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Jeff Stein will deliver the presentation, titled Making Waves: The People & Places of Iowa Broadcasting, on Wednesday, July 6 beginning at 7 p.m. at the Tama County Museum, 200 N. Broadway St., Toledo. Stein authored a book by the same title, which has been recognized as the most comprehensive discussion of Iowa broadcasting history ever written.
A 1981 graduate of South Tama County High School, Stein has taught at the college level for more than 20 years at Iowa State University, Buena Vista University, and most recently, Wartburg College.
He is the son of Shirley Stein, Toledo. His brother, Mike Stein, lives in Tama.
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PokerWeb necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 148 diseños de 56 diseñadores freelance.
We need a unique logo for our site SatélitesPoker.es
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All poker players, mainly online players that wants play big live events but cant afford to pay the high buy-in.
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Sometimes we get lofty ideas, ones that seem great in theory, but are impossible to execute and may unexpectedly end with a wounded frog. Here's another: Pat Jordan, revered wildman sportswriter, is covering Spring Break in Daytona Beach for us.
It should be noted that Pat Jordan is 68-years-old. For the past couple weeks we've had numerous phone discussions about how to pull this story together, which, at times, have turned into some surreal, predictable Wenner-exasperated-about-HST-over-the-Mojo Wire-type conversations. I originally pitched that Pat stay only a couple of days (so we don't completely drain our limited annual budget) but he had a better idea.
"I think I'm gonna rent a cargo van," he growled, "so I can sleep in that for a couple days and do it just like the kids used to do it."
This was an odd request and one that was completely unnecessary, but so be it.
"Also, I can stay for as long as I want if I stay in the van."
But how long are you planning on staying?
"As long as it takes."
Jordan also requested that we send him $1,000 prior to his trip (for the van and other supplies) and that we have something written on official Gawker letterhead indicating that he's been hired to do an assignment.
"That way, if the cops hassle me, I can just show 'em the letter."
I also jokingly requested that Jordan call me if he gets into any trouble, which he was touched by, adding that he'd only be bringing two guns on this trip for his own protection. He has emailed several times to give me his status updates and various requests, sometimes at odd hours, even on weekends, to which I'd groggily ask him to just gimme a minute to pull myself together. Not a good enough answer:
wake up! i've been up since four fucking a.m.!
I spoke to him this weekend and he's having a good time In Daytona Beach so far. "Get this — 8 a.m. I'm walking around the pool and some blonde thing is laying on a lounge chair and asked me to go get 'breakfast and shit' with her."
He will file his first report next Monday. It will be typed up and then faxed to Gawker offices.
"I'm gonna give you good stuff — you're getting an A+ story for cheap."
So there's that.
* We'll have Drew Magary doing a special Spring Break version of Drunken Hookup Failures
* Some other Spring Break commemorative essays from various individuals.
* Videos of wet T-shirt contests featuring a soundtrack by Vivaldi.
Why are we doing a Spring Break week you ask? Well, that was the only way we could justify the expense of sending a 68-year-old, heat-packing old man in a cargo van down to Daytona. I hope you'll enjoy it.
If any of you have other suggestions to add to next week's "Spring Broken" extravaganza, don't hesitate to write me. Especially if you worked at MTV during their Spring Break heydays.
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Social scientists have evidence that violent crime increases as the heat rises, but this brutal, endless winter isn't exactly bringing out the best in us. Case in point: a Michigan man likely to face charges for shooting at a snow plow driver.
The poor plow driver's offense? He wasn't clearing the snow at an apartment complex fast enough, according to MLive.com.
The website reports an unnamed 39-year-old man, who has a concealed handgun permit, confronted the snow plow driver early this morning at the apartment complex with his gun drawn. He was reportedly angry the snow wasn't being removed from around his wife's vehicle fast enough, so he fired a round at the plow.
Luckily, the plow driver wasn't hurt, but the bullet did shatter the windshield. The gunman was later arrested and ordered to surrender his pistol.
The plow driver, Ben Clink, told MLive.com what happened in a follow-up story:
While he was piling up the snow behind the white car, a man approached him, Clink said. The man was screaming at Clink for piling the snow up behind the vehicle. And then, he pulled out a gun.
Clink ducked down behind the wheel of his vehicle as far as he could and the man fired one shot, hitting the windshield in the upper driver's side corner. The man then continued to approach the vehicle while Clink pleaded with him not to shoot again.
"I was just saying 'Please don't shoot me, please don't shoot me, I'll move the snow, please don't shoot me,'" Clink said.
Clink kept plowing the apartment after the shooting happened and after speaking to reporters.
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Yo social weekend here in Los Angeles! Friday was Park[ing] Day, a day-long event where communities transform parking spaces into parks. It's brilliant because of all the problems of automobile dependency, often overlooked is the amount of space it requires to not only move them, but to park them. In Los Angeles the bike community is especially involved, which included a 40-mile bike tour of the parks with the editor from LA Streetsblog. Photos, including the one below, stats and reports here. Dan Koeppel also covered a Dept of DIY Park[ing] Day event.
I spent the day using the 'parks' as meeting spots with friends between work and other obligations. In Heliotrope Village the neighborhood council took over 5 spots and had a dj and a swimming pool. That evening I met up with some friends at Echo Park where the Echo Park Film Center was screening Les Triplettes de Belleville.
A 3-lap race in Griffith Park, up and down climbs I've done hundreds of times, only 2 miles from my house. How could I not? I rolled over with my housemate and of the 50 people hanging about, I knew two: the organizer and his sister. Is old man status fully achieved?
40+ of us did a rolling start through the parking lot before hitting the top section of the two-mile climb up Fern Dell Dr/Western Canyon. There was some talk re gearing on the message board the week before and kids were talking running 47-16…..which seems way too big for me for the city, let alone a hill race. I palped my city gearing: 44×16 which worked well. Of course, I was totally spun out down Vermont Canyon, but wasn't everyone?
Anyway, there was this guy way off in front that I just couldn't catch. Sean did a terrific job organizing this, but in his excitement he (and everyone hanging out at the start/finish apparently) lost count of our laps. So the two of us went out for a fourth lap before they figured out how to count. Hilarious. Ends up the dude who beat me is a Cat-1 roadie. Equally hilarious. At least he rode his bike to the race, unlike a bunch of the racers (only in LA people would drive to an alleycat?).
Sean hooked up an after party and I got so many prizes I couldn't carry them home. Gave lots of stuff away, but not the front light, which I happened to need. Score! Thanks to everyone who helped make this happen and who braved a tough climb three (or four) times.


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The Hugh Morton Collection of Photographs and Films is part of the North Carolina Collection Photographic Archives (Collection P0081), part of the Louis Round Wilson Special Collections Library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The collection's archival Finding Aid is online and provides the principle means of access to the collection. Researchers must use the collection in WIlson Library. Photographs and 35mm slides may be handled by researchers; negatives and unmounted color transparencies, however, must be handled by staff.
An online digital collection of more than 8,000 Hugh Morton images is available on the where you may search, browse, and view Morton photographs in great detail. If you can identify something or someone in a photograph, please tell us using the feedback form on the bottom of the Morton digital collection home page.


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Serbian National Ballet
Throughout its rich history, the audiences of National Theatre in Belgrade had seen many guest performing of best dancers, singers and actors of their time. The constant quality of the repertoire that merges good tradition with contemporary approach, along with the outstanding level of performing quality is our artistic trademark. Productions of the National Theatre in Belgrade are touring the country and abroad, reconnecting with the family of best European theatres that we belong to. The ballet is an essential part of the National Theatre in Belgrade. The Serbian National Ballet is famous mostly for his world premières, as the "Anna Karenina" by the Russian composer Schedrin, as well as "The Legend from Ohrid" by the Serbian artist S. Hristic.
The Artistic Director of the Ballet of the National Theatre in Belgrade is Bruce Steivel.
Previously, Mr. Steivel served as the Artistic Director of Bern Stadt Theatre in Switzerland, the Hong Kong Ballet, the Universal Ballet of Korea and most recently Nevada Ballet Theatre, where he served as artistic director for over a decade. Bruce Steivel is an internationally recognized choreographer and teacher.
Graduating from the North Carolina School of the Arts, Mr. Steivel continued his studies on full scholarship with the American School of Ballet, American Ballet Theatre and the Harkness House for Ballet Arts. He has trained and worked under some of dance's most famous teachers and choreographers including George Balanchine, Jiri Kylian, Roland Petit, Anton Dolin, Ben Stevenson, Andre Eglevsky, Alexandra Danoliva, David Howard and Heinz Spoerli.
As a dancer, Mr. Steivel danced every major role in the classical repertoire, including Romeo in Romeo and Juliet, Albrecht in Giselle, Franz in Coppelia and the Prince in Nutcracker, to name a few. His contemporary repertoire included working with such notables as Sir Frederick Ashton, Hans van Manen, Jiri Kylian and Maurice Bejart.
As Artistic Director for the Hong Kong Ballet and the Universal Ballet, Mr. Steivel developed a strong internationally accepted company and launched each company on their first American and European tours. Hong Kong Ballet's tour to mainland China was the first time the Hong Kong based company performed in China.
