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Michael Bolton: I'm curious to learn more about music traditions in Azerbaijan
01 April 2014 [10:10] -
On 19th of April, Michael Bolton for the first time, will hold a concert program in Baku, at the Heydar Aliyev Center.
Bolton (born Michael Bolotin), 60, is an American singer-songwriter. As a singer, he has performed with other artists such as: Lucia Aliberti, Patti LaBelle, José Carreras, Tony Cetinski, Ray Charles, Céline Dion, Plácido Domingo, Renée Fleming, Wynonna Judd, BB King, The Lonely Island, Luciano Pavarotti, Percy Sledge, and Zucchero.
Bolton has also written songs for Bob Dylan, Lady GaGa, Diane Warren, Phil Ramone, Barbra Streisand, Jay Z and the "Kiss" band. A Grammy award winner, Bolton sold over 53 million records worldwide.
Prior to his concert in Baku, Bolton spoke to Trend Agency on a number of topics.
Michael, every performer has his own style. Why does your repertoire is filled with love rock-ballads? What does love mean to you personally?
My repertoire is very diverse, from ballads to blues rock, arias, standards and r&b songs. As far as love, I've always been a hopeless romantic.
Regarding your upcoming concert in Baku's Heydar Aliyev Center, what do you think of it? How do you plan to surprise the fans?
I'm really looking forward to performing in Baku for the first time, and from what I understand, the Heydar Aliyev Center is a spectacular venue, an apex of creative and cultural life.
Naturally, you must be reading about a country that you're about to visit, especially for the first time. What do you currently know about Azerbaijan? Is there anything you've read or heard before, but would like to experience yourself?
I have traveled to just about every corner of the world and seen beautiful architecture and so much natural beauty, but the single most important thing is always the same - and that is the connection and warmth we feel from the people. Being a performing artist means it will always be about the people who live where the road takes us and the people who come to enjoy what we love most, the music. I understand that the landscape in Azerbaijan is quite magnificent, from the Caspian Sea's shoreline to the various mountain ranges. I'm curious to learn more about the music traditions there.
As far as I know, you're a vegetarian. How did you become one? How difficult it is for you to maintain such kind of lifestyle?
I have been a vegetarian for more than 30 years and it's been quite an easy lifestyle to maintain, even while traveling. I made the decision simply because it was healthier for me personally, but I like my friends to cook or order whatever makes them feel healthy and happy.
Your ancestors are from Russia. Considering that, how difficult was it for you to reach fame in the United States? How can you define differences between the audiences in the U.S., and Russia? Are there any?
My 18 year climb to success had little to do with my father's Russian heritage. If anything, he and my grandparents instilled in me traits like persistence and a strong work ethic. Of course there are differences in audiences all around the world. The power and it is the beauty of music that brings us together. I have numerous friends in the music business who are of Russian heritage, some of the most successful songwriters in the world. Diane Warren and Barry Mann just to name a few, have grandparents from Russia.
Many are hungry for success, yet not all achieve it. You're a singer and a composer. What's your formula for successful career? Does it even exist?
A successful career of longevity always requires a very strong work discipline and, I believe, the divine gift of timing and talent.
You've worked with many world-known celebrities. Any interesting of funny memories you could share?
There are so many! I really enjoyed writing about them in my recent autobiography, The Soul of it All. Among those people I have worked with are Bob Dylan and Lady Gaga, Luciano Pavarotti and the U.S. President Clinton, there are so many who have impacted and inspired my life.
As I understand, your career takes the most of your time. But is there anything else you're doing, any kind of business you're involved in?
My career is a full time business which includes not only touring globally but writing and recording, promoting new projects, developing film, television and literary properties, creating new strategic partners, and expanding my philanthropic initiatives.
You're the founder of "The Michael Bolton Charities", and you also participate in projects of other charity organizations. What does charity mean to you?
Before I achieved any success in the music industry, my young family and I really struggled financially, and verged on homelessness. So when I achieved success, I started by supporting local shelters. I discovered that the women and children were most often being sheltered not from homelessness, but from domestic violence at home. I then focused my initiatives on helping women and children at risk of abuse. Celebrity has allowed me to wield influence in the media and in legislation. Making a difference in the quality of a person's life is a reward that truly touches your soul.
Considering your schedule, how do you communicate with your children and grandsons? Anyone of them following your steps?
My daughters and I are always communicating through email and text while I travel. They are great about sending pictures and videos of the little ones. When I'm home in Connecticut, or on the West Coast, I get to visit my family and I'm aware that it's precious time, and whenever they can, they will come out to the shows.
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Before tonight's game we get to a closer look at Mid Tennessee from someone who follows them closest. We spoke with Casey Bowman from gomiddle.com part of the Rivals network and asked some questions so CougarNation can have a better understanding of what to expect tonight.
Who should BYU fans watch on offense and why?
MT has a nice thing going in the backfield with the thunder and lightning combination of Jordan Parker and Reggie Whatley. Parker is the starter who typically gets the bulk of the carries, and for good reason. He's big (6-foot-1 and 220 pounds) and powerful, but also possesses deceptive speed. Whatley, on the other hand, is about as fast as anybody in the country, in my opinion. He had a breakout performance on the ground last week against FAU, but he is also the primary kick returner, an area where he was nationally ranked last season. Aside from those two, you have senior leadership with QB Logan Kilgore and WR's Tavarres Jefferson and Kyle Griswould. Neither receiver is very big or fast, but they have great hands and are extremely reliable on third down situations. As for Kilgore, he's had an up and down campaign so far. He's a gunslinger, at times, which has been a double-edged sword here of late. He has already thrown one less interception than he did all of last season, and is still trying to find his groove with a newer set of receivers. When he's on, though, he can be one of premiere quarterbacks in the conference.
Who should BYU fans watch on defense and why?
The linebacker position is where MT is thriving this year defensively. Sophomore T.T. Barber has been on a tear lately. He currently ranks 12th nationally in total tackles, and has an all-around game that serves him well both in getting in the backfield as well as dropping back into coverage. Aside from him, veterans Christian Henry, Stephen Roberts and Rod Blunt all bring something to the table at the position. DE/LB Leighton Gasque is definitely another one to keep an eye on as well. He is MT's sack specialist, and makes his living on third down passing situations. He's a bit undersized to play every down, but when he is in the game, the offense must account for his whereabouts. In the secondary, RS sophomore Kevin Byard is a ball hawk at the safety position. His interception sealed MT's victory last week and he is typically their most reliable and consistent player on defense.
What do MT fans think of playing BYU?
