reply #9)
Tue Jan 15, 2013, 10:44 PM
BainsBane (42,759 posts)
11. you do realize
that the gun industry is a massive, multi-billion dollar corporate industry. They profit from murder, just like the Military Industrial Complex. The only difference between them is one profits from domestic blood and the other foreign.
The gun control debate is all about murdered children. We would not be having the debate without Sandyhook.
"Some elements' is a meaningless excuse. Some elements will argue anything. They have no chance of succeeding. The issue is whether gun profits continue to trump human life. You evidently think gun companies profits are somehow noble while the defense industry is not. Murder is murder. Evil is evil. They are the same.
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Response to BainsBane (Reply #5)
Tue Jan 15, 2013, 10:40 PM
JReed (149 posts)
10. Look at the "debate" all around us
By and large it reflects the debate in the mass media. I see little to no discussion here about eliminating the large scale weapons that the Pentagon uses to slaughter thousands. So it's odd to see so much focus on the domestic situation when contrasted with foreign policy and weapons sales/distribution to other countries. It is hypocritical.
Response to JReed (Reply #10)
Tue Jan 15, 2013, 10:45 PM
BainsBane (42,759 posts)
12. We have multiple nuclear weapons treaties
yet no limitations on WMD at home. Moreover, the entire position of cutting defense spending is exactly about limiting weapons of war. Your argument doesn't hold water.
Response to BainsBane (Reply #12)
Tue Jan 15, 2013, 10:54 PM
JReed (149 posts)
13. Are you kidding me?
The US is supplying weapons to rogue nations all around the world not to mention it's vast array of fighter jets, DU bullets, destroyers, tanks and every weapon known to mankind in massive amounts. This isn't argued.
One trillion dollars a year to the Pentagon and you're seriously trying to make that case? Wow.
Response to JReed (Reply #13)
Tue Jan 15, 2013, 10:56 PM
BainsBane (42,759 posts)
15. yes, it is wrong.
but to claim there is no discussion of limiting defense is categorically false.
There is also some overlap between your precious domestic industry of mass murder and the one for foreign use. Some of the same weapons are used both domestically and internationally.
Response to JReed (Reply #13)
Tue Jan 15, 2013, 10:58 PM
BainsBane (42,759 posts)
16. hypocrisy runs both ways
Response to BainsBane (Reply #12)
Wed Jan 16, 2013, 01:53 AM
JReed (149 posts)
18. Sure it does
War spending (call it by it's real name) increases every year. Prove to me that is not the case.
Show me exactly how these "weapons of war" have been limited. Details please.
Response to JReed (Reply #18)
Wed Jan 16, 2013, 02:51 AM
BainsBane (42,759 posts)
19. I don't claim that isn't the case
Federal spending in general increases every year. But the fact is there discussion about cutting it. Your assertion was that no one talks about that is patently false. Half of all the sequester cuts are to defense. You are simply factually incorrect.
Here are some examples of restrictions: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_on_the_Non-Proliferation_of_Nuclear_Weapons
All of this far exceeds any discussion on limiting WMD domestically.
The value of purchases of gun sales also steadily increase. While we have made efforts to curtail the most deadly weapons of war, guns are increasingly deadly every year. The bloodlust of gunners demands it. They aren't satisfied if they lack the ability to slaughter 100 babies in sixty seconds.
So once again, you are proven wrong. Guns grow in deadliness and killing capacity, while the worst weapons of war are regulated and decreased by international treaty.
You clearly have no moral issue with weapons that kill. Pretending that the machinery of death is only consequential if it is the result of a state military as opposed to a personal stash to be levied against defenseless babies, even American babies, is a vacuous argument.
Pacifists don't own guns. Nor do they defend their proliferation.
Response to BainsBane (Reply #19)
Wed Jan 16, 2013, 11:52 AM
JReed (149 posts)
21. Wrong
Your list does not address any of the points I make.
You've also erred in your personal assessment. I clearly stated I am in for gun control, how in the world could you have missed that?
