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Stanley Collymore
Clueless! - Poem by Stanley Collymore
By Stanley Collymore
What kind of a world are we living in when so many of
you either simply stand idly by and watch or, worse
still, unthinkingly or even willingly participate as
part of a system where rank stupidity
masquerading as intelligence,
rapacious greed compounded by a total indifference
to the real needs and aspirations of the genuinely
unfortunate: those deliberately left behind or
else completely ignored because they're
considered to be of the wrong colour
or social class, is regarded as
okay and even fulsomely
celebrated as though these callous activities
are major constructive achievements to
be positively aspired to, unashamedly
paraded as successes and, what's
more, justly commemorated?
A world where the filthy rich, no matter how illegally
or immorally that wealth is acquired, literally call
the shots and with absolute impunity and
unchallenged immunity liberally
accorded to them by all concerned but most
particularly by those who're legally and
constitutionally charged with safeguarding and ensuring
the fundamental rights not just of the privileged few but
all of us, notwithstanding that though, nevertheless
still feel they can act, and invariably do as they
jolly well please; never mind the adverse
consequences that their selfish and
premeditated actions might have
and, as all reliable indicators
suggest, generally and
insufferably inflict
on all others.
A world, too, where the possession of money and even
the wanton abuse of it is considered to be cool, where
morality is what you can cynically and arrogantly
get away with, and if caught out can summarily
resort to employing and efficiently utilizing
the services of a fawning and obliging
media so as to give a Hollywood, Oscar
performance style, fake mea culpa professionally
served up on air and at prime time too to a markedly
brainwashed and intentionally poorly informed,
captive TV audience unquestioning of all
things that require even a modicum of
brainpower, yet both willing and
quite prepared to believe
everything that is
told to it.
Is this then the definitive world of contemporary humanity that
you really want to congratulate yourselves on having created,
where after many millennia of mettlesome evolution, that
unfortunately led to you, this is the very best that your
collective efforts can come up with, while at the
same time you conceitedly delude yourselves
that it's all a fitting legacy to pass on to
succeeding generations, privileged no
doubt to be so honoured you flatter
yourselves, to appreciatively
emulate and naturally
build upon?
Well I thoroughly disagree! And even if I were to find myself
in a minority of one over this matter it still wouldn't make
any difference at all to how I really feel. For how can a
nation where the standards of literacy, numeracy and
coherent communication are abysmally poor; where
these crucial skills have quite literally bypassed a
quarter of those within our population who're
under the age of 50, yet live in a country
that prides itself on exceptionalism
in many fields of endeavour are
quite embarrassingly on an
intellectual parity with
the least bright of
our 10 year
Leading to a situation where it's now generally
although embarrassingly recognized if not
welcomingly accepted by a majority
of Britons that older people and more
especially grandparents can spell and add
up infinitely better than their children
and grandchildren can; and, quite
ominously as well, there are no
discernable signs on the
basis of empirical research
that's been carried out
of this alarming trend
being forcefully
reined in and
reversed at
So do us all a great big favour folks and stop deceiving
yourselves that you have a legacy worthy to pass on
to anyone and for which future generations will
obligingly thank you for. You don't! For you've
neither the perspicacity nor the intellectual
acumen required to embark, as things
stand, on such a fundamental and
obviously life-changing enterprise much
less the ability to pull it off successfully.
Those of us who ruefully are your
contemporaries already know
that well enough and it's
a safe bet too that our discerning
descendants, much more astute
than you patronizingly deign
to give them credit for,
will likewise reach
the same logical
© Stanley V. Collymore
9 October 2013.
Poet's Notes about The Poem
And it's written in grateful appreciation for amply providing me with more crucial raw material than I could ever have previously imagined or hoped for to: Ann Smith, Reading Central Library, Berkshire; Lesley Sim, Head of West Sussex Library Services; Dave Loveman, of West Sussex County Council; Tim Stanton and several colleagues of his at Crawley Library, and many others too numerous to cite here but whose invaluable contribution has made this poem possible. Thank you all.
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NDSU players shine on pro day
FARGO — Tenths of a second mattered to former North Dakota State quarterback Brock Jensen on Wednesday morning at Gate City Bank Field. A couple months of training were tested in drills that take seconds to complete.
"You want to hit your times," Jensen said. "It matters."
Jensen was particularly pleased with his 40-yard dash time at NDSU's annual pro day. He said pro scouts clocked him anywhere from 4.65 to 4.7 seconds.
"My 40 was probably the most important," Jensen said. "I wanted to hit 4.6, and most of the scouts clocked me at that. Some had me at 4.7."
Jensen was part of the 14 players who participated in the pro day, including 10 NDSU players.
"You want to do your best on pro day," said Jensen, who also recorded a 34-inch vertical. "I take it very seriously, along with a lot of the other guys, too."
Former Bison offensive tackle Billy Turner was limited in his participation. Turner did his drill work at the NFL Scouting Combine last month in Indianapolis. He benched 224 pounds 25 times at the combine.
"I should have a chance to go in the mid-rounds," Turner said of the upcoming NFL Draft. "All I want is an opportunity."
For Bison players like wide receiver Ryan Smith and running back Sam Ojuri, Wednesday was their chance to work out in front of NFL scouts and coaches. At least 12 NFL teams were represented at the pro day.
Smith said he was timed around 4.46 seconds in the 40, while Ojuri was timed in the low 4.5s.
"I just wanted to perform well," said Smith, from Wahpeton. "We've been working hard for a couple months now, training, getting all these drills to perfection. I'm really happy with the day and how it went."
Former NDSU defensive back Marcus Williams was taking part in his second pro day. Williams also was at the University of Minnesota's pro day earlier this month.
Williams said he ran from a 4.53 to a 4.55 on Wednesday. His vertical jump was 35 inches.
"They want to see how you move," Williams said. "I feel like that's when I do my best, getting in and out of breaks and covering guys."
Long snapper Michael Murphy, defensive tackle Leevon Perry, safety Bryan Shepherd and defensive end Jeremy Gordon were the other Bison players at the pro day. Andre Martin, who played for NDSU two seasons ago, also took part in the drills.
Three former University of North Dakota players, including wide receiver Greg Hardin, were also part of the pro day along with defensive lineman John Oyloe, who is from the University of Mary.
Perry had the best day in the bench press with 20 reps at 225 pounds.
Shepherd and Hardin had among the top times in the 40 with both running in the low 4.4s.

