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Alico Made in Italy Summit Hiking Boots - Leather (For Men)
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About Alico Made in Italy Summit Hiking Boots - Leather (For Men)
Closeouts. Nestled within the Alps, the Dolomites are known for jagged peaks and deep crevasses that have challenged the climber's craft for centuries. Alico's Summit hiking boots are handcrafted by artisans in this awe-inspiring region and built for exploring rugged landscapes. The durable, full-grain leather upper is water-resistant, and the leather lining and moisture-wicking insole reduce friction and blisters.
- Full-grain Anfibio water-resistant leather upper
- Brushed leather lining
- Metal D-rings and lacing hardware
- Padded, gusseted tongue keeps out dirt and debris
- Sturdy Norwegian welt construction is resoleable
- Removable, perforated insole wicks moisture
- Vibram® lugged rubber outsole
- Made in Italy
- Visit our Hiking Footwear Guide
Specs about Alico Made in Italy Summit Hiking Boots - Leather (For Men)
- Waterproof (All)
- Waterproof materials: Seam-sealed leather
- Fur: Dyed Fox, Fur Origin: Finland
- Upper: Color (01) is smooth leather; color (05) is greased nubuck
- Lining: Brushed Leather
- Removable insole
- Midsole: Leather and Nylon
- Outsole: Vibram® Montagna
- Height: 6"
- Heel height: 1-1/2"
- Weight (pair): 4 lb. 6 oz.
- Made in Italy
- Visit our Hiking Footwear Guide
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4.584722 5 Overall Rating: 4.6 Based on 720 reviews
Most Helpful 5-Star Review
Trust me... these boots are that good!!!
Reviewed by 50th State Scoutmaster from Waipahu, Hawaii on Monday, February 11, 2013
I just picked me up another pair of Alico Summits... and this is the 5th pair of Alico boots that I have purchased. I currently have 2 Alico Tahoes, 1 Alico Guide and now 2 Alico Summits and I can honestly comment on each and every model.
The Alico Tahoe is a good overall hiking shoe that is very c... Read More
The Alico Tahoe is a good overall hiking shoe that is very c... Read More
Excellent BootsVerified Buyer Reviewed by Person who does not buy a pig in a poke from Tennessee on Tuesday, July 31, 2018This is my initial evaluation based on only 20+ miles of use, by an old-school, traditionalist hiker. First, the fit is true. In a heavy boot I always purchase a half size large in order to wear double socks, a light inner & a heavy wool outer sock. In all my walking these boots were able to be tightened to give plenty of freedom in the toe box with no movement in the heel. I've had no hot spots or blister while breaking in these boots. After 20 miles, they are already starting to conform to my feet so that re-adjusting is not necessary every few miles. Second, these are well made boots that should last a long time carrying medium to heavy loads. The one-piece leather upper is thick and will be easy to keep waterproof with normal maintenance. The 6 inch tall collar can be tightened to give full support to my very small ankles. They feel wonderful on both my feet & ankles. And they weigh only four #s total. I will use them for most backpacking except for mountaineering when ill use my 40+ year-old Lowa' s. This was a good purchase & recommend them for anyone needing a medium to heavy backpacking boot.
Superior BootVerified Buyer Reviewed by George from Tucson from Arizona on Monday, July 30, 2018I did a lot of review searches before finally deciding on this boot, but I feel that I made a good choice as these really are well made boots. I like the fact that they can be re-soled as I usually only get about two years on cheaper boots. Although not yet broken in, I have 8 hours on these boots and feel that the fit is far superior to any boots I have had before.
So far so goodVerified Buyer Reviewed by Johnny from Kansas city on Tuesday, July 17, 2018They are beautiful boots and they will be perfect for backpacking. I'm still breaking them and it will be awhile before they're ready for a trip. The only complaint I have has been said before but the insole is hard as a rock so I put new insoles in. It did the trick. Alico knows what they're doing.
Very pleasantly surprised :-)Verified Buyer Reviewed by Frances from SC on Sunday, July 15, 2018Previously I went through 3 pairs of another European-made brand of boots that were extremely comfortable, but I ended up having to prematurely throw them away due to the glue on the soles falling apart. Tired of throwing away expensive boots, I decided to try a different brand with sewn-down soles. Did a lot of research, and found that Alico seems to be one of very few companies still making boots with sewn-down soles. Read a lot of reviews on each of the Alico models I was considering, and finally settled on the Summit.
The boots arrived very quickly. I inserted my own arches bought from my foot doctor, put the boots on, thinking I would have to break them in gradually. But surprise of surprises, they felt surprisingly comfortable right out of the box, and I ended up wearing them all day long. I had ordered the wide size. These boots are shaped very generously around the toes, so I wear heavy socks with them. I wear them just about every day, all day long, and they are becoming even more comfortable as they mold to my feet. The leather is thick and of good quality, the tongue is well padded, they offer good support for my ankles, the soles grip very well, and they appear to be made very well. Plus, at some point in the future, these soles can be replaced and resown. I'm anticipating that these will be the last boots I need for a very long time! :-))))) I'm a very happy camper!!
Sturdy and well-built, but sized wideVerified Buyer Reviewed by Jacob from CA on Sunday, July 15, 2018So far very happy with the the construction of these boots; they are extremely sturdy and well made. The leather lining is feels great and the craftsmanship is really excellent overall. (There only visible imperfection is a cut on the leather on the inside of the tongue.) I did have some difficulty with the sizing. My first pair in my normal size and D width were far too wide, even with thick socks. Sizing a half-size down, the boots are still a very little bit wide, but I don't want go down any further for length. If you have slightly narrow feet like me, I'd advise sizing down a half size.
Alico SummitVerified Buyer Reviewed by hammer from ohio on Wednesday, July 11, 2018So far excellent boot. I was surprised there has been no break-in period. They fit perfectly right out of the box. Great pair of boots! I would recommend them to anyone.
perfect boots!Verified Buyer Reviewed by Poko from Japan on Saturday, May 26, 2018I tried to wear it immediately after it arrived. Even if you walk for a long time with a wonderful fitting like wrapping your legs you will not get tired at all.
Because it is finished with NW Welt recipe, leather is thick and it is sturdy and perfect boots.
Real Test of QualityReviewed by A Naturalist from San Angelo, TX on Thursday, May 24, 2018I waited a while to write a review on these boots. I was originally on the fence about them and wasn't sure if they're what I wanted. I did what most people did; replaced the laces, replaced the insoles with superfeet green, and protected them with Obenauf's. Even after all of that I was still unsure. I wore them around the house a little, ran some errands in them, and did some light hiking. Still uncertain. I decided to take them to Big Bend National Park for my Natural History of Bats course for a real test of quality. During the first few hikes they hurt my feet a bit. But as the days passed, I noticed my feet didn't hurt anymore. I also noticed how well they worked on the rocky terrain, from sharp slate to worn down sandstone. And then the flash flood hit. We were on the road right outside of the Basin and had to dig out a path from all of the silt, rocks and mud pushed there by the flood waters. I was up to my ankles in water and mud and didn't feel my feet get wet or dirty at all. After we got home from the trip, I cleaned them and reapplied some obenaufs. I'd say they look and feel better than when I first got them. I think they'll give me a lot of comfort and durability for a long time. And those pictures are from AFTER the flash flood.
