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Where to stay in Boston
Your Guide to Boston Hotels
Mix the glamour of a big city with New England's proud heritage when in Boston. You've never seen a city that honors its past and embraces its future quite like Beantown.
- Spend time in one of the great suites overlooking Boston's skyline by booking a stay at a hotel with first-rate amenities
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- Save money by booking the guaranteed best rates around at Boston hotels in every neighborhood
From lodgings featuring views of the John Hancock Tower to rooms overlooking the river,every one of Boston's charming neighborhoods offers versatile hotels that work for families or business travelers. Luxury hotels in the vicinity of Boston's downtown will place you just a few short steps from some of the city's best restaurants, theatres, and shops. Whether you're in town for business or fun, you'll enjoy delicious breakfasts and in-house spas at luxurious hotels. Of course, there are also many cheap deals on motels in Boston that allow visitors to enjoy the charms of neighborhoods lined with brownstones and bakeries.
The Seasons of Boston
The general rule is that there is truly no bad time to visit Boston. After all, the museums and cultural attractions here never slow down. Many people consider summer the best time to come to Boston, when the temperature hovers near 80 degrees, and constant sunshine leads to plenty of activities on and around the Charles River. You'll also face smaller crowds at restaurants, clubs, and shops during the summer, since most students vacate the city in May. Chilly temperatures and routine snowfall during Boston's winters make heaping bowls of steaming clam chowder essential. Of course, the live performances, museum exhibits, and boutique sales during winter make it a great time to visit. Spring and fall both offer brightness and extremely mild weather.
How to Travel in Boston
Boston is a city that should definitely be experienced on foot. You'll love passing crowds of college students in the park alongside gentlemen in business suits. In addition, the city features a fairly comprehensive subway and bus system that will let you travel between landmarks and neighborhoods easily. Many hotels are close to public transit and should be able to help you find your way around. If you want the freedom to cover more miles without worrying about train schedules, grab a car rental and see the city on your own time.
How to Experience Boston, MA
Beantown is filled with historic buildings, sprawling university campuses, expansive parks, and fabulous restaurants. Get to the heart of the city by walking the famous Freedom Trail. Other things to do in Boston should include stops at the Museum of Fine Arts, Fenway Park, the Boston Children's Museum, the New England Aquarium, and the Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum. Put on a comfortable pair of shoes and spend an afternoon or two exploring the narrow cobblestone streetsof Beacon Hill, the shaded paths of Boston Common, and the landmarks of Copley Square. Don't forget to stop for cannoli in Little Italy in the legendary North End, followed by a detour to Cambridge to visit Harvard University. If you're looking for a romantic way to spend a summer afternoon, visit the pond in Boston Public Garden for a ride on a swan boat. When it's time to pick up some keepsakes for your friends back home, head to the Faneuil Hall Marketplace or browse the boutiques on Newberry Street.
The huge population of college students and young professionals in Boston generatesa nightlife that is both casual and sophisticated. It's not unusual to see a crowd gathered to watch an impromptu performance from street singers, dancers, or a magician near the city's landmarks after nightfall. Check out the bars on or around Lansdowne Street and Kenmore Square…or, if you're looking for some sophisticated lounges, make your way to the Theatre District and Boylston Street after dark. Of course, you're certain to find a great spot for a cocktail and some live music if you stick around Faneuil Hall after dark.
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Nancy C. Maloney, 52
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Lane, passed away Wednesday at Newport Hospital surrounded by her loving family after battling cancer for seven years. She was the beloved wife of John F. Maloney for 20 years.
Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Bertram D. and Aldea C. (Danis) Williams.
Nancy graduated from North Kingstown High School. She was a stay-at-home mom.
Besides her husband, she leaves her six children: Stephanie and Daniel Clark, Jonathan, Jameson, Kayleigh and Jacob Maloney; two brothers, Carl and Christopher Williams; eight sisters, Claudia Williams, Susan Lyons, Joan Darrell, Mary Ellen Battey, Catherine Gregory, Patricia Weldy, Bobbie Jo Williams and Jennifer Maloney. She was the sister of the late Linda K. O'Connell.
Her funeral was held Nov. 9, with a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Mark Church in Jamestown. Burial was in R.I. Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Exeter.
For online guestbook, visit www. FaganQuinnFuneralHome.com.

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NHIAA Football Roundup: North upsets Guertin on late TD
October 25. 2013 11:44PM
NHIAA Football scores, scheduleFRIDAY NIGHT
Division I
Exeter 41, Timberlane 14
Spaulding 42, Alvirne 13
Winnacunnet 31, Dover 14
Concord 48, West 6
Bedford 55, Merrimack 7
Central 42, Salem 30
Londonderry 34, Memorial 32
Pinkerton 56, Goffstown 21
Keene 35, Nashua South 21
Nashua North 14, Bp Guertin 7
Division II
Plymouth 42, Hanover 14
Kennett 38, Laconia 14
John Stark at Lebanon
Milford 38, Souhegan 7
Monadnock 42, Kearsarge 14
Hollis/Brookline 39, ConVal 0
Division III
Epping-Newm 33, Bp Brady 21
Farm'ton-Nute 31, Raymond 27
Pelham 48, Campbell 13
Bow 33, Somersworth 27, OT
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Division II
Merr Valley at St. Thomas, 1
Trinity at Windham, 1:30
Portsmouth at Pembroke, 1:30
Kingswood at Sanborn, 1:30
Division III
Mascoma at Newfound, 1
Gilford at Franklin, 1
Gilford at Franklin, 1:30
I-L/M'boro at Winnisquam, 1:30
Stevens at Newport, 1:30
All times p.m.
A cross-town battle went to the underdogs as Nashua North upset Bishop Guertin by a 14-7 score in NHIAA football action Friday night. Noah Gosselin's two-yard touchdown run with 2:49 remaining pushed the Titans (3-5) to the win and dropped the Cardinals to 5-3.
The teams traded touchdowns early, with North's Brad Fay and Guertin's Anthony Reale both notching short-yardage TD runs in the first half.
BG's loss imperils its push for a Division I West playoff spot. BG now trails Keene (6-2) for second place in the conference. Guertin finishes the season next week at Timberlane while North is at Exeter.
Keene 42, Nashua South 28: At Keene, the Blackbirds jumped in front early and then fended off numerous Purple Panther challenges on the way to improving their record to 6-2 and knocking the visitors from the ranks of the unbeaten. Nashua South fell to 7-1.
Keene took a 14-0 lead out of the gates and South quarterback Trevor Knight tied things up with a pair of touchdown passes to Jesse Clauss.
The Blackbirds scored again and Nashua South matched that one as well and it was 21-21 at the half.
Keene went out on top once more to open the second half. Knight answered that one with a 52-yard scoring run and it was tied again at 28-28.
But that was it for the Panthers and Keene pulled away with the next two touchdowns to close it out.
Concord 48, Manchester West 6: In Manchester, Concord did what an undefeated team sometimes does to a winless one. The Crimson Tide got out to a fast and furious start and rolled to a 41-0 lead after the first quarter and bumped the margin to 48-0 at the half.
Concord has outscored its opponents 357-114 this season.
The Crimson Tide upped its record to 8-0 with only a game at Goffstown on Friday remaining. West falls to 0-8 and is at Manchester Memorial on Friday.
Exeter 41, Timberlane 14: In Plaistow, Exeter bounced back in a big way from last week's loss to Spaulding and improved to 5-3. The Blue Hawks scored on each of their possessions in the first half and rolled to a 28-0 lead at the break.
Jay Inzenga scored two touchdowns and Brian Kelly rushed for 135 yards for Exeter.
Zach Downey returned the second half kickoff 80 yards for a Timberlane score. That did little to slow Exeter. The Blue Hawks scored the next two times they had the ball to push the lead to 41-7 after three quarters.
Exeter had lost three of its last four games. Timberlane dropped its sixth straight game and is 1-7.
Londonderry 34, Manchester Memorial 32: At Manchester, the Crusaders scored a late touchdown to pull within two but the conversion failed and the Lancers (4-4) hung on.
Memorial (1-7) got a six-yard touchdown pass from Stephen Deane to Deon Ball for the late score.
Lancers quarterback Aaron Gaudet threw for 74 yards and two touchdowns on 7-for-8 passing. Jonathan Young, Dennis Bishop (195 yards) and Tim Jennings rushed for TDs and Dave Weidenfield and Kyle Proulx caught the TD passes.
For Memorial, Deane threw for three touchdowns (all to Ball) and 145 yards. Daquan Henclewood carried for 120 yards and two touchdowns.
Spaulding 42, Alvirne 13: In Hudson, senior running backs Trey Scott and Tyler Snow had huge nights and each scored three touchdowns to lead the Red Raiders. Scott carried 24 times for 248 yards and Snow 11 for 134. Scott went over the 3,000-yard mark for his career and now has 3,114 rushing yards. The Red Raiders jumped out to a 21-13 lead at the half and doubled their score in the second.
Spaulding moved to 5-3 to keep pace with Exeter and Winnacunnet atop the East Conference standings. The Red Raiders have beaten both teams and plays at Dover next weekend. Alvirne lost its fifth straight game and fell to 1-7.
Manchester Central 42, Salem 30: At Salem, Jesiah Wade rushed 24 times for 244 yards and a couple of scores to lead the Little Green, who opened up a 36-14 lead at halftime. Richie Greely completed 12 of his 18 passes for 176 yards and three touchdowns. Central moved to 6-2 and Salem fell to 2-6.
Bedford 55, Merrimack 7: At Merrimack, the Bulldogs had a 35-0 lead at the half and improved to 7-1 for the season. Michael Vailas returned an interception for a touchdown and Nick Vailas and Tommy O'Rourke each had interceptions. Aaron Palys rushed for two scores and Dan Colella passed for a pair. Merrimack fell to 3-5.
Division II
Milford 38, Souhegan 7: At Milford, Mitchell Banuskevich rushed for 83 yards and scored a couple of touchdowns, one rushing and one on a pass reception, and Evan Perron carried 10 times for 130 yards and two scores to lead the Spartans. Milford is 5-3 and Souhegan is 2-6.
Division III
Bow 33, Somersworth 27 (OT): At Somersworth, Chris Robbins scored a touchdown in overtime for the Falcons (6-1) after Bow's defense had stopped Somersworth (3-4) on its first possession. Robbins scored on a run on third and six and had a TD earlier in the game. Matt Ehrenberg had 100 yards rushing and three touchdowns for Bow.


