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By CHRIS TALBOTT
AP Music Writer
NASHVILLE, Tenn.
America loves its outlaws, and few are as admired and lionized as Willie Nelson.
As the enduring American icon's 80th birthday has approached, he's been honored with lifetime achievement awards, serenaded at special performances and saluted by musicians from every genre of music. And Nelson has taken it all in with a bemused smile.
The hubbub is as much about celebrating Nelson as it has been celebrating with Nelson.
The singer whose birthday is Monday or Tuesday–Nelson says April 29, the state of Texas claims April 30–occupies a unique space in America's cultural memory. A walking bag of contradictions, he wears his hair long in braids and has a penchant for pot smoking, yet remains arguably conservative country music's greatest songwriter. He's accepted by left and right, black and white and is instantly recognizable to a majority of Americans.
Like few other music stars, his image has grown to represent more than the notes he's played or the lyrics he's written. Like Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash or Frank Sinatra, he's become a figurehead for a uniquely American way of thinking. He represents the outlaw and the maverick. If Elvis was all about the pelvis and the sexual revolution, Nelson is American independence: the raised middle finger tossed with a twinkle in the eye.
Nelson didn't set out to be a folk hero, as Charles Kelley of Lady Antebellum calls him. He spends something like 200 days on the road still, a pace that challenges men a quarter his age.
In a series of interviews over the last year, Nelson explained he just came to Nashville wanting someone to buy his songs. That young man never imagined he'd be on the road for more than 50 years. His first real songwriting job paid $50 a week. He played–and sometimes slept–at Tootsie's on Lower Broadway in Nashville, just a few miles–but really a million miles–away from Music Row.
Nelson thinks that young man wouldn't know what to make of the spectacle he's become.
The truth is Nelson is home as he sits at the pleasantly cluttered kitchen table of his bus. With its portrait of an American Indian on the side and its reputation for mellow encounters, the bus is as much a part of Nelson's mythos as his braids and battered old guitar.
An invitation to join Nelson on the bus is coveted.
For Nelson, it's a refuge, office, songwriting room and parlor where he hosts friends and band members for morning coffee.
Nelson has pursued this nomadic lifestyle for more than four decades, almost unchanged. The personnel in the band has remained the same. Until recently, harmonica player Mickey Raphael was pretty much the new guy. He recently celebrated his 40th anniversary with Nelson, though he's not exactly sure when that date fell.
Nelson hangs onto his buses till they're over a million miles, still wears a black T-shirt and that red, white and blue guitar strap. His children grew up on the bus and now they play in his band from time to time.
So, to paraphrase Waylon Jennings, the outlaw thing's been overdone. All he wanted to do was play his own music the way he chose. In Nashville, that idea was sacrilegious. And while Nelson was something of a known quantity in town–he had written hits and was a member of the Grand Ole Opry–conventional wisdom said he was never going to amount to much if he insisted on singing his own songs in a manner that didn't fit Music City's countrypolitan ways.
Two things happened in the early 1970s to give Nelson the advantage in those wars–his decision to leave Nashville and relocate to Austin, Texas, and the release of "Outlaws." The album, a collection of odds and ends from Nelson, Jennings and others, was the first country album to go platinum and was accidentally timed perfectly to take advantage of an obsession with Southern culture in the U.S. during the Age of Burt Reynolds.
Quickly, Nelson was not only a well-known singer with a group of suddenly popular friends, but he was an actor on film and television. His influence spread quickly. Friend Kris Kristofferson invited Nelson down to Mexico to the set of Sam Peckinpah's "Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid" where he introduced him to Bob Dylan. Nelson played a song for a group of new friends.
Except maybe when he's telling dirty jokes. Nelson and Vince Gill have plenty in common, but it's their love of off-color quips that cemented their friendship.
Gill says Nelson remains relevant in the 21st century for a simple reason. He continues to show people the way.
Follow AP Music Writer Chris Talbott: http://twitter.com/Chris_Talbott.


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J Child Psychol Psychiatry 39:879-91. 1998..The majority of children with pragmatic language impairments did not have any evidence of restricted interests or significant difficulties in the domains of social relationships...
- Cognitive neuropsychology and developmental disorders: uncomfortable bedfellowsD V Bishop
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MRC Applied Psychology Unit, Cambridge, UK
J Speech Lang Hear Res 41:150-60. 1998..These findings are consistent with the view that what is described as twin language is usually use of immature or deviant language by two children at the same developmental level...
- Different origin of auditory and phonological processing problems in children with language impairment: evidence from a twin studyD V Bishop
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Tango Fire's FLAMES OF DESIRE to Play Times-Union Center's Moran Theater, 11/14
Following the premiere of their new production in London in February 2013, Argentina's acclaimed tango company, Tango Fire, returns to North America in in the fall of 2013! Tango Fire - Flames of Desire plays at Jacksonville's Times-Union Center's Moran Theater on November 14th at 7:30PM for one performance only!
Tickets for Tango Fire - Flames of Desire in Jacksonville start at $36.00 and are available at the Artist Series Box Office between 10AM-5PM, Monday-Friday, at (904) 442-BWAY (2929) and online 24/7 at www.artistseriesjax.org. Discounts are available for groups of 10 or more at (904) 442-2947 or email@example.com.
Tango Fire - Flames of Desire takes the audience on a journey through tango - tracing its roots from the Barrio's of Buenos Aires city into Cabaret before moving through the decades to showcase tango's growing popularity as a contemporary dance form. The Tango Fire company features Argentina's new generation of tango dancers, including five recent world tango champions, in a sensational program choreographed by Argentina's hottest young choreographer German Cornejo. The company's 10 dancers are accompanied on stage by four of Argentina's most brilliant young musicians, Quarteto Fuego, led by the sultry violin virtuosa Estephania Corsini.
Here's a video sneak peek of Tango Fire - Flames of Desire: http://bit.ly/TangoJaxVideo
As Tango's popularity on the contemporary entertainment scene increases, the Tango Fire company has cemented a reputation internationally as one of the most innovative and exciting practitioners of contemporary Tango in the world. Their exciting productions are all set against the musical backdrop of Astor Piazzolla, Mores, Gardel, Rodriguez and other tango masters.
Quarteto Fuego, the company's quartet of brilliant musicians, provide the live music on the traditional instruments of tango, double bass, piano, violin and bandoneón. The band and dancers are accompanied by one of Argentina's finest young singers, Jesus Hidalgo.


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Who will Patrick choose?
Does Patrick really love Sabrina or did she just fill a void? I wonder if a part of Patrick feels guilty for hurting Sabrina – and for crushing her dream. I do think Patrick has genuine feelings for Sabrina, but I'm not sure he's truly in love with her. I don't think Patrick knows how he feels about Sabrina.
I think Robin is getting nervous about her future. Robin doesn't know if Patrick will choose her or if he will choose Sabrina. But I think Robin should be more confident. I don't think Robin should beg Patrick to come back to her. I hate saying this, but Patrick should have made his choice immediately, and it should have been Robin. The whole situation is just sad. And wouldn't it be nice if it was as easy as Emma's suggestion – 'why can't we be
a family with mommy and Sabrina?'
I didn't believe for a minute that Heather was really dead. I don't know if she'll ever die. If anyone can come back from being stabbed and buried alive, it's Heather.
The real question is – does killing Heather make Franco a psycho? I don't think so. Franco was protecting Carly. Heather was ready to kill Carly and Franco merely stepped in. Franco protected the woman he loves. Not that what Franco did was 'right.' But I understand the reason behind his actions.
Sadly, our dear Spinelli (Bradford Anderson) chose to leave town with Ellie (Emily Wilson). Sometimes I think the character of Spinelli sort of came to a close back when Jason (Steve Burton) died. But I really love Spinelli and he will be missed.
