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I am a fan of "rotating the stock" at an animal shelter to improve a pet's chances of being noticed and ultimately getting adopted, but this marketing gimmick isn't as easy as it sounds for cats. They aren't like cereal boxes on an end cap. Actually, dogs adjust better to shifts around the kennel. Research based on feline behavior suggests that moving a shelter cat should be kept to a minimum, and when a kitty does go to a new cage or area, his furniture and luggage should come with him.
Cats are creatures of habit. As reported by Nancy Lawson in Animal Sheltering magazine: "The very things we like about cats—the essence of what makes them who they are—are also the very things that make life so difficult for them in the shelter. At home, they leap atop high shelves, dash down hallways in sudden fits of madness, and wake us up with 'I'm dying of starvation' meows that actually glean a response from us".
Once confined, cats lose this control over their environment. Without their safety net, they may cower in the back of the cage, go on a hunger strike, or lash out, all the while becoming more prone to infections; thus, more likely to wind up on the euthanasia list. Besides the discomfort, these behaviors plus the illness they may precipitate decrease their chances of being adopted while jeopardizing the health of the rest of the cats.
The following stress reduction protocol offers ways to improve shelter cats' emotional well-being. This list is a combination of ideas from three veterinary colleges- Cornell, Tufts and those of Dr. Kate F. Hurley at University of California, Davis:
1) Upon intake, cats should be provided with a hiding box or a towel hung on the cage door. Hiding is the best coping mechanism a cat has to deal with stress. A day or two behind "the curtain" will help new cats adjust to shelter life.
2) Each cat's cage should be provided with soft bedding (at least 3 inches deep).
3) Feliway, the synthetic feline facial pheromone that comes in a plug-in diffuser or spray has been shown to reduce anxiety. Either spray the cat's bedding or put a sprayed washcloth into the cage.
4) Efforts should be made to make the morning cleaning as quiet as possible. This hectic time is made worse by slamming doors, loud music or yelling. Cats are very sensitive to vibrations so a radio on a metal cage is extremely upsetting.
5) Cats feel more comfy being up high. Provide cats with a platform (a box to sit on or hide in) or a hanging hammock. {The Babylon shelter cats have hammocks, and they love them.}
6) Separate dogs and cats. Keep in mind, sick cats are even more stressed by the presence of dogs than healthy cats. Hiding places and elevated perches are necessary when separation from dogs (including barking) is impossible. (Researchers at Tufts found a correlation between pooch proximity and urine cortisol levels in shelter cats.)
7) Routine - Cats feel better with a fixed routine. Try to make the daily maintenance performed at roughly the same time each day.
8) Familiarity - cats feel better in familiar settings. Don't move cats to new cages each day. Also, don't remove everything from the cage daily. Spot clean when possible. If the entire cage must be cleaned, leave at least one thing in the cage that smells familiar. Scooping litter rather than daily dumping is acceptable. Prototypes of innovative cat cages equipped with hideaways are being designed, so Kitty can stay put while the staff cleans.
9) Separate food and toilet areas by about 3 feet, whenever possible. Litter boxes should be sturdy, and of sufficient size and height for a cat to posture normally. Shelters should use litter; not shredded paper.
10) Soft music should be played in the cat room during the day. Music and lights should be turned off at night because cats need quiet and darkness to get proper rest.
11) Time out of the cage - at least 15 minutes every other day - is important for stress reduction.
Proper methods of cleaning to control disease transmission as well as ways to structure communal cat areas and recess time are subjects for other columns, but to get back to moving Kitty with his possessions, Petfinder.com (the same amazing online folks who since 1996 have found homes online for 17 million pets) offers a feline furniture brainstorm, developed by the British Columbia SPCA.
This convertible invention is called the "Hide, Perch & Go" box. When given one upon arrival, the newly entered cat gets control over her environment. She scent marks (via facial pheromone) her "purr"sonal cardboard contraption which also comes apart as a cut-out Kasbah with a place to hide or sleep, plus a separate shelf to perch atop. Whenever Kitty needs to move, it folds into her own carrier. Then, on the happiest of days, when she is adopted, Kitty has a familiar chariot to take her home. Once there, it can be reassembled into a safe, familiar haven.
By partnering with the Petco Foundation, the Animal Rescue Site and donors, Petfinder has given grants of "Hide, Perch & Go" boxes to shelters. Right now I am trying how to figure out how to buy a few samples for Babylon Shelter. Maybe then, we can link a way to purchase these onto the shelter's Petfinder site, in a manner similar to the Kuranda pet bed donations. More about that when I find out. In the meantime, Google "Hide, Perch & Go" and watch the short You Tube set to Debussy's Reverie, the perfect orchestral accompaniment to usher in feline sweet dreams.
Babylon Shelter (631-643-9270) Adoptables: "Phoebe" #20630 is a semi-longhaired tuxedo who came in matted and needed to be shaved a bit. This sweetie is now in a lobby communal cage. "Maci" #93967 is a petite Schnauzer mix, only 11 months old. Supposedly she knows all sorts of commands, but presently she is frightened in her new setting. "Maci" is responding to TLC from the staff and volunteers. She is a real cutie in need of that special someone.
More fabulous felines: "Claudius"- tabby; sisters- "Snowball" & "Jules"; "Moo Moo'-gray & white gal.
More dazzling dogs: Pomeranian; "Lydia" & "Trixie" playful Pits; "Lucy"- Lab mix; "Ciggy"- Chow mix; "Delilah"-American Bulldog.


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please help get a good girl into shooting!
i posted this in another thread, but it seemed like a major derail. so i figured i'd start a new thread. i figure the insightful ladies could give me some insight into my issue.. thanks in advance, and sorry if y'all resent young men posting threads in this forum section. i didnt know, im new here!
so ive taken my girlfriend out shooting twice. i guess i should give some background.
my girlfriend is from thailand, is here on an F1 visa, has been in america for 8 months. its her second stay, her first one was only a month. as one could imagine, guns are not as prevalent in northern thailand as they are in the usa... she had only ever seen m16's before, being carried by the military over there. our first trip out, she was scared of all the guns at first.(there is also a somewhat substantial language barrier, when trying to explain the fine points of shooting. she is here to learn english, mainly.) i got her fixed up with my ruger 10/22, and it took her a good 5 minutes to get the first shot off. after that, i think she was hooked. followed all my suggestions on trigger discipline, safety, muzzle awareness, and actually did a darn good job of shooting the white flyer biodegradables i had set out for her. she went through about 60 rounds of 22lr, and decided she was done. i offered her some more shooting, but she declined. i didnt push her, figured it was already a bit of culture shock, and the smile she wore told me that the first trip was a success already. no need for overkill. she wasnt nervous about my ar bump-fire, actually got a few giggles out of it. (and so did i )
so second time out, is our first time to a private range, as in pay-to-shoot. i took with us my savage 93r17, and my m1a supermatch. i get lined up at 50yd, and make sure i hadnt inadvertently dropped the savage and threw it off zero. got a decent group at poa, and handed it over. this is her first time with a scope, and as such, cant find the target. (18x@50yd, who can blame her) so i keep a hand on the zoom ring, and go to max once she tells me she is centered on the target. she gets two groups around 3/4" using this method. pretty good, for a rookie. im a broke-butt youngster, so the half-hour is up by this time and i have to shift lanes to check sight-in on the m1a.
so, my question ensues. when is it time to bump her up to handguns and centerfires? when she asks to shoot them? she never really asks for anything, it might be cultural difference, it might be that she is easy to get along with, but i just thought i'd defer to the fairer gender in this scenario. i dont want to force her, i cant really be sure that she wouldnt accept just to appease me asking her... then she could be turned off to higher powered weapons forever. i dont want to make that mistake. i picked up a 9mm today, could that be a good segue? anyways, thanks, in advance, for your insight!!
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Don't force it on her. You gotta be gradual, you can always offer her an invitation but you got some serious stigma and communication to get by. One step at a time.
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I think most people will agree that going from rimfires to centerfires or rifles to handguns is not "bumping up". It is simply moving over. OK, going from long guns to handguns may be taking a step down or backwards but, it's definately not "bumping up". Relax and let her decide what she wants to do. If you push her, it may turn her away from firearms and you too. I've had the pleasure of teaching more than a few females to shoot. Some of them just love shooting .22s and don't want to try anything else and others, well....lets just say that some women like the feeling of a bigger gun discharging. I know one female member here who hasn't been shooting too long but, last summer, she jumped on her bike and rode down to Coalinga to watch a FCSA match. She was a bit apprehensive but, she did get behind one and pull the trigger. I've got a picture of her with her 50 grin. I can't post it though. She's a bit shy and asked me not to. I taught another girl to shoot when she was about 13, by the time she was 14, she could handle my .44mag a lot better than I can. No joke, she's a damn good shot with it and I would have more luck if I just threw it at the target. As far as your girl goes, let her know that she doesn't need to shoot any gun but, all your guns are available for her to try if she wants to. If she's not having fun shooting, she won't want to do it anymore.
