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Many carers can all too easily get caught in a cycle of resentment and guilt – resentful that their life is no longer their own, and guilty for feeling like this.
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South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Monday that President Trump deserves to win a Nobel Peace Prize for his role in talks to denuclearize the Korean peninsula and end the decades-long war between the North and South.
EXCLUSIVE – A group of 18 Republican lawmakers have signed their names to a letter formally nominating President Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize -- the latest development in a growing push to award the president the honor for his work toward peace in the Korean Peninsula.
The letter, sent by Rep. Luke Messer, R-Ind. to the Norwegian Nobel Committee on Tuesday, and signed by 17 other members, says Trump has worked "tirelessly to apply maximum pressure to North Korea to end its illicit weapons programs and bring peace to the region."
"His Administration successfully united the international community, including China, to impose one of the most successful international sanctions regimes in history," the letter says. "The sanctions have decimated the North Korean economy and have been largely credited for bringing North Korea to the negotiating table."
The letter is signed by 17 other members, including Reps Mark Meadows, R-N.C., Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., Diane Black, R-Tenn., and Steve King, R-Iowa.
"Although North Korea has evaded demands from the international community to cease its aggression for decades, President Trump's peace through strength policies are working and bringing peace to the Korean peninsula," the letter says. "We can think of no one more deserving of the Committee's recognition in 2019 than President Trump for his tireless work to bring peace to our world."
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Emotions and thought forms can create emotional molecules that become a physical essence in the body. The effect that these molecules have can exert a physical toll on the body in all kinds of ways. One of those ways can become apparent in our intuitive abilities. The reason we do not have all of our psychic abilities is that we have too many resentments and grudges that have been handed down to us or that we have created. It takes time, energy, and space to maintain resentments. Certain areas in the brain are being occupied by this energy. Resentment, regret, and rejection have a considerable influence and have a direct connection to the Beliefs that are blocking our bodies from healing.
The feeling work is important. Through proper stimuli, your brain makes new connections for thought all the time. When you do the Feeling Work, you stimulate the brain and add new connections. With the Feeling Work, we teach how to live without specific negative habits. You give them the ability to shut down receptors that are looking for these negative emotional programs and make new pathways to positive ones. Your cells have receptors for emotion. Once the receptor is used to the emotion, it has to have it just like a drug. For example, if you are used to being depressed, you will create depression. This is why we use the Feeling Work to live without resentment, feeling miserable, or "poor me" and to be able to retrain the neuron receptors to accept joy, happiness, and responsibility for their life is very important.
Never underestimate the power of the human mind. The unconscious mind knows that to prevent something worse happening to a person it can use the emotion of resentment. The human mind can use the energy of resentment as the lessor of two evils. The problem lies in that the mind replays the program to create anger and resentment in a constant effort to protect itself. When you do belief work on the resentment, it will relive the resentment.
Once the receptors in the brain are taught to have constant resentment, the person will find someone else to resent and the keeps the belief intact. Once you have done the feeling work, you have the conscious awareness and can shut down the negative emotion and open it for the positive one. Anything that is not going right in the person's life likely has a deeper cause. If there are still things in your life that are a continuing drama that causes resentment, then there is still belief work to be done.
In ThetaHealing®, we use a process called digging. We use this to find the cause and source of drama that pertain to persons, places, or situations that become a reoccurring pattern. It may be that the cause is not in this life. Ask yourself, "What caused the present situation?" Find out where the original resentment came from to find the origin of the recurring problem. Go back to the past, change the situation, and bring it to the present with belief work. The key is to understand that every person in your life serves you in some way. Find a ThetaHealing Practitioner in your area.
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Copenhagen may have been an official failure, but for a new generation of climate activists, it was transformative.
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Dior Secret Garden
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You sure know how to string photos together to make an essay!ReplyDelete
I love that hotel - the bed......
The "bedhead" walking :)Replies
So much fun to do it...
I wish I did storyboards for the movies...
Where can I see the awesome polka dot carpet? Perhaps it will lead me back to my childhood...ReplyDelete
♥ Amour & les petits gâteaux!
xox Flora
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Oui, this is the tragic short versionDelete
(1 minute - 17,305,510 viewers)
The longer version for 3 minutes the girl gets her homme/man has less viewers. (5,789,112 views)
Either ppl don't have the time
or they prefer tragedy to girl gets boy.
Those models are amazing to be running in high heels. I can't even stand in them! Love the graphic for the hotel. Paperwork, can be so hard, but then there are the rewards...ReplyDelete
I only wear flats:) if there's a heel... I am not on it~ReplyDelete
Apparently not good for you either.Must admit some of my rubber soled loafers are not elegant at all.I love summer for flip flops..pretty ones...and ballerinas with bows
Your pictorials are great..It's a lot of work to come up with such appropriate ones..The staircase makes me coucou.but it's cute.the bed..looks very inviting..
If she makes it to that posh hotel, Dior will probably want to re-shoot the video to include shots of her running down those steps!ReplyDelete
Oh dear! Nothing like the stress of mind-bending and confusing bureaucracy that must tediously accompany a move. But I do love the way you manage to make us laugh at your horrid travails! And what a brilliant plan you have to reward yourself when it's all over - I can't wait to see the post on your night in this dream-worthy hotel :DReplyDelete
Those parterres with the CD insignia are awesome! Such precise work, must be master gardeners all.ReplyDelete
So sorry you are under those visa travails, hope you are through soon.
One of your best posts ever....love it! And the little film of making commercial...so interesting. Thanks!ReplyDelete
As good as Helmut's........ReplyDeleteReplies
Helmet Newton?Delete
I HAVE to see that show when I come back!!
Carol, the stylish visual lemonade that you created from visa travails is quite wonderful.ReplyDelete
Surely, the master traveler M. Bear will have been able to assist with the visa circuitry?
I so hope so.
Very funny Frances!Delete
I wish Bear had more French clout at the consulate.
Fun post. I think I would get very dizzy trying to go down those stairs. Now to go watch the Video.ReplyDelete
That's the cutest hotel Carol... and such a great video... xvReplyDelete
I love that video. It so magical seeing Versailles empty :)ReplyDelete
Hmmmm... I never thought of the plus factor of an empty Versailles.ReplyDelete
Funny in the longer 3 minute version the girl is not so morose and actually gets a glimmer of a guy
AND there are beaucoup SMILES!
Very UN-French and not as popular as the tristesse 1 minute version.
Bien sur!
Boulangerie no. vingt-et-neuf is too cute for words!!!ReplyDelete
And also yes, the dotty staircase is breaking all kinds of building regulations, but *shrug*Replies
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I LOVE this post.ReplyDelete
So elegant.
The window reflections are so right and add a touch of mystery, And of course the rear window spot lighting the model is an added plus.Thanks
Missed you yesterday.
Did the visa thing get solved?Replies
French visas are not resolved in a day.
It takes ages and tons of paperwork.
On verra bien
Wow, another fantastic post. I had such a crap (forgive the language readers) week that coming here always makes me smile.ReplyDelete
Yes, why aren't you doing storyboards for films?? This Dior shoot reminds me a bit of Moulin Rouge filmand Chanel No5... rather beautiful shots.
I've been to the Lacroix Hotel but haven't stayed there.
Bonjour Carol, Your blogs are what has been keeping me going the last (???? years)! Your topics & compositions are exquisite! I've missed the last few as I got myself so consumed by the stress of work! Last Friday I resigned! I'm now going to get back to drawing & feast on it everyday! It's been such a long absence! I live in Olinda in the Dandenong Ranges in Victoria, Australia. I have one of your original watercolours- the glass with daisy, letter, apple & macaroon which my daughter Suzannah purchased for my birthday some years ago. Thank you sincerely for being such a bright source of inspiration! I'll be in Paris again next year...maybe we can meet? Merci! SusanReplyDelete


