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NAVY YARD SHOOTING: Washington D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray said that sequestration cut costs of projects and then "we put people at risk," in response to questions about Navy Yard shooter Aaron Alexis' access, whether it was about policy or money.
"Well it's hard to know, we'll continue with this investigation, but certainly as I look at, for example, sequestration which is about saving money in the federal government being spent, how we somehow skimped on what would be available for projects like this and then we put people at risk. You know, obviously 12 people have paid the ultimate price for whatever, you know, whatever was done to have this man on the base," Gray said to CNN's "New Day." Source: Politico
Sen. Dianne Feinstein also called for renewed gun control efforts as the National Rifle Association remained quiet. Aaron Alexis had a history of 'serious' mental health issues, even claiming to "hear voices." This begs the question of why was someone with a history of gun issues and serious mental health issues granted security clearance and allowed to purchase guns? Haven't we heard this storyline before? Namely Adam Lanza, who massacred over 24 people, including first grade students and administrators in Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting?

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Numbers don't lie. The Japanese shipbuilding industry is having another solid year, as evidenced by the most recent statistics released from the Japan Ship Centre. From the time period between April and September 1996, new orders totaled nearly 5.8 million gt, a 24.5 percent increase over the same period the last year.
Despite fierce international competition, escalating labor costs and currency concerns, the Japanese maritime industry is maintaining its edge as the top builder of commercial ships in the world.
The following pages highlight many of the companies which have made, and intend to keep, Japan near the top of the commercial shipbuilding heap for some time to come. This section also houses the Great Ships of '96 from Japan.
Ship Machinery Production Up According to the Japanese Marine Equipment Association (JSMEA), ship machinery and equipment manufactured in Japan in 1995 totaled ¥819 billion, up ¥7.1 billion from 1994. Marine internal combustion engines alone accounted for 31.5 percent of that total (¥257.8 billion). (See chart to the right). In looking at the number of internal combustion engines produced, large diesel engines (over 10,000 PS in perunit power output) registered a 6.2 percent decline, while medium-sized diesel engines (1,000 to 10,000 PS output) registered a 5.6 percent decline.
The production of small diesel engines (lower than 1,000 PS) also slightly decreased, while the production of outvious year. The annual total of exports, which held a 17.4 percent share of overall output, registered a decline for the fifth straight year.
In looking at all of the products exported, only three categories constituted 85 percent of the total: marine internal combustion engines (¥71.9 billion, 50.4 percent of total export value); parts and accessories (¥27.3 billion, 19.1 percent); and nautical equipment (¥22.6 billion, 15.8 percent).
By destination, Asia accounted for 39.3 percent of purchases of equipment from Japan (¥56.1 billion), followed by North America (¥37.1 billion, 26 percent), and Europe (¥35.1 billion, 24.6 percent). Notably, these three regions alone held a combined share of 90 percent in the total value of ship machinery and equipment exported from Japan. Other significant buyers of Japanese equipment included: South America (¥5.1 billion); Oceania (¥4 billion); Africa (¥2.8 billion); and the Middle East (¥2.3 billion). Ship Machinery Production in 1995 Equipment Value (Mil ¥) Share (%) • Marine internal combustion engines 257,817 31.5 • Parts and accessories 188,523 23 Outfitting 114,541 14 1 Marine auxiliary machinery 79,587 9.7 • Nautical equipment 65,467 8 board motors increased 11.7 percent. On the export front, a total of ¥142.8 billion Japanese equipment was manufactured for use outside of Japan, roughly the same amount of the pre The Shipbuilders Any conversation about Japanese shipbuilding starts with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), the largest shipbuilder in the country. According to MHI's annual report, total ship sales for 1995 totaled nearly $2.6 billion, while ship repair and conversion activity accounted for $395 million. These numbers were not significantly more than the previous year. However, the company did suffer a higher than 25 percent slump in the steel structures and products category, a drop which resulted in a decline of 9.1 percent for the Shipbuilding and Steel Structures Group as a whole. During the year, MHI has won a number of impressive orders, including orders for a series of ten 4,173-TEU boxships from Taiwan's Evergreen Corp., two 4,369-TEU ships from Singapore's Neptune Orient Lines (NOL), and two 4,900-TEU vessels from Orient Overseas Lines (OOCL).


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October 26th, 2014
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Did you know that right now bubbling inside of you is an overflowing abundance of God's favor? The way to see this favor activated and released in your life is through your praise and gratitude. Just like vapor fills a cloud making rain pour down, our praise is the same type of key that unleashes the downpour of favor. Our praise is the catalyst that lifts us out of the drought. If you're ready to see God move more in your life, then it's time to increase your praise and gratitude. Let this message coach you on how to develop the habit of praise as you explore the many men and women of faith who saw God perform incredible feats as they were faithful with praising their Creator. Explore the many miracles Jesus performed and see how gratitude and praise was a part of every miracle. As you apply this powerful principle, you too can be a rainmaker in your own life.
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One wonders why it is that Tony Soprano-like businessmen in New Jersey haven't yet moved quietly to arrange "tragic accidents" for the wheelchair-bound plaintiffs and their shysters now posing extortion racket competition.
-Darren McKinney, American Tort Reform Association, Washington, D.C.
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) does the important job of providing equal access, opportunities, and jobs to our nations disabled citizens. While it is imperative that the disabled have these protections, unscrupulous attorneys have found a way to turn the law into a money making tool.
ADA cases have mushroomed in California, Florida, and New York over the past decade, and as Charles Toutants recent article in the New Jersey Law Journal, Fla. Lawyers Driving Boom in N.J. Disabled-Access Suits, reveals, New Jersey is the latest target. To attorneys who use the ADA and disabled plaintiffs as pawns in a get rich quick scheme, litigation has become the goal rather than the means to a greater end.
Serial ADA suits are just the latest example of the growing problem of regulation via litigation. As a means of regulating the states businesses, the courts are not only a blunt instrument, they are also an extraordinarily unpredictable and expensive instrument. Nevertheless, in New Jersey, litigation has come to operate as the enforcement mechanism for a number of substantive laws. This has grave consequences as we continue to struggle to grow our way out of the recession.
Increased litigation is inversely related to economic growth. A states litigation climate is one of the top factors business leaders consider when deciding where to locate their business or whether to expand. States with predictable legal systems that discourage abuse allow businesses to more accurately project what future legal expenses will be, allowing them to free up capital for business expansion and job creation. According to the latest U.S. Tort Liability Index from Pacific Research Institute, New Jersey has the most costly civil liability system in the country. An onslaught of abusive ADA lawsuits will only serve to worsen our situation.
Unfortunately, the Americans with Disabilities Act is an example of how well-meaning laws can be abused by a few attorneys to enrich themselves at the expense of businesses, said Marcus Rayner, president of the NJ Civil Justice Institute. Protecting the disabled doesnt have to mean subjecting businesses to predatory lawsuits. Businesses want business, so they are happy to make changes to bring their properties into compliance once they know there is an issue. The problem is the first time most businesses learn that they are not in compliance is when they are sued.
The NJ Civil Justice Institute is calling on legislators to give small businesses 60 days to comply with an ADA complaint before a lawsuit can be filed. The goal of the ADA is to provide access to people with disabilities, not profits for trial lawyers, said Rayner.
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Regular Meeting
January 3, 2013
I. The regular meeting of the Watertown-Mayer School Board in the Watertown City Hall on Thursday, January 3, 2013 was called to order at 5:05 PM by Chair McCain. Board members present: Janikula, Thompson, Burns, Hoover, McCain and Koehler. Absent: Salonek. Administration team members present: Superintendent Marlette, Guertin, Pauly, Hittle and Piersak. Absent: Hennen and Fitzsimonds.
II. Visitor requests and consideration of agenda. MMS (Motion made and Seconded by) Burns and Hoover to approve the agenda as amended. Passes 6-0
III. General Business Items
MMS Hoover and Thompson to approve the following consent agenda items: Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting of December 17, 2012; Personnel consent agenda; business consent agenda – operations update. Passes 6-0.
IV. Recognitions/Presentations: None
V. Reports by Guests, Administration and Board
Cindy Bauer and Chris Lund reported on the Special Education Advisory Committee. Next meeting is January 14th.