As Artistic Director of Nevada Ballet Theatre, Mr. Steivel expanded the repertoire by adding 30 ballets - 13 from visiting choreographers and 17 from of his own creation. His Nutcracker was a holiday favorite, along with Peter Pan, A Midsummer Night's Dream and Good Times. Several of his works are in the repertoire of five major dance companies.
Mr. Steivel is frequently sought after as a guest teacher, teaching for Nederland Dans Theatre, the Norwegian National Ballet, the Hungarian National Ballet, the National Ballet of Portugal, the Berlin Stadstoper, Beijing Ballet, Shanghai Ballet, Bat-Dor of Israel, the National Institute of Istanbul, Turkey and numerous schools in Japan and America.
His international involvement continues with his position as the Artistic Director for the prestigious International Concours de Danse in Luxembourg, under the patronage of the Grande Duc and Duchess of Luxembourg.
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Wainrider/Balchoth War
This article describes a concept which is mentioned in J.R.R. Tolkien's works, but was never given a definite name.
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|Previous war: Corsair Wars
|Next war: War of the Ring
|Wainrider/Balchoth War
|Beginning: T.A. 1851
|End: T.A. 2510
|Place: Calenardhon, Rhovanion, Dagorlad, Ithilien, both banks of River Anduin
|Outcome: Decisive victory for Gondor and the Éothéod
|Major battles: Battle of the Plains, Second Battle of Dagorlad, Battle of the Camp, Battle of the Field of Celebrant
|Gondor, the Éothéod
|Easterling forces: Wainriders and Balchoth,
|Tarostar Rómendacil I † Turambar Narmacil II † Calimehtar Ondoher † Earnil II Cirion Eorl Éomund
|* Unknown Easterling commanders
The Wainrider/Balchoth War was a long series of battles spread over the first, second and third millennia of the Third Age. The first of these attacks occurred several centuries after the founding of Gondor. During this period, Gondor was under assault from the east by a number of eastern tribes variously referred as Wainriders, Easterlings, and Balchoth. After some serious setbacks for Gondor, they were at last decisively defeated.
Historical Background
Early in the Third Age, c. T.A. 490, Easterling tribes began a series of attacks against the southern Númenórean exile kingdom of Gondor. This first occurred during the reign of King Ostoher, who also rebuilt Minas Anor, in c. 490. His successor, Rómendacil I, defeated an Easterling invasion in T.A. 500, but was slain in a fresh assault by them in T.A. 541. His son, Turambar, once again defeated them, and captured a large area eastwards south of the Sea of Rhûn. Gondor was not troubled by Easterling attacks for centuries afterward, and by the reign of Ciryaher Hyarmendacil (c. 1050), Gondor was at the height of its power, controlling wide areas to the south and east.[1]
Minalcar, Regent and later King of Gondor, gave the Northmen extensive lands east of Anduin and south of the forest of Greenwood the Great.
The Éothéod were a small group of Northmen in the Vales of Anduin during the middle Third Age. They first came to Gondor's notice during the reign of King Calimehtar of Gondor.[2]
Calimehtar and Marhwini
King Calimehtar of Gondor had made common cause with Marhwini, lord of the Éothéod, against the Easterling raids. Marhwini was the son of Marhari, who fell fighting in Gondor's rearguard for Narmacil II at the Battle of the Plains. Marhwini sent word that the Wainriders were planning raids across the Undeeps into Calenardhon. He added that some of his people, Northmen enslaved near the forest of Rhovanion. Calimehtar led his army north through Ithilien, drawing the Easterlings towards him. As they approached the old Dagorlad battlefield, the main Gondorian force made their stand in what became known as the Second Battle of Dagorlad. Then, a Gondorian cavalry detachment, crossing the Anduin, joined with an éored led by Marhwini and attacked the Easterlings' flank and rear.
The Easterling army, under attack from three sides, broke and fled before the allies. Marhwini's mounted forces pursued them across the plains, taunting them about the smoke now rising from their homes to the north. The planned revolt did indeed break out, and caused heavy damage to the Wainriders' camps and storehouses. However, the rebels took heavy casualties from the youths, old men, and young women who were still relatively well armed. In the end, however, the allies were unable to control the eastern regions south of the Forest, and pulled back to the Dagorlad region.
Fall of Ondoher
Cirion and Eorl
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Third Age"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "Gondor and the Heirs of Anárion"
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Learn to recognize the warning signs of stroke. If you see them, respond immediately by calling 9-1-1 or your local emergency number. It can significantly improve survival and recovery.
|Weakness - Sudden loss of strength or sudden numbness in the face, arm or leg, even if temporary.
|Trouble speaking - Sudden difficulty speaking or understanding or sudden confusion, even if temporary.
|Vision problems -Sudden trouble with vision, even if temporary.
|Headache - Sudden severe and unusual headache.
|Dizziness - Sudden loss of balance, especially with any of the above signs.
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Paul Cornell's ACTION COMICS: Lex, Lois & Unlikely Love?
Get ready to cheer for the bad guy…and his surprising girlfriend.
That's the premise of Action Comics, which will follow the path of Metropolis's greatest mind and most ruthless offender, Lex Luthor. Possessed by the Orange Ring of Avarice during Blackest Night, Lex learned what true power really is -- and will stop at nothing to get it back.
With writer Paul Cornell and artist Pete Woods taking on the villain's exploits starting in July, it's clear that Lex Luthor is in for the fight of his life, as he takes on all comers in his quest for an as-yet-undefined mission. Newsarama caught up with Cornell to talk about Lex Luthor, the universe after Blackest Night, and -- for the biggest surprise of all -- how one long-time Superman supporting character is involved in Lex's climb to power.
Newsarama: Paul, it's looking like your run on Action Comics is going to be pretty crucial towards the story of Lex Luthor. First and foremost, can you tell us how you got involved with the project? Was Lex always going to be the protagonist of this story?
Paul Cornell: Yes, Lex Luthor is what I signed up for. And why I signed up. I got an email out of the blue, initially just saying that DC wanted to talk to me, and I actually said to my wife, anticipating starting at the bottom, 'well, it won't be Action Comics'.
Nrama: For those who haven't been keeping up with Metropolis's leading megalomaniac, can you tell us a little bit about where Lex's head has been at following the Blackest Night?
Cornell: He's been left with a terrible craving for more power, which annoys his control freak sensibilities. It makes him feel weak. He had a taste, and he wants more.
Nrama: So Lex Luthor is on the quest for "power," following his use of an Orange Lantern ring. Is he searching for his old ring back, or is there another goal in mind? Does Lex even have an achievable goal in mind?
Cornell: He has a very specific goal in mind, which is to do with how the universe has altered since the Black Lantern Rings were destroyed.
Nrama: On the other side of that, let's get a run-down of what Lex already is capable of, "power"-wise. What resources does Lex already have in his corner, to help him achieve his goals? Are there any new ones that you've had a hand in creating that you're pleased with?
Cornell: I'm really pleased that he's going to be taking Lois Lane along with him, as his girlfriend. They're made for each other. She'll be a big help. Lex has now got a bit of a supporting cast all round, actually, and I'm very pleased to have done that for him.
Nrama: I think that'll be a bit of a shock to readers… What's interesting about this premise is the fact that, for once, Lex isn't fixated on Superman. So we should ask, will we be seeing any of the Man of Steel as your run progresses? What does Superman think of Lex's quest for power?
Cornell: Lex will always be fixated on Superman long term, and getting more power is always going to be a way to try and get ahead of Kal-El. Superman will be absent from this run, like a hole in the wall is an absence, but also perhaps the most important thing in the room.
Nrama: Given the interconnectedness of the DCU, particularly under the Brightest Day banner, it's perhaps no surprise that Lex will be crossing paths with other DC characters -- like seeing him clash with Deathstroke the Terminator in the August solicitations. Can you tell us a little bit about what brings those two together, and -- just as importantly -- are there any other DC characters Lex might meet up with?
Cornell: A bit like [the story] "Hush" was, amongst many other things, a gallery of Batman villains, this series will see Lex encountering a series of the most interesting and well-known villains of the DC Universe, including some from outside his genre and experience.
Nrama: For you, what opportunities does writing a bad guy like Lex have that writing for a hero would not? For you, what is the appeal of Lex Luthor, and how do you get yourself in the right headspace to write a character like this?
Cornell: There's something almost admirable about Lex. He's the modern Prometheus, who wants to steal fire from the all-powerful beings and give it to humanity. He worked hard to be what he is, and Superman was just born that way. He's the proletariat confronting a really nice aristocrat. The trouble is, Lex has this one glaring flaw, a very human one, and it makes him do the most terrible things. One empathizes with him while always regretting the choices he makes.
Nrama: Now, you're working with Pete Woods on this book -- can you tell us a little bit about working with him? What's the back-and-forth been like between you two, and what strengths do you feel he brings to a title like this?
Cornell: I love his design sense, his acting (the scenes between Lois and Lex are wonderful), his ability with emotion, his page layouts. He's a bit different, you can see he's aware of European comic book traditions as well as Stateside ones. And he works tremendously hard. I couldn't be happier.
