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Vernon F. "Vern" Dickhaus, age 79 of Melrose, died on Sunday, July 29, 2012 at Pine Haven Care Centre in Melrose, Minnesota.
Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m. Thursday, August 2 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Melrose with Rev. Marvin Enneking officiating. Inurnment will be in the parish cemetery with military honors by the Melrose Veterans Honor Guard.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose and 1 hour prior to the service at the church on Thursday. Parish prayers will be held at 5 p.m. followed by the Melrose Veterans Honor Guard at 7 p.m. Wednesday evening at the funeral home.
Vernon Fred Dickhaus was born October 14, 1932 in Millwood Township, Stearns County, Minnesota to Fred and Bertha (Hertzog) Dickhaus. Vern joined the Army in May of 1955 and was a Parts Specialist during the peace keeping time of the Korean War. He received the Good Conduct Medal and an honorable discharge in February of 1957. On May 3, 1958 he married Betty Otte at the St. Boniface Catholic Church in Melrose. Vern spent most of his life farming; did some bar tending, and after retiring he moved to town and worked part-time for Service Master at the Melrose Protein.
His hobbies included watching sports on TV and playing sports with his family. He also enjoyed playing cards with family and friends as well as dancing with his wife Betty. He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church and the Schanhaar-Otte VFW Post 7050.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Dickhaus of Melrose; children, Jane (Steve) Welle of Paynesville, Duane (Michelle) Dickhaus of Golden Valley, Eileen (Darrell) Brinkman of St. Paul, Kurt (Dorcas) Dickhaus of Wadena and Glen (Jamie) Dickhaus of Glen Carbon, IL; 12 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; sisters, Helen Blommel of Melrose, Alma Frieler of Albany, Monica Ahrens of Melrose, Corrine (Jim) Shay of Florida and Karen (John) Callahan of Coon Rapids.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Fred and Bertha Dickhaus; brothers, Lawrence, Arnold, Henry and Alcuin; sisters, Irene Poepping and Marie Hinnenkamp; brothers-in-law, Ves Poepping, Herb Hinnenkamp, Bernard Frieler, Ralph Ahrens and Aloys Blommel.
Serving as urn bearer will be Josh Welle. Cross bearer will be Jerod Dickhaus and scripture bearer will be Kyle Dickhaus. Gift bearers will be Jessica Dickhaus and Alex Dickhaus. Readers will be Andy and Mitchell Brinkman. Honorary bearers will be grandchildren.
Arrangements were made with Patton-Schad Funeral & Cremation Services of Melrose.


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Funeral services were held here Friday for Brig. Gen. David Carmon, 48, the Israeli military attache in Washington, who died there last Tuesday of a heart attack. Defense Minister Moshe Dayan and Chief of Staff Gen. Haim Bar Lev were among the mourners.
Gen. Carmon was a native of Jerusalem and had served as a senior officer in the Israel Defense Forces for a number of years. He joined the Hagana, the predecessor of the official army, in 1945 after studying history and philosophy at Hebrew University.
Gen. Carmon became a member of the group that founded the Staff and Command College and later served as deputy chief instructor.

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Installing slackware64-13.37
I have been trying to install the 64 bit Slackware, but when it comes to selecting software to install, i only get prompted with a base linux system. This does not happen on the 32 bit version of Slackware.
Can some one help and point out to me why this is?
pick a full installation. that's the easiest way to install a complete system
you can then remove packages when your system is ready and you don't need those packages
The installer from the 64 bit version should give you the exact same choices as the 32 bit version.
If you notice differences, there's something wrong. (with your machine, your source or the installer).
The 'base' system is a possibility, but should not be the only option.
if u keep choose each software your installation will finish next year :)
Are you attempting to install 64bit with a 32 bit slackware cd? That will cause a problem similar to yours.
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The Desert Road has re-opened as a cold snap passes over - but chilly conditions mean ice and snow continues to make driving hazardous.
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The Desert Road had been closed overnight because of snow.
Police this afternoon warned motorists that care was still needed and drivers were warned to drive to the conditions.
State Highway 47, through the North Island's central plateau, had also re-opened.
Ice posed a serious risk along SH4 Ohakune/Taumaranui and beyond, police advised.
In the South Island ice had been reported on State Highway 97 Mossburn, Five Rivers Road, SH6 Athol To Lumsden, and SH8 the Lindis Pass.
Chains were required on SH94 between Te Anau and Milford Sound, while motorists were urged to take extra care due to snow on SH90 Raes Junction to McNab.
A severe weather watch has been lifted for heavy snow accumulating above 400 metres over southern Fiordland, Southland, Otago and Banks Peninsula, MetService said.
Thunderstorms and hail hit Auckland, the Coromandel and Taranaki this morning but are clearing, MetService said.
Some heavy showers might still affect Auckland and Northland later this evening.
By tomorrow, there would be only occasional showers in the northern and southern parts of the country.
It will be slightly warmer than today, as the bitterly cold southwest flow starts to come more from the west.
There is a potential that the westerlies could reach severe gale strength in exposed areas of Southland and Clutha by Friday night, MetService said.
There might also be more snow down to 400m in Southland on Friday night and into Saturday morning.
South Auckland residents had a narrow escape last night after a series of lightning strikes left walls damaged, windows shattered and a bed burnt.
Papakura resident Josh Roa and his wife were sleeping when their bed caught fire as a lightning bolt went through their telephone line up to the bedroom modem.
"My wife smelt the burning and said 'the bed is on fire'," he said.
"Forty 40 seconds later the smoke alarm went off."
Roa used water from the laundry tub to fight the fire until emergency services arrived.
Next door, 10 minutes after Carletta Bongard got out of the shower, lightning hit her house, smashing several windows and severely damaging the bathroom, causing the shower to cave in.
"I keep thinking about what could have happened if I hadn't got out 10 minutes earlier," she said.
"I shouldn't but it is hard. It was a shock."
Roa said electrical crews are working to bring power back to the houses but is unsure when that would be.
"But right now we are really just focusing on our three little girls," he said.
"Tonight they are getting a full fire drill training."
The Fire Service said lightning strikes hit Pukekohe and Papakura about 10.30pm, knocking out power to several homes.
Operators of many of New Zealand's ski fields would be rubbing their hands with glee at the snowfall.
Flurries of fresh snow settled briefly in downtown Queenstown, Frankton and Arthurs Pt while around the region, skifields were enjoying solid snowfall after a dire start to the season.
Up to 20cm accumulated on the skifields.
The Remarkables, with a multimillion-dollar terrain expansion and new Curvey Basin chairlift, opens today. Ski area manager Ross Lawrence said 10cm of fresh snow had accumulated by the yesterday afternoon. All areas, with the exception of Shadow Basin, were expected to open.
"We're certainly pretty excited," he said.
"[On] Friday there's some more snow coming in and it's very cold so there's lots of snowmaking. On the first chair the bubbles will be out for sure.
"We'll be celebrating getting up and running, it's up to the public now to come on up, take it in and enjoy."
Last month, southern ski fields, with the exception of Coronet Peak, delayed scheduled openings due to a lack of snow but with school holidays rapidly approaching, the dump spells relief.
Mt Ruapehu ski field operators said on their website, 25cm of snow had fallen in 24 hours in the base area of Turoa and 20cm in the base area Whakapapa, in the central North Island.
This enabled the operators to open Turoa today, with a total snow base of 85cm.
Whakapapa is expected to open on Saturday and has a snow base of 80cm.