I think the general consensus is that this is a pretty cool series for MT to be taking part in. BYU is a household name, but at the same time, I think fans prefer a road game like this as opposed to heading to the Tuscaloosa's and Gainesville's of the world. It's a breath of fresh air, really. MT gets a solid opponent, but fans also feel as if this could be a winnable game for the Blue Raiders. Fans seem to be hopeful that these two teams will meet again in the future.
Do you expect a good crowd of MT fans to make the trip to Provo?
I think if this would have been a Saturday night game, MT fans would have been more inclined to make the trip out west to take in the game. With that said, there are quite a few players on the roster who hail from out west, particularly the state of California, so there will be a lot of family members in attendance. I wouldn't expect an overly large turnout, but the different shade of blue will be noticeable.
What are you predictions on the game?
I think the line on this game is a little high. I think MT can keep things competitive most of this game, but in the end I see a hungry BYU team who is scathing from a tough loss, and I think that will give them the edge down the stretch. If Kilgore can keep the ball out of the hands of the Cougar defense, MT can keep this close. However, he has yet to do that this season with any real consistency, so I think BYU pulls away with it. My prediction is BYU 31, Middle Tennessee 17. MT covers, but the Cougars win.

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Raleigh, N.C. — Sir Walter Raleigh, the bronze statue in front of the Raleigh Convention Center, won't be able to participate in this year's World of Bluegrass Festival.
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Dicko impressed manager Roberto Martinez in the Latics' pre-season matches against Preston and Villarreal. He was a free agent after being released by French club Strasbourg because of their financial problems.
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I like this quote by UK Chancellor George Osborne that he made at the opening of a new centre offering desk space and mentoring for technology companies in London's Silicon Roundabout:
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"The government doesn't believe you can click your fingers and create a technology cluster. Wherever possible, our approach is to go with the grain of what's already happening."
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While we do already have some wannabe technology clusters in Ljubljana (Tehnološki park, Ljubljanski Univerzitetni Inkubator, Hekovnik, ...), I don't see any of them becoming a true technology hub. Perhaps the closest thing to the proper technology hub that Ljubljana has at the moment, is our very own bulding at Celovška 32 that goes by an unofficial name C32. Besides Zemanta, the building is hosting also D-Labs, Uniki, VLN, and Modro oko. Quite many other startups have expressed their interest to join us, but unfortunately we do not have any room left. But there are several run-down buildings in the vicinity, that could be made into a very nice office spaces. So maybe technology hub Spodnja Šiška is not such a far fetched idea.
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Thick Business Cards Are a Bonding Experience
There I sat, holding the front of the business card in my left hand and the back of it in my right hand. It had fallen apart.
The design was beautiful. The printing was refined. But sadly, the duplex laminated business card had come unglued (bet the client did, too). The kicker? The card belonged to a print broker! Now if this could happen to a print broker's card...
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When Neenah Paper relaunched its Classic brand papers, Design Army created stunning business cards for the event that included all of the Classic "10 perfect colors."
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On a backing of 80-lb. cover Classic Crest Epic Black, Fey Printing mounted each of the 10 colors in individual strips and then printed the contact information on top.
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Laminating and mounting—these two words are often used interchangeably. But many printers prefer to use the term "duplex lamination" or "duplexing" so clients do not confuse this process with the plastic protective coating that office supply stores offer.
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An Argonaut octopus was scooped up by fisherman in the coastal waters off Los Angeles Thursday.
The rare Argonaut is usually found in the tropics but is making its way north due to warmer ocean currents during autumn.
Southern California has rarely seen the octopus in its waters, but temperatures have been unusually warm lately, which likely attracted the sea creature from its tropical home, said UPI.
"This was an example of an animal that was brought to us by a warm current that peeled off and was brought very close to shore," aquarium director Mike Schaadt at the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, where the octopus is being kept, reported NBC News.
Argonauts used their unique shell to remain buoyant in water unlike their bottom-feeding octopus cousins that lurk at the bottom of the ocean floor or among rocks.
They have an octopus' characteristic eight tentacles and a rounded body shape.
Yet, oddly, they reside in their shell that looks like the helmet of a Spartan soldier.
Argonauts can also change color when they feel threatened.
Apparently, the lost Argonaut is doing fine and is happy exploring his new home.
"A couple of times, it's reached out its tentacles and explored around the tank, touching the different walls, especially if we have food sitting on the bottom of the tank. It seems like it's smelling the water," Kiersten Darrow, the aquarium's research curator told OurAmazingPlanet.
The Argonaut will be released back in the wild once it shows an interest in hunting fish and shrimp again.
The octopus' name derives from the Greek word for sailor, "nautilus," and "Argo" which was an ancient vessel used by Jason and his companions who sought the golden fleece.


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By Norman Katende
Commonwealth double gold medalist in the 5000m and 10000m will open his track account this season by lining up against a host of international runners in the Golden Spike Ostrava meet on Tuesday evening.
Winnie Nanyondo will also be up against runners that include former World champion Caster Semenya and Jenny Meadows as she goes for the national record, having broken the 2 minute barrier last week.
Kipsiro, who has been off with an injury will be starting his season against a number of talented and experienced runners including USA's Bernard Lagat, New Zealand's Willis Nick and Robertson Zane, and a host of fast paced Kenyans-including Augustine Choge, the 2006 Commonwealth Games champion, who has vowed to regain the title that Kipsiro took in New Delhi.
Already double Olympics and World champion Mohammed Farah has been confirmed to be part of England's 46 teams to the Games that are set to start next month.
Apart from Choge, Kipsiro, who was in Kampala last week processing his passport and had been expected to fly out over the weekend, will also battle against other runners like Abdenego Chesebe, Caleb Ndiku Jonathan Ndiku among others as he fights to improve on his personal best of 7 minutes 30.95 seconds set in Monaco in 2009
News that Kipsiro is back after a nagging injury eases pressure from the federation who made a final minute decision to include him on the team to Glasgow, despite not taking part in any competition after the Africa Cross Country championships.
Nanyondo, on the other hand will be battling common competitors Jennifer Meadows-part of England bound team to the games, Semenya, Cuba's Rose Almanza, Belarus's Arzamasava Maryna among other field of women stars who have personal best that are below 2 minutes.
Nanyondo is targeting to break Annet Negesa's record of 1:59.08 which was set at the FBK Games in Netherlands in 2012. She ran 1:59:39 last week, her first sub 2 minutes in life.
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The Bridgeview Community Support Program will move from its current Spring Lake Park location to Fridley this weekend.
