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Marvin and Beverly Kembel have sat with their family at numerous Brush Rodeos over the years during which they have witnessed many individuals receive the Watrous Outstanding Pioneer Award, however Marvin said he never thought they would receive it.
Just prior to the Brush 3 performance of the 59th Annual Brush Rodeo, the couple were among those added to the long list of honorees who have given their spirit, perseverance and dedication to making Morgan County the great place it is to live in.
Also in attendance were their six children and several of their 17 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
"I'm very honored," he said. "Not very many people get to receive this award."
Marvin and Beverly have been lifelong residents of Morgan County, both attending the Fort Morgan school system in their younger years and graduating from Fort Morgan High School.
In 1952, Marvin entered the U.S. Army and was honorably discharged in 1954. After returning home, he farmed with his brother until he was able to purchase the farm from his parents northeast of Fort Morgan, eventually purchasing additional farmland close to the original property.
In 1955, Marvin and Beverly were married and would add two sons and four daughters to their family.
Over the years, Marvin received many awards and has been involved in a variety of causes.
In 1965, Marvin was named Outstanding Young Farmer in Colorado. He has served on the FFA Agricultural Advisory Committee, and in 1978 was given the FFA Agricultural Award for Service. He has been a supporter of the FFA Hired Hand Auctions in both Fort Morgan and Brush for many years.
The couple have been strongly involved in the 4-H youth programs with Marvin serving for many years on the Morgan County Sale Committee. He remains active in recruiting, as well as representing buyers.
In 1990, Marvin was named Outstanding Conservationist of the year for the Soil Conservation District in which he had been a member for several years. He also was named the Outstanding Conservationist for the Lower South Platte Water Shed, and was a board member of the Federal Land Bank from 1986 to 2001.
IN addition to being active in the Riverside Irrigation District for many years, Marvin continues to serve on the Riverside Reservoir and Land Company Board with his tenure beginning in 1981. He also began serving on the Riverside Irrigation District in 1985 and is a member of that board.
In addition to Marvin's dedication to agriculture, he also has a passion for supporting many youth-related activities. He is a staunch supporter for public education, serving on the Fort Morgan School Board for 16 years. While on the board, he served as president, vice president and on many committees.
Marvin is currently a member of the Brush and Fort Morgan Athletic Booster Clubs and also has supported Music Boosters, FTA Boosters and Academic Boosters in Fort Morgan.
The Kembels are active members of the First Christian Church in Fort Morgan, where they have served in many ways living out their Christian faith.
In May 2013, Marvin was chosen to travel to Washington, D.C., with the Honorary Flight of Military Veterans to visit the D.C. area war memorials.
Marvin and Beverly Kembel added to list of Outstanding Pioneers
Marvin and Beverly Kembel have sat with their family at numerous Brush Rodeos over the years during which they have witnessed many individuals receive the Watrous Outstanding Pioneer Award, however Marvin said he never thought they would receive it.


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A 50lb dog should be fed 3 5-1/3 cups
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268 kcals/per cup
Whole Brown Rice, Lamb Meal, Rice Bran, Natural Flavors, Poultry Fat (preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of Vitamin E), Soybean Oil (preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of Vitamin E), Rice Gluten, Oatmeal, Oat Bran, Sunflower Oil (preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of Vitamin E), Potassium Chloride, Salt, Dried Egg Product, Dried Kelp, Vitamin E Supplement, Taurine, Zinc Sulfate, Zinc Proteinate, Choline Chloride, Ferrous Sulfate, Ascorbic Acid (source of Vitamin C), Glucosamine Hydrochloride, Biotin, Manganese Proteinate, Manganous Oxide, Chondroitin Sulfate, Niacin, Garlic, Potassium Iodide, Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Riboflavin (source of Vitamin B2), Vitamin A Supplement, Copper Sulfate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (source of Vitamin B6), Thiamine Mononitrate (source of Vitamin B1), Copper Proteinate, Sodium Selenite, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (source of Vitamin K activity), Vitamin D3 Supplement, Folic Acid.
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Crude Protein (minimum) 20.00%
Crude Fat (minimum) 10.00%
Crude Fiber (maximum) 4.00%
Moisture (maximum) 10.00%
Linoleic Acid (minimum) 3.50%
Calcium (minimum) 1.00%
Calcium (maximum) 1.50%
Phosphorus (minimum) 0.80%
Phosphorus (maximum) 1.30%
Sodium (maximum) 0.30%
Manganese (minimum) 40 mg/kg
Zinc (minimum) 250 mg/kg
Vitamin A (minimum) 13,000 IU/kg
Vitamin E (minimum) 250 IU/kg
Thiamine (minimum) 10 mg/kg
Riboflavin (B2) (minimum) 6 mg/kg
Vitamin B6 (minimum) 10 mg/kg
Choline (minimum) 1400 mg/kg
Ascorbic Acid (minimum)** 60 mg/kg
Alpha-Linolenic Acid (ALA) (minimum)** 0.30%
Taurine (minimum)** 0.12%
Glucosamine Hydrochloride (minimum)** 600 mg/kg
Chondroitin Sulfate (minimum)** 475 mg/kg
**Not recognized as an essential nutrient by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles
Nutritional Adequacy Statement
Animal feeding tests using AAFCO¹ procedures substantiate that Nutro Natural Choice Senior Whole Brown Rice & Lamb MealFormula provides complete and balanced nutrition for the maintenance of adult dogs.
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Second ingredient is a named meat product.
Insufficient meat products, fat of unidentifiable origin
The primary ingredient in this food is rice. Ground rice is a decent quality grain; however there are two rice products in the top three ingredients of this food and the second of these is a grain fraction. This food is extremely grain heavy.
The second ingredient in the food is a named meat ingredient. It is the sole meat product in the food.
Poultry fat is an ingredient of unidentified origin for which it is impossible to determine source or quality. Unidentified ingredients are usually very low quality. AAFCO define this as obtained from the tissues of poultry in the commercial processes of rendering or extracting. It consists predominantly of glyceride esters of fatty acids and contains no additions of free fatty acids. If an antioxidant is used, the common name or names must be indicated, followed by the words "used as a preservative". Soy is a further ingredient commonly implicated in the development of allergies. There are better quality oils that might have been used instead.
Rice gluten is filler - that which remains after all the nutritious bits have been removed from rice grains. Oatmeal and oatbran are further grain products in the minor ingredients, but not of great account given the small quantities. We would prefer to see the use of whole eggs than egg product. We note that this product includes synthetic vitamin K, a substance linked to liver problems and that is progressively being removed from better quality dog food products.
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British beauty Rachel Christie, 21, has relinquished her 2009 Miss England crown after being accused of being involved in a brawl with the reigning Miss Manchester at a pub earlier this week, according to reports.
Pageant organizers said in a statement that the U.K's. first black Miss England, who is training for the heptathlon in London's 2012 Olympics, has withdrawn from the Miss World competition in South Africa next month, The New York Daily News reported.
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|My father Reb Eliahu Markovitch of blessed memory, my revered mother Sheva of blessed memory, my brothers Benzion (his wife Golda-Zahava nee Moskovich and their three children), David, Mordechai, my sister Fruma (wife of Reb Shmuel Wertheimer may he live long, and their four children), Esther (wife of Reb Shlomo Nosem of blessed memory and their four children).