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My husband is a gifted educator. He has been a teacher of just about every elementary grade, a site administrator, an educational technology director and a consultant. He has devoted his career to education. He earned his doctorate with the plan to teach at the university level, and an opportunity soon arose. The only problem was that the new position, while on a tenure track, meant a 30 percent cut in pay. This was serious money to a man with four daughters and a wife working as a sporadically paid writer.
But the professorship was his dream, a chance to educate new teachers, so we decided that I could make up the difference in income by working full time. I had been a substitute teacher, and had taught classes at church. So I often figured that if it became necessary, I could always teach.
I could always teach. Dont we all figure that, Mr. Shaw? We assume that if our real lives dont work out, we can always settle for the security of a job for which there will always be a demand, as long as people insist on procreating. I could teach, having watched my husband do it for years.
Through the friend of a friend, I heard of an opening in a small, out-of-the-way district. Classes were going to start in a week, and the administrators were desperate for an English teacher. They hired me as soon as the interview was finished, with the stipulation that I enroll in an intern program at the very university where my husband was now a professor, in order to earn my clear credential under Californias stringent requirements.
This must be where God wants me, I figured, as I signed the contract against my better judgment. In retrospect, I realize that I panicked, took the first job I was offered and blamed it on God, in a far cry from true discernment. God may very well have wanted me somewhere else, because God surely wanted me to use the brain he gave me. In a years time, I have learned some difficult lessons, like the importance of searching ones intellect to make a sound decision. The next most obvious lesson is that not everyone can teach, or at least teach well. In order to teach well, one must commit to far more than a six-hour-a-day job. Teaching is a life commitment. Of the scores of teachers we have all had, most of us really remember only those three or four who reached us and somehow touched us, who taught us, whom we credit with forming our lives in significant ways. Teaching, I have finally understood, even though I have always known it in my heart, is an all-consuming undertaking, a passion, a gift, a holy calling. This should not be taken lightly, nor, I came to realize, can it be faked.
I thought that liking kids and liking to write would be enough to make me a good English teacher. Rubbish. Liking teenagers and understanding how their brains learn, how best to reach them and how to engage them in a subject are completely different activities. Face-to-face with five different groups of assorted teenage faces, some expectant, some bored, some impassive, I had to face my own inadequacy. I found that I did not have the soul of a teacher, because rather than being consumed with my students education and well-being, I watched the clock until each period was over.
Things went very wrong. From classroom management to grading to making grammar palatable, I was clueless. In Room Six, the inmates were running the asylum. A kid came to class drunk, and I didnt even recognize the signs; I believed he had a migraine. I lost two kids during a fire drill. Several pointed out that I did not seem to know much about teaching. Kids who refused to do any work faced me down.
The experience took its toll. I lost weight. I became a chronic complainer. I rarely prayed. I developed insomnia, the nocturnal despair of which I had never experienced. When I did manage to sleep, I had nightmares about poor lesson plans and tests not arriving in time. I had strange dreams. In a word, I was a mess.
I was taking two college courses in addition to teaching full time and trying to keep my writing career alive. My teaching advisor, whose job was to observe me and then spell out everything I was terrible at, as if it werent painfully evident, asked me about the rest of my life. I began to tell him: I had four daughters; wrote two columns, one weekly, one monthly; I taught confirmation classes at my church; volunteered at the state prison.... Stop, stop! he said, covering his ears. Youre making me tired just listening to this! He told me that if I expected to complete the credential program I would have to give it all upwell, except for the daughters.
I was unconvinced. I had no wish to give up any of these parts of me. I slogged on through the first quarter, publishing what were essentially rough drafts of columns, teaching, grading, going to classes, neglecting my family. One evening, during the beginning teaching seminar, my advisor said to another student, offhandedly, No one goes into teaching for the money. If thats why you teach, you should not be a teacher.
Everyone laughed. But I froze, stunned. He was right! Here I was, teaching for the money. I was doing the teaching profession a huge disservice by passing myself off as a teacher. I was a fraud. I was in the wrong place. And I knew it.
It was downhill from there. I failed both of my college classes and dropped out, an embarrassment to my poor husband, who could not imagine that anyone, especially his wife, would not love being a teacher. My district determined that I would finish out my years contract by taking a leave of absence from the intern program.
I knew then I was never going back.
Getting an F, let alone two, was painful. But it was also strangely liberating. In failing, my initial horror gave way to a creeping sense of peace. For the first time ever, though cloaked in failure, I did not internalize anothers disapproval. I was somehow, wickedly, calm. I was learning how to wear failure, but with style.
Anyone who has ever tried to do something for which he or she is not suited has my understanding and sympathy. Before I tried to be a teacher, I would have been judgmental and impatient with such a person. But failing has shown me that trying is not always enough, and that it is difficult to recognize our shortcomingsand then accept them gracefully.
My teaching year of failure oddly strengthened me; it was a long, profound lesson in humility and led to my recognition that those who can teach must do so with passion and purpose. Those of us who fail merely ask God to pick us up, dust us off and send us on our grateful, humble way.