I'm the one who is consistent here, gun control for all actors be they individual or state.
No one is pretending anything and while I would not call myself a pacifist I have never owned or even fired a gun. I wouldv'e preferred to have kept it from the personal but there it is. So you see you have been quite mistaken on all accounts. Next time I hope you'll think this through.
Response to JReed (Reply #21)
Wed Jan 16, 2013, 12:19 PM
BainsBane (42,759 posts)
22. the list doesn't address your assertion that no one is talking about limits on military weapons?
Sorry I mistook you for a gunner. My memory is obviously faulty on the subject.
Response to JReed (Original post)
Tue Jan 15, 2013, 09:46 PM
Robb (39,665 posts)
3. Matthew 23:26.
"First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean."
Response to Robb (Reply #3)
Tue Jan 15, 2013, 10:00 PM
Tuesday Afternoon (56,912 posts)
6. yep, every time I use my dishwasher it happens.
Response to JReed (Original post)
Tue Jan 15, 2013, 10:55 PM
WillyT (72,631 posts)
14. Yep... K & R !!!
Response to JReed (Original post)
Wed Jan 16, 2013, 03:05 AM
loyalsister (11,647 posts)
20. I dislike the word "control"
I wish they would use the term gun ACCESS. I definitely support limitations on the acquisition of guns. And would also definitely like to see a little more discussion about what some guns are designed for and simple understanding that they are designed to kill people - sometimes LOTS of people. That small fact seems to not be part of the discussion among people so much.
Response to loyalsister (Reply #20)
Wed Jan 16, 2013, 07:38 PM
freshwest (53,661 posts)
23. Yes, purpose needs to be discussed. Glad you brought that up.
Response to JReed (Original post)
Wed Jan 16, 2013, 08:14 PM
socialist_n_TN (11,383 posts)
24. I'm not ready to ban guns, but....
I DO wish that unions and community organizations would take the lead in gun usage and gun safety classes and instruction.


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For every 18-pack of Coors Light beer sold, company will donate $1.
PHOENIX -- Coors Brewing Co. partnered with Friendly House, a charity based here, to provide holiday food baskets to area families in need. More than 1.8 million people in the state suffer from, or are at risk of hunger, according to the Center on Hunger and Poverty.
For every 18-pack of Coors Light bottles sold in the month of December, Coors will donate $1 to Friendly House, up to $10,000.
"It's difficult to imagine that in 2006 we still have many families in our community that are in need of emergency assistance," said Luis Ibarra, president and CEO of Friendly House. "During the holidays, the need for emergency services seems to increase. With the support of Coors and this special campaign, we will be able to provide our families with the food they need to make it through the holiday season. A special thanks to Coors and Food City for their ongoing support of the Latino community."
In addition, Coors volunteers will join those from the charity on Dec. 16 to distribute the food baskets that will feed four to six people. The company will also provide bags for food distribution.
"This program has a direct and positive impact on the Hispanic community in Phoenix and Coors is proud to be a part of it," said Pablo Guzman, vice president of U.S. Hispanic sales for Coors. "It's our way of saying happy holidays to the Hispanic community and giving back to our neighbors in Phoenix."


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Stephen Barnes, 57, admitted that the chances of finding the "lovable and slightly eccentric little chap" faded with every hour that passed and that the 12-year-old would have struggled to survive two cold nights in the wild and rugged terrain.
Mr Barnes, a former solicitor, said the fierce storm that moved over the Mediterranean island of Porquerolles on Saturday night had caught the family completely unaware. When Pierre had gone off to explore, it had been calm and sunny.
"My wife told him he could go out on his bike for a quarter of an hour," said Mr Barnes. "He was disobeying us a little bit as he was wearing this smart dressing gown that his mother didn't like him to wear outside. It's slightly eccentric. I warned him it could get caught in the chain."
Mr Barnes, his French wife, Florence, 43, a teacher, and their children, Pierre, Zoe, 17, Desmond, 15, and Clemence, 13, had arrived on the tiny, picturesque island, on which vehicles are largely prohibited, just hours previously last Saturday for a cycling holiday during the half-term break.
