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My family and I would like to express our heartfelt thanks to E & E Well Drilling and Repair for drilling and connecting a water well for our home. After a two-week nightmare with another company, Ed Falkowski of E & E Well Drilling and Repairs cane in with his beautiful equipment and drilled and connected in one and a half days. His company also cleaned up our yard of the mess the previous company left. I would also like to thank Ed's co-workers Jackie and Aaron. I highly recommend E & E Well Drilling and Repair for anyone needing a new well drilled or repairing an old water well. Lastly, I would like to thank the staff of the Midland County Health Department DEQ, namely Bob Wolfe.
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Midland Northeast Little League has recently completed the first phase of upgrading our playing fields, dugouts and improving the area around our fields. We recently reconstructed both baseball diamonds, built a new batting cage and are in the process of building new dugouts which should be completed early next spring 2005. Northeast Little League like would like to thank The Dow Chemical Foundation, Fisher Sand and Gravel, Fisher Contracting Company, Midland Area Community Foundation, Pat's Gradall, Sczepanski Concrete, Servinski Sod, Ken Babinski and all the volunteers for their generous donations and time to these projects.
These foundations and businesses promote and enables philanthropic giving to enrich and improve the lives of people in our communities. Without these foundations and businesses generous donations, Midland Northeast Little League would not have been able to complete these projects.
If you get the chance, please stop by and watch a game next year at our new upgraded facility. Even though snow is falling and winter is here, spring is just around the corner and we can't wait to use those new fields.
Midland Northeast Little League President
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We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the people who helped us out in the past few years of our mother's life.
Thank you to Dr. Aloff and her nurse Patty, to Dr. Pierce and his wonderful staff, Hospice for all of the care and support that was provided at the end of her life, their help to make her death as peaceful and dignified as possible. Not only did you provide medical attention, but you provide all of us with peace of mind at a time when things seemed out of control.
To Midland County Council on Aging Transportation Department and Meals on Wheels, your services were always friendly, caring and appreciated. A special thank you goes out to everyone at Season's Adult Day Services, especially Sandy, Trena, Brandi, Kathy, Louise, Robin, Penny, Mona, Caroline and Mary Jo. The care you give to each participant and their families is outstanding. You became part of our family and you shall always be in our thoughts and prayers. Last, but definitely not least, a special thank you to our respite care/housekeeper Dennise. At first mom did not want anyone there but soon she fell so in love with you that you became one of her daughters.
We will always be grateful for all of the special times you and mom shared, and all of the hugs and kisses both given and received. You have been a blessing. Because of those hugs and kisses we know how much Mom loved you and you loved her. Thanks to all of you we were able to keep our mother home with us right up to the end of her life, and we will be forever grateful.
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The Delta Kappa Gamma Teacher Society would like to thank all of the generous businesses that donated merchandise and gift certificates for our Silent Auction this past November. The proceeds from the auction are used to fund scholarships in the form of grant-in-aid for students going into the field of education who need financial help. The auction was very successful, raising just under $1,000, and we would like to thank the following businesses for their support. They helped make it possible for us to support young people who will be our future educators. Bayne's Apple Valley Farm, Bennigan's, Big Boy Restaurant, Bob Evan's, Body Harmony Spa, Charger Shop, Chemic Corner, China Palace, Curves for Women, Damon's, Dee Truelove, Delta College Bookstore, Don Pablo's, Family Video, Foxy Nails and More, Genji Japanese Steak House, Glover's Pharmacy, Great Lakes Ice Cream Co., Hagerty Homemade Soap, and Bath & Body Products, Lasting Memories, Material Mart, Midland Cinemas, MSU Spirit Store, Northwood Bookstore, Pi's Chinese Restaurant, Rita's Merle Norman Cosmetics, SVSU Bookstore, Sweet Onion, Tim Horton's.
We would also like to extend a special thank you to Midland Public Schools and Dr. Frazee for allowing us to use the Media Center at Midland High School to hold our auction.
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My name is Nicholas Gray and I am a Peace Corps volunteer in the Kyrgyz Republic. I teach English at a learning center with about 1000 students, in a city, Naryn, of 50,000. Poverty is a reality and unemployment in the city hovers around 70 percent. Most of the students cannot afford pens or paper, which costs about 2 cents. My cousin Dan Numbers goes to Sanford Meridian High. In collaboration with Mrs. Susan Sampson, who directed the project, and the Numbers clan who paid for the shipping, Sanford students donated 7 boxes of much needed school supplies. We gave 1,000 students pens, pencils, glue, and erasers. My fellow teachers received a year's supply of chalk and much needed office supplies, including staplers, paper, and paper clips. After living abroad for a year and a half, I have realized that sometimes the best diplomacy comes from a giving heart. I would like to thank everyone involved for providing my students with the necessities they need to learn, but more so a much needed smile, and the thought that Americans are a good, giving people. Everyone involved in the project should be proud for doing their part to make our world a better place. Thanks again.
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To generate buzz around the launch of WWE's 2K Sports video game, WWE 2K15, WWE turned to Legacy for activations at 24 live WWE events across the US.
Reaching their core audience meant allowing fans a hands-on experience with playing the video game prior to and during the release. We created an interactive set that stood out on the main concourse, featuring 4 stations for fans to participate in matches against each other as well as interact with other WWE 2K15 game elements.

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Rotman Interactive Trader Client
The Rotman Interactive Trader Client application is freely distributable software. To see RIT in action, users can follow the appropriate links to download and install the software on their PC and connect to a demonstration server hosted by the Rotman School of Management.Download Links:
Please download and install both the RIT Client and the Excel Links (note that Download 2-a is for Excel 32-bit and Download 2-b for Excel 64-bit) file.
Rotman Interactive Trader Client
Download 1 (RIT Client)
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Please note that the 32-bit and the 64-bit versions refer to your Microsoft Office versions, not your Windows version. If you are not sure which version to download, please refer to the RIT - Client and RTD Installation Instructions for detailed instructions on how to install the RIT Client and the RTD Links.
For details on how to link real-time data from the RIT in Excel, please follow the instructions contained in the RIT - User Guide - RTD Documentation
Minimum system requirements:
RIT 2.0 uses Microsoft .NET 4.0 Framework, Most windows operating systems already have it installed by default so you do not need to install it separately. However, if you are having trouble installing or running RIT after installing it from the link above, please try to install/update .NET 4 and then try again.
Note for network administrators:
RIT 2.0 uses Microsoft Click-Once application for deployment and updates. The software automatically checks for updates each time it is launched, and saves all data including the application on the local user profile. If you have any inquiries, please contact firstname.lastname@example.com you need the MSI file for the installation (recommended only for IT administrators), please also contact firstname.lastname@example.com
Rotman Interactive Trader Server & Case Files
If you are looking for the installation instructions for the RIT Server application and tutorial videos for instructors, you can log into our client-only webpage from the "Log in" link below. Please contact us if you need a username and password for our client-only webpage.Log in
Rotman Interactive Trader Client ** OLD VERSION **
Version 1.75
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The Rotman Interactive Trader Client application. Note: If the installer says you need to install the .NET 2.0 Framework, please download it from the link below.
Rotman Interactive Trader Client ** OLD VERSION **
Version 1.64
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Feb 4, 2010
The Rotman Interactive Trader Client application. Note: If the installer says you need to install the .NET 2.0 Framework, please download it from the link below.
Microsoft .Net 2.0 Framework
Version 2.0
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March 22, 2006
The Microsoft .NET Framework version 2.0 redistributable package installs the .NET Framework runtime and associated files required to run applications developed to target the .NET Framework v2.0. This is required to run Rotman Interactive Trader. Note: Only install this if the installer above prompts you to install .NET 2.0!
Microsoft Excel 2003 Data-Link Patch
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This is a patch for Microsoft Excel 2003. This patch is required in order for proper RTD functionality (real time data links between Excel and the RIT client). This patch is standard on most computers, only install this if your Excel real time data links are not functioning properly.


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The Road to WRESTLING DONTAKU 2018, has seen the build for two matches New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) expect to draw sizeable crowds. The highly anticipated Minoru Suzuki (c) against Tetsuya Naito IWGP Intercontinental Championship match on April 29th which saw Naito defeat Suzuki for the championship, and Kazuchika Okada's attempt to make a record-setting 12th (V12) defense of the IWGP Heavyweight Championship against Hiroshi Tanahashi on May 4th.
However, the tour has also seen David Finlay and Juice Robinson elevate themselves in the eyes of NJPW fans, and probably the front office as well. The rising competitors were able to show enough fighting spirit in unsuccessful championship challenges to prove that they are legitimate title contenders.