I have a special place in my heart for Bradford Anderson. He was my first face to face interview ever – and he couldn't have been kinder. He's a sweet, intelligent, talented young man and he will be missed by many.
In other actor news, we've seen the last of Sebastian Roche (Jerry) for a while. In January, veteran daytime actor Thaao Penghlis will return as Victor Cassadine. Also on his way back – Ryan Carnes as Lucas Jones.
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Maintenance Therapy for Advanced Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Maintenance Therapy for Advanced Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer
- Anne Tsao, MD
Continuation pemetrexed was superior to placebo.
- Anne Tsao, MD
Pemetrexed maintenance therapy has been shown to improve survival in patients with advanced non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) that did not progress after induction therapy with a non–pemetrexed-containing platinum doublet regimen (Lancet 2009; 374:1432).
To describe the efficacy of pemetrexed maintenance after induction with a pemetrexed-containing regimen, investigators report final results of the industry-supported, phase III, randomized PARAMOUNT trial, involving 939 patients with stage IIIB to IV nonsquamous NSCLC. After receiving four cycles of induction with pemetrexed and cisplatin, 539 nonprogressors were randomized 2:1 to maintenance pemetrexed (500 mg/m2 intravenously on day 1 of 21-day cycles) or placebo.
Progression-free survival (the primary endpoint) was superior with pemetrexed maintenance versus placebo (hazard ratio, 0.60; P<0.001), similar to prior results (Lancet Oncology 2012; 13:247). After a median follow-up of 24.3 months, median overall survival (OS) was superior with pemetrexed (13.9 vs. 11.0 months; HR, 0.78; P=0.0195). The OS benefit was also observed from the start of induction therapy (16.9 vs. 14 months) and was consistent across all patient subgroups. Rates of posttrial salvage therapy were similar between the two study arms. Grade 3 to 4 anemia, fatigue, and neutropenia were more common with pemetrexed.
These findings demonstrate that pemetrexed maintenance is beneficial for nonsquamous NSCLC patients who achieve a response or stable disease after induction therapy with pemetrexed and cisplatin. This result was expected, and the approach has already been adopted into standard practice. Other trials have also demonstrated a consistent PFS benefit, as well as some OS benefit, of maintenance therapy with pemetrexed and other newer agents, including bevacizumab and erlotinib. The benefit is indisputable and is associated with both continuation- and switch-maintenance therapy. The challenge that remains is to identify the optimal induction and maintenance regimens for molecularly unselected patients. Also, additional studies such as E5508will evaluate whether dual maintenance therapy is superior to monotherapy maintenance.
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WELCOME to Kimo's Vegas ... The Player's Edge!
AT THE PRESS conference announcing the opening of 40/40, music mogul Jay-Z said he and long-time GF, Beyonce, are considering a Vegas wedding ... "One day,soon - let's leave it at that." The club is part of the new Palazzo Resort Hotel Casino,a 53-story tower that features a 60-foot glass domed entry with a two-story fountain indoors, a shopping mall and a 1,500-seat theater (the future home of Jersey Boys). When it opens in December it will be one of the largest hotel complexes in the world with 7,052 hotel rooms.
SHELDON ADLESON'S other property, Venetian Macao, is the largest single-structure hotel in Asia and the second-largest building in the world. On opening night it reportedly ran out of $10,000 chips ... what, were people taking them for souvenirs?
WET CHIPS - that's what chip collectors call chips that come from cruise ships ... so they don't get 'em confused,the casino chips from river-boats are called "riverboats." Find out how much your old chips are worth at www.KimosVegas.com.
MAYOR OSCAR GOODMAN was singing "Let's talk about sex,baby ..." seems Sin City's mayor is suggesting local lawmakers revise the statute that makes the world's oldest profession illegal in Vegas. Does this mean the hookers would have to leave the casinos?
CAPTAINS don't really go down with the ship, and neither does 50 Cent. When the stage at the Hard Rock collapsed into the pool, the rapper cut his performance short to avoid electrocuting the audience and himself.
JUST IN TIME for the Sept. 25 release of Halo3, Master Chief Petty Officer SPARTAN-117, the Xbox 360 hero, becomes the first video game character to be immortalized in Madame Tussauds house of wax.
ACCORDING TO the Las Vegas Sun, the sports books with the best bets (lowest house edge) on Super Bowl futures are The Venetian (24.3 percent),Hilton (27.6 percent), Wynn (34.95 percent) and the Palms (36.4 percent).Favored to win this year are the New England Patriots (9 to 5).
TO PROMOTE his company, mixed martial arts fighter Tito Ortiz and Jenna Jameson hung out at Magic along with local boy and Team Punishment fighter Kendall "Da Spyder" Grove.
$20,000 is what a suite at Paris will set you back on New Year's Eve weekend.
Kobe Bryant
BILLIONAIRES like Steve Wynn and Donald Trump suffer from sign envy (on the building, my name is bigger than your name), but everyday millionaires have bottle envy ... at Blush (the new club in the Wynn) the NBA's Kobe Bryant got into a bottle-off with (pro poker player) Antonio "the Magician" Esfandiari. First Antonio bought two bottles of Cristal,then Kobe bought five - that prompted Antonio to buy seven and then 10 bottles ... finally Kobe bought 15 bottles and left the building. Guess us guys are stuck with the traditional envy from Psych 101.
Criss Angel
BEFORE HER horrible VMA appearance (singer) Britney Spears and (illusionist) Criss Angel partied with (rapper) Snoop Dogg at Body English. No swinging from the chandeliers,please ... the ones on the ceiling at the Hard Rock club are made of Baccarat crystal. The big one is worth $250,000 and the smaller ones $75,000 each. On average after a weekend of debauchery, Monday morning repairs cost the club about $5,000.
GET MORE Kimo's Vegas online at www.KimosVegas.com, www.AroundHawaii.com, in both issues of "MidWeek" and with Billy V. Friday morning at 7:20 on Hawaiian105 KINE.
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Another custom piece, this time for a cosplay wedding! Frosslass:
based on this drawing the client sent of a pokemon character.
(not sure who drew this! If you know, please tell me?)
for a wedding, hopefully there will be more pictures!
I made this costume for Day of the Cupcake last year, an annual event which fundraises for various charities. I was hoping event pictures would surface, but the lighting was very low and the only ones I saw were in black and white. Sadie wore the costume again for a performance in Asheville and Lauren O'Leary snapped a great shot!
It's a corset, pantaloons and bustle overskirt, all made with Marie Antoinette in mind.
A bride wanted this Inara dress for her Firefly wedding. I love that people are doing cosplay weddings, so much fun! She asked this version be in a truer red, and preferred the corset sash option. (I think I should have made the original with a corset sash, it does look much better) Anyway, here it is…
A little while ago my friend Lindsay asked me to help her create part of her costume for a new piece she was creating. These button up jackets are sewn from a sturdy stretchy mesh and stretch lace for ease of movement. Peplum is longer in the back in a nod to Victorian style.
I was thrilled with how they came out, and love how they work with her beautiful choreography. I screen capped a couple of bits from her performance until stills become available.
You can see her whole piece, performed with Errin, here:
I'm making a couple minor modifications and adding them to the shop soon.
I just found some wedding pictures of a bride who bought one of my red riding hood capelets on offbeat bride. How great!
Credits are found if you follow the link… photo by Janet Howard
Here are a couple closer shots of Sarah's Inara inspired dress from Jody and Sarah's engagement shoot. The dress is actually 3 pieces, the maroon satin under dress, the raw silk tunic, and the sash. Both the under-dress and the tunic wrap like kimono, and either can be worn on it's own. The maroon dress is made from a matte heavyweight satin, and the sleeves from a lightweight chiffon. It's designed to trail slightly, and be a little shorter in front. The sleeves are slit on the upper arm, with a small button at the elbow. They are attached to the dress only at the shoulder.