They hired bikes and Mr Barnes took his older children for a ride across the island to a small cove.
"I didn't take Pierre," he said. "But when we got back, my daughter told him about it and pointed out where it was."
Shortly before 5pm, Pierre asked if he could go off on his own and Mr Barnes now believes he went to try to find the cove himself.
By 7pm, the family, from Grantham, Lincs, had become increasingly concerned and contacted the emergency services. They cycled back to the cove but could find no sign of their youngest son.
That night, a treacherous storm swept in and the island was battered by 80mph winds and 20ft waves. The gales were so strong that the overnight search for Pierre was severely hampered.
The storm rapidly blew away any scent that sniffer dogs may have been able to trace, while the launch of two rescue helicopters and boats from the mainland was delayed.
The following day, Pierre's bike was found, its chain missing, as well as one of his shoes nearby in the undergrowth.
"There are always 'what ifs'," Mr Barnes said. "Of course, I wish I had taken him out; if only the bike had not gone wrong. We could have looked at the weather forecast. It's very unfortunate that the gales blew away the scent, that the storm meant the helicopters could not get here a little quicker.
"If that, if the other … but the truth is, life is like that. It was just a freak accident, one of those tragic things that no one can be blamed for. You have to give children some freedom. He's the victim of the storm really."
Mr Barnes admitted that despite the "tremendous response" from the local community and the search teams, his hopes for his son were fading.
"I thought he could probably survive one night, then perhaps move about and be seen," he said. "That was the hope.
"Having been through a second night, we began to think there was less and less chance that we would see him. I don't think he would have given up lightly though. He would have gone on and on, even without a shoe."
Mr Barnes, who is the director of a property company, was keen to praise the local police, fire fighters and the military, as well as locals, who had combed the forest day and night in search of Pierre.
"From the moment they were informed, they have been marvellous," he said. "The mayor put a message on Facebook and the locals all turned out, searching until 2am."
Only about 200 people live on the island but about 100 people were out again early the next day.
"It was so much more than I could have expected," said Mr Barnes. "They appear to have left no stone unturned and I cannot thank them enough."
Mr Barnes, who has given a statement to police, was convinced that his son had simply become lost and disorientated.
"We like islands because you assume they are safe," he said. "People don't tend to abduct you on islands.
"We hadn't been here before but we chose it because we are keen cyclists and it's free of traffic.
"But most of the island is national park and it's very easy to get lost. It's covered with a thick canopy of trees."
Mr and Mrs Barnes have been married almost 20 years. She gave up her career as a teacher to raise their four children but has recently begun to work again, in both primary schools and adult education centres. Pierre had recently started at The King's School in Grantham.
Mr Barnes described his son as "a very original, good-natured little boy" with a "phenomenal memory" and an encyclopedic knowledge of Doctor Who.
"He could have gone on Mastermind, a little bit of a boffin in the making," he said. "But in other ways, he could be quite gauche.
"He was young for his age but he was the baby of the family. He was very loving and very sweet."
With the search continuing as darkness fell last night, Mr Barnes added: "One moment you are in floods of tears and the next more collected.
"The more time passes, the less hope you have. It would need a miracle now."


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Bemidji State men's hockey: Scoring spree keeps Bemidji State unbeaten; Gophers are up next
The Bemidji State men's hockey team charged through another weekend with its unbeaten record intact.
The Beavers scored the first three goals of the game and went on to sweep Robert Morris with a dominating 6-1 victory at John Glas Fieldhouse Saturday night.
"We are very happy with this win because we put more of 60 minutes together rather than last night where we had just 30 good minutes," Bemidji State head coach Tom Serratore said. "We were fortunate enough to get the sweep and I'm very proud of the energy level we had in the third period.
The Beavers will put their unbeaten record (7-0-1 overall, 4-0-0 CHA) to the test next weekend against the WCHA's Minnesota Golden Gophers in a Saturday-Sunday series at Mariucci Arena in Minneapolis.