Great boot fair priceVerified Buyer Reviewed by Ken Landscaper from Scarborough Maine on Monday, May 14, 2018I have been buying these boots repeatedly for years. When I wear out one I buy another. They break in so easily. I'm not sure I have ever had a blister. That is why I keep coming back. I wear these for my landscaping work. I have purchased the Guide version of this boot before which is much stiffer. If you need more support that is the one I would get, but know that it will take some time to break in.
Just bought 2nd pairVerified Buyer Reviewed by David from SE Connecticut on Tuesday, May 8, 2018I bought three pair of mid-weight hiking boots, expected to pick the best made, best-fitting pair and return the other two. In the end, I chose these boots over Merrill and Asolo. I wear an 11 Wide and the Merrill (beautiful!) weren't wide enough and the Asolo's didn't seem to be up to the Alico's build quality.
Why did I buy a second pair? Well, I have had these boots for a year and hike weekly with a 30-40 pound pack. Excellent woods boots! However, I just spent 10-days camping in the high deserts of north-western Nevada and these boots were incredible. Snow, rain, mud--all good. Super comfy, laughed at the razor-sharp shale that sliced TWO of my SUV's tires. Came home, washed them, treated them and they look almost factory-fresh. These boots are remarkable! Buy them, but buy two pair because I think Sierra is the only distributor and who knows how long availability will last.
Question & Answer
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"How would these boots work on hot weather desert hiking?
No gore-text which is great, but the full grain leather would not be very breathable, would it? "
leather does breathe. it has pores. see this
This would be a good choice for desert hiking in rugged terrain. The full grain leather is more breathable than many synthetic boots and provides more protection from rocks. The Alico Tahoe is lighter so may be a better choice. It has a knit liner which wicks moisture to keep your feet dry. I have both models and would choose the Tahoes over the Summits for desert hiking, unless I was carrying a heavy pack and scrambling off trail.
I live in Tucson and only noticed that my feet were comfortable all day. My feet never felt hot. I also felt secure that cactus and thorns would not puncutre my soles or leather uppers.
These would not be good for the hot desert. They are better suited to a wet environment or hiking up a mountain. These boots are good for just about anything except hot weather. They are thick, sturdy leather boots and not very breathable. I dont like to wear them during the summer if I can help it but if i go way out into rough terrain i do wear them for the extra protection. The tahoe's might be a better choice if your dead set on getting leather boots. They are an all around lighter boot. I only own the summit boots though and not the tahoe so take that with a grain of salt. If I were going hiking in the desert I would go with a synthetic light boot but that's just me.
"Considering that these are all leather and old school, what kind of clothes should be worn with them when hiking and backpacking? Do old school boots go better with old school clothes? Or can they work well with the nylon hiking pants worn nowadays? "
Old School clothes are mandatory with these boots. Perhaps a pair of Lederhosen? They just wouldn't go well with those new hipster knickers the kids are wearing these days. You definitely don't want to try a top knot or man bun with these babies. No way to pull that off with boots such as these.
In my opinion you can wear these with anything. When it comes to socks I prefer Darn Tough wool socks. If you haven't tried those socks give them a try. These boots combined with those socks never smell, and no sweat. Style wise these boots work with everything.
I'm in my seventies & have been hiking/backpacking for over 50 years. While I love these old school boots, I mix & match the new & old based on functionality. I love the newer clothes that include sun protection, insect protection (Insect Shield), & odor prevention, as well as being very light & packable. In addition, much of the newer gear has better features. My old Kelty Tioga pack in not near as comfortable as current backpacks that have internal frames that are incredibly adjustable for a better fit, better pocket configurations, sternum straps, lighter weight, etc. At the same time, my ancient Gerry winter sleeping bag & The North Face Crysalis (sp) summer bag have retained their functionality.
If an old school item still does the job well, use it. If the newer designs & materials are better, use them.
These boots (and all Alico boots I have 3 pair different) go well with any clothes. I wear mine with very lightweight synthetic Columbia PFG fishing pants and an Exofficio Airstrip synthetic shirt. Synthetic liner socks and synthetic Wrightsock over the liner. Also a synthetic hat. Julbo sunglasses. :-)
My opinion is that comfort is more important than style. I wear clothing to fit the situation.
I'm a piker amateur hiker who just wanted a nice leather hiking boot that holds up after 5 years. I wear cheap WalMart "Russell" brand nylon air breathing T shirts and regular cotton jeans.
They work fine with any fabric of pant. I really don't understand the question.
"Can you describe the Summit shank? Is it a full shank or a partial shank? If partial, is it 1/2...3/4? Please compare and contrast with the Tahoe (which I own)."
The shank is a 3/4. It seems a bit stiffer that the Tahoe (I also own a pair of Tahoes). I am glad that I bought the boot because of the extra ankle protection. Much better than the Tahoes.
I don't consider the boot to have a shank.
it is a 1/2 steel shank in the Alico Summit.
you might check this review out
also try this
"My feet (without socks) are 29,4 cm long and of average width (D) : should I take size 12 or size 13 ? M or W ? Thanks !"
I would guess you are an 11.5 or 12 Medium. If the boot is too small you will be unable to wear it. If it is too big, you can probably make up the slack with a thick sock. If you want to save time, order a few different sizes and send back the ones that do not fit. Try them on with the socks that you plan on using. As long as you wear them strictly indoors and leave the tags on and save all the packaging STP is great on returns.
My boots are size 13 (US), which is also size 12 (UK), or size 47 (EU). When I use a metric scale I'm between 28 and 28.5 cm. I suggest you have your foot measured at a store, try on various boots, and pick the size that feels good to you. You will most likely be a 1/2 size larger than me, or 13 1/2. But they may not have 1/2 sizes after 13 (US).
My first pair received didn't fit, so I estimated how to adjust the size and width, which for me was keep the same width and increase the size by 1/2 size. The new pair arrived, and I'm breaking them in for the last couple months. So far, so good.
These are stiff boots, I'm doing 2 hour hikes, done about 6 hikes so far, still breaking the boots in, get better each each hike.
Bon jour, I looked it up on the internet and a 29.4 centimeter foot is 11.6 inches long. This corresponds to size 13.
Bon Jour, J'ai regardé sur Internet et un pied de 29,4 centimètres est 11,6 pouces de long. Cela correspond à la taille 13 largeur moyenne
I would go up a size. I did and I'm glad. I can see from reviews that a lot of folks find these true to size but I found them a bit short. The last thing you want is to be banging the end of your nails on descents. That being said, the toebox is roomy width wise. I took a size up but stuck with a M width.
Sorry for late reply, was in Peru for hiking. I am not an expert but I believe that you should take size 13 as you will be wearing some socks and with medium width. As for me, I like to wear thick hiking socks and now the width of my boots are becoming a little loose and can pull the lace a little tighter. Hope that helps.
"There isn't much for women to chose from in this type of boot. How do you size for a woman. I wear between a 9 1/2 and 10 in women's boots and never purchased hiking boots before. These got great reviews and want to try them."
