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"Jerusalem: Center of the World" is central casting of history and histrionics as the city of light shaded in shrouds of secrecy and succession is brought to broadcast status this April 1 on WHYY-TV 12, beginning at 10 p.m.
Mecca for monotheism as well as myths, there is nothing singular about Jerusalem, for more than 40 centuries central landscape of the soil and souls of Jews, Christians and Moslems.
Andrew Goldberg, the two-hour special's executive director and producer, is no stranger in a strange land as he lands his broadcast crew on such holy turf. His Two Cat Productions has found catnip in Jewish topics and concerns, as well as acclaim as his 2007 "Anti-Semitism in the 21st century: The Resurgence" can attest to.
Next month in "Jerusalem": His current documentary is no wailing wall of sound, echoing the pains of the past and anticipating the screams of the future. There is hope as well as heartache in Goldberg's sterling examination of how three religions and peoples have co-existed yet co-opted what they determine to be theirs and only theirs.
The semiotics of Semites are everywhere as is the crux of Christian life. And, in two hours, he takes a microscope to each microcosm of this motley land, bringing into focus Mount Moriah; the Western Wall; the Church of the Holy Sepulchre; and the Dome of the Rock.
"Religious groups for so many centuries have seen this as their land by the will of God," he says, "which, actually, speaks more about human nature than anything else."
It also bespeaks the filmmaker's interest.
"Do I do anything else?" he laughs of documenting in the past not only the world raising the ante on anti-Semitism, but finding the yin and yang of yuks and yearning in the Emmy Award-winning "A Yiddish World Remembered."
His bio bulges with other, more secular accomplishments as well. But there's no denying that this "filmmaker, who is Jewish, but not a Jewish filmmaker" knows his frames of reference.
"It's all a natural progression," he says of the triumphant Jewish trifecta.
The race of religion is a dervish of a derby as each group watches its steps while trying to choreograph its own way to a bed of roses. But "Jerusalem" is no jeremiad; it is a song of songs that sings of diversity and diversions.
"All roads point there," says Goldberg of the points made in his film.
But sometimes, the points are barbed as in talks with those whose Jerusalem journey is one of everyday life. Yet one thing unites them all: "They love to tell stories," says Goldberg of the shopkeepers and shoppers he meets among the mobs of the mixed life that is the city's. And the story of these people is that "they are passionate about life there."
There are surprises of how passion plays itself out among Jews and Muslims, historically hating each other without relief. But as "Jerusalem" points out, cooperation between the two proves that maybe, ultimately, Rodney King was right and that, yes, we can all get along.
But not so fast. This is no Pollyannish play on people's emotions; the hardscrabble life of a land whose locus has been fought over for centuries is central to a reel — and very real — depiction of such a historic homeland.
"The narrative shows moments that are relevant to today's conversations," claims Goldberg.
He became conversant with facts he hadn't known. "I was surprised to see, repeatedly, that there was much less violence under Islamic leadership than under Christian."
Turning the other cheek: He also reveals issues "that may prove problematic for the far-right Jewish viewer."
Rights and wrongs … a central road map of religions. Jerusalem, with pieces of history everywhere you look, is a city with scrapes and scripture. It is an open book of revelations and revolution and, in the process of purveying the image, "some people may get upset," concedes Goldberg.
"But then, agendas and truth live in two different worlds." Surely, with peoples worlds apart, someone must be getting the last laugh. Is Jerusalem God's little trick on mankind?
Goldberg demurs. "I leave that," he says, "to the rabbis."

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Does rhinoplasty change the voice? The job is going to work inside the nose. It is very importance for me because I'm a vocalist and it is very important for me.
Will Rhinoplasty Affect my Voice?
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Rhinoplasty and Voice
This is a very good question, because this is obviously a concern for those who sing professionally. My advice to patients is that although it is possible that there will be vocal changes, it is highly unlikely. The biggest risk to the voice during Rhinoplasty is intubation, or placement of a breathing tube past the vocal cords. To ensure the patients safety, I use a Board Certified Anesthesiologist to make sure that the intubation is smooth, and I place the patient on Prevacid (proton pump inhibitor for gastric acid control) for 1 week before and 1 week after the procedure.
Many a Singer Has Had Rhinoplasty
Hello, friend in Malaysia.
You need not worry. Rhinoplasty will not change your voice.
Dean Martin, a great and famous American singer never suffered any voice problems after his rhinoplasty. Neither did Milton Berle, Fannie Brice and others.
If rhinoplasty changes peoples' voices, fewer such operations would be done. Go for it!!!
Best wishes.
-Robert Kotler, MD, FACS
Learn more: http://www.robertkotlermd.com
Changes in Your Voice Are Possible, But Not Extremely Likely
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Subtle changes in voice after rhinoplasty are possible
Immediately after the surgery as a consequence of swelling there is likely to be a change in the quality of your voice as a consequence of swelling and congestion. However with the resolution of the swelling over the first period of weeks, the natural vocal characteristics return.
A further consideration in effecting voice during surgery is the type of anaesthesia. Geneal anaesthesia often involves placement of a tube inside your airway that has the potential to damage the vocal cords. Dr. De Silva continually uses newer technques to reduce potential risk and improve results, and avoids the potential for trauma in rhinoplasty by using twilight anaesthesia also known as sedation. By using sedation anaesthesia, no tube is placed in the airway, and this avoids potential mechanical damage to the airway associated with general anaesthesia.
Professionals dependent on their voice for career should consider subtle changes to their voice before undergoing rhinoplasty. Most people report an improvement in singing after rhinoplasty coupled with septoplasty with or without turbinectomy, as the airways are more open after surgery. However every person's situation is unique and your concerns should be assessed and discussed with your surgeon. Although all surgery carries potential risks, the influence of rhinoplasty on altering voice is relatively small. Dr. De Silva takes care to ensure necessary precautions are taken with rhinoplasty to ensure the airway is maximized during surgery to improve breathing and reduce risk of changes to voice. Dr. De Silva has completed numerous rhinoplasty procedures on professionals dependent on their unique vocal characteristics including actors, actresses, vocalists, singers and celebrities taking precautions to preserve vocal character.
Rhinoplasty and your voice
The rhinoplasty procedure should not affect the voice appreciably. There might be some very, very subtle differences if this is a large volume reduction rhinoplasty and the patient is a professional singer. It would be very subtle at best.
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Will Rhinoplasty Affect the Voice?
It's possible but doesn't usually create a problem. I discuss this with all my patients. In my experience over a number of years, including operating on vocalists, I have not had one tell me that their voice was adversely affected. If you are a highly paid professional singer, I would recommend more than one surgical opinion because I do think that it is possible for the resonance of the voice to be affected to some small degree and this might not be something you want to risk.
Rhinoplasty Surgery affecting the Voice
Hi Malaysia7444,
Great question.
Yes, rhinoplasty surgery could potentially alter the voice. Most of the voice changes are in the immediate period of healing due to swelling, mucous, or congestion, and generally resolves with time. Long-term changes to the voice can theoretically occur by altering the resonance of the voice. However, any voice changes are undetectable, except to professional vocalists. Some vocalists appreciate the change or improvement, while some don't. I agree with Dr. Yagoda, and only after a comprehensive evaluation can a rhinoplasty surgeon, laryngologist, and your vocal coach help determine appropriate options for you. Best of luck.
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Rhinoplasty will not affect voice
It is generally accepted that cosmetic rhinoplasty will not affect your voice. Not to worry. Dr. G
Rhinoplasty and Voice Changes
Properly done rhinoplasty should have no effect on your voice. If the internal functional aspects of the nose are improved during the surgery (such as fixing a deviated septum) there is a strong likelihood that your vocalization should significantly improve. This is because the air flowing through your nose through your vocal chords is freer to move with no obstruction. The other important thing to consider is that under general anesthetic a very small diameter tube should be place through the vocal chords in order to avoid any damage. I've operated on a number of celebrity singers and none of them have ever had any problems at all after the surgery. Of course, you must realize that there is always a tiny chance that voice changes could occur despite your best efforts and you must take this into consideration when deciding upon having elective cosmetic surgery.
Rhinoplasty and Vocal Changes
Dear Malaysia,
As a Facial Plastic Surgeon and Otolaryngologist specializing in care of the professional voice, I will tell you that rhinoplasty and any nasal surgery can change your voice. However, this is regarding sounds purely produced through the nose. For example, the "mmm", "nnn" and "nng" sounds will be clearer. Sounds that come purely from the mouth like the "ppp" and "ttt" will be unchanged.
Singers often fear nasal surgery when they are armed with misinformation. For example, singers often refer to Barbra Streisand's choice not to have surgery because it might alter her voice. Ms. Streisand's trademark sound was humming, a sound produced mainly through her nose. In addition, her "nasal twang" was due to hyponasal air flow...that is that too little air was emitted through the nose. Properly done surgery, by nature, will increase air flow through the nose. For most singers, this will result in clearer sound and the need to use less diaphragmatic support to emit the same sound volume. However, as in Ms. Streisand's case, nasal surgery could reduce the "nasal twang: so loved and characteristic of Ms. Streisand's voice.
Best of luck in your decision.
Dr. Michelle Yagoda, NYC Facial Plastic Surgeon and Otolaryngologist specializing in care of the professional voice
These answers are for educational purposes and should not be relied upon as a substitute for medical advice you may receive from your physician. If you have a medical emergency, please call 911. These answers do not constitute or initiate a patient/doctor relationship.


