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42 U.S. Code § 5152 - Use and coordination of relief organizations
§ 5152.
Use and coordination of relief organizations
In providing relief and assistance under this chapter, the President may utilize, with their consent, the personnel and facilities of the American National Red Cross, the Salvation Army, the Mennonite Disaster Service, and other relief or disaster assistance organizations, in the distribution of medicine, food, supplies, or other items, and in the restoration, rehabilitation, or reconstruction of community services housing and essential facilities, whenever the President finds that such utilization is necessary.
The President is authorized to enter into agreements with the American National Red Cross, the Salvation Army, the Mennonite Disaster Service, and other relief or disaster assistance organizations under which the disaster relief activities of such organizations may be coordinated by the Federal coordinating officer whenever such organizations are engaged in providing relief during and after a major disaster or emergency. Any such agreement shall include provisions assuring that use of Federal facilities, supplies, and services will be in compliance with regulations prohibiting duplication of benefits and guaranteeing nondiscrimination promulgated by the President under this chapter, and such other regulation as the President may require.
(Pub. L. 93–288, title III, § 309, formerly § 312, May 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 150; renumbered § 309, Pub. L. 100–707, title I, § 105(f), Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4691.)
References in Text
This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original "this Act", meaning Pub. L. 93–288, May 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 143. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 5121 of this title and Tables.
Prior Provisions
A prior section 309 of Pub. L. 93–288 was renumbered section 306 by Pub. L. 100–707 and is classified to section 5149 of this title.
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|Ryan Dunn
There are always notable names missing from the Academy Awards' In Memoriam montage (i.e. Brad Renfro was notably left out in 2008, after dying a scant month before the ceremony) so it's no surprise that the Academy decided to overlook local "Jackass" star Ryan Dunn, who died June 20 of last year. The Academy fancies itself above the antics of the "Jackass" crew, but Dunn's final filmic foray, "Jackass 3D," grossed $170,321,410 worldwide, $93,869,448 more than best picture winner "The Artist" at the publishing of this blog post. "Jackass 3D" opened to the tune of $50.3 million, making it the best opening for a non-fiction film of all time and IMDB puts it at the second highest grossing U.S. documentary.
While we know box office gross has nothing to do with overall quality, we're just saying including Dunn wouldn't have been completely out of the question.
As I told you last night in my Academy Awards by the Numbers piece, the Death Montage lasted 3:39.9 minutes, so it's understanable that they couldn't include everyone.
Kyle Buchanan at Vulture has more on who was left out of the Death Montage.

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Town of Chapel Hill, NCHome Menu
Notice to Bidders
Tanyard Branch Trail Phase 3
- Department:Parks & Recreation
- Category:Construction
- RFP Number:P17-106 (Rebid)
- Start Date:06/02/2017 1:00 PM
- Close Date:06/12/2017 10:00 AM
Pursuant to Section 143-129 of the General Statutes of North Carolina, sealed proposals for the Tanyard Branch Trail Phase 3 Project (the "Project) to be furnished to the Town of Chapel Hill, N.C. will be received by Zakia Alam, Purchasing and Contracts Manager, at the Town Hall in Meeting Room 301 on the third floor, 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Chapel Hill, N.C., until June 12, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at which time they will be opened and publicly read. Please allow extra time for parking, as it may be necessary to park at the Wallace Parking Deck located at 150 E. Rosemary Street approximately 4 blocks from the Town Hall or at alternative locations.
Prospective bidders may view the Request for Bids and Instructions to Bidders for the proposed project attached below.
Prospective bidders may obtain copies of the project plans and specifications by downloading from the following link - https://stewart-eng.sharefile.com/d-se51e937f4544aa39 or by emailing the design engineer Graham Bruns at firstname.lastname@example.com. He can also be reached at 919-526-0612.
A mandatory pre-bid conference will be held at 2:00 PM on June 6, 2017, at the large Umstead Park picnic shelter, 399 Umstead Drive, Chapel Hill. All potential bidders are hereby notified that attendance at the mandatory pre-bid conference is required for bids to be considered by the Town of Chapel Hill; failure to attend will disqualify bid.
This is a re-bid. Although we urge everyone to attend, any person and/or firm who was in attendance or represented at the original May 16, 2017 Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will not be required to attend this pre-bid conference.
The Project Manager for this project is Bill Webster, Parks and Recreation Department, Town of Chapel Hill. All requests for interpretations related to this RFB must be submitted in writing to the Project Manager at email@example.com by 5:00 PM on June 7, 2017. All responses to timely submitted requests for interpretations will be published in the form of an addendum and emailed to the pre-bid meeting attendees on June 8, 2017.
For questions on the bidding procedures, contact the Town's Purchasing Division at 919-969-5022.
The Town of Chapel Hill reserves the right to reject any and all bids for any reason or no reason and to accept the bid most favorable to the Town of Chapel Hill.
TOWN OF CHAPEL HILL website: www.townofchapelhill.org
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For years, Nissan performance enthusiasts begged the company to bring its flagship, the Skyline GT-R, to the U.S. And for years, Nissan refused.
This caused quite a few GT-R fans to take the matter into their own hands by importing GT-Rs from Japan independently, which became a minor cottage industry. In California, for instance, it isn't unusual to see one of those gray market GT-Rs carving up mountain roads or basking in envious stares at informal car shows.
In 2008, Nissan finally relented, importing the GT-R to the U.S., minus the Skyline name. It's still a rare car here, given the limited production — quite a bit of the GT-R is hand-built — and the price, which is knocking on the $100,000 door. That's a lot of money for the most dedicated GT-R fan, typically a 16-year-old who spends most of study hall sketching the car with massive aftermarket tires and huge spoilers on the back.
But the GT-R has enough fans who have saved up their lunch money to own one of the most sophisticated cars sold in America. And, by the way, one of the fastest.
That's always been the problem with the GT-R. Unlike, say, the Chevrolet Corvette, the GT-R never seems that happy poking around town or idling in the Starbucks drive-through lane. Certainly it can handle such pedestrian duties, but it always seems a little bored, eager to show you what all-wheel drive and its twin-turbocharged, 545-horsepower V-6 can do.
Nissan made some major updates inside and out to the GT-R for 2012, and we thought that was it for a while. But for 2013, Nissan has made another batch of changes to the car, only a few of which are visible outside, and then only to GT-R aficionados, of which we learned there are many who seem to materialize at every gas station or grocery store.
Under the skin, horsepower and torque were increased for 2013; the interior appointments have been fine-tuned; the front bucket seats are much, much better; and the suspension and the transmission have been tweaked to improve performance.
The problem is that the limits of the GT-R are so high, the only way to gauge the success of those changes is on a racetrack, which Nissan provided, along with some 2012 and 2013 GT-Rs to test back to back.
And, yes, at full speed, the 2013 GT-R is decidedly better. Cornering is more precise, though there's no disguising that this is, indeed, a heavy car, approaching two tons. The ride is better too. The extra engine power is noticeable coming out of tight corners, less noticeable on longer straightaways. Fortunately, the big Brembo brakes are superb.
With all-wheel drive and a variety of electronic handling aids, the GT-R is very forgiving, and you'd have to do something pretty stupid on the track to get in serious trouble. Of course, with a zero-to-60 mph time of about three seconds and a top speed of about 196 mph, that opportunity is certainly present.
As always, driven at slower speeds with the windows up and the excellent Bose sound system off, the GT-R makes a lot of interesting little noises — clicks, whirs, hums — all indicating that this very complex car is working hard to make you look good. The transmission is a rear-mounted transaxle, which operates like an automatic transmission but has dual internal clutches to simulate manual shifting. Which you can do, if you want, using little paddles on each side of the steering wheel.
Though it is technically an automatic, it's more of an automated manual, and it works as well as anything you'll find in a Ferrari, Lamborghini or Porsche, and very much improved over the model introduced in 2008. No conventional manual transmission is offered.
Mileage — 16 mpg city, 23 highway — is lousy, but what else would you expect? And don't even think about using regular gas.
In town, even with the electronically controlled suspension on its softest setting, the ride is firm but tolerable even on rough pavement. Inside, the cockpit is busy but moderately intuitive. The GT-R is a four-seater, but we've never seen anyone sit back there.
The 2013 Nissan GT-R is offered in two models: the Premium, tested here, starting at $96,820, or the Black Edition, which gets you Recaro seats, special wheels and tires, and a carbon-fiber rear spoiler for $106,320.
As is true with so many supercars, you have to exercise them on a racetrack to get the full effect of what you are paying for. As a daily driver, the GT-R is a willing companion, but you can almost sense the car's mechanical disappointment when you turn into Starbucks again.


