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emotionbandit95 22-25, F 6 Answers 3 Dec 10, 2012 in Intimacy
I hope you don't go around making out with people you feel no connection to. I think it's pretty ridiculous going around making out with a bunch of people just for fun. It can be misleading. If you don't have any feelings for this guy, why are you making out with him?
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You never know sometimes...but too bad you don't do that, I was kind of interested in what the response would've been. I'd like to know the appeal of making out with random/insignificant people.
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Well...heck. ;)
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no it mean's you love the taste of my mouth:)
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(METRO) — Reducing energy usage is a good way to help the environment and save money along the way. Saving energy can be done in a variety of ways, many of which do not require significant effort can lead to significant savings.
Stop using the dishwasher to dry the dishes. A dishwasher is a modern convenience few people feel they can live without. While you don't need to give up the dishwasher entirely to save money, it's important to note that many dishwashers use more energy to dry the dishes than to wash them. If your dishwasher does not automatically dry the dishes, turn the knob to the off position once the dishes have been cleaned and open the door to allow the dishes to air dry.
Go with a more traditional refrigerator-freezer combination. Side-by-side refrigerator and freezer may be combinations may be more fashionable, but such units can use as much as 20 percent more energy than their traditional counterparts. If you must purchase a side-by-side unit, be sure to buy only those with an Energy Star label.
Do laundry less frequently. Whether you live in an apartment or a home, having an in-unit washer and dryer is a great convenience. But frequently doing small loads can be wasteful, as it takes roughly the same amount of energy to clean a small load of laundry as it does a full load. Limit yourself to only full loads of laundry as much as possible.
Do your drying all at once. When using the dryer, try to dry one batch of clothes right after another. Many dryers require a significant amount of energy to heat up, but drying consecutive loads won't require as much energy to get the dryer up to operating temperature as the dryer will need if you allow a significant amount of time to pass between loads.
Don't go to extreme temperatures. Arriving home to a house that's especially cold or warm inspires many people to turn their thermostats way up or down in an effort to heat or a cool the home more quickly.
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Here is the First
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Westford, MA, United States, 2015/02/26 - Sonus Session Border Controller Software Edition Part of Joint HP Project at Mobile World Congress 2015 - SonusNet.com. NASDAQ: SONS
Sonus collaborates with HP at Mobile World Congress 2015 to demonstrate how virtualization can improve the delivery speed of Cloud-based Unified Communications (UC) and Rich Communications Services (RCS).
The Sonus Session Border Controller Software edition (SBC SWe) running on the HP OpenNFV Platform will demonstrate Virtual Network Function as a Service (VNFaaS) use case, as defined by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) Industry Specification Group (ISG).
The project will be located in the HP booth in Hall 2 Stand 2D50.
Sonus Networks, Inc., a global leader in enabling and securing real-time communications, announced today that the Sonus Session Border Controller Software edition (SBC SWe) will be part of a joint project with HP at Mobile World Congress 2015 in Barcelona, Spain, demonstrating how delivery of Cloud-based Unified Communications (UC) and Rich Communications Services (RCS) can be accelerated through virtualization.
The demonstration located in the HP booth in Hall 2 Stand 2D50 will be comprised of the Sonus SBC SWe running as a fully featured Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) application on the HP OpenNFV Platform. Together, Sonus and HP will demonstrate how hardware, power and space requirements for deploying network functions can be reduced without losing functionality.
Sonus and HP will demonstrate the Virtual Network Function as a Service (VNFaaS) use case, by enabling service providers to virtualize enterprise customer premise equipment (CPE) on service providers virtual networks so that enterprises can consume the resources they require as virtual services. As network functions are virtualized, this demonstration will show that the typical base of dedicated hardware appliances normally used by network operators is no longer required. Consequently, scalability and customization of real-time communications features and services such as UC or RCS become easier to implement across the network.
The Sonus SBC SWe is the industrys first software-based SBC architected to deliver unlimited scalability with the same advanced features and functionality of the Sonus SBC 5000 Series on a virtualized platform. The portability and flexibility of the SBC SWe makes it an ideal choice for service providers that have invested in virtualization technology, prefer pre-packaged solutions in a box, require remote network deployments or want to expand opportunities into new geographic markets where deploying a hardware solution would be impractical or cost prohibitive. Sonus provides customers with a set of performance specifications for their host platforms, enabling customers to rapidly expand capacity, calls per second, features, transcoding, and security capabilities with a simple license key as business demands change.
By collaborating with HP, Sonus is accelerating the mainstream offering of NFV-enabled SBC technology that delivers the session intelligence, interworking and security to realize Cloud-based real-time communications, said Kevin Riley, chief technology officer, Sonus. Sonus is enabling service providers to open new revenue opportunities through efficient, scalable Cloud-based service delivery of advanced click-to-connect type services for voice, video and collaboration.
Communications service providers, facing increasing competition from over-the-top providers, are turning to virtualization of core networks and network functions to accelerate innovation and launch new services faster and with less expense, said Werner Schaefer, vice president, Network Functions Virtualization, HP. Our work with Sonus demonstrates how the delivery of Cloud-based real-time communications features and services become easier to implement across provider networks.
The combination of Sonus SWe running on the HP OpenNFV Platform can provide network operators a robust virtual network environment to deliver cost effective, scalable and customizable real-time communications, said Jim Burton, Co-founder, UC Strategies and CEO, CT Link.
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More money for the program might be available in coming years. On July 26, the California Supreme Court ruled in favor of allowing counties and cities throughout the state to hire private law firms to represent them on a contingency basis in a multibillion-dollar class-action lawsuit. The long-running suit, originally filed in 2000 at the Superior Court of Santa Clara, asks that makers of lead-based paint, such as Sherwin-Williams and Atlantic Richfield (which includes the former Anaconda Lead Products and International Smelting and Refining companies), pay for removing lead paint from buildings.
According to Nancy Fineman, attorney for Cotchett, Pitre, and McCarthy, the private law firm representing San Diego and other cities, the ruling will likely be appealed and the lead-paint lawsuit may take many more years to litigate.
In the meantime, as the City expands the Lead Safe Neighborhoods Program, more property owners will be notified. For low-income families and the elderly on fixed incomes such as Howard, the only way to remediate the lead hazards and comply with city code is to contact the San Diego Housing Commission and apply for federal grants, loans, and redevelopment money.
Frank Ballow, rehab manager for the San Diego Housing Commission, estimates that since 2002, the housing commission has received $15.9 million in lead grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The most recent grants, awarded in 2008 and totaling $7 million, include goals of eliminating lead hazards in over 500 residential units over a three-year period.
"The lead grants offer up to $10,000 for a single family dwelling and up to $5000 per multifamily unit plus $5000 for common areas in multifamily properties for material and labor costs of lead remediation," explains Ballow in an August 4 email.
Typically, owner-occupied properties are also eligible for deferred-payment loans to cover lead or other rehabilitation costs. However, as in Howard's case, if lead hazards require more than $10,000 to correct and owner-occupants do not qualify for loans, a Special Circumstance Committee may authorize exceeding the $10,000 cap.
As Howard walks around the outside of his house, he rattles off the work that will be done. He points to the rotted roof, the deteriorated fascia, and the eaves that will be replaced. The back of the house will get a new vinyl window and frame.
Inside, he looks up at water stains on the ceiling and missing plaster and points to black spots of mold scattered across the walls. Workers will repair the damage and install new countertops and a new water heater.