Nick Guertin and Michael Piersak presented the board with information regarding the Read 180.
Mr. Marlette presented the board with information regarding the boiler in the HS, Special Board Meeting on February 4th at 5:30 PM in the District Office and MSBA function on January 17, 2013.
VI. Old Business
A. None
VII. New Business
A. Election of board officers
1. Nominations for Chair – Motion made by Burns to elect McCain as Board Chairperson. Seconded by Janikula. MMS Koehler and Hoover to cease and cast a unanimous ballot for McCain. Ayes: Hoover, Burns, Koehler, Thompson and Janikula. Nays: None. McCain is elected.
2. Nominations for Vice-Chair – Motion made by Burns to elect Koehler as Board Vice-Chairperson. Seconded by Hoover. MMS Thompson and Janikula to cease and cast a unanimous ballot for Koehler. Ayes: Hoover, Burns, McCain, Thompson and Janikula. Nays: None. Koehler is elected.
3. Nominations for Treasurer – Motion made by Hoover to elect Janikula as Board Treasurer. Seconded by Burns. MMS Hoover and Koehler to cease and cast a unanimous ballot for Janikula. Ayes: Hoover, Burns, McCain, Koehler and Thompson. Nays: None. Janikula is elected.
4. Nominations for Clerk – Motion made by Janikula to elect Hoover as Board Clerk. Seconded by Burns. MMS Burns and Janikula to cease and cast a unanimous ballot for Hoover. Ayes: Burns, McCain, Koehler, Thompson and Janikula. Nays: None. Hoover is elected.
B. School board member manual and policy manual
1. MMS Burns and Hoover to approve the WM ISD #111 FY 2012 School Board Policy Manual as the WM ISD #111 FY 2013 School Board Policy Manual, with no changes at this time. Passes 6-0.
C. Committee objectives and assignments
Personnel/Negotiations Committee: Chad Koehler – chair; Burns, Thompson Operations/Buildings/Grounds Committee: Steve Burns – chair; Jennifer Janikula; Tim Thompson
Budget & Finance: Jennifer Janikula – chair; Therese Salonek; Jennifer Hoover
CSEC Representative: Jennifer Hoover
Community Education Advisory Committee: Chad Koehler
MSHSL Representative: Tim Thompson
D. Official designations
1. MMS Thompson and Burns to accept the official designations be set for FY
2013 as follows:
Newspaper: Carver County News and the Herald Journal News
Bank Depositories: MSDLAF, MSDMAX, Bremer Bank, LaSalle
Bank, Security State Bank, MN Trust/PMA
i Legal Advisors: Kennedy & Graven; Knutson; Flynn and Deans; Hellmuth & Johnson
Financial Advisor: Springsted Financial; MN Trust/PMA Financial
Ayes: Hoover, Burns, McCain, Koehler, Thompson and Janikula. Nays: None. Passes 6 -0
E. MMS Janikula and Burns to designate Superintendent David A. Marlette, Finance Officer Lisa Raiter and Payroll/Benefits Officer Eileen Nelson to initiate and transact, invest authorize district funds and transfers on behalf of Watertown-Mayer Public Schools for FY 2012. Ayes: Hoover, Burns, McCain, Koehler, Thompson and Janikula. Nays: None. Passes 6 -0
F. MMS Hoover and Thompson to approve the Watertown-Mayer Regular School Board meeting dates to be held on the 4th Monday of each month during the 2013 year, at 7:00 PM at the Watertown City Hall; except for March's meeting on March 18th, May's meeting being May 20th and December's meeting being December 16th due to conflicts. Ayes: Hoover, Burns, McCain, Koehler, Thompson and Janikula. Nays: None. Passes 6 -0
MMS Thompson and Burns to amend the original motion to state that the meeting times will be 7:00 PM for the April through November meetings and 5:30 PM for the December through March meetings. Ayes: Hoover, Burns, McCain, Koehler, Thompson and Janikula. Nays: None. Passes 6-0
G. MMS Thompson and Hoover to approve the raising of the Watertown-Mayer ISD #111 District mileage rate from $0.33 per/mile to the approved IRS National Mileage Rate of $0.55 per/mile. Passes 6-0.
H. MMS Hoover and Koehler to approve the hiring of Mr. Kyle Hoffman as our
Watertown-Mayer ISD #111 Technology Support Specialist starting as per attached
information hiring sheet. Passes 6-0.
I. MMS Koehler and Thompson to approve the purchase of 45 licenses for the Read 180 Program, as per attached documents. Passes 6-0.
VIII. Discussion of issues or open comments by School Board Directors.
Reminder for the board the 2013 MSBA Leadership Conference in January 17 & 18, 2013 at the Minneapolis Convention Center. Jennifer Janikula and Chad Koehler will be our representatives for the iPad presentation on January 17th.
Reminder of upcoming School Board Meetings:
Special School Board February 4, 2013 5:30 PM District Office
Regular School Board February 25, 2013 5:30 PM Watertown City Hall
Topics at the February 4th Meeting:
Primary School Remodel Bid Outcomes and Approvals; Security Options; Work Session to Develop District Strategic Plan; Board Committee Structure.
IX. MMS Thompson and Janikula to adjourn the meeting at 7:00 PM and was duly passed.
John McCain, Chair
Jennifer Hoover, Clerk
(Published in Carver County News March 7, 2013)


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Could Equus Be Coming to Broadway?
When I first glanced quickly at this series of pictures, I thought, for the love of all that is Holy, not only am I having to adjust to seeing Daniel Radcliffe shirtless, smoking and displaying facial hair (I'm not ready for all of this just yet…), apparently, he performs Equus on stage with a giant metallic fish attached to his weiner area so tightly that Daniel's arms flail about as he screams out in pain.
And then I realized it was the horse's head. Still weird, but a smidge less disturbing.
Oh yeah, and Equus might be coming to Broadway, by the way.
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City will not park the bus at Villa Park and be looking to hang on for a stalemate.
Phil Parkinson wants his side to push for an away goal and admits it would be a risky business to sit back and try to frustrate Aston Villa.
Parkinson said: "Villa's attacking threat is their main strength but they have got a vulnerability defensively. We've got to set our team up to carry a threat going forward.
"Our best chance of progressing is to score a goal.
"You have to strike the balance right but I believe we have got players who can cause them problems.
"To go too defensive would be the wrong call. Ninety minutes is a long time to just defend.
"We need to remember we want to spend time in their half of the pitch and not give them too much possession in our final third."
With the snow ruling Apperley Bridge out of action, City travelled down yesterday afternoon and trained at the Football Association's new St George's Park complex just outside Burton.
They filled the blank Saturday by using Leeds' indoor facilities at Thorp Arch but Parkinson was keen to get his players working on synthetic grass again.
"A lot of them haven't trained on grass for over a week so it was important.
"But I don't think that it did us any harm with the Port Vale game getting called off. There's a lot going on and it meant we could just concentrate on this."
James Hanson has not been involved since the first leg and the fortnight's break has allowed his injured toe to heel.
His partnership with Nahki Wells gave Villa huge problems at Valley Parade and will once again be the focal point of City's attempts to pull off yet another upset.
Parkinson could become the first manager to take a team from the fourth tier to Wembley in one of the main domestic competitions.
But he is just delighted that City have managed to keep the semi-final in the balance ahead of the return leg.
"Our aim was to keep in the tie alive going into the second game. The closer it was, the more the likelihood of it being a sell-out at Villa Park, which was important for the club financially.
"We've done fantastically well to achieve that and get to this stage. But Villa are the favourites.
"In all honesty, they could have scored more in the first leg but then so could we.
"We aren't going there concentrating on Wembley but on producing the best performance we can.
"If that's not good enough and Villa still go through, then we'll hold our hands up. But we'll know that we've tried our hardest and done ourselves justice.
"We want to make sure that if Villa do get to Wembley, they'll have really earned it."


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Der Erdgeist wurde von Andre Heller und Stefan Szczesny 1998/99 entworfen und zur Expo 2000 in Hannover aufgebaut. Er diente dem WWF als Informationsstand. Von den Besuchern der Expo wurde er als der schönste Messestand ausgewählt.
