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LSC-Montgomery Criminal Justice Department
What is Criminal Justice?
An associate degree in criminal justice will prepare the student for a career in the criminal justice–police, parole, probation, corrections, and juvenile offender programs, to name a few.
Choosing to pursue a degree or certificate in criminal justice at Lone Star College-Montgomery is a great way to get started in a growing, exciting field. All indications are that the criminal justice field is outpacing other career opportunities in the local, regional and national arenas. Additionally, by choosing LSC-Montgomery as your starting point, you will have access to excellent instructors, small class sizes, and outstanding student support. Also, your tuition will be significantly lower than by getting started at a major university.
What careers can a criminal justice major pursue?
While many criminal justice majors pursue careers in law enforcement and policing, the coursework also provides a wonderful starting point for those interested in the legal field. In fact, many criminal justice majors are interested in becoming lawyers, paralegals, and other types of law-related personnel. Other careers that criminal justice majors can pursue are in the social and human services arena, as well as private investigation.
How is the job market?
There is currently a healthy demand for those pursuing criminal justice-related careers. In Texas, in particular, criminal justice is a growth industry for the foreseeable future. However, certain jobs are requiring higher and higher standards in terms of education and training. Therefore, LSC-Montgomery's criminal justice program is designed to flow directly into most bachelor degree programs, so that students can get the most extensive, up-to-date knowledge prior to entering the field.
Can I transfer into a four-year degree?
Yes, all criminal justice classes at LSC-Montgomery are fully transferable to any criminal justice program in Texas, and are transferable as electives to most other programs. The University Center, conveniently located on the LSC-Montgomery campus, offers a bachelor's degree in criminal justice through Sam Houston State University. Many colleges and universities offer bachelor's and master's degrees in criminal justice.
What can I expect to earn in the criminal justice field?
Starting salaries have increased quite a bit in recent years. For example, the Harris County Sheriff's Department is starting around $32,000 for new officers and the Houston Police Department is at $30,000 plus an additional $2,600 if you have a bachelor's degree. It is possible that by 2010, all types of departments will require at least an associate's degree, and many federal agencies already require a bachelor's degree. Salaries vary depending on the type of career that a criminal justice major chooses.
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Take advantage of LSC-Montgomery's continuous registration and enroll today! Admission is available for those who meet any one of the following criteria:
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See giraffes, zebras and elephants from a bicycle? That's part of the draw of a cycling tour from Kenya to Tanzania that offers an intimate look at some of western Africa's most iconic wild spots.
The 16-day guided ride includes visits to the foothills of Mt. Kilimanjaro and Amboseli National Park in Kenya and wildlife-rich Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania.
British-based Responsible Travel organizes the tour that starts in Nairobi, Kenya, and covers about 350 miles in 16 days before arriving at Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. Participants ride for 12 days, mostly on dirt backroads, to become more immersed in the lands they travel through.
"Social integration with the local people is a central part of our trips," the company's website says. "Simply traveling by bike is a great start -- a great way for our bikers and local people to meet and start a conversation."
The group visits preschools along the way -- one Maasai school in Kenya and another in the Usambara Mountains of Tanzania -- and camps with families too. During daily rides, participants pedal through open savannah, the Maasai Steppe, and rain forest until they reach the coast in Tanzania. You can bring your own bike or rent one for about $260.
When: Tours start July 24 and Sept. 13. Dates in 2015 include June 13, July 2 and 21, and Aug. 9.
Price: $3,928 per person, double occupancy. It includes ground transportation with support vehicle, most meals, accommodations and activities. International airfare is extra.
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Chicago Blackhawks star Patrick Kane shaved the beard but kept his mullet for his appearance on "Late Show with David Letterman" on Wednesday.
The Stanley Cup playoffs MVP also brought his Conn Smythe Trophy and the actual Stanley Cup, which Kane said the Blackhawks have been parading around Chicago since winning the NHL title against the Boston Bruins on Monday night.
"Wherever that thing is people tend to want to be there and be around it," Kane said, calling it the "coolest trophy in sports."
Kane also told Letterman how the last time the Blackhawks won the title, in 2010, he took Lord Stanley's Cup to a Jimmy Buffett concert, among other things.
"Nice you could get a date," Letterman cracked. He then tried to get Kaner to talk about "another category of activity" players do with the Cup, but Kane wasn't sharing.
"There's a lot of stuff that probably doesn't need to be said on the show," he responded to laughter.
But Letterman, as usual, got the last laugh. He asked Kane to take the cup outside the New York studio and hold it up so Letterman could try to "fill it up." That's when Kane was doused by the "Late Show" Hose-Cam set up on the corner of Broadway and 53rd Street.
Kane's "Late Show with David Letterman" appearance will air at 10:35 p.m. Wednesday on CBS.
Kane tweeted a photo of himself after being sprayed on the show. Find him at @88PKane.
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New Delhi: Two episodes of TV show "Crime Patrol", which depicted the gang rape of Dec 16, 2012, yielded high viewership.
"The Delhi rape case episode has made 'Crime Patrol' the number one show this week. We had a total of 10.4 million TVTs (Television Viewership in Thousands)," Sneha Rajani, executive vice president and business head, Sony Entertainment Television, told IANS.
The channel has decided to repeat the episodes.
"The episode will be repeated. But there is nothing special which has been done for the repeat telecast," Rajani added.
The ratings were expected.
"We were expecting this. It was a case which awakened the nation. It was very sad and it shook everyone up," said Rajani.
On Dec 16, 2012, a 23-year-old physiotherapy intern was raped by six people, including a juvenile, inside a moving bus in Delhi. Four of the convicts were recently sentenced to death.
The show depicted the incident. It was not done to sensationalise the issue, the show's host Anup Soni had earlier said.


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Web Business Monthly
Sometimes what you do behind the scenes makes a big impact on how easy it is to manage your site. Your visitors may not see (or care about) your file names, but by establishing and following a system of naming conventions, you'll be able to easily find and identify files without opening them.
I recommend:
Not using spaces
Using only alphanumeric characters, dashes, and underscores
Using only lowercase letters
Always using the proper file type extension
Adding a number to the end of graphics of the same image
Organizing graphics by where they're used. We use these:
|(for headers)
|for sub headers)
|(for buttons)
|(for general items used on multiple pages)
And keep it short (but make sure the names makes sense).
Jennifer Frost is Art Director at Register.com.
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Jonas Gutierrez believes Newcastle's January signings have given the beleaguered club a massive boost, with the Premier League side now hitting their stride and climbing away from a possible relegation battle.
Alan Pardew's side have struggled to replicate last season's fine form this year, but the additions of Mathieu Debuchy, Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa, Massadio Haidara, Yoan Gouffran and Moussa Sissoko have seen an improvement in results.
And while the North East side are still just four points clear of 18th-placed Reading, the 29-year-old winger feels the "big lift" the signings have given the team can help the side to secure their top-flight status this season.
"It's really good to have a bigger squad, because that was a problem earlier in the season," he told the club's official website.
"It has been hard for us because we had a lot of injuries but not a lot of players. The players who had to play were maybe from the reserves and are young players.
"They are very talented but it is not fair on them just to be in there as Premier League regulars just yet when they are so young. They should be doing that in a few years.
"Now we have more players and are picking up good results again and that has given everyone a big lift."
The Argentine winger has made 24 appearances for the club this season and scored one goal, which was during the vital 3-2 home win over Chelsea on February 2.