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With its all-year-round subtropical climate, Maspalomas is superbly hot throughout the summer season from May to September, with temperatures reaching 27°c. It is also a perfect winter destination as from November to February the temperatures still reach highs of 20°c, though the evenings can be quite chilly so ensure you take a sweater.
Maspalomas is a paradise for beach-lovers. With its world-famous sand dunes that stretch for over 12 kilometres, the Natural Reserve of the Dunes of Maspalomas is a wonderful retreat from the hustle and bustle of vibrant city-life. The western end of the reserve features La Charca, which is a lagoon surrounded by palm trees and provides an idyllic and tranquil getaway. At the south of the reserve is El Faro de Maspalomas, a lighthouse that was built in 1886. Top up your tan during the day or wait until the sun sets to make the most of the camel tours available that will take you across the dunes for a wonderful evening experience.
For golf aficionados, there are two main golf courses that demand attention within Maspalomas. Campo de Golf de Maspalomas is surrounded by the famous sand dunes of the resort and Salobre Golf is situated just outside of the city, with stunning volcanic landscapes that are sure to please.
For the perfect family holiday, Maspalomas is home to Aqualand, the largest waterpark in the Canary Islands. With over 50 flumes and attractions, several swimming pools and a mini-golf course, Aqualand provides fun for the entire family.
For nature-lovers, Palmitos Park is a splendid choice for an excursion. Located only 10 kilometres northwest of Maspalomas in a lush green valley, this park is home to over 150 species of birds, a fantastic aquarium and even the odd crocodile. This is an experience not to be missed.
Whilst Maspalomas is a somewhat laid-back resort with bars, cafes, restaurants and nightclubs that are more sociable and entertaining than loud and vibrant, with Playa del Ingles only 2 kilometres away a lively night out is never out of the question.
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The Pimsleur® Method: the easiest, fastest way to learn a new language. Completely portable, easily downloadable, and lots of fun. You'll be speaking and understanding in no time flat! Each lesson of Swedish Phase 1, Units 1-5 provides 30 minutes of spoken language practice, with an introductory conversation, and new vocabulary and structures. Detailed instructions enable you to understand and participate in the conversation. Each lesson contains practice for vocabulary introduced in previous lessons. The emphasis is on pronunciation and comprehension, and on learning to speak Swedish. This course teaches the rikssvenska (or Standard Swedish) dialect, spoken in and around the capital region of Stockholm. The first ten Units of Pimsleur's 30-Unit Swedish Comprehensive Program, replaces the Compact Swedish.
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"Pimsleur programs provide plenty of positive reinforcement that will keep learners on track, and we found that Pimsleur gave us more proficiency and confidence in speaking the new language than any of the other language programs we reviewed." (AudioFile magazine)
"Worth every penny!"
Each unit is easy to understand and is great for listening to in the car. With each unit I can hear myself getting more and more confident in speaking and understanding what is being said. I am heading to Sweden next month and cannot wait to try talking in Swedish!
"Not a bad course"
Like any of the language courses, you get out what you put in, it's not easy but the course takes a slow easy learning approach. Follow the plan and you'll start to learn. The course tends to provide a sentence, and then breaks down all the words in the sentence, and the pronunciations for the words. As I mentioned in the title, not a bad course and I'd recommend it to help supplement Swedish learning.
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Everything is really clearly set out so you are suddenly constructing sentences and with the rhythms of speech there for you to copy.
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I have tried learning Swedish through Duolingo and Babbel in the past, and even though they have value I think they are much better for someone that can already speak Swedish as they teach you to read and write Swedish more than they teach you to speak it. This teaches you to speak Swedish and the method is very effective.
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I was skeptical about the pimsleur method, since learning a language as an adult can seem so difficult. After completing the first 30 minute lesson, I already felt like I was speaking way better than I ever had from taking lessons from a native speaker and friend of mine. The learning curve and words are very practical and linear, so everything you learn reinforces your fundamentals and builds logically until you're stringing together useful sentences at an intermediate level. Of course having some written exercises to work out will be the next step, so I will look into getting a basic book of swedish. No complaints here about this method!
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For the week June 3 – June 9
Ya betta believe it. If there is one thing we know, its that all we got…IS US. This week has proven, AGAIN, that the media in all its forms, is full of shit. We already knew the corporate media was full of bitchassness, but the so-called progressive media that is corporate funded, has no interest in being advocates for the people they proclaim to speak for – they advocate for their own television and radio appearances. Believe that. The voices for that elusive "black agenda"? Well we know where they stand. We have common sense voices in Rev Al, Joe Madison, a few blogs, but other than that…….ALL WE GOT IS US.
Now on to the comments!
"Dear Public Sector Employees, I Hate You, Yours Truly, Mittens" Comment of the Week
nathkatun7, Monday Open Thread
It's really disgusting that Willard Romney is allowed to get away with calling for the firing of government workers. What kind of businessman calls for firing teachers, cops, firefighters, social workers, people who work for Homeland Security, the Defense Department, the State Department, etc., etc.?
Don't government workers buy/rent homes, buy groceries, cars, clothing, health insurance, electricity and home heating oils and even stocks? Just how do businesses survive if they are deprived of consumers who work for the government? Is Romney so dumb not to realize that if you fire government workers they, like any other workers, are entitled to unemployment insurance? which increases government spending?
If he is so against government workers why the hell is he running for President? The last time I checked the president was paid and maintained by your and my tax dollars and not by private business. Is Romney proposing that the White House be privatized? This man is a total idiot and the unethical media is aiding and abating him. Any one who thinks that people who work for the government are not equal to those who work for private business should not be running to president. A president is one of the most highest paid government workers.
You Really Need To Embrace the Separation of YOUR Church and State Before Your Feelings Get Hurt Comment of the Week
Y'all really need to go somewhere and seat down, for real.
MonieTalks, Monday Open Thread
We already see what these so-called "people of faith" and their political allies can do to rape victims like in OK.
I tell every person I know who condones legislating morality to remember:
One day, these same folks may decide that your child out of wedlock will not be qualified to receive medicaid, healthcare or even an education because of your fornication.
You may have to pass a morality litmus test to get WIC.
Your next voting barrier might become in the form of a religious one.
Are They Gonna Be Analyzed and Studied Like Us? Ummmm, Probably Not Comment of the Week
conlakappa, Monday Afternoon Thread
Bunch of straight Mormons marched in Utah Pride parade: did I miss every reporter asking current most notable Mormon about it? We know that the President has to answer for the actions of e'ery black person from RayRay to Kanye but to bring this up to Mittens wouldn't be fair game. /eye.roll
Even Toto Thinks You're A Lil Punk Comments of the Week
aleth, Monday Afternoon Thread
Ultimate CAVER of ALL: Ezra Klein: The Keynesian case for Romney
As one commenter put it: Elect our guy or we will destroy the country.
Or another adequately put's it:
So, put another way, because the GOP refuses to compromise despite the costs, Democrats should cave to their demands. Never mind that they hold the White House or have a majority in the Senate.
What a fascinating view of democracy.
We are so screwed.
This is essentially what Romney's case to win is all about: I am white and if you want the economy to float give the GOP what they want me Etch a sketch Romney.
This is the collective punishment of the Anglo Saxon Washington Consensus inclusive of media of America's election of Obama. Make sure, we remember not to ever elect a person of color again because "It is too difficult."
We are in a hostage crisis and the only way to win according to Mr. Klein is that we give them what they want period. It is not to fight because to fight for the black president is too hard since the GOP will crash the economy if the black guy wins again.
So let's give it to them already.
Scopedog, Monday Afternoon Thread
You know, Bob Cesca pointed this out some time ago….that some pundits would put out this meme that Klein is now throwing out. The meme that, sure, the GOP Presidential candidate sucks, but if we elect him, the Republicans will stop screwing up the country with their insane tricks. Why? Because President Obama will not be in the White House. So we should just let it happen, because the GOP madness will cease.
Sorry, Ezra Klein, but you can go fuck yourself. How dare you tell us that we should bend over and take it instead of fighting tooth and nail against these no-goods who want to drag the country over the cliff just because a Black man is President?
Wait, So It Really Will Take A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back? Comment of the Week
Bri, Monday Afternoon Thread
We are powerful. We are holding back the gay community. We are the reason they cannot marry in many states. Now, we are the deciding factor in WI recall election. To be only 12% of the U.S. population we sure as heck are powerful!
Just Go STFU Comment of the Week
Dumb ass "liberals" actually sticking up for Al Qaeda who would just as soon chop off their pacifist heads than swat a fly. All this just to spite PBO. Fools.
MonieTalks, Tuesday Open Thread
Emoprogs and all the other fauxgressive, libertarians and absolute Obama haters need to shut the fuck up….especially when it comes to the decimation of Al Qaeda. Umm…you do realize that when bin Laden got smoked, a trove of intelligence was revealed….and that's why THIS administration is putting 187's out on Al Qaeda…decimating them. Hell, the death of bin Laden provided the KILL LIST.
I was just talking with my bro the other day and I told him numerous Democrats and bitter PUMAs and other professional Chicken Littles will do their damndest to aid the Republicans. PBO can't even get credit for his prescient insight on bin Laden's whereabouts by the Rethugs, but the PL is doing their best to criticize every step of it. So many Americans would love to have the days return when color codes manipulated everyday life….when somehow an Al Qaeda propaganda video warning of impending attacks came out every week like a television series and the MSM broadcast them, and in the same breath claimed the Bush administration is keeping us "safe"….when contractors and other were kidnapped frequently and ransom videos were the norm.
But I wouldn't expect much from the PL, a group who sat back and continued to "protest" behind their keyboards while hundreds of troops were dying each month in Iraq. Where were the marches then? These same folks today claim that we give too much "hero" worship to military members who VOLUNTARILY take an oath to protect from all enemies, leave their families frequently to go in harm's way ( not to mention the numerous other things our military does like disaster relief, NORAD, etc). These same folks say the President hasn't closed Guantanamo…even though Congress (D's and R's) tied his hands in the matter. And then I remember….today's PL thinks getting pepper sprayed, and sleeping in filthy ass tents, and beating on drums while screaming we are the 99% is heroic, even though they are costing other govt. services to be cut cleaning behind their delayed activist asses. Y'all just realizing shit is fucked up for the middle class?!….GTFOH.
To all these folks, like Gigi who want to advocate and take up for Al Qaeda, I say carry your simple ass to Pakistan, Yemen, Afghanistan, and elsewhere and volunteer to be the lawyers for those in these terror cells…..especially Gigi since you love defending white home-grown terrorists. When Al Qaeda accepts the offer to be your client, if they don't murk or kill your ass first, then you can come when some real concerns about their civil liberties. Other than that, shut the fuck up. Because until that point, I have my money on the President..he has the intel, the oath to protect this country and he is kicking Al Qeada ass while trying to minimize American military and civilian life. And is doing quite well.
Go put on a AQ cheerleader outfit with that bullshit.
MonieTalks again!
Ain't it something.
Military operations is one of the few parts of govt. where the President has unilateral power…he doesn't have to deal with Republican obstructionism and Democratic pussyfooting. He IS the Commander-in-chief. That's why the damn intelligence committee was shocked and found out with the rest of us when OBL got his brains blown out.
And because he can keep Congress at bay and sign direct military orders, the President has chewed up and spit out the myth that Republicans are the strongest on foreign policy.
PBO has been a SUPERB Commander-in-chief because the decision-making rests with him and his intelligence and military teams. And it is the precise nature at which he conducts business, the widespread knowledge he has about international affairs, and his prescient calls that have mofos from everywhere jealous like a mofo. It's all about trying to use PBO's extraordinary record against him and if that means rooting for Al Qeada, then that's what his detractors will do.
Well Damn, When You're Right, You're Right! Comment of the Week
aleth, Tuesday Open Thread
Wisconsin all day long
Time for my beauty rest… If they did not care the first time around what makes anyone think they will care the second time around. Whatever. Auteristy for Wisconsin…
It ain't a litmus test on the President because he told them in 2010 not to hand the keys but they did. This is a litmus test of the folks in Wisconsin. Is it economics or your race? Its a simple question
Funny how they expect all 6% of black folk to show up but the rest got excuses.. Fuck em
I will write the headlines
Voters pick Austerity
Walker win signals Romney Policy is Perfect
Walker for VP
Wisconsin recall loss a Bad sign for the President
The President did not Show Up says Dem Insider
The DNC did not give us enough Money says Ed Shultz and Daily Kos and the rest of Progressives
The economy says Bloomberg
Walker win signals anti-Union Tide
Low Turnout signals problem for Team Obama
Black Peoples Fault
If I am wrong tonight, I will say sorry. But I highly doubt it. Have a good one folks
Don't Be A Ostertag Comment of the Week
Romney's campaign adviser tweeted that the labor union's days were over. So whatcha gonna do unions?
woody45, Wednesday Open Thread
Now it's up to unions. Either get up off the ground and make him regret the day he tweeted that. Or lay there like Greg Ostertag after Shaq slapped him.
Ahh, Let The Haters Hate, F'em! Comment of the Week
Scopedog, Wednesday Open Thread
Exactly, Rhoda.
Honestly, who here does not think that the President didn't see this coming and hasn't been preparing for it? Every time they keep saying that he's finished, he comes back. They said it in 2007-2008. They said it about HCR. They said it about the Debt Deal. They've said it so many times that if you made it a drinking game, you'd have already died from liver cirrhosis.
The state polls are saying something very different from the "horse race" national polls–namely that the President is ahead in several key states, and that things will not change between now and November (hopefully). And even if Wisconsin put Walker back in charge, they will apparently be going for the President come November.
You Get What You Hate For Comment of the Week
Worldwatcher7, Wednesday Afternoon Thread
Some thoughts about Wisconsin:
One sure-fire way to get White middle-Americans to vote against their own interests is to exploit the free-floating racism in this society. There have historically been relatively high percentages of Black folks working in government jobs, so many White folks (especially older ones) hold stereotypic views of public sector workers based on racist stereotypes of Black people.
They see these workers as surly, lazy, undeserving beneficiaries of society's largesse. They may feel resentful that, while their own families are struggling, public sector workers receive health insurance, pensions, and regular pay increases. This is the territory Rick Santorum was headed to with his use of the term "government nigger."
I certainly don't think this is the whole story regarding yesterday's vote, but if it is any piece of the story, then the White liberals who are whining because the Prez didn't ride in on a white horse to save the day might better spend their time educating their cousins about how the upper classes are pulling their strings like puppeteers.
This Is One DumbAss Column Comment of the Week
This may be the stupidest thing written last week. Strong competition, but I think it beats the pack.
rikyrah, Wednesday Afternoon Thread
About as ridiculous as the piece over at the Daily Beast with some bullshyt about how the President is out of sync, with his slogan' Forward' with so many people being nostalgic about the past, hence the popularity of Mad Men, and how Willard is some present day Don Draper.
The ridiculousness of the article was too much, but here's the thing.
I'm a Black woman who is a fan of Mad Men, but, there's a reason why I call it the ' delusional world of Mad Men'.
White folks wanting to go back to a time that was a pure delusion.
Wasn't no fucking meritocracy. How you gonna have meritocracy when 90% of the population COULDN'T PARTICIPATE.
They weren't big fish in a big pond.
They were the only fish in a pond where the rest of the fish were crammed into sardine cans.
I don't know no Black folks that watch Mad Men and say, ' I wanna go back to THAT time'.
I don't know no Latinos that watch Mad Men and say, ' I wanna go back to THAT time.'
Same for Asians.
Same for White women.
DON'T NOBODY want to go back to that time, except for White men, who bought into the delusion that all you had to be is WHITE, and this President has upended it.
And, as for Willard being a modern day Don Draper…
um, folks do know that Don is a complete phony who has been lying everyday of his life for the past 20 years. That his current life is a complete fabrication because he STOLE someone else's identity.
NOW, if they want to say that Willard is an absolute phony and fraud, and THAT is why he's a modern day Don Draper..
well, okey doke…I'll take that.
But, here's my message to White men – get the fuck over it. Guess what – you gotta be more than just White, and I don't give a shyt how inadequate you feel in comparison to the brilliant Barack Hussein Obama II, President of the United States.
If You F***ed Up And You Know It Clap Your Hands! Comment of the Week
Oh so you been doing some thinking and you really think you might run again cuz you really wanna helps da peeples, amirite Cory?
JojoRaze, Wednesday Afternoon Thread
Translation: When I ticked off the two million paying members of PBO's coalition and didn't beg for mercy quick enough, PBO told me I could miss him with that about getting a prime DNC 2012 spot in Charlotte or endorsing me for Senate in 2014. Also, I don't want nobody finding out about my 1% overloads so Imma stay in Newark. I'm safer moving back into the PJs than stepping into the limelight that is national politics.
Kneegrows Still Rushing To Save Lillian Gish From Themselves Comments Of The Week
sagittarius, Thursday Afternoon Thread
Evening, Fam:
I arrived home from the outhouse otherwise known as my place of employment not only to hear some lie about something PBO said, but also to find out short-d^cked, unf*#ked, unloved and unwanted Sherman Frederick made a vile comment about FLOTUS.
Where all all these brain-washed, brain-dead Negroes who have been busy defending Gwyneth Paltrow, SE Cupp and Joan Walsh? Where are these trifling, self-hating mofos? Where are these poor excuses for men, and even poorer excuses for black men?
I am TIRED of seeing people attempt to treat this intelligent, graceful, warm and wonderful woman like a no-account piece of trash.
We need to start calling folks out. If you're black and defending a white woman, you better be knocking folks out the way to be the first mothaf$%ka with a bullhorn defending First Lady Obama. Done.
itgurl_29, Wednesday Afternoon Thread
I'm sick of seeing these black celebrities defend Gwyneth Paltrow. The Dream playing Captain Save A Becky when he needs to be saving child support for that baby he don't see. Fake ass R. Kelly beats making negro.
Tweets Of The Week!
Strange how cops and firefighters changed from 9/11 heroes to lazy union thugs as soon as a Democrat became President.
Andy Borowitz @BorowitzReport
"This place is fucked up." — Tiny person trapped inside Rick Santorum's brain
#Romney: "We Don't Need More Cops. We Just Need Every Rich White Person to Keep a Fake Police Uniform in Their Wardrobe"
#Romney: "We Don't Need More Cops, Teachers and Firefighters. We Need More Traders to Lose $4B at JP Morgan. That's How America Works"
Mitt Romney had to miss Viet Nam because the jungle makes his hair unruly. #ParisianSightseeingBoatVeteransForTruth
Are your streets too safe? Kids learning too much? Mitt Romney has the answer.
Andy Borowitz @BorowitzReport
The Koch brothers spent $6 million on the Walker campaign, which isn't a bad price to own an entire governor. #WIrecall
Walker: "First of all, I want to thank God for his abundant grace." Which one's God, David or Charles? #kochconsin #WIrecall
BREAKING: Scott Walker Wins Koch Industries 'Employee of the Month' Award for Record 17th Time
Sabine Mariano @TweetEverstrong
Romney campaign announces Latino Outreach Team. Translation: Romney finds someone to tell lies, in Spanish.
People forget that the GOP is very diverse. There are white people in their 40s, 50s AND 60s.


