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Foxwoods Resort Casino and Mohegan Sun reported Friday historic declines in the slot-machine revenues they collected in February, posting the lowest monthly "win" totals they've experienced in more than 16 and 12 years, respectively.
Win is the amount a casino keeps after paying out prizes to gamblers.
Foxwoods, which includes MGM Grand at Foxwoods, reported a win for last month of $38.5 million, 24 percent less than it won in February 2012. Mohegan Sun's February win of $45.4 million was down 18.6 percent over the same month the previous year.
Foxwoods had not reported a win of less than $40 million since December 1996. Mohegan Sun's February win was its lowest since February 2001. Editors' note: This corrects an earlier version of this story.
Foxwoods has experienced double-digit declines in six consecutive months, while Mohegan Sun's win has plunged by double digits in four of the last six months.
The situation has had a direct impact on the state, which takes a quarter of the tribally owned casinos' slots win. In the 2012 fiscal year, that amount — it has fallen each year since fiscal 2007 — came to more than $344 million. State budgetmakers projected casino payments of $300 million in fiscal 2013, which ends June 30, and $299 million in each of the 2014 and 2015 fiscal years.
Through the first eight months of the current fiscal year, the casinos have contributed nearly $194.7 million to the state's coffers.
"We have already significantly reduced our current year estimate for Indian gaming payments," Ben Barnes, the state budget director, said Friday when asked about the latest slots results.
"It's hard to base anything on one month," he said. "There's weather patterns and issues affecting consumer confidence, so we don't want to overreact, but obviously there's a downward trend. I don't like the loss of revenue to the state, but I'm even more concerned about maintaining the casinos as major employers and large drivers of tourism and economic development."
Barnes noted the state has been working with the Mashantucket Pequots, who own Foxwoods, and the Mohegans, who own Mohegan Sun, agreeing to charge them less for services the state provides the casinos in such areas as public safety and liquor control.
"I have confidence in their ultimate success," he said.
While a Mohegan Sun executive attributed February's slots numbers to the extreme weather, a gaming expert said the recent declines at the Connecticut casinos are consistent with the findings of a soon-to-be-released survey of gaming behavior in New England.
"We were truly shocked by the drop off in visitations to Foxwoods by Massachusetts residents, who historically account for 31 to 36 percent of Foxwoods' customer base," Clyde Barrow, director of the Center for Policy Analysis at UMass Dartmouth, said in an email. "However, our survey findings indicate that Massachusetts residents are both gambling less than in previous years and shifting many of their remaining trips to Twin River in Rhode Island. Since Twin River is a slots-only facility, it stands to reason that its major impact on Foxwoods would be its slots revenue.
"We found that Massachusetts residents continue to visit Mohegan Sun in the same numbers, but they are evidently spending less per trip, while Resorts World in Queens, New York — now the most lucrative slots-only facility in the United States — has siphoned off many of Mohegan's New York customers.
"This is just a preview to what is likely to happen once Massachusetts finally licenses its resort casinos."
Resorts World, located at the Aqueduct horse racing track, reported its February win was up 6.2 percent, to $57.1 million.
Twin River, in Lincoln, R.I., and Empire City Casino at Yonkers (N.Y.) Raceway, another player in the Northeast gaming market, reported February slots revenue declines that were more modest than those at the Connecticut casinos. Twin River's win was $36.6 million, down 11.8 percent, and Empire City's was $44.7 million, down 4.9 percent.
Ray Pineault, Mohegan Sun's chief operating officer, pointed to last month's storm and other weather-related events as the reason for the sharp decline in his casino's slots revenue.
"We faced a blizzard that started on a Friday, with the governor closing the state's roads until late in the day Saturday," he said. "We felt the impact for four days, and lost a significant event Saturday when Bon Jovi had to cancel."
The band Bon Jovi was scheduled to open a world tour with a Feb. 9 show in Mohegan Sun Arena. The sold-out show was rescheduled for Oct. 25, though the band performed an impromptu free concert on Feb. 9.
Stormy weather elsewhere in the region, including in Mohegan Sun's "feeder markets" in Worcester and Boston, also affected the casino's business during the month, Pineault said.
In addition, he said, February 2012 had an extra day because it was a leap year.
"Absent the snow, things are going reasonably well," Pineault said. "When you lose four out of 28 days, that's one-seventh of your month."
No Foxwoods executive was available to comment on the February slots revenues.
Total win (in millions): $38.5
Yearly change: -24.0%
State contribution (in millions): $9.8
* Hold: 8.32%
Operating units: 6,135
Total win (in millions): $45.4
Yearly change: -18.6%
State contribution (in millions): $11.4
* Hold: 8.25%
Operating units: 5,532
*Hold is the average percent of total wagers kept by the casino.
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It also suggests that backup power be required for high-rise stairwell lights.
A city-commissioned task force released the report Thursday.
It comes two days after Mayor Michael Bloomberg released more sweeping proposals for levees and other structures.
Bloomberg and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn convened the task force after Superstorm Sandy.
The report also says sidewalks could be designed to capture storm water. And longer screws could be used on doors and windows to make them more wind-resistant.
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5. Do the same with the leaves. Sew around the whole shape, then add a small line down the center of the leaf, about 2/3 of the length.
6. Remove all the pen lines with a damp cloth. Cut out the shapes 1/8" from the stitching. (Yes, there will be raw edges!)
7. Using the circle from the pdf, cut one cream circle, one aqua circle, and one circle from your batting.
8. On the cream circle, Fold it in half, then in half again to find the center. Pinch it to make small creases. This will mark your center.
10. Stitch them to the cream fabric, following the stitching on each shape, up one side and down the other. You don't need to stitch along the outer edge. The swirls will hang over the edges a little bit.