Bridgeview, a drop-in center for adults with serious and persistent mental illnesses, is part of the Lee Carlson Center for Mental Health & Well-Being.
Bridgeview will close Sept. 26 for the move to 7920 University Ave., a location adjacent to the Lee Carlson Center's Main Clinic. Staff said that they aim to reopen Oct. 1 in the new facility.
Operating out of a building at 1121 80th Ave. NE since 1994, Bridgeview provides adults with mental illnesses support through programming and social connections. The program celebrates its 30th anniversary this year.
Program Assistant Lisa Linz estimates that 30 people from around Anoka County utilize Bridgeview's services every day.
Cramped for space, Bridgeview will move about one-and-a-half miles to a location with nearly double the area – from 2,200 square feet to about 5,000.
More meeting spaces, parking and an art studio are welcome additions, Linz said.
The building in Spring Lake Park needed a lot of work, according to Patty Halvorson, marketing and development manager for the center. Stairs were one issue since some Bridgeview regulars have limited mobility, Halvorson said.
The new facility is a single level. "The members are really excited because the staircase was kind of a hindrance for some people," Linz said.
Perhaps the only downside is the loss of kitchen facilities, staff said.
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Not sure. But these kids are on the hunt. Folded within the leaves of the beans are bugs, the kind with numerous legs and countless more eggs. As you can see, once fully grown, these little fellas can do some damage!


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Thank you for your question.How many times a day is she vomiting?
What is she bringing up?Is she eating/drinking?Is she keeping food and water down?Could she have gotten into something she shouldn't have (ie toxins, non-edible items, trash or too much turkey)?
On average once a day.
It is difficult to tell as she then eats it too quickly but what is left looks like flakes of food.
She is drinking and I have reduced her dried food to a handful to see if that helps.
Not that I am aware of the only thing I could have in the garden is frogs or toads which we are prone to. She has not had any turkey at all.
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If she eats a diet with dry food and gobbles it quickly, it is worth noting that the dry kibble's expansion in the stomach can cause stomach distension leading to vomiting. Therefore, if she vomits just after her meal, then this is a consideration and it would be worth swapping to a wet food diet to see if this settles.
Otherwise, when we see a dog show vomiting, we do have to consider a range of causes. The most common reasons for a dog her age to vomit are dietary indiscretion (eating something she shouldn't have), ingestion of a foreign body (ie toys, bones, trash, etc.), viral infections (ie parvo, distemper, etc), toxins, metabolic disease, organ troubles, and bacterial gastroenteritis. Since she isn't a mischievous wee soul, then hopefully we can put worries like toxins and foreign bodies (which we' d want to address as soon as possible) lower on our list of concerns.
So, if we can put those concerns lower on our list, then you can try and settle her stomach at home. First, you can try to settle her stomach by resting it by withholding food for 8-12 hours.She should have access to water at all times, but in small amounts since over drinking can induce vomiting as well. (f she does have a reasonable amount of water and cannot keep that down, then we'd have to consider having her seen sooner so that she can be treated with anti-vomiting/sickness medication.)
If you haven't seen further vomiting by that point, then I would advise giving him a small volume of a light/easily digestible diet. Examples of this would be boiled chicken with rice, boiled white fish and pasta scrambled eggs (made with water and not milk), or cottage cheese with rice. There are also veterinary prescription diets that can be used in cases of gastroenteritis, (ie Hill's I/D or Royal Canin's sensitivity).You want to offer a small amount (1 tbsp) and if she keeps that down, a bit more can be offered about thirty minutes later. If no vomiting is seen, then you can increase the volume you are feeding. I usually advise that the diet be continued until the vomiting is settled, and that they are then slowly weaned back to their normal diet over a week.
If you are concerned that she is become dehydrated, then you do want to check her hydration. When checking a pet's hydration status, there are a few things we can test. One is whether the eyes appear sunken, if the gums are tacky instead of wet/moist, and whether the pet has a "skin tent" when you lift the skin. To see how to check these parameters for dehydration, you can find a wee video on this HERE.
If her vomiting has settled at this point, you can can offer or even syringe feed her pedialyte. A typical maintenance rate for hydration in an animal is 48 milliliters per kilogram of body weight per day. This value will give you the total she needs for the day (though doesn't take into account vomiting losses) and is a good starting point to give you an idea of her daily requirement. If she vomits you given pedialyte, I would discontinue this as a therapy. (since we don't want her vomiting more because of our intervention). As well, if her vomiting hasn't settled, then syringing won't be an option without anti-vomiting medication from her vet.
As well, you can consider addressing nausea as it will likely be the cause of her vomiting. There are a number of antacids that are available over the counter and pet friendly. I would advise only treating with one, but the two I tend to recommend are Pepcid (LINK) or Zantac (LINK). This medication of course shouldn't be given without consulting your vet if he does have any pre-existing conditions or is on any other medications. Ideally, it should be given about 30 minutes before food to ease her upset gut signs.
So, do consider swapping to an all wet or light diet for her to see if the kibble and her quick eating is too blame. Otherwise, if you initiate these treatments and do not see improvement over the next 24-4 hours or she cannot keep water down, then I would advise following up with her vet so that they can address possible causes of vomiting. They will just be able to double check she hasn't eaten anything she should not have. And if necessary, they can provide antibiotics and anti-vomiting medication to help her get back to feeling like herself.
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Many thanks for following up. I removed food for 12 hours and then reintroduced it in small amounts keeping her on the dry food. I have however reduced her water dramatically as I thought I should always leave a full bowl of water for her to drink from but she gulps it down and when you mentioned about the swelling of the dried food this made sense. She has not been sick for four days now so I think she is better and hopefully this action has resolved the issue. Many thanks for your help.
Many thanks for this. I dont feel that she drinks water excessively just that she gulps it down very quickly indeed. I will measure what she drinks over the next few days. Many thanks again.


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OWLS HEAD, Maine — Two dozen US diplomatic posts were closed this past weekend because of a threatened attack by Al Qaeda's offshoot in the Arabian peninsula (AQAP), and the vast majority will remain shuttered through the rest of the week.
This unprecedented reaction by President Barack Obama received strong bipartisan approval by Congress — which in itself is cause to question the administration's action.
After all, Congress thought the Iraq war was a nifty idea; Congress continues to give vociferous bipartisan support to Israel regardless of how hardline its government becomes, and just this past week, the House overwhelmingly approved legislation that would substantially tighten the sanctions against Iran, a kick in the face to Iran's relatively moderate new president.
When it comes to the Middle East, doing the opposite of what Congress wants is almost always the best policy.