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The Rivershore Foundation presents Rivershore's third annual gala dinner, "Pathways to Excellence," on Wednesday, Sept. 12, at the Niagara Falls Country Club, 505 Mountain View Drive.
Zach Anner, host of the Oprah Winfrey Network's "Rolling with Zach," is this year's special guest. WGRZ Channel 2 news anchor Maryalice Demler will once again serve as mistress of ceremonies.
"This year is our third annual dinner gala. In the broadest sense, this event supports people living with disabilities as they pursue and achieve a meaningful life, which is our mission," said Rivershore Inc. Executive Director Jeff Sanderson. "We established this event to raise awareness about the impact Rivershore is having in our community now and in the future.
"Each year we feature a celebrity guest who themselves lives with a disability. This is important because it serves to breakdown stereotypes about disability and fosters understanding and respect. Each time we have done this event we get so much feedback from attendees about how they found it to be a life-changing experience."
The event begins at 5 p.m. with a silent auction, hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar. Dinner seating is at 6:30 p.m., with a welcome and invocation 15 minutes later. The program gets under way at 7:30 p.m.
"This event helps us to gain new Rivershore supporters, and also raises money each year to support the work Rivershore does," Sanderson said. "It is our goal to continually grow and expand this event in order to magnify the impact of it. This event is not designed to support a specific initiative; rather, the event supports our priorities at a given point in time. In these extraordinary times, we need a great deal of support from our community.
"We are so grateful to everyone who supports us, we could not do it without them. We are particularly grateful this year to our gala sponsors: Wegmans, our event sponsor; Upstate Pharmacy - diamond sponsor; Lawley Benefits - platinum sponsor; and Key Bank - gold sponsor."
Rivershore was named a Consumerism, Outcome, Management Plan and Agency Self-Survey designee by New York state in 2002, and has maintained that status ever since. In recognition of excellence and the highest quality standards, COMPASS status has been awarded to only the top 1 percent of agencies serving people with developmental disabilities in New York.
For more information, visit http://rivershore.org/.


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Loki70 wrote:(might go more now that Jonezie is back)
Fifty wrote:1) Laen Toille was my original - lvl 6
2) Kered Rose is close to passing Laen in XP and only sentimental reasons means he hasn't.
3) Ezra Uyche is a situational character who I log on with VERY occasionally.
Selwonk Sirch and Avril Nershe are almost never used.
Rune, Aleksandr, Wulf and Enna are all requiring great will power to resist creating as three of them are already fully created in my own mind. (I spend too much time every day sitting on trains!)
Sadako Sasaki wrote:I will write peace on your wings, and you will fly all over the world.
Jonezie wrote:Shelly Maroon - lvl 8 Mikonan Pirate. Doesn't get out very often these days.
JJJ wrote:Jonezie wrote:Shelly Maroon - lvl 8 Mikonan Pirate. Doesn't get out very often these days.
*Points finger* see, I said, I always said, and he kept denying it!!! Or is it a case of "Call someone a pirate often enough and he'll end up thinking he's a pirate"?
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NEW YORK (AP) — The nation's largest retail trade group expects retail sales will increase at a slightly faster pace this year than last as continued improvements in jobs and housing should help shoppers feel more confident about spending.
The Washington-based National Retail Federation said that it expects retail sales will rise 4.1 percent to $3.24 trillion in 2014. That's higher than the preliminary 3.7 percent growth seen in 2013 and above the average growth rate of 3.6 percent over the previous 10 years.
The trade group's retail sales forecast for the year includes online sales but excludes business from autos, gas stations and restaurants. Online sales are expected to be up anywhere from 9 percent to 12 percent this year, the trade group said.
The group's cautiously optimistic outlook comes as stores are still reeling from a difficult holiday season where they had to discount heavily to get shoppers to spend. The slow economic recovery, a stubbornly high unemployment rate and fierce competition from online retailers like Amazon.com forced traditional retailers to discount heavily just to get people through the door.
That weakness continued through January as heavy winter storms raking the United States cut into store traffic and weighed on post-holiday sales. Chains including Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, reduced their profit outlooks. More evidence of a difficult January came on Wednesday and Thursday when many of the 10 retailers that still report monthly sales said a key sale metric declined last month. Cato Corp., a women's clothing chain, teen retailer Zumiez Inc. and accessories chain The Buckle Inc. were among the retailers that reported a drop in revenue at stores opened at least a year, considered a key indicator of a retailer's health.
But officials at the National Retail Federation told reporters on a conference call Thursday that they see less volatility this year than last year, when consumers were dealing with government shutdowns and digesting a 2 percentage point increase in the Social Security payroll tax implemented on Jan. 1, 2013. The group expects a modestly recovering labor market, averaging 185,000 jobs per month. That should help the unemployment rate decrease to 6.5 percent or lower by the end of 2014, from the current 6.7 percent.
The National Retail Federation also expects economic growth to be above its long-term historical average. Early estimates for growth in the economy as measured by gross domestic product could be anywhere from 2.6 percent to 3 percent, a pickup from the estimated 1.9 percent growth for 2013, and the fastest pace in three years, the group says. GDP measures the economy's total output of goods and services.
"Measured improvements in economic growth combined with positive expectations for continued consumer spending will put the retail industry in a relatively good place in 2014," said Matthew Shay, CEO and president of the retail trade group.
Analysts will be dissecting fourth-quarter reports coming later this month from major chains. But they don't expect good news. Ken Perkins, president of Retail Metrics LLC, expects that earnings industrywide for the crucial quarter will be down 4.5 percent from a year earlier, the worst performance since the second quarter of 2009, when earnings fell 6.7 percent. At the start of December 2013, Perkins had forecast growth in fourth-quarter profit of 2.5 percent, according to his tally of 120 retailers.


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Special Opportunities
Students can avail of performance opportunities that allow them to engage a musical culture with a degree of intimacy unmatched by classroom lecture format. These opportunities include:
- The IU Soul Revue
- The African American Choral Ensemble
- The African American Dance Company
Senior Honors Thesis
Outstanding seniors pursuing a major in Folklore and Ethnomusicology are encouraged to apply for the departmental honors program, which provides students with the opportunity to pursue an in-depth research project under the close supervision of a faculty member. For more information, please consult the Honors Program Advisor (the Director of Undergraduate Studies, Professor Mellonee Burnim), or the undergraduate academic advisor, Krystie Herndon. Find the Honors Thesis Guidelines here.
The John W. Ashton Scholarships Award was established in 1970 by the daughter of John W. Ashton, Professor of English, Dean in the Graduate School, and a folklore scholar and enthusiast. It provides a biennial award of $500 to a major in folklore/ethnomusicology with a strong academic record.
Majors in Folklore and Ethnomusicology have successfully completed internships in local arts and cultural organizations as:
- Lotus Festival of World Music
- Mathers Museum of World Cultures
- Archives of Traditional Music
- Archive of African American Music and Culture
- African American Arts Institute
- Traditional Arts Indiana
Off-campus internships have been arranged with the Eiteljorg Museum in Indianapolis and the Washington (DC) Leadership Program.
Overseas Studies
IU offers overseas study programs in 16 languages (including English) in more than 25 countries throughout the world. Apart from earning college credits while learning about a country's culture, students also may make use of the overseas opportunity to conduct fieldwork and study music. Students in the department have chosen to study in Ghana, Australia and Europe, among other sites. Students should first contact the IU Overseas Study Office for information on programs and general IU policies.


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by Cate Trotter
The Cutting Edge of Social Media offers an overview of key social media trends for 2012 and beyond. We will explore how more and more web traffic is heading towards social media and impacting SEO. How social media is offering new ways to purchase items through a personalised experience. A look at the websites and hardware that will be central to these trends. Examples from small and large businesses that are already acting on these trends to get ahead. Recommendations of practical and affordable tools that you can use in your business to take the lead without the need for technical know-how. An information pack to take away.
Questions answered :
Whats in store for the future of social media in 2012 and beyond? How to take action and prepare for these changes. Who's ahead in social media and what can I learn from them? Which tools can help my business take the lead in social media?
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July 2012
July 27, 2012: Chris Sawyer is back from Atlanta where he drove the 2013 Cadillac ATS across the back roads and up and down the roller coaster that is Atlanta Motorsport Park. Read what he has to say about the car, the track and the eye-opening drive. While Sawyer was in Georgia, Al Vinikour was driving through New Mexico in Mercedes' new GL-Class SUV. Al put it through its paces, and was pleasantly surprised by the technology — and the fold-flat second-and third-row seats. Having lived through the 1980s, we've heard of nose candy, but hose candy? See what it is and how it can dress up under the hood of your 1965-1969 Mustang. If that's not enough, perhaps a little noise is in order? Check out a new cat-back exhaust system for 2012 Dodge Challengers from the folks at CORSA. Ever wonder where the idea for airbags came from and where the technology is going? We take a look at the past, present and future of inflatable restraints. Finally, Al takes issue with parents who lock their kids in the car on hot days. It's not a pleasant subject, nor does Al mince words, but he wonders if there isn't a technology that could prevent future tragedies like this from occurring.
July 20, 2012: Recently Al and Chris were at a drive event for the Hyundai Veloster Turbo, Elantra Coupe and Elantra GT. That's when the idea hit: Why not share a byline and write a Point/Counterpoint on the Elantra models? (Al covered the Veloster Turbo in an earlier issue.) Though we're not sure Sawyer will ever agree to do this again, we think you'll find the resulting article very enjoyable. Elsewhere, the Virtual Rider, Scott Bowles, is back, this time with a review of Ducati's Monster 796. And Al puts forward a theory about what it really takes for a foreign automaker to be successful in the U.S. market.
July 13, 2012: McLaren introduces a retractable hardtop version of the MP4-12C. We take a closer look. The Rumor Mill is back and filled with information, from Renault's potential move into the upper luxury market to the truth behind the DeltaWing to Toyota's craziest project yet. The Editor reviews Griff Borgeson's seminal work on the early years of the American race car, and comes away impressed by the men, the machines and the book. Husqvarna introduces a pair of single-cylinder bikes for both on- and off-road. We give you the details. Finally, Al is reminded about his age, and proceeds to prove that he's forgotten more than most young people remember — or ever knew!
July 4, 2012: With both freedom and time becoming more precious every day, the staff of The Virtual Driver are taking this week off to catch up with friends and family, and to appreciate the freedoms that often are taken for granted.