Germany? Before the beginning there was Ginnungagap, an empty space of nothingness, filled with pure creative power. (Sort of like the inside of my head.)And it ends with Ragnarok, the twilight of the Gods. In between is much fighting, betrayal and romance. Just as a good Godly story should be.Heroes have their own graveyard called Valhalla. Unfortunately we cannot show you a panorama of it at this time, nor of the lovely Valkyries who are its escort service.Hail Odin, wandering God wielding wisdom and wand! Hail Freya, hail Tyr, hail Thor!Odin made the many lakes and the fish in them. In his traverses across the lands he caused there to be the Mulheim Bridge in Cologne, as did he make the Mercury fountain, Mercury being of his nature.But it is to the mighty Thor that the Hammering Man gives service.Between the time of the Nordic old ones and that of modern Frankfort there may have been a T.Rex or two on the scene. At least some mastodons for sure came through for lunch, then fell into tar pits to become fossils for us to find.And there we must leave you, O my most pure and holy children.Text by Steve Smith.


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Beauty secrets of French women
My sister has been living in Paris for the last five years. During this time I've seen a slow, steady change in her appearance.
Not just her wardrobe (how many striped tops can one woman own?) or beauty routine (she'd never had a facial, let alone regular ones before she moved) but mostly in her attitude.
She's a beautiful woman with healthy self-esteem but seems far more secure since moving to France.
Her confidence is wonderfully robust. She cites two major influences. A) the lack of social and media pressure placed on women in Paris and B) learning the art of maintenance and moderation. "French women apply it to everything," she says.
"Do a little and do it always. It's the total reverse of how I used to live my life."
This is the reason there are so many books written about French women and their diets, style secrets and skin-care routines. It's not because they get it absolutely right but because they absolutely do it differently.
When it comes to ageing gracefully France has got the matrix figured out better than most.
Think Juliette Binoche, Marion Cotillard, Catherine Deneuve and Ines De La Fresange.
You don't see French actresses on the cover of magazines posing in a bikini. You see French actresses in interesting films playing interesting roles written for women their own age.
There just isn't the same emphasis on 40 being the new 30 or 50 being the new fabulous. In fact there's no emphasis on age at all.
French women are encouraged to walk toward their birthdays while the rest of the world try to out-run the candles on the cake.
Unlike other countries (I'm looking at you Australia, America and Britain) France is not obsessed with the young and the new. They prefer old and interesting.
French women don't look back; don't hold onto what's been and learn from an early age to not want what they can't have.
While we're running another ten kilometres or examining the size of our pores in the bathroom mirror, French women are sitting at an outdoor café with a glass of vin rouge.
This doesn't mean they're without ritual or artifice.
On the contrary, for the typical French woman maintaining their image is as normal as drinking coffee.
The difference is that they're raised to be masters of consistency. It's not a binge and purge, all or nothing nation.
They eat everything but not too much of it. No need for the gym because one must walk everywhere. Moisturise, have facials, take supplements and start early. Show some skin but don't over do it. Wear some make-up. Drink coffee, drink wine, eat cheese but never eat between meals.
If you took away cigarettes French women are possibly the best examples of balance on the planet.
Much of it stems from a generations-old structure which helps put the word 'secret' in Women's Business.
Look around the streets of Paris and you'll see mothers with their daughters. Everywhere. From a young age beauty, style and love advice are handed down from mother to child. There's a code of preparedness that they all adhere to. French girls are encouraged to be different by their mothers.
The French have little patience for sameness.
The notion of everyone wearing the same thing or liking the same song is ridiculous. Uniqueness is encouraged.
They believe that in order for a woman to be truly attractive she needs life experience. Runs on the board. In France ageing is mysterious – polo-neck sweaters, smudged eyeliner and bed head. In France ageing is cool.
My sister who has a young daughter of her own sees true wisdom in the system.
"The French get lots of things wrong but the value they place on growing old is brilliant. The transition from Mademoiselle to a Madame is no big deal - it's just another day - and really, that's how it should be."
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Each day, businesses and employees are hustling to bring in new opportunities to help their businesses grow. Business guru and master of growing the small business Gary Vaynerchuck says the number one way to grow your business is to recognize that we are in a "thank you economy." Companies can do that by making marketing efforts more personal. One way to do this is to give promotional products to your employees, customers and potential customers.
Here are 3 secrets to using promotional products to help grow your business:
1. Match the audience: Whether your audience is your employees, clients or tradeshow attendees the best way to Make the right impression™ with promotional giveaways is to match the product to the audience. A branded credit card-style hand sanitizer would make a memorable tradeshow giveaway at a healthcare event. Custom printed t-shirts are ideal for the outdoor music festival volunteers.
2. Quality equals exposure: The average promotional item is kept 6.6 months. Quality outerwear such as a high-quality jacket continues to provide residual value over time. The same can be said for drinkware. The Wall Street Journal stated that a branded mug can be seen as often as five times per day by its owner. It is important to choose the right drinkware with the right imprint method to make sure the idea of quality is connected with the brand.
3. Be creative: Companies can really show off their thoughtfulness and creativity with the right promotional product. The avionic team that travels overseas will see extra value in the customized international electrical adapters.The recliner company gives customized throw blankets with to their distributors and vendors.
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The next stage will seem more than a bit odd: the reform proposals will move from the House of Commons to the House of Lords ("the Other Place," as it is called in Westminster) and, next week, the peers will debate their own demise. Still, these turkeys are likely to vote for Christmas and, if they don't, the government is determined to push through changes without their assent.
Tony Blair promised Lords reform when he came to power in 1997 and two years later Labour duly replaced most of the hereditary Lords and Ladies with appointed peers, ignoring the protests of angry aristos such as the Earl of Burford, who vaulted onto the Speaker's chair, bellowing, "What we are witnessing is the abolition of Britain!" The government's attempt in 2003 to initiate a second stage of reform went nowhere when MPs rejected every option for a new upper house laid before them. The Prime Minister had argued for an all-appointed house, saying a chamber with an elected element would rival Commons.
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The Jefferson County Extension Homemakers will kick off the holiday-cooking season with their annual Holiday Foods event at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 412 W. Sixth Ave.
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This year's special guest speaker will be the first lady of Arkansas, Ginger Beebe. Long before she was first lady of Arkansas, Beebe exemplified volunteerism. From reading to children to promote literacy and raising awareness about mental health issues, to advocating for people with special needs, as well as supporting the arts, she continues to support causes that are important to the people of Arkansas.
In 2007, Beebe conducted a listening tour with families whose children suffer from mental illness, and she continues her involvement with the National Alliance on Mental Illness in Arkansas by chairing NAMI Walks each year.
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The EHC Holiday Foods committee includes Judy Cox, chairman; Bettye Johnson, arrangements; Jo Ann Carr and Marnette Reed, cookbook; Mary Nell Cardin, Mary Smith, Dixie Fritz, Peggi Barbaree, Sarah Payton, Nancy Sumner, Patsy Wallace, Connie Herrin, Kathy Rogers, Nancy Rosen, Debbie James, Catherine Atkinson, Sandy Smith, Dorothy Green, Sabrina Self-Gwin and Vernita Self. Mary Ann Kizer serves as adviser.
To purchase tickets in advance, call 870-534-1033. Extra cookbooks will also be available for purchase for $5.
The Jefferson County Extension Homemakers clubs are open to all eligible persons without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, gender, age, disability,martial or veteran status, or any other legally protected status.


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This a photo of one of our yucca plants now blooming in front of our home on the edge of Wallace Creek. There about 16 yuccas that have been there as long as I can remember. I speculate that during the 1898 Hurricane that flooded a lot of the county, the seeds or plants were left after the water receded. We never fertilize or maintain them.


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Fewer than one-third (30 percent) of insurers have no current plan all to offer insurance telematics, according to "Telematics/Usage-Based Insurance: Insurer Priorities and Plans," from Strategy Meets Action. And while 70 percent of those surveyed are in some stage of planning, piloting or implementation of a telematics program, just 18 P&C insurers have an active UBI program in more than one state or province.
