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States across America are beginning to enforce the latest round of new laws, some of which might raise your eyebrows.
Among the more unusual new laws set to take effect over the next month are: that cab drivers can charge a $50 vomit cleanup fee in Illinois; a law prohibiting the release of feral hogs in Kentucky; and a law allowing a concealed weapons permit to count as a valid substitute for a driver's license at polls in Virginia.
In Idaho, police can now issue arrest warrants via fax. Vermonters younger than 18 are barred from using tanning beds, CNN reported. Own an ATV? Don't try driving it without a license plate in Wisconsin.
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The day's top national and international news.
In California, a foie gras ban means any restaurant caught selling the French delicacy faces a $1,000 fine for each day they continue to violate it, NBC Los Angeles reported. The law is the first of its kind in the U.S. to crack down on the force feeding of geese and ducks, according NBCLA.
Residents of Minnesota who own certain types of aquatic invasive plant or animals will face a stiffer penalty if they're caught.
The state of Nevada, in an effort to close their revenue gap, passed a law splitting unclaimed casino winnings with the casinos rather than letting the casinos absorb them, CNN reported.


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Or really just a kid in school you know how crazy May is!
There is something going on every day! Yesterday Abby participated in her last (as a Ranger) Special Olympics! She ran a 100 meter dash, was in a 400 meter relay, and the softball throw. Boy does she get excited!!! It's great to see these kids compete – they are just as excited for each other as they are for themselves. They will run their fastest for their race and then turn around and cheer on the kids behind them and high-five the ones who finished before them. It's awesome! My mom and dad and sister and her son came to watch too. My husband and I also pulled our boys from school for the day so they could watch also. It was a great day!
In crafty news…there is no news. When I have the "want to" I don't have the time…and when I have the time I don't have the "want to"! gah!
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Sony RX1: Full frame and fully exposed in leaked press images
Sony is about to announce a full frame compact camera, known as the Sony RX1, according to leaked images and specs. The details suggest that the Sony RX1 will feature the same 24-megapixel sensor as the also leaked Sony a99, which we've previously reported. With a fixed 35mm f/2.0 Carl Zeiss lens on the front, the Sony RX1 looks like a really exciting camera. It will probably appeal to those pursuing quality above all else; a real enthusiast or pro compact camera.
The rumoured price on this model is around $2800, a flagship price for a flagship camera, although it will come in cheaper than a full frame DSLR with a 35mm lens.
The reports suggest that there will be plenty of accessories for the new model, including optical and electronic viewfinders and the specs detail that it will offer full HD video capture, a 5fps frame rate, 14-bit raw and ISO sensitivity that runs up to 25,000.
Looking at the images we can see a sensible mode dial on the top, along with exposure compensation control. The mode dial offers regular auto and scene modes, along with panorama, so it looks as though this camera will have the regular Sony goodies on-board, as well as manual controls.
Expect an aluminium body and a 3-inch display around the back, as well as a lot of excitement when this camera actually appears.
With Photokina coming up next week, we're seeing a flood of camera information at the moment. We'll be bringing you everything from the show, so stay tuned.
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By Kelly McKinnon, KF9 Leon Nicaragua
I fell off the sidewalk tonight. It was bound to happen.
The sidewalks here are raised and tiled and narrow. No extra room is allotted for lamp posts or stoops or two-way traffic, all must exist in no more than four feet dedicated to pedestrian passages.
The rules to walking in Leon are thus: a gentleman passes on the outside, there is plenty of room, and greet passersby with a smile and an "Adiooos."
My days begin with these passages. Rather, as I, dedicated tom-boy, wobble to work in high heels, these passages are the best things about beginning my days: I wave to the tour office and the guards outside the mill. I strut until I see Yader, he greets me with my daily kiss (on the cheek). On Yader's corner, across from the park of poets, at the intersection with the stoplight, is the lady who grills corn. Every day she does something wonderful like wearing aprons with row upon row of frills. We bottle neck at her grill.
At night the sky is green with blue clouds and lightening. Again tonight, my walk home is cluttered with political statements, fireworks and flags and a man yelling into a microphone. It makes me nervous. Not its political nature, I come from a political city. It makes me nervous because I don't understand it. Coming from a political city, I know what it means not to understand—it is a careless thing.
The uniformed school girls roll their eyes. It's because of the reelections, pues. They step off the curb and walk on, blue pleats bounce knowingly after them. They leave me tottering on the sidewalk.
Lenin waves to me. Of course I remember him, he works nearby and offered to cut my hair. We chat, he offers to walk with me. I decline, I don't yet know how to walk two by two.
It is as the buses pass and the fireworks burst, that I am nervous and stumble backwards. Lenin reaches for my wrist and gently chastises. Be more careful, he says. And the buses grind pass. I am fine, though still nervous. I wobble back towards the lady grilling corn.
I walk home wishing for more stability: for the school girls, for our clients, for the lady who grills corn, for this country. But who am I, sidewalk nemesis in high heels, to wish for such things? I seem to be the only with having difficulties with balance.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Rep. Luis Gutierrez used his turn on the Democratic National Convention stage Wednesday to hail President Barack Obama's support for immigration reform and blasted Republican nominee Mitt Romney as someone who wants to turn into "nightmares" the dreams of young children brought into the country by undocumented adults.
Gutierrez hailed a recent Obama executive order that allows people who entered the United States illegally as children to remain and work without fear of deportation for at least two years.
"We call them the 'Dreamers,' because they are young people who want their shot at the American dream. They are students and volunteers and leaders. Many want to join the armed forces. They are true Americans. They are American in every way — except on paper," said Gutierrez, the West Side Democrat who has long pushed for immigration reform.
"Now, America faces a stark choice. The future of over one million good people will be decided in this election. We can't deny them. President Obama is protecting immigrants. Mitt Romney wants to send them back," Gutierrez said. "This election will determine whether high school valedictorians, football team captains, and student council presidents will be treated with respect — or treated like suspects, whether they reach their dreams, or whether Mitt Romney turns their dreams into nightmares."
Gutierrez likened immigration rights to other civil rights battles in America, contending that "from marriage equality to voting rights, someone will fight against expanding the rights enjoyed by some Americans to Americans."
Romney has opposed any immigration reform that allows undocumented people to gain a path to U.S. citizenship without first leaving the country.


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#3 from 2017: Bringing technology to the doorsteps of India's smallholder farmers for climate resilience
Our Top Ten blog posts by readership in 2017. This post was originally posted on September 7, 2017.
"I walk through three farm plots of my fellow farmers every day to examine the crop growth and occurrences of pest attacks or crop failure. I send photo alerts via my smart phone to Cropin, which sends an advisory within a few minutes to remedy the problem, said Pratima Devi, a climate smart village resource professional in Manichak village in the Barachatti block of Gaya district in Bihar, India.
Cropin Technology Solutions Pvt. Ltd, a private software and mobile apps company, has developed digital applications to advise farmers on ways to achieve optimal harvests, depending on weather conditions, soil and other indicators. In less than a month, Pratima Devi completes a visit to all the farm plots in her village that are registered to get agro-advisories. "Women farmers appreciate my efforts and have started trusting my advice because they see a positive difference on their farms," she adds.
Ramchandra Prasad Verma has the status of a master trainer of climate-smart village resource professionals in the same Barachatti block. He succinctly explains how data on weather parameters, such as rainfall, temperature and humidity, provided by the Automatic Weather Station (AWS), which was installed by another private Indian company, Skymet, helps farmers make smarter decisions in the village. "When the AWS shows temperatures of 35-40 degree Centigrade, farmers will wait for cooler temperatures before transplanting paddy mat nurseries into the field. Otherwise, there is a fear of losing crops in high temperatures", said Verma. Earlier farmers relied on traditional wisdom alone, but now digital information can help them make faster and better decisions on the times of sowing and harvesting.
When Verma was a village resource professional, he had raised the maximum number of alerts in Bihar and received many advisories from Cropin on sowing, soil health, seed treatment, and weather forecasts that benefitted farmers. Over time, he developed skills to interpret technical advisories, train farmers to apply information on their fields, and interact with Cropin and Skymet professionals, which earned him the status of a master trainer.


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Where have I been the last whoknowshowmanyyears that spaghetti squash has been around? Why has this veggie never been introduced to me? I bought my first spaghetti squash about a month ago and followed the directions on the sticker on it for baking. When it was done, I thought I had done something wrong b/c there were seeds everywhere. Apparently I was a little confused about what from the inside needs to be scooped out and tossed and what stays. I ended up tossing the squash and Aaron told me that I was never buying it again. Ok, fine. Well, I happened to see a Rachael Ray show the other day where she showed how to cook a spaghetti squash and discovered that I had not scooped out all the needed to be scooped and I decided I really needed to try again. I am a veggie lover and can't see how I couldn't like spaghetti squash. So, I took the plunge and when I made the kids and Aaron spaghetti tonight, I made my self another spaghetti squash. I scooped all the correct parts out (seeds and stingy pulp). I placed the squash, sliced side up in a baking dish with 1/4 cup of water in it. I covered with saran wrap (don't get me started on that product) and microwaved for 12 minutes. I let it sit for 5 more minutes and low and behold, when stroked with a fork, the "meat" turned into spaghetti!! OH.MY.GOD. I did it right!! I did a little happy dance (it may have been a big happy dance if I had had my wine before dinner 😉 ) and made my big plate up of spaghetti squash topped with yummy meat sauce topped with fresh grated parmesan cheese. I sat down and was a little hesitant to try it, but WOW…..it was really, really good. Talk about a comfort food. This could possibly be one of my new favorites. Who needs gluten-free spaghetti when you have spaghetti squash? Now, I didn't say that I didn't need my mac & cheese or lasagna, just spaghetti. I could see topping this stuff with pesto, alfredo, veggies with a touch of butter and parmesan…..the list could go on & on. I really feel as if my head has been buried in the sand for a long time. I could kick myself for not trying this sooner.