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Purple Prose GuidelinesNorthwestern magazine is looking for Northwestern alumni who would like to write for Purple Prose, the 800-word personal essay that appears in every issue. The editor welcomes first-person essays on any topic that alumni writers feel passionate about. The tone can run the gamut from serious to humorous. Past issues have included alumni essays on such topics as the joys of shopping in the food markets of Florence and the sorrow of grappling with parental suicide. In the past many Purple Prose writers have been Medill graduates, but the editor would be delighted to run essays written by non-journalism alumni. McCormick, Kellogg, School of Law, Medical School and Dental School alumni are especially encouraged to submit an essay.
So, if you feel strongly about something going on in your life or your work-a-day world and you love to write, then please send your submission to us:
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N.B. We will not be able to reply to all alumni submitting essays, but will contact you if we decide to run your essay in Northwestern magazine. We do appreciate your interest in writing for the magazine.


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The Caml Consortium federates the design and development of the Caml language and its programming environment. The Consortium allow its members to demonstrate their interest in the Caml language and to support its development. Moreover, they benefit of a specific license.
To become a member necessitates a contribution that can be as low as 3500 Euros for a minimal support to Caml. For more effective support, contributions can be of 10000 Euros or higher. Membership is important not only for the development of Caml, its promotion and its dissemination, but also for its continuity.
- Aesthetic Integration
- Ahrefs
- Be Sport
- Bloomberg
- Citrix
- Docker
- Esterel Technologies
- Jane Street
- Kernelyze LLC
- LexiFi
- Microsoft
- OCamlPro
- SimCorp
How to become a member?
In order to fully understand the Consortium membership, it is advised to read the Caml Consortium membership agreement and its appendices, which is online as PDF. Extra information about VAT are given in this information sheet.
If you agree with the Consortium clauses, you will then be able to fill in and send this adhesion form. Your request will be examined by an INRIA representative, who will then officially send two copies of the agreement for signature.
Once the agreement is signed by a representative of your company/institution and by a representative of INRIA, an invoice will be sent back to you.


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Bilfinger Westcon recognizes the success of a company depends on the quality of its employees. Many of the employees at Bilfinger Westcon have been with the company from the beginning and developed and advanced their careers within the company. Westcon also hired many people through its annual college recruitment program. Bilfinger Westcon takes great pride in supporting the next generation. We believe this program and Bilfinger Westcon's approach to career development creates a healthy work environment for our people and exposes them to the many facets of a career in construction.
Bilfinger Westcon has also grown the business by adding experienced personnel from outside of the company, and has created an environment to showcase each individual's skills and talents. It is the goal of the company to build everyone's career within Bilfinger Westcon by offering our people challenging and rewarding opportunities. Our focus is to provide a positive work environment, career advancement opportunities, training, and competitive compensation to develop and retain our people.
Bilfinger Westcon strives to develop our people through training and career advancement. All key personnel go through a series of new employee orientation training sessions including contractor safety training. After becoming oriented into the Westcon team, our people have many opportunities to develop their careers through on-the-job training as well as project mentoring. Many of our people are trained, work in various project capacities, and acquire a multitude of different roles and responsibilities. It is the goal of Bilfinger Westcon to advance our people through the company ranks by gaining the proper experience and training. Many of our top project and business leaders have developed their careers through this focused approach.
Ultimately, Bilfinger Westcon ensures that we provide our clients and each project with an experienced leadership team of people with the right skills, positive attitude, and good ethics to achieve the goals for every project. We believe that retention of our employees helps to provide our customers with consistent, quality leadership on their projects, and repeatable, successful project execution.
The list below depicts the professional positions that Bilfinger Westcon frequently hires. It is our goal to welcome new people into the company and give them a rewarding career. If you have interest in joining the Bilfinger Westcon team, please feel free to submit your resume to our company headquarters.
- Project Director
- Project Manager
- Construction Manager
- Field Engineer (Construction)
- Project Superintendent
- Planner/Scheduler
- Project Cost Control and Reporting Personnel
- Estimator
- QA/QC—Manager and Technician
- Safety, Health, and Environmental—Manager and Technician
- Procurement/Purchasing—Manager and Buyer
- Materials Manager
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One of the things I promised myself I'd like to try this year, has been crochet. I kept seeing such nice projects made with it, that I wanted to try it. I'd seen Wendy Poole on C&C recently, with a DVD on how to crochet, then just after Christmas there was a series of collectable magazines; Knit & stitch, which included knitting & crochet, so I gave the first couple of issues a try.
The DVD that came with issue one of Knit & Stitch magazine was excellent and covered (albeit a little too quickly) the key stitches and about increases and decreases. Issue 2 came with a crochet hook so I gave bought that too and decided to give crochet a go.
As you can see, I managed the first square but due to RSI issues, I had a lot of trouble with using the metal hook. Now on the knitting front, the right needle made all the difference, so the search began for hooks suitable for people with dexterity issues. My short list of hooks to try was as follows;
- Clover Soft Touch
- Tulip Etimo
- Cushion grips to use with normal hooks
In the past, I learned with knitting that plastic needles gave too much drag on yarn, so other than the one Tunisian hook that was in my late mother's collection, I didn't try any more plastic ones. Metal needles and hooks made my hands lock up because they are so cold. Because of the poor dexterity, I really needed something with a thicker handle, which led me to the options above. On to Ravelry, the font of knowledge on all such things and I had a good read of what others were saying about their experiences of those brands of hooks. A quick trawl through You Tube, for possible demos and the flat nature of the Clover soft touch, finally put me off. After trying a totally unsuitable pencil gripper (NOT suitable as it's designed to put your fingers in a writing position, which was wrong angle for crochet). I ordered a Tulip Etimo hook from a seller on Ebay, who beat even Amazon prices!
The Tulip Etimo hook has a metal area where the hook is, but the handle is made of a special cushion grip, which is smooth and rubbery so not cold and not slippery. I'm posting a full review of it on a later date.
To try to limit the amount of twisting I needed to do, I used the knife style of grip on my hook. Also to reduce the twisting and bending on the wrist, I tried rotating the hook just in my fingers, instead of using my whole hand. This worked on not having to twist my hand around but sadly it seems crochet is not for me. I feared it would come under the heading of self harm with the dexterity issues I have, and at least in the winter this turns out to be the case, it was always going to be a long-shot. Even with the soft and lovely handle of the Tulip Etimo, the way I was spinning the hook, made not just my hand lock up, there was a lot of pain across the back of my hand and up my forearm to my elbow, I learned the hard way in the past NOT to ignore this kind of pain and it took over a week to settle back down, so sadly it looks like crochet isn't for me.
Learning Curve
I'm quite sad that I couldn't crack this, as I'd love to have made some snowflakes and some granny squares but its not worth the pain it caused and after over ten years of recovery after two operations on my wrists, to get even some of my dexterity back, I'm certainly not going to risk further tendon damage, again.
What all this has taught me, is to be wary of people who say; 'This is suitable for people with dexterity problems'. I am guilty of making that remark myself too. Everyone's dexterity problems are unique to them, it could be that your hands don't function well but that fact doesn't cause you pain, so you just need a tool that you can get hold of easily. In my case my dexterity issues not only make gripping and fine motor skills difficult, but also very painful so different tools can help but not every time.
At the end of the day, I am glad I tried crochet. It might not have worked but I am still very lucky that, at least for short periods, with long breaks between sessions and with the right materials, at least I can still knit occasionally. In future, I will try to make sure I use comments like; 'If you have dexterity issues, these are worth looking into'. Rather than, 'Are great for people with dexterity issues'. I've still got a bundle of Knitting magazines that gave details for making a blanket. So maybe over a lot of time, we still will get our hand-made blanket. Ten years DH & I have been married and only recently when we were talking about crochet, did he say he'd always liked the idea of a blanket like that 🙂 Who knew? 🙂
For those who would like to find out more about the hooks from my shortlist, here are links to the manufacturers.
For those wanting more information on getting started with Crochet, check out these sites.
- Ravelry. An online community for those who love to; Knit, Crochet, & Spin with yarns and wools.
- Coats Crafts UK Have some great tutorials for Getting started with Crochet
- Nerdigurumi Has great tutorials, this one is all about choosing hooks
- Wendy Poole, as seen on Create and Craft has a tutorial DVD out on crochet too.
- Knit & Stitch My review of the recent knit & crochet magazine, includes links to the makers.
Amazon is a good place to look for feedback others have left about these brands and joining Ravelry is not only a great way to meet fellow yarn-a-hollics but also find out more about knitting & crochet, share patterns and discuss your questions too.
For others who find this article for research, have you found any hooks that work great for you? If so do leave a comment so others can find them too.
Best wishes and thanks for reading, see you soon
Billie 🙂


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GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — A major fire has devastated the Glasgow School of Art, a landmark in the Scottish city.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said the blaze, which broke out just after noon on Friday, was a "very significant fire."
Flames flared through the roof and windows of the sandstone Art Nouveau building, designed by architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh and completed in 1909. A 2009 poll by the Royal Institute of British Architects voted it the best British building of the last 175 years.
RIBA president Stephen Hodder called the fire "an international tragedy."
The school said students and staff were evacuated safely. Many students had been setting up work for an end-of-year degree show.
Students' Association Vice-President Alex Misick said "that's everyone's work over three or four years. Everyone's in tears."