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Microsoft didn't quite make the predicted end-of-year 2011 release for its Microsoft Exchange PST Capture tool that was originally announced last summer. But the good news is, as of today you can get this long-awaited -- and free -- tool in the Microsoft Download Center.
The aim of this tool is to discover PSTs throughout your network, including on PCs, fileshares, even USB drives, and give you the ability to import them into Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 or to Exchange Online. "As we've had a lot of success with our archiving technology and people adopting Exchange 2010," said Ankur Kothari, a senior product manager with Exchange, "one of the things that customers have been asking us for is the ability to stop having these rogue bits of data across their organizations." PST Capture helps fight this problem by collecting PSTs "in a centrally managed place so that they can do things like discover against that data or have appropriate policies in place that will expire content, or keep it, as needed," Kothari said.
Perhaps the biggest surprise about this tool is that it's based on technology Microsoft acquired, rather than developed completely in-house. So, if you were expecting PST Capture to operate with underlying PowerShell commands, think again! Instead, PST Capture is based on intellectual property acquired from Red Gate Software. The Exchange team has developed it out and added features from customer requests and then tested it thoroughly both internally and externally through the Technology Adoption Program (TAP).
Exchange 2010 itself does have some ability to import PSTs. As Kothari said, "If you want to run the PowerShell cmdlets, they're obviously still available with Exchange 2010. The PowerShell cmdlet specifically is New-MailboxImportRequest. But this tool will allow you to run different capabilities. It's actually using the Outlook API layer, which also allows you to import directly into the cloud. It gives the tool a lot more flexibility."
So, for starters, you can perform your PST discovery and import operations from a GUI -- I know that fact alone will be a huge selling point for many admins. You can run manual imports or set up scheduled run times for off-hours that won't impact your users. The tool gives you the ability to use agents or run agentless. And the ability to import directly to Microsoft Office 365 or Exchange Online is certainly something you won't get with PowerShell, and is clearly a feature that plays well with Microsoft's overall focus on the cloud.
As you probably know, Exchange 2010 introduced the Personal Archives capability to Exchange mailboxes, which along with the much larger mailboxes now possible should eliminate the need for creating new PSTs. Now Microsoft is offering a free tool to help organizations find an eliminate PSTs that exist throughout their networks and on end-user PCs. "We're moving toward a world where PSTs are out-of-date, so we want to make sure we have tools in place that can move those technologies to the service [Exchange Online] and the server [Exchange 2010]."
If you're using Exchange Online, you can have unlimited storage, or effectively limitless mailboxes. As Kothari said, "It really takes the barrier away from loading PSTs into the cloud. You're not going to take up precious real estate in someone's mailbox because you know it's unlimited." The reason PSTs exist, basically, was to get around the limited quota on mailboxes on Exchange servers in the past.
"Seven, eight, nine years ago, people had a much smaller quota," Kothari said. "To minimize that, people stored things on their personal machines so they could refer to it at a later date and time. But nowadays as mailboxes, especially enterprise mailboxes, get larger and larger, the need for a personal folder or a PST isn't really there anymore."
So, whilst you might expect PSTs to disappear one day, with Microsoft no longer supporting the file format, there's apparently no immediate plan to axe them. "We're going to keep listening to customers and determine what the best pace forward is for our PST story," Kothari said. "At present with Exchange 2010 and Outlook 2010, they're still supported and they still work. Our strategy, obviously, is to make sure that people have a choice." But Kothari also stressed the importance of PST Capture as a piece of this evolving story: "Tools like this help alleviate some of those concerns about having PSTs and finding them in an organization."
Ankur Kothari has a short post with a video about the release on the Exchange Team Blog. Tony Redmond has posted his thoughts about PST Capture to his blog as well.
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A simple, vegan diet: Start with good stuff before 6 p.m.
It's the first day of the season at a farmers market in Washington, and I'm looking at asparagus, turnips, herbs, kale, arugula, strawberries and more with Mark Bittman. We're doing what so many shoppers do at markets like this one across the country, week in and week out: comparing one farmer's produce with another's, and trying to decide what would make a good lunch and maybe an even better dinner.
When I tell Bittman I have carrots and kale at home, he proposes a stir-fry. "Is your kale nicer than this guy's kale, or not as nice, or about as nice?" he asks. I try to envision the crisper drawer of my refrigerator back in my apartment, where we're headed next, and feel comfortable in choosing Option 3. Even though it's several days old, it's just about as nice, I figure.
He asks because he knows that for any cooking, but especially the kind of off-the-cuff dishes that helped make him famous, the key is to start with excellent ingredients -- a strategy that bears repeating for those of us who take it for granted. And for the kind of lunch we're going to make, one without any animal products, the tactic might be even more important. The stir-fry won't have, say, the smoky fat of bacon to hide any blandness in those vegetables. If the turnips he wants to mash don't have enough flavor, cream and butter won't be able to rescue them.
But he's not worried. Bittman, 63, describes himself as a cross between Larry David and Julia Child, but his mood at the market is decidedly Julia-esque, not cranky in the least. At the beginning of a busy book tour that mostly involves talking, and signing, and appearing on TV and radio shows, he's grateful for a change of pace. "A train ride followed by a walk on a nice day, and then shopping and cooking? That's fine with me," he says. "Other times it'll get a little grueling."
In case you haven't noticed (although how could you have missed it?), Bittman, the bestselling author of "How to Cook Everything" among many others, has a new book out. The subtitle of "VB6" explains the concept: "Eat Vegan Before 6:00 to Lose Weight and Restore Your Health . . . for Good." The idea stems from his doctor's suggestion six years ago that in order to reverse a course headed toward diabetes and heart disease, Bittman should go vegan. The patient -- perhaps in a Larry David mood this time -- balked. "I asked, 'Can't I compromise?' Sid looked at me and said, 'You're a smart guy. Figure something out.' "
That something was the idea to forgo all animal products and "hyper-processed" foods for breakfast and lunch and snacks, and to let himself eat whatever he wanted for dinner and beyond. It's a strategy based on the knowledge that deprivation often backfires, that calorie-counting is too laborious to keep up for long, but that something had to change. After 30 days, he was down 15 pounds; after four months, he had lost 35 -- and he has kept them off (and returned his cholesterol and blood-sugar levels to normal). "VB6" is a diet book, no doubt, but Bittman also sees it as a way to get people to move away from what's been called SAD, or the Standard American Diet of processed foods and more meat than our bodies need. As an opinion and Dining columnist for The New York Times who writes about sustainable food issues, Bittman hopes the book might make an environmental impact, too.
What may come across as gimmicky, with the acronym and the time stamp and all, becomes less so once you read or listen. For one thing, that 6 o'clock reference is just a device to mark off part of the day from the rest, to give eaters structure without asking them to obsess. Want cream with your morning coffee? Going out to lunch one day and don't want to seek out a vegan entree? Want to eat bacon at breakfast and a vegetarian dinner? Don't sweat the details. "The point is to eat less meat and other animal products," he says when we're back in my kitchen. "VB6 is a way to do that, but it's certainly not the only way."
Bittman has dinner plans, and because it's well before 6, we won't be crumbling any feta into that mash. What would be the point of that? I'd rather see his tips and techniques for making a plant-based (or as "Engine 2" author Rip Esselyn likes to call it, "plant-strong") meal. It all boils down to one tip, really, which he reiterates from earlier: "Start with good stuff, and go from there."
First, he combines the turnips, their greens and some baby bok choy with water and sets it to a low boil. "I've been really into mashes lately. Sort of an Eastern European thing, I guess," he says, although I immediately think of colcannon, the Irish dish of mashed potatoes and cabbage or kale. He cooks the vegetables with more water than I would have imagined, for longer than I would have thought and with more olive oil than I would have been inclined to use. "When you're not using meat or dairy, you don't have to worry about the amount of oil, really," he says.
While the turnip mixture is cooking, he heats up my wok, swirls in canola oil then throws in thick carrot coins along with garlic and onion. He lets the carrots sear until nicely browned before tossing in the asparagus -- everything but the tender stems, which he saves for later in the process. He tips water (from his drinking bottle) into the wok a time or two, creating clouds of steam and keeping the mixture lubricated. I find roasted poblano pepper strips in my refrigerator for him to toss in, in the interest of making something spicy, "but next time I think I'd just use red pepper flakes," he says. Into both dishes he folds large handfuls of herbs: mint to offset the poblano in the stir-fry, parsley to add a fresh grassiness to the mash. Smart cooks learn from good cooks, and after tasting that mash -- which is barely mashed, actually -- I mentally add it to my repertoire of easy vegetable dishes. That olive oil -- not so much, now that I think of it -- has given the combination just enough silky richness.
"Do you want to make an arugula salad?" he asks. I do. We have super-peppery greens from Mountain View Farm, one of my favorite vendors at the D.C. farmers market, and I dress them simply, first in high-quality extra-virgin olive oil to keep them from wilting, and then with a handcrafted white wine vinegar from Virginia Vinegar Works, plus flaky sea salt.
As we sit down to eat, he takes a bite of each dish and then points at the salad. "This is the best thing on the table," he says. "People tend to put arugula in lettuce mixes, but it's really spectacular by itself. I could eat arugula all day long."
All day, sure, but what about all night? After he gives a talk, Bittman is hitting Fiola for dinner. I'm sure he wouldn't refuse a nice arugula salad as part of the spread, but he also might like a veal chop. It will be after 6, so he has no plans for restraint.