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EN Star Style - Kit Harington's hair has its own contract.
The handsome actor rocks a shaggy do for his role as Jon Snow in hit TV series Game of Thrones. With so much attention surrounding his looks, Kit has revealed he has no control over what is done to his locks.
"It has its own contract, definitely," he laughed during an appearance on Live With Kelly and Michael. "I never thought I'd say that about my own hair... I'm not allowed to cut it, and I didn't realise this until recently. I wanted to cut it — I've had long hair for ages — and they were like, 'No, no, no. That won't be happening.'"
Even if he wanted to mix it up with a new look, Kit admits he is held back by those working high up on the programme. When co-host Kelly Ripa suggested he try out a weave, the 27-year-old star shared how extreme the bosses are.
"They don't like doing that. It's very funny when you get into these things, and people get very obsessed by little things," he explained. "There's all of these ridiculous conversations that go back and forth between agents and managers and HBO: 'Can we have four inches off or can we have an inch off? What can we do with this? How curly should it be? It's silly.'"
Kit's chiselled features made him the face of Jimmy Choo earlier this year. He previously spoke out about how thrilled he was to have been offered the job.
"I was very excited to be chosen as the face for such a highly regarded brand and to play a role in defining who the Jimmy Choo man is," he said.
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Norwegian police have admitted for the first time that they could have responded faster to a massacre at a youth camp last July.
Anders Behring Breivik opened fire on young activists gathered on Utoeya Island last summer, killing 69 people.
The police, distracted by a bomb Breivik had set off in Oslo and hampered by technical failures, arrived an hour after his killing spree began.
The State Police Director apologised on behalf of the police.
Overall 77 people were killed and 242 were injured in Breivik's attacks, the worst violence Norway has seen since the Second World War.
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Citrus-Beer Punch
Drink Type: Punch
24 oz. Light Beer (Chilled) (more Light Beer drinks)
Juice the lemons and thinly slice the peels. Stir the sugar and the water in a saucepan and bring to the boil. Add the lemon peels, remove from the heat and cover for 5 minutes. Then remove the peels and add the lemon juice and the grapefruit juice. Stir and transfer in a pitcher. Cover and chill for about 3 hours. Just before serving add the beer. Serve over ice in beer mugs and decorate with lemon slices. This punch makes approximately 8 servings.