The tunic is cut from an iridescent burgundy/purple/green fabric with the feel of raw silk. Specialty silk fringe trims the edges. The sash is made from an embroidered satin fabric and simply knots in the back. This was quite a lot of fun to make, I'm adding it to the shop as a custom order, no two dresses will be exactly alike.


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Interesting. I wonder if others here from the UK knew that all along and I'm the only one unaware or if the word simply has different meanings in different countries?^ Oh, yes, that word is grating to American ears.
I've got some obnoxious person on this other forum laying into me for not knowing it meant that.
Is there any derogatory word that isn't sexist or somehow related to women/female anatomy?


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Hyderabad: A member of Goraksha Dal today hurl a chappal at Kanhaiya Kumar, JNU Student Union president during his address on 'constitutional rights' at the Sundarayya Vignana Kendram in Hyderabad.
Though the supporters of right wing outfit missed his target, Kanhaiya's supporters took on the attacker and roughed him up even as the former tried to dissuade the men from assaulting his attacker.
Continuing with his speech, Kanhaiya said that such incidents do not matter to him and the detractors think if they do anything to him, they would be able to stop him. "Kuch bhi kar lo, hum darne wala nahi hai," he said explaining how JNU students treated a person who slapped him inside the university full of his supporters.
"I want to ask them on whose directions are they doing it…One day you will know you are throwing chappal at yourself..," he said as he continued his speech.


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Last week over a latte, my friend confided that her teenage daughter was keen to get her belly button pierced.
She was ok with the idea of belly adornment, but concerned about how the piercing might mutate as she aged, and in particular, what would happen to it when she got pregnant.
Would it stretch and hurt?
And what would happen afterward?
A post-baby belly is confronting enough without a gaping hole, or a piece of extra skin flapping around…
In the name of research, I've asked around about navel piercings and what happens to them during pregnancy and beyond.
I discovered 5 things:
1. Everyone's experience is different.
My cousin Cheree, pregnant with her fourth child said:
Mine has stayed the same through all 4 pregnancies…just the belly has changed! hehehe…no infections or any extra care needed.
Yet, my friend Alinta had a completely different experience:
I took it out while pregnant with my first because I just didn't think it looked that nice anymore, and I was over it anyway. 5 years and two more pregnancies on, the hole is still there, looks yuck, and is the only stretch mark I have over my entire body.
And Tina from TinaGray{dot}me shared via Twitter:
I have mine done, and didn't need to take it out while pregnant. Although some of my friends had to take theirs out or use an extender.
An extender??? Sounds like something to be avoided if possible…kind of like seafood extender.
2. You can get special bling for your belly.
Along with lobbying your partner for that push present, this is some additional adornment that you can justify as a pregnancy essential.
Flexible body jewellery, or an 'extender' can make your piercing more comfortable while your belly expands, and can minimise scarring around the site.
Certainly a much better option than the alarming DIY approach my friend Pene shared with me:
I knew a chick who threaded fishing line through her's when she was preggers so that it wouldn't close up (she was told by her Doc to take it out!!)
3. It affects your energy flow.
My friend Meegs suggested that a belly button piercing could affect your Qi (pronounced 'chi'), or energy flow.
According to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), a navel piercing can disturb your meridian flow, which in turn can impact your fertility.
It is also recommended in TCM that a belly piercing be removed while pregnant and lactating. Read about Traditional Chinese Medicine and piercings here.
4. It shouldn't close up.
If you do choose to remove the piercing, it is unlikely to close up if you had your belly button pierced more than 3 years ago. But check with a professional piercer or a doctor if you are unsure.
5. It is not safe to get your belly button pierced while pregnant.
Piercings can increase your chance of infection, which is to be especially avoided when you are pregnant. In addition, as the immune system is working harder in pregnancy, you are more susceptible to infection.
If you want to get pierced, do it well before you are thinking of having children, or wait till later.
Had an experience with piercings while pregnant?
What do you think of pierced belly buttons?
Would you let your child get one?


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WHEN THE Tour of California finished in Santa Rosa on Sunday there were some big names familiar to cycling fans — Tour de France contenders and champion sprinters. But, those who were paying attention also got to see some new names, some local names, and some smaller teams over the eight-day stage race. It was these riders who got the biggest cheers where I watched on the side of Mt. Diablo on Saturday and above Muir Beach on Sunday.
Napa's Lucas Euser was 18th overall at the end of the Tour of California and Berkeley-based Nate English, who used to ride for Marin's Zteam before it was Echelon Gran Fondo, was 14th. Both ride for smaller, domestic-level squads. In a sport where a team's designation depends on the size of its budget, it's rare to see U.S. domestic teams capable of competing with the bigger European squads. Yet, this year, the smaller teams did just that.
English's team, 5-Hour Energy/Kenda, had a rider place seventh. Euser's United Healthcare team had riders in ninth and 12th. And the comparably-sized Jamis-Hagens Berman team, also known in the local racing scene, managed a third place and earned a spot on the podium. The Bontrager team took the best young rider jersey with a gutsy performance from 21-year-old Texan Lawson Craddock.
These performances were unexpected not because the riders aren't talented. But, usually, it's too big a gap between the well-funded and the less well-funded squads for talent to overcome.
Everyone on the sidelines this week had different theories for why that gap was closing. In part, the best riders in the world aren't in peak form for the Tour of California or they're currently racing the Giro d'Italia. Those in California are hoping to be at their prime in July in France. 2010 Tour de France winner Andy Schleck was sipping a can of Coke, far from the front, when he passed us on Mt. Diablo. Presumably, he'll put the Coke down for the climbs in France.
In part, there is a changing of the guard happening in U.S. cycling. Many of the older riders, who were household names, went into forced retirement last year after all the information came out about them doping. That also caused a consolidating of the American peloton, as sponsors pulled out and small U.S. teams merged to form larger and more talented U.S. teams. Those new, slightly-larger squads were the ones entered in the race this week.
But, there was also this theory: Doping regiments have become harder to sustain with new information, testing, and awareness. With less doping, the playing field becomes more level.
My husband rides as a Category 1 for the Mike's Bikes team, an elite amateur squad. Most weekends, he competes in places you've never heard of, for tiny prize purses. Everyone in those races is there for the love of the sport. A handful of the best riders in these local races went on to be part of the smallest teams at the Tour of California. That overlap allowed us to cheer on friends and acquaintances and people we've seen racing for years. It also gave us some perspective.
I don't know if there was doping in this year's Tour of California. It seems unlikely that there would be none, though I'm hopeful. But, having seen some of the riders come up over the years from when they were in Category 5, the lowest category, I'm optimistic that the field is leveling.
It can be easy to lose perspective, sometimes, particularly where we live. There are so many amazing athletes in Marin and in the Bay Area that we begin to believe it must not be hard. Santa Rosa resident Levi Leipheimer, regardless of his doping, was one of the best cyclists in the world when he competed. It became normal to watch him win.
The Santa Rosa-based BMC team took the win and fourth place at the Tour of California this week and will again be a contender at the Tour de France. The Bissell team, also based in Santa Rosa, won the King of the Mountain jersey this week and the Most Courageous jersey.
Alison Tetrick, who lives in Mill Valley, took sixth in the women's time trial event in San Jose on Friday. Fairfax resident Taylor Wiles was ninth. Because Marinites are used to seeing the two riding around the county, they seem normal — not like some of the best female riders in the country. All of this makes us think it's easy to be that good. It's not easy.
(Tetrick also noted on twitter that it'd be amazing to have an actual full eight-day women's Tour of California race next year. Let's hope!)
Standing above Muir Beach, waiting for the riders to come through on Sunday, it was a gorgeous day. For the dozens of residents lining the highway, though, that view is a regular part of life. But, reports said that some of the cyclists whipped out their phones as they raced across the middle of the Golden Gate Bridge to take photos. Nothing about it was ordinary.