11. If you'd like, you can jazz it up a little bit with your darning foot and a few squiggles.
12. Layer the 3 circle pieces in the following order: Batting, Aqua back (right side up), Cream with swirls (right side down). Pin around the edges. Sew a slightly bigger than 1/4" seam around the circle through all three layers (making sure to catch the edges of the swirls), leaving a 1" opening so you can turn it.
14. Turn right side out, trim any fraying threads. Fill with crushed walnut shells about 3/4 of the way full. (Use a funnel to do this part, unless you want a big mess!)
15. Stitch the opening closed.
17. When you get to the back, add the large button, and bring the needle back through to the front. Repeat each time you add a button to the center. When you finish, tie the thread off on the bottom, hiding the extra thread behind the bottom button.
18. Enjoy your sweet little peppermint pincushion. Or give it away and make another. And then another, and one more after that. :-)


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Bruce Springsteen To Campaign For President Obama In Ohio And Iowa
Monday, October 15, 2012
Bruce Springsteen will once again hit the campaign trail for President Obama later this week, according to Reuters. "The Boss" who stumped for Obama in 2008 during his first presidential campaign, will make appearances in both Ohio and Iowa on Thursday (October 18th). It's unclear whether Springsteen volunteered or was asked for his support by the Obama-Biden ticket due to Obama running neck in neck with Mitt Romney in various national polls.
Springsteen, who kicks off his next North American leg on Friday (October 19th) in Ottawa, told us that he believes his role as an American songwriter extends far beyond the entertainment community in which he works: "You're supposed to remain interested in the world. Y'know, my job was always to put you in somebody else's shoes and, and have you walk a while in those shoes, I've said a lot in the past. You're out there, and you feel what's in the air out there, and you feel what's on people's minds. People are looking for ways to have a dialogue about these ideas, about these issues. They're looking for ways to try to get a handle and, and make sense of, of what's happening, you know? And I think that music and film and, and art has a service to perform in, in that fashion."
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band tour dates (subject to change):
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October 21 - Hamilton, ON - Copps Coliseum
October 23 - Charlottesville, VA - John Paul Jones Arena
October 25 - Hartford, CT - XL Center
October 27 - Pittsburgh, PA - CONSOL Energy Center
October 30 - Rochester, NY - Blue Cross Arena
November 1 - State College, PA - Bryce Jordan Center
November 3 - Louisville, KY - KFC Yum! Center
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November 15 - Omaha, NE - CenturyLink Arena
November 17 - Kansas City, MO - Sprint Center
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November 26 - Vancouver, BC - Rogers Arena
November 28 - Portland, OR - The Rose Garden
November 30 - Oakland, CA - Oracle Arena
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The 7″ screen on the PlayBook makes an excellent home for the all-new Dashboard UI, giving you quick access to everything in your WordPress install. And it's always just a tap away – access the Dashboard by tapping the button in the top right of the screen to view it.
Write posts and pages in either landscape or portrait orientation using the new and improved post editor. You'll find everything there that you want in a WordPress app: Edit existing posts/pages, add media, view your stats, moderate comments, and get direct access to the full web-based WordPress Admin (i.e. /wp-admin).
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What in the world is my picture doing on the Romulus mayor's re-election website? Take that off!Some background: I first laid eyes on Romulus Mayor Alan Lambert back in 2011. He was running away from me. I had some questions about his chief of police, who was accused of spending public money on hookers and a tanning salon.Romulus got itself a new chief of police -- Robert Dickerson. I spoke at an awards ceremony he held in Romulus this past winter honoring public safety workers. That is when Mayor Lambert weaseled up next to me for the shot.Now finally a few weeks ago, Lambert's house got raided by state police in connection with money he allegedly took from a local businessman. Chief Dickerson quit in disgust, and I got a call about the photo on Lambert's re-election website. I didn't okay that.I caught up with the mayor at Romulus City Hall where we had the following conversation:LEDUFF: You've got my picture on your website. Can you take it off?"LAMBERT: Maybe.LEDUFF: I didn't mean that to be an endorsement.LAMBERT: Didn't you?LEDUFF: No.LAMBERT: I didn't say it was an endorsement.LEDUFF: Well, it looks like one.LAMBERT: I'll talk to the person who put it on there. I didn't put it on there.LEDUFF: Can I get your word?LAMBERT: Sure, yeah, I'll talk to him. I'll have him take it off.LEDUFF: Now, what's going on with the state police raiding your house?LAMBERT: They executed a search warrant, Charlie. I don't know what else I could tell.LEDUFF: Did you have the ink on your hands? Did you take money?LAMBERT: I can't talk about [any] of that, but what I do know, that story you reported, man, you got some bad information brother....LEDUFF: What kind of confidence does this give the people?LAMBERT: Well, I don't know, but I've got a lot of people supporting me, Charlie. I haven't been charged with anything.Well, Mr. Mayor, I look forward to the day when you can set the record straight. In the meantime, take my picture off your website.
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Who's your favorite sports team, and why?
I am a Steelers fan!!! Who doesn't love Troy Polamalu???
What's your favorite movie quote?
"Can you wash your clothes in the dishwasher?" -Step Brothers ...I really want to try it hah
What's your favorite video game, and could you kick our butts at it?
I have to go old school on this one and say Mario Kart for N64.
Piercings/Tattoos (How many? Where?)
5 tattoos and 3 piercings. Tattoos on my foot, rib, shoulder blade, wrist and thigh. Piercings in my nose, belly button and ears.
What's the most embarrassing song on your iPod?
"Wow, I Can Get Sexual Too" by Say Anything ...yeah haha
What's your best party trick?
