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Discovering an economy that works for all
Just south of where Twin Cities' suburbs fade into rural Minnesota sits the Mohn farm in Lakeville. It's a working example of the "free market" and democratic capitalism's compatibility.
Bruce Mohn is the principal operator of a fourth-generation dairy farm. He seeks economic viability and protection from volatile markets by being a member of Hastings Co-op Creamery. This is democratic capitalism in which members modify their own business behavior to gain market strength by pooling resources and democratically agreeing on business strategies and investments.
Cheryl Mohn is the embodiment of the individual entrepreneur. She owns and operates a mail-order dairy clothing and equipment business, Uddertech, from separate buildings on the farm site. She takes all the risks of the marketplace. By doing so, she has to out-hustle her competition.
Unlike sharing risks, capital and opportunities in a cooperative, the main tool protecting Uddertech from being run over by large firms with more market power are federal and state regulations. These attempt to curb excesses of monopoly power, collusion, fraud, high-margin investing and other tools of anti-trust practices.
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Alex Marshall, a senior fellow with the Regional Plan Association think tank for New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, profiles the Mohns in an important book, "The Surprising Design of Market Economies," published by University of Texas Press.
It is one of three new books that should enlighten Americans about their economy, business structures and government regulations if citizens look beyond simplistic slogans in the final month of this year's election campaigns.
Marshall and authors Marjorie Kelly ("Owning Our Future") and E.G. Nadeau ("The Cooperative Solution") bring fresh thinking to highlight where Minnesota and America stand in a global economy, and where signs suggest they may be going. The books establish historical context to set forth public policy safeguards that will allow markets to function and business to grow, without throwing the economy back into chaos.
Marshall, a former Libertarian, builds on the work of Nobel laureate economist Douglass North and others that show what regulations and laws – the so-called "rules of the game" – have done to foster economic growth. Trade, economic growth and opportunities have increased exponentially over time, aided by government oversight and infrastructure.
Working with government
"Market economies are made," Marshall insists, by working in hand with government. He uses an urban planner's broad definition of infrastructure to describe everything from municipal water and sewer, canals and highways, railroads and airports, public education and libraries, and Social Security and health care. All become necessities to sustain life and support our shared economies.
One chapter of the book describes his November 2009 Minnesota visit, studying the state's cooperative business models, along with Wisconsin's. That's where he notes how the Mohn family — rugged individuals though they may be — uses cooperative marketing systems, the cooperative Farm Credit System (AgriBank), mutual insurance programs and cooperative investment firms. All are either authorized or supported by federal laws and regulations as infrastructure for our economy.
Marjorie Kelly's "Owning Our Future" sees far more such linkages between public protection and capital as evolving and overdue. A fellow with Boston-based Tellus Institute and cofounder and president of Business Ethics magazine, Kelly sees the need to shift "the design of economic power" from an extractive ownership model to a generative ownership model. In short, this means moving corporate America away from impersonal, capital-driven ownership systems to long-term, people driven enterprises focused on both business and social objectives.
Kelly describes a combination of cooperatives, charity-based and community-based enterprises, and worker-owned business models as emerging enterprises that can influence entire industries. Among them, she profiles Organic Valley Growers, the now-national farm and food marketing co-op at LaFarge, Wis., that was largely launched by western Wisconsin and southeastern Minnesota farm families.
Cooperative business models
While she looks across business models and ownership structures for ethical governance of enterprises, cooperative development specialist E.G. Nadeau looks specifically in "The Cooperative Solution" at cooperative business models for linking capital with human, ecological and social objectives. (The Association of Cooperative Educators sponsored the book and St. Paul-based The Cooperative Foundation funded it.)
Nadeau, from Madison, Wis., draws heavily from his Wisconsin and Minnesota backyard experiences to insist that co-ops can help the United States "tame recessions, reduce inequality, and protect the environment," as the book title proclaims.
In an interview, Nadeau said the Great Recession was the 47th such economic downturn in U.S. history. He lays much blame on impersonal capital influences that turn markets into "bubbles" and encourages aggressive and high-risk business behavior for the periodic crashes.
Credit unions and mutual insurance companies largely avoided the sub-prime lending and derivatives scandals that rocked Wall Street and precipitated the Great Recession, he said. Member-ownership and member democracy prevented the "risky" behavior. "There should be lessons here for everyone," he said.
Minnesota works best when it works together. Looking at today's state public-policy leaders we're not seeing much cooperation; that needs to change.
Lee Egerstrom is an Economic Development Fellow at Minnesota 2020, a nonpartisan progressive think tank based in St. Paul. This article originally appeared on its website.
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Democratic Economy
The problem with this model is that while it's more resistant and resilient in Recessions and Depressions due to a more democratic decision-making model, market pressure, regardless of regulations or government-funded infrastructure, will always drive competitors to take greater and greater risks (up until the point of collapse) that drive down the profitability of co-operative firms who don't take those risks. Firms who refuse to take these escalating risks can only survive by pursuing niche markets; i.e. those who are willing to pay a higher price for the difference (real or perceived) from the "mainstream" they offer. In order for a democratic, people-over-profits production model to win-out generally, democratic decision-making must be enshrined in each and every workplace. And with global outsourcing a commonplace, it's clear that it must be unconditionally accepted internationally.
Nonetheless, the cooperative model is highly laudable and does have a real, positive impact on the economy at-large, and a Recession is a good opportunity to highlight the stability offered by more democratic economics.
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Almost the entire hockey world was convinced Jarome Iginla had been traded to the Boston Bruins.
In fact, for a few a moments on that weird, wild and wacky night in late March, the longtime face of the Calgary Flames wondered if he should starting packing his bags for Beantown.
Iginla was a healthy scratch for the Flames clash with the Colorado Avalanche at the Saddledome, told to stay home to await word of a trade away from the only franchise he'd ever known.
The Bruins were reported to have sealed a deal with the Flames. Unbeknownst to many, the Pittsburgh Penguins — Iginla's top pick among his suitors — hadn't given up hope.
"I was watching TSN, and I watching the game because I was home, and I got tons of texts — 'Is the deal done to Boston?' And I'm like, 'No, it's not,' "
Iginla recalled of the March 27
swap, which didn't technically get done until March 28
in the Eastern time zone.
"I saw it being reported that, ya, it was done, and I honestly wasn't sure what happened. I was texting (agent Don Meehan), 'Are you sure it's not done? Is there something I should know?'
"I wasn't aware that you actually have to sign a paper and all that stuff when it's done. I honestly thought, 'Maybe it is done? I don't know.' But he assured me that it wasn't, that Pittsburgh was still in the mix."
That's exactly what he wanted to hear.
You can't question Iginla's ability to pick a winner. Armed with a no-trade clause, he reportedly gave Flames GM Jay Feaster a list of four teams he'd be willing to join — the Penguins, the Bruins, the Chicago Blackhawks and the Los Angeles Kings.
Of course, that's also the list of teams still in Stanley Cup contention this spring. As if the Eastern Conference final wasn't already sexy enough, it's a meeting of the two squads that went down to the wire for Iginla.
No offence to the Bruins, but the Penguins won the sweepstakes because that's where the 35-year-old right-winger wanted to go.
The Bruins were so certain Iginla would be theirs, they scratched centre Alexander Khokhlachev and blueliner Matt Bartkowski from the lineup of their farm club in Providence that night, fuelling speculation those were the youngsters going to the Flames in a trade.
The next day, Bruins GM Peter Chiarelli admitted "We believed we had a deal." When Penguins GM Ray Shero told his own kids he'd acquired the future Hockey Hall-of-Famer in the wee hours of the night, they didn't buy it.
"They said, 'No, you didn't. He's going somewhere else — we see it on TV,' " Shero told reporters the following day. "I said, 'No, I think we're getting him.' "
They sure did, trading away their first-round pick in the 2013 NHL Draft and college-level prospects Kenny Agostino and Ben Hanowski, who has since made his big-league debut at the Saddledome.
Iginla is now eight wins away from getting his hands on the Stanley Cup, his main motivation for leaving Calgary.
Ironically, the Bruins are one of the squads standing in the way.
"I was fortunate that, when I submitted the group of teams, that Boston and the Penguins were serious about trying to acquire me," Iginla said. "It wasn't a matter of me saying 'yes' and then 'no.' It was just a matter of actually, between the two, wanting to come to the Penguins."
Can you blame him?
We're talking about a guy who spent 15 full seasons — and scored 525 times — with the Flames without ever having a star centre by his side.
In Pittsburgh, he's on the second line.
His centre? Evgeni Malkin, who won the Hart Trophy as the NHL's most valuable player last season.
His left-winger? James Neal, who finished fourth in the league goal-scoring derby in 2011-12.