For anyone who is interested in learning how to make spaghetti squash, there is a nice written explanation here. There is also a yummy looking recipe for Southwest Spaghetti Squash that looks very good too.
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Are you still around? I can give some quick feedback on your essay. But very briefly--the essay looks to have some good, intelligent ideas. It could be a bit longer, though.
Honesty is important, of course, but deception can actually make it easier for people to get along. In a recent study, for example, on out of every four of the lies told by participants was told solely for the benefit of another person. in fact, most lies are harmless social untruths in which people pretend to like someone or something more than they actually do ("your muffins are the best!").
Adapted from Allison Kornet "The Truth About Lying"
Is deception ever justified? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. support you position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.
Deception is sometimes justified. People shouldnt be satisfied with themselves when they play this card every time they can, but it is true that sometimes it is required. It shouldnt be used fallowing a mean purpose as human ethic dictates; Actually it dictates that lies shouldnt even exist in our thoughts. However people deceive, ignoring with that action this principle.
The best relationships are based in always telling the truth. That can get us strong commintment towards friends or causes, so strong that we would be willing to lie to protect them. Lying in order to cover a friend or an important cause is often considered as a good action depending on the scenario. Jose Marti, the most remarkable character in Cuban History, said that there are some things that in order to realize them you have to keep them in the shadows. Moreover, probably he had to lie one or two times to carry on with the Cuban revolution after all, but no one would dare to say that he was a mean man just because of that.
The feeling of guiltiness when you lie must not be lost. If that happen people get used to the shortcuts that a lie can provide, and therefore become addict to it. Yes, lying deliberately can get those who dont know when its better to say the truth in a hole very hard to come out . Like a friend I have that is always customizing his stories making them so glorious that seem out of this world. At the end we always discover that those stories are lies, and he is trying to make us think that he is amazing. Ultimately we just stopped believing what he said; whether it is true or not. Now, it is so hard to trust in whatever came out of his mouth.
There is the difference between using deception because its necessary and for a major good, or because you like it. I would like to believe that I will always say the truth, unless there is a life or death matter on the table that requires me to lie. That is how, in my thought, humanity must behave.
* English is not my native language.
I would suggest that you use transitional words/phrases such as in addition/additionally, consequently, as a result, for this reason, moreover, however, on the other hand, furthermore....and others, whichever apply...
Overall organization is good, but I could try to give you a more thorough feedback if you want.
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ONARCHITECTURE- Critta's corner: Design, history, sway development
At first glance, the recently approved 700+ unit development off Rio Road appears to be yet another example of suburban sprawl, of developers cashing in on Charlottesville's popularity, building expensive houses in exclusive communities and adding yet more cars to already clogged roadways. Do we really need another Dunlora right next to Dunlora?
Give "Belvedere" a second look, however, and things aren't quite as they appear. In fact, if all goes according to the developer's latest plans for the 207-acre property, Belvedere could be a model for the future of suburban housing, as well as the preservation of slavery's past history.
"We want this to be a flagship project, not just for us, but for the whole county," says Chris Schooley, director of land development for Stonehaus Inc., Belvedere's developer. Sounding as much like a born-again new urbanist as a developer, Schooley says Belvedere could be a shining example of a mixed-use, walkable community.
"The county's Neighborhood Model is well-intentioned, but you still need responsible design to make it work," he says. "We're trying to prove that we're going to build what we say we're going to build."
What Stonehaus says it will build is a dense, walkable "village" with preservation areas, public parks, a private school, a commercial center, and a public village green at its core. In addition, Stonehaus hopes to add "carriage houses" that owners can rent out to help pay the mortgage. Instead of monolithic houses on large lots like Dunlora across the street (which Stonehaus also developed), Belvedere might become a "living being, an organism that will function as a system," according to its vision statement.
"This kind of green urbanism ties everything together," Schooley says, "integrating the land with the built environment."
The vision statement mentions roof-top rainwater collectors, Energy Star certified construction, wind-powered electricity, and site orientations that take advantage of the sun, among many other green amenities. But why stop there?
Belvedere's developers hope to encourage positive living by "developing physical opportunities to promote healthy living through exercise, nutrition and spirituality." Add a concern for child safety, the handicapped, and middle-class folks on a tight budget– not to mention recycling and the history and ecology of the Belvedere site, and you've got a vision to make a new urbanist weep for joy. Not to mention one sweet sales pitch.
To put its philosophy into action, Stonehaus has teamed up with the Charlottesville Community Design Center to sponsor a design competition for Belvedere's civic core. In July, eight architects will be chosen by Stonehaus. Then, in August, a jury– including several prominent architects as well as Charlotesville's mayor and the chair of the Albemarle supervisors– will select three finalists to be interviewed for the job. While Stonehaus may deserve praise for adopting such progressive ideas, its moves toward stewardship of land and history appear to have come only after some prodding.
For example, after Belvedere was first proposed in 2003, the Albemarle County Planning Commission repeatedly turned down its rezoning requests, citing a host of design and engineering problems. By June 2005, there were still 11 problems, including the lack of affordable housing, conflicts between the development plan and graphic representations, right-of-way issues with other land owners, and concerns about land preservation.
Stonehaus appeared exasperated with the hurdles. At a June 2005 meeting, then project manager Don Skelly told Planning Commissioners that his wife "could have had two children in the time that it has taken to approve this project, assuming it gets approved," according to the minutes.
In addition, the Commission was pushing for a more commercial, walkable center for the development at the time– an idea that Stonehaus had resisted, a former planning commissioner remembers.
Schooley– who was not working for Stonehaus at the time– admits that the company's approach has evolved. While the company initially sought a "clubhouse" model similar to gated communities like Glenmore or Dunlora, it eventually chose the merits of the "village" model.
But one village failed to survive.
Preservationists and archeologists voiced concerns about the old Free State community– one of the earliest free black communities in the state– located on the Dunlora and Belvedere site. In fact, according the Jillian Galle, an archeologist at Monticello, Sally Hemings' sister Critta lived in Free State, and has a road named after her on the Belvedere site.
Unfortunately, much of the remains of Free State were demolished when Stonehaus completed its last addition to Dunlora, according to Aaron Wunsch, an officer with Preservation Piedmont. Wunsch and Galle, who are married, happened to be house-sitting for a friend at Dunlora when they took a walk and discovered some the remains of Free State, which included a stone-lined cellar hole, cellar impressions, standing stone chimney stacks, and several turn of the nineteenth-century houses, some of which had been occupied well into the 1940s.
"It's amazing," says Wunsch. "Just four years ago, the Free State settlement was still standing."
After discovering the remnants of the community, the Planning Commission asked developer Frank Stoner of Stonehaus to conduct an archaeological study on the site, which Stoner agreed to pay for. Still, plans for the addition to Dunlora went forward and the site was covered over. After that, Wunsch and Galle say that preservationists started making some noise about Stonehaus' plans for Belvedere, noise they believe contributed to the initial rezoning denial.
"The cultural landscape of the Free State community," Galle says, "was largely destroyed by the Dunlora development, and would have been completely obliterated by the Belvedere development."
"It was an interesting site," Wunsch says of the lost Free State remnants on the Dunlora site. "Stoner eventually did the right thing, but it was a disappointment to see it go." Still, Galle and Wunsch don't blame the loss as much on Stonehaus as on Albemarle County.
"Unfortunately, there's no mechanism in the County to red-flag this stuff," says Wunsch. "Eighteenth-century buildings have been taken down around the County in the last year, and nobody has noticed. You're largely depending on the goodwill of developers to save such places, because the County has no preservation code."
The folks at Stonehaus seem to have had pangs of conscience, as the new development plans for Belvedere call for further archeological studies and the preservation of a recently discovered cemetery, as well as the installation of an "interpretive historic kiosk" that will detail the Free State history.
That's all good news for UVA professor Scot French, interim director of the Carter G. Woodson Institute for African-American and African Studies, which recently created a historical archive for the Proffit community, a recently recognized historic district along Proffit Road described as "a rare survivor of the black communities established in Albemarle County after the Civil War, but which have largely disappeared or been rebuilt."
"Acquisitions of property by those who were once property," says French, "that's a significant moment in history. At the very least, we need to document these buildings before we tear them down."
According to UVA library's historical census collection, there were more than 12,000 free slaves living in Albemarle County in 1860, which means there are still many of these sites scattered around. "We need to map these places before they are destroyed," French says.
According to Schooley, as soon as Stonehaus selects an architect, the company will break ground with a new road in the Fall, start the first house in the spring of 2007, and begin work on the civic core next summer.
"You see, not all developers are bad, evil people, " Schooley jokes, proud of his company's new emphasis on both history and new urbanism. "We're spending a lot of time thinking about the social aspects of this development."