My wife wears a 8 1/2! She bought the men's 7, and it fits fine! She went to a store to check sizes. Since no women 8 1/2, she tried on a couple different boots for men that are 7's. Worked for her! PS - she got the Tahoe! A little lower on the angle than the Summit.
There is a 1.5 size difference length. width is same. so buy men's boots smaller to get women's sizes. 10 - 1.5 = 8.5. 9.5 - 1.5 = 8.0. So you might be looking at men's boots in the 8.0 to 8.5 range. Depending on thickness of your socks you can adjust if you get too big of a boot, but if you are too small of a boot then you are out of luck. Also - UK sizing is different than USA sizing. Now i would think that women's heels tend to usually run more narrow than men's, so if your heels look narrow they might slip in a wide boot, go for a medium width if given a choice. In general, until you are familiar with a brand's last, ordering online you should be prepared for a lot of incorrect fits. STP has a great return policy which you probably will need. Good Luck. https://www.shiekhshoes.com/t-SizeChart.aspx
Hi Yogibear, for me it was trial and error. From my findings, the boots runs true to size. Go to a department store and have your foot measure, or you can do it at home with socks on and using guide from one of the website for boots sizing, such as:
That is the website I use to get my boot size.
I think that would give you a more correct sizing. When you try on the boots, make sure the length is right, the width needs to be a little snug as the boots will widen a little after breaking in.
To exchange for another boots is $2.95, it's not that bad. Remember to use SHIP89 coupon code.
Hmm. The size 10 men's was too short for my normal men's 10.
The return size 10 1/2 fit perfect for my 10 men's (I'm 10 men's in all my other shoes).
My guess a men's 10 would thus be if anything just right for a woman's 10 or it might be a fraction too big.
That's my best guess.
These boots I've taken on 5-6 one hour hikes and still breaking them in and they are stiff but comfortable.
Feel better each hike.
I'm a narrow medium width and the 10 1/2 mediums suit my narrowish foot fine.
They are made to really give your ankles strength carrying a full pack and do hours of trudging. For days at a time.
I like the stiff but comfortable support.
If avg women's is 1/2 size below same number for men's then the sizing in medium of these if I were you give the same men's size as yours a try and just return and adjust. Their return policy I found easy and fast.
"What's the best way to treat these boots? I was thinking of using Obenauf's or Mink oil. Which should I use, and should I use anything else? "
I am from a 'snowy' state (Idaho) and so I use a product called snow seal. This also helps the boots waterproofness.
Obenhauf's very lightly at first works great for me. Rub it carefully into the stitched area of the welt.
"Would these also do well with everyday wear and working? "
Yes. These boots are heavy duty. The leather is thick and sturdy. Beefy old school vibram soles that can be resoled by any competent cobbler. If I was working wear I needed boots everyday, I'd be wearing these.
I'd use them everyday, personally, no problem. I bought them thinking if I still worked on the commune farm, these'd be perfect for all the daily hiking around the farm I used to do. Heavy trenching/shoveling all day shoveling, I'd be careful with, though, since these are for walking while carrying loads like a pack or stuff, on uneven terrain, like hiking. So shoveling might damage them, but for all the boots I tried for shoveling, these'd work, but I'd hate to use them for trench working. But above ground chores on a farm, they'd be overkill.
As long as, you don't have athlete's foot will be comfortable boots at the job site.
These could probably be used for everyday wear, but that greatly depends on the wearer.
"Please give me the dimensions of this shoe: total length, toe box width, ball of foot width, and heel-to-top of boot height. Thanks!"
I bought a 10D. Too small for my 10 foot, I have a narrow-ish foot, the width was great. The length of the 10 was a tab too short.
I bought the 10 1/2D and that fit my narrowish 10 foot perfectly.
If you are a wider than normal foot, you might wish to go for their W width. And like I said, their 10 was too short for my 10 foot, but their 10.5 works perfectly for me.
I don't know how to measure for your question. Would that be inside dimensions or outside? Is that done with special shoe store measuring equipment?
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"Boots starts size 8 I am size 7 or 7.5 is this going to cause a problem
.My foot measures 10 " please advise"
According to our fit team this item is running true to size. Due to the nature of the closeout business, we often receive items in limited quantities. Therefore, some sizes and colors can sell out quickly. Occasionally we are able to reorder a product, but closeout items are typically unable to be reordered. We suggest signing up for the My Updates as the best way to monitor incoming products. You will receive email notifications of our newest stock items.
I wear an 11.5 in most sneakers, an 11 in dress shoes, 12 in nike sneakers. I bought an 11 in these and they fit pretty well out of the box. I have a fairly narrow foot, so though the length is good but there is a little too much volume in these, but that is easily addressed with socks and insoles. My guess is an 8 will be too big for you. These are great boots - I hope you are able to get some that fit.


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A stunning black background with our American Flag in all it's glory. Goes well with any of the Kaufman BSA prints.
Robert Kaufman's Kona cotton is really of the highest quality. Pristine, new, smell-free, crisp and clean. Cut from the bolt. A rare print no longer in production. We have very limited stock left.
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|2010-09-15, 06:23
|Link #101
You are Dominated!
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Earth
Age: 29
Episode 10 and 11 were really good. I'm glad that the 2 parter concluded the Lake Zone arc instead of the usual three. The pacing was better and I think it is the best arc so far. Everyone got his or her development, especially Akari.
We got some new players, namely the Knightmon and PawnChessmon. I really like Knightmon, kinda narmmy. Shoutmon x4 Plus looks great, I hope it's not the last time we see him. Not interest in Bastemon at all. Also, MetalGreymon kicked so much ass and Kiriha was really cool. I wish there will be Blue Flame centric episodes later on.
Lilithmon was ok...she's a bit crazy. The Daipenmon was all kind of awesome
Now...2 weeks long wait
|2010-09-16, 11:28
|Link #103
User of the "Fast Draw"
Was some nice development for Akari. Can't really blame her not feeling needed there. With Taiki holding the Xros Loader the other humans have limited usefulness.
|2010-09-16, 21:56
|Link #104
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Kiriha reminds me of kaiba from yugioh..
Akari and Zenjirou doesn't seem to feature much. Wonder what;s their fate? Stay as sidekick to taiki?
Xros heart is more about unity is strength. Many of small digimon unite to overcome hurdles. Pickmon and starmon are small and cute. Shoutmon is another funny digimon. LOL at him getting thrown rock by cutemon.
|2010-09-18, 03:39
|Link #107
Senior Member
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|2010-10-01, 06:20
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So I've been watching this series since it started, and so far, it's pretty good. Not quite up to the level of the original Adventure, but definitely enjoyable, and I feel it's been getting better and better for each episode, with the latest two-parter being completely epic. And they finally gave all the human leads a chance to shine, yay! (Akari's complete lack of plot-significance has been one of my biggest problems with the show so far, so I'm glad to see they finally gave her something to do.)
Also, I've just finished translating the three songs on the We Are Xros Heart single that came out a few days ago...
Spoiler for We Are Xros Heart!:
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|2010-10-03, 05:32
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Location: Fair Oaks, California
Age: 29
I have a question, why is there no legal streaming method to watch this show subbed, and when will there be a legal way to watch it subbed?