But before work can begin, the clutter has to be moved. Howard's so worried that he won't be able to move his belongings out in time that he doesn't seem concerned about the adverse health impacts from exposure to lead.
"Have I thought about getting tested for lead paint in my body? I've thought of it, sure," he says. "But a lot of [my] symptoms are from old age. I don't think I have lead poisoning, but I don't know. I have other things to do in the next month, like try to find people willing to help move my belongings. I guess I am curious but won't know until I get through this month. I'm looking for that pot of gold at the end of this stinking rainbow."
Great story. Reads like a movie. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) also now requires landlords and sellers of pre-1978 houses to notify their tenants or buyers of known lead paint in the house and give a pamphlet "Protect Your Family from Lead in Your Home." Under this regulation, contractors who received payment for their work must follow lead-safe work practices. If you live in an older house, visit the EPA's website http://www.epa.gov/lead/ to learn more about lead hazards. In addition, you can read about the new regulation and lead-safe work practices at http://www.zipwall.com/epa.php.
So, when's Howard's deadline to move the clutter?
ZipWall, thanks for the comment and the information. And Blueevey, the deadline is in a few weeks.
If this person lives in North Park, he might also qualify for a 10 year Forgivable loan from the NP-PAC (Project Area Comm.) HELP program; I suggest that he call Mr. Michael Lengyel, NP PAC Project Manager at (619) 236-6269 to see if he qualifies... It's about time that our Seniors get some benefits from the City they help build.
the problem isn't the financing, or so it seems, founder. it's the getting ready to have the work done.
this man needs people. I have 2 hands and a set of feet and willing. anyone else willing to help?
Maybe some one will look into getting him a "pod" (temporary storage) so he can easily move his stuff into it and then have it replaced..
If he needs help movering, then contact Pamela at "Rebuilding Together", she knows how to make miracles happen! (619) 231-7873 or www.RebuildingTogetherSD.org


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A voluntary test of water samples from both the city's water distribution system and water treatment plant did not detect any Chromium and Chromium Hexavalent (Chromium 6) in either location, Cuyahoga Falls city officials said Sept. 23.
"Although not requested nor required by the EPA, the city of Cuyahoga Falls voluntarily submitted water samples to Summit Environmental Technologies on Sept. 21, 2016 to test for total Chromium (Cr) and Chromium Hexavalent (Chromium 6)," according to a news release issued by Mayor Don Walters' office Sept. 23. "The samples were taken at the water treatment plant and also in the water distribution system. The test results obtained on Sept. 23 were as follows: 0 parts per billion, 0 ppb, 0 ppb, 0 ppb."
This voluntary test came two days after officials, in response to a story on the findings of an environmental health research and advocacy organization, said that the city's drinking water is "safely within EPA guidelines." The findings in the Environmental Working Group's report analyzing drinking water tests were listed in a story that appeared in the Plain Dealer on Sept. 21. Among the findings was that EPA testing of Cuyahoga Falls' Water Treatment Plant detected 1.4 parts per billion of Chromium-6. The samples for that test were taken on June 11, 2015.
The EWG report noted "in 2010, scientists at the respected and influential California Office of Health Hazard Assessment concluded that ingestion of tiny amounts of Chromium-6 can cause cancer in people, a conclusion affirmed by state scientists in New Jersey and North Carolina."
The EWG report also noted that California is the only state that adopted a legal limit on how much Chromium-6 can be in drinking water.
"The California scientists set a so-called public health goal of 0.02 parts per billion in tap water, the level that would pose negligible risk over a lifetime of consumption. (A part per billion is about a drop of water in an Olympic-size swimming pool.)," the EWG report stated. "But in 2014, after aggressive lobbying by industry and water utilities, the state regulators adopted a legal limit 500 times the public health goal. It is the only enforceable drinking water standard at either the state or federal level."
The legal limit adopted was 10 parts per billion, according to the report.
Walters said city officials issued more information on Sept. 21 because "there were questions" about the 1.4 parts per billion of Chromium-6 detected in the city's water treatment plant in 2015.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency on various occasions asks for random specimens of water from the Cuyahoga Falls Water Department, according to a Sept. 21 city news release. The U.S. EPA asked for random samplings from the city of Cuyahoga Falls on Dec. 8, 2014, and then again on June 11, 2015.
In the test conducted on Dec. 8, 2014, the U.S. EPA found that no Chromium-6 was detected at either the Water Treatment Plant or the Water Distribution System. In the test conducted June 11, 2015, 1.4 parts per billion of Chromium-6 was detected at the Water Treatment Plant and no Chromium-6 was detected in the Water Distribution System, according to city officials.


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Mon, 25 August 2014
Shecky Greene is a legend in the world of Stand Up Comedy and was kind enough to host Danny Lobell to record an episode with him at his vacation home near San Diego. The two discuss philosophy from Pascal which also leads to discussions on Shecky's life long gambling habit. The two comics also discuss how they both have horses named after them. Other topic covered include Lenny Bruce, filth in comedy and Vegas and the mob.
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COLUMBUS - Illinois took a major step to legitimacy by knocking off Ohio State, the No. 1 team in the nation Saturday, but the Illini picked the wrong place to celebrate.
As time ran out on its 28-21 victory, Illinois players met at midfield to start the party, hopping up and down on the Buckeyes` "O" logo at the 50-yard line of Ohio Stadium.
OSU players took exception, converging on the midfield celebration to create a brief skirmish that was broken up by players and coaches from both schools, including Buckeye co-captain Kirk Barton, a senior offensive lineman.
"You don`t want an ugly incident like that," said Barton, who admitted players from both teams threw punches.
Though Barton wasn`t in the mood for a fight, he did offer some advice to the budding program from Champaign, Ill.
"We`ve been around for a while," Barton said. "We`ve beaten a lot of teams and we don`t ever whoop it up and jump on the team`s logo. You look like a punk. You look like you have no class. If you`re trying to be a big time program, you can`t jump on a logo every time you beat a good team."
Another look
Ohio State head coach Jim Tressel rarely utilizes instant replay, but he should have employed it early on.
On Illinois` second play of the game, Daniel Dufrene got loose on an 80-yard run that set up the Illini`s first touchdown. As he got near the goal line, Dufrene lost the ball in and out of the end zone.
Though referees ruled he was down, television replays showed that Dufrene did fumble the ball out of the end zone.
Had Tressel asked for a review and the call was reversed, Ohio State would have taken possession on its 20-yard line with a 7-0 lead.
"I heard that afterwards," said Tressel of the fumble. "We don`t have monitors in our coaching boxes, so we can`t get any feedback."
Looking ahead
With their biggest game of the season awaiting them in Ann Arbor, Mich., were the Buckeyes guilty of looking past Illinois?
"We weren`t looking toward Michigan," Barton said. "I`m sure a lot of people are going to write that, but Illinois gave us all we wanted last year. If you look at it that way, it takes credit away from Illinois. They played a good game."
The grand man
Junior Brian Robiskie is going to need a big game against Michigan to become the fifth Ohio State receiver to reach the 1,000-yard plateau in a single season.
Robiskie, who has caught a pass in 23 consecutive games, has 864 receiving yards after catching four passes for 31 yards against Illinois.
Robiskie has 48 receptions and 10 touchdowns and would join a list that includes Michael Jenkins (2002), David Boston (1998), Terry Glenn (1995) and Cris Carter (1986).
Sorry, seniors
It was Senior Day at Ohio State, with the Buckeyes recognizing their 15-member senior class, which included Elyria`s Brett Daly, prior to the upperclassmen`s final game at Ohio Stadium.