Of course, they're also thinking about the bottom line. According to a recent article in Business 2.0 Magazine, these new "village" developments may be the next boom in real estate as a new generation of homeowners emerge. The article cites a study by the nonprofit Congress for New Urbanism that notes, "While less than 25 percent of middle-aged Americans are interested in living in dense areas, 53 percent of 24-34 year olds would choose to live in transit-rich, walkable neighborhoods if they had the choice."
In the end it appears that Stonehaus Inc.'s present commitment to "green urbanism" and historic preservation owes as much to the noisemakers as its own good will.
"We want this to be a flagship project, not just for us, but for the whole county," says Stonehaus Inc.'s Chris Schooley of the developer's "village" model plan for the Belvedere development.
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A lot of things are going right at The Wendy's Company.
A note out this morning from Barclays points to new CEO Emil Brolick, the spinoff of Arby's, and positive sales momentum as reasons for an overweight rating.
Among the most exciting things at Wendy's is -- as it should be -- the burger.
The fast food chain hadn't remade its flagship burger since it first opened more than 40 years ago. Sure, it avoided introducing total flops (think: New Coke and Clear Pepsi), but after decades of the same, consumers got bored.
Enter Project Gold Hamburger. The two-year project took Wendy's executives across the country for a large-scale burger taste-test, in which they sampled beefy delights and drew on their favorites to shape Wendy's burgers into something better. Panels of ordinary folks also gave their two-cents -- in the end, the chain polled more than 10,000 people about their hamburger preferences.
Eventually, the finer points got resolved (crinkled versus plain pickles, red or white onions) and Dave's Hot 'N Juicy was born. The burger, named for the chain's late founder Dave Thomas, built on the restaurant's signature square-patty foundation, adding a buttered bun, switching to whole-fat mayonnaise, and cutting the mustard. The only thing that stayed wholly the same? The ketchup.
For Wendy's the debut of Dave's Hot 'N Juicy is a chance at brand rejuvenation. McDonald's, which last year claimed a whopping 49.5 percent of the fast-food market share, recently gave itself a new, hipper identity by adding in-store WiFi and fancy coffee drinks. Wendy's last year clung to just a 12.8 percent share, but aims to boost that with the introduction of its redone burger and an updated marketing campaign.
Since founder Thomas died a few years ago, the chain has struggled to find a face for its brand. But now, Wendy (yes, the real Wendy, Thomas' daughter) has signed on to schlep the burgers in TV spots. Though she has been the face of the franchise since it began, she's appearing in ads for the first time to tout the new burger and galvanize her namesake. The restaurant says the Wendy Thomas ads fit squarely with its existing "You Know When It's Real" campaign.
Barclay's predicted Wendy's to rise above competing brands in coming quarters, listing 2011 as a transition year for the fast-food chain. After the new brand is firmly set and the updates are fully integrated, the firm predicts a turnaround and growth for Wendy's.
Though rising foods costs and higher quality ingredients could bump the new burger's price tag up by as much as $0.10 or $0.20, the financial services provider still envisions what the chain itself does: a bolstered presence in the fast-food market and an uptick in popularity.


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Festivites await Cardinals in Monday's home opener
PITTSBURGH -- An unveiling of the 2013 National League Championship flag and the opening of the Cardinals' Hall of Fame and Museum will highlight the events and festivities scheduled in conjunction with the Cardinals' home opener on Monday.
The day will begin with a 10 a.m. CT dedication ceremony of the Hall of Fame and Museum, which will be located in the recently open-for-business Ballpark Village. A pregame pep rally in the Ballpark Village parking lot will be free for fans to enjoy from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The Busch Stadium gates will open two hours before the scheduled 3:15 p.m. first pitch, and the on-field pregame ceremony will begin at 2:30 p.m. The Budweiser Clydesdales will circle the stadium and be followed by a motorcade in which the Cardinals' Hall of Famers and members of the current team will be introduced. Tony La Russa, who was recently elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, will be taking part in the Hall of Fame parade and wearing one of the signature red jackets.
Four Commissioner's Trophies will be on display, and, after the Reds and Cardinals are introduced, the NL Championship banner will be raised. Chris Carpenter, who announced his retirement after the 2013 season and is now a member of the front-office staff, will throw the ceremonial first pitch.


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The 2011 BMW M5 causes mischief wherever it goes, whether on the pages of Car and Driver or here, on the Nürburgring, throwing up tire smoke as the rumored twin-turbo V8 lays down some rubber.
Enjoy the rumble of the expected 4.4-liter V8 on the lightly camouflaged M5 as it fights with the sound of the tires fighting physics and then the screech of the brakes as they fight the car's weight. Also notice how no one inside is wearing a helmet? Here's hoping these BMW employees were having hot laps for lunch.
(Hat tip to TheCroationGuy, who points out the traction control is indeed off!)


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Chapter 027
On the morning of King Elessar's coronation, Boromir awoke, still inebriated, nauseous, head pounding, and with such a pain in his knees that he could not walk but for a hobbling limp. The day was cloudy, and he felt it in his knees and shoulder, all of the old wounds tightening, as if the tendons had drawn together, stringing achingly taut over the bone. As if the fading alcohol was tensing his entire body – his sinews growing rigid, painful. He knew the old technique of easing the after-drink's effects was to have a quick morning drink, he knew that would relieve him enough from this morning pain, and so he found his old flask, drank from it, even though it disgusted him to do so, and tucked it into his pocket for later.
Attendants. They bustled in, surrounded him, dressed him, cut his hair, trimmed his beard, nearly cleaned his ears until he barked at them to leave him be. The most ceremonial of attire was laid out - all black with fine silver embroidery, heavy cloak, polished black leather boots. The Steward's emblem – is it even needed anymore? – the suffocatingly stiff collar. Boromir endured it all until he felt the walls closing in on him, and then he roared an order to be gone, scattering the entourage.
An hour later, someone arrived from the Houses of Healing. Ioreth. The elderly woman bustled in at mid-morning, for Boromir had snarled at an attendant to find him some balm for his knees, and she had come as a result of this request, bearing a bitter draught.
"Something to smooth the day's edges," she said rather vaguely.
"Just give me something so that I may kneel when the time comes."
The draught worked quickly. It dulled his mind to a half-drowsy, half-giddy state; just enough for him to feel the pain as a throb, and not a sting, just enough for him to half-smile when King Elessar had been crowned. He passed the rest of the day - with all the Citadel cleaned and polished and fashioned in high celebration; and all the attendants trailing each figure, Boromir, Faramir, Aragorn, the halflings; and the swelling crowd amassed in the Citadel courtyards and beyond, further down, spilling out into the sixth circle and further; the entire ceremony, with its pomp and blazing silver trumpets - all of this Boromir had passed in a semi-drugged, residually intoxicated state, his mind clouded, his vision blurred. Barad-dûr had been silenced.
Yet, as day became night, and the celebration moved to the Great Hall of Feasts where a great revelry would take place, Boromir found his knees alive with pain, his stomach festering, and, once again, the stale torment of Barad-dûr itching at his every scar. As the draught faded, he grew more and more troubled, scowling so obviously that Pippin had jested with him when they took their seats, thinking Boromir was listening to their conversation. Ah, I'm sure they won't bother you, Boromir. I can tell them everything they need to know – and then think, the Song of Pippin! Ha! I'd like to hear it!
The Great Hall of Feasts. They all sat now, all the Fellowship, as King Elessar had wished it, at the long wooden table, front and center. The King sat in the center, with Gandalf to his right, followed by Legolas, Gimli, and Boromir at the end. On his left, Frodo, then Sam, followed by Pippin and Merry. The other tables, filled to the brim with laughing, talking, excited courtiers and courtesans, nobles, governors, soldiers, elves, everyone, they were all arranged around the room, with a space left in the center for bards.
The feast. Venison, pork, quail, pheasant, fish. Bread and mead and the finest wine, aged to perfection. Vegetables of every sort - even the most exotic, coming from as far as Umbar. Spices and fruits and sweetmeats, everything. Each table was loaded with food, and there was much talking, laughing, singing.
"Have I yet told you of Helm's Deep?"
"…and the ships, black sails, I cried, for knowing not…"
"Nay, Gandalf, unfair! You cannot stop there!"
Boromir could not eat. He could barely tolerate the stuffy Hall now that the draught had left him. Left him free to wander in his dark thoughts, left him free to grit his teeth at the pain. He prayed they did not ask him to rise and make a toast, for his knees blazed acute, the ache crawling through his legs, into every other old wound. He began to wonder how he would stand at all, and if they would have to drag him out.
"To the King! To Elessar Telcontar!"
"Hear! Hear!"
"And to the Nine Walkers, to the Fellowship!"
"Ha ha! Oh, sit down, you old fool!"
"…wait, of what was I speaking? I have forgotten."
"Surely that is fiction! I cannot believe it!"
"Hear! Hear!"
And with each cheer, with each toast, with each song, Boromir felt the panic grow - the walls, the walls, the fire and the walls and so close, so close, all closing in, the mask, I cannot breathe - until he felt he would never be able to resist this night if he did not drink himself into numb docility. Yet he could not do that either, for tonight was as much political orchestration as revelry. And so he drank sparingly, ignoring his food, slouching low to relieve the pain in his legs.
"To Frodo of the Nine Fingers!"