The embassy closings were prompted by an apparent plot intercepted in phone conversations between the current Al Qaeda head and his counterpart in AQAP. In the aftermath of last year's Benghazi attack, and the body blows Republican congressmen delivered to the White House, preventing another fatal attack against American government offices abroad must be a top priority. Still, the number of embassies and consulates hunkering down for an extended period raises all sorts of questions.
If an overheard phone conversation can force the US government to close a large number of its Arab embassies, might high-ranking Al Qaeda operatives make sure in the future similar-sounding plots are discussed over easily intercepted communications?
And if so, will the US continue to respond to such threats with blanket embassy closings, presumably for ever longer periods of time? At what point will the US consider that, for ongoing safety reasons, it has to greatly reduce the number of personnel in embassies in Muslim countries?
Nor is it impossible that the whole episode was in fact a plot designed to mislead. Al Qaeda is well aware of US intercept capabilities and typically uses couriers for exchanges between high-ranking terrorists. Purposely transmitting conversations they know are likely to be picked up could have tested how the US would react to a specific threat; alternatively, open transmissions could be a distraction while they plan a different operation.
Even if the intercepted conversation does indeed represent a failure of Al Qaeda's security, the US reaction is certainly an acknowledgment — to Americans, of course, but also to the rest of the world — of Al Qaeda's apparent strength. Is that not a substantial propaganda victory for Al Qaeda?
Reacting as it did is obviously a serious inconvenience to the US. At a time when the country has repeatedly acclaimed the success of its drone campaign in Yemen, one is forced to ask what exactly that success has achieved.
Nearly 12 years after 9/11, two wars, tragic losses of life, trillions of dollars, an Arab world with waning American influence, airport security still driving travelers mad, citizens' phone calls copied and stored for posterity, and now a score of US diplomatic posts closed by Al Qaeda threats: if the battle is Al Qaeda versus the US, who's winning?
Drone attacks often succeed in killing the intended target, but the collateral damage from even successful attacks serves as one of Al Qaeda's best recruiting tools. Are drone victories then merely short-term, and pyrrhic?
Certainly, they only add to the underlying problem, which is the growing unpopularity of the US in most of the Arab world. The best place to see the failure of American policy firsthand is in today's Egypt, where the US is damned equally by both the Muslim Brotherhood and its backers, and the secularists who encouraged the army overthrow of Mohamed Morsi's Brotherhood government.
The supporters of General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and his new military regime believe the US actively supported the Morsi government, because the US ambassador and other embassy officials met with its officials and accepted it as legitimate. Muslim Brotherhood members, meanwhile, believe the refusal of the US to condemn the coup against its democratically elected government confirms its support for Morsi's overthrow. Bipartisan condemnation.
In fact, in dealing with the Morsi government, the US was merely practicing standard diplomatic behavior; it was doing exactly what it should have done. Had it done otherwise, and the Morsi government remained in power, US ability to advance its interests, including reinforcing the peace between Egypt and Israel, would have been negligible.
The negative reaction of Egyptians, right-wing and left, Islamist and secular, shows that in the new chaotic aftermath of the Arab Spring, US popularity, and hence influence, is in steep decline.
For too long, the US backed Mubarak's undemocratic and corrupt regime, and the military that kept him in power. Those officials had little interest in economic growth; their interest was staying in power and enriching themselves while the country remained poor. And the US bought into it.
Moreover, the US alliance with Israel further explains unpopularity with Arab men and women in the street.
Secretary of State John Kerry's quixotic attempt to solve the Israeli-Palestinian problem seems a fool's errand, unless he has somehow persuaded Obama to bring unyielding pressure on Israel. But he's dead right that it's an issue that continues to undermine US interests in Arab countries and broader parts of the Muslim world.
Al Qaeda-sponsored terrorism is unlikely to decline in the near future. As the Syrian chaos spreads, so too will Al Qaeda influence. With asymmetrical warfare, as we have learned in Iraq and Afghanistan, the deck is stacked against the US. It will be increasingly difficult to protect US interests, and even lives, as instability in key Arab countries grows.
Responding to what intelligence analysts considered an imminent threat by closing nearly two dozen US embassies may have seemed the best immediate response. But, long term, appearing weak against Al Qaeda in order to prevent short-term damage is a losing strategy.
Mac Deford is retired after a career as a Foreign Service officer, an international banker, and a museum director. He lives at Owls Head, Maine and still travels frequently to the Middle East.


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If the plummeting sales for Blackout and the general disinterest in the video for Gimme More wasn't enough, glutton for punishment Britney Spears was scheduled to shoot a new video Tuesday for her single Piece of Me (there's a promo clip above).
Because of a scheduled visit with her boys Sean and Jayden, Brit Brit was only going to be available between the hours of noon and 2 p.m. to work on the video, which is being directed by I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman helmer Wayne Isham, Us says.
But that's okay, because a body double and 15 extras had been hired to try to sparkle up what's sure to be another lackluster four minutes of Spears wandering around looking confused.


