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On a patio outside Bob's at the Marina, a waterfront grill, you can eat beside docks and boat sheds. Ducks haul out on the docks. Boats come and go.
On a patio outside Bob's at the Marina, a waterfront grill, you can eat beside docks and boat sheds. Ducks haul out on the docks. Boats come and go.
Boaters climb the gangway from the docks to get a burger. It's cool and fresh by the water. The place tranquil, like Delta culture. You feel the Delta's pull. You want to go out there. But it's good to sit there and let it come to you.
Why are there so few waterfront bars and cafes in Stockton? The city boasts miles of waterfront. Some of it is beautiful and riparian, some industrial in a cool urban way.
All of it is unique. Organic. Yet much lies vacant. It might as well be a gravel pit in Temecula.
Of course, there are several eateries in the Waterfront Warehouse. Good ones. But still. Miles of waterways meander through the city, including certain locations that seem ideal.
An expert with the Urban Land Institute said a sports bar would succeed next to the arena. Where's the sports bar?
Where's the full-on Delta resort on the Channel Head? There are 10,000 boat slips on the Delta, not even counting San Francisco Bay. Between local yokels and boaters, surely there is a market.
There is, said Bill Wells, the executive director of the California Delta Chambers.
"Stockton's got the best waterfront there is," Wells said. "You guys got that perfect harbor. They don't have to contend with the currents."
There's six miles of north bank between downtown and Louis Park, not one bar or cafe on it. The Catfish Cafe near Interstate 5 closed. The taco stand at the Louis Park boat ramps closed.
Out March Lane, at Buckley Cove, there's a park, boat ramps, boat yards, several great vantages on the channel ... but no cafe. You have to go all the way up to Bob's and its neighbor, Garlic Bros. restaurant, in Lincoln Village West Marina.
Garlic Bros.' deck juts over Fourteen Mile Slough and looks west across fields, past giant transmission lines and swirling flocks of birds to distant Mount Diablo and Delta sunsets.
Why aren't there more places like this? Stockton is like Venice with its back turned to the water.
Waterfront spots are difficult and risky, said Fritz Grupe, the developer who built Lincoln Village West as a water-oriented neighborhood in the 1960s.
"They're harder than hell to finance," Grupe said. Banks are skittish, "Because the success ratio on them is so tough. ... Who comes through the fog on Tuesday night?"
Successful waterfront joints are near marinas where people use boats as a second home, Grupe said. Places with lots of traffic. It helps if the place features a hospitable workaholic owner.
It is now generally recognized that City Hall mishandled waterfront redevelopment by leading with publicly funded stadiums, not residential projects. Retail investors want "rooftops" - homes, preferably occupied by people with expendable income.
"Any retail that goes in - 'How many rooftops you got for me?' " Grupe said retailers ask. " 'You call me back when you've got 1,000 rooftops and we'll start negotiating.' "
As many as three restaurants were supposed to pop up around the arena and ballpark. The restaurant pads sit empty to this day. Awaiting urban pioneers, young people mostly, who want an urban waterfront lifestyle. They, in turn, await homes.
Then - the home run! - investors open affordable bar-restaurants with docks that capture the character of the waterfront and lure Stocktonians and Bay/Delta boaters.
"I think if you had the right thing there," said Wells, "it should be a gold mine."
Contact columnist Michael Fitzgerald at (209) 546-8270 or email@example.com. Visit his blog at recordnet.com/fitzgeraldblog.


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ChinaCat89 wrote:
When I was younger I was terrified of needles. I've had many surgeries done and I needed to have blood taken each time and then have an Intravenous needle afterwards. Having to deal with that has made me used to it so it doesn't bother me anymore.
Geez I know that had to suck. I've had to get one IV in my life and it sucked. Especially due to the fact my nurse had to dig for a while to get my vein. I've never had to have blood taken though, thank goodness. Much bro respect lol.
Before you go to basic training.... your usually given the peanut butter shot. Its....... the worst ever.
They used to but not anymore. I think more people are afraid of the needle instead of the actual shot. I get my blood drawn eveytime I go to the hospital (which is a lot) so it doesn't bother me.
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Please go to this page to find out what is in your shots. http://www.fda.gov/BiologicsBloodVaccines/Vaccines/default.htm . Follow the links.
As for thimerosal / mercury, see http://www.fda.gov/BiologicsBloodVaccines/SafetyAvailability/VaccineSafety/ucm096228.htm#t1 .
The FDA is a good reference if you want to know.
I don't like shots either.
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Please go to this page to find out what is in your shots. http://www.fda.gov/BiologicsBloodVaccines/Vaccines/default.htm . Follow the links.
As for thimerosal / mercury, see http://www.fda.gov/BiologicsBloodVaccines/SafetyAvailability/VaccineSafety/ucm096228.htm#t1 .
The FDA is a good reference if you want to know.
I don't like shots either.
^ I'm kind of afraid to look at those links. I'm getting the shots in like a week. Are shots actually bad for you or something?
Bro next time you post you should totally use the [badass][/badass] brackets for your sentences.
Shots are only scary in excess. Oh you meant the other kind of shots.
Needles creep me the fuck out. Just the thought of it is enough to make me feel uncomfortable.
If I had a type it'd be you, fortunately I don't have a type so please stop.
Hahaha I had to re read your post like ten times to get the joke. For a sec there I was like wtf? But yeah I've decided when I get my shots this week I'm gonna take it like a badass. Then I"ll make my mom buy me a shizload of chocolate cake to cheer me up.
I have no problem watching a needle go into my own arm at all, but watching someone else use a needle creeps me out.
no problem with the needle same with watching but what is in the serenge with all the warnings deaths excetera makes me want to pass out sometimes
I pull the cloak of anonymity around my self, and like a magick trick i am gone.
Shots from a typical nurse or doctor don't bother me. I'm also experienced with giving IM and subcutaneous injections, but I have to do an IM injection every two weeks on myself and it can sometimes freak me out a lot more than giving one, especially after having nicked veins on myself a couple times (causes quite a bit initial bleeding.)