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These are pics exactly 3 months after my tummy tuck and a few breast surgeries. I had a capsulectomy on my rt breast-an implant exchange on both-from 450 saline to 600 silikon hp smooth round. Afterward my right breast was lower and looser so I had internal stitches put in last week. My question is: does all look good for the 3 month point or should I consider a full breast lift to make them perfectly even? Second question: I really need to lose 10 lbs-will that alter my tt results in a bad way?
Should I Have a Breast Lift? (photo)
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Breast Lift for Symmetry
The breast lift may be too much, but the photos are hard to evaluate. I would ask your plastic surgeon that question. Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA
Learn more: http://www.hughesplasticsurgery.com/Mommy-Makeover-photo-galleries.php
Should I Have a Breast Lift
The photo is not really showing enough to answer.
I would not be in any hurry to offer you a breast lift based on what I can see in these.
I doubt a 10 pound weight loss would be a problem. And if I am mistaken, you can decide to put the weight back on.
Consider reposting with views that show the breast.
Best wishes.
Breast lift needed?
Can't really say because the photos don't show your entire breast. From what I can see it looks like you have a nice breast shape. Although there is some asymmetry, breasts are more like sisters than twins. The can be close and get along great without having to be perfectly the same.
Learn more: http://www.cosmeticsurgerybaltimore.com/html/tummytuck-procedure.html
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Breast implant position versus breast tissue position
Thank you for the question and the photos. I do not see the full breast height in any of the photos but from your description and the photos that you have uploaded it sounds like you are more concerned with the breast implant position. Capsule work such as capsulloraphy addresses the position of the breast implant. A breast lift is only needed if the areola is too low or the breast tissue is too low with regards to the breast fold. That does not appear to be the case for you based on what I can see in the photos supplied.
All the best,
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Breast lift
The photos are tight, but from what I can see, I would not recommend a lift Your breasts look fine. If one nipple is a little higher than the other, and that bothers you, then removing a crescent of skin above the lower nipple can pull it up to match the higher.
Good luck
Cosmetic Surgery is an Art and a Science
Hi Beth. Thank you for the question Your photographs are limited making it hard to answer your question. A breast lift is normally done to elevate the breast and nipple to your pectoral muscle. This can be done during or after your breast augmentation. Discuss this with your surgeon. Hope I was some help Thomas Narsete, M.D. Austin, Tx
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SPORTING KC v HOUSTON DYNAMO
LIVESTRONG Sporting Park
Sunday, November 6, 2011
5:30 p.m. ET; FOX Soccer; FOX Deportes
REFEREE: Mark Geiger. SAR (bench): C.J. Morgante; JAR (opposite): Steven Taylor; 4th: Chris Penso
SPORTING KANSAS CITY -- OUT: DF Daneil Cyrus (L foot fracture); MF Luke Sassano (R knee sprain); MF Peterson Joseph (R knee surgery); MF Konrad Warzycha (R knee surgery); PROBABLE: FW Omar Bravo (R abductor strain); MF Milos Stojcev (R ankle sprain)
HOUSTON DYNAMO -- OUT: FW Cam Weaver (R hip)
KC 3 wins, 15 GF … HOU 5 wins, 18 GF … Ties 4
KC 1 win, 4 GF … HOU 0 wins, 1 GF … 1 tie
9/10: KC 3, HOU 0 (Bunbury 9, 73; Sapong 79)
KC 0 wins, 0 GF … HOU 1 win, 2 GF … 0 ties
- Sporting Kansas City come into the fourth conference championship in club history as one of the hottest teams in MLS. "I told the guys before the game started that we haven't achieved anything yet," said manager Peter Vermes. "You think that it's going to be easy but the other team brings everything they've got. Tactically it's amazing as games go on we get better and better. I think it's because they are playing with a level of confidence."
- Since a five-game losing streak amidst their 10-game road trip to start the season, they have lost just four times in 30 games in all competitions. "It's been that hot team in the playoffs that usually makes a good run of it," Graham Zusi said. "That's what we are right now. We're a hot team, and we're tough to beat right now."
- With back-to-back shutouts in the conference semifinals, SKC have now kept four consecutive clean sheets and not allowed a goal in 365 minutes. "We got to know each other more so we are more confident and trusting of one another. We play as a unit in the defense. We go up together and we go back together, we go to the right, and to the left," said center back Aurelien Collin. "We are a unit, before somebody was doing this, the other was doing that, but right now we are a unit, we feel it on the field."
- Over the course of the regular season, Sporting created three goals from free kicks. Both goals in the second leg vs. Colorado came from free kicks. "Every team dreams of having a player who can serve set pieces like Zusi can. He's in the same class as David Beckham and Brad Davis. Those type of players can serve the ball however you want it and that's good to have on your team. That's huge," said goalkeeper Jimmy Nielsen.
- Omar Bravo also missed the second leg after again experiencing tightness in his groin. "Even though he can run, the problem is when he strikes the ball he can feel it a little bit. ... Whenever there is a muscle situation, I like to be conservative. Take a few days here instead of the four or six weeks later," said Vermes. "I think he'll be ready for Sunday. I can't guarantee it, but he has a couple more days now to keep getting treatment and get back."
- The last time the Dynamo faced Sporting Kansas City, it was a 3-0 defeat. That was Houston's last loss -- they have won six of eight games since, with two draws. "I think we're going to play our game," Houston defender Geoff Cameron said. "I don't think we're going to adapt to their style. We're going to adjust going in there and play our game. We lost a lot of that when we went there, but we have a lot of confidence going, we feel good in the back, the midfield is excellent and Brian Ching is Brian Ching."
- In the Dynamo's first game in Houston, Ching inaugurated the club in style with a fourgoal game in a 5-2 win vs. Colorado. Six full seasons later, Ching brought down the curtain on the club's Robertson Stadium era with his first goal since Aug. 20. "I was thinking about that all day, what a way it would be to close it out," Ching said. "The stars just aligned for me and our team. The goal meant a lot to make it easier to close out the series."
- Brad Davis set up a goal in each playoff game, both on free kick services. "I think we've been successful all year on them and in the past we've been the same way," said Bobby Boswell. "It's our bread and butter. It's hard to mark everyone. It's been working for us. Why
- change it if it's working?"
- The Dynamo's lone goal vs. SKC this year came when Davis scored on his own from a free kick. "[The media] have talked about it and other teams keep saying it, but I keep saying we're going to get our chances every game and we look to capitalize on them," said Davis, who has nine of his 18 assists in league and MLS Cup play on set pieces.
- The Dynamo went winless in their first 15 trips away from Houston. But after wins against Dallas and Portland to close out the road portion of the regular season, the Orange then won at Philadelphia to open the playoffs. "They are an extremely dangerous team and a team with a lot of confidence that has a great record at home," said Ching. "They put their first-round opponent away decisively. They're a team with a lot of confidence just like us. We have to stay organized. They play with five in midfield and we definitely have to be prepared for that."