|Perpetuated by Leah Weiss, Bnei Brak
|My father Reb Shmuel Schwartz of blessed memory, and y revered mother Rivka the daughter of Yarcha of blessed memory
|Perpetuated by Pinchas Schwartz of Jerusalem
|My father Reb Menachem Mendel Landau of blessed memory from Bătarci, my revered mother Sara, my brothers Aryeh Leib, Mordechai, Meir David, and my sister Gella
|Perpetuated by Elia David Landau, Ramat Gan and Yotva Reichenberger, Bnei Brak
|My father Reb Meir Braun of blessed memory., my revered mother Lea, my brothers Menashe, Binyamin, Chaim, Shmuel, and my sisters Hendel and Sheva
|Perpetuated by Moshe Braun of Bnei Brak and his brother
|My father Reb David Zicherman of blessed memory, my revered mother Chaya of blessed memory, my brothers Avraham and Menashe, and my sister Yetta and their families
|Perpetuated by the Zicherman brothers of Bnei Brak and Ashdod
|My father Reb Zeev the son of Mordechai Schwartz of blessed memory, my revered mother Reizel the daughter of Malka of blessed memory, my grandmother Malka the wife of Reb Yisrael Farkas of blessed memory, Beila the daughter of Sara and her daughter Vera of blessed memory
|Perpetuated by Yehuda Schwartz of Hadera
|My father Reb Yisrael Menachem Appel of blessed memory, my revered mother Rachel Henia the daughter of Malka of blessed memory, my brother Reb Michael Tzvi of blessed memory
|Perpetuated by David Meir Appel of Bnei Brak
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|My father Reb Shimon the son of Asher Zindel Moskovich of blessed memory, my revered mother Esther the daughter of Feiga of blessed memory, my brothers Moshe Zindel and Moshe, and my sister Tova
|Perpetuated by Sara Abraham, Haifa
|My grandmother Chayay Sara Fried of blessed memory, my mother Feiga the daughter of Chayay Sara of blessed memory, my sister Rivka of blessed memory, her husband and three children
|Perpetuated by Malka Schwartz of Hadera
|My father Reb Eliahu the son of Yona Roth of blessed memory, my revered mother Perl Penina of blessed memory, my brothers Kopel, Yona and Moshe of blessed memory
|Perpetuated by Aharon Roth and Izik, United States and Haifa
|Our father Reb Yosef Weiss of blessed memory, our mother and three brothers Menachem Mendel of blessed memory, Mordechai, and our youngest brother of blessed memory
|Perpetuated by Margalit Perl Weiss and Malka-Margit Weiss
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by Malka Schwarz of Hadera
This was in 1944 a very sad time in the history of Hungary Jewry. The occupying German army entered Halmeu in March and instilled its fear upon us. The men had been drafted some time ago and sent to work camps in Ukraine. Only the elderly, women and children remained at home.
Our fate The fate of the Jews was bitter and unbearable even until then, but after the entry of the Germans to Hungary, we felt that our fate had been sealed. We prepared for Passover, but there was nobody to conduct the Seder for us, for the head of the household was absent. It was impossible to join the neighbors, for going out in the evening was forbidden. Therefore, after we succeeded in darkening the room well, we sat around the festive table to conduct the Seder with open Haggadas. However, no words were spoken, for we felt in our hearts my mother, grandmother, and I that we were standing at the threshold of most tragic events, but we did not speak about this because we did not want to spoil the atmosphere of the holiday.
On the last day of Passover, which had passed with frustration, I went to visit my Christian friend Marishka, but the house was filled with German soldiers and I was forced to serve as their translator.
When I went to bed that night, I did not close my eyes, and my mother also found no rest. The next day, my mother went out in the morning to get milk. Grandmother remained in bed, and I was preparing to light the oven when I heard loud knocks on the door. It was a Hungarian gendarme, wearing a hat with chicken feathers, accompanied by two policemen. After they recorded the details that there was no man at home and the number of people living in the house he issued an order that we had to pack our personal belongings weighing no more than 50 kilos by noon, when they would come to get us. To my perplexed question as to where they were taking us my husband had been in a work camp for two years, and I too was prepared to work, but my mother was ill and weak, and grandmother was 85? I have no permission to answer you! A command is a command, answered the gendarme curtly.
I went out to the street and saw the few Jewish men on the street, surrounded and being led away by a strong guard of the gendarmes. I tried to comfort my mother, who had returned in the interim trembling and perplexed, by telling her that the war will not last much longer, and with the help of G-d we will return home in peace. I ran to the grocery store to purchase some yeast to bake bread in order to prepare food for the journey, but I would not have been able to get any if it were not for my friend who let me into line, for there was not enough yeast for all those waiting in line. I kneaded the dough from wheat that we had put aside for a time of difficulty, but
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right after I had put it in the oven, a good neighbor came and told us, I have come to inform you that the wagons have already arrived. We took whatever we could, packed up our belongings quickly, and waited for our turn.
Night fell and they had not come to get us. The Great Synagogue, which served as a gathering place, was filled to the brim, and we had to wait to be transferred to the Selish Ghetto. We remained in the house for an entire week. The fact that we lay down in our beds at night calmed us a bit, despite the fact that we repacked our suitcases every day. It felt as if we were on a deserted island, for we were the only Jews on the entire street. Their houses had been closed and sealed by the authorities. Our hearts ached when we looked at the street, which had been full of bustling Jewish life only a few days earlier and was now desolate and empty of people. We already waited impatiently for us too to become comrades in the tragedy and to be together with our brethren of the People of Israel in the synagogue.
The wagon came to take us on Friday before candle lighting. We were able to light candles in the home of the shochet Reb Elia Markovitch, which was nearby, before we were placed into the synagogue.
When we left there, a frightening picture unfolded before us. A Hungarian gendarme wounded with the butt of his rifle a Jew who had escaped from the synagogue and did not agree to return. His beard and clothes were dirtied by the stream of blood that flowed from his head. To my great surprise, I recognized him as the scholarly Jew, Reb Simcha Rappaport. He was returned to the synagogue unconscious with great cruelty, treated by the physician Dr. Izak and given a calming shot. We did not sleep all night due to the shortage of space in the synagogue. The young children were crying out of homesickness, and the mothers cried with them out of heartbreak and helplessness. In the morning, I managed to escape from the synagogue, and I arrived home through a tortuous route. I could not enter. I lay down on the grass in the garden, and fell asleep out of exhaustion. I awoke from my sleep as our cat was licking and kissing my feet, as if she wanted to comfort me from my tribulations with her loving look and meowing.
I got up and went to my Christian friend. She was very happy at my arrival. She tried in vain to influence me to remain with them until the end of the war, and they would concern themselves with a safe hiding place. However, under no circumstance was I willing to leave my mother and grandmother alone.
The wagons arrived on Sunday to take us to the Selish Ghetto. Before we set out, the Torah scrolls were removed from the Holy Ark, and we conducted hakafot[1], singing and dancing with holy devotion in the market square between the two Christian churches Let us come out and greet our righteous Messiah! The gentiles, who were then on their way
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to church, stood in astonishment at this spiritual fortitude, and at the fact that they did not allow themselves to express the bitterness of their hearts.
As we were prepared for the trip, the mother of my Christian friend managed to place a bag of apples as well as various medications into the wagon. We arrived in the ghetto toward the evening after a long and tiring journey. The first phase before entry was the search. Despite the fact that we had each endured a search before we had left Halmeu, they carried this out a second time with greater cruelty. If they found any jewelry or money with anyone, they would be tortured to death or beaten by the gendarmes to the point that they would not be able to stand up and would have to be removed on the stretcher. The cruelty of the gendarmes was indescribable, so that even if we had succeeded in hiding valuables among the belongings, we now tried to free ourselves of them. Thus, the washrooms were full of jewelry, gold, and silver.
There were some people who informed the torturers about the valuables that they had hidden with the gentiles, and their fate was harsh and terrible. These included the wife of Eli Markovitch, Mendel the watchmaker, Fari Friedman, the daughter of Roiz from the nearby village of Trebusha, and many others. We waited impatiently for the end of the cruel search, so that we could forget this terrifying scene that brought us to spiritual oppression even before we entered the ghetto. Suddenly, the voice of the commander was heard, Everyone who will be found with their packages in the yard in five minutes will be shot to death. The tumult was great. There were almost no men with us, and the few that were there were worried about themselves. The packages were very heavy. Among those who did not know what to do I saw Berta Rosenfeld, my future friend, who was with her sick sister. We forged a covenant of friendship; we brought out our packages to the road with our joint effort, and breathed a sigh of relief.
The street was full of people pushing quickly in the direction of the narrow entry to the ghetto, which was already crowded with no room, full of Jewish residents from the city itself and from the area. We were already the third transport from Halmeu. Grandmother could not grasp the situation. Her patience to wait for us wore out. She advanced to the entrance herself, but was almost trampled by the wild and nervous crowd. It was only with difficulty that I managed to bring her back to us.
The gentiles who saw us in this situation declared, Where is the G-d of Israel who watches all this with equanimity? You are unfortunate in that your prayers were not accepted. We waited patiently for the entry of masses of Jews. After the spirits calmed down, we followed after them into the ghetto in the section of the city where the Jews were being concentrated. All of the houses were already occupied. Thirty or more people lived in a single courtyard. Many remained under the open skies and slept under a tree, including families with young children. They assuaged the hunger of their young children with a morsel of dry bread.