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Ex-UNH coach Boylan assumes Bucks' jobThe Sports Xchange
January 08. 2013 10:29PM
The Milwaukee Bucks announced Tuesday that Scott Skiles is out as the team's head coach and assistant Jim Boylan, a former University of New Hampshire coach, will take over for the rest of the season.
Milwaukee is 16-16 this season and hosted the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night.
"Scott and I met yesterday after practice and after some honest discussion, we both came to the conclusion that it was best to part ways," general John Hammond said in team release. "It is never an easy decision to make, but in the end a decision we felt was best for both parties. I want to thank Scott for his hard work, dedication and the imprint he leaves on our team and our entire organization. We all wish him and his family well."
Skiles was 162-182 in the regular season in four-plus years with Milwaukee.
Skiles is 443-433 overall. He also coached the Chicago Bulls and Phoenix Suns. In 12 seasons, he has guided teams to the playoffs six times and is 18-24 in the postseason.
Boylan, 57, has been the lead assistant coach for the Bucks the past four seasons. He also took over for Skiles in Chicago when he was fired during the 2007-08 season.
Boylan coached three seasons at UNH, succeeding the late Gerry Friel at the start of the 1989-90 season. Boylan posted a 15-69 coaching record with the Wildcats. His best season (7-21) was during the 1991-92 campaign.
It was during Boylan's tenure when, on Feb. 11, 1991, the Wildcats ended their national record of 32 consecutive home losses with a 72-56 win against Holy Cross at Lundholm Gym.
As a player Boylan was a point guard for Marquette, leading the team to the 1977 national title.
He scored 14 points in the final against North Carolina.


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Oil (NYMEX:CLZ13) supplies increased for the ninth week in a row against the backdrop of a taper threat from the FOMC minutes and some unconventional monetary thinking in the EU. China disappoints on the manufacturing front, yet demand for petroleum products is the strongest since the economic crisis began. Mixed messages sent oil products higher, but oil continues to be grounded by an ever growing U.S. supply. While crude supply only increased by 40,000 barrels, overall supply at Cushing Oklahoma increased to a whopping 39.9 million barrels.
Now normally that kind of number would have crushed the market if it were not for the fact that the demand for products was so strong. The four-week moving average for demand of all fuels advanced 2.8% last week, the highest since 2008, and the four-week distillate demand spiked 8.8% from a year ago and reaching its highest level since late 2011. Distillate fuel inventories decreased by 4.8 million barrels last week and are near the lower limit of the average range for this time of year.
Gas demand was strong as well. Over the last four weeks, motor gasoline product supplied averaged 9.1 million barrels per day, up by 3.8% from the same period last year. Distillate fuel product supplied averaged 4.2 million barrels per day over the last four weeks, up by 8.8% from the same period last year.
So the products rallied, but crude struggled to come to grips with near record supply. The FOMC minutes as well as some comments put tapering back into the near term equation and if the Fed used product demand as an economic indicator it would be tapering today. Yet it may be action from the EU central bank and magic man Mario Draghi that may really get the market moving.
Bloomberg news reported "The European Central Bank is considering a smaller-than-normal cut in the deposit rate if officials decide to take it negative for the first time, according to two people with knowledge of the debate.
Policy makers would reduce the rate for commercial lenders who park excess cash at the ECB to minus 0.1% from zero, said the people who asked not to be identified because the talks aren't public. It would be the first time the central bank has adjusted interest rates by less than a quarter of a percentage point. The concept, which has been discussed by Governing Council members, doesn't yet have a consensus, the people said. Members of the council, which is holding a mid-month meeting in Frankfurt this week, have said that a negative deposit rate is a potential tool for warding off deflation."
This action may actually put more pressure on oil and other commodities. As the U.S. looks toward the long road back to a normal trade world, the ECB is descending into the rates abyss. That discrepancy should keep the dollar strong vs. the euro.


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The SmartWatch 2 is a fun smartphone companion for the unwearied tech enthusiast. The Sony SmartWatch 2 which costs £150 direct lets you stay on top of email and social network updates without reaching for your phone. It is better than the ill-fated Samsung Galaxy Gear, which is a more ambitious product thanks to its camera and calling capability, but a bulky design and a considerable number of limitations make it a non-starter.
The aluminium, minimalist-style watch face measures 42 x 9 x 41mm (WxDxH). It is attached to the silicone wristband, and the whole package weighs 122 grams. The SmartWatch 2 is more comfortable to wear than the Samsung Galaxy Gear, which is bulky and very stiff. The right edge of the face contains a large, round Power button, while the left side houses a covered microUSB charger port; gratefully, it is no longer proprietary. As far as looks are concerned, though, Sony may have got things right with the first SmartWatch. That model had a smaller 1.3in panel with lower 128 x 128 resolution, but it made for a more compact watch that was less blatant looking. The new model is thinner, which is welcome, but the face itself is pretty huge.
The 1.6in 220 x 176-pixel transflective touchscreen LCD offers 262,000 colours. It works with or without the backlight activated, so you can tell the time or check notifications at a glance without powering up the display. The screen is readable in bright sunlight, a prospect that even the best LED-backlit display can struggle with. Below the screen are three capacitive buttons: Back, Home, and Sort, the latter of which brings up options to arrange apps either alphabetically or by favourites.
The SmartWatch 2 features an industry-standard 24mm-wide pin strap mount and black band. That means you can actually swap it out, not just for one of the four other colour silicone bands Sony is selling for £17 each, but for any other band that fits this size watch. Sony also offers two leather bands in black and light brown for £21, if you want a slightly classier looking and feeling strap.
Charger port
Thanks to the charger port\\\'s plastic cover, the watch is dust and freshwater-resistant (IP57) at up to three metres of depth (about 10 feet) for up to 30 minutes. That means you can wear it in the shower or while washing dishes without a problem. Sony claims the SmartWatch 2 contains a more power-efficient processor than the first version of its smartwatch, and the lithium polymer battery should be good for 3 to 4 days of typical use, and up to 7 days of low usage.
To get started, you will need to download the free Smart Connect app from Google Play. It is compatible with any phone running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich or higher. That puts it way ahead of the Galaxy Gear, which only works with a handful of Samsung phones running Android 4.3. The SmartWatch 2 integrates Bluetooth 3.0 and NFC, the latter of which is used for one-step pairing.
The home screen consists of up to six icons five are loaded by default, namely the alarm, flashlight, an event list, settings, and a timer. As you add more apps to the SmartWatch 2, it will create additional home screens you can swipe between. The top bar contains a battery life icon, a dot showing the current home screen you\\\'re on, a Bluetooth icon, and a small clock at the top right.
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With the SmartWatch 2, you can check text messages, calendar events, Gmail messages, and Facebook and Twitter notifications. The watch vibrates to let you know when each notification arrives, and you can tailor notifications on a per-app basis. In fact, you can selectively turn off status updates from individual Twitter and Facebook users, which is great for toning down the number of alerts the watch receives. You can also like Facebook items or retweet in Twitter from the watch, without having to take out your phone. The SmartWatch 2 keeps a call log, and lets you control music or fitness apps remotely.
Conservatory and third-party apps
Sony's device is also an actual app extension platform, and this is where the company has an advantage. The SmartWatch 2 works with more than 160 apps that are optimised for the its higher resolution display, plus more than 200 apps that carry over from the first SmartWatch but do not display in full-screen mode. Other apps serve minor but useful purposes. A sound level meter, for example, lets you point the phone\\\'s microphone at a source, and then view the result on the watch face; this actually worked fairly well. Additionally, the brightness slider is buggy; it only has a few specific positions near the left edge, and the rest of the travel to the right does nothing.
The SmartWatch 2 is fun to play with, even if it is still far from perfect. If you want a smartwatch, the Samsung Galaxy Gear does the nifty Dick Tracy-style calling trick, and it has a sharper display along with a built-in camera and camcorder. However, it costs a good £100 more than Sony's effort, and the Gear is too difficult to use and limited otherwise. The small rock, our current favourite smartwatch, puts up a much tougher fight, thanks to its lower price, longer battery life, stronger water resistance, and compatibility with both iOS and Android devices.