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Boomers are leaving the workforce in droves. Given how lousy the economy has been the last few years, I found this a surprising retirement planning phenomenon. My guess would have been that most people would look at their diminished savings and conclude, given the continuing economic uncertainty, to stay on the job. But according to a new MetLife survey, that's just not the way it is.
Read more: Boomers calling it quits by 65 | Bankrate.com http://www.bankrate.com/financing/retirement/boomers-calling-it-quits-by-65/#ixzz1tjVTOyQI


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Bachmann, conservatives eye spending cap amendment
ST. PAUL -- Conservative Republicans hope enough Minnesotans are tired of high taxes that they will support a proposal to limit state spending.
It is a tall order, given the fact that Democrats control the state Legislature and most of them prefer raising taxes to help plug a budget deficit. But the chairman of the Senate Taxes Committee is ready to consider something to limit taxes, even if it is not the state constitutional amendment Gov. Tim Pawlenty proposed last month.
"We all are going to have to help with this," Chairman Tom Bakk, DFL-Cook, said Monday of the $1.2 billion deficit in the current state budget.
However, Bakk said Pawlenty's proposal is like "Swiss cheese," full of holes. "It was not fully vetted."
When he announced the proposed amendment, Pawlenty said that "state government has been on a spending binge."
Pawlenty's amendment plan, which would require legislative and public approval, calls for limiting spending during a two-year budget to the amount of revenue the state received during the previous two years.
The GOP governor, who is on a South American trade mission this week, said that for 40 years one budget has not been smaller than a previous budget, until this year.
"We need to budget not what we want to spend, but what is brought in the door," he said.
He received a vocal supporter on Monday.
U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, a frequently quoted national Republican spokeswoman, pledged to work for the Pawlenty amendment.
The Minnesota congresswoman capped a Monday rally in favor of Pawlenty's amendment proposal. Her comments came moments before Bakk's Democratic-controlled Senate committee began to consider the plan.
Bachmann said government debt is doubling and tripling.
"This is fantasy economics and won't work," Bachmann said.
Bachmann four years ago proposed a similar spending cap when she was a Minnesota state senator.
This, however, is the time for a spending cap, she said. "We have never seen the public at the level where they are, where they oppose tax increases and where they oppose high spending."
Still, she said, passing the measure will be tough in DFL Legislature.
Bakk complained that Pawlenty has not submitted a formal proposal to lawmakers, who come into their 2010 session on Feb. 4.
However, Bakk did not rule out some type of spending cap.
Bakk, running for governor, refused to dismiss Pawlenty's plan out of hand, and said he could see an amendment getting traction to limit how much of each Minnesotan's income could be spent on state and local taxes.
Kelly Cobb of Washington-based Americans for Tax Reform told Bakk's committee that many state programs "that are not being talked about" could be cut. He also said that since Colorado enacted a similar spending cap, its spending has grown only at the same rate as the economy.
Commissioner Tom Hanson of Minnesota Management and Budget said the amendment would force the state to prioritize its spending. But Nan Madden of the Minnesota Council of Non-Profits' Minnesota Budget Project said the amendment would limit state spending flexibility.
Sen. Rod Skoe, DFL-Clearbrook, worried the amendment would hurt education spending.
"It is a real limiting idea here that would restrict our ability to invest in our children," Skoe said.
Executive Director Jim Monroe of the Minnesota Association of Professional Employees told Pawlenty to "put the citizens of this great state ahead of the national conservative movement you've been courting. Minnesotans need you to fulfill your duties as a statesman in the tradition of our great leaders, and work with the leadership of the House and Senate to solve our budget deficit now."
With a $1.2 billion deficit in the current two-year budget and $5.4 billion in the next budget, Monroe said, "we need action now. In the past, plenty of elected officials put their political philosophies aside and placed the needs of the state before their own because it was the right choice to make."
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Dorman batter Grayland Fowler took one for the team to lift the Cavaliers to a 1-0 walk-off home victory against Spring Valley to capture the District II championship in the 4A playoffs.
This was one time getting hit by a pitch didn't hurt.
With the bases loaded in a scoreless bottom of the seventh inning of Game 2, Dorman batter Grayland Fowler took one for the team to lift the Cavaliers to a 1-0 walk-off home victory against Spring Valley to capture the District II championship in the 4A playoffs on Wednesday night. Dorman advances to the upper state championship round and will travel to Wade Hampton on Saturday.
Spring Valley forced a decisive second game after taking the first contest 4-1. Ben Taylor picked up the win on the mound in a complete-game effort, striking out three. The Vikings scored two in the first and added single runs in the second and seventh, while holding Dorman to an unearned run.
The Cavaliers were hitless through six innings of the second game and had 16 straight batters retired. Adam Renwick finally broke through with a solid leadoff single in the seventh, followed by a Matt Mayes walk and Wes Hallberg bunt single to bring up Fowler.
"I was thinking I was going to get a hit," Fowler said. "I didn't think he was going to throw me a curveball with a 2-2 count, but I was glad to get the game-winning run in. I struggled the whole day and I'm just glad I came through when my team needed me. It looked like it was going to hit me, so I just braced for it."
The hit batsman spoiled a masterful pitching performance by Spring Valley starter Eric Laughead, who tossed a complete game and gave up the run on two hits with a strikeout.
"It's just a matter of battling," Dorman coach Matthew West said. "Their kids did a great job of pitching today. Taylor and (Laughead) kept us off-balanced, and we never made good contact. Sometimes you win ugly, sometimes you win pretty. We'll take an ugly win just as good as any."
Not to be outdone was Dorman ace Collin Morris, who picked up the complete-game win. He surrendered two hits and struck out five.
"It was the same story and a different day," Morris said. "It's been the story of the season. Our pitching and defense has got it done, and our hitting has been there when we needed it. I had this same chance last year and we lost. I wanted this game, and I'm glad we got it done."
Xavier Boles recorded a double, and Taylor ripped a base hit for the Vikings in the second game. They twice left runners in scoring position.
"Ben Taylor came out Game 1 and threw strikes and gave us a chance to win. That's what he's done for us all year," Spring Valley coach Collin Liggett said. "Game 2, Eric came out and did an outstanding job and did what he had to do to give us a chance to win that ballgame. We definitely have something to build on and look forward to the future."


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T and I are big fans of kimchi. We love kimchi, almost all kind of kimchis but Chinese Cabbage kimchi is the most common one in My Kitchen. It can be prepared in many dishes such as kimchi soup, kimchi sushi, kimchi fried rice, buta kimchi (stir-fried kimchi with pork belly) and kimchi pancake.
I could not find any Korean chilli powder in Malaysia yet, do let me know where to get it if you saw it somewhere. Weeks ago I bought a pack of Malaysian brand chilli powder for testing, the result was good but a bit on the spicy side.
Ingredients (makes 9"):
1 cup Kimchi, chopped
2 stalks spring onion, chopped
100 g prawn or squid/seafood/bacon
½ cup all-purpose flour
1 large egg
Kimchi liquid
Salt to taste
2 tbsp cooking oil
- Squeeze out liquid in the kimchi, reserve the liquid and chop kimchi if desired. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, bring together flour, egg, kimchi liquid, enough water to make batter and salt to taste. Mix until just blended, the batter should be thin but not runny.
- Add in kimchi, spring onion and seafood. Stir to mix.
- Heat one tablespoon of oil in a non-stick pan, pour in batter and swirl the pan a bit to spread it out.
- Pan-fry on low-medium heat until it is browned lightly, flip over and add in another tablespoon of oil. Pan-fry until it is browned lightly/cooked.
- Transfer to serving plate and serve warm with Korean chilli sauce (gochujang) or any sauce as desired.
- If adding bacon, arrange them in the pan before pouring in the batter.
- Some chopping red chilli maybe added for extra "umph".
- You may need a large plate for flipping over the pancake without breaking it.
- My pancake is quite thick, you can make it thinner if desired.


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Ranking Glasses wrote:I was merely recounting a story I heard first hand. It's up to you to decide if it's believable or not.
I'm a big fan of good trolling and this story had a great mix of religion, sexism, violence and cruelty to animals; enough to get a rather dull thread going nicely.. It's also clearly bollocks, but apparently pointing this out makes me arrogant and ignorant. I guess some people also believe in Father Christmas, or that a short, ineffective third-world dictator murdered by Marxist rebels in the late 70s is actually the living God. Takes all sorts, I guess!
Ranking Glasses wrote:I am slightly offended at being compared to Zoki because he was obviously a few grapes short of a bunch.
No diss intended. Fwiw, he's a good writer according to my Serbian speaking friends. Like so many people that spend too much time on the computer he does tend to err towards the surreal and argumentative


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Bobby Thompson, 67, also ordered to pay a $6 million fine.
A judge in Cleveland has handed down a 28-year sentence to a man convicted of masterminding a $100 million, cross-country Navy veterans charity fraud.
Judge Steven Gall also ordered the defendant who identifies himself as 67-year-old Bobby Thompson to pay a $6 million fine. Authorities say the man is Harvard-trained attorney John Donald Cody.
The prosecution had asked for a 41-year sentence and $6.3 million fine.
The defense has asked for a new trial, and his attorney has questioned the defendant's mental state.
Thompson was convicted last month of racketeering, theft, money laundering and identity theft.