Because centre Sidney Crosby headlines the Penguins' top unit with Pascal Dupuis and Chris Kunitz, the star-studded second trio doesn't even see much of the shutdown pairing from the other side.
"They're both great organizations and having success, but Pittsburgh was on a nine-game winning streak, and Malkin wasn't even in the lineup," Iginla said, recalling the details of his decision. "You look at it and look at that depth and having one of truly the best players in the world not in the lineup, it was hard not to want to go and join it.
"And then, when you get to come up-close and be a part of it, I believe even more in the group and what they're doing. They enjoy playing together. They have success. They have fun together, and they're very, very competitive."
Then again ...
"The Bruins are also a very competitive bunch, and their core has been together for a while, and they've won together, too," Iginla said. "It should be a very fun series."
The longtime Flames captain is tied for fourth on the NHL's playoff charts with a dozen points — four goals and eight assists — in 11 skates this spring, but he's been able to operate primarily in the shadows of the Penguins' other stars.
That won't be the case in the third round.
The Penguins have home-ice advantage against the Bruins, starting with Saturday's Game 1 at Consol Energy Center (6 p.m. MT, CBC), but Iginla is already bracing for a frosty reception when the series shifts to Boston.
That goes for the fans in TD Bank Garden.
That goes for Zdeno Chara, his close pal Andrew Ference and the Bruins' blueline brigade, too.
"I don't expect a warm welcome, by any means," Iginla said. "A lot of people probably would have guessed that this was a real possibility — and I did, too — that we could be playing in this matchup. It's just funny the way sports works. That's kind of the fun of it, right? One more storyline, I guess.
"I don't think we would have got a warm welcome as a group anyway. But I don't expect one personally — that's for sure."
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Tonight is the night.
The Columbus Blue Jackets are looking for make history again by bringing home their first playoff win at Nationwide Arena. The series is evened up at one game apiece as they take on the Pittsburgh Penguins.
And even though they expect a sellout crowd tonight, the arena is making some tickets available, but you have to get up pretty early to get them to be a part of Blue Jacket history.
It takes a lot of patience on behalf of its fans. Hour's worth of patients for fans standing in line just to get a playoff ticket for tonight.
Jason Watterly found himself first in line. "I'm going. I'm going to the game. Can't wait."
And wait he will. 12 hours before the ticket office opens, and as soon as Jason arrived, other Blue Jacket fans began to show up as if the city was calling to them. By daylight, you could sense something big was happening.
"Not many people get the opportunity to go to a game, especially at this price. And it's something you don't want to miss," says Blue Jacket fan David Diangelis.
250 tickets are available at $40 apiece. That's why the line started so early.
Fans say they're passing the time by sleeping, playing video games and playing on their phones.
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(AP) Republican presidential candidate John McCain got a warm welcome here Thursday from his political ally, Gov. Tim Pawlenty.
McCain visited Minnesota to raise money at a St. Paul home, where a private reception with him was going for $2,300 a head and general admission was $1,000 per person.
The Arizona senator is struggling against Republican rivals Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney and may face more complications if actor Fred Thompson gets into the race. But Pawlenty has been behind his candidacy since last year.
The Republican governor has made five out-of-state trips this year to Iowa, Michigan and New Hampshire as a national co-chairman of McCain's campaign.
The two men have nothing but praise for each other.
McCain called Pawlenty "one of the real rising stars in the Republican Party" at an airport news conference, even as he deflected yet another question about picking the Minnesota politician as his running mate.
For his part, Pawlenty talked up McCain's skills at consuming one of the delicacies of the Minnesota State Fair, which the duo visited in 2004: "He eats cheese curds like a monster," the governor said.
McCain said he's not fazed by polls that show him with less than 10 percent support in early primary states, and he's confident his support of the immigration bill backed by President Bush is in line with the opinions of most Americans and Republicans.
"I feel fine," he said. "In September, when people finish their vacation, we'll out-campaign 'em just like we did in 2000. In the year 1999 at this time, I was at 3 percent."
Minnesota Democrats used the visit to criticize Pawlenty, saying the state's quality of life is slipping.
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Tibor Fischer
Tibor Fischer (born 15 November 1959) is a British novelist and short story writer. In 1993, he was selected by the influential literary magazine Granta as one of the 20 best young British writers and his novel Under the Frog featured on the Booker Prize shortlist.
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Fischer was born in Stockport, England. His parents were Hungarian basketball players, who fled Hungary in 1956. He studied French and Latin at Peterhouse, Cambridge. The bloody 1956 revolution, and his father's background, informed Fischer's debut novel Under the Frog, a Rabelaisian yarn about a Hungarian basketball player surviving Communism. The title is derived from a Hungarian saying, that the worst possible place to be is under a frog's arse down a coal mine.
In 1992, Under the Frog won a Betty Trask Prize for literature, and was the first debut novel to be shortlisted for the Booker prize.[1]
Fischer's subsequent novels have often featured dysfunctional central characters who eventually manage to achieve some kind of redemption. They include The Thought Gang, about a delinquent and alcoholic philosophy professor who hooks up with a failed one-armed bandit in France to form a successful team of bank robbers, and The Collector Collector, about a weekend in South London, narrated by a 5000-year-old Sumerian pot.
Fischer's novel, Voyage to the End of the Room was published in 2003, and concerned an agoraphobic ex-dancer.
His next novel, Good to be God was published by Alma Books on 4 September 2008. In it a broke, unemployed habitual failure uses his friend's credit card to start a new life in Florida, and decides that the fastest way to make a fortune would be to become a deity.
Fischer has also published a book of short stories, Don't Read This Book If You're Stupid (published in the U.S. as I Like Being Killed: Stories).
In 2009 Fischer became the Royal Literary Fund writing fellow at City and Guilds of London Art School.[2][3]
Fischer is represented by Louise Greenberg Books Ltd.[1]
Recently, he has involved himself in the ongoing political debates in Hungary. Thanks to an opinion piece that appeared in The Guardian on 21 April 2017, he is generally viewed[by whom?] as an apologist for Viktor Orbán, Hungary's avowedly illiberal prime minister.[4]
- Under the Frog (1992)
- The Thought Gang (1994)
- The Collector Collector (1997)
- Voyage to the End of the Room (2003)
- Good to be God (2008)
- Don't Read This Book If You're Stupid (2000) (US title I Like Being Killed)
- Crushed Mexican Spiders (2011)
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Remington 870 20ga Shells?
Recently bought a Remington 870 Express 20 gauge. Pretty much a neophyite on shotguns. It says it can take 2 3/4" or 3" shells. I'm assuming the chamber is 3", although I can't seem to find documentation to support that. Anyway, I've read in other general shotgun discussions that it's better not to use shells smaller than the chamber. Anyone disagree?
Also, I was told by the salesman I could use buckshot. Any differing opinions here?
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Read your owner's manual.
If the barrel is stamped 2 3/4" & 3" then, yes you have a 3" chamber. 3" is the length of the FIRED shell. This allows the pedals to open on firing and safely release the shot. Shooting 2 3/4" shells thru a 3" chamber is no problem whatsoever.
Thanks much.
Assuming you have no choke on the barrel, you can fire buckshot, birdshot and slugs just fine. Whether you use the 2.75" or 3" rounds depends on the application, but you can fire either just fine. I have the same gun in a tactical configuration.
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I'm constantly packing up snacks and sandwiches while on the run with the kids. Even if we're running to Target for a quick trip (which we all know is impossible) I always grab a little snack bag.
In our attempt to be greener I wanted to cut out all the plastic baggies we were using, so I needed an alternative. Then I got introduced to Spbang reusable snack bags.
When I first got our Spbang bags I thought they were a little heavy, and large, but I have no problem filling them full and as strange as it sounds, they don't feel heavier when I put things in them. Update: The new bags are 2 oz lighter and "softer"
I immediately asked Eleanor what she thought of them and she told me she liked the color and then pointed out all the different fruits on them. She also likes that there's a spot for her name sticker.
I'm very hands on so I started inspecting them to see how they work. It was easy for me to open and my initial thought was it may leak, but I'm happy to report no spills or crumbs in my purse yet. I also really love that they do have some weight to them so my snacks aren't getting broken or sandwiches smashed as easily.
It did take me a few attempts to figure out how to close the flap, but I learned that putting it under the lip and pushing down on the top is the quickest easiest way to close it and without crushing my snacks or sandwich. Eleanor (almost 4) has a tough time closing it, but she and Camden can open it easily and get the snacks out without spilling them.
Another thing I love is that these are dishwasher safe and actually get clean in the dishwasher or I can easily and quickly rinse it out and dry it off as well.
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GAINESVILLE -- North Hall baseball got a strong effort from up and down the line-up on Monday, as the Trojans shut out Chestatee 10-0 in six innings in Gainesville.