(I am not complaining or anything, I prefer downloading)
|2010-10-15, 21:55
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Episode 12. Sand Zone and the Great Adventure in the Ruins
Hi, minna-san!
The long, month wait's over.
This week Digimon Xros Wars resumed with its twelfth episode's broadcast.
My thoughts about this episode were that broke the formulaic pattern of the first episodes, and it was so hilariously funny.
Regarding the formulaic pattern getting broke...
|2010-11-10, 12:04
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This series has picked up the pace. The Sand Zone started off lame, but with Baalmon's backstory and evolution into Beelzebumon, it was awesome. It gets even better in episode 15, first chapter of Heaven Zone. We were quickly thrown into some serious fights and plot development and X4B made his first appearance here. He looks far better animated compared to the toy. I am eager for the next episode, DarkKnightmon!!!
|2010-11-11, 11:56
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User of the "Fast Draw"
Yeah things have definitely picked up. Though was surprised by X4B. Thought a combination with Beelzebumon would involve getting wings. Instead gets four legs...nothing outright wrong with that, just surprised. Well guess technically they have wings, just not very prominent ones.
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|2010-11-12, 20:42
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Episode 14. Warrior Beelzebumon Dances!!
So, in a short span of two episodes we got another thundering, awesome, and awestruck super-episode like it was for the double-episode 10-11.
The production values skyrocketed by the second-half of this episode, and the music was not only enjoyable but superb to my liking, for example, two scenes: Taiki healing Ba'almon, and Ba'almon urging Taiki to get to his friends.
Ba'almon's past was fairly fleshed and complimented several aspects of his current personality, although it felt a little cheap that the writers chose to deliver all-out of Ba'almon's past in one episode; for both Dorurumon and Cutemon's flashback stories they were delivered bits of their pasts in several episodes before the big pie was revealed.
|2010-11-21, 19:59
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Episode 15. Heaven Zone, Deception in Paradise!
Seen the fifteenth episode.
This was a very best episode. Dondokomon, at last, had a major role with the course of the plot's issue for this episode.
The highlight was the definite:
Anyone knows the name of the new Digi-Xros theme played when Shoutmon X4B battled SlashAngemon?
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A polish railroad is when a male recieves anal penetration from two other males simultaneously. The motion of the act is perhaps the most important part. The two penetrating males move in and out in opposite motion meaning as one goes in, one comes out. The motion of the two males in junction with the two penises in the third males anus (the rails) is aptly named the Polish Railroad.
Cam took a ride on the Polish Railroad lead by his two conductors Bill and Luke in Nellie's bed last night.
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Event's Cloud-Computing Discussion Will Feature Contributions From Members of Silicon Valley Web Builder (SVWB)
Event's Cloud-Computing Discussion Will Feature Contributions From Members of Silicon Valley Web Builder (SVWB)
FREMONT, CA--(Marketwire - Nov 28, 2012) - Hurricane Electric, the world's largest IPv6-native Internet backbone and leading colocation provider, today announced that it will be hosting its final carrier networking event of the year at its Fremont 2 facility tonight at 6:00 p.m.
The event will allow Hurricane Electric's customers to discuss bandwidth needs and telecommunications trends with carriers at the data center. Carriers confirmed for the evening include:
Participants will also have the opportunity to join members of Silicon Valley Web Builder in a discussion, led by MongoLab's Ben Wen, of the latest data manipulation and representation technologies for mobile and cloud-based software solutions.
Engineers from Hurricane Electric will be present to discuss Hurricane's expansion plans and answer any questions about its network and data centers. Representatives from equipment manufacturers like Lopoco and SuperMicro will also be available for questions.
"Hurricane Electric is delighted with how these quarterly events have grown in the just the last year," said Mike Leber, President of Hurricane Electric. "Hurricane Electric is happy to foster an environment where our customers and carriers build a rapport and discuss connectivity needs and challenges together."
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You can't beat a system you can't understand
You can't beat a system you can't understand
Crime — cashing in on a multi-billion dollar industry
Our crack research department brought a, shall we say, rather delicate subject to my attention.
I'm not sure how this slipped passed the proper authorities, but it apparently did, and I believe it is a subject that needs to be addressed. If, as good journalists, we look at all situations with an unbiased view, and give every side of every story equal consideration and coverage, then, from the perspective of the criminal, crime has become one of the nation's leading industries, and a business that our economy couldn't survive without. I find this to be a little disturbing.
For instance, these Bureau of Justice statistics are, quite frankly, more than disturbing: Direct expenditures for police protection, judicial and legal services and correctional activities in 2001 in the United States cost the public a record $167 billion for local, state, and federal governments. That's a lot o' dough. And there's more. If it wasn't for crime, 870,000 police officers nationwide would be out of work. Crime employs one officer for every 370 people.
In other words, if criminals just stopped working, 870,000 people would be instantly looking for jobs. And what about people employed by the peripheral businesses directly related to crime? You know — security guards, lock manufacturers, burglar alarm companies, insurance companies, and a host of other products and services supported by crime would no longer be necessary.
Of course, we would need a police force to handle murders, domestic violence and other socalled crimes of passion, but those are a very small percentage of the crimes committed when you look at the overall picture. Most crimes are committed for profit. And the profits are huge for the criminals and the people chasing them. It's as if one feeds the other.
For instance, according to U.S. government estimates, the drug business did a booming $60 billion dollars last year, and robbery victims lost approximately $514 million, while embezzlement grossed $27 billion, and Medicaid fraud alone cost taxpayers $40 billion dollars. These are staggering figures. However, the criminals spent all that money, adding fuel to the economy. Let's face it — successful criminals live well, and many legitimate businesses enjoy the benefits of their successes.
Now, let's not forget the one major business that could not do without crime — the business of law. Somehow, I can't see Alan Dershowitz bagging groceries because he doesn't have any clients. And I do not believe I ever heard of a lawyer in good standing waiting in line at the unemployment office. They have plenty of work if they want it.
One of the major reasons the criminal element does so well is that they have a huge publicity department and advertising program — it's called the television and movie industry. Twenty-five percent of prime time television programming is crime related. And I don't know where to start with the movies. Crime movies go back a long way.
If it wasn't for crime, James Cagney would have had to make his living as a hoofer in vaudeville. Jack Webb of "Dragnet" fame would have bored himself to death with his sparkling personality, and Bruce Willis would just be another out-of-work bald guy.
Even the publishing industry would suffer heavy losses without crime. John Grisham would be making a living coaching gradeschool baseball. Sherlock Holmes would never have existed, and Elmore Leonard would be writing comedies — well, comedies that aren't crime related.
I also find the new television shows, like "CSI," to be absolutely mind-boggling. They offer criminals step-by-step instructions on how to better perform their tasks by demonstrating the latest in crime busting technology. It's like a college course called Crime 101. And the unreality of the reality crime shows is that the good guys always win. Real criminals know this isn't true. Most crimes are not solved. And the publicity given to criminals and criminal activity encourages their behavior.
The so-called icing on the cake, however, is the biggest perpetrator of all, white-collar crime. According to FBI statistics, white-collar crime costs the American public $300 billion annually, dwarfing all other larcenous endeavors. It is also the least legislated, penalized or enforced of all criminal pursuits.