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text: Cajuns sign four hoopsters in early period By Jay Walker November 16, 2010 7:14 PM Share on Facebook Share on Twitter www.ragincajuns.com – In his first recruiting class, head coach Bob Marlin announced on Tuesday that four players have signed National Letters of Intent to suit up for Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team in the 2011-12 season. "We are excited to have these young men join our program," said UL head coach Bob Marlin. "They are all outstanding players but more importantly they are all outstanding people. We look forward to seeing them contribute to the success of UL basketball." Junior college players Odayne Clarke, Kadeem Coleby and Darnell Jackson, along with high school athlete Kentwan Smith will step on the court for the Cajuns next year. Clarke (forward, 6-6, 265) comes to Louisiana from Hill College in Hillsboro, Texas. He was tabbed First Team All-North Texas Junior College Athletic Conference after averaging 12.0 ppg and 8.1 rpg in the 2009-10 season. During conference play, his numbers increased to 15.0 ppg and 8.5 rpg. A native of Mount Vernon, N.Y., Clarke took official visits to Houston and Utah State before signing with the Cajuns. Rated as a top-100 JUCO player, Clarke had strong interest from Utah, Boston College and Western Kentucky during his recruitment. Coleby (forward/center, 6-10, 235) hails from Nassau, Bahamas and spent time playing at Odessa College (2009-10) and Daytona State (2010-11). A rivals three-star recruit, he originally signed with Louisiana Tech in 2008 before heading to the JUCO ranks. In limited action at Odessa, he averaged 1.7 ppg and 2.7 rpg. As a prep senior in the Bahamas, he averaged 12.0 ppg, 10 rpg and 2.0 bpg. And like current teammate Scottie Farrington, Coleby was also a member of the Bahamian Junior National Team. This year at Daytona State, he is averaging 9.6 ppg and 6.0 rpg through the season's first few contests. Other schools that showed interest were Cincinnati, Memphis, Iowa, South Florida and Wichita State. Jackson (point guard, 6-4, 210) is a Rivals.com/JUCO Junction Top-150 player this season. While at USC-Salkehatchie last season, the Savannah, Ga. native averaged 8.0 ppg and 3.6 apg to go along with 4.5 rpg. For his efforts he earned second team honors on the Carolinas Junior College All-Conference Team. Against East Georgia College last season, he recorded his first triple-double with 17 ppg, 14 rpg and 10 assists. He also had five steals in the contests. Other schools that showed interest were Minnesota, Nebraska, Wichita State, Tulane and Utah State. Smith (guard/small forward, 6-8, 185) attends Piney Woods High School in Piney Woods, Miss. Born in Freeport, Bahamas he averaged a double-double last season with 15.9 ppg and 10.1 rpg. Currently, Hoop Scoop rates Smith as the 12th best recruit of the 2011 class from Mississippi. In 2009-10, he led the Tornadoes to a 19-7 record. In every game, he reached double-digit rebounds and broke the 20-point barrier on six occasions. Smith declined offers from Missouri State, Chattanooga and FIU to play at UL. He also had strong interest from Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Georgetown, Marquette, Villinova and Wichita State. Category: Uncategorized Share on Facebook Share on Twitter More Leave a comment Send to a friend! Print this page Pin it! Reddit This! Share on Tumblr! Best of ESPN1420 Ragin' Cajun Tailgate TV: ULM Game [Video] Hudspeth Discusses ULM Loss, Team Health & More [Video] Sean Payton, Drew Brees Respond To President Trump's Comments On NFL Players [LISTEN] The Good and Bad From the ULM Game – From the Bird's Nest Recommended for You ZergNet Best of the Web ZergNet


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Judge: Dewey deserves at least $1 million
In a first-of-its kind payout for Colorado, Mesa County District Judge Richard Gurley signed off on a compensation package for Robert "Rider" Dewey, calling 17 years and 12 days of wrongful imprisonment for the murder of a Palisade woman, "the result of a miscarriage of justice."
"(Dewey) has presented reliable evidence he was actually innocent from any participation in the crimes at issue and that he did not attempt, solicit, conspire, act as a complicitor or act as an accessory to the crimes charged, or the commission of a crime or any crimes factually related to the crimes at issue," Gurley wrote in an eight-page ruling.
The ruling, which was signed by the judge Aug. 28, directs the Colorado State Court Administrator to start paying Dewey $1,192,310 at a rate of $100,000 per year, minus taxes and adjusted for inflation.
Dewey is the first Colorado resident to receive compensation under a bill inspired by his case and signed into law in June by Gov. John Hickenlooper.
To date, Gurley's ruling notes, Colorado's judicial system has given Dewey $280 — accounting for reimbursement of various fees and court costs.
Gurley's order also addressed Mesa County's investigation into the 1994 murder of Jacie Taylor, noting Mesa County and the Colorado Attorney General's office are, "unaware of, and do not admit to, any wrongdoing, misconduct or bad faith by law enforcement, the District Attorney's Office for the 21st Judicial District, or any other governmental official during the original criminal prosecution ..."
Taylor's body was found June 4, 1994, partially clothed in a bathtub in her Palisade apartment. Dewey, 52, was convicted by a Mesa County jury in October 1996 of first-degree murder and first-degree sexual assault and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Dewey was exonerated and released from prison April 30, 2012, after new DNA testing didn't link him to evidence items in the case while implicating a new suspect, Douglas Thames.
Thames, who is currently serving a life sentence for the murder of a Fort Collins woman, has pleaded not guilty and is scheduled for trial.
A measure which became law June 5 created a mechanism by which people who are found factually innocent of felony crimes after serving time in jail, prison or juvenile placement, can receive compensation from the state.
Gurley's ruling notes Dewey must complete a personal financial management course to receive more than one annual payment. The payments can also be reduced by $10,000 if Dewey fails to present proof of health insurance or Medicaid coverage. Colorado can also halt the payments if Dewey is convicted of a class 1 or 2 felony.
Tuition and fees will be waived for any state-supported higher education institution.
Gurley, however, declined a request from Dewey attorney Danyel Joffe to order the expungement of all records in the case. Mesa County and the Colorado Attorney General's office had objected to the request, arguing the records are needed for the pending criminal case against Thames.
State officials said they've already taken other steps to clear Dewey's name, including the removal of conviction information related to the Taylor murder from state and national law enforcement computer databases.
Dewey's DNA was also removed from a state offender index.


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So, everyone came back wondering what happened. I was like, "She doesn't want me talking about any of that wrestling stuff." They're like, "Really? What do you do now?" I said, "I'm just going to not say it in front of her!" [Laughs.] She's a very quirky person and I think there some deep-rooted drama that goes back to our backgrounds and I think there was some conflict based on that.
WrestlingINC: Do you think that came from her or someone else and...
Bauer: No. That was her. I got along great with Hunter. Vince (and I) only once had a disagreement. It's not that I was a "yes-man" it's just that I could read him and tell him what he wanted to hear without compromising my concept.
WrestlingINC: What was the disagreement over?
Bauer: I think it was a house show or something and I think we were in a predominately-Latino market or a Tennessee-type market and they had New York City-level prices for ringside seats but they were all scattered. So you had Madison Square Garden-level prices for general admission seats in a market that wasn't going to pay that price because who would out of big, top-five markets. On top of that, all the radio was for the wrong demographic. You had Rey Mysterio on the card. I think it was in Texas in a border town. You had Rey Mysterio and maybe Eddie Guerrero on the show. Instead of promoting it on bi-lingual and Latino stations and networks, they instead were putting it on smooth Jazz or whatever it was. I think it was classic Rock and smooth Jazz or something that made no sense.
I said, "Wouldn't it be better to reconfigure these prices in the market and target the talent that has huge followings according to Nielsen and according to the arenas." It seems like this was a slight adjustment that could make a little bit of a difference. He just disagreed. Some days -- Vince is just the kind of guy that you can't just tell him something. You got to pick your battles and when you're going to fight him and that wasn't that day. Ultimately, we agreed to disagree on that day but it wasn't like it was World War III or anything. It was a pretty logical argument.
I always had very positive experiences working with Vince and to this day, once in a while, we shoot e-mails back and forth that are non-wrestling related. Just to put it out there; I'm not looking to get back into wrestling. I'm not putting Vince over because...
