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Crude Oil Price Climbs to Another Record
By REUTERS
Published: September 18, 2007
Oil soared to another record yesterday on worries that global energy supplies could shrink to critical levels during this winter heating season because of strong growth in demand.
Crude oil settled at $80.57 a barrel for October delivery in regular trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange, and was continuing to rise after hours.
Expectations that the Federal Reserve will agree to cut interest rates when it meets today also supported oil and other commodities markets, raising the likelihood that the economy will weather a credit crisis.
Though oil prices have quadrupled since 2002, when adjusted for inflation the price is still below the $90-a-barrel peaks at the time of the Iranian revolution in 1979.
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries agreed on a small supply increase last week, but analysts said the decision to raise output by 500,000 barrels a day starting Nov. 1 was not enough to reverse a rally that has lifted prices around 30 percent this year.
''We believe that this will be too little, too late, barring an outright collapse in demand, and now expect inventories to draw to critical levels this winter,'' the investment bank Goldman Sachs said in a research note.
Goldman said it expected oil prices to hit $85 a barrel by the end of this year.
Crude supplies are running at their lowest level in eight months in the United States while gasoline supplies are at their lowest level since Hurricane Katrina knocked out several Gulf Coast refineries in 2005.
Analysts expect oil and gasoline supplies to fall further after recent storms in the Gulf of Mexico crimped imports and refinery operations.
Other commodities also shot higher yesterday. Gold reached a 16-month high, supported by expectations of an interest rate cut that could increase investment flows.

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Sept 13-15, 2013
A weekend of mountain biking atop one of Kentucky's most spectacular mountains!
You are invited to join a group of mountain biking enthusiasts on top of Pine Mountain for the Second Annual East Kentucky Mountain Biking Festival, September 13-15, 2013 featuring trail-riding, campfires, hiking, exploring, entertainment and meals. Pine Mountain (elev. 2900') is Kentucky's second-highest mountain, and is just 4 miles south of Whitesburg KY, the arts and cultural capital of eastern Kentucky. Whitesburg is home to Appalshop, the independent community arts, film and media center, as well as several excellent locally-owned restaurants, gift shops, Pine Mountain Outfitters and the Summit City Lounge nightclub.
We will stay at a funky and unique 100-acre campground on top of Pine Mountain called Wileys Last Resort, which features easy to moderate biking and hiking trails on the property such as the Flamingo Road, the Path to Enlightenment, the Sisters Trail, Tower Road and the Muhammed Alley.
Big news! Letcher County is currently constructing a mountain bike trail from the top of Pine Mountain all the way to Whitesburg. This will be a 10-mile trail with an elevation drop of about 1800 ft. According to Letcher County officials, the trail will be finished and ready to ride by the end of August 2013 - so you can be one of the first to ride this new trail! At the festival, shuttles will be offered back to the top of the mountain.
Across the highway from Wileys Last Resort is entrance to the Little Shepherd Trail, a 60 mile gravel and asphalt fire road on top of Pine Mountain through Kingdom Come State Park to Harlan, Kentucky. The Little Shepherd Trail is a very remote and densely wooded mountain road through a forest with an active bear population. From the Little Shepherd Trail you can access the Scuttlehole Gap Trail, which is an old wagon road that goes over the mountain. It is mountain bikable and a thrilling ride. Also on Pine Mountain are newly-built sections of horse trails which may or may not be bikeable.
Going east from Wiley's on Pine Mountain is the Pine Mountain Trail, which is for hikers only (sorry, no bikes).
Close to our campgound is Bad Branch Falls State Nature Preserve, a spectacular waterfall and one of the most beautiful and pristine places in all of Kentucky. Bad Branch Falls is a short 45-minute hike from the road and is a must-see.
Wileys Last Resort - our campgound for the wekend - is a crazy place and almost impossible to describe. Many years ago it was a resort for Letcher County coal miners to come and relax, with a hotel and a nice little swimming pond. After a public swimming pool was built in Whitesburg, the hotel mysteriously burned down, the resort fell on hard times and was even abandoned for a time. The current owner of Wiley's, a visionary poet and local radio personality named Jim Webb is working to rebuild the resort back to its former glory - currently operating it as a volunteer-run campground and community space.
In other words - its a local hangout. But it's a lot of fun.
Wileys has several old (unheated) 1800's-era log cabins that bikers can sleep in, plus plenty of flat spaces for tent camping and small campers. There is a shower and a kitchen. Additional lodging options are available in the nearby area - see the Lodging link in left column.
Advance registration for a weekend of camping and mountain biking at the First Eastern Kentucky Mountain Bike Festival is only $25 (or register for $30 at the event).
Participants in the festival will explore Pine Mountain and hopefully find additional mountain bike opportunities. Almost no one is currently mountain biking on Pine Mountain. It's virgin territory, just waiting to be explored.
Join us for an adventure in the mountains - the Second Annual East Kentucky Mountain Bike Festival. Three meals a day will be served to the group. During the evening around the campfire we will discuss, brainstorm and evaluate the possibilities of a future, larger mountain biking event.
Everyone is welcome - beginner, imtermediate and expert, but we are not offering any competitive events. We are located close to Virginia and Tennessee and we hope to attract mountain bikers from the region, not just Kentucky.
Even if you don't mountain bike, there is lots to see and explore at Wiley's Last Resort. There are hiking trails, cool places to go antique shopping, good restaurants and clubs in town, and Wileys is a wonderful place to just relax by the pond and sunbathe.
Come with an open mind, bring your friends and bring your mountain bike!
Meals at the festival will be served from Friday dinner through lunch Sunday for an additional cost of $30. You can pay in advance by Paypal or pay when you arrive. We have an experienced cook from Knoxville who will prepare meals for the festival participants. Scott makes great quesadillas, among other things. Please specify any food options when you register (Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-intolerant, etc)
Lodging in the log cabins is available on a first-come, first served basis.


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Josephine Groves Holloway
From Savannah to Nashville: A Local History
With determination, Juliette Gordon Low telephoned a cousin in 1912 and exclaimed, "I've got something for the girls of Savannah and all America and all the world!" On March 12 of that year, the wealthy widow founded her first Girl Scout troop with just 18 girls. Today, the organization enjoys a membership of nearly 4 million members in the U.S. and around the world.
The first Girl Scout troops began to meet in Nashville in 1917 as a result of the United States' entry into World War I, which spurred many girls to express an interest in patriotism and serving their community. By 1926, the Nashville Girl Scout Council received its charter.
Then, as today, Girl Scouts enjoyed outdoor activities such as camping and hiking. They also learned how to communicate in Morse Code and studied crime detection!
In 1938, the Council invited first lady and National Honorary Girl Scout President Eleanor Roosevelt to speak at a Council fundraiser. In 1958, Girl Scout troops in 20 counties in Middle Tennessee and Southern Kentucky joined forces to become the Cumberland Valley Girl Scout Council. At that time, the Council served just over 8,000 girls.
In 2006, GSUSA unveiled a plan to realign the 310 councils in the United States into 109 high-capacity councils. As part of this realignment the Girl Scout Council of Cumberland Valley's jurisdiction was changed 39 counties in Middle Tennessee. The name was subsequently changed to the Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee to reflect the new geographic distribution. Today, the Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee serves more than 17,500 girls and 7,000 volunteers.
Josephine Holloway: Cumberland Valley's "Hidden Heroine"
In 1923, Josephine Groves (later Holloway) began working at Nashville's Bethlehem Center, a shelter for at-risk women and children in the African-American community. She was attracted to the work the Girl Scouts were doing and wanted to bring Girl Scouting to the center. In 1924, Josephine had the honor of attending training for Girl Scout leaders conducted by Juliette Gordon Low in Nashville. By the end of the year, there were more than 300 girls engaged in Girl Scouting at the Bethlehem Center.
She attempted to form an official Girl Scout troop for African-American girls in 1933, but the Nashville Girl Scout Council denied her request. In fact, there was only one such troop in the entire South at that time.
Finally, in 1942, Mrs. Holloway's dream came true and the first African-American Girl Scout troop was established. Josephine had become such a well-respected member of the community and an expert on girls' issues, that she was hired by the Girl Scouts as a field advisor for black troops. She remained in that position until her retirement in 1963 at which time she reportedly supervised over 2,000 African-American girls and adults.
During the nation's bicentennial celebration in 1976, Girl Scouts of the USA urged local councils to choose a "Hidden Heroine" to honor. Josephine Groves Holloway was selected and praised for her determination and endless dedication to Girl Scouting.
At one time, Camp Holloway was just a simple plot of Holloway family land that gave African-American children a rare opportunity to camp. Today, girls of all races, religions and backgrounds gather at this historic camp in Millersville, Tennessee, to discover the fun, friendship and power of girls together.