On April 24th, Finlay was defeated by Jay White in 26:49 when he challenged for the IWGP United States Championship. Several days later on April 27th, Juice was defeated by Hirooki Goto in 26:36 in a match for Goto's NEVER Openweight Championship.
While their title challenges on the tour parallel, the tag team partners came into the matches with different expectations. While Finlay has been 1/3 of a NEVER Openweight 6-Man Championship team, he hasn't been featured as a singles wrestler since graduating from the legendary NJPW Dojo in September 2016.
However, Juice has several opportunities at the NEVER Openweight Championship, the United States Championship, and even challenged Naito for the Intercontinental Championship on April 29, 2017. While Juice has been seen as more of a singles competitor, he has yet to win a championship in NJPW.
Finlay's match against White was the longest singles match of his career in NJPW, allowing him to show to an international fanbase that he can thrive when given the opportunity. Despite Finlay showing more aggressiveness and fire, it's likely he didn't show the height of his abilities — which is a great sign for his future. Finlay is an accomplished amateur wrestler and those abilities could become a cornerstone in his singles matches in the future.
Juice has been a rising star in NJPW since his graduation from the Young Lion system. Fans in Japan and across the globe have grown to love his in-ring spirit and flamboyant personality. Many felt this would be his time to capture a championship, however, it is more likely that moment will be saved for a more prestigious championship or for the upcoming Wrestle Kingdom.
Finlay and Juice could also focus on capturing the IWG Tag Team Championship, despite the division being deeper than it has been in history. Golden Lovers, Young Bucks, Killer Elite Squad, Guerrillas of Destiny, and champions Evil & Sanada give the division a high degree of depth. The TenCozy and Great Bash Heel (GBH) teams are also around despite 1/2 of each team currently being injured.
While their direction isn't clear, it has become quite obvious there are long-term plans for both individuals. NJPW has succeeded in building fan bases for wrestlers competing throughout the card. Established members of the roster have been willing to work with and help develop those recently graduating from the Young Lion system.
It should not surprise anyone to see Finlay and Juice capture several unexpected victories in the upcoming G1 Climax.


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Bellus is the world's first and only "skinny pill", and it cures nearly every disease on the planet. When 18-year-old Lucy decides she doesn't actually *need* to be perfect, she learns there's a hidden price to every choice. School, college, her entire future is threatened after one single mistake, and now she's stumbled into something much bigger - and much more terrifying - than she ever thought imaginable. The first book in a series, SKIN DEEP dives into a future where nothing is as it seems and perfection comes at a cost. What would you give to achieve perfection?
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When you pause and think about it, there are few concepts more sick in their construction than the ubiquitous "retail therapy" (despite it being everyone's favorite non-joke joke). Surely such an idea could only exist in as materially based a society as ours.
Shopping out of necessity is great thing; it's wonderful to be able to buy the things you need to live your best life. But shopping as a means of emotional soothing? That can turn into a crackerjack of a Live Simply nightmare faster than you can say "cash or check" or "buried in clutter." It does turn into exactly that for many people–that's a fact to which I can personally attest.
So, what else might a person do when the stress levels rise and the itch to hit the mall bricks rears its ugly shopping bag? Here are 10 alternatives to retail therapy.
1. Call anyone you love who has a tendency to spread good energy and have a long chat about what's bothering you or about any single other thing.
2. Exercise; shopping gives you a high. You know what else does? Moving your body. Go for a walk, a run, do one hundred jumping jacks or a yoga class–whatever movement you prefer, do it.
3. Go outside.
4. Attend to a task that's been loitering on your to-do list and marvel at how your own productivity makes you instantly feel like the queen of your world, once again.
5. Do a kind deed for anyone besides yourself, because nothing makes us feel as fulfilled as giving to others.
6. Give yourself a new experience at home; make a new outfit combination from some forgotten pieces; cook up a new recipe.
7. Actual therapy. Like, with a therapist.
8. I know it's the item on the list that no one ever actually does, but there is powerful relief and insight that comes with writing down your thoughts. So do that. Just this once. Fill up a whole page with all your anger, frustration, and anxiety. Then have some kind of a ceremony in which you destroy the paper and with it, the emotions they contain. Rip it into shreds, put it through your shredder, or throw it on your fire.
9. Directly counteract the impulse to acquire by decluttering any single area of your space. Feel the relief in letting go, rather than through collecting.
10. Indulge yourself in what feels like an act of self-love that is experience, rather than materially, based.
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Orgasms aside, how do you know it's love? I mean, REALLY know. And for that matter, can you be in love with two people at once? Things are going really well with the Pilot, and I am getting more engrossed with him as the days progress. But Kurio, oh Kurio, you continue to surprise me. He writes for pleasure, (and others' too apparently), and I have to say I was blown away by his story on Literotica, called "The Sessions," read it here if you want to get a little more than excited this afternoon/evening: The Sessions – By Kurio I have to say I was a little more than excited myself, after reading that.
But when the dust settles, who will I choose? The Pilot, or Kurio? I have to say I am at a loss. Through all of it though, I think it has become a lot more to me than just sex. I met someone a week ago who I had the most orgasmic sex with, but now, I can't bring myself to talk to him. It's almost we have nothing to talk about BUT sex. There is no more mystery, no more excitement, and it is apparent that he just wants to "get off" more than anything. How does it deteriorate so fast?
Spiritually, I am looking for more. The excitement, the thrill of words is what is orgasmic to me. I find the written word to be powerful, and when you meet the man/woman behind the words you are in complete awe of them. That's what I felt like when I wrote a letter to Kurio about his story. It was almost as if I was talking to a celebrity. I have read stories before, but none ever made me feel so vulnerable, so innocent and so naughty all at the same time.
What are you trying to tell me God? I know I should be open to the Universe more, but what do I do here? On one hand, me and Kurio have such history and he is a wonderful writer and I fell in love with his words. The Pilot is adventurous, handsome, confident and completely focused, mostly on me. These two vie for my love and attention, and sometimes I feel like I am not being honest to either one of them. Spiritually? I have never been more in tune with things. My medicine will be shifting, so I think it will have a profound affect on my emotions in the upcoming months. I honestly don't know what to do. I am going to pray on it I think. Something I haven't done in a long time.
Is it love or infatuation that I feel for these men? The last element of course is my best friend. A man who has seen at my absolute worst and is still by my side. Deep down, I feel that all of these guys are passing flings and he will be the one I will end up with. So what am I doing here? I think honestly, my health is more important. I feel bad that I cancelled my doctor's appointment today to have a quick orgasm. I don't know, sometimes all a girl needs is a sexy treat.
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Flushing Meadows, New York— One man has been on this stage so many times before across an illustrious and prodigious career, claiming major crowns sometimes in clusters, winning admirers worldwide for his fundamental decency, work ethic, pride and professionalism. He has been in 22 Grand Slam tournament finals before, winning 15 of these premier prizes, taking nothing for granted along the way, celebrating all of his successes with a brand of humility that is rare in his trade. His name, of course, is Rafael Nadal. Standing across the net from the Spaniard in the final will be a dignified gentleman who hails from South Africa. He was born about two weeks before Nadal in the year 1986, but only lately has this fellow started thinking of himself as someone who has the talent and the temperament to handle big occasions. For the first time in his distinguished career, he has made it to the final of a Grand Slam championship, and no one can say he has not earned his right to be there. Kevin Anderson will hurl everything he has in his arsenal at Nadal tomorrow in the title round contest, and the contrast of his big serving and flat ball hitting off the ground with Nadal's unique way of playing the game will be fascinating. The fans in New York and the millions more observing on television are in for a treat.
Either Nadal will secure a 16th major and his second Grand Slam title of the season, or Anderson will put his name on a "Big Four" trophy for the very first time. It will be a fitting way to wrap up the season at the majors as these two honorable individuals do battle. Both players came from behind commendably last night to capture their semifinals. Nadal upended Juan Martin del Potro 4-6, 6-0, 6-3, 6-2 to reverse the result of his 2009 semifinal against the Argentine. To be sure, del Potro was depleted after his astonishing recovery from two sets to love down against Dominic Thiem followed by a hard fought, four set triumph over Roger Federer. But Nadal did more than defeat his longtime rival; he masterfully moved the big man from side to side until the 2009 champion was utterly exhausted and thoroughly out of gas. Only Nadal could have done that to del Potro because the Spaniard used every inch of the court, every conceivable angle he could invent, and every shot in his wide-ranging arsenal to make his opponent feel like he was 86 years old.
At the beginning, however, it was del Potro who very much had the upper hand. At that stage, he remained fresh and vigorous. His explosiveness off the forehand and markedly improved backhand were keeping Nadal at bay. Del Potro and his legion of fans in the stands unnerved the Spaniard to some degree early on. Nadal nearly lost his serve at 1-1 in the first set. He was awfully tight, hitting his shots with an excessive safety net, looking uncomfortable on serve. At 2-2, he did get broken as del Potro's let cord return on break point fell over for a winner, but leading up to that point Nadal's play was disheveled.