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I'd stick with the 10/22 and take her when she wants to go. IF she wants to shoot 10 rounds, let her. If she wants to shoot everything you have let her. Just go slow. You've pop'd her cherry on shooting so just take your time and focus on developing safe firearm handling skills first, then good shooting skills.
ya know, your situation is similar to my wife. when i first took her shooting, i had her shot my buckmark 22lr. she was apprehensive about it, but she shot it. she felt comfortable shooting a 22lr. after that, i had her shoot the 10/22 to get a feel for it. she liked it. then i had her try my beretta 92. she didn't want to try it, but said you shoot it first. i put 1 round in the magazine and took a shot. afterwards, i put 1 round in the magazine and told her to shoot it. i kept reminding her that there is 1 round. she felt comfortable shooting 1 round because there couldn't be a 2nd shoot. after she shot the 9mm, i asked her how it was. she said that it was more powerful than the 22lr. i put in 3 rounds of 9mm in the beretta. she fired off all 3 rounds. i moved her up to 45acp. i told her that the recoil would be harder than the 9mm. she fired 1 shot and didn't like the recoil. the final gun she shot was a 357. she really didn't want to shoot that because the ammo was larger than the 45. still, i had her shoot 1 round of it. she actually like it because the recoil wasn't as harsh was the 45.
basically, my method was to make her comfortable by only letting her shoot 1 round at a time. if she liked it, then i would let her shoot couple more round of the same caliber. that made her feel comfortable because she couldn't fire off an accidental round. hope that helps dude.
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The recoil on an AR is really not that bad, even from standing up. However, I think you should have her sit down and shoot with the rifle resting on something, to avoid the shock of the recoil. I say take everything you have with you. Show her how to use one properly, then let her shoot 50 rounds out of it, then move onto the next, and so forth. I think she will really start to enjoy it after she starts getting good at it! My GF always ask when She can kick my a** at shooting again!
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To the OP, you are and will continue to receive some of the best advice on here from all these experienced members. I think the best thing is that everyone on here is very helpful and give very diverse views on what could work for a new female shooter.
Me, I'm Chinese, so I can understand some of the cultural differences you may be facing with your new GF. As everyone has mentioned, you can't push her and still expect her to have fun. Most of us chicks tend to move at our own speeds according to how we feel on a particular day.
You know, some days we want to bake you a cake and on another, we just have to kill something!
Like one post said, watch out when she gets hooked! You'll have to constantly update your shopping list! (As if that's a bad thing, right?)
The 10/22 is a great starter rifle, but as a pistol shooter, my tastes tend to go towards handguns. You never know -- she may like all this so much that she'll become Double Distinguished!
Best of luck to the two of you... it's a cool way to spend time together.
What I have done, on the rifle side, is start off with the 22 AR, then show them the 5.56 one, and on handguns, start with the Glock 17 with the AA 22 Conversion, then move over to the 9mm. Let them see how it works at first with the rimfire first, then move up to the bigger caliber, and leave them up to them if they want to go or down. Then move to a different weapon...
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thanks for the replies! i think i'll just let her decide what she wants to shoot, and when. the emphasis, as it always is, being on 'fun.' that was kinda the original plan, anyways. i should just thank my lucky stars i was able to get a buddhist to shoot a gun in the first place!
thanks again, y'all.
>So far, I think you're on the right track. If language is an issue, then the obvious - going slowly, being patient, showing everything by see/do rather than with words are all good paths to take. You might want to go with other couples to the range, or go to a ladies night when you know there will be ladies there, so she doesn't feel so out of place at a range that only has boys there.
Yes, don't push, but it doesn't hurt to have options, so just have those other options there for her in case she's curious.
There's also a lot of good info in this thread
"If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun."
Perhaps you might ask her what her thoughts and feelings are about that particular point of view from one of the world's foremost practitioners of the Buddhist philosophy.
I would just ask her if she wants to go shooting again. if she does then take her shooting handguns. Just dont be that Ahole that gives a newbie 5 foot 100 LB girl a freaking 44 magnum to shoot. If I was a new shooter that would seriously put a stop to my liking guns. Especially if people started laughing at me. nobody likes to be made fun of
easing a newbie into shooting can be done many ways. With my younger sister who is 18 now I know I can be kind of a ***** to get her past the fear.
She shoots my 30-06, AR, and 12 guage comfortably because of this. Full power reloads in the 06 and slugs in the 12 guage worked wonders. Scope eye and a bruised shoulder made her learn to hold and shoot both guns correctly. She loves my AR, especially with a full 30rd magazine to go through. Not all girls are fragile and delicate regarless of how they act
When my wife and I are shooting...I fear all the ammo that will be consumed by my wife. Its pricey......
She loves the AR....so thats why she got one.
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just wanted to bump this, after reading the "girls at the range" thread. she's now hitting bowling pins at 200yd 4.5/5 on average, with a .17hmr savage and a scope set at 6x! still doesnt want to shoot the big rifles, but im proud of her!! shes really having a good time too. thats the most important thing. she shot more than i did on our last trip to the local rod&gun...
Hell, she doesn't need to shoot "big" rifles if she doesn't want to. Too bad you aren't closer to me. I've got several .410s and we could introduce her to the fine art of breaking clays with a little shotgun.
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.410's would be really fun too! ive got a 20ga, but i think if i find a good deal on a 410 break action, i might be all over that too... my r&g club has trap machines that are free to use any day theyre not having an event..
ive got a good mind to get the both of us into an appleseed event in january, too....
You can see the brass in the air as she's plinking away on her 10/22 here, we tacti-cooled it out just like she wanted...
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First thing you should probably do is sign her up for a Handgun Safety Certificate class, preferably at an indoor range where she could shoot a variety of pistols to see which ones she liked best.
She could end up like my wife, who started out with glocks & now loves her Kimber Custom II.
I started 6, 17 yr old girls and 1 boy at the SJ 10th st range with a 22 semi auto pistol. Then moved to a 22 mag revolver. Then suprised them with 1 rnd in a kimber 45. I was really suprised when each one asked me if they could shoot the 45 again. Within an hour these girls were unloading 8 rnd mags and hitting black at 25 yds. with 230 gr LRN in a 1911. I hate to say that the boy wasn't as good a shot, and didn't have the ediquete of the girls, Had to remind him to keep the barrel level downrange and not up several times. The girls caught on right away.
Just let the lady shoot what she likes. Her curiosity will move her on to the big stuff soon enough.
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My friend, Dan McCarthy of the Great Leadership Blog (Dan just gives, gives, gives and never takes), is hosting his monthly Leadership Carnival with the wit and/or wisdom of more than 30 leadership bloggers including yours truly.
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Patti Denise Bryant, age 58, of Maryville, Tenn., passed away Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012, at Blount Memorial Hospital in Maryville, following a valiant battle with cancer.
Patti Denise Bryant, age 58, of Maryville, Tenn., passed away Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012, at Blount Memorial Hospital in Maryville, following a valiant battle with cancer.
She was surrounded with love by family and friends. For the past seven years, Patti was a dedicated teacher at Heritage Middle School in Maryville, having taught special education and most recently serving as the literacy coach. While there, she pioneered a reading program geared to accelerate the reading ability of all students. Ms. Bryant loved her students, and had a special passion for teaching struggling readers.
Patti received her Bachelor's Degree from Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, a Master's Degree in Education from The University of Tennessee in Knoxville, and an EDS Degree as a Reading Specialist from Tennessee Tech in Cookeville, Tenn.
Prior to her years as a teacher, she was a professional singer and actress, performing in musical theatre, at Opryland, USA in Nashville, as a member of the trio, "Three of a Kind," singing in Las Vegas with Roy Clark and Tommy Overstreet, and serving as a back-up singer for other well-known artists. She later worked for Gaylord Entertainment in Nashville as a special projects writer and producer for TNN network. She loved the world of performing, and never lost her passion for singing.
Patti was an avid reader, with a particular love of history and architectural design. She enjoyed hiking, camping, cooking, gardening, and especially, the company of her friends.
She is preceded in death by her father, R.C. Bryant of Maryville, Tenn.