I have no problem giving people shots but.. try to give me one and I'd freak out. I just close my eyes or look away, I don't even look at the needle :c
Quite clearly addicted
No, even when I was little I actually wanted to see them inject me , It felt cool if that makes sense.
Getting immunizations and IVs don't scare me one bit, prolly because I'm use to it now. Whenever I have my blood work done, I always watch the phlebotomist as he/she finds my vein, puts the needle in, and draws my blood.
Getting staples and stitches removed makes me a bit anxious though. I passed out after having my sutures removed after one of my surgeries, mainly because it hurt like hell & I was going thru that whole fight-or-flight mode on an empty stomach (low blood sugar). Surprisingly, I didn't pass out after having all of my staples and stitches removed from my ankle/leg after my surgery to fix my broken bones
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What is really in a vaccine:
I would be taken more by your argument if you had a source that actually quoted typical quantities that are found in various vaccines, and the affects of that specific quantity rather than just a vague presence and effect argument.
As it stands your argument is the equivalent of me saying "there is some carbon monoxide in the air, carbon monoxide can damage red blood cells, therefore you should stop breathing air".
Back to the main point, I'm not afraid of injections.
Not anymore ever since I became one of my roommate's subjects for practicing blood collection. Ah, the things I do for free ice cream.

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The Bay Area's online news scene is now popping, waking up from a prolonged period of somnolence, and pointing a way toward an online news renaissance across the country.
Friday, we got the official news that financier Warren Hellman's long-planned independent online news operation would get off the ground soon, with $5 million in initial funding, and partnerships with local public radio powerhouse KQED and the New York Times. Hellman says he'll be hiring "dozens of journalists." That news followed the huge success of California Watch's maiden voyage. California Watch, an initiative of the Oakland-based Center for Investigative Reporting. It saw more than two dozen news outlets -- including the state's top papers -- pick up its first big story on dubious homeland security spending, reaching almost two million readers in print and many more online.
Such activities mark a wakening of online journalism in the Bay Area, and I think hold many portents for what we will see in 2010. Certainly, what's happening here has parallels in other cities, but the rapidity of the announcements suggests that we're moving into a serious shift in who produces the news and how it gets to readers. Too early, to re-hang the News 2.0 shingle out -- that's been tried numerous times, but failed to stick -- but clearly something's happening here, and what it is is increasingly clear.
Before we look at seven pointers coming out of the announcements, let's recall the Bay Area context.
The San Francisco Bay Area's short online news history has been an odd one. We out here near the capital of the Left Coast like our reading and like our news. It's a highly educated place, and one that's a traditional great newspaper market, with income levels leading other metro areas. At one point, the San Jose Mercury News boasted the fattest classifieds sections in the country, and those profits helped launched Mercury Center, the first online news site in 1993.
Now more than 15 years later, the online news landscape in the Bay Area is a strange place.
Mercury Center, once a pioneer in the online technology coverage and other areas, is a humdrum newspaper site, with numbers to match. In September, 2009, users averaged 4 minutes, 42 seconds a month on the MercuryNews.com site.
SFGate, too, one was early out of the gate. Long independent of the paper San Francisco Chronicle, its found an audience, too, but not a huge one. In September, it averaged 7 minutes, 1 second per user.
Craigslist, Yelp, Yahoo, Google, Open Table and a host of others have gotten earlier and deeper traction in the Bay Area, inflicting deeper pain on those two newspapers' print editions and their websites than that experienced by peers across the nation. Meanwhile, their parent companies have been scrambling. Hearst has lost more than a quarter of a billion dollars on the Chronicle since it bought it in 2000, and MediaNews, which bought the Merc and put together the expanded Bay Area Newspaper Group in 2006, has narrowly averted default on the financing it used to grow the company.
Both companies have shed lots of expenses -- including hundreds of newsroom staffers -- over the last several years. In a recent Sunday front-page plea to readers for ideas on how to save the Merc, columnist Mike Cassidy reminded readers that the once-proud Merc had housed 400 journalists as recently as 2000, but is humbled to a staff of 125.
Twin the backdrop of failing metro dailies and these two start-ups, and we can see many strands of the soon-unfolding news tapestry. Here are seven for starters:
- Reporters are their own brands and can win jobs and audiences quickly, given new umbrella organizations. CIR received more than 600 applications for its 11-person staff. The Chronicle's Lance Williams, who co-authored the award-winning Balco steroids scandal series, was one of those hired. Others staffers came from the Des Moines Register, the L.A. Times, the San Diego Union-Tribune and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. A lesson for daily newspaper: yes, you can cut costs by letting go of lots of experienced and young talent, but that talent may come back and compete with you.
It's astounding how quickly the California Watch journalism attained legitimacy.
- Public radio is a logical successor to daily newspapers, as they give up much of their traditional reporting. With fewer bodies able to cover fewer stories, many stories and beats are no longer being covered. Think about it: which other locally and regionally focused news organizations hold similar values to print journos? I'd say public radio news people are the closest, preferring more depth than their commercial broadcast peers. KQED's website is starting to look more news-like and less programming-oriented. That's a trend we're seeing take root nationally, as the Twin Cities MPRNews.org and WBUR now read increasingly like newspaper sites, with more multimedia tossed in.
- Foundations solve the one fundamental problem that's needed solving: M-O-N-E-Y. Yes, the Internet ad and reading revolutions have changed everything and caused a press emergency. As many have pointed out, though, it's not news-reading that audiences are forsaking; they're just abruptly changing a business model that long seemed stable. Sure, journalism can be better done (and web innovations like user-gen content, blog tools, multimedia, commenting, etc. are part of that improvement), but we've not seen a thumbs-down vote on journalism. Plain and simple, when the business models shifted, and then the recession took a hammer to what remained, the 50,000 U.S. newsroom jobs could no longer be justified. The result: more than 10,000 jobs lost in the last two-plus years alone. The readers want to read the stories, and publishers and aggregators would like to run the stories, but someone has to pay journalists to report and write them. So when foundations (and angels) move to bridge the gap, they get the supply system back going. The Knight, Irvine and the Hewlett foundations, among a growing list of others, are re-energizing the supply.