"…nay, nay, they used a curved blade, such as the Haradrim prefer…"
"What wine is this? I could swear it be of the year 3015…"
At the end of the table, he had few to speak with. Gimli spent much of his time bantering with Legolas and Aragorn, or recounting, for the seemingly thousandth time, his adventures in Rohan or on the Pelennor. At the nearest table, perpendicular to his own, Boromir saw Imrahil, Faramir, Éowyn, Éomer and a slew of others. Occasionally, Faramir would turn his head and smile warmly at him, but the younger brother spent most of his time speaking with Éowyn. Looking further on, he saw Beregond, Iorlas and Amlaith seated with all the soldiery. Iorlas caught Boromir's eye, raised his goblet and made a humorous, disgusted face.
"Right ho, Pip! But tell them of the…"
"Ha! Perhaps they will, I know not, but in Umbar they have ever…"
"…three score, I swear, and the sun beating down…"
And so Boromir drank, slouching low, scowling, with nothing to tear his thoughts from the usual, empty void - that black place, where all was screaming dripping tearing thrusting dying and dying and dying again. Once seeing that he was, indeed, not needed for any toasts or conversations - Imrahil is right, I have already been replaced - Boromir allowed himself another goblet, another swallow of the only draught at hand, the only medicine to numb his pains. The noise of the Hall grew loud as the night wore on and tongues were loosened.
"Ha ha ha! I will tell you this one, but, my lady, close your ears, if you will…"
"A song! A song! Let the periann sing!"
"…aye, and what would an elf princeling know of that?"
The bards arrived. Songs. Songs for every Fellowship member, even himself, Boromir recognized dully, though by this time he was becoming too inebriated to follow the lyrics. But he saw others listening, smiling, cheering, nodding their heads in his direction, and so he guessed whatever the bard sang, it was a lie. Harps, lutes, the four-stringed guitar.
"…and all who cried, voices, all did cry,
Nay, not dead, villains speak but a lie – a lie – a lie,
Through smoke and fire
Our fair prince wanders
With shining sword and shining eyes
And shining smile burns bright the skies
Crying 'GONDOR! GONDOR!'…"
"Oh, that's enough, Sam, I should say…"
"…here's a better one, if you do heed, this one will make even Prince Imrahil blush…"
"…three elves lost and gone,
Spreading 'round their weary song,
'Exiles we are! Exiles free!
Free to roam and wander, ever free!'…"
"Are you going to eat that?"
"…it has been an Age since I have traveled through those lands."
Blurs. Disarray. Confusion. Smoke choking the room. Yells. A dance. Boromir leaned forward, feeling his limbs suddenly loose and unwieldy, placed his goblet somewhat heavily on the table. A serving-maid arrived. She poured, she nodded. He smiled, he drank. The knees were silenced. Barad-dûr screams were softened. He drank again.
Suddenly, Faramir was before him. Boromir had not seen him stand from his table and walk over, but when he blinked blearily his brother was abruptly there, smiling red-faced.
"Ah, elder brother..." Was Faramir drunk as well? "How do you enjoy the feasting?"
"Well enough," Boromir shrugged. He felt a vague pull at his weak shoulder, but all was numb now, numb and silent and dull and tolerable.
"You sit apart."
Boromir blinked, looked around. Indeed, there was a crowd at the far end of his table, where the hobbits were. Gimli and Legolas had left their seats, and all the others were leaning over, talking, laughing, cheering. He could not see, but there was some sort of contest going on. The rest of the Hall was a mess of bards, acrobats, singers, people mingling and smoking and drinking. It was dizzying to behold, and Boromir could make little sense of it.
"I did not realize."
Faramir straightened, surveyed the scene. As Boromir's vision focused, he saw his brother's hair was somewhat damp near the temples and neck. Sweat. A face flushed with drink. Yes, Faramir was a little drunk. Yet he stood straight and tall, and so was in better condition than Boromir, at least.
"Come," Faramir said suddenly. "Let us out of this stifling Hall." He looked at Boromir with serious expression. "I wish to speak with you."
Boromir nodded his assent, struggled to stand. His knees nearly gave out in the exertion, but soon enough, with the help of the table and armrest, he was up, if somewhat unsteadily. And so they left the Hall, quickly, inconspicuously, Boromir limping diagonally and Faramir striding loosely.
The Courtyards. The moon waxed large, illuminating everything blue. Once outside, with the cool breeze and the clear air and the silence, Faramir slowed his pace, loosened his collar. Boromir too unbuttoned some of his doublet, feeling finally less constricted. And so they walked at a leisurely pace, passing the White Tree as it hung mournfully dry, passing the guards on duty, approaching one of the walls. And there they found a private spot, leaned against the parapet, peered down into the sleeping city.
They watched Minas Tirith below them for some time, until Faramir spoke:
"'Twas becoming intolerable. I thought I should swoon if I did not suffocate first."
Boromir snorted.
"The Lady Éowyn did leave some time ago, and I too would have left had not the good Éomer snared me into a ring of questions and talk and tales." Faramir sighed. "It is good to be outside."
Boromir remained silent.
"You have been quiet this evening."
Boromir looked over his brother's shoulder. "Is there a bench nearby? I would sit ere my legs lose all their strength."
Faramir laughed. "Ah! Too much wine? That is the brother I knew. Come, there is one a ways down."
Yet Boromir, who limped and clenched his teeth and half-grinned, shook his head and said, "'Tis not only the drink." They arrived to the bench, where Boromir unceremoniously collapsed, adjusting himself so that he could stretch his legs. "'Tis these wretched knees." He grunted. "They have ached since morning."
Faramir eased himself beside him. "When did you injure them so?"
"You will laugh if I tell you."
"All the more reason to tell."
"I fell in a well."
"A well?" Faramir sputtered. He chuckled. "How – ?"
"'Twas during a light skirmish with an Easterling band. We came on them, in surprise, and, in the midst of the fighting, I was knocked in."
"This was during your time with the adraefan?"
Boromir's expression darkened, losing any trace of mirth. He nodded, muttered stiffly, "Aye..."
"You ne'er speak of them."
"I do not wish to."
Boromir did not respond. Instead, he changed the subject, "What did you wish to speak of?"
At this, Faramir's expression fell. He became stony-faced. He looked away, sighed, crossed his arms, shifted his weight. Boromir immediately understood - for these were Faramir's typical gestures when he had poor news to deliver. It seemed every member of the Citadel had some wicked tale to tell him since returning home. Boromir waited.
Finally, Faramir looked down, picked a lint from his breeches, swallowed visibly. "Brother... what have they told you of our father?"
"That he died upon the walls of the city, during the Siege."
"Nothing else?"
"That is all I know."
"There is more to it."
...akrum, glu-bûb. Krank kul-matûrz, matûrz , matûrz sha ghaash...
Ai, no.
Boromir shifted in his seat. Trickling, trickling, trickling. Barad-dûr trickling, like the drip drip drip in his cell. It was spilling in again. His vision swam back and forth, but he saw Faramir clenching and unclenching his hands, in obvious discomfort. And Boromir suddenly desired to stop Faramir, to tell him that he did not want to know, not now, for the black memories were spilling in, and soon he would be debilitated, soon he would be again - again - again - do not think of it.
"As you know..." Faramir began, his voice tight with emotion, "our father did slip easily into despair. More and more as the Shadow grew, he…"
Short breaths. Barad-dûr whispers. Boromir could not still the pounding in his heart. As Faramir spoke, Boromir began to search within his doublet. He shoved his hand in, searched, searched, finally found the cool, calming metal of the flask. This he pulled out, began to unscrew, only half-listening to what Faramir was saying. Nay, there was no need to listen. Boromir already knew, already understood, could already guess. And he did not want to listen, no, no, no. Could not his brother leave this to another day? Another moment? An easier moment?
…nar rad, flogr-ufum garmadh…
Faramir did not seem to notice the movement, he was entirely preoccupied, entirely focused, his brow knit in painful remembrance, his voice strained.
"…two arrows, so I knew nothing of this until Prince Imrahil told me. No one desired to tell me the truth of it. 'Tis an evil tale, aye, and – and I…"
Boromir drank from his flask, feeling the warm liquor burn through his throat, burn away some of the Mordor whispers, burn away some of the pain in his knees and prickling in his stomach. His vision swam, back and forth, back and forth, swaying, so that it nauseated him to focus on Faramir and listen to his brother's murmurs. And the gibbering tongue, that gibbering whisper, fading in and out, pounding in his chest, his heart, blackening, and he could hear only – Krank kul-matûrz, matûrz , matûrz sha ghaash!
Yet, while Boromir's discomfort grew, so did Faramir's. For he was telling the tale now, telling the tale's vile core, stumbling over his words, choking on certain memories, staring at his boots. Leaning forward, elbows on knees, face turned away.
"…burned himself alive…"
Boromir could not listen, not now. He would hear of it later. Now, panic. Now, short breath. Now, heart pounding. Now, now, now. Now was not a good time. He felt the sudden, childish urge to find the Guardsmen – to find his friends in the Guard who never spoke of such things. And as he held the flask, it began to shake and shiver and tremble in his wavering hands. Finally, Faramir noticed, for he looked up, tears in his eyes, and saw Boromir's hands. And Faramir, poor Faramir, misread this reaction, and placed a comforting hand on his brother's weak shoulder.
"I am sorry, brother," Faramir whispered.
Boromir stood suddenly, the pain igniting in his knees, the flask falling from his grip, clattering against the ground. He pulled his arm away, stood, stumbled a step or two.