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Gamecocks' Sole Focus on Gators
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Both Georgia and Missouri have to lose one more SEC game for the Gamecocks to win the SEC East. But the Gamecocks are still in a pretty good position.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier knows his team's chances of playing for the Southeastern Conference title depend on what happens in a game that should finish before the No. 11 Gamecocks kick off Saturday against Florida.
But Spurrier doesn't plan to pay much attention to the game between No. 25 Georgia and seventh-ranked Auburn.
Instead, he wants his team to focus on beating the Gators for the third time in four years.
"No interest at all in that game. We have no control over it," Spurrier said. "We're just going to talk about trying to play our best this week. Whatever happens within the division happens."
Both Georgia and Missouri have to lose one more SEC game for the Gamecocks to win the SEC East. But the Gamecocks are still in a pretty good position. While the Bulldogs get an Auburn team with just one SEC loss, Missouri has a bye before facing Mississippi and No. 10 Texas A&M to end its season.
But a loss to the Gators would end just about any hopes of making to Atlanta for the SEC title game for just the second time in school history.
"We can't win it this week, but we can lose it this week," offensive lineman Ronald Patrick said.
Florida (4-5, 3-4 SEC) has dominated South Carolina (7-2, 5-2) since the Gamecocks joined the SEC in 1992. But South Carolina broke a 14-game losing streak against the Gators in 2005 and won two in a row before Florida's 44-11 win last season in a bizarre game.
The Gamecocks outgained the Gators 191 yards to 183 yards, but three fumbles and an interception doomed South Carolina. It was similar to Florida's 34-17 loss last week to Vanderbilt, where the Gators outgained the Commodores, but turned the ball over four times.
"They clobbered us last year," Spurrier said. "We fumbled it all over the place and got beat probably about as badly as we have in the last two or three years around here."
But that Florida team was ranked third in the country and was 6-0. This year's Gators are 4-5 and in danger of their first losing season since 1979. Florida has the worst offense in the SEC at 336 yards a game, but the best defense, allowing just under 279 yards a game.
"Our guys have confidence. We just need to put them in situations to be successful," Florida coach Will Muschamp said,
What has hurt Florida the most is injuries. The Gators have lost 10 players, including six starters, to season-ending injuries.
"We need to learn to overcome our circumstances," Muschamp said.
South Carolina has missed just one starter, center Cody Waldrop, and he may be back on the field Saturday, Spurrier said.
"Injury-wise and health-wise for our team, we're probably as healthy as about any team in the country, I guess. We've been very fortunate there," Spurrier said.
The Gamecocks were off last week, and Spurrier believes it helped a lot of players, especially starting quarterback Connor Shaw. The senior played the last two games in a knee brace, limiting his mobility. He was held to negative yards rushing in both games, something that has happened just three other times in the 39 games he played at South Carolina.
The Gamecocks converted just one of 11 third downs in a 34-16 win over Mississippi State and Spurrier said Shaw's knee was part of the problem.
"He'd take off and run for them. We didn't do that any in the last game," Spurrier said.
South Carolina can also set a school record Saturday by winning its 16th straight home game. The Gamecocks' streak is also the longest in the country. Spurrier is proud of the mark, but said he also realizes schedules have something to do with the streak. South Carolina has played just two Top 25 teams at home during that run.
Spurrier said, "Our schedule has favored us pretty well — some of the top teams we've played recently, like last year, we were on the road against LSU and Florida."
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Tin Man (UK - BD)
Our Marcus isn't in Kansas anymore with the Tin Man mini-series on Blu-ray
With Tin Man, the Sci-Fi Channel take on the daunting task of re-imagining the uber-classic The Wizard of Oz in this three part miniseries. DG (Zooey Deschanel) is led into a whirlwind that takes her to the Outer Zone (The O-Z). There she discovers that the sorceress Azkadellia (Kathleen Robertson) has the O-Z under her rule and that DG may have more in common with this baddie witch than she could ever had imagined.
I think I'm actually quite a big fan of The Wizard of Oz and Oz related Oz-ness. I say 'think' because it's not like it's really something I watch a lot, but I do have quite the soft spot for the original 1939 classic and a great deal of affection for 1985's much darker Return to Oz, plus I've enjoyed any and all Oz related homages from Futuama through to Lost and I recently got very excited about the prospect of this new animated project, so I guess I'm a fan. At its heart, the The Wizard of Oz is just a very good story, told simply but with a lot more layers to it. I guess it's sort of ingrained into the movie watching sub conscious from an early age and everybody knows enough about the basics for it to work time and time again.
So what does the Sci-Fi Channel's version bring to us that we haven't seen before? Well for a start it's got some space to breathe. At four and a half hours in runtime, the Wizard of Oz sandbox has never had so much leg room. Very much along the lines of the Hallmark TV specials that pop up at Christmas, New Year and any long bank holiday weekends, they've taken a story that we all know and love and played about with it but rather than merely flesh out elements or take notes from the original source material like Hallmark do, the Sci-Fi channel have totally modernised the concepts into a darker, more modern and fantasy-based Oz.
The original ingredients are all still here of course. We have our Dorothy Gale—or 'DG'—who meets some friends on her way to the wizard, or in Tin Man's case, the Mystic Man (Richard Dreyfuss).We have a forgetful, kind hearted scruff by the name of Glitch (Alan Cumming), who is looking for his brain, an ex Outer-Zone sheriff or 'Tin Man', Wyatt Cain (Neal McDonough), who has lost his family and is in search of them, and of course we have a cowardly 'viewer', called Raw (Raoul Trujillo), who just needs a little courage, all rounding up the classic travellers. Of course outside of that we also get Toto, who is now a shape shifter, the winged monkeys, who are now bats with monkey characteristics called Mo-Bats, that as an added sci-fi twist turn into tattoos that reside on the wicked witch, sorry, sorceress's always-well-presented cleavage.
Despite all of the many changes, these classic relationships are all intact. Making the Tin Man a gun-slinging ex cop on the quest for revenge, somehow doesn't take away what was always there with the classic woodsman Tin Man. Having Alan Cumming play a non-scarecrow who can do roundhouses still somehow retains the spirit of the original scarecrow and having the lion as someone who can read minds actually makes his softness a little more rounded. But what of the bad guys? Making this a darker take on a classic children's story is always a hell of a risk to take (see the original reactions to Return To Oz as an example), but once again this manages to work despite being massively different to what we all know. I used to be seriously creeped out by the original green Wicked Witch of the West. She was proper nasty and a genuine threat to a young Marcus (and if I'm honest, to one who should have grown up to know better), so when I was presented Kathleen Robertson as the witch here, I was initially worried. Attractive chick with tight costume, tattoos on her cleavage and metal shoulder pads? Please, this could never work. But, y'know what, it did—really, really well.
The makers of the mini-series cleverly weave the baddie into the unravelling story with as much dedication as they had to making our hero DG the main focus. Azkadellia is allowed to be a classic villain without playing it for pantomime. Kathleen Robertson plays her with such subtlety and underlining sadness taking someone who is notoriously one dimensional and bringing her to life. By the end of the second chapter, I was as compelled by Azkadellia's tale as I was with DG's and that is really what delivers the goods in the closing chapter. Unfortunately, to say more about that would give too much away, but I will say that without this much dedication to both roles this project would have fallen flat.
So, after the four and a half hours, did this re-imagining work? I think it did. It still has that slightly better than cheap TV movie feel to it; it can sometimes feel as if it's treading water to fill the run time, some of the overacting is a little obvious and there are a lot of times that you wish you were in the original version over the more full on fantasy approach, but despite all that Tin Man has a lot going for it. Zooey somehow manages to make it a little more accessible despite her not being the greatest actress in the world. Strangely, her quirky, slightly off centre, wide-eyed performance as DG makes the fairytale vocabulary around her work a little better. She somehow grounds everything into some sort of reality by just being Zooey Deschanel (thankfully not The Happening version), all of the supporting cast work well and as I've said I found Azkadellia to be enough of a backbone for the whole thing to make it worth your time. Yes, it's still one of those bank holiday watches, and yes, you need to buy into it early on or you'll find it hard to be won over, but it's worth a look see for anyone that has ever taken any delight from the world of Oz, despite the fact they keep referring to it as the 'O-Z' (Oh Zee), which in all honesty was maybe a step too far.
Really bland actually. Sure, it has moments that really show off the HD, mainly in the forest scenes with the bright sunshine making the green leaves pop to life off of your screen, but really that's about fifteen minutes tops in the massive runtime and the rest is really normal. Skin tones hop from being bright and almost technicolor to just normal skin tones, sometimes within a single scene. There are instances of colour blocking, the darker scenes can get a little muddy in places and in all honesty I can't image that this HD transfer looked much different on television.
Also the HD transfer really shows off the cheap TV CGI, which can be forgiven for the most part because of the mini-series budget limitations, but it is still very, very obvious all of the time, especially considering the CG elements are so much cleaner than the practical elements in most of the shots.
The audio mix here does almost nothing to call attention to itself. Considering this show opens with a tornado, has explosions, has scenes in crowded streets and has massive light beams hitting double eclipses in the sky, the only times I ever really felt any sense of real surround use was the birds chirping in the trees in the many forest scenes.
The dialogue and sound effects remain in the front speakers throughout and the music sticks to the backs no matter the amount of people in a scene or how dynamic moments get and all in all this is a pretty un-eventful mix throughout.
None at all. The US version was advertised as being 'loaded with special features, including the 'Making of Tin Man', but if that was the case it didn't show up here.
I'm not sure the Sci-Fi Channel should have made a big thing about this being a re-imagining, considering how this played out with a certain black and white sequence, it could just have easily have been presented as a new tale from Oz, that happened to have a few of the same beats (hell it works for most sequels). That said, I actually ended up enjoying this quite a bit, even if it took at good hour to get me on side.
It may have a very bland audio and video presentation and a total lack of features, but when weighed against the other option of watching this on TV, across a weekend with about a hundred adverts placed throughout, this has to be considered the best way of seeing this, even if it's just a rental.
Oh and for the life of me, I can't work out why this is called 'Tin Man' other than it's a Wizard of Oz reference. It's not like the Tin Man is anywhere near the main focus here. I guess The Mystic Man of the Oh Zee would have turned people away.
* Note: The above images are taken from the Blu-ray release and resized for the page.
Review by Marcus Doidge
Chris Gould Editor Join Date: May 2001 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 7,171
The wicked witch has a wicked cleavage. Zooey obviously warmed up for her bug-eyed performance in The Happening by practising in this miniseries! Wide-eyed and pouty sums it up!
JackJackMN Member Join Date: January 2006 Location: United States Posts: 629
I enjoyed this when it was on Sci fi. I got it on DVD, I think I will stick with the DVD, the special effects don't stand out as much on standard def. Overall a very good re=imaginging/ chapter in the OZ world
WeirdMeta Member Join Date: July 2005 Location: United States Posts: 103
Hmmm, well I got this on standard DVD when it was released in the US. Any word on this getting release on Blu-ray in the US?
pointless Member Join Date: April 2007 Location: United States Posts: 10
I imported mine from Amazon.co.uk and it is region-free so it should play on any U.S. player.
Suitable only for persons of 12 years and over
Disc Details
Release Date: 8th September 2008
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 1.78:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD High Resolution Audio 5.1 English
Subtitles: N/A
Extras: N/A
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Nick Willing
Cast: Zooey Deschanel, Kathleen Robertson, Neal McDonough, Alan Cumming
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy and Sci-Fi
Length: 267 minutes
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Charles Edward Hammond, 49, of Brandon, Florida, formerly of Spencer, passed away Saturday, June 12, 2010. Arrangements are pending at West & Parrish & Pedigo Funeral Home.
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People don't want to think that an accident or illness would prevent them from saying what they want — or don't want — when it comes to their future medical care. We tell ourselves: I have plenty of time to take care of those things later … if I get sick … when I'm older.
But things do happen in our lives that are out of our control. Your family and friends need to know how you want them to handle situations if you're too ill to tell them. If they're left guessing, a conversation can quickly disintegrate into a confrontation. The fallout can result in guilt, uncertainty and arguments. Take these steps to ensure this doesn't happen if such a situation should arise:
1. Know what you need. You'll need to draw up three documents, often referred to as advance directives.
• A living will alerts medical professionals and your family to the treatments you want to receive or refuse, and under what conditions. This will only go into effect if you meet specific medical criteria and are unable to make decisions.
• A health care power of attorney delegates a spouse, trusted family member or friend to make health care decisions for you if you are unable to do so. This document is also referred to as a health care proxy, appointment of a health care agent or durable power of attorney for health care. Be aware that a regular durable power of attorney only covers financial matters.
• A letter of instruction outlines any special requests you'd like to be carried out, such as plans for a funeral and names of people to contact. It also should include important phone numbers, such as your employer and your insurance agent or broker. Some people also include a list of meaningful possessions they'd like to give to certain loved ones. This is not a substitute for a will, but it helps clarify your intentions and feelings.
2. Put it in writing. A living will and power of attorney are legal documents, but you can draw them up yourself. A letter of instruction is not technically a legal document. Many people opt to hire an attorney. You may want one, so they can apprise you of any relevant changes in the law that might affect your document. Most eldercare lawyers charge fixed rates, so you should be able to find one within your budget.
Want to write your living will yourself? Download a copy of your state's living will. Every state has different rules concerning living wills, so be sure to download and complete the one recognized by your state. You can also find a sample living will at Aging With Dignity that is now legal in 40 states. AARP offers suggestions on estate planning, as well as an easy-to-follow work sheet to help you organize documents.
3. Sit down with your family, especially the one who you've designated as a health care agent, and explain what you've decided. Give them a copy of your documents and have your doctor put one in your permanent medical record.
4. Review your papers every few years. Keep them in a safe, easily accessible place such as a secure file cabinet. If your family situation changes — through the arrival of grandchildren, for example, or a divorce — you may want to make changes.