Colton Duttweiler earned the win on the mound for North Hall, striking out eight and allowing just four hits in a complete game effort. He also starred at the plate, going 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Andrew Smith also finished 3-for-3, while Lincoln Hewett went 2-for-4 with 2 RBIs and Preston Graham finished 2-for-2 with an RBI.
Zach Mize also did plenty of damage on his one hit, smacking a three-run double, while Stephen Murray added a two-run double. McCoy Savage also had a hit in the win.
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Video streaming service Netflix will this weekend welcome Pokémon into its ranks.
Two movies – Pokémon the Movie: Black and Pokémon the Movie: White – as well as two full series – Pokémon: Black & White and Pokémon: Indigo League – will all be available as of March 1st.
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Five years after soaring into the limelight as one of the nation's fastest growing college football programs, the South Florida Bulls are struggling to become relevant again.
An uncharacteristic 2-3 start has drawn attention to a shaky won-loss record that suggests USF's meteoric rise not only has leveled off, but is in gradual decline.
The Bulls have yet to win a Big East title, much less flirt again with the level of success they achieved while climbing to No. 2 in the country in October 2007.
Skip Holtz's team dropped its conference opener to Rutgers last month and returns to league play Saturday at Temple hoping to end a three-game skid that includes a road slipup at Ball State and last week's 13-point home loss to then fourth-ranked Florida State.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpfulFebruary 12, 2009Reviewer: A customer in Massachusetts* While this product has a decent taste, I have to say it was extremely small and too cardboard like, not at all what I was expecting. It is maybe 7" diameter and as thin as a pita. Once you oven bake it, it becomes very crisp and hard to cut or bite through. I guess I was expecting something softer. Not horrible, but I really don't think it was worth the price.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpfulJanuary 24, 2011Reviewer: John in Maine* Don't waste your money, I wasn't impressed. I prefer making a pizza using Mama Lupe's low carb tortilla's. They taste better and it's a bunch cheaper.This review is specific to Low Carb Ready-to-Heat Pizza Crust, Garlic Basil
May 22, 2014Reviewer: Christy in Minnesota* The size shocked me when it arrived. It was equivalent in size to low carb tortilla's. It was the same circumference and width. So next time I will use a tortilla shell and you get (10) in a pack! Also I have used the Low carb pita's and they make a great crust!This review is specific to Low Carb Ready-to-Heat Pizza Crust, Original
October 13, 2013Reviewer: Qinyi in Pennsylvania* This is ridiculous over-priced when you see how tiny the stuff is. Taste nothing worthy too.
August 17, 2013Reviewer: A customer in Massachusetts* I bought 2 of these, and gave then 2 good tries. Both times, they were like cardboard with pizza toppings melted on top. It takes one heck of a knife to cut it, and it was a huge disappointment. I will keep looking for a good pizza crust!This review is specific to Low Carb Ready-to-Heat Pizza Crust, Parmesan Oregano
January 21, 2013Reviewer: edina in Florida* The 'crust' held toppings very well but that's where it ends. There's a terrible after taste and especially noticeable when you get a bite of plain crust.
May 23, 2012Reviewer: James in Maine* I just received this and haven't even tried it yet to review the product itself. I was so amazed at how tiny this pizza crust is(expected it to be 3 times the size at least) for the price, I doubt I would ever buy it again. The carb count should be low at that size.


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It's Friday, it's dark and miserable, and the weekend has finally arrived after a very long week.
What better way to celebrate than by heading off down the motorway to get to Leeds.
I'm visiting my friend Lucy, who I met in Brazil last year. She stays just outside Leeds. It takes me about four hours to get there in the heavy rain and wind but the red wine in my hand at the end of the journey went down a treat. We catch up and relive the holiday memories.
Saturday, we have a lazy morning and head into Leeds centre. We dump our overnight bags at the hotel, the ibis budget, nothing fancy here but to be fair it was all that was needed. Good location, beds were comfortable and the rate - well, budget as the name suggests.
We head into Trinity Centre and have a wee mooch around the shops in case anything takes our fancy. I happen to purchase something and actually love the look that's given when you hand over a Scottish note. The shop assistant wanted to check with a superior, she was advised, 'yes it's Scottish, it's real money' thus taking away the all time favourite line "I think you'll find that's legal tender" away from me and safely in the hands of the comedians who use it.
Our next port of call was a late lunch/early dinner. Lucy had booked a Brazilian restaurant in keeping with our theme for the weekend. It was called Fazenda and was located down by the quayside.
Having only experienced Brazilian restaurants in Brazil it had a lot to live up to. And it certainly didn't disappoint, the staff were very friendly and there was a nice atmosphere. We certainly felt very relaxed and did not feel rushed in any way.
In fact, we enjoyed the laid back dining experience. You are given a token, red on one side, green on the other. If you want the servers to bring meat, you keep it to green. But if you have had enough or need a rest, then flip it to red. They certainly could have done with these in Brazil, it was never ending the amount of food they tried to give you. Anyway much more refined are we in this country and the system worked well - that is until the colourblind server came up with some pork in honey ginger and lemon sauce. I was on red and in fact was positive I had finished eating, but I couldn't resist! The wee man giggled as he told us of his colour deficiency on his way back to the kitchen. I'm sure I only just missed out on meat sweats with the amount of food I ate!
We ended up making a new friend too, Pablo or 'Pabs' as he wanted to be called. He was our main server, lovely guy, friendly and chatty, and drink observant so that we didn't ever go dry, Now, my friends and people who know me will know that I love a random question, just something to get you thinking. Lucy and I were having such a random discussion when Pabs came over, so we asked him, how long do you think a canary lives for? We fully expected a strange look and a equally strange answer, but to our amazement he actually went into some detail about birds and of course a canary, eight to 10 years, he thought was the normal life span. We were actually dumbstruck and could hardly contain out laughter as he walked away. Who knew he would be able to answer our stupid question. Hilarious! Maybe you had to be there but it's one of the good memories of the day. We ended our meal with a holiday favourite- abacaxi, that is pineapple. This was served coated with cinnamon and syrup and some chocolate moose. Delicious! All in all, a fantastic few hours where we ate very well, enjoyed red wine, some Caipirinhas and got to speak in our very best Portuguese.
Back to hotel to shower and change for the evening. I'm getting organised and can't find my make-up bag. Lucy asks if it is the blue spotted one? I tell her that's the one and she informs me I had left it on her windowsill at her home.
Actually in shock! Cannot believe I left it, and what the hell was I going to do for make-up?! Lucy said I could use whatever I wanted of hers. The main problem is my skin tone, I'm so pale it could have been disastrous but with careful application of foundation and relying on the eyes as my focus I think we pulled it off! It was probably good it was me that forgot and not Lucy otherwise she would have looked ill with having to use my paling make-up! Anyway crisis averted and off out to Trinity Centre again and then a few bars in Call Lane.
Leeds was jumping. The bars were packed, from what I'm told it's always like that, and it was weekend before payday as well so hadn't expected it to be so busy. The atmosphere was really good and I liked all the bars as they were all slightly different. My favourite was the Alchemist though, in the shopping centre. The waiter that made our cocktails was mesmerising - always a bonus!
Now, on preparation for my trip to Leeds I had found out there is an owl trail around the city. There are 25 owls dotted about which shows you some highlights of Leeds. You see the owl is in their coat of arms. As the weather was so rubbish during the day we figured we would do it on the Sunday. But we woke up to the same hurricane like winds and having a slightly fuzzy head ended that plan! Luckily enough though we did spot one owl whilst on our day/night out. The one in the shopping centre. Well I'm happy enough with that, and at the end of the day it's my excuse to go back to visit.
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If you want a little bit of invisibility, you might seek anonymity, or being anonymous and nameless. He was a very wealthy man, and he gave most of his money away with quiet anonymity, so no one knew who was helping.
The noun anonymity comes from a Greek word meaning "without a name." If you have anonymity, you have namelessness, and people will not know who you are. Some words that are the opposite of anonymity are "celebrity" and "fame." Sometimes people request anonymity, as in "he phoned the police to report the break-in across the street but requested anonymity so the burglars wouldn't know who turned them in."


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Kurt Busch leaves Furniture Row Racing for Stewart-Haas Racing
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Kurt Busch said Monday he has signed with Stewart-Haas Racing, which is rapidly developing into a super-team and will have four cars next season with the addition of the 2004 NASCAR champion.
Busch recently received an offer from SHR co-owner Haas to leave Furniture Row Racing. He'll be teammates with co-owner Tony Stewart, Danica Patrick and Kevin Harvick, who is leaving Richard Childress Racing to join SHR. Stewart is out the rest of this year with a broken leg.