WrestlingINC: Right. You wouldn't be talking about Stephanie...
Bauer: Yeah. That's probably a good point, too. [Laughs.]
WrestlingINC: Now, Vince is obviously very ticked off that Lesnar appeared in UFC in May. Triple H really seems like he went up to bat to make sure nothing crazy happened. What do you make of Triple H wanting to make sure that Lesnar is around? I think a lot of people see it as Triple H really wants to beat Lesnar at SummerSlam. Is that kind of how you see it or do you see it as a legitimate business move?
Bauer: No. Hunter is trying to preserve a deal that is worth upwards of $5 million that was crafted and designed to push WWE forward after The Rock departed at WrestleMania. At the same time, it's to keep a level of interest and keep the ratings above a certain level, to be able to keep the product relevant, keep it fresh. With Hunter -- this isn't the guy that he was four or five years ago, racking up titles and doing this and that.
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Acad Radiol 2012 Dec;19(12):1508-17
Multi-reader ROC studies with split-plot designs: a comparison of statistical methods.
Obuchowski NA, Gallas BD, Hillis SL
RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: Multireader imaging trials often use a factorial design, in which study patients undergo testing with all imaging modalities and readers interpret the results of all tests for all patients. A drawback of this design is the large number of interpretations required of each reader. Split-plot designs have been proposed as an alternative, in which one or a subset of readers interprets all images of a sample of patients, while other readers interpret the images of other samples of patients. In this paper, the authors compare three methods of analysis for the split-plot design. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Three statistical methods are presented: the Obuchowski-Rockette method modified for the split-plot design, a newly proposed marginal-mean analysis-of-variance approach, and an extension of the three-sample U-statistic method. A simulation study using the Roe-Metz model was performed to compare the type I error rate, power, and confidence interval coverage of the three test statistics. RESULTS: The type I error rates for all three methods are close to the nominal level but tend to be slightly conservative. The statistical power is nearly identical for the three methods. The coverage of 95% confidence intervals falls close to the nominal coverage for small and large sample sizes. CONCLUSIONS: The split-plot multireader, multicase study design can be statistically efficient compared to the factorial design, reducing the number of interpretations required per reader. Three methods of analysis, shown to have nominal type I error rates, similar power, and nominal confidence interval coverage, are available for this study design.
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|PubMed ID: #23122570
|DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2012.09.012
|Includes FDA Authors from Scientific Area(s): Medical Devices
|Entry Created: 2012-12-31
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A triumphant return for Aborted. After the less than stellar Strychnine.213, Aborted got their shit together and released the Coronary Reconstruction, a true return to form. Finally, in the year 2012, Aborted bring out Global Flatline, their first full-length for four years. I've been anticipating this album since it was announced. Is it good? Yes! Was it worth the wait? Definitely!
The album begins with a nice intro, made up of some creepy piano music and some sound clips from a news show warning the public about nuclear war. After this intro, it begins. A slow chuggy riff, with a blast beat, then suddenly, "I'M GONNA FUCKING RAPE YOUR SOUL!" and the band proceed to do just that. The riffs are heavier than they've been since Goremageddon. The drumwork consists of mainly blast beats and technical fills. Standard Aborted drumwork, really, not that's a bad thing. The solos are getting more epic as time progresses. Some of Aborted's best solos are on this release. Global Flatline may contain their best solo ever. The bass provides a nice tone under the layers of brutality, but you really have to look out for it.
Perhaps most triumphantly, Svencho is back on the top of his game, following a very lackluster performance on Strychnine. He finally sounds as angry and brutal as he did in the late 90's again. Guest vocals also appear from an all-star cast of extreme metal frontmen. Julien Truchan (Benighted on Origin of Disease), Jason Netherton (Misery Index on Grime) and Trevor Strnad (The Black Dahlia Murder on Vermicular, Obscene, Obese). I'm also told Keijo from Rotten Sound is on this, but I can't remember hearing him.
The band have also made their longest song to date, in the near 6 and a half minute closer Endstille. Most of this track has a dark atmosphere to it, with Svencho bringing his signature vocals about halfway through, before the song fades back into the atmospheric darkness.
Overall, a brilliant return to form from a brilliant band. It's a bit early to say, but this could easily be Album of the Year 2012.
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-- Free show alert, and it's a good one: Southern Americana rockers Drivin N Cryin will play a free show at Jannus Live on Nov. 20. Click here.
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By Deborah Baker
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The race for state land commissioner — the quietly powerful office that controls millions of acres in New Mexico — pits a veteran of the job against a newcomer, both counting on voters' thirst for change.
Democrat Ray Powell held the post for 10 years, until 2003, and is itching to get back in there and "clean the place up."
Republican Matt Rush is a political novice who says it's time "for those of us in my generation to stand up and say, 'OK, you guys have had your turn.' ''
Looming over the race is the troubled, eight-year tenure of the current land commissioner, Republican Patrick Lyons, who can't run for re-election because of term limits.
Rush is a an ebullient, self-described conservative "farm boy" and rancher from Portales who also does leadership training and motivational speaking.
"People who see my billboard think I should have airbrushed some wrinkles in," said the 36-year-old candidate.
Businessmen from eastern New Mexico drafted him, according to Rush, and his campaign is being fueled in part by hefty contributions from oil and gas producers.
Powell, 60, is a measured, soft-spoken Albuquerque veterinarian with strong ties to the environmental community.
He was appointed to the Land Office job by Gov. Bruce King in 1993, when then-Commissioner Jim Baca went to the Clinton administration.
Powell, who had been advising King on environmental and natural resource issues, went on to win election twice to the office.
Since 2006, he has worked for the youth program of the Jane Goodall Institute, founded by the famed chimpanzee researcher.
The Land Office manages New Mexico's trust lands, 13 million mineral acres and 9 million surface acres.
Revenues from leasing — for drilling, farming, ranching, mining, and business and community development — go primarily to public schools and higher education.
The Lyons era
Powell calls Lyons' administration a "disaster" — while Lyons adamantly defends his record of generating money for New Mexico schools from state trust lands and running his administration with little or no budget growth.
The land commissioner, meanwhile, has had run-ins with the attorney general over the legality of land swaps and of business arrangements with developers.
At Attorney General Gary King's request, the state Supreme Court has put a halt to Lyons' planned series of land exchanges with ranchers in the area around White Peak in northeastern New Mexico.
King also criticized a key provision of the Land Office's business planning leases, which allows developers to be compensated for intangible improvements on trust land.