And the way these crimes are described in the media makes the effort rather attractive. How many times have you heard news commentators say things like, "Finally brought to justice after two decades of bilking the public?" That means some criminal ran a successful business for 20 years before doing something stupid to get caught. And during that period, I'm sure he didn't live like a pauper.
I'm not saying we should start a "support your local gangster" campaign, but since revenues generated by crime exceed our gross national product, I do think the way crime is perceived and glamorized needs examining. Our economy appears to be highly dependent on the success of the criminal element, or, it's just a strange part of that system we can't understand.


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No Pants Day Takes Off Across The Globe (Photos)
Yesterday, subway riders around the world "debriefed" for the annual No Pants Subway Ride—a yearly prank where people ride the subway "pants-free" while keeping a straight face.
From Stockholm to Mexico City, hoards of commuters left their pride at the door & let their drawers do the walking. See a few images from the shameless prank in the following gallery.
(Images courtesy of CT Post)


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Eight snaps. In a bulging Coliseum that shook with roars and swayed with groans, one football season for two teams was defined in eight snaps.
That's all it took. On a Saturday night when one team rose to the national championship game while the other blew into an outpost bowl like a sad tumbleweed, the difference between them could be found in eight snaps.
The inspirational brilliance of Notre Dame, the utter chaos of USC, everything illuminated in a 22-13 Irish victory that could be described in those eight snaps.
"We had a shot," Trojans Coach Lane Kiffin said late Saturday.
But they missed that shot. Again. In particular, Kiffin missed that shot. Again. The coach who has enraged fans with his play-calling and game management unfurled more mind-bending strategy that turned this game on its ear hole during the fourth-quarter goal-line sequence found in those eight snaps.


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Püttgen KB. "Diagnosis and management of infantile hemangiomas." Pediatr Clin North Am. 2014 Apr;61(2):383-402. doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2013.11.010. Epub 2014 Feb 18. Review.
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Puttgen KB, Summerer B, Schneider J, Cohen BA, Boss EF, Bauman NM. "Cardiovascular and blood glucose parameters in infants during propranolol initiation for treatment of symptomatic infantile hemangiomas." Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2013 Sep;122(9):550-4.
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Drolet BA, Frommelt PC, Chamlin SL, Haggstrom A, Bauman NM, Chiu YE, Chun RH, Garzon MC, Holland KE, Liberman L, MacLellan-Tobert S, Mancini AJ, Metry D, Puttgen KB, Seefeldt M, Sidbury R, Ward KM, Blei F, Baselga E, Cassidy L, Darrow DH, Joachim S, Kwon EK, Martin K, Perkins J, Siegel DH, Boucek RJ, Frieden IJ. "Initiation and use of propranolol for infantile hemangioma: report of a consensus conference." Pediatrics. 2013 Jan;131(1):128-40. doi: 10.1542/peds.2012-1691. Epub 2012 Dec 24. Review.
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With sorrow tinged by pride, Boston and Massachusetts paused Monday, exactly one week after the Marathon bombings, for a moment of quiet to reflect on lives lost, limbs shattered, and countless acts of heroism.
The tributes stretched across the city from Ashmont to Copley Square and from Cambridge to Watertown, where police who had pursued two suspects in a running shoot-out stood in still, solemn ranks on Main Street.
At precisely 2:50 p.m., the contrast in Copley Square with the scene there on Patriots Day was the difference between calm and carnage. A thousand pairs of eyes, many welling with tears, gazed down Boylston Street toward the place where two explosions killed three people and injured 282.
Near Copley Square, as elsewhere, what was intended to be 60 seconds of silence continued far longer. In Ashmont's Peabody Square, where 8-year-old bombing victim Martin Richard lived, one minute became six at a ceremony attended by Mayor Thomas M. Menino and US Senator Elizabeth Warren. At Boylston and Berkeley streets, in the Back Bay, the silence stretched for 10 minutes.
"I feel like I was compelled to be here," said Mikele Rauch of Newton, who stood beneath a brilliant canopy of magnolia blossoms on Boylston Street. "It seems like a sacred place."
On a weekday when the city is normally buzzing with noise and movement, tens of thousands stopped in place, profoundly silent, almost immobile during the mass display of remembrance and respect.
Standing on the steps of the State House, Governor Deval Patrick spoke briefly before bowing his head with many of the Commonwealth's top elected officials and scores of state legislators and staff.
After one minute, Patrick looked up, thanked the crowd, and said: "God bless the people of Massachusetts. Boston strong."
At Faneuil Hall, a frigid wind had swept the square of people, until, all at once, it filled with people. They came from office towers and tourist shops inside Quincy Market. They arrived without jackets, wearing name tags from the boutiques and hotels where they worked.
Several hundred people gathered in a moment. Joan Ferraro was part of the rush, arriving cold from the Millennium Bostonian Hotel, where she is director of marketing. "How could I not come?" Ferraro, of Swampscott, asked as she used her forefinger to catch a tear in the corner of her eye. "It's special to all of us."
In Downtown Crossing, pedestrians stopped midsidewalk and stood silently with hands folded. A small crowd gathered at the Irish Famine Memorial.
Even the very young seemed to recognize the importance of the gesture. When Cynthia Paris Jeffries, principal of the Blackstone Elementary School in the South End, announced the moment of silence, some fourth-graders abruptly stopped working on a math problem. Others stopped loading their backpacks, even as dismissal time approached.
Then they stood up, and, like thousands of their elders, none of the children spoke a word.
In Cambridge, hundreds of MIT students, faculty, and staff gathered in memory of university police Officer Sean Collier, fatally shot Thursday, allegedly by bombing suspects Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
At the Parkman Bandstand on Boston Common, students from the New England Conservatory played Beethoven's funeral march, the second movement of his Third Symphony, to about 100 bystanders after the moment of silence.
On the MBTA's Red Line platform at Park Street Station, the music stopped. Roland Tumble, a regular performer at subway stops, plucked at an electric guitar until 2:47 p.m., when a T employee asked if he could pause.
"Of course," Tumble said, nodding his head. "That's an important thing to do."
Subway riders, however, continued to chat. As a train's doors opened, some checked their watches and bobbed their heads to headphones. The moment passed, and the train set off on its journey.
There was no lack of awareness at Boylston and Hereford streets, the final turn on the Marathon course, where the Engine 33/Ladder 15 firehouse sits. More than 200 people filled the intersection with a cross-section of Boston and the region: Michigan-born twins who attend the Berklee College of Music, Vermonters in the city for a Red Sox game, Back Bay mothers pushing strollers, older women walking dogs, and male joggers running past.
Joel Karas, who lives on the border of he Fenway and the Back Bay, rushed to the barricade just before the moment of silence to thank a police officer. A week before, Karas and his wife had been finishing lunch at L'Espalier restaurant, looking out on Boylston Street when the explosions occurred. They escaped through the kitchen and dashed to the reflecting pool at the Christian Science Center.
"I wanted to make sure I was here today," Karas said. "I was here. It affected me. But we are a strong city, strong people. We're not going to let the actions of a few young terrorists change us."
That strength was evident in Peabody Square, where 125 people joined Menino and Warren before the 104-year-old clock, whose time had been frozen at 2:50 since the day after the Marathon.