Kelly O'Mara is a reporter, triathlete, and sometime cyclist. For more information visit www.kellydomara.com. Want your results included? Send them to me at email@example.com.


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Well according to a MediaTakeOut.com snitch – it's because Pau and his LONGTIME GIRLFRIEND and FIANCE Sylvia broke up . . . and he blames a TEAMMATE for him getting DUMPED!
The insider, who is affiliated with the Lakers, told MediaTakeOut.com that Pau's girlfriend SYLVIA and a teammates wife (who will remain nameless) became good friends. And two weeks ago Pau was ROCKED by news that his girlfriend/fiance DUMPED HIM.
The snitch told MediaTakeOut.com, "Pau thinks that [TEAMMATES] wife was behind it. Sylvia didn't have many friends and he's convinced that [wife] either is behind it, or could have talked Sylvia out of it." And word is that when Pau's TEAMMATE [the husband] tried to talk to Pau about it, the two got into an ARGUMENT – with each saying some very RECKLESS THINGS about each others LADIES.
So now Pau and THIS teammate are no longer speaking to each other. And their ON COURT chemistry is definitely off.
Pau . . . bruh . . . stop acting like a B*TCH and MAN UP. Shoot, if he don't turn things around quick . . . . the Lakers are gonna LOSE!!
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Like many ground covers, creeping thyme (Thymus serphyllum) takes its time to become established. This sturdy plant, which thrives in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 4 through 8, eventually reaches a width of 12 inches to 3 feet, depending on the variety, with a height of 2 or 3 inches. Don't expect it to reach this size during the first season after planting, though.
Growth Rate
Creeping thyme's name aptly describes it. This plant doesn't scramble, romp or scurry. It creeps slowly. In fact, it might not reach its mature spread of 12 inches to 3 feet for two or three years. Don't let this slow growth discourage you. Creeping thyme makes a sturdy evergreen ground cover for those places where few plants grow.
How you care for creeping thyme can influence its growth rate. Creeping thyme is a bit like a weed, growing best with a little benign neglect. Creeping thyme thrives in full sun. It needs light, sandy soils and prefers dry conditions. Too much water can slow growth or even kill creeping thyme. Don't overfertilize creeping thyme. A slightly infertile soil is actually better for it.
Unlike other thyme varieties, creeping thyme's leaves aren't aromatic, meaning that this plant isn't suitable for culinary use. It does make an excellent ground cover for sunny walkways. Try it in rock gardens or spilling over walls in hot, dry areas. Because creeping thyme is tolerant of drought and poor soils, it's a good choice for the edge of your property or other hard-to-reach areas.
Other Characteristics
In spite of its slow growth, creeping thyme has many redeeming qualities. It suffers few insect or pest diseases. The plant produces small, tubular blooms of pink, red, white or lavender in summer that attract bees and butterflies to your garden. Thyme has been found to have a compound, thymol, that can be used as a topical antiobiotic, according to the Herb Society of America. If you'd prefer a thyme with culinary value, you'll find many well-suited varieties. Try French (Thymus vulgaris "French") or English thyme (Thymus vulgaris "English"), or citrus-scented varieties (Thymus X citriodorus).
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Unlike robotic parents, a beer and a burger are a natural pair. Initiate hunger protocol with this Groupon.
Choose Between Two Options
$21 for a pub dinner for two (up to a $56.97 total value)
$39 for a pub dinner for four (up to a $113.94 total value)
Each diner receives an entree (up to an $18.99 value each) and a pint of beer or house well drink (up to a $4.50 value each), and each pair of diners receives an appetizer to share (up to a $9.99 value each).
The menu includes 10 buffalo wings slathered in one of four spicy sauces and main courses such as homemade fish and chips, several types of burgers—including the Monster burger, which is stacked with bacon and onion rings—and a succulent cut of sirloin in a Riverside red-ale marinade. Beverages include the brewery's distinct house-brewed beers and well drinks. This Groupon is not valid for daily food or drink specials.
Old Mill Brewery
Beneath the rustic beams at Old Mill Brewery, patrons linger over frosty pints of in-house crafted microbrews while chatting near the exposed-brick fireplace. It's here, after all, where local brewers trailblazed the art of creating fine beers before the trend took shape. Today, they continue to produce six stellar beers in styles that range from pilsners to lagers and IPAs to stouts. Bartenders also tap pours of seasonal brews, such as a coconut porter, double IPA, or a fruit-infused raspberry red. Platefuls of home-cooked American fare complement each sip of suds, and include classic burgers and sandwiches along with a slew of succulent entrees—such as homemade fish 'n' chips. Nestled in historic downtown Littleton, Old Mill Brewery welcomes scores of friends and family who flock to its homey charms for a leisurely meal or to enjoy televised sporting events on its big-screen TVs.


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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People are less likely to trust and follow the advice of an overweight doctor, according to a new online survey that suggests "weight bias" may go both ways in the doctor-patient relationship.
"There's lots of work which shows there's a lot of bias from health professionals toward heavy patients," said Sara Bleich, an obesity and health policy researcher at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore.
"What's much newer is the other direction," she told Reuters Health.
Lead researcher Rebecca Puhl said she was not surprised by the findings but they were still "really concerning" - especially considering how important it is for people to be talking with their doctors about how to maintain a healthy weight.
"Trying to prevent or treat obesity starts with a conversation about weight-related health," said Puhl, the head of research at Yale University's Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity in New Haven, Connecticut.
"If a doctor's weight or a patient's weight is going to interfere with that, it's going to make it very difficult to have a productive and positive conversation," she said. "This is an unnecessary and unfortunate barrier."
Puhl and her colleagues surveyed 358 adults about a hypothetical interaction with a normal weight, overweight or obese doctor. People were asked how comfortable they would feel talking with that doctor about health concerns and how credible they believed the doctor to be.
On a scale from 1 to 5, with 5 being highest, study participants ranked their trust level as 4.0 toward a normal weight doctor, 3.4 for an overweight doctor and 3.3 for an obese doctor.
Similarly, they rated their likelihood of following the doctor's advice as 3.9, 3.5 and 3.5, respectively, for a normal weight, overweight and obese physician.
That trend was consistent across survey-takers of all weights, but was stronger among those who scored higher on a general measure of weight bias, the study team reports in the International Journal of Obesity.
Puhl said her team has been working on educational techniques to change doctors' stereotypes of heavy patients. But weight bias doesn't seem to be a one-way problem, she and Bleich agreed.
"We've shown for a long time that (overweight) patients are often the victim of stigma in the healthcare system, but doctors are not immune from that," Bleich said.
About half of doctors are overweight or obese, she pointed out - so this may affect many doctor-patient relationships. Or, it could be a significant issue only for the heaviest doctors.
The new study points to the need for "really making sure that people have an accurate understanding of the very complex causes of obesity and the complex solutions, so that this is not solely (seen as) an issue of lack of willpower, for example. We need to educate patients as well, and help challenge those stereotypes," Puhl told Reuters Health.
"There are already a number of barriers patients and providers face in their efforts to treat obesity, and we don't want bias to be one of those barriers."
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JERUSALEM (Oct. 12)
A military tribunal in this city today found eight border patrolmen guilty of murder and acquitted three others of charges growing out of the killing of 47 Arab residents of Kafr Kassem an Arab village inside Israel, on the night of October 29, 1956, when Israeli troops jumped off in their penetration of the Sinai desert and the Gaza Strip.
Among the eight convicted Israeli policemen were three officers, one of whom, Major Shmuel Malinki, gave instructions that day to "implement without mercy, "a curfew which had been imposed by military government on Arab border villages. The slain villagers were returning from their fields at dark, ignorant that a curfew had been imposed.