"Enough, Faramir, enough!" he barked. "I will hear no more."
Faramir blinked. He still held his hand forward, where Boromir had been.
"Why do you harass me with this talk?"
Faramir wiped his eyes, stood slowly. "What mean you?"
"Do not think you will yoke any pity from me!"
A distant part of Boromir's mind registered vaguely that this was wrong. A distant part urged him to stop, to end this senseless ranting. This was his brother. And his father? What was it? Burned alive? A distant part of his mind was screaming.
Faramir's face flushed. "Pity?"
"Aye, 'tis always been the same with you! E'er dwelling on whatever minor insult has injured you! Can you not see that perhaps I care not to hear these wild tales?"
Stop. Stop. This is madness.
"Wild tales?" Faramir's stood, aghast. "Brother, it is the truth!"
"Well, I will hear none of it! You are only hear to torment me, and what have I done to you? Nothing! Is this the respect you - "
"Boromir, are you mad? 'Tis our fath – "
And in a sudden flash, a burst forward, an enraged roar, Boromir grabbed Faramir's collar, twisting it viciously, strangling him, so that Faramir's hands instinctively flew up. They slammed back against a wall, Faramir writhing away, Boromir pushing forward.
"Aye, perhaps I am mad, perhaps!" Boromir barked, pushed further. Faramir choked something, pulled at his fingers. "Perhaps, perhaps. For I hear screaming and now you tell me our father is dead by his own hand… Aye, perhaps we are all mad, and I… I…"
Father matûrz dead glu-bûb by own hand sha gaash and and and…
And Boromir suddenly released his brutal grip on Faramir's collar, stumbled away, feeling sick. And all the grief and horror and pain flooded his mind, relentless, pushing forward with the bile in his throat. Faramir watched him, holding his neck, gasping for air.
And in that moment, a group of laughing, drunken Men approached, coming from the Hall, crossing the Courtyard towards them. Boromir and Faramir both turned. And they saw Éomer and Elfhelm of Rohan, Hirlaeg the Tall of Pinnath Gelin, and Ingold of the Rammas Echor Guard. When Éomer spotted the brothers, he raised his arm from Elfhelm's shoulder.
"Ho! The brothers! The heroes! Left so early, eh?"
The stumbling group approached, and Éomer pulled Faramir into a sudden, crushing embrace. The other Man had little time to react, and so he simply wheezed as the air was slammed out. And without further deliberation, Éomer released him, grabbed Boromir and performed a similar embrace. Boromir was too stunned to do anything, and before he knew what was happening, he was shaking hands with Elfelm and Ingold and Hirlaeg was slamming his back. And they were speaking, the words slurring, loud, so that Boromir, in his own inebriation, could not understand.
"…Fellowship adventures, I say! Incredible!"
"Tell us of the mines, my lord!"
As he was jostled and encouraged and goaded, and the nausea pitched forward, sickening, Boromir saw, over their shoulders, his brother staring at him. And with such an expression, such an expression, Boromir's heart nearly burst for it. Weary eyes, and a reddened neck, and a pained scowl. Yet before Boromir could disentangle himself, before he could say anything, Faramir turned and left, walking quickly away. Boromir watched, watched his brother walk across the Courtyard, disappear back into the Citadel.
And once Faramir was out of sight, Boromir threw up his hands, harshly, ripped himself away from the group.
Without a word, he fled them. Walking as quickly as his knees permitted. Walking away, away, another balcony, anywhere. Almost encouraging the pain as it shot up through his legs and into his stomach and everywhere, while, behind him, he could hear the voices calling:
"My lord Boromir?"
"Ho! Boromir? What's this?"
"Sir, what offense?"


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Shares of the big four publicly traded private-equity firms are all up, outperforming the broader market after Blackstone Group's strong fourth-quarter results.
Blackstone's earnings beat was accompanied Thursday by the firm's decision to boost its quarterly payout to shareholders to 12 cents, from 10 cents, and upbeat commentary from executives, who say a window has opened to sell companies in IPOs as well as real estate.
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Aerial photographer Jason Hawkes flew over Libya and photographed the ancient Roman cities of Leptis Magna and Sabratha from the air.
The Egyptians, Carthaginians, Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs, Turks and Italians have all passed through Libya and left their mark on it. The ancient city of Leptis Magna's ruins have the ability to inspire awe. Leptis Magna had already been in existence for over 600 years when it hit the big time after one of its sons, Septimius Severus, became Roman emperor in the late second century AD. He spent a fortune rebuilding the city.Picture: Jason Hawkes / @jasonhawkesphot / jasonhawkes.com


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As the very cheapest of the HD 5770s we've tested, XFX's offering grabs our interest. Shop around, and you can have one of these for as little as £116 – that's a whole £35 cheaper than Sapphire's offering, with its four-screen EyeFinity capability.
And that's a claim that XFX's 5770 can't make. With just two DVI ports, a DisplayPort and no HDMI, it's a no-frills card. That lack of HDMI makes it less suited to home cinema, which leaves it as a pure gamer's card.
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FAYETTEVILLE Bobby Allen, who has spent 15 seasons coaching multiple positions on the Arkansas defense, has been reassigned to the role of high school relations director for the Razorbacks, coach Bret Bielema said Saturday.
The new position for Allen is a non-coaching one. He replaces Jason Shumaker, who accepted a position earlier this month as running backs coach on Paul Petrino's staff at Idaho.
Allen, 53, coached the Razorbacks' secondary in 2012. He has also had stints as co-defensive coordinator, linebackers and defensive line coach during his tenure.
"To me, you learn the foundations and principles of coaching," Allen said earlier this year. "Each position, there is a certain skill level you have to teach and expertise as far as teaching techniques, but to me it's about teaching."
"I just feel blessed that I've been able to be here at Arkansas for as long as I have. To have the luxury of seeing my family grow up in one town and go to one high school, that doesn't happen very often for guys in our profession. The SEC is the best conference and being at a school like Arkansas, I feel like I've truly been blessed."
Two of Allen's sons are slated to be on the Arkansas roster next season. Brandon Allen is currently a redshirt freshman quarterback, while Austin Allen, who earned state player of the year honors as a senior quarterback at Fayetteville High School, is expected to sign a letter of intent in February.
Bielema, who has officially hired five full-time assistant coaches since being hired Dec. 4, said he has a running backs coach and linebackers coach lined up, but those announcements won't be made until the coaches' bowl games are played. Newly-hired coordinators Jim Chaney and Chris Ash have had input on the hires, which also include defensive line coach Charlie Partridge, offensive line coach Sam Pittman and receivers coach George McDonald.
"Offensively, it was very apparent that maybe the style I was using at Wisconsin (didn't fit here)," Bielema said. "It was important for me to go to a guy who has had success with a blend of pro-style and spread-style offenses.
"On defense, we'll be a 4-3 scheme and a team that is aggressive on first and second downs; not aggressive by blitzing, but aggressive in nature. We want kids to be aggressive and on third down, we'll have fun."
Tim Horton and Taver Johnson, who are currently on Arkansas' staff, are still in contention for other open assistant vacancies, Bielema said. Horton has spent the last six seasons as the Razorbacks' running backs coach and recruiting coordinator, while Johnson came on staff earlier this year as linebackers coach.
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– Six Faces of Dice; #1 of 6: Bitter Surprises, de Sepulveda, H. Campos. 17 págs. BN. PVP: $1.99
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Bitter surprises introduction
Originally, "The Six Faces of a Dice" was a six short stories book written by Juan Sepúlveda Sanchis. They have now been adapted to comic format, executed by means of the technical expertise of designers Hernán Campos, Andrés Gimeno, and Alberto Tavira; They have been published by Studiocomix under the supervision of Alfonso Espinós and his creative team.
The first thing that must be said about 6 F.O.D is that, given the experimental nature of the stories, it its difficult to explain what the reader is going to find in this comic. Some of the stories could be thought to fit into genres as diverse as thriller or romance. However, when the reader begins to delve into the subsequent stories, he/she will quickly abandon this idea. It will gradually become more difficult to classify the stories. Puzzling arguments will arise on behalf of other genres and atmospheres that are dreamlike, surreal, nightmarish so the reader will be transported to a different world where nothing is what it seems.
The six stories will be published independently.
Synopsis Bitter Surprises (Face 1/6): In this unusual comic you will find a story that takes place deep in Spain; more specifically, in a place were no tourist would dare set foot. However, it is in this dark place that Aurelio, a sleazy pimp whose debts have driven him to extremes, operates best. To escape this predicament, Aurelio finds a lifeline in Kirill, a Russian citizen who does not care about the purpose of his actions. In carrying out his twisted plan, Aurelio doesn't hesitate to bring harm upon himself, his accomplice, or anyone who gets in the way. But Aurelio doesn't have all his bases covered, and fate has a surprise in store for him.


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So I figured that instead of having random threads for good deals on books from publishers/book stores, we'd keep it all in one place. (Note: this thread is not for individuals selling books (ebay auctions, etc), please keep all of those posts in the book market thread.)