Get your friends really drunk by giving them vodka while you are drinking water. It's really funny. They are all shocked at how much you can handle.
What's the most memorable pick-up line you've ever heard?
One time my best friend and I were at our local bar just having a few drinks on a Thursday night. This guy came up to us, totally belligerent and told us that we were the most "aware and relevant" girls he had ever met. I don't think that's what he really meant to say but we couldn't help but bust out laughing... for the entire night. Poor guy. But I also get Little Mermaid pickup lines a lot too because my name is Ariel. Classic.
What's the worst job you've ever had?
Waitressing was by far the worst job I've ever had. I am just not cut out for it. I end up talking to one table the whole night instead of doing my job. But one evening a guy was complaining about how many cucumbers and tomatoes were in his salad. Repeatedly. So after about an hour of trying to get this salad right I ended up throwing the salad at him. Let's just say I never went back :)
What's the most dangerous thing you've ever done?
Well, I haven't done it YET but I'm scheduled to go skydiving in the spring! I am very excited. Its something I have always wanted to do and life is too short.
It's 4AM after a crazy night out – what are we eating?
Diner food!!! Probably French toast drenched in syrup ;)
What's the strangest thing in your fridge right now?
I really love feta cheese. Don't judge me!
What's the naughtiest thing you've ever done in public?
Hehehe... I had sex in my neighbors front lawn. Haha but they were old so its ok ;)
What do you feel sexiest wearing?
I love dresses. I think they are the ideal feminine outfit. Match it with some sexy heels and you are good to go!
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Knock Knock.
Who's there?
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Eligibility: Jr. Major: Computer Infomation System
Patrick King enters his junior year at Pfeiffer.
Personal: Son of David & Susan King.. Born March 19th,1993.. Majoring in Computer Information Systems.
Pfeiffer University Academic and Swimming Highlights:
Freshman Year: 3.95 GPA
High School Swimming Highlights:
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In full disclosure, I'm a die-hard Vikings fan. The 2013 preseason has not been kind to Purple Nation. We're always told by people who know, that the third preseason game is the only one that kind of matters out of all four of the meaningless games each team plays. If the 34-14 drubbing at the hands of San Francisco was what Vikes fans should expect this season, it's going to be a long year.
Minnesota came on strong late last year to earn a spot in the playoffs. I don't even want to get into the Joe Webb playoff debacle versus the Pack. It's tough to do much in the playoffs with a guy that throws the ball straight up in the air. With that being said, I expected the Vikes to pick up where they left off. A strong running game with a stout defense.
We've all heard the excuses for quarterback, Christian Ponder last year. His arm was hurt, he needs time to adjust to the game, he has no receivers. This year it's time for Ponder to take that step to the next level. If not, he won't be in Minnesota much longer.
Running Back, Adrian Peterson basically put the entire Viking Ship on his back en route to a 2,000-yard season. I have no doubt in my mind that he will have another phenomenal year running the rock. But, I'm not sure he can replicate what he did in 2012.
Each side of the trenches for Minnesota are supposed to be some of the best in the league. But, both the offensive and defensive line looked weak and over-powered versus a really good 49ers squad.
Secondary is always a question mark in Minnesota.
Even if the Vikings finish the preseason without a win, is that an indicator of what will happen during the regular season? Let's hope not.
Only one team in NFL history has gone win-less in the preseason and on to win a Super Bowl the same year. Any guesses???
It was the 1982 Washington Redskins. The 1990 Bills and 2000 Giants each made it to the Big Game without a preseason win, but they both lost the championship.
Heck, in 2008, the Detroit Lions won all four preseason games, only to fall to 0-16 in the regular season.
Let's just hope it is, what it is. It's the preseason.
But, if Minnesota wants to have another playoff run, they better fix what needs fixing as soon as possible. The regular season is less than two weeks away.
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How attached are you to your deeply held beliefs? If solutions to global problems challenge your worldview, how do you react?
Allan Savory's recent TED Talk introduced an unlikely and politically incorrect solution to reversing global desertification and climate change with the use of livestock as a tool, and different decision making.
Well-meaning laws, bureaucracies, and activists at the mercy of public opinion have stifled this work from moving forward on a large scale in the US. Belief systems and the fear of being wrong often prohibits change.
How do you respond to ideas that challenge your belief system? How do we stop our paradigms and prejudices from unfairly shaping decision making, and allowing us to take real risks for lasting change? What's your reaction to cows helping save the world? What idea have you believed and been completely wrong?
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Robin Palmer 10+Mar 13 2013: I have waited a couple of weeks after returning from TEDActive to write this post. I had hoped that my feelings of intense disappointment and disillusionment would dissipate, but they haven't. Would someone please explain the selection of Allan Savory for a TEDTalk, knowing that he had systematically exterminated 40,000 majestic elephants, as a result of his incorrect hypothesis? He did not even consider minimizing his recklessness by testing his theory on a much smaller population, in a smaller area. He removed native people from their land, destroyed 40,000 elephants and THEN discovered he was wrong. How can this barbarian be invited to speak at TED?!
Additionally, Mr. Savory's newest hair brained hypothesis flies in the face of widely accepted research about the root causes of desertification - including global warming, short-sighted over-planting, feeding methane releasing livestock instead of adopting vegetarianism, and deforestation.
I am a foster mother to a couple of orphaned baby elephants at the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust. Both of them were rescued after having witnessed poachers murder their mothers for their tusks. Some of the orphans die of grief. The ones who survive are greeted and surrounded in a literal circle of love by the other orphans, trunk to tail. The Sheldrick Wildlife Trust is the only organization that releases orphaned elephants back into the wild. After two years of care, they are ready to return to the African wilderness. The Sheldrick graduates send a subterranean message to each other, and then arrive from miles away to "pick up" the newest member of the herd.