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Legislative panels in dispute over spending plans
DENVER — Lawmakers on a Colorado General Assembly panel that prioritizes construction projects in the state clashed Thursday with legislators who draft the state's annual spending plan.
The six-member Capital Development Committee, whose job is to review and recommend which construction projects should be funded first, are upset with the six-member Joint Budget Committee for cherry-picking from its priority list.
In an early morning meeting between the two panels, some CDC members went so far as to accuse two JBC members of approving projects in their own districts over higher priority projects elsewhere in the state, including one at Colorado Mesa University.
"Maybe there's some little adjustment and some changes in the list, but a wholesale disregard of the list is what's problematic," said Sen. Gail Schwartz, a Snowmass Village Democrat whose district includes Delta County.
"I fundamentally disagree with that statement," responded Rep. Crisanta Duran, D-Denver and chairwoman of the JBC. "If you look at the CDC's list and the list that we funded, there was a lot of overlap there. There were several, several projects that CDC agreed with."
"With all due respect, Representative Duran," countered Schwartz, who is chairwoman of the CDC. "Half. Half of the list you adopted was matched."
At issue is the amount of funding the JBC plans to make available for capital construction projects next year.
The CDC had hoped to fund 32 projects at a cost of about $375 million, including an $18.5 million request from CMU to renovate and expand Tomlinson Library.
The JBC, however, says it only has about $250 million to spend. But instead of drawing the line at that level straight down the CDC's priority list, it chose several others — projects that Gov. John Hickenlooper had requested — that had a lower priority.
That included a $22.8 million renovation of the library at the Auraria Higher Education Center and $13.3 million for a visual and performing arts complex at the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs.
The Auraria campus is in downtown Denver, a district Duran represents, while the UCCS project is in a district represented by Sen. Kent Lambert, R-Colorado Springs, another JBC member.
Funding those projects raised questions from several CDC members, including Rep. Libby Szabo, R-Arvada, who said there seemed to be no point to the CDC bothering to exist if the JBC was going to do whatever it wanted.
"Why does one entity get priority over another when we spent the time to make a balanced list?" Szabo said.
"Representative Szabo," Duran said. "Are you questioning my motivation?"
Duran later drew a line in the sand when she said the JBC was planning to finish the state budget for the next fiscal year, which begins July 1, and had already made its decision on capital construction projects.
That comment enraged others on the CDC panel.
"Now what I'm hearing is that this is just it?" said Sen. Cheri Jahn, D-Wheat Ridge and a CDC member. "We have 100 legislators in this building ... and not for one minute should six people here or six people here think that it is the end all, be all and that we don't all have a voice.
"To sit here and say that I'm sorry, this process is closed ... because we voted yesterday, I think we need to leave the arrogance at the door and have an honest discussion."
In addition to the CMU library project being passed over, the JBC also declined to fund 54 maintenance projects around the state, including $344,148 to repair the roof at CMU's Wubben Hall that has been leaking since December 2010, and $211,000 to replace seven aging and heavily damaged transformers around the CMU campus that pose potential contamination leaks.
Such clashes between the CDC and JBC are rare, but not unprecedented. Nearly a decade ago, a similar thing happened that equally angered CDC members, resulting in some discussion by the JBC and other lawmakers to do away with the capital development panel.
Schwartz said what the JBC did not only was contrary to normal legislative procedure, but also may have been illegal.
"We are seeing them not abiding by the statute," Schwartz said. "They were simply laying down what they see as their role to totally do exactly what they want to with capital development, and I take exception to that and I think the public should take exception to it."
As a result of that clash, later in the day the JBC made some adjustments to the list it would fund, but added only one rural project to it, and then only a portion of it. The panel took $5 million away from the Auraria project and put it toward renovating Quigley Hall at Western State Colorado University in Gunnison, which had asked for $25 million.
Still, that project had a lower priority than the CMU library.
The other additions the JBC made were to fund more Front Range projects, including $10 million for Red Rocks Community College and $14.6 million for the Colorado School of Mines. It then allocated $1 million for the next phase of renovations in the House and Senate chambers, a project that wasn't on the CDC list.


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I have been riding bikes for over 15 years now and I have never had a professional bike fit until this month.
I thought that would be a great way to start this experience just to give you guys a baseline. I have always done my own fits based off of feel on the bike. Over the years, I have grown to know my body, my riding style and where I am most comfortable. It was not until my recent back issues (not biking related…just hurts while on the bike) that I considered getting a bike fit done to make sure I was not further agitating the condition.
I will say…my "just on feel" theory was wrong after having a real fit done, so here is the story.
The Professional Bike Fit
I called up a friend of mine that owns Reality Bikes in Cumming, GA. We have been talking a lot over the past couple of months about my back issues and what do to on the bike that could help that out. With the help of doctors and his first hand knowledge, I had gotten to the point that I was comfortable on the bike again.
When the Specialized Venge came in for review (first look article coming soon), I knew there was going to be a lot of saddle time involved. It was time to throw away my old way of doing things and make sure that everything was perfect. I told Todd what was going on and he scheduled me in that week to see where the current fit stood and what we could tweak to make sure I was getting everything I could out of the bike with the least amount of body error that might agitate my back or any other parts of my body. I fit the measurements of the Venge directly to what I had been riding on the previous Tarmac. This is also what I had been riding on for the shakedown rides.
Pedal Right Fit Studio with Retul
Todd uses the Pedal Right Fit Studio with the Retul fit system. What is really cool about this whole process is that he essentially traces your bike to find your baseline measurements. Then…once the fit process is complete…we retraces it to give you your measurements. This allows you to have the data to transfer the fit to other bikes. It also satisfies the data geek within me.
Using a scanner and several key points on the bike, Todd was able to draw my current setup virtually. It really reminded me of the Xbox Kinect as he went from point to point. It is really cool how far technology has come over the years.
After all of the baseline measurements were taken, Todd had me get on the bike and warm up a bit. After I had gotten comfortable and into my stride, he started to have me stop the pedals at 6 o'clock and 3 o'clock to check alignments and measurements as I sat on the bike. As many of you already know, bike fit is essentially a science. There are certain geometrical solutions that create the most power at a healthy angle for your body.
So what was the outcome of my "feel fit"?
Well…I ended up having the most common problem in bike fits…my saddle height was too low. Ironically, most of my other measurements were pretty dead on, but that doesn't mean a thing if the saddle height is not correct as that is probably the biggest factor in a correct bike fit.
Todd got to work on the saddle height and then started tailoring the rest of the measurements around that. As we continued working on the fit, we noticed another glaring problem. I had been telling him how I feel like my heals want to point out on the bike. As it turns out, my pedals were so far inward that the laser was not even showing up on my foot when lined up with my kneecap.
A couple of washers later…and I had a straight line heading from my leg to my foot. As you might have heard before, your leg is like a piston in producing power. You want the straightest line possible to the ground to insure there is no power loss in side to side torquing motion (as a gear head I love that analogy). I was losing power due to not striking the pedal straight on. That can also be a source of knee pain over time as I was essentially torquing it to the side.
We got done with the rest of the measurements and Todd gave me the final data. These sheets aren't of any real value to you unless you are my exact same proportions and measurements, but I thought they would be cool to post here so you can see how things changed.
The Proof in the Pudding: The Rides After the Fit
It is amazing how much little changes can make a big difference. The bike feels great right now and it is the most comfortable I have ever been on a road bike. Obviously, the biggest changes I can feel is the pedal placement and saddle height. I really don't feel like I am fighting anything on the bike anymore during my pedal strokes. Fellow riding friends have even said that it looks more comfortable as we are riding in a paceline.
So…long story short…I was wrong.
This is something I should have done a long time ago regardless of the issues with my back. I started thinking about how much power I have left on the trail or the road due to not being lined up correctly on the bike. How many more miles could I have ridden? How much faster could I have been with that extra energy and by getting the energy I did have straight to the ground?
I'll never really know the answers to those questions…but I do know that I am sold. If you are in the local area, Reality Bikes is a great place to get a fit done and I have always highly recommended their shop for a lot of things…so check them out. Otherwise, get a fit done at your local shop as it will help your riding.