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Movie Night and Membership Party! Watch "8" and Help Welcome New Members!
We're planning to combine's tonight's movie, featuring the terrific play, 8 — about the Proposition 8 Trial and an all-star cast — with a welcome party for all our current, new and about-to-become members. You don't have to be member to watch the movie, but if you've been thinking about becoming a member of Firedoglake and haven't signed up yet, this is a great time to do so. Sign up here. Then join us in the comments and meet some of our great members and commenters while you enjoy this remarkable play.
Dustin Lance Black's play 8 -based on the trial transcripts of Perry v. Schwarzenegger, the landmark case which pitted marriage equality against its conservative foes, is one of the most important works of modern theater. A federal appeals court refused to allow the release of the trial videotapes because the trial judge, Vaughn Walker, had promised the pro-Prop 8 defendants that the videos would only be used by the court. 8 shows the arguments that justify bans on marriage for gay and lesbian couples, the testimony on marriage history from expert witnesses, and the arguments used to justify the ban on marriage equality.
Perry vs Schwarzenegger was liveblogged by Firedoglake.com's crack team, including Teddy Partridge, our guest tonight.
On Saturday the play debuted in Los Angeles with a superstar cast that included George Clooney, Martin Sheen and Brad Pitt. The play is scheduled to run in dozens of cities across the U.S., with local actors. Rob Reiner who directed 8 in New York and Los Angeles, is one of the founders of American for Equal Rights (AFER), the sole organizational sponsor of the federal court case to overturn California's Proposition 8. It was AFER which put together the dream team of Daniel Boies and Ted Olson who were on opposite sides during Florida's Bush v. Gore trial.
8 brings the trial to life, centering on the four plaintiffs, couples Paul Katami and Jeff Zarrillo, and Kris Perry and Sandy Stier. Kris and Sandy's twin sons Spencer and Elliot also make appearances in the play, as do National Organization for Marriage's Maggie Gallagher, and Freedom to Marry's Evan Wolfson, who in 8 square off for a debate.
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They remained tucked away in their bags awaiting a calmer day.
Craig Hansen, a partner in the Ashburton kite-making firm of Peter Lynn Kites, said there were too many knots for the big ones. He described those on display as ''small ones''.
''The whale is one of the bigger ones but it is by no means the biggest.''
Mr Hansen said while the whale had 40sqm of ''lifting surface'', the world's biggest kite, made by his firm in Ashburton, had a lifting surface of 1250sq m.
''It's massive.''
The $75,000 monster stingray, and Guinness world record holder, is resident in Kuwait.
''These people have enough passion and money to be able to afford to do it.''
Mr Hansen has had many years' experience with all sorts of kites and says despite their gentle appearance, keeping them in the air is hard work.
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His kites were lashed to heavy trucks on Pembroke Park and on such a windy day were kept on a short rein.
He said the kites were ''pretty robust'' but ''don't like barbed-wire fences''.
Mr Hansen's company demonstrates kites all over the world. Last week, he was in San Francisco and the weekend before in Kuwait.
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A free Prescription Drug Take Back Day will be held 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, April 26, at Tehama County Sheriff's Department 22840 Antelope Blvd., Red Bluff, Red Bluff Community Center, 1500 S. Jackson St., Red Bluff, Corning Police Department 774 Third St., Corning.
This is a great opportunity for Tehama County residents to safely dispose of accumulated unwanted and unused prescription drugs anonymously. Only prescription drugs in solid pill or liquid form will be accepted during this event. Intra-venous solutions, sharps (injectables, needles, lancets, etc) and illicit substances will not be accepted during the event.
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WACO, Texas - Baylor junior Lenka Broosova was named the Big 12 Women's Tennis Player of the Week the league office announced on Monday. The weekly honor is the second-straight for Broosova, and the third of her career.
Broosova tallied a 3-0 singles record and a 3-0 doubles record, helping the fourth-ranked Lady Bears to three wins on the week. Against No. 17 Kentucky, Broosova defeated Christine Johnson, 6-3, 6-1, on court two while teaming with Csilla Borsanyi at No. 1 doubles to win in a tiebreaker, 8-7 (4), to help Baylor to the doubles point.
Broosova also tallied two singles and doubles wins in conference play this weekend. Against Iowa State, the junior dropped just two games in her two matches, defeating Maria Macedo, 6-1, 6-1, on court two. Broosova and teammate Jelena Stanivuk rolled over Iowa State, 8-0, on court one doubles. Against No. 58 Nebraska, Broosova won a third set super tiebreaker over Madeleine Geibert, 6-3, 2-6, 14-12, and won singles with Stanivuk, 8-2.
On the season, Broosova is 12-3 in dual match action, including a five-match winning streak and an 8-2 record in her last 10.
Baylor returns to action on Saturday as the Lady Bears travel to face Colorado at 12 noon.


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ESTROTECT, the makers of AccuBreed Wireless Heat Detection Systems (AccuBreed), introduces a next generation AccuBreed system with improvements to transmitter distances and application.
In recent product trials, AccuBreed wireless transmitter data streams were successfully transmitted across a half-mile radius from the nearest repeater antenna with clear line of sight, according to AccuBreed Product Manager Buzz Yancey. Longer transmitter distances will be especially useful to ranches and feedlots with larger herds, as well as Embryo Transfer facilities, states Yancey.
"Earlier versions of the system struggled with relaying transmissions over long distances, so these new trial results show the adjustments we've made are paying off. We have also improved the system's performance in areas with high electric interference generated from nearby power lines or cell phone towers," says Yancey.
"Unlike movement or metabolic activity monitors, AccuBreed systems wirelessly capture actual mounting activity data in real time, 24 hours a day, seven days a week," explains Yancey. "As mounting events occur, the AccuBreed system will actually tell' farmers and ranchers when cows are ready to be bred."
While these trials have shown successful real-time transmissions across a half-mile radius, Yancey affirms that some farms may actually achieve longer transmission distances.
ESTROTECT also introduces a new way to adhere AccuBreed transmitters to cows the Intact Peel-N-Stick self-adhesive envelope (Intact). Intact envelopes are specially designed, waterproof and highly durable to withstand impact from mounting activity and weather events. By following a simple application process, Intact envelopes will adhere to cows for 30 days or an average heat cycle, says Yancey.
"Applying transmitters to cows securely is one of the most critical processes to the AccuBreed system," assures Yancey. "Long gone are the days of gluing patches as with previous systems. We feel the Intact Peel-N-Stick envelope will drastically improve productivity and make the transmitter application process easier than ever before."
"The AccuBreed system is constantly evolving," states Yancey. "Each system we build is customized to the specific needs of the farm it will be used on. We listen to our customers and are continuously seeking ways to improve their experience using AccuBreed."
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AccuBreed is a complete real-time standing heat detection system featuring electronic components that capture every mounting event as it happens. Wireless, rechargeable transmitters are applied above the tailhead of a cow to digitally send a data stream with the date, time and duration of every mounting event in real time. All mounting data is collected, stored and instantly reported to the farmer or rancher through the AccuBreed Software.
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10 Things You Didn't Know About Garth Brooks
2. He Begged Trisha Yearwood to Record 'Rodeo'
Garth Brooks admitted in a radio interview that the song was originally called 'Miss Rodeo,' and he went all around Nashville trying to get a female artist to cut it. "I crawled on my knees to Trisha Yearwood. I said, 'Please, you got to hear this song.' And she goes, 'Garth, I'm sure it's perfect. I don't understand the song because I'm not from that part of the country.' She's from Georgia." Brooks took it himself and turned it into a Top 5 hit that is still played regularly on country radio today.