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Ravi says she can't do anything like that. Lawyer says you don't have proof. Ravi says where can I bring that from? he says they said that luthra entered with a dagger. We can check cctv footage. Ravi says that would take too long. Lawyer says then go to ambika and ask them to withdraw from the case.
Vicky comes and says bring me breakfast. Joti says why are you so hungry? He says its a different day. Tell me whats in meal. I wont eat this toady.Ms Luthra is not here to check. I will not eat this ill food. Give me aloo parathy, Why are you all sad? you can eat whatever you want. Luthra cant see us from jail. She must having breakfast. Monty says what are you saying? don't you have any shame.you are living in her house. You are old that doesn't mean I will bear anything. Vicky says i was joking. Monty says don't change the topic. you back bite all the time. i know what kinda man are you? Vicky says what are you? She gave you jobb because you are ravi's bro. I am much better than you. i am not navi's dog. You all do whatever she asks. i am not like you at least. We are not her puppets. you all should be ashamed. Monty says hut up. Not a single word against her or I will forget you are my brother. Vicky says wow so proud? If you had taken care of your wife like this she wont have been this way today. You were always luthra's dog. you are saying this all to me because of her money. That money is behind bars. And she will stay there. monty says not anymore. Manju says enouggh.Monty says ask her.
Devika is in car. She says what will ravi do now? Will he save her this time too? Its like Ms Luthra has bought him.
Ravi says I feel so helpless.Ms luthra has done so much for us. I have to help her out. I dont know if thats devika or not. Requesting her wont change anything. But its about ms luthra's dignity. I have to go to ambika. Ravi's car stops next to devika's. He says same face same eyes, how can you be someone else?He recalls their old times. Ravi says why is fate doing this to me?
devika says these pricks are all I have. I don't want these flowers. Ravi comes out of his car but she leaves.
Ravi says I can't believe you aren't devika. but devika was so simple and innocent. But if you are ambuika i will bow down for ms luthra.
Manju asks ravi are you worried because of her? RAvi says they are asking me to bow down to ambika. otherwise navi will be in jail. She has done so much for us.
She is helping me in fulfilling devika's dream.
monty asks ravi where are you going? I will come with you. Ravi says after what you did in station you won't come with me.I will manage alone.
He comes to their house and asks watch man that he has to meet ambika. He sits in waiting lounge. Ravi says living in this house is ambika. Janki says how dare you to come here? Ravi says I just came to apologize. it was not luthra's mitake. It was all my mistake. I thought she is devika.She was shocked. She must have come to talk. Janki says you mean she came to do arti with a dagger? I don't know what her intentions were. See you in court tomorrow.he says mam please. Withdraw the case. Janki says my daughter will decide that. don't hope because luthra deserves this. ravi says i will talk to her please. Jankit says she doesn't have time for you.She is busy can't meet you without appointment. get out of my house if you think she is devika.Ravi says please let me talk to her.
Precap-Ravi says to devika.I broke this engagement for my wife devika. but you are not devika. You just came there on wrong time.


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Imagine that when Hitler was threatening to invade Poland, after having swallowed Czechoslovakia: with the help of the Western European powers' appeasement of Hitler at Munich in September 1938: the League of Nations imposed an arms embargo on Poland, making it more difficult for the imminent victim to defend itself, and at the same time suggested that Poland was the villainous party. That didn't happen back in 1939, but in a regression from that notorious era of appeasement something quite analogous is happening now.
Here is the United States, still fighting a brutal war of conquest in Iraq, which it is now doing with UN Security Council approval, with open plans and threats to attack Iran and engage in "regime change," gathering aircraft carriers off the coast of Iran, already engaging in subversive and probing attacks on the prospective target, and the UN Security Council, instead of warning and threatening the aggressor warns, threatens and imposes sanctions on the prospective victim!
The way it works is that the United States stirs up a big fuss, proclaiming a serious threat to its own national security, and expressing its deep concern over another state's flouting of Security Council resolutions or dragging its feet on some point of order such as weapons inspections: we know how devoted the United States and its Israeli client are to the rule of law!
In the
So the aggression planning proceeded then and does now with the cooperation of the UN and international community. In the
Now, four years later, the Security Council has outdone itself. Not only has it failed to condemn the U.S. and Israeli threat to attack Iran: the threat itself a violation of the UN Charter,[4] and one made ever-more real by the U.S. invasions of neighboring Afghanistan and Iraq during this decade alone, now followed by a huge U.S. naval buildup near Iran's coast to levels not seen since the U.S. launched its war on Iraq four years ago in what the New York Times just called a "calculated show of force."[5] But even worse, the Council has aided and abetted these potential aggressors by adopting three resolutions in the past eight months under Chapter VII of the UN Charter, each of which affirms that Iran's nuclear program is a threat to international peace and security, and reserves for the Council the right to take "further appropriate measures" should Iran fail to comply: that is, should Iran not cave-in to U.S. demands on exactly the terms demanded.[6]
Since July 31, the Council has demanded that Iran "suspend all enrichment-related and reprocessing activities, including research and development"[7]: despite the fact that Iran's right to engage in these activities is guaranteed under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.[8] Since December 23, it has identified the existence of Iran's nuclear program with so-called "proliferation sensitive nuclear activities"[9]: despite the fact that the International Atomic Energy Agency has never shown Iran's program to be engaged in any kind of activities other than peaceful ones. Indeed, in the December 23 resolution, the Council used the phrase "proliferation sensitive nuclear activities" no fewer than eight different times to describe Iran's nuclear program, the clear: and perfectly false: allegation being that for Iran to do research on and develop its indigenous nuclear fuel capabilities places Iran in violation of its NPT commitments.
But perhaps most egregious of all, the March 24 resolution prohibits
It should be recognized that the treatment of
We are in the midst of a crisis within the post-war international system, as a serial aggressor is now able to mobilize the Security Council, tasked with the maintenance of international peace and security, to declare the state that it threatens with war a menace to the peace and to help the aggressor disarm its target. This carries us beyond
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* A shorter, standard op-ed length version of this commentary was drafted and submitted very widely across the major
1. For an extensive list of documents filed at the United Nations by the Iraqi Government over the period August 29, 2001, through March 26, 2003, see David Peterson, "No Memo Required," ZNet, July 1, 2005.
2. See David Peterson, "'Spikes of Activity'," ZNet, July 5, 2005; and David Peterson, "British Records on the Prewar Bombing of Iraq," ZNet, July 6, 2005.
3. See Steven Kull et al., Americans on Iraq and the UN Inspections, Program on International Policy Attitudes, January 21-26, 2003.
4. See, e.g., Chapter I, Article 2: "All Members shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state, or in any other manner inconsistent with the Purposes of the United Nat ions" (par. 4).
5. "USS John C. Stennis Now Operating in Persian Gulf," Navy Newsstand, March 27, 2007; "Russian intelligence sees U.S. military buildup on Iran border," RIA Novosti, March 27, 2007; and Michael R. Gordon, "U.S. Opens Naval Exercise in Persian Gulf," New York Times, March 28, 2007.
6. See Chapter VII. : We believe it essential to understand that for the Security Council to adopt a resolution under Chapter VII of the UN Charter means above all that either a threat t o the peace, a breach of the peace, or an act of outright aggression has occurred. Otherwise, there is no point to the Council's resort to its Chapter VII functions and powers. Regardless of what the Council's other members may believe about the import of the
7. Resolution 1696, July 31, 2006, par. 2.
8. See the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, the Preamble, and Articles I, II, and IV.
9. Resolution 1737, December 23, 2006, par. 2.
10. Resolution 1747, March 24, 2007, par. 5, par. 6.
11. "Stepping towards the precipice," Editorial, The Hindu, March 27, 2007.
12. See Edward S. Herman and David Peterson, "Hegemony and Appeasement: Setting Up the Next U.S.-Israeli Target (Iran) For Another 'Supreme International Crime'," ZNet, January 27, 2007.
[Edward S. Herman is an economist and media analyst, co-author with Noam Chomsky of Manufacturing Consent; David Peterson is a Chicago-based researcher and journalist.]


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Mario Lopez and Courtney Mazza's daughter Gia made an adorable Minnie Mouse as the Extra host and his family took a Halloween stroll in West Hollywood, California this afternoon (October 31).
The 1-year-old had more than one costume this Halloween, though. Mario took to Twitter tonight to share the evening's second costume theme: Star Wars! Little Gia played the part of Princess Leia.
Gia wasn't the only one in the family to dress up today – their pup Julio Cesar Chavez Lopez was also in costume: "Happy Halloween!!," Mario Tweeted this morning. "Big day for Gia and Julio today… Trick or treating as Minnie Mouse (Gia) and a Taco (Julio).. Lots of candy in the house."