For the rest of that set, del Potro was utterly in control. He did not face a break point the entire set, winning 77% of his first serve points and, more importantly, 63% on his second delivery. Nadal stood way back behind the baseline for his returns and his defensive posture amounted to an expensive mistake. Serving at 5-4, 40-30, del Potro unleashed one of his trademark rocket forehands down the line for a winner to seal the set in style. Nadal fans were worried. Del Potro was cheered on vociferously by his loyal admirers. The 6'6" Argentine seemed to be invigorated by the setting and his circumstances. Danger seemed to surround Nadal after his inauspicious start.
But from the moment the second set commenced, Nadal was a man on a mission with another mindset altogether. He cast aside his first set disappointment and soared to a new level, and the way he imposed himself and produced shotmaking of the highest order, it was apparent that del Potro had no idea how to retaliate. Nadal held for 1-0 in the second set at 15 with a cluster of winners, including a game concluding backhand volley winner behind del Potro. Then the Spaniard broke for 2-0 by playing defense that only he can. Del Potro laced a forehand with all of his might that probably no other player could have answered, but there is no one else quite like Rafael Nadal. He stood his ground and rolled his forehand back in play, drawing an error off the forehand from the Argentine.
Nadal had the break for 2-0 and now it was an entirely different match. He won 25 of 33 points in a stirring second set performance, and in the process he made a debilitated del Potro wonder how he could possibly keep up with an opponent who had reset his game so persuasively. Nadal swept 12 of 14 points on his way to a 3-0 third set lead, and then advanced to 15-40 on del Potro's serve in the fourth game. Del Potro somehow escaped from going down two service breaks, holding on for 1-3. But Nadal was sedulously protecting his own service games. He moved to 5-2. Once more, he had a chance to virtually lock del Potro out of the match. The 28-year-old Argentine trailed 15-40 again but a slightly overanxious Nadal did not convert. Nevertheless, he took command and served out the set successfully at 5-3, driving a forehand down the line with interest to set up a decisive overhead. Set to Nadal, 6-3.
The match was only two hours and three minutes old as the fourth set commenced, but there was no way del Potro was going to stop Nadal from two sets to one down. Del Potro did hold for 1-0 but Nadal was unrelenting in capturing five straight games from there, losing only three points in that golden stretch. He closed out the contest with ease on his own serve at 5-2, having lost only 5 games across the last three sets.
"After the first set," Nadal explained later, "I changed my tactic and changed strategy a little bit. That makes a difference, no? I was not feeling bad the ball in the first set but I was wrong in the way I was trying to play, no? I started to understand a little bit better what I needed to do to try to be a little more unpredictable, because he was waiting for me in his backhand side. He was not moving from that side so I have to cover full court. He only had to cover 60% of the court most of the time, no? So that was a big advantage for him. Then I decided to change completely to play much more forehands down the line, and then I was more unpredictable and he was more in trouble."
As for Anderson, he had to work hard to overcome a persistent Pablo Carreno Busta in their semifinal. Anderson had lost his serve only three times over the course of his five matches prior to the meeting with Carreno Busta, but he faced a fine returner in the Spaniard. At 3-3 in the first set, Carreno Busta broke the South African, and he held on all through the set. At 5-4, the 26-year-old had a 40-15 lead, was then taken to deuce, but he followed with an ace and a service winner to garner the set 6-4.
Anderson found his range on the return of serve and broke for 3-1 in the second set, but an obstinate Carreno Busta broke right back in the fifth game. The two competitors stayed on serve until the twelfth game, when Carreno Busta had the opportunity to reach a tie-break and perhaps put some scoreboard pressure on his opponent. Carreno Busta led 30-15 but was forced into a netted forehand by a deep return from Anderson. At 30-30, the No. 12 seed double faulted. That transgression was costly. Anderson connected immaculately with a backhand crosscourt, sending that shot into the clear for a winner. He took the set 7-5, breaking serve in the most timely fashion possible.
Thereafter, Anderson was the dominant figure on the court. He did not face a break point in the last two sets, improving his ground game immensely, moving with alacrity for a man of his size. Carreno Busta double faulted his serve away to trail 3-1 in the third set and Anderson was unstoppable thereafter. He served stupendously all through that set, winning 20 of 25 points on his delivery. Anderson prevailed 6-3. The fourth set unfolded similarly as Anderson won 20 of 24 service points. Carreno Busta battled gamely but realized that he could no longer stay with his adversary. Anderson came through deservedly 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4 to book his place in Sunday's final against a renowned opponent.
Told that Kevin Curren was the last South African to reach a final at a Grand Slam event [at Wimbledon in 1985], Anderson responded, "It's definitely amazing being in this position and I have worked very hard to get here. Talking about meeting Nadal in the final, he said, "Nadal's one of the greatest competitor's in sports, period. He's an amazing fighter. You know, he really controls the court well the few times I have played him. I really need to be dominant and control proceedings as much as possible, because if you let him do it, it's very difficult."
Nadal was asked what it would mean to him if he could pull off two Grand Slam titles in 2017, and he replied, "I tell you, for me what is more important, more than to win Slams, is to be happy. I am happy if I am healthy, if I feel competitive in most of the weeks that I am playing, and that's what happened this year. So I am very happy about what happened, very happy to win Monte-Carlo, Barcelona, Madrid and Roland Garros. I am very happy to be in the final here at the U.S. Open. Of course, winning or losing that final is a big change... I am going to fight to win another title here. If I win, I will be more happy but it is about being healthy and feel myself well and be competitive. That's already happened in the whole season."
When Nadal last won the U.S. Open in 2013, he was on a roll after taking both the Montreal and Cincinnati Masters 1000 crowns. He had also won Indian Wells earlier that season so that added to his confidence. In 2010, the first time he secured the U.S. Open title, Nadal did not have a good summer on the hard courts but he had been victorious at Roland Garros and Wimbledon so the triumph in New York was his third in a row at a major, which was no mean feat.
This summer, Nadal was stung by a pair of hard court setbacks in Cincinnati against Denis Shapovalov in the round of 16 and in Cincinnati versus the mercurial Nick Kyrgios in the quarterfinals. But now, here he is only one match away from another Open title, primed for the appointment, knowing that he is the clear favorite. He is precisely where he wants to be as he prepares for his historical appointment against Anderson tomorrow in Arthur Ashe Stadium.
I am very much looking forward to this final. Anderson was seeded only 28th at this tournament but he is a much better player than that. On hard courts, with his serve in full working order, and his self belief growing almost tangibly match after match in New York, Anderson will not be a pushover in this final round appointment. As he said after the semifinals, "I have been really focused on trying to take care of business on my side of the court. I feel like it's been working for me, so I'm not going to do anything different [on Sunday]."
Fair enough. But Rafael Nadal is no ordinary opponent. He will make his presence felt substantially in the final. There will be no gamesmanship from the Spaniard. He will simply go out and do his job with his usual high intensity, total concentration and unwavering spirit. He will make Anderson cover an inordinate amount of court. The Spaniard will leave no stone unturned in pursuit of victory. Anderson will surely need to put on the single best serving display of his career in a best of five set clash if he is going to topple the redoubtable Nadal. His hope is to turn this into a tie-break contest and win two or three of those sequences against the top seed, but under those high stakes circumstances I still believe Nadal would prevail. In the final analysis, this should be a compelling encounter to watch because the methodologies of the two participants are so different. Yet the feeling grows that Nadal will prevail against a very tough rival because he will be the better man under pressure. He has not won a hard court title since Doha at the start of 2014, but the time has come for Nadal to make amends for that, and I fully believe he will.


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Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Chamber honors Marcella Nelson as Volunteer of the Month
The Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce honors Marcella Nelson as January's Volunteer of the Month for her service to our community. Among her other accomplishments, there were years when she pretty much single-handedly, as a volunteer, kept the Chamber running. She was the Chamber Citizen of the Year recipient in 1991. She worked in the office, chaired committees, and championed all kinds of causes and events on behalf of the Chamber.
"It is so fitting the Chamber honor Marcella," said Kate McAlister, CEO of Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce.
Marcella was raised on a farm in Paradise Valley outside of Bonners Ferry and learned early on to be a hard worker. She ran the Job Service office in Sandpoint for many years and when she retired, totally devoted herself to making things better in her adopted hometown. She is the only person who has served as president of POAC, the Panida, and the Festival, working to make Sandpoint the arts mecca that it is.