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MADISON — Three times a day, the inmates at Madison Correctional Institution discover what a budget deficit tastes like.
The scene in the prison chow hall in this quaint North Florida town is repeated across the state as it returns to in-house food service and struggles to cut costs. While the inmate population is growing, the Legislature is cutting spending in the nation's third-largest state prison system.
Florida is now coping with the effects of a failed and expensive food-privatization venture of former Gov. Jeb Bush. In 2001, Florida turned over most prison food operations to Aramark Corp., even after Ohio had scrapped a similar experiment with bad results.
After seven years marked by numerous irregularities, fines for sloppy service and a state report that flagged the vendor's "windfall" profits, Aramark pulled out of Florida prisons last month. The firm said it could no longer make money due to skyrocketing prices of bread, milk and other staples amid pressure from the state to cut costs.
A second, smaller company also left: Trinity Services Group of Oldsmar had served meals at North Florida prisons, including Madison.
Now that the vendors are gone, the privatization experiment is officially dead and the state must run an in-house meals program on less money amid the worst budget crisis in decades.
In fiscal 2007-08, Florida paid two private vendors a total of $85 million. The current year's food budget is $76 million.
Aramark's per-diem rate, or cost per day to feed an inmate, was $2.69. Now it's $2.12, which will force the state to make menu changes to save money.
Corn bread replaces sliced bread at some meals. Inmates will get one sweetener packet instead of four. In the prisons of the Sunshine State, orange juice is made from concentrate.
"It's all right, but 100 percent juice is better," said Charles Christian, 24, six months into a two-year term for drug and weapon offenses. "Sometimes it's all right — like the peanut butter. They give you enough, but it's hard to eat, it's so thick. And they don't give you enough meat."
"It's fine with me. I have no complaints," said David Dixon, 46, a Madison inmate for the past six years. "To me, I can't tell the difference."
Feeding 100,000 inmates three meals a day is an expensive business. And doing it right is a major factor in avoiding unrest. Madison inmates say the quantity and quality of the food are about all they talk about.
Contrary to the myth of bread and water, inmates are fed according to a highly regulated heart-healthy menu with strict portions and caloric counts overseen by a prison dietician.
Corrections Secretary Walt McNeil has come under fire from legislators for not reducing his food budget by the $9.25 million that the Legislature ordered last spring.
"We won't do it in the time we were directed to do it," McNeil told a legislative budget panel last week.
He said the agency will need the rest of this year to hit the target, which prompted criticism from the committee chairman.
"I have concerns that your agency is not following legislative intent," said Rep. Sandy Adams, R-Oviedo.
Inside Madison's neatly manicured compound Friday, shivering inmates in identical blue and white clothing walked in single file to breakfast on a 27-degree morning.
They ate grits, scrambled eggs, a lump of hash browns, two slices of white toast, a wad of grape jelly and coffee strong enough for any long-haul truck driver.
One recent lunch was bland-tasting tuna on white bread with black-eyed peas, pasta salad and coleslaw, served with a red spork that can't be used as a weapon. The tastiest part of the meal: a big, sweet sugar cookie.
Warden Steve Wellhausen proudly showed a visitor two small gardens where inmates grow and harvest greens, cucumbers, broccoli and squash to save on food costs. Most other food is bought from the new provider, U.S. Foodservice.
The high cost of food is only part of the reason for the prison system's $21 million operating deficit. But as McNeil told legislators, cutting the prisons' food budget is necessary to control spending.
"We now control our own destiny," McNeil said.
Steve Bousquet can be reached at email@example.com or (850) 224-7263.


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Geohashers in Attendance[edit]
Well it looks like Mr. Bow Tie will be writing this one up.
A little more than a month after my previous expedition and now I have made it to two points in a row without failure. I first checked the point at 11:00am after running morning errands and could not believe my eyes. The point was amazing. Not only was it not in the ocean, but it was on the "good" side of the St. Johns River. And not only was it on the "good" side of the St. Johns River, but it was actually in Orange Park, for only the third time in recent memory. I immediately called Woodveil to plan it out. We both knew we were going to be walking so all we had to do was decide upon a time and rendezvous location. Since we are both fans of le Tour de France we agreed that we would meet at the Starbucks at the corner of Blanding and Bolton around 12:15pm (after the podiums).
We met, got a couple of those strawberry things using a gift card one of my students gave me and walked the last 400m or so to the point. It was very uneventful, very unexciting; lame almost. Very little thrill. Too short. Too calculated. Too easy. But we'll take it. We snapped some pictures, walked back to Starbucks to throw away our now empty cups and went our separate ways.
On a lucky note: The point was less than 1km from my work. Close enough for an honorable mention.
| Mr. Bow Tie and Woodveil earned the Land geohash achievement
| Mr. Bow Tie and Woodveil has visited an Easy Geohash
| Mr. Bow Tie earned the cubicle geohash honorable mention


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CLEARWATER — Sheriff Jim Coats recently said he could save Clearwater $8.2 million a year by taking over law enforcement in the city.
Now he has an update.
Make that $10.8 million, he says. That's how much he says Clearwater would save next year if it disbands its Police Department and contracts with the Sheriff's Office instead.
Meanwhile, Clearwater officials, who are facing a $7.6 million budget shortfall next year because of declining property values, have a lot of questions about the sheriff's offer. They're asking for more details before the City Council tackles the issue.
This new wrinkle raises the stakes on what was already shaping up to be a big decision.
At the city's request, the sheriff has given Clearwater a breakdown of what it would cost for his agency to replace the Police Department, keeping the same number of patrol officers and detectives on duty in the city.
Coats previously said this would cost about $29.2 million a year compared to the Clearwater Police Department's $37.4 million budget. But now he says it would only cost $26.6 million.
Why the cheaper rate?
The sheriff says his earlier offer was based on conservative estimates of his expenses, and that his updated proposal uses new data for his employees' health insurance and pension costs.
To save the city money, Coats would eliminate some police supervisors and other staffers whose jobs he says are duplicated at the Sheriff's Office.
However, Clearwater police officials have questions about this scenario.
Police Chief Tony Holloway, who took over the department in February, sent the sheriff a number of questions. They include things like:
• Would the Clearwater officers and detectives be assigned solely to work cases in Clearwater, or would they be used to supplement the sheriff's work force throughout the county?
• How much would the sheriff charge for extra officers for special events like Jazz Holiday, Ironman and Turkey Trot?
• How would the sheriff handle the cost of maintaining police headquarters as well as insurance, computers and phones, among other expenses?
Once they know more, Clearwater staffers plan to bring this issue to the City Council at its May 17 work session and its May 20 public meeting.
However, city officials have started to get e-mails and phone calls from Clearwater residents asking them to keep the Police Department.
Mike Brassfield can be reached at email@example.com or (727) 445-4160.


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The ONS Performance mission is to positively affect the way professional and amateur athletes approach sports nutrition so they can optimize their performance potential. ONS Performance was founded by a professional collegiate strength and conditioning coach and certified sports nutritionist. Through professionally supported experience and rigourous ingredient testing we will ensure safe, high-quality nutritional products and services while offering credible sports health information so we may enrich the lives of our customers.


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BROOKSVILLE — Transcripts released Tuesday of interviews with county Utilities Department workers describe a work atmosphere of joking that crossed the line into racial harassment, supervisors playing favorites in job assignments and a fear of retaliation if anyone complained.
But the interview with Jason Booker, who originally reported the racial harassment, hints at other health and safety concerns that are now also under scrutiny by the county.
Booker, who had been with the county more than a year, told officials for instance that in recent months, instead of properly dumping liquids from sewage into a sewer or a treatment plant, county crews have been directed to dump the liquid onto the ground at the old Hernando Beach sewer plant.
He also told investigators that workers were mocked if they donned protective suits and gloves when working in areas where they would come into contact with human waste.
The revelations are contained in lengthy transcripts of interviews with eight of 11 utilities workers.
County Administrator David Hamilton is expected to announce today how he will deal with the racial harassment allegations. Three utilities workers remain on paid leave.
Hamilton also is expected to comment on a report from the independent counsel hired by the county to review the investigative interviews and other paperwork related to the allegations. He said he would meet with the county attorney and speak further today about his next steps.
Booker met with assistant county attorney Jon Jouben, utilities director Joseph Stapf and Beth Howley of Human Resources. He elaborated on allegations that Booker's grandmother, recently retired county secretary Jeanette Soto, made recently including the display of a noose in a tree and an incident where another employee told Booker to go back to Africa.
In the transcript of Mike Smith, one crew leader accused by Booker of mistreatment, Smith details how he had heard Booker make racial remarks about "honkys'' and Southerners to white members of the crew and that all the remarks were said in a joking way.
Smith, along with Darrell Rose and Will Wilson are on paid administrative leave.
Booker was on leave briefly and then returned to work. The other former utilities worker who has alleged racial harassment is Floyd Moore.
In an unrelated matter, Moore was arrested on cocaine possession charges Monday. He was a passenger in a car stopped by deputies on Mondon Hill Road. Deputies found a substance in his pocket that tested positively for cocaine, according to a police report.
In addition to investigating the utilities department, Hamilton is also looking into the procedures and management of the Human Resources Department, which got the first complaint about harassment a week before Hamilton and county commissioners learned of the allegations.
On Tuesday, the county conducted mandatory training for all supervisors in how to avoid harassment in the workplace. Mandatory classes for all employees are planned for next month.
Barbara Behrendt can be reached at email@example.com or (352) 848-1434.