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City holds off on VFW donation for poker machine license fees
By TED SIEFER
New Hampshire Union Leader
MANCHESTER — The aldermen on Tuesday tabled a proposal to contribute $6,050 to a West Side VFW post to offset license fees it paid for video poker machines the post commander has since had removed.
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 8214 Cmmdr. Richard Haugh had originally sought a refund of the license fees. Haugh has said the fees were paid by the previous commander despite the fact that he made his intention known to remove the machines, which he viewed as an unsavory source of revenue for the post. Meanwhile, the post is in debt, Haugh has said, and is struggling to stay afloat.
At a meeting of the Administration Committee last month, it was determined that refunding the fees would violate city ordinance. The motion was made to have the city's finance director determine a funding source for a $6,050 contribution to the post — equaling the cost of the permits for the "amusement devices."
Finance Director Bill Sanders identified two possible funding sources — from the budget for legislative services or Christmas decorations — but he also advised against the contribution.
At Tuesday's meeting, Ward 3 Alderman Patrick Long proposed using the funds from the legislative fund, since he and other aldermen are also legislators and the funds haven't been necessary to hire a representative in Concord.
However, Ward 4 Alderman Jim Roy said he was concerned about the precedent the donation would set."I really felt sorry for him, I applaud what he's trying do," Roy said, referring to Haugh. "But I don't think we should be using public funds to help a private club out of their woes."The aldermen were prepared to vote on the contribution, until Sanders noted that the post wouldn't necessarily have to apply it to back taxes, as Haugh has said.
Alderman-At-Large Joe Kelly Levasseur proposed that Haugh sign an affidavit indicating how the money would be used.
He proposed tabling the proposal, which was approved 8-5.


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Several Woodlands residents and supporters of their efforts to have Butler County pay to provide public water service to the rural development spoke at the Butler County commissioners meeting Wednesday.
Diane Arnold of Middlesex Township told the commissioners that Woodlands residents aren't seeking a handout, but "they just want restored what was theirs before the drilling started."
County Commissioner Jim Eckstein reaffirmed his stance on the county footing the bill to run water lines to Woodlands residents whose water has become contaminated
"It's going to have to come from both sides," he said. "We have an obligation to all citizens of Butler County. We must exercise discretion."
Commissioner Bill McCarrier told residents at the meeting that they are approaching the issue wrong and need to organize, appoint representatives to speak on behalf of all of them, then meet with the commissioners for constructive discourse.
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SACRAMENTO — A state board has overturned a labor official's second denial of a farmworker bid to vote on whether to be represented by the United Farm Workers.
California's Agricultural Labor Relations Board on Nov. 1 ordered an election for Fresno-based Gerawan Farming's roughly 2,600 peak-season employees to take place on Nov. 5.
The ballots were to be impounded pending a state investigation of irregularities that allegedly took place during the petition drive.
The board's ruling came one day after ALRB regional director Silas Shawver told Gerawan workers that he would not grant a vote despite a stack of new signatures handed in by petitioner Silvia Lopez. Shawver denied Lopez's initial petition on behalf of a group of workers on Sept. 25, ruling that they failed to gather enough valid signatures.
The official said in a letter Oct. 31 that alleged improprieties in the initial petition drive "make it impossible to conduct an election in an atmosphere where employees can exercise their choice in a free and uncoerced manner."
ALRB officials did not immediately return calls seeking comment.
Lopez's attorney, Paul Bauer, called Shawver's latest ruling "unbelievable," adding that it came less than 24 hours after the official issued a statement that the farmworkers demonstrated a "showing of interest" to hold an election.
"We were shocked that we received such a quick decision from the board, but ... they have an independent mind to make sure the right result occurs," Bauer said. "It was definitely a surprise, but we know there's still a long road to go after the election to make sure the ballots are actually counted and revealed."
Armando Elenes, a UFW national vice president based in Delano, Calif., expressed disappointment in the board's decision.
"This is unprecedented with so many different, egregious violations" committed by the petitioners, asserted Elenes. "I haven't seen this type of violations in all my years as a union organizer. It's just incredible that the board is allowing this to happen."
The workers are trying to decertify the UFW, which won representation at Gerawan Farms in 1990 but never negotiated a contract. The union reappeared last year but failed to reach an agreement with the company, and the matter is now before a mediator.
When Lopez submitted more than 2,000 signatures asking for a decertification vote in September, the ALRB found that not all the signatures could be verified and some appeared to have been falsified, spokesman Eduardo Blanco said then. In addition, Shawver found that the company may have improperly participated in the petition drive by having supervisors seek signatures from workers as they passed out paychecks, he said.
Bauer and Ronald Barsamian, an attorney for Gerawan, have denied there was any falsification of signatures or tampering by the company. They argue that under state law, the ALRB should have allowed the election and impounded the ballots while any alleged irregularities were investigated.
Bauer said Shawver at first refused to accept Lopez's latest petition, arguing it was handed in too late, but his decision was reversed by the board. He said he was growing concerned that too many delays would prevent a vote from happening at all.
"As the timing goes on and this moves into November, we lose the peak" number of employees, he said. "If they're not at peak, we run the risk that the election doesn't happen because they're supposed to be at peak."
Gerawan Farming: http://www.prima.com
United Farm Workers: http://www.ufw.org
Agricultural Labor Relations Board: http://www.alrb.ca.gov