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From Karen Gauvreau, Clearwater:
"One of my most memorable holidays was when our son was about 6, his sister 9, and we went to my parents' house in Chattanooga, which we did every other Christmas.
My parents' house, which all five of us children grew up in, had the church and school we all attended just out behind their property. The church always had a Nativity scene and used live trees as part of that scene. They must have had too many that year and threw out some of them. Our son saw them and we looked out the window and here he came through the yard pulling "his" tree behind him. He said it was going to be his special tree. We set it up in the den and Mother went up in the attic and found some lights and ornaments that he could decorate his tree with. He was so proud of that tree. Christmas Eve he slept under his tree and wouldn't you know it — Santa left his toys under his tree. It was so memorable for all of us since no one had ever done this before and he was so proud of it.
Even though we have lost our son, the memories are something that no one can ever take away from us."
From Donna Davis, Palm Harbor:
"Christmas of 1969 is one that I will never forget. My family had been through a terrible year — my mother died, and my father remarried very quickly. I was a young teenager and felt confused, depressed and isolated. My father seemed to love my new stepmother and her daughter more than he did me. Christmas Day was a disaster. My stack of presents was small compared to my stepsister's. My stepmother was hung over, so I had to cook chili for Christmas dinner. But then, a bright spot. My grandmother and great-grandmother came to see us. Grandma (my great-grandmother) was an amazing woman. She was barely literate, but she knew so much about life. Grandma was poor, so she didn't give us Christmas presents. But that year, as she left, she slipped me an envelope. "Shhh, don't tell the others," she said. I took that envelope to my room and opened it. Inside I found a recycled Christmas card with "I love you, from Grandma" laboriously written in pencil. And included in that card was a dime. One dime. I began crying because that small gift, that dime, showed me that I was still loved by someone. That dime is the most precious gift I ever received for Christmas."
From Ellen Pfau, Palm Harbor
"The year I was 11 (I think), my Mom decided we would join her best friend and family for dinner on Christmas Day. We would bring the turkey.
Now growing up in Baltimore, White Christmas did not happen very often. But this Christmas morning we awoke to a picture-perfect winter wonderland. The trouble was the car was snowed in and the roads were not plowed. Dad said we would just load that turkey on my sleigh and walk there (it was only 2 miles away).
Well along the way it snowed some more and we kept being followed by dogs! The smell of the turkey was so enticing! My Dad ran out of dog biscuits, which he always had in his pockets. By the time we got to their house we had about five or six dogs following behind us!
To this day this is one of my favorite memories of Christmas when we became the Pied Piper of the Christmas Dogs!"
From Lil Cromer, Belleair:
"It was 1958. For weeks my Mom worked diligently to provide a nice Christmas for her family. Money was tight; she was making most of the gifts and decorations. Christmas morning dawned, but Mom didn't. She was sick with the flu, brought on by exhaustion. Being the oldest, at age 11, the dinner was on my shoulders. The fridge held a 25-pound turkey and untrimmed trimmings — far exceeding my culinary expertise. So, I prepared and served the family hamburgers, canned corn and potato chips. When I took a tray into Mom's room, she cried, and said it was her best Christmas dinner, ever!"
From AnneMarie Dyer, Clearwater:
"The year that we got a Franklin coal burning stove for the front room, in 1923, when I was 6, was a very special one. Prior to that we had one of those old-fashioned round kerosene heaters there. It was always shut off at bedtime as they were known to be the cause of fires, and besides they gave off somewhat nauseating fumes.
That was also the year that we had our first Christmas tree. We all joined in a happy frenzy to help decorate it with popcorn and paper loop strands, with an abandon of tinsel, a half-dozen newly purchased balls, and a dozen clip-on candles. The candles were lit for a brief period with Pop keeping a careful watch and a pail of water ready. The year before we had no tree, and I remember hanging our stockings from a kitchen shelf. Mom reminded us that if we were bad there would only be a lump of coal in our stockings come Christmas morning.
We must have been angels. . . . All four stockings were stuffed brimful of goodies come Christmas morn. In each was an orange, a tangerine, walnuts, glaze fruits in wrappers, a peppermint cane and other treats. Our excitement mounted as we poured it all out in search of that small toy or game from the 5 & 10 store.
That superior Franklin stove, and our first real tree made for a most cherished memory. The room, so warm and cheery and smelling so Christmassy. Mom had filled a huge crystal bowl of spirits. It was swimming with orange slices, pineapple chunks and a few cherries. Cinnamon sticks had been laid alongside to serve as stirrers, then to bite and suck upon its pungent spicy taste."
From Joe Gormley, Safety Harbor:
"Christmas Eve '66 was an absolute joy and still the most memorable of my early years. . . . This day's events were put into motion during October of the previous year as our mother insisted my brother John and I save and split a $50 Christmas club. We each handed over 50 cents from our weekly compensation. On Christmas Eve, she doled out $25 each and with one instruction sent us on our way to purchase gifts. Her words echo to this day, "You can spend all of your money, but none on yourself." . . . Twenty-five dollars went a long way in '66; so many gifts were secured for parents and siblings alike. I confess to coveting a much-advertised "little dab will do you" tube of Brylcreem hair styling cream for myself, conjuring up many scenarios in which I could make the purchase and use the product without anyone being the wiser. In the end, I knew shouldering the guilt of a personal purchase would have been a greater burden than the benefit obtained from slick greasy locks. . . .
Christmas morning arrived soon enough and we repeated our family ritual of lining up at the top of the stairs from youngest to oldest as my parents readied the camera, tree, trains and Christmas music. Minutes later, wrapping paper became our carpet and shouts of joy and thanks were everywhere. My mother hugged and kissed me for the gift of boxed chocolates and my dad beamed at the thought of wearing his new socks. My siblings enjoyed the many items which were selected exclusively for them and I thoroughly enjoyed seeing their reaction as they opened their gifts, especially John. For my closest brother, I had purchased the much-coveted tube of Brylcreem. He laughed and thanked me.
After drying my hair later that day with my new Schick 75-watt hair dryer, which yielded a steady stream of air as warm as an exhaled breath, I slapped on my first dab of Brylcreem. John, who remains my best friend and still my closest brother had secretly purchased (for me) "a little dab will do you" tube of Brylcreem.
Marylou Ferra Tarpon Springs:
"It was many years ago, during the Great Depression of the 1930s. My three sisters, my brother and I were feeling gloomy. It was Christmas Eve and we didn't have any money to buy our mother a present. Then my oldest sister remembered what our mother always preached to us: "Never forget each other. It's not the price of the gift, it's about caring and thinking about that person that counts.''
Well, between the five of us, we had five cents: the price of a pack of gum. We ran to the corner store, bought the gum and asked for a brown paper bag and some string. We cut the bag into five squares. We each drew a picture on it, folded it like a card, put a stick of gum in it and wrapped it with string. . . . The next morning, Christmas Day, we gave Mom her presents. She made such a fuss over them, you'd think we gave her a million dollars! She was so happy and proud of us because we found a way to show her our love and that we were thinking of her in our labor of love."
From Rita Baird, Palm Harbor:
"We didn't have much money and my brother and I only got one small gift at Christmas. We never received any allowance. My friends were able to get their parents a gift at Christmas but I never had any money to do so. One year I wrapped something that was in the house for my mother, father and brother. For my dad, I wrapped his only comb that he had used for many years. He searched the entire house the week before Christmas trying to find his comb. I was so afraid he would be mad at me. When he opened his present on Christmas he was not mad but said "Oh, it's my comb, I am so glad to have it back. Thank you.'' . . . I never thought of us as being poor even though my friends had much more and I feel blessed to have the wonderful Christmas memories of my childhood.
From Marilyn Stach, Dunedin:
"When I was a child during the Great Depression my parents and I lived with my grandparents. We were poor so I didn't expect a lot of presents but I did look forward to a lovely Christmas tree. . . . My father always supplied the tree. He waited until very late on Christmas Eve when nearly all the trees were sold. He was able to get one for as little as 25 cents. This year luck was against us and although he tried many lots the trees were all gone. I was so upset when he came home I cried as I went to bed.
Christmas morning when I came downstairs I was amazed to see our big floor lamp beautifully decked with ornaments, tinsel and lights. An old white sheet circled the bottom and there were some presents too. . . .
The feeling of love that surrounded me that day as I sat under my "special'' tree is still with me."
From Barbi Glass, Safety Harbor:
"While living in Los Angeles, circa 1982, my brother Rob and I decided to take our mom, Pat, out for dinner on Christmas Eve so that she wouldn't have to go to all the trouble of fixing a big meal. We set out rather late and must have gone to at least 20 different restaurants, all of which were closed. We finally went back to Mom's house and ended up eating hot dogs and beans (about all she had in the pantry since she hadn't gone grocery shopping thinking we were going out to dinner). Instead of feeling sad or gloomy, we sat in her kitchen eating hot dogs and beans and laughing till we cried! It was by far, the best Christmas ever! It goes to show, you don't have to do or buy anything fancy, all you need is the people you love to create a wonderful, lasting memory, which is the true meaning of Christmas for me."
From Michele Matarrese-Sanders, Dunedin:
"I take a close-up, candid shot of my daughter every holiday season. I buy a small frame at the local dollar store, add a ribbon and hang the framed photos on our Christmas tree. When my daughter leaves for college, we will have a tree full of pictures of her, since her first Christmas."
From Barbara L. Ross, Dunedin:
"Eleven years ago I was very blue during the holidays for the man I'd loved since age 16 was leaving after 28 years of marriage. I had no interest in decorating the house for it felt so empty. I was in bed trying to sleep away the holiday season when I awoke from my nap and meandered out to the kitchen to prepare a little dinner. While I was sleeping my adult daughters, Stephanie and Katie, had been busy in the kitchen decorating a miniature Christmas tree with many of the earrings I'd worn and saved throughout my life. When I saw the tree on my countertop I couldn't help but forget feeling sorry for myself as I burst into laughter to see my fish, sparkles, circles, crystals, etc. hanging from the branches. There is no greater gift they could have brought me that year! I can't help but smile every time I think back to how they thought of the perfect gift to lift me up when that is exactly what I needed, and I felt very lucky to be loved by the two of them . . . and I still do!"
From Evelyn Brassfield Staples, Belleair:
"There were 13 children in our family and seems like some of them were always in a war, guarding our country. We little ones would pick peanuts my dad had planted, fresh sweet potatoes and for dinner there would always be at Christmas a fresh roasted goose or a couple of hens. We had an orchard with my dad taking care of it and raising vegetables in the fields. We were never hungry, but didn't know that people exchanged gifts at Christmas. We were just made to feel we were rich in abundance with food. Mom would hang Dad's socks and once in a while we would have a fresh orange and a nickel's worth of chocolate and that was our Christmas. Oh what I would give to be back and enjoy it all once again."
Nancy Eggert, Dunedin:
"When I was 10, living up in Searingtown, N.Y., it snowed quite a bit. My parents loved it when the front yard was pristine and no footprints. You could play in the side or back yard, but leave the front yard alone.
Dad got the brilliant idea of removing the manhole cover in the street right in front of our house. He had me and my siblings shovel all the snow from the driveway and sidewalks down the hole. When he saw a snow plow coming, he would quickly cover up the hole and pretend to shovel snow. After the plow would leave, he removed the cover and we would continue.
Near Christmas, we had a huge snowfall — 4 to 5 feet fell. The neighbors were amazed that all our pathways were perfectly shoveled, but not one bit of piled snow anywhere!"
Eileen Sheahan, Dunedin:
"In the fall of 1957 my life irretrievably changed. My mother passed away and by Thanksgiving my younger brother (age 8) and myself (age 11) found ourselves living in a children's home with 748 other children.
The children who lived there for years told us about an annual Christmas tradition. Santa would show up in a helicopter on the front lawn. The children would circle the lawn and anxiously await Santa's arrival. The new kids, we were told, were allowed to stand closest to the helicopter. Santa would toss hard candy and coins to us!
My brother and I were very excited. We believed that the older kids were kind, generous and compassionate giving us the special place in the inner ring.
Santa arrived to our thunderous applause. We jumped up and down. Santa opened the helicopter door and stepped out. I'm guessing Santa used to be a quarterback. He began lobbing hard candy and coins. Throck! Plong! Ping! Half dollars and silver dollars and hard candy hit us in the face, on our heads and arms causing minor welts, tears and hysteria.
Those compassionate kids were gleefully laughing at us nonstop as we ducked, jumped and ran.
Local newspapers took pictures of the benevolent Santa "gifting" the poor kids who lived in the children's home. I suspect many of the pictures were edited.
My brother and I stayed in the outer ring every year thereafter watching the pandemonium of the new kids initiation to Santa's visit on the front lawn."
From Joydine Tiedeman, Palm Harbor:
"As soon as the Italian blue plums become ripe in the fall, I know it is time to start getting ready for Christmas. Why, you may ask? The answer is because I always make my mother's plum coffee cake recipe for our Christmas morning breakfast. To assure the maximum flavor, the plums must be soft to the touch, and ready to eat. Then I know. This is the time. . . . The aroma of the blue plums bubbling in their sweet juices wafts through the house. It smells like Christmas.
This is the beginning of the Yule season that has been our family tradition for more than 50 years. After the baking is completed, the cakes are cooled, wrapped, and put in the freezer for that special time: Christmas morning.
Now the page has turned. The years have gone on and our children have Christmas in their own tradition. No more plum coffee cake in my oven, but still there is giving of love. We are part of their Christmas, but no longer the central part, life has marched on. I no longer shop for the blue plums in the fall for Christmas morning breakfast, but look forward to Christmas as we travel to their homes and partake of their traditions, still bringing some of their favorite cookies, baked again by grandma with love."
Norma McCulliss, Palm Harbor:
"It was the 1940s, the Second World War had just ended, but times were still somewhat bleak. I remember bounding down the stairs that Christmas morning and the first thing I noticed was my old well-worn doll house sitting beneath the tree. Questions flew as to how Santa had mistakenly given me a toy that I had already played with thousands of times. My mother said that there had to be an answer and she suggested that I look inside. To my surprise somehow "Santa" had ingeniously redecorated the six small rooms with new curtains, new tiny rugs and a few new furniture additions.
Martha Stewart has nothing on the jolly old elf. But, somehow I think Mrs. Santa was the mastermind of the whole project."
From Craig Gross, Oldsmar:
"Christmas was the most important holiday of the year as far as our mom was concerned. She had seven children and she and Dad would save diligently throughout the year in order that the Christmas tree on Christmas morning would be stacked high with gifts of all kinds. One year my older sisters got the idea of "regifting" a gift to our mom; it was a glass bowl they had bought for her two years prior to the Christmas of 1964. You see, Mom would take some of her gifts and store them in the attic. Why she did this was a mystery to us all; most of the gifts we bought her were probably not worth more than a few dollars at the most.
So, my sisters went to the attic and found this glass bowl still in the original box, wrapped it in new Christmas wrapping paper and placed it under the tree.
Mom and Dad always opened their gifts last and this year was no exception. The very last box mom opened was the glass bowl she had received two years prior. As she opened the box and pulled out the bowl she said to my sisters, "Oh my gawsh! You shouldn't have spent that much money; this bowl is just what I've always wanted!"
Well, my sisters let Mom go on for a few minutes as she ranted and raved about her "new" bowl. Then they broke the news to Mom that she had been regifted with a present she had received two years ago. To this day I will never forget that Christmas morning. I don't think Mom put any gift from Christmas in the attic after that. The old farmhouse is still in the family, and whenever I am home and I walk past that attic door I can still hear Mom say "Oh my gawsh! You shouldn't have spent that money."
From Annie Laurie Bamford, Clearwater:
"During World War II many of us traveled to towns and cities we had never before seen. In December 1943 I followed my husband to the University of Buffalo, where he was stationed as an Air Force cadet.
Arriving there in December in temperatures below zero was quite an experience for an Alabama girl. . . . It had already snowed before my arrival and the first purchase we made was a pair of snow boots for me.
Before Christmas it had snowed for days and nights and we enjoyed walking in the snow. Especially me — I liked the crunch the icy crust of the snow made as we hit it with our boots.
We walked at night through the tree-covered campus where the trees were laden with ice and snow and glistened in the moonlight. . . . Christmas Eve the snow was about waist deep where the wind had drifted it along the streets. We had fruitcake in our room and then went to midnight church services.
As we walked in the snow we could hear the Christmas carols and organ music from the beautiful church.
Walking through the campus among the trees with the gentle symmetry that snow brings it was so very peaceful, calm and quiet."
From Roz Potenza, Oldsmar:
"It was 1972. My mother and I had been in a pretty bad car accident which left me with a compound fracture of my ankle and a Harry Potter scar on my forehead. Several weeks after the accident my father went into the hospital with chest pains. It turned out to be a blood clot by his lung and it put him in the hospital for 37 days. . . . They let my dad come home on Christmas Eve so we could spend some time together and I still remember my mom leaving to drive him back to the hospital that night. Christmas morning came without a lot of the usual fanfare. There were presents under the tree and all but the real joys of the season were askew — until I took my first step on my ankle since before the accident. I can't remember what I did but I just walked for the first time in about 8 weeks on my own. My mother always said it was the best Christmas gift she could have gotten and my Dad got the healing treat of his life when I hobbled into his hospital room on my own power."