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With no choice, we too spread our blankets on the ground, but we could not sleep due to the cold of the night and the howling of the dogs. The elderly Hirsch and Alter the baker with his nine children also set up their residence outside.
Early in the morning, we went to search for a place, and with the help of friends, we found out about an empty wood warehouse. The person responsible for the courtyard, who knew my brother-in-law and me from Satmar, managed to open the warehouse. After a full day of hard work we managed to make it livable. We were weak, for it was three days since we had eaten, and the only oven in the courtyard was used by six other families. The gendarmes appeared daily to check on the cleanliness and check the number of residence under the rubric of the morning roll call.
There were always new, frightening rumors. People were taken out to various tortures. The Jews with beards and peyos suffered especially, for they were torn off and plucked mercilessly. These Jews attempted to shave so they would be unrecognizable. In this situation, with no sign of Jewishness, I saw Franz Weiss, Landau, and Reb Dov the rabbinical judge. The rabbi of Halmeu, Rabbi Yaakov Shalom Klein, only trimmed his beard. To our sorrow, none of the aforementioned returned.
In the ghetto, we yet received a letter from my sister Rivka in the Satmar Ghetto, where she was with her husband Yomtov Lipa Wechsler and their three children the oldest Hirsh Mendele was six, the middle Chaim Avraham was three, and the youngest Benzion was two. She herself was only 31 years old. From there, they were sent to their final path Auschwitz.
I found out that they would take out girls in the early hours of the morning to clean the streets of the city, and at that time, it was possible to obtain bread and milk. My friend Berta and I dressed up nicely, for this was the first condition to be accepted. We already found a long line when we reached the gate of the ghetto at dawn. To our good fortune, we were both sent. There were about 60 of us, and we were divided into groups. I managed to purchase a bottle of milk and hide it. Later, I also managed to escape and enter the monastery where the line was already long. Everyone received a cup of coffee and a piece of bread, as well as two slices of bread for home. Mother waited for us impatiently, and she wept from joy when she saw the milk and bread, for Grandmother would also be able to eat something. I also managed to give some of the milk to our neighbor who was pregnant after being barren for 13 years and having been treated by renowned physicians. This was the wife of Weiss, a wealthy farmer who owned a tannery in Satmar.
When I went to visit my brother-in-law, I met my future husband Schwartz and the Appel family. Through my request, they were given permission to use the communal oven
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of the residents of the house, for they lived in the stable.
In the meantime, we learned of the arrival of a transport train to the station, the windows of which were covered with barbed wire. We were afraid to ask and take interest in this. It was on Thursday that we received the command to be prepared for the journey at 6:00 a.m., and to take along only the most important personal belongings. There was a great tumult. We did not know where they were taking us. We also did not have a great deal of time to think about what to pack and what not to pack. It was difficult to leave behind or throw away items of value that we had obtained through great difficulty. We packed all night, and then we heard the command to leave and organize ourselves.
The departure to the train did not begin with us, but from our location, we could see how they were cruel to those who were going, how they beat women and children with the butts of their rifles in order to prod them toward their deaths. Bags and valuables were left scattered along the way as their blood was spilled like water. Thus did we remain in our place under the heat of the sun, and without food until evening. The command to return to our dwelling was received after the train was packed to the brim. We returned without energy. We fell onto our beds, and woke up the next morning at daybreak. We asked ourselves, even after those who observed the commandments of G-d were hauled like sheep to the slaughter, how is it that the world runs as usual, the sun shines, the flowers bloom and continue to give their scent? We were no longer able to cry, and we had nowhere from where to draw hope and strength.
Another week passed with tension and with preparations, until the transport train arrived. This was on Friday, the eve of the Shavuot festival[2]. We again endured an exacting search and examination accompanied by threats and cruel blows. Mother's pack was heavy, dragging her behind and slowing her pace. She had particular difficulty in ascending the high car, for there were no steps. The butt of the rifle of the gendarmes was already raised to deliver a blow, when I jumped there to protect her,\ and to receive the blow instead of my weak, ill mother. A wonder the rifle remained in the air. It was clear that the gendarme recognized me. I also recognized him as our glances met he was a frequent visitor to the home of my Christian friend. He did not harm me.
When we saw ourselves inside the train car and lay down our heavy packs, we breathed calmly. However, there was not even a place to sit, for more than 80 people, children and elderly included, were crowded inside. My 85 year old grandmother did not grasp all the tribulations and complained that she had never endured such a festival eve, without cooking and without kindling the festival lights, just travelling and travelling.
We reached our destination after two nights and a day. There was a brief stop only at the Hungarian-German border, when the doors were opened and we were warned under the threat of
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being shot to death to give over our valuables. At that time, we turned over to them the bodies of those who had died. They were not even prepared to give a drop of water. Instead, we earned beatings, shouts and curses.
We reached the place of desolation on Sunday. We saw only electrified wire and S.S. troops. They placed steps at the cars and issued the command to unload our bags. We were happy that our names were written on them, and they would not be lost. They told us that they would send them after us in a transport vehicle. We arranged ourselves five people in a row, and in accordance with the gestures of the smiling captain, Dr. Mengele, we continued onward, some to the right and some to the left. The elderly were sent to the left, being told that they would be taken in a car, whereas the younger people would go by foot. Thus, they separated me from my weak mother and grandmother and I did not know that this would be forever.
In the Auschwitz Camp: We have already written a great deal about the suffering in Auschwitz, but it is not yet sufficient, and there is no end to this. When we left the disinfection room, where they cut our hair and gave us a striped uniform, we did not recognize each other, for that is the place where they stole our human form from us.
We were transferred to blocks that were between electrified barbed wire. Thus began the most difficult period in our lives this is the hell on earth. Every day at 3:00 a.m. we were taken out to morning roll call with curses and insults. There, we waited half naked, hungry and thirsty, for the arrival of the Germans to enumerate us. Then, we were given coffee for breakfast, which was black, bitter water. Every row of five people received their portion in one vessel, and each person only took one sip. Barely a day passed without an inspection. The sick, weak, and those who had fainted were immediately sent to the crematoria, whereas the healthy ones were sent out to work, and were only permitted to return to the blocks after a strict inspection.
The beds in the blocks were three levels high, made of boards of approximately one meter by two meters. Twelve people lay down together, 36 in total. If anyone moved, they would pinch the flesh of the next person between the cracks and gaps in the boards.
Since there were 13 of us from Halmeu in our group, and we did not want to separate, we slept six people on one side, and six on the other side, whereas I slept upon the legs of the twelve.
We had to struggle daily for life, and it was a miracle from heaven if we succeeded. Things continued in this manner for three months. One day, Chaya-Helen came to us and told us with tears in her eyes that her sister had died at her side. At night, as she was dying, she asked for a bit of water, and when she went out to get some, she was captured by the blokova[3] who
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slapped her on her face so hard that she can no longer hear with her ear. She also remained with us, for her two sisters had died and she remained alone. The person in charge of the block understood Jewish girls, for this was their fourth year in Auschwitz. Their parents and relatives had been burned before their eyes. They had already stifled any human feelings within themselves, and they guarded us with great cruelty. More than 1,000 people were crowded into each block.
Since we were thin and weak, our patience had already been exhausted, and we realized that we would not be able to endure the coming winter, we decided that we would participate in the upcoming inspection for the selection, and there would still be hope that, with the help of G-d, they would choose us for work in the camp and if not, we are destined for certain death in any case.
This time, we had to pass one by one before the selection committee, naked and with our hands raised. They pinched our cheeks in order to examine our health. We were sent to the Bezlec-Bedel work camp. My 14-year-old cousin Iren Roth was among us.
When we reached there, we were very happy that we each received a bed, blanket, soap, a plate, and a spoon. We once again felt ourselves as human beings, especially when we were able to lie down the full length of the bed and spread out our bones. We wept from great joy. Would it be that I could give such a bed to my mother and grandmother I said to myself for we still thought that they were alive.
We went out to the workplace early in the morning, surrounded by S. S. soldiers, after we received coffee and bread. We stopped next to a large factory in a grove. There, they divided us into divisions, some to the machines, and others to the screens. This was a weapons factory. A German attired in civilian clothing asked my friend whether she knew German. When she answered positively, he said that he needed one more person who knows how to read and write. Thus, we were both accepted into the best division, despite the fact that our knowledge of the German Language was particularly weak. We sat in a large hall with padded chairs next to tables. We sat on chairs for the first time in a long time. This was the division for the inspection of the machines. Our job was to inspect the quality and size of the empty bullets. German women worked at our side. They treated us with great hesitation, and it was only after some time that we found out, albeit not openly, that the S. S. guards made sure of this.