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Of those insurers participating in the survey, most (57 percent) said UBI is predominantly a rating accuracy play, which SMA acknowledged as a logical assumption, as the auto insurance value proposition is primarily about price. However, 43 percent said UBI's value is in reducing loss costs by improving driver behavior and increasing retention (43 percent). Attracting new customers and claims control followed distantly, with 14 percent each.
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Sansom's friend Odom pushes toll road
A developer closely linked to former House Speaker Ray Sansom is pushing for a new toll road to slice through a nature preserve that taxpayers spent $16.5 million to save from development.
"They couldn't have picked a worse place to put this road," said Matt Aresco, the biologist who manages the preserve.
The eight-member board in charge of building the toll road was created by the Legislature in 2005 through a bill sponsored by Sansom, R-Destin. Sansom's brief tenure as House speaker this year has led to a grand jury investigation. The toll road board's vice chairman is Jay Odom, the developer whose ties to Sansom are among the subjects now being investigated by the grand jury.
The work of the Northwest Florida Transportation Corridor Authority was close to Sansom's heart. When Gov. Charlie Crist vetoed giving the authority $3 million in 2007, Sansom told the Northwest Florida Daily News that he regarded that as "about the most important $3 million in the state budget." (See story here.)


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Beaver dam so big it can be seen from space
A beaver dam in Northern Alberta, Canada, is so big that it's been picked up on images recorded by orbiting satellites.
This beaver city, on the southern edge of Wood Buffalo National Park, is 2,790-feet long â that's longer than two Empire State Buildings placed end to end.
Dam big, in other words.
It's common knowledge among biologists that beaver dams – which are made from trees, mud and stone – can often reach 1,500ft in length, but this one has stunned wildlife experts.
If you're thinking that this is a lot of work for just one beaver, you'd be right. It's thought that several beaver clans joined forces to produce this behemoth.
Park rangers think that it may have taken the determined creatures over 20 years to make it, and thanks to its remote location, it's remained totally undisturbed.
Scientists first spotted it in 2008 while looking at Google Earth images.
Mike Keizer, spokesman for Wood Buffalo National Park, said: 'Itâs in an almost totally inaccessible area of the park â you will not get there easily, if at all.
'We have flown over it â they looked for a place, but itâs so boggy and with so many trees, we couldnât land the helicopter.
'We just wanted to see if it was real.'
Beaver dams don't just look impressive, however. They help the furry critters avoid predators and play a key role in keeping a forest environment healthy.Sharon Brown, a biologist from Beavers: Wetland and Wildlife, an educational organisation in North America, said: 'Beavers build dams to create a good habitat.'They create a habitat with lots of water like a moat around their lodges so they can swim and drive and keep one step ahead of predators such as coyotes and bears.'These habitats are not just good for them but for other animals and the environment.'Their dams are also good because they slow the flow of water leading to less drought and less flooding.'And when plant matters dies in water it turns to peat and that is one of the best ways for storing CO2.'


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Fri Apr 26, 2013, 04:11 PM
LeftInTX (6,741 posts)
Mark Geragos blasts media allegations about Armenian trace in Boston bombings
Last edited Fri Apr 26, 2013, 05:19 PM - Edit history (1)
News | 26.04.13 | 12:08
Prominent US attorney ridicules media allegations about Armenian trace in Boston bombings
Mark Geragos, a well-known Armenian-American criminal defense attorney, has described the ongoing speculation that an ethnic Armenian Moslem convert could have been involved in masterminding the recent deadly bombings in Boston as ludicrous and "insulting" to Armenians as he spoke to CNN on Thursday.
This whole speculation about a recent convert named Misha, which, by the way, is not an Armenian name, is insulting to Armenians everywhere, who, by the way, are the first Christian nation, said Geragos, who also urged media to be more critical when passing around such information as gospel.
The prominent representative of the Armenian-American community, which has a sizable presence in Massachusetts as well, reminded of the significance of the current week for Armenians around the world as the 98th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide was marked on April 24.
1.5 million Christian Armenians were wiped out by Moslem Ottoman Turks. So, the idea that there is some convert from Christianity to Moslem whos doing it, who doesnt even have an Armenian name, is ludicrous to begin with, stressed Geragos, suggesting that the bomber suspects uncle pass a sobriety test -- Because I think this guy was under the influence of something.
Meanwhile, CNN reported more information today about the possible identity of Misha. It said he could be an Armenian from Azerbaijan. Hundreds of Armenians fleeing ethnic violence in Azerbaijan were granted asylum as refugees in the United States in the early 1990s. Many of them settled down in and around Boston.
An Armenian from Azerbaijan?? Hmmmmm...The story changes again.
Video below with Geoffrey Toobin and Mark Geragos:
Supporting civilian legal system for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev while blasting Gitmo and statements made by Republican chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, Representative Mike Rogers.
Rogers said that ever since the younger Tsarnaev, who is recovering from a bullet wound to his throat, was read his Miranda rights to consult a lawyer and to remain silent, he has not continued to cooperate with the authorities.
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I think Toobin and Geragos do a good job of explaining the civilian legal process with regard to terrorists.
Personally I am sick of the fear mongering neocons. They are saying there is accomplice. They did interrogate Dzhokhar before reading his rights and used the public safety option. What if police had killed Dzhokhar in the shoot out? What could he say then?
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Response to LeftInTX (Original post)
Fri Apr 26, 2013, 04:40 PM
jberryhill (47,906 posts)
1. The "Armenian convert to Islam" struck me as odd the first time around
Armenia is quite a different place from its neighbors.
Response to jberryhill (Reply #1)
Fri Apr 26, 2013, 05:07 PM
LeftInTX (6,741 posts)
2. Yep, sounds like they just want a scapegoat
Maybe they were somehow trying to divert attention and came up with this "hybrid". It's possible, but no one at the Boston mosques or Armenian community can find this guy.
Response to jberryhill (Reply #1)
Fri Apr 26, 2013, 06:04 PM
Deep13 (39,128 posts)
4. Not really. All those places are Ottoman successor states. nt
Response to Deep13 (Reply #4)
Fri Apr 26, 2013, 06:24 PM
jberryhill (47,906 posts)
8. ...and rebelled against it something like six times
Response to jberryhill (Reply #8)
Fri Apr 26, 2013, 06:47 PM
Deep13 (39,128 posts)
12. When?
And do you mean all the Armenians, some of the Armenians, or the few that the Russians and British hired as agitators?
Response to LeftInTX (Original post)
Fri Apr 26, 2013, 06:03 PM
Deep13 (39,128 posts)
3. Not Turks, Ottomans.
The Young Turks who took control during WWI were not Turkish.
Response to Deep13 (Reply #3)
Fri Apr 26, 2013, 06:17 PM
eissa (3,527 posts)
6. What?
Then what were they, Jamaican? They were/are Turks.
I called bullshit on this fictional Misha right from the start. Chechens have historical grudges against Armenians, joining both the Turks and Azeris in their atrocities against them. It's quite convenient for this family to try and shift the blame to an imaginary member of a hated community rather than believe one of their own committed such heinous acts.
Response to eissa (Reply #6)
Fri Apr 26, 2013, 06:53 PM
Deep13 (39,128 posts)
14. Georgian, Kurdish, and Albanian
They were leaders of the CPU, intellectuals, and not Turkish. In fact the idea of a Turkish nation was not really constructed until WW1 and did not get off the ground until Mustafa Kemal took over.
Response to Deep13 (Reply #14)
Fri Apr 26, 2013, 07:01 PM
eissa (3,527 posts)
17. That is simply untrue
Ottoman Turks, with the assistance of some Caucaus Muslims (Kurds, Chechens, Azeris, etc.) were the perpetrators of the genocide of Armenian, Assyrian and Pontic Greek communities post WWI. This is historical fact.
If it wasn't Turks, then why do they fight so diligently all these years against any country that recognizes the genocide? And why did Turkish-Americans, carrying Turkish flags, show up at last week's genocide protest in Chicago yelling out "you deserved it!" at those commemorating the genocide?
Response to eissa (Reply #17)
Fri Apr 26, 2013, 07:09 PM
Deep13 (39,128 posts)
19. The denial is because the genocides against Armenians...
...Assyrians, some Kurds and probably some other groups I don't know about are at the foundations of the Turkish nation-state. To become a Turkish rather than Ottoman state, they felt they had to remove those who were not Turkish despite the centuries-old tradition of being a multi-ethnic, multi-confessional empire. So, what makes Anatolia Turkish as it mostly is today, is a crime of enormous proportion. The feeling is that if it were generally known and accepted it would undermine Turkish unity, something that was only created a short time ago.