Patti is survived by her mother, Candith Bryant; brother, Tracy Bryant, both of Maryville; nieces, Lorena Hixson (Daniel), of Georgia, and Shannon Bryant, of Illinois; nephew, Warren Bryant, of Tennessee; aunt and uncle, Jewel and Carroll Reid, of Kentucky; cousins, Toni Waye, Joyce Miller, and Gale Chase of Kingsport, Tenn.; Steve, Shane, and Eric Reid of Arizona; Clara King and Jane Henderson, of Arkansas; Kaye Griffin, of Connecticut; Linda Jeter, Cathy Henderson, and Joy Smith, of Texas; Jay Branson and Mike Branson, of California; several great-nieces and great-nephews; very special friend of the family, Margarita "Maggie" Bryant; and a host of very dear friends.
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P/P Rabid Nut Varmint 5000(Thrash,Overtune,Rabid Strike)
S/S Death Adder Hatchling(Poison Fang,Puncture Wound,Blinding Poison)
P/P Emperor Crab(Snap,Healing Wave,Shell Shield)
Ghostly Skull, Fossilized Hatchling, Son of Animus. Unholy Ascension with BONESTORM did some damage, but the Son of Animus was pretty much out of the picture quickly enough. Was closeish to a draw, but in the end P/P was left standing with 700 health. Win.
Garden Moth, Blighthawk, Clockwork Gnome. Turret + Repair didn't work great vs Crab. Also Nut Varmin made good against the Moth. Win.
Clockwork Gnome, Grassland Hopper, Voodoo Figurine. Rot, Wild Magic and Stampede would have been awful unless it was on a Shell Shielded Snapping Crab. Win
Fox Kit, Clockwork Gnome, Disgusting Oozeling. Emperor Crab pretty much shuts down both Gnome and Oozeling(dots blocked and absorb hit for 39). Win.
Grey Moth, Hopling, Lil' Deathwing. Overtuned Varmint is quite nice vs flying, also brought Deathwing down to 54 health after some switches by my opponent. DAH mopped up. Win.
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The property is dangerous holes in floors debris all over
Today's fun find is a Cambrian cutie from Burbed reader yaknuts. If you've been wanting something in the suburbs, but enjoy a sense of excitement and unpredictability, this may be the house for you! Come and talk a walk on the wild side of the Cambrian!
3682 May Ln
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LOT SIZE: 7,519 Sq. Ft.
PROPERTY TYPE: Detached Single Family
STYLE: Ranch
COMMUNITY: Cambrian
COUNTY: Santa Clara
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STATUS: Pending Without Release
ON REDFIN: 25 days
This is a CASH AS-IS SALE ONLY. contractor exp investor Special. THERE IS NOT A KITCHEN SO FINANCING IS NOT POSSIBLE. Aproximatly 500 foot of unpermitted additional space. Garage has been converted to living space. The property is dangerous holes in floors debris all over, dog waste all over back yard. Old garage converted to living space. Cooking done in microwave and outdoor bbq grill.
Here's why yaknuts thought this home was Burbed-worthy:
I have been a long time reader of your blog. I came across this listing the other day (already taken down from Redfin).
Check out all the junk in these pictures and the description: "the property [has] dangerous hols in floors," "dog waste all over back yard," or "cooking done in microwave and outdoor bbq grill." It went pending on 2/5/12 for $439K. I don't have time to do a full write up at this time, but I had to bring this to your attention. I hope to see a feature on this property soon — you should have plenty of material in this listing. Cheers!
This is one of those features that just writes itself. After all, a picture is worth a thousand words, so we can save 7,000 of them. Redfin could take these pictures down again any minute!
This must be one of those listings where the agent made a drunken bet with the broker. In this case I'd venture they bet over whether incoherent photography sells houses faster. That should explain why some of the rooms look almost staged, while others suggest they refused to spend 10 minutes picking up.
And since this poo palace went pending the very next day, congrats to the winner of that bet! It clearly worked!
Although we know who the real winner was when it came to this house: the geniuses who sold it in 2007 for $620K.


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TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The U.S. National Institutes of Health, 10 drugmakers and several disease foundations are starting an unusual project to find and bring new medicines, particularly for complex, expensive chronic diseases, to patients more quickly and for less money.
The Accelerating Medicines Partnership aims to do that by sharing expertise and even research findings and by focusing on the earliest part of drug discovery — learning more about how a disease begins and progresses — to find a vulnerable spot to attack it.
The partnership announced Tuesday will seek to identify biological targets present in a disease, such as abnormal genes or particular proteins. This initial phase of drug research is rarely competitive, unlike the race among drugmakers to test their experimental drugs in patients and beat competing companies to the market, often resulting in billions of extra dollars from drug sales.
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Over the last decade, it's become common for drugmakers to partner with each other on developing a particular drug to split the enormous cost and the risk of failure. Drugmakers also collaborate more with university researchers and others to speed up the front end of research.
The new collaboration involves more players from different fields, though, particularly the prestigious NIH, which already funds much of the basic science research that eventually results in new medicines and diagnostic tests. Other partners include drug industry leaders Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer Inc. and Merck & Co, and foundations that advocate for more research and assist patients, including the American Diabetes Association and the Alzheimer's Association.
The partnership has a modest budget of $230 million over the first five years, with the NIH paying just over half of that and the rest coming from industry. About $130 million will go for projects on Alzheimer's disease, a mind-robbing disorder with no treatments except ones that temporarily ease symptoms.
"We participate in a number of initiatives with industry, government and (nongovernmental organizations) to improve the ways in which new drugs are discovered, clinical trials are conducted, clinical data is shared and health care is delivered," said Dr. Bill Hait, global research head for Johnson & Johnson's Janssen Research and Development. "We know the model works. That's why we are very pleased to join this broad-based partnership."
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Manchester officer testifies he could clearly see the face of shooterBy DALE VINCENT
New Hampshire Union Leader
December 05. 2012 10:28PM
MANCHESTER - Manchester Police Officer Daniel Doherty Wednesday told jurors that he saw Myles Webster's face clearly as Webster fired 14 bullets at him from a distance of three to five feet March 21 at Wayne and Rimmon streets.
With uniformed police officers filling nearly two-thirds of the gallery, Doherty testified in the attempted murder, reckless conduct, robbery and resisting arrest trial of Webster, 23, in Hillsborough County Superior Court North.
During his testimony, Doherty repeatedly used Myles Webster's name as he described the foot chase through the neighborhood. As he came close enough to tackle his quarry, Doherty said Webster wheeled around. Doherty heard the sound of a gun being racked, a bullet being loaded in the chamber.
"It's a very distinctive sound," he said.
Doherty said he tried to stop, but his feet slipped and he began to fall.
At that moment, he said: "I feel a round hit me in my left shin." Doherty said he felt more hits as Webster emptied his gun, shattering bones and causing wounds that required seven surgeries, with more to come.
Somehow, Doherty said, he was able to pull his own gun and return fire, but Webster's bullets also damaged Doherty's gun.
Doherty said he was able to communicate with headquarters even though he was flat on his back with his microphone under his body. Suffering excruciating pain in his left leg and abdomen from five bullets. he said: "I yelled very loudly that shots had been fired" and then shouted "Rimmon."
The defense contends that Webster is a victim of mistaken identity.
Defense attorney Caroline Smith asked Doherty if his vision could have been affected by sun glare and his sunglasses, but Doherty said: "It didn't prevent me from seeing ... I saw Webster on the corner."
Smith repeatedly questioned Doherty about exactly where he and the man she called "the subject" were positioned at the corner. With a gun pointed at him, Doherty said: "I was trying to stop ... trying to take cover (behind cars)."
As she continued to press the distance and position question, Doherty said he couldn't recall some details.
"I was fighting for my life," he said.
When Smith pressed Doherty about which hand "the subject" used in holding his gun when he returned fire, Doherty said: "He never returned fire. He initiated fire."
Doherty said Webster came closer as he fired, So close Doherty could see the muzzle blast.
"I thought I was being shot in the face," he said.
Smith also questioned Doherty about the description he gave of his assailant when interviewed in the emergency room at Catholic Medical Center. She said he told an officer that the shooter was Hispanic, with bushy hair, and heavy-set. Doherty said he recalls the Hispanic and hair descriptions, but doesn't remember the rest. "I could get words out, but it was hard," he said.
Smith asked Doherty, as she asks every witness, whether he had been shown a photo array and asked to identify the shooter. Like the other witnesses, Doherty's answer was "no."