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NEW YORK, June 12, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rand Logistics, Inc. (Nasdaq:RLOG) ("Rand") today announced its financial results for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013. This includes results for the Company's fiscal fourth quarter, in which, due to the closing of the canal system and winter weather conditions on the Great Lakes, the majority of the Company's fleet does not operate. In addition, repair and maintenance costs are incurred in the fiscal fourth quarter to prepare the fleet for the upcoming sailing season. As a result, fiscal fourth quarter operating results are significantly lower than for the first three quarters of our fiscal year. Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2013 Versus Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2012 Financial Results
- Total revenue increased by 6.0% to $156.6 million from $147.8 million. This increase was primarily attributable to higher freight revenue, partially offset by reduced fuel surcharges and the effect of the slightly weaker Canadian dollar.
- Marine freight revenue (excluding fuel and other surcharges, and outside charter revenue) increased by 9.5% to $117.8 million from $107.6 million. This increase was primarily attributable to contractual price increases and 201 net additional sailing days primarily due to the two vessels introduced in the 2012 sailing season.
- Marine freight revenue per Sailing Day increased by 3.8% to $30,035 from $28,922. This increase was offset by certain delivery pattern inefficiencies and an approximately 34% decrease in salt tonnage hauled due to an abnormally dry 2012 winter in the Great Lakes region.
- Vessel operating expenses increased by 7.8% to $104.9 million from $97.3 million. This increase was attributable to three additional vessels acquired in fiscal 2012.
- Operating income plus depreciation and amortization decreased by 9.3% to $28.3 million from $31.2 million.