So here are two good deals that found themselves in my inbox:
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And PS publishing has an interesting 13 books sale: 13 books for 13 pounds for 13 days, the line-up will change every 13 days. http://www.pspublishing.co.uk/index.asp


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CAGE, JOHN - The Arditti Quartet: Complete String Quartets Vol. 2
This is one John Cage CD to own. The main work 'String Quartet in Four Parts', is an early pre-chance composition (it was completed in 1950). Admirably clear and simple, it is harmonically based (though these are floating, non sequential harmonies), and it sounds exquisite - in part because played entirely without vibrato, bringing it close in sonority and affect to early consort of viols music. It floats without droning and, because it is so unexpressed by its players, becomes profoundly expressive through the beauty and openness of the composition. L
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Ice, cold, blah, blah, blah. I don't think anybody wants to spend time babbling about the cold spring. Instead, how about we take a look at what this cold weather will mean for the start of our fishing season?
In short, I believe this cool spring will bring good fishing. Walleyes thrive in cooler water. Opening day might be slow, but it won't take long for things to heat up. The next month or two should be solid. In the metro, the walleyes are spawning as we speak. They spawn when the water is between 42 and 48 degrees. After the fish spawn, there is a heavy "feedbag" window when walleyes seem to eat everything in sight. The cool water keeps them active longer, and many times they remain in shallow, easy to find locations.
On a warm water year, this "feedbag" window often occurs before our season even starts. Last year the walleyes in the metro spawned 6 weeks before the opener. Their peak feeding period occurred 4 weeks before opening day. This year, we should see the peak feeding window occur within the first two weeks of our season. On a typical year the best walleye fishing generally runs through May, then slowly fades into June. This year we could be looking at a solid bite that drags into July (if we are lucky).
Considering our conditions, you could target this peak window for over a month. If you had nothing but free time for the next 5 weeks, you could start out in southern Minnesota on opening day, then each week trek north until you hit Lake of the Woods. The prairie lakes of the south will be prime for opening day. The metro waters will be at peak the week after opener. Mille Lacs should be prime in about 2 weeks. Leech should be on fire in 3 and Lake of the Woods will be slamming in 4. Timing this bite according to the spawn will give you the chance at an incredible year of walleye fishing, maybe the best you've ever had.
I will be starting my season in the metro. Lake Minnetonka to be exact. I'm an optimist, so I believe we will find active fish come opening day. As of right now, the water temps are in the mid 40's and the walleyes are currently spawning. Come Saturday, we will be on the early fringe of their heavy feeding window. If it starts slow, it will only increase as we progress into the end of the first week.
Here are some things that I will look for to help me find metro walleyes. First and foremost, I believe the walleyes will be shallow. I don't expect to fish any deeper than 7 feet of water. I'm going to search for the first green weeds of the year. Most metro walleyes are stocked fish. They spend the first year of their life in a small weedy pond. When transplanted, they go to what they know - weeds. The minute the walleyes finish their spawn, they go straight to the green stuff. Baitfish will use this area, and so will the walleyes. To get more specific, I believe the inside weed edges will hold the greatest numbers of active walleyes. On Minnetonka and a handful of other metro lakes, this weedline runs at about 3 to 6 feet of water.
To catch them, my first choice will be to pitch a jig and minnow, followed by casting Rapala's. Most people think you have to fish deep water to catch walleyes during the day. I have found the walleyes to be aggressive all day when they are in the shallow weeds. When darkness falls, they come out of the weeds and roam on the nearest hard bottom flats. 1 to 2 feet of water is not out of the question. Casting Rapala's on these shallow flats after dark can be lethal. This tactic should last at least 3 weeks this year. On a warmer year, I've seen it die in less than 1.
Lake Minnetonka is an obvious gold mine, but there are a pile of small walleye factories nearby. Small lakes with heavy walleye stocking programs provide some incredible fishing opportunities within a 30 mile radius of the cities. The past 5 years I've made it a point to try these smaller waters right away. I've been blown away by the success. The first 2 weeks being the best. This year, I think they will all be hopping for a good month.
Thanks to this cool spring, we will be able to fish walleyes throughout their entire peak feeding period. Ice up north might force you to stay home, but you can be thankful for the bumper crop of fish that await you. I wish you a safe and prosperous fishing season. If there is anything I can do to hook you up with more fish, please don't hesitate to ask. Until next time, keep chasin' your dream!
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Tragedy brings Newtown community together for candlelight vigil
20 children killed in shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary
NEWTOWN, Conn. – It's a story no child should have to tell.
Andrew Jacobs told Local 4 his teachers did what they could to protect him and his fellow classmates at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown -- but they couldn't shield him from the sound of gunfire and screams.
"I was thinking like, 'Is this a practice drill or something?'" Jacobs told Local 4. "The principal wouldn't tell us anything at all."
Jacobs and his classmates came under attack Friday morning when 20-year-old Adam Lanza opened fire in the school. He later committed suicide.
In all, 20 children and six adults were killed.
The community gathered Friday night for a candlelight vigil at St. Rose Lima Catholic Church.
There were tears, hugs and words of comfort exchanged.
Monsignor Robert Weiss lead the service. For him, it was personal.
"I know for sure six of the children. They were active here in the parish. One was going to be an angle in our Christmas pageant next week. One was getting ready to make her first holy communion," he said. "I baptized a couple of those children and I know their families well."
The church will be open for anyone who wants to pray or be counseled.
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LOS ANGELES -- Mitt Romney pushed back against reports of infighting and personality clashes have plagued his campaign, dismissing those reports as a distraction, and signaling that he planned to make no major staff changes.
Jim VandeHei shares details from a Politico article, which suggests infighting within the Romney campaign and details the role of top strategist Stuart Stevens in the campaign.
"I've got a terrific campaign," Romney told Telemundo's Jose Diaz-Balart in an interview to air tonight on "Noticiero." "My senior campaign people work extraordinarily well together. I work well with them. Our campaign is doing well."
On Sunday night, the website POLITICO published a report which claimed infighting and mix-ups over responsibilities had led to confusion and discord within the Romney campaign, producing a muddled message and self-inflicted errors, like the failure to mention the war in Afghanistan in Romney's RNC acceptance speech. Much of the blame was laid at the feet of the campaign's senior strategist, Stuart Stevens.
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In the Telemundo interview, Romney said such reports were a distraction from the driving issues of the election, and dismissed a question of whether or not he would make changes to his campaign team.
"Frankly, these process stories really take away from what's really of concern to the American people, which is an unemployment rate stuck above 8 percent, 23 million Americans out of work, millions of Americans now in poverty," Romney said. "These are the concerns people of America have."
Today, the Romney campaign looked to get back on a message of jobs and the economy, with a focus on controlling the national debt, an issue on which Governor Romney's positions poll strongly. The campaign released two new television ads and held a conference call this morning in a more proactive effort to set their message for the week.


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webkit-fake-url breaks the web!
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Consider this question: what benefit is there in being able to paste an image into a web page that can only be viewed by the person who pasted it?
Can you tell I'm frustrated? I want Clipica to support Safari, but this is the only thing preventing it.
In short, because I don't believe I legally have to.
I believe in intellectual property. I believe in copyright. I believe the creator of a work has implicit rights granted by the law, and that no license agreement can change what is written in law. Therefore, the only thing a license agreement can legally do is grant me additional freedoms that are not provided implicitly by the law.
So long as I don't break the law, or attempt to do anything with the software that would otherwise violate those implicit rights and freedoms, then there's nothing the license agreement can make me agree to that isn't already covered.
Let me make one thing clear: I am not a lawyer. I have never studied law. Yet I still believe in law. I believe order must be maintained by the people for the people. How nice would it be if we each got to decide which laws to abide by and which to ignore?¹
¹ In fact, it wouldn't be nice at all: it would be anarchy. I hope that was obvious enough.
I also believe in democracy–not because it's inherently the answer, but because it's worked so far. The election of Barack Obama to the presidency of the United States has only served to strengthen my belief that democracy is still alive. But as soon as 50% of the voting population becomes either corrupt or ignorant, democracy falls apart. It is therefore not only our right, but our duty as citizens and humanitarians to have educated opinions and beliefs. It is our duty to care.
Since I don't believe that using a piece of software made publically available is against the law, and since in many cases checking a box that says "I have read and agree to the terms of this license" is the only obvious way for that software to become usable, I also believe that I am in fact being forced to check that box regardless of whether or not I agree with what the license agreement states, and therefore in doing so, the law provides that I am not agreeing to its artificial (and unfounded) terms, making all such end-user license agreements void and pointless.
Now the use of someone else's work is another story. This is not a freedom granted implicitly by the law, and therefore licenses are required for things like open source software–not because they are imposing restrictions, but because they are liberating existing ones. This is fully within the creator of a work's right to do, and I know for a fact I, and many others, appreciate this.
Ok so I lied: there are times you do need to read a softare license. But unless I intend to bundle that person's software with my own (which is not a freedom granted implicitly), or do anything else besides simply use the software I paid for or otherwise obtained by legal means, then I see no reason why I should be forced to read an agreement that only tells me what I already know, let alone agree to it.
So that is why I never read software license agreements.
Logan Murray is a software developer, not a lawyer. This article is a piece of opinion. Feel free to argue it. Please don't take it as legal advice or legal fact.
OrangeNote 1.0 released!
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Go to orangenote.littlesoftware.ca and get free text clipping software for your PC. OrangeNote allows you to store text clippings (either entered manually or copied directly from text in another program) in a full-text index and find them by means of typing just a few letters.
OrangeNote Standard Edition is completely free for personal use and includes an array of handy features above and beyond what you might expect. Some examples: you can click a tag to instantly search for and display all sibling notes tagged with it; holding down modifier keys while the console (the system tray menu) is open will show any notes bound to those modifiers; typing a hotkey while the console is open will instantly open the note bound to that hotkey, and so forth. There are lots of nifty features to explore and discover.