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AMD Athlon Overclocking Guideby Anand Lal Shimpi on January 24, 2000 11:51 PM EST
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The release of the AMD Athlon brought to light a new way to combat remarking without resorting to implementing a multiplier lock on the CPU. The Athlon featured the ability to be overclocked through the use of a feature connector on the PCB of the Athlon itself. Provided that someone would manufacture such a device, this would allow someone interested in overclocking to go out and buy one of these devices and attach it to their Athlon. Before these devices ever made it to production, an article on Tom's Hardware Guide illustrated how to modify the Athlon's PCB in order to change the clock multiplier and the core voltage. While this procedure wasn't for the average overclocker that didn't want to attempt the risky procedure to modify his/her Athlon it was perfect for the remarker, because if the job was done properly, the CPU appeared to naturally be at the higher clock speed.
Because of this oversight, AMD is now working to combat remarkers and is in the same position they have always been in with remarking since they have never implemented a clock multiplier lock on their CPUs. While it is very likely that AMD will eventually choose to implement a multiplier lock, the beauty of the Athlon now is that, with the aid of a little card, you can adjust the clock multiplier on the CPU and get even more out of this already powerful chip. Since there is currently only one motherboard available (the ASUS K7M) with support for FSB settings that are useful in overclocking the Athlon, this makes for the perfect opportunity to push the limits of the CPU.Overclocking the Athlon – Two Methods
There are two methods that can be used when overclocking the Athlon: increasing the FSB frequency on the motherboard or increasing the clock multiplier of the Athlon itself.
The latter requires either a physical modification to the chip or the use of an overclocking card attached to the feature connector on the Athlon's PCB while the former requires a motherboard with adjustable FSB frequencies.


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More bad news from the U.K. Inflation is staying steady and strong.
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain's inflation rate unexpectedly held steady for the fourth consecutive month in January but there was little respite for consumers as it remained at its highest level since May, official data showed on Tuesday.
Annual consumer price inflation stayed at 2.7 percent last month, the Office for National Statistics said, slightly below the 2.8 percent median forecast in a Reuters poll of economists.
It is the first time inflation has remained unchanged for four months since records began in 1996, the ONS said.
As stated before, the actual inflation rate isn't all that bad in a growing economy. But, the U.K's real economy hasn't grown for some time now.
There are a myriad of approaches to attack this problem, but, I'm convinced one should focus on the economic growth rather than the inflation. I mean real growth, not the Japanese version of it. (Planting windmill might not be the solution.)


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Mon Nov 26, 2012, 09:12 AM
sabrina 1 (62,325 posts)
Off The Table! White House To Boehner: Obamacare Not Part Of Fiscal Cliff Deal.
White House To Boehner: Obamacare Not Part Of Fiscal Cliff Deal
An administration official told The Huffington Post that the president would oppose involving the Affordable Care Act in the negotiations taking place to stave off the so-called "fiscal cliff." A top Senate Democratic aide called the idea "absolutely" a non-starter.
"And they know that, so its counterproductive to even offer it," the aide added.
That was pretty straightforward!
No weasel words at all!
That is what winning gives you the power to do!
The losers don't get to decide what is on the table!
No talk of compromise. Just 'no, don't even mention it'!
This is promising.
Now we are waiting for a similar statement about Social Security and Medicare.
I don't see any reason to delay letting them know not to even mention Social Security in the Deficit discussions since it had nothing to do with the Deficit.
Everyone is waiting for them to dispel the rumors that deals have been made for the Lame Duck Congress.
It's easy to do. Just as it was with the Health Care Bill.
Just make a statement so everyone can relax.
Tell Boehner:
Social Security/Medicare Not Part of Fiscal Cliff Deal! They Are Off The Table!
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Mon Nov 26, 2012, 09:17 AM
no_hypocrisy (29,507 posts)
1. I'm not convinced that Boehner has any conviction about defunding Obamacare.
I think his main worry right now is fending off Eric Cantor who wants to be Speaker and he's throwing red meat to republicans in the House.
Response to no_hypocrisy (Reply #1)
Mon Nov 26, 2012, 09:20 AM
sabrina 1 (62,325 posts)
2. Could be, however his base desperately wants to destroy Obamacare
and I'm sure Cantor will make sure to rail against it. I don't see how it helps Boehner to appear to be caving in on this issue. They are more rabid about Obamacare than SS. In fact, the base hardly ever mentions SS as they know what a political loser that is.
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Mon Nov 26, 2012, 09:39 AM
sabrina 1 (62,325 posts)
3. Meant to add, it is the Republican Party and their funders and donors
and Think Tanks etc who want to destroy SS, NOT their base.
So it should hurt neither the Dems or the Repubs to take a stand against putting SS on any Deficit table
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Vladimir A. Volodin
Vladimir A. Volodin received the Ph.D. degree in 1999 with a thesis subject "Raman scattering study of Si- and GaAs-based semiconductor nanostructures," and in 2005 he received Diploma of Professor-Assistance in area of semiconductor physics. From 1997 to 2001, Volodin was Researcher and Group Leader in ISP SB RAS. Since 2001, he has been a Senior Researcher and Group Leader in ISP SB RAS. Volodin has been an Assistant professor in NSU (lecture course of physical bases of microelectronics, Chair of Automation of Physical-Technical Studies) since 2006. His scientific specialization is physics of semiconductors. Volodin's fields of interest are semiconductors, semiconductor nanostructures, Raman scattering, luminescence, phonons, phonon-plasmon interaction, and laser treatments of nanostructures.
Biography Updated on 4 September 2011


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VIDEO: Sneak Peek - Jennifer Hudson, Jessica Simpson Team Up in New Weight Watchers Ad
Superstars Jennifer Hudson and Jessica Simpson will team up for a new ad capmpaign promoting the Weight Watchers diet plan. The new commercial will begin airing nationally tomorrow, January 3. Get a first look below!
Simpson recently lost 60 pounds following the diet plan after giving birth to her first child, Maxwell. Last week, the pop star revealed that she is expecting a second child this year and will temporarily suspend her involvement with the company through the pregnancy. Says Simpson of the diet, "It lets me be me."
Academy award winning actress Jennifer Hudson became a Weight Watchers spokesman in 2010. The talented singer lost 80 pounds on the plan. In the new TV spot she affirms, "I naturally became a healthier me."


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Have Medical Questions? Ask a Doctor Online!
I meet My New Doctor At Her Office , Had A Serious Attrection , 15 Day Later I Say Her Again Still Flotting , I told Her How I Felt Even Sent Her A Letter , How Do I Make A Move Even If I Don't Have A Appontament , she mention from shis i'll receive a e-mail for my next appoinment .Do I Send Another Letter ..Need Help On This
I would be Interested in a friendship ..and if that goes well it could lead to a Romantic , even marriage I would like to get to spent time with her- Opera , tennis , movies walking and see how it goes ..My focus is not sex , she special In my eyes and She is a women of subtance , I mention to my doctor that the first time I say her I felt something , Putting My hand over my Heart . I mention it take courage beening a Man , I told her I had a problem and that maybe she could write me a scrip , I ask her how long has it been since my last appt ? she answer me 15day .I said that is to long not seeing you . is there anything we can do about that ?
she was taken back for sure , But she was very Kind In her responce really Not saying much . I ask her to look at me and I Look into her beautiful eyes , she looked away 2 times , and I said that to her , her responce was Is this a stare down ? I also said to her she look nice and her hair look very nice , her responce was I did it just for you .
than I left her office , When I got home I wrote her a short letter , because I wanted to show my sentive side and to be sure she was not offended , since i did come on to her because There was some tension that arose when we spoke .
I wrote :
Hope you receive this note In gladness.
I hope you did not take offence when I got to close to you , I was glad you did not supress your feeling In that regard.
when I said to you Its been 10 years since i;ve these beautiful feeling
have rise -up in me toward a young lady that was true
I was standing there and got lost looking into your beautiful eyes , and what I felt the first time i saw you was just happening all over again , you don't know this but I've been floating since I first law my eyes on you . For shore it was not a stare down as you said
For me it was the best moment of my day
Marsha . you have no Idea what I see .
where In the world would I have had a opportunity to say what was on my mind , on a operating table . LOL
I really needed to hear myself express my deep Inner emotion toward you and for you to hear what was on my mind
I just writing to kind of clear the air , Gee we will see each other again
you are my Doctor First !
who know what life has to offer !
the seed has been planted
Blessing to you
Maximino XXXXX