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Beginning iOS 3D Unreal Games Development
Authors: Robert Chin
Published on: Apr 03, 2012
Price (New): $3.06 US
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Product Description
The Unreal UDK features Epic's award-winning Unreal Engine 3, used to create bestselling games such as Infinity Blade for iOS, and popular console games like Borderlands and Bioshock. Now, you can build your own Unreal game for the iOS platform.
Beginning iOS 3D Unreal Games Development covers using the Unreal UDK game creation system to create 3D games for the iOS platform, which includes the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad.Â
Specifically, this book covers:
- UnrealScript programming language, going beyond the limitations of the visual Kismet scripting language
- The Unreal UDK code framework, basic UDK tools and other UDK items needed to build a game
- Various author-created game frameworks are presented and are used to illustrate the UnrealScript programming language and user input methods specific to the iOS mobile platform
What you'll learn
- What the UnrealScript programming language is and does
- The basic Unreal UDK base code framework
- What the basic Unreal tools used to make a game
- What the key parts of the Unreal engine such as the physics engine
- How to do the fundamentals of 3D games programming, including basic 3D math
- What are the the basic frameworks of many different types of games
- How to use the provided source code to build your own games using the frameworks as a reference
Who this book is for
Game programmers, both professional and hobbyists, interested in developing 3D games for the iOS platform using the Unreal UDK. Additionally, students using the Unreal UDK in their coursework. Finally, game designers who are not experienced programmers but are interested in learning enough about UnrealScript and the Unreal UDK to make small changes to game code created by contracted programmers (For example: changing code to increase the health of a player or change the message displayed when a player dies).
Table of Contents
Chapter 3. Player Controllers, Pawns and Weapons
Chapter 4. UDK Collisions
Chapter 5. UDK Bots
Chapter 6. Sounds, Kismet, and HUD
Chapter 7: Sample Game and Gameplay
Chapter 8. 3d Math Review
Chapter 9. Basic Framework for a 3D Physics Game
Chapter 10. Basic Framework for 3D First Person Shooter Game
Chapter 11. Basic Framework for a Top Down 3D Arcade Shooter Game
Chapter 12. Basic Framework for 3D Third Person Shooter Game


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Ex MMA fighter, accused in 2011 N.S. murder, extradited from Venezuela
Steven Skinner's MMA record (3-2) wasn't much to write home about.
He didn't fare much better in a marathon cage match with cops either.
Skinner, 44, was extradited from Venezuela back home to Halifax where he is accused of murdering Stacey Adams, 20, in April 2011.
On Monday, outside court, the dead man's mother screamed at the heavily tattooed accused killer.
Gloria Adams, pointing to herself, howled at Skinner: "Skinner, Skinner — who's this right here? I feel better now."
Following the murder, Skinner fled to Moncton where he caught a plane to Mexico and then made his way to Venezuela.
Skinner, 44, was busted by Venezuelan cops on Margarita Island in May 2016.
The motive behind the murder was an alleged gangland settling of accounts over the Nova Scotia cocaine trade.
Adams — who was about to become a father — had nothing to do with drugs or underworld activities, his mother claimed.
And she was determined to square off with the man accused of murdering her son.
"I just wanted him to understand how much my son meant to me, always will," she said outside court, adding after all these years it was "bittersweet."
"When something like this happens to a family, a mom, you get thrown into a world that you don't even know exists. I went into a rage that I never thought that as a human being and as a mother that I was capable of having."
Skinner's case was adjourned until July 5.
He is charged with second-degree murder and other charges — including aggravated assault, forcible confinement and weapons offences — in relation to a 2009 incident in Lower Sackville.


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Injured Penn State point guard Tim Frazier has been granted a medical hardship waiver by the NCAA for a fifth year of eligibility.
Frazier sat out all but four games last season because of a left Achilles injury. He was the second-leading scorer in the Big Ten the previous season at 18.8 points per game.
Frazier had surgery in November. The team says Frazier is running again and jumping rope, and is on scheduled to be a full participant in the offseason workout program by midsummer.
Losing Frazier last season was tough blow for Penn State, which finished 10-21 (2-16 Big Ten). But the team has a brighter outlook for next year with Frazier returning to join guards D.J. Newbill (16.3 points) and Jermaine Marshall (15.3 points).


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March 02. 2014 6:19PM
Test scores tell tale of one city, several towns
By MARK HAYWARD
New Hampshire Union Leader
A significant gap in NECAP test scores that favors Pinkerton Academy over Manchester Central High School narrows when only scores of white and affluent students are reviewed.
Test scores also show that Manchester High School West lags significantly behind Pinkerton Academy, even when factors of race and affluence are taken into account. But SAT scores, which measure the performance of college-bound students, show West the best of the three schools.
The findings are found in a compilation of data that the New Hampshire Union Leader undertook to compare Pinkerton and the two Manchester high schools attended by most Hooksett teenagers. This month, Hooksett residents will vote on a long-term contract to send most of its high school students to Pinkerton Academy. The Manchester suburb has historically looked to Central and West high schools to educate its students. But classroom overcrowding last year and budget constraints have sparked an effort in Hooksett to sign a long-term deal with Pinkerton, a privately operated, publicly funded high school.
The New Hampshire Union Leader gathered data from the schools as well as the state Department of Education to compare the three high schools.
Educators say the data are useful, but not the complete package when it comes to choosing a high school.
"I really wish people would not pit one school against another. Every school has its unique qualities," said Mary Anderson, headmaster of Pinkerton Academy. A test score is just one indicator of one day. She said many factors need to be considered in selecting a high school.
The data show many contrasts between the school systems. Manchester schools are city schools with a diverse racial and socio-economic population. Pinkerton is suburban with a population that more closely resembles Hooksett.
Pinkerton has a student population of more than 3,100 students, 92 percent of whom are white and only 13 percent of poor and moderate income. Minority students make up nearly 20 percent of the Manchester high school populations. At West, nearly half the students — 46 percent — are of poor or moderate income.
Manchester school officials tout their diversity and the number of students who come from foreign countries and cultures.
"Imagine you're studying the history of the Middle East or Asia, and you have the opportunity first-hand to hear about it. That exists at West and Central," said David Ryan, assistant superintendent at Manchester.
Other data show that Pinkerton has a better graduation rate, but lower SAT scores than the Manchester high schools. They show that Manchester's average teacher salary is higher, while Pinkerton spends about $1,000 more per student than Manchester.
The latest NECAP scores for reading proficiency show that a double-digit gap exists between the Derry-based Pinkerton and two Manchester high schools, West and Central.
But that narrows to a 7-percentage point gap when white students at Pinkerton and Central are compared. The gap remains significant — 19-percentage points — when reading scores of white students at West are compared to Pinkerton.
A very similar gap exists — 7 percentage points at Central, 19 percentage points at West — when reading scores of affluent students are compared against Pinkerton.
Manchester school officials say they are looking to increase test scores by adopting a district-wide curriculum that will be taught consistently throughout city schools. Ryan said the district also has to elevate the expectations of all students.
But he said he doesn't want to defend city high schools based on NECAP test scores.
"Education is much thicker than that," Ryan said. He added that Hooksett students do well in Manchester schools. At West, for example, 60 percent of Hooksett students scored proficient or better in the most recent NECAP test. Three Hooksett students were among the top West graduates last year.
Anderson said many students don't take NECAP seriously. Pinkerton does what it can to encourage students, in part by putting NECAP scores on their permanent record.
Other comparisons:
• Per-pupil spending. Superintendent Debra Livingston said a community makes its decision on how much to invest in its schools, and she knows of no study that says what the correct number should be. "Certainly it's about a wise use, making sure the dollars are going as directly as possible to the classroom.
At Pinkerton, which spends about $1,000 more per student, Anderson said the school emphasizes technology, supplies and up-to-date textbooks.
• Teacher pay. Livingston said more than half of Manchester teachers are at the top of their scale, so salaries are higher. Anderson said Pinkerton Academy teachers are not unionized; raises are based on merit. About six years ago, many long-term Pinkerton teachers retired and have been replaced, which would tend to lower the average salary.
• School safety. Ryan questioned Pinkerton's report of no school safety incidents for the last school year. The state defines a safety incident as an assault, sexual assault, bomb threat, other serious crimes as well as harassment along the lines of gender, race, disability status and sexual orientation.
"How is it there's nothing being reported?" said Ryan, who admits that West's low number — one incident — also raises concerns. Anderson said Pinkerton follows state guidelines for reporting.
• Anderson said she can't explain the lower average combined SAT scores for Pinkerton. Ryan said it may be that more Pinkerton students take the test, which would lower the average score.