All 15 players were announced prior to the loss to Illinois, running to shake hands with head coach Jim Tressel and meeting family members positioned on the Ohio Stadium field. Daly, a 6-foot-6, 250-pound defensive lineman, was greeted by his parents.
A walk-on who earned a scholarship for his final season, Daly has been relegated to special teams for much of his career. He entered Saturday playing in eight career games, recording his first tackle in a victory over Northwestern earlier this year.
Bayou bound?
Though Ohio State will not play for the national championship, there is still a chance the Buckeyes could be traveling to New Orleans, the site of the BCS National Championship Game and the Sugar Bowl.
If OSU beats Michigan, the Buckeyes will wrap up their third straight Big Ten title and play a PAC-10 opponent in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. But if Ohio State loses, the Wolverines win the Big Ten and the Buckeyes could wind up in the Sugar Bowl against an SEC opponent, possibly Florida, which would set up a rematch of last year`s national title game.
Buckeye bits
Ohio State`s school record regular season winning streak came to an end at 28 games, while their conference winning streak was snapped at a Big Ten record 20 games.
* OSU players wore a No. 23 sticker on their helmets in recognition of Ron Springs, a former Buckeye running back (1976-78) who is in a coma in a Dallas hospital after unsuccessful surgery.
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IHC Hytech, Fathom Systems Enter Distributor Agreement
Two commercial offshore diving companies, IHC Hytech and Fathom Systems, joined forces by signing a new international distributor agreement that was signed on May 7, 2013. Under the terms of the agreement, IHC Hytech will distribute Fathom Systems' products in the commercial diving, hyperbaric tunneling and medical equipment markets.
Based in Raamsdonksveer in The Netherlands, IHC Hytech is part of IHC Merwede, and designs and manufactures equipment for offshore diving and other related markets. Its product portfolio ranges from small portable breathing gas panels, to complete turnkey hyperbaric multi-chamber systems that are supplied complete with environmental control units. The company is also IHC Merwede's in-house center for offshore-diving technology and the integration of equipment into the group's wide range of standard and custom-built vessels.
Fathom Systems is based near Aberdeen in Scotland, from where it supplies engineering solutions and related products to the commercial diving, ROV and underwater engineering industries. It uses the latest technology to produce a range of products, backed with customer support, as well as consultancy, project engineering and operational support.
The products detailed within the international distributor agreement are proprietary systems, such as those for diver monitoring and communications; helium unscrambler and acoustic through-water communications; intelligent gas analysis; chamber shutdown control; transducer instrumentation and dedicated control. These will initially be sold and made available for hire in the Benelux countries and France by IHC Hytech, with exclusivity to generate new business within specified territories, depending on the market segment.


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I tried this tutorial and parrot's and I still missing something. I have a 16gb SDHC card. I can installed BT3 and run it from the card but I am trying to setup so it will save all changes.
It goes as far as creating the two partitions and when typing p, it displays the partition information. I did divided the partitions as follow: partition one - 4GB, and partition 2, the rest of the 16GB. Now when I tried to run the following command, mkfs vfat /dev/sdb1 (sdb is my sd card of course). I get something like:
mke2fs 1.39 (29-May-2006)
mkfs.ext2: invalid blocks count - /dev/sdb1
I also tried running mkfs -t vfat /dev/sdb1, and got the following:
mkfs.vfat 2.11 (12 Mar 2005)
/dev/sdb1: No such file or directory
I also tried playing with qtparted but I am not sure how to work it. I tried to google for a tutorial but couldn't find anything concret on how to use it. I tried fiddle with it but nothing substantial to allow me to create the two partitions and format them. So what I am doing wrong?
I think I may had figure out something. I decided to reboot the system and try the mkfs -t vfat /dev/sdb1 command and this time it seems it worked. However, when I tried mkfs -t ext2 /dev/sdb2, didn't. I got the following:
mke2fs 1.39 (29-May-2006)
/dev/sdb2 is apparently in use by the system; will not make a filesystem here!.


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One in 10 children in Indiana live an area with a high concentration of poverty, according to new data from the Annie E. Casey Foundation.
Eleven percent of the state's children now live in places where at least one third of residents live below the poverty level. In 2000, only three percent of kids were in that situation.
Indiana Youth Institute President Bill Stanczykiewicz says state agencies, nonprofits and individuals need to work together to provide those in low-income neighborhoods with the information they need to improve their finances.
"If the jobs are in a different part of town, we need public policies to help them get to the other part of town so they can take advantage of the jobs that do exist," Stanczykiewicz said.
The report shows the total percent of Indiana children in poverty also increased from 17 percent in 2005 to 22 percent in 2012.
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Monday, 18 May 2015
Tulip Time at West Green House Garden
I chose the best day to visit West Green House Garden last week - glorious sunshine, fresh green growth and the jewel-like tulips in the walled garden and potager was most uplifting.
Marylyn Abbott - the garden's lessee* - was my guide and it was great to have her insight into the garden's creation and what it was like when she arrived 10 years ago. It's unbelievable to think there was once a huge thickets of bramble where now there is beauty.
Hers is a constantly changing creation as she tries out new ideas and plants. There were hints of glories to come too - the mass planting of 'streams' of irises were just starting to pop and they must be a spectacular sight when in full bloom.
I love moongates, so it was wonderful to peer through this one into the water garden and up to the Nymphaem. There's a quotation from Pope up there, which will sneak itself into Muse Day quite soon.
Here be dragons in the garden. There are all kinds of interesting and fun structures awaiting exploration in this and other parts of the garden.
This is a place which bears lots of repeat visits and I'm looking forward to showing you more soon.
West Green House Garden is open Wednesday to Sunday from 11.00 to 4.30pm from now until November 2015. Entrance is free to National Trust members, so don't forget to bring your membership card.
* = she has a 99-year lease from the National Trust
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A good post about an interesting looking garden. Flighty xxReplyDeleteReplies
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Must be a fabulous garden to visit VP. Look forward to hearing and seeing more. I wonder why it's a 99 year lease rather than 100 :)ReplyDeleteReplies
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom, 2012/09/06 - emarsys a leading provider of email, social and mobile marketing automation solutions is proud to announce that its latest version of eMarketing suite has been launched today - emarsys.com.
This release redefines the way marketers can approach their campaigns, making traditionally complex marketing processes simple.
emarsys eMarketing Suite version 7.0 will be available with Smart Insight a customer intelligence solution based on emarsys own big data platform. With Smart Insight clients can store unlimited amounts of data from various contact touch points providing real-time, clear and transparent actionable intelligence that improves campaign effectiveness.
Marketers are shifting from creating campaigns manually to wanting to have the majority of online communication with their customers fully automated. With this latest release, eMarketing Suite makes this possible by combining customer data from Smart Insight, business processes and multi-channel execution through an intuitive visual landscape called Automation Center.
Automation Center can create automated transactional campaigns that run seamlessly in the background, recurring campaigns based on customer lifecycles or create multi-step, multi-channel ad-hoc campaigns. John Fleming, VP Marketing at emarsys said Utilising Automation Center will change the way marketers plan their campaigns, reducing planning and execution times by up to 75% which improves productivity and could significantly reduce manpower costs. Rather than creating campaigns for different channels on different platforms, eMarketing suite allows campaigns to work across social, mobile and email from a single hub. Campaigns are planned and created once and repurposed to each channel where appropriate.