If Allan Savory feels any guilt for his grievous crime against nature, he can help -http://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust. It is my fervent hope that the TED organizers would choose to invite real humanitarians like Dr. Daphne Sheldrick, Dr. Jane Goodall, Ric O'Barry - Dolphin Project, Dr. Con Slobodchikoff, among others. Please add to the list - I will be happy to forward it.
Mar 13 2013: Thank you for your honest post Robin. I can most definitely appreciate your feeling, particularly knowing how much love and investment you have for these magnificent creatures! It's my guess others will respond to your post but I simply want to say that a mistake doesn't translate to a barbarian. I have worked with Allan in various situations over the last couple of decades, and your description is inconsistent with his character. That said, I understand why you would see it this way when your life is dedicated to their survival!
I cannot speak for Savory, but I know his commitment is to sustaining all life. The unfortunate, unintended consequences of man's decision making can be devastating. It is for this very reason Savory developed the holistic decision making model. His intent was to prevent as many unintended consequences as possible, by addressing root causes and working towards the best possible outcome for the whole - including every elephant. In our quest for answers, or a job responsibility to a single cause (i.e. endangered specie,rangeland, deserts, etc.) , we have traditionally addressed one symptom or problem leaving us wide open for massive error to the system as a whole.
Savory learned from his mistakes, rather than cow-towing (no pun intended) to those seeking to further their own agendas. Over the years, I've witnessed him repeatedly choosing blunt honesty and transparency, over popularity and sentimentality. I can only imagine the horror it was for a wildlife biologist like Savory to know elephants suffered at all. Isn't it how we address our mistakes - if we're paying enough attention to notice them - that matters? Making decisions holistically with vigilant attention to the results in the process will limit many unintended consequences. Savory's model has deeply influenced land management across the globe. He is rarely given credit for his monumental influence towards global sustainability - and there is still a long way to go.
Mar 14 2013: Dear Linda,
Thank you for your response. As a foster mom to orphaned baby elephants, I was saddened that Allan Savory had convinced the government to implement his plan on such an enormous scale. Systematically shooting 40,000 elephants to test a theory that proved to be incorrect is unconscionable.
It seems to me that desertification solutions could include restoring the land back to the native nomadic people whom Allan Savory forcibly removed, and helping to protect and restore the elephant population, rather than bringing in methane producing non-native livestock.
Mar 14 2013: Robin,
Mr. Savory's research, which led to 40,000 elephant deaths, was conducted in the early 1960's. At that time, the prevailing scientific thought was, required rest of the land to save desertification of the grasslands. The idea was, culling those elephants would eventually improve land quality and allow the grasslands to thrive, including the bounce-back of remaining elephants. Obviously, he regrets this decision, since he admitted so during the lecture, and if you have ever read any of his books you would understand he has a passion for saving all wildlife. People tend to make major mistakes early in life and regret them, this would be one of Savory's.
Mr. Savory's way of grazing livestock is considerably different then the conventional methods used to raise livestock, most of which never actually see grass. As a cattleman myself, I can attest to the wonders a properly managed livestock herd can do to one's land. When grass is grazed properly by livestock; plant and animal diversity grow; soil quality and water retention increase; erosion and run-off into streams decrease. There are actually quite a few books that outline the success of intensive grazing. I'd be happy to offer some suggested reading to help change your mind.
Mar 14 2013: Dear Christopher,
I am a vegetarian and would not be interested in reading books about livestock. Since you are a cattleman, I am pretty sure we would not agree about the environmental problems created by methane producing livestock, and in our ability to feed starving people around the planet, instead of livestock.
Mar 14 2013: Robin,
I understand your emotional attachment to elephants. However, emotional attachments often cloud our judgment.
I commend Mr. Savory for the courage of admitting his mistake of killing 40,000 elephants in public. He has to carry this cross till the end of his life now, face accusations like yours, which jeopardize all his subsequent results. He HAS to admit his mistake in every public speech he makes. If he does NOT mention it, he would be discredited as scientist for life. It's exactly BECAUSE he admitted doing it in his speech, I believe, he should be allowed to speak at TED. It shows him as a man of considerable integrity. Actually, this mistake and him admitting it, ADDS credibility to his research in my eyes. People who make such mistakes in the past would go 10 extra miles to make sure such mistake is not repeated.
There is an old Russian saying "bowed heads don't get chopped off".
Mar 15 2013: Dear Arkady,
I have not heard of any sane scientific research that began with the slaughter of FORTY THOUSAND elephants. I wholeheartedly believe in forgiveness. I completely disagree with Allan Savory's previous and current solutions for desertification. It seems to me that solutions could include restoring the land back to the native nomadic people whom Allan Savory removed, and helping to protect and restore the elephant population, rather than bringing in methane producing non-native livestock.
Mar 15 2013: Robin, as Margriet's comment below implies, native people in Australia have caused as much environmental damage over thousands of years as modern practices, before methane-producing animals were introduced to Australia. This seems to support the hypothesis that it's removal of grazing species that turned Australia into desert, not methane.
I don't defend slaughtering 40,000 elephants. That was an act bordering with a crime by today's standards. But mind you, his conclusions were peer-reviewed and were found to be in-line with a scientific opinion popular at the time. So, he did not make this decision without asking anyone. Those who agreed with him back then should share the responsibility. I'd say the message here is that today's popular environmental theories that we accept as truth (like methane-producing livestock that you mention) could be wrong as well. Are we sure that someone will not consider what we do a crime 50 years from now?