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A contentious health star rating system for food and drink has been given the go-ahead but will be voluntary, allaying concerns from grocery companies.
Health and agriculture ministers meeting in Sydney on Friday agreed to push ahead with a voluntary, front-of-packet labelling system. Five stars will indicate the healthiest choice.
Talks between the industry, government and consumer groups broke down earlier this year, when food and drink companies were understood to have been worried they would be forced into a mandatory system.
The Legislative and Governance Forum on Food Regulation agreed the scheme would remain voluntary.
Companies wanting to take part will have an extended five-year time frame to move to the new system. There will be a review after two years.
Australian Food and Grocery Council chief executive
Estimated $14,000 per product
The council represents the $100 billion food manufacturing industry and has previously estimated the repackaging of products will cost the food industry an average of $14,000 per product, totalling as much as $200 million.
"We've had an acceptance that it can be expensive for cash-strapped companies to adopt major labelling changes and therefore a voluntary approach with an extended five-year implementation period has been adopted," Mr Dawson said.
"The other big breakthrough for us was the acknowledgement that this can co-exist with Daily Intake Guide and the Heart Foundation tick."
Just months ago there were real questions over whether the scheme, introduced by the previous Labor government, would fall victim to a fierce campaign by the food lobby, she said.
"What is significant, that came out of [Friday's] meeting, is while the minister said it will be voluntary administration over five years, there will be a review after two years," she added.
Opportunity for mandatory if necessary
"That will be the opportunity, if the industry isn't playing ball and isn't adopting the ratings, to put the pressure on for a mandatory scheme."
Federal Assistant Minister for Health
It is unclear when products displaying the ratings will start appearing in supermarkets.
"For a few more weeks we are going to do this properly, we are going to make sure consumers are well-educated about how it works, because at the end of the day this is about ensuring we give people the opportunity to make better choices about their food," Senator Nash told Sky News.
Senator Nash was embarrassed in February when it was revealed that her chief of staff at the time,
Senator Nash insisted it was she, not Mr Furnival, who gave the order to remove the website because it wasn't ready.
It was also agreed at Friday's meeting that New Zealand would join the system.
The Australian Financial Review


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I think the conference will likely cover a multitude of events.
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I think the conference will likely cover a multitude of events.
Perhaps its to announce that larry bird is stepping down and will be replaced my Chris Mullin
I hope this doesn't have anything to do with the ownership... Herb needs to ride this out for another couple of years...
They listed on facebook MAJOR announcement.
Granger as MIP is my guess,
could be possibly Tinsley related, or it could relate to Duns somehow.
No, it can't be a trade as of now.
A new city is not going to be the case at all.
That does not JUST happen, besides the time the Colts left B-more, hahaha
1 - 2, Tinsley's coming for you.
3 - 4, You're not a team no more.
5 - 6, He's gonna plead the 5th.
7 - 8, He's gonna stay out late.
I also think that even though you can't be signing free agents you can still work extensions. They may have done so w/ JJack
1 - 2, Tinsley's coming for you.
3 - 4, You're not a team no more.
5 - 6, He's gonna plead the 5th.
7 - 8, He's gonna stay out late.
could be that they are anouncing their move to Vancouver.
Vancouver will be the last place an NBA team will move to. They don't even want another NBA team from what I've read.
I know you're joking but you left out the smilie.
This is my blog's official reaction to this press conference:
Don't even joke...
But I do think it has to be something structural to the franchise...
or not.
It is true that Jack cannot be signed until after July 1st, but that is because he is coming off his rookie contract. The October 31st deadline only applies to rookie contracts, but all other contracts are subject to extension at any point in time during the year (provided it has been three or four years since original signing, depending on length of the contract).
Yes I'm joking, but I like a sick joke every now and then. I could just see it, "we are here to announce that Danny Granger has won the award for MIP player in the NBA, congrats Danny - oh yeah and the Pacers are moving to Vancouver - we aren't taking any questions" - and they walk out onto the Mayflower moving trucks. (Is Mayflower even still in business?)
gotta love speculations...
i see Pacers being more of a U-Haul type...
15/1 that they announce Danny cured swine flu. You interested UB?
Well if it's an international game pre-season, it is a bit late, the one in London between the Bulls and the Jazz (Oct 6th) is as good as sold out already
(no I wasn't interested, prices are plain silly, almost cheaper to fly Indianapolis :P)
cheapest ticket $ 50, most expensive $ 500, please bare in mind this is a 20k seater, and sold out in 4 hours last year as well :P and most important of all this is a PRE-SEASON game
so 2 ppl, courtside, trip, parking (ROTFL, this is London) food, drinks, momento,
I will be in Indy later this year
So Long And Thanks For All The Fish.
If you've done 6 impossible things today?
Then why not have Breakfast at Milliways!
NBA.com headline: 11:30 MIP announced. guess the confrence's about that.
Is the live link working? I've got nothing.
And I won't be here to see the day
It all dries up and blows away
I'd hang around just to see
But they never had much use for me
In Levelland. (James McMurtry)
I've got nothing.
Passion. Pride. Patience. Pacers
the confrence is only about MIP. both the pacers.com link and nba's MIP link to the same live stream(which isn't on yet).
is streaming live
...Still "flying casual"
Well, Benner will look like a complete tool if it isn't about something other than MIP.
Thanks, Gnome.
And I won't be here to see the day
It all dries up and blows away
I'd hang around just to see
But they never had much use for me
In Levelland. (James McMurtry)
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Help support your Meetup
Hello and welcome to The Treasure Coast Psychic Development Meetup Group. The group is lead by Sunne Young, R.N., Psychic-Medium, Spiritual Teacher, and Speaker. Our meetup group is designed for everyone.
Everyone has a primary and secondary intuitive channel. The Treasure Coast Psychic Development Meetup Group will assist you in discovering your intuitive abilities....afterall, everyone is psychic!
Each group meeting will focus on different intuitive "muscle building" exercises! Also, positive living and thinking exercises. At the end of each meeting, all members will participate in a gallery style psychic exercise. This setting is designed to utilize your intuitive abilities to assist a member with questions he/she may have.
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Sample the flavors of Largo
The Greater Largo Library Foundation will host the Art Hop and Taste Fest, a showcase of local artists and businesses, on March 13.
Tickets are $25 and available at the Greater Largo Library Foundation office, the Largo Public Library and participating businesses.
Bus transportation will be provided from Largo Public Library, 120 Central Park Drive, to other stops in Largo's downtown.
Call (727) 586-7398 for more information.
Here's your chance to get the kids clothes
Another Time Around, a semi-annual consignment event featuring kid's clothing, will start its spring sale this week at the Largo Cultural Center, 105 Central Park Drive.
The event will start with an early-bird special, 8:30 to 10 p.m. Thursday. It will continue from 3:30 to 10 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and noon to 3 p.m. Sunday.
During the early-bird special, the entry fee is $5. Entry is free Friday through Sunday. For information, visit www.anothertimearound.com.
Reserve your place at table for Cracker Supper
The Largo Area Historical Society will have its 36th Annual Cracker Supper at 5:30 p.m. March 13 at St. Paul United Methodist Church, 1199 Highland Ave., Largo.
The cost is $15 for adults and $12 for children younger than 12. Reservations are required.
Call Elmer Williams, (727) 531-1804.
County wants advice on where to cut budget
With $60 million in reductions needed to balance the next county budget, the Pinellas County Commission is seeking feedback on which services and programs are essential and which might be reduced or eliminated.
Here is a list with times and locations of three public meetings.
• 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. today at Palm Harbor University High School, 1900 Omaha St.
• 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. March 11 at Osceola High School , 9751 98th St. N., Seminole.
• 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. March 18 at Gibbs High School, 850 34th St. S., St. Petersburg.
Auditions for talented adults and seniors show
Auditions for Largo's Adult and Senior Idol Competition and Show will be 3-5:30 p.m. Friday and March 12 at the Largo Community Center, 65 Fourth St. NW.
Auditions are open to all adults and seniors.
Call Craig at (727) 518-3131 for details.
Sample jujitso at self-defense seminar
Grandmaster Harris Warren will teach the dynamics of nisei bujutsu, traditional Japanese jujitsu, at a self-defense seminar 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Saturday at the Southwest Recreation Complex, 13120 Vonn Road, Largo.
The cost is $55 adults, $45 children, age 15 and younger. Call (727) 278-3526.
Kids invited to health, fitness extravaganza
Children of all ages can participate in a variety of free fitness games and nutrition activities 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Largo Central Park, 101 Central Park Drive. The event also includes live entertainment, food vendors, prize giveaways, dance demos and rides on Largo Central Railroad.
Visit PlayLargo.com.
Learn how to save the rain
Learn how to save rainwater in a recycled plastic barrel for later use at a rain harvesting workshop 9-10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Pinellas County Extension, 12520 Ulmerton Road, Largo.
Registration is free and required by Friday. Rain barrels will be available for $30, plus tax. Call (727) 582-2100 or visit pinellascountyextension.org.