Minnesota moved to 3-4-1 on the season with a 5-2 victory at Wisconsin Saturday night.
Darcy Findlay, Tyler Lehrke, Ian Lowe, Matt Read, Jordan George and Emil Billberg scored goals for the Beavers. Dan Bakala earned his sixth win by making 27 saves.
"I thought our fourth line played really well tonight and they all had a part in the three goals we had in the third period," Serratore said. "It's nice to have that balance and the production was nice tonight."
Denny Urban scored Robert Morris' lone goal in the second period and Colonials goalie Eric Levine finished with 34 saves.
Findlay started the scoring for the Beavers with his first goal of the season at 8:46 of the first period. Brad Hunt's pass from the right side found Findlay's stick the top of the crease and Findlay chipped it in from there.
BSU scored a pair of second-period goals in less than two minutes to take control of the game.
Lehrke made it 2-0 Bemidji State at 6:19 of the period when he shelfed a wrist shot as time expired on a Beaver power play.
Bemidji State went ahead 3-0 on a goal from Lowe at 8:07. At the edge of the net, Lowe poked a rebound past Levine after a physical battle with Urban and Dave Cowan.
Robert Morris scored its first goal of the series on Bakala midway through the second on a disputed goal.
Like Lowe's goal, there was a group of players jabbing at the loose puck at the edge of the net. The puck bounced out to the far side to Urban, who put a shot over Bakala into the net.
But the goal went under review quickly as the referees talked with the goal judge. After a short discussion, Urban was credited with the power-play goal and the game resumed.
Bakala earned the shutout in Bemidji State's 2-0 win over the Colonials Friday night and has given up just three goals in the last four games.
Read squeezed in a one-timer from the left circle 45 seconds into the third period on the power play to put Bemidji State ahead 4-1. George and Billberg netted a pair of even strength goals in the final three minutes of the third period.
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Dole Urges Consumers to 'Peel the Love'
Brand initiative includes nationwide food truck tour
The Westlake Village, Calif.-based Dole brand has launched its "Peel the Love" initiative, which includes new banana recipes, serving, pairing and entertaining suggestions, as well as an expanded social media presence designed to capitalize on Dole's almost 600,000 banana-loving Facebook and Twitter followers.
"In addition to their well-documented nutritional benefits, including new studies establishing them as an important energy source, bananas are also a lot of fun," said Bil Goldfield, communications manager of Dole Fresh Fruit. "This campaign seeks to remind Americans of the simple pleasures of the fruit through a host of new recipes, pairing and serving suggestions suitable for both day-to-day and special occasions."
Dole is focusing its messaging on health-, fitness- and lifestyle-oriented consumers nationwide and will partner with retailers and third-party brands to create traditional and digital tactics in that regard. Greater use of social media, including Facebook ads, promotions and videos, are designed to help the brand leverage its Facebook fan base.
On the PR side, Dole will continue to educate registered dieticians, supermarket nutritionists, food bloggers and other influentials about the health, taste and convenience advantages of bananas through media appearances, tastings and educational summits. The brand will also continue its celebration of "National Banana Split Day" on Aug. 25, 2013, through blogger promotions and a partnership with Latrobe, Pa., the official birthplace of the iconic dessert.
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Fashion photographer David Jay turns his lens on a different subject in "The SCAR Project." Standing for "Surviving Cancer Absolute Reality," "SCAR" is an exhibit at OpenHouse Gallery—running through October 17—that features intimate, often raw images of breast-cancer survivors. Here, Jay discusses how "The SCAR Project" came about, what he hopes to achieve through his work and the response he has gotten so far.
GOTHAM: How did "The SCAR Project" come about?
DAVID JAY: I was born in California but I have lived in Australia for over 20 years, in Sydney. For a great deal of that time I lived with an Australian girl, and she has an identical twin sister. I've known them forever—since they were 17. I moved to New York about four years ago, and just before I moved here the twin sister got breast cancer—she was about 29. It was really shocking. She was this beautiful, healthy, strong Australian woman with no family history. Within two weeks, she had a mastectomy, all of her lymph nodes removed and chemotherapy.