Allan's main idea is not introducing non-native livestock. Its a method of grazing the grass. It can be done by any grazing animals - bison, rhinoceros or wombats. This is what seems to bring results. But if he is able to achieve results with cows, it clearly proves that methane was not the major issue, but the grazing was.
I always wondered why extra CO2 emitted into the atmosphere and allegedly responsible for the global warming is not absorbed by plants. Plants love CO2. It's their food. The answer seems to be - because plants are destroyed by something else, not by the CO2 in the atmosphere. And Allan's research seems to provide the answer.
I still admire Allan for admitting his past mistake. Perhaps, it's this mistake that caused him to think independently of the prevailing mainstream scientific theories. He seems to know enough about herding to understand the dangers of herd mentality.
Scott ReilMar 18 2013: I have to second Arkady on virtually all points, and as a quasi-vegan (fish-eating, with occasional meat intake), I gotta say I agree with a lot of what Robin says as well...
My occasional meat intake comes from a local farm. I know the farmer and the farm; it is a small herd, well managed and MIRGed, and the beef is gras raised AND grass finished. My move to plant based (mostly) was not based on emotional or social pressures, but on health matters, to which I have had clear and resounding results I can see and feel. I would advocate for a mostly plant based diet for EVERYONE; it is curative, restorative and sustainable for both you AND the planet...
Robin, I think you missed something significant in the talk, blinded by that PETA II rage I know so well from cohabitating with my wife, a like minded vegetarian like yourself. YOu were so busy being mad at ALan for what he had done that you missed how mad, sad, and dissapointed he was with himself about that decision. As Arkady points out, at the time, it was done with the best intentions based on the best avaiable information. You are basing your feelings on current available information, which, if Alan had access to at the time, would have ASSUREDLY made your anger unecessary, as it NEVER would have gone down. Alan has to live with his decision for the rest of his life, as he said himself, and the pain in his eyes brought tears to mine as he said it. But how many of us have the courage to present our greatest failure as a global citizen, as cautionary tale to the rest? Damn few...
These herds, wild or domesticated, are the answer to an immediate problem. We do not have immediate access to wild herds of ungulates, and we have ready access to vast quantities of domestic animals, for the most part being managed very badly. Doesn't it make a certain amount of sense to utilize the latter, reducing the damages to soil and helping with the damages to atmosphere by so doing?
Please remember the question originally asked.
Mar 14 2013: Hello Robin - Up until 50,000 - 60,000 years ago 2/3rds of Australia was covered in lush vegetation. Research now strongly suggests that when the First Australians arrived they exterminated all of the mega fauna - what must have been vast herds of them, all within a few thousand years. As these animals - wombats as big as rhinocerouses - were un-afraid of humans, killing & eating them would have posed no problem whatsoever. Just walk up to one & plunge a spear into its heart. Allan Savory's 'conservationists' slaughtered 40,000 large herbivours with guns. All crimes of unimaginable proportions.
The loss of the vast herds of mega fauna from the Australian continent had the same effect on this land that Allan's removal of the vast herds of African elephants had on Africa - as did the removal of the vast herds of bison on the American midwest. First, here in Australia after the demise of the mega fuana, the lush vegetation grew back madly unchecked & smoke & charcoal sediments in lake bottoms from that time are evidence that lighting-started wild fires stripped the continent bare of this plant cover almost immediately, or this plant cover just died & oxidised as Allan shows that it does without herbivores to eat & recycle it. Oxidising plants ruining the soil.
After this initial devastation of Australia 50,000 yrs ago then the 'second Australians' arrived a couple of hundred years ago & we late comers have utterly devastated millions & millions of once productive land all-over again.
Yes. Let's recognise the unspeakable crimes we humans have perpetrated on this planet - & on each other !!!! - but let's get on with 'un-doing' these atrocities. Let's weep for the elephants, bison & herds of wombats as big as rhinocerouses - but let's get on with restoring our ecologies & reversing climate change at the same time.
In Australia we have a miracle-working desert re-greener in the person of Peter Andrews. His method is called 'natural sequence farming'. Check it out.
Mar 15 2013: Dear Margriet,
Thank you so much for your message. I really appreciated receiving it. It looks like desertification solutions could include helping to protect and restore the native animal populations, rather than bringing in methane producing non-native livestock. I will check out Peter Andrews and his natural sequence farming.
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First of all, the woman calling play by play at the beginning of this video needs to step it up a notch with the enthusiasm. Wake up sister! Not every day you see trash talking and a brawl in a badminton match. Like I realize when you're calling badminton you're probably not preparing for this type of violence but I'm sure Al Michaels didn't think Team USA would beat Russia either and he still managed to hammer out one of the great calls of all time. It's called being prepared. You sound like a fem-Joe Buck out there.
Anyway this was kind of crazy no? Like I'm not a badminton expert but things don't usually end with one guy running from away like he's Ricky Bobby by a fire and the other guy Liu Kang-ing him before needing stitches on his ear. This thing looks like a Thai Worldstar Hip Hop* video. And these guys used to be teammates? Kind of reminds me of when Kane and Undertaker split up after being a tag team and went after each other (and you better believe Jim Ross was ready). So with the Brewers sitting at 42-58, Ryan Braun diappearing from earth faster than Judy Winslow and actual, real football still a month out, maybe it's time to hit up the badminton tour.
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PS: My buddy Steve and I were a badminton team during that part gym class our junior year at North. We were pretty good but not nearly as good as two Hmong students in our class who pretty much lived on the championship court for two weeks. Well one day Steve and I made it to the final court and much like the U.S. over Russia we set the stage for one of the greatest upsets that 4th period gym class during fall semester of 2001 ever saw. To this day my greatest athletic achievement. Haven't touched a shuttlecock since.