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Standing up for health care
Juliet, Mary and their three children were strong supporters of President Obama during the 2008 campaign, and have just as much faith in him now as they ever did.
Based in Ann Arbor, Juliet and Mary both work in the health care field. Working with safety-net hospitals across the country, they are grateful that President Obama has fought for comprehensive health reform.
Juliet explains -
"When people say, 'Anyone can get care in an emergency room' it's true, but what they don't understand is that everyone hasn't had access to the same kind of care or the continuity of care those with insurance have. President Obama gets that if we stand up for health care that is affordable and fair, the burden would not be so great on any individual or group of people."
Juliet and her family own a life-size stand-up of the President, which they proudly display in their living room.
"The love of President Obama runs deep in our house, because we know our family has access to a happier and healthier future."


text: Friday previews: Scott, Sissonville in 1 vs. 2 showdown By Rick Ryan September 13, 2012 Story Share A few months ago, tonight's Scott at Sissonville game wouldn't have looked like a matchup between the No. 1 and No. 2 teams in the Class AA playoff ratings.But, indeed, that's what it is when the top-rated Skyhawks (3-0) and No. 2 Indians (2-0) tangle tonight at 7:30 in a battle of Cardinal Conference unbeatens at Joe Sawyer Field.Sissonville hasn't appeared in the playoffs since 2007, which was its last winning season. In the previous three years, the Indians have gone a mere 5-25.Scott coach Shane Griffith said the difference has to do with Indians second-year coach Eddie Smolder."The first thing is that Coach Smolder has got them believing,'' Griffith said. "His background in football is a winner's background. He got them to buy into the type of program you have to have to be successful, and got them believing in it. They had a good offseason last year, got a lot of returners and right now are playing with a lot of energy.''Griffith said the foundation for his own program's success has been a senior-dominated offensive line, led by fourth-year starters Dakota Ball, Caleb Linville and Charlie Sutphin. They've led the interference for a ground game that averages 354 yards."We've graduated a lot of tailbacks,'' Griffith said, "but we always find a way to run the football, because that's our identity - what we've built the program around. We believe running the football sets the tone of the game and takes the game over as far as atmosphere and time of possession. You limit the other team's number of plays. It takes momentum from the other team. Nobody likes to be shoved around, and when you run the football, that's how it happens.''Scott has thrived despite the transfer to Van of Draven Riffe, last year's top rusher.In tonight's other games involving Kanawha Valley teams:Princeton (0-3) at Capital (2-0): Nobody's expecting a close game at Laidley Field, not after the Tigers allowed 55 points to Oak Hill last week and 52 the previous week to neighboring rival Bluefield.Capital came off its bye week as one of just two unbeaten teams in the Kanawha Valley, along with Sissonville. The Cougars won this contest 55-21 last year at Princeton.Tonight's home opener for Capital has been designated as "The Jack D. Woolwine Jr. Memorial Football Game,'' honoring the former Cougars coach who died in July.South Charleston (1-2) at Cabell Midland (3-0): Not the best of matchups for the Black Eagles, who allowed 493 rushing yards in last week's 37-36 loss at Spring Valley.Now they face a Knights team that features three players averaging better than 100 yards per game on the ground - Lowell Farley (482 yards, five TDs), David Gaydosz (332 yards, four TDs) and Steve Matthews (304 yards, five TDs).Midland won last year's game 27-21, running for 364 yards and four TDs. Buffalo (1-1) at Greenbrier West (3-0): The Bison and quarterback Levi Jordan try to bounce back against the No. 1 team in Class A. Jordan, a 4,500-yard career passer, was held to 2 of 16 passing and 16 yards in last week's 20-7 loss at Poca."They defensed him well,'' Bison coach Mike Sawyer said of the Dots. "Two of our receivers were sick - but played - and two of our linemen went down with injuries, and Levi wasn't on top of his game. Not his typical self passing the ball. They have a good defense and that had a lot to do with it, but there were other complications involved in it, too.''The Cavaliers have averaged 36 points in victories against AA Nicholas County (2-1), Richwood (2-1) and AA Independence (1-1), giving those teams their only losses.Riverside (1-2) at Winfield (1-2): The Warriors won the line of scrimmage last year, gaining 253 yards and four TDs on the ground in a 31-6 victory over the Generals.St. Albans (0-3) at Nitro (0-3): Offense hasn't been the problem at either end in the Battle for the Bridge. The Red Dragons average 28 points per game and the Wildcats 25. Nitro is out to break an 18-game losing streak.Herbert Hoover (0-3) at Tolsia (1-2): The Rebels broke their own 18-game losing run last week and would like to extend the Huskies' current streak of seven in a row. Despite gaining just 140 yards last year, Hoover won 39-8 by forcing six Tolsia turnovers. Poca (2-1) at Chapmanville (1-2): The Dots defense, which shut down Buffalo last week after the Bison had put up 45 points in their opener, gets tested by a Tigers squad averaging 25 points and 340 net yards. Chapmanville won last year 36-13.Reach Rick Ryan at 304-348-5175 or email@example.com. TONIGHT'S GAMESAll games at 7:30 p.m. unless notedHurricane (2-1) at George Washington (2-1)Riverside (1-2) at Winfield (1-2)Princeton (0-3) at Capital (2-0)South Charleston (1-2) at Cabell Midland (3-0)St. Albans (0-3) at Nitro (0-2)Scott (3-0) at Sissonville (2-0)Herbert Hoover (0-3) at Tolsia (1-2)Poca (2-1) at Chapmanville (1-2)Buffalo (1-1) at Greenbrier West (3-0)Valley (2-0) at Clay County (1-2)Greenbrier East (1-2) at Bluefield (1-1)Huntington (3-0) at Parkersburg (2-1)Lincoln County (0-3) at Ripley (1-2)Logan (3-0) at Johnson Central, Ky. 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Arguably one of the most famous supermodels in the world, Kate Moss, turns 40 today, not that she looks it of course!
Since being propelled to fame at the age of 14 when she was discovered by Sarah Doukas of Storm Model Management at JFK Airport, Kate has rarely been out of the limelight, whether she's fronting fashion campaigns, sashaying down the catwalk, designing her own clothing line or just hitting the headlines. To celebrate Ms Moss's birthday we've taken a look back at some of our favourite moments from her decade-spanning career.
The boho years
Kate has gone through a lot of fashion phases, but the most enduring one was surely boho chic. The hippie-ish style which included furry gilets, floaty skirts and coin belts was widely copied in the mid-2000s. However, few could carry it off as well as Kate could.
Festival chic
Speaking of looks only Kate can carry off, her infamous festival attire of shorts, waistcoats and Hunter wellies remains 'the' style to emulate if you're heading to Glastonbury.
Designing for Topshop
Kate turned designer in 2007, creating her first hugely popular line for Topshop. The 50 designs were soon snapped up, with certain pieces selling for a huge premium on eBay. Kate continued to collaborate with Topshop until 2011 and is currently working on her next collection, due to launch in April, after a three-year break.
Her birthday parties
While Kate has opted for a subdued celebration on Necker Island for the big 4-0, in the past her parties have been the stuff of legends. Johnny Depp took to the stage at the Viper Rooms to celebrate her 21st, her 30th was a The Beautiful and the Damned-themed bash and when she turned 34 she partied for 18 hours straight. Her 35th topped them all though, with Kate and pals celebrating for four days straight, prompting complaints from her Camden neighbours.
Her fairytale wedding
When Kate finally settled down with Jamie Hince she did it in style. Vintage Galliano dress – check. Fifteen bridesmaids – check. Guest list which included the likes of Naomi Campbell, Anna Wintour and Jade Jagger – check.