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After discussing where a guy like Andy Dalton ranks among QB's in the NFL, I though it'd be interesting to see where most posters would rank the Colts own Andrew Luck going into his 3rd season. Obviously you have your top 4 QB's in the league (Manning, Rodgers, Brady, Brees) but things get really subjective after that. One could realistically argue that Luck is a top 5 QB in the league.
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by Bruce Strand, Sports editor
Elk River's top-seeded baseball team opened sectionals against No. 12 seeded Duluth Denfeld on Thursday and took care of business.
"We set the exact tone we wanted to," said coach Ryan Holmgren about the quick 10-0, five-inning win in Section 7AAA at Hales Field. "They're a 12 seed with just one regular-season win, but we wanted to forget all that and just take the first step today, and that's what we did."
Jordan Hollom, junior right-hander, hurled four innings, giving up one infield bloop single and no walks, striking out three, to get the win. Joe Gonrowski pitched a 1-2-3 fifth with one strikeout. The Elks faced only 16 batters, one over the minimum.
Brady Givens and Nick Johnson each ripped a two-run double for the Elks. Brandon Meyer was 3-for-4 with two runs and two steals. Givens was 2-for-3. Tim Sanford was 2-for-2 with a double and sac fly. Terry Hadden was 2-for-4. Sam Wirtz got aboard three times with an RBI single, walk, and hit-by-pitch.
The tournament now moves to Grand Rapids, where the Elks (14-3) face No. 8 seed North Branch (7-10) at noon on Saturday, followed by No. 2 Forest Lake (14-6) vs. No. 3 Grand Rapids (14-4) at 2 p.m. The victors play at 4 p.m. and the losers will drop to sudden-death games at 4 p.m.
The tournament will resume Tuesday and Wednesday at Grand Rapids. If only southern teams remain, the venue would move south.
In other 7AA games Thursday, North Branch upset No. 4 Anoka 1-0, Grand Rapids beat Princeton 8-7, and Forest Lake blanked Cambridge-Isanti 3-0.


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Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga hosted the top achieving pupils at a ceremony in Midrand on 5 January.
Motshekga announced that 70.4 percent of nearly 800 000 pupils who sat for 2015's matric exams passed.
The pass rate from the year before (2014) was 75.9 percent.
The matric class of 2015 was South Africa's biggest exam group yet, of the 799 306 pupils who wrote, 667 925 were full-time, 65 671 progressed pupils and 13 1381 were part-time candidates.
It has been speculated that the reason for the disappointing pass rate in last year's exams is the progression policy of moving Grade 11 pupils into Grade 12 if they have failed Grade 11 more than once.
Eastern Cape was named as being the lowest performing province in terms of matric results while Western Cape was the highest performing.
Yet even with the decreased pass rate there have been outstanding pupils who have shone brightly in the 2015 NSC exams.
News24, profiled matriculant Andrew Tucker who was the overall top performing pupil in the exams.
Even with missing six months of school due to a rare illness, Tucker managed to persevere and will go on to study medicine at the University of Cape Town this year.
Details: Department of Basic Education
Visit our website during the course of the day to check out the top achieving matrics from your neighbourhood.


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Clear Lines
It's time to talk about sexual assault – and we've found a brilliant way to do it at a 4 day festival of art, discussion, and debate this summer.
Every hour, the equivalent of one man and over ten women are raped in England and Wales. One in five girls and one in twelve boys will be sexually abused. So many of us are affected by sexual assault, and because it's so difficult to talk about, we're missing opportunities to get together and tackle the problem.
But with your help, we can change that and start to have the kinds of conversations we need to have about sexual assault and consent. We are creating the Clear Lines Festival to bring together comedians, activists, artists, psychologists, journalists, and the public in a vibrant, very human exploration of themes around sexual abuse, sexual violence, and consent.
The first-ever UK festival of its kind, Clear Lines will include:
- Film, Theatre, Spoken Word, and Comedy nights, exploring sexual assault and abuse through groundbreaking performances, films and and conversations with talented film-makers, writers, artists and comedians.
- Panel discussion with journalists on the role of the media in representing sexual abuse and violence.
- Workshops led by psychologist Dr Nina Burrowes discussing how to talk to children about sexual abuse, and trying to understand offenders.
- Arts therapy and creative writing workshops.
- Talks on being a male rape survivor, how men can help with the issue, and how we can use art for activism.
- Throughout the the festival, visual art will be on display in the venue and our Artists-in-Residence will be creating art on-site.
And that's just a taste of what's on offer!
We already have a great line up of artists and experts who want to engage with this issue at Clear Lines – but we can't make this happen alone. We need to raise funding to hire the venue, cover the most basic costs, and to spread the word of the festival as far as possible, and to ensure that most of our events can be free to all.
We need to we reach our initial target of £3500 to make this festival happen, largely through volunteers and contributors who are donating their time and effort. But we want to bring the festival to as many people as possible, so if we reach our stretch target of £9000 we will be able to film our sessions and workshops and share them online, for free, to give the festival a legacy, and have an impact on more people's lives. We'll also be able to compensate the artists and speakers who are bringing so much to Clear Lines.
No matter how small the donation, you can help make the Clear Lines festival a reality. Help us to replace the shame and silence usually associated with this issue with insight, understanding and community. So please donate, spread the word, and join us at the festival – either in person in London, or online.
Let's start the conversations that don't always happen, and find our way of creating change.
Thank you for your support.
Follow us on Twitter and join in the conversation with the hashtag #letstalkaboutit
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Shakira Brings Boyfriend Gerard Pique On Stage During Concert [PHOTOS]
I guess Gerard's "Hips Don't Lie" either. Colombian singer Shakira invited her boyfriend Gerard Pique to join her on the stage. Then, David Villa, Pedro Rodriguez, Bojan Krkic and midfielders Sergio Busquets and Xavi Hernandez joined them on the stage and received some dance lessons by Shakira.
In January Shakira, 34, announced the end of her 11-year relationship with Argentine lawyer Antonio de la Rua and shortly after gossip magazines began speculating that she was dating Pique.
PHOTOS: Shakira & Gerard Pique In Another Public Make Out Session
Gerard Pique confirmed his relationship with pop star Shakira in February. Pique posted a photo of himself with the Colombian star on his Facebook profile. In the photo, Pique appears alongside Shakira, Puyol, Malena Costa and some other friends celebrating his birthday.
View all the photos in the gallery to check out Shakira and Gerard's moves. Watch video from the concert…


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When is basketball going to come back? The absence of a season has created this weird, round-with-tiny-little-bumps-shaped hole in the lives of b-ball fans. While we wait impatiently, here are some of the oddest courts from around the world. Looking at these, I don't know whether I want to slam a ball or scratch my head:
Until you've dunked on a Bigfoot, you've never really played basketball. [via]
USS Carl Vinson
After the game, all the college students on the aircraft carrier were shipped off to Afghanistan by mistake. Oops! [via]
Munich, Germany
The hills are alive… with the slams of Munich… [via]
Matterhorn Ride, Disneyland
Simba might be shooting free throws right above you, and you wouldn't even know it. [via, 2]
Hipster City
I hope it's at least a regulation pot. [via]
The Middle of Nowhere
Movie Trivia: Did you know Coyote and Roadrunner practiced on this court to prepare for their roles in 1996's Space Jam? [via]
A Classy Place
The best way to express your feelings about the lockout.
Geoffrey Golden is the Editor in Chief of The Devastator: The Quarterly Comedy Magazine For Humans!