The presiding judge, Dr. Benjamin Halevi, announced the verdict before reading the judgment, which is expected to take two days. He noted that in accordance with Talmudic precepts, the court was impelled to end "torture" of the defendants and to lower the suspense. The convicted defendants, in addition to Maj. Malinki, are:
Capt. Gabriel Dehan, who led the patrol and who ordered the firing; Cpl. Shalom Offer; Gabriel Olial; Maklouf Kharuh; Eliahu Abraham; Albert Fakhima and Edmund Nachmani. The acquitted were Daniel Samnitz, a recent arrival from Yugoslavia when the incident occurred, and two Circassian, members of a non-Jewish minority community near Nazareth.
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How beautiful it is to do nothing, and then rest afterwards.
Spanish proverb
Last week Mike and I joined dear friends in a campsite in southern France, on the Mediterranean and just over the Spanish border. Every Morning we'd sleep until ten, toddle over to the boulangerie for fresh croissants, enjoy breakfast outside our luxury mobile home with our friends, then plan the outing du jour.
One day we tested out my newly healed metatarsals on a footpath along the shore. They passed the audition, so on another day we walked from the camp site to the beach to enjoy the waves. It rained one day, tant pis pour nous, poor us. We took advantage by driving to a brasserie in nearby Banyuls for café au lait and, what else? A Banyuls!
The luxury mobile homes at the camp site in Argeles-Sur-Mer were compliments of our friend Jim Neill, founder and owner of Top Sun. Top Sun leases out holiday properties in beautiful spots in England and France, and Jim is considering adding a mountain home to his portfolio. so naturalement, we joined him way, way, way, up the Pyrenees for a real estate appointment one morning. Oo la la!
No matter what we did by day, we were always home in time for a long afternoon nap. After that? Dinner, of course! Fresh anchovies served with red peppers in oil, soupe du poisson, grilled scallops, roe, fresh oysters, roast duck, foie gras, mushroom risotto, grilled shrimp, steamed mussels, grilled dorado. Each and every dinner was accompanied by stories, laughter, and an an assortment of local French bread, cheeses and wine. Deliseuse! The only night we stepped out of our dinner routine was Tuesday, French Keraoke night at the camp site. But that's a story for another time.
The trip was bookended by huge hugs with Sheelagh at the Barcelona airport when we arrived, then double the hugs upon our departure last Friday. Sheelagh is, as she puts it, "in good form." Being with her was by far the highlight of the
trip. The only outward sign that she has had any illness at all is the PICC (Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter) cannula attached to her upper arm. "It's no bother, really," she assured me, explaining that the PICC is there so that she doesn't have to have a needle inserted with every chemotherapy treatment. This second round of chemo should end in December, and early scan reports show tumors on her liver are shrinking and even disappearing. Sheelagh and Beni went "off the drink" after Sheelagh's diagnosis last year, and the two of them have become connoisseur of alcohol-free beers from around the globe — we all lifted our glasses many, many times to Sheelagh's good health.
On the last day of our trip we traveled to the lovely Hotel Can Misse in Collbato, Spain — in the shadow of Montserrat — for a belated celebration of Sheelagh and Beni's July wedding. Okay, their July "civil partnership." Over a delicious dinner of Iberian croquettes, lamb chops, grilled fish, roasted vegetables and red wine, Sheelagh and Beni explained that civil partnerships give same-sex couples in Northern Ireland the same rights and responsibilities of marriage.
The happy couple wrote their own vows, and a registrar in Belfast oversaw the ceremony. Bride A(Beni) wore blue trousers and a white linen blouse to the affair. Bride B (Sheelagh) donned a sleeveless lime green dress, purple tights and purple shoes. The Moroccan multi-colored silk stole she wore over the ensemble was a gift from her sister Fiona, and Sheelagh said it conveniently hid her PICC. "I looked like a child's drawing," she said with a joyful laugh. "Complete with a huge silly grin on my face."
You know what? That huge silly grin of Sheelagh's is contagious. I'm wearing one right now, just thinking of her and Beni and Jim.


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In this first book of The Snow Kingdom series, we find Sasha, a beautiful white Siberian Husky puppy, and her brothers being auctioned off to new masters at the family farm. Unfortunately, Sasha is sold to "Grubby," an abusive and neglectful owner. While she loves Grubby's daughter, Penny, Sasha is determined to escape Grubby's house to the fabled Siberian Husky "Snow Kingdom" in the mountains.
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Opt into the SEL and the Edge gets power front seats, rear parking sensors, satellite radio and 22-inch wheels, as well as SYNC, the Bluetooth-driven system that allows drivers to control audio and phone features with voice commands. Limited models add leather upholstery and a rearview camera, Sony audio and HD Radio, and MyFord Touch, undoubtedly the high-tech calling card that made its debut in the Edge.
MyFord Touch has its detractors, even among our car experts, but it's a dramatic break with the buttons and knobs of the past, and a superior setup to the knob-driven controllers like iDrive, COMAND and MMI. With MyFord Touch, the SYNC system is connected with steering-wheel controls and a large touchscreen on the dash to govern the climate controls, audio, phone, and navigation.
Some of us think MyFord Touch is the best control system on the market. It lets drivers run all these systems with voice commands, or to cycle through and run many of the functions with those steering-wheel controls. With more than 10,000 recognized voice commands, we've found it the best way to change functions without losing concentration on the road ahead. Want to hear a track? Just say "play Beyonce," and you're crazy in love in a few milliseconds.
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ShellObjects.Net 8.0 is a set of components brings a variety of powerful shell functionality to your app.
The ShellPopupNotification displays multiple MSN/Office2003 style popups with slide and fade animations and complete customization and behavior control. ShellAppBar allows you to create Quick Launch-like appbars with drag-docking and auto-hide functionality.
ShellNotifyIcon adds icons to the shell tray notification area with advanced features such as XP balloon style infotips, animated icons and automatic context menus. ShellLink creates and manipulates shortcut (*.lnk) files from your applications. UrlLink creates and manipulates internet shortcut (*.url) files from your applications. ShellObjects.Net is written in 100% managed code for speed and efficiency and completely supports a variety of IDEs and tools including Visual Studio 2005/.Net 2.0. ShellObjects has a royalty-free redistribution license; it has no external dependencies which allows ease of redistribution and it comes with comprehensive documentation and numerous samples to quickly get you started
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Helping make the census count
Six Brooklyn-based organizations are among those which have received grants from New York State to help make sure that the 2010 Census count in the state is as accurate as possible.
The local organizations — CAMBA, Inc., the Caribbean American Chamber of Commerce (CACCI), the Council of Peoples Organizations (COPO), Make the Road New York, the Medgar Evers College Center for Law and Social Justice, and Sesame Flyers International, Inc. — were tapped to help count residents in traditionally undercounted and underrepresented communities. In all, 31 groups were chosen statewide to share in the $2 million in funding.
According to the office of New York Governor David Paterson, the grants "will fund public education, community outreach and other activities targeted at hard-to-count and low response rate populations for promoting awareness of the 2010 Census, improving Census questionnaire mail-back rates and encouraging cooperation with Census takers.
An accurate count is crucial, because New York was undercounted by approximately 200,000 people 10 years ago, when the last Census was conducted, according to New York Secretary of State Lorraine Cortes-Vasquez.
The state therefore did not get the appropriate amount of federal aid. Its residents were also not fairly represented in Congress, because House of Representatives seats are allocated on the basis of population. There is concern that, this year, New York could lose one or two seats, diminishing its influence further.
"During times of fiscal crisis," noted State Senator John Sampson, "we must do everything possible to ensure New York receives the federal dollars it deserves. Funding for vital service areas like transportation, health care, education and public safety are dependent on an accurate accounting of each and every New Yorker."