Once Stewart returns — the team has said he'll be back in time for next year's Daytona 500 — SHR will have three drivers with a combined 96 Cup victories and four championships. Patrick is in her first full season of Cup racing.
Harvick is replacing Ryan Newman in the lineup. Stewart said last month that Newman was being let go because SHR wasn't able to expand to four cars. But Haas stepped in, courted Busch on his own, and will fund Busch's ride out of his own pocket with sponsorship from his CNC machine company.
Furniture Row tried desperately to keep Busch, who has the No. 78 Chevrolet in contention for a berth in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship for the first time in team history. He's 12th in the standings with two races left before the Chase field is set.


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South Africa's first win abroad this year – the Sharks' victory over the Rebels in Melbourne – has seen Jake White's men open a five-point gap at the top of the Super Rugby points table.
And they remain among the favourites to finish top of the pile in a few weeks' time.
But wins by the Blues, Waratahs, Chiefs, Crusaders and Bulls – to go with defeats by the Highlanders and Brumbies – has left the points table a congested one, with several teams in with a chance of finishing inside the top six and a place in the play-offs.
The Sharks have 35 points after picking up their eighth win of the competition – and the first team from South Africa to win overseas in 13attempts this season – but behind them only six points separate the next nine teams.
Only the South African Conference appears to be sewn up, with the second-placed Bulls 11 points behind the Sharks, but in New Zealand and Australia there is still plenty to play for.
Three points separate the Brumbies, Waratahs and Force in Australia, while in New Zealand it's even tighter: all five teams are still in with a shout of topping their conference, with five points between the first-placed Chiefs and fifth-placed Blues.
So, even if you believe the 2014 edition of Super Rugby hasn't quite reached the heights of previous seasons, what is clear is that we're in for a highly entertaining climax to the competition. Because even though the Rebels, Lions, Reds, Stormers and Cheetahs occupy the last five places overall, they are teams who will remain very competitive to the end and certainly have the potential to cause a few upsets in the remaining fixtures.
Whoever still has to face the Reds, Stormers and Cheetahs respectively will be extremely wary of what those three sides are capable of, especially the two South African sides who seem to be playing their best rugby at this late stage of the competition.
The Bulls, despite a winless Australasian tour, got themselves back in the hunt with a hard-fought win over the Cheetahs at Loftus on Saturday and a further victory this weekend, against the Stormers, also in Pretoria, will boost their chances even further.
They may not be as clinical as a few years ago, but the Bulls remain a dangerous outfit, especially on home turf, and should not be written off just yet.
The Cheetahs, too, are never to be under-estimated and, after going down at the weekend, will look for a quick reply when they host the Western Force in Bloemfontein this weekend. It's a game coach Naka Drotske will feel his team should win, and they will start as heavy favourites, but then the men from Perth are a different kettle of fish this year and still have aspirations of making the play-offs.
Allister Coetzee's Stormers, with Schalk Burger leading the way, won for just the third time this year against the Highlanders and while there would have been a huge sigh of relief in Cape Town, it was not a totally convincing showing by the hosts.
The good news though is they're at least looking to play a bit more ball-in-hand rugby – and their match with the Bulls this weekend could be something to savour.
As expected, the Lions took a hiding from the Chiefs in their first match on tour. With little experience in the squad and still very try-shy, Johan Ackermann's men could be in for a beating in the coming weeks.
Besides the north-south showdown at Loftus on Saturday, the other big match to look forward to sees White's Sharks coming up against his former team, the Brumbies, in Canberra on Saturday. It should be a cracker.
Bulls 26, Cheetahs 21; Stormers 29, Highlanders 28; Waratahs 39, Hurricanes 30; Chiefs 38, Lions 8; Crusaders 40, Brumbies 20; Rebels 16, Sharks 22; Blues 44, Reds 14
Friday: Chiefs v Blues; Rebels v Hurricanes
Saturday: Highlanders v Lions; Brumbies v Sharks; Cheetahs v Force; Bulls v Stormers
Sunday: Reds v Crusaders - The Star


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Location and Directions
The Division of Continuing Studies is located at 21 N. Park St., 7th floor—about four blocks south of University Avenue near the corner of Regent and N. Park Streets. Parking (for a fee) is available in the Lot 29 parking structure within 21 N. Park St. See directions below the map link for how to reach us by car, bike and bus.
Directions by car
21 N. Park St is near the intersection of N. Park and Regent Streets just four blocks south of University Ave.
Parking options:
- Lot 29: Gated parking is available at a cost of $1.00 per 30 minutes for the first 2 hours and $1.00 per hour there after.
- After 4:30 pm: Lots #51 and #54 are available for parking at no charge. Lot #51 is near the corner of Mills and Regent behind McDonalds. Lot #54 is near the corner of Charter and Spring Streets.
- There is some free, 2-hour street parking within the vicinity on the following streets: N. Brooks St., N. Mills St., Spring St., College Ct., and Fahrenbrook Ct.
- Other public parking on campus: http://vip.wisc.edu/plan-your-visit/parking.
Directions by bike
Our building is located just off the bike path (Southwest Commuter Trail—Greenbush Link). Exit at East Campus Mall. Bicycle racks are adjacent to the north side of the building.
Directions by Metro bus (schedules: www.mymetrobus.com)
Several routes serve the Park and Regent Streets area including 4, 5, 6, 7, 13, 27, 44, 47, 48, 85. There is a bus stop in front of the building on Park St. There are also bus stops in either direction on Regent St. near the intersection with Park St.
Contact us: 608-262-1156; firstname.lastname@example.com; Fax 608-265-2901
Hours: Monday-Friday, 7:45 am-4:30 pm
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Visitor Parking at 21 N. Park Street
Enter from either the Park St. or East Campus Mall entrance. Pull up and push the button to receive your entry ticket. Park your car on levels 2, 3 or 4. When leaving, take your ticket to the appropriate payment station located in the area between the elevators and the parking ramp or inside the ramp.
Insert your entry ticket in the appropriate slot. View your charges on the screen. Pay with cash or credit card. If you pay by credit card and need a receipt, push the receipt button as soon as the screen says "authorization in progress". If you wait until the transaction is complete, it shuts down and you won't be able to get a receipt.
Cash payment stations are located on levels 1 & 3 (Park St. side) and credit card payment stations are on Levels 2 & 4 (East Campus Mall side). Both exits have a credit card pay station. You have a ten minute grace period from when your payment transaction is finished to exit the building. If you have any difficulty, there is an intercom button (black box) at the exit sites. Push it and you will be able to speak with a person who can help you solve your issue or open the gate for you.
Visitor parking availability—campus wide
Here is a very helpful website for visitor parking availability, provided by Transportation Services of UW-Madison.


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Not too much has gone right for the San Diego Padres, but they have been playing well at home lately.
The Padres would appear to have a chance to add to that recent success during a series against the slumping Chicago Cubs that begins Monday night.
San Diego (46-64) is poised for its fourth losing season in five years but has won seven of nine games at Petco Park. The Padres took two of three from the New York Mets after a 7-3 victory Sunday.
Yonder Alonso, Chase Headley and Carlos Quentin each homered in that win. Alonso is batting .390 with two homers and eight RBIs over his last 10 games, and Headley is hitting .357 with three home runs and nine RBIs over his last eight.
"We felt like (during a 6-2 loss Saturday) we weren't aggressive, we were too passive," Alonso said. "(Sunday) we were able to be a little more aggressive."
The Padres have a chance to maintain that attitude during a matchup with the struggling Travis Wood (4-7, 4.90 ERA). The left-hander is 0-4 with a 10.45 ERA over his last four starts but had one of his better outings Wednesday against Pittsburgh, giving up two runs and three hits over five innings of an 8-4 loss.
"I took a stride today," he said. "I felt I like I kept them off balance, was able to get some outs and keep our team in the ballgame."
Wood will seek his first win in four starts against the Padres while helping the Cubs end a five-game losing streak. Chicago (43-63) failed to hold on to a pair of one-run leads before losing 7-6 to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday.
That game marked the major league debuts of two of the team's top prospects. Brett Jackson had two hits, and Josh Vitters flew out in a pinch-hit appearance.
"It's nice to get some guys in the lineup now that are going to develop at the big league level, so we can see what we've got," manager Dale Sveum said.
Another one of the rebuilding club's promising young players, Anthony Rizzo, hit a tying solo home run in the ninth and drove in three runs.
The first baseman, batting .310 with nine homers and 23 RBIs in 33 games, was acquired from San Diego in January in a four-player deal that sent pitcher Andrew Cashner to the Padres. Rizzo hit .141 in 49 games with San Diego in 2011.
Rizzo and his teammates will face Eric Stults (1-2, 3.19) in Monday's opener of this three-game series.