text: On Thu, 06 Sep 2007, dmitrey apparently wrote: > so, despite I insisted optimizers remain also as separate > package, the idea of merging optimizers(/GenericOpt) to > openopt, as I suppose from the very beginning, wasn't the > best one, partially because they serves different goals > and different motivations. On the contrary, I think this was a very good decision. OpenOpt gains pure Python solvers, and GenericOpt gets extensive use, testing, and code contributions. > we could make 2 announcements: one of openopt release and > one of optimizers/GenericOpt. Since they share a location, a joint announcement seems appropriate. I'll post one to this list, and you and Matthieu can react. > in any way, I don't mind if Matthieu want to continue host > a part or all his code in /solvers/GenericOpt and > /solvers/optimizers directories as it is now). That is good. But in any case, such decisions are to be made by the SciPy development *community*, hopefully on a consensus basis. I'm not going to respond in detail to the other message parts, other than to say I do not really see any problem **except** for the problem about ensuring that expectations between mentors and students are aligned when the GSoC projects *begin*. I learned a lot about that this summer: it is easy for people to assume they share a common understanding when in fact there are some very fundamental differences in expectations. I guess I would add my opinion that the most important thing is the BSD license, not who holds the copyright. However to correct an impression you seem to have: as far as I am aware, neither Jarrod nor I ever suggested that you give up your copyright. We simply insisted that you treat your GSoC project as what it was: an opportunity to participate in and contribute to SciPy **community**, under the BSD license, while interacting with a group of developers from whom you can learn a great deal. To participate in a **community** is to treat many decisions as **joint** as to accept and indeed welcome the contributions of others to improving the scikits code base, including the parts you have been most involved in. Cheers, Alan Isaac


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If Bishop Ranch is an economic indicator, the U.S. economy is on the rebound.
Sunset Development Co. -- which owns Bishop Ranch -- saw 16 companies go bankrupt in the business park and a number of others delinquent in their rent. Now, there are no delinquencies and no bankrupt businesses, according to Alex Mehran, Sunset Development president and CEO.
"The great recession that began in the fall of 2008 is over," Mehran said Thursday, speaking to the Kiwanis Club of the San Ramon Valley at Round Hill Country Club in Alamo. But, he said, the country has lost 8 million jobs, and "We're not gaining them back at any kind of pace."
Mehran said the country is engaged in a national debate over how to solve the problem. Some think what he called "stimulators," like President Obama's job creation bill, are the way to go, and others support "inflators," basically printing more money and letting the Federal Reserve loosen credit to banks to free up money.
Those on the opposite side of the fence, Mehran said, think the problem can be solved by cutting taxes and government spending.
"My guess is we're going to have a little bit of inflation," he told the group. "I think we'll see another stimulus before this is over and I think we'll have some cutting of entitlement programs as well."
California has been hit with two problems at once, he said, explaining that companies have been moving out of the state and pointing to some 500,000 aerospace jobs that have been relocated to places like Texas and Florida.
At the same time, job losses have cut real estate demand, leading to construction job losses, and what Mehran called "a death spiral."
He thinks Governor-elect Jerry Brown can help solve the problem, although Mehran didn't elaborate.
Meanwhile, Sunset Development's new project, San Ramon City Center, is on hold, waiting for the economy to bounce back.
"I suspect we'll start seeing the tea leaves a little better in 2011, 2012," Mehran said. "I think it's desperately needed."
That project would include a new San Ramon City Hall and library, office and retail space and condo units within walking distance of each other.
"We want to create an atmosphere of community," Mehran said.
At Bishop Ranch, Mehran is doing what he can to help boost the economy, with programs for small businesses and a business-to-business program.
"We literally take them by the hand and introduce them to each other," he said.
Bishop Ranch is also pursuing sustainability projects like L.E.E.D. (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design), which is being handled by Merhan's son, Alexander, who explained that ratings run from silver to platinum.
"We're shooting for silver (or) gold ratings for all our buildings," the younger Mehran told the crowd.


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If you get a divorce, how can you be sure your ex will actually pay the child support the court orders him to pay?
Under Massachusetts law, whenever a court orders one party to a divorce to pay child support, those payments are made through a process known as 'income assignment.' If, for example, a party is ordered to pay $200 in child support per month, that amount is automatically deducted from his or her paycheck by the employer, and sent to the custodial parent via the Department of Revenue. The only way to avoid income assignment is through an agreement between the divorce litigants or if the court orders different arrangements.


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|YDS: 5.12a French: 7a+ Ewbanks: 25 UIAA: VIII+ ZA: 25 British: E5 6a [details]
|Chip Chace and Pat Adams, March 1990
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By Walt Wehner
Aug 16, 2001
|If you're looking for your first 5.12 redpoint, this is definitely the route for it. It's only got maybe 2 moves of difficult climbing (extend the the draw on that last bolt if you have trouble clipping it) and would probably rate about 11b or c at old-school areas like Shelf. Probably my favorite climb at Table.
By piz
Dec 5, 2001
|I agree, this was my first 5.12! piz : )
By Jason Haas
Mar 7, 2006
rating: 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
|Incredibly soft, but a fun line, especially for Table Mountain where you can usually step out to a ledge for a no hands rest.
By Bill Ballace
From: Pullman,WA
Oct 28, 2007
rating: 5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
|Another sustained fifty feet of the headwall and this would be one of the best 5.11c's in the Front Range, maybe even as good as Lost Planet Airman or Taping Tendons. By comparison, many find "Bullet The Brown Cloud, .11a/b, at Brown Cloud" to be significantly more difficult. This route is definitely worth doing if you are already here or if you are looking to break into 5.11 errrr I mean 5.12.
By Ken Trout
From: Golden, CO
Nov 28, 2007
rating: 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
First ascent, March 1990, Chip Chace and Pat Adams.
I took advantage of some snowy "new-route weather" to find, clean, and bolt Mrs. Hen. I was using Guy Lords' drill. Guy named this route and several others we did, like Mr. Squirrel.
Another weekend, the sun finally came out, and we arrived just in time to watch Chip flash the route. They hesitated to give a number grade, perhaps sensing that I'd be disappointed. I got it the same day too, thinking not quite a twelve but very attractive.
Having Pat and Chip do the FA was cool, they are amazing climbers. Another outstanding climber, Mike Cichon, just led Mrs. Hen on gear this spring, 2009.
By Peteoria Holben
Aug 30, 2013
rating: 5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a
This is a typical "clipping crux" route. The moves aren't hard until you stop mid-crux to clip!
5.12 if you're hanging the quick draws....
5.11 if you skip the crux bolt or already have the draws hung....
By Ken Cangi
From: Eldorado Springs, CO
Feb 20, 2015
rating: 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
|If you all are referring to the clip in the middle of the headwall, it's dead easy from the good crimp out left near the arete. No reason to clip it from the bad slot in the crack. 11c/d hanging the draws. 11b/c with them already hung. Interesting movement the entire way. Bullet the Brown Cloud is less sustained, although the crux move is much harder at about 11+. 11a/b for BTBC is way off the mark.