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books and magazinesFriday, March 12, 2010
Nicky Epstein's "Knitted Flowers" and "Crochet Flowers" books are now available in paperback. I haven't spent much time embellishing projects or items, but these books sure make me want to. Both books have infinite possibilities for embellishing garments and home accessories. I would love to make a pillow for Libby's room (sew) and embellish it with some sweet cord blooms or lazy daisy flowers. (I am pretty certain she would love that, too.)
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Oh I would love that knitted flowers book! Looks divine.ReplyDelete
I would love the knitted flowers book - I actually thumbed through it at Barnes and Nobles.ReplyDelete
Oh how nice! I would love the knitted flowers book. Her books are great!ReplyDelete
The knitted flowers book looks like it would be fun. However, crocheted flowers would be an interesting challenge as well! Too hard to pick...ReplyDelete
I'd love to have the "Crochet Flowers" book...I would like to learn crochet by making something really pretty like those flowers on the cover :)ReplyDelete
Wow, isn't the web a marvelous place, full of possible connections that would not have otherwise been possible.ReplyDelete
Kitting Circus. That's a great name. It's a great site.
Thank you for the introduction. Guess that I've now got more knit/crochet projects on the go, or in my mind's eye than I will ever find time to finish.
And still. I am intrigued by future projects. Either book would add to the inspiration.
Love the mitts I've knitted from your pattern. Thank you!
Oooh, that's a hard one! Either of the Nicky Epstein books please. Thanks for the giveaway!ReplyDelete
I just looked at the book today at the bookstore, would love to have it as my very ownReplyDelete
Sounds great I would love to get my hands on those every since I saw her and knit and crochet today. :)ReplyDelete
oh the knitted flower book for sure! love it.ReplyDelete
Hello. I love your blog. I just ordered the vanilla sugar from Penzey's and so look forward to making the yummy cookies you posted. I would be greatful to have any of the wonderful items you are offering. Thanks for keeping me inspired!ReplyDelete
I love the idea of knitted flowers but am still just a beginner - even though I have been knitting for many year (justnot enough!)ReplyDelete
I would love the knit book! I don't crochet and thought my opportunity to knit flowers was very limited!ReplyDelete
oh wow! knitcircus would be great! thanks for the giveaway chance and you're the birthday girl! so generous...but i already new that!ReplyDelete
I would love either of the flower books - they both look beautiful! Thanks for having such a wonderful giveaway.ReplyDelete
Sounds wonderful. These are beautiful books. My first choice would be the crocheted flowers!ReplyDelete
Crochet flowers please - I already have the knitted version and love it - I am trying to improve my crochet and this would be a fun way to do it! :DReplyDelete
I would be happy to take a copy of either. one sister knits and the other crochets - I would happily regift it to one of them should I be so lucky to be chosen! love watching your beautiful creations adorn your family!ReplyDelete
I would like the knitting flowers book. I love crocheting flowers, but I have never knitted them. Crocheting is super easy. If you can knit, you can definitely teach yourself to crochet. :)ReplyDelete
Thanks for the leads. These both look great.ReplyDelete
I would LOVE the knitted flowers book. I have actually been looking for something like this (seems much easier to find crocheted flowers) to make for my girls and their goodies.ReplyDelete
With spring approaching it would be lovely to sit on the patio and dream of all the things I imagine I will make from the knitted flower book - second would be the free download. thanks!ReplyDelete
Thanks for the intro to knitting circus. Always fun to read more about the craft.ReplyDelete
Either of the books would be grand. Though I knit, I'm keen to pick up crochet. Wouldn't flowers be a treat in either form?
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What fun! I'd take the knitcircus patterns. Not that I need more pattern ideas...ReplyDelete
Very Cool! Now I need to quickly go and check out that knitcircus link.ReplyDelete
OOoh, I would love the PDF files!ReplyDelete
Yes, please! I'd love the Crochet Flowers book. I already have a recent collection of Knitcircus patterns on hand.ReplyDelete
ohh headed over to amazon to add the knitted flowers to my wishlist!ReplyDelete
Wow, thanks for the link to the Knittingcircus magazine. It was fun checking it out and there were lots of patterns I would like to try. I guess I would like a copy of the magazine patterns. And since I've started crocheting again, the Crochet Flowers book would be awesome too.ReplyDelete
Great giveaway!
knitting flowers looks fun! I continue to be thankful for all the wonderful things you share with us!ReplyDelete
what a generous offer. The knitted flower book looks like a good one, judging by the cover.ReplyDelete
good luck to everyone!
Love the knitted flower book - well, and the crochet counterpart too...ReplyDelete
Wow. I'm practicing my crochet right now, because I am doing the crochet swap (if I can get my act together and crochet a potholder each night between now and next Wednesday)!ReplyDelete
All of these books/magazines look really stunning. It would be a wonderful thing to win any of them.
id be so lucky to have any of the three!ReplyDelete
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Its a kid year for me this New Years.
Sharing a child with an ex-spouse means diplomatically alternating between who gets the kid on holidays. I know a lot of single parents are often unable to work out such a rational schedule because of selfish, as well as legitimate and sane, reasons, but my kids mom and I make it work.
So instead of yukking it up with the amateurs Monday night, Ill most likely stroll Main Avenue early, light off some bottle rockets around 10 p.m. and watch my daughter try to make it to midnight. Recent events have made me want to spend even more time with her, so this is not a bad thing at all. And this year, she may even outlast me to the stroke of midnight and the South Sides illegal fireworks show that lights up every block on our side of town.
Personally, I had a great year. I worked too much, didnt travel nearly enough, saw some music and did what I could to raise a 9-year-old in a questionable world that is as much tragic as it is glorious. But Im not here to be a critic of the decline of society. Id rather write about Monday. After a quiet Christmas week, there is plenty do to ring out 2012 and welcome the New Year. I imagine all of these events will feature standard New Years Eve fare; hats, noise-makers and the requisite champagne toast at midnight.
Waiting on Trial will once again hold it down on Carver Brewing Co.; theyll scale it back to a trio because bass player Ryan Zernis moved to somewhere in the middle of the state. Guitarist Ryan Doty will be on the bass, Robin Davis will fill the guitar role and Chris Lane will play banjo.
The Henry Strater Theatre will host a three-band bill of Hello Dollface, Robby Overfield and the Breaks and Bacon. Hello Dollface and Overfield have all gotten plenty of well-deserved ink in this column, as theyve been hitting it hard on the performance front. Bacon is the band Im most interested in catching soon. Born out of the Jazz Church sessions held every Sunday at Moes, this funk band features Spencer Church on bass, Mark Shriver on keyboards, Brian Stonebach on saxophone, Alicia Whiteman on saxophone and vocals, Alex Morrow on drums, Chris Ross on trumpet and Travis Dalenberg on guitar. Theyll also play the Summit tonight.
On Monday the Summit will feature DJs Peter Robot and Treazon and their armful of mixers and computers.
Silverton, too, remains an annual destination for Durango folk, with two local bands making the cold trek north for shows at the Grand Imperial and the always wonderful Miners Tavern. The former venue will feature Durango roots-rock-jam band Jack Ten High, while the Miners will feature Aftergrass, playing one of their only shows of the year, save for a set heard back at Halloween.
Ill look toward 2013 with high hopes; I know Ill continue to work too much, and Ill go out of my way to continue to search for laughter and hilarity in my life and with my family and loved ones. Happy New Year, friends.
Bryant Liggett is a freelance writer and KDUR station manager. Reach him at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Tepid on gun control: Reid's cautious reaction
The most interesting reaction to President Obama's dog and kiddie show on Wednesday came not from the National Rifle Association, but from that most partisan of partisan Democrats, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.
"I thank the President's task force for its thoughtful recommendations," Reid said. "I am committed to ensuring that the Senate will consider legislation that addresses gun violence and other aspects of violence in our society early this year."
Reid did add that "we are not doing enough" to combat gun violence and that "all options should be on the table." But in sum his remarks were decidedly lukewarm. They were the sort of comments politicians give when they want to appear open to a proposal they really wish would go away.
Reid, of course, is from Nevada, where guns are ingrained in the culture. Because of that, he has been so friendly to gun-owner rights over the years that the NRA's Wayne LaPierre once called him "a true champion of the Second Amendment back in Washington, D.C."
Reid knows that at least seven Senate Democrats could lose their seats this year by voting for strict gun control measures, according to several Washington political reporters. Liberals will blame this on the NRA. Really, it's because so many voters are wary of government efforts to control guns, which is something New Hampshire's delegation needs to keep in mind.