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New Baked Sweet Potato Fries From Boulder Canyon™ Natural Foods Brings On-Trend Spud Snack To Grocery Aisle
Jul 30, 2013, 11:15 ET from Inventure Foods, Inc.
PHOENIX, July 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- It'd be hard to argue anything is more on-trend than the sweet potato; sales of sweet potato snacks are up an astonishing 1,200 percent[1] year-to-date, and nearly every restaurant in the nation has added some form of the brightly colored spud to the menu. Boulder Canyon™ Natural Foods, one of the nation's leading natural snack brands, advances the sweet potato snack category today with the introduction of Baked Sweet Potato Fries, a completely natural snack that mirrors the shape, taste and texture of the popular side dish. Baked Sweet Potato Fries appear in grocery stores in August with a retail price of $2.99-3.29 per 7.5-ounce bag.
(Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130730/DE55449 )
Boulder Canyon™ Baked Sweet Potato Fries are seasoned with just the right amount of salt to complement the natural sweetness of the potato.
"Unlike a chip, our Baked Sweet Potato Fries really embody the form and taste of french fries which sets them apart from other sweet potato snacks on the market today," said Laura Setzfand, vice president of marketing for Boulder Canyon Natural Foods (www.bouldercanyonfoods.com).
Baked Sweet Potato Fries are made with natural ingredients and feature no trans fats, zero cholesterol and just one gram of saturated fat. In addition, the snacks are gluten free, Kosher certified and contain no genetically modified organisms (Non-GMO).
Americans are eating twice as many sweet potatoes as they were 20 years ago[2] due in part to the unique combination of great taste and health attributes. Sweet potatoes are recognized for being inherently rich with vitamin A, vitamin C, Potassium and Beta-Carotene, a vital antioxidant that promotes overall health.
Since 1994, Boulder Canyon Natural Foods has been delivering premium kettle-cooked potato chips that feature all natural ingredients cooked in better-for-you sunflower or safflower oils. In addition to kettle-cooked chips, Boulder Canyon offers Vegetable Crisps, Hummus Chips and Rice & Adzuki Bean Chips as part of a product line that consists of more than 20 unique all-natural snacks.
Boulder Canyon™ Natural Foods is a member of the Inventure Foods (Nasdaq: SNAK) family of Intensely Different™ specialty brands. The Company's better-for-you and indulgent food brands include Boulder Canyon™ Natural Foods, Jamba® Juice At Home Smoothies, Seattle's Best Coffee™, Rader Farms®, T.G.I. Friday's® Snacks, Nathan's Famous® Snacks, Poore Brothers®, Tato Skins® and Bob's Texas Style®. For further information about Inventure Foods' specialty snack brands, visit www.inventurefoods.com.
[1] IRI data, 52 wks ending Dec. 30, 2012 [2] Dan Charles, Drought, Economics And Your Holiday Feast (NPR.org, 2012)
SOURCE Inventure Foods, Inc.


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The Life of Mystery: Oh! To be Young Again
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Mystery Sinclair has led a full life. Once a championship ballroom dancer along with her husband, and a mother to a beautiful teenage girl, a moment's distraction took his life and an anguished guilt tore he daughter away. She has since led a life of searching, a life of hoping. Now, Mystery Sinclair is dying. Her one wish is to be reunited with the daughter she lost. When a strange encounter sets her in a position to make her dream come true she finds herself back in the world of the ballroom where every exquisite moment of her former life comes back to her. All too soon, her time is up and she must make one last attempt to let her daughter know that she still loves her.
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The railway service on Ho Chi Minh City – Hanoi route reopened on Sunday morning - 30 hours after a train was completely derailed in Quynh Hoa Commune in the central Nghe An Province.
The railway returned to normal following urgent repairs by more than 200 workers.
Earlier at 11:30pm on October 7, seven carriages of the train SE6 on the Ho Chi Minh City – Hanoi route completely went off the tracks and then overtuned. A 200m section of the rail line was detached from the road surface.
As 6am of October 10, the seven carriages were retrieved for repair and later put back on the tracks. However, the local railway buearau is limiting trains' speed at the damaged section at 5 km per hour for safety considerations.
The workers are working around the clock to completely fix the railway as soon as possible, local authorities said, adding no one was injured in the incident.
A broken rail measured 1m long has been identified as the culprit of the accident, according to a representative of the railway management company in Ha Tinh Province bordering Nghe An.
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Di Canio 'can't wait' for new season
Paolo Di Canio has told the Sunderland Echo he "can't wait" to begin his first full season in charge at Sunderland.
Di Canio only arrived at the Stadium of Light towards the end of March when he replaced Martin O'Neill. During his eight games in charge the Italian secured the Black Cats' Premier League status with a game to spare.
Ahead of a summer in which he proposes to overhaul the Sunderland squad Di Canio is looking forward to putting his stamp on the side.
"I was happy before, but you can imagine how happy I'll be if we can get the right players," he said.
"I can't wait, because as a manager, if you have the chance to build a team and choose the right individuals, that makes you excited.
"I'm already starting to think how to link things in situations and bring out the potential of players so they can express their football better."
Despite the season having only recently finished, Di Canio has already made changes at the club allowing defenders Titus Bramble and Matt Kilgallon to leave at the end of their contracts. Phil Bardsley is also likely to move on after being left out of the squad for the final day of the season.
The former Swindon manager is expected to make more changes and has spoken of a desire to put discipline at the core of his new-look side.
"It's a good job and one I love," he said. "Obviously discipline is a big part of it and it's something important that I want to see from the team. But I want to see quality next year, with the team playing good football. You will see a different team for sure. You will see a clear identity in the future."
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We first heard about Octo-Mom Nadya Suleman's proposed reality show back in May. Usmagazine.com now reports that it's official – the mother of fourteen will be hitting the small screen.
According to documents filed in the Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday, Nadya has signed agreements for each of her children to earn $250 a day while filming the reality TV show, which will be produced by Eyeworks – the same company behind Breaking Bonaduce and The Biggest Loser.
The contracts still need a judge's approval, but if approved the children will collectively earn close to $250,000 over the next three years of filming – $125,000 for 36 days in year one, $75,000 for 21 days in year two and $50,000 for 14 days in year three.
Suleman's lawyer, Jeff Czech, told Usmagazine.com in April that Nadya wanted to do a "not so intrusive [show]… to make a little income for herself."
According to Czech, the reality show, which will begin taping September 1, could follow "Nadya dating, taking the kids to birthday parties, learning how to drive a 14-person van."
Nadya, 33, gave birth to her octuplets in January and is also mother to six other children – ages ranging from two to seven.


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"We are excited to be working with OnAir to offer customers the ability to use their mobile devices for voice communications, text messaging and mobile data," said Satcom Direct president David Greenhill. "Partnering with OnAir allows us to further support our growing international presence by providing GSM services to our customers traveling internationally in combination with our cockpit and cabin connectivity solutions."
Separately, Satcom Direct has also completed an agreement with Honeywell to become a distribution partner for the GX Aviation Ka-band connectivity service that is under development with Inmarsat. The technology is expected to deliver high-speed connectivity that will be at least 10 times faster than existing SwiftBroadband service when it enters service in 2015.