Now, officially, there are no ethnic minorities in Turkey, despite the fact that a friend of mine who grew up there is convinced that he is Kurdish and not a "mountain Turk" as teachers insisted when he was going up. Like America, it is a republic built on a monstrous lie, and the truth is seen as too terrible to reveal. So they deny it even to themselves.
Response to Deep13 (Reply #19)
Fri Apr 26, 2013, 07:33 PM
LeftInTX (6,741 posts)
23. There are a handful of Armenians who assimilated with ethnic Turks
In one case, it was the tax collector who lived in my grandparent's village. He worked for the Ottoman government and he knew he would no longer be accepted within the Armenian community.
In other cases it was a survival mechanism.
In rare cases the communities would intermingle and an affair would happen. However, the communities were segregated, no dating was allowed and marriages were arranged.
However, even within these strict parameters somehow forbidden love would happen!
Response to LeftInTX (Reply #23)
Fri Apr 26, 2013, 07:37 PM
Deep13 (39,128 posts)
24. yes, the various millets were their own communities...
...and for the most part were not integrated, although I have to think that borders areas were more heterogeneous.
Response to Deep13 (Reply #3)
Fri Apr 26, 2013, 06:32 PM
LeftInTX (6,741 posts)
9. Then what were they??? Then who killed my family???
I'm Armenian. My family is from Turkey. (Anatolia) Former home of about 3 million Armenians. Turkey was the home of almost all Armenians in the world because we didn't have a country. There was no Armenia at the time.
Trust me, it was the Turks.
The Young Turks were Turks within the Ottoman Turks.
Mark is Armenian and he is articulating this correctly.
Response to LeftInTX (Reply #9)
Fri Apr 26, 2013, 06:58 PM
Deep13 (39,128 posts)
15. Envar Pasha, the CPU people, the Ottoman and then Turkish armies, the deposed Sultan...
...Kurdish militia groups and Mustafa Kemal.
No doubt that Turks were involved. No doubt it was a genocide. I'm only saying the "Young Turks" were actually not ethnically Turkish and that before the end of the war, the Ottoman government and military structure, both of which were multiethnic and multiconfessional, was still functioning.
Response to Deep13 (Reply #15)
Fri Apr 26, 2013, 09:01 PM
LeftInTX (6,741 posts)
25. The Young Turks started out as a multi-ethnic reform minded group
But that quickly changed in 1909.
The Young Turks overthrew the Sultan in a bloodless revolution, only to have the Sultan regain power in a counter coup. When the Sultan was reinstated, he was viscous. He massacred thousands of Armenians at Adana. I had family who were involved in the Young Turks, but when the Sultan was reinstated in 1909, they had contracts on their heads. They managed to escape to America.
After 1909 the Young Turks changed. They were no longer multi-ethnic reform group anymore. I'm sure the Sultan and instability in the region had something to do with it.
As you know, friends can become enemies very quickly in the Middle East.
Response to LeftInTX (Original post)
Fri Apr 26, 2013, 06:09 PM
treestar (67,972 posts)
5. Why is it insulting
If the guy exists, he exists. I believe it was Uncle Ruslan who mentioned him.
Response to LeftInTX (Original post)
Fri Apr 26, 2013, 06:23 PM
tarheelsunc (1,836 posts)
7. Saying Adam Lanza was an American isn't a reflection of all Americans by any means...
if there really was an Armenian who was involved, that's also by no means a reflection of all Armenians, it's just a factual statement.
Now, if this guy does not exist, then there is a bit of a problem...
Response to tarheelsunc (Reply #7)
Fri Apr 26, 2013, 06:40 PM
SoCalDem (102,725 posts)
10. Exactly.. This sort of dissention is what comes from religion being mooshed
into ethnicity/culture/whatever.
Some embrace both...some embrace neither..some pick and choose according to a situation.
People not IN that mix, are judged unfairly by both sides at any given time.
European/M8iddle Eastern people have been "on the move" since the Crusades...Borders there were amorphous until the British started drawing lines on maps.
Response to tarheelsunc (Reply #7)
Fri Apr 26, 2013, 06:45 PM
LeftInTX (6,741 posts)
11. Yeah, I'm more concerned that he doesn't exist...
And that is why I posted it.
The family could be trying to deflect the investigation in a different direction.
The mom seems to have serious credibility issues.
I don't know about the uncle.
If Misha exists, he exists. Then, I hope they find him.
I'm a bit skeptical as I'm Armenian myself. And the reason I'm skeptical is not because of the story, but because no one can locate this "Misha". An Armenian convert to Islam named Misha living in Boston should be very easy to locate.
Searches of Boston area mosques and the Armenian community have come up empty handed.
Maybe there is someone who radicalized Tamerlin and he isn't Armenian?
Maybe this is an attempt to send authorities on a wild goose chase?
Response to tarheelsunc (Reply #7)
Fri Apr 26, 2013, 07:00 PM
Deep13 (39,128 posts)
16. What difference does it make to note his ethnic lineage?
Unless it is to feed into the idea of marked citizens.
Response to Deep13 (Reply #16)
Fri Apr 26, 2013, 07:03 PM
eissa (3,527 posts)
18. Because it makes as much sense
As saying Osama was radicalized by a Jewish convert.
Response to eissa (Reply #18)
Fri Apr 26, 2013, 07:12 PM
Deep13 (39,128 posts)
21. I see. That explains everything.
One of my professors is Jewish and someone wrote on "rate my professor" that she tried to convert him to Islam because she talks about Middle Eastern cultures from their perspective and not from that of Fox News.
Response to Deep13 (Reply #21)
Fri Apr 26, 2013, 07:22 PM
eissa (3,527 posts)
22. To understand this
You have to understand the region and mentality, one that is extremely conspiracy-minded and where ethnic grudges date back centuries. It is very common for people in this region to blame almost anything that befalls them on some sinister plot involving a member of another community. So of course these boys didn't radicalize on their own, it was one of those evil Armenians who converted to Islam (about as rare as a black member of the KKK) who did this to them. That no one other than members of the bombers' families has ever met, let alone heard, of this fictional character only confirms my belief that he's as real as Santa.
Response to LeftInTX (Original post)
Fri Apr 26, 2013, 06:52 PM
kwassa (22,233 posts)
13. Gerragos doesn't know anything. He speculates.
Both the uncle and former brother-in-law know the man named Misha.
The Associated Press reported Tuesday (April 23) that relatives of Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the older of the two suspects, say he came under the influence of a man named Misha who preached to him in his kitchen and turned him to a radical form of Islam.
Response to kwassa (Reply #13)
Fri Apr 26, 2013, 07:10 PM
LeftInTX (6,741 posts)
20. If Misha exists, he should be easy to find
I hope authorities are questioning the uncle and former brother in law.
It gets repeated over and over as if this is a fact.
As an Armenian myself, I think Mark did the right thing here. I think we need to view these statements with healthy skepticism. Armenian Misha was repeated over and over, yet no one can find him - not the Boston Islamic community nor the Boston Armenian community.
If there was someone who influenced Tamerlin, this person needs to be located.
However, it is important to look in the right direction. And it's also important not to be feeding the neocons the wrong information. The neocon, Lindsey Graham, is already salivating over Armenian Misha!!
Response to LeftInTX (Reply #20)
Fri Apr 26, 2013, 09:34 PM
kwassa (22,233 posts)
26. Tamerlan is responsible for his own radicalization and his own actions.
It would be unlikely that an Armenian would convert to Islam and take a common Russian nickname as a moniker. Maybe the guy wasn't Armenian.
Stranger things have happened, though.
Here is an American brought up Protestant, with a Jewish grandfather, who converted to Islam and became a member of Al Queda:
Here is an Wikipedia story with a long list of converts to Islam from other backgrounds, who later became terrorists:
Response to kwassa (Reply #26)
Fri Apr 26, 2013, 10:26 PM
HiPointDem (20,729 posts)
27. adam gadahn is more than likely not a real convert, but an operative.