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Durian is always best eaten fresh, but I like to use it in baking when it is at its peak - cheap and good!
I could not afford too much time in baking recently, John is very attached to me now. Whenever I am busy in the kitchen, he will be there pulling my legs or exploring kitchen cabinet and my toys. Finally, I found time to bake something yesterday.
I baked the cake before his nap time, and quickly dressed it up, chilled and snapped some photos while he was sleeping without making too much noises. The timing was just right, we had a piece of fresh durian cake for afternoon tea after his nap.
For cake, I used Pandan Swiss Roll recipe and substituted pandan essence with vanilla essence. Cut and trim the cake into desired shape, and frost it with durian cream. Durian cream frosting recipe as follows:
200 g fresh cream, whipped
250 g fresh durian, pureed (add more if desired)
1 tbsp gelatine powder
50ml water (soak geletine in water and set aside for 5 minutes)
- Heat geletine mixture in microwave for 20 seconds, or using double-boil method until geletine is dissolved fully.
- Add warm geletine mixture into durian puree, mix until well blended.
- Gently fold in whipped cream, ready to use.
Note: Chill the cake before serving.
Don't like this one? Try these: Durian Pudding Cake, Durian Layered Cake, Durian Puff, Durian Muffin, and Pulut Durian.


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London: British Prime Minister David Cameron vowed on Monday to leave "no stone unturned" in investigating allegations of child abuse by politicians in the 1970s and 1980s, amid accusations of an establishment cover-up.
He was speaking ahead of the expected announcement by his government of a wide-ranging inquiry into the alleged abuse and whether the authorities ignored it.
"I am absolutely determined that we are going to get to the bottom of these allegations and we`re going to leave no stone unturned to find out the truth about what happened -- that is vital," the prime minister said.
Long-running rumours of an organised ring of paedophiles in Westminster have resurfaced following revelations of historic child abuse by celebrities such as the late BBC presenter Jimmy Savile.
The rumours focus on a dossier compiled by late lawmaker Geoffrey Dickens in 1983, which is thought to have contained allegations of child sex abuse against a number of members of parliament and other public figures.
It was passed to the Home Office, or interior ministry, but subsequently went missing.
Following a review last year, the ministry has now revealed that in total, 114 files relating to child abuse allegations it received between 1979 and 1999 were "presumed destroyed, missing or not found".
It has also identified 13 "items of information" about alleged child abuse, four of which had not been reported to the police, although detectives have now been informed.
Norman Tebbit, who held a series of senior posts in Conservative prime minister Margaret Thatcher`s government in the 1980s, said on Sunday that there "may well" have been a cover-up.
"At that time I think most people would have thought that the establishment, the system, was to be protected and if a few things had gone wrong here and there that it was more important to protect the system than to delve too far into it," he told the BBC.
Home Secretary Theresa May, who currently heads the Home Office, is expected to announce a broad independent inquiry into how the government dealt with the allegations of abuse.
By lunchtime today, more than 72,000 people had signed a public petition demanding an independent national inquiry, after the issue hit the front pages.
Meanwhile the minister who led the Home Office at the time the Dickens dossier went missing, Lord Leon Brittan, issued a statement today insisting he had behaved appropriately.


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Our little shul is a great place for davening (prayer), learning, and spiritual growth; and a social environment where we celebrate holidays and life-cycle events together.
We are a warm, caring, welcoming community where everyone can contribute and be active in the life of the congregation, build on the traditions of our founders, and link the Jewish past to the future.