On Monday, at precisely that time, clock keeper Jeffrey Gonyeau nudged a pendulum to restart the neighborhood landmark. He tiptoed around dozens of bouquets and hand-scrawled notes, stuffed animals, and Bruins pennants, left at the base of the clock for Martin Richard and his family. The boy's mother and sister were severely injured.
One minute into the observance, the bells tolled at nearby All Saints Church. First, a dozen higher-pitched tones to command attention. Then, 11 "tellers," in the English tradition, three to announce the death of a child, eight more for his age.
At Boylston and Berkeley streets, few seemed to want to leave. They stood straight and still, respectful, mournful, seemingly lost in thoughts of tragedy and recovery.
Then, in an echo of Peabody Square, a church bell pealed. And another, from the Back Bay to Faneuil Hall to the Park Street Church. And slowly, across the city, the crowds began to disperse, as quietly as they had gathered.Stephanie Ebbert, Michael Levenson, Joshua Miller, Jim O'Sullivan, Martine Powers, Andrew Ryan, and James Vaznis of the Globe staff and Globe correspondents Jeremy C. Fox and Jaclyn Reiss contributed to this report. Brian MacQuarrie can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com; Eric Moskowitz at email@example.com.


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What are your hobbies?
I'm a creative person. I do a lot of drawing, I knit, I hoola hoop like crazy, and I paint teacups.
Why the interest in hoola hooping?
I like documentary films. One was on Cirque du Soleil, and they had this girl who was hoola hooping. My grandpa always says I'm going to join the circus, so I thought 'I'll learn the hoola hoop, and maybe I'll have a chance.
What about the knitting?
I'm cheap, and I don't want to buy my own scarves, so I learned how to knit. Now I have people in a knitting frenzy at school.
What are your plans beyond high school?
I'm turning in my scholarship for the Art Institute [in Milwaukee]. I also recently got a faculty scholarship if I go to that school, but I'm undecided at the moment.
Any particular schools you're interested in?
None are in Illinois. I want to venture out. I applied to the Art Institutes in Milwaukee and Minneapolis, the Art and Design School in Columbus, Ohio, and Carthage [College] in Kenosha [Wis.] They've all accepted me.
Leaning toward any of them?
I recently went up to Milwaukee, and I fell in love with the whole art ward. And I like the businesses around there. I'm a nerd and I will look up things in the town or city I'm going to live in and try to get a job there.
Did you always know what you wanted to be when you grew up?
I thought I was going to be a fashion designer. I would force my little sisters into wearing whatever I created and put on fashion shows. I also thought I was going to be a beat boxer.
What's your family like?
We're loud. We're all girls except for my dad. My parents are total opposites. My mom's from up north. I was born in Louisiana, where my dad's from.
How long were in Louisiana?
Until fourth or fifth grade. I still go down because my family is there. We're Cajun. I'm Cajun and German.
Are you into Cajun food?
My mom's been forced to pick up how to make spicy stuff. Don't ask what meat they use. Never ask what meat they use.
What kinds of Cajun foods have you had?
Gumbo. Jambalaya. Turtle soup. I was playing with a turtle outside, and there it was, in my soup. Alligator. Boudan.
Got a favorite?
Boudan. There's two types. One is pig intestines emptied out then stuffed with rice, spices and meat. The other is a breaded ball.
Any other favorite foods?
My grandpa gets me on some weird foods. I love sardines. I could live off sardines, liver sausage and crackers, and I love brats and sauerkraut.
What kind of music to you like?
I have a wide range. My parents are totally different, so when you're in the car with them, I could be listening to DMX the rapper or Toby Keith the country singer. I've learned to love everything. I like a lot of composed music. I like a lot of indie, rock, metal, some rap, blues. I love funk. I like 80s music and techno.
Any TV shows you like to watch?
Pawn Shop. Storage Wars. Duck Dynasty. American Pickers. I like those shows, because I like to collect things, but I never finish a collection.
What about movies? Any that you particulary enjoy?
I love old black-and-white horror films. Swamp Woman is my favorite one. I like the art of it. The camera angles. The music. I like Hitchcock. I'm a huge Resident Evil fan, and the Lord of the Rings.
Anything else you're involved with?
I'm pretty involved with church. I go to St. John's in Ashton. We don't have a youth group there. It's pretty small, but I go to a youth group at Immanuel in Dixon. I'm also part of the Lutheran Youth Organization. I got asked for the second time to go to the national Lutheran convention. A few years ago, I was chosen to be a youth representative. Now, I've been chosen an adult representative of the state.


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U.S. equities posted a solid weekly drop as Wall Street traders fretted about China's economy and financial system.
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 43.2 points, or 0.27%, to 16066, the S&P 500 declined 5.2 points, or 0.28%, to 1841 and the Nasdaq Composite dipped 15 points, or 0.35%, to 4245.
For the week, the Dow stumbled 2.3%, the S&P 500 dropped 2% and the Nasdaq slumped 2.1%.
Wall Street took a beating on Thursday, with the S&P 500 tumbling 1.2% in its worst day since February 3. The move, which landed the broad-market index in the red for the year, was sparked by mounting worries about China and its financial system.
Friday was a fairly quiet day, although the markets extended their losses.
"The data cupboard is almost bare today," analysts at Societe Generale wrote to clients.
Traders had two reports to look through.
The Labor Department reported wholesale inflation fell 0.1% in February from the month prior, while Wall Street expected a 0.2% increase. Excluding the food and energy components, prices fell 0.2%. There have been concerns that low levels of inflation could turn into disinflation and potentially act as a headwind for economic growth.
Meanwhile, a report from Thomson Reuters and the University of Michigan showed consumer sentiment unexpectedly slumped in early March. The gauge fell to 79.9, from 81.6 last month, missing expectations of a rise to 82.
On the corporate front, General Mills (NYSE:GIS) warned its third-quarter profits would fall below Wall Street's expectations. Target (NYSE:TGT) said after the closing bell Thursday that it was aware of a situation that turned into the massive data breach around when it happened, but the information available at the time didn't warrant a further probe.
Elsewhere, U.S. crude oil futures rose 43 cents, or 0.44%, to $98.64 a barrel. Wholesale New York Harbor gasoline advanced 0.05% to $2.944 a gallon. Gold rose $1.40, or 0.11%, to $1,374 a troy ounce.


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Tickets are $13 for adults and $9 for children. For more information, call (870) 673-4201 ext. 1895, visit the Grand Prairie Center box office or log onto www.pccua.edu/gpc.
The traditional "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" poem will be brought to life as the featured performance at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15, at the Grand Prairie Center.
The Arkansas Arts Center Children's Theatre will use Keith Smith's adaptation of the 1822 traditional Christmas poem by Clement Clark Moore.
Originally titled, "A Visit from Saint Nicholas," the performance brings the poem to life in a realistically styled fantasy based upon imaginary speculations about the circumstances that inspired Moore to write the famous poem.
"The story takes place during the late Georgian time period," director John Isner said describing his approach to staging the production. "While we wanted to give flavors, décor and costuming of the time, we also worked hard at communicating the relevance of the story to present-day students.
"While we stay true to the poem and the posture of the time, we have had fun mixing in some modern-isms that I think students will appreciate," Isner said.