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Sen. Shaheen's daughter: I know the NH voting rulesBy JOHN DiSTASO
Senior Political Reporter
July 11. 2013 10:25PM
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen's 28-year-old daughter, Molly Shaheen, says she splits her time between New Hampshire and Los Angeles and considered New Hampshire her home and domicile when she voted in Madbury last year.
"I'm very well-versed in the voting rules," Molly Shaheen said Thursday.
The younger Shaheen received national attention earlier this week when reports about her lingerie business, "Naked Undies," surfaced on BuzzFeed.com and other web sites, as well as in the New York Daily News.
The company is registered to the Shaheen family's home address in Madbury. But the company's web site indicates its owners are based in Los Angeles.
The web site says that after "working tirelessly on the campaign trail" on her mother's behalf, "Eventually, Molly planted her roots in Los Angeles, working for top talent agencies."
The site also says Molly Shaheen and her business partner "currently reside in Beverly Hills."
Molly Shaheen's Facebook page also says she: "Lives in Los Angeles, California."
But Madbury voting records show, and Molly Shaheen said in an interview, that she voted in Madbury last year in the January presidential primary, the September party primary and the November general election.
State law says any "inhabitant of the state, having established a single established domicile for voting purposes" has the right to vote.
The statute defines "domicile for voting purposes" as "that one place where a person, more than any other place, has established a physical presence and manifests an intent to maintain a single continuous presence for domestic, social and civil purposes relevant to participating in democratic self-government."
A layman's explanation of "domicile" on the Secretary of State's web site says, "Your domicile is that place, more than any other, where you sleep most nights of the year, or to which you intend to return after a temporary absence."
"I split my time between New Hampshire and Los Angeles," Shaheen said. "I'm not permanent in Los Angeles."
She said she "got an apartment in Los Angeles a few months ago. I was living at my parents' house when I voted in the last election. And I was in school in San Diego before that.
"I didn't even have a place in California when I voted last year," Shaheen said.
Shripal Shah, a spokesman in Sen. Shaheen's office, had no comment on this report, while attorney Bill Shaheen, Molly Shaheen's father, who registered the business in New Hampshire in 2011 as a limited liability corporation, did not return calls seeking comment.
The business specializes in "chic, versatile, timeless intimates that go from the boudoir to pooch strolling, and from a night out to a weekend away," according to its web site.
Bill Shaheen told BuzzFeed.com, "I didn't pick the name. That's her name. But I encouraged her to start her own business because she's a very talented girl."
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STOCKTON - Authorities on Friday arrested a man who allegedly impersonated a law enforcement official, the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office said. Vieng Keosavang, 44, was arrested on suspicion of impersonating an officer and petty theft, authorities said.
STOCKTON - Authorities on Friday arrested a man who allegedly impersonated a law enforcement official, the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office said. Vieng Keosavang, 44, was arrested on suspicion of impersonating an officer and petty theft, authorities said.
Authorities said the investigation began Thursday when a man told deputies he was contacted by Keosavang, who wore a black uniform with a San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office patch, a name tag and a black duty belt. Keosavang told the man he worked for the Sheriff's Office as a correctional officer and that he could get him a job in booking. Keosavang told the man he needed to give him $75, a Department of Motor Vehicles printout and identification. When the man asked to see Keosavang's identification, Keosavang said he didn't have any, deputies said.
After notifying authorities, the man contacted Keosavang and arranged to meet him in the 7900 block of West Lane. When Keosavang arrived, he was taken into custody by deputies.
Authorities searched Keosavang's home in the 1500 block of East Tenth Street. There they discovered the sheriff's uniform, a sheriff's baseball cap, a Stockton Police Department cap and a Department of Corrections cap, authorities said. Keosavang has never been employed by the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office, authorities said.
STOCKTON - A man was arrested after leading authorities on a high-speed chase Saturday morning in Stockton, police said.
The pursuit began when an officer attempted to stop Javier Caballero, 22, for driving recklessly, authorities said. Caballero failed to yield and led the officer on a three-minute pursuit reaching speeds of 90 mph, police said.
Caballero then pulled into a driveway in the 3400 block of Durango Way. He ran from the vehicle and resisted arrest, but he was taken into custody, police said. Caballero was arrested on suspicion of resisting arrest, drug possession, drug sales, reckless driving, driving under the influence and other crimes, authorities said.
STOCKTON - An 18-year-old man was walking in a parking lot in the first block of East Harding Way shortly before 7 p.m. Friday when someone pulled up in a truck and started arguing with him, police said.
A man got out of the vehicle holding an aluminum baseball bat. The man's dog then jumped from the truck and tried to bite the victim, officers said. The victim kicked and hit the dog, upsetting the assailant, who then hit the victim with the bat, police said.
The victim complained of pain and was taken to the hospital by a friend, authorities said. The assailant fled east on Harding Way. He was described as a white man in his late 40s with short gray hair, brown eyes, a gray T-shirt, blue jeans and work boots, police said. He was driving a maroon two-door extended cab pickup.
STOCKTON - Two people reported that their vehicles were struck by bullets, but no one was wounded when shots rang out near a carnival shortly before 8:30 p.m. Friday near East Hammer and West lanes, police said.
A 23-year-old woman told officers she was leaving the area when she heard several gunshots and saw a black man firing a weapon, authorities said. The woman found that her vehicle had been hit by bullets. A 26-year-old woman also reported that her vehicle had been struck by gunfire, police said.


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Executive Council approves $3.6 million rail studyBy DAVE SOLOMON
New Hampshire Union Leader
February 06. 2013 2:25PM
CONCORD - The Executive Council, as expected, today approved a $3.6 million feasibility study for restoring passenger rail service along the Merrimack River, from Nashua to Concord, in what has been dubbed "The Capitol Corridor" project.
The 4-1 vote came after Councilor Chris Sununu, R-Newfields, spoke in opposition, telling fellow councilors, "I'm fearful we're going down a path for this project without looking at the fundamental economics of it."
He said even if the federal government fully funds the start-up costs, the state will be left subsidizing at least a portion of the operating costs in the future. "I don't see where we have the money," he said.
Councilor Debora Pignatelli, D-Nashua, gave a passionate defense of the measure, saying she ran for her Executive Council seat in November in large part to champion the rail study. "The past council's blockage of this project is the reason I ran for office," she said.
Newly elected Democratic councilors Colin Van Ostern of Concord and Chris Pappas of Manchester joined Pignatelli and Councilor Raymond Burton, R-Bath, in supporting the study, which last year was defeated by a Republican-dominated council, 3-2.
Nearly 90 percent of the money for the study comes from a federal transportation grant, leaving the state with approximately $400,000 in cost, most of which will come from toll credits issued to the state by the Federal Highway Administration.
The cost of actually restoring passenger rail in Nashua to Concord corridor has been estimated at $250 million to $300 million. The study will determine the actual costs and provide estimates as to likely ridership and ongoing operating expenses.
Gov. Maggie Hassan applauded the move. "Expanded rail service to Nashua and beyond has the potential to boost New Hampshire's economy and create jobs," she said. "The only way we can understand the full impact of the project and ensure that taxpayer dollars are protected is to gather all of the facts."
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Salem's Liberty Utilities prepares for stormBy APRIL GUILMET
Union Leader Correspondent
February 08. 2013 3:15AM
SALEM -- Liberty Utilities, a natural gas and electric utility company based out of Salem, isn't taking any chances with it comes to the pending storm.
The company has already initiated an emergency readiness plan in anticipation of Nemo, spokeswoman Deb Daigle said.
Liberty Utilities provides electrical services to 43,000 Granite State customers in the communities of Acworth, Alstead, Bath, Canaan, Charlestown, Cornish, Derry, Enfield, Grafton, Hanover, Lebanon, Lyme, Marlow, Monroe, Orange, Pelham, Plainfield, Salem, Surry, Walpole and Windham, according to Daigle.
Team members will be in place early Friday and ready to respond as soon as conditions are safe. "We have approximately 35 crews ready to go including line workers and tree clearing crews," according to Del Vecchio. "They are being deployed to our Salem, Lebanon and Charlestown service areas for quick response."