Nrama: Finally, for those who are still on the fence about this book, what would you tell them to get them on board? Any fun moments with Lex that you can tease that you're excited to see hit the page?
Cornell: I'd say, for one thing, new readers can start here. There's nothing that requires a particularly knowledge of continuity. You'll see Lex fighting and plotting against the cream of DC supervillains, and I think you'll be able to cheer for someone that also makes you groan, someone whose own dramas can drag anyone in. The ending of the first issue kind of says that Lex is going to be voyaging way outside his Metropolis comfort zone.
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|Imagine this oasis, in the middle of a desert mega-city, next to a bicycle path, in a quiet area
Walking or cycling down a trail outside the cities and away from the road somewhere in the Sonoran desert at noon in summer is so hot that you have to be slightly daft to enjoy it. The forecast high for Saturday was 117F. Yet, the open desert is significantly better than cycling the streets of Phoenix or Tempe in the summer. You can experience slices, or glimpses, of that desert world in our expansive Phoenix mountain parks: plants, shade, rocks, slightly cooler arroyos, wildlife, solitude, and very occasionally that rare feature, the oasis, around a stream or spring, or the elusive tinaja.
|Your path should have shade from mesquite and cottonwood.
Your skinny tires should crunch through pods around the summer solstice.
Outside the parks, the paths along the canal banks sometimes approximate the desert, as along the ACDC west of 40th Street where it's all gravel and careful desert landscaping. In other places though, the canal bank more resembles the hot, paved streets and well-concreted zones, for example, along the Grand Canal at Van Buren, with its tall fences topped with concertina wire. My preference is for something comfortable, quirky, human-scaled and locally appropriate, green / natural-looking rather than a bleak, bland mini-freeway.
|This is a new turn-off, or junction, let's go see where it goes!
I've written about the excellence and the future connectivity opportunities of the Crosscut Canal path several times (for example, here and here). When I saw this new work-in-progress down at the south end in Tempe, with these promising gabion stanchions, I recognized that it was part of the Crosscut Canal Phase II project, which links the existing path more directly with Tempe. New linkage! Speaking of linkage, do click on the project page I linked above, and check out the excellent project analysis map, with its color-coded features, it may help locate what follows below better, along with the blogger location tag at the bottom of the post. Notice the item: "Connection to adjacent Cultural/Recreational Amenities and Trail System." I think I'm in love: a ride to the Arizona Historical Society Museum on a dedicated path!
|Three gabion marker boxes, it's like a JRA trap of a most clever design!
After the sum total of hours spent sleeping and working, for many of us, commute time will vie for the next spot on the ordered list of daily activities. Although I'm sure that texting and/or Facebooking and/or general Internet time is sprinting to the top of the list.
What about family time? Reading? Thinking/reflecting? Riding the bicycle? Pondering a butterfly? Tracking the clawprints of a tortoise through the desert? Where do these very important activities fit in? Of all the ways we spend time, let us ask: do we spend it well? Which brings me to Maragurite Yourcenar and Memoirs of Hadrian.
|Currently reading
Maguerite was born in 1903 in Belgium and died in 1987. I first heard of her in an article about her house, which is now a museum: Petite Plaisance is in Northeast Harbor on Mount Desert Island, Maine. The impression I got from the article was that it was a house of books in an out-of-the-way place with little or no technology in it, where she and her translator, Grace Frick, who was also her lover, sat at their own typewriters a few feet apart. Marguerite wrote her novels, bringing history to life, and Grace translated. If ever a translation had some possibility of getting across what the author meant or intended in the original language, this sounds like an arrangement that would increase the odds of success.
OK JRA, a phase II extension of the Crosscut Path in Tempe, and a novel by an under-appreciated Belgian author that's a fictional memoir of a Roman emperor and his love for Antinous: how do these two things relate?
|Hello, path: take me away
A path that takes you away from your daily commute hours, away from the concrete caverns and crowded consumerist centers of our cities and shows you a little bit of oasis, a little bit of desert, can feel like a short break from it all, like it is taking you away from the same-old, same-old. Similar to an excellent historical novel by a reclusive Belgian expat who lived in a quiet, book-filled house in out of the way Maine. Even if, in the video I linked at her name, above, in the interview she exhibits that vague, contradictory evasiveness that European intellectuals have tried to pass off as sophistication and nuance. To every direct question she gives an indirect and uninformative answer which is still pleasant to hear, as if the point of an interview about her life and writing is not to convey actual information about her life and her writing, but rather to confirm that it's all a rather muddled puzzle, and that any assumption about it would be mistaken. Which is quite possible, except that she never gets around to clearing up the mistaken assumptions or putting together some of the puzzle pieces, just moving on to reply with next evasive response.
|Getting there: not there yet, but just around the corner...
|Ah, the pond: I've seen this on satellite view, always wondered what it looked like up close
|Down the hill, a swirly little rest area, with gabions, still under construction, looks like, downtown Tempe behind
|Running alongside, out of the pond, water in the desert: take me away
|More gabions: we're still inside the city here, clearly, yet separated, and this is made for us: humans, not cars
|Because at certain times, all I need: shade, a good book ,and the sound of falling water
|You dip a bandana in here, wrap it around your neck, and you're cool in the shade
|What's this? A new bridge? Check it out.
|Look at the optical effects along the sides
This new bridge is up at the north end of the phase II project, in effect linking it with the Crosscut path in a new and convenient way. The whole project concept shows a lot of thought and consideration for pedestrians and cyclists, what we need, what we like, and what would be useful. In addition, it's only for peds and cyclists: there's no parallel road around here, no major street crossings (in this section, farther north there is), no sound of traffic.
When I saw this great new bridge, with its attractive design and high level of connective functionality, I thought, EXACTLY: LET'S PUT ONE OF THESE ACROSS THE ARIZONA CANAL UP AT THE NORTH END OF THIS PATH! Guys, look at the map: this needs to happen. Invergordon Road to Tempe Town Lake in one glorious bike route. Yes!
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As I write, this, I've only read the first few chapters of Memoirs. And I have to wonder, can one ride out in the heat, somewhere out in the desert, along a path that takes you away from it all, with a great book in hand, spend a few hours reading in the shade, and come back renewed, restored, perhaps recreated in slightly different form? Put together some of the puzzle pieces in an un-muddled, clearheaded manner?
|Puddles, and shade: excellent to find in the desert summer (Arizona Falls oasis stop)
|Shade, and pods, both from native trees: you're doing it right
It takes connections to make connections: paths that connect to get the neurons to connect. Yourcenar, Yourcenar, I crosscut my dreams on my two-wheeled machine to find a place to swim deep in your streams of history, seeking some clarity even out of mystery. Hadrian, my old friend: let's sit around the fire and tell tales, shall we?
I'm jumping into a great book. See you on the other side. Get up. Go ride.


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The Sass di Stria, a minor peak within the Fanis group, is famous for its popular Spigolo Sud, an easy arête clearly visible from the nearby Passo Falzarego.
The base of its east face is weathered and slabby and hence ideal for beginners. Some routes were equipped long ago for the military "Alpini", but in 1996 a group of aspiring Mountain Guides bolted the entire wall, thereby creating one of the Dolomites', and Italy's, easiest crags
Passo Falzarego is reached easily from Cortina, Livinallongo or Caprile. Continue towards Passo Valparola to a car park on the left near a large boulder. A path leads downhill to the wall, clearly visible from the road.
Easy angled slab climbing.
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Loyola Greyhounds at Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers
Saturday, December 7, 2013 | 2:00 p.m.
Emmitsburg, Md. | Reitz Arena | MASN | SNY
Quick Hits About The 'Hounds
Loyola will make the trip to Western Maryland to face Mount St. Mary's for the 169th time in series history on Saturday, December 7, at 2 o'clock.
The Greyhounds bounced back from their first two losses of the season with a win over Catholic University on Wednesday night.
Loyola shot a season-high 53 percent from the field against the Cardinals, including a blistering 66 percent in the second half.
The Greyhounds had a season-high 54 points in the paint, easily outdistancing their previous high of 38 versus UMBC.
Wednesday night's 12-point margin of victory was Loyola's largest of the season.
Last Time Out
Loyola scored 12 of the first 16 points in the second half to break a 39-39 tie, and the Greyhounds went on to an 87-75 victory over visiting Catholic on Wednesday night.
Five players scored in double figures versus the Cardinals, led by Dylon Cormier's 23.
Franz Rassman made 7-of-9 shots for a career-high 14 points, while Jarred Jones added 13, Tyler Hubbard had 11, and Jordan Latham scored 10.
The Greyhounds committed just six turnovers in the game, as season-low, and they also controlled a slight, 35-33, advantage on the boards.
Cormier blocked a career-high three shots in the win.
Turn On The Television
Saturday's game will air live on MASN, the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network, as part of Loyola's ongoing relationship with the channel. SNY will show the contest live, as well, in the New York market.
Jason Knapp, who will also be the play-by-play voice of the Patriot League on CBS Sports Network later this year, will call the action, and Craig Esherick will provide color analysis.