If you ever find yourself typing something out again and again (who doesn't?), OrangeNote can simplify your life and save you time by allowing you to type arbitrarily long (pages, if you want) text clippings into any program with a single keystroke of your choosing. You can choose any combination of the Control, Shift, Alt and Windows modifiers (or none) and any key thanks to a handy "keystroke recorder"—just click the "Add a hotkey" link at the top of your note and type the hotkey you want to assign the note.
The Professional Edition of OrangeNote is still in the works, but if you upgrade now for $15 you can synchronize your notes across multiple computers running OrangeNote, and upgrades are lifetime unlimited licenses, meaning you only pay once and can install the current and all future versions of OrangeNote Pro on as many computers as you like in your name. You can even upgrade for free thanks to a new service called TrialPay!
So please try it out, and most of all, please help spread the word! Remember, little companies have little advertising budgets! 😉
piHole has its favicon back!!
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I'm delighted to announce that WordPress.com now (finally) supports custom blog favicons! This is an important step forward in what was previously a little blue circle-dominated world. Back when piHole started, I was using a custom installation of WordPress on my 1&1 Linux server, which allowed me to use my own favicon simply by placing a favicon.ico file at the root of my server, and tweaking a couple files. So I whipped up a little 4-bit blocky drawing of a pi symbol and a hole (fitting, no?) just for fun. Turns out I fell in love with its ironic simplicity and it came to be (in my mind at least) the perfect 16 by 16 pixel representation of my blog, and vicariously, myself.
Then came the day when piHole shut down because I had to move to ASP.NET to take advantage of my .NET skills on the web side of things, and sadly, WordPress was PHP. And so it remained for quite a while and I was without an informal outlet for my thoughts and ramblings.
Then one day while I was developing the early interface of OrangeNote I was just so thrilled at how things were turning out that I just had to tell the world, and so piHole was reborn. I decided to give the hosted service a try, even though I knew it had a few limitations. I'll admit I first checked out Blogger, since I'd already had experience with WordPress (not that it wasn't a good experience), but frustratingly, someone had already registered a "pihole" blog with Blogger! (Like, as if!) So I meandered back to WordPress and set up my very first WordPress.com blog, pihole.
I was delighted to discover that I could even reinstate the old pihole.org domain that I had lying around somewhere, which I promptly did, but was dismayed to learn that WordPress.com had no support for custom favicons whatsoever, and my little 4-bit drawing would have to stay buried in a directory somewhere, hidden from the world…
…until today (well, yesterday)!
My dad made the cover of Canadian Railway Modeller this month! His layout, a fictional Canadian National Railways division based in the 80s, fills most of the downstairs of our house in Napanee, Ontario.
In addition to the cover, the issue also features an article written by my dad, which includes six more photos from his layout.
Needless to say I'm extremely proud. I know how much care and devotion my dad puts into this hobby of hobbies and the recognition is well-deserved. Great work, dad!!
A note window makeover!
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Based on some user feedback, I've given the note window in OrangeNote a bit of a makeover. Margins have been slimmed down and the text area is now clearly defined, separating areas cleanly and making things feel more in place. I've also added a "pin" function (not shown) that allows a floating note window to be temporarily turned into a normal window complete with a task bar button.
Check out the evolution:
OrangeNote is currently available for beta testing at Wakoopa. Take it for a test drive and get a free registration!


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By Elizabeth Blachman, Special Contributor…
NORFOLK, Va.—Popular wisdom would have you believe that college students brush the dust of family religions off their boots and spend four years in a hedonistic orgy of binge drinking and casual sex. Add to that the undergraduate propensity for questioning everything, and the result may be what George Marsden in The Soul of the American University noted was a shift in academia "from Protestant establishment to established nonbelief."
Not so, say recent studies, such as a 2004 UCLA survey that showed that out of 112,000 freshmen polled, more than two-thirds prayed and nearly 80 percent reported that they believed in God. Studies of religion on campus in the past decade suggest that American universities are increasingly becoming places where students explore faith.
On a Friday afternoon in April 2012, four students gather in Virginia Wesleyan College's Monumental Chapel. They face east, toward Mecca. Kneeling on prayer rugs in their socks, they repeat the ancient words spoken by Muslims for more than a thousand years. Leading the service, Mohamed Hassan, class of 2014, talks about a man in the Quran who rose from sleep after 100 years, and about how his own faith in Allah helped him figure out his dorm situation for the next year.
"We've stepped to the plate to help out future Muslims who come to this school," explains Jibreel Salaam, class of 2014, who started the prayer group with Mr. Hassan last year and says that the responsibility of being one of just a few Muslims at VWC has made his faith stronger.
Student-led groups like this one are a central part of VWC Chaplain Greg West's vision for religious life at VWC. On another Friday, the Rev. West says goodbye to two students from his men's discussion group outside of his office in the student center. Last week a student stopped by to talk about human sexuality and Scripture after the issue came up in one of her classes.
Mr. West, an ordained United Methodist elder who spent 11 years as a pastor in the Viriginia Conference, has been chaplain at VWC for two years. "I'm very big on student-led ministry where I'm kind of a coach," says Mr. West, who helped Mr. Hassan and Mr. Salaam find a space to practice Islam.
Another student-led ministry is Under Construction for Christ, started by Wayne Credle to reach out to African Americans. Mr. Credle, who graduated in 2012 and is headed to Duke Divinity School, says he'll always remember one night on campus when he was able to positively affect the faith of another student.
"I asked her if she would be willing to talk to me, but she was quiet. I told her, 'I know I'm a little fat, but could you talk with me please?' I said this in an effort to get her to laugh. She laughed," remembers Mr. Credle. "As I prayed for her, she held on to me so tight."
Mr. Credle and Chiereme Fortune, class of 2013, have both participated in Midnight Prayer, a group of students who gather in the chapel on Friday nights at 11 p.m.
"It's an amazing experience to be in the midst of five to six different types of people all coming together for one purpose, to lift up our campus and to invite God to dwell within our hearts in powerful way," says Ms. Fortune. "It's the best part of my week."
Ms. Fortune takes a leadership role in the gospel choir and attends Marlin Ministries—Chaplain West's weekly
gathering of student leaders on campus. She grew up in a Baptist home and had to adjust to the more secular environment of the college campus.
"It was challenging at first to be the only member of my circle who regularly attended church and wanted to be involved in spiritual life," says Ms. Fortune. "I came to the point where I had to figure out if I was carrying out my parents' faith or whether or not I would really try to experience God for myself in the midst of a not-so-interested environment that was constantly inviting me to do otherwise."
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Emily Menke '13 also took control of her faith at college. Ms. Menke, a United Methodist, is part of Marlin Ministries, sings in the SOAR Worship Team and attends a LIFE Bible study group.
"I no longer go because my parents say that I have to," says Ms. Menke. "I am involved because it is something that I truly believe."
Mr. West sees evidence of increased religious involvement. He works with George Scott, who's been connected to VWC for the past eight years—four as a student and four as the leader of the SOAR Worship Team.
"[George has] told me that there were some times that they had two or three in the chapel for worship," says Mr. West. "Now we've got 20 to 30."
Mr. West leads a spring break mission trip to Nicaragua, and he emphasizes the community service happening at the college. These small groups and tradition of service link VWC to its Methodist roots.
"The Methodist movement started by the Wesleys and George Whitefield and others was the only denomination that started on a college campus as a renewal movement," says Mr. West. "At Oxford University in the 1700s they started gathering together in small groups for spiritual well-being, shepherding one another, and the Methodist Church grew out of that. And it's really taken a primary role in education."
Last semester, Professor of Religious Studies Eric Mazur organized a "Religion on Campus" program in connection with VWC's Center for the Study of Religious Freedom. The program brought together administrators, religious leaders and student leaders from local universities, as well as academics.
"We discussed issues such as how competing religious groups can get along in shared space," says Dr. Mazur, "sharing a chapel, for example, or a common student meeting room—the image of religious students in popular culture, the legal issues of religion on the college campus, and the history and future of campus religious organizations."
Dr. Mazur says that students at VWC and around the country have inherited a freedom to find their own views about religion.
"They feel free to innovate, to explore, or to be nothing at all—not atheists, but just completely uninterested—as easily as they feel free to deepen their commitments to the traditions to which they were born."
Statistics show a strong presence of Christian students from varied denominations on campus—more than 60 percent. Only four percent of the students characterized themselves as atheist, agnostic, or "no religious preference," but more than 30 percent wrote "unknown" or declined to answer the religion question.
There are only a handful of Muslims, Buddhists and Jews. But Mr. Salaam and Mr. Hassan's organization has a presence on campus; people in the cafeteria know to steer them away from the pork dishes. Mr. West and adjunct religion instructor Rabbi Michael Panitz are hoping that a Jewish student group can form in 2013. In his "Judaism and Food" class last semester, Dr. Mazur led his students in a Passover Seder.
Answering the call
Terry Lindvall, who teaches in the Religious Studies and Communications departments and spoke in the "Religion on Campus" series, says that there's still a degree of ignorance about religion among many college students.
"More students know about Indiana Jones' lost ark than about King David's dancing before the Ark of the Covenant," he jokes.