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LONGMONT -- An unused area of the Twin Peaks Mall was set to be the scene for a Boulder police SWAT training on Wednesday and Thursday, but a last-minute objection from Dillard's put the kibosh on the plans.
Boulder police spokeswoman Kim Kobel said the SWAT team, bomb squad, and negotiators were set for a two-day training at the mall, but were notified Tuesday that they would not be allowed to use the space because Dillard's officials objected.
"I don't know why they objected," she said. "It would have been nice to be able to train in a building that offered a realistic scenario."
Kobel said the department notified businesses in the mall that Boulder police vehicles and personnel would be at the property on Wednesday and Thursday, which apparently alerted Dillard's officials and raised the objection.
Kobel said police officials worked with NewMark Merrill, the mall's property management company, over the past couple of weeks planning the training exercise. The mall was set to allow the department to use the unoccupied space for free for two days.
The exercise was moved to the Boulder County Fire Training Center off of the Diagonal Highway.
"Our training was going to take place in a vacant area of the mall," Kobel said. "We shouldn't have impacted businesses."
NewMark Merrill Mountain States managing director and principal Allen Ginsborg said the property management company wanted to offer the vacant former Joslins building for the training. He said it is not accessible to other parts of the mall.
"We think these types of community first-responder exercises are especially valuable at this point in time," Ginsborg said.
He declined to characterize the nature of the objection from Dillard's, but said his company decided to accommodate them. He said the training was intended to benefit the community by allowing first responders a chance to train in the kind of environment they might encounter in reality."They seldom have access to facilities like this," he said.
A Dillard's representative did not immediately return phone calls on Wednesday afternoon.
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What a stellar cast we have for our Christmas Wank Party 2012, Mattias Solich, Milan Perger, Radim Hajek, Daniel Sebesta and Niklas Serdberg. Today we will see them all in the first part. First we see Daniel, Milan and Niklas in Old Town Square viewing the Christmas sights. Then we see them inside, with Mattias telling them about a sculpture, asking if it is real. It is actually Radim, posing as he holds a Christmas present in one hand. The guys decide they need to feel the sculpture to decide it if it is real. So all three of them start to feel Radim's body, and then they are joined by Mattias as well. Daniel goes further and bends forward to nibble and then suck on Radim's cock. He moves aside so that Milan can try it as well. Soon Radim's cock is swelling very nicely, enjoying the feel of lips on it. They decide that the statue must be real, since the cock is hard and statues are hard. Things move on, as Milan sucks on Radim, as Daniel's cock comes out for wanking. Meanwhile Mattias starts to work on Niklas, lifting his tee-shirt, and licking his nipples. Niklas and Mattias lose their tee-shirts and Mattias pulls his hard cock out of his jeans. Niklas' cock comes out as well, also rock hard. Mattias drops to his knees and starts to suck on Niklas cock. Daniel's cock is hard to, under the hand of Milan. He turns and kisses Niklas as his cock is wanked. Daniel moves round Milan and drops down to suck on his cock, as Milan sucks Radim. Niklas sits and takes Mattias' dick in his mouth too, his own big dick standing fully to attention as he sucks. Mattias wants more cock, and goes back down on Niklas before the two of them move into a great 69. Meanwhile Milan has lost his tee-shirt and Radim the statue has come to life. He sits down and immediately starts to suck on Daniel's cock. Milan moves so that he can continue to suck on Radim. Then Radim swaps over and sucks on Milan while Daniel sucks him. Mattias wants all the guys together, so he moves to start kissing Milan and Niklas slides under Daniel to suck on his cock. Milan then starts sucking on Mattias throbbing cock as well. All five guys have really got themselves hot and hard as this first part really sets up very well for the next part.
Michal Kovar is aged 18 and lives in Brno. He is student who enjoys football, fitness and his friends. Michal is a very nice looking guy who gets straight to work after his interview. His hands begin to roam all over his body and in his jeans. It is not long before he reveals his body and opens his jeans to show his cock. We see a very natural body, with all his hiar intact. Michal takes hold of his cock and begins to wank it. Dropping the jeans as he wanks Michal shows off his hairy legs too. That cock soon gets nice and hard for us, and we get a good look at it before he lays down on the bed. A helping hand arrives and, after dripping some oil onto the body, starts to massage Michal's chest. The hands also move down to the cock and start to stroke it as well. As his cock gets hard again we see Michal's big, hairy balls begin to tighten as well. With his cock swollen to its full size Michal can enjoy the hand that is wanking it. The wanking speeds up and Michal raises his legs to show his hairy hole at the same time. The wanking continues apace until Michal delivers a nice creamy load. Then it is off the shower to clean up.
Gregor Straka is aged 23 and lives in Prague. He works as a salesman and enjoys sports, football and basketball. What a very handsome guy Gregor is. He slowly removes his clothes, with some teasing views of his body each step of the way. He has a big smile on his face as lifts the tee-shirt to show his nipples. Then, with the chest fully exposed Gregor lowers the jeans, just enough to show his bush and a little of his cock. Then the jeans go down further to show Gregor's ass before he turns to let us see a lovely flaccid cock as well. Next, turning again, Gregor bends over to give us a great view of his ass, with the cheeks spreading so we see into the dark crack. Sitting down he gives us a great view of his cock nestling beautifully against his balls. Then he starts to play with his cock, that smile ever present. When the cock is hard Gregor stands again and poses so that we can fully appreciate him. Gregor finishes off his shoot with some lovely poses to fully show everything. He is most impressive and certainly should give us a great video shoot when it goes online.
We recently posted a duo we did with Milos Zambo and Tomas Kukal. What a great shoot it was too. Now we have this lovely backstage video of that shoot. We get to see Milos and Tomas, working with the crew to make the scene. They are all having a wonderful time out in the park, strip to the waist as they work. This delightful video really lets us see the interaction between crew and cast, as well as Tomas and Milos enjoying each others bodies.