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Here's a roundup of what the national media are saying about the Eagles:
Bill Barnwell of Grantland.com names the 25 worst players in the NFL. Eagles cornerback Dimitri Patterson makes the list at No. 24:
Patterson was a last resort at cornerback forced into action by injuries; teams avoided Asante Samuel and spent the second half throwing at the guy who the Philadelphia Inquirer politely noted " … is better suited to special teams."
Various NFL.com experts offered their takes on what kind of impact Kevin Kolb might have on the NFC West. Adam Rank thinks teams would be wise to avoid Kolb:
The teams that don't trade for Kolb will be the real winners. Why has the league determined that Kolb is going to be the savior for any franchise? Especially when Kolb is removed from Reid. I was skeptical of Kolb last year when Donovan McNabb was traded and I have less faith in him this year with any of the three NFC West teams looking for a quarterback.
Joe Theismann is apparently not a big fan of Kolb either. He compared him to John Beck in a recent Washington Post interview with Mike Wise.
"John Beck and Kevin Kolb came out the same year," Theismann added. "Because [Eagles Coach] Andy Reid named Kevin Kolb a starter for a half of a game, or a quarter of a game, we've anointed him the hottest free agent out there. But what has he done? I mean, really, what has he done?"
ESPN.com's Dan Graziano picks LeSean McCoy as one of the NFC East's future stars:
Why McCoy and not the Giants' Ahmad Bradshaw? Well, because I picked Nicks for the Giants, and because I think McCoy has a better chance to hold up over the next three-to-six years. Not only is he already a reliable focal point of the Eagles' offense, he gets to be that in a way that doesn't wear him down. They don't run him between the tackles excessively. They don't ask as much of him in pass protection as the Giants do of Bradshaw. And they have enough other offensive weapons that he doesn't get overworked. McCoy has the talent, and the chance to make it to 2014 as a relatively unscathed 26-year-old back.
Pro Football Focus ranked all the offensive lines in the league, and the Eagles came in at No. 17:
It didn't help the Eagles losing guys to injury, and then having to accommodate for a switch from a right handed to left handed QB. More so you felt like the line was never overly sure of itself, something the athleticism of Mike Vick can bring to a team. It is hard blocking a guy when you're not sure where he's going to be but perhaps that's an excuse. This unit dropped down way further than the talent it has would suggest.
Pete Prisco of CBSSports.com runs through a group of current players that could make the Hall of Fame. He has Brian Dawkins on the bubble:
Safeties fight an uphill battle to get in, but he has been a productive player for a long time, even if his play has tailed off the past two years.
Prisco doesn't expect Donovan McNabb to get in:
He has been a good quarterback, but not a great one. Unless he can do something in his final years, like win a Super Bowl, I just don't see it happening for him.
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For those inclined to worry about the American civic fabric, election day offers plenty of opportunity. Even in our most high-stakes elections, barely half of those with the right to vote exercise it. The number drops dramatically when the presidency doesn't hang in the balance. By nearly every measurement, the United States has among the lowest voter turnout rates of any industrialized country. Why, the worriers ask, do so few citizens vote?
But there's another way to look at it. Today we will see some 130 million Americans, give or take a few, arrive at polling places knowing that they may have to stand in long lines, possibly for hours, to cast a vote for Barack Obama or Mitt Romney. And the vast majority will be doing this with the awareness that, because of the way the electoral college works, their choices will have no bearing on who takes the White House. So maybe the worriers are asking the wrong question. The bigger question is: Why do so many of us vote?
Starting in the 1960s, political scientists reduced this dynamic to long equations that assumed citizens approached election day weighing their options like economists. Would-be voters weighed the relative costs of voting (learning about the candidates, traveling to polling places, waiting in line) against the benefits (the chance that their votes would be pivotal in swinging an election in the direction that would afford them material benefits). When the benefits outweighed the costs, they headed to the polls.


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The water is hot. So is her body. Victoria stands before you, pulling at her bikini, revealing glimpses of her incredible assets. She's teasing you, inviting you deeper into the shower.
You don't need a second invitation. Now the water pours over your head. Victoria moves her body closer to you. She's wet for you. She needs you.
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The Kazanjian Red Diamond is an extraordinary 5.05-carat red gem on temporary display in the Museum's Morgan Memorial Hall of Gems.
Red diamonds are the rarest among colored diamonds. Only three 5-carat red diamonds are known to exist: the Kazanjian Red diamond, the trilliant-cut 5.11-carat Moussaieff Red, and the 5.03-carat De Young Red.
The original 35-carat piece of rough was discovered in Lichtenburg, South Africa, during the "diamond rush" of the mid-1920s and then sent to Amsterdam to be cut. After seven months of study, a beautiful emerald cut emerged that, under a flickering candlelight, looked as if "a drop of blood fell upon the hand of the cutter." By the onset of World War II, the red diamond was placed in a safe in the city of Arnhem, where it was later seized by the Nazis in 1944 and sent to Germany. U.S. Army General Joseph McNarney found the stone in a salt mine and believed it to be a ruby. In February, 2007, after 30 years in a private collection, the stone was purchased by Kazanjian Bros. Inc.
The Kazanjian Red Diamond exhibit is curated by George Harlow, curator in the Museum's Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences.


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ATLANTA – The Auburn Tigers' game-week practice for the 2011 Chick-fil-A bowl continued on Tuesday morning with a 100-minute session at the Georgia Dome. Wearing full pads, Auburn went back to work on the game plan for Saturday's opponent – the Virginia Cavaliers.
Auburn is looking at Saturday's game as an opportunity to achieve success now, but also to build toward the future.
"Obviously, you want to end your year with a win and this is an opportunity for us to do that," head coach Gene Chizik said. "The momentum it can give you as far as propelling you into the next season is big too. We know that from two years ago with the Outback Bowl. I don't think it's a deal breaker for what it means for next season, but I certainly think it gives you momentum."
While a win could propel the Tigers toward success in 2012, it's also an opportunity for many players that will be contributors next season to get some extra work.
"For young guys out here, this is kind of their pre-spring practice," Chizik said. "We expect them to come out here and be further along than they were four weeks ago. They've had rest, time to get away from football, then kind of take it all back in and it's their second time doing it. I think a lot of our young guys are getting a lot better out here at these practices."
After the morning practice, the Auburn team was treated to lunch at Sal Grosso Brazilian Steakhouse. The meal featured six different kinds of meat and fish along with fried bananas and plantains and an assortment of cheese bread. The lunch also served as the second competition in the Bowl Week Challenge as both Auburn and Virginia will be measured on the amount of protein consumed.
"The lunch was a lot of fun," sophomore defensive tackle Jeffery Whitaker said. "We had steak, chicken, ribs and a couple of things that I don't think I can pronounce. The thing I enjoyed the most was being with my teammates. I really like being with them. I got full just watching them eat so much."
Auburn will practice Wednesday at the Georgia Dome.
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Gerrard understands fan frustration
England captain Steven Gerrard admits supporters have every right to vent their frustration over the Rio Ferdinand saga.
Manchester United defender Ferdinand was recalled by national coach Roy Hodgson for a 2014 World Cup qualifying double-header with San Marino and Montenegro.
He was drafted back in after a spell in the international wilderness, but ended up pulling out of the squad citing a pre-planned training regime which had been agreed with his club employers as the reason behind his decision.
Ferdinand then fanned the flames further by jetting out to Doha to cover the San Marino game as a television pundit, and saw sections of the travelling England support single him out for terrace taunts.
Gerrard understands the fan angst, but insists the players remain fully focused on the task in hand – with England striving to book their place at next year's tournament in Brazil.
He said: "I think the fans have shown their frustration about Rio not being here. They're entitled to their opinion, they pay good money to come over here.
"We all wanted Rio here because he's a good player and he would have helped us over these two games. But he's made his decision and we have to respect that."
Gerrard added on England's supporters: "They're unbelievable and most of them are going to Montenegro now.
"They got behind the team from start to finish in San Marino and that's why all the players went over and thanked them.
"Hopefully, we can get the same support again in Montenegro because they will be a big help to us."


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Make Your Own Picturesque & Perfect Town
After falling for Kristen Farr's sweet hand-painted canvas houses & shops, I started keeping an eye out for ways I could make my own quaint little village....
- The Playtown Project from Oliver + S Little Things To Sew by Liesl Gibson is enchanting. If only I knew how to sew, I would love to make little stuffed versions of all the darling shops I've worked in over the years.
- Now, paper-folding I can do! The Make-A-Town Kits 1 & 2 from Present & Correct are the perfect aesthetic and skill level for me, especially the red & blue town with its public fountain!
- The free-downloadable Paper Gingerbread House Kit from Twelve22 is more of a wintery project, of course, but it's never to early to start planning your holiday crafts. Plus it gives you plenty of time to go all out and make the whole Wintertime Village!
- Finally, The Huggable House is from More Last-Minute Knitted Gifts by Purl Soho. We non-knitters can't imagine that something so well-done could possibly have been accomplished last-minute, and salute you knitters and your fleet fingers.
Images: Playtown Project by Laurie Frankel via The Purl Bee, Make-A-Town Kits from Present&Correct, Gingerbread House from Twelve22, Huggable House by Anna Williams via The Purl Bee


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Thursday, May 2
National Day of Prayer Activities for Rolla will take place throughout the day Thursday, May 2. The theme of the event is "Pray for America." The Mayor's Prayer Breakfast is at 6:30 a.m. at the Havener Center at Missouri S&T. Speaker is Stanley A. Bower, St. Louis Area Director of Christian Businessmen's Connection. Special music by Pam Widener. Breakfast Tickets are $12. Contact Emily Barnes, 364-3292, for tickets, or Millie at the Rolla Mayor's Office. There will be an evening service at First Assembly of God Church, a concert by "All Nations Christian Fellowship Choir" from 6:30-7 p.m.; and a service from 7-8 p.m. where local people will say a prayer for government, church, military, family, education, media and businesses. special music by Beverly Feller and short messages by Pastor Chuck Whitmire and Erin Davis.
A free foot care clinic for seniors will be held at the Holloway House Thursday, May 2. Call (800) 239-1142 for an appointment.
The Piece and Plenty Quilt Guild will meet at 7:15 p.m. Thursday, May 2 at the Presbyterian Church. The program will be a "Trunk Show" by Laura Wasilowski. You do not have to be a member of the guild to attend. Visitors are always welcome. To learn more about the guild, long in to www.pieceandplenty.com.
RANAP/Ozarks Chapter of Central Region Nurse Association will meet Thursday, May 2, from 6-8 p.m. at Tommie's Cafe, Waynesville. Guest speaker will be Nicole Clauson, CST, MEd., Director of the Surgical Technology Program, Rolla. Bring stubs and proceeds from quilt raffle. All RNs, APRNS, and PAs are invited to attend. Please RSVP to Mary Cunningham at 573-364-7382.