While, among many residents, there is concern that answering the Census means that confidential information will be released to other government agencies, that is not the case, said Paterson.
"The Census is safe, as responses are strictly confidential and protected by law," Paterson stressed.
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According to Yahoo Sports and many other sources, FSU has the best odds to make the College Football Playoff in 2014.
Bovada says that the odds for the Seminoles are -350 to make the Playoff and +225 to miss it.
The second favorites are Oregon and Ohio State.
Other favorites include Alabama, Oklahoma, Auburn, LSU, Michigan State, and UCLA.
For more on this story visit: Nick Bromberg, Yahoo Sports


text: The Starjammers wiki last edited by BJWise on 05/27/16 01:07AM View full history OriginEver since Christopher Summers was a boy, he loved the adventures of the swashbuckling heroes of old novels and movies. Even as a major in the United States Air Force, he chose the call sign "Corsair" in homage to them. Chosen for the space program, he hoped he would soon travel into space. He got his wish, but not in the way he would have wanted. Following a visit to his parents in Anchorage, Alaska, Major Summers was flying his wife, Katherine Summers, and his sons, Scott (a.k.a. Cyclops) and Alex (a.k.a. Havok), down the Pacific coast in his private plane when they were attacked by a Shi'ar starship. Scott and Alex parachuted to safety, but Major Summers and his wife were teleported aboard the starship and taken back to the Shi'ar throneworld. Their last view of their sons was of their parachute on fire, and they assumed their children had perished. Christopher was imprisoned but escaped only to find Emperor D'Ken attempting to force himself on Katherine. They fought and in the scuffle D'Ken murdered Katherine before Summers' eyes and then sentenced him to the mines of the planet Alsibar. Unknown to Christopher, Katherine was pregnant at the time of her death. This fetus was harvested and aged to adolescence in an incubation chamber. The resulting child, Gabriel (a.k.a. Vulcan), was raised as a slave of the Shi'ar. After escaping the mines of Alsibar, Corsair and his fellow escaped slaves began a life of piracy in opposition of D'Ken's rule.CreationThe Starjammers were created by Chris Claremont and Dave Cockrum in 1977 and first appeared in X-Men # 107.HistoryPrison BreakoutSlowly, Christopher Summers' spirit was broken. This changed when he witnessed some guards viciously beating a fellow slave—a female, catlike alien named Hepzibah. Outraged, Summers attacked the guards. Two more of his fellow prisoners—Ch'od and Raza Longknife—came to his assistance. Together, the four stole a spaceship and escaped. Summers took the name Corsair and called his new band of outlaws the Starjammers, sharing their name with the ship they'd stolen. They became rebels and pirates, revenging themselves on the Sh'ar by attacking their spacecraft.Meeting the X-MenThe Starjammers helped the X-Men to stop the Shi'ar Emperor D'Ken's attempt to destroy the universe with the M'Kraan Crystal. In gratitude, Lilandra unofficially put an end to the feud between the Empire and the Starjammers. After she was overthrown by Deathbird, Lilandra found refuge with the team until she regained the Shi'ar throne. Now aware that his two eldest sons survived their crash, Corsair developed a distant but emotional relationship with Scott and Alex, although he remained in space due to his responsibilities with the Starjammers.Corsair's LegacyAfter Corsair's death at the hands of his youngest son and new Emperor of the Shi'ar, Vulcan. A new group of Starjammers were born determined to bring justice to Vulcan and return Lilandra to her throne as the true Shi'ar Empress. Corsair's second son, Havok, took his father's mantle as leader of the Starjamers. He was accompanied by Rachel Grey (a.k.a. Marvel Girl), Corsair's granddaughter from an alternate timeline, as well as by Lorna Dane (a.k.a. Polaris). Also on the crew were Korvus, Creee, and Sikorsky.Emperor VulcanUnder Havok's leadership the Starjammers use guerrilla tactics against the Emperor's forces while gathering more military forces loyal to the before exiled General Ka'Ardum of the Shi'ar Military in effort to even the battle against Vulcan and his military forces who also has the Imperial Guard on his side.They however in the middle of an important battle against Vulcan himself who had amassed his own military power where forced to deal with a new very destructive threat intent on destroying the Shi'ar with an incredibly powerful weapon. This brought about the temporary cease fire between the Summer's brothers thus the Starjammers and the Shi'ar till it was dealt with.Vulcan however as soon as their mutual enemy was dealt with seized the weapon for his own use and turned on the Starjammers but Havok destroyed the weapon thou not before Vulcan and his Imperial Guard managed to capture both the crew and their ship. With only Marvel Girl, Korvus and Lilandra escaping as they are betrayed by General Ka'Ardum who decides to switch allegiance and sides with Emperor Vulcan.King BreakerVulcan ships the four Starjammers to a new underwater prison, The Hole, on the planet Kr'nn and proceeds to try and break them over the course of months using various means available to him but remains unsuccessful.The three remaining free Starjammers in the meantime try to find the location of the rest of their crew while managing to retrieve their ship. They eventually manage to get the answer from Gladiator though. Before they could break them out, they encounter a new set of more ruthless Imperial Guards Vulcan has sent to kill them.On Kr'nn, Havok frees first himself and his crew and proceed to get control over the prison. Deciding to make a stand right there when Vulcan returns as he has been doing frequently since their capture. The other three eventually join up there with the intent of rescuing them when the new Imperial Guard members meet up with them for battle they lose Raza to ZZZXX and shortly after are joined by other Imperial Guards including Vulcan and Deathstrike.The Starjammers put up a fierce battle unintentionally aided by Gladiator who upon seeing his fellow Strontian who is on the other Imperial Guard team immediately skips the Starjammers and battles her instead. Both Rachel and Korvus mid-battle loose their Phoenix powers that suddenly leaves them. Deathbird attacks Lilandra intent on killing her sister ends up getting impaled by the dethroned impress wounding her critically. Havok having absorbed the Hodinn, an Imperial Guard who is made up of a star, uses this power boost to fight Vulcan to the point where he is about to kill Vulcan when Polaris, who has been holding the ceiling from collapsing on them after it was compromised by the Hodinn and Marvel Girls crash entry, states she can no longer hold the ceiling and Lilandra orders an emergency teleport evacuation for her team despite Havok's protest and once aboard the Starjammer the ship makes a quick getaway heading straight to the Kree homeworld, Hala.War of KingsThe Starjammers are followed by the Shi'ar all their way to Kree Space where the exiled Lilandra intends to seek audience with the Kree's new King, the Inhuman Blackbolt to grant her asylum from Emperor Vulcan.During the Royal wedding between the Kree, Ronan the Accuser and the Inhuman, Crystal. Vulcan's Imperial Guard strike fast and hard before teleporting out. The Starjammers are quick to counter attack but are blitzed and Lilandra is captured, Ch'od looses his hand when trying to stop them from taking her.The Starjammers however are quick to go after her from the clutches of the Shi'ar. They accompanied by the new Inhuman Elite strike and board a Shi'ar vessel to retrieve information on her location and proceed to go after them. They encounter the faction of the Guardians of the Galaxy sent out as an envoy to meet with Emperor Vulcan and quickly take them along to retrieve Lilandra. The Starjammers together with the Guardians drop in on the Shi'ar ship bring Lilandra back to the Shi'ar Throneworld where she is to stand trial. They are quick to engage the Imperial Guard as they board where Rachel aiding Rocket Raccoon gets the drop on Gladiator till he sees through their trick and proceeds to quickly defeat the two teams but then after Lilandra pleads with him he seems to turn on the Imperial Guards and killing one of them in the process.Members Korvus and Rachel Summers of the Starjammers than suddenly lose their connection to the Phoenix Force during a battle. Havok than leads the Starjammers back to Earth because of this but Ch'od and Raza Longknife stay behind.Other MediaX-MEN: The Animated SeriesThe Starjammers appeared many times during the Animated series run.They were mainly on it during the show's Phoenix Saga Episodes.