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can't reset two pages per sheet
In order to print Acrobat images which are landscape and not being able to select landscape printing, I selected two pages per sheet. I now can't go back to regular size printing which in particularly bad with QuickBooks checks (using Crossover to run QuickBooks). Nowhere can I find a way to delesect two pages per sheet. I had to print checks on another computer, which introduced other problems.
What application did you use to make the change to 2 pages per sheed?
Can,t reset two pages per sheet
I used Properties on the prinnt screen that came up when I requested print from pdf file. Tried to change from there and it didn't help. Just tried again with same lack of results. Printing from Kate is normal but from pdf or QuickBooks via Crossover it's still half-size.
Originally I couldn't get it to print landscape, which would have avoided printing tow pages per sheet but it wouldn't do it. This time it did but still half size. QuickBooks doesn't give me these print options, nor does KDE print setup.
But it tsn't only Crossover apps that have this problem. I have a problem with pdf brokerage statements but not with pdf bank statements. Kate and OpenOffice apps seem to be ok.
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You can find Calcutta anywhere in the world. You only need two eyes to see. Everywhere in the world there are people that are not loved, people that are not wanted nor desired, people that no one will help, people that are pushed away or forgotten. And this is the greatest poverty.
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Lowe's is offering a free Build & Grow kids workshop on Thursday, May 5 starting at 7:00 pm.
The kids will be building a Chalkboard Planter.
You will need to register your little one for the workshop on the Lowe's website. Some locations have already filled up, so make sure you register soon.
Each child gets to keep the craft they made as well as a free apron, goggles and a patch. You can see more details on their website.


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The iconic Aqueduct Trail has had a facelift, completely re-sheeted from Rocky Valley Lake to the Wishing Well. A flat and gentle ride, this trail is perfect for any ability.
Location: Falls Creek
Riding time: 15-20 minutes
Gradient: Flat
Grade: Easy
Start: Multiple points within the resort
Finish: Multiple points within the resort


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Argyle Social enables agencies to resell a fully branded social media management platform to their clients. Curate content, provision users, and configure entire social media campaigns and accounts for your clients.
Argyle Agency looks like you, from the user interface on down to the system-generated email notifications. We even provide custom social publisher applications, so all your clients' posts can say "...posted via MyAgency" on Facebook and Twitter. Talk about social lead generation!
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UPDATE: Two bodies found in Moniteau County
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UPDATE: Tues. March 1st 3:07 p.m.: The Moniteau County Sheriff's Department has released the names of the two people found dead in Clarksburg and say the incident was a murder/suicide.Charles E. Wood, 51, and Judy M. West, 61, were found deceased in their home Monday at 400 Academy Street, according to the sheriff's department.The medical examiner told detectives that both Wood and West died from gunshot wounds to the head.The sheriff's department has ruled West's death a homicide and Wood's death a suicide. Original Story:The Moniteau County Sheriff has confirmed two bodies have been found at a home in Clarksburg.
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Each Sunday at The American Church in Paris, part of our Call to Worship is a Unison Prayer of Confession (always followed by Words of Assurance)
I have had the privilege most Sundays of leading the church in these prayers, and often the Prayers of the People and something we do called "Lighting the Candle for God's Global Vision of Compassion, Justice, and Peace", followed by a Prayer for Illumination (which precedes the reading of The Fist Lesson)
I wanted to share this past Sunday's prayer that I lead our congregation in. Although another member of our pastor team wrote the prayer, it personally moved me and I found it most appropriate and beneficial as we approach the narratives surround the nativity.
"Gracious God, thank you that you have come and dwelt among us, full of grace and truth. Thank you that you are an astonishing God of mystery and miracles; that the messages you send us often come in surprisingly simple and subtle forms.
Forgive us for our cynicism and reductionism, for our managing and minimizing of reality.
Forgive us for shrinking what is truth into what our imaginations can grasp.
On this Sunday before Christmas, help us wonder again at the good news of the incarnation. By your Spirit, help us to expand our minds and spirits so that you might take us more fully into the goodness and beauty of your love.
(Silent prayers of confession)
In the name of our Savior and Lord, Jesus Christ, we pray. Amen.
I offer a thought for reflection in light of this prayer and the stories we shall read and hear this week leading up to Christmas:
The more true something is, the less literal language can accurately describe it.
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KEITH CHEGWIN has lost two stone on his brutal training regime for Dancing On
The telly presenter says he needs new costumes because he is now 12st after
losing 28lb and 3in from his waist.
He told TV Biz: "Three months ago I couldn't even walk up the stairs. I was so
unfit. I never did any exercise.
"When Dancing On Ice came about I thought I better go the gym but I found it
was so boring. I used to stand next to the fat people to feel better!"
Cheggers, who is skating with Olga Sharutenko, added: "I am as fit as I have
ever been in my entire life. I have lost two stone now."
His wife Maria loves his new figure. He said: "I got on the scales this
morning and I have gone down to 12 stone exactly. I was 14 stone before.
"My wife went, 'Bloody hell'. She said to me the other day, 'Ooh, you have got
some definition in your arms now'. She finds me sexier!
"They measured my waist last Sunday because we are having special costumes. I
was 41in and now I am 38in. And Maria definitely loves the new me."
Keith was due to appear in Dancing On Ice last year but had to pull out after
fracturing his shoulder and breaking four ribs training for the first show.
He said: "My broken rib is still incredibly painful. I have got my painkillers
for that. My back hurts and my breathing is still a bit shallow."
But no matter how much pain Keith is in, Russian Olga, won't let him wimp out
of training.
He said: "Olga is fantastic but I definitely don't fancy her. I call her the
Gremlin from the Kremlin because of the way she talks and pushes me so
bloody hard.
"She comes from an Olympic background and would have me train from six in the
morning until midnight if she could.
"Luckily, I have had no sort of embarrassing slips where my hand has landed on
her boobs — but she has knocked me over twice."
Dancing On Ice is on ITV1 tomorrow at 6.15pm.
Keith is working with www.pchprizes.co.uk one of the UK's largest free prize
draw websites who have given away over £400,000 since launching back in
September 2011. He will be taking to the streets in March to award the next
big winner of the £100,000 prize draw.! You can enter the prize
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Tuesday, January 10, 2012
ProspX Bolsters Board
Austin-based ProspX, the developer of sales software for the commercial insurance industry, reported today that it has added Dr. William T. Hold to its board. Hold is the head of the The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research, heading up a number of insurance related certification programs. He also has been on the faculty of the University of Wisconsin and the University of Texas at Austin.