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Deputy encourages Orange Co. residents to follow leash laws
Orange County Deputy Rocky Bridges said investigators are still searching for the culprit or culprits responsible for poisoning at least eight dogs reported Jan. 23-24 in the Greenwood Acres Subdivision of Mauriceville.
"We don't have anything," Deputy Bridges said regarding the progress of the investigation. "(Wednesday, Feb. 13) will be three weeks. We have no evidence, no suspects, no witnesses have come forward, no more dogs have been poisoned, no nothing. So far, everything is dead in the water."
Bridges said he was pleased that there had been no more dogs poisoned in the area to his knowledge since the initial reports in late January. He said the county has regulations mandating dog owners to keep their dogs confined to their property, and believes it would be less likely neighborhood dogs could or would be poisoned if kept restrained.
"There is a county leash law," Bridges said. "It's been here since Sept. 14, 1995. It covers everything from A to Z. … It basically says that your dog, 24-7 has to stay within the limits of your property. … It has to stay on a leash, cable, lead. … It has to stay within the limits of your property because you can't say that, well my dog never leaves my yard. … Unless you sleep with your dog outside, you can't say that your dog never leaves your yard. The ordinance is so strict we don't actually enforce this particular part of the ordinance, but the ordinance actually says that if you have a dog, you have to have a fenced yard. We don't enforce that particular section of the ordinance because if we did — my goodness."
Bridges said the ordinance also specifies in the Restraint section that if the dog is outside the fence, the animal must be restrained by a leash or cable of some kind. He said the Confinement section of the ordinance states if the property owner has a fence or if the dog stays in the house, the owner does not need to have the dog restrained with a leash as long as the animal is confined on the property.
Bridges said he does not seek out neighborhood dogs that may be unrestrained. He said his area covers all of Orange County, which he estimates to be approximately 400 square miles. He said he simply does not have the resources or time to patrol looking for loose animals. He already receives 10-15 calls or more per day.
"The dog problem in Orange County is out of control," Bridges said. "With all of the animal calls I get every day, I would say, I answer as many calls if not more on some days as patrol answers as far as animal calls. Most of the calls that I answer pertain to dogs."
Bridges said dog owners could face some heavy consequences for not abiding by the county leash laws.
"The ordinance is very, very strict," Bridges reiterated. "A violation of the county leash law is one of two things. It is either a citation for up to a $500 fine. Or, because it is a Class C misdemeanor, you could be arrested for it."
Bridges encourages pet owners to keep their animals in check to avoid repercussions. He is still searching for leads regarding the January dog poisonings. Call (409) 883-2612 or (409) 882-7913 if you have any information regarding this incident. The Southeast Texas Humane Society is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction in this case. Call (409) 833-0504.


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UnitedHealth's 1Q profit tumbles 8 percent
UnitedHealth Group's first-quarter net income slid 8 percent as funding cuts to a key product and costs imposed by the health care overhaul dented the health insurer's performance.
The Minnetonka, Minn., company said Thursday the overhaul and government budget cuts added about 35 cents per share in costs during the quarter. The federal law aims to provide coverage for millions of uninsured people, but it also trims funding for Medicare Advantage plans, changes how insurers can write their coverage and adds an industry-wide tax, which is not deductible.
UnitedHealth shares fell deeper than the broader market in late-morning trading after it announced first-quarter results, but the overhaul hit didn't surprise many investors. UnitedHealth said in December it expects the federal law to reduce its after-tax operating earnings by $1.1 billion in 2014.
What may have rattled Wall Street a bit was the insurer's report that it saw intense price competition in several markets, including New York, where it has a lot of business. The insurer said some competitors there are pricing their coverage below the costs they will incur to attract customers, and that could hurt enrollment more than UnitedHealth anticipated.
The insurer also said a spike in hepatitis C drug use, driven by the expensive new treatment Sovaldi, added $100 million to medical costs in the quarter. Regulators approved Sovaldi, from Gilead Sciences Inc., last December. The drug is seen as a breakthrough treatment, but its $1,000-a-pill price tag has drawn some skepticism from care providers as well as insurers.
"We're working diligently to ensure this medication is applied under critically appropriate standards," UnitedHealth CEO Stephen Hemsley told analysts during a conference call.
Overall, UnitedHealth earned $1.1 billion, or $1.10 per share, in the three months that ended March 31. That's down from $1.19 billion, or $1.16 per share, a year earlier. Revenue rose nearly 5 percent to $31.71 billion.
Analysts expected earnings of $1.09 per share on $32.01 billion in revenue, according to FactSet.
The insurer said its Medicare Advantage business was hurt by both the overhaul and the mandatory across-the-board federal budget cuts known as sequestration.
Medicare Advantage plans are privately run versions of the government's Medicare program for the elderly and disabled people, and UnitedHealth is the nation's largest provider of this coverage, with nearly 3 million enrollees. It said lower funding forced it to trim benefits and doctor networks this year and leave some markets.
UnitedHealth on Thursday also reaffirmed a 2014 earnings forecast that it announced last December. The insurer still expects earnings to range from $5.40 to $5.60 per share, while analysts expect, on average, $5.60 per share.
Company shares slid 2.8 percent, or $2.20, to $75.99 in late-morning trading, while the Dow Jones industrial average slid slightly. UnitedHealth is a Dow Jones component.
After soaring nearly 39 percent last year, UnitedHealth shares have reverted to more measured growth so far in 2014, with the stock climbing about 4 percent as of Wednesday's close.
UnitedHealth Group Inc. is the first insurer to report earnings every quarter. Many see it as a bellwether for other insurers.


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The BreepBroop (nickname) is a standard RepRap Mendel. It's the original design, and was printed during the main build rush after the Mendel came out. Chorca printed the parts on Mack's MakerBot over a period of about a month. It is all ABS aside from the frame vertexes which were purchased from the RepRap Forums, from Joshua Updyke in particular. This style of Mendel is rarely made anymore due to it's complexity. The much simpler Prusa Mendel is more commonly built, due to the large reduction of printed parts and hardware, and the simpler pulley and bearing systems used. Digitalman2112's RepRap is a Prusa.
The BreepBroop originally used a Techzone Gen3 electronics set, which needed a good amount of touch-up and had some issues. Chorca replaced some of these boards:
- Two Techzone Stepper Controllers were replaced with self-etched Stepper Driver v3.0 (link goes to the 3.3, which is the released version)
- The Extruder controller was removed as it's function was replaced by one of the stepper drivers, and the heaters (bed and extruder) are driven by two Omron E5GN Temperature Process Controllers
- Endstops are not used.
- Temperature is controlled by thermocouple, which is why there are Omron controllers as opposed to a simple RepRap heater control (The Extruder Controller had issues maintaining accurate temps with thermocouples, later traced to a noisy power supply)
Most mechanical functions of the BreepBroop are according to the original build specifications. Few have been made:
- Using a Wade's extruder on the X carriage
- Wade's extruder is using a Herringbone gear set from Thingiverse
- Hot end is a MakerGear Power Resistor heater and BigHead nozzle.
- Bed has been modified to a 1/8" thick copper plate, using a 110v silicone mat heater from McMaster Carr (Part number: 35765K482)
Chorca is currently using the following:
- Latest version of Sprinter firmware
- Host software is Pronterface, using SFACT to interface with Skeinforge
Print Status
The printer is not printing. After a total rebuild of the hot end and reassembly, we are still having major issues. It was able to successfully print a Wade's extruder gear, however, the PLA was burning and oozing out of the top of the nozzle slightly. The X axis is cracked near the belt clamp area and binding badly. The Y axis also has a lot of wobble due to the weight of the copper plate. There are no endstops so homing is a major issue. The extruder constantly strips because of the shallow hobbing and due to the fact that the thermocouples are difficult to use in getting an accurate temperature reading, it is hard to figure out what the temperature currently is.
Current Work
The electronics system is a mess, and is very hard to operate. There have been great strides in ease of use, mainly with the RAMPS platform. This integrates all components onto one shield for the Arduino MEGA, reducing footprint and making everything a lot easier to run. The following are current plans for work:
- Replace all electronics with RAMPS board (Digitalman2112 has graciously donated a complete RAMPS kit with Pololus to my cause. I have assembled it and am borrowing an Arduino MEGA from him to use for testing)
- Swap thermocouples for thermistors to use with RAMPS (Digitalman2112 has a set of thermistors which we will attempt to use for this)
- Purchase small SSR to handle the tiny load of the heated bed, and soon the extruder heater
The hotend needs to be replaced and the Wade's upgraded. The X axis needs to be redone, preferably with a Prusa-style carriage to reduce weight and complexity. The following are current plans for work:
- Replace hot end with LulzBot pre-built Budaschnozzle
- Replace X carriage with Prusa-style carriage
- Swap smooth rods for smoother rods on X axis and use oil-impregnated bushings to ride along the rails for greater accuracy
- Replace copper bed with aluminum bed to lower stress on Y axis and prevent wobble
- Fix hobbed bolt on Wade's extruder (Run tap on bolt for longer, cut deeper grooves to get better traction on filament)
- Replace herringbone gears with original gears OR print new extruder such as Greg's Accessible Extruder and use it instead