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New RHS class aims to build a houseDec 19, 2012 By Katie Roenigk, Staff Writer
Riverton High School students looking for an alternative to their traditional math classes may be interested in a new "geometry in construction" course coming next year.
Through the class, students will work to construct a home for Wind River Habitat for Humanity, an organization that provides housing for needy families in the area.
RHS assistant principal John Griffith said the real-world application of geometry should help more students feel engaged in math.
"We're going to complete and deliver a house our students have built and can be proud of," he said during a Fremont County School District 25 Board of Trustees meeting. "Ten to 15 years from now our kids will be able to drive by there and say, 'I had a part in that; I built that in high school.'"
The home will be placed on Riverton's old hospital site at East Park Avenue and North 12th Street East.
Griffith said his geometry in construction students will have the opportunity to earn three college credits through Central Wyoming College, which should help encourage members of the class to seek a post-secondary education.
"We want to see more students taking dual credit (courses)," he said. "I think the more opportunities we provide, the more (students will be) reaching that college and career readiness goal."
Schools that use the new geometry curriculum have recorded increased test scores for enrolled students, Griffith said, adding that the class also attracts more female students.
In Loveland, Colo., female enrollment in geometry classes grew from 22 percent to 51 percent after the new course was introduced.
"That's another goal we have," Griffith said. "There is still a sizeable gender gap at the high school. Though it's decreasing, it's something we're working on. This will allow us to close that gap even further."
Loveland officials also told Griffith that students are more likely to be engaged in class, because they can't start working on construction projects until they finish their geometry problems. They also learn about cooperation and communication because they work as a team to finish building one home.
Instructors Jeremy McCormick and Len Abernathy will teach the class in a two-period block so students have more time to get their work done, Griffith said. Students will spend time inside of the classroom and at a work site on campus, where the building will be constructed before it is moved to the old hospital property.
"We'll set up the geometry classroom that's kind of right around the corner from the workshop," Griffith said. "I'm hoping we'll cut down on their travel time and cleanup. We'll try to maximize those two hours as best we can."
He said the Habitat for Humanity group will provide construction materials, while school officials and students are expected to supply labor and tools. Funding will come through a $65,000 grant that will pay for supplies and a tool shed as well as professional development for McCormick and Abernathy.
Members of the school board applauded Griffith's effort to bring the curriculum to Riverton.
"We have to impact our students," board chairman Carl Manning said. "Getting them excited about a hands-on potential learning experience and those learning techniques is going in the right direction."
The board officially accepted the grant during a meeting Tuesday, Nov. 13.


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AppealKrista has gotten as far as she has in show business thanks to her looks. Let's not beat around the bush; it's reality. Not that there is anything wrong with that. In fact, there isn't very much wrong with Krista. Her sex appeal ratings are through the ionosphere. She turns men into jello, and their knee joints into rubber. The word "babe" was invented to describe women like her.
SuccessWe've had some fun with Krista's credits, but she has extensive experience. She landed guest spots on CBS shows Diagnosis: Murder and CSI, and on Fox's Married... With Children and X-Files.
In fact, her appearance on the X-Files left a permanent impression on the show's fans, because her role was that of a gun-slinging virtual reality warrior who got to kick David Duchovny's smug mug across the virtual universe.
Other notable credits include roles on USA Network's classics Weird Science, Silk Stalkings and Pacific Blue.
Krista Allen BiographyKrista Allen was born April 5, 1972, in Ventura, California, but was raised in Houston, Texas. Her parents divorced when Krista was young, but they both eventually remarried.
As is no surprise, Krista won several beauty competitions as a teenager, and was crowned "Miss Texas." Her stint as a beauty queen led to her work as a model, with titles such as the national "Budweiser Girl." In addition to her modeling work for the popular beer, which consisted of billboards, catalogs and calendars, Krista also became the "World Gym" spokesmodel while working as an aerobics instructor.
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Although it was clear from the start that Krista had the makings of a beauty queen, she was an education major at the University of Texas and interned as a kindergarten teacher. But her original plan took a detour when Krista headed to California to further her modeling career.
22-year-old Krista got a break three days after arriving in Los Angeles, with the help of her manager. He encouraged her to audition for the popular soap opera, The Bold and the Beautiful, and she won the part of bikini waitress, Shelley.
After her brief stint on The Bold and the Beautiful, Krista was faced with a different role: she was cast as Emmanuelle for a 7-part movie series based on the exotic character of the same name.
Krista was forced to check her shyness at the door as the script included nudity and love scenes with her co-stars. Once filming for the series was over (it was first released in Europe, and then the US), Krista returned to Los Angeles.
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Back in LA, a mixture of roles came pouring in. In 1995, Krista appeared in the action/comedy Rolling Thunder, but her big break came along when she made her return to soap operas, only this time, she was cast as Billie Reed on Days of Our Lives, a role that pouty-lipped stunner Lisa Rinna previously made famous. Krista was signed on for 3 years, and although she never won any awards, she gained plenty of recognition.
While working on the soap opera, Krista was still keeping busy, with a minor yet memorable role in the Jim Carrey comedy Liar Liar (as the busty woman in the elevator), and appearances in the 1997 films Raven and Haunted Sea.
Krista's decreased appearances in the storylines (her character became deeply involved with drugs) coupled with her desire to take on other projects was enough incentive for her to not renew her contract with Days.
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Krista already had more work lined up for her, such as the lead role in a made-for-TV movie titled Avalon: Beyond the Abyss, which was originally intended as a pilot for a sci-fi series. The pilot never took off, but Krista was heading towards more successful waters. She was cast in Baywatch Hawaii for a mere 5 episodes, but was eventually added on as a regular in 1999.
Her 2-year work as Jenna Avid allowed her to dip her toes in new ground and surely helped draw in a larger audience to the show.
If Krista looks familiar to you, it's probably because she has appeared in a multitude of TV shows, such as Silk Stalkings, Diagnosis Murder, Married... With Children, Pacific Blue, High Tide, Weird Science, The X-Files, Spin City, and has had recurring roles in Charmed and CSI (including the pilot episode).
On a personal front, Krista wed movie producer Justin Moritt in 1996, and the couple welcomed their son, Jacob Nolan, on July 12, 1997, while Krista was fulfilling her duties as Billie on Days of our Lives. Unfortunately (or however you want to look at it), Krista and Justin called it quits in 1999, and she no longer used his last name (she was sometimes credited as Krista Allen-Moritt).
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Discussion in 'The Dog Breeds' started by lauriebishop, Dec 5, 2009.
can anyone help me with what breed he could be please ?
Some sort of bulldog...Staffordshire BullTerrier mix perhaps?
Maybe, depending on how common they are in your area English bulldog or Alapaha blue blooded. OR a mix thereof.
He's a bully obviously, and probably a mix of a few different "bully" type breeds.
i see english bulldog mix
id put my money on a staffy bull/APBT mixed with either an american bulldog or boxer.
he COULD be a pure staffy bull but his muzzle doesnt quite fit a staffy...
I'd say he's too blocky and stocky to be an APBT mix but with how people are breeding them these days you never know.
I'd say Amstaff, American Bulldog, Staffie, and English Bulldog are all good possibilities.
I see american bulldog mix, but it could be a number of bully breeds or crosses.
I would certainly guess American bulldog over an english. You could always get the dog tested by a simply blood test.
Depending on your location I would say that he could even be a Valley Bulldog, living here in Nova Scotia we have lots of them.
American Bulldog x Staffordshire Terrier Definitely!
Looks like alot of Boston there to me /
ummm, bostons are small dogs.
Yeah, seems to be a pretty big for a boston. Also the head isn't square, the ears prick, nor the eyes round which are very characteristic in bostons. I'd say staffordshire terrier x american bulldog also. Very cute!