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NORTHBORO � A former police officer, under investigation for allegedly stealing more than $25,000 from the police union's bank account, had a long history of insubordination, falsifying reports and other problems within the Police Department, according to police documents.
Nathan W. Fiske Sr., 33, of Holden, resigned June 21 at the beginning of a disciplinary hearing with selectmen over the alleged misuse of union funds while he served as the group's president.
Timothy Connolly, spokesman for the Worcester district attorney's office, said this week the investigation into the alleged theft is ongoing. Detective Jeffrey R. Noel, elected to succeed Mr. Fiske as union president, said if the criminal investigation does not result in restitution being paid, a civil case will be filed.
Mr. Fiske could not be reached for comment. He was hired as a dispatcher in Northboro in 2004 and as a full-time patrolman in January 2007.
Police Chief Mark Leahy said the former patrolman was "a problem child."
According to internal affairs documents provided by the Police Department, after an incident in August 2012, Officer Fiske was charged with two counts of insubordination for failing, over a period of several days, to write a report and file criminal complaints against a person as he was instructed to; refusing to obey an order from a proper authority; and falsifying a record.
In the latter case, Officer Fiske used his authorization from when he was a dispatcher to access the Police Server system. There, he changed the status of a report from "larceny," which required a written report, to "aid to the public," with "spoken to" as the action taken.
According to the internal affairs documents, a proprietor of McFee & Newton Towing at 14 King St. asked Officer Fiske for his help in getting a woman who had written the tow company a bad check to pay up. McFee & Newton is the tow company the town uses exclusively. During the internal affairs investigation, Officer Fiske told supervisors the tow company proprietor was his friend.
Officer Fiske said he agreed to help his friend recoup the more than $250 and he told dispatch to classify the incident as "aid to the public." A dispatcher who had been told about the incident changed the status to "larceny." A supervisor sent Officer Fiske an email directing him to write a report and seek criminal complaints against the suspect.
"I'll admit because he's my friend I said I would do whatever I could to help him," Officer Fiske told his supervisor. He said that when he called the woman, she told him she had been in contact with the tow company and they were working on a payment plan.
When the supervisor returned to work six days later, he noticed that the incident had been changed from "larceny" back to "aid to the public." There was no written report and no criminal charges had been filed.
According to the internal affairs documents, Officer Fiske admitted that he had accessed the computer to change the status of the incident. He also acknowledged that this was not the first time he had changed a report in the computer system.
"Officer Fiske effectively took on the role of a collection agency on behalf of an acquaintance, thus providing special privileges to" the tow company proprietor, the sergeant wrote in his summary of findings. He went on to say that Officer Fiske exceeded his lawful authority as a police officer.
"It is the role of the court to order restitution, not the police, and in doing so officer denies the defendant the right to due process and jeopardizes the ability of future prosecution."
Chief Leahy said Officer Fiske received a two-day suspension without pay for the violations.
In 2009, he was investigated for violations of police regulations, including insubordination for making comments critical of supervisory and administrative personnel.
He was the subject of another investigation alleging insubordination and disrespect in 2010.
During that internal affairs hearing, Officer Fiske acknowledged that he was "unprofessional" in the way he had responded to two superior officers who reported the insubordination. He further acknowledged that he had allowed a personality conflict between him and one of the officers to "fester" instead of addressing the issue with him in a timely manner.
"Mr. Fiske also acknowledged that he is aware the he tends to react aggressively and defensively and comes out swinging when he feels confronted or challenged professionally," according to the internal affairs documents.
The confrontation occurred when Officer Fiske was questioned about failing to do some house checks he had been assigned to do. A sergeant whose name was among several items redacted from the documents wrote Chief Leahy that Officer Fiske responded in one-word answers and gave the impression that he was upset because he was being questioned.
"His face was beet red. His lips were dry and he was leaning forward in his chair and he appeared very agitated and angry. He did not at any time give the impression that he had done anything wrong," the officer wrote. The sergeant wrote that the way Officer Fiske responded to the other officer is the way he responded to him when he issued reprimands.
"One of the last reprimands he received from me he had made a comment that he was going to explode," the sergeant wrote. "At the end of that meeting I offered him (the Employee Assistance Program), which he declined. He told me he was already seeking counseling for issues that he was dealing with."
During the internal affairs hearing regarding Officer Fiske's failure to do house checks, Officer Fiske told the sergeant "the supervisors in this place need to earn my respect."
Chief Leahy said Wednesday that Officer Fiske didn't have issues with the public, but he seemed to have problems with everybody in the department because he didn't like to be told what to do. He said supervisors and others worked extensively to try to get him to work in a more cooperative manner. He had been counseled for several things and received written reprimands. The most significant discipline was the two-day suspension without pay.
Chief Leahy said that while he believes in progressive discipline, Officer Fiske was headed down the path to being fired.
"With (union contracts) it has to be done slow and methodically. With the theft (of the union funds) he took a giant leap in that direction," he said.
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Dover Air Force Base releases more information about their new school.
Dover Air Force Base is currently home to one school building that houses both its middle school and its elementary school. The building has fallen behind the times and features like central air, so the base has decided to replace the existing structure with something that better fits its needs.
The Caesar Rodney School District, which is the district that the base schools officially fall under, has been offering its support throughout the process.
"On Monday, we viewed the proposed plan without any corrections," said Superintendent Kevin Fitzgerald. "We are very excited about moving forward with the base on this."
The new building will house both an elementary school and a middle school, just as the previous school did, Fitzgerald said. It is slated to occupy part of the space where the current base high school stands.
According to statements made by Fitzgerald at a recent school board meeting, the existing structure will remain open and operational until construction on the new building is complete. If everything goes according to plan, a new building may be constructed in the near future.
"If the project gets on to the Department of Defense Education Activity budget for this year then there's a good possibility that the building could be in existence by 2017," Fitzgerald said.
The planning for the new school will not go through the same channels that a typical school would, Fitzgerald said. Public hearings are not necessary, the project doesn't have to be scheduled on a Capital Improvement Plan, all due to the fact that the base is completely taking it upon themselves to construct the new school. The structure will also be paid for entirely by federal funding, Fitzgerald said.
When it comes to planning the size of the building, the base has created a formula for estimating the amount of space they will need. The Dover Air Force Base has based its plan on how many children would be in the school if every house on base had children living in it.
"The goal is to have the same amount of space," said Fitzgerald. "We think we will be able to do more with it."


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- Dribble the ball behind your back for a few seconds and try to draw the defence towards you.
- Dribble the ball vertically behind you and catch it between your calf and thigh.
- As you do this, fake over the defender's head with both hands.
- As they turn around, drop the ball and kick it at their back.


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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Author Tess Gerritsen has sued Warner Bros. claiming the studio owes her millions in profits from the Oscar-winning hit film "Gravity."
But the studio is pointing to her own statements downplaying similarities between the blockbuster and one of her novels.
Gerritsen sued Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. in a Los Angeles federal court on Tuesday, alleging the studio violated an agreement she had with one of its subsidiaries to turn her novel "Gravity" into a movie. Gerritsen, whose books include a series that is basis for the TNT show "Rizzoli & Isles," sold the film rights to the "Gravity" novel for $1 million in 1999.
Warner Bros. declined comment on the case, but spokesman Paul McGuire noted that in October Gerritsen told an audience at an Indiana public library that the film wasn't based on her book.
" 'Yea, 'Gravity' is a great film, but it's not based on my book," the Greencastle Banner-Graphic newspaper quoted Gerritsen as telling the audience. The paper noted the author said she had seen the movie, which starred Sandra Bullock, before her appearance.
Gerritson's lawsuit states she believes "Gravity" director Alfonso Cuaron was attached to adapt the book into a screenplay without her knowledge years before the movie was actually made. The author sold the rights to her novel to a production company that was bought by Warner Bros. in 2008.
The novel and film have some similarities, but their stories aren't identical.
The novel features a female medical doctor trapped in space after an organism infects her fellow astronauts and kills them. Her husband, who is on Earth, fights efforts to leave his wife in space to die alone.
Gerritsen's lawsuit states the author added elements such as the destruction of the International Space Station by space debris — a key moment in the film — to a screenplay she wrote to try to get her book on the big screen.
"Gravity" the film does not feature any outbreak of an organism, and Bullock's character is cut off from communication with Earth and does not receive any aid from people on the ground.
The lawsuit is not alleging any copyright infringement — a claim that would prompt a judge to compare the story lines — but rather alleges Warner Bros. has breached Gerritsen's contract for the film rights and profits.
"Gravity" won seven Academy Awards in March, but its screenplay was not nominated for an award.


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Adam Lallana is a major doubt for Saints' festive programme after it was confirmed he has damaged knee ligaments.
The Saints skipper was forced off during the first half of his side's 1-0 win over Reading at the weekend and left St Mary's on crutches.
Though the exact length of time he will face on the sidelines will depend on his reaction to treatment, it is understood to be highly unlikely he will feature in the Christmas and New Year matches.
That is likely to mean missing games against Sunderland, Fulham, Stoke and Arsenal in the Premier League, as well as possibly Chelsea in the FA Cup.
Saints are hopeful that speculation he faces a prolonged spell on the treatment table will prove wrong.
Lallana's absence will be a major blow for Saints, such has been his fantastic form this season.
The 24-year-old is one of only two Saints players to have started every Premier League game during the campaign – the other being Jose Fonte.
Lallana has grown into the role of captain, helping to lead his side from the front and gaining an ever more impressive understanding with Gaston Ramirez and Rickie Lambert.
Lallana's absence will give Saints boss Nigel Adkins much to contemplate.
If he is to stick with his current formation then he will need to find a direct replacement for Lallana to play in an attacking left-sided role.
Emmanuel Mayuka, who has found his chances limited so far, could come into the frame.
Jay Rodriguez has also been utilised on the left side.
Ramirez and Jason Puncheon are both capable of playing on the left, but have both been in good form in their current roles and so Adkins may be loathe to move them.
Another option is to change formation.
Adkins could go with the 4-4-2 he adopted against Reading after Lallana went off, with Ramirez wide on the left and Puncheon on the right.
That would see Lambert most likely partnered in attack by £7m man Rodriguez.
Other players that could suddenly find themselves in the reckoning are Guly do Prado, and maybe even Tadanari Lee.
Guly made his first Premier League appearance for over a month when he came on as a 79th minute sub against Reading.
Lee, meanwhile, is still waiting for his first league appearance of the season, having only turned out in the Capital One Cup so far.