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De Blob Review
In THQ's de Blob, agents of the INKT corporation have taken over the city of Chroma, and leeched it and its inhabitants of all color. Not to fear, though. The resistance forces have a new hero: a big squishy blob!
As the titular blob, you will roll around all of Chroma, redecorating buildings and leaving a splotchy trail of paint as you go.
The color revolution in de Blob is fought block to block, neighborhood to neighborhood, as one would expect in urban warfare. To complete a block, you will need to score a certain number of points and reach the level exit before your timer runs out.
However, there are higher rewards at stake for achieving more than the bare minimum for completion. In a nod to ideological purity, you are awarded a red star for completing all of the "resistance missions" available in a given block. 'Resistance' leaders, identified by blinking magenta circles, are stationed around each block. They assign you tasks when you bump into them.
Unfortunately, the game does not use this conceit to introduce much in the way of level specific challenges, instead relying on a repetitive series of point-to-point time-limited dashes, attack missions, and painting tasks. The developers wait until the very last level to use this mission system to advance the plot of the game. It's a lost opportunity.
To go about painting stuff and defeating INKT, you need to move the blob around. In the default mode, you use the touch screen to direct your movement: the blob basically follows your finger around. The farther you move your finger towards the edge of the screen, the faster you move. In tilt mode, you control the blob by tilting your iPhone and making it roll accordingly. Tilt mode lets you move by touch as well, which allows for maximum flexibility of control.
Both of these schemes are flawed. In the purely touch-based control, your guiding finger tends to get in the way, obscuring potential enemies. By contrast, the tilt approach provides a clear field of view, but lacks precision, and can lead to viewing angle difficulties. To the developer's credit, calibration and sensitivity controls are provided for the tilt mode, but no combination of settings produced satisfactory results.
The manner in which your blob interacts with the paint globes scattered around each level is much more satisfying. The basic primary colors are all present: red, blue, and yellow. These paints act just like they did back in preschool finger-painting, allowing you to mix up a full rainbow of colors. This comes in handy, because you are often required to use particular colors to paint certain buildings. You are also awarded bonus points for particularly colorful paint jobs.
De Blob is not just an extreme city makeover, however. You are also fighting INKT's forces of greyscale. As you approach an INKT agent, a new control appears at the bottom of the screen, which will command the blob to attack. Tap the attack button and the blob will jump into the air, squashing the INKT agent with a satisfying splat.
If, however, the INKT agent gets to you first, you will be covered with a color-absorbing sludge, which robs anything you've previously painted of color and takes away your points. In this case, you must find your way to a water pool to wash off the slime of failure. These encounters can be quite frustrating, due to the game's generally sloppy controls. In addition, INKT agents will sometimes appear to be open to an attack, but are in fact blocked by the edge of a building. Your blob will leap to attack, but jump right into harm's way.
On the plus side, De Blob has a very strong presentation, highlighted by its consistently impressive art direction. The cheerful results of your haphazard painting across the city's canvas are something to behold. Squishing enemies under your blob is also genuinely fun, and it produces some delightful sound effects. The included music is catchy, but you can't provide your own soundtrack from your iPod.
To summarize, de Blob is a pretty uneven experience. The story seems incomplete and poorly integrated with the levels, which are themselves extremely repetitive. This damages the game's replay value; yes, you can go back and try to collect all the stars, but you won't really want to. Younger gamers or very casual gamers will likely enjoy this game more than others, but we can't recommend it to a wider audience.


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bernardhurley says
I've always wondered what roads are for! Presumably there were none before the prophet came to earth.
Francisco Bacopa says
The "Butts" tag is perfect. It made my day.
Taslima Nasreen says
; )
Sre md.ayan says
may allah forgive u…i wish…apnar upor santi borseto hok.
antony goddard says
I remember Speaker's Corner in London. The place became transformed after the Iranian revolution. After 1978 the Iranian exile community of anti-imperialists faded out, and many moslems would hold prayer services in the park adjacent to Speaker's Corner. Mullahs seemed more popular than socialists and other leftists. The later success of the Afghan mujehaddin and the call for censorship following the Salman Rushdie fatwa showed that 'the left' had few constructive ideas to counter a political construct that was based on ideas of scholastic theology that we thought had been left behind by the French Revolution.
Speaker's Corner in London still remains a place where beginners can learn to address crowds, and also a good meeting place for political dissenters. When people such as myself see all these moslems praying we think that many people are willing to co-operate in their own oppression. Religious people are often loyal recruits to the form of capitalism which seeks a war of extermination against leftists and communists because they interfere with profits.
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That's nice.
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May Allah give you the Ray of Light…


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Column published April 29, 2013 in The Mexico Ledger
100 Years Ago
"The heavy popcorn and peanut machine, belonging to George Hall and which stood at the corner of Jefferson and Jackson streets, was thrown almost twenty feet into the air, on Monday afternoon, when the exhaust failed to work and the boiler of the machine exploded. No one was seriously hurt, but several were cut."
50 Years Ago
Hail mixed with heavy rain fell in Mexico this afternoon and in many places throughout the area. Gusty winds and the hail were expected to damage tender garden plants. Temporary relief from a spring dry spell came over the weekend with rainfall of varying amounts all over Ledgerland. In Mexico the official rainfall amounted to 1.51 inches. One farmer reported that at farms in a mile radius the rain varied from 1.5 inches to 1.3 inches to one inch. It was enough to moisten the top two or three inches of soil, enough to provide for germination of oats, corn and pasture grasses, not to mention garden seeds which have just been lying idle for about a month."
25 years Ago
"Bob Barnes, owner of the Village Square Mini-Mall, has noted the coincidence of a Mexico Area Community Survey – in which one of the priority needs of the community was listed as a family restaurant – just as he is about to open such a restaurant in the mini-mall. Mr. Barnes said the new family-style restaurant, which will have moderate pricing, will open on the main level at the mini-mall in 30-45 days. It will be called the Village Square Cafe, and although all details have not been completed, Mr. Barnes expects it to be open from about 7 a.m. to about 9 p.m."
10 Years Ago
"The City Council approved a new waste disposal contract on Monday that potentially will save residents 90 cents to a dollar a month on their waste disposal bills beginning mid-2004. The City had sent out ads in The Ledger regarding bids for an exclusive 10-year contract for the collection, processing, and disposal for residential solid waste. After consideration, the Council agreed to a new contract with the low bidder, Dayne's Disposal beginning April 1, 2004. The City's current contract, with Mid-State Waste runs through March 31, 2004. The core cost of the current contract, minus administrative fees and other costs is $6.75. But under the agreement with Dayne's the core cost will drop to $5.45 for the first year. Each consecutive year the price will rise approximately 3 percent per year."
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Microsoft's introduction of its Windows 8 operating system last week has positioned the software as the Swiss army knife of the computing universe -- desktop, laptop, notebook or tablet, Microsoft says Windows 8 is the answer for all.
In a conscious break with the past, Microsoft has looked at the way people now use -- and interact with -- computers and says Windows 8 is the result.
"We started to look back and we said, wow, the user interface, the experience, the form factors, the kinds of PCs, were all developed in the mid 1990s," Steven Sinofsky, president of Microsoft's Windows Division, said in an interview with ABC News.
"We [have all] started using phones and touch. When you started to look around us -- whether it was gas stations, ATMs, fitness machines -- everywhere you went you touched the screen. The only screen you didn't touch was the one you used the most, the one on your PC."
But that has changed, and for evidence you need look no farther than Apple's iPad -- and you can be sure Microsoft has been looking there too.
So it's designed Windows 8 as an attempt to bridge the gap between the ways people have come to interface with their computers, whether it's the touch-based world of tablets and smarthphones or the traditional, keyboard-centric universe of desktop workhorses.
Anyone with a smartphone running the Windows Phone operating system will recognize the Windows 8 start screen; both share the visual theme of colorful squares and rectangles for launching applications, a design based on the concept of touching the screen.
Desktop users will, of course, have to limit themselves to "touching" a square or rectangle on the desktop with their mouse cursor to launch something -- at least until touch screens for desktop computers become common, a future trend on which Microsoft seems to be betting with the design of Windows 8.
While Microsoft may have had its eye on Apple and the iPad when it decided Windows 8 should work on both desktops and tablets, it is interesting to note Apple's philosophy on operating systems is the opposite.
Users of iPhones and iPads find themselves working with Apple's iOS operating system whereas the company uses OS X as the system running its Mac desktop and MacBook laptops.
In April, Apple head Tim Cook took a swipe at the "jack of all trades" intentions of Windows 8, saying, "You can converge a toaster and a refrigerator, but those aren't going to be pleasing to the user."
At the same time, it must be noted the latest version of OS X, dubbed "Mountain Lion," incorporates some suspiciously iOS-looking features in its design and interface.
So is Microsoft betting the farm with Windows 8? Can its "one ring to rule them all" operating system please users of every kind of computing platform?
Users will vote with their hard cash, of course, with Microsoft awaiting the $39.95 endorsement it hopes to see flooding into its coffers.