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2. Pressure- As a Buckeye fan I have a bit of concern tonight for Braxton Miller's return. The Heisman hopeful has missed basically the last three games with a sprained MCL. If he is rusty tonight, the Badgers need to take advantage of it early with some blitzes and hits on the quarterback.
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Oh dude. I'd be livid.
Oh dude. I'd be livid.
Molly, that's horrible. I'd be furious, too.
I am once again just completely PO'd at work. As I have mentioned before, each time we do an evaluation we have to do a file review and prepare the appropriate paperwork, which often takes 45 minutes or so. I did my review for tomorrow and was in the middle of writing one of my reports (which I brought home because it isn't finished). At the end of the day, I got an email from the front office. The temp receptionist called to confirm the appointment for tomorrow (the one I spent the better part of an hour writing the review for) and the mother got angry, saying her appointment was for a different day - a day I have another child scheduled for. So, she switched them and told the Thursday parent to come tomorrow. Of course, I have no review done for the Thursday-now-tomorrow kid. And who does the burden of this fall on? We have to work late to do the review because of their incompetence. Seriously, if the lady doesn't want to come tomorrow at the time we had reserved, she has to schedule an appointment in an open appointment slot. Don't switch with someone else and give me no warning. I don't start my evaluation blind!
Words fail me at expressing how much this crap annoys me. We are ALWAYS the ones to bear the brunt of this. There is no repercussion on the office staff at all.
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Oh Molly Can you ask your dr what the repercussions could be and if there are tests available? I'd make a complaint about something like that. That is serious incompetence!
Mandy, again I'm at a loss as to your administrative staff's stupidity. I don't get why they're not held accountable. There should be pretty strict guidelines on that stuff. It's clear you cannot fully prepare in such a short amount of time. Expecting you to work late at night on last minute's notice is rude. I wish you had an existing, successful private practice.
I'm home safe & sound...but man what a long day. I left the city late and got tangled in Manhattan traffic. I made it down in 3.5 hours, but going home took 5 hours! I did stop at a diner for lunch, but that doesn't account for an hour and a half. In the last hour of my drive, I got pulled over because my brake light was out. Just my luck, a state trooper was following me when I had to slow down from 65 to 55. Ironically, if he wasn't there I would have just coasted down, but because I saw him I wanted to make sure I was at 55 when I was even with the sign. He didn't give me a ticket though.
I don't see any faults that Josh could possibly be picked on so far (physically or otherwise) but I think I'm biased ;)
Someone tell me I'm crazy to worry about this - DH's truck is big and heavy and vibrates a lot when we drive it (it's a 1-ton pickup). We have a gap between the concrete in our driveway and the road just next to it, so every time I drive in and out of the driveway there is a big jerking movement. I worry that it would shake my uterus badly enough to prevent a baby from implanting. I'm crazy, right? That can't happen?
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Mandy, you're FINE. Don't worry about it.
When do you test?
Not for another week.
Me (40) DH (47) & furbabies * m/c 7/08 4/12 11/12
I was afraid you'd say that. I don't know how you do it. I've been counting down the days and getting anxious.
Denial, mostly. Hunger Games and the Mad Men premier helped. Also fits of rage at the office staff. All a nice distraction.
Me (40) DH (47) & furbabies * m/c 7/08 4/12 11/12
Thank goodness you have incompetent schedulers! Why don't all you SLPs protest en masse?
They've carefully avoided having any staff meetings this year. Not kidding - we had one meeting at the very beginning of the school year and haven't had one since. I don't think they like being in a room with all of us together.
Me (40) DH (47) & furbabies * m/c 7/08 4/12 11/12
Mandy...real life isn't a soap opera (which in case you never watched, any slight jiggle or tumble can cause an issue). Reality is that it's VERY sound and cushy in there and I would only be concerned if it was something like a major direct hit to the abdomen.
Molly I would be livid also. This is the kind of thing that a complaint needs to be filed.
Looks wise, I have to admit i worried a bit that we might get an ugly baby (because of course I assumed that a bio one of ours would be cute...kind of vain huh?). DH is the one that assured me that it would be ok and we would have just as much love. He said that the less cute kids need loving parents too.
Jennifer, if it's any consolation, the adopted children I see at work are every bit as cute as the non-adopted ones. Of course, the baby you adopt won't be as cute as you are, but it'll still be cute ;)
Me (40) DH (47) & furbabies * m/c 7/08 4/12 11/12
My niece emailed a link to this. I thought it was funny.
Me (40) DH (47) & furbabies * m/c 7/08 4/12 11/12
Mandy, I know your office provides a completely different set of services, but it reminds me a lot of my mental health/alcohol & drug clinic that I worked at (at loved). We met with the supervising therapist (who was awesome) at least once a month and more frequently if something came up. We, as the staff, definitely felt like we were part of something and that our work mattered. In fact, the therapists often said they couldn't do our job without us. I liked that and I really liked being a part of a cohesive team. I just cannot fathom not wanting to make my coworker's jobs as easy as possible...and that meant I couldn't be lazy, selfish, or clueless. All it would take would be one time for me to accidentally schedule someone too soon for a therapist to do their job properly (it actually would have most likely be the psychologist actually) and I would have been the one calling to reschedule that appointment and I wouldn't have done it again. I certainly wouldn't have acted like a sh!t about it either...either I wouldn't have realized the work involved in an assessment, or I would have made an honest mistake. Both possible, but nothing to get pissy about.
I wish I could be your staff. I actually loved that work a lot, especially since it was in an area that mattered to people.