In response to the growth of email communications being opened on mobile devices, emarsys eMarketing Suite version 7 offers Mobile Sense- an application that automatically re-formats desktop emails for optimised viewing on mobile devices, removing the worry of on what device the email will be read. Mobile Sense converts desktop multi-column emails to single column on the mobile device and changes text links to large buttons both of which help to significantly improve click rates.
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By Victoria Dahlin—
Four Viking boy golfers qualified for the second round in the Section 7AAA Championship preliminaries May 28 at Grand National Golf Course.
Advancing were senior Jared Houle who carded a 79 (38/41); eighth grader Nick Kress, 80 (39/41); senior Joe Fairbanks, 81 (39/42); and senior Mitch Barg, 81 (41/40). Meanwhile, sophomore John Bubloltz scored an 84 (43/41) and freshman Regan Nelson, an 86 (43/43), to end their seasons.
The season ended for the North Branch golfers in the second round of sections on Thursday when Houle carded a 153 (79/74) to tie for eighth place and just miss qualifying for state by one stroke. Kress scored a 156 (80/76) to place 14th; Fairbanks, 158 (81/77) to tie for 18th; and Barg, a 163 (81/82) to tie for 39th place.
"They all played exceptional rounds in the section," said Coach Tom Moriarty. "I'm very proud of their play."
The team finished in eighth place ahead of St. Michael-Albertville, Duluth East, Chisago Lakes, Cloquet/Esko and Princeton while behind Forest Lake, Cambridge-Isanti, Andover, Elk River, Grand Rapids, St. Francis and Duluth Denfeld.


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Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko has cut export duty on potash to zero, his office said on Thursday, in a move clearly aimed at boosting exports of the fertilizer ingredient after the break-up of a sales cartel with Russia's Uralkali.
Uralkali pulled out of its potash trading alliance with Belarussian producer, Belaruskali, late last month, ending a partnership which controlled two-fifths of the $20 billion global potash market and sparking a fierce dispute with its small ex-Soviet neighbour.
The announcement was the first indication of direct intervention by the authoritarian Lukashenko in the dispute that has brought new strain to bear on the often tense relationship between the ex-Soviet states.
Since the turn of the year, export duty on potash in Belarus has been at 75 to 85 euros ($99 to $110) per tonne, but Lukashenko's office said in a statement this would be reduced to zero until the end of 2013.
"For the stable working of Belaruskali, the export duty rate will be reduced to zero from Sept. 1 to Dec. 31," the statement said, adding that Lukashenko had signed a decree to this effect.
At the same time, a new company had been set up coordinate exports of all the country's fertilizers, it said.
Uralkali triggered the row when it withdrew from the trade alliance with Belaruskali in a move that could push potash prices down 20 percent - an economic headache for Belarus.
Potash, an ingredient in mineral fertisilers, accounts for 12 percent of Belarus's state revenue.
Belarussian police subsequently detained Uralkali's chief executive Vladislav Baumgertner in Minsk on Aug 26 to the anger of Moscow which has hit back by imposing curbs on imports of hogs and pork products from Belarus.
On Thursday, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich hinted at the possibility of oil deliveries being reduced to Belarus and said Moscow was not satisfied with the safety of some products from its western neighbor.
Belarus relies on Moscow for energy supplies and financial help for its unstable economy, much of which is state-controlled along classic Soviet lines.
Lukashenko is a pariah in the West because of his harsh treatment of political opponents at home and, despite zig-zags in relations with Moscow, he remains important to the Kremlin as a military and economic ally. ($1 = 0.7577 euros)


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WICHITA, Kan. – November is a month marked by giving thanks. Families will soon gather around Thanksgiving tables and express gratitude for the good graces and positive people in their lives. For those in committed relationships, this is also a perfect time to remember the importance of giving thanks for one another.
Catholic Charities of Kansas' Marriage for Keeps program and its Love Letters from Kansas public awareness campaign encourage couples to learn new ways to express their mutual gratitude on Thanksgiving and every other day of the year. Taking time to do so will likely result in a healthy pattern of sincerity and warmth in relationships.
"Expressing gratitude is a simple step that can make a big difference in your relationship," said Mike Burrus, executive director, Catholic Charities, Diocese of Wichita. "This could be as small as saying thank you and recognizing the little things he or she does for you. The free relationship education and marriage enrichment workshops we hold across the state help individuals and couples learn new ways to show appreciation in their relationships and, as a result, strengthen their connection to each other."
"Maintaining Close Relationships: Gratitude as a Motivator and Detector of Maintenance Behavior", a 2011 study published in The Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, researched gratitude expressed between 190 married couples over four years. Researchers determined that gratitude in relationships typically works in a cyclical manner: when one person in the relationship provides special attention and care for the other, the person receiving that attention feels a sense of gratitude and typically expresses it by providing special consideration and care in return. Kind actions inspire thankfulness and a desire to reciprocate, creating a positive circle of care between the two people in the relationship.
For example, if you are a wife with a husband who doesn't want to miss the big football games on Thanksgiving, you might rework dinner plans to not overlap with game time. Your husband will likely feel thankful for your thoughtfulness and in turn be more inclined to do something meaningful for you, such as helping with meal preparation or cleaning before guests arrive.
Every relationship is different, but here are a few suggestions from psychologist Nathan Feiles, LCSW, that can make a big difference in fostering gratitude and behaviors that enrich your relationship:
What ways do you express gratitude in your committed relationship? Catholic Charities of Kansas encourages you to share them on its Love Letters from Kansas Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ksloveletters.
Through its Marriage for Keeps Program, Catholic Charities of Kansas offers a variety of free support services to help individuals and couples learn how to show gratitude for one another and explore other ideas to improve their relationships. Relationship education and marriage enrichment workshops are open to singles and couples of all faiths who are looking for tips and tools to enrich existing or future relationships. Find more information on upcoming workshops, as well as other resources to improve relationships, at www.KansasLoveLetters.com.
About Catholic Charities of Kansas and the Love Letters from Kansas campaign:
In October 2011, Catholic Charities of Kansas received a $1.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Family Assistance to provide free relationship education workshops and services to meet family needs throughout Kansas. This grant expands current Catholic Charities of Kansas Marriage for Keeps workshops and services offered in Dodge City, Garden City, Great Bend, Wichita, Pittsburg, Salina, Manhattan, Junction City, Ft. Riley, Topeka, Lawrence, Emporia and Kansas City. These workshops and services include relationship (Within My Reach) and marital (Within Our Reach) education, assistance with accessing community services, employment and career development and parenting classes. Spanish-speaking workshops are also available. The Love Letters from Kansas public awareness campaign educates Kansans on the value of marriage and relationship stability for communities across the state as well as encourages enrollment in local relationship education workshops offered by Catholic Charities of Kansas. For more information, visit www.KansasLoveLetters.com.