It's as if the journalism system that we knew has had a heart attack. It survives, but we're seeing new distribution vessels forming to replace those that withered.
- For daily newspapers, the growth of alternative journalisms is both a promise and a threat. It's a promise of getting high-quality, low-cost (California Watch charged large metros just a few hundred dollars, though it is reviewing its business models going forward), without having to pay all the high-salaried, troublesome reporters. It's a threat that some outlets like Hellman's, MinnPost, Voice of San Diego, etc., will simply bypass local newspapers and find ways to reach readers directly, and through other partners. Put another way: Downsized dailies have left themselves newly vulnerable, exposing their flanks. Their dominance, built in part on sheer size, is waning.
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Iran slows expansion of nuclear facilities
Latest update : 2013-11-14
Iran has not expanded its nuclear facilities over the last three months, UN atomic watchdog's most recent report has shown. Thursday's report comes before a new round of talks between Iran and world powers kicks off next week in Geneva.
Since Hassan Rouhani became president, Iran has halted a rapid expansion of its uranium enrichment capacity, a U.N. inspection report showed on Thursday, in a potential boost for diplomacy to end Tehran's nuclear dispute with the West.
The quarterly report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) also said no further major components had been added to a potential plutonium-producing reactor since August.
The marked slowdown in the growth of activities of possible use in developing nuclear bombs may be intended to back up Rouhani's warmer tone towards the West after years of worsening confrontation, and strengthen Tehran's hand in negotiations with world powers due to resume on Nov. 20.
Iran stopped increasing its capacity to refine uranium - which can fuel nuclear power plants but also bombs if processed much more - "when their team changed" in August, a senior diplomat said, referring to Rouhani and his administration.
But Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu - who strongly opposes any deal with Iran short of dismantling its enrichment programme - said he was "not impressed".
Israel, believed to be the Middle East's sole nuclear-armed power, has long warned it could use force to prevent Iran from gaining an atomic bomb.
"I am not impressed with reports that we hear that Iran has not expanded its nuclear facilities and the reason for that is they don't need to. They've got enough facilities, enough centrifuges to develop and to complete the fissile material which is at the core of an atomic bomb, " Netanyahu said.
The Arak reactor, which Iran previously said it would start up in the first quarter of 2014 but later postponed, is of great concern for Western powers as it could yield weapons-grade plutonium once it is operating. It was a major sticking point in talks between Iran and the powers in Geneva last week.
Iran has "more or less frozen" construction of the heavy water reactor, the diplomat, familiar with the report, said.
The quarterly IAEA document was the first that included developments only since Rouhani took office on Aug. 3, prompting a diplomatic opening during which Iran and six major powers have made progress towards a possible nuclear deal.
It also showed that Iran's stockpile of higher-grade enriched uranium had risen by about 5 percent to 196 kg (431 pounds) since August, largely due to a temporary halt in converting the material into reactor fuel.
But the amount of uranium gas enriched to a fissile concentration of 20 percent still remained below the roughly 250 kg (550 pounds) needed for a bomb if processed further - an amount that Israel has indicated is a « red line » that could trigger military action.
Iran's higher-grade enrichment is controversial as it is a relatively short technical step to ramp it up to the 90 percent required for making a nuclear warhead. Iran says it needs the material to fuel a medical research reactor.
Tehran denies Western and Israeli accusations that it is seeking nuclear weapons capability, saying it is enriching uranium only for peaceful energy. But its refusal so far to curb its nuclear programme, or open it up to unfettered IAEA inspections, has drawn tough sanctions that have severely damaged the OPEC giant's oil-dependent economy.
The IAEA said Iran had installed only four first-generation centrifuges - machines used to refine uranium - at its Natanz plant since August, making a total of 15,240. In the previous three-month period, May-August, it put in place an additional 1,800. Not all of the installed centrifuges are operating.
"Adding four means adding basically nothing. There is absolutely no technical reason. Clearly it is a choice not to increase the number of centrifuges, " the senior diplomat said.
The report also said Iran had not installed any more advanced centrifuges, which can refine uranium must faster than the breakdown-prone IR-1 model and have also fanned concern in the West.
Rouhani succeeded hardliner Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in August, promising to try to settle the nuclear row and ease sanctions.
Negotiations between Iran and six powers - the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China - are scheduled to resume next week.
The powers want Iran to halt its most sensitive nuclear work and take other measures in exchange for limited sanctions relief as part of a confidence-building deal that would buy time for talks on a more far-reaching settlement.
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AP source: Lions, Stafford agree to $53M extension
DETROIT (AP) — Matthew Stafford's career with the Detroit Lions just got longer.
Stafford and the Lions have agreed to terms on a $53 million, three-year extension to keep him under contract through 2017, according to a person familiar with the deal.
The person, who spoke Tuesday to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because the agreement has not been announced, said Stafford will make $41.5 million in guarantees as part of a new contract.
Detroit drafted Stafford No. 1 overall in 2009 and signed him to a six-year contract worth as much as $78 million with $41.7 million in guarantees. After two injury-shortened seasons, he helped the franchise reach the playoffs two years ago for the first time in more than a decade.
A month ago, Stafford vowed that he would focus on football while his agent and the team negotiated.
"I don't play this game to get contracts," he said in June. "I play this game to win games."
The Lions didn't do much of that last year, losing their last eight games to flop to a 4-12 record after a 10-win season.
Stafford threw more interceptions and had less than half as many touchdown passes in 2012 as he did the previous year.
After playing in just 13 games over two seasons, he flourished in his first full year with 41 TD passes while completing 64 percent of his attempts and throwing 16 touchdowns.