The woman from whom Webster is accused of demanding car keys and her car, allegedly saying: "I need to get out of here," was among the afternoon witnesses.
Pamela Burke, who lives at 317 Rimmon St., said she refused to give Webster her car even though he had a gun because it's her only car. Her son, Omo-Morin Sunmonu, testified he had been playing a video game, "Call of Duty," when he heard shots. At first, he thought they were part of the video war game. But his friend said the shots were outside, and Sunmonu went to investigate.
When Sunmonu saw his mother talking to the man he identified in court as Webster, he said he could tell the gun was empty so he told her to go inside and told Webster to leave. How did he know the gun was empty?
From video games, he said.
When Smith questioned him about his description of Webster's clothing in his police interview the night of the shooting, Sunmonu said: "I was more focused on the gun and the face."
Officer Justin Breton testified that when he first spotted Webster, he was clutching his waistband. Breton said Sgt. Joseph Mucci arrived in the Dubuque East Back alley at about the same time. Breton called to Webster: "Stop, police, show us your hands. Get down on the ground." He said Webster rolled his eyes and took off running again.
Mucci later testified that he ran down to Putnam Street to head off Webster. Webster was caught in the fenced-in back yard at 145 Putnam St. Mucci said that Webster stepped backward off the diving board, landing on the pool cover. saying: "I didn't do it. I didn't do it."
Mucci said the handgun was found by the fence in the Putnam Street back yard, by the shed and fence Webster had attempted to climb to escape.
The trial resumes this morning.
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Ivory female anatomical figure, Europe, 1601-1800
Ivory anatomical figures were popular items in the 1600s and 1700s. This example shows a pregnant female. The torso is removable to show the internal organs such as the intestines. Female models such as this were almost always shown as pregnant and normally came as a pair with a male equivalent. The organs are not very detailed so it is unlikely that the model was used for medical teaching. The figure was possibly used to teach young couples about anatomy and pregnancy or it may have been a collector's item. This example was purchased from a private collection in Florence, Italy, by one of Henry Wellcome's collecting agents, Captain Johnston-Saint.
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one28bit needed a new print or packaging design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 128 designs submitted by 22 freelance designers.
Hang Seng Herbal Centre
Business Name: Hang Seng Herbal Centre
About Us: Hang Seng Herbal Centre is a family run business specialising in Traditional Chinese Medicine, Acupuncture, and natural herbal products to the local community. We have a diverse background in medicine spanning centuries of experience.
Hang Seng Herbal Centre offers
Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine and Remedies, Acupuncture and Chinese Massage, Cupping, and much more.
Retail customers who are looking for alternative therapies to Western Medicine.
We are looking for Traditional Chinese oriented colours, we have used
- Green
- Gold
- White
- Red
Any recommendations is appreciated.
We need a design for our retail store. The current design was done in Microsoft Word many years ago. We need to rebrand our business with a more fresh/modern look without abandoning the old colours. We also need chinese writing on all designs which will be supplied
Following designs required
1. Logo and Banner
2. Business Card Design
3. 1-2 Flyer / Brochure / Leaflet
Further information
1. Logo and Banner
· Will be used on shop front on the 5 metre lightbox
· Will be used on newsletters, email templates
· Will be used on business card
· Needs to have logo, business name in large writing, and shop address phone number, and website address http://www.hangsengherbal.com.au for the 5m lightbox
2. Business Card Design
· Double sided
· Front side should have logo, business name, address, opening hours, contact details
· At the back should have a map of the business, an area where we you can write Consultation Time, and Book Number
3. 1-2 Flyer / Brochure / Leaflet
· The purpose of this is to promote who we are, what we do, what we sell, and our business ethics
· It should be simple, traditional looking, and chinese medicine oriented
· It should have pictures of our products that we sell
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MARYLAND -- You think you've got it bad? Tomorrow is the beginning of our 5th, that's right 5th, week without a refrigerator! Ours just died, too, a 3 year old machine. Went for ice & put my hand in a pool of cold water. Cleaned up the mess & tried to restart the machine. When nothing worked after much consultation of the manual, I called Jenn-Air to get the name of a repair company. Nearest was either in VA, we live in MD, or near Baltimore, 60+ miles away. They come here 2 days a week. Call, set up an appointment.
Time line: Fridge dies: 2 Dec. 2008 Tues. Call repair service: 3 Dec. Wed. Service call: 5 Dec. Fri. Service calls on Mon with price of part, do I want to order it? LIKE DUH! NO, I want to live without a refrigerator for the rest of my life! The part that has malfunctioned is the Control panel (computer). Which, needless to say, is out of warranty.
They call to install it on the 12th of Dec., I will not be here due to a long standing engagement.
The next date they can give me is:15 Dec. Wed. between 3 & 6. Repairman arrives at 5:58. Installs part & leaves. Part fails soon after. Call service, fridge is dead again: 15 Dec. Wed. Reply call: 16 Dec. next available date is 17 Dec. Next day. That is good! Bad news, compressor is dead, was the dead compressor that killed the control panel. Good news, compressor is still on warranty. Bad news. compressor has to be ordered via different method because it is on warranty. Bad news, holidays intervene.
Tomorrow is 30 Dec. WE STILL DO NOT HAVE A REFRIGERATOR! I have called twice to try to find out what is happening, but have not received a return call. Thank goodness we have an apartment with a full kitchen, but it is getting old running back & forth & up & down stairs to the apartment. If I didn't have the apartment or if I had children at home I'd be ready to slash my wrists.
WARNING to anyone who is thinking about "upgrading" to fancy-shmancy appliances. GO TO SEARS, buy Kenmore, they are a hell of lot better than any of this high-priced junk. My GE Profile Pro-style dual fuel range is a piece of junk compared to the relatively inexpensive Kenmore gas range in the apartment. The GE oven takes forever to reach temperature & then it is off by at least 25 degrees. The Kenmore gets to temp. in mins. & the temp. is spot on. Have you ever tried to call GE? Try it. Their phone service is designed to make you tear your hair out.
You can't even change the light bulb in the GE! That's dead, too. I hate my GE under-counter beverage fridge, I hate my GE combination microwave/convection oven. Whoever designed the controls of that piece of garbage should be consigned to a special ring of purgatory.
My review falls under so many categories that I don't know which to choose. I have been married for 50 years, this is the nicest, newest kitchen I've ever had & the appliances are the VERY WORST & most expensive I've ever owned. Do yourself a favor: SAVE $$$ LISTEN TO CONSUMER REPORTS.
Upon delivery, the unit would not cool when plugged in. A snarky idiot at customer service decided that I was too stupid to know when a refrigerator is not cooling and said I had to wait 36 to 72 hours for the unit to cool down. After three days of a hot refrigerator I called back and scheduled a repair. The repairman showed up three weeks later and determined that the factory had forgot to load the coolant. So he charged the unit and sealed it. It worked for one year and now the top part will only cool enough to barely prevent spoilage at the highest setting. The unit has been noisy from the beginning, making ugly growling noises.
Since the unit is now out of warranty, I will have to buy a new one when this piece of crap dies, which should be soon. I guess this is what happens when a junky appliance manufacturer buys out a good one. If I had known that Whirlpool owns Maytag I would have never bought this one.
WINTER HAVEN, FLORIDA -- When I tried to get some water from my 2007 Maytag French door refrigerator the alarms went off and the lights started flashing. I called the Maytag call service center to report that nothing but the alarms and lights were working. It was a Thurs. I was told that it was too close to the weekend for them to come out and that they would be there on Mon. And I should just get some dry ice. I told them to bring a motherboard as that was obviously blown. The repairman came and agreed that it needed a motherboard which he did not have and my request did not show it on his referral. They will be back in another 8 days-maybe.
I'm out $102 for the dry ice and am going to lose the food anyhow. The call center thought I was too stupid to know what I was talking about and the call center will only get worse since over the weekend they outsourced the center to India! I liked the refrigerator but will never buy another Maytag appliance because of their lousy service!
HOUSTON, TEXAS -- Absolutely unacceptable product experience. Bought new in July & already had 2 service calls for same problem in first 4 months of ownership. In-door ice dispenser sprays ice all over the room when you try to fill a glass, & then the door-flap to the ice-dispenser does not close automatically, as it should, so the ice melts & drips through the unit & onto the floor. 1st service repairman said he fixed it, but didn't. 2nd repairman replaced the motor to the flap, but the ice still does not stay solid, & the bottom freezer unit does not even keep ice cream frozen solid.