The factory operated in two shifts day and night without stop. The taskmasters did everything to increase the work quota. On the other hand, nothing was done about the shortage of food. We were hungry for bread, frozen from cold, without clothing or shoes, for these had become torn for some time, and we had not received any new ones. We wrapped ourselves in rags and went barefoot in the snow during the harsh winter. Due to our great weariness, many fell asleep next to
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the machines. The hair of their head got caught in the wheels, and they met their deaths on the spot.
Even in this workplace, we were desperate and hopeless. Only after they bombarded the factory (that night we did not work) and not one stone was left, did the hope arise in us that this cannot last much longer. Our hope was validated at the end of nine months of work there, when we were liberated by the American Army on April 14, 1945.
Our day of liberation was an unforgettable experience for us. When we saw the S.S. soldiers change their uniforms into Wehrmacht uniforms as they were hauled by the American Army with their hands raised, it was as if they declared, You are free, you are permitted to go wherever you want to search for family members. However, this was a false hope, for these murderers had murdered everyone. Thus we reached the awaited moment of liberation, and did not believe that nobody remained alive of our dear family, and of the children who were innocent of all wrongdoing.
We remained in Germany for six more months under the protection of the Americans, who did everything for us and for our health, in order to restore us to a proper mode of life. A large number of us entered hospitals to receive urgent care, and most of them died after the liberation. The few who remained alive attempted to begin a new life with a broken heart that will never heal.
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Good luck trying to avoid Obama, Romney today. They'll be doing interviews and high-profile speeches in the media capital of the world … Romney wins a news cycle … The risk for Obama in trying to do no harm in meeting with foreign leaders … In UN speech, Obama to take on two Romney criticisms … This might be Romney's make-or-break-week in Ohio … The shrunken battleground (what happened to PA, NM and what does it mean for the future of politics) … Obama up in new polls in OH, FL, PA, NC … Akin's drop dead deadline … And Massachusetts Senate race takes a nasty turn. … And just 1,000 hours to Election Day – tick, tick, tick.
NBC's Domenico Montanaro discusses the busy day ahead on the 2012 campaign trail with both President Obama and Mitt Romney keeping busy schedules full of speeches and interviews.
*** Saturation: We're now inside 1,000 hours to Election Day (can you believe it!?!?!), and get ready to see A LOT of Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, starting with a near unprecedented level of media saturation. Let's run through the schedule: the two candidates are holding high-profile speeches -- with world leaders and a former popular president and both appear in interviews for NBC's "Education Nation" – all in the media capital of the world. On top of that, Romney will appear in distinct interviews today that will air on NBC, MSNBC, CNN and Fox and that doesn't count the usual slate of local TV interviews. Bottom line: It's going to be nearly impossible to miss either of them today. And New Yorkers, by the way, good luck with the traffic. Here's the rundown: 7:00 am hour: Clip of Obama's interview with NBC on Education Nation aired on TODAY. 9:00 am ET: Romney speaks at the Clinton Global Initiative. 10:00 am ET: Obama addresses the United Nations General Assembly. 11:00 am ET: Obama interview on The View airs. 11:00 am ET: Romney interviewed by NBC's Brian Williams at Education Nation (then heads to Vandalia, OH, for a 3:00 pm ET rally with Paul Ryan and Sen. Rand Paul). Noon ET: Obama speaks at CGI (then returns to Washington). That's a lot of Obama and Romney.
*** Romney wins a news cycle: While both will be very public today, what will be interesting to see is if Romney's doing as much attacking today as he did yesterday. It's not likely. His speech at CGI, for example, will focus on his vision for foreign assistance and he's presenting a fairly interesting public-private idea for foreign assistance that will likely get lost in partisan attacks but deserves some attention. Back to the raw politics -- yesterday, Romney and his campaign had a plan and they executed. Sure, some will say they were chasing the news cycle, but they were chasing with a plan. They had a point they wanted to drive home – on "bumps in the road" before the UN General Assembly and did so with mini interviews with all the networks and were on message. They were able to win a news cycle, which right now, a one-day win is important compared with what they've been through over the last three weeks starting with Clint Eastwood.
*** The harm in trying to do no harm: With football on the minds of many today (after last night's refereeing debacle – full disclosure: one of us is a big Packers fan), Obama's plan today has a whiff of prevent defense. What it's doing – like in a prevent – is it allowing the opposition to pick up yards over the middle and get a couple of first downs. If you compare former President Bush's 2004 schedule at the U.N. and Obama's it's a pretty big difference. It made sense politically for Bush to meet with world leaders, given that his election was largely about foreign policy, and we get Obama's strategy – first, do no harm, don't make any news before the debates, take the criticism from the "media elites." But it doesn't show a lot of courage -- and winding up on The View (and not doing one-on-one meetings with foreign leaders while they are conveniently in NYC) makes him subject to criticism from the right. If foreign policy is supposed to be one of Obama's strengths and multilateralism is a hallmark of his policy, why wouldn't Obama want to HIGHLIGHT that? Why wouldn't he want to meet with both Israel's Netanyahu and Egypt's Morsi? And above politics, it's striking with all that's going on in the Arab world that the ostensible leader of the free world is not meeting with anyone. For their part, the Obama folks are counting on the public not caring about this issue as much as the Romney campaign or the media. And perhaps they will be proven right. After all, Mr. and Mrs. Ohio will see the president address the United Nations. Sure looks like he's dealing with foreign affairs.
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President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and Joy Behar talk during a break in a taping of "The View" at ABC Studios September 24, 2012 in New York, New York.
*** Obama to take on two Romney criticisms: All of that said, Obama is addressing the U.N., and that speech, according to excerpts, will likely make the "bumps in the road" attack seem pretty petty. Obama will say, per prepared remarks, "The attacks of the last two weeks are not simply an assault on America. They are also an assault on the very ideals upon which the United Nations was founded." He will add, "We must declare that this violence and intolerance has no place among our United Nations." On Iran, Obama will say, "America wants to resolve this issue through diplomacy, and we believe that there is still time and space to do so. But that time is not unlimited." And: "The United States will do what we must to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon." Those statements on Libya and Iran go right to the heart of two of Romney's chief criticisms – that the president said developments in the Middle East and North Africa were "bumps in the road," and that Obama hasn't been tough enough on Iran. By the way, we mentioned The View above, Obama did talk foreign policy on the show and largely admitted the attacks were terrorism: "There's no doubt that the kind of weapons that were used, the ongoing assault, that it wasn't just a mob action." Speaking of "bumps," flashback to 2005, when then-Bush foreign policy adviser, now Romney foreign policy adviser Dan Senor said of violence in Iraq: "It's democracy. We often said that when we're there, democracy is messy. If you want clean and tidy, there's dictatorship."
*** Romney's make-or-break week for Ohio: We noted yesterday the importance of Ohio in this presidential election and to Romney. But it's hard to overstate it – this may be the make-or-break week for the campaign in the state. If this week's bus tour doesn't move the needle, as the Romney campaign might say, they very well could decide to all but write off the Buckeye State. They won't say it explicitly; they'll go through the motions, but they may have no choice than to try and shore up or make in roads in places like Wisconsin, Colorado Florida, and Virginia.
*** Cheap applause line alert for Battleground Wisconsin: Which candidate takes a stand against replacement refs? Does Paul Ryan do it, given he's a Packers fan? Something to watch today perhaps. Ryan holds a rally in Cincinnati at 11:30 am ET.