He stayed on the field last season, but his passing percentage dipped as did his TD passes (20) while he threw one more interception.
"Matt's not happy with last year," Lions coach Jim Schwartz said during last month's minicamp. "None of us were happy with last year, but you also can't overreact."
Stafford has spent much of this offseason splitting time between his home in suburban Detroit and team headquarters, after working out and rehabilitating injuries elsewhere in previous years.
He has looked back to analyze the previous season, seeing when it was good to take chances with passes and when it wasn't while the losses piled up after climbing to .500 midway through the season.
"It was a total, learning experience just because it was a tough year," Stafford said. "You have to find a way to battle through it."
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U.S. stocks are hovering around unchanged this morning as the monthly ISM report came out much below expectations (49.5 from 51.7 last month). However, Chinese manufacturing data added to signs of the global economic recovery and Greece made a debt buyback offer. A Chinese manufacturing gauge rose to a seven-month high in November, relieving investors' worries of a Chinese slowdown. Greece offered €10 billion ($13 billion) to buy back bonds issued earlier this year.
Overall, U.S. equity indexes have been fairly strong since the Obama election sell-off. We are holding to a key pivot level of 1420-1430. The DEC12 E-mini S&P 500 rallied up to 1424 this morning, and sold off 10 points as the ISM data was released. As has been the theme recently, we do not foresee a rally to new highs until there is a deal struck on the fiscal cliff.
Major global commodities are unhinged from U.S. stocks today. Sugar is leading the way, up a shade over 2%. Oats are in second place today on the commodities board, up 2.06%. Silver is having a nice morning for itself, up 45 cents, or 1.36%. Crude oil futures also touched above the $90 level this morning, trading up around 1.16%. Natural gas futures are also up slightly over 1%.
Today we focus on the E-mini Dow Jones contract (DEC12). The Dow is nearing our key pivot level of 13,100. It has had a very nice rally since the Obama selloff, when it touched below 12,500. We believe 13,100 will be a key line in the sand for this market. If the Dow can hold above 13,100, we look for another rally to yearly highs. Disclaimer: Mind the Fiscal Cliff!
The next key upside level is 13,500. This will be major resistance for the Dow at this point. With that said our technical upside target for a sustained rally above our 13,100 pivot is 14,200. From June to September, the Dow rallied approximately 1,700 points. If the Down rallies another 1,700 points from its Obama election low, we get a target or level of 14,200.
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EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Special delivery from Northwestern University to France: a letter from Napoleon Bonaparte's brother.
The suburban Chicago school has planned a ceremony this week to hand over a letter dated April 27, 1792, and signed by Joseph Bonaparte. The letter, which will be given to M. Graham Paul, consul general of France, was discovered a few years ago by a school archivist going through a collection of donated documents.
Also to be returned are a total of 250 documents spanning more than four centuries, as well as a letter from Napoleon's nephew, Napoleon III, the ruler of the Second French Empire.
The letter signed by Joseph Bonaparte is about a military skirmish involving his then-22-year-old younger brother, Napoleon, who was beginning his military career in Corsica, the island where he was born.
The letter apparently didn't get far. In the waning days of World War II, Jack McBride, a dancer and magician stationed with a USO troop on the island, came upon a group of soldiers burning documents. According to the story told to Northwestern by McBride's niece and daughter, the soldiers were "foreign," though nothing else is known about them.
Somehow, McBride prevented the destruction of the documents and then "mailed them home while he was still on tour to his mother," said Northwestern archivist Jason Nargis.
After McBride died in the 1980s, the family decided to put the letter on deposit at Northwestern in Evanston, where, Nargis said, a relative of McBride was working at the time. Nargis said the items were stored.
"We have a huge backlog and it was waiting until four years ago when I was hired as a manuscript librarian," he said. Because Nargis speaks French, the job of going through the documents fell to him.
Nargis said the collection, which he believes was once the property of a "noble Corsican family," includes military orders newspapers, invitations to balls, police reports and other documents. There are also some things that don't seem to fit, starting with the paper-and-cardboard swastika and documents appointing justices to the Oregon Territory's Supreme Court.
"We don't know how they found their way into (the rest of the collection)," he said. "McBride's family ended up living in Alaska and they may have been added to the collection later."
Nargis said decision to return the documents to France was made after talking to lawyers, scholars and others.
"Once we realized ... they were removed during war time, we sort of had this ethical dilemma," Nargis said.
Since the documents were "on deposit," the school spoke with the McBride family, who agreed with the decision. The McBride family will be on hand at Thursday's repatriation ceremony to give the documents to the Consul General.


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LocationKarl Johans Gate, Oslo, Norway
Primary ArchitectsEinar Jarmund, Håkon Vigsnæs, Alessandra Kosberg, Siv Hofsøy, Ane Sønderaal Tolfsen, Paul Henri-Hann, Jens Herman Næss
ConsultantsRISS AS, Linda Knoph Vigsnæs/LYSSTOFF
ClientTanum AS
SizeBookstore ca. 750 sqm, Offices ca. 225 sqm
Project Year2011
Text description provided by the architects. Tanum Karl Johan is Oslo's oldest bookstore located on the city's main street. The project is a full renovation, which means completely tearing down the old interior. From having several floor levels, the store reappeared with all functions on one floor with a stronger visual relationship to the street and more rough materials to emphasize the physical appearance of the book.
The traditional green color of Tanum is continued into two shades; a dark green as a calm backdrop and the light green as a signal color. Elements from the Flag Ship Store at Karl Johan will give basis for other stores in the Tanum chain. The furniture is mobile and flexible, shaped to signalize actuality and be able to adapt to various actions and happenings at the store.


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Paris Hilton Shilling Handbags in Muslim Holy Site's Shadow
Paris Hilton is currently facing some major backlash in Saudi Arabia. Hilton — the less-famous niece of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills stars Kim and Kyle Richards — has just opened a store to sell her "handbags and accessories" at the Mecca Mall.