Series History Versus Mount St. Mary's
Loyola and Mount St. Mary's will meet for the 169th time when the teams take the floor on Saturday afternoon in Emmitsburg.
In addition to being the oldest series in state history – it predates Loyola-Maryland by two seasons – it is also the most-played. The 166 meetings exceed the 152 between Johns Hopkins and McDaniel (formerly Western Maryland), a series that started in 1930.
The rivalry dates to January 20, 1910, the second season of basketball at Loyola. The Greyhounds won the initial meeting between the teams, 35-24, but The Mount holds a 96-72 advantage all-time.
Loyola was won the last two meetings, including a 79-57 decision on December 15, 2012, in Baltimore. Robert Olson scored nine of his 22 points during a 22-2 run midway through the first half, and Julius Brooks added 12 points for the Greyhounds.
Cormier's Start To The Season
Dylon Cormier has started the season scoring in bunches, averaging 25.1 points per game through seven. As of games of Thursday, December 5, Cormier is fourth in the nation in scoring, trailing only Niagara University's Antoine Mason (30.0), Oregon State University's Roberto Nelson (25.4) and Evansville University's D.J. Balentine (25.3).
Cormier scored 20 or more points in the Greyhounds' first five games, and he had three 30-plus point efforts during that stretch, as well. Overall, he has six 20+ point games in seven contests.
On November 20 at UMBC, Cormier had a career-high 12 field goals and went 9-of-13 from the line to match his career-best with 34 points (also set on November 10 at Cornell).
No Loyola player in the school's Division I era (since 1981-1982) had started the season with five-straight 20-point games. Andre Collins, who set the school single-season scoring record at 26.1, started the 2005-2006 season with 20 or more points in five of six games, but he scored just 16 in the Greyhounds' third game of the season.
Collins had eight games with 30 or more points that season, the most by a Loyola player during the Division I era.
In the game at West Virginia, Cormier moved into 12th place all-time at Loyola in points, passing Joel Hittelman (1951-54). Cormier has 1,389 points six games into his senior year; next up on the chart is Bob Connor (1,431 points, 1967-71). With 11 more points, he will be come the 12th player in school history to score 1,400 or more in a career.
20-Plus, Five In A Row
Prior to Cormier, Gerald Brown was the most recent Greyhound to score 20 or more in five or more games. He did so in six outings, from December 30-January 15, 2006-2007.
Brown finished that season, his junior campaign, averaging 22.7 points per game.
Turnover Trend Turnaround
Loyola committed more turnovers than West Virginia by a slim margin, 11-9, but it was the reversal of a trend from the last four games.
In the four games prior to that against the Mountaineers, the Greyhounds had committed an average of 5.5 fewer turnovers than their opponents. The only other game this season that Loyola had more turnovers than its opponent came in the season-opener at Binghamton University when Loyola had 17 to the Bearcats' 15.
Loyola righted its trend on Wednesday night against Catholic, committing a season-low six miscues to the Cardinals' eight.
Through seven games, Loyola is averaging just 10.4 turnovers per game, 3.2 fewer than its opponents' 13.6.
Positive Post Play
Loyola's starting post players – Franz Rassman and Jordan Latham – both scored in double figures in the same game for the first time this season when they combined for 24 pointsWednesday night against Catholic.
Rassman made 7-of-9 shots from the field to set a career-high with 14 points, and Latham connected on 5-of-9 versus the Cardinals for 10 points.
Throw in Jarred Jones' 13 points off the bench, also on 5-of-9 from the field, and Nick Gorski's three, and the Loyola post players had 40 points.
On Target
The Greyhounds shot 53 percent from the field on Wednesday night, a season-high. Even better was their shooting performance in the second half when they made 20-of-30 shots (66.7 percent).
All eight Loyola players who attempted a shot in the second half made at least 50 percent of their attempts, led by Franz Rassman's 5-of-5.
Five With 10 Or More
Five Loyola players finished the game with 10 or more points, led by Dylon Cormier's game-high 23. Frans Rassman had 14, Jarred Jones, 13, Tyler Hubbard, 11, and Jordan Latham, 10.
It was the first time since February 2, 2013, that five or more players reached double digits in the points column. That night, six Greyhounds scored 11 or more in a double-overtime win at Niagara University.
Only once this season had four Loyola players scored 10 or more. That occurred in November 10's overtime victory at Cornell University.
Slowing Leading Scorers
Led by Dylon Cormier, who drew primary guarding responsibility, Loyola held Connecticut standout Shabazz Napier to just four points.
Napier, who was named to the All-American Athletic Conference Preseason First Team, was 2-of-7 from the floor, and 0-of-1 from 3-point range in 33 minutes of action.
The 2012 All-Big East First Team honoree and member of this year's John Wooden Award watch list entered the Loyola game averaging 16.8 points per game this season. In his next game, December 2 against No. 15 Florida, Napier hit the game-winner as time expired to finish with 26 points.
Loyola also did a solid job defensively on West Virginia's leading scorers, guard duo Eron Harris and Juwan Staten. Harris finished with 14 after entering with a 21.1 points per game average; Staten scored four, despite averaging 18.1 prior to the contest. Combined the duo shot 6-of-23 from the field.
Strong Start
Eric Laster scored 10 of his 12 points in the first half against Connecticut to lead all scorers at the break.
Laster made 1-of-2 attempts from behind the arc before halftime and also hit all three free throws after being fouled on a 3-point attempt.
After averaging just 5.3 minutes in 27 games last season, he has seen his role expand dramatically this season, starting the first five games on the wing. He tied for the team lead in minutes played (34) at Cornell, and he scored in double figures (10) for the first time as a collegian.
Laster has averaged 9.1 points in Loyola's first six contests, and he is shooting 42.6 percent overall from the field, 52.2 percent (12-of-23) from 3-point range. In 27 games last year, he averaged just 0.8 points (22 total) and shot 32.3 percent from the field.
On Wednesday night against Catholic, Laster scored just seven, but he posted career-highs with seven rebounds and five assists.
New Addition To The Family
Less than 24 hours after Loyola's come-from-behind victory at UMBC, the Greyhounds had a new addition to their family. Head Coach G.G. Smith's wife gave birth to the couple's second child and first son, Ross Patrick Smith, on Thursday, November 21.
From Way Back
Loyola trailed UMBC by 17 points, 58-41, with 9:44 left in regulation on November 20, but the Greyhounds came all the way back to tie the score with 11 ticks left in regulation. They then went on to win, 89-83, in overtime.
An R.J. Williams layup with 8:37 left started a 10-0 run that would cut the deficit to seven on two Dylon Cormier free throws at 6:29, and Loyola would get within four on three occasions after that.
UMBC, however, pushed the lead back to double-digits, 73-63, on a Malik Garner free throw with 90 seconds remaining.
Eric Laster hit a pair of threes, wrapped around a 1-of-2 trip to the line for UMBC's Joey Getz, and Loyola was down 74-69 with 1:14 left after Laster's second triple. Quentin Jones hit a 20-foot jumper form the left corner with 58 seconds left, but Laster answered 11 ticks later to make it a four-point game.
Garner turned the ball over on a Cormier steal, and Later canned his fourth three in a span of 41 seconds to get the Greyhounds within a point, 76-75, with 42 seconds left. Loyola forced a missed layup by UMBC, and Cormier was fouled with 11 seconds left, and he hit 1-of-2 to tie the score. UMBC's Rodney Elliott drew contact and a foul call with 3.1 seconds showing, but the freshman missed both foul shots, forcing overtime.
In the extra period, Loyola made 4-of-5 field goals and 5-of-8 free throws to pull away for the victory.
Laster From Deep
Eric Laster's 3-point shooting made the Greyhounds' comeback attempt a reality last week at UMBC. The sophomore guard hit four threes in a 41-second span with less than 90 seconds left in regulation.
His first three came on a pull-up in transition at the 1:23 mark, and the second was off an R.J. Williams assist at 1:14. Laster knocked down his third from the top left side with 47 ticks left on the clock, and he took a Dylon Cormier pass five seconds later – after Cormier stole the ball in the backcourt – to knock down his final shot that pulled Loyola within a point, 76-75.
Laster finished the game with five threes – he hit one in the first half – a career-high. Entering the game, Laster had hit just six 3-pointers, five this season and one limited action last year.
At The Line
Loyola has gone to the free-throw line an average of 25.1 times per game this season while converting 17.0 per game. Overall, the Greyhounds are shooting 67.6 percent from the charity stripe, making 119-of-176.
Last season, Loyola went to the line 716 times, an average of 22.4 per game (tied for 46th in the nation).
Cormier Near The Top
Dylon Cormier has shot 65 free throws through five games, making 41 (68.3 percent). He is averaging 9.3 free-throw attempts per game this season, 11th-most in the nation through December 5.
The Greyhounds are guaranteed at least 30 games this season (29 regular-season and at least one in the Patriot League Championships); at this pace, Cormier would take 279 free throws this year. The single-season record for free throws attempted at Loyola is 255, set in 1997-1998 by Mike Powell.