*** Ad spending – the shrunken battleground: Last presidential cycle, then-candidate Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain were running ads in 21 states, according to SMG Delta – Obama (21): AZ, CO, FL, GA, IN, IA, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NV, NH, NM, NC, ND, OH, PA, VA, WV, and WI; McCain (16): CO, FL, IN, IA, ME, MN, MO, NV, NH, NM, NC, OH, PA, VA, WV, WI. This week, both campaigns are spending (so far) $19 million in the exact same states and there are just nine of them – IA, CO, FL, NC, NH, NV, OH, VA, and WI, with one outside group (Restore Our Future) running almost $1 million in ads in MI. Just look at all those states from last time to this. It's a striking shift – the candidates are spending more money in fewer states and in fewer markets. Nowhere, by the way, that's left out jumps out more than Pennsylvania and New Mexico. If this election is supposed to be like 2004, remember, George W. Bush only lost the Keystone state 2.5 points and he WON New Mexico (albeit by less than a point). It highlights, once again, how Romney has to largely run the table in these toss-up states and -- in the bigger political picture for the future – how the changing demographics currently favor Democrats. (With outside groups factored in, total spending is more than $33 million, with Team Romney outspending Team Obama $18.8 million to $14.5 million.)
*** Polling update – Obama up in FL, OH: Speaking of Ohio, another poll shows Obama with a sizable lead. A Washington Post poll has Obama up 52-44%. … In Florida, the Post has Obama up 51-47%. … In Pennsylvania, a Mercyhurst University poll shows the president with a 48-40% lead. … And in North Carolina, a Civitas poll (conducted by National Research) shows Obama up 49-45%.
*** Akin, remember that? And Massachusetts gets nasty: Today's the drop dead deadline for Todd Akin (R) to drop out of the Missouri Senate race. Remember that story? It's not going to happen. Watch your TV sets in Missouri at 5:01 pm for those McCaskill ads featuring Republicans obliterating Akin. … In Massachusetts, the Senate race has taken a nasty turn – focusing again on Elizabeth Warren's Native American claims. Both candidates don't seem to particularly like each other and it's getting personal. There's some risk for Brown here though -- if he goes too far, he might make Warren look like a victim. There's a fine line here. You do wonder if he needs to dial it back a little. By the way, the new tack probably means Brown's polling shows him down.
*** Education Nation – starkly different visions: As part of NBC's Education Nation, First Read will have a detailed look later this morning at where the candidates stand on education. The subject has peeked into the 2012 campaign with Obama's push for low-interest student loans, Romney's contrasting views ("shop around") on how to pay for college, Obama seizing on comments Romney made on class sizes for a TV ad, and of course debate over proposed domestic cuts in the Ryan budget. But, like on so many other issues, Obama and Romney would take starkly different approaches, if elected. Obama would likely try to expand many of the same initiatives he has pursued in his first term -- a reform-minded agenda implemented largely through the Department of Education and outside the purview of Congress. That agenda includes content standards that will be implemented in at least 45 states by 2014. Obama, who has not always been in the favor of the teachers' unions that strongly support him, would continue to try and implement reforms while working with the unions. Romney, on the other hand, takes a more adversarial approach to unions, which he sees, in large measure, as part of the problem. Romney's plan calls for vouchers and a restructuring of funding for special-needs and low-income students that would assign money directly to individuals instead of schools and school districts.
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A risk factor is something that increases your likelihood of getting a disease or condition.
It is possible to have a
without the risk factors listed below. However, the more risk factors you have, the greater your likelihood of having a stroke. If you have a number of risk factors, ask your doctor what you can do to reduce your risk.
is the leading risk factor for stroke. Blood pressure is the force of blood on walls of arteries. High blood pressure is when this pressure is higher than expected over a prolonged period of time. Normal blood pressure is in the range of 120/80 mm Hg. Hypertension is defined as blood pressure 140/90 mm Hg. If you have diabetes or chronic kidney disease, it is defined as 130/80 mm Hg.
Hypertension causes turbulent blood flow that can damage blood vessels walls and overtime causes them to weaken. If you have hypertension and are not keeping your blood pressure in a specific target range, you have an increased risk of having a stroke. Hypertension has no symptoms, so it is important to have your blood pressure checked regularly.
Other risk factors can also be modified through lifestyle changes while other can not be reduced but are important to know:
is a major contributing factor to stroke. Smoking can:
As a result, cigarette smokers are 2-4 times as likely as nonsmokers to have a stroke than nonsmokers.
Nonsmokers who are exposed to smoking are at risk as well.
A diet that is high in
fat, saturated fat, and low in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and fiber increases your risk of having a stroke. Poor diet contributes to to
high cholesterol,
obesity, and glucose intolerance disorders such as
metabolic syndrome
diabetes, which are all independent risk factors for stroke.
Physical inactivity doubles your risk for a
heart attack
or stroke. Regular moderate to intense exercise improves heart function and promotes healthy arteries. It also helps reduce the chance of other stroke risk factors such as hypertension, high cholesterol, and diabetes.
Talk to your doctor before you start any exercise program and gradually increase your intensity.
Drinking too much alcohol can increase blood pressure, blood triglycerides that contribute to plaque build up, and increase the risk of
abnormal heart rhythms
(arrhythmias). Drinking too much alcohol can increase blood pressure and lead to other cardiovascular problems.
There is some evidence supporting that moderate drinking lowers your risk of cardiovascular disease. Moderate means an average of one drink per day for women or two drinks per day for men.
It is important to remember, however, that moderate ingestion of alcohol can affect your overall health. Based on currently available data, taking up regular consumption of alcohol is not encouraged for people who do not drink or drink sporadically.
Illicit drug use, especially cocaine, can cause blood vessel damage, which can lead to blood clots and arterial spasms. Strokes are more likely in people with vascular damage. Drug users also have an increased risk of dying from
sudden cardiac arrest
There are risk factors that are unique to women. They may be influenced by conditions and/or treatments. In some cases, it may lead to an increased risk of blood vessel damage or blood clots that can interfere with blood flow to the brain, leading to a stroke. These include:
Risk of stroke dramatically increases in combination with other risk factors you may have, especially smoking.
Cardiovascular diseases are major contributors to stroke. Many chronic conditions, such as
coronary artery disease
atrial fibrillation, affect heart function, making it difficult to meet the body's demands. Long-term problems cause damage to blood vessels, increasing the risk of blockage (ischemic stroke) or bleeding (hemorrhagic stroke).
Some cardiovascular issues include:
Vascular dementia
is a type of dementia that is caused by problems with blood supply to the brain. These deficits may be caused by multiple TIAs. Both conditions are signs of increased risk of having a major stroke.
Having certain psychological disorders, such as
panic disorder, anxiety, or prolonged emotional or occupational stress are associated with an increased risk of stroke. Some disorders and treatments may lead to poor lifestyle choices, such as smoking, weight gain, or lack of physical exercise.
Obstructive sleep apnea
(OSA) is a disorder characterized by repeated episodes of complete or partial airway obstruction during sleep. The disorder is associated with disrupted sleep patterns and decreased oxygen saturation (the amount of oxygen carried in the bloodstream). OSA has been linked to several disorders, including cardiovascular disease and early death. OSA is also an independent risk factor for hypertension,
heart failure, diabetes, and heart attack.
Brain function normally decreases as we age. This decrease is generally not enough to cause problems, but can increase the risk of developing cardiovascular disease, which can lead to a stroke. Some changes include stiffer blood vessels, small breaks in blood vessels, and minor cognitive and memory loss.
The risk of stroke increases as you age. Although men are more likely to have a stroke at a younger age, women overall tend to have more strokes and die from them. This may be due to risk factors that are unique to women in combination with standard ones.
Having family members that have had a stroke or history of cardiovascular disease increases your risk as well. You are also at a higher risk if you have certain genetic abnormalities. For example, your blood may have a tendency to clot, which can increase the risk of narrowed or blocked arteries.
In general, African Americans have a higher incidence of hypertension than Caucasians and, therefore, a higher risk of having a stroke. Stroke risk is also higher among American Indians and Native Alaskans.
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Introduction to dash cams
Catch the unexpected in HD
Flying cows. Spontaneously combusting Renaults. Insane, truck-dodging grannies. Meteors! Shovel fights! Not even HBO can guarantee this much bizarre action in an hour, let alone five minutes. But with a simple search on YouTube using the three, super-charged keywords: "Russian dash cam", you'll find a hearty list of compilations that feature these unbelievable images and more.
The Garmin Dash Cam 20 suction-mounts to your windshield or dash.
While U.S. roads might not have as much concentrated craziness as Mother Russia's, who hasn't witnessed something so bonkers on the other side of your windshield that it left you reeling for miles afterwards? Scrambling to catch that moment with your phone's camera is always a bad idea when you're in the driver's seat. So, what do you do when words aren't enough to convey the surreality of what you just saw? Well, if you're a forward-thinking dash cam owner, let those words fail you. 'Cause you caught it all in HD.