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Kudos to Boy Scout Troop 1's Zack Volpe who passed his Eagle Board of Review on March 22 and is now an Eagle Scout.
The 18-year-old attends Landmark School in Beverly, Mass. He has been in scouting for nine years. Volpe hopes for a career in boat building and construction management. The new kayak rack at Ft. Getty is Zack's Eagle Scout project.
Great job!!
An island resident who lived many years in England has put a fresh perspective on the continuing and long-running local dispute about allowing accessory apartments on Jamestown.
Anna Templeton-Cotill wrote saying, "I was delighted to read Jeff McDonough's editorial about accessory apartments. I was not in Jamestown to hear the discussion in 1995 but was certainly surprised at the fuss when I applied later that year to put one over the garage by my son's house! It seemed an obvious solution as my visits became more frequent."
Anna said that in England accessory apartments are called "granny flats," and they are not only permitted, they are encouraged. "To have one, or the possibility of one, adds to the value of your property. What better way to care for elderly parents?"
Anna's other son, a building inspector in England, told her the apartments are officially called "extensions" although they may also be separate from the house. She went on to explain that building regulations must be observed.
"They cannot be sublet nor can they have separate bills. Heating, electricity, sewage, etc. must be handled by the main house. I asked my son how such an arrangement would be policed, and he told me, 'Neighborhood busybodies, you'd be surprised how well it works."
"I might be naughty and point out that there are several such areas of independence attached to local houses in Jamestown. With a stove added, they would be Granny Flats.
"Why not draw up some sensible regulations and make it all legal? And let our elderly relatives stay on the island."
Why not indeed! Thanks, Anna.
When we awoke Easter morning there was a lovely basket of pansies sitting on our back steps.
The Easter Bunny lives!
Many thanks to McQuades' shoppers who put an additional $60 in the Rocket Dawgz collection can. Also to Martha Milot of Highland Drive who sent in her donation.
Mail your check to Fireworks Fund, Box 1776, Jamestown, 02835 or drop it off at the Jamestown Press office.
We noticed that the Red Sox organization continues to distance itself from its fans, particularly its young fans, by televising opening day exclusively on NESN, shutting out families that do not have the cable channel.
Jeanne Spinosa and Barbara- Ann Macintosh responded to last week's poser prompted by Mary Wharton's pleasant voice at the PAC Club.
"I've got a crush on you sweetie pie, all the day and night time hear me cry,
I never had the least notion, that I could fall with so much emotion.
Could you coo, could you care, for a cozy cottage we could share,
The world will pardon my mush, cause I've got a crush my baby on you."
Great tune!
The Jamestown Community Theatre has been nominated for three awards by Motif Magazine, a local performing arts publication.
The theatre's recently performed "Yours, Anne" is up for various categories in theater production. They are: Best Play; Best Director, Mary Wright; and Best Child Actress, Hannah Cordes.
Cast your ballot by going to the Motif Magazine website and follow the link on the right top side of the screen to Vote Theatre Awards and vote.
It helps to jot down differences you notice in your pet's behavior for future reference says Dr. Joshua Hatch of the Jamestown Animal Hospital.
"As veterinarians we rely on you and your family to bring your pet's issues to our attention. One way to keep track of issues is to have a small journal of things you notice that are different or strange with Fluffy or that you want to discuss with your veterinarian.
"This means noting things like new lumps, changes in appetite, odd itching or scratching or any lameness. Also, keeping a journal can help you identify patterns like increased water intake, weight loss, or even seasonal allergies that you may miss otherwise.
"Other notes like questions about medicines or products can be jotted down and inquired about at the next visit. This is also a great way to remind a husband, wife, or pet sitter who brings the pet to the doctor what they are supposed to ask about when you cannot be there, too."
"I may hate myself in the morning.........."
Let's see now. State voters in November said a big no to casinos. Now it's April and there's one going full blast in Lincoln and one about to get much larger in Newport.
So, there!
The Jamestown Fire Department will conduct an all-company drill tonight refining their skills with the tanker and water supply shuttle.
On April 19, there will be an extrication drill emphasizing general scene principles, manual extrication, air bags and stabilization and mechanical extrication.
A mass casualty incident drill with all companies will be held on April 26.
All training sessions begin promptly at 7:30 p.m.
Jamestown Superintendent of Public Works Steve Goslee has an article in the April issue of Guideposts magazine whose cover states it contains "True Stories of Hope and Inspiration."
Steve writes of his two yellow Labs, Lilly and Jack, and how they saved his life after he suffered a major stroke during an autumn hunting trip.
It's spring cleaning time again and instead of throwing everything out, Nora Santamour-Tamboe says hang on to the good stuff for a giant yard sale at the school on Melrose Avenue, which will be held May 12.
The event will benefit the Watson Medical Fund established for 10-year-old Payton Watson who is being treated for leukemia.
Items will be collected the week of May 7. There will also be a bake sale, silent auction and raffles.
Parent volunteers are needed. Questions? Call Nora at 423- 3822.
Boy Scout Troop 1 camped out two weeks ago at the Cachalot Scout Reservation. Scoutmaster Dave Volpe said the troop had a campsite right on the edge of a lake.
Activities included cooking on an open fire, a seven-mile hike that enabled several scouts to complete some of the requirements for advancement in hiking and compass use skills.
Attending were Brian Volpe, Kyle Wright, Dylan Walsh, James Perry, Vaughn Nelson-Lee and Nick Dalton. In addition to Dave Volpe, others lending supervision were John Keavy, Zack Volpe and Kent Dalton.
Islander Patricia "Trish" O'Brien was one of the hosts at the surprise 60th wedding anniversary celebration for her parents, Howard and Stephanie O'Brien of Warwick, at the Bay Voyage on Easter Sunday.
*** Coming soon to this column - new arrivals from the pet world. If a new pet has joined your household call or e-mail us with the type of pet, age, name and residence and we'll welcome the newcomer to the island.
*** Be True!!
Call in your stuff for this column to 423-0383 or 829-2760. You can e-mail us at jtnwalrus@ hotmail.com, or drop your items off at the Jamestown Press office.


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The Blues midfielder, who has netted 10 goals in 18 Premier League appearances this season and is just five off Bobby Tambling's all-time Chelsea record of 202, is out of contract in the summer and has not yet been approached about an extension.
|Frank Lampard is 13/8 to still be at Chelsea on the first day of next season with William Hill
And despite the England international repeatedly stating his commitment to the side, as well as the fans making their feelings clear, it is reported that the board will not offer him a new deal.
Team-mate Cole has now also come out in support of the 34-year-old, indicating that it would be a mistake to let Lampard leave.
"Of course I want him to stay," he told BBC Sport. "You don't want to lose big players like that but as I said it's not down to me or the players.
"Certainly in terms of being a player and a man and being around the squad if he goes we're going to miss him."
The left-back was speaking after the Three Lions' historic victory over Brazil at Wembley on Wednesday night, a game in which the defender won his 100th international cap.
Lampard was also the match-winner in the friendly, coming off the bench to brilliantly score Roy Hodgson's men's second goal in a 2-1 win.
Cole insisted that it was no shock to see his club-mate net his 27th England goal, hitting back at critics that say he is no longer the player he used to be.
"I see it week in week out from Frank," he added. "He's always there or thereabouts, he comes off the bench and he's still scoring goals, he's a fantastic player and good to have in the team."