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June 16
Tasteful Selections says 'Face your FOUP'
By Andy Nelson
Specialty potato shipper Tasteful Selections is banking on irreverent humor for a new marketing campaign.
The company is set to launch FOUP — the Fear Of Undercooked, Unwashed or Ugly Potatoes, according to a news release from Bancroft, Wis.-based RPE Inc., one of the partners in Tasteful Selections, which ships year-round from the Bakersfield, Calif., area.
The FOUP campaign features on-pack messaging, point-of-sale materials and display bins. All materials describe Tasteful Selections' "FOUP-fighting factors" and encourages consumers to visit tastefulselections.com/FOUP, where they can learn more about "the newly discovered affliction" of FOUP.
On the FOUP website, consumers can watch the FOUP YouTube video, take a FOUP quiz, vote for their biggest FOUP and pin FOUP statistics to their Pinterest boards. Blog partners and Tasteful Selections social media channels also will promote the campaign and show consumers how to become "FOUP fighters" in three simple steps: find Tasteful Selections at a store near them, prepare one of their favorite recipes and enjoy a FOUP-free life.
Consumers can also win a "FOUP Cure Kit" on the Tasteful Selections Facebook page. The kit includes a Tasteful Selections coupon, apron, recipe booklet and FOUP prescription pad and comes in a survival kit lunch cooler.
The other partners in Tasteful Selections are Watertown, S.D.-based CSS Farms Inc.; and Stevens Point, Wis.-based Plover River Farms Inc.
April 28
Specialty spud growth keeps steaming along
By Vicky Boyd
While traditional potato types, such as whites and russets, struggle to maintain consumer sales, specialty potatoes continue to enjoy double-digit growth at retail.
Tasteful Selections LLC is one grower-shipper capitalizing on those changing consumer tastes. Part of Bancroft, Wis.-based RPE, it grows exclusively baby and specialty potatoes in Kern County, said Randy Shell, vice president of marketing and new business development.
This season, the Kern County production mix will be similar to last year — Honey Gold, Ruby Sensation, Purple Passion and White Delight baby potatoes as well as fingerlings, he said.
Acreage, however, continues to grow to meet increased retail and consumer demand, Shell said.
Although its growers have not yet been affected by the drought, he said water supplies continue to be a focus and the dry spell's long-term effects are concerning.
The grower-shipper offers most of its specialty potatoes in three tuber sizes and three package sizes — 24 ounces, 28 ounces and 40 ounces.
"Consumers are focused on convenience and flavor, and small package sizes are leading the way," Shell said.
"Russet potatoes continue to be king in terms of volume, but we're seeing a long-term shift toward specialty, red and yellow potatoes."
The grower-shipper also has begun marketing Ruby Sensation and Honey Gold in 16-ounce microwaveable steamer bags.
Although still a small part of its overall business, Shell said the sector continues to grow as consumers seek easy-to-prepare options.
April 7
Tasteful Selections partners with kid chef
By Andy Nelson
Tasteful Selections LLC is partnering with 13-year-old chef Jack Witherspoon on recipes and videos.
The deal will support Witherspoon's efforts to fund research for leukemia, a disease he has suffered from, according to a news release from Tasteful Selections, a joint venture of potato grower-shippers Bancroft, Wis.-based RPE Inc.; Watertown, S.D.-based CSS Farms Inc.; Stevens Point, Wis.-based Plover River Farms Inc. Witherspoon's recipes feature Tasteful Selections-branded specialty baby potatoes.
Tasteful Selections plans to post the recipes on its website (www.tastefulselections.com) and promote Witherspoon's fundraising on social media. Giveaways on social media include Witherspoon's award-winning cookbook, "Twist It Up," which features 60 of his favorite original recipes. A portion of the cookbook's proceeds go his permanent endowment at Miller Children's Hospital, Long Beach, Calif., and to Beckstrand Cancer Foundation, Newport Beach, Calif., where Witherspoon is the pediatric spokesman.
Witherspoon began cooking to raise money for leukemia research when he was 6 and recovering from the disease. He has appeared on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," "The Bonnie Hunt Show," "The Queen Latifah Show," "The Marie Osmond Show," "Rachael Ray Show" and other TV shows.
"It's rewarding to support an inspiring young kid with such a worthy cause," Russell Wysocki, president and CEO of RPE, said in the release. "Chef Jack's recipes highlight the health benefits of Tasteful Selections with simple preparations that encourage kids to prepare and enjoy potatoes."
Nov. 18, 2013
RPE donates potatoes to Katie's Krops group
By Rachel English
RPE's specialty brand Tasteful Selections is sponsoring Katie's Krops, a youth gardening non-profit organization where children ages 9 through 16 can grow produce they donate to people in their communities. The Bancroft, Wis.-based company will donate a portion of profits from bags of Tasteful Selections' Ruby Sensation and Honey Gold potatoes to Katie's Krops.
Katie Stagliano's organization began when she grew a 40-pound cabbage in 2008 and donated it to a local soup kitchen, spurring the idea for Katie's Krops. For her contributions to hunger relief, Stagliano became the youngest recipient of the Clinton Global Citizen Award in 2012.
RPE's donations will contribute to Katie's Krops goal of establishing a vegetable garden in each of the 50 U.S. states. The organization has donated thousands of pounds of produce by providing grants to youth-led gardens across the country. "The donations received from these potato sales will go a long way in providing the funds that are needed to start new, youth-run Katie's Krops gardens across America, thus providing a sustainable and healthy solution to hunger," said Stagliano, founder and chief executive gardener of Katie's Krops.
Aug. 12, 2013
Alsum bets smaller bins will move more spuds
By David Mitchell
A standard potato bin can hold up to 200 5-pound bags, but Alsum Farms & Produce Inc. is working on the theory that less is more.
The Friesland, Wis., company has introduced three high-graphic bins that take up one-fourth the space of a traditional bin. That means retailers can display four products on one pallet or they can use the smaller bins to merchandise product in small spaces outside the produce department.
"The key to this is versatility," said director of sales and marketing Rick Kantner. "You can merchandise in a small space or a different department. For example, you could have specialty potatoes near the eggs as part of a breakfast solution. Or Grillers make sense in the meat department near the steaks."
Grillers are the company's pre-washed, individually foil-wrapped russets that come in four-count tray packs. One of the new bins, designed specifically for displaying Grillers, looks like a gas grill. It holds up to 36 tray packs.
All three of the new bins are 23½ by 19¾ by 35¾ inches. A specialty bin can hold up to 72 creamer or steamer bags.
Kantner said the cardboard bins can be shipped preloaded, or they can be assembled at stores.
Meanwhile, Alsum has completed a 55,000-square-foot addition to its Friesland facility that includes office space and a packing shed expansion.
Kantner said the company has added three lines in order to increase capacity for packing specialty potatoes.
"It's so we can segment our business," he said. "We can keep moving russets without switching back and forth. We can increase output and efficiency."
Kantner said in late July that the new lines were expected to be up and running by mid-September. The new equipment is expected to increase output by at least 20% in the first year, he said.
The new lines also include robotics that load and wrap pallets.
"It's faster and saves labor," Kantner said. "What we're looking for is efficiency by reduced labor and more output."
Aug. 5, 2013
'Crazy' potato market spurs early Wisconsin digs
By David Mitchell
In a typical year, potato growers who start digging their crop too soon give up some of their potential yield by harvesting immature spuds. But growers who wait this year may miss out on unheard-of prices.
"There are guys killing russets now," Mike Carter, chief executive officer of Rosholt, Wis.-based Bushmans' Inc., said July 30 of the step growers take before harvesting that sets the spuds' skin. Some Wisconsin growers are killing potato plants — a process that diverts the plant's energy to growing the potatoes.
"Digging early sacrifices yield, but the market is high enough that they're starting now anyway. It's not a full-blown harvest, but some of our partners should be ready soon."
The U.S. Department of Agriculture did not have a price for Wisconsin potatoes available in its July 30 report, but the same day Bob Johnson, sales manager for Katz Produce Sales, Plover, Wis., said 50-pound bags of size B reds were going for as much as $27-29 in Wisconsin.
"I've never seen prices this high before," he said. "It's not unusual at this time of year to see $10-15 on Bs, but I've never seen $29 before."
Johnson said there soon would be more reds available from Wisconsin, but there also were areas like North Carolina and Southern California that were finishing up their seasons. Furthermore, sizes in Wisconsin likely will be getting bigger as harvest progresses, which means less Bs.
Rick Kantner, director of sales and marketing for Alsum Farms & Produce, Friesland, Wis., said markets will maintain significantly high prices until supplies increase, likely in early September. Although high prices can be good for growers, there are limits, he said.