Stults, making his first start since June 3, endured a stint on the disabled list for a strained lat and made his last four appearances from the bullpen. The left-hander is replacing Kip Wells, who was designated for assignment Friday.
Stults has made five starts this season, including one for the Chicago White Sox on May 7. He was acquired off waivers by the Padres 10 days later.
The left-hander is 0-3 with a 7.24 ERA in three career starts versus the Cubs, including a 5-3 loss at Wrigley Field on May 29. Stults gave up four runs over 6 1-3 innings during part of a three-game sweep for Chicago.


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Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
Review by GamingDemon
"Put this one up there with the greats. It's pure gold."
Nintendo (not surprisingly) has done it again. Mario & Luigi is a fresh, fun and overall fantastic game for the Gameboy Advance system. In my personal opinion, the best game for the system period, as well as one of the top 10 2-D games of all time. Yeah, I know what you're saying. ''That good, huh?''. Well yeah, I think so. But let me tell you why.
Story 10/10
The story of Mario & Luigi doesn't stray too far from the formula of most Mario games. Princess Peach is in some kind of trouble, and it's up to the Mario Bros. to put a stop to it. Yet, this is only the initial quest. You'll get to a whole other story pretty early in the game, involving the evil witch Cackletta in her quest to obtain the coveted Beanstar of Bean Bean Kingdom. Yet don't think it's that straightforward. As soon as you think you knew what was going on, the story surprises you.
Graphics 10/10
Absolutely beautiful. Nintendo has a reputation for colorful, kid-like aesthetics, and Mario & Luigi does nothing to change that. Thankfully. It really works for this game. Animations are silky-smooth and life-like, and the effects are flawless.
Technical aspects aside, this game is full of nostalgic imagery. From a room where you can view all the different blocks from every Mario platforming game, to original Super Mario Bros. flagpoles standing outside a castle, there's no doubt this is Mario's world, even though you've never seen it quite this way before. Yet keep an eye out for cameos of not only objects, but places and even characters. Some even obscure. There's alot of stuff in here from other Mario games for the Mario fan to enjoy.
Also, I wasn't sure where to put this note, but I think it fits the best here. ... This game is HILARIOUS. It's really hard to find a game where it genuinely makes you laugh, and with this game it's hard NOT to laugh. The ways that Mario and Luigi look or act are just so humorously animated. Someone over at Alpha Dream really knows their comedy.
Gameplay 10/10
Mario & Luigi takes it's gameplay for the most part from two other titles. Super Mario RPG for the SNES and Paper Mario for the N64. So, essentially it's an RPG. But there are many platforming and real-time elements that you can't really think of it as an RPG. It feels like a new genre of game alltogether. I'll explain why.
In this game, you control both Mario and Luigi at the same time. The A button control one brother, the B button the other. Yet the entire core of the game involves that Mario and Luigi work together. You'll acquire abilities for high-jumping, spin-jumping, etc. All which are integrated into the platforming as well as RPG elements.
The battle system is for the most part your typical RPG battle system, except that you really get involved. You'll be doing more real-time dodging and timing hits more then you'll be cycling through menus.
The environments really make use of everything you'll learn, and will require you to really get involved with the Bros. Even item or action blocks will require teamwork, from taking turns hitting a coin block to getting the Bros. to two seperate areas to hit two blocks at the exact same time. This teamwork is so integral to the game, not to mention fun as fun can be, that you'll genuinely miss your Koopa-smashing sibling when the game forces you two split up.
Putting the core gameplay aside, every so often the game will require you to play a different mini-game. Doesn't really sound that noteworthy, right? But I couldn't go on with this review without mentioning them because they are just so great. Each are really unique compared to other games, as well as to eachother and are incredibly fun. They have the greatness potential to branch off into their own series of games to be included with the likes of Dr. Mario and Tetris. Thankfully, you can go back and play these whenever you like. And not only will you want to because they're so fun, you'll be getting much-needed beans for scoring high.
Music/Sound 10/10
Superb. The sound effects are great. Classic sounds are here from the coin to Mario's jump. Even the voices in this game are great, and well-placed. If someone's saying something, chances are you'll be saying it too so it never gets annoying. From ''Oh no!'' to ''Let's go''. Though for cutscenes where story is being acted out, Mario and Luigi don't generally speak. They don't even have text dialogue at all. However, they let out this string of hilarious gibberish in their respective accents.
As for music, it's all here. If you're a Mario fan, you'll recognize classic music from the first Super Mario Bros. game to Mario 64. There's alot of remixed tunes in here pulled from many sources, but alot of new tunes as well. And great ones at that. It never even sounds hindered by the GBA capabilities.
Replayability 10/10
I wouldn't really say this game has replayability in how you think I would mean. But it does. There are alot of little side-quests for you to have fun completing which aren't necessary to beat the game, and in between that you'll want to pop the cart in to play those mini-games. When you're all done with those, you know you'll want to come back and experience the gameplay, music and humor all over again.
An absolutely superb game. I hope I've explained enough to convince you that it's a great game, because it really is. All aspects of this game come together to make a truly fun and enjoyable experience. Definitely the best game I've played all year. Finally, portable games now have a higher bar set to meet. Bring on the sequel.
Well, what're you waiting for? Go buy it!
Reviewer's Rating: 5.0 - Flawless
Originally Posted: 11/24/03
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The Art of Being an Insect
Experimental insect cuisine developed by The Nordic Food Lab for our Who's The Pest? show at the Wellcome Collection, April / May 2013
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Susana Soares' installation at the Wellcome Collection, part of Pestival's Who's The Pest? show in April / May 2013
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Prize-winning author DBC Pierre and leading folk musicians perform to a sell out crowd in this Pestrival event, part of the London 2012 Festival
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Pestival put on this colourful event in January 2012 - a veritable circus of carny characters, insect-inspired performance and talented performing insects.
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Images from the weekend 4th to 6th September 2009, when the insects took over at the Southbank Centre
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The centrepiece of Pestival 2009, designed by Softroom architects, based on the studies of Namibian termite mounds by Dr Rupert Soar
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To raise awareness of Pestival 2009 one of London's iconic black cabs was turned into a Beecab, complete with a working beehive in the front seat.
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Many of UNDP's relationships with countries and territories on the ground exceed 50 years.
Find details on our successes and ongoing work. Visit UNDP's global website.
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A monthly publication that includes news and information about projects and activities implemented by UNDP's Programme of Assistance to the Palestinian People in the Gaza Strip.
The preliminary assessment report is the first output of the collaborative work between UN agencies in cooperation with the Palestinian Ministries, local authorities and NGOs to assess damages, losses, and cost for rehabilitation and reconstruction of Gaza.


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A Blackfen girls' school held its annual multiculturalism evening, with food, dancing and a fashion show.
Blackfen School for Girls pupils decked themselves out in outfits from across the globe including Spanish, Tamil and Hawaiian.
Flamenco dancers mingled with henna tattoo artists as the girls let their hair down to help raise £500 for the Eureka Child Foundation based in Chennai.
The money will go towards helping street children get an education in the Indian city.
Attendees at the Blackfen Road school on May 16 included Old Bexley and Sidcup MP James Brokenshire and Mayor of Bexley Councillor Sharon Massey.
They were joined by two teachers on a visit from Blackfen's partner school in India, the Chettinad Hari Shree Vidyalayam school which is also in Chennai.
Blackfen head teacher Matthew Brown said: "As a school Blackfen is committed to celebrating cultural diversity.
"Our international evening is the opportunity for us to showcase this celebration and comes at the end of a week of celebration during which we once again welcomed staff from our partner school in Chennai in India.
"The evening is the culmination of a great deal of work by our students, staff and our local and wider community. "My thanks go to everyone who is involved."
Year 10 student Emily Gilham added: "The event was amazing.
"The performances were brilliant, especially the Turkish belly dancing.
"It was wonderful to try foods from lots of different cultures and it's great to let everyone see how each country celebrates it traditions.
"Sometimes you forget what other cultures have contributed to Britain and it's really interesting to see how food and dancing here has cultural influences from all over the world."
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Three Blaine City Council incumbents and a single Blaine resident filed their affidavits of candidacy Tuesday.
In Blaine, the offices of mayor and councilmembers in Wards 1, 2 and 3 will be open on the Nov. 6 ballot.
The terms of Mayor Tom Ryan, Ward 1 Councilmember Dick Swanson, Ward 2 Councilmember Mike Bourke and Ward 3 Councilmember Russ Herbst expire Jan. 7, 2013.
The filing period began at 8 a.m. May 22 and runs through 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 5, except for Monday, May 28 when government offices will be closed for the Memorial Day weekend.