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Rule of law assistance is an essential tool that the United Nations relies upon to help maintain peace and security around the world.
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UN Police Commissioner of UNMIT signs agreement to hand-over primary policing responsibilities to the National Police of Timor-Leste.
Rule of Law is the legal and political framework under which all persons and institutions, including the State itself, are accountable. Establishing respect for the rule of law is fundamental to achieving a durable peace in the aftermath of conflict.
Laws need to be publicly promulgated, equally enforced and independently adjudicated and be consistent with international human rights norms and standards. Peacekeeping works to strengthen police, justice and corrections institutions, as well as the institutions that can hold them accountable.
Since 1999, all major peacekeeping operations, and many special political missions, have had provisions to work with the host country to strengthen the rule of law.
Rebuilding institutions
Police stations, courthouses and prisons are frequently dilapidated and in some cases completely destroyed following a conflict. Key legal records and other necessary materials are often missing.
Typically, the independence of the judiciary is weak, their salaries low and often unpaid, providing a fertile ground for corruption.
Prisons typically suffer from extreme overcrowding, lack of food, absence of adequate medical care and poor sanitation. Political interference is often rampant and oversight mechanisms non-existent or biased.
The Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) aims to address these three institutions simultaneously, deploying police, judicial and corrections officers. As a first step the Department works to stabilize the security situation and then begins to work on short- and medium-term plans to rebuild the criminal justice system.
In Liberia, Timor-Leste, Haiti and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, our peacekeeping operations have worked with national authorities to develop comprehensive plans that include rebuilding or constructing new police stations, court houses and prisons. At the same time these missions have worked with the host Government to help develop the local capacity and human resources needed to ensure that these institutions can function.
Training personnel
Inadequately trained law enforcement officials, an insecure environment and a general culture of impunity frequently impede the delivery of justice and impact public confidence and trust in state institutions. Police services often have a legacy of being instruments of oppression and are in disarray and lack basic policing skills. In many cases, they are dominated by former combatants, who may have actively taken part in the conflict or become militarised in equipment and outlook.
There is often a lack of qualified judicial, legal and corrections professionals, a lack of capacity to ensure oversight and accountability, and training facilities and educational institutions – where they even exist – are under-resourced.
As part of the overall re-building programme UN Peacekeeping works with national partners and international donors to oversee the rehabilitation of training centres, universities and police and ensure they able to train the required personnel. For example in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, peacekeeping officers developed stop-gap training programmes to prepare train hundreds of police officers.
Basis of UN Assistance
Rule of law assistance is based on United Nations standards that reflect applicable international human rights law, international humanitarian law, international criminal law and international refugee law. It is always based on national ownership and the needs and priorities identified by national authorities and is consistent with the culture and legal traditions of the host country.
The General Assembly established the Justice and Corrections Standing Capacity in 2010. It consists of a small number of experts who can be sent on short notice wherever needed, complimenting the existing Standing Police Capacity which was established in 2007.
Restoring the rule of law is a long-term process, and the DPKO is developing the expertise that can quickly deploy to peacekeeping and peacebuilding environments around the world.
In late 2010, UN rule of law personnel was deployed across 17 peace missions, including approximately:
- 180 Judicial Affairs Officers
- 175 Corrections Officers
- 14,000 Police Officers (9.8% Female)
Our standing capacity consists of 41 Police Officers, three Judicial Affairs Officers and two Corrections Officers.


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National Park Service says Memorial Bridge needs restoration
The National Park Service says the Memorial Bridge is still safe for travel, but restoration is a must. Eighty-one years of traffic are wearing on the bridge, and a lot of people are taking notice.
Thomas Sheffer, the G.W. Memorial Parkway Acting Chief of Lands and Planning, said, "It's clearly not only one of the most iconic bridges for the city, but it's heavily traveled."
About 5,500 vehicles travel the Memorial Bridge daily. It also carries thousands of cyclists and pedestrians.
"I walk across the bridge regularly, I ride my bike across the bridge regularly, and I take my boat underneath the bridge regularly," said Tom Berge of Arlington.
Berge says he's seen the toll time has taken on the historic landmark.
"I've noticed some corrosion underneath," Berge added.
He shared his concerns at the National Park Service's first public meeting on the rehabilitation plans.
In the bridge's more than 80-year history, it's had just minor maintenance, never a makeover.
Sheffer said, "There's absolutely nothing unsafe about the bridge for vehicles or pedestrians."
But corroding steel, deteriorating concrete and cracked rails mean the bridge must shut down for major repairs in the near future.
The section most in need of restoration in the historic drawbridge.
"Some concepts would require the bridge to be closed entirely from 40 to 100 days," Sheffer explained.
Sheffer says the construction is about three years away and could last four years.
As for cost, Sheffer says the park service has a "range between $125 and $250 million that we're estimating it at right now."
But the National Park Service hasn't nailed down a source for that funding yet.
"This is really just kicking it off, getting the public informed," Sheffer added.
The National Park Service will hold another public meeting April 25 from 6:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. in the Little Theatre at Washington Lee High School in Arlington. You can also share your opinion online.