Currently, Marcella still serves on all the boards of POAC, Panida, the Festival, and Bonner General Hospital Foundation Advisory Board. She runs Ponderay Community Development Corporation (PCDC) and has so since 2004. She is a BCATT Member and has represented PCDC in that role since 2004, Community Assistance League member since 1990, Bonner County Republican Women member, Rotary Club of Ponderay member, Idaho Community Foundation member and Bonner County Historical Society member.
Marcella hits the gym several times a week, regularly attending aerobics---and even kick-boxing! "She is the youngest 83 year old I know, and I want to be just like her!" exclaimed McAlister. "She is so smart, unfailingly kind, elegant, thoughtful, funny, and generous with her time. She is an absolute Sandpoint Treasure!"
Her many other accomplishments include: Retired May 1, 1984. Worked for the State of Idaho 1947 to 1984. Started volunteering at the Sandpoint Chamber in May of 1984 and continued to do so for 20 years to 2004. The Festival at Sandpoint: Fundraiser, Vice President and President, 1985- Present and still on the Board of Directors. Pend Oreille Arts Council: Fundraiser, President and Ticket taker Auction Chair, etc. from approximately 1987 to the present. Panida Theater: fundraiser, ticket taker, concessions and volunteer. Transportation Design Team: approximately 7 years beginning I think in the early 2000's. Community Star for Panhandle State Bank 2004. International Association of Personnel in Employment Security: twice Retiree of the Year. Honored as the Woman of Wisdom 2000. Bonner General Hospital Foundation Board 2008. Holly Eve Foundation: fundraiser- work on and support. Community Cancer Services, Kinderhaven Festival of Trees, Ponderay Rotary fund raiser: work on and support. Bonner Mall Chili Cook Off: work on.
"AND there is 'The Power of the Bun,'" explains McAlister. "No one can ever say 'no' to Marcella---she is an amazing fundraiser!"
Please join the Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce in congratulating Marcella Nelson in being honored as the Volunteer of the Month and thanking her for all of her wonderful qualities as citizen of our community. Her hard work has done a lot for our past and continues into the future. Thank you Marcella!
Photo: Kate McAlister honors Marcella Nelson as January's Volunteer of the Month.
Posted by Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce at 4:33 PM
Chamber Welcomes Sandpoint Taekwondo
The Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce welcomes Sandpoint Taekwondo to the Chamber. Sandpoint Taekwondo and Sandpoint Martial Arts offer traditional Taekwondo classes to children & adults as well as additional forms of Martial Arts. They believe the quality of one's life can be greatly improved by developing a more healthy body, a focused mind and the confidence gained through training.
"We have a high focus on character development. Our children's classes especially, have character skills like courtesy, respect and self-discipline interwoven into the daily lessons," states owner Mike Szotkowski.
Sandpoint Taekwondo offers a program where everyone is welcome and can participate regardless of ones skill level. Their classes are built upon the principles of the true Master being absent of ego, and full of meekness, treating others the way we would like to be treated, courtesy and respect.
"We are also excited to announce the return of Mr. Robert Chavez who will be teaching classes with us starting in February. Mr. Chavez is a highly skilled instructor in Hapkido who has taught in the Sandpoint area for many years until sustaining an accident forcing him to stop," said Szotkowski. "We are excited to have him join us."
The Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce wishes Sandpoint Taekwondo continued success in our community. For more information about their classes please stop by and visit us in the Wal-Mart shopping center, call them at 610-2577 or visit them at www.sandpointkarate.com.
In Photo: Mike Szotkowski cuts the ribbon with his family and the Chamber Ambassadors.
Posted by Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce at 4:16 PM
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Chamber Welcomes Sanctuary Seconds
The Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce welcomes Sanctuary Seconds to the Chamber. They have been in our community at various locations for the last 8 years. In September, they moved to their new location at 521 Church Street and are expanding in the near future. Their new location offers a fun, pleasant and affordable shopping for their customers.
Sanctuary Seconds is a 100% volunteer powered Thrift Shoppe. They are a 501c3 non-profit which means they offer tax deductible donations of funds and clean saleable goods. They appreciate your patronage and are always looking for more volunteers. Volunteers ensure the continuation of this mission of compassionate caring for our fellow beings.
Lifetime Friends is an animal sanctuary for stray, abused, and abandoned animals but primarily cats. Michael Sowders cares for over 150 cats at his 4-acre, cyclone fenced, multi-house compound. Adoptions to new loving homes are welcomed and greatly cherished.
The Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce wishes Sanctuary Seconds continued success in our community. Visit them at their new home, 521 Church Street, weekdays from 10am-4pm, 10am-5pm in the summer, and Saturday's 10am-3pm. For more information call 263-0300 or visit www.ltfas.org.
In Photo: Michael Sowders cuts the ribbon at their new location with Sanctuary Seconds volunteers and Chamber Ambassadors.
Posted by Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce at 4:46 PM
Chamber Welcomes TransEco Services
The Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce welcomes TransEco Services to the Chamber. Stacey Stovall started TransEco Services, Inc. in June 2011. She is currently working with both the Kalispel Tribe and the Kootenai Tribe to protect and restore fish and wildlife habitat. No stranger to creating policies and strategies that benefit natural resources, Stacey hopes to begin helping organizations and small businesses with creating sustainability strategies.
Stacey's interest in sustainable development began 30 years ago when she spent her summers and student loans traveling the world. In 1985, she joined the Peace Corps and accepted a post as a fisheries volunteer in Costa Rica. She managed a fish production facility and taught farmers to grow fish (tilapia). Secondary projects included building stoves in schools and working with her community to secure its first bus service. She loved the work so much that she served an additional term, returning to Idaho in 1989.
She taught English as a Second Language, Adult Basic Education, and technical writing classes at Boise State University before landing a job with the Idaho Department of Fish and Game as a Research Wildlife Biologist. She found her niche as a Wildlife Mitigation Biologist working in natural resources policy and land conservation, mitigating the loss of wildlife habitat caused by the construction of private and federal hydropower projects. Stacey also served as the Wildlife Project Manager for the Kalispel Tribe for several years.
"I love talking with landowners who have a strong connection and love for the land," said Stacey. "It reminds me so much of my Peace Corps work. My love for conservation has grown and evolved to the point where now I believe that it's not enough. It's time to apply conservation and restoration strategies to the built environment if we are to have any hope of our grandchildren enjoying the natural environment as we know it. The way to get there is with the innovation and entrepreneurship of the business sector."
Companies can take steps toward becoming more sustainable by becoming more eco-efficient, re-positioning products and services, gaining competitive advantage, and investing in natural and human capital. "The return on investment is pretty astounding for those companies that implement a sustainability plan," Stacey explained.
"I'm anxious to start working with small businesses. I think it's important for businesses to figure out what it means to be sustainable and help them design a strategy for how to get there. This is not just about recycling or turning the lights off when you leave the room. This is about discovering what your business needs to be healthy over the long run, clarifying the business case for pursuing sustainability, and tailoring a planning process to meet your needs. Sustainability assessments can be part of the larger planning process to help companies track their progress."
The Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce wishes TransEco Services continued success in our community. For more information on how Stacey can assist your business with being more sustainable and eco-friendly, call her at 255-4487 or visit http://www.transecoservices.com.
In Photo: Stacey Stovall cuts the ribbon with her client of the Kalispel Tribe and the Chamber Ambassadors.
Posted by Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce at 4:43 PM
Chamber Recognizes Northwest Autobody and Towing as January's Business of the Month
The Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce is proud to recognize Northwest Autobody and Towing as the January's Business of the Month. Established in 1978, they are a family owned and operated business. At the age of 26, Mel Donenfeld opened Northwest Autobody on a premise of providing top quality work and customer service on all vehicles, as well as 24-hour towing in North Idaho.
Northwest Autobody's close proximity to the high school enables them to assist in the high school's driver's education course. They also participate in the Sandpoint High School's job placement program giving opportunities for local students to learn about the business and the industry. Vinny, the lead in the towing department, started over 20 years ago through the same high school program.
Northwest Autobody also recently participated in Relay For Life of Northern Idaho in memory of Hope Woodby. Eric Eugene Donenfeld is a local Rotarian and has truly enjoyed hands-on community service projects.
Please join the Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce in congratulating Northwest Autobody and Towing for their success in the Collision repair industry and thanking them for their commitment to the region and our community. For more information, give them a call at 263-6931, visit www.northwestautobody.com or visit them at their location at 1305 Michigan St, Sandpoint, ID.
In Photo: Eric Donenfeld receives the award with Chamber CEO Kate McAlister.
Posted by Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce at 4:38 PM
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Chamber Welcomes Ron Wisman- Hard Times Can Present Opportunity
The Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce welcomes Ron Wisman. He asks, "How's business?" He's asked many businesspersons and individuals this question recently. Most all shook their heads and said; "you shouldn't ask such a thing of a person right now."