Ryan, 12147 Radisson Road; Swanson, 8702 Hastings Circle ;and Herbst, 12875 Lever Street N.E., filed Tuesday along with Dave Morrell, 2457 Tournament Players Circle S.
Morrell filed for the Ward 2 seat held by Bourke.
Blaine candidates will file for four-year terms expiring in 2016. The filing fee is $50. The deadline for withdrawing names from candidacy is 5 p.m., Thursday, June 7.
In Blaine, the office of mayor is an at-large position. Council candidates must be a resident of the election district in Blaine from which the prospective candidate seeks election.
All candidates must be at least 21 years of age.
Blaine questions should be directed to City Clerk Jane Cross at 763-785-6124.
Tim Hennagir is at [email protected]


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BedfellowsDec 2, 2012 By Steven R. Peck
The county is in no hurry to hug the feds on flood prevention, but there's not much to fear
No one could ever accuse Fremont County of rushing into a first-of-its kind partnership with the state and federal governments that would stabilize the banks of the Wind River as a safeguard against future flooding.
There is reluctance so far on the county's part, but unless an obvious cause for alarm crops up soon, there would seem to be ample reason for the county to go forward with the project.
Before it happened, our county didn't have much experience with flooding on the scale that occurred in the double-whammy summers of 2010 and 2011. By no means was flooding unheard of here, but floods of such magnitude and proximity in time were not in anyone's memory banks, nor anyone's most pessimistic expectations.
No one can be certain of exactly where flooding will occur -- the 2010 and 2011 flood patterns were far from identical -- but there are certain trouble spots where both experience and analysis tell us flooding is more likely to occur if conditions conducive to flooding are recognized.
In recent years Lander has engaged in deep discussions about flood mitigation in places where the Popo Agie River is closest to town. In Riverton, the area just south of town near the fabled "Big Bend" of the Wind River has flooded often enough that many houses and other structures in the vicinity now are ringed with sandbags year-round.
But the floods of those two fateful summers arrived before some of the larger mitigation efforts could be undertaken, or in places where no such work had even been contemplated in a feasible way.
Then came the water, and we all know the outcome: bridges washed out, roadways undermined, millions of dollars in property damages along at least a hundred miles of waterways from Kinnear to Sinks Canyon, from Arapahoe to the Big Bend -- much of it in places that had never seen flooding, or did so infrequently that they were characterized as "hundred-year floods."
Well, we got a couple of hundred-year floods in consecutive summers, and now the state has a proposal for the county to do some preventive work at a particularly vulnerable spot involving rebuilding of a riverbank, reinforcing a problem area of the bank nearby, and some engineering to better ensure that the river will follow a less destructive channel when the waters rise again.
It all sounds good in theory, but in practice it would involve the federal government to a significant degree, and there is an almost unconquerable sense of misgiving on the part of many local government officials in Wyoming when any plan requires "getting in bed with the feds," to use a term popular among many in our deep-red state.
The particular entity in this case is the Federal Emergency Management Agency, better known as FEMA. It has certain stipulations on what it will and won't pay for. The Wyoming Department of Transportation, which essentially would be the construction contractor on the work, has laid out many of the particulars to the Fremont County Commissioners, but our local leaders still say they want to know a bit more before deciding whether to proceed.
There is nothing wrong with that approach for a while longer. We're not not flood season. This is important, but it is not yet urgent. By all means our county leaders ought to satisfy themselves that the cooperating agencies can be trusted to do the work, and pay for it, as advertised.
But when federal experts arrive with a solution and a checkbook, we ought to have a very good reason for turning them away. This needn't become a political argument or be refused on philosophical grounds, if those are the concerns. So far the county's reluctance has not been put in those terms. It's probably a good idea to keep it that way.
Nothing specific has been revealed at this point to discourage us from taking advantage of this opportunity. But the consequences of not doing so could be severe. As one state official told the commissioners, if the county doesn't proceed, we will enter into a "wait and see" mode on flood preparations in the vulnerable area. That ought to worry us at least as much as this limited, short-term venture with the federal government. We've waited twice before. And we saw.


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Saw an article today in the paper about a man in northern Indiana who had a civil war cannon ball in his barn. The shell was still set to go, everything was there. My question is: is this considered class 3? And if not, is it legal to own.


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I have to admit since we started EC, DH and I have been singing it's praises from the roof tops. Ok, night time ECing is not my idea of fun, but the fact that we don't have to change poopie diapers anymore and go somedays without changing ANY diapers at all is pure heaven! Seriously, why doesn't everybody do this?
So, when one of the ladies from my pretty crunchy playgroup was talking about how she was struggling with her son during diaper changes I mentioned our success at ECing. She was actually really interested until another lady went on a rant about pushing kids when they are too young for it. I have to admit, I was really hurt. I'm a strong believer in letting the child lead when it comes to hitting milestones so I wouldn't purposefully put off something until a prescribed age (like toilet training) if they were interested in it earlier. It really bothered me that she considered what I was doing pushing because I'm definitely NOT pushing! If anything, DD is way more on board about this whole EC thing than me, and she's the one who wants to do night time EC and is signaling to me when she wants to go potty. I just don't get why pooping/peeing in a diaper is a rite of passage for a kid and I should let DD enjoy that? (don't misunderstand, I think it's OK for people to use diapers, but I just can't believe it's enjoyable for the kid, KWIM?)
Then, a couple of days later we find out that the MIL and FIL have been bragging about DD's success at potty training to the extended family and we find out nobody believes us! It's NOT like I need their approval or anything but I am pretty offended that they would think we're lying about something like this. I just wish they would be happy for us and let us be or even just ignore MIL/FIL's new grandparent bragging. DD is their only grandkid, let them have some fun, right? Why does everyone have to be such a downer about these things?
Does that look like a green-eyed monster?
There's my guess as to what's going on.
Please, don't let that this commet interfere with you confident and your journey.
A lot of people who think EC is cruel, view it as potty training, which EC is most certainly NOT. These people know nothing about EC, and probably think that you're forcing your baby to do something she's not ready for, and rewarding her somehow when she does what you want her to, or (maybe more importantly) punishing her when she doesn't. I usually tell them that I'm just teaching her to be aware of her body and developing a positive association with the potty so I don't have to undo diaper training later in life, and that I'm just building a better communication with my daughter. If I can tell by her body language that she's about to go in her diaper, why wouldn't I put her on a potty? What we do is Elimination Communication. What we do NOT do, is potty training.
I dislike the term "Infant Potty Training" for that exact reason.
It's awesome that your in laws are all for it. When I told/showed my MIL, she became a bit of that green-eyed monster and said something like "with two kids a year apart, I wouldn't have had time for that." Like somehow me parenting different than her was an insult. Oye! My mom's comment, on the other hand, was more a "if only I'd known about that!"
Just like anything related to parenting, everyone has something to say. Just do what feels right, IMO, like not training your kid to sit in a wet or messy diaper. I sure wouldn't want to sit in that all day!
hey physmom, I wonder if those same friends have changed their opinions now? Its been a while since your OP... I notice that when friends are fighting with an oppositional 2 or 3yo about toileting (or their child is retaining poops for days on end, etc), they suddenly are more interested in the longer but more gradual approach we've taken... when they saw how my DD acts like using the potty is just a normal thing (even though she still wets her pants from time to time, which is not something I feel bad about or like it disproves EC's effectiveness etc... actually I think it makes it seem more real to others). FWIW I don't really talk up "EC" or anything, just simply describe what we've done IF it comes up for some reason. That is actually how I was first introduced to it, not by someone with a label and a "method", just another mom whose daughter was about 18m old, describing cueing her daughter and offering her the toilet, and I just thought, WOW, that makes so much sense. And I'm bolder with each kid... started with DS at 15m, knowing nothing more than what another mom had mentioned and following my son's lead, w/ DD at 2.5m after actually reading up on EC, and I am planning to start from the get-go with #3 (our surprise baby! We get one more chance to try and get this stuff "right"...)