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Police said Wayne W. Burris, 47, is not wanted but is a Tier II moderate risk sex offender who has registered as homeless in Smyrna.
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Our staff is committed to the fair and equitable assessment of all property in Butte County. We strive to provide prompt, personal, and professional attention to all whom we serve.
Our mission is to create equitable, timely and accurate property tax assessments to fund public services. We strive to be a source of accurate and timely property information for local government and the community.
As mandated by the California State Constitution, the Assessor:
The Assessor's staff keeps track of ownership changes, maintains maps of parcel boundaries, updates property descriptions and physical characteristics. We maintain files of individuals and properties eligible for exemptions and other tax relief. We also analyze trends in sale prices, construction costs and rents, in order to estimate the fair value of assessable property.
To establish the fair market value of any property, the Assessor needs to know the physical characteristics of the property, possibly its purchase price, the selling price of similar properties, the replacement cost, operating and repair costs of similar properties, income the property may generate, and other relevant facts affecting the property's value.
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Watch for early hunger cues and latch her on. If she seems hungry after one side, switch. Switch back, switch back again. Keep an eye on poops and wets.
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Unfortunately (for some), today marks the last day of the 'Caps Movember campaign.
Here at the 'Caps office there are many relieved men (and their wives), including president Bob Lenarduzzi and club ambassador Carl Valentine, ready to get rid of their staches.
This morning, jealousy ensued as Bob and Carl joined Breakfast Television to have their moustaches formally shaven clean.
Our Whitecaps FC Mo team has made a valiant effort this month to grow staches and raise funds for Prostate Cancer Canada and other men's health initiatives.
We would like to send a sincere thanks to Greg Kettner for organizing an in-kind MoComedy night at Yuk Yuk's Comedy club to support Whitecaps FC mo growing efforts.
As the day draws to a close, the 'Caps Mo team sits as the top club in Major Leauge Soccer for most funds raised. With Seattle Sounders FC close behind, we hope to keep hold of this title into the wee hours of the night.
Thank you to all that donated and helped contribute to this year's Movember success. The funds raised this month help initiate awarness for issues that are often ignored the other 11 months of the year. Bear your moustaches with pride, and pat yourselves on the back for a job well done.
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Leaked docs give new insight into NSA's searches
LONDON (AP) — Documents published by the Guardian newspaper are providing new insight into the National Security Agency's surveillance of world data, giving an over-the-shoulder look at the programs and techniques U.S. intelligence analysts use to exploit the hundreds of billions of records they gather each year.
Dozens of training slides published Wednesday divulge details about XKeyscore, one of a family of NSA programs that leaker Edward Snowden says has given America the ability to spy on "the vast majority of human communications."
Some of the slides appear to carry screenshots showing what analysts would see as they trawled the intercepted conversations and include sample search queries such as "Show me all encrypted word documents from Iran" or "Show me all the word documents that reference Osama Bin Laden."
One question-and-answer slide asks what to do if a terror cell isn't associated with any particular search term. The answer: Look for "anomalous events," which the NSA defines as "someone whose language is out of place for the region they are in" or, rather more vaguely, "someone searching the web for suspicious stuff."
In an indication of the program's importance, one slide says that XKeyscore has led to the capture of more than 300 terrorists. In a statement, the NSA said that figure only included captures up to the year 2008, and pushed back against any suggestion of illegal or arbitrary collection of data.
"These types of programs allow us to collect the information that enables us to perform our missions successfully — to defend the nation and to protect U.S. and allied troops abroad," the statement said.
How and from where the program harvests its information isn't completely clear, nor is it obvious how XKeyscore fits in with other recently revealed NSA activities, such as the PRISM program, which draws data from Silicon Valley firms.
"It's hard to tell what this is without some context," said security researcher Ashkan Soltani, who has been following the NSA revelations.
But hints as to the program's size and scope are scattered across the documents. One slide said XKeyscore was supported by 700 servers and 150 sites across the globe, and the volume of data available to analysts through XKeyscore appears to be vast.
The Guardian quoted another slide as saying that nearly 42 billion records had been captured by the system during a one-month period in 2012. So much content was being collected, the newspaper said, that it could be stored only for short periods of time — generally just a few days.
"At some sites, the amount of data we receive per day (20+ terabytes) can only be stored for as little as 24 hours," the paper quoted one document as saying.
The leaked documents also give new insight into how analysts determine that their target is a foreigner — a key issue thrown up in the debate over the American surveillance program. In a statement broadcast in June, Snowden warned he had the authority to spy on any American he pleased — "you, your accountant, to a federal judge, to even the President if I had a personal email."
The NSA has strongly denied that claim, and on Wednesday it repeated past assurances that it had "stringent oversight and compliance mechanisms built in at several levels" and that analysts were unable to "operate freely."
The new documents may provide fodder for both sides of the argument.
On the one hand, it appears that NSA analysts were required to fill out forms asserting that their target was a foreigner before they could pore over the intercepted data.
On the other hand, the forms published by the Guardian did not appear terribly exhaustive. One was a multiple-choice list explaining why a target was believed to be foreign (one option: "Phone number is registered in a country other than the US.") Another form, for reading intercepted emails, had a field for "justification," but the brief sample justification provided appeared to be only five words and refer vaguely to a "ct target" in "africa."
Like past stories on NSA surveillance, the Guardian's most recent article drew on documents supplied by Snowden to journalist Glenn Greenwald in Hong Kong, according to newspaper spokesman Gennady Kolker. They're the first to have been published in the Guardian since Snowden, who remains stuck at a Moscow airport, applied for temporary asylum in Russia on July 16.
It's not clear whether that may complicate the leaker's asylum bid.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said he'd be inclined to accept the bid on condition that Snowden agreed not to hurt U.S. interests — implying that the American would have to stop spilling U.S. secrets if he wanted safe harbor. But Snowden's Russian lawyer, Anatoly Kucherena, said Wednesday that the material for the article was provided to the media long before Snowden promised to stop leaking.
"He warned me that he had already sent to the press an array of revealing information and secret documents and, unfortunately, could not stop its publication," Kucherena was quoted as saying by the Interfax news agency.
Kimberly Dozier in Washington and Vladimir Isachenkov in Moscow contributed to this report.
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Tad DeHaven
Cost Overrun Incompetence at Energy
HHS Bureaucracy is Not up to the Task
Federal Job Creation
Pepsi Throwback and the Sugar Racket
Federal Bias Toward Homeownership
The Wall Street Journal ran the story last week: "U.S. Now a Renters' Market." Apartment vacancies hit a 30-year high in the last quarter of 2009, and rents are falling in most markets. For current or former homeowners trying to stumble out of the debris left from the government-fueled housing bubble, a renter-friendly environment is a positive opportunity.
Medicaid's Cash Cab
As Congress hashes out an agreement behind closed doors to expand the government's role in health care, a Medicaid story out of New York serves as another reminder that government is part of the health care problem, not the solution. Audits released by the state's comptroller found $169 million in misspent funds, including a $196,000 cab bill for a woman who took a daily $300 taxi ride to visit her son in Albany for three years.
Government vs. Private IT Spending
U.S. Best for Investing in Farmland, but...
Census Paves the Way for Subsidies
Our bloated government does a lot of things it shouldn't, but the decennial census is one of the handful of federal activities the Constitution approves of. The census was intended simply to determine the number of seats each state would have in the House of Representatives. Today, census data is plugged into government formulas to determine how more than $400 billion in subsidies from the federal welfare state are allocated to state and local governments.
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Allen, who won Friday's first race aboard the 3-year-old gelding Wokeuponhomeplate for owner Winning Stables Inc., and La Marca Stable and trainer Gerald Bennett, has 67 victories, 21 fewer than Leandro Goncalves. Tampa Bay Downs newcomer Angel Serpa is third with 63 victories.
"If I get lucky and get on a roll, I might catch Leandro," said Allen, who turns 48 Tuesday.
"It doesn't look good. I'd have to win a whole bunch of them," said Allen, who himself missed a week of the meeting with a bruised hip and injured shoulder incurred in a spill. "But I've had a good meet. I've come out of it healthy so far, knock on wood, and I'm happy. Either way, I'll leave here the day after the meet ends (May 6) for Presque Isle Downs (in Erie, Pa.) and get back to work."
There probably is no place Allen feels more comfortable than a racetrack, whether it is on the backside exercising horses in the morning or competing in the afternoon. His desire to keep busy is inspired by sitting out five seasons, from 2003-07, because of a drinking problem that had spiraled out of control.
"He has definitely learned from his mistakes," said Allen's girlfriend, trainer Maria Bowersock. "You see a lot of athletes who have a hard time handling fame and money, and Ronnie didn't have the right guidance when he was younger. But he knows he can't blame anyone but himself. He's on the right path now, he's been sober six years and he is very happy doing what he's doing."
Allen usually is at the track by 6:30 a.m. and often exercises a dozen or more horses in the morning before reporting to the jockeys' room to ride the card. That fitness is a big factor in his success, according to Bennett.
"I don't think age is a factor with him," Bennett said. "He has no weight problems because he rides so many in the morning, so he doesn't have to go in the box. He's got his mind on work and taking care of business.
"Ronnie has always been excellent at getting a horse out of the gate, but he doesn't ride as aggressively early as he used to. He still gets them out of the gate fast, but he lets the horse settle," Bennett said.
"He stays fit by getting up early and going to work," Bowersock said. "He enjoys his job and likes being around horses. I asked him the other day, 'Are you ever going to retire?' and he said no, as long as he stays healthy he is going to keep riding."
Allen has been around horses his entire life. His father, trainer Ronald Allen, Sr., has saddled 1,271 winners. His uncle Larry Allen is also a trainer, and his brother Mike Allen is approaching 1,800 career victories as a jockey. Both riders are represented by agent Paula Bacon.
Last season, Allen finished atop the Tampa Bay Downs jockey standings with 109 victories. The title came 23 years after his previous track crown, when he became the first jockey in track history to top 100 wins. In the mid-to-late 1980s, Allen – who began his career in 1983 at now-defunct Detroit Race Course – was leading rider here three of four seasons.
His best year in terms of victories was 1987, when he used his second Tampa Bay Downs title as a springboard to winning a career-best 233 races. Allen rode Sport Jet to an unplaced finish in the 1985 Preakness and won the 1993 Tampa Bay Derby aboard Marco Bay.
Since returning to action four years ago, Allen has averaged 151 victories a season. He won the $60,000 Challenger Stakes this season on Fort Larned for trainer Ian Wilkes. Allen has 2,808 career victories and seems a sure bet to reach 3,000 if he stays healthy.
To Allen, it is no cliché to say 'everything happens for a reason.' "To be doing well riding, and being able to do what I do best," he said two years ago, "I feel I'm on top of the world."
"He is so grateful for his second chance," Bowersock said Friday, "and so thankful to trainers like Gerald Bennett and his dad and all the racetrack people who supported him. He really enjoys life."
Although his craving for riding winners hasn't dimmed, Allen looks at the big picture. He enjoys riding at both Tampa Bay Downs, which he considers home, and Presque Isle Downs, with its horse-friendly synthetic Tapeta surface and proximity to such tracks as Thistledown and Mountaineer. He looks forward to playing golf and fishing on his off days.
Allen has also embraced the role of elder statesman in the jockeys' room, which is perhaps most surprising to those who remember his eternally youthful appearance in winner's circles a quarter-century ago.
"We're pretty good here about teaching the young jocks when they do something wrong," he said. "We let them know about it. We have one young rider who was really loose when he came here – he was always whipping and driving with his head buried and didn't care much about anybody. He has really improved a lot during the course of the meet."
When it comes to talking about the keys to longevity, few jockeys are as qualified as Allen.
Trainer Jorge Navarro's instructions to jockey Huber Villa-Gomez before Friday's ninth race at Tampa Bay Downs were short and simple: Go.
"Go to the lead. That's all I said," Navarro said after Villa-Gomez rode 6-year-old gelding Bear Always to victory in track-record time of 1:39.07 for the mile-and-40-yard distance.
Bear Always led every step of the way, winning by a length-and-a-half from Royal Hill. The winner's fractions were 23.42 seconds for the quarter-mile, 46.39 for the half and 1:10.97 for the six furlongs. Bear Always paid $6.80 to win.
Owned by the Blue Top Holdings Stable of Juan Matos, Bear Always was claimed by Navarro for $12,500 out of his previous start on Feb. 26 from Midwest Thoroughbreds, Inc. and trainer Jamie Ness.
It was the third consecutive victory and 10th in 36 lifetime starts for Bear Always, a son of Vindication out of the Awesome Again mare Always Awesome. Bear Always has been claimed four times since August, but likely has found a fairly permanent residence after Friday's performance. It was an allowance/$32,000 optional claiming event in which Bear Always was not eligible to be claimed.
The previous track record of 1:39.36 was set by the filly Vaulcluse in the 2008 Suncoast Stakes.
"I thought the No. 2 (Big Top) would go with us. That was my biggest worry," Navarro said. "But this is a very nice horse. I knew I had a nice horse the first time I worked him (March 14) – my exercise rider weighs 160 pounds, and he was (pulling hard to restrain him)," Navarro said. "The improvement he made day by day. … these horses tell you how they are doing."
Bear Always breezed a mile in 1:41 2/5 on April 11 and five furlongs in 1:00 2/5 on March 31.