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UPDATE: Leo Laporte had Digg co-founder Kevin Rose on his show and asked him about this. You can see it on Twit Live – the Diggbar discussion starts at the 11:26 mark. Here is an excerpt:
- (Laporte gives Rose the background from an article on Techcrunch)
- Laporte: Is that true?
- Rose: That's a good question.
- Laporte: You don't know?
- Rose: I've been gone for 2 weeks so I don't know what got pushed, what code got pushed and how it functions but my last understanding is that what we wanted to do is have it so that if you click on a Digg URL it takes you to the Digg stories so you can Digg it. Rather than providing a short URL service that just forwards and does redirection we would just do a URL service just for Digg articles. Just like the same way that Techcrunch does "techcrunch slash 85374" – if you go to that you're not going to go to some other site you're going to go to techcrunch. That's the story.
- Laporte: So you're backing off on the original idea which is a general URL shortening service…
- Rose: Correct.
UPDATE: Digg has confirmed via email that this is not a mistake and the shortener is working as intended.
UPDATE: Let Digg know how you feel through Twitter. Send an @digg via @socialnews reply and your tweets will be posted here as well.
Either there's an error happening with Diggbar or Digg just made a big mistake. Before, those who clicked on the links when not logged into Digg would be taken to the source image, article, or video.
Recently, the links have been switched to point to a Digg landing page if you aren't logged in – the pages where the story is posted on Digg, not the original source.
No word from Digg regarding this. No blog post. No onsite message. No reply to a recent email. They dropped it in and now it appears that they're seeing if it sticks.
I'm still holding onto hope that it's a mistake and not a conscious choice.
Joel Mackey, a top user on Twitter, editor of Open Press Wire, and former Digg user, first noticed the change on Wednesday.
"I supported Digg and my buddies and willingly retweeted their stuff when Digg forwarded to the content because I knew it benefited BOTH parties," he said. "Digg users got Diggs from my Digg followers and Twitter users and zombies got content."
Here is the thread as he tested the change through his 75k+ followers. It's in reverse chronological order.
Andrew Sorcini, the most prolific Digg user as MrBabyMan, said, "Sending someone who visits a site via a Digg URL automatically to the submission page on Digg will seriously hamper the functionality of Diggbar as a URL shortening service."
When Digg removed the internal "Shout" feature and integrated with Twitter and Facebook, users flocked to these sites as a way to spread their content. The Diggbar URL shortener attached to the these new share options allowed users to Tweet content they found on or submitted to Digg. Sending unauthenticated clicks to the landing page has forced many to abandon using Diggbar altogether.
"I won't be tweeting Digg links anymore. The majority of my followers on twitter are not diggers," said Matthew Rogers, a Digg user with a 55% front page percentage. "When they click a link to read something I've tweeted, they expect to be taken to the page I've described, not Digg."
Private chat rooms have been buzzing about this since Mackey's find. Dozens of top users have been looking for an alternative URL shortener.
There seems to be three possible explanations for this move:
- It's an error. I emailed Digg to bring it to their attention, just in case.
- It's a test. Digg is known to make potential features live for a period of time to collect data. This would explain the lack of a blog post regarding the change.
- It's a "bait and switch". They see the popularity of the Diggbar shortener as an opportunity to get non-users to visit the site, most notably from Twitter.
If it turns out to be #3 and this is made permanent, it will be the end of Diggbar's usefulness on Twitter. Self-respecting users will not spam their followers with links to a landing page.
Diggbar as a shortener has been successful up until now. It has nice features including traffic counts and an ability to shorten a URL from the navigation bar by simply typing "digg.com/" before the target URL. The convenience of a Twitter button on the story page has helped it to grow.
If this sticks, the growth is over. Digg's URL shortener will no longer be a player in the crowded field.
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An administrative review is an informal meeting with you and advocates of your choice (CAP advocate, family member, and/or friend), your counselor and his/her supervisor. An Administrative Review Officer who is an MRC employee from outside your geographical area is assigned to assist you and your counselor in resolving the disputed issue. If no amicable resolution is reached, the Administrative Review Officer will make a decision based on information presented by you and your counselor. If you are unhappy with the Administrative Review Officer's decision, you have the right to appeal. You may proceed to either mediation or a Fair Hearing.
Mediation is a voluntary confidential process whereby all parties must agree to come to the table to try to resolve their dispute. An impartial third party (the mediator) facilitates a discussion between you and your counselor in order to assist you both in resolving the dispute. The mediator is a trained professional provided through the Massachusetts Office of Dispute Resolution. If you and your counselor are successful in resolving the dispute, the mediator will write a settlement agreement. If you agree with the contents of the settlement agreement, the mediator will ask you and your counselor to sign it. If the mediation is unsuccessful you may proceed to a Fair Hearing. More information about Mediation
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CUES Announces Three Scholarship Winners for CEO Program
The partial scholarships are for active CUES members who are full-time paid credit union executives committed to attending the entire three-year CEO Institute program.
CEO Institute is a academic and leadership program tailored specifically for credit union executives. It is held over three years at three of the nation's most respected business schools: the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, recently ranked fourth in BusinessWeek magazine's annual Best U.S. Business Schools of 2008 list; Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., ranked 11th on the BusinessWeek list; and Darden Graduate School of Business Administration, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va., ranked 16th on the list.
Since 1995, 412 credit union executives have completed the CEO Institute program. Executives who complete all three years of the CEO Institute program and two post-segment projects are eligible to become certified chief executives; to date, 329 have earned their CCE.
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After a battle that has played out for nearly a year, Evangelical Christian Credit Union and the Without Walls church have finally worked out a new agreement to stop foreclosure proceedings on the place of worship.
The St. Petersburg Times recently reported that the new terms for the Florida-based church include converting loan payments on the church's Tampa property to interest-only loans. The church would pay about $59,000 and the monthly payments would remain at $70,000, according to the March 5 article. The full payment on the loans is due in July 2010.
Evangelical Christian holds the mortgages on the church's Grady Avenue property and its Lakeland, Fla.-based branch. The church owes $13 million on its Tampa property and $12.5 million on the Lakeland branch.
Without Walls Pastor Randy White told the publication that the new arrangement will give the church more time to sell some of its assets or refinance. The church would also retain the rights to its intellectual property, which includes books and recordings.
White had previously accused Brea, Calif.-based Evangelical Christian CU of unfair lending practices and thought that the financial institution's motives were to sell the church's property for a profit. After the work-out agreement, White reversed his position.


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The YSRCP had raised the issue of Agri Gold where the victims committed suicides, said Jagan, at a press meet on budget session that just concluded in AP Assembly. He said that the party castigated the government over the corruption that took place in acquisition of lands for AP capital. Stating that they had brought to light the protection for sand mafias under the government, he said that CAG questioned the methods of Chandrababu government and at least now it should change.


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Evaluating public art in the North of England: Logic models, frameworks and emerging impact
Public art has increasingly become associated with wider processes of regeneration and place shaping. It is increasingly part of the landscape of regions and cities across the UK which are competing for bigger, better and more iconic trophies to enhance identity on the international stage. In an evidence based policy environment, evaluation has a key role to play though there are pitfalls for the unwary. An evaluation of the Northern Way's 'Welcome to the North' public art programme, undertaken by the authors, revealed that the management information normally associated with evaluation processes was in short supply. This reflected a number of factors including the uncontained audience which views public art, its outcomes and impacts being time lagged and a reluctance amongst the cultural community to be subject to scrutiny. There are good grounds for concern. Public investment in art is controversial and public perception can be mercurial. The paper outlines the evaluation process which developed logic models to understand the 'theories of change' through which the programme was designed to influence downstream impacts. This approach helped not only to identify how the programme worked but also the timescale in which, for example, increased visitor spend or changing resident perceptions might feed into house sale volumes in a given local economy. One key finding is the need to allow sufficient lapsed time for outcomes and impacts to become evident.
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Utilityworks provides customers with a real-time interface into the Citys utility billing system allowing customers 24/7 access to their utility accounts by phone. Customers can check their account balance and make payments to their account with a credit card or check. The system will be available in both English and Spanish to serve the Citys diverse population. These self-service and easy payment options provide customers the convenience theyre looking for today.
Additionally, the City will benefit from alertworks, Tele-Works outbound notification system to proactively communicate with customers about time sensitive information regarding service interruption, usage restrictions, boil alerts and payment reminders. Calls can automatically be sent to past-due customers reminding them to pay their bill to avoid service disconnection. Past-due call reminders have proven to reduce shutoffs and associated costs due to delinquencies by more than 50%.
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With its spangly costumes, sympathetic animals, sinister villain and steamy love triangle, Water for Elephants was destined for the big screen.
Sara Gruen's bestselling 2006 novel, her breakthrough third book, is rich in cinematic elements. Many of the qualities that have made it a favorite of book clubs across the land also make it a logical choice for Hollywood treatment.
Of course, it doesn't hurt that, with 4.3 million copies of the book in print, Water for Elephants already has a well-primed fan base. The book spent 12 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list when it was released in hardcover five years ago, and the movie tie-in edition has topped the paperback list for the past nine weeks.
Among the novel's movie-ready qualities is its setting in a struggling Depression-era traveling circus. The combination of 1930s small towns that the reader can't help but picture in sepia tones with vividly described circus scenes — all bright colors, swift motion and cacophonous sounds — practically begs to be filmed.
Add to that its ingratiating hero, Jacob Jankowski, who runs away to join the circus twice in his life. He does it first when, as a bright young veterinary student, he's orphaned when his parents die in a car crash, and again, in the novel's contemporary frame story, when he escapes from a nursing home at age 90 (or maybe 93).
During his first circus tour, Jacob meets the beautiful Marlena, who goes to work in pink sequins and can bend an entire herd of magnificent Arabian horses to her will under the big top — but who is herself at the mercy of her cruel husband, the animal trainer August.
Fill out the cast with the circus' violent owner, Uncle Al, and a cast of endearing freaks. Add those gorgeous horses, a fiercely loyal terrier and a most remarkable Polish-speaking elephant named Rosie. Put them all to work in a story filled with romance and revenge, and roll camera.
Colette Bancroft can be reached at [email protected] or (727) 893-8435.