The Children's Theatre is the state's only professional company to produce literary works for the stage. It was established in 1979. On Dec. 15, the cast will consist of Aleigha Morton, Cassandra Nary and Jeremy Matthey. Morton serves as tour manager.
It is the second year for the Children's Theatre to perform in Stuttgart.
"The community has been excited about a Christmas themed play during the holiday season," Grand Prairie Center Director Amanda Holsted said. "Attending a live production is a perfect way to create memories during Christmas time."
The organization will also perform a free school production at 9 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 13, through the Grand Prairie Center's School Goes to the Theater program.
It's the first year for the program, which is sponsored by the Arkansas Arts Council, Entergy and Stuttgart Kiwanis Club. The effort introduces local children to the wonders of theater arts, especially children who might never experience live theater if not for this program.
"This is the second performance of the school program," Holsted said. "Our first school program was Ballet Arkansas' presentation of American Images. However, this will be our largest school audience.
"We have over 1,000 children signed up for the show. The children are primarily from Stuttgart and we also have the Elaine/Marvell school district attending," Holsted said.
The Arkansas Arts Center is offering discussion and education guides that teachers can use in the classroom before the children attend the performance. Holsted said, "we hope to introduce the students to performing arts and get them excited about the theatre."
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BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities say they suspect that the woman who gouged out a 6-year-old boy's eyes was his aunt who later killed herself, adding a surprising twist to a gruesome case with conflicting details.
The attack on the boy horrified the Chinese public and added to outrage over violence against children in the wake of a scandal earlier in the year involving teachers sexually abusing young girls. This time, heart-wrenching images and footage of the wailing child in hospital, his eyes bandaged and parents distraught, have circulated on the Internet as news commentaries slammed the brutality of the attack.
"Mama, why is the sky still so dark?" the child has been quoted as saying while recovering in hospital, his parents unable to bring themselves to tell him about his condition.
On Wednesday, police in the city of Linfen in northern Shanxi province confirmed an official Xinhua News Agency report that the boy's aunt Zhang Huiying had been identified as a suspect because his blood was found on her clothes. Six days after the boy was attacked, Zhang killed herself by jumping into a well.
In an interview with the Beijing News published Thursday, Zhang's husband described how the woman's mental state unraveled in her final days.
Xinhua did not cite a possible motive for the aunt to attack the boy.
Initial reports said the boy, Guo Bin, whose also goes by the nickname Bin Bin, had been playing outside his home on the evening of Aug. 24 when he was lured by an unidentified woman into a field where she used a tool to gouge out his eyes. Family members found the boy late at night in a remote area, his face covered in blood, eyelids swollen.
The police finding seemed to conflict with the family's earlier comments on the boy's assailant, which cited him as saying that the woman spoke with an accent from outside the area and had hair that was dyed blonde.
Bin Bin's mother said in a phone interview that the boy was disoriented after the traumatizing attack.
"It is easy to understand that he wasn't clear about the situation," Wang Wenli told The Associated Press. "He said her accent was from another region, but he later amended that. He then said it was a local accent, but he did not say that it was his aunt."
She declined to talk about the police evidence against her sister-in-law, saying: "The police did not tell us anything. I do not know." She also said reports of a dispute between the families were false.
Bin Bin was recovering steadily after a week of treatment, his mother said, while help has poured in from the Chinese public and elsewhere in the form of donations and gifts.
State broadcaster CCTV aired fresh footage of the boy in hospital being guided by a doctor to feel his way around a room with his hands. He's seen singing a children's song to a doctor and playing with a plush toy elephant, teddy bear and other toys.
"He talks to me, and he plays with toys that people have sent him," Wang said. "He still doesn't know that he likely will be blind the rest of his life."
One of the case investigators reached by phone, a police officer in Fenxi county surnamed Liu, referred only to the Xinhua report and refused to answer further questions, saying he was not authorized to speak to the media. Calls to the city and county's police bureaus' propaganda departments rang unanswered.
Wang's brother Wang Wenjun, one of the boy's uncles, also said by phone that Zhang, the aunt, might have been mentally ill, saying it was unclear why she committed suicide.
Speaking to the Beijing News, Zhang's husband Guo Zhicheng said his wife had been a timid person and that he "simply could not understand" how she could be the suspected assailant.
Guo described how a full day of police questioning left his wife frazzled, with her saying she was having difficulty breathing and heard an elderly woman's voice in her head urging her to leave the house.
On the morning of Aug. 30, after telling her husband she'd been taken outside of the house by "that old lady" until 3 a.m., she jumped in the well in the courtyard at home, Guo was quoted as saying.
Associated Press researchers Zhao Liang in Beijing and Fu Ting in Shanghai contributed to this report.


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Today is the last day of the University Press Week Blog Tour and it's finally our turn! Today Peter Dougherty considers the importance of finding foreign language publishers to translate and publish UP-generated works. We are joined by a raft of other publishers considering the various ways university presses are expanding the global reach of the scholarship we publish.
Columbia University Press
|Georgetown University Press
Discusses how Georgetown University Press gives its readers the tools they need to have a global reach themselves through our foreign language learning materials, our international career guides, and our international affairs titles.
|Indiana University Press
|IUP presents an overview of their Mellon-funded Framing the Global project which will develop and disseminate new knowledge, approaches, and methods in the field of global research.
|Johns Hopkins University Press
From book translations to international marketing and the growth of Project MUSE into many different nations, the JHU Press can't help but think beyond the borders of the United States.
|New York University Press
|Chip Rossetti, managing editor of the Library of Arabic Literature (LAL), will discuss the new LAL series, an ambitious international project which comes out of a partnership between NYU Press and NYU Abu Dhabi.
|Princeton University Press
|Peter Dougherty, Press Director, writes about the importance of foreign language translations to the future of university press economic health and fulfillment of our missions.
|University of Wisconsin Press
Press director Sheila Leary profiles the publishing career of Jan Vansina, one of the founders of the field of African history (rather than colonial history). His innovative seven books with the University of Wisconsin Press from the 1960s to the present have continually broken new ground, influencing the historiography of Africa and several related disciplines.
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Saving drug offenders: Hassan's worthy recommendation
February 11. 2014 4:23PM
Gov. Maggie Hassan threw out a lot of so-so ideas in her State of the State address last week. One that was considerably better than so-so was her proposal to replace prison terms with substance abuse treatment for first-time drug-use offenders.
"I do not believe that a young person with a substance problem should end up in jail, prison or with a criminal record on their first offense," she said. "That is why I would support a comprehensive review of our criminal code and our sentences to consider alternative options that will focus on treatment first."
This newspaper has advocated similar changes for years. When a criminal offender is convicted and sentenced to prison, he is not handed over to the state Department of Punishment. He is remanded to the Department of Corrections. That name was chosen with purpose. The point of the prison system is not simply to punish. It is to correct, to reform. Not every criminal will be changed, obviously. But we do many of those who enter our corrections system a disservice by simply locking them up. At the top of that list are drug addicts.
If we can divert addicts from a life of crime rather than seal their fate by sending them untreated to gang school, we will improve the lives of everyone. How to do that is well worth the serious study Gov. Hassan has recommended.