Cormier has attempted 536 free throws in his career thus far, seventh most in school history. His 377 made are also seventh on the Loyola career charts.
Last year, he was 172-of-232 (74.1 percent) from the line, taking an average of 6.8 free throws per game.
The Difference A Year Makes
When talking about his coaching philosophies, first-year head coach G.G. Smith has said that he would like the team to play a bit faster on the offensive end than in past years, and that was shown in the four games.
The Greyhounds' 74.3 points per game in their first seven, more than seven points higher than last year's average of 66.9.
Conversely, it has led Loyola to allowing more points, 77.9, considerably higher than last year's 63.5 points per game.
Swatting Shots
Jordan Latham's two blocked shots against Catholic brought his Loyola career total to 66, good for seventh place all-time at Loyola in the category With nine more swats, Latham will match Omari Israel for sixth place with 75.
Cormier Earns League Honors
Dylon Cormier had a career-high setting opening weekend in the Greyhounds' victories over Binghamton University and Cornell University, and he was named the Anaconda Sports Patriot League Player of the Week on Monday for his efforts.
He earned the honor again on Monday, November 25, after his 34-point effort in the come-from-behind win at UMBC.
Cormier's 30+ Point Games
Dylon Cormier was the first player in Loyola men's basketball history to post two 30+ point games to start the season.
He was the first Loyola player to score 30 or more in back-to-back outings since Andre Collins went for 34, 36 and 39 in three-straight games (all on the road at VMI, Delaware and Providence) from December 29, 2005-January 3, 2006.
Jones Breaks Out
Jarred Jones had a career night in the season-opener against Binghamton, recording personal bests in points (22), rebounds (7), field goals made (8), field goal attempts (11) and blocked shots (4).
The sophomore carries Loyola's offense in the first half when it was otherwise stagnant, scoring nine points in just over five minutes. During that span, Loyola scored just two other points, but a Jones layup at 11:12 closed the Binghamton lead to four.
Jones tied for game-high, and led Loyola, with six offensive rebounds. His boards led to 10 Greyhounds points.
While his offensive production was critical, his four blocked shots were just as important. Jones swatted two Binghamton layups with weak-side help in the final 2:10 of regulation. The first block came in transition, and the second was on a drive from the left side. Both shots would have given Binghamton the lead if not for the blocks.
He followed that game with a 13-point, 7-rebound effort against Cornell.
Start Of The Smith Era
G.G. Smith was named the 20th head coach in Loyola University Maryland men's basketball history on April 12, 2013. Her garnered his first head coaching win on November 8, 2013, in the season-opener against Binghamton.
The 1999 graduate of the University of Georgia spent the last six seasons as an assistant coach at Loyola for Jimmy Patsos who took the head coaching position at Siena College in March.
Loyola amassed a 106-87 record (.549) during Smith's six years as an assistant. The 106 wins and the .549 winning percentage are the best of any six-year stretch during Loyola's Division I history (since 1982-1983).
As a player, Smith was a three-year starter and four-year letterwinner for the Bulldogs from 1995-1999. Smith helped the Bulldogs advance to the 1996 NCAA Sweet 16 and another tournament appearance in 1997. He left Georgia as the school's career leader in games played (129), wins in a season (24) and 3-pointers in a game (nine).
Smith is the son of current Texas Tech University Head Coach Tubby Smith. The elder Smith led the University of Kentucky to the 1998 NCAA Championship and is in his 23rd season as a head coach. G.G. Smith played for his father from 1995-1997 at Georgia.
Meet The Staff
Joining G.G. Smith on the Greyhounds' bench this season will be assistant coaches Keith Booth, Josh Loeffler and Dan Ficke and director of operations Kevin Farrell.
Booth spent the last two seasons as an assistant women's coach at Loyola after serving as an assistant to Gary Williams for seven years at the University of Maryland. An All-American and four-time All-ACC player at Maryland, Booth won an NBA Championship with the Chicago Bulls.
Loeffler brings considerable Patriot League experience with four seasons, and two League Championship Game appearances (2010 and 2011), at Lafayette College. He was also the head coach at NCAA Division III school Stevens Institute of Technology from guided the Ducks to a 46-13 record in two seasons and an NCAA Sweet 16 bid in 2007.
Ficke is a graduate and four-year lettermen of Loyola where he also earned his master's degree. The last three seasons, Ficke has been a member of the staff at Wake Forest University where he was the Special Assistant to the Head Coach and Director of Scouting and Recruiting.
Farrell returns for his second season as the Greyhounds' director of operations and sixth overall with the program. He was a four-year manager for the team as an undergraduate at Loyola.
Look Back At 2012-2013
Loyola finished the 2012-2013 season with a 23-12 record, marking the first time in the school's Division I history (since 1982-1983) that the Greyhounds have posted back-to-back 20-win seasons.
The Greyhounds finished their final season in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference with a 12-6 mark, tying for second place.
After falling in the first round of the MAAC Championships, Loyola its first-ever bid tot he CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament. Following the Greyhounds' 2012 appearance in the NCAA Tournament, it was the first consecutive postseason bids in school Division I history and the first since 1953 in any division of competition.
Erik Etherly and Dylon Cormier became the first set of Loyola teammates to be named to the All-MAAC First Team in the same year.
New Year, New Coach, New League
In addition to sporting a new coach, Loyola will also be a member of the Patriot League for the first time in 2013-2014. The school announced in August 2012 that it would make the move to the conference, and the move became official on July 1, 2013.
The Greyhounds will compete against American University, fellow Patriot League newcomer Boston University, Bucknell University, Colgate University, College of the Holy Cross, Lafayette College, Lehigh University, the U.S. Military Academy and the U.S. Naval Academy.
Preseason Patriot League Picks
Loyola senior guard Dylon Cormier was one of five players named to the Preseason All-Patriot League First Team, an honor shared by Bucknell's Cameron Ayers, Holy Cross' Dave Dudzinski, Boston University's D.J. Irving (player of the year) and Lehigh's Mackey McKnight.
As a team, the Greyhounds were slated to finish fifth, just six points out of third place. Boston University was the unanimous pick to win the league, followed by Lafayette, Army, Bucknell, Loyola, Lehigh, Holy Cross, Colgate, American and Navy.
Brito, Laster Spend Summer Overseas
Two Loyola players, – Denzel Brito and Eric Laster – gained valuable experience playing overseas during the summer of 2013.
Brito trained with the Cape Verdean National Team prior to their play in the FIBA African Championships. However, due to a FIBA exclusion, he was not able to participate in the event itself.
Laster played in five games on a tour that visited Belgium, England and The Netherlands. He was lauded for his wing play by writers who covered the events against professional teams in those countries.
Cormier On The Charts
Dylon Cormier enters his senior season at Loyola with a chance to climb many of the Greyhounds' career statistical charts. Here is a look at where he stands:
|1,389 points
|Bob Connor, 1,431
|Field Goals Made
|461 field goals made
|B.J. Pendleton, 490
|3-Pointers Made
|90 3-Pt. Made
|Teron Owens, 92
|Free Throws Made
|377 free throws made
|Mike Krawcyzk, 394
|180 assists
|Milt Williams, 190
|151 steals
|Mike Powell, 154
Into The Fold
Loyola signed three high school seniors in the early signing period to comprise its Class of 2018.
Forward Cam Gregory (Waldorf, Md./St. Stephen's & St. Agnes) and guards Chancellor Barnard (Columbia, Md./Glenelg Country School) and Colton Bishop (Winston-Salem, N.C./Forsyth County Day School) will join the program in the fall.
For more on the trio, visit http://loyo.la/MBB-NLIs-13.
High Marks
The Loyola men's basketball team scored the highest amongst squads in the State of Maryland in the most recent NCAA Graduation Success Rate report. The Greyhounds checked in with a 91-percent GSR, tops among the state's nine Division I schools, for players who entered the school between 2003-2006.
Up Next
Loyola will take 12 days off for fall semester final exams before taking the floor next on Thursday, December 19. The Greyhounds will host Stony Brook University at 7:30 p.m. in Reitz Arena.


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HONOLULU — Leeward Community College Chancellor Peter Quigley announced today that he has accepted a position with the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa as assistant vice chancellor for academic personnel and will begin his new job as soon as an interim chancellor for the Leeward campus has been appointed.
Quigley has been with Leeward Community College since 2004, first serving as dean of instruction, then vice chancellor and chief academic officer, and later rising to chancellor in May 2006. He came to Hawaiʻi from Minnesota State University where he was dean of the College of Arts and Humanities.
In making his decision, Quigley noted that he felt it was time for a change after reevaluating his future. He sees this move as an opportunity to serve the greater population of Hawaiʻi and to support the university in a different capacity.
"I feel gratified knowing that I leave Leeward CC in a very solid position," he said.
He is most proud of the fact that Leeward CC received glowing reviews by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) when they visited in October 2006, resulting in a very positive reaffirmation of Leeward CC's accreditation status.
"Although much has been accomplished, there is still a lot of unfinished business at hand," he said. "But the direction has been set and there is a clear road map in place. I am hopeful that the new administration will continue the positive momentum that has been established by Leeward Community College."