"Times are getting tougher," Wisman explains. "Still, I'm inclined to look for silver linings in the storm clouds."
Ron Wisman, a local business consultant and counselor, has some unique thoughts on the economy and he'd like to share them with you.
"The economy is used to justify failure. It gives people an out a lot of times. The whole fact is there's just as much money made on a down market as an up market. Other avenues of opportunity do open up but fear comes in and people are afraid to use the new thinking required. Look at it this way, just about everyone qualifies as a businessperson. Your personal finances are a business, too."
Wisman has degrees in Business Administration, Finance and Accounting. He has studied at six different universities, been licensed with the Midwest Stock Exchange, National Association of Security Dealers and others. He's been involved in almost every level and every facet of business from General Motors to owning his own furniture store in Phoenix, plus as a public accountant.
As a Sandpoint Business Consultant, located in the "Old Power House" building. Wisman offers complete counseling on money problems, debt, risks, success, failure, and also new ventures. Wisman was a Sandpoint resident for many years up until 2005 when he decided to travel by RV around the West Coast, down to Phoenix, and then all the way out to Wisconsin visiting family. After spending last winter ice fishing, he felt he should not have left Sandpoint so he migrated back. His greatest sense of accomplishment is working with large and complex problems; he loves a challenge.
"When the economy tanks, like it is now, the fears that creep in can be devastating. It paralyzes sound judgments. We start making emotional decisions. People have the fears of a lost or losing job, house, car, etc. What we need to realize is the positive side. The painful experiences can get you pushed into a new venture. It can be a positive thing."
"It seems, "we all have a life's plan. If we don't move with it, then we get pushed." Worthiness is a self-image. If you put yourself there, that's where you are. We set our own limitations by our thinking and perhaps will not have to "pull up short" or those ideas we thought were impossible."
"Many of my clients experience limited capital for event he basics. Most everyone, when tested, could make a sacrifice. I call this "seed money" for a new life's adventure in the business world."
"We've painted a picture of the businessman that he or she has all their stuff together. The appearance is that he's very successful and making money. When he's put on that pedestal, he's isolated. He needs counseling more than any other."
"Why people get into trouble is because they're tuning into their feelings instead of their intuition. Feelings are tied into the emotional structure that runs hot and cold, day and night. Intuition is tied into the individuals own life plan. Hunches can be valuable when they come from the right source. "
"I'm not sure what value the intellect has in business. Business is a relationship. We all have an outstanding gift for some specialized activity, it's in there somewhere."
Please join the Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce in wishing the Ron Wisman great success and welcoming him back into our community. For more information, please give him a call at 208-255-7426.
In Photo: Chamber Ambassador Carol Warren welcomes Sandpoint Business Consultant Ron Wisman
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Allison is currently out on bond.
The long time Constable in Liberty County is 53 years old and resides in Liberty.
The case has been assigned to the 176th Criminal Court in Harris County.
As previously reported by The Police News in Harris County the indictment stems from Allison's attempt in Harris County to get a relative's vehicle released from a towing company after being towed because he thought the tow was illegal without paying the towing charges. Allison put handcuffs on a towing company employee and placed the employee in back of a patrol vehicle when his actions were stopped Harris County Law Enforcement according to reports in the Police News.
See related story from November 5, 2012... Harris DA investigating Liberty County Constable
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Counterfeit products pose not only economic problems to business, but carry serious threats to the safety and welfare of consumers who use them.
"It's not just about protecting American businesses," Paul Foley, vice president of the Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association, told a trade group in 2005. "These parts can kill and injure innocent victims."
At best, counterfeit parts often fail prematurely, causing downtime and increasing maintenance costs. At worst, failed sub-standard brake, steering and suspension parts cause crashes.
The Stop Counterfeiting in Manufactured Goods Act was signed into law in March 2006.
That legislation strengthened penalties for counterfeiters and gave prosecutors new tools to stop those who defraud American consumers. The law requires courts to order the destruction of all counterfeit products seized as a part of a criminal investigation and requires convicted counterfeiters to turn over their profits, as well as any equipment used in their operations
Now, the Senate is considering another piece of legislation, S522, the Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Act.
The Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Act seeks to create one organized force to combat intellectual property theft, which for the first time would include the Department of Treasury's Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence.
The legislation also seeks to establish an international task force of foreign countries to track and identify intellectual property criminals while encouraging reliable trading partners to join the task force.
If the bill is approved and signed into law and the task force is created, the task force would have to report to Congress to ensure cooperation and to measure progress.
The Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Act is currently awaiting consideration in the Senate Judiciary Committee.
The automotive parts industry – including trucking – has long been a victim of counterfeit products because of the theft of intellectual property.
Bootleg items can be almost anything anymore. In fact, CBSnews.com reported that the automotive industry has turned up enough counterfeit products to actually build a car.
Years ago, counterfeiters stayed away from the heavy-duty market because of the narrow supply chains and the industry's overall familiarity with the products, according to MEMA information on counterfeiting. But, since counterfeiters have gotten better at forging their fakes, it's getting tougher to tell the real thing from the phonies.
Truckers now have to watch out for everything from lights that aren't quite bright enough or could cause an electrical fire to brake pads made of compressed grass clippings.
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What can I do as a developer?
The first thing is to start campaigning for solutions to this problem. Petition major software vendors to start planning now. Try wherever possible to use large types for storing dates in databases: 64-bits is sufficient – a long long type in GNU C and POSIX/SuS.
Check where the time is encoded – many programmers encode the time in seconds into 4 bytes into databases and within network protocols. They then decode them into a signed integer. Use five bytes instead.
Another thing to do is to use GMT time whenever storing or processing the time as a text string. This is because it is easy to write a GMT time converter function that is 2038-bug clean (see source code below). By this I mean, if you have to convert your time to and from text, and if the users are not going to see that text, then never use local time, which has daylight savings and GMT offset complexities. (Note that some countries do not have daylight savings. Some sites use GMT and local time virtually synonymously.)
The result will be that internally, all your code will work with GMT time and work correctly through the year 2038. If it so happens that on January 20 2038 users find dates are displayed incorrectly within the user-interface, this will merely be a cosmetic problem.
Make sure your use of time_t is consistent throughout your code. Always use the Operating System vendor's standard functions to convert times and use them exactly as directed by their documentation. Never cast time values to any type except the standard types provided by your system libraries. This way, when your code gets recompiled on newer systems, the bugs will naturally go away.
A version of gmtime() that works around the 2038 bug can be found here, with useful ranges of various functions shown in this table. See also documentation for this code.
Other solutions for 32-bit systems
On a 32-bit systems, time_t has a signed 32-bit integer C/C++ type. A common way to get the time is:
time_t now;
time (&now);
You want a situation where the 32-bit code will continue to work past the year 2038, but if re-compiled on a 64-bit system, then the same code ought to use a 64-bit time type. This requires being quite crafty. It should also be strict ANSI compliant.
Consider a 32-bit operating systems that works through the year 2038. At the time of the cross-over, the 32-bit time will continue to tick over and become a negative number. If we simply cast this signed 32-bit number to an unsigned value, we should have the correct time, even up to the year 2106.
A solution that works on all 32-bit and 64-bit systems (including Windows) is as follows. This assumes that we are not interested in dates before 1970.
First we define a time type that is a double float. A double float will be a clean integer for time values up to 143 million years from now, because double values are exact integers unless the size of their mantissa is exceeded. (We could use long long – this is your choice. The C type long long tends to throw compiler warnings on some systems however.)
Our function looks like this:
typedef double timef_t;
timef_t timef (void)
time_t now;
time (&now);
if (sizeof (now) == 4) {
unsigned int v;
v = (unsigned int) now;
return (double) v;
} else {
return (double) now;
If you need the UTC time in milliseconds. You can use the following function, which works both on Unix as well as Windows:
typedef double timef_t;
timef_t millitimef (void)
struct timeb t;
ftime (&t);
if (sizeof (t.time) == 4) {
unsigned int v;
v = (unsigned int) t.time;
return (double) v * 1000.0 + (double) t.millitm;
} else {
return (double) t.time * 1000.0 + (double) t.millitm;
Programs that use these functions will now do time calculations correctly in seconds. Now all they need is to display time correctly. For this, look at the pivot time code. However if you just need to display the GMT time in text, the solution is relatively simple as follows.
Most programs use one of the functions gmtime(), gmtime_r(), localtime() or localtime_r() to get the "broken-down" time format. These four functions convert the integer number of seconds since 1970 into a "struct tm" structure whose members contain the year, month, day, hour, minute, second, and week day. The function strftime() can then convert broken down time to a string. gmtime() and gmtime_r() convert to Greenwich time, and localtime() and localtime_r() convert to time offset by the number of hours left or right of Greenwich, inclusive of any daylight-savings offsets. The _r variations are the "re-entrant" (thread-safe) versions of the same function.