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Ransomville Rural Retirees will meet on Thursday, April 4, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Ransomville Volunteer Fire Co. firehall, 2525 Youngstown-Lockport Road.
The meeting includes a chicken and biscuit dinner for $3 (no potluck this month) along with door prizes and raffles. Nancy White will provide music as folks gather.
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For the last week I will get deep sharp shooting intermittant pains in both breasts. Sometimes happens while nursing but usually after snd in between feedings. Nipples are not turning white, not having any nipple pain, no breast or nipple itching. Pain varies from mild to moderate. I admit I have probably not been using good posture while nursing. Saw some info on mammary constriction syndrome from the Newman Institue website and the treatment is massages and some strectching but you have to buy their Pain algorithm chart to get the pictures and explainations of them. Any one have this before and know what I can do to help it?
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Lindsay Lohan at Sundance to announce new film
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Lindsay Lohan is attending her first Sundance Film Festival.
The 27-year-old came to the independent cinema showcase Monday to announce that she will produce and star in a film called "Inconceivable," set to start shooting in March.
She was joined by producer and financier Randall Emmett, who called Lohan "one of the greatest young actresses of her generation."
Lohan said she is grateful to be at Sundance and back in the movie business.
"I've never had the honor of coming here before ... to bring something to the table, which is starting fresh for me," said Lohan, smiling broadly. "And I'm filming my Oprah docu-series right now, so I get to show that to the people who have been watching that as well.
"It's a nice change to be back among people that are in the industry that I've been in since I was a kid."
A crew from the OWN series filmed Lohan's announcement at Monday's news conference, where reporters were told that if they asked personal questions, they would be escorted out.
Emmett said Lohan found the script and insisted they make it together.
"She read the script, she called, she said, 'We're making this movie, are you in or out?'" he recalled. "I said, 'I'm in.'"
Lohan will also help select the director and cast the film, he said, adding that he expects a director to be announced next week.
She described the film as a psychological thriller about a woman trying to reclaim something she lost, adding that she "related to the character in a lot of ways."
Emmett said moviegoers "are going to really be shocked when they see Lindsay take this role on." Lionsgate will release the film, he said.
Though Lohan served as an executive producer on her 2013 film "The Canyons," her role is even larger this time around.
"It's therapeutic for me to throw myself into something that really excites me and something that I love to do so much," she said. "There's nothing better than having seen all of your ideas and thoughts that you've been thinking about to come to fruition and to share that with people. I think that's why I've always loved making movies so much. So it's nice to be able to have another position in the film rather than just showing up and being on the set."
No director or co-stars have been announced, but Lohan already has plenty of ideas.
"I even approached Juliette Lewis and was emailing some other people," she said.
And she has a dream co-star: "I don't know if she would do it, but I would die if she did: Jessica Lange."
Follow AP Entertainment Writer Sandy Cohen at http://www.twitter.com/APSandy .


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American intellectuals love the higher gossip because it gives intellectual life here–ignored or sneered at by the public–a good name. Sensational anecdotes (Harvard's Louis Agassiz getting caught in flagrante Clinton), tart one-liners (Oliver Wendell Holmes's crack that Dewey wrote as "God would have spoken had He been inarticulate") and stark biographical details about influential thinkers (William Lloyd Garrison's habit of burning copies of the Constitution at his public appearances) do more than illuminate thought, explain impulses and entertain. In the right hands, they create solidarity with the rest of modern consumer and media culture, injecting the sizzle of boldface revelation into respectable scholarly work.
What red-white-and-blue-blooded man or woman of letters can resist the news that Holmes made his family practice fire drills in which the satchel with his new edition of Kent's Commentaries on American Law was to be evacuated from the house first? Or Alice James's verdict on her brother William that he was "just like a blob of mercury, you cannot put a mental finger upon him"–a man so pluralist all the way down that he resented the notion that everyone should spell the same way? Don't the tales of Charles Sanders Peirce's blatant philandering with a teen belle, his inability to finish manuscripts, his erratic disappearances when scheduled to teach, his failure to include return addresses on requests for money, the impulsive sale of his library to Johns Hopkins, his flamboyant hiring of a French sommelier to give him lessons on Medoc wine in the midst of financial chaos–provide the pizazz of a stellar film, while also giving further force to traditional questions about genius and madness?
These are our cerebral celebrities, after all. For modern American intellectuals suckled on the concrete like their everyday peers–for whom even a paragraph of "abstract" blather is a signal to put the headphones back on, grab a magazine, tune out–such perky additives are necessary. But bringing the higher gossip to American philosophy–the Death Valley of American humanities, when it comes to literary style–is a uniquely forbidding matter. For every Richard Rorty whose unabashed colloquial style reveals he's a native speaker of American English, legions of disciplinary weenies, raised in exotic places like Pittsburgh and Palo Alto, stultify the subject by writing in a stilted English as a second jargon. To entrenched American philosophy types still bound to the flat prose of logical positivism (even after ditching its assumptions), anecdotes, biographical details and colorful examples remain a foreign rhetoric: irrelevant information properly left to bios of the canonized dead by scholars from second-rate schools, but no part of the laughable research programs of conceptual analysis they pursue.
Louis Menand enters this arid terrain with sainted credentials and connections. Having begun as a work-one's-way-up English professor, Menand, now at City University of New York, ranks as the crossover star of his academic generation, a bi-Manhattan emissary between campus and media whose prose travels only first-class, the public intellectual whose pay per word every public intellectual envies. In the media capital of the last superpower, where thousands of professors undoubtedly think they, too, with a little Manhattan networking, could be a contributing editor (and editor heir apparent) of The New York Review of Books, or staff writer at The New Yorker, or contributor to The New Republic, Menand has actually pulled it off as he works out whether he wants to be Edmund Wilson or Irving Howe, or just Luke Menand. Let the naysayers sulk. A few years back, to the annoyance of some careerists in American philosophy, he got the nod to edit a Vintage paperback edition of classic American pragmatists despite outsider status in the field. The specialists who carped about that choice will not be happy to welcome The Metaphysical Club, unless they welcome redemption.