He added, "I'm grateful for the support from the Leeward faculty, staff and administration, as well as members from the community, whom have made my time at Leeward one of the most rewarding experiences in my life."
Interim Vice President for Community Colleges John Morton said that Chancellor Quigley has been an excellent leader for the community colleges, especially during these transitional times.
"Under his leadership, Leeward CC increased its outreach to meet the needs of the underserved population, implemented new degree programs such as the teacher assistant associate degree program, reaffirmed its full accreditation status, and forged new partnerships with other colleges and baccalaureate programs, thus providing more opportunities for our students," Morton said. "We look forward to continuing to work with him in his new role on the Mānoa campus."
The university expects to name an interim chancellor shortly.


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Woman robbed in parking lot of home
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MADISON, Wis. — A North side woman was robbed after a man asking her for change for a $50 bill grabbed her wallet and fled Tuesday, according to a Madison Police Department report.
Police said the incident happened on Northport Drive at about 7:40 p.m.
A 27-year-old woman told police she was in the parking lot of her apartment building when a black man, about 6 feet 2 inches tall with facial stubble and a dark complexion asked if she could exchange smaller bills for a $50. When she pulled out her wallet, the stranger took it and ran.
The report also noted that the thief was wearing blue jeans and a black hooded jacket.


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c'mon get happy.
it should.
while the art has taken some time and money to collect...the bunting was FREE!
i'll tell you how in a moment.
but since i know people will ask here is where all the prints are from:
clockwise starting with the stiched art which is from little bit funky.
where i am weak print from mod memento.
God love you print from daisychic.
let's have fun today from bangbangyourethread.
ignore the rain print from daisychic.
initials in the hands print from lepapierstudio.
want to make your own banner?
it's so easy that i didn't do a tutorial really.
all you do is grab some paint chip cards from lowe's (and before that ONE person says something, i have had a honest to goodness lowe's employee tell me that is is OK to take as many as i would like)
punch out a bunch of shapes of your choice.
and sew them together in a line. :)
string up as desired.
would be cute with circles or hearts or any shape really.
in a baby room? nice.
and because it's free...when you get sick of it...it won't hurt to get rid of it.
and speaking of happiness.
you want to laugh?
go read this post by the bloggess.
but be warned...there is a little cussing (yes, in the south we cuss)in there. while that is not my style...it's still a funny post. i laughed-cried a few times because I WOULD TOTALLY DO THAT...though doug would never tell me not to buy something. :)
my favorite line is "this chicken will cut you!". what's yours?
also...i will be posting some items "up for grabs on the facebook page at 1:30pm. :) you can get there on the right ---------->
28 comments:
- Shanea said...
Super cute! That wall would make me super duper happy!
- June 23, 2011 at 2:15 PM
- carly smith said...
$200 of chicken for FREE!!!!
15 year anniversary is giant metal chicken :)
Thanks for sharing :) I just got an iPhone too..... My thumbs are too big :( haha
- June 23, 2011 at 3:37 PM
- Unknown said...
First of all, thanks for the link back. :)
Secondly, I laughed out loud the whole time I read that blog post AND forwarded it to both my sisters who I know will also appreciate it.
My favorite line is "15 YEARS IS BIG METAL CHICKENS." Hih--larious.
- June 23, 2011 at 4:10 PM
- Holly said...
I love love love this! Very happy! I may have to copy this a bit....hope you dont mind!
- June 23, 2011 at 4:16 PM
- jonahbonah said...
Are there anymore headband covers left? Or even the headbands themselves? I'm hooked!
- June 23, 2011 at 7:14 PM
- Shelly said...
I laughed out loud, too! That blog post was hilarious! I needed a "happy spot" today, and your wall did the trick! Those are my FAVORITE colors!!! Thanks! :-)
- June 23, 2011 at 7:41 PM
- Smilie girl said...
Your wall is so full of happy. Love it.
And yes, I'm not one for strong language but that link was soooo funny. Dad's a chicken farmer which just adds to the silliness. I think I will be giggling all day. Thanks!
- June 23, 2011 at 9:15 PM
I'm still crying! I had to send this story to my favorite people, thanks for sharing! I burst out laughin so hard at the picture and it's title... oops!
- June 23, 2011 at 10:57 PM
- Fawnda@Fireflies and Jellybeans said...
Favorite line "CHICKEN DOWN! CLEAN-UP IN AISLE 3!"... I could not stop laughing...I was crying I was laughing so hard! Thanks for sharing i need a good laugh!
Love that paintchip bunting! : )
- June 24, 2011 at 12:13 AM
- Nancy said...
Thanks for the locations for the rad prints. Yay! You totally answered a burning question for me in regard to Lowes paint chips. Never was sure if I was going to be on America's Most Wanted for taking a handful of paint chips! :)
- June 24, 2011 at 8:16 AM
- The Stivender Family said...
thanks so much for sharing that link! my husband thought i was crazy for laughing and crying so hard, until i read it to him!!
- June 24, 2011 at 5:10 PM
- SoSoBella said...
i absolutely love that wall. it's just wonderful.
- June 24, 2011 at 10:36 PM
- Jan said...
oh my word that was hilarious!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! "chicken down! clean-up on aisle 3" definitely ties w/ "this chicken will cut you!" i was so totally crying reading that. i love how she posts like she's talking to you face-to-face. thanks for sharing that and all your happy stuff!!!
- June 26, 2011 at 9:56 PM
- Jo-Anna@APrettyLife said...
So cheerful and fun!
- June 27, 2011 at 8:40 PM
- Donna@My Sweet Things said...
Oh how I love all the brilliant colors! I may have to hit up Lowe's this weekend! Thank you for the inspiration!
- June 27, 2011 at 8:56 PM
- Unknown said...
This is the happiest. wall. ever.
Love the choice of prints. LOVE the sewn garland.
- June 27, 2011 at 9:28 PM
- Sweet Peas and Bumblebees said...
Love it! I'm loving all of the paint chip crafts! So cute!
- June 27, 2011 at 9:57 PM
- Confessions of a Stay at Home Mommy said...
That is the coolest thing ever! I would love it if you would link up to my Tuesday Confessional link party going on now: http://www.craftyconfessions.com/2011/06/tuesday-confessional-link-party.html. I hope to see you soon!
- June 28, 2011 at 11:47 AM
- Julianna said...
Love this! Makes me happy:)
I would love for you to stop by my blog and add your link to my Inspire Me Monday linky.
- June 28, 2011 at 4:20 PM
- April@MySacredSojourn said...
I love the wall, but I think I'd love that banner even without all the prints...it's just darling! The Lowes employees have told me it's fine to take bunches of paint chips, too. That's how I made my own fan deck! :)
- June 28, 2011 at 5:34 PM
- Adrienne said...
I love this! I too just did a project with paint chips. You can see it here: http://craftyclariangel.blogspot.com/2011/06/paint-chips-project-finishedi-think.html
Thanks for the inspiration!
- June 28, 2011 at 7:00 PM
- Ashley said...
this is so awesome~~ i love it!
- June 28, 2011 at 11:49 PM
- Amanda said...
Great project! :) I've featured this post on Craft Gossip here:
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- July 1, 2011 at 10:32 AM
- Annika said...
Love this idea - and the post from the Bloggess. He-he.
- July 1, 2011 at 12:13 PM
- Marisa said...
I love this! One could use card stock, too, if one is squeamish about taking so many paint chips. ;)
"This chicken will cut you!" was my FAVORITE. I may or may not say it once a day now.
- July 1, 2011 at 2:34 PM
- Miss Bell said...
That bunting is spectacular - thank you dearly for sharing. Just to look at your pictures brought a smile to my face!
- July 19, 2011 at 9:24 PM
- - Brittany aka Pretty Handy Girl said...
The paint chip garland you created is simply stunning!
I'm working on a post for TLC's Parentables. I will be compiling ideas of things you can make with paint chips. May I have your permission to use one of your photos and link to this post?
Brittany (aka Pretty Handy Girl)
- September 3, 2011 at 10:50 PM
- Unknown said...
Hi, I love this idea and would love to feature it in an article I'm writing about teen bedroom DIY craft. Please email me to let me know if you give me permission to use the idea and a photo or two. My email address is firstname.lastname@example.com. We will give you full credit of course. Thanks, Kate.
- November 7, 2012 at 8:14 PM


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Near the end of a ballgame when the score is close, the announcer or coach often says it is "Crunch time," signaling that the end of the game is near and it is time for the players to play harder if they want to win.
Just before taking a final exam it is not unusual to hear a student say it is "Crunch time," meaning the end of the course is near and the pressure to make a good grade is great. Concerning Bible prophecy, crunch time has arrived in several areas:
A war with the Islamic State could be shaping up. About two months ago it was reported that the U.S. is stockpiling weapons, supplies, and mine resistant vehicles in Kuwait in preparation for a war with the Islamic State to liberate the city of Mosul in Iraq. About two weeks, ago it was reported that about 4,000 U.S. soldiers have been sent to Kuwait to participate in the attack.