Still, not every surprise happens on the road. In this article we'll explore how the dash cam proves to be more versatile than its name lets on.
What to expect from a dash cam
Over the last couple of years, more and more top-tier manufacturers like Garmin, Cobra and Blaupunkt have stepped out with their own distinctive takes on dash-mounted cameras. Not surprisingly, camera quality has improved and capability has expanded. The best dash cams on the market feature:
- Continuous loop recording in your choice of WVGA, 720p, 1080p, and in some cases, 1296p onto a microSD card. Those video files can be exported to your computer using appropriate software.
- An in-camera LCD screen as well as video outputs for file playback.
- A wide-angle lens to record a more expansive view of the road.
- Low light capability, giving a brighter presentation, even on dark nights.
- Event capture, which allows you to save the moments leading up to an event, the event itself, and the moments after, so that the camera knows not to record over the good stuff. On many cameras, this is an automated feature prompted by shock or motion detection.
- GPS detection, which geo-tags a saved event with latitude, longitude, date, time, your vehicle's speed and its direction of travel.
- Photo capture capability, allowing you to take hi-res snapshots on the fly.
- Wi-Fi® capability, allowing you to live-stream to an app on your phone as well as integrate the camera into a wireless network.
- A rechargeable battery, giving you the freedom to record outside your car if necessary.
- Easy plug & record functionality. Many dash cams begin recording when you turn on your car and stop when you turn off the ignition, unless you choose a different setting.
- Universal car mounting. Fix the camera's suction mount to your windshield or dash and plug its power adapter into your 12-volt cigarette lighter. This simple set-up makes it easy to swap the camera between cars.
Okay, cool, but what do you do with it?
People said the same thing about the Internet. At the moment, the future of the dash cam feels wide open, still to be defined by its most innovative users. While they're marketed as unblinking eyewitnesses for your car, the truth is, they are high-functioning video cameras that you can put almost anywhere. Many dash cams can use USB and battery power and have standard internal threads that fit a wide variety of mounts, giving these devices some exciting flexibility in their usage.
Kid cam
Use a dash cam to add a new dimension to your family movies. With hours of looping video capability, you don't have to hover over your kids to capture that perfect moment. Let them be their own videographers with a wagon-mounted or tree house-mounted cam, and marvel at what they bring back.
I mounted a dash cam on my daughters' 12V ride-on car and captured a side of them I'd never seen before. Turns out they do a pretty good job of chasing off boys without me.
Sport cam
Golf stories are like big fish stories. People take them with a grain of salt. But just think, with a dash cam mounted in your golf cart, you'll have video proof of your perfect drive down the fairway.
If golf's not your game, maybe shredding is. Catch your raddest skate tricks with a wide-angle shot by suction-mounting a dash cam up high and on a smooth surface. Just don't forget to store the event when you finally land that sick aerial.
Dash Cam: The Movie
It's a stormy night. Dash and Cameron are driving through a blizzard, but their Jeep gets a flat. When Dash gets out to fix it, something snatches him into the night. With only the AUX light from her dash cam to illuminate the way, Cameron sets out to find her boyfriend. The found footage that follows will horrify you!
Whether you shoot all or some of your movie on a dash-mounted camera, the HD video will be worthy of the big screen. Perfect for that low-budget, high-impact car chase you can't live without, or for the documentarian needing b-roll or in-car interview coverage. Most dash cams have an internal mic for audio capture too.
The Cobra CDR 900 dash cam records video in super 1296 HD and features Wi-Fi for uploading video wirelessly and more.
Party hat
Hitting Mardi Gras this year? A summer music fest or Burning Man? With a little creativity, you can be a walking, partying one-man video hub. Don't miss a single weirdo or stunning performance thanks to the dash cam's looping coverage. You're bound to catch something cool while also being a festival fixture yourself. If a camera hat isn't worth a whole bunch of Mardi Gras beads, we don't know what is.
The beauty of the dash cam is that it's small, and its suction mount lets you put it in unexpected places. With the motion detector activated, you can gain video evidence to back up a nagging hunch.
Road trip diary
Who says your camera has to be facing the road? A lot of mounts allow 360-degree adjustability, letting you turn your dash cam onto yourself and your passengers. Record all the fun of that big family vacation to Disney World or your first cross-country road trip with friends. If you swap out the SD cards, you'll have hours of footage to edit into a movie you'll treasure forever.
From tornado touchdowns to moose in the road, you already know there's no predicting what might come at your windshield. Sometimes it's shocking, sometimes it's hilarious, either way, it's YouTube-worthy. Heck, if your video is wild enough, your little investment in a dash cam might start paying you back.
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Sure, a lot of devices offer video capability these days, but the handiness and versatility of dash cams gives them big potential for fun. The key is to think of them as part of the arsenal. Whether you're doing a creative project or just recording for posterity, the dash cam opens up possibilities you might not have considered before. With dash cams running as little as $89, this is a gadget you can afford to throw into the fray. The only question now is: what will you do with yours?To learn more about dash-mounted cameras, contact us via phone, email, or chat. Our advisors can help you find the right dash cam for your needs.
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Brian Farnhill talks about an interesting approach of deploying zoneless web parts by using a Delegate Control in your master page or page layout. See his blog post here: http://pointstoshare.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!AEC42F315B4528B0!3247.entry
The idea is that you add a DelegateControl in your master page or page layout and configure it's ControlId to a unique id that you are going to define in a separate feature by using a Control element. This way you can replace the control/web part without the need of changing the master page but only by updating your feature. Even more you can activate different controls in different sites by activating different features in those sites, which define different controls with the same Id that matches the ControlId configured in the DelegateControl.
When SharePoint is searching for the control specified in the DelegateControl it can also search only features of a specific scope i.e. Web, Site, etc. This can be configured from the Scope attribute of the DelegateControl. Also you can configure only one control to be rendered or all controls with this id to be rendered with the AllowMultipleControls attribute. If no matching Control element could be found, then no control is rendered i.e. if you want to remove the web part, just deactivate the feature. Additionally the DelegateControl allows a PrefixHtml and SuffixHtml to be defined.
You will probably want to use this approach when you need for different sites to show different web parts on the same location of the page. You do this by using a single page layout (or master page) with a single DelegateControl and then activating different features on those sites which will activate the different web parts to be rendered. Very nice indeed!
Delegate controls are used for defining the search controls in SharePoint. The web controls that are going to be hosted must be registered as safe. You can also host ASCX web user controls the same way.


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Sometimes it's hard for us non-astronauts to envision what it is like to be in space, which is a zero-gravity apparatus. Megan Garber from The Atlantic gives insight on the fact that it is impossible to cry in space.
Astronauts can, certainly, tear up -- they're human, after all. But in zero gravity, the tears themselves can't flow downward in the way they do on Earth. The moisture generated has nowhere to go. Tears, Feustel put it, "don't fall off of your eye ... they kind of stay there." NASA spacewalk officer Allison Bollinger, who oversaw Feustel's EVA, confirmed this assessment. "They actually kind of conglomerate around your eyeball,"


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I've been involved in the raw food/health movement since 1998. I've written several books and a lot of people come to me for honest, common sense advice on the subject. I'd like my website to look very professional while remaining accessible and friendly.
People interested in alternative health, vegan diets, losing weight, alternative stuff, mostly women age 30-55, but all ages and genders as well.
I need a redesign of my website currently hosted at http://www.fredericpatenaude.com/blog
I want to change the website to make it more professional and organized.
The FEELINGS I would like to convey are:
- Trust
- Friendliness
- Professionalism & Experience
- Health
Some good choices of colors can include in elements: Blue, Light green, lots of white backgrounds, some oranges — avoid dark green, halloween orange and too much black (however don't feel limited by these ideas, go with what you think looks best)
I will need a layered PSD.
The Title: Frederic Patenaude
Sub-Title: Common Sense Advice on the Raw Food Diet
I'd like to keep most of the links I have on my current sidebar, but instead of banners I'd like a design for sample buttons for ads (such as http://www.michelfortin.com)
The main menus will then be coded with dropdown menus (such as http://www.renegadehealth.com)
Here's the list:
At the very bottom, I would like these links small:
Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | Purchase Agreement | Shipping Policy | Sitemap
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Most Americans who are dissatisfied with President Barack Obama's leadership are thinking about the poor economy and the misbegotten health care law. That disillusionment is justified -- if not tardy. But the foreign policy failures of this administration are likely to be far more consequential, lasting and possibly catastrophic.