Response to kwassa (Reply #26)
Fri Apr 26, 2013, 11:10 PM
LeftInTX (6,741 posts)
28. I think we need to approach anything this family says with
a healthy dose of skepticism.
It's up to the investigators to figure this out. I think Mark was trying to counter-act the media frenzy. It has been crazy with all the Neocons coming out and pointing the finger to this Misha guy because it proves some sort of terrorism conspiracy which Obama is ignoring, if you know what I mean.
They didn't learn about the existence of this Misha guy until AFTER Dzhokhar was advised of his rights and stop talking. So, it just proves their point that Dzhokhar should have not been Mirandized. So, they keep blabbing.
I thought both Geoffrey Toobin and Mark made a good case against the "enemy combatant" status for Dzhokhar in the interview.
Response to LeftInTX (Reply #28)
Sat Apr 27, 2013, 10:43 AM
kwassa (22,233 posts)
29. I think that there is a lot of confused thinking in this family in the first place.
Considering the entire string of remarkably bad decisions made by Tamerlan at all stages of this process. I don't except to find a coherent train of thought behind the belief he developed in the first place.
If there was a Misha, maybe he was an influence, but he might be equally as confused and incoherent as well.


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Palmer condemned by A-League chief
Controversial Gold Coast United owner Clive Palmer has been condemned by soccer chiefs for labelling the A-League a joke and his club as "insignificant".
In an extraordinary spray, Palmer derided soccer as a "hopeless game" and dared Football Federation Australia (FFA) to strip him of Gold Coast's licence.
"If we wanted to stay and they (FFA) wanted to take it off us, they'd all be in court, and (FFA chief executive) Ben Buckley would run a thousand miles," Palmer told Brisbane's Sunday Mail.
"That's the reality of it.
"They can say what they like ... the A-League's a joke.
"I don't think I'll ever talk to Ben again in my life, to be honest."
Buckley described Palmer's comments as offensive.
"Football fans across Australia will today rightfully condemn the lack of respect inherent in comments made by Clive Palmer," Buckley said in a statement.
"The comments are offensive to the players, coaches, administrators and volunteers who are the life and soul of Australian football.
"We welcomed Clive into the game and lauded his investment, but no matter how frustrated Clive may feel about his involvement, these comments are out of order.
"I remind Clive that as a chairman and owner of a club, he has obligations to the competition, his fellow club chairman and investors in the other nine clubs, and to the game itself."
Palmer's outburst came just days after he sensationally suspended Gold Coast coach Miron Bleiberg for saying the appointment of 17-year-old rookie Mitch Cooper as captain was ceremonial.
"I don't even like the game, I think it's a hopeless game," Palmer said.
Palmer, who is Queensland's richest man, said Gold Coast United was a "very small, insignificant portion of what I do".
The unseemly spat overshadowed on-field results, highlighted by Perth Glory joining pacesetters Central Coast Mariners and Brisbane Roar in the top three.
Perth outclassed Newcastle United 2-0 to rise to third, and they meet second-placed Brisbane this Saturday night.
The Mariners kept their five-point buffer at the top of the table with a clinical 2-0 triumph over Wellington Phoenix, who remain fourth with 33 points.
Melbourne Heart's 1-0 win over last-placed Gold Coast took them to 30 points and fifth spot ahead of Newcastle (28 points), who rounded out the top six before Sunday night's clash between Adelaide United and Sydney.
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A quick recap of what transpired Sunday night before we share the punch line.
Fourth-string guard DeAndre Liggins played more minutes against the Portland Trail Blazers than three-time scoring Kevin Durant.
* For the first time all season, the Thunder did not have its usual starting lineup. Serge Ibaka (chest contusion) and Thabo Sefolosha (neck strain) were sidelined with injuries. Liggins and Nick Collison were the replacement starters.
* Russell Westbrook shot 5 for 21 from the field, yet sealed the game with his clutch shooting.
* Kevin Martin, one of the league's premier 3-point shooters all season, went 0 for 5 from beyond the arc.
* Portland forward LaMarcus Aldridge scored 33 points and shot 15 for 26 from the field, and everyone in the OKC locker room commended Kendrick Perkins for his defense on the man.
Mix it all together and what do you get? Would you believe an 87-83 victory at one of NBA's toughest road venues?
Many on the OKC roster considered this triumph at the Rose Garden the most rewarding of the season, given the circumstances.
A familiar face threw the most daggers at the Blazers as Durant overcame first-half foul trouble to finish with 33 points, shooting 12 for 21 from the field.
Liggins delivered some body blows himself and nearly finished with a double-double while making his first NBA start in 31 career appearances.
Liggins had 11 points and went 3 for 3 from 3-point range. He also added nine rebounds, two assists and a steal. Collison added eight points on 4-of-5 shooting.
Asked what his goal was as a starter, Liggins calmly explained: "It's pretty simple — defend as hard as I could and find some open shots. My job is to come in and play as hard as I could. The thing about me is I know my role. I know what I have to do to help this team win."
Liggins played 23 seconds longer than Durant. "He deserved it," Durant said.
"He wasn't coming out," Thunder coach Scott Brooks said of Liggins. "We needed his energy tonight. He showed that in training camp … that he can make an impact."
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On our land they could reach the neighbors land and I'd lose it.
Great point! This is one of the many reasons I like this forum so much. Someone else thinks of something someone else didn't! The above is yet another factor to consider.
I also have dropped deer with a neck shot as it was the only shot I had. It was a wall-hanger and didn't want him to get away! If I was hunting a field edge where tracking was easy, I'll go for a vitals shot every time. Less damage to that delicious meat, but still a killing shot. In thicker brush, harder tracking, raining, or if there is a possibility of losing the animal by it running to an area "off-limits" to me, I'll try to take it in the shoulders and take away it's ability to run.
The older I get, the less I like tracking/dragging an animal any further than I have to.
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Nick Hogan Crash Saga Continues; Hulk Suing Insurance Company for Inadequate Coverage
In other news that we're tired of hearing about, but can't stop being interested in, Hulk Hogan has filed a lawsuit on his insurance company over his coverage. As the blame game continues, Nick Hogan's father is now pursuing the family's insurance company after paying tens of thousands of dollars over the last 10 years and not being entirely covered for Nick's accident that left his passenger and friend, John Graziano, severely injured.
Apparently the insurance company never bothered to advise the Hogans to increase their insurance or to purchase additional insurance – which Hogan claims they should have when his children got driver's licenses and were able to drive his high-performance vehicles. As a result, Hogan has had to dig into his own pocket when the estate of Nick's friend, John Graziano, slapped him with a lawsuit, because Graziano's medical bills far exceeded Hogan's own insurance payout – which was limited to $250,000 in medical bills per person.
Hogan also claims that his insurance company Wells Fargo Southeast, should have offered him additional coverage when he signed for his son's driver's license – a move opened up Hogan to personal liability.
This is the second lawsuit the Hogans have pursued, the first one against their own attorneys for the wreck. It seems like this saga will not be dying out anytime soon, and Nick will be living in the shadow of his irresponsible accident for quite some time.
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Think George Clooney. What comes to mind? Mega movie star? Impossibly handsome red carpet fixture? Lover of ladies?
How about young boy who gave himself an orgasm with a rope and contemplated killing himself not too long ago?
A profile in the latest issue of Rolling Stone attempts to crack Clooney open and find out what makes the actor/director/star of stars tick. It unearths some pretty juicy details about him, like the circumstances of his first orgasm.
"I believe it was while climbing a rope when I was six or seven years old," he said. "I mean, nothing came out, but all the other elements were there. I remember getting to the top of the rope, hanging off the rope, and going, 'Oh, my God, this feels great!'"
Clooney also called masturbation "crucial!"
Later on in the piece, he goes into detail about one of the darkest periods in his life, when he injured his spine during the making of 2005's "Syriana."
"I was at a point where I thought, 'I can't exist like this. I can't actually live,'" he said. "I was lying in a hospital bed with an IV in my arm, unable to move, having these headaches where it feels like you're having a stroke, and for a short three-week period, I started to think, 'I may have to do something drastic about this.' You start to think in terms of, you don't want to leave a mess, so go in the garage, go in the car, start the engine. It seems like the nicest way to do it, but I never thought I'd get there. See, I was in a place where I was trying to figure out how to survive."