Hilton announced the opening of the store on her blog last week. Since then, many have fired back on Twitter, angry that Hilton would be allowed to open shop in Muhammad's birthplace and the holy mall which houses only holy institutions such as KFC and Hardee's. The angry tweets mostly focus on her porn star past, according the New York Daily News saying things like:
Saudi claim there are other ways to allow for pilgrims, & if religiosity is of such importance, why is @ParisHilton being allowed a store in Mecca?
How can someone who made such a video open a store in the holy city next to the Grand Mosque? It is not acceptable to have such a woman open her store here.
Hilton herself has not responded to the criticism, but has said this:
How cute do my kitties look in their pink porsche? ;) lockerz.com/s/262246968— Paris Hilton (@ParisHilton) November 17, 2012


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Tuesday, September 8, 2015
Knowledge is one of your strongest weapons against heart disease.
Diseases of the heart and blood vessels - also known as "cardiovascular diseases" - can run in families. Therefore, knowing your family history can provide important information about your health risks. Talk to your family about their heart health history. Create a heart health family tree that you and your doctor can use today - and the next generation of your family can use tomorrow.
The first step is to talk to your immediate family:
Next, reach out to extended family:
If possible, gather information about cousins, great-uncles and great-aunts. It is also important to include information on relatives who are deceased. Here is the type of information you will want to gather:
Remember, your doctor may not be familiar with your family members. So it's also very helpful to provide information including each person's:
Turn Information into Action.
Even though you cannot change your family history, knowing your family history can help you reduce your risk of developing heart disease. By talking to your doctor about your heart health family history, together you can look for red flags that might indicate the need for:
People with a family history of heart disease and related conditions may have the most to gain from screening tests and lifestyle changes. Your doctor may refer you to a specialist, such as a doctor trained specifically in genetics or a genetic counselor who can determine your genetic risks.
Here are some examples of red flags that you can be "on the watch for" in your family history:
Red Flags
Additional red flags may exist. You can explore these with your doctor or genetic counselor. By understanding your genetic risk factors, you and your doctor can take preventive measures that may save your life - and the lives of your loved ones.
In addition to talking to your doctor about your family history, you can reduce your risk of heart disease by doing the following:
Resources to Help You
Many research studies are underway to help us learn about heart disease. Would you like to find out more about being part of this exciting research? Please visit the following links:
This information is being reprinted with permission from the Medical Genetics Program at OSU Medical Center and the Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital.
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Wednesday, August 3, 2016
For millions of Americans, shedding unwanted pounds is a top priority. That's why the National Sleep Foundation (NSF) is reminding Americans that spending more time between the sheets may be part of the secret to slimming down and looking great.
People tend to forego sleep in order to make time for a work-out or other daily activities and it is often overlooked as an important factor in the battle of the bulge.
Many do not realize that skimping on sleep can actually make it harder to lose weight, says Meir H. Kryger, MD, Chairman of NSF's Board of Directors. Research suggests that even a modest amount of sleep deprivation can increase appetite by altering the behavior of the hormones leptin and ghrelin, which are responsible for regulating appetite and metabolism. As a result of sleep loss, people may experience stronger cravings for carbohydrates and calorie-rich comfort foods such as cookies and chips, which can lead to weight gain.
Recent research suggests that people who sleep less may also produce more insulin, which puts them at higher risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetes and obesity are both on the rise in the U.S., resulting in serious health complications for many Americans. "Healthy sleep is a part of an antidote for the obesity and diabetes epidemics in America," says Kryger.
In addition to mounting scientific evidence, the results of the NSF's 2008 Sleep in America poll, released in March 2008, suggests that sleep loss and obesity are linked. According to the poll, people who are overweight/obese are more likely than people of normal weight to spend less time in bed on workdays (6.82 hours vs. 7.12 hours) and to sleep less than 6 hours per night (17% vs.12%).
NSF's 2008 poll also reveals that having a weight problem can have a negative impact on one's health and safety. According to the results, those who are overweight/obese are more likely to:
For people with sleep disorders, getting adequate sleep may require the help of a healthcare professional. But for many Americans, healthy sleep can be achieved with just a few simple steps. Try these tips for better Zzzs:
Make sleep a top priority - Getting optimal sleep allows you to feel your best and be productive. Healthy sleep also helps to regulate your metabolism.
Maintain a consistent sleep schedule - Going to bed and waking up at the same time every day keeps your biological clock in tune.
Establish a relaxing bedtime routine - A regular routine, such as having a bath or listening to soothing music, can help you fall asleep and stay asleep.
Use your bedroom only for sleep - Clear your bedroom of distractions such as computers, phones and other "sleep stealers" in order to create a positive sleep association with the bedroom.
Avoid foods and drinks high in caffeine - These (coffee, colas and tea) should be avoided for at least 6 hours prior to bedtime, and avoid alcohol for a few hours before bedtime.
Exercise regularly - However, finish your workout at least 4 hours before bedtime.
If you are experiencing a sleep problem, such as difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep, or if you suffer from chronic daytime sleepiness despite allowing adequate time for sleep, talk to your healthcare professional.
For more information about sleep and sleep disorders, and for more results of NSF's 2008 Sleep in America poll, visit the National Sleep Foundation.
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Barbara Rankin was a ship that sailed with all others in her wake. A force of nature. A woman whose imagination knew no bounds.
Barbara smiled up at me from a million memories ago.
She was a vision of artistic expression, her smiling face encased in an irregularly formed cocoon of tin foil.
Barbara Rankin was a ship that sailed with all others in her wake. A force of nature. A woman whose imagination knew no bounds.
Cancer killed her body, but not her spirit.
Seven years ago, when my husband and I moved to west Flemington in the far corner of the county, many of the items not necessary to daily living were stored in the barn, which is really a steel-and-concrete warehouse. In recent weeks, we have begun to un-box some of those treasures, which is how Barbara came back into my life.