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June 22, 2005
The Columbia Gorge Lions Club continues with 30 years of tradition with the Sternwheeler Days Festival, June 24-26, at the Cascade Locks Marine Park.
The three-day event will focus on history, art and nature, according to spokeswoman Christina McGhee.
Hours are 4 to 9 p.m. on Friday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday.
To celebrate the 200th year anniversary of the Lewis and Clark journey, this year's festival will showcase living history performances and demonstrations of the Lewis and Clark era. Signs describing the adventures of Lewis and Clark as they passed through the Gorge are posted on the festival grounds. In addition, the Cascade Locks museum will have numerous displays about local history. Sternwheeler cruises will include narration on the Lewis and Clark expedition along the Columbia River.
The annual Sternwheeler Days Parade is Saturday at 11 a.m. and the day wraps up with a fireworks display at dusk.
A variety of foods will be available as well as the Salmon Bake, which will be on Saturday from 1 to 6 p.m. The Beer Garden will be open noon to closing each day of the event. Family entertainment includes music, living history performances and Church in the Park with live gospel music.
A special addition to this year's event is the Freedom Bell group comprised of characters Jeremiah Johnson, Pocahontas, Buffalo Bill, Annie Oakley, Julia Dent Grant, Ulysses S. Grant, Wyatt Earp, Miss Feather, Billy the Kid, Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln. The group will perform throughout the weekend. (Details below.)
Sternwheeler Days continues its commitment to displaying art and hand crafts with booths of pottery, paintings, photography, furniture, jewelry, hand bags, clothing, specialty foods and more. Items will be on show and available for purchase.
The U.S. Forest Service will return this year with their native animal costumes, the "salmon tent" and opportunities to learn hands-on about history and wildlife. Kids will have plenty to do at the Fun Zone where the Parks and Recreation will host a climbing wall and giant slide. Goat cart rides and face painting will also be available.
Drawings will be held on the hour to win a free trip aboard the Sternwheeler "Columbia Gorge." Regular cruises will be available all weekend. Please call 800-643-1354 or visit www.stern wheeler.com
Back on land, the Freedom Bell group brings history alive with costumes and look-alike appearances during Sternwheeler Days. The Freedom Bell was discovered along the Oregon Trail and will be a part of the Parade and on display during the festival. The Freedom Bell can be seen in the Parade on Saturday at 11 a.m. on WaNaPa Street. Daily performances are scheduled throughout the weekend.
According to legend, the Freedom Bell was found in 1941 between Baker City, Ore., and the Snake River on the Oregon Trail. The bell was found, buried in the sand, by Mr. and Mrs. Bjarne I. Berg. Just a little bit of the bell was showing above ground, so they dug for about four hours to retrieve the bell. They loaded it onto their Model A truck and brought it back to Hood River where they lived. They tried, without success, to learn the history of the bell. No one seemed to know the bell's origins or what the bell represented. So, they put the bell upside down in their flower garden and made it a bird bath.
Years later, after Mr. and Mrs. Berg passed away, their son, Allen E. Berg, dug up the bell. He decided to call the bell "The Freedom Bell" because, as Allen describes, "Many years ago our forefathers came from the old country to this country for freedom. Let freedom ring forever!"
A wagon was designed for carrying and displaying the bell and a clapper was built from a cannon ball. The bell weighs about 2,000 pounds and the wagon was made from old horse-drawn carriage equipment.
Now the bell tours the country with Allen Berg of The Dalles, portraying Jeremiah Johnson, and his troop of Living Historians including Pocahontas, Buffalo Bill, Annie Oakley, Julia Dent Grant, Ulysses S. Grant, Wyatt Earp, Miss Feather, Billy the Kid, Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln.
Pocahontas is portrayed by Roberta Manley of The Dalles, who wears a traditional Choctaw Indian wedding dress made from white doe hide and glass beads. Others in the group come from Wyoming and Utah to participate in the festival. This group brings history alive with their beautiful costumes and amazing look-alike appearances.
For festival information and an event schedule, visit www.cascadelocks.net
Sternwheeler Days Festival was founded by the Columbia Gorge Lions Club in 1975 and this year will celebrate its 30th year. The Lions Club is a non-profit organization that raises funds to help serve the community of Cascade Locks. The Lions Club helps to transport donated eyes, supplies glasses and exams for people in need and contributes to the Oregon Lions Club Sight Program. This year the Lions placed a Veterans Memorial plaque at Overlook Plaza in downtown Cascade Locks. They also provide a scholarship to a graduating senior.
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The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy looked at the fuel economy and emissions of 2010 model cars to rank the worst 12 cars for the environment, and the vehicles on the list are either high performance luxury cars--like the Bugatti Veyron—or heavy-duty trucks—like the GMC Yukon.
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The big issue for the U.S. cotton market for 2006 remains the production numbers, with weather-related uncertainties still looming.
"Current estimates call for 20.5 million bales," says Steve Martin, Extension economist with Mississippi State University. 'That's not far from where estimates have been for this entire growing season. Most who follow the cotton industry would suggest that is an over-estimate, primarily due to what is going on in Texas.
"I think that number will be reduced, but it may take a couple of months of USDA estimates to get there. But I don't think it will be as low as a lot of people have suggested."
Martin presented the U.S. cotton market outlook during the 2006 Southern Region Agricultural Outlook Conference, held recently in Atlanta.
"Some of the lower estimates are wishful thinking," he says. "Everyone has been expecting cotton prices to increase throughout the growing season, but they haven't been able to do that. A lower production estimate should be a plus for prices. We had 23, almost 24 million bales of production last year.
"In March and February, we were saying that planted acres actually were higher than last year. We have three million bales less than last year in terms of production, but we have more planted acres than we've had in the last two years."
In terms of yield, U.S. growers set a record in 2004 and were slightly below that in 2005, he adds. "Current estimates put us right at 700 pounds for this year. Historically, that's a pretty good yield estimate, at least for now, and acres are up this year," he says.
There is a fair amount of abandonment already factored into the USDA estimates, says Martin, although not quite as much as in 1997 or 2000. "I'd say production might end up somewhere around 20 million bales. Right now, total supply is about 26 million bales. Looking at how that stacks up with the last couple of years, it's actually lower than the 2004/05 number and a little lower than last year. All of this would suggest that maybe we'd have somewhat better prices," he says.
Even with three years of data, there's still some uncertainty in the U.S. cotton market, says Martin. "Looking at USDA's supply and demand balance sheet from the 2004/05, 2005/06 and 2006/07 marketing years, beginning stocks for the 2006/07 forecast are roughly 6 million bales, up some from last year, when they were 5.5 million bales and significantly more than 2004/05, when they were 3.45 million bales," he says.
Turning to demand, the current estimate for domestic use is about five and a half million bales, says Martin. This is down from last year and continues a downward trend from the past several years.
"If there's anything positive to say about domestic use, maybe it's that it possibly has plateaued, and that it'll stay at that level for the next few years," he says.
U.S. exports for this year are estimated at 16.2 million bales, according to Martin. Last year, it was 17.5 million bales.
"Oftentimes, we see market outlooks and they tend to be export analyses — what's going on in the export market. We lose sight of the fact that we grow a crop, use whatever we use, and then export the rest of it. It may take a year or 15 months to do it. Exports tend to be a function of how good our crop is. The question is, what price do we need to move it? We're going to export whatever we don't use.
"Under the current scenario, the fact that we have a lower forecast in terms of exports now is as much a function of the fact that we have a smaller crop as it is an indication of the current demand. We have less to export, and the discontinuation of the Step 2 Program probably shifted about one-half million bales from 2006-07 back to last year."
As U.S. mill use has decreased, exports have increased, he says. "We've been very fortunate that China has come on with such a strong demand, and that has supported our prices. We would have been exporting it anyway or cutting back on acres. We probably would have had lower prices without China's demand. Over the past two or three years, our prices have averaged in the 50-cent range, which is nothing to get excited about. But if we had not seen the demand coming from China and Asia, prices would have been even lower."
The U.S. cotton exports situation probably has more to do with Brazil filing the WTO case against the United States as did farm programs, says Martin. "If we still were using 12 million bales domestically, I doubt they would be challenging our farm programs. Looking at the past 20 years or so, we have increased exports and production, and I don't know if our farm programs are the cause of that because everyone else has increased their production as well. The only thing that has kept prices in as good a shape as they are has been increased world consumption in the past two or three years."
A total use estimate of 22 million bales, he says, leaves ending stocks at 4.6 million bales, a reduction from the past couple of years. Historically, this ending stocks number is about average," says Martin.
"In terms of getting more money out of the 2006 crop, I don't see a substantial rally giving us more than a few cents," he says. "We should have full counter-cyclical payments for the 2006 crop. We could get rallies in some of the grain markets related to renewable energy that would result in the need for cotton prices to rise in order to attract acres in 2007.'