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New Medicaid computer system gets the job doneBy DAVE SOLOMON
New Hampshire Union Leader
April 03. 2013 8:02PM
CONCORD - After eight years in development, several cost overruns and a 7 a.m. conference call on Easter Sunday, the state's $90 million Medicaid computer system went live with no major problems, according to Health and Human Services Commissioner Nick Toumpas, who updated the Governor and Executive Council on one of the state's largest contracts at their regular meeting on Wednesday.
"The first two days have been very successful," he said. "We have processed more than 50,000 claims. We have had issues, as expected, but we had a peak of 300 people on the system at one point, with one-second response times, which is exactly where we needed to be. We've had more than 1,500 phone calls from providers, to walk them through it, and that has all been successful, so we are thrilled in terms of where we are."
The project to upgrade the system used to process Medicaid claims and pay providers began in 2005 with a $60 million price tag. It will link more than 10,000 providers in a network that must ultimately be certified by the federal Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which participated in the launch decision, Toumpas said.
"There are 130,000 people in this state who depend on the services that Medicaid provides," he told the council. "They can only get those services when the providers are being paid."
Toumpas said a rapid response team consisting of 14 department employees is being assisted by on-site experts provided by the system developer, Xerox State Health care. Xerox won the bid for the contract over the previous provider, Electronic Data Systems, now owned by Hewlett-Packard.
Xerox hopes to use New Hampshire as a model to attract business from other states.
"It has been a long journey, and really where we are right now is just at the starting point," said Toumpas. "The state will be able to realize the type of benefits that this system has. It's not just a claims system. It is truly a management information system that will enable us to better manage the second largest program in all of state government. It's got capabilities that are simply not available in any other Medicaid system across the country, and we will be one of the first to have it."
In other action, the council:
--added nearly $5 million to a contract initially approved in October for a statewide health insurance exchange in cooperation with the federal government, under the Affordable Care Act. The additional money brings the total contract with Deloitte Consulting to $33.3 million, 90 percent of which is federally funded. The exchanges would enable consumers to compare health insurance coverage and prices from an online database of approved plans;
--approved state loan guarantees through the Business Finance Authority of $2.72 million for Bio-Concepts Laboratories, a biotech company in Salem. The state guarantees 80 percent of the loan should the borrower default;
--and set the public hearing on the nomination of Joseph A. Foster to succeed Michael A. Delaney as attorney general for 3 p.m., Wednesday, April 10, in council chambers.


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How Do They Like Their Ribs in Indiana?
By now you've probably (hopefully) heard about our Super Bowl BBQ + Beer Bonanza, February 6-7, here at FK. Inside, we'll have free tastings of beers from our favorite brewers. Outside, Grillerator Eric will host a special session of our popular summer sidewalk barbecue, cooking up the usual menu of ribs, pulled meats and hot dogs.
Eric has also promised a few specials based on the regional BBQ styles of the two Super Bowl contenders, which probably means something Cajun-style in honor of the NFC-champion New Orleans Saints (think andouille!). Indianapolis, home of the AFC-champion Colts, is a bit more of a head-scratcher, Eric admits, with no well-known BBQ tradition. (The Hoosier State does, however, boast a beloved dessert called sugar cream pie with a filling made of, well, sugar and cream.)
Come by Super Bowl weekend to see what Eric comes up with. And remember that if Minnesota had made it to the big game in place of New Orleans, for better or worse, you might have gotten to try the first-ever pulled lutefisk sandwich.


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Lady-Crusaders strike gold half-a-dozen times at the AVCTL-Div. IV track meet.
The Wellington girls track team took the top spot in six events at the Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail, Division IV League track meet in Augusta on Friday, May 10. Those medals helped propel the Lady-Crusader team to a runner-up finish.
The WHS league champs are no strangers to the medal stand this season.
Megan Campbell, senior, won the title in the 100 and 200 meter dashes with times of 12.18 and 25.65. She was also on the 4x400 meter relay team that won gold, also on the 4x4 team was Holly Wright, junior, who is the new AVCTL, Div. IV High Jump Champion, Leah Nelson, sophomore, who finished first in the 400 meter run on Friday, and Cabreil Roe, sophomore, who also took home bronze in the 200 meter event.
Wright's winning jump was 5' 04'', she also took third in the 100 meter hurdles. Nelson's time in the 400 meters was 1:04.63.
Wellington's Jaedyn Ledesma, junior, also won a league championship in the 800 meter run in Augusta on Friday with a time of 2:32.70.
Andale took home the team trophey on both the women's and mean's competitions.
Other noteable WHS performances belonged to Halynn Page, junior, who took second place in girls shot put. The WHS 4x100 meter relay team of Campbell, Wright, Micah Rogers, junior, and Dietra Sober, freshmen, took silver. Sober also finished thrid in the 400 meter run.
The boys track team took sixth place overall at the league meet, but did produce a couple of top three performers.
Ian Stallbaumer, senior, took bronze in the pole vault, Austin Pfalzgraf, sophomore, took silver in the 800 meter run.


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Friends of injured Manchester man want answersBy KATHRYN MARCHOCKI
New Hampshire Union Leader
October 29. 2013 8:29PM
MANCHESTER — Many still remember Fern Ornelas for his mean fastball 36 years after he graduated from Memorial High School. He remains tight with a circle of golf buddies at Derryfield Country Club. He was a familiar face behind the seafood counter at Shaw's until the South Willow Street supermarket closed last month. And he has a quirky habit of never forgetting birthdays.
Friends describe him as an "all-around good guy" well-known among the working middle-class on the city's east side.
"He wasn't in the hierarchy. But he is well-known and respected. He didn't have any enemies," Phil Provencher said of Ornelas, 54.
That's why the mysterious and tragic turn of events that left Fern paralyzed with a broken neck — unable to talk and on a breathing tube — that occurred between his being admitted to Elliot Hospital for a mental-health episode on Oct. 15 and being rushed back to Elliot Hospital from the county jail with a broken neck on Oct. 17 hit a raw nerve in the community.
"This could be anybody's brother or sister or son or daughter," close friend Robert Apostoles, 55, of Manchester said Tuesday.
Apostoles and several other friends vow to press for answers about who is responsible for inflicting the injuries during the approximately 38 hours he was in the care and custody of local institutions they say are intended to protect — not harm — the public.
"This could be your family...If it could happen to Fern, it could happen to anyone," explained Provencher, 65, a retired Youth Development Center employee who said his family has long been acquainted with the Ornelas family.
Ornelas remained in the intensive care unit at Massachusetts General Hospital Tuesday paralyzed from the neck down. He has been in the Boston hospital since Elliot Hospital transferred him there Oct. 17.
"We are very, very angry because the people who know Fern, know that he didn't deserve this. No matter what he did, he didn't deserve this," said Thomas North of Manchester, who describes his best friend as "a very quiet, mild-mannered person."
While they wait for criminal authorities to investigate, friends are planning fundraisers to help the family.
"We are all very concerned about him. We are putting on the fundraiser to ease the pain a little bit for when he gets out of the hospital," Apostoles said.
One fundraiser will be held Dec. 5 at P.J. O'Sullivan's. The event will run 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and includes a silent auction of items donated by local merchants. Tickets are available at P.J. O'Sullivans and cost $15 each; two for $25. Proceeds from the annual Point Invitational Golf Tournament held Saturday at Derryfield Country Club already were donated to the Ornelas family. Fern was supposed to have played in the tournament, friends say.
Efforts also are underway to set up a bank account to accept donations on behalf of Fern Ornelas and his family, North said.
Meanwhile, North said he and others hope the criminal investigation launched Friday by the state Attorney General and Hillsborough County Attorney will result in "justice for Fern."
"My first concern is for the welfare of Fern, but I'm concerned that everybody will try to cover their butt," he added.
Ornelas, who suffers from a mental illness, was brought to Elliot Hospital emergency department the night of Oct. 15 by his sister because he went off his medications. Ornelas was being held in the secure psychiatric evaluation unit while waiting for a bed to open at New Hampshire Hospital, the state's acute psychiatric facility.
Ornelas allegedly became agitated, disrupted other patients and attacked a hospital security officer about 7:25 p.m. Oct. 16. The security guard returned blows and subdued Ornelas with the help of other security officers, pepper spray and a Manchester police officer working a security detail, police say.
Both the security officer and Ornelas were treated in the emergency department for significant facial wounds, according to hospital and police accounts. Ornelas was "medically cleared" and taken into custody by Manchester police who booked him for misdemeanor simple assault at police headquarters. About an hour later, Ornelas was transferred to Hillsborough County jail about midnight Oct. 17. Jail medical staff returned him to Elliot Hospital about 9:30 a.m. by ambulance with a broken neck.