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Arrive at 7, shuttle to NY Hilton and then rez at Stanton Social for 9:15, but I'm starting to get nervous that we won't make that reservation. Has anyone had experience showing up late for a reservation and what the hostess ends up doing?
Im thinking we need to make other arrangements.... sigh.
I've gotten one suggestion to eat at the halal cart in front of our hotel and then drinks at Stanton Social, and normally I would be totally down with this... BUT,
it's our first night in NY, my first time ever in this amazing city and just want an amazing, relaxing meal that won't kill my budget. Maybe someplace closer to the hotel.
I figure it would take us an hour to get from Newark to the Hilton on the SuperShuttle and then another half hour to an hour to get settled. That would put us ready to leave around 9.
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Down_Shift wrote:That was actually pretty funny. Good job!
I'm a pretty big fan of Triumph as it is, and that Ravage bit is pretty spot on. I know I'd watch more! You really need to find out who the *hot* red head was who was scratching Ravage. She was pretty tight lookin'
She's actually a friend... therefore, she's in the video a lot.


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What were the symptoms of your Klinefelter syndrome?
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Comment from: andromeda, 35-44 (Patient) Published: January 28
I was 10 when diagnosed with XXY Klinefelter syndrome. Now my problem was obvious to my doctor, I was more female than male having a full uterus and vagina plus fallopian tubes with sacs. Now on male side I have tiny testicles, normal size penis and dime size prostate to say. I am in my 40s now but with B cup breast and thin body (118 lb.) with curves, 22 inch waist plus 38 inch rear. My three doctors are still puzzled, I gave up trying to figure out what I am. But after graduating from medical school I now live a normal life.
Comment from: Chriss-E, 7-12 Female (Caregiver) Published: March 02
My son was diagnosed with Klinefelter syndrome about a year and a half ago. He is 11 and he has recently begun androgen replacement therapy. We are two months into it, and although he has always been very quick to anger, the last month has proved very difficult. He has been insulting to everyone and when he's been given consequences, he doesn't seem to care. Nothing seems to work and I am at my wits' end. I don't know if this is a natural side effect of the androgen therapy because he has now begun puberty. I would love insight into the side effects of the therapy and any tips on how to handle the situation.
Comment from: frustrated, 45-54 Male (Patient) Published: March 31
I was diagnosed with Klinefelter syndrome in 2004 and did not believe what they said and got 3 opinions to diagnosis that I had it and I am 50 years old now. I have lung scarring with no cures or no healing and cannot be reversed. They think it just activated 1 year ago, it is called bronchiectasis. I had a heart catheterization just recently and that was fine, thank goodness. I now have liver lesions and/or cysts and a pancreatic cyst that may be related to Klinefelter. Doctors think I have some kind of serious liver disease called hepatic outflow obstruction which is a blockage in the liver veins flowing of blood and they say the correction is surgery. I was on testosterone therapy but from it acquired breast nodules and that the therapy was stopped which did not bother me at all, the side effects from testosterone therapy are major with liver cancer being one of them. I never had problems in that area anyway. I think that you have to be your own patient advocate and if a doctor cannot figure it out you go to someone else.
Comment from: xxy ge, 65-74 Male (Patient) Published: March 07
My diagnosis was confirmed at age 38 as Klinefelter syndrome and I have had a variety of testosterone replacement therapies and am now using a gel applied daily. As a youth I was tall and slim but with little stamina for intensive sport; cross country running would leave me cold. At age 8 I had had mumps which left me partially deaf and the delayed puberty was blamed on mumps too. Fortunately the syndrome did not affect my language abilities and I read, write and speak English, German and French and have an IQ above 135. At 67 I am morbidly obese, suffer sleep apnea, and elevated blood pressure, and all teeth gone, have diabetes 2, am about to learn how haywire my thyroid has gone and have indications of osteoporosis.
Comment from: PAPA, 65-74 Male (Patient) Published: October 08
I was diagnosed with Klinefelter syndrome at age 28. Growing up was pretty tough as the condition was unheard of. As a teenager I developed breast tissue and was teased which forced me to give up a lot of sport because of the embarrassment in the showers. Not knowing what it was my doctor and parents thought it was fat and so I was made to exercise to get rid of it. Fortunately my sex drive wasn't affected and I had a very active sex life. At age 25 I had cosmetic surgery to remove the breast tissue meanwhile my body started to change from tall and skinny to tall and fat and at age 66 I am morbidly obese. Although I have had mainly physical impairments I am quite grateful that my mind wasn't affected. I have held many interesting jobs and have been a self-employed insurance broker for 29 years. The extra x chromosome I believe also gave me a wider range of singing notes enabling me to sing quite well. I am sterile but it hasn't all been bad. Life is what you make it.
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Poker is the catalyst for change in this nervy, crackling novel about a brainy 32-year-old underachiever on a quest to find her long-lost father. Audrey Ungar's boyfriend, Joe, says she's too young for a midlife crisis. "I know, but I could be dead by the time I'm sixty, in which case I'm already well behind the game." Londoner Audrey was always great at math; in life, as in cards, she perpetually calculates the odds. And after all, she's just following her father's example: when she turns 33, she'll be the age he was when he fell under the spell of card shark Jimmy Silk Socks and abandoned his beloved wife and child. Before she can make important decisions about Joe, having children or a potential career, Audrey must swim with the same sharks. A chance encounter with Big Louie, an obsessive-compulsive giant who offers poker and life lessons ("great poker isn't about being reckless, it's about being fearless"), starts her on an offbeat adventure that ends with a high-stakes poker game in Las Vegas. Emotional but never sentimental, Wener's novel is full of wisdom about luck and skill, grace and nerve, the kindness of strangers, when to play it straight and when to go for broke. And for all its heft, it's a hoot. (May)
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The Itjaritjari: A mole that isn't
These little endearing creatures are found in the deserts of South Australia. They have fabulous golden fur and are pretty much blind.
They are marsupials and swim in the sand. They burrow in the sand looking for small animals and making vibrating sounds all the while.
Here are a couple of cool videos on this lil' guy!
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The Formidably Funny Honey Badger
Talk about being pugnacious! This little lad lives in the Kalahari and will take on anyone who he can eat or steal a meal away from.
Why the name honey badger, one may ask? Nothing sweet or cuddly about this chap! He is so called because he can take on the african honey bee and just destroy their hives. Apparently, their stings don't bother him terribly.
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SAD FACT: Extinction is FOREVER!
It has just come to light that a rarely seen, rarely photographed bird has finally vanished in the obscurity of time. Well, extinctions happen, one might say! It is part of nature "red in tooth and claw". True, but the the pace of this extinction that is going on around us is faster even than the one experienced during the dinosaur era.
We have lost many animals to senseless slaughter by humans either directly, or through the destruction of an ecosystem. Let us go through a list of large recent extinctions.
Thylacine - Tasmanian Tiger There was a bounty on this animal paid by the Australian government because it came in the way of sheep farming. The last video seen is this one.
California Grizzly Bear There is a grizzly on the california flag. There is Big Bear Lake in the mountains near L.A. but the grizzly bear was hunted to extinction in California as early as 1907!
Caspian Tiger The extinction of the Caspian tiger can also be attributed to the large scale extermination of this animal by the Russian administration to reclaim land in the beginning of the 20th century.
Oh! the shame of it all. We need to be more mindful of our environment. Let's get out of drilling oil all together. The cost is too high for our children to pay.
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Red panda-mania this Christmas at Wellington Zoo!
There was an extra present delivered to Wellington Zoo on Christmas Eve in the shape of a newborn red panda cub. However Zoo visitors will have to wait a little while to see the newest arrival, as the cub will spend its first three months mostly inside the nest box under the close protection of its 11 year-old mother Amy.
Keepers at the Zoo are currently keeping their distance from the parent and cub, limiting contact time to simple daily checks to allow them to bond. Amy's breeding partner Ishah is also staying clear during this formative stage -- which is natural behavior for red pandas -- meaning visitors will still be able to spot him around the enclosure.