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Public-private partnerships in new EU member countries of Central and Eastern Europe: An economic analysis with case studies from the highway sector
This paper analyses the role of public-private partnerships (PPPs) for infrastructure development in the new EU member states and candidate countries in Central and Eastern Europe. We survey projects in transport, water, energy, and telecommunications sectors and then focus on the highway sector. Based on theoretical considerations and extensive fieldwork in Hungary, Poland, Croatia, and the Czech Republic, we find that PPPs have not been very successful in the region to date. This is mainly due to the unfavourable institutional environment during the transition period, suboptimal project design, and unrealistic demand projections. However, the conditions for successful PPPs have considerably improved, partly due to EU membership, so that PPPs remain an important option for the second generation of infrastructure projects.
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ORANGE, Calif., Oct. 13, 2016 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- MEDCOR Revenue Services, a leading supplier of full Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) services to Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), has entered into an agreement to serve Davis Street.
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The Davis Street Family Resource Center is a state of the art, licensed, Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) providing high quality, accessible and affordable childcare, healthcare and family services to Alameda County. With 51 full/part-time employees and a budget of $6.2 million, Davis Street now serves thousands of individuals each year and was looking for a revenue cycle management partner to help the clinic operate more efficiently, and in turn provide greater medical services to those who need it the most.
MEDCOR Revenue Services was instrumental in expediting Revenue Cycle Management workflow processes to assist Davis Street during its difficult transition from an archaic electronic medical record and practice management platform to the best in class FQHC EMR software of eClinicalWorks. During this process, MEDCOR Revenue Services implemented the practice management setups for eClinicalWorks and delivered unprecedented revenue streams to the clinic.
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text: AT LAST...Breaking NEWS NEW SAMSUNG S3 is Coming but in a new factor the mini factor 'but S3 has already killed the all iPhones including the new one, now Samsung goes for the Double Kill' Samsung today confirmed that they will be revealing a 4-inch version of their flagship Samsung Galaxy S III later this week. While the phone doesn't yet have a name, Samsung mobile chief JK Shin said that increased interest in Europe for a 4-inch smartphone is what led to the company deciding to release a smaller version of the S III. While no other formal details were given, full specifications and images of the phone have already leaked online, with website MobileGeeks being the first to post both the phone's specs and images. Display: 4.0 inch Super AMOLED display with 800 × 480 pixels, 16.67 million colors, capacitive touchscreen, multi-touch. CPU: STE U8420 dual-core 1.0 gigahertz. Wireless standards: HSPA 14.4/5.76 900/1900/2100, EDGE / GPRS 850/900/1800/1900. Camera: 5 megapixel with auto focus and LED Flash, Resolution 2592 x 1944 pixels / VGA front. RAM: 1 GB. Flash memory: 16 GB with MicroSD card slot (expandable to max 32 GB). Operating System: Google Android 4.1 "Jelly Bean." Connections: MicroUSB port, 3.5mm Kopfhörer-/Headset-Anschluss. Wireless: Bluetooth 4.0, WiFi a / b / g / n 2.4/5 GHz, DLNA, NFC (UICC , optional). Battery: 1500 mAh. Dimensions: 121.55 x 62.95 x 9.85 mm. Housing Material: Plastic. No word yet on pricing and availability, but this should be released soon after Samsung makes the official reveal. SOURCE


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Pumpkin and Pecan Pie Recipe
Whenever we have family gatherings during the holidays, this is one of the favorite desserts. It's a nice variation on traditional pumpkin pie.
- 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup canned pumpkin
- 3 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1/2 cup dark corn syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 unbaked pastry shell (9 inches)
- 3/4 cup coarsely chopped pecans
- About 20 pecan halves
- Whipped cream, optional
- 1. In a large bowl, combine brown sugar, cinnamon and salt. Add pumpkin, eggs, corn syrup and vanilla; beat well. Pour into the pastry shell. Sprinkle with chopped pecans. Place pecan halves around the outer edge of filling. Bake at 425° for 15 minutes. Reduce the heat to 350°; bake 25 more minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool. Serve with whipped cream if desired. Yield: 6-8 servings.
Nutritional Facts
1 piece: 396 calories, 20g fat (4g saturated fat), 85mg cholesterol, 238mg sodium, 53g carbohydrate (30g sugars, 3g fiber), 5g protein.
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Time to be a famous actor on a critically acclaimed sitcom, get into some kind of altercation with a flight attendant over whether or not you can use your phone, create an uproar on Twitter, disable your Twitter account, leave everyone scratching their heads and check out these links!
The Leaked Lindsay Lohan PlayboyCover
Was she trying to look like a whore from the 1960s? That'd be pretty classy!
Alec Baldwin vs. American Airlines
Meanwhile, Stephen Baldwin missed his Greyhound Bus, but nobody wrote about it. [image via]
The High School Freshman Meme
Many of these were created by Vice Principal Lippman.
Star Trek's Famous Opening Was Re-Written Last Minute
Space… the final something… hmm…
How I View Dogs and Cats
Just keep them apart, or this will happen.
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" Brand: Boux Avenue / Type: Slippers "
When it comes to lounging around at home I like to be comfortable and usually stick to wearing my pyjamas and slippers as much as possible! My last pair of slippers got covered in muck and were ruined when I wore them during some redecorating sessions, but I spotted these lovely Chunky Knit Pom Pom Mule Slippers in Boux Avenue when I was doing my xmas shopping and was sure they'd be a good replacement. The RRP is £16.00 but when I purchased mine they were reduced by 50% costing just £8.00.
Product description: "We love these chunky waffle knit mules in cream. Embellished with cute woolly pom poms in grey and cream, the soft, luxurious faux fur lining feels absolutely fabulous. While the hard wearing sole is perfect for popping outside and the mule style slips on and off with ease."
The name pretty much says it all: Chunky Knit Pom Pom Mule Slippers they most certainly are. The slippers come in two different colour choices; either Latte which is a pale creamy colour, or Mixed Grey. I chose the Latte colour slippers as the knitted stitch patterns were slightly different depending on the colour option, with the Grey slippers having a diamond textured stitch pattern, and the Latte slippers having a cabled waffle stitch pattern. The slippers look really nice and have a knitted top section along with a soft lining material which is kind of fleecy with a soft fluffy feel to it. On the outer side of the slippers there are cute pom pom details, with each slipper featuring a cluster of four pom poms in natural looking shades of cream and grey. The pom poms look lovely and add a touch of fun. They are attached securely and even after wearing my slippers pretty much every day for months there are no signs of the pom poms starting to loosen or come away from the main structure of the slippers.
The yarn used is chunky and seems to be durable even with frequent use. They have a sturdy rubber sole which helps the slippers to keep their shape and also makes them practical for if you have to make quick trips outside - I often keep my slippers on to pop the recycling into my collection boxes in the front garden rather than having to change into proper shoes for such a short trip. The inner soles of the slippers are very comfortable and provide a nice layer of padding that cushions the foot. I have noticed that there are a couple of compressed sections where the ball and heel of my feet are positioned inside the slippers and the filling material has compacted from the weight placed onto it, but they are still comfortable overall and this effect has been fairly minimal. I thought it could have possibly been a bad choice to pick a pair of slippers in such a pale colour, but they do not really show up marks or stains and it was only after several months of use that they started to look a bit on the grubby side. I decided to put them in the washing machine on my usual eco cycle at 30 degrees C and they came out looking renewed and the material brightened up considerably. The lining material did lose some of its softness as a result of this, but I was happy enough that they had come up looking fully clean again and this doesn't really bother me too much as I nearly always wear socks inside my slippers anyway so don't get the full effect of the fleecy lining material other than it keeping my feet warm.
These slippers come in a choice of three sizes: Small = UK womens 3-4, Medium = UK womens 5-6, Large = UK womens 7-8. I personally dislike standardised size ranges in footwear and would have preferred to be able to choose my exact shoe size in the hope that it would give the best possible fit. As it happens I have size 7 feet but they are quite narrow and so although I chose the Large sized slippers I was worried that they may be too big for my feet when taking into account the extra allowance to fit a slightly larger size 8 as well. Added to which, mule style shoes are well known for being difficult to walk in as there is a reduced area of contact with the open back section and no fastening to make sure that it's held in place on the foot. Despite these potential downfalls I have found the slippers to be very comfortable to wear and they do fit my feet well, feeling roomy but not loose. There is some obvious excess space at the back edge of the slippers when my foot is fully pushed into them, but this does not get in the way and is no real problem. The mule design is actually really practical as I can quite literally slip my slippers on and off quickly and easily, and don't even have to bend down to do so as I can slide my feet straight in. Thankfully they are also easy to walk in and I can take normal, proper steps instead of having to shuffle around to keep them from falling off when I lift my feet.
Boux Avenue is one of my favourite high street stores and they offer an exclusive loyalty reward programme as well as student discount. I am really happy with these Chunky Knit Pom Pom Mule Slippers and I can happily recommend them as they look lovely, are practical, comfortable and keep my feet warm. Perfect for keeping my feet cosy during this never-ending cold weather!