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ST. PETERSBURG - "Keep pushing, keep pushing." Manager Joe Maddon finds himself yelling that in the Rays dugout, the memory of last season's ugly start still fresh in his mind. He also finds his team is way ahead of him. "We've got something special going and we don't want to mess it up," Carl Crawford said. Make it 12 out of 14 for the best team in baseball right now. Make it 10 games over .500. The Rays didn't hit 10 over .500 last season until July 19. The year they won the pennant they didn't hit 10 over until May 25.Tuesday, they tried to mess with their something special and couldn't do it, instead winning 8-6. Wade Davis coughed up a 4-0 lead over the Oakland A's, mostly on one fat mistake for a three-run homer. But when the A's pushed, the Rays pushed back on Pat Burrell's usual ahead-to-stay homer. It's only 20 games old, but this might be that kind of season, the kind where you can be on like your 14th catcher by late April, but someone named John Jaso finds his star, the kind where Pat the Bat is winning games right and left, the kind where everybody chips in, the kind where your TV color guy helps subdue a madman aboard a jetliner. Yes, the Rays are clicking right now. And they're in a perfect mood. Five hours before Tuesday's game, Rays relievers Dan Wheeler and Andy Sonnanstine and one of the clubhouse guys stood at home plate in an empty Trop, waggled irons and hit golf balls at a batting tee in center field in a friendly competition. They all got close, but Wheeler hit one within five feet. Fun over, they put on the rest of their baseball uniforms and with their teammates went to work, through a series of fundamental drills before batting practice, Maddon's way of keeping everyone sharp. They're loose, but they're focused. They've been sharp all month. Rays catcher Dioner Navarro smiled. "The goal is to win as many games as we can as fast as we can, leave nothing to chance." They left everything to chance last season, digging a hole they never truly escaped. The starting pitching has been big this season, though Davis lasted just five innings Tuesday and gave up four quick ones in the third. The hitting is coming from most everywhere, and in a timely fashion. Burrell responded near instantly to a 4-4 game with a two-out, three-run shot to left. Don't look now, but the Bat is on pace for 90-plus RBIs. So are a number of Rays. No. 9 hitter Reid Brignac hit his second home run of the season. Jason Bartlett drove in two runs and had three hits. There are many ways to win a game this season, and so far many Rays to win a game, too. That includes a growing Rays cult hero, backup backup catcher Jaso, who drove in another run with a second-inning double, one of his three hits. He's batting .500. Get thee to a Bobble-head Night! Jaso's contributions in a pinch remind us of 2008, a sum-of-the-parts type sensation. Jaso is here because Kelly Shoppach is on the shelf with an injury. And Navarro began serving a two-game suspension Tuesday for bumping an umpire. He wasn't even allowed to stay at the Trop for the game. Great, just what the joint needed: another empty seat. But a crowd 10,825 made the noise of 12,219 when it was over. Davis settled down, the hits came when they had to come, the soft underbelly bullpen stiffened just enough and closer Rafael Soriano pitched a perfect ninth for his fifth save in fifth tries. When it was over, Maddon gladly spoke of Wheeler and Sonnanstine's golf game. "It love it. It's great," Maddon said. "You have your fun, then you go and do your job." Job 1? Keep pushing.
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The closure which begins on April 2 until April 20 will be in place between the junctions of the A609 Nottingham Road and Percy Street.
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Review: 'Beauty and the Beast' 2017 (less beast, more explanation)
While interesting to see many plot holes filled in, a few choices contribute far too little: the pitfalls of remaking a classic. In a poor provincial French hamlet — a quiet village, some say — Belle (Emma Watson) and her … Continue reading
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The 3rd edition of the Chicago "Listen To Your Mother" production is complete and to say I was blown away by this year's show is an understatement. While I wasn't a part of the cast this year (you'll remember that I talked about the audition process in an earlier post), I went to the show to not only support my friends Melisa and Tracey (the Producers) but also my bestie, Kari from A Grace Full Life.
I CANNOT WAIT for the videos of the show to hit the Listen To Your Mother YouTube Channel this summer. Kari blew it OUT OF THE PARK!!!! All of the women in the cast were amazing – I'm just a little partial to my girl who ROCKED IT!
While I was not a part of the cast this year, I loved the piece that I wrote and I wanted to still publish it. It's something that means a lot to me. I'd love to hear your thoughts.
The Mommy Mean Girls Club
When did we become a society of Mommy Mean Girls? While interacting with each other at our children's schools and throughout our neighborhoods, when did it become okay to stop being a community that cares and instead become Mean Girls that gossip about each other? When did it become the norm to ignore, isolate and shit talk each other at every waking moment?
What happened to "It Takes a Village"? It feels like it has become "It takes a Village as long as your village is full of clones that look and act like me!"
Let's face it, mothering is ROUGH! Most days I look at my two young daughters, ages five and eight, and legitimately wonder if their goal is to drive me completely insane. It's us against them some days – why are we making it Mom against Mom???
I'll give you a few examples of what I am talking about:
Grammar school drop off and pick up is a Mean Girl fest. Mothers huddled together in large groups, critiquing everyone that drops off their child – whether they walk or drive. And if you live within the "respectable" walking distance and you choose to drive your kids to school? You'll get the "school moms" AND the "neighborhood moms" all in a tizzy!
Ok, I will own that I basically live across the street and drive my kid to school most days. But am I dressed and ready to start my day after I drop her off? Absolutely.
BUT WHAT DOES IT MATTER IF I WAS WEARING MY PAJAMAS??? What harm am I doing to you?
I didn't realize that I was attending a fashion show at 8:00 in the morning. When was it decided that we were all back in high school, and it was okay to make fun of what other people are wearing? Is THIS is the example we want to set for our children?
Next, let's talk about the Single Mom. At first, the "Single Mom" is the "Separated Mom". Tons of sympathy and compassion are showered upon the Separated Mom. People WANT to know the details. They NEED to know what happened. They are concerned about what you and the kids will do now that you have been basically left on the side of the road, homeless and penniless by your spouse. The "Separated Mom" is a sad and pathetic thing, an object of pity.
Until . . . You officially become the "Single Mom". Somehow, overnight, you have become a pariah. People stop waving back at you when you go to pick up your mail. Phone calls for play dates go unanswered. Whispers and snickers follow you at EVERY SINGLE SCHOOL FUNCTION. Whatever you do – do NOT wear anything form fitting or showing the tiniest bit of cleavage. Doing so will cause you to be branded a hussy and a wanna-be-husband-stealer in 10 seconds flat. No one will care what the details were that you shared with them – those have been left on the curb where they say your ex left you.
During one of the most difficult times in a woman's life, when the Single Mom could really use the help of the mothers in her community, Mommy Mean Girls generally turn their back on Single Mom and leave her to figure it out alone. Because Divorce is apparently a disease and Single Moms are contagious.
The last and most horrific of the Mommy Mean Girl cycle is that of the "Stay-at-Home Moms" versus the "Working Moms", and which one is better. The Stay-at-Home Moms will tell you that they better because they are THERE. They are PRESENT FOR EVERYTHING THEIR CHILD DOES. Their children are more organized, better dressed, have amazing hand-made lunches, and always have every form turned in at the exact right time (or even earlier) because they are better mothers.
The Working Moms will tell you that they are the ones doing it right. They haven't given up their careers or their identities. Their children are flexible, more accommodating, and have a stronger sense of independence. Working Moms are the better mothers because they are doing it all – and the general society doesn't look "down" on them for not having a job. They aren't only better mothers – they are better women in general!
The vast majority of us have experienced the ugly parts of pregnancy and motherhood. Heartburn, stretch marks, shitting the delivery table, and looking at our lady bits with a hand mirror and wondering if they will EVER go back to normal. An inconsolable crying baby, overwhelming exhaustion and feeling like you will never have a normal life again are completely terrifying. We have all been there. These experiences alone should bond us together from the very moment that we referred to ourselves as "Mothers".
But there are amazing things too; the wrapping of those little hands around your finger for the first time. Children falling asleep in your arms, whether they are three months old, three years old, or thirteen years old.