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BLACKSTONE — A local woman was seriously hurt in a car crash near 150 Farm Road on Sunday.
Patricia Cuddy, 20, of Blackstone, was flown to UMass Memorial Medical Center — University Campus in Worcester after her 2000 Honda crashed into a tree just after 3 p.m. She was listed in stable condition Sunday night.
A baby girl, less than a year old, was taken by ambulance to Landmark Medical Center in Woonsocket, R.I., where she was treated and released, according to Police Department spokesman Kyle Gibbons.
Ms. Cuddy's injuries were not believed to be life-threatening but were serious and she was taken by LifeFlight helicopter from a landing zone set up at Fred Hartnett Middle School on Federal Street.
Blackstone firefighters responded with a hydraulic extrication tool. A Woonsocket Rescue ambulance crew also responded to the crash.
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Until a couple of decades ago, the subject of water on the Moon was as dead as the Moon itself — there didn't seem to be a drop of water anywhere. Today, though, planetary scientists are jumping into the subject with all the vigor of children at a pool party. Not only are they finding water, they're also studying its origins and what it can tell us about the evolution of the Moon and Earth.
A couple of months ago, a study reported that the water on the Moon is a chemical match for the water on Earth. That suggests that their water had a common origin.
The Moon likely was born in a "big whack" — a collision between Earth and another planet. The impact sprayed out material that coalesced to make the Moon.
Scientists have thought that the collision vaporized not only any water, but molecules of hydrogen as well — one of the chemical building blocks of water. That would have left the Moon high and dry. So any water on the Moon today must have been deposited there later — by comets, for example.
But a study of tiny amounts of water in moonrocks from two Apollo missions suggests otherwise. The water in these samples matches the water found on Earth. The researchers say the match probably means that some of Earth's water survived the big whack — and was incorporated into the newly formed Moon.
Look for the Moon in the south as night falls. The orange star Antares is to its lower left, with the golden planet Saturn about the same distance to its upper right.
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2013-14: Set season-best times in the 100- (58.01) and 200-yd. breaststroke (2:07.09), as well as the 200-yd. IM (1:55.93) while competing as a exhibition swimmer at the CCSA Championships in Knoxville, Tenn. … The 200 breaststroke time is also a career-best… Achieved his top dual meet finish of the season of third twice, first in the 100 breast at Rider on Oct. 12. and then in the 200 IM against Howard on Jan. 11... Placed 15th in the 100 breast and 20th in the 200-yd. event at the Patriot Invitational.
2012-13: Recorded his top times in the 100-yd. (57.48) and 200-yd. breaststroke (2:08.12) events at the ECAC Championships in Cambridge, Mass. … Achieved his top dual meet finish of second-place while competing in the 200 breast against Howard… Finished 19th in the 100-yd. breast at the Patriot Invitational… Named to the America East Honor Roll.
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Fabrice Muamba visited the Home of FIFA for an informal meeting with FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter and FIFA's Chief Medical Officer Professor Jiri Dvorak. The ex-Bolton Wanderers player, who survived a sudden cardiac arrest on 17 March, came to speak about his experience back then, and also his views for the future.
The former Birmingham City and Arsenal midfielder took some time out to chat with FIFA.com about how he is shaping up now, his recent return to the scene of the accident and also his upbringing in Congo DR.
FIFA.com: You were invited by President Joseph S. Blatter to come to the Home of FIFA, what are you hoping to achieve with your visit?
Fabrice Muamba: I was happy for the invite to come to this wonderful organisation as hopefully we can work together in the future and hopefully we can promote football in many countries to help more people fulfil their dreams and send a positive message. It shows that football's governing body is interested in every single league, every single player – no matter what race you are, no matter where you're from they go out of their way to support you.
How are you at the moment following your cardiac arrest?
Physically I'm in good shape, I'm allowed to exercise now and I'm getting better every single day. I'm still on medication but hopefully I can get back to normality soon and go back to living my life as normal.
You recently went back to White Hart Lane, the scene of the accident, how was that for you?
Emotional, I wanted to be on the spot where I landed and I actually went in and touched the ground there, it was very emotional. There were a lot feelings going through my head at that time, I was thinking 'Why me, have I wronged somebody for me to deserve this?' But ultimately you have to thank god because god is in control of everything and I'm grateful it happened as it's raised awareness of cardiac arrests, of how people in football can work together and I have no regrets because football gave me everything I wished for. We support footballers on another level, and this has shown that when those involved with football gather together they can create amazing results. What happened happened, you can't control it, but the outcome of it was a very good one. We can be very proud of how the medical teams work in football.
I'm grateful it happened as it's raised awareness of cardiac arrests, of how people in football can work together and I have no regrets because football gave me everything I wished for.
In the first few weeks of your recovery how did it impact on you?
It didn't really hit home until I heard the news regarding [Piermario Morosini] who was playing in Italy and it happened to him. I'm just grateful that god and people were there for me to do an extremely good job and keep me in a good condition. I thought, 'Wow, this is bigger than I expected' and that's when it really hit home. I wasn't really aware of what happened until you hear of a fellow professional who was in the same situation who didn't make, when you did, you realise what a big issue this is.
And what have you taken from it all?
You have to treasure your life, it is a precious thing, but you also have to be aware of these things and monitor them. If you have a heart condition please make sure you see a doctor as it needs to be monitored. It's your life, so please make sure you get a check-up by a doctor to make sure you are the right condition in body and mind to be able to participate in whatever sport you want.
You also took quite a different route into football, having left what is now Congo DR as a boy.
I left Congo when I was 11 and came to England when I was coming up to 12-years-old. I left because my dad was a political sufferer; when I went back three months ago I had to keep it very quiet, I came in and left without anyone knowing I was there. They only knew when they saw it on TV and I was already back in England, I just have to keep it quiet to be on the safe side. Regarding Congo we lived a peaceful life, but when you live in an African country and a new regime comes everybody wants to take over and change everything, so a lot of people had to leave at the same time.
Had you already begun playing football at this point?
I was already playing, but not professionally, just with my friends and people I used to hang around with. It was just something that I enjoyed doing but my parents always said that, as long as I got my education sorted first, I would be able to play football. That was always the priority, education first and then football after. From there that's where I got to love game because I could play as much as I wanted once my school work was taken care of.


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Chaz wrote:This is from a discussion on another board and pretty much sums it up:
"[From outside the EU] Goods with a value exceeding £15 (for commercial items including internet/mail order purchases) are generally subject to Customs charges."
"Normally charges are calculated upon the declared value (plus shipping costs and postage for commercial items)".
So it's the 'declared value' the value of the item plus the postage charge. This would pretty much mean almost anything from outside the EU would attract a charge ..
Mark T wrote:Edgar, it's one thing when private individuals ship things and don't declare the true value - but companies who do this can get in a lot of trouble if they are caught. I would be surprised if Ernie B would not always declare the true value, his company seems very professional.
Packages coming into Canada only seem to be subject to our GST (goods and service tax) when the value of the goods exceeds $50 or so and even then they do not include the shipping charge in the value of the goods.
I suppose one way around this would be for members in the EU to have packages shipped to friends which usually only costs $5 or so within the US and then have the friend forward the 'gift' to them in the EU.
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