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Pre-eclampsia and Metabolomics (GEM-1)
Recruitment status was: Active, not recruiting
|Tracking Information
|First Received Date ICMJE
|July 14, 2009
|Last Updated Date
|March 3, 2015
|Start Date ICMJE
|March 2009
|Estimated Primary Completion Date
|February 2017 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Current Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|comparison between the metabolic patterns of women hospitalized for preeclampsia and the control group [ Time Frame: between diagnosis of preeclampsia (or equivalent gestational age) and delivery ]
|Original Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|comparison between the metabolic patterns of women hospitalized for preeclampsia and the control group [ Time Frame: after diagnosis of preeclampsia ]
|Change History
|Complete list of historical versions of study NCT00939575 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site
|Current Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Original Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Current Other Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Not Provided
|Original Other Outcome Measures ICMJE
|Not Provided
|Descriptive Information
|Brief Title ICMJE
|Pre-eclampsia and Metabolomics
|Official Title ICMJE
|Feasibility Study to Develop Analysis of the Metabolomics Patterns of Women With Hypertensive Disorders During Pregnancy.
|Brief Summary
|The hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are the medical complications more prevalent during pregnancy. In Canada, approximately 1% of pregnancies have complications due to a pre-existing hypertension, 5-6% because of hypertension of pregnancy without proteinuria and 1-2% by preeclampsia. Metabolomics involves a new technology to investigate small molecules that characterize biochemical pathways of interest. The change in concentration levels of these molecules in various biological samples such as urine and blood in the presence of a disease or a patient can be particularly useful for identifying new biomarkers. Our hypothesis is that metabolic patterns in blood and urine of pregnant women who had preeclampsia differ from the metabolomics patterns of patients without preeclampsia.The whole research program has two complementary objectives in order to expect a decrease of prematurity: a) better understanding of all the physiological mechanisms leading to prematurity and b) better identification of patients at high risk for a better management of these women.
|Detailed Description
Metabolomics involves a new technology using the methods of separation and detection complex to investigate a set of small molecules that characterize biochemical pathways of interest. The change in concentration levels of these molecules in various biological samples such as urine and blood in the presence of a disease or a patient can detect metabolic fingerprints that can be particularly useful for identifying new biomarkers. These will thereafter be quantified and validated by metabolic profiling. To our knowledge, there are few studies on metabolomics and pregnancy.
The studied population will be women hospitalized for preeclampsia (after 20 SA). Women in the control group will be matched to women hospitalized for pre-eclampsia according to gestational age at diagnosis of pre-eclampsia, maternal age, parity, ethnicity and body mass index.
Blood and urine samples will be taken:
Case control:
Control group:
|Study Type ICMJE
|Study Design ICMJE
|Observational Model: Case Control
Time Perspective: Prospective
|Target Follow-Up Duration
|Not Provided
|Retention: Samples Without DNA
Whole blood and urine are collected
|Sampling Method
|Non-Probability Sample
|Study Population
|women who deliver at the CHUS
|Condition ICMJE
|Intervention ICMJE
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|Study Groups/Cohorts
|Publications *
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* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline.
|Recruitment Information
|Recruitment Status ICMJE
|Unknown status
|Estimated Enrollment ICMJE
|Estimated Completion Date
|March 2017
|Estimated Primary Completion Date
|February 2017 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Eligibility Criteria ICMJE
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
- Minor patients, patients with post-partum preeclampsia, premature rupture of membranes, a severe congenital fetal malformation, twin pregnancies and fetal death. Patients with underlying diseases taht could be associated with preeclampsia as pre-existing hypertension (ie before 20SA), anti-phospholipid syndrome, lupus, type DM 1-2, nephropathy, etc will be excluded. Patients who have a complication during the pregnancy will be excluded from the control group.
|18 Years to 40 Years (Adult)
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers
|Contacts ICMJE
|Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects
|Listed Location Countries ICMJE
|Removed Location Countries
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|Other Study ID Numbers ICMJE
|Has Data Monitoring Committee
|U.S. FDA-regulated Product
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|IPD Sharing Statement
|Not Provided
|Responsible Party
|Jean-Charles Pasquier, MD, PhD, Université de Sherbrooke
|Study Sponsor ICMJE
|Université de Sherbrooke
|Collaborators ICMJE
|Fondation des étoiles
|Investigators ICMJE
|PRS Account
|Université de Sherbrooke
|Verification Date
|March 2015
ICMJE Data element required by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors and the World Health Organization ICTRP


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Our services are available at any stage of research including planning, proposal writing, design, analysis or the final written presentation of the results. We invite researchers working on grant proposals to include statistical consulting and date-analysis as an item in their research plans.
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Ice-based sports are commonplace in Canada – if we know anything it's hockey, skating, curling, and the like. Here are the top 10 Canadian arenas across the country based on capacity.
Bell Centre – Montreal
With a capacity of 21,273 seats and holding more people than any other NHL venue, the Bell Centre, home of the Habs, opened its doors in 1996. Today it attracts more than 1 million spectators to their hockey games, while 650,000 people walk through the doors to watch over 120 shows, for a total of 1.5 million visitors every year.
Scotiabank Saddledome – Calgary
The second largest of these top 10 Canadian arenas, the Scotiabank Saddledome can hold in access of 19,000 people. For more than 20 years it has played host to some of the biggest concerts, Calgary Flames' games, and other events, the most recent being the highly-anticipated stop by music icon Prince as part of his Welcome 2 Canada Tour December 14th.
Scotiabank Place – Ottawa
In the nation's capital the place to be is Scotiabank Place, where the Sens as well as the world's most popular and reputed musical acts dazzle audiences of 19,153, making it only slightly smaller than the aforementioned Scotiabank Saddledome. It's also one of the greenest Canadian arenas on this list.
Rogers Arena – Vancouver
The West Coast's place to be is Rogers Arena, which holds just over 18,000 and is home to the Vancouver Canucks. It has hosted numerous national and international events over the years, as well as welcomed a countless number of world renowned personalities including former US President Bill Clinton, HRH Queen Elizabeth II, and His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
Air Canada Centre – Toronto
The Air Canada Centre is Canada's premier sports and entertainment venue and home to the Toronto Maple Leafs Hockey Club, Toronto Raptors Basketball Club, and the Toronto Rock Lacrosse Team. Air Canada Centre recently celebrated its tenth anniversary, having first opened its doors in February 1999.
It has hosted over 26.8 million fans at close to 2000 events.
Copps Coliseum – Hamilton
A cherished Canadian arena steeped in history, Copps Coliseum has housed an array of spectacular concert and sporting events, and serves as home to AHL team The Hamilton Bulldogs. It has also been the site of many great moments in hockey, having hosted the World Junior Hockey Championships, the Canada Cup, and the Memorial Cup.
Rexall Place – Edmonton
Capable of welcoming just over 17,000 people, Rexall Place is the arena for the Edmonton Oilers, one of the most successful pro hockey teams, the Edmonton Rush of the National Lacrosse League, and the Edmonton Oil Kings of the WHL.
Pacific Coliseum – Vancouver
The second largest venue in British Columbia, the Pacific Coliseum accommodates 15,713 in permanent seating, with provision for 2,000 temporary seats on the floor for concerts and spectator sports. It also served as the official venue for Short Track Speed Skating and Figure Skating during the 2010 Olympic Games.
Colisée Pepsi – Quebec City
Just waiting in hopes of playing host to a new NHL team, the Colisée Pepsi was built six decades ago and can accommodate more than 16,000 people. From Cirque du Soleil shows to World Hockey Championships, it remains one of the province's most popular Canadian arenas.
MTS Centre – Winnipeg
The MTS Centre is Manitoba's newest major market sports and entertainment centre, providing an exciting line-up of entertainment and sports events for the more than 800,000 fans who visit the city's downtown every year.


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PowerTerm InterConnect is a fast and secure terminal emulator, providing comprehensive emulation support via various communication modes. It meets the host access needs of many organizations, supporting the broadest and widest range of hosts, including IBM Mainframe, IBM AS/400, UNIX, OpenVMS, SCO, Tandem, HP, ANSI, Data General, Wyse, Televideo, and more. PowerTerm InterConnect offers state-of-the-art features, including SSH and SSL security, customizable function keys, multiple concurrent sessions, scripting, a menu bar, scalable and selectable fonts, intelligent copy and paste, printing, and more.
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A Fluent OpenStack client API for Java.
A TWiki appliance that is easy to use and lightweight.