But yeah I am sure that anything that is mine I will think is cute. I remember being told Cosmo was goofy looking but I didn't believe it and thought she was just the cutest little dog ever. I look back at the pictures from that first year and um yeah she was kind of goofy looking....skinny with long legs and hair that was crazy and sticking up all over the place...once she was a little older and filled out and her coat calmed down, she was a much prettier dog. At the time, I just didn't see it but a few years later...yeah my baby went through an awkward phase!
OK. I have alot to catch up on!! Thats what I get for taking Monday off of work
Just wanted to pop in and say and I'll chat with you ladies in a bit, if I can get through the past 3 days of the thread!!
Mylah, we will miss you! I hope you can get some of your projects done. I hate that overwhelmed feeling.
Mandy, you could be doing jumping jacks and your baby would still implant.
Molly, I would be really upset, too. That sounds really awful. I did a quick search on that micro-organism and it sounds like it doesn't have serious effects:so I don't know why they called you all in a panic about it, making it sound even worse for you. I would call the office back and ask for the doctor to call you back and say that you are concerned about the lack of communication and you want specifically to know about any problems resulting from the delay of treatment on yourself and any possible ramifications for your baby. I would also ask if they did a culture with sensitivity to test for the appropriate drug to treat it, since the information I quoted above says that it's usually treated with penicillin (ie amoxicillin) and Augmentin contains amoxicillin plus an additional drug. I hope you are able to convey your level of dismay to the doctor while getting your questions answered and some of your worry alleviated.H. parahaemolyticus apparently may cause pharyngitis, but it is almost always susceptible to penicillin and rarely if ever causes sequelae.
My twins are supposed to take a favorite book to school to share today. DD picked out Chrysanthemum, a book about a girl who loves her name until she gets to school and the other kids tease her about it. DS picked out Pompeii: Buried Alive.
I don't think there is anything wrong with telling a child they are beautiful as long as you tell them how smart/talented/etc they are just as equally. Nolan is my "handsome little man" my "smart boy" my "chunker"
I'm glad you ladies brought up 'labeing' it really gives me something to think over. I imagine it will take much self-correcting to be sure not to label him by his behavior, but by the circumstance. Thats what parenting is all about right, learning and growing
I have yet to read (or watch) Hunger Games, but I'm really hoping to get to reading to it this summer.
Myles I hope things settle down soon! We'll be right where you left us when you come back
Mandy ONE more week!!!!
Jennifer I'm sure you'll get an adorable baby From my experience the cute ones FAR outweigh the um... no so cute ones
Not that you ladies care, but I'm going to share anyways
It appears that I ovulated... All by myself I'm a little taken a back at the moment by it all and in denial
DH tried to "jump on" the TTC train last night (literally), but I refused. I don't know what I want to do yet. I just know that I don't want to rush into making a decision. It took 6 years of William telling he wanted to have kids for me to decide I wanted ONE baby!
I tend to over-analyze everything
Christina....well at least YOUR ovaries were stimulated. LOL Definitely not an easy decision though. Any ideas on what your ideal age difference would be? If you want them closer in age and given that there have been issues in the past, I might be inclined to go for it. At this point if it did happen quickly, they would be two years apart or awfully close to 2 years apart.
I didn't start trying until I was 27 or 28...oh think that I was 27 but turned 28 shortly after. Good timing for us in life but part of will always wonder if we had tried sooner, if it would have happened even though the clinic didn't think age at that time was my problem.
At this point, I do not plan on using birth control ever again. If after we adopt, we end up pg, DH is getting fixed. If we did end up pg and adoption was on hold, probably will still not use any and again if a second baby came, he's getting fixed. We only want 1-2 kids and most likely will be one and done.
Jennifer you kill me
I think thats why hubs is in such a rush, he'll be 30 this year, and he doesn't want to get "too old"
I don't really have an ideal age gap. I suppose there are benefits to them being closer and farther apart.
I think what your planning to do sounds good Jennifer. Putting yourself on BC would be kind of pointless or at least thats how I felt about the situation.
Yay for ovaries!
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Congrats Christina!
Oh and if you do pick up The Hunger Games you'll probably finish it in a day or two.
I had to take the afternoon off. I've been having cold symptoms for a couple days but also very drowsy which is unusual for me. Even with the early wakeup time I'm usually just draggy but I've been falling asleep in the van (after we drop the kids off, not while they're with me)
I made it to the school to get on the van and then I just got one of those terrible cramp attacks where you know you're not going to make it much longer I felt so bad. My boss was calling me before I walked in the door because the driver called to tell her I couldn't make it. I felt so bad that I didn't have any advance warning. I don't know if the driver was able to go without me. I really had to dash home.
I'm sure it's bad enough to have one of those attacks if your systems work normally but with all my issues I pretty much can't be too far from a bathroom for a couple hours. (No I am not in the bathroom right now )


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Bridget that story is true. My aunt looked up every fact on Terrence Howard when we came home lol. It said that both his parents are bi-racial though but his father looks white and mom looks black and his father did 11 months for manslaughter for killing that guy. He has had an interesting life. We also read that Terrence only made $12k for Hustle and Flow, the movie he was nominated for an Oscar for, which was shocking. I still don't believe that's true. But one of his quotes was something along the lines that he "works to pay the bills" before that movie so he must not have been paid well until then. After that he got $500K to over $1 million per movie, so I can see why actors/actresses want to be nominated!
So sorry your instincts were off about the snow. I'm sure you'll make it up to Kai and since winter is still around, you'll have plenty of time for winter-wonder-landing it up in the snow sometime in the near future.
ETA: Elle just came and asked me for a snack. I reminded her she just got one (like 10 minutes ago). She then asks me "how do you say snack in Spanish." I tell her I don't know and asks if she does. A boy in her preschool is Peruvian and he speaks Spanish and has taught her some words (unfortunately "potty" words, as she calls them like butt and poop and booger in Spanish). She says: "I think you call a snack el snacka lacka in Spanish. lol, I thought it was funny. Now I am coughing and need to go lay down lol.