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Today, October 25th, is World Pasta Day. I had no idea – thanks to David for the heads up. More on this Holy day here.
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Way to go Moondonkey!
By the way – is what they say about Donkeys true? ;)
Sigh – I feel so blessed that I ate pasta without knowing it was World Pasta day – the FSM was clearly guiding me along the right path!
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Keep it up, just don't overdo it and make an astronomical a$$ of yourself (sorry, had to be done).
Damned, I missed it! Was away on a course for work. Had pasta for 5 o'clock snack though :)
Hmm… it would appear that the US also has a National Pasta Day and Month.
Arrgh: I'd like to disavow that link! I should learn to read things before I link them. That woman slices vegetables and then calls the result 'pasta'. While I love a good veggie meal, I'm not at all comfortable with such behavior.
And raw foodism is just weird.
BTAIM, there are some other holidays Pastafarians might be interested in:
Jan 1st: Bloody Mary Day (how appropriate!)
Jan 4th: Spaghetti Day
Feb 7th: Fettuccini Alfredo Day
Feb 13th: Tortellini Day
Feb 18th: Drink Wine Day
Feb 20th: Margarita Day
Mar 20th: Bock Beer Day
Apr 19th: Garlic Day
Apr 29th: Shrimp Scampi Day
May 4th: Home Brew Day
May 11th: Eat What You Want Day (and who doesn't want more pasta?)
May 25th: Wine Day
June 19th: Dry Martini Day
July 10th: Pina Colada Day
July 14th: Macaroni Day
July 19th: Daiquiri Day
July 24th: Tequila Day
Aug 4th: Lasagne Day
Aug 16th: Rum Day
Aug 24th: Whiskey Sour Day
Sep 15th: Linguini Day
Sep 28th: Drink Beer Day
Oct 4th: Vodka Day
Oct 6th: Noodle Day (perhaps the kickoff for Pasta Month?)
Oct 17th: National Pasta Day
Oct 25th: International Pasta Day
Nov 8th: Harvey Wallbanger Day
Dec 12th: Lager Day
Dec 11th: Noodle Ring Day
All of the above are official US 'National' days, but we might co-opt them for international use.
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Oh great! I can feel a very drunk year coming up!
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To inspire class members to follow Jesus' example by loving and serving others.
Read, ponder, and pray about the following scriptures:
Luke 22:7–30. Jesus meets with his Twelve Apostles for the Feast of the Passover. He institutes the sacrament and teaches the Apostles that they should serve others.
John 13. Jesus washes the feet of the Apostles and commands them to love one another.
John 14:1–15; 15. Jesus teaches, "I am the way, the truth, and the life." He compares himself to a vine and his disciples to the vine's branches. (Note: the verses from chapters 14 and 15 that are about the Comforter will be discussed in lesson 24.)
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Additional reading: Matthew 26:1–5, 14–35; Mark 14:1–2, 10–31.
If you use the attention activity, arrange to have a soloist or a small group of adults or children sing
"Love One Another" (Hymns, no. 308) at the beginning of class. If this is not feasible, bring a recording of the song or prepare to have class members sing it together.
If the following materials are available, use them during the lesson:
The pictures The Last Supper (62174; Gospel Art Picture Kit 225) and Jesus Washing the Apostles' Feet (62550; Gospel Art Picture Kit 226).
A small plant to illustrate your discussion of John 15:1–8.
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Suggestion for teaching: Singing or playing a hymn or Primary song related to the topic of the lesson is a good way to invite the Spirit during the lesson. The Lord said, "My soul delighteth in the song of the heart; yea, the song of the righteous is a prayer unto me, and it shall be answered with a blessing upon their heads" (D&C 25:12; see also Colossians 3:16). Hymns and Primary songs can also help class members learn the doctrines of the gospel. (See Teaching, No Greater Call [36123], pages 45–46, 172–74.)
Suggested Lesson Development
Attention Activity
As appropriate, use the following activity or one of your own to begin the lesson.
Have the soloist or small group sing "Love One Another," or play a recording or have class members sing the hymn together (see the "Preparation" section).
Explain that the text of this hymn comes from John 13:34–35. Have class members turn to this scripture, and ask someone to read it aloud. Point out that Jesus spoke these words at the Last Supper. This lesson will discuss this commandment and other things Jesus said and did during this meeting with his Apostles.
Scripture Discussion and Application
As you teach the following scripture passages, discuss how the Savior's words and actions during the Last Supper showed his love for his Apostles and for us. Help class members understand that Jesus wants us to follow his example in loving and serving others.
1. Jesus institutes the sacrament.
Discuss Luke 22:7–30. Invite class members to read selected verses aloud. Point out that this Passover meal, shared by Jesus and his Apostles the day before Jesus was crucified, is often called the Last Supper. Display the picture of the Last Supper.
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When Jesus and his Apostles met to eat the Passover meal, Jesus introduced the ordinance of the sacrament. What did he tell the Apostles about the purpose of the sacrament? (See Luke 22:19–20. It was to help them remember him and his atoning sacrifice.) How does partaking of the sacrament help you remember the Savior?
Elder Jeffrey R. Holland said: "Since that upper room experience on the eve of Gethsemane and Golgotha, children of the promise have been under covenant to remember Christ's sacrifice in this newer, higher, more holy and personal way. … If remembering is the principal task before us, what might come to our memory when those plain and precious emblems are offered to us?" (in Conference Report, Oct. 1995, 88, 90; or Ensign, Nov. 1995, 67, 68).
Discuss answers to Elder Holland's question, including some of the following things that Elder Holland suggested we should remember about the Savior (in Conference Report, Oct. 1995, 90–91; or Ensign, Nov. 1995, 68–69):
His love and strength in the Grand Council of Heaven.
That he is the Creator of heaven and earth.
All that he did in his premortal life as Jehovah.
The simple grandeur of his birth.
His teachings.
His miracles and healings.
That "all things which are good cometh of Christ" (Moroni 7:24).
The unkind treatment, rejection, and injustice he endured.
That he descended below all things in order to rise above them.
That he made his sacrifices and endured his sorrows for each of us.
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Why is it important that we take the sacrament each week? How can we prepare ourselves spiritually before partaking of the sacrament?
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At the Last Supper the Apostles again contended about "which of them should be accounted the greatest" (Luke 22:24; see also Matthew 18:1; Luke 9:46). In what ways do we sometimes wish to be considered greater than someone else? How can we overcome these feelings?
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What did the Lord teach about true greatness? (See Luke 22:25–27; see also Matthew 20:25–28.) How does he himself exemplify this teaching? How can we follow his example?
2. After washing their feet, Jesus commands the Apostles to love one another.
Read and discuss selected verses from John 13. Display the picture of Jesus washing the Apostles' feet. Explain that when Jesus and his Apostles had eaten the Last Supper, Jesus washed each of the Apostles' feet (John 13:4–5). This task was usually performed by a servant when a guest arrived. One reason Jesus did this was to teach his Apostles about humility and service.
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Why do you think Simon Peter objected when Jesus began to wash his feet? (See John 13:6, 8. He felt it was not right for the Lord to act as a servant.) How did Jesus respond? (See John 13:8.)
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What did Jesus tell the Apostles about why he had washed their feet? (See John 13:12–17. He told them that they should follow his example of service.) How has service to others brought you happiness?
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What can we learn from Jesus' words and actions about the qualities of good leaders? How can we follow his example when we are in positions of leadership?
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During the Last Supper, Jesus repeatedly told his disciples to love one another (John 13:34–35; 15:12, 17). What are some specific things we can do to follow Christ's example of love?
3. Jesus teaches "I am the way, the truth, and the life" and "I am the true vine."
Discuss John 14:1–15; 15. Invite class members to read selected verses aloud.
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Why was Thomas concerned when Jesus told the Apostles, "Whither I go ye know, and the way ye know"? (See John 14:4–5.) What did Jesus tell Thomas? (See John 14:6.) Why is Jesus the only way by which we can come unto Heavenly Father?
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Jesus taught his disciples to show their love for others through service. What did he tell them to do to show their love for him? (See John 14:15.) How does our obedience demonstrate our love for the Lord?
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As he taught his Apostles, Jesus used the symbol of a vine (John 15:1–8). Who is symbolized by the vine? by the husbandman (gardener)? by the branches? (See John 15:1, 5.)
If you brought a plant to class, display it now.
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What happens to a leaf or branch that is cut off from the rest of the plant? How is your relationship to the Savior like the relationship of a leaf or branch to the main body of the plant?
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In the Savior's comparison, what does the gardener do to the branches of the vine that do not bear fruit? (See John 15:2.) What does he do to the branches that do bear fruit? (Note that purgeth means purifies; see John 15:2, footnote 2c.) What application might this have for us?
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Jesus taught, "He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me you can do nothing" (John 15:5). How have you found this to be true?
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According to John 15:13, what is one of the greatest demonstrations of love? What does this tell us about the Savior's love for us?
Testify that Jesus Christ loves us and wants us to love and serve one another. Challenge class members to remember Christ's Atonement and his love for us during the sacrament each week.
Additional Teaching Ideas
The following material supplements the suggested lesson outline. You may want to use one or more of these ideas as part of the lesson.
1. Taking upon us the name of Christ
During your discussion of the sacrament, you may want to discuss the following questions about taking upon ourselves the name of Christ. Some of the suggested answers are adapted from a talk given by Elder Dallin H. Oaks in the April 1985 general conference (see Conference Report, Apr. 1985, 101–5; or Ensign, May 1985, 80–83).
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When do we take upon ourselves the name of Christ?
When we are baptized into his Church (2 Nephi 31:13; Mosiah 25:23; Moroni 6:3; D&C 18:22–25; 20:37).
When we renew our baptismal covenants by partaking of the sacrament (Moroni 4:3; 5:2; D&C 20:77, 79).
When we proclaim our belief in him.
When we take upon ourselves the authority to act in his name and exercise that authority.
When we participate in the sacred ordinances of the temple.
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What do we promise when we take upon ourselves the name of Christ?
We signify our willingness to do the work of his kingdom and our determination to serve him to the end (D&C 20:37; Moroni 6:3).
We promise to follow him with real intent, obeying him and repenting of our sins (2 Nephi 31:13; Mosiah 5:8).
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What does Jesus Christ promise us when we take upon us his name? (We become his sons and daughters, bearing his name. Those who are called by his name at the last day will be exalted; see Mosiah 5:7–9; 15:12; Alma 5:14; 3 Nephi 27:5–6; D&C 76:55, 58, 62).
2. Video presentation
The fifth segment of "New Testament Customs," a selection from New Testament Video Presentations (53914), includes information on feasts in New Testament times. This segment could help class members visualize the setting of the Last Supper and understand the reference to the disciple "leaning on Jesus' bosom" (John 13:23).
3. Class member presentation
Comparisons such as "I am the true vine" may be difficult for some people, especially youth, to understand. For a more personal illustration of Jesus Christ's love for us, invite one or two class members to share an experience where they felt the Savior's love giving them strength, as a vine gives strength to its leaves or branches. Make the invitation at least a week in advance, and encourage the class members to seek the inspiration of the Holy Ghost in choosing an experience that is appropriate to share.