Remember the feeling you had when your child smiled at you and said, "I love you" for the first time? And I'm not talking about a gas smile either. I'm talking about acknowledging YOU as their mother, eyes lighting up and a smile washing across their face from ear to ear. The feeling you got in the deepest place of your heart? THAT is the thing that bonds us together as mothers.
Whether it took you days or months or years to feel it with your children, you've felt it. We share that common thread. Let's treat each other like the members of the incredible secret club that we all belong to. Let's stop acting like Mean Girls and start acting like the amazing creatures that we are.
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Forum OpenACS Q&A: Re: Security hole in ad_form (may change behavior of ad_form to fix!)
Greenpeace apparently has been happily doing this to do extends in loops but I think it has the same double-substitution problem that Lars's original example does, right?
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I do think the safest might be to subst the element name/type decl as well as the attr portion so we can have both dynamic names and types.
Is there any problem with this that anyone can think of? I wasn't thinking of using ad_form for dynamic forms when I wrote it, it began as an experiment to rapidly create form handling pages when I was writing a bunch of code for Greenpeace.
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During the Age of Separation we shielded ourselves from strangers by reducing all access to goods and services to money. No personal economic relationships are important because we can always "pay someone else to do it" wrote Charles Eisenstein in the book Sacred Economics.
In contrast, the Age of Reunion that we are entering is all about sharing: sharing with friends, sharing with coworkers, sharing with neighbors, sharing with complete strangers, sharing for free, sharing with a payment, etc. but sharing is not without its risks as the Airbnb incidents exposed. Can I trust you?
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I have been suffering from chronic back pain for many years and have been thinking of getting a breast reduction for a long time now. I'm 21 years old, 5'8, 140lbs and wear a size 32 E bra. I would like to go down to about a size C cup and was wondering if I'd be a good candidate for a lollipop incision to avoid the "anchor" scarring. I have also heard of a periareolar breast reduction where they just cut around the nipple. Would I be a good candidate for this?
Will I Be a Good Candidate for a Lollipop Incision? (photo)
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Will I Be a Good Candidate for a Lollipop Incision?
A reduction using a vertical (lollipop) incision should be a good choice for your surgery. I do not think enough volume will be removed to change your back issues, though.
All the best.
"Anchor scar" is outdated. Periareolar ineffective. Vertical breast reduction best.
If you have been wanting to do it for a long time, chances are you will be satisfied with your decision. The inverted-T "anchor" scar is now obsolete. The periareolar sounds good (just a scar around the areola) but does not adequately correct sagging and tends to give a flattened appearance. The vertical "lollipop" technique is the goldilocks procedure you are looking for and most likely to give you the best result and shape. Just be sure to see an experienced plastic surgeon. I attached a link to this part of my website if you wish to check out photos.
Learn more: http://www.swansoncenter.com/content/ideal-breast/procedures/breast-lift/patient-photographs.asp
Breast lift/reduction and back pain
your breasts do not seem large enough in the pics to cause significant chronic back pain, and if anything, you might only need a small reduction/lift whether lollipop or other, to improve the volume and shape. please consult with a board certified plastic surgeon and get examined and review some before and after pictures to learn about the resulting scars and the overall results of this procedure.
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Thank you for the question and pictures.
You may be an excellent candidate for breast lifting surgery; you will need to consider the pros/cons of this type of surgery. You should especially consider the presence of scars as the significant trade-off. Yes, the "lollipop" incision may be a very good option in your case. I would suggest that yougive careful consideration to timing of any surgical intervention in relation to life circumstances ( such as your age, psychosocial situation, planned pregnancies…).
Also, based on your pictures, it is hard to know whether your "chronic back pain" is related to breast size or position and whether an operation will necessarily improve this situation.
I would suggest in person consultation with well expensed board-certified plastic surgeons. Best wishes.
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Lollipop Breast Lift - Good Option for Most
A lollipop incision breast lift, also called mastopexy, would be an ideal technique for you and would allow as much reduction and perkiness as you desire. To see some typical before and after photos of what to expect please see my web site.
Learn more: http://pacificcenterplasticsurgery.com/procedures/breast/lift/
Small breast reduction or lift incisions
The procedure you'd need is really not a true functional breast reduction, but more of a mastopexy (breast lift) which may remove a modest amount of weight but really addresses the shape of the breast. With you moderate breast size and fairly good starting shape, you'd certainly be able to perform your surgery with one of the short scar varieties like a "lollipop" incision. It might be a little harder to do a true periareolar (a "Benellli" procedure) incision and get the same predictable result.
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There are many possible causes of back pain, and I am not sure that your symptoms are caused entirely by your breasts.
That said, if you desire a significant reduction, you will probably be disappointed by the results of a periareolar technique. I do think you could benefit from a variant of the vertical or "lollipop" technique. An accurate physical exam by an experienced board-certified plastic surgeon would be important in determining the operative strategy.
Breast reduction options
From your photos, you do not look to be large enough for the symptoms to be coming frm the breasts. An in person exam is critical here.
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Jack White has announced his first headline dates in support of his new album Lazaretto, out June 10th on Third ManRecords/Columbia. The shows will be Jack's first since his ambitious 2012 world tour supporting the gold-certified, multiple-GRAMMY-nominated, international #1 Blunderbuss. Jack will officially kick off the world tour on May 29th at Cain's Ballroom in Tulsa, OK and continue with stops throughout North America, Europe, and the United Kingdom including a stop at The Chicago Theatre on July 23. Show time is 8:00pm. The special guest will be Benjamin Booker.
Prior to the worldwide headline trek, Jack will commemorate Record Store Day (April 19th), by recording, pressing and releasing the World's Fastest Released Record: a live version of the upcoming Lazaretto's title track recorded direct-to-acetate that morning in the blue room of Jack's Third Man Records in Nashville. The masters will be rushed over to United Record Pressing who will immediately begin pressing 45s to be slipped into sleeves and then whisked back to Third Man to be sold.


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Tentative agreement needs to be approved by union members
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After one meeting with a mediator Monday, the Ukiah Unified School District and the Ukiah Teachers Association reached a tentative agreement on new contracts.
"It is great news," UUSD Superintendent Deb Kubin said Wednesday, adding that the UTA still needed to vote on the agreement, "but it is rare that a tentative agreement is not ratified."
Negotiations between the district and the teachers stalled last month because although both sides agreed on a 4-percent raise, the union was not accepting of the one-time payment for furlough days.
UTA President Leslie Barkley said the district offered to reimburse teachers who had been forced to take furlough days, but wanted it to be limited to the teachers who had been staff members at the time of the furloughs, and to have it be a one-time reimbursement.
"We wanted to take that money and spread it more evenly," Barkley said, explaining that the teachers wanted the money to be worked into the salary schedule and have it be ongoing, rather than one-time only.
Kubin said the district agreed to provide a one-time reimbursement of 2 percent for all staff members, not just those who had been working during the furloughs.
"They wanted it on the pay schedule for two years, but we offered one," she said.
Another sticking point was the district's offer of two professional development days, which would have provided the teachers the equivalent of another 1-percent raise. Barkley said the teachers wanted more flexibility in determining what would qualify as professional development, "so the school sites could choose what would be done on those days."
Kubin said adding two extra days was a challenge "because the school calendar had already been set and people had made plans," so the district agreed to add one full, seven-hour day, then allow more flexibility for the second day, such as breaking it up into two-hour sections.