That's dramatic.
Yes. When she finally came back, there was one breast that I remembered well and one totally flat spot. I was like, wow, I got to take your picture. And she said, "Of course you do." So I dragged her to the studio and I took this beautifully disturbing portrait of her. After her shoot, [she] said that she obviously got something out of it and that maybe I would want to shoot a couple of other girls she had gone through chemo with. So I shot these two other young women in Australia, and then I moved to New York. I had these three pictures that really had no purpose, and I showed them to a few people, a few friends. They were like, "Wow, that's pretty intense—maybe you should continue on." So I came up with "The SCAR Project."
This seems like it would be a difficult project for a fashion photographer.
A lot of people want to know if I find it very difficult. I don't. I kind of just love all life on the planet. I love that connection—that pain that they share with me, and that emotion. I share it, too. We're all scared, I guess. I know why these women have come. They not only want to confront what happened to them, but they want a beautiful picture as well—and they know that I can take one.
Along with awareness, what else do you want to accomplish through this?
"The SCAR Project" ultimately isn't even about breast cancer. It's about compassion and understanding the people around you. It's about giving love, and giving your energy, and being aware of how powerful it is.
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LONDON -- A British court has effectively disqualified a couple from becoming foster parents because of their Christian views on premarital and homosexual intercourse.
Owen and Eunice Johns of Derby, England, were told by judges sitting in the High Court in London that gay equality laws must "take precedence" over the rights of Christians to act in line with their faith.
The couple, who have fostered 15 children, had sought a judicial review of a 2009 decision by the Derby City Council to defer their application to be approved as short-term, respite, foster caregivers because of their views on sexual morality.
The judges were asked to consider the abstract question of whether public authorities should consider applicants' views on sexual ethics when deciding to approve them as foster parents.
The judges stated that Christian beliefs on sexual ethics may be "inimical" to children and implicitly upheld a submission by the publicly funded Equality and Human Rights Commission that children risked being "infected" by Christian moral beliefs.
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If children are placed with parents who have traditional Christian views, "there may well be a conflict with the local authority's duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of looked-after children," the judges said.
They added that "the equality provisions concerning sexual orientation should take precedence" over Christian beliefs.
The hearing took place in November, but the judgment was passed down Feb. 28.
After the ruling was issued, the Johnses said in a statement: "We wanted to offer a loving home to a child in need. But because of this ruling we are unsure how we can continue the application process. We have been excluded because we have moral opinions based on our faith, and a vulnerable child has probably now missed the chance of finding a safe and caring home.
"We do not believe that our ordinary Christian moral views are infectious, contrary to what the Equality and Human Rights Commission believes," they said. "Being a Christian is not a crime and should not stop us from raising children. Today, it looks as though a child has missed out on a home."
The couple were supported in their action by the Christian Legal Centre, an organization founded to defend the rights of Christians from discrimination and harassment. Neither the couple nor the center has indicated it would appeal.
In a Feb. 28 statement, Andrea Minichiello Williams, the lawyer who heads the center, said: "The Johns are a mild-mannered, ordinary Christian couple, yet they may never be able to foster children again. They were willing to love a child regardless of sexual orientation, but not willing to tell a young child that practicing homosexuality was a positive thing.
"If Christian morals are harmful to children and unacceptable to the state, then how many years do we have before natural children start being taken away from Christians?" she said.
"There is a great imbalance in the law at the moment, resulting in ordinary people suffering," Williams added. "We cannot have a society where you are excluded just because you don't agree with the sexual ethics of the homosexual lobby. Britain is now leading Europe in intolerance against religious belief."
Since 2007, almost all of the 13 Catholic adoption agencies in Britain have been forced to either sever ties with their dioceses or close down because of gay equality laws compelling them to assess same-sex couples as potential adopters and foster caregivers.
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