A few days later, many were stunned when someone in Washington said there will be an attack in April or May before the weather gets hot. Then, following a meeting with senior military officers and diplomats from several nations, newly appointed U.S. Sec. of Defense, Ashton Carter, promised a lasting defeat of the Islamic State.
More recently, Pres. Obama, who has vowed many times that he won't put boots on the ground in Iraq, said he is open to changes in his request for the authority to use military force against the Islamic State. The U.S. is in an evolving situation that could soon reach a boiling point.
Concerning Iran's quest for nuclear weapons, for twelve years the West has been trying to get Iran to give up her desire to build these weapons. In Nov. 2013, the P5 + 1 (U.S., Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany) signed an agreement with Iran to settle the issue before July 20, 2014, but it didn't happen.
They extended the negotiations until Nov. 24, 2014, but they still failed. They extended the negotiations until Mar. 31, 2015 to settle the main issues and until June 30, 2015 to settle the little details. But with about five weeks to go on the main issues, the two sides aren't even close to producing an agreement (unless the U.S. allows Iran to become a nuclear threshold state and many are saying that is going to happen). Iran is threatening to quit the talks and Israel is saying Iran could have nuclear weapons as soon as this coming June and no later than March of next year.
Israel can probably solve this issue in about one week and some think 12 years of fruitless work on the part of the West is causing her to run out of patience.
A war between Israel and Syria with Damascus being destroyed in one night could be looming. In Dec. 2014, there were two different reports that Russia asked Hezbollah and Syria to draw up plans for an attack on Israel. Russia didn't ask them to attack Israel, but Russia asked them to draw up plans: 1) In case the west attacks Syria, and 2) In case the west keeps imposing sanctions on Russia for her invasion of Crimea.
In Jan. 2015, Hezbollah said their organization is ready. In the past, Russia has threatened to get involved, if Syria and Israel get into a war. A war with Russia, Iran and others attacking Israel could be nearing zero hour.
About Feb. 8, 2015, a Division of Syria's Main Battle Tanks, armored weapons, thousands of Hezbollah foot soldiers and members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards commanded by an Iranian General left Damascus and headed toward Israel's border with Syria.
Syria said these troops are clearing our rebels that are fighting against Pres. Assad in Syria's civil war. Israel believes they are taking up positions inside Syria close to Israel's border in preparation for a regional war with the Jewish state.
On Feb. 22, 2015, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu told his cabinet: Iran has opened a first front against Israel by arming Hamas in the south (Gaza); a second front against Israel by arming Hezbollah in the north (Lebanon); and a third front against Israel by assembling a force inside Syria on Israel's northern border.
Some say Syria, Hezbollah and Iran will lay low for a while to build bunkers, dig tunnels, lay mines, bring in more troops, weapons, fuel, etc. Others say Israel may attack before she is attacked. But either way, it is crunch time and several very important prophecies may soon be fulfilled.
Prophecy Plus Ministries
Daymond & Rachel Duck
Editors Note:
Daymond refers to a war between Syria and Israel in which Damascus will be destroyed. This Prophecy is found in Isaiah 17, and we believe it to be a part of a Great Middle East War which is also prophesied in Ezekiel 28, 35-37; Amos 2; Joel 1; Jeremiah 49; Zechariah 9-11; Zephaniah 2; and includes those enemies of Israel named in the Psalm 83 prayer. We believe this war precedes or is the impetus for the Gog of Magog war prophesied in Ezekiel 38 & 39. While these wars may, or may not, precede the Rapture of the Church, it is important for the Believer to have knowledge of, and an understanding of, these prophetic wars. The reality of these conflicts should cause the follower of Christ to more earnestly seek to reach out to others with the good news of the Gospel in these Last Days.
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Scandinavian mystery craze comes to Denver
The popularity of Stieg Larsson's "Millenium Trilogy" of detective novels set in Sweden set me on a jag of reading mysteries by Scandinavian authors.
I just finished the latest mystery by Ake Edwardson, the three-time winner of the Swedish Crime Writers' award for best crime novel.
Actually, the last in the ten-book series based on Chief Inspector Erik Winter of Gothenberg, Sweden, was published in Sweden in 2008.
But the sixth book, "Sail of Stone," has just been translated into English, published by Simon and Schuster.
I've liked reading the series because descriptions of Gothenberg delight the arm-chair traveler in me, and because I've enjoyed the development of Winter from one of "those arrogant dudes born in the '60s," as the author says, a disaster at relationships, into a husband and father juggling family and work.
Another great discovery is that Comcast Channel 252 in Denver now has "International Mystery" and has just started a series based on Martin Beck, a Swedish detective created by Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo back in the '60s. The authors were the forerunners of Larsson, and mixed in a lot of social and political commentary on their welfare state with the grit of crime and murder.
This sent me over to South Pearl Street for a visit to Murder by the Book, only to discover it is no longer there. Chosen as "Best Bookstore in Denver" by 5280 Magazine in July 2009, it operates only online at murderbythebook.com. I just loved that place, heartsick to find it gone.
So I called over to Ron Else at Who Else! Books at the Broadway Book Mall to ask about the Scandinavian mystery scene here. Turns out some of the authors have visited Denver, including Camilla Lackberg, a Swedish mystery writer who was here promote Ice Princess. He said Anne Holt, a Norwegian mystery writer, was here just a few months ago.
"She's ex-police," he said. "A big stout-hearted woman with a powerful presence."
Holt spent two years working for the Oslo Police Department, then started her own law firm, and served as Norway's Minister for Justice in 1996-97. Her most recent novel, 1222, was nominated for an Edgar Award for best novel, and Else has a few copies at his store.


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printamerica necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 366 diseños de 82 diseñadores freelance.
We need a clean Web 2.0 looking logo for our retail print website. This logo will also be used on our printed business materials. Print America provides nationwide retail printing services as well as an online business card designer tool. Our focus is on quality and fast turnaround.
Print America
Print America is a nationwide provider of full color printed products. Our product line includes business cards, letterheads, envelopes, flyers, mailers, brochures, letterheads, etc. Our site also incorporates an innovative design tool that allows the retail customer the ability to design their own card on the website.
We need a new logo developed for our company. This logo will be used primarily on our website which is currently in development. Our website incorporates some Web 2.0 type functionality. We'd like our logo to also have the modern, clean look favored by designers recently.
- A clean and professional logo design to be used on a Web 2.0 type eCommerce site.
- An icon that is either incorporated into the company name as part of the logo, or used in addition to the company name. It would be nice to be able to use this icon without "Print America" when desired.
- While most of our printed products are CMYK we are not sure if we would like the colors brought into the logo or not. If you decide to incorporate swatches of C, M, Y and K into the logo it would be good to do it in a subtle manner.
- While our name is "Print America" we are not directly tied to the red, white and blue motif that immediately comes to mind, however, we are not opposed to using such a design theme. It would be nice to see logos incorporating this theme as well as logos that stray from this.
- This logo will primarily be used on the website. We must also have the ability to print it on our business products. It is likely that the printing process used for this will be CMYK. As such a choice of specific spot colors to use for printing should not be needed.
- A logo that communicates forward motion, re: Fast Turnaround, would be great.
- A modern looking font is important to usGetting vector art will be important to us to be able to work with the grow with the logo in the future. Please provide this file in a vector format such as AI or EPS.
- No clipart, please.
- Distracting and overly colorful logos
- A design consisting merely of stylized text
- Kiddie type font
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If you've gotten used to snipping some leaves of basil or a few sprigs of thyme, you don't have to let the chill of fall rain on your parade. Growing an indoor herb garden can produce herbs all winter long to impart a fresh, bright taste to autumn and winter's soups and stews.
"I think a lot of times people think of gardening as a summer activity," says Janis Kieft, a horticulturalist at Botanical Interests, a Broomfield-based seed company. However, Kieft says, growing herbs indoors doesn't require exotic equipment or much of an investment, especially considering the pleasure of something fresh in the deep of December or January.
"It's nice if you're cooking and want a little bit or fresh basil or chives," she says. "If you grow a pot of herbs indoors, you have that as something fresh all the time."
Kathy Bradney, foliage herb manager at the Flower Bin in Longmont, says she has seen an increased interest in herbs.
"I've been in the department six years and have increased my numbers every year," she says.
Bradney says the Flower Bin keeps herbs year-round. Currently she offers six kinds of basil and two or three types of oregano. In addition, she puts together "herb gardens," pots that combine several popular herbs.
Bradney says many culinary herbs do double duty as medicinal herbs; peppermint, for example can flavor food or be brewed into a tea to help with digestion. She says basil is the most popular herb with chives, thyme and oregano serving as the runners up.
To keep the herbs happy during the winter, a sunny spot is necessary, Bradney says, and grow lights can be useful, as well. For those who don't want to create an elaborate setup, a desk lamp with a grow light shined on the pots can do the trick, she says.
Many herbs are easy to grow from seed, says Kieft of Botanical Interests. She suggests using a seed starting medium, available in local nurseries, which is made of a light material that allows the seed to sprout easily.
"Once you have a couple of leaves, transplant it to the container where you're going to grow it in potting soil. It has more nutrients."