You may be using the functions asctime(), and ctime(), but these functions can easily be constructed from the functions I mention.
The problem with implementing localtime() is that, besides the fact that no one knows what future governments will decide about day-light savings, every country has different daylight savings policies. So a universal localtime() function requires maintenance, consensus, and a large number of daylight savings parameters for each country on earth.
The function gmtime_r() however is simple to implement if you are only interested in dates after 1970, and are not interested in leap second adjustments. The function strftime() is 2038 bug clean (test this on your system) because it does not work with the Unix epoch.
A compact gmtime/gmtime_r implementation is,
#define LEAP_CHECK(n) ((!(((n) + 1900) % 400) || (!(((n) + 1900) % 4) && (((n) + 1900) % 100))) != 0)
#define WRAP(a,b,m) ((a) = ((a) < 0 ) ? ((b)--, (a) + (m)) : (a))
struct tm *simple_gmtime_r (time_t *_t, struct tm *p)
static const int days[4][13] = {
{31, 28, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31},
{31, 29, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31},
{0, 31, 59, 90, 120, 151, 181, 212, 243, 273, 304, 334, 365},
{0, 31, 60, 91, 121, 152, 182, 213, 244, 274, 305, 335, 366},
int v_tm_sec, v_tm_min, v_tm_hour, v_tm_mon, v_tm_wday, v_tm_tday;
int leap;
long long t;
long m;
if (sizeof (time_t) == 4) {
unsigned int __t;
__t = (unsigned int) *_t;
t = (long long) __t;
} else {
t = *_t;
v_tm_sec = (int) ((long long) t % (long long) 60);
t /= 60;
v_tm_min = (int) ((long long) t % (long long) 60);
t /= 60;
v_tm_hour = (int) ((long long) t % (long long) 24);
t /= 24;
v_tm_tday = (int) t;
WRAP (v_tm_sec, v_tm_min, 60);
WRAP (v_tm_min, v_tm_hour, 60);
WRAP (v_tm_hour, v_tm_tday, 24);
if ((v_tm_wday = (v_tm_tday + 4) % 7) tm_year = 70;
leap = LEAP_CHECK (p->tm_year);
while (m >= (long) days[leap + 2][12]) {
m -= (long) days[leap + 2][12];
leap = LEAP_CHECK (p->tm_year);
v_tm_mon = 0;
while (m >= (long) days[leap][v_tm_mon]) {
m -= (long) days[leap][v_tm_mon];
p->tm_mday = (int) m + 1;
p->tm_yday = days[leap + 2][v_tm_mon] + m;
p->tm_sec = v_tm_sec, p->tm_min = v_tm_min, p->tm_hour = v_tm_hour,
p->tm_mon = v_tm_mon, p->tm_wday = v_tm_wday;
return p;
static struct tm *simple_gmtime (time_t *_t)
static struct tm p;
return u32_s64_gmtime (_t, &p);
For many types of programs, the code above is all you need to get correct dates after 2038. You then need to change your code to drop the other time functions and use only simple_gmtime_r() and strftime() and be happy with Greenwich time.
Source : 2038bug.com


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I use to wonder why the solo pumpkin that self seeded in the compost heap never produced any pumpkins. What was I doing wrong? I got strong growth, but the baby pumpkins just rotted away and never prospered. The same thing would sometimes happen with zucchini. They would slowly rot away from the top down. Disheartening and discouraging, a miscarriage of the gardens hopes.
Do your zucchini look like this? Have you been stupidly spraying for fungal diseases or losing hope in your ability to ever grow your own organically? Well now is the time for hope. You just have to sex up your zucchini and pumpkins. The problem is a lack of pollinators or a mistiming of male and female flowers. You my friend, have to stand in, roll up your sleeves and go in for the garden IVF solution. Now male flowers seem to appear first, then the female when the vine is stronger. If you only have one plant there may not be any male flowers available to pollinate the female flower when her time is right. Therefore you do need to have a few plants, even if there are plenty of bees about.
Squash have both male and female flowers. Have you noticed? The female flowers have a gorgeous little fruiting body full of new life potential.
They also have a flower that forms, blooms and then closes. This is the window of opportunity where pollination must occur for a mature fruit to form. It is like the time of ovulation in a woman's cycle. She is ripe and ready to receive male "seed" as the patriarchs call it. Do you know that your female squash flowers have a cervix?
The male flowers don't have the fruit, just a long stem. Inside they have a pollen generating member, just like a male penis. Now this is sex education God style. In the picture below I have two male flowers with the petals removed ready to inseminate and make my baby zucchini live.
In order to produce healthy mature fruit if you have a lack of natural pollinators in your area you will need to insert this male part into a ripe female cervix. It is a loving and erotic part of the summer city gardening experience. Early morning is best for sex.
Just like getting a woman pregnant, consistent diligent attention is necessary. If you miss a day in a garden busy with fast growing zucchini, you will likely come across unpollinated female flowers that have closed. It may not be too late. If you expose the cervix and it is still yellow, pollinate it and you will have a good chance of success. If the cervix is brown, sorry you have missed the moment. The photo below shows the cervix of a closed mature flower with petals removed. Please don't be a goose and tear off the unopened petals of immature flowers in your zeal for progeny. The little flower below the cervix is an immature one that will flower in a day or two.
So, whether it is zucchini, pumpkin, squash or humans you are wanting to fill your life with in abundance, make the most of your moments and lavish the cervix with plenty of attention at the right moments, diligently, consistently and make time for an early walk in the garden, then go back to bed and sex your beautiful woman.


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narrated by: Oliver
Now that I'm a junior at Eastborough, I am doing my student teaching, one term here at Jefferson High and next fall I will be at the Grammar School. When I found out that the High School was going to be my first teaching experience, I had gotten concerned. I actually went to school with Hadley, sort of anyway, she was friends with Paloma, maybe still are, I wouldn't really know.
I just thought it might be weird, especially with my siblings, Elias, Julius, and Zilla being students here. The Counselors that do scheduling don't really care about any of that though.
Bekah introduced me to the class, she had insisted first thing this morning in her office that I call her Bekah. She's very adamant on me being a equal with the other teachers, and me starting out on the right foot. We are supposed to have an inkling of what our preference will be once we graduate, and I had already confessed to Bekah that I am leaning towards High School education. I'm hoping that I do well here, and she'll offer me a position when I graduate next year.
She had me administer an exam to the students, they all seemed rusty from Christmas Break. Aidan was struggling right from the go, but no one else seemed to be managing much better.
His twin, Caitlyn seemed pretty discouraged over the entire thing. I went to school with their older brothers Luca and Colin, and while we weren't in the same grade, and not friends, everyone pretty much knew they weren't good at school. It didn't seem that these two were any better at it from the looks of this test.
Rachael was caught trying to cheat, and then Bekah moved to the back of the classroom to keep an eye on her for the remainder of the test.
She also had to keep reprimanding Elias, when he wouldn't listen to me. I figured that Julius and Elias would be an issue, I hate to tell Mom and Dad about it, but if they don't shape up, I will. I can't let them make me look bad and ruin my chance at being a permanent teacher here.
Bekah let me take over Gym class, and excused herself to the office to take care of some Principal duties.
Now it's been a while since I was twelve, but it doesn't feel like it's been that long. I had this vision that I would be this cool student teacher, and Lewis squashed that dream in the gymnasium. I was talking about a new album that came out, it's popular, on all the radios, and he acted like I couldn't be any more of a poser if I tried.
Julius was no help, he was bored waiting for his turn at the hoops and hardly listening.
I was wounded over this, but then Lewis was up for his turn at the hoop, and did a granny-shot. I never did that, even when I was a little kid. That pretty much discounted any "cool" factor I thought Lewis might be able to hand out.
Aidan was pretty good at the shots though, and I found out that he wants to be a professional basketball player. I don't know how he'll manage that, he's not very tall, but maybe he'll get a growth spurt in the next few years.
The girls were pretty good too. Watching them all play, reminded me of when I used to have gym and Lainey and Alice would watch me from the windows. I always acted like I didn't see them, but it's pretty hard to not notice when people stop to gawk.
Lunchtime in the cafeteria brought back the most memories. It's loud and the food always has that greasy smell to it, and everywhere you look is cliques. You know where you fit in the pecking order of high school, but who is at your table. It's easy for me to see what is going on just taking lunch duty.
I had been warned by Bekah that Julia is pregnant, which I had no idea about. I noticed immediately that Hadley was sitting right by her, and they got their food together too. I was also informed that allegedly the father is Isaac, and so she wanted me to keep an eye on all those involved, in case of fights or bickering.