Over many years of collecting, I have amassed a large number of boxes. They are wood, glass, metal, tin, plastic and sometimes a mixture of elements. They are big and small, ornate and plain, priceless and cheap. Many were gifts. Some were "finds" too good to pass up.
Inside a box is often a treasure: A note, a stone, a pin, the translucent skeleton of a baby horseshoe crab.
Attached to each box is a memory.
The process of unfolding the past began with removing strips of dried packing tape from dust-covered cardboard boxes gleaned from a liquor store Dumpster. Unwrapping the packing material — loose pages of the Florida Today newspaper from late 2005 — was a reminder of the news of the day.
And then, with a wary eye out for miscellaneous crawly things, the past became present.
A favorite antique ladies jewel box with a satin lining the color of cantaloupe; a wooden "cabin" box that belonged to my grandmother; an old button box given to me that is now filled with mementos my husband has collected, including a lock of his grandmother's snow-white hair.
And then, a sudden stop, a few moments frozen in time as hubby and I stood at the kitchen counter.
That lock of hair unfurled our memories of him caring for his grandmother until her death. By her side, day and night, through good and bad, so she could die peacefully at home at age 98. Her laugh, her wisdom, her love, all rushed back to envelop us.
So it was upon seeing Barbara's photograph decoupaged on the lid of a triangular wooden box.
I laughed and cried in recalling our deeds and misdeeds. We were a Yankee and a Southerner who were soul sisters. Oh, dear one, how I miss your craziness and long to bob in your wake once more.
Burying your treasures for a time is a wonderful way of making them new again, of unearthing memories of people who moved you way before you moved to a new home and stored piles of boxes in a barn.
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A solution for the Sakonnet bridge toll
This past weekend someone set fire to the utility lines at the Sakonnet River Bridge in an apparent protest to the new 10-cent toll.
Minimal damage was reported to the tolling equipment. As planned, tolls went into effect on Monday and it now costs one thin dime to cross the bridge. There are no toll booths. The fee is charged to the EZPass transponder.
Vandalism at the bridge steps over the line of common decency. Those who oppose the tolls can do so without breaking the law and the willful destruction of public property.
We find it difficult to understand why people are opposed to paying a small fee to pay for the upkeep on the bridge. The toll is known as a user fee and we will probably see more of them as the state struggles to keep its budget balanced and the taxes low. The state Department of Transportation has clearly stated it has no money to pay for the maintenance of the Sakonnet bridge, so the structure was turned over to the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority with the understanding that a toll on the newly-built span would fund its upkeep.
As we can see from the Newport Pell and Mount Hope bridges, RITBA does an outstanding job of maintaining its bridges. Motorists who travel across the Sakonnet bridge should be thrilled that RITBA is in charge.
We suggest a simple solution to the problem at the Sakonnet bridge since people are so opposed to paying a toll. Close the Sakonnet River Bridge for one month. Give motorists an opportunity to find out what life is like without the bridge.
That's exactly what will happen if the bridge is not properly maintained. It will take a few years, but nature will works its way. The weather and saltwater will corrode the metal structure and before long the bridge would have to be closed for safety reasons. Then a new bridge would again need to be built. Remember that trucks and school buses were banned from the previous Sakonnet bridge because the structure had become unsafe due to poor maintenance. The same thing will happen all over again.
The Sakonnet River Bridge is new and should last quite a few years if properly maintained. We can pay as we go or pay later, but the latter will cost a whole lot more. It makes more sense to pay the tolls now.
So close the Sakonnet bridge for one month. By the end of the month, people will be happy to pay the toll.
— Jeff McDonough


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BUFFALO, N.Y. – Christian Ehrhoff and the Buffalo Sabres haven't had much success this season, but they can claim one thing: They know how to beat the Boston Bruins.
Ehrhoff scored the winner with 10:58 remaining and the Sabres rallied for three goals in the third period of a 4-2 victory over the Bruins on Friday night.
Both of the Bruins' losses in regulation have come against Buffalo (6-8-1). The Sabres, who have won only four of their last 13 games, also won 7-4 in Boston on Jan. 31.
"They are a great hockey team," said Ehrhoff, who also assisted on Cody Hodgson's insurance goal with 8:15 left. "We were the better team in the third. As much as they outplayed us in the first couple of periods, we came out and played our game and turned the game around."
Ehrhoff fired a wrister from the slot over goalie Anton Khudobin, who anticipated a low shot and went down early. Hodgson scored less than 3 minutes later when he tipped in a pass from Tyler Myers.
Myers began the comeback two minutes into the third period, tying the game at 2 by backhanding in a rebound after Khudobin stoned Jochen Hecht on a two-on-one break.
Buffalo goalie Ryan Miller described the importance of beating Boston, one of the front-runners in the Eastern Conference.
"It's important for us to get points, but we recognize the rivalry and I know the guys recognize this as a measuring stick," said Miller, who made 30 saves. "We go on the ice, we want to prove we belong."
Drew Stafford also scored for Buffalo, which snapped a two-game skid and won for the third time in eight games.
Dougie Hamilton scored his first NHL goal and added an assist for Boston, which failed to earn a point for only the second time in 12 games.
Rich Peverley also scored for the Bruins. Khudobin stopped 22 shots.
Stafford opened the scoring 31/2 minutes in, breaking his 17-game stretch without a goal. He connected on a one-timer from the slot after a sharp feed from Tyler Ennis behind the net.
Hamilton connected on a slap shot from just above the right circle during a power play, becoming the first 19-year-old Bruins defenseman to score a goal since Jonathan Girard in 1999.
The rookie also accomplished it with a large number of family members and friends in attendance.
Hamilton grew up in suburban Toronto — about a 90-minute drive from Buffalo — and played his junior hockey for Niagara about 40 minutes away.
"To be able to do it in front of friends, and most importantly my parents, is a special feeling," Hamilton said. "I wish it came in a winning game."