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Senators voted to nix EPA rule
CHEYENNE -- Wyoming Republican Sens. Mike Enzi and John Barrasso supported a failed attempt to block the Environmental Protection Agency from setting the first federal standards to reduce toxic air pollution from power plants.
The Democratic-majority Senate rebuffed the Republican effort Wednesday to overturn a regulation to slash mercury and other toxic emissions from the oldest and most polluting oil- and coal-fired power plants in the country.
Enzi says the EPA rule would strike a fatal blow to the coal industry by causing many coal power plants to shut down.
Barrasso says the rule does little to protect public health. He says it will do just the opposite and create a health crisis because of the additional unemployment it will cause in the West, the Midwest and in Appalachia.
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CODY -- A rifle that belonged to Ronald Reagan is now on display at the Buffalo Bill Historical Center in Cody.
The Winchester Model 64 Lever Action rifle is the most recent addition to a collection of presidential guns at the center's firearms museum. Guns that belonged to Theodore Roosevelt, Calvin Coolidge, John F. Kennedy, Dwight Eisenhower and Lyndon Johnson are also on display.
The center announced the addition Wednesday. Reagan's rifle was a gift from a Los Angeles gunsmith and has a series of gold inlays representing different stages of his life. They include a football, a microphone, the Screen Actors' Guild logo and the presidential seal.
Rugwell named to BLM position
CHEYENNE -- The Bureau of Land Management has chosen a Cheyenne native to be the new associate state director for BLM Wyoming.
BLM Wyoming State Director Don Simpson said Wednesday that Mary Jo Rugwell plans to report to the Wyoming state office in late August. He says Rugwell has an extensive background in management, renewable resources, wild horses, oil and gas, grazing, fire and recreation.
Rugwell most recently was a district manager for the BLM's southern Nevada district office. She began her BLM career in 1984 at the Wyoming State Office in Cheyenne in the fluid minerals branch.
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GILLETTE -- The Campbell County Convention and Visitors Bureau is footing more of the costs for popular tours at Eagle Butte coal mine this summer.
Normally, the mine pays all costs for the free tours, but as prices and production in the U.S. coal market have plunged, the mine has been cutting costs.
Mary Silvernell, of the County Convention and Visitors Bureau, says the tours are too popular and too important for local tourism to stop so the bureau decided to put up about $15,000 to insure a tour vehicle and pay the wages of tour guides.
Eagle Butte is providing fuel and maintenance for the vehicle.
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Two teenagers, aged 18 and 19 years have been arrested for raping a 75 year old woman in Aralagangwila, the police media unit said. According to the police the teens had raped the woman while she was alone at home last weekend. The two suspects were produced in court today.
Meanwhile the police media unit also said that a 16 year old boy has been arrested for raping a 15 year old girl in Dambulla last week.
Police said that the underage was having an affair with the young boy. The boy was produced in court and released on bail. Further investigations are underway.
In another incident also reported by the police media unit, a 34 year old man had been arrested for sexually abusing a 13 year old boy in Akuressa. (ER)


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l EDINBURGH Youth Orchestra celebrates its Golden Jubilee this week with a gala concert at the Usher Hall on Monday.
The Easter course, which brings togerther the best of the young musicians of the capital and beyond, was established in 1963 and the first concert was conducted by James Loughran who went on to be chief conductor of the BBC SSO, succeed Sir John Barbirolli at the Halle, and conduct the first concert by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Monday's concert will have a triumverate of conductors in Donald Runnicles, regular favourite En Shao and artistic director Garry Walker. The soloists are Dame Evelyn Glennie, below, Julian Lloyd Webber and Nicola Benedetti and the programme includes Elgar, Wagner, Beethoven, James MacMillan, and new birthday piece by Eddie McGuire.
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l TYNESIDE'S latest musical sensations, Rob Heron & The Tea Pad Orchestra, visit Scotland at the end of April for a short tour en route to their first headlining shows at Shetland Folk Festival. The sextet, whose style encompasses western swing, gypsy jazz, blues, ragtime, Cajun, and country-roots, have won a host of admirers since releasing their debut album, Money Isn't Everything, in 2012. Among their biggest fans is popular country-blues man about town Pokey LaFarge, who invited the band onto his own UK tour with his South City Three last year after hearing just a few tracks. They play The Old Library, Kilbarchan on Thursday, April 25; The Catstrand, New Galloway on Friday 26; Heart of Hawick, Saturday 27; Biggar Corn Exchange, Sunday 28; and Leith Folk Club on Tuesday 30, before taking the ferry to Shetland.
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Sabrina Malach is an inspiring leader of the New Jewish Food Movement in her native Toronto. She is currently the Director of Outreach and Development at Shoresh, a grassroots organization that aims to build a more ecologically sustainable Toronto Jewish community. Having received inspiration from her experiences as an Adamah Fellow and her work at Hazon, Sabrina has channeled her passion and knowledge into new food projects in the Toronto Jewish community. Most recently, she is one of the coordinators of the Shoresh Food Conference coming up this February.