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Ahmad, Umi Kalthom and Yacob, Abdul Rahim and Selvaraju, Geetha (2008) Home made SPME fiber coating for arson analysis. The Malaysian Journal of Analytical Sciences, 12 (1). 32 - 38. ISSN 1394-2506
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Official URL: http://www.ukm.my/mjas/v12_n1/6.pdf
A number of adsorbents are available commercially as coatings for SPME fibers but some analytical methodologies might demand specific properties for the extraction of selected compounds, special coatings that have particular volume and a selectivity towards particular analytes. This paper presents a simple, fast, effective and environmental friendly methodology for the determination of accelerants in arson samples using headspace solid-phase microextraction coupled to gas chromatography. A new fiber prepared by sol-gel method, containing 1:1 molar ratio of octyltriethoxysilane (C8 -TEOS): methyltrimethoxysilane (MTMOS) was employed in this technique. The efficiency of the new fiber coating prepared by sol– gel technology for the determination of accelerants was compared to that of commercial PDMS/DVB fibers. Polydimethylsiloxane divinylbenzene (PDMS/DVB) is the most common fiber coating for the extraction of hydrocarbon compounds. Compared with commercial PDMS/DVB fiber, the new homemade fiber exhibited higher extraction capability and good selectivity for accelerants. The homemade fiber was also applied for the simulated arson samples. The home-made SPME adsorbent was shown to be a good alternative to commercially available fiber for the determination of accelerants in arson cases.
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|Home-made SPME adsorbent, arson, accelerants, SPME-GC
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|Kamariah Mohamed Jong
|Deposited On:
|19 Nov 2012 06:37
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|19 Nov 2012 06:37
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Fairfax County Installs "Yield To Pedestrians" Safety Signs at 100th Intersection
Fairfax County Office of Public
12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 551
Fairfax, VA 22035-0065
Oct. 8, 2004
Fairfax County Installs
"Yield To Pedestrians" Safety Signs at 100th Intersection
Today at 11 a.m., Fairfax County officials, including Board of Supervisors Chairman Gerald E. Connolly, Hunter Mill District Supervisor Catherine M. Hudgins and Fairfax County Police Traffic Division Commander Captain Jesse Bowman, installed at Fairfax County's 100th intersection "Yield to Pedestrians in Crosswalk $100-$500 Violation Fine" signs which cite the fine for non-compliance with the law in specially marked intersections. Chairman Connolly and Supervisor Hudgins installed one of the four signs at the intersection of Reston Parkway and Lake Newport Road. This was followed by a commemorative crossing of the street.
In her welcoming remarks, Supervisor Hudgins noted that, "Almost four years ago, I initiated the legislative action to post these signs at intersections across the county, after a cyclist was injured while crossing Sunset Hills Road on the W&OD trail in the pedestrian crosswalk, not too far from here."
Supervisor Hudgins later explained that "Through the use of this signage and outreach, we want to educate motorists that the crosswalk is an enforceable refuge for pedestrians. We also hope these signs will emphasize for pedestrians that crosswalks are the appropriate, safe place to cross."
Chairman Connolly followed and expressed an earnest desire for
government at all levels to focus on the needs of pedestrians as
seriously as Fairfax County has, citing efforts including:
• Incorporating $5 million in the November 2004 Transportation Bond for pedestrian improvements
• Conducting a countywide bus stop pedestrian safety study of over 5,000 bus stops
• Establishing a pedestrian program manager position
• Convening a Pedestrian Task Force to coordinate and prioritize county pedestrian safety education/outreach and construction efforts
This ceremony is part of the county's observance of October as Pedestrian Safety Month, declared at the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors meeting on Sept. 27.
Failure to yield to pedestrians in crosswalks has long been a moving violation; however, the increased fine of up to $500 per violation was authorized by the Virginia General Assembly in 2002 for Fairfax County after the county pushed for this as part of its legislative program. The "Yield to Pedestrian" safety sign program is part of a comprehensive program of pedestrian safety initiatives that Fairfax County has undertaken. To see some other initiatives, visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/fcdot/pedestrian.htm.
For more information about Fairfax County pedestrian safety issues or about the ceremony, call Chris Wells, pedestrian program manager, at 703-324-1100, TTY 703-324-1102.
Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairman Gerald E. Connolly
and Supervisor Catherine M. Hudgins install the "Yield to Pedestrians"
safety sign at the 100th intersection in Fairfax County.
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F1 Fanatic - World Touring Car Championship (WTCC)
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I thought I noticed that!
Great racing by Marc Basseng in only his second race!
The manufacturers championship is effectively already won by Honda seeing as their only competition is Lada. Chevrolet, BMW and SEAT are not even registered as customer programmes.
Reports are coming from Russia that Dudukalo has lost his Lada seat after 'that incident', stay tuned.
Confirmed: Dudukalo is out, to be replaced by Mikhail Koslovskiy.
Thats a good start! wonder when Petrov will be brought in with his "experience"
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ANNIVERSARY SHOWCASE and More Set for fourtyfivedownstairs this Feb
fourtyfivedownstairs has announced its programme for February. New stagings of Henry IV and Romeo and Juliet are contrasted with new writing, art events and an anniversary musical showcase.
Theatre: Two by Two
Little Ones Theatre
Thursday 9 - Sunday 19 February
We have a change of pace this week, with a new play by Dan Giovannoni, a newcomer to fortyfivedownstairs. Development of Two by Two was assisted by the Malcolm Robertson Foundation last year. We are delighted to be introducing his work to a wider audience.
Two by Two raises some powerful moral dilemmas - echoing startling scenes from real life, rising flood waters maroon three adults - and only two can be rescued. Add an unrelated baby to the mix and the questions this new work raises become even more charged.
Large Gallery: Jean Lyons
Earth's Shadow
7 - 18 February
Jean Lyons' works reward close attention to the finest details of leaves, shells and feathers she's collected, which are only a small part of the influences that have resulted in these intriguing monochromatic paintings.
She's inspired by ancient Chinese and Japanese monochrome ink paintings, by the Japanese aesthetic, Wabi Sabi, sometimes described as one of beauty that is "imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete" as well as European art movements (Dada and Surrealism) and Australian contemporary artists.
Small Gallery: Morganna Magee
7 - 18 February
The mothers in Morganna McGee's silver gelatin photographic portraits come from a wide range of nationalities and economic backgrounds, but their responses and reaction to motherhood unite them.
Free Public Event: Morganna Magee and Jean Lyons
Artist Talks
Saturday 11 February - 2pm
This coming Saturday Morganna will be joined by one of her subjects. Together, artist and subject will share their insights from the Motherhood project.
'As a 28 year old woman who does not yet have children, I find myself harbouring judgements against choices women make. I am entering into the Motherhood project as a way to dispel my judgements and bias, whilst feeding my personal curiosity.'
- Morganna Magee
Following the Motherhood conversation, Jean Lyons will discuss her latest series of work - Earth's Shadow. Lyon's compositions are influenced by Golden Mean theory and Fibonacci number sequences, ratios and patterns traced back to ancient Egyptian and Grecian Art.
Special Event: diamonds downstairs
fortyfivedownstairs Anniversary Showcase
Saturday 25 February
A roll call of musical and dance performances.
Theatre: Henry lV, Part I
Nothing But Roaring
from 28 February
Shakespeare scholar Rob Conkie brings his all-male production of Henry IV, Part I to fortyfivedownstairs. Fresh from touring to the Southern Hemisphere's only recreated Elizabethan theatre, Tom Considine appears alongside Bob Pavlich, Chris White, George Lingard, and Rob Conkie.
Theatre: The Most Excellent and Lamentable Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet
The Zoey Louise Moonbeam Dawson Shakespeare Company
from 29 February
A dynamic reassessment of the teenage female psyche flips tradition on its head in The Most Excellent and Lamentable Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. Emerging director Zoey Dawson has enlisted the up and coming Carolyn Butley, Brigid Gallacher, Devon Lang Wilton, Laura Maitland, Naomi Rukavina, and Nikki Shiels (familiar to fortyfivedownstairs audiences from The Dollhouse).
This contrasting double-bill aims to reveal Shakespeare's "infinite variety" to a modern audience.
Large Gallery: Alexandra Sassé
Regarding the Face
21 February - 3 March
The face is a starting point for an investigation – although produced from life, Sassé's aim is not to reproduce reality but a response to what is transmitted between artist and sitter in the studio.
Small Gallery: Janice Gobey
21 February - 3 March
An exhibition of new paintings by Janice Gobey. Armed with paintbrush and oils, Janice works patiently to translate the sensuous qualities of fur and velvet drapery to canvas.
Bookings and more information for all fortyfivedownstairs shows: www.fortyfivedownstairs.com
Photo credit: Ponch Hawkes


text: Morrie is 11 months old and we are currently in our third level of agility training. He is incredibly intelligent, he picks up things likethat - there doesn't seem to be any sense of "learning" for him - one day I am asking him to do something and he can't, and the next day he does, just like that. I really couldn't ask for more... but we do have one minor annoyance. He gets very agitated if I am not focusing on him 100% - not out on the field, but when we are standing around, getting direction from our teacher, he will bark and whine at the end of the leash until I pay attention to him. It's not a real PROBLEM, it's just slightly disruptive, and I get distracted and miss most of the things the teacher is saying. To reprimand him is giving him exactly what he wants -- attention, but if I let him bark, it gets other dogs in the class started. Help!


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About the Book
"Bonjour, everybody, I think fancy words are almost like magic. You can take a plain word like feather and-presto change-o!-turn it into something special...a plume! Fancy words also sound beautiful and are fun to say, especially ones in French! (Bonjour means hello). So here is a compendium (that's fancy for collection) just for you of my absolutely favorite fancy words. Use one in a sentence, it's like adding sprinkles to vanilla ice cream!" -- Nancy.
From everyone's favorite fancy girl, Fancy Nancy, comes an alphabetical guide to enhancing your vocabulary. Why say the word beautiful when you can say fancy words like exquisite, gorgeous and ravishing? Why use English words like magnificent when the French word, magnifique, sounds so much better? And why be understated (that's a fancy word for plain), when you can be fancy and speak words like rejoice, extravaganza, and draperies? With this A-to-Z guide from Fancy Nancy, enhancing your vocabulary with big, fancy words is not only educational, it's also fun!
Educator and Librarian Resources
Product Details
- Imprint: HarperCollins
- On Sale: 12/07/2010
- Pages: 32
- List Price: 4.99 USD
- Ages: 4 to 8
- BISAC1: JUVENILE FICTION / Girls & Women
- BISAC2: JUVENILE FICTION / Concepts / Words
- BISAC3: JUVENILE FICTION / Family / General (see also headings under Social Themes)
- Lexile® Measure: AD540L