Repairman says (quote): "Freezers cannot keep ice cream frozen solid because of the high sugar content." Really? Our 12 year old unit keep it solid as a rock, so perhaps Jenn-Air should share their product knowledge with Maytag. We have also received a notice from the repair company, that Whirlpool, which handles warranty work for Maytag, has refused to pay for the first repair call, claiming the ice maker door-flap was not covered under the warranty. Will never buy another appliance with the name Maytag on it, even though we "thought" it was supposed to be a quality company.
CALIFORNIA -- I purchased a Maytag French door refrigerator in July 2005. I did purchase the extended warranty. In Sept. 2009, the unit just quit working. The refrigerator has a normal temp of 33 degrees, and the alarm went off, and when the door was opened, the internal temp. was 60 degrees. The freezer was already defrosting, and I lost about $500.00 worth of food, which they do not replace. It took 4 days for a Maytag repair person to arrive. Then, it took another few days to order the part. The compressor blew out! It was covered under the extended warranty.
On January 1, 2011, the alarm was ringing when I got up in the morning, and the temp in the refrigerator was 69 degrees. It is now 73 degrees in the refrigerator. And now, no warranty. Again, it will be a "FEW DAYS" before anyone can take a look at it. YIKES. But, this time the freezer is working. So it is not the compressor. After spending nearly $2,000.00 for this item, I am very dissatisfied with the product and service. Hopefully, the freezer will continue to work until someone comes out to check the refrigerator. And as for the Maytag repair man, YOU NEVER SEE THOSE COMMERCIALS ANYMORE.
Don't waste your money. Just 2 years old and the controller circuit board went out and it stopped cooling. $350 replacement and now the ice maker is inoperable. Very expensive lesson. Think someone bought the brand and is exploiting it while selling junk. If this goes on, maybe we'll bring a small claims action.
WENATCHEE, WASHINGTON -- I purchased a houseful of new appliances (7) in September of 2005 for our new vacation home, one being the 25 cu. ft. French Door Model. 17 months later I walked into a huge mess as the electronic evaporator fan motor had failed and everything was ruined as we had been gone for two weeks. Long story short, Maytag customer service advised me I was outside the warranty, so I called a local repairman that came out and identified the problem as the fan motor.....of which he said he replaces lots of them as they were poorly engineered by Panasonic.
Upon further investigation I found on Google, this was not an isolated event....it was a well documented problem on several of their models with hundreds of consumer complaints...(NOTE: You see several on this page and you scroll down below.)
So I called again and pleaded my case regarding the information that I found on the Web and also expressed my situation by a weekend full of guests (10) without any refrigeration etc. Eventually they offered me $34 for the part..... (the total bill was $166) and a 6 month extended warranty. This was almost an insult as I had lost $100's of dollars worth of product in the refer/freezer, not to mention the mess and inconvenience of having to drive back 3 hours to let the repairman back into the home the following week.
They eventually said to send in the bill (which I did in June) and they'd take care of it and also give me the warranty.....I'm still trying to obtain what they had promised. After two more go-arounds with them this month, they are now saying we only said $34 OR the 6 month warranty..... I can't believe it. So.....I will never purchase Maytag again and I strongly would urge you to think twice about a Maytag purchase. This because of the quality of their products and I would rate the customer service and care poor at best. Buyers BEWARE!!!!! THIS product WILL FAIL.
PORTLAND, OREGON -- I have a 2006 Maytag side by side refrigerator, freezer below that had the control electronics board go out a few weeks after the one year warranty expired. The Sears repairman was surprised that there was only a one year warranty as usually refrigerators have several year warranties. The electronics board was at fault to the tune of about $250.(plus repair call fees.) I was told the new board was different and that the engineers at Maytag changed the board design so I suspect they were aware there was a reliability problem.
When contacted by email, Maytag was slow to answer (refrigerators are products that usually have to be fixed rather rapidly) and basically told me "they were unable ".... read that as unwilling to reimburse me for even a small part of the incurred expenses. You may say, though to me, it was after all out of warranty, but I say to you..... don't buy a Maytag if you expect them to stand behind their product. My loss may be your gain.
CAMP VERDE, ARIZONA -- I purchased this refrigerator and paid $2000.00 for at the end of October in 2005. Less than 2 months later it had failed. The freezer worked but the refrigerator didn't. I had to wait four days for a replacement part from California. I live in AZ and could have driven faster than that. Well three days ago the same thing happened. The appliance is no longer under warranty - one year labor. I did not buy an extended warranty because a $2000.00 appliance should last longer than 1 year.
Maytag was rude and would not offer me any help when I called them the first time so I am not bothering to call this time. I did, however go to their website and email them regarding this incident. Their website says they will contact me within 3 days. So for the second time in less than 1-1/2 years I have all of my food in ice chests in my kitchen.
As far as I am concerned I will never buy another Maytag appliance and I recommend that no one buy a from Maytag. Their commercial about how reliable their products are is a complete farce and their customer service is abysmal.
JOHNSTON, RHODE ISLAND -- July 6, 2006 I bought the above-ment fridge. July 7, it hadn't cooled, they delivered a new one. Door's crooked and side wavy. Dealer fixed door and gave me a 5 year warranty for troubles. Good thing! The fun had just begun.
August - burnt out bulb (no biggie, but 1 month?) November 22-water dispenser frozen. December 1 - temp at 55 degrees. January 14 - Temp at 55 degrees. February 7 - water dispenser frozen. March 28 - water dispenser frozen.
Each time, I had to call Maytag and wait anywhere from 15 to 35 minutes to get a person! Appointments ranged from 2-7 days away, and they could only tell me "between 7 and 5". I've missed 5 days of work this year because of this fridge! Asked for a specific customer service person to contact, was given the CEO's name. Yeah, right.
Yesterday CS told me that it was up to the repair person to deem the unit "unrepairable." Maybe if I piss him off and he hates coming here, I'll get a new fridge? I'll try anything at this point. And I did email CS and got a standard "Sorry to hear you're not thrilled" reply. BTW, I paid $1500 for this dud. Hope I helped someone by telling my tale of woe.


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Alliance for Biking & Walking announces 2013 Advocacy Awards
The Alliance for Biking & Walking is the coalition of more than 200 state and local bicycle and pedestrian organizations working together to promote bicycling and walking across North America. Since 2009, the Alliance has solicited public nominations and recognized the individuals, organizations and business leaders who are propelling our People Powered Movement. This year, the Alliance has honored the following winners:
Advocacy Organization of the Year – Bike Walk Mississippi
"In a state in which previous biking and walking advocacy depended on coincidental personal interest from elected officials, Bike Walk Mississippi have ignited a movement that has commanded attention in every recent transportation-related election."
That would be high praise coming from anyone, but when a quote like that comes from the Chamber of Commerce in a state's largest city, it means just a little bit more.
"As a state with a high prevalence of obesity, Bike Walk Mississippi is making it safer and more accessible to exercise and have fun biking and walking in our community," echoed Sarah Welker from the Mississippi Economic Policy Center.
Other highlights from the past year include receiving funding to hold their first Open Streets initiative (set for this April), advocating for the passing of the John Paul Frerer Bicycle Safety Act (which established a 3-foot minimum passing distance) and opening Jackon's first community bike shop in the Midtown neighborhood.
Advocate of the Year: Rebecca Serna, Atlanta Bicycle Coalition
award goes to an individual who has shown tireless commitment to promoting bicycling and walking in his or her community.
Rebecca Serna has been Atlanta Bicycle Coalition's Executive Director for over 5 years, and a board member of Georgia Bikes. During this time she has worked with leaders and elected officials from across the region to make Atlanta a better place to bike.
The Southeast U.S. is a region that is making great strives to become more walkable and bikeable, Rebecca's work is an inspiration to those around her.
Jessica Estep, who nominated Rebecca for this award, said that Rebecca has dedicated herself to "making a city that used to be bike-unfriendly into a blossoming city for bicycles, and she does it all with an air of humility. She deserves this award more than anyone else."
Business Advocate of the Year: Primal Wear
Primal Wear has always been known for their great cycling gear, but their recent dedication to creating better streets for biking has made the name Primal synonymous with advocacy.
Not only did Primal Wear come on as a strong sponsor of the Alliance last year, including making jackets for the 2012 Leadership Retreat, but it has been supporting local and state groups for years, including Bicycle Colorado, Bike Texas and Bike Denver.
At the national level, Primal has been a long time supporter of IMBA and Bikes Belong, and it recently revved up its efforts with the League of American Bicyclists as Titanium level sponsor of the Summit, and providing all participants with their own Primal custom jersey.
Winning Campaign of the Year: Georgia Bikes!