If the new agreement is ratified by the teachers this week, Kubin said it will come before the UUSD's board of trustees at its June 20 meeting.
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With Giuliani, G.O.P. Focuses On 9/11 Role
By RICHARD PÉREZ-PEŃA
Published: October 9, 2006
At the Detroit Tigers' stadium last week, a visiting troop of children -- many wearing Tiger orange and full of the fevered air of the playoffs -- met Rudolph W. Giuliani, who declared his lifelong allegiance to their enemy of the moment, the Yankees.
But when the fourth and fifth graders had a chance to put questions to Mr. Giuliani, the first one had nothing to do with the Tigers-Yankees series. Instead, Cristina Sauceda asked, ''How did you feel when they destroyed the towers, and what did you do to make people feel better?''
Wherever he goes these days, Mr. Giuliani can count on fielding essentially the same question, one based on an image stamped so deeply into the national psyche that even a 10-year-old sees it.
Nearly as often, people ask its corollary: Will he run for president?
Mr. Giuliani has little to say about 2008, and a great deal to say about Sept. 11, 2001. He rarely brings up the World Trade Center attack directly; he does not have to. No matter where he goes -- South Carolina, Florida, Michigan and Illinois, just in the past several weeks -- other people do it for him. That will surely be the case on Thursday, when he makes his much-anticipated first public appearance in two years in New Hampshire, which holds the first presidential primary in the nation, where he will speak at a fund-raiser for Republican state legislative candidates.
He says he does not yet know if he will be a presidential candidate. He has no campaign apparatus and his positions on divisive social issues -- from abortion to gay rights to gun control -- put him at odds with most in his party.
Yet as Mr. Giuliani traverses the country, raising money for Republican candidates and building alliances that could serve him in a national campaign, polls show he has emerged as a leading candidate for the Republican presidential primaries -- largely because of how he guided a wounded city in the weeks after the trade center attack.
And Mr. Giuliani has embraced that role as 9/11 hero and national security authority. At stop after stop, he delivers the same message: that the nation is still in grave danger, that the war in Iraq must be won, that measures like the Patriot Act and electronic eavesdropping are essential to defeating terrorists.
Never mind that Mr. Giuliani has come in for some sharp criticism back in New York -- about workers sickened by toxic dust at ground zero, about his disgraced former police commissioner, Bernard B. Kerik, and even about his handling of the trade center attack.
There is little indication that his noble image from 9/11 has been tarnished in the heartland.
For many loyal Republicans -- and more than a few independents and Democrats -- his national security message seems to work, blotting out the central question facing his candidacy: whether a supporter of legal abortion, gay civil unions, immigrants' rights and gun control; a thrice-married, Catholic New Yorker whose split with his second wife took place publicly and none too neatly, can win Republican presidential primaries and caucuses.
''I'm well to the right of Rudy on social issues,'' said Sid Dinerstein, chairman of the Republican Party in Palm Beach County, Fla., after an appearance there by Mr. Giuliani two weeks ago. ''But this is a man who, when it comes to dealing with bad guys, has infinite courage.''
In August, at a fund-raising dinner in Charleston for South Carolina's very conservative Republican Party, Mr. Giuliani spoke about port security. When the party faithful had a chance to pose questions, they did not ask him about abortion or gays -- only reporters did that.
Mr. Giuliani is never asked about recent charges that he, among others, did not do enough to protect rescue workers at the trade center site from inhaling toxic dust.
Nor is he asked about his friend, former police commissioner and former business partner, Mr. Kerik, whom President Bush nominated to be homeland security secretary in December 2004, with Mr. Giuliani's support.
Mr. Kerik withdrew his nomination as questions were raised about unpaid taxes involving his nanny, ties to people accused of involvement in organized crime, an illegal gift and an unreported loan. Just 19 months after his cabinet nomination, he pleaded guilty to two misdemeanors.
Federal investigators are now looking into whether Mr. Kerik illegally taped the husband of Jeanine F. Pirro, the Republican candidate for attorney general, at Ms. Pirro's behest.
Asked whether he knew anything about Mr. Kerik and the heartache he may have caused Mr. Giuliani in New York, Chris Rants, the Republican speaker of the Iowa State House of Representatives, who has avidly been courted by presidential candidates, said, ''I don't have any idea what you're talking about.''
What about ground zero air quality? ''I still don't know what you're talking about,'' he said.
But the doubts persist, including those about Mr. Giuliani's stand on social issues. Many Republicans and political analysts say the most pertinent question about Mr. Giuliani is whether polls showing him at or near the top of the presidential primary field reflect support that is broad but thin.
''My opinion of the mayor is completely centered around 9/11,'' Mr. Rants said. ''That's how everybody has their impression, and it's a good impression.


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SCHENECTADY, N.Y. – Schenectady Police say they have arrested a suspect in connection to Tuesday night's fatal shooting of an Albany man near Mont Pleasant Middle School.
The suspect is being held without bail on charges unrelated to the shooting, according to police. No other information is being released at this time.
On Tuesday night, 24-year-old William Riddick was located in a vehicle at around midnight in the area of 1121 Forest Road with a gunshot wound to the head.
According to authorities, a second man was in that vehicle and suffered minor injuries.
Riddick was behind the wheel of a car when he was shot in the head and he lost control of the vehicle, running into a fence near a field on the Mont Pleasant Middle School property and then stopped in a nearby parking lot.
The second car involved was seen nearby, and police were attempting to locate the vehicle on Wednesday.
Mont Pleasant Middle School was still in session Tuesday without any delays. However, the school was on lockdown as a precaution following the shooting.
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With consecutive snow storms across the Kirksville area, many may be wondering if there's enough money in the city's budget to cover this above average winter season.
Kirksville Public Works Officials say the winter budget is prepared prior to any possible first snows.
Materials are ordered around late September to prepare us for each new budget year.
During each snow event, vehicles are monitored; labor is monitored, as are materials like salt and sand. In the event that we receive more snowfall than planned for, officials say we will always be covered.
â??If we end up with excessive weather conditions, out of the norm, we might be a little over budget but the city has contingency funds that they have planned for those types of things to start with, so we try not to dip into those, but we do have it planned for in case,â?? said Kirksville Public Works Director Alan Griffiths.
There are also state and federal emergency funds available in the case of any disasters declared during the winter season.
Residents can assist clean-up crews in the event of heavy snowfall by parking all cars and trucks in parking lots and not along the streets.


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Born in a different place, a different time, he might recall playing war games with tin soldiers and toy fighter planes. But Gil Watkins grew up in a real war. Reared in England in World War II, watching aerial dogfights and bombings was a way of life. To this day, the sound of a siren stands his hair on end.
After the war, at 18, he suited up for the British Army. He served as a butcher, slaughtering sheep for the troops. Then, he joined the British police as an authentic bobby, a street cop.
He joined his family in America and worked as a mechanic. Next, he opened a Ford tractor dealership.
Something was growing inside him, a subtle but undeniable calling. One day, he dropped everything and prepared for his new life as an Episcopal priest.
That brought him to St. Mark's in St. Albans. There, 30 years ago, he started Christ's Kitchen, a church and community supported program that offers full lunches to the needy five days a week.
Of all his interests and achievements (tinsmith, blacksmith, pilot, photographer), nothing remains dearer to his heart than his mission to feed the hungry.
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"I was born in 1930 in Birmingham, England, an industrial center. I stayed there through World War II. Dad was a factory worker, so he didn't have to go in the Army.