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text: 649269 5 ChEMBL 806717 Inhibition of ovine COX-1 by enzyme immuno assay Title: N-1 and C-3 substituted indole Schiff bases as selective COX-2 inhibitors: synthesis and biological evaluation. Abstract: A group of N-1 and C-3 disubstituted-indole Schiff bases bearing an indole N-1 (R'=H, CH(2)Ph, COPh) substituent in conjunction with a C-3 -C=HN-C(6)H(4)-4-X (X=F, Me, CF(3), Cl) substituent were synthesized and evaluated as inhibitors of cyclooxygenase (COX) isozymes (COX-1/COX-2). Within this group of Schiff bases, compounds 15 (R(1)=CH(2)Ph, X=F), 17 (R(1)=CH(2)Ph, X=CF(3)), 18 (R(1)=COPh, X=F) and 20 (R(1)=COPh, X=CF(3)) were identified as effective and selective COX-2 inhibitors (COX-2 IC(50)'s=0.32-0.84 muM range; COX-2 selectivity index (SI)=113 to >312 range). 1-Benzoyl-3-[(4-trifluoromethylphenylimino)methyl]indole (20) emerged as the most potent (COX-1 IC(50) >100 muM; COX-2 IC(50)=0.32 muM) and selective (SI >312) COX-2 inhibitor. Furthermore, compound 20 is a selective COX-2 inhibitor in contrast to the reference drug indomethacin that is a potent and selective COX-1 inhibitor (COX-1 IC(50)=0.13 muM; COX-2 IC(50)=6.9 muM, COX-2 SI=0.02). Molecular modeling studies employing compound 20 showed that the phenyl CF(3) substituent attached to the CN spacer is positioned near the secondary pocket of the COX-2 active site, the CN nitrogen atom is hydrogen bonded (N...NH=2.85 \xC3 Compounds with activity <= 50uM or explicitly reported as active by ChEMBL are flagged as active in this PubChem assay presentation. 22361134 1 754286265 9940 Organism:Ovis aries http://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembldb/ http://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembldb/index.php/assay/inspect/806717 1 IC50 IC50 PubChem standard value 1 5 3 BEI Binding Efficiency Index(nM) 1 2 SEI Surface Efficiency Index(nM) 1 4 LE Ligand Efficiency 1 5 LLE Lipophilic Ligand Efficiency 1 6 IC50 activity comment IC50 activity comment 4 7 IC50 standard flag IC50 standard flag 2 8 IC50 qualifier IC50 qualifier 4 9 IC50 published value IC50 published value 1 5 10 IC50 standard value IC50 standard value 1 6 11 IC50 binding domains IC50 binding domains 4 5 RecName: Full=Prostaglandin G/H synthase 1; AltName: Full=Cyclooxygenase-1; Short=COX-1; AltName: Full=Prostaglandin H2 synthase 1; Short=PGH synthase 1; Short=PGHS-1; Short=PHS 1; AltName: Full=Prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 1; Flags: Precursor 754286265 1 taxon 9940 Ovis aries Prostaglandin G/H synthase 1 ChEMBL Target ID: 17047 Protein Accession: P05979 Confidence: Direct single protein target assigned Gene Name: COX1;PTGS1 Pref Name: Cyclooxygenase-1 Synonyms: COX-1;Cyclooxygenase-1;PGH synthase 1;PGHS-1;PHS 1;Prostaglandin G/H synthase 1;Prostaglandin H2 synthase 1;Prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 1 Db Source: SWISS-PROT Db Version: 2016_06 ChEMBL Target Type: Target is a single protein chain Relationship Type: Direct protein target assigned Target Classification: enzyme 2 7 PMID: 22361134 Assay Type Binding Assay Data Source Scientific Literature Target Type Target is a single protein chain


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Not much to say. Close game all night. Amare Stoudemire takes over the down stretch. Knicks win 98-92. Pacers are now 14-18 and have lost their 9th straight on the road. Percentage wise, they are on track for a 36-46 finish. Will Danny Granger be able to step up and be the big time player and leader we want him to be? Or will the Pacers continue to splutter?
And if you thought December was rough, January might be even tougher.
Pacers next play San Antonio at home (the team that beat them in the opener) and then face Atlanta on the road. And before the month is over they will play Dallas, Chicago (twice), Orlando, Denver and Portland.
Time to step up Pacers!


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More than 30 animals were seized from a San Diego County feed store, and several more were found dead by officers from the San Diego Humane Society and SPCA.
UT San Diego ( http://bit.ly/T7nRt6 ) reports a total of 16 birds and 11 chickens, plus rabbits, rodents and reptiles including a python snake were taken from Dave's Family Feed Store in Lemon Grove.
Officers with the Humane Society's Humane Law Enforcement team served a search warrant Wednesday after receiving reports the store was closed for business with animals left inside.
Officers found a half-dozen dead. Officials say other animals were housed in unhealthy conditions and often left without water.
The newspaper says the animals will get exams and care at the San Diego Humane Society.
The case is being reviewed for possible prosecution.
Information from: U-T San Diego, http://www.utsandiego.com


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What is a tropical storm?
An area of low pressure over tropical waters with organized convection near the center with counter-clockwise surface winds. The maximum sustained wind near the center must be between 39 and 73 mph for it to be classified as a tropical storm.
When does a tropical storm become a hurricane?
The maximum sustained wind near the center must be 74 mph or greater.
What is the difference between a watch and warning?
A watch is issued when hurricane or tropical storm conditions are possible within 36 hours. A warning is issued when those conditions are expected with 24 hours.
Home aftermath
If my home is badly damaged, what should I do?
Take a piece of metal or plywood, spray-paint your address on it and put it in front of your house. That way family, rescue workers and insurance adjusters can find you.
How do I find help?
If you have Internet access, check tampabay.com for detailed information. Or listen to the radio and seek out first-responders — fire and rescue, police, medical and insurance personnel.
Should I try to do any repairs to my house?
Be careful. You could get hurt. Warranties and insurance could be voided. And when electricity is restored, there could be a fire danger.
Should I stay with my house to protect it from looters?
If there is a place for you to go and you can get out of a devastated neighborhood, you should do that.
If my home is damaged, who should I get to fix it?
The most needed specialty after a storm is roofers. Get recommendations from insurers and others who have had satisfactory experience.
If I have to rebuild, what is the new standard?
The building codes that took effect in 2002.
Can I take my pets to a public shelter?
Most don't allow it for health and sanitary reasons. But some shelters now allow pets if you register in advance. Check with your local emergency agency. Guide dogs are allowed at any shelter.
What should I do if I can't find a shelter?
Find a friend who lives out of harm's way to take your pets or rent a motel room that will allow you to bring your pets. You can find lists of pet-friendly motels on the Internet. One resource is petswelcome.com. Hotel space will be limited and in great demand, so make reservations early or leave the area entirely.
If I evacuate with my pets, what do I need to take?
Immunization and medical records. Medications. Plenty of food and water. Secure carriers. Collars with tags, leashes and a muzzle, if necessary. First aid kit. Litter and pan for cats, rabbits and other animals that use them. Trash bags. Toys and other comfort items. Photos of your pet.
Do I need flood insurance?
If your home is in a flood zone, you need federally subsidized flood insurance to get a mortgage. But just because you aren't in a flood zone doesn't mean you are safe from rising water, which is not covered under normal homeowners insurance.
If my house is badly damaged, how do I prove to my insurance company what I owned?
Buy a digital camera, take pictures of everything in the house and store the camera or the picture card with the valuable items that you plan to take with you when you evacuate. Or videotape your valuables.
Personal safety
What can I do to stay healthy?
Long before a storm arrives, ensure that you have plenty of any prescription medicines you take. Wash your hands often or use an antibacterial lotion. Make sure any water you drink is safe. Disinfect dishes and cups.
The evacuation is over and I can return home. How do I enter my home safely?
If there is standing water next to the outside walls because of flooding, do not go in. If there is not standing water, walk around the outside of the house first, checking for loose power lines and gas leaks. Look at the foundation and porch roofs or overhangs to see if there are any cracks or sagging. If there is obvious damage, have a building inspector check the home before you go in. Open the door carefully and make sure the ceiling isn't about to fall in.
Okay, I'm in. What should I do first?
Find and protect the irreplaceable valuables. If books and photos have gotten wet, clean off any mud and put them in plastic bags. Get them to a freezer as soon as possible. They can be cleaned and preserved with professional help.
Special needs
What is the best way to care for special-needs patients?
In the comfort of a private home in a safe place with a relative or a friend, assuming they can offer appropriate care.
What if a private home isn't available?
The alternative is a special-needs shelter. If that is required, register with your local emergency agency as soon as possible so workers can contact you and arrange an evacuation.
Who should go to a special-needs shelter?
Typically people who have nowhere else to go and are too sick for a regular shelter but not sick enough for a hospital.
How do I find the emergency operations center?
They are listed in the front of phone books near the evacuation maps and shelter lists or in your county's blue pages.
Reserving hotel rooms
If I have to evacuate, where is the safest place to find a hotel?
Look for a hotel that is outside an evacuation zone and is away from the storm's strike possibility cone.
How far in advance should I make a reservation?
As far in advance as possible. If you guarantee a reservation with a credit card, most hotels will let you cancel without penalty up to 24 hours before the date of the reservation.
How big a generator should I get?
The smaller ones, in the 1,000-watt category, will run a few lights and a microwave (if you turn off most of the lights while you cook). Many homeowners want something in the 4,000- to 6,000-watt category. These range in price from $700 to several thousand dollars.