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Weber State College Oct. 1,1976 ) 4. ft Attorney WSC Insurance Unconstitutional by Rick Libby , Copyright Oct. 1, 1976 Weber State College is selling a school life insurance policy that is "totally invalid" according to Sam A. Herscovitz, Executive Director of the Utah Civil Liberties Union, Ogden Chapter. The policy has a provision for a pro-rata refund on premiums "if a student should be called on an LDS Mission." Herscovitz stated that Weber is a state institution with a studentbody open to all persons, and that a pro-rata refund of premium might be made available to any religious group is in total violation of the concept of separation of Church and State as provided in the Constitution. Greg Coronado, Director of the Equal Opportunity Program on campus, said that the words "LDS Mission" were used only as a convenience. He said that they would give the refund for any religious mission and the phrase was "grammatically incorrect." Coronado said that the literature is to blame and not the school. The determination of qualification of students and the collection of registration and tuition fees requires an expenditure of funds by the college and constitutes a use of public funds according to Herscovitz. Herscovitz also referred to Article I, Section 4, of the Constitution of the State of Utah which says: "There shall be no union of church or state, nor shall any church dominate the state ... No public money or property shall be appropriated for or apply to any religious worship ..." The actual clause in the policy reads: "If an insured student should be called for an LDS Mission, he may ... obtain a pro-rata refund of premium as of the date he enters the Mission Home." The insurance policy, which was arranged by the Continental Agency Company in Salt Lake City and underwritten by World Book Life Insurance Company in Chicago, was distributed through the mail to students attending Weber this fall and is also available in the Administration Building. PRESENT DAY CARE room holdi 20 children ranging from ag 3-5 yari old. th huHI. claims r ' " P Tech Ed behind During all the ripping, tearing and building of new facilities on this campus during the summer one building has been almost completely ignored and the completion date has been changed. Scheduled to open for classroom instruction this fall, the new Technical Education building has been postponed for use until Spring. That's if the weather doesn't become the major "cop out" for the building not being completed on time for this year. Strange Event A .reliable administrative source says that it is really strange that the "technology education building is six months behind schedule at a cost of $4 million and the Dee Special Events Center is ahead of schedule with an $11 million contract." And that's where one finds the "rub." Robert Folsom, director of campus planning and construction explains that the delays are normal and legitimate that they can be documented "by the contractor and there are no penalties to be paid by the firm. Technology Responds Dale Cowgill, Dean of Technology, diplomatically explains that the factor with weather is the reason for all the delays. cont. on page 2, col. 3 j pp ' -- ... I - 1 ! Nw fadlitix ar ndd but get lost in Photo: ClydMullr 1 . .,;v1.,'.V;ii:ii" , - V THE NEW TECH. ED building; waiting for Inside completion and "Shts. Photo: Clyd.Mu.IUr Survey shows ay care Last spring quarter, 4100 questionnaires were mailed to married students attending Weber State College. Its purpose was to determine what need may exist on campus for an additional day-care center. According to Carroll Finley, vice president of Weber's Constructive Living Organization (WCLO), there is definitely the need and desire around campus to organize such a program. Finley stated the only drawback now is funding. Meanwhile, Executive Council's Student Services Vice President, Mike Hunsaker, is trying to find a chairman of the Married Students Committee. The present system has the chairman of the married students also head of the Day Care Committee. Finley said that such a responsibility is too much for one person to handle. Finley favors a separate committee that works with married students instead of under them. The questionnaire showed that 350 children would enter the center if it were open. Also, the questionnaire showed that 79 people would volunteer their services if the facility were open. The Day Care Center would facilitate children three years of age and under according to the survey. If you would like more information concerning the Day Care Center, contact Carroll Finley in the Student Government offices. nee
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|Signpost (Weber, Utah), 1976-10-01, Vol. 2, No. 2
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|Weber's current student newspaper, the Signpost, first appeared on September 29, 1937. For two years prior to that time, campus news was disseminated via announcements posted on a bulletin board known as the "Signpost". As a result, the masthead of the first issue of the paper itself featured a rudimentary wooden sign with the title spelled out in rustic-looking letters. Over the years the paper has been published continuously, though the look, size and style has changed several times.
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Colswann1 wrote:
And yes, if you are passing by, call in and enjoy her cooking.
Am I invited? PLEASE? I positively love the kind of food you eat over there.
And although an increasing majority of the people on this thread are only British wannabes, I can't resist sticking my oar in.
I echo the views of some people on here about worldwide cultures being fascinating. I am very patriotic because I like to be, but I love all countries and cultures and couldn't imagine a world without Rwanda, Liechtenstein, Nepal, or any other country.
I will confess. Every time I watch or read about the Olympics, I'm cheering for the British. (Comes from watching too much Chariots of Fire.) And if there's one song that manages to get me just above the solar plexus every time I hear it (and mind, I'm a hard-boiled egg with good nerves), it's God Save the Queen.
(Every time that scene in Chariots of Fire comes along where the music plays and the flag goes up, I'm in a dreadfully soft-boiled state.)
Tonguethaid, I was a bit like you for years. But there is more honour in loving what you you're given than in loving what you choose, as I realised, and although I tease Americana and laugh at cowboy boots and get annoyed when people sing 'My Country Tis of Thee', I like it because it's mine.
But I've got to say there are some things that make me go all flabby, and one of those is the Blankney/Chauvelin scene from the old black and white Scarlet Pimpernel where he quotes 'This royal throne of kings.'