"I remember the day our war started. We only had radios, so when something big came on, everybody would open their doors and windows and turn the radios on. Chamberlain was declaring war on the Nazis. I was 9. The sirens went off. The barrage of balloons went up.
"It was scary, and it just got worse. We had day bombers and night bombers. On my particular street, one of our own shells came down on a duplex. There was a row of duplexes and the Germans dropped a bomb there. I walked to school past all this stuff smoking.
"We were supposed to be in shelters, but we would come out and watch the dogfights. It wasn't scary because that was my life. At first, you would get anti-aircraft guns, so you would see puffs of smoke all over the place. Occasionally one would get hit, and we would jump up and down thinking how fantastic it was. Suddenly, the artillery would stop, and we got really excited because we knew our fighters would come knock the planes out of the air. We wanted to kill Germans.
"When we saw a plane get on fire and a parachutist come down, we thought it was fantastic because we knew the farmers would probably kill those guys.
"I live out in Riverlake. Every week at 12 o'clock, they used to have the sirens on, and my hair stood up on the back of my neck. The sirens scared us more than anything because we knew the bombers were coming.
"After Dunkirk, when the Germans threw us out of Europe, mom decided we would go to the north of Scotland where there wasn't any bombing. This was 1942. She rented half of a big manor house and billeted all these soldiers that came off the beaches of Dunkirk.
"I was 11 or 12. One day, we were on top of this hill, and I saw this plane coming. Just north of us was a British air base. So we were waving. As it came closer, there were swastikas on the side. I go cold thinking about it.
"They were trying to go under the radar. They would strafe while they were at it. It's the most scared I've ever been. We thought we were dead. But as it went over, the rear gunner waved at us.
"When the war ended, we lived in Blackpool, a seaside resort with a tower almost the size of the Eiffel Tower and it was full of all sorts of people.
"You never knew what language you were going to hear or what uniforms you would see. England was an armed camp before D-Day. There were more Americans than anybody. The only trouble with Americans is that they were oversexed, overpaid and over in our country. We would grumble about the damn Yanks picking up the girls. But so were the free French and Poles and everybody else.
"I love castles. I had a special one with a particular tower I wanted to go into. I would go up in the turret. I'm an incurable romantic. The last time I was there was right before D-Day, and the place was filled with boxes of hand grenades.
"When the war ended, everybody went crazy. It meant such a lot because we were deep in it. We were just 18 miles across the channel from the whole blooming mess.
"I was in the British Army when I was 18. I asked for foreign work. In three months, I was in Egypt in the Suez Canal area. I was a slaughterman. I killed cows and sheep the whole time I was in the Army. All the armies except the Americans had a butchery section.
"Later, when I was in Duerna for almost a year, my job was to buy sheep off the Arabs. We had been taught how to inspect sheep by veterinary officers. I served between 900 and 1,200 troops. I killed 40 sheep a day usually.
"I joined the police when I came out. It was a good job, paying about 15 or 20 percent more than I could make in any other job.
"The British police are more into social stuff than they are here. You walk everywhere in towns. You know all the shopkeepers, all the people. You are a street cop. New York would be close to that here. You are into social work. You get called about someone dying and you have to go see them die. Or two people are having a fight, domestic violence. But I loved the social work side of it.
"I only left England because some Canadian representative recruited us to the Toronto police force. I was a 135-pound weakling. You had to be 155 pounds. Weight wasn't an issue in England.
"So I couldn't get a job. Mom had some friends in Connecticut. So we came down in Christmas of '51 to America.
"I did floor covering for about 12 months. I've always been mechanical. I fixed my own motorcycles and stuff since I was 16. So I worked for Ford in New Canaan, Connecticut, for a while, then Lincoln-Mercury. Then I opened my own repair shop in Norwalk.
"I got into being a Ford tractor dealer. The regional manager said a guy was interested in a dealership and wanted to see how my business worked. I was involved in the church. I had done everything but be a priest. I felt I really needed to do that. I said to my wife, 'I think I am going to sell my business to that guy and try to be a minister.'
"She bought me a book, Norman Vincent Peale's 'Power of Positive Thinking,' and I read that, and I guess you could say I got religion. It evolved. I went to a book shop, and they had a pile of books for a dollar. They had a new testament by a man named J.B. Phillips, quite a theologian. As I read that, I kept saying, ' Oh my god, oh my god.' The Lord really meant something to me, and I had to do something about it.
"I dumped everything. I sold my business in '72. I hadn't been to college, so I went to a community college to catch up and then went to a seminary on Long Island. I got a research scholarship to Yale Divinity School and did a year there. Mostly, I studied on my own.
"Then I had to find a bishop who would ordain me. It's not as easy as it sounds. In Connecticut, they said I hadn't done the normal things. I found a bishop in West Virginia, Bishop Campbell. He became a good friend. He came to visit me in Connecticut. I was ordained in the Northern Panhandle as a deacon and a priest.
"I found a very fulfilling job. I love fussing with people.
"I went to St. Paul's in Williamson as a deacon -- me, from outside New York. It was unbelievable. Monica wore dark glasses the first three months because she cried so much. One of the kids said one day, 'Are we still in America?'
"I was there four years. I came to St. Mark's Episcopal in '78 and left it in '93 when I retired. I was an archdeacon in the diocese. I had the title 'venerable' at that point. Can you imagine me being venerable?
"I worked for the diocese with the bishop for two years and went around filling in. I went to St. Peter's in Huntington and stayed 12 years. So I retired a second time in 2010.
"This is the 30th year for the soup kitchen. They had Manna Meal in Charleston, started by Jim Lewis. I talked to Jim about it. It took me months to get this going. The local folks didn't want a soup kitchen around here.
"Back then, the St. Albans Ministerial Association called me everything in the book. I went into the community, to Rotary Club and different places, and got the community behind me. But we had to really push.
"It was hard to get the people out of Amandaville to come to an Episcopal church. They thought we were snoots. I had a Cherokee Jeep, and I would go pick up drunks off the corner. I can street talk. I've been around. I told them in no uncertain terms, 'If you are going to drink, get your behinds in the back of this vehicle.' I'd take them to the church and go back and get another carload. That's how we got them started.
"At first, we probably didn't have more than 15 or 20 a day. Now they feed an awful lot of people.
"I don't work there. We have a deal in our church. Once you leave, you can't get involved as a minister. But I come chatter with the people. And I bring stuff down here, anything that can be used. These folks need a lot of stuff. They have fallen through the cracks.
"A lot of people say, 'Oh, they get drunk.' Well, if I had to live like they do, I'd get drunk, too. I can see the end of the tunnel even at my age. These people can't see the end of the tunnel. They can hardly see beyond the next meal. You don't understand that unless you get amongst them. They are wonderful people.
"I was tinsmithing for a while, and blacksmithing. I fixed a trailer up as a portable blacksmithing shop, and we went around to the schools to show the kids about blacksmithing. I'm interested in too many things.
"I've had seven or eight planes. I made one into a British liaison plane. I've got a British flying suit with all my RFC on it, including two stripes for corporal. I refurbished it with Benny Mallory at Mallory Airport. I flew out of there for 25 years.
"I go to church at St. Christopher's in Charleston. I fill in there as much as I can. I'm even writing a book. I've been writing it for 20 years. I don't think it will ever get finished.
"I sit with a bunch of guys over coffee at McDonald's. They will start talking about photography. And I will say, 'I used to do photography.' One guy said, 'You would have to be 105 to do all the things you've done.' I'm still looking for different things to do."
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