"Breeding, for red pandas is a very precise art, so we are all really happy that Amy has been able to deliver another cub", Paul Horton, Team Leader of the Carnivore Team at Wellington Zoo said.
"We've thought since late July that she may be pregnant, so there was there was understandable excitement on Christmas Eve when we found she had given birth in her nest box." Over the years it has become quite common for the Zoo to receive Christmas gifts in the form of red panda cubs. This is because these animals have a very exact breeding season of only one to two weeks each winter.
"We won't know the panda's sex for another couple of months yet, but if it turns out anything like its sibling Sir Ed we know we have some eventful times ahead of us! At the moment however we're just trying to give mother and cub as much space as possible and letting nature take its course."
Wellington Zoo has kept and successfully bred red pandas since 1996. The oldest pair of pandas currently in residence, Jay and Reka, has successfully parented four cubs at the Zoo over the years.
Wild red pandas are most commonly found in the temperate forests of the Himalayas, which stretch west from Nepal across into China. As they are highly secretive animals it is difficult to know exact population numbers, but they have recently been listed as vulnerable in the latest IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Wellington Zoo's red pandas are proudly supported by Classic Hits Wellington.
The mother Red panda is pictured here on the right.
Extinction is forever!
Jeff Corvin talks about the wildlife that is vanishing right before our very eyes. It is quite disturbing to realize that whole ecosystems are being torn apart like just so much cobweb.
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Right Whales at the wrong place!
We have been hunting these gentle giants for millenia to the point of extinction for some, and high endangerment for others. A team of scientists from Oregon State University and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has spotted right whales in the north atlantic where they were supposed to be extinct.
The discovery is particularly important because it is in an area that may be opened to shipping if the melting of polar ice continues, as expected. The scientists are unsure of exactly how many whales were in the region, which is off the southern tip of Greenland and site of an important 19th-century whaling area called Cape Farewell Ground. But they recorded more than 2,000 right whale vocalizations in the region from July through December of 2007.
Only two right whales have been sighted in the last 50 years at Cape Farewell Ground, where they had been hunted to near extinction prior to the adoption of protective measures, said an OSU release.
Our great great great great grand aunt!
So we found our great great great great grand aunt. Ida, she is named after Dr. Hurum's daughter. This is a huge find for all those primate lovers out there because this ancestor of the monkeys and apes seems to be one of the most complete fossil specimens( only parts of of one of her legs are missing) of early monkey-lemur branch that looks more like an monkey and less like a lemur. Amazingly this find was first seen by Dr. Hurum at a bar in hamburg! That too, was just a few pictures of lil' Ida that a fossil dealer handed to him. The good doctor then had to come up with a million bucks to buy her based on the hunch that she was a true blue ancient monkey.
Ida is one of the remarkable fossil finds from the Messel pit in Germany. Scientists know that Ida is a female and think that she lived 47 million years ago, in a rain forest which had over 300 specific of plants and animals. Many of the plants that grew in the Messel rain forest are only found in the tropics and subtropics today.
We also know that the old world monkey and new world monkey ancestors also split shortly,geologically speaking of course, after the time of Ida. Humans emerged only around 200,000 years ago. We belong to an illustrious line of apes that split with the Chimpanzee line around 3 million years ago.
Dr. Hurum and his group have been analysing and studying Ida for two years and have just come out with this great discovery. It is a testament to their thoroughness and research that this fossil has come to light in such a big way. Watch out for papers in journals and so forth.
Please don't blame the pig!
WE call swine flu. Does it necessarily have to do with swine?NO! The whole family suidae has had quite a contentious relationship with humans. This latest insult to the noble family is quite a low even by current standards.
If the virus has evolved to use the pig as a host, it is to the detriment of pigs everywhere. It's not a pigs fault that we desire their meat and so work closely with them. When birds became infected with bird flu, I don't recall such invective against all birds. When it is pigs, all bets are off.
Let's call the illness for what it really is: 2009 H1N1 flu. I know it is not catchy but it is at least not libelous. Let's all not sneeze in each others face and we will be alright!


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We gave it a D-
Darkness Falls is like something salvaged from Stephen King's wastebasket: In a sleepy Maine burg, the locals are getting killed by…the tooth fairy! (Coming soon: "Easter Bunny — The Revenge.") It's up to a grown orphan (the justly little-known Chaney Kley), whose mother was slaughtered by the creature, and his childhood sweetheart ("Buffy the Vampire Slayer"'s vapid Emma Caulfield) to extract the evil force from town.
Director Jonathan Liebesman confuses scaring the audience with simply startling them. Every shock is accompanied by a loud crash — and telegraphed by having the victim utter some quasi-ironic line like "See, there's nothing to be afraid of." Oh, but there is.


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Assessing the local elections
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By John Hubbuch
I must admit I wasn't very interested in the local elections. Having lived here since 1976, I have voted in and observed a lot of these celebrations of participatory democracy. This election was typical — low turnout, a number of uncontested contests and a couple of contests that "will shape the future of the villages."
You could have been Oak Park village president with 3,321 votes or River Forest village president with 866 votes. There was no contest in District 97 and barely one in District 90 or for the Oak Park Public Library Board. All of which supports my thesis that the majority of citizens like living here and are pretty satisfied with local government.
Of course, there are those who do not share this consensus. Maybe they're right, but then maybe they would have been dissatisfied with the Garden of Eden, pre-serpent.
Now restaurateur Anan Abu-Taleb's beatdown of VMA candidate John Hedges was kind of noteworthy. The VMA has run the electoral show in Oak Park for a long time. I'm guessing that the engaged citizenry decided to try something a little different. Even Grandma's home cooking can grow a bit tiresome.
In addition, there is the Jack Fagan truism that your friends come and go, but your enemies accumulate. I suspect there are a lot of business owners, contractors and homeowners building a porch or adding a bath who were sick and tired of Politburo-like red-tape delays. Mr. Abu-Taleb, a successful businessman, was a legitimate alternative and had enough money to run a real campaign. He was like Jimmy Stewart in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. Previous challenges to the VMA have usually failed to resonate with voters for any number of reasons — single issue, hodge-podge of issues, poorly financed, too kooky or too scary. It will be interesting to see if owning and managing a good restaurant is preparation for governing. Charley Trotter for President?
The District 200 election was predictible. The outgoing board had spent lots of taxpayer dollars to sue other government bodies who had to defend themselves with taxpayer dollars. Then they piled up a reserve like Scrooge McDuck. And they told the community to shove it when they were called out for their bad decisions. Most of the incumbents didn't bother to run, leaving the brave Mr. Finnegan to play Davy Crocket at the Alamo.
Next question: Am I going to get some more tax dollars back?
There was an encouraging note in the River Forest District 90 Board of Education election. Incumbent Roman Ebert was not slated by the usually omnipotent, always mysterious "caucus," but decided to run anyway, thereby thwarting an uncontested election/coronation like District 97. And he won. Score one for individual initiative.
Finally, there was Ms. Adduci's big win over Mr. Gibbs in the race for River Forest village president. I would comment, but upon reflection, as an Oak Parker, I'm probably stopped from doing so.
Reading the election coverage, I concluded that River Forest is a whole different world.
Kind of like North Korea.
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Why do people keep forgetting that David Pope ran as an independent and beat the VMA Presidential candidate for his first term??? John, were you aware of that?
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Esther Mae Gilbertson, 83, of La Crosse passed away peacefully at her home with her loving family by her side on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012.
She was born in Bagley, Wis. on Aug. 18, 1029 to LeRoy and Blanche Schamerhorn. She married Gerald Gilbertson on May 17, 1952 in Duncan, Okla. Esther and her husband owned The Roost Tavern in Brownsville, Minn. from 1971 to 1977. Esther enjoyed crossword puzzles, watching game shows and spending time with her grandchildren.
Esther is survived by her son, Steve Gilbertson, La Crosse; daughters, Jill (Jerome) Traff, La Crescent; Kathy Gilbertson, La Crosse and Candy (Terry) Nolan, La Crosse; nine grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren and other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband Gerald; parents; two brothers, Jack and Billy and son, Jack.
The family would like to thank the Mayo Clinic Health System Hospice.
Private services will be held at a later date. Coulee Region Cremation Group is assisting the family.
You will always be loved and missed, Mom.