What we are seeing is the collapse of American influence in the world.
Permitting people like Obama, Hillary Clinton, Chuck Hagel and John Kerry to deal with the brutal realities of world politics is like putting Richard Simmons into the ring with Muhammad Ali.
On Sunday, reflecting an innocence that really ought to be prosecutable, Kerry announced that the U.S. would impose sanctions on Russia if it annexes Crimea and continues to threaten the rest of Ukraine. But, he hastened to add: "We hope President Putin will recognize that none of what we're saying is meant as a threat, it's not meant in a personal way ... "
Frankly, credible threats might restrain Vladimir Putin, but it's way too late for that. By threatening Syria on the use of chemical weapons and then collapsing like a cheap tent when Bashar Assad called Obama's bluff, the president turned himself into a paper tiger. Kerry's blatant groveling to Putin -- his obvious fear of offending the little Moscow thug -- is a new standard of cravenness.
In a hundred ways, this administration has been telegraphing, not just to Putin but to every would-be aggressor and opportunist in the world, that the United States is not to be feared, respected or considered. Because human nature has not changed in 10,000 years, the world's bad actors are throwing elbows. From China's aggressive moves in the South China Sea and increasing military budget, to Syria's dismissal of U.S. threats and stepped-up murder of tens of thousands, to al-Qaida's resurgence in Maghreb, Iraq, and Afghanistan, to Russia's insouciant acquisition of Crimea and perhaps more, the world is becoming more dangerous. Most ominously, the administration continues to indulge the greatest sham of our time -- the fiction that we are engaged in negotiations to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons.
Nor were matters better in hand when Clinton was in charge at State. She shared Obama's belief that American influence is malign. When hundreds of thousands of Iranians attempted to unseat the illegitimate regime in Tehran, Obama refused to offer even rhetorical support. Instead, he said, "I've made it clear that the United States respects the sovereignty of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not interfering with Iran's affairs." Clinton later explained that this was not an oversight but arose from the conviction that the U.S. would taint the Iranian Green Movement if it expressed support. "We kept being cautioned that we would put people's lives in danger; we would discredit the movement."
Yet when similar-sized crowds assembled to unseat an American ally, Hosni Mubarak, Obama and Clinton didn't show the same hesitation to support the protesters. The Obama administration tacitly supported the mullahs in Iran when they were in danger and explicitly opposed Mubarak when he was.
Obama's apologists remind us that Putin made aggressive moves against two provinces in Georgia while George W. Bush was president. That's true, but Obama made his conciliatory gestures toward Putin -- the infamous reset -- (SET ITAL) after (END ITAL) that. It's as if nothing that happened before Obama's election mattered. Like the French revolutionaries, his ascent to power was Year One.
This administration is drastically cutting the defense budget and gorging on negotiations -- with Iran, with Syria (with Russia as handmaiden), between Israel and the Palestinians, with Russia and with North Korea. What have they to show for it? Syria's mass-murdering leader is safer than ever and has failed to turn over more than a small fraction of his chemical weapons. He has missed the deadlines we imposed; with the result that Jay Carney has expressed severe disappointment. After years of meetings, the Palestinians have refused even to recognize Israel as a legitimate Jewish state. Kerry's response has been to tell Israel to stop asking for that. Sergey Lavrov dismissed Kerry's pleas to withdraw from Crimea. Kerry warned of "very serious consequences." No record of whether Lavrov smiled.
Nothing seems to penetrate Obama's ideological lead helmet. Israel captures a huge cache of Iranian weapons headed for Gaza, and the administration denies that this undermines the notion that Iran is negotiating in good faith. "It's entirely appropriate to continue to pursue the possibility of reaching a resolution on the nuclear program," the spokesman insists.
There is one Obama accomplishment that cannot be denied -- supplanting Jimmy Carter as the worst foreign policy leader of our time.


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Chocolate bunnies and peeps are best for your Easter basket
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – With Easter just a few days away, many families are tempted to include a real bunny in an Easter basket … but this is not the best idea, unless you are ready to make a 9 – 12 year commitment. While rabbits are cute and come in a variety of breeds just like dogs and cats, rabbits require a lot of special care.
Here are some facts you need to know before you get a rabbit:
- A rabbit's bones can easily break, so they may not be the best pet for small children, as most rabbits do not like to be picked up
- Rabbits require Timothy hay daily to help digest their food. They also need a variety of fresh greens such as romaine, kale, parsley and carrot tops
- Rabbits need to be spayed or neutered, just like dogs and cats – they can have 20 – 40 babies a year!
- The average life-span for a rabbit is 9 – 12 years
- Rabbits need daily exercise and should not live their entire lives in a cage
If you have your heart set on getting a bunny, please adopt. The Humane Society of Broward County has several bunnies available for adoption and the fee is $20 and includes spay or neuter.
And to help you take care of that bunny, the shelter is having a FREE rabbit behavior seminar to help you learn how to properly care for your new family member. Click here for more information.
The shelter is located at 2070 Griffin Road and adoption hours are Monday - Saturday 10 - 6:30 and Sunday 10 - 5:30, however the shelter will be closed on Easter Sunday. For more information call the shelter at 954-989-3977 and press 3 for adoptions or visit www.humanebroward.com to see the pets available for adoption.
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In 1859 on the mail route from Brisbane to Charleville, a small area was taken from the property Victoria Downs and set aside for public use and designated on maps and documents as 'Victoria Downs Reserve'. It became known informally as 'Sadlier's Waterhole' when Captain TJ Sadlier and his wife camped at the property. When the town was officially surveyed in 1880 it was called Morven.
Originally chosen as an ideal camping spot for early travellers into the Outback, a settlement formed. Even today Morven, with its garden beds and picnic tables, is regarded as a good place to take a break from driving.
Enjoy a break and picnic overlooking Sadliers Waterhole at Hamburg Creek, once a stopover for bullock teams and Cobb and Co.
Morven Museum houses a must-see collection of handcrafted, perfectly recreated miniature buildings from the bark and slab hut days of early Outback settlement, as well as an original kerosene tin hut.
Just 10 kilometres south of Morven is Tregole National Park. Discover the rare Ooline Tree, a rainforest remnant right here in the Outback. Take a break overlooking Sadliers Waterhole or explore the Four Wheel Drive stock route trails.
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TV networks traditionally begin preparations for fall lineups in January. The writers strike, however, has put a damper on the process. What we'll see come September is usually a done deal by now. I thought maybe some revisions to the current reality scene might be in order.
TV networks traditionally begin preparations for fall lineups in January. The writers strike, however, has put a damper on the process. What we'll see come September is usually a done deal by now. I thought maybe some revisions to the current reality scene might be in order. Here are some ideas: "American Idol's Biggest Losers." FOX and NBC join forces for this show hosted by former Idol Ruben Studdard. Former vertically-challenged Idol rejects would come back to work out weekly with BL's Bob and Jillian and Idol judge Randy Jackson. Before weigh-ins, singer wannabes perform before Simon, Paula and Randy. After 12 grueling weeks and hundreds of pounds lost, the winner will be in better shape and also have the No. 1 remix in the country with "Jesus, Take The Fork." "Extreme Makeover: Pimp My Bride." MTV and ABC could see massive ratings as grooms tell the sad story of how their bride-to-be is not all that to Ty Pennington and Xzibit, who in turn would assemble a team of plastic surgeons eager to get all up in her grill. The transformation of plain-jane-brides-to-be into booty-callin' mamas guaranteed to be the envy of all groomsmen is as simple as putting a little more junk in the trunk. New network NBCBS combines "America's Got Talent" with "Big Brother" to form "America's Got Big Brother," a show that follows hot on the heels of the controversial "Patriotic Act." CIA and FBI agents track, monitor and ultimately nab America's most talented violators of the Patriot Act while America watches. "America's Next Top President." Seeing obvious potential with real reality news, Tyra Banks, Chris Matthews and Keith Olbermann devise a show that combines "America's Next Top Model" with the presidential race noisemakers on the cable channel MSNBCW. With the hotly contested races from both parties, the potential for success here seems high. With a star-studded finale night (which happens to fall on Election Day), the who's-who of the political world would sure want to walk that red carpet. I can see John McCain and Hillary Clinton standing before Banks. "What I see before me are three politicians hoping to be the next president, but I only have one press photo left in my hand. The judges were like ... a little confused as to who wanted to be commander-in-chief more, but America has made its decision. I'm sorry John, but America's 'Next Top President' is … Billary Clinton." Other possibilities: - "Is The Bachelor Smarter Than A Fifth Grader?" would help us all understand why a good-looking multi-millionaire needs help finding a potential wife. - "Moment Of Truth," featuring Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld - "Dancing With The Star Wars: Darth vs. Princess Leia." Let's hope the strike is resolved soon so we won't have to see shows like this, although you have to admit, they could definitely be entertaining. David T. Farr is a Sturgis Journal correspondent. E-mail him at email@example.com.