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Free-agent OF Alfonso Soriano (Yankees) announced his retirement Tuesday, Nov. 4.
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|MLB | Alfonso Soriano may take rest of season off
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Free-agent OF Alfonso Soriano (Yankees) has been contacted by a few team since being released but has told friends that he expects to take the rest of the season off and then consider a comeback next season. Soriano may not play again this season because he told friends he needs time to get back into playing shape.
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|Blue Jays | Looking at Alfonso Soriano
Thu, 17 Jul 2014 10:51:10 -0700
The Toronto Blue Jays have checked in on free-agent OF Alfonso Soriano (Yankees). Soriano is currently mulling his options.
Fantasy Tip: Soriano could be a temporary solution for the Jays with Edwin Encarnacion, Adam Lind and Brett Lawrie currently on the disabled list.
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|Yankees | Alfonso Soriano released
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The New York Yankees released OF Alfonso Soriano Monday, July 14.
Fantasy Tip: Soriano could very well land with another team soon, but until he does, he should be left to your league's waiver wire.
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|Yankees | Alfonso Soriano cut
Sun, 06 Jul 2014 10:11:08 -0700
The New York Yankees have designated OF Alfonso Soriano for assignment.
Fantasy Tip: Soriano had been locked into a platoon with Ichiro Suzuki for the last month, seeing the bulk of his playing time against lefties. He can be dropped in all fantasy formats.
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|Yankees | Five players with low OPS
Sun, 29 Jun 2014 23:51:14 -0700
The New York Yankees have five players with at least 200 at-bats who have an on base plus slugging percentage of .660 or lower, including free-agent pickups in 2B Brian Roberts, C Brian McCann and OF Carlos Beltran. The other two are SS Derek Jeter and OF Alfonso Soriano.
Fantasy Tip: And yet the Yankees are three games over .500. It just shows you how no one is running away with this division, but the fact is all five of these players carry fantasy risks because of the low OPS numbers.
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|Yankees | Carlos Beltran won't return to OF yet
Tue, 24 Jun 2014 14:40:01 -0700
New York Yankees OF Carlos Beltran (elbow) had his return to the outfield shut down indefinitely. The throwing he performed this past weekend caused a forearm problem. He's locked in at designated hitter until further notice.
Fantasy Tip: Not terrible news for Beltran as long as he can hit. This further deteriorates the value of Alfonso Soriano, who's locked into a platoon with Ichiro Suzuki.
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|Yankees | No timetable for Carlos Beltran in OF
Thu, 19 Jun 2014 15:08:48 -0700
There is no timetable for New York Yankees OF Carlos Beltran (elbow) to return to right field. He's been the team's full-time designated hitter since his return from the disabled list earlier this month. Beltran is in the middle of a throwing program, and he hopes to return to the outfield this year. OFs Ichiro Suzuki and Alfonso Soriano are platooning in right field as a result.
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|Yankees | Alfonso Soriano to play against lefties
Fri, 06 Jun 2014 16:45:24 -0700
New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi said the plan will be to play OF Alfonso Soriano only against left-handed pitchers moving forward. Soriano snapped an 0-for-16 slump with two hits against a lefty Thursday, June 5. Soriano will likely split time in right field with OF Ichiro Suzuki. Soriano is hitting .195 in 123 at-bats against righties and .303 in 66 at-bats versus southpaws.
Fantasy Tip: The plan limits Soriano's value to deep mixed and AL-only leagues for the time being, but it should make him much more productive when he does play.
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|Yankees | Alfonso Soriano working on timing
Wed, 04 Jun 2014 14:01:37 -0700
New York Yankees OF Alfonso Soriano thinks he will break out of his current slump if he fixes his timing at the plate. He has just four hits in his last 54 at-bats and has seen his average drop from .255 to .226 since May 17. Soriano is also hitting only .195 against right-handers this year. He has been working extra with hitting coach Kevin Long, and he hopes the work will help him better recognize pitches. "Like I said, because I don't play every day, my timing's off," Soriano said. "So I don't have timing. I don't have rhythm. I have to keep working with Kevin, doing batting practice and in the cage. Try to find out my timing and my rhythm."
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It almost seems like a mystery: Charlize Theron was photographed walking into a salon on June 6, and hasn't been seen without a hat since. She wore a beanie to the gym over the weekend (a bit warm for summertime in L.A., no?) and stepped out with son Jackson on Monday, wearing a chic fedora (above).
But if you look closely, you can solve the puzzle: the actress's long blonde locks are gone.
A rep for Theron confirms to PEOPLE that she shaved her head last week for her role as Furiosa in the upcoming movie Mad Max: Fury Road. The action film, which costars Tom Hardy, starts shooting next month in Africa.
Theron follows in the footsteps of Anne Hathaway, who recently chopped her hair for Les Misérables
Though Theron's done a good job of covering up her cut so far — she had us fooled! — she'll have to reveal that head sometime. And we'll definitely be interested to see just how gorgeous she looks.


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The Dixie Dance Hall on Crockett Street in downtown Beaumont has quite a history. The building once housed the notorious Dixie Hotel where Madam Rita Ainsworth ran her brothel, and now, the historic country saloon is about to get a rock music makeover — at least for a night.
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Attention CW viewers–both of you! The network today announced "Gossip Girl" will return April 21, locally on Channel 2.
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Barry University students, faculty, and staff traveled to Florida's capitol to meet with state legislators and advocate for Barry's educational priorities during the 2013 legislative session.
During their two-day visit to Tallahassee, nine student leaders met with more than a dozen state representatives and senators to thank them for their support and discuss the effects that any possible budget cuts to funding would have on the university and the future of its students.
Highlighting their discussion was the Florida Resident Access Grant, (FRAG) a state-funded grant that provides tuition assistance to Florida full time, undergraduate students attending private, non-profit Florida colleges and universities.
Students who took part in "Barry Days" got an inside look at the chambers and the offices of the legislative leaders including House Representatives Kionne L. McGhee, Ben Albrittron, John Wood, Pat Roonet, Jr., and Daphne Campbell.
The nine students chosen to attend were selected based on their interest in politics and included a sampling of majors such as political science, finance, and information technology.
Dr. Sean Foreman, political science professor, was among the administrators that accompanied the students on March 12-13. Students making the trip to the capital were: Benjamin Otero, Wes Burns, Nicole Jimenez, Brian Otero, Tetyana Korshnyak, Khalid El-Amin, Shantell Monreal, Geronimo J. Guevara, and Bibiana Potestad.


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This weekend marks the start of the colourful annual carnival season in various cities across Europe. With Venice, the European carnival capital, leading the way. Between 30 January and 9 February, the lagoon city transforms into a lavish masked ball that is unrivalled in splendour. The labyrinthine city on the Canal Grande will once again be spellbound by fairytale costumes and mysterious masks.
Each year, the "Carnevale Venezia" begins with the famous "Flight of the Angel", during which a prominent public figure floats down from the Campanile to the Piazza San Marco. In the evenings, many entertaining events take place on San Marco Square.
Of course, Venice is always worth a visit, not only during carnival season. For many decades, the city served as a source of inspiration for various artists. Painters such as Titian or Tintoretto, the seafarer and explorer Marco Polo as well as the art collector Peggy Guggenheim have all left their distinct mark on the city. Anyone lucky enough to have a primary or secondary residence in this City of 100 Islands can benefit daily from this magnificent city, which has, in the meantime, also become a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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The Hermes Birkin bag is the handbag holy grail. One costs as much as $150,000 and for years you'd have to sit on a lengthy waiting list just for the right to buy the pricey purse. The list no longer exists, but even if you're lacking an extra stack of cash you can have a Lego Birkin bag right now.