While many outsiders may look at the South as a region that has historically not been the most bike friendly, advocates across the region are working to change that. Nowhere was this more evident than in Georgia, where leaders from local and state biking and walking advocacy organizations worked with the state DOT to pass a Complete Streets Design Policy.
The push was led by Georgia Bikes!, which caught the attention of DOT officials during a Ride to the Capitol when the crowd started chanting "Complete the Streets!". While DOT officials thought they already had a great policy in place, the raucous advocates let them know there was more to be done, which opened up further conversations.
After countless meetings and hours of advocacy, Georgia DOT adopted a policy on September 20, 2012, that will ensure that wherever possible, road designs will properly balance the needs of all modes of transportation. And as a bonus first in the nation, Georgia became the first state to adopt the new NACTO Guide for Bikeway Facilities.
Lifetime Achievement Award: Barb Culp
Washington State has been ranked the best state for biking by the League of American Bicyclists for the past five years, and this is due in no small part to the influence and leadership of Barbara Culp. Barb has been a leader in biking advocacy for decades.
She has been executive Director of Bicycle Alliance of Washington twice, for a combined 13 years, as well as previously working for Cascade Bicycle Club as their education director and promoting bicycling and walking as commuter solutions at Seattle Children's Hospital. Her leadership has led to increased bicycle infrastructure in Washington, better education for all users of the road and increased communication between bicycle advocates and Washington DOT.
Barb also served as a board member for the Alliance and was the Vice-Chair for many of those years, where her leadership helped in the critical mission in strengthening and uniting local and state organizations.
Susie Stephens Joyful Enthusiasm Award: Renee Rivera
This award commemorates Alliance co-founder Susie Stephens, honoring her passion for biking and walking as fun and economical means of transportation.
This year, the award goes to Renee Rivera, Executive Director of the East Bay Bicycle Coalition. The parallels between Susie and Renee are many. Renee has tackled many challenging situations but always maintains a calm, resilient "can-do" attitude and is always a joy to work with.
"Being an Executive Director can't be an easy job, but Renee handles it with seeming ease and enthusiasm," said Dave Campbell, Executive Director of the California Bicycle Coalition. "And she's a workhorse in handling so many aspects of our work in the East Bay, yet her positive attitude still makes everyone feel comfortable and motivated to do their best."
Leah Shahum, Executive Director of the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition—of which Renee previously served as interim director—agreed: "It has been wonderful to see communities throughout the SF Bay Area's East Bay become organized to be more bike-friedly, in large part thanks to Renee's strong leadership—a combination of great focus and joyful celebration of biking."
Innovation Award: Local Spokes
The Innovation Award goes to an organization that's pioneering or inventing new ways to promote biking and walking—and the Local Spokes Coalition has certainly been leading the way. Its fearless approach to creating community partnerships has created a model for cities across North America.
Comprised of nine organizations working on various issues in New York City, including Alliance members Transportation Alternatives and Recycle-A-Bicycle, Local Spokes has shown the power of starting conversations without an agenda and letting community members lead the way.
Working in New York's Lower East Side and Chinatown neighborhoods, the coalition spent several years working to "engage, understand and advocate for the community's various perspectives on cycling through multilingual outreach, public participation activities and a Youth Ambassadors program." The result was a Neighborhood Action Plan released in May of 2012, and continued resource development to aid work in other underserved communities.Tweet Print


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In an interview this week with ESPN 950's Jody Mac and Harry Mayes, NFL Network's Jamie Dukes had some advice for Eagles fans who boo Donovan McNabb or think he is the problem.
"Understand how hard it is to find a quality quarterback in this league," Dukes said. "Those who are booing, they have a problem with 5. And I can pull 10 teams up right now that would give an arm for that kid and so that's why to me it's silly, and to me it goes to -- Do these people really understand this game? Or are they just casual fans who know nothing about football?"
To Dukes' credit, he did not stereotype all Eagles fans. He clarified that he was referring only to the ones who boo McNabb and want him out of town.
His defense was a familiar one. He argued that the formula for success in the NFL has to include talent at the skill positions, and the Eagles don't have that.
"I hope they run McNabb out of town," Dukes said. "And I hope they run the coach out of town so that somebody else whose team is struggling can get somebody, because that other team is going to give him some weapons. Everybody else knows we gotta give this guy some weapons and we know this guy's a great player."
When asked if the criticism that McNabb can't come through in the clutch is a fair one, Dukes said it was not.
"He pulls all the things out of his keester he could to get them to that point," Dukes said.


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I've just been told by LC I have over active let down. Baby fusses when eating, chokes, fusses after eating, reflux , spitting up , green stool, and gained weight rapidly! If I express with my hand milk shoots out like a pistol.
The LC suggested as a short term solution I pump both breasts 3 min before feeding to get over let down hump and get rid of some foremilk. I'm not sure what the long term solution would be. Does this sound right? That sounds kinda annoying to pump every time before feeding. Can I simply self express?? Any advice or tips appreciated. I'm very stressed out about this ;/


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RENO, Nevada – Remember when Vegas was cheap? It can be again, except it's not Vegas, it's Reno. There are better reasons to come here than its reputation for quickie divorces might have you believe. For instance, big casinos just like in Vegas but not as pricey and definitely not as raucous.
The bed
We chose the Tuscany-flavored Peppermill (2707 S. Virginia St., 866-821-9996, www.peppermillreno.com ) and had a price flashback. Even though it was a holiday weekend, our small suite at this AAA four-diamond property was $130 for Friday night and $160 for Saturday. (Rates for a standard room in December and January start as low as $48 midweek, $64 weekends.) Our quarters had a giant four-poster bed and an in-room Jacuzzi under a mirrored ceiling.
The food
Peppermill has a dozen places to eat, including Bimini Steakhouse, classified as fine dining. It was fine – with me. Not so with my three companions. My filet mignon was tender, but they found the prime rib too rare, the crab/ lobster cake too bland and the potatoes au gratin too cheesy. We did better at the casual Biscotti's, whose menu is enormous and diverse (pizzas, burgers and some unexpected dishes such as halibut and cedar plank salmon). The Sports Deli served a mean chicken noodle soup in a bread bowl – good on a cold day. (See "Lesson Learned" below.
The find
Because I'm not much of a gambler (Peppermill's poker room accommodates novices like me and seasoned players like everyone else in my party), my great delight was Junkee (960 S. Virginia St., 775-322-5865, www.junkeeclothingexchange.com ), about a mile from the Peppermill. It calls itself a "clothing exchange," but within its nearly 9,000 square feet you'll also find a section devoted to antiques and collectibles. Any place that advertises Burning Man attire is going to be funky, and it was. "May I help you?" a clerk asked. "Just having fun," I replied. To which she replied, "Good. That's what we want." I couldn't stop giggling over the squirrel head mask, the glittery skulls and the Siamese cat cookie cutter. Coupled with a short, brisk walk in downtown Reno, where the autumn colors complemented the rushing Truckee River, the outing was just enough to knock off the casino rust.
The lesson learned
It gets cold in Reno; the average high in November is 55 and in December and January 46. But on Nov. 10, I awoke to snowfall. It didn't stick, but it was enough to remind me that this wasn't Vegas, as if the hotel tab hadn't reminded me already.
The tab
What's expensive isn't Reno; it's the airfare. If you factor that out, our outlay was about $450, including one fine-dining meal but excluding poker losses.


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Detroit was represented among the dignitaries attending President Barack Obama's "My Brother's Keeper" initiative announced at the White House on Thursday.
More than $200 million from 10 foundations across the country, including the Battle Creek-based W.K. Kellogg Foundation, will fund efforts to find and spread solutions to problems facing boys and young men of color.
Tonya Allen, president and CEO of the Detroit-based Skillman Foundation, attended the announcement as a member of the Executives' Alliance to Expand Opportunities for Boys and Men of Color, a group of local, regional and national foundations.
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan also attended.
The foundation money will aid the initiative's effort to improve things such as early childhood development, parenting, literacy, educational opportunities, criminal justice system interactions and economic opportunity, according to the White House.
Obama signed a presidential memorandum creating the My Brother's Keeper Task Force, which will determine the impact of federal policies, regulations and programs on boys and men of color, as well as incentives for adopting strategies that provide opportunities to them, according to the White House.
"This act complements the work of many regional foundations like the Skillman Foundation in Detroit that have executed this agenda because of the urgent and pertinent needs in our communities," Allen said in a statement. "Investing in this work can show great returns. For example, investments over the last eight years have increased graduation rates for African-American and Hispanic boys in Detroit."