Should the larger generators be wired into the home electrical system?
That's your best bet if you don't want extension cords snaking all over the house. But don't try to do it yourself. Buy a circuit box and have it installed by a professional electrician.
Can I keep the generator in the garage?
You can store it there, but never operate it there or anywhere near your home. Generators emit carbon monoxide, much like your car's engine exhaust, and is deadly. Buy a generator on wheels with an electrical cord long enough to stretch well away from the house, out into the open air.
Can I store gasoline in my garage?
That is not a good idea because it's a major fire hazard. Buy several 5-gallon gas containers and store them empty. Fill them only as the storm nears.
I've had a generator since last year, and the original gasoline is still in it. Is this okay?
Better not take a chance. Have it serviced and have the gas changed. And use a product like Sta-bil, which keeps gasoline fresh.
Home preparation
Do hurricane shutters help?
Yes, but be sure you get the right shutters for you. Removable steel plates are heavy and awkward to handle and not appropriate for everyone. Roll-up shutters are easier to use, but they are expensive. Some companies make a fabric that is tough, less expensive and easy to handle.
Is plywood a good alternative?
It isn't as strong as commercial storm shutters, but it helps if you are strong enough to handle it. If you nail it into the frame of the window or the house, you create holes into which water can leak later, causing damage inside your walls. Ask your home supply store experts how to mount plywood so the holes can be plugged.
Are old plywood sheets still usable?
Local home supply stores say the plywood might have warped, depending on how it was stored. If laid flat with something heavy on top, it won't warp. On edge, it will. But even warped plywood might still be usable. Unless the warping is severe, nailing it into place will straighten it out enough that wind won't be able to get behind it.
What are the most vulnerable points in a home?
The garage door and the front door. Garage doors are easily broken or bent and ripped from their tracks. They can be retrofitted for added strength. Front doors are seldom wind-proof, especially double doors. Consider replacing double front doors with single doors that can be reinforced from the inside.
Is there anything I need to do in the yard?
Trim dead or rotten limbs. Store sprinklers, hoses and yard ornaments out of the wind.
What do I do about patio furniture?
If you have a pool, throw your furniture in it. Otherwise turn tables top down and tie down chairs or take them inside.
What do I do with valuables in the house?
Make a list of irreplaceable things. If you evacuate, plan to take them with you. If you stay, consider moving those things to a safer location.
What about a computer?
Dismantle it and move it to safety. If that's impossible, back up important data and put it in a safe place. If you evacuate, unplug the computer, phone and cable lines and peripheral equipment. Move the equipment as high off the floor as possible.
What do I need to stock up on before a storm?
You need survival supplies for at least 3 days: drinking water, food that doesn't need refrigeration or cooking, clean clothes, flashlight batteries, a battery-powered radio with extra batteries, and personal items such as soap and shampoo. Charge every cell phone in the house. Keep the car's gas tank topped off all summer.


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I signed up for Wilton Course 1 two weeks ago. I took my first class and they cancelled it last week. I called today to make sure we were still having it and they tell me they don't offer it anymore. I am beyond livid. I am getting a full refund but I was looking forward to that class. I spent a lot of money on the supplies. I went beyond buying the starter kit. I cancelled on time with my family so I could do this and they cancel it and don't bother calling to tell anyone. Sorry for the vent, I had to let it out.
ADo you have another craft store in your area? Hobby Lobby or AC Moore? Sorry that they canceled it :( Maybe you could look into take the Wilton class on Craftsy?
You should either go on Wilton's website or google "cake decorating near me" (or use your zip code). Both ways will help you locate available classes in your area.
Wilton's has classes at Michaels, Jo-Ann's Fabrics and other national craft stores. But also check out local places because I found a boot camp style class in my area that taught the entire Wilton's series in one shot at a cheaper price than those found at the craft stores.
ATry your local community college in the continuing ed section.
Oh that sounds soooooo much like what I (as a teacher) went through. This was some 10-15 years ago. Not sure if it's still that way or not but here is a bit of background that might help you.
Each store manager has(had) the right to decide if they will allow the class to proceed. There usually is a certain # of students needed to make the class worth having. As an example maybe the manager has decided there *must* be 4 or 6 or 10 students and your class only has 3, 5 or 9. I had a store manager do that - on the 1st night there were 5 students (my start number) so the class was a 'go'. On the 2nd night only 4 showed up and the mgr got mad that he had to pay me for 'only 4'. *HE* would NOT go into the class and inform the students it was being cancelled, saying I had to. Boy were they MAD at me!! I was able to get most of them to understand it was not my fault but there were very, very upset. Can you blame them?
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StatementThe Honorable John Cornyn
United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Constitutionalism, Human Rights, and the Rule of Law in Iraq
June 25, 2003
United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Constitutionalism, Human Rights, and the Rule of Law in Iraq
June 25, 2003
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|U.S. Senate Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Property Rights
U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), Chairman
Constitutionalism, Human Rights, and the Rule of Law in Iraq
A joint hearing with the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs
U.S. Senator Lincoln Chafee (R-RI), Chairman
Wednesday, June 25, 2003, 2 p.m., Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226
Today, the lights are back on in Baghdad. The sound of gunfire is still there, but not so loud as before. The climate in Iraq can best be described as cautious unease. The Iraqi people today are free from Saddam – but they are not yet free from fear.
We have seen progress when it comes to ensuring the basic security of the Iraqi people – the recruitment of a new police force, elimination of Baathist party remnants, and the capture of armed gangs of militants are all positive signs. But there is still much work to be done. We must end the looting and the street violence, and restore the property rights of the Iraqi people. The foundation of a peaceful, just, and prosperous society in Iraq cannot be constructed when lawlessness reigns.
The current unstable situation is, at least in part, an unintended by-product of the speed and efficiency of our military forces. Never before has the world witnessed such a marvel of technology, training, dedication, and leadership in war. And I am enormously proud of our heroic men and women in uniform, who bravely put themselves at risk for the cause of freedom.
Yet currently, the only thing preventing the mass outbreak of conflict between Iraq's rival ethnic and religious groups is the authority of coalition military forces. This stopgap is clearly no substitute for long-term solutions. The Iraqi people must re-learn how to govern and police themselves.
We can harbor no illusions about the reconstruction of Iraq: the current occupation will not, and should not, be brief. While the Administration understandably wants to return Iraq to the Iraqi people as soon as possible, this well-intentioned desire could backfire.
Iraq looks like the Old West right now, and we need lawmen to restore the peace and protect the populace. The Texas Rangers have a saying: "One riot, one Ranger." But Iraq will need more than one Texas Ranger – it will need a substantial, professional, civilian police force, untainted by the shock troop tactics of Saddam Hussein's enforcers.
After dealing with the immediate problems of security, we must help the Iraqi people forge a nation governed by laws, not men. I strongly believe that establishment of the rule of law is the most critical factor in determining long term prosperity, stability, and freedom in the new Iraqi state.
We do not yet know who will lead Iraq. But ultimately, the leader's identity is far less important than establishing the rule of law – expressed through a constitution and an independent judiciary. While leaders come and go, it is the law that guards our freedom.
It is not up to us to determine the precise form of Iraq's new government. That choice ultimately belongs to the Iraqi people. Nevertheless, we must ensure that one brutal dictator is not replaced by another, or that Iraq becomes a theocracy where freedom of religion and equal rights for women are outlawed.
The new Iraqi state must encompass and acknowledge all of its citizens. United Nations resolution 1483, unanimously adopted by the Security Council on May 22nd, calls for the establishment of "a representative government based on the rule of law that affords equal rights and justice to all Iraqi citizens, without regard to ethnicity, religion, or gender." That sounds to me like a good start.
The late Allan Bloom once pointed out that what sets America apart is the unambiguous nature of our own constitutional tradition: "It's meaning," he said, "is articulated in simple, rational speech, that is immediately comprehensible and powerfully persuasive to all normal human beings. America tells one story: the unbroken, ineluctable progress of freedom and equality."
Regardless of differences of opinion concerning our tactics and actions, we can all agree that there are irreducible minimums that must be in place in this process. The Iraqi charter must build on the nation's own legal traditions, stretching all the way back to the Code of Hammurabi. It must be founded on the proper role of government: to protect and preserve freedom. The constitution of Iraq must, like our own, tell one story.
Today, we have the opportunity to speak to several witnesses who will provide us counsel on all of these issues. We will hear from a panel of experts on Iraq generally about the issues faced today, and we will hear from a panel of constitutional and legal experts about the constitutional issues we must face for the future. There are historical precedents that are certainly worth studying at times like these, and I look forward to hearing from all of our witnesses.
We should not forget that, while the aspirations of the Iraqi people may seem far off today, John Adams once noted: "People and nations are forged in the fires of adversity."
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