There seemed to be a lot of ignoring going on. Julia and Hadley didn't even glance in the direction of Isaac, and while Hadley seemed alright in the conversation, Julia's responses seemed forced and unlike her. I can't even imagine having a baby now and I'm twenty-one, the idea of being a Freshman just seems tragic.
It seems that Lauren has taken Julia's place on Isaac's arm, and they are almost passing the boundaries of PDA. I don't know much about Isaac personally, other than when I hung out with his big brother, Isaiah at their house, that Isaac was all over Hadley. I decide that I should pass on this information to Meg, maybe their parents don't know about Isaac's reputation.
After lunch, I'm in charge of the upper class student's science class, Chemistry. I was always pretty good with science, so I'm not nervous over teaching it.
We have a good discussion going over chemical compounds and how to add and remove them with Lainey and Alice being the all-stars with answers.
Julia comes into class late, and throws everything off-balance. I never really talked to her that much when we hung out at her place, and it wouldn't be a big deal to teach her now, except she's pregnant, and it makes me feel nervous. I just feel terrible for her to be in this situation; she always seemed like such a good, sweet kid.
She comes shy and uneasy, and I fail at keeping the class going, so we all pause and stare at her.
Mr. Joyner is the one who begins the discussion again while Julia finds her seat, and I feel stupid to be so effected by her predicament.
Not only that she is pregnant, but that Isaac is flirting with Lauren at the back of the room. It's one thing to be pregnant in high school, it's another to have the guy move on so quickly, and obnoxiously.
After Chemistry, the upper class students have Bekah for English Composition, out in the hall, I see that Hadley is sticking by Julia like a bodyguard. I did see Julia glance back at Isaac and Lauren in the hall, and she looked really upset by it. I had expected her to be fuming mad, but she looked depressed and embarrassed.
Chad seems to have an interest in her, at least that's what I'd guess. I don't really know. But he went over to talk with her a little bit. He's a new student, didn't attend when I did so I don't really know anything about him.
Bekah has me take the students up to the Library to do research for their papers. Lainey has lots of questions about what Eastborough is like, and any suggestions on applying. I told her that she should be just fine with her application, she's got great grades.
And with no other teachers around, I had to be the one to bust Isaac and Lauren behind the library shelves. It was not my realm of comfort, and I decided to separate them. I was sick of watching them make love eyes at each other.
Julia and Hadley take over the computers for their work, and keep whispering. I can tell it isn't about their papers, but I don't have the heart to tell them to be quiet. From the looks of it, Julia is having a difficult time, and Hadley is trying to cheer her up, me saying anything would just put more attention on her, and make her more miserable.
Later on she gets up to ask me a few questions on how to cite her resources properly, and I ask a generic, "How are you?" She just responds with a a grim smile.
I finish my first day as student teacher feeling mostly down. Everything went well, but to see Hadley's kid sister pregnant, makes me think of my own sisters, Grace and Emma with their kids. If they'd had them earlier, it wouldn't be the same as it is for them. Julia just seemed crushed, and it made me miss the naive kid sister that used to have a crush on me.
On the way back to the dorms, I wanted to give Paloma a call to talk about Julia and Hadley, and how the high school was, but I didn't. We still aren't really talking, she asked for space. It's already been four months, and I thought we'd be at least friendly at this point, but she's not ready, and I don't know if she ever will be.
Notes: Poor Oliver, Lewis really rejected conversations with him, he seemed especially crushed when Lewis didn't appreciate Oliver's air guitar. He isn't friends with Julia, but he rolled the want to talk with her once he started teaching. I think he'd feel bad about seeing such a young girl in this situation. I always figured he had a fondness toward her in that "she has a crush on me, how flattering" sort of way, if that makes sense. Julia is 3 months now, (why can't they have normal pregnant bellies on community lots? it boggles my mind why it was coded the way it is), and a pregnant teen is *big* news (haven't had one since Rachael was born 12 years ago!), so we'll see her popping up in person and conversation over the next few months.
I do think that Oliver would like to teach science class, and while I have Mr. Joyner right now doing that, I still need someone to teach Shop class, so Oliver might start out there. Depends how good he does impressing Bekah, and how well he keeps his grades up.
And I really adore Rachael. I realize though that Jake gets his larger head from Cara, has to, because Rachael has a rather large head/forehead herself (see it here. And, Julius' sunburn will not go away! grr!
Lastly, a sneak peak of how Paloma is doing, poor girl:
I'm on vacation for a week, so I'll be hit or miss until I'm back!
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Los Angeles
The rain hammered against the windows of the Greyhound Bus. Cid Farnsworth gripped the documents tightly as though his life would end if he let go. The bus stopped and Cid got off. He set of for a nearby bar where someone very important was waiting.
Matt Groening, David Cohen and Curtis Prolk were all sat around a table at the back of the bar. Cid had entered. 'I told you he would show.' Curtis said. 'Hello,' Cid panted 'Professer Cid Farnsworth.' He held out a hand to Matt. Matt shook it. 'What is this all about?' asked Matt. 'This,' Cid said, slamming the documents down on the table and sitting down. ' has been in my posession for forty-nine years.' 'What is it?' asked David. Cid leaned closer to the others 'A prophesy.' he said, in what he hoped was an enigmatic voice.'A prophesy.' Matt said, in an this-is-bat-guano tone. 'A prohesy of what?' asked David. 'The Mighty One. Look,' he added quickly as Matt looked disbeliving. 'This is all true and he said that you might be to one to release
this to the public.' 'Who?' 'In 1947, I was visited by a man from the future, he told me a story that he said must be told to more lest it be forgotten forever. And he said that you were to one to do this.' 'But I wasnt born in 1947 so how...' 'He was from the future, the year 3046 to be excact. He said that I should find you and you would-'
'Listen mister,' Matt snapped 'I have no idea who you are but you are psycotic if you think I'm gonna believe some story about a guy from the 31st Century visiting you and telling you
to meet some unborn cartoonist. Did Al Jean put you up to this?' 'I told the Priory this was a fools errand. I apologise for wasting your time.' But Matt had gone pale 'Priory? What Priory?'
'The Priory Of Promeitheus. Is something wrong?' Matt and David looked at each other. 'Give those documents!' 'You will consider it then?' Cid said sounding hopefull. 'Yes, we will, but we will have to sell it as fiction, Fox will never let this out if they think we are telling the future.' Matt glanced down at the documents, all of them had the same words written on the covers:
The Futurama Prophesies
'Futurama?' Matt asked. Cid shrugged 'It was the name of a World's Fair Exibit I saw in 1951. I thought it would be perfect for this kind of thing.'
Luna Vista General Hospital, Luna Vista, Colonial Capital of Luna
Doctor Adeli Atkins ran a hand through his balding grey hair. His next patiant, Merlyn Mac Intire walked in. 'Ah, Mr MacIntire what a pleasure it is to see you.' 'Yeah yeah, just give me my check up and be quick about it, I need to see if my safer has arrived.' 'Safer?' Yes it's like a safe only-' 'Safer I get it now. Hold still.' Adeli took out a bioscanner and waved it up and down the length of Merlyn's body. 'Well, you seem to be in good health.' Adeli said cheerfully 'You're free to go. Oh and send in the next patiant will you?' Merlyn left. The door then opened again and Leela, Yancy and Clancy walked in. 'Leela! What an unexpected suprise! How are you?' 'Fine.' Leela said shortly, she and Adeli had hardly parted on good terms, and in light of all that had happned in the last few days, meeting an old flame
was the last thing Leela needed. 'These your- childeren?' Adeli asked, noting, Leela was sure Yancy and Clancy's mono-ocular status. 'Yes. Yancy, Clancy this is
Adeli Atkins an....old friend of your mother's.' 'Hey.' 'Sup.' Yancy and Clancy said respectively. 'So, would you like me to err scan them over too?' 'Yes, and hurry it up please, I want to get to Titan as soon as possible.' 'Titan? Why?' 'My husband is there.' 'Who-' 'Phillip Fry.' 'The CEO of Planet Express? He vanished two days ago! How do you know
he is at Titan?' 'I dont, but that was where he last was. If he's not there I'll turn this whole fricking galaxy upside down untill I find him!' Leela was shaking now. Anger visable on her face.
The injustice of it all was still knawing at her. Where was Fry, and why was she being stonewalled every time she tried to get answers from the DOOP Penal Authority. 'My husband is involved in something big, very big. And the DOOP knows about it or is in the pocket of those that do.' 'I think you are being paranoid, your bioscan reveals
that you have a lot of aderaline in your blood stream. I think you need some medication-' 'Spare me your bedside manner for someone who gives an owl's ass! Come on,
Yancy, Clancy we are going.' But you cant leave the Refugee Compound!' 'I'm not a Martian!' 'It doesnt matter, the DOOP Security Force has decreed that you are all witnesses to a case of Globeaside, the DSF says that you are to remain in the Compound untill....urk!' Leela had pinned Adeli up against the wall. 'Listen you stuck up little prick! I am not going to let a bunch of phnarging beuraucrats stand between me and my husband! I'm leaving this moon one way or another and I pity the man who tries to stop me!'