State Auditor Hector Balderas has been reviewing about 100 sales, trades and business leases of trust land, saying he's trying to determine whether there was misappropriation or mismanagement.
Lyons, the only Republican statewide elected official, complains that the actions of the attorney general and the auditor — both Democrats — are politically motivated.
While there's no incumbent in the land commissioner's race, both candidates are delivering an anti-incumbent message.
"Ray Powell's running against me instead of Matt Rush — he's criticizing me all the time," grumbled Lyons, who is running for a seat on the state Public Regulation Commission.
Powell claims that, policy-wise, a Rush win would effectively mean another Lyons term.
Rush, in turn, contends that Powell might as well be an incumbent, since he held the job for so long.
Rush praises the current commissioner for his fiscal management, saying Lyons has kept his office's budget flat and now has fewer employees than he started with.
The GOP candidate says continuing that budget restraint, and operating with honesty and integrity, are his major campaign themes.
Rush notes that prior audits of Lyons' operation have shown no mishandling of money. That sort of fiscal responsibility "needs to be brought to every branch of state government," he said.
But he said he would do a better job than Lyons has of communicating.
The White Peak swap "was handled poorly. It could have been handled in a much more open, upfront manner," the Republican nominee said.
Next administration
Both Rush and Powell promise greater transparency in the office's dealings and say they'd make decisions only after involving the public.
"I think we've lost our way," Powell told a group of oil and gas industry officials during a campaign appearance.
The Democrat claims that eight years of "bad policy and worse management" has eroded trust in the Land Office's operations, and that honesty and accountability must be restored.
If he were elected, he would immediately set up a task force to review the office's policies and the laws that govern it, and make recommendations to the commissioner and the Legislature.
Some lawmakers have been demanding more accountability from the land office; Doña Ana County legislators got a bill through last year that requires competitive bids for some business planning leases.
Powell said if he's commissioner again, land swaps, long-term leases and sales would be discussed at publicized meetings in affected counties.
And he said long-term leases would be subject to a local land approval process; a user-friendly website would allow the public to get financial information about trust lands; and he would have joint planning agreements with municipalities and counties about appropriate use of nearby state land.
New Mexicans shouldn't be "waking up one morning to a uranium mine or an oil and gas rig," he said.
Both candidates say they want more alternative energy projects.
Rush, who was on a committee to develop a biofuels plan for New Mexico, is particularly enthusiastic about the prospects for algae farming.
The GOP candidate also cites the "huge potential" for potash mining. Lyons recently leased nearly 26,000 acres in Lea County for potash mining, and Rush says that could be expanded.
Special interests
Currently, however, oil and gas drilling is the bottom line at the Land Office, providing $390 million of the $420 million the office earned in the fiscal year that ended June 30.
About 40 percent of the industry's production in New Mexico comes from state lands, and the industry wants a commissioner who would make more acreage available for leasing and development, said Steve Henke, president of the New Mexico Oil and Gas Association, which doesn't endorse candidates.
"The land commissioner boils down to one word. That's 'access,' " said Marita Noon of the Citizens' Alliance for Responsible Energy, an industry advocacy group.
Noon says she expects Rush would follow in Lyons' footsteps, actively pursuing expanded oil and gas leasing, for example, and supporting potential uranium mining.
Rush has repeatedly told industry groups that agriculture — including dairies — and oil and gas producers and mining operations "are absolutely being regulated out of business."
Powell says regulations must be fair, transparent and based on sound science. He stresses the importance of collaboration and cooperation "so we don't all end up in political food fights or legal actions."
The land commissioner's challenge, he says, is this: Generating money for schools while protecting access to trust lands for sportsmen and recreationists, while also protecting the land's natural and cultural resources.
Environmental groups expect that Powell would stress keeping state lands healthy and promoting sustainable economic development such as solar development.
Powell has a record of "managing state lands in a way that respects the environmental values of watersheds and grasslands and woodlands," said John Buchser of the Sierra Club's Rio Grande chapter.
Candidates at a glance
Ray Bennett Powell
PARTY: Democratic
RESIDENCE: Los Ranchos de Albuquerque
EDUCATION: Doctor of veterinary medicine, emphasis on wildlife rehabilitation, Tufts University, 1985; master's degree, plant ecology and systematic botany, University of New Mexico, 1980; bachelor's degree, double major in anthropology and biology, University of New Mexico, 1977.
OCCUPATION: Regional director, Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research Education and Conservation/Roots & Shoots Service Learning Program, 2006present; executive director, Valles Caldera National Preserve, 2004-05; veterinarian 1985-present.
FAMILY: Wife, Jean Civikly-Powell.
POLITICAL/GOVERNMENT EXPERIENCE: New Mexico state land commissioner, 1993-2002; president and vice president of 22-member Western States Land Commissioner Association, 2000-02; special assistant to Gov. Bruce King on natural resources, health, environment and recreation, 1991-93.
Matthew D. Rush
PARTY: Republican
RESIDENCE: Portales
EDUCATION: Associate's degree in agri-business, Lubbock Christian University.
OCCUPATION: Rush Cattle Co. LLC, farming and all-natural beef production, 2005-present; NewMexicoMatt.com, Owner-Leadership Training, 2005-present; Rush Brothers Inc., custom farming and harvesting, 1989-2004; Farm & Ranch Healthcare, regional sales manager, 1999-2004; Lubbock Christian University, director of annual fund, 1996-99.
FAMILY: Single, no children.
POLITICAL/GOVERNMENT EXPERIENCE: American Farm Bureau Foundation board of directors, 2008-present; Toward a New Mexico State Plan for Biofuels Leadership, committee member, 2009-present; chairman, Roosevelt County Republican Party, 2004-09; unsuccessful candidate for New Mexico House of Representatives, District 63, 2008; Dora Village Council, 2004-08.


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Evan Lysacek's competitive comeback will have to wait a little while longer.
The Olympic figure skating champion withdrew from Skate America on Wednesday because of a groin injury. Skate America, which is Oct. 19-21 in Kent, Washington, was to have been his first competition since he won gold at the Vancouver Games.
Lysacek doesn't have any other Grand Prix assignments, meaning his competitive debut would be at the national championships in January. But U.S. Figure Skating is exploring whether there is another competition he could do before then.
Lysacek resumed training more than a year ago. He made his comeback official in August, saying then that both of his programs were done and he had a quadruple jump.


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Time for another kids fabric giveaway to celebrate the release of Best Quilts for Kids, and today we're doing a Winner's Choice.