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A 25-year-old motorcyclist was hurt following a crash at Stockbridge.
His Kymco machine was involved in a collision with a Renault Clio in Bradford Road, at the junction with Royd Ings Avenue, at about 7.25am on Friday.
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Patrons Possibly Exposed to Hepatitis A at Mo. Red Robin
Mo. health officials are warning that a worker at a Springfield Red Robin restaurant may have exposed as many as 5,000 patrons to hepatitis A, according to WTSP news.
About the Hepatitis A Exposure
County health officials received a report of the illness on Tuesday morning at the Red Robin located at 3720 S. Glenstone Ave in Springfield, Mo. Up to 5,000 patrons who visited the restaurant between May 8 and May 16 may have been exposed to a worker who was ill with the virus.
In a press conference held at the county Public Safety Center at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, health officials have said the restaurant is now safe. Free immunization clinics have been set up to provide vaccines to those who visited the restaurant.
Locations of Free Immunization Clinics
- Friday at Remington's, 1655 W. Republic Road. Vaccines must be received within 14 days of exposure to be effective.
- The Smith Glynn Callaway Clinic at 3231 S. National Ave will have the vaccine available during the holiday weekend.
The health department has also established a hotline for people to call with questions. People can call 417-829-6500 between the hours of 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. today or from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday.
About Hepatitis A
Hepatitis A is a liver disease that is usually spread when a person ingests fecal matter from contact with objects, food, or drinks contaminated by a person infected with the virus. It ranges in severity from mild illness to a more serious condition lasting several months.


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From the unique perspective of David Sedaris comes a new book of essays taking his readers on a bizarre and stimulating world tour. Read more...
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More About Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls by David SedarisOverviewA new collection of essays from the #1 New York Times bestselling author who has been called "the preeminent humorist of his generation" (Entertainment Weekly).
From the unique perspective of David Sedaris comes a new book of essays taking his readers on a bizarre and stimulating world tour. From the perils of French dentistry to the eating habits of the Australian kookaburra, from the squat-style toilets of Beijing to the particular wilderness of a North Carolina Costco, we learn about the absurdity and delight of a curious traveler's experiences. Whether railing against the habits of litterers in the English countryside or marveling over a disembodied human arm in a taxidermist's shop, Sedaris takes us on side-splitting adventures that are not to be forgotten.
- Publisher: Little Brown and Company
- Publish Date: April 2013
- Page Count: 275
- Dimensions: 8.43 x 5.85 x 1.02 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.95 pounds
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- Review Date: 2013-04-29
- Reviewer: Staff
Sedaris's latest essay collection possesses all of the wit, charm, and poignancy his readers have come to expect. His usual cast of delightful characters returns; including a flashback of his father in his underpants berating a schoolboy or, more recently, hounding David into getting a colonoscopy. Many pieces involve travel, animals, or both: his sister Gretchen totes around an insect "kill jar"; in a Denver airport, David engages with a judgmental fellow passenger; and visiting the Australian bush, he has encounters with a kookaburra and a dead wallaby. Seeking a stuffed owl for a Valentine's Day gift leads him to a taxidermist shop where he is shown gruesome oddities and confronts difficult questions about his curiosity. Another essay explores the evolution of David's 35 years-and-counting of keeping a diary and provides some great insight into his writing process. In addition to the personal essays, there are six satirical monologues in which he assumes the role of a character with a ridiculous message. One in particular involves a man's ludicrous response to the legalization of gay marriage in New York, believing his own marriage is now "meaningless". This is a must-read for fans of smart, well-crafted writing with a sense of humor. Agent: Steven Barclay Agency. (May)BookPage Reviews
Sedaris returns to the hilarious and absurd
David Sedaris' previous book, a collection of fictional animal stories called Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk, may have worried some of his longtime fans. Had the lovable curmudgeon, famous for his sidesplitting essays about his family's dysfunction and his misspent youth, abandoned memoir for imaginary stories (however funny and bizarre) about talking animals? After he'd hit the big time—best-selling books, sold-out live performances, homes in England and France—had his own life become too comfortable to be funny?
This latest collection of (mostly) autobiographical essays should put any such worries to rest. Although his life is certainly much happier now than when he was hooked on drugs or working as a department store elf, Sedaris still finds plenty of absurdity in the airports, hotels, book tours and vacation-home renovations that now fill his days. Sedaris is the sort of writer who can make standing in line at a coffee shop an occasion for gleeful, vicarious outrage (and in less time than it takes to steam a cappuccino).
As in his previous book, there are plenty of animals here, though none of them talk. Stuffed owls, mangled roosters, melting sea turtles, skewered mice and a graceful kookaburra populate these pages like the inmates of a psychopath's barnyard. There are other kinds of beasts here as well. There is his father storming, capricious and pantless, through Sedaris' childhood. There are the despicable, heartless fanatics whom Sedaris imagines and inhabits in the book's few fictional pieces. And there is Sedaris himself, so candid about his own moral failings that you almost want to hug him and tell him he's really not so terrible, even if he did once consider displaying a stuffed Pygmy in his living room.
All this is vintage Sedaris: sharp, strange, moving and funny—proof, if any were needed, that success is no barrier to absurdity and that humans are the strangest talking animals of all.


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A Whangarei judge may allow a transgender woman to be sentenced to home detention because of the risk she faces of abuse in prison.
Glen Cooper pleaded guilty to a charge of wounding with intent to injure in the Whangarei District Court late last month.
She was charged following an incident in January where she struck a man on the head with a wine bottle during an argument, and is remanded in custody at an all-male prison.
Ms Cooper's lawyer Kelly Ellis told NZ Newswire on Thursday that Judge Duncan Harvey has indicated he will recognise that her client's transgender status will allow a 10 to 15 per cent discount on a prison sentence.
Judge Harvey said a home detention sentence is within the realm of possibility, but Ms Ellis said this will require a good pre-sentence report, a favourable psychiatric report and a good address.
"We're not out of the woods yet," Ms Ellis said.
"Generally speaking if you open a big bottle of wine on somebody's head and cause them significant injuries, avoiding jail does require some pretty exceptional circumstances.
"He found a number of significant circumstances and being transgender was one of them."
A transgender person is someone who is trying to change gender and is taking medical steps to do so, Ms Ellis said.
She said Ms Cooper would not be able to begin hormone treatment while she was in prison, which, she argued, was in breach the Bill of Rights Act.
Judge Harvey didn't accept this argument, saying Ms Cooper could have done more to seek treatment earlier, Ms Ellis said.
However, Judge Harvey accepted that Ms Cooper could face a hard time in prison.
Ms Ellis said that while her client is now in segregation, she still lives in fear of sexual assaults and locks herself in her cell most of the time.
Ms Cooper will reappear in court for sentencing on November 23.
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Literacy in the Arab world remains below developed nations' 95% average
Literacy rates in the Arab world remain below the minimum average of 95 percent in the developed nations, despite several countries notching up increasingly high literacy statistics, according to Madar Research.
However, according to a recent survey, with 10 Arab countries falling within the 70 percent to 90 percent literacy category, the consistent efforts by regional governments to boost literacy have had a positive impact.
In the Levant region, Jordan has the highest literacy rate at 89.7 percent. Lebanon is placed second with 86 percent. Among the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, Bahrain has the highest literacy rate at 87.6 percent, followed by Kuwait at 82 percent, Qatar at 80.8 percent, Saudi Arabia at 76.1 percent and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at 75.1 percent.
However, as in Lebanon, the UAE has established a good network of academic institutions. With increasing investment in the development of academic centers such as Dubai Knowledge Village, and the new medical college at Dubai Health Care City, as well as a consistent focus on high quality professional education for UAE nationals, the education sector in the country is set to grow manifold.
The three pronged strategy of regional governments, which includes inviting the best global education providers to set up facilities in the region, the development of home-grown centers of academic excellence and the consistent government sponsored literacy awareness drive, will all be featured at the 16th Gulf Education and Training Exhibition (GETX) to be held from April 20 to 23, 2004 at the Dubai International Exhibition Centre. — (menareport.com)
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IGN brings confirmation today that the long-awaited 'Alien Quadrilogy' will be hitting Blu-Ray on October 26th.
From IGN:
It will take advantage of Blu-ray technology by incorporating the MU-TH-UR Mode, an interactive feature that lets you access the special features on all six discs and provides an index of all available content. And what does that content include? About 60 hours of special features and over 12,000 images, including material from the legendary early '90s LaserDisc release, the "Legacy" release and, of course, the Quadrilogy.
There will also be new, previously unreleased content, such as original screen tests of Sigourney Weaver prior to filming the original Alien, unseen deleted scenes, the previously unseen original cut of "Wreckage and Rage: The Making of Alien3" and more.
Suggested retail is $139.99 and by the sounds of it, will be worth every last penny. 60 HOURS of special features and 12,ooo images? Sign me up.