Hamilton assisted on Peverley's goal 2:29 into the second period, firing a shot off the back boards. A fortuitous bounce sent the puck directly to Peverley in the slot and he beat Miller on the stick side.
"A lot of shooting lanes are taken away, so we have to use the back boards once in a while," Boston Coach Claude Julien said.
"We got a nice bounce on that, and guys were in the right position to jump on it and capitalize on it."
With 8:15 left in the second period — during which Boston outshot Buffalo 17-6 — Miller was sharp on back-to-back saves, first stopping a long shot by Chris Bourque before foiling Tyler Seguin on a rebound from in close.
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Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries reportedly banned the color black from the brand over concerns that the hue is too "formal."
An A&F employee confirmed to Business Insider that the brand does not only avoid selling any black garments, but that they also discourage employees from wearing black at all.
"Management will tell people that Mike hates the color, and so we're not supposed to wear it to work," an employee, who chose to remain anonymous, said. "It even applies to coats in the winter."
When reached for comment, the company tried to explain the reasons behind their decision to ban black.
"Abercrombie & Fitch does not sell black clothing and discourages wearing it at our home office and in our stores, because we are a casual lifestyle brand and feel black clothing is formal. We have nothing against black clothing and feel it is perfectly appropriate for things like tuxedos."
This isn't the first time Jeffries' controversial rules land him in hot water.
Earlier this year, the CEO faced controversy when he told Business Insider that he didn't "want larger people shopping in his store."
"That's why we hire good-looking people in our stores," Jeffries told Salon in a 2006 interview. "Because good-looking people attract other good-looking people, and we want to market to cool, good-looking people. We don't market to anyone other than that."
He later explained that his concept of catering to the cool kids can trace its origin back to basic school interaction.
"In every school there are the cool and popular kids, and then there are the not-so-cool kids," he told the site. "Candidly, we go after the cool kids. We go after the attractive all-American kid with a great attitude and a lot of friends. A lot of people don't belong [in our clothes], and they can't belong. Are we exclusionary? Absolutely."
In late May the company issued a statement apologizing for "any offense caused by comments we have made in the past" and pledging to take "concrete steps to demonstrate our commitment to anti-bullying in addition to our ongoing support of diversity and inclusion."


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What I didn't get was the relevance of the story. The reasons for affirmative action are equity based. Those I get.
Nuff said? Its just a mean old lady. Not, say, the right of a Black lady to sit where she wants on a bus. Just some mean fool. If you think that is an example of anything, you need to get out more.


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Dove Creek volleyball has arrived.
After winning a 1A regional title to go to state, the Lady Bulldogs felt disrespected being seeded 12th out of 12 teams.
Dove Creek lost a five-set nail-biter to 8-seed Eads in an evenly matched contest, 3-2 (18-25, 25-19, 25-16, 21-25, 9-15). It was the first match of the Colorado High School Activities Association 1A Volleyball State Championships at the Denver Coliseum on Friday.
Eads was an evenly matched team for us. Final result was they scored a 100 points and we scored 98, Lady Bulldogs coach Scott Knuckles said. We rebounded in sets 2 and 3 with good offense and kills.
Dove Creek (16-10) got down early in the first set to Eads (20-6). The Lady Bulldogs played tight and tentative.
A lot of it was being up at state in the big gym with four other matches going on at the same time, said Knuckles about his teams anxious play in the beginning.
After winning the next two sets, Dove Creek led 20-17 in the fourth set. But serving errors proved costly, as Eads won the set to force a deciding fifth set.
We had five serving errors. To have that many errors in one set, its hard to overcome, Knuckles said. I dont know if its the perspective of a huge gym, but it did affect our serving.
Shelbie Knuckles had a solid double-double of 12 kills and 16 digs, while libero Kristin Knuckles totaled 16 digs. Madison Young recorded a team high 15 assists and Corissa Guynes chipped in 11 assists.
The loss to Eads pitted Dove Creek against No. 1-seed and eventual 1A state champion Weldon Valley. The Lady Bulldogs lost to the tall, athletic Weldon Valley squad, 3-0 (10-25, 12-25, 15-25).
The girls played tough and stayed in it mentally, coach Knuckles said. They knew playing Eads and some of the other teams there, they knew they deserved to be there and that they could compete.
Weldon Valley (28-2) beat Eads and Caliche in straight sets, and downed Fleming 3-1 en route to the state title.
Dove Creek will return its entire starting lineup of Shelbie Knuckes, Jennfer Fury, Young, Corissa and Jessica Guynes, Madison McCourt and Kristin Knuckles next season.
Everybody still has to come in and prove themselves, Scott Knuckles said. Especially, depending on what offense we decide to run.
A trip to state in 2013 appears very promising.
The girls stepped it up at the right time. They stepped it up in districts and regionals to make it to state, Scott Knuckles said. Having the experience of state for next year and getting a taste of it, is huge. Even us coaches, we know what we need to do to get a higher seed. We just need to do better in the regular season to get a better seed in pool play.
The Lady Bulldogs play in the difficult 2A/1A San Juan Basin League against mostly 2A competition. Norwood (1A) and Telluride (2A) were state tournament representatives, along with Dove Creek, from the SJBL.
Seven of our losses were to state qualifying teams, Scott Knuckles said. A great experience for the girls and great season overall. Im looking forward to improving and going back to state next year. They know they can compete with those schools. Im very proud of the girls for their hard work.
Shelbie Knuckles was named SJBL first-team All-Conference and Young made honorable mention.


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Crown Center Brief: The good, bad and ugly of Egypt's political transition
The Crown Center for Middle East Studies has released a new analysis of developments in Egypt as part of the center's Middle East Briefs series.
Written by Abdel Monem Said Aly, who is a senior fellow of the center and head of the Regional Center for Strategic Studies in Cairo, and Karim Elkady, a Ph.D. candidate in the Politics Department, the brief examines whether the transitional period from the trial of Hosni Mubarak in August 2011 to the civil disobedience in the city of Port Said this winter moved Egypt closer to a democratic system of governance.