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Former Mets outfielder Dykstra seeks to withdraw no contest plea
Former New York Mets outfielder Lenny Dykstra may be sentenced on Monday if a judge rejects his motion to withdraw a no-contest plea on charges of grand theft auto and providing a false financial statement.
Dykstra, 49, is seeking to withdraw his plea but faces up to four years in state prison if it's not granted. Dykstra initially pleaded not guilty to 25 counts after police arrested him and found cocaine, Ecstasy and synthetic human growth hormone at his Los Angeles home last April.
Dykstra and two co-defendants are accused of trying to lease and then sell high-end cars from several car dealerships by claiming credit through a phony business. His accountant Robert Hymers pleaded no contest to one count of identity theft, while Christopher Gavanis pleaded no contest to one count of filing a false financial statement. They are both awaiting sentencing.
Dykstra changed his plea in October to no contest and in exchange prosecutors dropped 21 counts.
He has had a series of legal problems over the past year. He faces federal bankruptcy charges and is scheduled to stand trial this summer.
Dykstra, who bought a mansion once owned by hockey star Wayne Gretzky, filed for bankruptcy three years ago, claiming he owed more than $31 million and had only $50,000 in assets. Federal prosecutors said that after filing, Dykstra hid, sold or destroyed more than $400,000 worth of items from the $18.5 million mansion without permission of a bankruptcy trustee.
Dykstra also has pleaded not guilty to indecent exposure charges for allegedly exposing himself to women he met on Craigslist.
The ex-major leaguer has been in a sober living facility, according to court documents.


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Phil Donahue has cancelled his plans to come to Denver this weekend with his doc "Body of War."
He was down to talk after screenings at Chez Artist — and stick around for a few days of the DNC. But word came in today that he can't make it – recovering from knee surgery.
And that hurts.
Word also comes today that Matt Damon will join buddy Ben Affleck at the DNC, who we already knew was coming.
They'll be at the clubhouse at 1490 Delgany St. 4-8 p.m. Monday with the Railbenders and Something Underground. The $100-per-person party to benefit Leader's Challenge, a group that develops leadership skills in Colorado youth.
VIP guests include Nancy Pelosi, Gov. Bill Ritter and San Fran Mayor Gavin Newsom.
Go to leaderschallenge.org/goto/dnc
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A teaching easel is an ideal way to display a concept that needs to be remembered for a period of time. For example, if a beginning algebra teacher wants to display basic algebraic formulas, he or she can keep the formulas displayed in the classroom up until the students remember them on their own. Placing the formulas on a tripod saves space on the chalk board. If a supervisor wishes to show certain facts or figures in a meeting at the office, he or she can prepare the presentation before hand on a pad of paper and flip the pages as needed. Cardboard frames are used to display small items from as small as 5 inches. Floor models are used to present art pieces or direction signs. Teaching easels are suitable for displaying anything you want others to see.


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SAN JOSE — The Scots Guards will have to cancel their performance set for Thursday in San Jose because their instruments did not arrive on time from London, a spokesman said.
The instruments are set to touch down in San Jose on Thursday afternoon, well after a noon performance that was scheduled at the Plaza de Cesar Chavez, said organization spokesman Floyd Busby.
The late arrival, however, does not affect the 1st Battalion pipes and drums Scots Guards in their appearance Saturday and Sunday at the 149th Scottish Highland Games at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton.
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Irish peacemaker, ex-premier Reynolds dies at 81
DUBLIN (AP) — Albert Reynolds, the risk-taking Irish prime minister who played a key role in delivering peace to Northern Ireland but struggled to keep his own governments intact, died Thursday after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. He was 81.
His eldest son, Philip, said he died around 3 a.m. at his Dublin home, where in recent years he required 24-hour care. The government ordered flags to fly at half-mast until Reynolds' state funeral Monday.
Reynolds, a savvy businessman from rural County Roscommon who made millions running rural dance halls and a pet food company before his election to parliament in 1977, led two feud-prone coalition governments from 1992 to 1994.
FILE - This is a Wednesday, Sept. 7, 1994. file photo of Irish Prime Minister Albert Reynolds, right, as he stands with U.S. Vice President Al Gore at Shannon Airport, Ireland. Authorities Thursday Aug 21, 2014, said that Albert Reynolds, the straight-talking Irish prime minister who played a key role in delivering peace to Northern Ireland, has died after a long battle with Alzheimerís disease. He was 81. Reynolds, a renowned deal-maker who made millions operating rural dance halls and a pet food company, led two feud-prone coalition governments from 1992 to 1994. (AP Photo/Martin Cleaver, File)
During his turbulent tenure, Reynolds made peace in neighboring Northern Ireland his top priority. With British Prime Minister John Major at his side, he unveiled the Downing Street Declaration, a 1993 blueprint for peace in the predominantly British Protestant territory. To drive it forward, he successfully pressed the outlawed Irish Republican Army to call a 1994 cease-fire.
"Everyone told me: You can't talk to the IRA. I figured it was well past time to bend some rules for the cause of peace," Reynolds told The Associated Press in a 1994 interview, when he was being touted as a Nobel Peace Prize candidate.
Yet within months of that peacemaking triumph, a stunned Reynolds was forced to quit as leader of Ireland's centrist Fianna Fail party after his coalition partners in the left-wing Labour Party withdrew from the government in protest over his dismissive management style.
His longtime press secretary, Sean Duignan, described Reynolds as "a born gambler — at the track, in business and politics."
That appetite for walking a political tightrope worked wonders in Northern Ireland, where a quarter-century of conflict had left more than 3,500 dead. Reynolds built alliances with U.S. President Bill Clinton and Irish-American leaders, who wanted to coax the IRA-linked Sinn Fein party in from the political cold. Pushing from one direction, Reynolds demanded that Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams deliver an open-ended IRA truce; from the other, he cajoled a skeptical, reluctant Major toward direct contact with Sinn Fein.
"We've been able to have the fiercest of rows without leaving scars. I understood Albert's difficulties and he understood mine," recalled Major, who described his Irish counterpart as "a lovable man."
Clinton said Reynolds' work alongside Major provided the bedrock for Northern Ireland's eventual 1998 peace accord "and our world owes him a profound debt of gratitude."
Many analysts have argued that Northern Ireland peacemaking would have progressed more quickly had Reynolds stayed in power. But his daredevil streak proved unworkable in a parliament where his long-dominant Fianna Fail — Gaelic for "Soldiers of Destiny" — no longer commanded a majority on its own.
Even before becoming prime minister, Reynolds was accused of recklessness. In the late 1980s, while running Ireland's commerce department, he concocted a state insurance scheme for the country's top beef baron to export cattle to Saddam Hussein's Iraq. Taxpayers ultimately paid the exporter around 225 million euros ($300 million) in losses when Iraq defaulted.
Reynolds' first coalition government collapsed in 1992 during a state investigation into the ethics of that deal and wider corrupt practices in Ireland's beef exports. His government partner, the Progressive Democrats, demanded the probe and soon withdrew from government as Reynolds denied wrongdoing.
His second government also fell apart quickly as he repeatedly took decisions without consulting his new junior partner, Labour. The final straw came when he ignored Labour's objections to the promotion of his attorney general, a Catholic conservative accused of suppressing a Northern Ireland extradition warrant for a pedophile priest.
Some of Thursday's warmest tributes to Reynolds came from business leaders, who conjectured that his decisive style would have been ideal to oversee Ireland's emerging Celtic Tiger economy, rather than his Fianna Fail successor, Bertie Ahern. That decade-long boom ended in a 2008 burst property bubble, crippling bank rescues and Ireland teetering on the brink of bankruptcy.
Reynolds "wasn't perhaps the greatest politician in the world. He managed to blow up two coalitions in a relatively short period of time," said Michael O'Leary, chief executive of Ireland's budget airline Ryanair.
"But if you ask Irish people now if you could have visionary, dynamic and bold leadership like Albert Reynolds, or the 10 years of dither, fudge and buying off of various stakeholders that came after him under Bertie, I think everybody would go back and have Albert in a flash'" he said.
The government said the public would be invited to pay their final respects to Reynolds when his open coffin is put on display Saturday at the Mansion House, the Dublin mayor's official residence. His state funeral was scheduled for midday Monday.
Reynolds is survived by his wife, Kathleen, and seven children.
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MILWAUKEE (AP) — The concertmaster of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra says he was relieved that a $5 million Stradivarius violin stolen last month was still in good condition when police recovered it nine days later.
Frank Almond told reporters Tuesday the violin had some cosmetic issues but was otherwise in good shape.
A robber shocked the 50-year-old Almond with a stun gun Jan. 27 and robbed him of the 300-year-old violin. It was recovered in the attic of a Milwaukee home, and two men have been charged with being party to robbery.
Almond says he doesn't plan to take additional security precautions, in part because that might draw more attention to the instrument.
He also says publicity around the theft might help renew interest in the Milwaukee symphony.