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I need one of you O'Brien fans to help me come down off of the anti-O'Brien feelings I have developed over the past few weeks.
Yes, I freely admit that the Pheonix game sent me over the edge and I'm still mad about it.
However I feel that really it is just a symptom of the disease that I have.
Maybe I've been reading to much Naptown Seth lately but I feel that our offense has no structure to it at all. Basically if we have an open three shoot it and pray to God that on more nights than not that we hit at least 40% of them.
I see very few screens to open up shooters, I see very few back door plays ran, I thought we were going to run a pick and roll but that has happened less and less each game.
Basically if we are hitting our open jumpers we have a chance, if not.....
Look before some smart @ss gets on here and say's, "well you should not have complained about Rick". First of all I didn't, in fact I was one of the few supporters the guy had before he left but even I admit that his time here had come.
Second of all, that is a bogus argument. There are not only two styles of offense to play in this world and just because some people were repulsed by Carlisles offense does not mean they are wrong in not liking the "look to shoot once you have crossed the mid-court line" that O'Brien is bringing to the table right now.
Larry Brown didn't use either of these offenses and I think we did just fine under him.
Anyway back to O'Brien.
Not only does the offense sicken me, but the only thing worse than that is our defense or lack therof.
Ok, we don't have the talent to be a defensive unit here. Heck in fact we may not have the talent to even be a bad defensive unit.
But why accept bad defense from your players and not try and do something differant from the bench.
I swear to God there was one play in the first half that Mike Dunleavy actually pulled out a red cape and yelled Ole' as Sefolosha blew by him for an easy layup.
If Jamaal is sucking on defense, which I realize is when he is breathing, then why not give Owens a few min. You mean to tell me you don't think that Owens couldn't have done a 10X better job than either Diener or Jamaal?
Again, I realize that the guy has limitations to work with here, but come on. Something, anything would have been a nice change to try throwing at Kirk. How about Rush moving over or even try Daniels.
Anyway someone who still has absolute faith please help me out here because while I certainly am not saying fire the guy, I am saying my belief that his style of play will work over a season has almost faded to nothing.


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I have tried jsut about every shampoo and conditioner set on teh planet (sadly not jk lol) from all teh srugstore lines when I was in my teens and ever salon high end line up to Kerastase. I have never midned investing in ahircare as keeping my hair in good shape si the least I can do after getting cuts and color maintenance. Anyhow I have fussy hair in that it's naturall wavy fine (but a lot of it thick in density) which has that annoying natural poof to it as many of the natural wavy crowd can relate. Not straight and not curly but usually a pain lol. Also lucky me my scalp tends to get greasy if the wrong product is used while the rest of my hair is always pouffy and frizzy (not damged or dried at all). I have an amazing arsinal of styling products which let me fake looking like I have model hair lol but truly beleive starting with a decent shampoo/conditioner makes a difference. No matter what I have tried ahve found it impossible to find a duo that cleans and balances my scalp yet adds the slight amount of moisture I need to the rest of my frizzy and poufy hair without either making my hair limp form too much moisture or drying my hair out overtime. Not even Kerastase could do that for me hence why I absolutely gave up on ever spending a lot of money on shampoo again is bototm line it is on our hair for a few minutes and washed down the drain so no suprise it doesn't work the miracles it claims on the bottle. I was totally frustrated searching all reviews and finally decided t go back to the drug store and give Aussie one last try as it was the onyl thing I hadn't used. Cleanse & Mend Shampoo/Conditioner is work every dam penny lol and officially my hg now. It is simple, has decent ingredients as far as dg brands go, comes in appealing purple bottle (w/ pumps no less! ), really leaves my hair feeling soft and clean without tons of silicones weighing my hair down or being stripped. Plus I was almost in shock that this is the only scent I loooove from Aussie and other dg products which all have that gag reflex horrid sweet over sugared fruity or tropical coconut nauseating smell. Cleanse & Mend actually smells citrusy and fruity while being light and fresh at the same time. I'm officially sold that this is an amazing set for anyone, especially naturall wavy and high maintenance hair like mine. For more course hair if this sin't enough moisture for you definitely try the Aussie Moist set (which felt great but weighed my hair down and was too sweet for me). Nice to give my wallet a slight break as at least now my Shampoo/Conditioner won't cost as much as everything else I use. This alternated with my weekly Redken Cleansing Cream clarifying followed by my Macadamia Natural Oil Deep Repair Mask, plus my quality styling products definitely is a lifesaver in keeping my fussy hair looking as good as possible, however still wish I was born with the get out of shower and go hair like many of my friends but hey work with what you got, as annoying as it may be lol.
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Former Mormon Instructs YouTube Listeners on LDS Doctrine
This is a must see. Just a few suggestions:
1. If you are going to film with significant other(s?) lying on a bed in the background, tell them to hold very, very still. That hand between the breasts at 1:55 was a teeny bit distracting.
2. You might want to blow your nose before filming so you don't have incidents like :54, and thereafter throughout the video.
3. If your audience consists of Latter-day Saints, you'll want to shave the moustache. I have to agree with Amri that it gives you that "pervy look," especially at 8:22.
Doctrinal Points Covered in the Video:
- The Mormon God is one of the most strangest characters ever conjured up in theology.
- He was baptized, went through the temple and inherited all that his Father has, including the ability to spiritually procreate "whatever that mechanism is."
- He "cannot do anything other than what he can do." Thus he is "restricted by the laws and constraints of the theological celestial world-view parameters."
- Although the Mormons jump on the creationist bandwagon, their doctrine is not a doctrine of creation, it is a doctrine of copying. (since he creates animals after their own kind, and they have always existed.) So God is not even an intelligent designer, he is just a copycat.
- The D&C says his power comes from below, not from above.
- God cannot intervene, because the person would know he had intervened, proving there was a God, thus destroying free agency.
- He is really not that awesome.
- He didn't form anything--he gave all that responsibility to Michael, so he is not really anything except a constrained program. He doesn't have any will to will things. So why on earth would you want to be that?
- He only has morals because the God before him told him about the rules that are more eternal than God.
The conclusion about the Mormons and their doctrine? "Who made that up? Obviously these people, if you can call them that, are not really thinking about these things, they are just repeating."
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More Room to Fall
Just last Thursday, I noted that even though the S&P 500 was hitting new but not big highs, I did not like the square postings indicating overhead resistance or the overbought condition of my indicators. My comment then was "a correction is just around the corner."
The corner was, in fact, turned the following day. It is particularly noticeable that the Nasdaq had already been in a slide for nearly a month, and it therefore emerged as the biggest debacle in the drop of Friday and the follow-through plunge on Monday. It had led the advance earlier this year, and now seems to be leading the decline....358 more words left in this article. To read them, just click below and try Real Money FREE for 14 days.
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Scout says next Japanese sensation, Masahiro Tanaka, is better than Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish
The next Yu Darvish is likely to land in Stateside this winter. His name is Masahiro Tanaka and he just completed a regular season for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in the Japan's Nippon Professional baseball league in which he went 24-0 with a 1.27 ERA.
According to one major league scout, he's better than Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish, who has a 29-18 record with a 3.34 ERA through two seasons in the major league.
"He is better than Darvish because he is a strike thrower,'' the scout told the New York Post. "Overall, Darvish's stuff might be a little bit better, but this guy knows how to pitch. He is like Kuroda, he has a lot of guts. He throws four pitches but when it gets to [stone]-cutting time, it's fastball and splitter.''
The Post reported Tanaka's posting price is expected to be around $60 million -- the amount Darvish was posted for two years ago. Darvish earn six-year, $51.7 million deal after the Rangers won the bidding war to talk to Darvish.
The posting price does not count against the salary cap, but Tanaka could earn a five-year, $60 million contract from the winner of what should be a number of teams bidding for him, including the Yankees.
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The Art of Cookies: Easy to Elegant Cookie Decoration (Paperback)
Easy to Elegant Cookie Decoration
Ten Speed Press, 9781580086325, 128pp.
Publication Date: September 1, 2004
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There'-'s truly nothing sweeter than a homemade cookie, but when it'-'s creatively decorated, that cookie can become a tasty work of art. THE ART OF COOKIES delivers an imaginative collection of decorating ideas and designs, focusing on themes such as birthdays, weddings, baby showers, Christmas, Hanukkah, and Easter. Be serious. Be whimsical. Be adventurous or traditional. Let your imagination go and your fingers fly. If it doesn'-'t turn out exactly right, who cares? Eat it and make another The idea is to decorate, originate, elaborate-if it can be done on a canvas, it can be done on a cookie. Great art and great taste-what could be a better combination? An upscale lifestyle book celebrating the art of cookie decoration for various themes and holidays. Features an introduction to creative cookie decorating and a selection of core recipes and techniques. Includes 50 step-by-step photographs of the design process so you can replicate the cookies with ease.
About the Author
NATASHA HAIMOVICH is a food stylist with a degree from the Culinary Program at New York'-'s New School. She is a cooking and styling editor for food magazines and a creative designer and food stylist for several international culinary publications. Natasha lives in Israel.NOGA HITRON graduated from the Bezalel Academy of Art in Jerusalem and went on to become a successful jewelry designer before turning to cakes and cookies. She is the proprietor of Cookies for Fun, a thriving decorative cookie business selling to gourmet food and fashion shops throughout the world. Noga lives in Israel."