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The Naples Airport Authority reopened Runway 5/23 late last week after paving the safety areas at both ends of the airport's primary runway. The runway was closed since July 25, but the project was completed a few days ahead of schedule and under budget, the authority said. The safety areas provide more room for aborted takeoffs and other emergencies and extends the runway's declared takeoff distance from 5,000 to 5,800 feet. The landing distance remains 5,000 feet.


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Clemson wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins and Rutgers wideout Mark Harrison were the NFL Draft prospects who trashed their Indianapolis hotel room at the Scouting Combine in February, ESPN's Adam Schefter's reported Thursday.
Earlier reports, by Yahoo! Sports and the National Football Post, did not identify the players.
Jeff Foster, president of National Football Scouting and the man who runs the Combine, told Yahoo! that there was no material damage to the room, but the players' actions were still deemed "very disappointing." He said urine and feces were strewn throughout the bathroom at the Crowne Plaza, and partially eaten food was found on one of the beds.
The National Football Post reported that one of the players dodged questions about the incident at his pro day.
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The Seminoles are preparing for the BCS National Championship Game and in the midst of their celebrations and hard work, a special Florida State senior is receiving an honor of his own. Linebacker Christian Jones has accepted his invitation to play in the 2014 Senior Bowl.
The star senior had 49 tackles this season with one sack as he learned a whole new style of defense under first-year defensive coordinator Jeremy Pruitt, who took the job after coaching at Alabama.
Jones has helped the Seminoles as one of their top overall athletes as they quickly became one of the best defensive units in the nation.
It was his sophomore season in 2011 that Jones made his start and he has since progressed into an explosive part of the team. His last game with the Seminoles will be an opportunity to shine where he will be faced with an extremely strong offensive assault.
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FREE workshops to help others control stress are being offered to over-60s in Blackburn and Darwen.
Age UK is putting on two workshops, one on Indian head massage and aromatherapy and another on stress management, relaxation and aromatherapy.
The free courses, on January 30 and February 25 respectively, will be at Bank Top Neighbourhood Centre in Blackburn.
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Continuing our pre-National Book Awards coverage—and if you still haven't voted in our poll, still time—we're looking at the poetry finalists today. For the most part, the poetry finalists are big names in the poetry world. Two have previously been NBA finalists, Ellen Bryant Voigt and Robert Hass, and the latter is a former U.S. Poet Laureate. Aesthetically, all the books fall toward the traditional end of the poetic spectrum. Norton has two nominees—Stanley Plumly and Ellen Bryant Voigt. Hass is the likely winner, though all are worthy books by established writers, so it's a tough call.
Linda Gregerson's latest book, Magnetic North (Houghton Mifflin) extends her rigorous investigations of the relationships between esoteric areas of knowledge—medieval art and genetics, to name two—and how they can become metaphors for deeply personal poems of loss. Gregerson publishes infrequently, and for many poetry fans, this is an important book.
Time and Materials (Ecco) is former Poet Laureate Robert Hass's first book of new poems in a decade. It's a much anticipated volume, and most people who read poetry—casually or very avidly—keep up with this poet's work. And, it's a very good book. In it, Hass's alternately intimate and oracular speaker mourns the decline of the environment and the human folly that caused it.
If there is a curveball among this year's nominees, it's David Kirby's The House on Boulevard Street (LSU). Kirby is perhaps less well established than the other finalists, and this selected poems represents more a mid-career check-in than a late career tour-de-force. Nonetheless, Kirby's humorous, associative "memory poems," which tell stories of daily life with a southern drawl, are highly accomplished.
Stanley Plumly—whose just-published Old Heart (Norton) is a finalist—is something of an elder statesman in the poetry world, having worked as an important teacher and mentor to many poets. His new poems hearken back to the High Moderns and confront questions of mortality with mythic energy. Plumly is a strong contender.
Messenger (Norton) is Ellen Bryant Voigt's first career retrospective, and represents a solidification of her status as a mature, and important, American poet. In the manner of Louise Glück—though with a concision and Southernness that's all her own—Voigt's poems discover the hidden in the every day. The news is usually bad. A win here would be much deserved.


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Shareholders of Dangote Sugar Refinery (DSR) plc on Tuesday approved proposal by the Board and Management of the company to pay a dividend of N1.00 for every one ordinary share of 50 kobo for the year ended December 31, 2009, amounting to N12billion.
The shareholders who spoke during DSR yearly general meeting in Kano also unanimously commended the Board and Management for keeping the company on the part of profitability despite various challenges.Chairman of Shareholders Trustee Association, Alhaji Mukhtar Mukhtar, said the N1.00 dividend should be commended, adding that while some Banks are paying less than N1.00 others are not in a position to pay shareholders dividend.
Raymond Anyiwo of the Consolidated Shareholders Association, who spoke in a similar vein, urged fellow shareholders to intensify their support to the company as part of strategies to achieve more returns in future.Earlier in his address to shareholders, Chairman of the company, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, said targets have been set to enable DSR militate against any unforeseen conditions that may arise in the course of this year.
Represented by a member of the board, Alhaji Sani Dangote, the chairman said, "We look forward to the future with a positive attitude. Our focus is on continued growth and expansion. This remains our strategy for the achievement of a sustainable growth for our company. We are confident that with our human material resources, this goal is realizable. We will continue to set growth targets for ourselves, using best practices in all areas of our operations," said Dangote.Speaking further, Dangote said the goal of the company is on breaking new grounds, cost and overhead reduction, increased profitability, delivery of unequalled customer service and value by implementing result-oriented initiatives.
Within the year under review, the company declared N82.4billion turnover while profit after tax stood at N13.2billion.Making reference to the 2009 business year, Dangote told shareholders that the economic downturn that characterised the year led to some operational difficulties, adding that it was not peculiar to the company.
He said the development culminated to inflationary pressure witnessed in the global commodities market, which led to the incessant fluctuations in the cost of major material such as sugar."During the same period, there was a significant depreciation of the naira and an increase in the price of gas. The banking sector reforms and its resultant effect led to liquidity squeeze in the system.
"In view of the foregoing, targets dates set for our growth and expansion projects were also affected. However, we did not relent, hence the Algerian Sugar Refinery, a wholly owned subsidiary of our company, named Dangote Sucreire SPA project is still on course."The Board and Management are very confident that this investment will boost our income and contribute significantly to our future growth, profitability and enhanced shareholders value.
"Other activities are underway to ensure DSR plc continues to stay ahead of the pack in our immediate market. The retail pack project is also on course, despite a few unforeseen challenges we experience during the year" said Dangote.In his submission, Acting Managing Director of the company, Mr. Suleiman Olarinde said Packaging of products are now more friendly, adding that they are available one kilogram, 500g, 250g respectively.


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While at a rental cottage, my five young grandchildren-unbeknownst to the adults--found an x-rated movie and watched it. The 8 year old girl subsequently acted out part of the movie with her six year old cousin and told him not to tell. The acting out dealt with kissing private areas as far as we can figure out. The little boy finally cried and cried and wanted to take baths. He told his mother he had a secret and then told her the story.
How on earth do we handle this without further upsetting him--and even more importantly deal with the eight year old who instigated this? Their parents don`t want to traumatize them but want to reassure the boy and make sure the little girl knows it was wrong. I`m sure she does in some form because she told him not to tell.
It was more than the usual "you show me yours and I`ll show you mine" event and we are upset.
This scenario raises many concerns: Regarding the 8 year old girl, it is important to determine whether she was simply `re-enacting` what was seen from the video or whether she has been victimized herself and was `re-enacting` previous episodes of sexual abuse. We would recommend that she see a licensed professional (therapist or psychologist) who is comfortable with children and child sexual abuse. A therapist can facilitate discussion and does not have an emotional investment which family and friends may have. Depending on what is learned, the therapist may need to report possible sexual abuse to the local children`s protective service. Tell your 6 year old grandson that it was a brave and good thing to disclose what happened. If he is disturbed about the event, allow him to see a therapist or psychologist as well. Randy Schlievert, MD Insuring the Children Child Abuse Fellow Patricia Myers, MSW Director, Social Services
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