Quilting Treasures Library soft book panels of "The Saggy Baggy Elephant"
Here's another great idea for a quick quilt or toy project: soft book panels. In the picture above from page 10 of Best Quilts for Kids, both the quilt and the soft book were made from Quilting Treasures Library soft book panels of The Saggy Baggy Elephant. The great thing about the panels is that they come with instructions printed on the fabric that show you how to make them into soft books, which are perfect for babies and toddlers. Or you can fussy cut the squares for a quilt to suit a wide variety of patterns (the pattern for the quilt shown above is not included in BQK). In addition to the QT Library, Quilting Treasures offers coordinating prints for most of the soft book panels.
Beatrix Potter ABC soft book panel
In today's giveaway, we are going to let the winner choose three panels from the selection that we have on-hand. Lovers of classic children's books like Beatrix Potter and the Little Golden Books will think they've gone to quilt heaven.
The Poky Little Puppy soft book panel
The panels that we have on-hand are:
The Wizard of Oz soft book panel
If you'd like chance to win three soft book panels, leave us a comment before 11:59 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time on Wednesday, June 15, with your top three choices from the list above. Comments left after 5:00 p.m. will be approved tomorrow morning, so don't worry if your comment doesn't show up right away. We will pick one comment at random, and the winner will receive the panels and a copy of Best Quilts for Kids. (If you've won something from us in the past 3 months, you're not eligible for this prize bundle.)
Remember, Best Quilts for Kids is on sale now on newsstands, at quilt shops and bookstores, and online. With 30 patterns and projects, it's what you need to make the perfect quilt for the special kid in your life.
Good luck! And don't worry, we'll have more soft book panels to give away later in the summer, so stick around.
Paddington's Adventures soft book panel
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OMG! I love the The Wizard of Oz soft book panel!!!
It's A W E S O M E! I haven't seen that in Australia :-)
Fantastic work!
Lions & Tigers & Bears, Oh my... Which to choose??? If I must.... make it these.
Beatrix Potter's The Flopsy Bunnies
Beatrix Potter ABC, Volume II
Learning to Count with Paddington Bear
Paddington Bear with out a doubt. My youngest still sleeps with Sir Paddington.
But the Saggy Baggy Elephant would be my second choice.
Panel quilts and/or books are great fun to make and even a greater to give. My favorites is the Paddington Bear but also love Pokey Puppy. Pat.
I love the soft colors of the Beatrix Potter ones!
Poky the Little Puppy, The World of Beatrix Potter, and Beatrix Potter ABC, Vol II
Thanks for the opportunity!
I like all of them! If I had to choose it would be "The Poky Little Puppy", my children were given the book when they were little, by their grandmama Lois.
Any one of the panels would be great for a PL comfort Blanket or any little ones baby bed.
I like all of them! If I had to choose 3 it would be Dog, Paddington, and Wizard of Oz. Third grade teacher Mrs. Holcombe read that to our class and got me to want to learn to read and boy have I read since then.
OMG - how cute are those panels. I LOVE the Wizard of Oz and so would my 34 year old son!!!!!!!! (He'd be embarrassed if he knew I put this on your site!!)
These are absolutely precious. I love that they can be turned into a book or a quilt top. I especially love Paddington or the Pokey Puppy1
The panels are so much fun but who can resist Paddington?
1. Paddingtons Adventures
2. Beatrix Potter's The Flopsy Bunnies
3. The Poky Little Puppy
Oooh what a great giveaway! My choices would be the Saggy Baggy Elephant, The World Of Beatrix Potter, Vol 1, and Beatrix Potters The Flopsy Bunnies. Thank You for the chance!
Tina, Chico, Ca
Your post says to leave a comment by June 15th so I am not sure if your reposting this on facebook is saying we still have a chance! I would love "The Poky Little Puppy", "Beatrix Potter ABC" and Beatrix Potter "The Flopsy Bunnies". I have made soft books but would love to make a quilt with the pannels. They are so cute!
I made 'Paddington Bear' for my son when he was a toddler (my son is 35 years old this year, and dear Paddington has been thoroughly loved and is still a member of our family - as is my son, lol!). I appreciate the opportunity to be chosen to win the following soft panel books : "Paddington's Adventures, Volume I", and "Learning to Count with Paddington Bear'". And, who doesn't love to read Beatrice Potter's wonderful books to their children (and grandchildren)? I would choose "Beatrice Potter ABC, Volume II" as my 3rd selection from Quilting Treasures Library soft book panels giveaway. Thank you.


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LOGAN TWP. — A large buffet of gluten-free foods greeted guests Thursday afternoon at the grand opening of the new Dr. Schar production facility in the Pureland Industrial Park.
Dr. Schar, a European-based company, makes and sells more than 100 gluten-fre products throughout Europe and the U.S. ranging from breads and crackers to pastas and cookies.
The 60,000-square-foot bread bakery in Logan Township was a $12 million project that began more than three years ago when the company began looking into opening a U.S.-based production facility. Construction began in March 2011 and as of Thursday, it is officially open for business, bringing at least 60 permanent jobs to the area.
"This isn't an easy thing to do, especially in this economy," said Gloucester County Freeholder Heather Simmons. "It's a really big deal for us."
Dr. Schar's parent company is based in Italy, and there are locations throughout the United Kingdom, but the Logan Township location is the first in the U.S.
A gluten-free diet is the only treatment for Celiac disease — an auto-immune disease that causes weight loss, bone pain, abdominal bloating and many other symptoms — and some argue it can be good for the body even without a Celiac diagnosis.
"One percent of Americans are diagnosed with Celiacs," said Leah Petroski, the financial controller for Dr. Schar. "Our products are completely gluten-free and very safe for our consumers."
The grand-opening ceremony allowed guests to sample the products that will be made at the facility, as well as others the company offers. Dr. Schar also provided a lunch and dessert spread that was entirely gluten-free and then guests were introduced to the people behind the company, where they found out why it is important to produce gluten-free products in the United States.
"With these products we will make happy our consumers," said the company's President Ulrich Ladurner, through an interpreter.
After tasting the food, Donna Hartman, a Vineland resident who has never had the need or desire to eat gluten-free foods, was pleasantly surprised by the taste.
"I thought it was really good," she said. "I didn't really taste a difference."
Actress Jennifer Esposito, star of the television show "Blue Bloods" and the movie "Summer of Sam" — who is also a person who suffers from Celiac disease — visited the new facility Thursday and expressed great happiness in a United States location for Dr. Schar.
"For Celiac, a gluten-free facility is vital," she said. "I suffered a long time with no help. The information that was out there when I was diagnosed was little to none. We with Celiac know how important this is to living."
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