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TORONTO (AP) — A new video that surfaced Thursday showed Toronto Mayor Rob Ford threatening to "murder" someone and "poke his eyes out" in a rambling rage, deepening concerns among both critics and allies that he is no longer fit to lead Canada's largest city.
Moments after the video was posted online, the mayor told reporters that he was "extremely, extremely inebriated" in it and "embarrassed" by it. The context of the video is unknown, and it's unclear who the target of Ford's wrath is. The video appeared at length on the Toronto Star's website.
City councilors moved ahead in efforts to force Ford out of office, although there is no clear legal path for doing so.
Ford's mother defended him later Thursday, saying she has advised him to work on his "huge weight problem," get a driver, put an alcohol detector in his car and watch the company he keeps. But she insisted that her son, who has acknowledged a drinking problem, did not need to enter rehab.
The controversy surrounding Ford escalated last week when police announced they had obtained a different, long-sought video that shows Ford smoking a crack pipe. After months of evading the question, Ford admitted Tuesday to smoking crack in a "drunken stupor" about a year ago.
Despite immense pressure, the mayor has refused to resign or take a leave of absence.
The 44-year-old Ford, who is married with two school-age children, said Thursday he made mistakes and "all I can do is reassure the people. I don't know what to say."
"It's extremely embarrassing. The whole world is going to see it," he said.
In the blurry, shaky new video, Ford paces around, frantically waves his arms and rolls up his sleeves as he says he'll "make sure" the unknown person is dead.
Ford tells another person in the room that he wants to "kill" someone. "Cause I'm going to kill that (expletive) guy," Ford says. "No holds barred, brother. He dies or I die."
At one point he says, "My brothers are, don't tell me we're liars, thieves, birds" and then later refers to "80-year-old birds."
The Toronto Star said that it bought the video for $5,000 from "a source who filmed it from someone else's computer." The newspaper said it was told "the person with the computer was there in the room."
City Councilor James Pasternak urged Ford to make a "dignified exit."
"The video is very disturbing," he said. "It's very upsetting, it's very sad."
But Ford lawyer Dennis Morris told The Associated Press the context of the video "is skeletal." ''Was it taken eight, 10 months ago or a short time ago?" he said.
Earlier Thursday, Morris said he was in talks with the police for Ford to view the video that appears show the mayor smoking crack. Morris said Ford would not answer questions.
Police obtained that video during a drug investigation into the mayor's friend and occasional driver, and they have said they are prohibited from releasing the video because it is evidence before the courts. Police have not charged Ford, saying the video doesn't provide enough evidence against him.
Municipal law makes no provision for the mayor's forced removal from office unless he's convicted and jailed for a criminal offence.
Ford, who grew up in a wealthy and politically influential family, was elected to City Hall three years ago on conservative support from Toronto's outer suburbs.
But city councilors say they have been mostly working around him since he took office. The mayor's power is more limited in Toronto, a city of 2.7 million people, than in many large U.S. cities; he has just one vote on a council of 44 members.
City Councilor Denzil Minnan-Wong said Thursday he plans to amend a motion that would ask Ford to take a leave of absence. The amendment, which could be voted on Wednesday, takes the unprecedented step of asking the province of Ontario to pass legislation to remove the mayor if he does not agree to take a leave of absence.
The province has no plans to step in and amend the law, Ontario Municipal Affairs Minister Linda Jeffrey said Thursday.
City Councilor Giorgio Mammoliti, a Ford ally, urged the mayor to enter rehab and said in a statement he fears "that if the mayor does not get help now, he will succumb to health issues related to addiction."
In a television interview, Ford's mother and sister acknowledged he had problems but insisted he was not an addict and defended his ability to continue as mayor.
His mother, Diane, said he did not need to enter rehab, adding that he should work on his "weight problem" first.
"If he was really, really in dire straits and really needed help, I'd be the first one ... I'd put him in my care and take him there," she told CP24 television.
The mayor's sister Kathy added, "Robbie is not a drug addict. I know, because I'm a former addict."
Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair has said police have a second tape, but he has declined to discuss what's on it. Police spokesman Mark Pugash told the AP the video released Thursday is not the tape Blair talked about.
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We all know how AWFUL the sun is for our faces, so make a vow to yourself... THIS SUMMER, I WILL NOT ALLOW THE SUN TO PENETRATE THROUGH MY FRAGILE FACE. I will take precautions when tanning (use SPF that protects against UVA AND UVB rays), and I will treat my skin with the love and care that it deserves...
So, please, I BEG YOU, use an alternative... bronzer, mystic tan (although I despise the orange hue), buildable color moisturizer, or tinted moisturizer.
Here are a few of our favorites:
Benefit's You Rebel gives good summer face. It's a tinted moisturizer with SPF 15 and it adds just the right amount of gold (without looking super fake) to your skin. **TIP** Try mixing it with a touch of foundation for an even, flawless, bronzed complexion with added coverage!
Chanel's Soleil Lame Tinted Bronzing Gel is lightweight and basic. It's a gel (which I love... doesn't cake) that glides onto the skin to produce an even tan sans the sun. The color is natural and the gel absorbs without the shine of tinted moisturizers. Great for oily complexions!
Tarte Hotel Heiress is a long time favorite. It's a powder bronzer (mineral) and I swear, it gives off the best damn sun-kissed effect. I've tried many a bronzers and this one continues to be an everyday must-have. It doesn't give off that sparkle, fake tan look... this bronzer is way more matte and truly au natural.
Glow Fusion is another favorite from last year. It's the closest thing to a mystic tan (that I've found) AND you can do it yourself... at home! BONUS: It doesn't give you that nasty, orange spray-tan look! The color is actually amazingly bronze! And if you follow the directions, it really does give you even, precise color.
Physicians Formula Pearls of Perfection Multi-Colored Bronzer is fantastic for those porcelain skinned folks out there. It has a pink undertone to offset the gold so it doesn't appear too fake (instead it gives off a "warm" finish). I love the consistency - it's soft and smooth - and it really leaves skin glowing. The pearls are also incredibly fun to play around with... it's like a combination of loose powder (very potent) and pressed powder (matte, and not as messy). And you can't beat the price: $11.95.
Bobbi Brown Bronze Shimmer Brick Compact is shimmery and glittery and full of iridescent fun! Personally, I don't like loads of shimmer in my bronzer, but for those of you who do, this is the bronzer to get. It has five shades, all ranging in golden hues, and it mixes together quite brilliantly to produce a healthy, vibrant, glowing face. I do, however, love this product as an added highlighter atop my matte bronzing powder. It really does create a gorgeous, golden dimension to the skin.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Summer Face 2008
We all know how AWFUL the sun is for our faces, so make a vow to yourself... THIS SUMMER, I WILL NOT ALLOW THE SUN TO PENETRATE THROUGH MY FRAGILE FACE. I will take precautions when tanning (use SPF that protects against UVA AND UVB rays), and I will treat my skin with the love and care that it deserves...
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4 comments:
- Anonymous said...
I have a question about the Glow Fusion - I'm dying to try it, but how do you apply it without self tanner getting all over your bathroom floor, walls, tub, etc., and leaving stains?
Love your blog, by the way!
- BeautyChick101 said...
I love the Shimmer Brick Compact! It's one of my all-time fave products.
- Beauty Banter said...
Glow Fusion is fantastic.... you spray it very close to your face so it really doesn't get anywhere else but on your face... then you gently pat it into your skin with your hand for a more even application. it is a genius product!!! Let me know if you try it!
Beauty Banter
- Jackie said...