But, he says, from the relatively small Religious Studies department at VWC, this year about 10 students are headed to seminary and graduate programs at schools such as Duke, Princeton and Boston University.
"Callings to the ministry of the Church seem to be increasing," he says, "with the Methodist tradition of helping the poor, the outcast, the homeless being combined with service to young people as in Young Life and Fellowship of Christian Athletes."
Dr. Mazur says that one guest at the discussion series, Professor John Schmalzbauer from Missouri State University, has investigated religion on campuses throughout the country.
"He has come to the conclusion that while the official, institutional forms of religion may not be as vital as they once were, student innovation and initiative continue to make college campuses religiously vital places to be," says Dr. Mazur. "Professor Schmalzbauer also noted that, as a result of this campus religious vitality, young people who go to college are more likely—not less—to be religious than people who don't."
Mr. West says that he is inspired to reach students at this crossroads in the formation of their identities.
"What has God created you uniquely to do?" he asks them. "And what has God put in your heart to learn? You can serve your fellow human beings; you've got a role on the planet."
In the chapel where Mr. Hassan and Mr. Salaam were praying two days earlier, where a Catholic priest will say Mass later in the evening, the SOAR Worship Team sings contemporary hymns accompanied by piano and guitar. The words of the songs are projected on the walls. The music swells. Chiereme Fortune closes her eyes. Her arms are lifted toward the concrete ceiling of the chapel, toward the sky.
This article is reprinted by permission from the most recent issue of Virginia Wesleyan College's alumni magazine, Marlin.


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Stranded on a Deserted Island | Carolyn's Favorite Products
Each month, we are featuring a different staff member's favorite item picks. Stay tuned at the end of each month for some skincare pearls. Part 8 in our series, "Stranded on a Deserted Island/Carolyn's Favorites" At Honet Dermatology/Cosmetic, we often talk and think about skin care products—what we love, why we love them, and why some just leave us saying, "meh".… Read More »
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How to buy duty boots
Footwear is designed for specific missions. The best example of this an athlete playing basketball will wear different footwear than an athlete playing football. It is no different for law enforcement officers.
When you're evaluating your options, one of the most immediately noticeable differences is in the height of the cut. Low-cut footwear is typically used for walking or if the officer is sitting down for prolong periods of time. Low-cut footwear offers very little ankle support, but are very comfortable and perfectly suitable for many patrol officers. Mid-cut footwear is typically used for mild walking and light running or if the officer is likely to have physical confrontations. Mid-cut footwear offers added ankle support than low cut, and are widely considered to offer a comfortable overall fit. High top footwear is typically used for hiking or running over all manner of terrain, or if the officer is likely to have physical confrontations where kicking is likely. High top footwear offers the best ankle support, and most of these boots are incredibly comfortable for most officers, but some find the high cut less comfortable than mid-cut. In this regard, you've really just got to balance your preference for the cut with the needs of your mission.
When purchasing your duty boots, you should consider some of the less obvious factors too, such as the design features, materials used, and component construction in some very key areas. They include:
1. Eye lets
• Plastic or Melt Loop
• Plastic or Metal Hook
• Plastic or Metal Speed laces
• Some cut into laces more than others
• Some do not secure the laces
• Some rip and tear into the footwear more than others
2. Soles
• Manufacture soles are often not as long lasting as other commercial soles
• Heels will wear down and hell tips are recommended
• Some offer non-slip soles which can help prevent injury
• Some offer non-marking soles, which can also be important for officers
• Some soles when wet make sounds on certain surfaces
3. Foot Insert
• Typically the inserts from manufacture wear down quicker than others so addition inserts are recommended
• Some have padded heels and offer better bridge support than others
4. Toe Support
• Some offer steel toe shank protection
• Some are just sewn into place while some are glued
• Some have additional support functions than others
5. Outer Materials
• Certain outer materials offer some level of waterproof protection that many officers require
• Some outer materials are more durable or more appealing to the agency's image
If you have back problems, knee problems, foot problems, or other such medical issues, you may want to consider talking to a podiatrist before buying your boots. Duty boots are where the rubber meets the road, and they're the foundation on which you take the fight to the bad guys, so you've really got to make the personal choice that is uniquely fit for you. When in doubt, do some homework on this one — you won't regret it.
Do you have any other suggestions for officers purchasing duty boots? Please leave a comment below or email email@example.com with your feedback.
Dave Young, Director of Specialized Training, NTC-RedMan Training Division, contributed to this article.


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Prophet's Teachings Often Focus on Helping Others
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"May we ever remember that the mantle of leadership is not the cloak of comfort but rather the robe of responsibility. May we reach out to rescue those who need our help and our love." —President Thomas S. Monson
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President Thomas S. Monson's five-year anniversary as Prophet and President of the Church was February 3, 2013. Following are highlights of his teachings during the past five years.
"Life is perfect for none of us. Rather than being judgmental and critical of each other, may we have the pure love of Christ for our fellow travelers in this journey through life. May we recognize that each one is doing her best to deal with the challenges which come her way, and may we strive to do our best to help out" ("Charity Never Faileth," 2010 General Relief Society Meeting).
"As we go about living from day to day, it is almost inevitable that our faith will be challenged. We may at times find ourselves surrounded by others and yet standing in the minority or even standing alone concerning what is acceptable and what is not. Do we have the moral courage to stand firm for our beliefs, even if by so doing we must stand alone? As holders of the priesthood of God, it is essential that we are able to face—with courage—whatever challenges come our way. Remember the words of Tennyson: 'My strength is as the strength of ten, because my heart is pure' " ("Dare to Stand Alone," October 2011 general conference).
At the funeral of Elder Jack H. Goaslind Jr. on Tuesday, May 3, 2011, President Thomas S. Monson places a rose on the casket of Elder Goaslind. Photo by R. Scott Lloyd.
"We can lift ourselves and others as well when we refuse to remain in the realm of negative thought and cultivate within our hearts an attitude of gratitude. If ingratitude be numbered among the serious sins, then gratitude takes its place among the noblest of virtues. Someone has said that 'gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others' " ("The Divine Gift of Gratitude," October 2010 general conference).
Jesus Christ
"Because He came to earth, we have a perfect example to follow. As we strive to become more like Him, we will have joy and happiness in our lives and peace each day of the year. It is His example which, if followed, stirs within us more kindness and love, more respect and concern for others.
"Because He came, there is meaning to our mortal existence.
President Thomas S. Monson and his wife, Sister Frances J. Monson, and daughter, Ann M. Dibb, pause for a photo after sacrament meeting during the Seminar for New Mission Presidents at the Missionary Training Center in Provo, Utah, June 27. Photo by Gerry Avant.
"Because He came, we know how to reach out to those in trouble or distress, wherever they may be.
"Because He came, death has lost its sting, the grave its victory. We will live again because He came.
"Because He came and paid for our sins, we have the opportunity to gain eternal life" ("Because He Came," 2011 First Presidency Christmas Devotional).
"I plead with you not to let those most important things pass you by as you plan for that illusive and nonexistent future when you will have time to do all that you want to do. Instead, find joy in the journey—now" ("Finding Joy in the Journey," October 2008 general conference).
"I testify to you that our promised blessings are beyond measure. Though the storm clouds may gather, though the rains may pour down upon us, our knowledge of the gospel and our love of our Heavenly Father and of our Savior will comfort and sustain us and bring joy to our hearts as we walk uprightly and keep the commandments. There will be nothing in this world that can defeat us. My beloved brothers and sisters, fear not. Be of good cheer. The future is as bright as your faith" ("Be of Good Cheer," April 2009 general conference).
"May we ever remember that the mantle of leadership is not the cloak of comfort but rather the robe of responsibility. May we reach out to rescue those who need our help and our love" ("Sugar Beets and the Worth of a Soul," Ensign, July 2009, 7).
"For those members who have slipped from activity or who hold back and remain noncommittal, we can prayerfully seek for some way to reach them. Asking them to serve in some capacity may just be the incentive they need to return to full activity. But those leaders who could help in this regard are sometimes reluctant to do so. We need to bear in mind that people can change. They can put behind them bad habits. They can repent from transgressions. They can bear the priesthood worthily. And they can serve the Lord diligently" ("See Others as They May Become," October 2012 general conference).
President Thomas S. Monson with 100-year-old Thelma Fetzer and her family in Salt Lake City, Utah, Friday, April 9, 2010. Photo by Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News.
"The Savior taught His disciples, 'For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.'
"I believe the Savior is telling us that unless we lose ourselves in service to others, there is little purpose to our own lives. Those who live only for themselves eventually shrivel up and figuratively lose their lives, while those who lose themselves in service to others grow and flourish—and in effect save their lives" ("What Have I Done for Someone Today?" October 2009 general conference).
President Monson shakes hands with family members as he leaves the funeral for Sister Ruth Faust, wife of the late President James E. Faust, February 13, 2008. Photo by Tom Smart.
"Why are so many willing to give so much in order to receive the blessings of the temple? Those who understand the eternal blessings which come from the temple know that no sacrifice is too great, no price too heavy, no struggle too difficult in order to receive those blessings. There are never too many miles to travel, too many obstacles to overcome, or too much discomfort to endure. They understand that the saving ordinances received in the temple that permit us to someday return to our Heavenly Father in an eternal family relationship and to be endowed with blessings and power from on high are worth every sacrifice and every effort" ("The Holy Temple—A Beacon to the World," April 2011 general conference).