Kieft says herbs will do better with a grow light or a fluorescent light. She advises purchasing a an inexpensive shop light fluorescent setup.
"You always get better (results) when you use a grow light or fluorescent," she says. "Even in a sunny window, you don't get a long day length period to get the best growth."
She advises keeping the lights on for about 16 hours a day and using chains to hang the light a couple of inches above the seedlings.
Kieft says people often aren't aware of what can be grown and of unusual uses for herbs. An example of the latter is steeping rosemary in boiled water and adding it to a bath or inhaling the steam from the water to help with a cold.
Kieft adds that an unusual herb that can be grown inside is stevia. Typically people dry it before using as an alternative sweetener to sugar.
Whether your herb plans include baths or just a few snips of something aromatic to add to your cooking, a pot of something fresh and fragrant growing in the winter can brighten your spirits as well as your tastebuds.


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22.214.171.124 Palaeo-drought
Palaeoclimate proxy evidence (tree rings, lake sediments and pollen evidence) has been used to estimate variability in drought and precipitation patterns in past centuries. Much of the recent research has emphasised the North American region (e.g., Cook et al., 1999a), where a key conclusion is that the range of regional drought variability observed during the 20th century may not be representative of the larger range of drought evident in past centuries (Laird et al., 1996; Woodhouse and Overpeck, 1998). Hughes and Graumlich (1996) and Hughes and Funkhouser (1999) provide evidence of multi-decadal mega-droughts in the western Great Basin of North America in the 10th to 14th centuries. Nonetheless, the 20th century dust bowl still stands out as the most extreme drought of the past several centuries, the period when North American continental scale reconstruction is possible. Swetnam and Betancourt (1998) argue that recent spring wetness in the American south-west is greater than that observed in at least the last thousand years. Evidence of significant changes in regional hydroclimatic patterns is not limited, however, to North America. Stine (1994) argues that enhanced drought conditions occurred synchronously in South America. Ice accumulation at Quelccaya in the Andes, and on the Dunde Ice Cap on the Tibetan Plateau (Thompson, 1996) was slower in the first half of the last millennium than the last 500 years, but 500-year averages are not easily related to the palaeo-temperature data (Figure 2.21). Pollen evidence indicates significant changes in summer rainfall patterns in China in the earlier centuries of the past millennium (Ren, 1998). The relationship between such past changes in regional drought and precipitation patterns, and large-scale atmospheric circulation patterns associated with ENSO, for example, is an area of active current research (e.g., Cole and Cook, 1998).
22.214.171.124 Ocean
The strong spatial variability inherent in precipitation requires the use of estimates based on satellite observations for many regions. Thus satellite data are essential to infer global changes in precipitation, as the oceans account for 70% of the global surface area. Since adequate observations were not made until the early 1970s, no satellite-based record is sufficiently long to permit estimates of century-long changes. The first satellite instrument specifically designed to make estimates of precipitation did not begin operation until 1987. At this time three data sets are available: (a) the Global Precipitation Climatology Project (GPCP) product, which spans the period from 1987 to the present (Huffman et al., 1997); (b) the CPC Merged Analysis of Precipitation (CMAP) product, covering the period from 1979 to 1998 (Xie and Arkin, 1997); and (c) MSU-derived precipitation estimates since 1979 (Spencer, 1993). While the period from 1987 appears to be well observed, it is too short to draw conclusions regarding decadal-scale variations. The longer CMAP data set assumes that the various satellite-derived estimates have no trend over the period, and hence no longer time-scale conclusions are possible. Nonetheless, analyses of the CMAP product and associated data from the NCEP reanalysis project indicate that there have been substantial average increases in precipitation over the tropical oceans during the last twenty years, related to increased frequency and intensity of ENSO (Trenberth et al., 2001). ENSO conditions are not related to positive precipitation anomalies everywhere over the tropical oceans (e.g., south-western Tropical Pacific).
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Provides direct leadership, instruction and motivation for students participating in the competitive swimming program. Essential Functions: 1. Develops positive relationships with members and participants and provides motivational support and guidance. 2. Conveys information on aquatics programs and schedules and as appropriate refers members and participants to other programs. 3. Understands and is able to work in a fast-paced environment of competitive swimming. 4. Maintains records as required (i.e. attendance, progress reports, etc.). 5. Attends staff meetings and trainings as scheduled. 6. Follows all YMCA policies, rules, regulations and procedures, including emergency and safety procedures. Completes incident and accident reports as necessary. 7. Organizes and puts away needed class equipment. Reports damaged equipment.
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Late last month, as thousands of international journalists prepared to descend on Sochi to cover the Winter Olympics, the Kremlin resorted to using a controversy to silence a critical television station. A direct move to shut down the station would have been too blunt--particularly at a time when all eyes were on Russia--so authorities resorted to exploiting a producer's blunder, blowing it out of proportion, and pushing a third party to do their bidding. This is what happened.
On January 26, the independent television channel Dozhd (Rain) ran a poll on its website pegged to the 70-year anniversary of the end of the 900-day-siege of Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) by Nazi Germany during World War II. The poll asked whether the Soviet Union should have surrendered the city to save the hundreds of thousands of lives that were lost in the siege, mostly because of starvation. The question could not be more sensitive in a country that holds the Great Patriotic War in reverence and where even a hint of criticism of its handling could be considered a dishonor to the memory of the dead.
The station quickly pulled the poll off its website and apologized, but it was too late. The poll had caused a stir, followed by much criticism by various public officials, including the presidential spokesman, Dmitry Peskov. State Duma deputies with the ruling United Russia party publicly called for the station's ban. Peskov, in a January 29 interview with Dozhd itself, said the station had "crossed a moral-ethical red line" in posing the siege question. The "channel had crossed all permissible boundaries," he said, and called on the audience not to tolerate the incident. "Because the moment we start having even the slightest tolerance to such polls, we will start eroding as a nation, eroding our memory, the genetic memory of our people," he said.
Peskov's interview--given, in his words, as a viewer rather than the president's spokesman--was accompanied by other angry reactions. That same day, members of the St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly approved an appeal to Russian Prosecutor-General Yuri Chaika, calling on him to investigate whether Dozhd had broken the law by posting such "provocative material," and to take all necessary measures up to closing the channel, the Russian website Newsru reported. Chaika's office confirmed that the appeal would be promptly considered, the local press said.
Then, days after Dozhd ran the controversial poll, Yuri Pripachkin, head of the Cable Television Association of Russia, which includes both private and state-owned telecommunication operators in the country, called for pulling the plug on the channel. The channel's cable and satellite providers began dropping the station from their service packages.
Dozhd started as an online television channel in 2010, and in the following three years gained cable and satellite operations. As of January 25, the channel reached a total of 17.7 million homes and 4 million users online, Mikhail Zygar, the station's editor-in-chief, told CPJ. But today, only small regional providers are carrying the channel, he said. The channel's scope has dropped from reaching close to 18 million Russian homes to reaching only about 2 million homes, Zygar told CPJ.
Pripachkin, a former Soviet army captain turned businessman, may have personally been insulted by the Dozhd poll, but the decision of a dozen major operators to pull the plug on Dozhd smacks of a political order beyond Pripachkin's purview. When the presidential spokesman publicly calls for intolerance to Dozhd's alleged misbehavior, and when he invokes such sensitivities as the people's "genetic memory" of World War II, he gives a de facto order to the relevant parties to act against the channel. In addition, reports said, cable providers had received daily phone calls from top Kremlin officials in the immediate aftermath of the Dozhd poll, pressing providers to withdraw services from the station.
According to Natalya Sindeyeva, Dozhd's co-owner and general director, the poll was a pretext to destroy the station. Sindeyeva said on the air on January 29 that she believed the campaign to bring Dozhd to its knees was planned ahead of the poll and that it was in retaliation for the station's critical reporting, including its coverage in November 2013 of an investigation by the popular anti-corruption blogger Aleksei Navalny about luxurious summer homes in the Moscow region, belonging to high-ranking government officials, whose cost many times exceeded the officials' declared income.
In its three years of existence, Dozhd has provided an alternative to Kremlin-controlled federal television channels by giving a platform to opposition voices and focusing on news content. And its reach and impact have grown. As leading Russian media analyst Masha Lipman wrote on The New Yorker's blog in early February, "The channel's reportage on politically sensitive issues--the Moscow street protests in 2011 and 2012; the mass unrest in Ukraine--has been dramatically different from the official coverage by Russia's national television giants."
"From the very start, our main audience has consisted of people who had stopped watching television," Zygar told CPJ. "And this has been our motto: 'Give television one more chance! Do not be afraid to turn on your television set!' To an extent, we have succeeded in achieving that goal. We have often heard from viewers such comments as 'I only bought a TV set because of your channel.'"
On Tuesday, Russia's media regulator Roskomnadzor said in response to a query by Russia's presidential human rights council, that cable and satellite operators had not violated the law or infringed on consumer rights when they dropped Dozhd from their packages, according to the English-language daily Moscow Times. Meanwhile, millions of Russians are being deprived of access to their preferred source of news and information.


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