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TQ5515 : Bridge, Stream Mill
taken 7 years ago, near to Chiddingly, East Sussex, Great Britain
Chiddingly :: TQ5414
The parish of Chiddingly lies in the Low Weald bounded by Waldron and Horam to the north; Hellingly to the east; Arlington, Ripe and Chalvington to the south; and Laughton and East Hoathly to the West. It lies in that section of the Low Weald which gradually rises away from the South Downs towards the ridges of high ground based around Heathfield to the north. The soil is Weald clay which drains poorly throughout the winter and spring months whilst the topography is one of small hills of which there are seven within the parish, namely Holmes Hill, Gun Hill, Thunders Hill, Stone Hill, Burgh Hill, Pick Hill and Scrapers Hill. The numerous streams running from them are part of the Cuckmere River's watershed.
The village of Chiddingly is little more than a church, an inn and a few houses and lies roughly in the centre of the parish with much of the population dispersed amongst a number of smaller hamlets. The largest of these is Muddles Green which lies to the immediate south but also includes Holmes Hill, Golden Cross and Nash Street that sprang up along the edge of the old Dicker Common that was enclosed around 1813. Other small hamlets include Gun Hill that grew up around an inn of the same name, Hale Green and Whitesmith.
Although primarily agricultural in nature, iron foundries were working in the area from Roman times to around the end of the 17th century, with the main centres being at Stream Farm in the north west of the parish which operated next to a mill dating back to the 11th century, and Gun Hill to the east. A number of brickmaking industries also operated on the old Dicker Common continuing into the 20th century after enclosure.
The main road running through the parish is the A22 which runs in a virtual straight line across the old Dicker Common from the eastern boundary to Golden Cross. The road was straightened before enclosure when it was turnpiked in the 18th century. An old toll house still survives at Muddles Green. A minor 'C' route runs from Nash Street to Horam following an old droving route, whilst other minor lanes radiate out along with a number of footpaths from the village of Chiddingly towards the smaller hamlets and the neighbouring parish of Waldron.
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May 19, 1935 - June 26, 2013
Town of Newburgh, NY
Lois entered into rest on Wednesday, June 26, 2013 in Orange Regional Medical Center in Middletown, NY. She was 78 years old.
Lois was born May 19, 1935 in Spring Valley, NY. She was the daughter of Amand and Ethel VanDerbeek Huschle. Both parents predeceased their daughter.
Lois was married to George W. Brueckner on September 1, 1957. This September 1, 2013 they would have been married 56 years.
After working 20 years Lois retired from Mt. St. Mary College, Newburgh, NY. Lois was a member of Gardnertown United Methodist Church, a member of the United Methodist Women, and a girls softball coach for the Town of Newburgh Little League.
Survivors include her loving husband, George, at home; her children: George Brueckner Jr. of Wallkill, Nancy-Lynn Mills and her husband, Frank of the Town of Newburgh, Anne-Marie Freitas and her husband, Jonathan of Walden, Brian Brueckner and his wife, Deanna of Walden and Lois-Jean Bedard and her husband, Bruce of Walden; brother, Carl Huschle and his wife, Donna of the State of Florida; a sister-in-law, Sigrid Huschle of the State of Georgia; twelve grandchildren: Amanda Brueckner, George Brueckner and his wife, Amanda, Karen Kolb, David Freitas and his wife, Erica, Jared Mills, Amy Brueckner, Rachel Freitas, Daniel Brueckner, Brian Brueckner Jr., Rebekah Freitas, Emily Brueckner, and Alexander Bedard; three great-grandchildren: A.J. Brueckner, Haley Brueckner and Ariel Acevedo. Lois was predeceased by her brother, Amand "Bub" Huschle.
Visitation for family and friends will be Sunday, June 30th, from 4 to 5:30 p.m., with a service following from 5:30 to 6p.m. Internment will be private and at the convenience of Lois's family.
In lieu of flowers, her family has requested donations be made to Mt. St. Mary College: Office of College Advancement, Mount Saint Mary College, 330 Powell Avenue, Newburgh, NY 12550.
Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Robert C. Engel of the Engel Funeral Home, Inc., Newburgh, NY 12550, 845-562-1144; to send a note of condolence, please visit our web site at www.engelfuneralhome.com


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U0248 Engine Trouble Code
Meaning of U0248 engine trouble code is a kind of network trouble code and U0248 code can be about replacing a broken oxygen sensor can eventually lead to a busted catalytic convertor which can cost upwards of $2,200. Taking your car into a shop will cost you around $210 depending on the car. However, an oxygen sensor is easy to replace on many cars and is usually detailed in the owner's manual. If you know where the sensor is, you only have to unclip the old sensor and replace it with a new one. Regardless of how you approach it, you should get this fixed right away.
U0248 Fault Symptoms :
If one of these reasons for U0248 code is occuring now you should check U0248 repair processes.
Now don't ask yourself; What should you do with U0248 code ?
The solution is here :
U0248 Possible Solution:
The crankshaft sensor signals the fuel injection computer or the ignition control when the cylinders are firing. This causes the ignition coil to provide a spark and the injector to inject fuel into each cylinder at the right time.If either sensor isn't working correctly, the car will run rough and the engine will be less efficient. In later car models, the car's computer can usually keep the vehicle running, but the engine warning light on the dashboard goes on to warn the driver.
U0248 Code Meaning :
|OBD-II Diagnostic Network (U) Trouble Code For Engine
|Intake Valve Control Solenoid Circuit Low
|Manifold Absolute Pressure/Barometric Pressure Circuit High Input
|Injection lump Fuel Metering Control 'B' High (Cam/Rotor/Injector)
|Clutch Position Sensor Circuit Malfunction
Regarding the U0248 code, it would probably be worthwhile to carefully inspect the wire harness near the intake manifold bracket. This is done most easily from below the car in the area near the oil filter.
U0248 OBD-II Diagnostic Network (U) Trouble Code DescriptionU0248 engine trouble code is about Clutch Position Sensor Circuit Malfunction.
Main reason For U0248 CodeThe reason of U0248 OBD-II Engine Trouble Code is Manifold Absolute Pressure/Barometric Pressure Circuit High Input.
U0248 the main thing to check is to verify the operation of the VCT solenoid. You're looking for a sticking or stuck VCt solenoid valve caused by contamination. Refer to vehicle specific repair manual to perform component tests for the VCT unit.


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Everton fans enjoy "hating" our arch-rival Liverpool. However, the rivalry is purely a sporting one. It has no religious dimension (unlike the Glasgow rivalry between Rangers and Celtic); no political dimension (unlike the rivalry between Roma and Lazio or the one between Barcelona and Real Madrid); and no geographic dimension (unlike Barcelona-Real Madrid and Paris S.G-Marseille). That's why it's common for members of the same family to hold different loyalties, and that's why the rivalry rarely gets out of hand.
It's also why we sometimes see great gestures like the one Liverpool just made. Last week, an eleven-year old boy, Rhys Jones, was shot dead in the Croxteth area of Liverpool. Jones was an Everton fan. Today, Liverpool F.C. honored him by playing the Everton theme song ("Z-Cars") before its Champions League qualifier against Toulouse. It did so ahead of Liverpool's own brilliant anthem "You'll Never Walk Alone." The Liverpool players wore black arm-bands. Jones's parents appeared on the field before the match to accept the crowd's applause.
Just this one time, I'm pleased to report that Liverpool, with Israeli star Yossi Benayoun pulling the strings, crushed Toulouse 4-0 to advance to the next stage of the Champions League
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