My great uncle had a 35 lb. boston who was only a little overweight (lol), I mean, I do see a lot of size variation in the breed. Lately it seems people are breeding smaller and smaller, but sometimes there are oversized dogs and if you're talking a boston mix, size is a crapshoot.
But yeah, not seeing a lot of boston in that specific dog.
He looks like a staffy mix, maybe even with an olde english bulldog. It's pretty impossible to tell with bullies for certain. He is a handsome dude though!
Okay I'm not really good at naming breeds but I agree to the majority, ABD but according to height, it could be SBT...
I'd say American Bulldog, too.


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Picture a father, lovingly devoted to his children, seated by his window, waiting. He waits and waits, his eyes gazing through glass which at times shines brilliantly as the golden sun rises and falls, and at other times glows silver gray, from the rainwater streaming down its surface. Like the window pane, the father's eyes also seem to shine with eager anticipation at times, a golden overflow of joy ready to be unleashed at a moment's notice. But sometimes the light in his eyes fades as silver gray tears stream down his face.
What does he await? What does he look for? Why does he continue, day after day, to gaze out the window? He waits on his children to come home. He waits for more than a brief appearing with no agenda other than to ask for money. He longs for more than arms that are ready to greedily grab up but never eager to embrace. So he waits.
And who is this lonely father? Do any of us know him? He is our Great Father and He longs for us to come to Him, ready to embrace Him with no agenda other than to know Him and see His face, and to be embraced by Him with no other preoccupation crowding out our delight in His love for us.
Beside Him stands the Son, the One Who came to bridge a gap made wide by our rebel hearts and a pride that runs deep in us like a self-inflicted wound that never quite heals. He too bears wounds, but these were inflicted by our hands, hands driven by hate and jealousy. Yet His wounds have healed, covered by the balm of forgiveness, leaving behind only scars that tell the tale of how unearned hatred was met with an unconquerable grace. This Son, Who bore upon Himself the judgment earned by our repeated rejection since the beginning of time, stands with the same eager desire mixed with the same silver-gray sorrow that paints the face of the Father.
Why must He wait? Why do we not rush right home to sit at His feet, drinking deep from the fountain of fellowship? Because we are too easily lured into the quagmires of busyness and burdens imposed upon us by a world that hates Him. We rush from the Father's presence, and run amuck into pools of anxiety because we do not quite believe that God does indeed love us. We run from His loving embrace and dart into the traffic of ideas and philosophies that will run us over the moment our guard is let down. The affection of our hearts is too easily tantalized and led away from the only One Who can really meet all our needs. So we trudge our way into fearsome desert valleys littered with bones, the skeletal remains of the "might have beens" of others who have tried to live life apart from God.
Christians have great enemies. Chief among them are apathy and distraction. While the theme of this column is "A Hunger For More", too often we "settle for less." God also "hungers for more"… yearning for our devotion, desiring our affection, and longing for us to "seek Him with all our hearts" (see Jeremiah 29:13).
But unlike us, God does not "settle for less". Although we may content ourselves with spiritually plastic alternatives to God's presence in our lives, He will not leave well enough alone but will take from our clutching fingers the things that compete for His place of preeminence in our lives. And while we may, in spiritual childishness, complain about it, I for one am glad that He does so. Why would I want something inferior to the great and glorious reality of His love? How could I possibly settle for less than what treasure in Him can be mine if I'll simply delight myself in Him?
And what about you? Are you cold? Have you forgotten how great and good is the One Who waits for you? Can you not see Him even now, tears of joy and tears of sorrow running alternately down His face as you wander in and out of His presence?
What do you allow to compete with His position of being "first place" in your life? Have you relinquished control of your life to your circumstances allowing your call to come into His presence be subservient to the priorities and pressures that the world throws your way? If so, you're the only one who can make the choices necessary to change your predicament. Don't be afraid to repent and return to Him. You'll find that He's not going to hold over your head your failings and flaws, but will sweep you up into His arms as well as His glorious will for your life!
Don't delay your return to Him! Don't hold back either! Return to Him! Reprioritize your life around Him! If something comes up that competes for your attention and time, simply tell that something, "No!" and decide that you can do without it for the sake of the One you can't do without!
Don't make the Father wait any longer for you to come into His presence. Don't treat the Son's gift of Himself for your sake as if He were nothing. Don't ignore God's Spirit's voice inviting you to go deeper into the spiritual life for which you were created. And don't be afraid, wondering about how you're going to make it, or about what others will think of you. God assures you that He'll see to it, that as you obediently trust and obey Him, your needs will be met. After all, God is great AND God is good.
"Seek His kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well. Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom" (Luke 12:31-32 NIV).
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We must know that no one has or ever will love us like our heavenly Father. Oh, how we cause Him such grief! A love like His is beyond human comprehension. We tend to measure His love by that of humans and in so doing, we will never believe or know the fullness and perfection of His love for us.
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The village is located 31 km from Vesoul, 30 km from Gray, 40 km from Besançon and about 28 km from the future TGV station Auxon the Bottom.
Low plateau slopes facing south-east and east, flat south-west and north.
Heraldic coat of arms definition of the common "La Vernotte" is as follows: Argent, a wood alder vert smart gold. History of coat of arms: the name of the town comes from Comtois "Verne", the Gallic "Vernos", alder, and the feminine diminutive suffix "eet".
Dependencies: The Seven Fountains northwest. Ropes southeast. Le Bois Rond south and southwest Champsinets. The hamlet of Gilles were identified traces of a prehistoric site (flint campignien).
Until 1898 the name of the town was Sept Fontaines. The hamlet of La Vernotte became the chief town and gave it its name by decree November 7, 1898. The Seven Fountains were part of the earth and then the Oiselay Fresnes St Mames. In 1356 the share of the estate of John Oiselay and his wife Jeanne Oiselay, La Vernotte and the Seven Fountains were assigned to their son Claude and Jean.
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TAMPA — With five months to go until a national drug policy rollout, the Obama administration's drug czar visited a Tampa treatment facility Wednesday to discuss the rising tide of prescription drug abuse.
Gil Kerlikowske said 38 states have some version of Florida's recently passed Prescription Drug Monitoring Law, which will put prescriptions into digital database, making it possible for doctors to identify doctor shoppers and spot doctors who overprescribe narcotics.
"It takes hard work and money to make programs like this work," he said. "But if you compare what it costs to run one of these programs vs. what is already spent on health care related to prescription drug abuse, the benefits are evident."
The 59-year-old former head of Seattle police also served for years in the St. Petersburg Police Department. He was named director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy in February.
Tampa was one of the early stops in an 18-city listening tour, said Daren Briscoe, a spokesman for the office.
He toured the DACCO Center for Behavioral Health, a drug treatment, prevention and intervention facility in Tampa, before sitting down with Rep. Kurt Kelly, R-Ocala, one of the prescription law's architects, and with people directly affected by prescription drug abuse.
Prescription drug abusers account for 60 to 66 percent of DACCO's methadone clinic patients, said chief executive officer Mary Lynn Ulrey.
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Kerlikowske said the information he received at DACCO will be rolled up into a wider national approach to combating drug abuse.
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Harney's 20-year-old son, Garrett, died of a painkiller overdose after hernia surgery in 2006. He had previously been in a yearlong rehabilitation for oxycontin abuse.
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The electric motorcycle company will use the cash to continue to build its company, said Scot Harden, vice president of global marketing for Zero.
The 5-year-old company is moving into a larger, more modern facility in Scotts Valley at the end of March.
"Zero continues to grow each year," Harden said. "We're still a startup but as we generate more and more revenues and sell more bikes, we're working toward a break-even point in the near future."
Harden said he expected that moment to occur in the next two years. "It will be a great accomplishment for the company."
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