John Roach, Duggan's spokesman, said the mayor would like to replicate here a Chicago program aimed at decreasing dropout rates and violence.


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Location: neverland? where ever that is..
oh.. while were at it...
the bus driver... he seems like an op character in hiding >>
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|2012-08-24, 21:15
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and... what the hell does he work as?
|2012-08-24, 21:20
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As for work, remember what he told Akuha in chapter 30, how the Shuzen family acts as "problem solvers" in the criminal underworld. Obviously he was needed elsewhere that day. Tragic, it really is. Hopefully we'll find out the whole truth, and soon.
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Issa is, at the moment, pretty much an enigma, but I think that we shouldn't except him to make any appearances in the current arc.
The reason, being the fact that he is probably weaker compared to his wife (Gyokuro), lover (Akasha) and his pretty powerful daughters - well, maybe apart from Kokoa, who seems to be the only one, who's power development is the most "normal" - in other words, that she reflects how strong a vampire of her age is.
Of course, I don't think that Issa is weak, compared to an ordinary vampire, he is definitely superior, it's just that the females surrounding him, are definitely far from ordinary, which leads me to think that he was only capable of keeping his position, because of Akasha, who was, more or less, capable of keeping Gyokuro in check.
When that influence has disappeared... well, we see the results of that, in the current arc
Of course, when I'm talking about Moka, Kahula, Akua and Kokoa, I mean there potential, once they reach a similar age as Issa - at the moment, I have no doubt that he will still prove to be a strong enemy against them, since he is older and has more combat experience / time for his powers to develop compared to his daugthers, who are still, more or less teenagers / young women, who definitely haven't reached their full potential powers yet.
Back to the next chapter discussion, I can't wait to see how Inner Moka is going to react once she notices that Tsukune's aura has changed - after all, I doubt that something like that can remain unnoticed, especially to Inner Moka, who knew the feeling of Tsukune's aura, before he underwent the human modification technique.
While, I doubt that she will question him about this, in the middle of a battle, she will definitely going to have a lot of questions to Tsukune, after the current fight is over.
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I agree, I also want to see Moka's reaction, considering that Tsukune possesses the most sinister aura ever known besides Alucard himself, she will indeed have a lot of questions she wants to ask him if she doesn't have any already.
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I don't have any idea on how she is going to react, after she hears that Tsukune underwent the human modification ritual... the changes to his berserk from, and more importantly how Tsukune was brought back to a more "normal" state (which, I believe is going to be brought up, during that "discussion" ), but considering her recent behavior - you know all that blushing, the hug - I think that we will have a quite interesting moment between Inner Moka and Tsukune near the end of this arc.
Speaking of Inner Moka's recent behaviors, I also don't see Inner Moka being shoved back into the Rosario, as soon as the arc ends - it just won't happen, because, what would be the point of Inner Moka receiving such a huge character developments, in the current arc.
I don't know, how the whole Outer Moka / Rosario subplot is going to be resolved, but I definitely see some changes occurring in that regard, otherwise what would be the point of Inner Moka receiving such a significant character development in the current arc ?
To me, it just wouldn't make any sense to provide all of that development to Inner Moka's character, if she would just be shoved back into the Rosario, as soon as the current arc ends, and be only released from her seal, only in battle situations. I don't know what is going to happen, but I believe that Inner Moka is going to stay as the dominant personality, for longer periods of time, compared to the previous arcs - maybe to the point, where she is going to permanently stay as the dominant personality - after all, with Tsukune becoming a little stronger then he was before, he won't need to release Inner Moka from the seal as often as he did before... not to mention that, I think that Inner Moka should also gain some access to her Shinso abilities, considering the fact that Tsukune has already obtained some limited access to the Shinso power that he has inherited from Moka - and as you know, the thing that prevents that from happening, is the Rosario and Outer Moka's existence.
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That statement: "Am I..... dreaming?"
.....She's been dreaming about this? .___.
Anyhow, yes, I believe that Tsukune has massive potential. Obviously, for him to be compared to Alucard, means that he's on a fast track to one of the strongest beings in existence.
So in a epilogue, I expect Tsukune to be Moka's equal, or more of her protector, which is stressed quite a bit.
They'd fight much like Fong-Fong parents, only that they can't be beaten....
....Which is pretty awesome. xP
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Hmm, the thing I see most likely to happen, should Moka not want to part with her "sister" Outer Moka, I see her asking Fuhai to modify the seal so she can at least release herself at will rather than having to rely on Tsukune to do it. As it is, Kokoa at least has shown that she can "seal" her power whenever she likes to not make a spectacle out of herself with her own power aura, but she can release herself at will, as we see in some panels when her pupil shape changes.
I can see Moka keeping to that form of seal in philosophy just because she releases so much of her aura that nobody even doubts she's a vampire just being in her presence, where as in her seal, nobody can be all that sure about her in that form. If anything, she might want to adopt taking Outer Moka into herself memories, skills and all to help complete the veil of apparent power control.
Or, we might get an rather unexpected resolution to the matter. But because it would be "unexpected", I can't say what kind of solution that could possibly be without reiterating things already explored here.
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1.) I think that you are quite aware of the fact that Tohou Fuhai will be the one who would be fighting Gyokuro - since I don't see anyone else, on the scene that would be strong enough to keep up with Gyokuro, who's true potential remains unknown, but considering how powerful her youkai sensor ability is, I think she is a pretty powerful openent and I honestly doubt that Tohou Fuhai would be capable of defeating her, without putting his life on the line.
In other words, there is a small possibility that he won't survive the events of the current arc, which would automatically make the task of repairing / modifying the seal a lot more difficult / if not impossible.
2.) I think I should remind you that the Rosario is a pretty complicated, and most likely "delicate" seal - that we still don't have enough information about - after all, we still don't know, what Tohou Fuhai has discovered about the Rosario in chapter 29 of the second season.
But if you still remember chapter 29, just looking at a certain section of the seal, has been enough to initiate a rejection signal, causing the seal to close, along with trapping anyone who is close to the seal, when it's "forceful closure" occurs - so taking that into consideration, what do you think needs to be done to be capable of actually modifying a complicated seal like that, since to me, it would be a pretty delicate operation that, most likely can't be done, when the "seal" is in it's current state.
I mean, to me, even repairing it, might be a little problematic.
All, of that makes me lean toward an "unexpected" resolution of this issue, at least at the moment, since we might get some more information on this topic, in the future chapters.
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getting aroundThursday, March 04, 2010
I haven't had the opportunity to meet that many bloggers in "real" life. So, you can only imagine how super excited I was to meet Barb and Heather and hang with them at Knit One. Keana and I have been wanting for that to happen for a pretty long time. It was so much fun, I wish we could have sat there for days knitting and talking. Next time, Keana and I are traveling to see them. Very, very soon.
And guess what? Heather brought me something she KNIT! You can only imagine how thrilled I was. I mean, how often does a knitter get a knit gift? Not often. My mom has made me things in the past. But not for a very long time. Melana made me a gorgeous scarf. (That I wear a lot.) Other than that, this was it. I was speechless. Well, not really. I think I said thank you a bunch, maybe even fought back a tear or two. Even stalked her on the phone on her way home to thank her again.
It's been to the middle school, coffee shop (twice), the stationery store and the car wash.
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Yay for getting to meet fellow bloggers! And even better - bloggers bearing gifts! Sounds like a fun day!ReplyDelete
i'm with libby! i'd try to borrow it too!ReplyDelete
hooray for bloggy meet-ups! i'm planning on meeting ms. upperpond in a few weeks! super excited!
Looks fab on you-so glad you're getting some fun wear and tear out of it, Leslie! So great to see you guys:)ReplyDelete
I want to meet you too! Maybe this summer.ReplyDelete
i am soooo jealous, i would love to have a group of great knitting friends! most of my friends are just admirers of the art:)ReplyDelete
it's great fun to meet blogger friends in real life :) and a special treat to get a handknit gift :) :)ReplyDelete
have a good weekend!
Just wanted you to know I love your blog so much, that I've started knitting class :)ReplyDelete
I really hope to get as good as you are (or at least close!)