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Sea Scout advancement is for youth members of a Sea Scout ship, and consists of Apprentice , Ordinary, Able, and Quartermaster. Since Sea Scouting is part of Venturing, youth members may also earn all Venturing advancement awards; they may also advance along the Boy Scout Eagle trail under certain conditions.
Sea Scouting advancement
Sea Scouts may earn the Apprentice, Ordinary, Able and Quartermaster ranks. Criteria for these ranks can be found in the Sea Scout Manual.
Sea Scout advancements are approved by the ship's quarterdeck. In the case of the Quartermaster Award, the application is reviewed by the ship's committee with a member of the district advancement committee as chairman. Since the Quartermaster award is a Venturing recognition, it may be earned by any young man or young woman registered as a Venturer up to his or her 21st birthday.
Source: Advancement Committee Policies and Procedures, #33088B, revised 1999
Sea Scout ranks
The first rank of Apprentice shows basic marlinspike seamanship skills and water knowledge.
To earn Ordinary, the Sea Scout must know how to box a compass, must demonstrate leadership qualities, complete requirements relating to drill, sailing, and engines and complete a tenure of one year in Sea Scouting.
For the Able rank, the Sea Scout must demonstrate a complete knowledge of the water, earn the Lifesaving merit badge and must and be able to command fellow Sea Scouts.
The Quartermaster Award is the highest rank attainable by a Sea Scout can earn and is equivalent to Eagle Scout. The Sea Scout must attend at least two thirds of all ship meetings over eighteen months, demonstrate marlinspike seamanship and leadership skills, demonstrate the ability to teach Sea Scouting, complete a community service project and pass a council level board of review. The Quartermaster emblem is a medal consisting of the Sea Scout emblem on a ship's wheel that is suspended from a solid dark blue ribbon that is in turn suspended from a bar bearing the design of a double carrick bend knot.
Venturing advancement
Sea Scouts are eligible for all advancement in Venturing. They may earn five bronze awards, the Gold Award, and the Silver Award, the highest award in Venturing. The program also offers "Expert-level" awards: the Ranger Award, the Quest Award, and the TRUST Award, all of which are expansions and 'sequels' to a particular bronze award.
Boy Scout Advancement
Any male Venturer or Sea Scout who has achieved the First Class rank as a Boy Scouting in a troop or Varsity Scouting in a team may continue advancement toward the Star, Life, and [Eagle Scout ranks up to his 18th birthday.
Source: Advancement Committee Policies and Procedures, #33088 © 1989, 2007 Printing
Program-level awards: Venturing Award • Discovery Award • Pathfinder Award • Summit Award
Expert-level awards: Quest Award • TRUST Award • Ranger Award
Boy Scouting ranks: Advancement for Venturers • Star Rank • Life Rank • Eagle Scout Rank Award


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Wilson RBI single in 15th gives Fishers win over ThunderBy ALLEN LESSELS
New Hampshire Union Leader
August 17. 2013 12:25AM
MANCHESTER – The New Hampshire Fisher Cats kept their slim playoff hopes alive on Friday night at Northeast Delta Dental Stadium. Finally.
Kevin Wilson's soft liner to right field scored Ryan Schimpf to lift the Fisher Cats to a 5-4 win over the Trenton Thunder in the bottom of the 15th inning in front of 6,102.
Trenton dropped to 65-59 and leads New Hampshire by 4-1/2 games in the race for the second playoff spot in the Eastern Division. It was New Hampshire's longest game of the season.
The Fisher Cats are 60-63.
Schimpf walked to open the 15th. Kevin Ahrens got him to second base with a sacrifice bunt and John Tolisano flied out to center field.
Wilson singled to right field and Schimpf raced around from second and beat the throw home.
Reliever Matt Wright got the win for the Fisher Cats with four scoreless innings.
The Thunder exhausted their bullpen, forcing them to use position players the last four innings. Third baseman Casey Stevenson pitched two scoreless innings in relief for the Thunder and backup catcher Jose Gil was working on his second inning when the home team scored.
Schimpf, the left fielder, helped save the Fisher Cats with a super catch to end the top of the 11th inning. There were two on and two outs when Joe Pirela sent a ball deep towards the gap in left center. Schimpf hustled to track it down and grabbed the ball, going away from home plate, with a sliding catch.
The Thunder outhit the Fisher Cats, 13-11.
The Fisher Cats trailed 4-1 going into the bottom of the third and tied it quickly.
Andy Burns reached on an infield hit and after Adam Loewen struck out, Jacobo hit an opposite field home run down the right field line off Rigoberto Arrebato. Arrebato had just come on for spot starter Aaron Dott.
Kevin Nolan, the shortstop out of Nashua, followed and drilled the first pitch he saw to left field for his ninth home run of the season to tie it.
The teams proceeded to match zeroes from there into the 15th.
The Fisher Cats put two runners on in the fifth, seventh and ninth innings, but could not score.
Kenny Wilson was hit by a pitch to open the ninth and Burns flied out to right field. Wilson stole second while Loewen batted. Loewen then struck out. Francisco Rondon issued an intentional walk to Jacobo and then got Nolan on a soft liner to center field to end the threat.
Jimenez walked to lead off the 10th and got to second on a Ryan Schimpf fielder's choice. Rondon struck out Kevin Ahrens and John Tolisano to escape trouble again.
The Thunder scored three runs on four hits in the first inning off New Hampshire starter Marcus Walden and added another in the third with three straight two-out singles.
A.J. Jimenez singled and eventually scored on John Tolisano's single in the second inning for the first Fisher Cat run.
Walden allowed four runs on nine hits, struck out four and walked four in his six innings. Evan Crawford came on for two scoreless innings.
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Right-hander Marcus Stroman (6-4 with a 3.22 earned run average) goes for New Hampshire tonight in Game 2 of the three-game set against lefty Nik Turley (9-6, 3.74). Fisher Cat lefty Sean Nolin (8-3, 3.01) faces lefty Jeremy Bleich (2-1, 2.76) in the series finale on Sunday at 1:35. . . . The Fisher Cats open an eight-game roadtrip in Portland on Monday. They play three games against the Sea Dogs and then move on to Reading for five games over four days.


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Last night in our skatepark, Youness Amrani and friends came in to watch the premiere of his new video part Marrakesh Express, skate the park, and dine on delicious Moroccan cuisine. There was a photo gallery set up in our studio and we raffled off gear from Nike SB and Almost. The video is live!
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