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WASHINGTON — In drought-hit California, marijuana growers are feeling the heat, accused of using too much water for their thirsty plants and of polluting streams and rivers with their pesticides and fertilizers.
WASHINGTON — In drought-hit California, marijuana growers are feeling the heat, accused of using too much water for their thirsty plants and of polluting streams and rivers with their pesticides and fertilizers.
State officials say a pot plant sucks up an average of 6 gallons of water per day, worsening a shortage caused by one of the biggest droughts on record. They say the situation is particularly acute along California's North Coast, where the growing pressure to irrigate pot threatens salmon and other fish.
"This industry — and it is an industry — is completely unregulated," said Scott Bauer, a fisheries biologist with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. "What I just hope is that the watersheds don't go up in smoke before we get things regulated and protect our fish and wildlife."
California is also the most popular state for pot producers to grow crops in U.S. forests, accounting for 86 percent of the nearly 1 million plants federal officials seized in 2012.
"Those are lands that you and I own," said U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson, D-Calif. "And when people are growing dope there and guarding their operations with guns and the likes, and sometimes with booby traps, we can't use the land that we own. It happens all over."
The situation is a complicated one in California, which passed the nation's first medical marijuana law in 1996, allowing people to possess and grow pot, even though the federal government still bans the drug.
Medical growers who tend their crops on private property object to getting lumped in with the illegal growers who are trespassing on federal lands.
They say they're a scapegoat in the debate.
"It's really easy to point fingers at a very large cash crop that's completely unregulated. It's one of the main cash crops of the state," said Kristin Nevedal of Garberville, Calif., the founding chairwoman of the Emerald Growers Association. She doesn't grow marijuana herself but she's the spokeswoman for the group, which has about 400 members.
Public officials are taking aim at both the legal and illegal growers in many ways.
In pot-rich Mendocino County, the sheriff's department is cracking down on growers who steal water.
In Sacramento, Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown proposed in his January budget to spend $3.3 million to enforce pot cultivation rules to protect water and endangered species.
As part of a drought-fighting plan on Capitol Hill, Thompson and 13 other members of the U.S. House of Representatives from California want to give the Drug Enforcement Administration $3 million to get rid of the large pot operations in public forests.
In 2012, U.S. officials discovered illegal pot plots in 67 national forests in 20 states, including 252 sites in California. Washington and Colorado, the only states that have legalized marijuana for recreational use, ranked second and third, respectively, followed by Idaho, Georgia and Kentucky.
At raided sites, authorities have found widespread damage, including miles of irrigation lines, propane tanks, and rat poison and other toxic chemicals that end up in streams.
California Democratic Rep. John Garamendi, a co-sponsor of the drought bill, said the forest growers were "operating without any environmental awareness."
"They're using the water illegally. They're using the land illegally. They're growing an illegal product," Garamendi said. "And they're probably protecting that product with illegal weapons."
Nevedal and other pot backers said the ultimate solution was for Congress to fully legalize the drug, which she said would eliminate the need for growers to hide in the wilderness and truck in their water.
"When logging was unregulated, we saw horrific environmental consequences," she said. "And it's so easy for the media to pick up stories of grow sites that have been raided or busted. It's really hard to show a contrast of folks who are really doing a good job. What is being put out is the small percentage that are really blowing it."
Ellen Komp, the deputy director of the California chapter of NORML, the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, said the fracking of natural gas was guzzling up "tremendous amounts of water" in the state and that grape producers used much more water than the marijuana growers did.
"Basically, this is a case of marijuana being blamed for much more than it is responsible for," she said.
For biologist Bauer, who's been using Google Earth images to study the scope of the operations, the link is clear. He said 24 tributaries of the Eel River in Mendocino and Humboldt counties went dry last summer — and all of them had been used to water pot operations.
Bauer said it was common to see marijuana growers driving pickups with water tanks. And he said state officials last summer had chased down reports of trucks with 5,000-gallon tanks siphoning water from already-low rivers.
"That was happening all over the place — and good luck trying to catch them," he said. "We did catch one person doing it. We tried to capture others, but they're pretty wily."
Thompson recalled one brazen theft in Napa Valley two years ago, when a pot grower laid a pipe across two property lines to hook into a neighbor's electrical system to pump water to his crop.
Thompson, along with Democratic Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer and three other House members from the state, wants the U.S. Sentencing Commission to create new penalties for environmental damage caused by pot cultivation. But he said the popularity of marijuana in some parts of the state had made it difficult to get juries to convict anyone on pot-related charges.
"It's hard, because a lot of times if someone is arrested, it's in an area where a lot of this is prevalent, and it's not always the easiest thing to get a jury of your peers to convict you," Thompson said.
Neither Thompson nor Garamendi said they were ready to fully legalize marijuana, though both acknowledged that it would make it easier to control growers.
"In Washington state and Colorado, the growing of marijuana becomes legal and regulated. That's not the case in California," Garamendi said.
Thompson said he was ready for a debate on the topic. That's likely to happen in 2016, if pot backers succeed in their plans to get legalization on the state ballot.
"If it were legal and regulated, you wouldn't have the growers ruining the countryside," Thompson said.
For now, Bauer hopes state lawmakers this spring will approve the governor's plan to add another 18 people to the Department of Fish and Wildlife and the State Water Resources Control Board to confront the issue. Bauer said the state particularly needed more game wardens and scientists.
With no end in sight for the state's long drought, Bauer is expecting more dry streams.
"We know it's going to be a bleak summer for stream flow and for fish and wildlife," he said. "We're going to have to try and make it work."
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jonlabo necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
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Big Movie Company like "Fox Searchlight Pictures", "Warner Bros. Pictures", "20th Century Fox", anyone that you can think of!
We need something clean, beautiful, and simple,
All movie production companies are responsible for maintaining their financial. Part of this is to look at all the movies that are in a state of release (theater, digital, DVD, TV) and see if they are making money or losing money. Another section is to look at franchises such as Harry Potter and see if it is making more money than expected or if it is trending that it would be better to move it to digital copy before the planed date in order to get more revenue. What we are trying to do is create a dashboard that highlights this information in a clean, modern, stylish fashion.
The target audience is movie studio executives who need to monitor the financial of their movies. They are people who carry around iPads and use that as their main computing device. They love new toys and pretty things including the websites and application that they work with on a daily basis.
This dashboard is for execs and operational folk who will be looking at them for large amounts of time. Above all, the look and feel must be easy on the eye, and the information must stand out and be easily understood.
Some of the big themes that we like are:
- Plenty of whitespace
- Strong colour, used sparingly
- Reflections & fades & drop-shadows used with care.
- Nice big text
- Perfect Ending - Fat Design Footers! (http://www.instantshift.com/2009/04)
Additional suggestions:
- We're looking for a subtle, high tech look and feel.
- The individual panels want to be clearly delineated. Whether that is through the use of space, colour, shadows, texture, etc. that is something that you should come up with.
We are looking for a design of the initial dashboard view. This page has alerts that further sections of the application and serves as the overall dashboard that gives them insight into their overall movies.
PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHED ECOSYSTEM.PDF for the original wireframe which shows more interaction.
Attached are two cheese examples of the dashboard that we are looking to have designed. They should not be used for anything other than content. So design away and have fun.
http://www.apple.com/support/ & just http://www.apple.com including all their product pages
http://www.quommunication.com/ this is just an absolutely beautiful website. It uses space great and it just looks nice
http://www.jayhollywood.com.au/ besides the large image that is across the page as nice spacing, clear modules, and it looks nice and modern
http://www.getfinch.com/ Just a super clean beautiful website. It shows that you do not have to have lots of color and design elements to have a beautiful and functional website.