Knitted gifts are the best.ReplyDelete
What a wonderful gift. Why is it that we don't give knitted gifts to our knitting friends more often? We've got to change that! Hoping you could tell me if you made your camera strap, if there is a pattern or a site to purchase one? Thank you!ReplyDelete
What a good time! I just had my first knitting meet-up yesterday. Such a good time, to sit in a coffee shop and talk knitting while actually knitting! Meeting in a yarn shop could be even more fun (and dangerous for the wallet)!ReplyDelete
I'm in PA, too (Bucks County), if you're ever looking for a mid-state meet-up!
leslie it is so pretty! i bet that blue is just stunning on you! what a delightful gift! and i am sure heather loves seeing it get around as much as it has!ReplyDelete
Beautiful! I was just thinking I need to knit something for my super knitter neighbor!ReplyDelete
i want to knit with you guys so badly! one of these days! (you know, when i can find a decent chicken-sitter) ;)ReplyDelete
It truly is a rare treat for someone to take the time and care to make something especially for you. I think we who create often forget the squee we bring to others.ReplyDelete
So stinkin cool!!! You do know you have an entire fan club, but really cool that they knit you gifties, you are right, knitters never get knit gifts!ReplyDelete
what a wonderful day with wonderful friends and yarn and gifts...knitted gifts even. so fun for you!ReplyDelete
I didn't know we lived so close!! I live in Cranberry! I clicked on Heathers blog to see if I could find the pattern to the lovely scarf she knit you and saw her post on meeting you....I've never been to Knit One....I go to Yarns Unlimited in Sewickley. What a small world we live in! Well, it looks like I've found my next project!ReplyDelete
looks like it was a wonderful time spent with good friends! you look great in your new knit!ReplyDelete
If you ever come to South Africa please join me for a Cafe Latte or a cup of tea for a knitting session! Contrary to what some people think, it gets very cold here in winter and we sit with our knitting and coffee and get down to some serious chatter.ReplyDelete
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Pentecost should overwhelm us as profoundly as it overwhelmed the disciples. Let's start with them and move to us. The disciples gathered on the Jewish feast of Pentecost, the commemoration of the gift of God's law on Sinai. Recall how powerfully God was experienced in the Exodus, guiding his people with a pillar of fire at night and with overwhelming power on Sinai itself. Pentecost celebrates the law as Israel's particular gift from God: "He proclaims his word to Jacob, his statutes and laws to Israel. He has not done this for any other nation" (Ps 147:19-20).
Recall too how John the Baptist prophesied a baptism "with the Holy Spirit and fire" (Lk 3:16). It was on this great feast day that God fulfilled John's prophesy and brought that same Spirit and fire to the disciples. Today's reading from the Acts of the Apostles describes it: "And suddenly there came from the sky a noise like a strong driving wind.... Then there appeared to them tongues as of fire, which parted and came to rest on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different tongues." This enabled everyone present, including visitors representing many cultures and languages, to "hear them speaking in our own tongues of the mighty acts of God." Here we should think not of the kind of ecstatic prayer Paul addresses in 1 Cor 14, but of an expression of the Gospel going universal. The gift of the Spirit is the final act of the paschal mystery, the final reversal. Just as Christ reversed the curse of Adam, so the Spirit reversed the curse of the tower of Babel, where, due to unrestrained human hubris, God divided humans by different languages and they became incomprehensible to each other. The Spirit now unites, and the church is missioned to the whole world, for God's love and salvation have claimed everyone.
This final act of the paschal mystery now completes Easter with the ultimate divine dispensation: the gift of the Holy Spirit as ours. The center of the universe has now become our center; God is literally ours. This is the point of today's second reading from Galatians. Paul had been arguing for Christian freedom from the law of Moses. The law was holy; it trained and disciplined us well until Christ came, but now that time is over (Gal 3:24). Now is the time of the Spirit. This is our portion.
With this in mind, Paul contrasts the works of the flesh with the fruit of the Spirit. Here flesh (sarx) refers not to the body (soma) but to the soul as dominated by the passions. Paul's list of these works includes everything from sexual immorality to idolatry to conflict among people. The issue of conflict dominates: "enmities, strife, jealousy, anger, quarrels, dissensions, factions, envy...." Contrast this with the fruits of the Spirit, which include "love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control." Notice that Paul is contrasting works of the flesh with fruits of the Spirit. That is, these latter qualities are evidence of the already active Spirit within. Paul's aim is not to prescribe virtuous activities to perform. Rather, he is pointing out what the Spirit looks like.
Everyone knows people whose external lives are morally ordered but whose minds are stubborn, with myopic views, and with hearts narrow or cold. I fear such people may come to the kingdom's gates and hear, "I never knew you" (Mt 7:33). Paul reminds us, "If you are guided by the Spirit, you are not under the law." The law is about obedience, but the Spirit is about love and communion. And those who are alive with the Spirit naturally express the fruit of that communion.
When we chant the hymn Veni, Sancte Spiritus, we seek for what we already have, but have yet to fully realize in our lives. Of course, we can thwart or remain obtuse to the Spirit's activity, but we should not deny that the Spirit is our possession. Is this not overwhelming news? It is all gift, but the gift has been assured. If we have not yet opened it up, now is the time.


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One phone, six individuals and a whole lot of unwrapping.
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One of my favourite curries is this duck with red curry called gaeng phet pet yang. The ingredients will vary a bit from cook to cook. I like to add pineapple, and if available I prefer using rambutan. I add sweet basil, roasted duck, date palm sugar, kaffir lime leaves, cherry tomatoes, pea eggplants if available or I use Asian long eggplant sliced, and red curry paste. I prefer making my own red curry paste but in a pinch Mae Sri or Mae Ploy brands curry pastes work just fine for a faster meal. Tip_ Make a quantity of red curry paste and keep in a glass jar in the refrigerator for quick and tasty meals.
1 1/3 cup coconut cream, reserve 2 tablespoons for garnish
2 1/4 cup coconut milk
8 oz roast duck, boned and thinly sliced
1 1/2 to 2 ounces red curry paste to your taste
2 tablespoons Thai fish sauce
1 tablespoon date palm sugar
2 pair kaffir lime leaves , slivered (remove stem)
1 kaffir lime leaf finely slivered for garnish
1 long Asian eggplant, cut into 1/2 inch slices
1 cup fresh pineapple chunks, canned be used
8 small cherry tomatoes
3/4 cup Thai sweet basil leaves (reserve some for garnish)
Scoup out the coconut cream (thickest part) from can and place into a wok or sauce pan and simmer for a couple of minutes, stirring constantly, until the oil begins to separate.
Add the curry paste, date palm sugar and torn kaffir lime leaves.
Simmer for a few minutes until it becomes fragrant.
Add the cooked duck pieces and eggplant. Allow to simmer for a few minutes to cook. Now add the thin part of the coconut milk and simmer for 4-6 minutes.
Add the pineapple and cherry tomatoes and simmer for 2 minutes. Then add the fish sauce and sweet basil leaves, gently stir them in.
Remove from heat and serve garnished with sliveres of kaffir lime leaf, sweet basil and a few spoonfuls of thick coconut milk. Serve with steamed jasmine rice or mie/noodles (thin somen type noodles)
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Capcom has revealed shipment figures for a number of its key titles from the financial year ending March 31.
The publisher's biggest performer was PSP mega hit Monster Hunter Freedom 3, which has shipped more than 4.6 million units - a figure more than double any other Capcom game in the same period.
Less successful, but by no means a failure, is the 2.2 million shipping Dead Rising 2, the 2 million shipping Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 and 1.6 million shipping Super Street Fighter IV.
Less impressive is the performance of Lost Planet 2, a high profile sequel that only managed to ship 1.5 million units.
Capcom announced that five titles shipping over one million units each in one financial year is a milestone for the company.
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Andre-Pierre Gignac has admitted that Paris Saint-Germain are a "class above" in Ligue 1 as his Olympique de Marseille side prepare to face Olympique Lyonnais on Sunday.
The Parisians, backed by a Qatari benefactor, currently lead the French standings by two points, but while the former Toulouse striker believes this has given them a significant advantage, their recent loss to Reims has blown the title race wide open.
The Stade Velodrome outfit crashed to a 4-1 defeat on home soil in November, and Gignac told Marseille's official website: "We will travel there to get a good result and make amends for the first game.
"PSG are a class above but they lost at Reims last weekend so anything is possible."Rod Fanni, meanwhile, spoke of how Marseille should use their top-of-the-table clash with les Dogues as a statement of intent to their league rivals.
"Lyon are a direct rival for the title. This game is an opportunity to send a message to the teams who are chasing us," the defender added.
However, Lyon stopper Samuel Umititi played down the impact of the tussle at Stade Gerland, claiming that it would be premature to look at the table with still over two months of the season left to run.
"It's too soon to look at the standings," the youngster told Lyon's official website. "There are a lot of matches left, nothing will be done for second place after this game."