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Work For Dharma Day: March 20, 2012
Dear Sangha Members and Friends of the Village Zendo,
"Seventy-two labors brought us this food . . ." Each time we chant the meal gatha we remind ourselves of the labor of beings throughout the world that makes it possible for us to nourish ourselves and sustain our lives.
The same interdependence applies to our sitting practice. The zazen that sustains us is made possible by the efforts of innumerable beings–"the hands that sew the cushions, the teachings of Buddhas and ancestors that light the way, the warm hearts and sincere effort of our fellow practitioners. And in a very direct way, our practice space is made possible by the generosity of the members and friends of the Village Zendo.
More than 25 years ago we found our first practice space through the generosity of Enkyo Roshi and Joshin Sensei when they opened their home to a small, dedicated group of practitioners. As the sangha grew, so did the need for support not just by a few of us but by the whole community. This year, as we look back on nearly a decade spent in practice spaces at 588 Broadway, the support of the community matters more than ever. Our lease will expire in 2013 and, as all of us know, rents in lower Manhattan go in only one direction. Our ability to maintain our practice space depends on each one of us.
That's why we ask you to respond generously to Work for Dharma Day, the Village Zendo's spring fundraising appeal. Work for Dharma Day is an opportunity for each of us, no matter our occupation or walk of life, to nourish the life of the Zendo and the practice of its sangha. To participate in Work for Dharma Day, simply pledge to donate all or a portion of the income you earn on Tuesday, March 20, the first day of spring, to the Village Zendo. No amount is too small or too large. We all participate equally. We each contribute to the innumerable labors that make it possible to sustain a thriving spiritual community in the heart of New York City.
A pledge form and envelope are enclosed or, if you prefer, you can donate online at JustGive. On behalf of Enkyo Roshi, Joshin Sensei and the entire Village Zendo teaching staff, we thank you for the generosity that will sustain the Village Zendo sangha now and for many years to come.
In gassho,
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The Web's Wild West
The New York Times has a column today about a judgment in favor of former vice president Al Gore and his cable channel Current TV, which were taken to court after using a freelance photographer's work without permission or payment.
The column describes the new "Wild West" of the Web, as Scott James puts it, where information and ideas are shared freely with a Napster attitude. Here in Florida The Palm Beach Post, Sun-Sentinel and Miami Herald all share stories freely among their Web sites. It is a troubling trend for freelancers who make our living by the assignment.
I have a Google Alert set up on my name to help me monitor where it appears, although I am sure there are instances that slip by me. The lesson here for freelancers is to protect your ownership of your work. Today it is as important a job for you as your reporting, writing, broadcasting and photography itself.


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BELTON — Wine connoisseurs of all legal drinking ages and walks of life converged to celebrate Nolan Creek Urban Winery and Wine Bar's first anniversary.
Attendees enjoyed wine and cocktail specials, free food and live music provided by the Joe Young Jazz Band to celebrate a successful year in business.
"Saturdays are busy and we have developed a strong following," said co-owner Vira Chudasma. "We appreciate the outpouring of love and support we have gotten from the community."
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"You can ask questions and learn about different wines," he said. "When you look around the room you see young people and an older crowd, so it's a great mix of nice people."
The Nolan Creek Urban Winery and Wine Bar offers a rotating wine flight of three samplings of wine from around the world for $10 and monthly wine-tasting events. At the party, the owners unveiled a new lunch menu of sandwiches, paninis and spreads. In addition to their current offerings, the menu will expand and they will be open from noon to 2 p.m. seven days a week for lunch later this month.
"If I learned one lesson in our first year it's to slow down. In my past careers, I've always been go, go, go," Chudasma said. "I go home every night and pinch myself because I am living the dream. None of this would have been possible without my husband, my parents and, of course, our customers."
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Marshall Falls To Tulane In C-USA Opening Round, 64-58
March 8, 2006
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -David Gomez scored 21 points, matching his career high, and grabbed 10 rebounds Wednesday night as Tulane moved to the quarterfinals of the Conference USA Tournament with a 64-58 win over Marshall.
The Green Wave (12-16), the tournament's No. 8 seed, connected on 10 of 12 free throws in the final 5:24 to move into the next round against the tournament's top seed, No. 5 Memphis, on Thursday.
Gomez was part of the Green Wave's control of the interior, as Tulane outscored ninth-seeded Marshall 44-20 on points in the paint and 17-10 on second-chance points.
Quincy Davis scored 17 points on 8-of-14 from the field, but was hampered by foul trouble. Donnie Stith added 13 points and seven rebounds.
Marshall (12-16) was led by Mark Patton with 15 points, while Joe Miles scored 11. Markel Humphrey finished with 10 points.
The Thundering Herd, which was successful from 3-point range in the first half, missed 11 of 12 shots outside the arc in the second half.
The two teams were tied at 56 with 2:26 remaining, but Marshall could manage only two free throws by Humphrey the rest of the way.
By halftime, Marshall already had surpassed their offensive output when they lost 61-36 in the regular-season meeting between the two teams. After hitting 7-of-15 from beyond the arc, Marshall led 37-32 at the half.
Davis led Tulane with 13 points at the half. There were nine lead changes in the first half with Marshall's 5-point lead at intermission their biggest of the game.