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With ultra-soft fabric, woven detail at back and sexy high-low hemline, this bebe dress is sure to be a summer go-to. Try yours with a pair of embellished sandals and a minaudiere to give it an evening pop.
- 95% rayon, 6% spandex
- Center back to hem: 29" (74 cm)
- Hand wash according to care label
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- Model is 5'9" and is wearing a US size S
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Date published: 2013-07-30
Rated 1 out of 5 by FashionistaDiva from Thought I'd Love It, BUT I DON'T!! This dress runs big. I like the simple front but it didn't do anything for me. The back is cute. The previous reviewer was right. The fabric is thin and its not worth $119. It went back.
Date published: 2013-07-28
Rated 1 out of 5 by SimpleBeauty from POOR QUALITY I do not think this dress is worth $119. The material is VERY thin (poor quality) and see through. The macrame design on the back allows no bra to be worn with this dress... bad combination with a dress that is see through because then you'll be exposed. In addition to this, the dress runs HUGE. Granted it's not a tight fitting dress but even the xs (my usual size is S 140lbs 34.27.42) was like a tent on me. The only cute thing about this dress is the design in the back, other than that... it's a miss and not worth the price sorry to say.
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January 13, 1934 - February 14, 2013
Middletown, NY
William A. Mielke, owner of New Vernon Flower Shop in New Vernon, NY and longtime resident of the area, died Thursday, February 14, 2013 at Orange Regional Medical Center. He was 79.
The son of the late Willy and Anna Abele Mielke, he was born January 13, 1934 in Huntington, NY. Bill was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, where he served two years of active duty followed by 22 years in the the Naval Reserves. After leaving the Navy, he returned to New Vernon Florist to continue in the business that he helped his parents start in 1950.
He was an avid hunter and fisherman and participated in numerous Empire State Games with the Middletown Pistol Club. He was a member of the Middletown Pistol and Rifle Club and a lifetime member of the NRA.
Survivors include his wife, Carol Mielke at home; his six children: David Thomas Mielke and his wife, Kathleen of Watertown, NY, Susan Kirby and her husband, David of Zionsville, PA, William Mielke Jr. and his wife, Pam of Marathon, NY, Arlene Kowalczik and her husband, Mark of New Vernon, NY, Gerald Mielke and his wife, Gina of Otisville, NY and Robert Mielke of New Vernon. He is further survived by his grandchildren; great-grandchildren; his brother, Paul Mielke of the state of Florida; his nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. on Friday February 22nd at the Ralston-Lippincott-Hasbrouck-Ingrassia Funeral Home, Inc. 72 West Main Street, Middletown. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, February 23rd at Holy Name Church in Otisville, NY. Burial will be in Holy Name Cemetery at the convenience of the family.
Arrangements by Ralston-Lippincott-Hasbrouck-Ingrassia Funeral Home, Inc. Middletown, New York 845-343-6023 or www.ocfuneralhomes.com


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Commander seeks answers about VA conferences:
Recent accounts of two multi-million-dollar VA human resources conferences last year, one of which reportedly included a $52,000 18-minute video parody of the movie "Patton," has the leader of the nation's largest wartime veterans organization, along with top lawmakers on the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, demanding answers.
"At a time when everyone in the federal government is cutting back due to the budget deficit, it is unseemly to hear of conferences in a resort town and money spent on activities that don't seem central to VA's core mission," American Legion National Commander Fang A. Wong said after learning that the VA Inspector General has been investigating two VA conferences in Orlando, Fla., that rang up a reported $5 million in costs. "I don't know how much is too much for a conference for the second largest department of the federal government, but this seems excessive, especially for a nation at war and with VA losing ground on a backlog of nearly 1 million undecided benefits claims."
In addition to the "Patton" parody, the conferences reportedly spent $84,000 on VA-branded promotional items, such as pens, notepads and hand sanitizer.
"VA certainly has the technology to conduct training by teleconference and use other methods in order to train staff and keep costs under control at the same time," Wong said. "Our nation just passed $16 trillion in debt, and the budget deficit remains the biggest issue the federal government faces. Just like every American in this time of economic difficulty, the government needs to look for ways to control unnecessary spending."
House Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Jeff Miller, R-Fla., and the committee's ranking member, Bob Filner, D-Calif., jointly issued a letter to VA Secretary Eric Shinseki demanding answers about the two Orlando conferences and spending on such conferences in general over the last three years. Click here to read the letter.
The lawmakers asked Shinseki to provide a detailed list of all VA conferences, their budgets and their costs between 2009 and 2011. The letter reported that VA Chief Financial Officer Todd Grams told Congress last year that "a little over $100 million" had been spent on VA conferences in 2011 when the lawmakers had been informed that only slightly more than $20 million was budgeted for 2011 and $22 million for 2012.
"The American Legion applauds the House Veterans' Affairs Committee for its investigation into this issue," Wong said. "Veterans are waiting for hospitals and for benefits decisions. VA has to remember its priorities."


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Physiotherapists are required by the Physiotherapy Board of Australia to continually upgrade their professional knowledge and skills to ensure the contribution they make to healthcare is of the highest standard.
To encourage members to participate in appropriate professional development activities, the APA has maintained a system of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) since 1999, which is a requirement for all members.
• To promote and assist in the continuing professional development of APA members
• To recognise the professional development achievements of members
• To demonstrate to external bodies the commitment of APA members to achieving the highest standards of professional practice
• To provide a professional development framework for those wishing to participate in the APA Specialisation Program.
The APA CPD program requires members to accrue a minimum of 20 hours of CPD every year. One hour of professional development activity can be recorded as one hour of CPD. This program replaces the old points-based system. Professional Development Activities which are run by the APA earn participants one hour, per hour. Goal setting and planning of professional development activities are also key aspects of the program.
We are in the process of reviewing our accreditation process, enhancing it with a robust quality assurance framework. In the interim we have put on hold any further accreditation of courses.
Members are strongly encouraged to use a learning portfolio to document professional development goals, record professional development activities and evaluate the progress of their learning. Formal portfolios enable members to readily demonstrate compliance with the APA's CPD scheme when they are audited.
The APA has aligned its CPD requirements with the Physiotherapy Board of Australia. Please see "Guidelines on Continuous Professional Development" from the Physiotherapy Board of Australia for further details.
The APA provides all members with a CPD Diary to assist in planning and recording their CPD activities. This may also be accessed through the APA website. In acknowledging that learning can occur in different ways, other than attending formal courses, the CPD Diary emphasises the variety of professional development activities that are appropriate.
Click here to see your profile and to edit your CPD record.