Hong Kong, Earth
Ada Wong stared at her son Leo, agast. He and his wife Inez had arrived on her doorstep a few hours ago and Leo told her the story about why they where there. 'You left her on Decapod10? Just let her there!?' 'Thaarg would have killed me.' 'He wouldnt he needs you.' Inez said derisively. 'And you,' Ada turned on Inez 'You let him! Didnt try to stop him?' 'Leo pratically dragged me onto the spaceship before I knew what was what!' Inez said, nettled. Ada sighed 'I'm going to get my coat, and then you two and me are going to get the next shuttlebus to the DOOP Embassy in Beijing. ' Ada stared hard at her son. 'You will tell them everything.' 'But I'll spend the next five decades in the Titan Penal Colony!' 'And that will give you a great deal of time to reflect on what you have done. And the First Golden Rule Of Parenting: No selling your daughter as a weapon of mass destruction.'
The Luna Impirial Palace, Luna Vista, Luna
The preserved head of Lunar Emperor Al Gore was sat in his office when an aside entered. 'Emperor Gore, Leela Fry, the Vice President of PlanEx Corp is here to speak-' He was interrupted by Leela walking in very angryly. 'Emperor Gore,' she said impatiantly 'I wish to have permission to leave Luna to search for my husband.' 'Permission granted.' 'Now you see here I- wait did you say I could go?' Leela asked 'Yes.' Gore said calmly. 'OK thanks....I think.' Cofused and relieved, Leela left. 'Sir' The aside said 'Why did you allow her to leave?' 'I have my reasons.' Gore said, smiling. 'What are they?' 'I'm not going to tell you. I think I implied that.' 'Why did you tell me you have your reasons if you dont indend to tell me what they are?' 'Because I was
trying to be enigmatic and now youve just ruined it. ' 'Sorry. Do you want me to ask you again?' 'No, just forget it and bring me a vodka and tonic.'
Titan Penal Colony, Callisto......heh heh just kidding! Titan.
Feldman Birch had represented Zapp Brannigan for the best part of a decade. He had defended him during his court marshall over the events at the DOOP Colony on Thresa in 3007. And even though that case was lost and resulted in his client being expelled from the DOOP in disgrace, being banned from captaining a starship of any kind for forty years and being condemed to a life scrubbing toilets at PlanEx Corp Headquarters, Feldman had not lost his optimisim. He walked into the visiting hall with a spring in his step. 'What are you so happy about?' asked Zapp, who was seated at the table. 'I have come up with the best way of getting you out of here!' 'What?' 'Insanity plea! We make the case that you are too mentally incompetant to have had a part in Mars's destruction.' 'And you think they will buy that?' 'I would.' 'I could just sleep with the female jury members. How many are they?' 'Only one, a Deborah Jurnigan.' 'Ah, sounds like the kind of feisty temptress that I would like. How old is she?' '91' '.....Insanity plea it is!'
Roswell, New Mexico, Earth
The Time pod rumbled up to the army base. Cid turned to the others 'Ok guys, let me do the talking.' The pod pulled up at the guard post. The guard looked the pod up and down. 'What the hell is this?' he said. 'This is a new type of tank that General Ramey wants testing.' Cid said. 'Do you have a militry pass?' 'Oh, I forgot about that. Erm....' Cid then took out a can of pepper spray and sprayed it in the guards face. 'ARRRGH!!!' 'STEP ON IT HARRIS!' Cid yelled. Harris put the pedal to the metal and smashed through the barrier. 'Sweet!' Bender cheered.
Harris had parked the time pod in a secluded spot that would not attract too much attention. They crept along the wall of one of the barracks Harris lead the way, laser pistol at the ready. 'Ok,' said Cid quietly 'We have to be careful not to run in to my thirty year old self.' 'Say what?' yelped Bender 'Yes, on July 9 1947 I was part of a team of scientists that were to become part of a group called Majestic Twelve.' Bender snorted derisively, quite a feat for someone with no nose 'Majestic Twelve? Thats a stupid name for a secret goverment agency!' 'Anyway,' Cid said loudly ignoring Bender 'we must be careful not to run into....me lest we cause a paradox.' 'Agreed,' Harris said gruffly 'Where is this stone located?' 'In a bunker not far from here, I can still remember the codes to get past the doors, but you guys keep a look out for trouble.' 'Very well.' Harris turned to Amy 'You eill come with me, Mrs Kroker, and no false moves.
A distant planet in an uncharted part of the universe
Bloogian High Elder Ton'Ka steped off the ramp of his flying saucer towards a dark cave. The landscape around him was devoid of anykind of life.
Bright purple rocks and cliffs jutted out into the maroon coloured sky. Ton walked inside the cave and down a narrow passage way, the walls of
which were lined with strange letter in a language that even Ton could not understand. The passage way ended in two large dark brown doors that were twice Ton's height. The opened by themselves upon Ton's arrival. He stepped into the dark chamber inside. Suddenly a light shone like a spotlight on Ton. A booming voice said 'The Paradighm Code has been contaminated.' 'I know, Great Teacher.' Ton said 'I have consulted the Elder Texts of old and they fortell-' 'SILENCE.' The booming voice....errr...boomed 'We require not excuses! Our patience wears thin, Ton'Ka. Your spy on the Eternian High Counsil has failed to neutrelise the threat posed by the Mighty One.' 'He will suceed, Great Teacher, I swear it he will!' 'He better had, lest you both incur the wrath of the Vur'Aaanx!'


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What is a Clue Report?
What you need to know about C.L.U.E.
In this area of Michigan we have not heard to much about C.L.U.E. Reports. However, we have been reading more and more about C.L.U.E reports, from other agents across the county.
Although, we have seen some changes when it comes to Homeowners Insurance. For instance, over the past few years many insurance companies have requested access to the property, prior to closing. We have also received calls from some of our buyer after the closing, stating that their insurance company has now denied them. In most cases, the buyer has simply supplied their home inspection report or a contractor letter.
So what is a C.L.U.E. Report?
It stands for Comprehensive Loss Underwriting Exchange. In short, insurers collect data on every claim made against a home and compile it in data bases for insurance companies. So even if you have not personally made an insurance claim the home you are buying may have several claims against it. Something a seller may not disclosure to you, especially if it's been repaired.
Just like the sellers disclosure we may in years to come find that the C.L.U.E. Report is required. As a seller you can order C.L.U.E Report.
As real estate agents it is our job to stay on top of industry changes. If you would like to read more about C.L.U.E. Reports you can visit the LexisNexis website and read more about C.L.U.E. home sellers' disclosure reports. Or your can find out more in this brochure offered by the National Association of REALTORS®.
In this market you need a real estate agent by your side at all times. Do you have one or are your going it alone?


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From Komplex
German multi-instrumentalist Roger Döring was born in West Berlin in 1961. Since 1980, he has been a musician and actor working in film and theatre. He is a member of German groups Dictaphone, Orchestra Obscure and Moser/Meyer/Döring. "Hof" is taken from Komplex, a collaboration with Polish/Danish/Icelandic experimental artist Konrad Korabiewski, whose own music is sombre and intense, demonstrating a precise attention to musical space.


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Facts about the Great Gray Owl
During her visit, Miss Vicki told us some of the adaptations of the great gray owl. Here are some of the adaptations: the great gray owl can turn its head about 270 degrees; the great gray owl has ears that are kind of like cups so it can hear small little things in the snow; the great gray owl and all the other owls have the cup like ears placed at different places on the head or skull so one of the ears might be higher in position than the other one. This helps them focus on the sound and which angle it is coming from so they have to make that angle the same on both ears. That is why you might see that owls keep on moving their heads up or down or to the right or to the left so they can focus on the sound their food is making. Their cup-like ears make the sound louder, also.


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Computers may soon be able to spot social media fake profiles using algorithms, which can detect those who lie about their age and gender.
The new software is said to have a 90% accuracy rate during tests.
The technology is currently being tested on dating sites, where fake profiles are very common, resulting in people being subjected to fraudsters.
Researchers carried out tests on 5000 verified profiles on the adult website known as Pornhub. The software monitored and learned how men and women interacted with each other, including post comments and writing styles.
Once armed with the information gained, it then searched the site hunting out those that had lied about age and gender.
The results showed that 40% lied about their age and 25% told fibs concerning their gender.
The software could in theory, be used by companies like Facebook in the future.
Source : BBC
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