The authors argue that while Egyptian politics has experienced a number of positive developments, the transition is also associated with some very negative or simply unpleasant manifestations that obstruct Egypt's path to democracy. They conclude that the interactions between these developments make it nearly impossible to predict the eventual end-result. Read the full text.
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the epitome of wonderful. :)
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by ayedee December 12, 2006
Last name of Field Marshall Erwin Rommel. One of the most famous german generals in ww2, he led the famed Afrika Korps in victories against the British. After the fall of Afrika, Rommel left to France and built the Atlantic Wall. Shortly after Operation OVerlord Rommel was convicted of conspiring to kill hitler in the june 1944 plot and forced to kill himself.
Rommel, the DesertFox, was greatly feared by the Allies as a great military genius
by Desertfox November 10, 2003
Last name of the well accomplished German soldier and general Erwin Rommel. Disgusted with Hitler's disregard for the well being of Germany and his strategic decisions that needlessly cost many lives, Rommel took part in the plot to displace him. The coup failed and he was forced to take his own life. For some reason his name is extensively used as a screen-name in online gameplay, but only the most inferior of players use that title, completely contradictory to the real Rommel's record. It is also tied with 1337 ocassionally, which is equally perplexing as Rommel certainly did not play video games.
I saw someone playing Call of Duty under the name `Deity_Rommel, he just walked into my shots.
by Lopper June 24, 2006
A man who possesses a penis of nine inches or longer
Check out that hot rommel over there!
by Anonymous May 13, 2003
An attractive lady of Arabic persuasion, as in, a desert fox.
"I can't think of any famous Rommels right now... Does Princess Jasmine count?" - Famous lanky gobshite Gok Wan.
by JimiTheSaint September 16, 2010
an awesome dog, also known as Rommelnomoulnousorous
by Coldine May 09, 2011
(v) To vomit with such violence the aftereffects are felt for days and the victim is rendered useless.
Derived from the fact that famous Nazis tend to have last names that sound similar to the act of power vomiting. Further examples: Goebbels, Mengele, Durnitz, Eichman (EICH! . . . oh man), etc.
Derived from the fact that famous Nazis tend to have last names that sound similar to the act of power vomiting. Further examples: Goebbels, Mengele, Durnitz, Eichman (EICH! . . . oh man), etc.
I ate some spoiled bologna yesterday and I rommel (ed) so hard it sounded like I was answering questions about WWII.
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There's this little herbal misunderstanding that has become a pet peeve of mine. Some people seem to think that grain alcohol (also known under the brand-name of Everclear) is somehow evil or unsuitable for medicine because of how strong (evidently this is equivalent to harsh). But really, it's only as strong as you make/need it.
So, that cheap vodka you buy. It's usually either 40% or 50% alcohol and the rest (60% or 50%) is water. That makes it Everclear with with a bunch of water added. Expensive water, eh? You can sometimes buy high quality vodka from potatoes or some source besides grain but it's a pretty penny in most places.
So, you could buy yourself some Everclear (if it's legal in your state) or you could buy organic grain or grape alcohol from Alchemical Solutions and have it shipped to you. It's 95% alcohol.
Now, to make a fresh plant tincture I prefer a high alcohol percentage. I've used every kind of percentage from 40% on up, and I have to say that in most cases, I far prefer a higher percentage (from 75%-95%) because it tastes more like the plant and takes a very low dosage for effective medicine, and seems to preserve better. Now let's be clear, your fresh plant tincture WON'T be 95% alcohol because the fresh plant itself contains water (how much depends on the plant of course), so it's not quite like taking a dropperful of Everclear or something. Some plants have tons of water in them (think of juicy plants like Plantain or Wild Mint). And hey, if you want to only use 50% alcohol for your tincture, well then hell, just use half water and half grain alcohol.
For dry plant tinctures, you'll rarely use 95% alcohol but it makes it really easy to calculate the exact percentage that you do need. So if you need 45% alcohol for your dried Ashwagandha, why then just add enough water to the alcohol to make that (again, appr. half and half, I personally usually just eyeball it). If you want to know some good recommendations for the various percentages of different dry plant tinctures, head over to Michael Moore's site and download his free Materia Medica. I won't get into the math of tinctures here, I just want to dispel the evil Everclear myth and show useful it really is. Otherwise you're forever stuck with 40% tinctures, which is ok for many herbs, but when you have lots of aromatics or resins, it's really less than ideal and is fairly evident upon tasting or using the medicine.
You don't have to get all uptight and scientific about measurement, just approximate and you'll usually do fine. Practice and experience will make it much easier. And yes, the people at the liquor store or bar will think you're an alcoholic. And if you tell them you're making medicine with it, they'll just nod knowingly and roll their eyes at each other over your head. Eventually though, you'll be in there selling THEM little bottles of tincture because they can't get rid of last winter's lung grunge. Poetic justice, I say.
11 Responses to "Notes on Alcohol for the Beginning Herbalist"
I have recently been turned on to your blog by a sister herbwife. I am also a midwife and would love to meet you someday. Although I have studied herbs and use them daily as well as in my practice I have longed to study with someone as a traditional apprintace in a traditional way by listening to the plants. If your ever up to having a student keep me in mind. I live in Las Cruces and wanted to tell you how very much I love your posts. Blessings to you and yours.
I just reviewed your courses. I am very interested in them and would like to talk further about them and how I can facilitate learning with my midwifery. Thank you and Blessings.
Thank you for this! I find myself answering questions about this a lot, now I can just send the link to your post:)
Great post — I also feel like I'm always trying to explain why I feel its better to use 95%. It's just more efficient!
Thank you for your wonderful input! I went to three different liquor stores seeking Everclear today, as needed a 65% alcohol base/solution. In two of them was treated very poorly and referred to a store in a "less affluent" section of Denver. From now on, I will make my alcohol purchases at the third store, as they did not act like I had three heads. I did explain that I had no clue where to look, and that I needed the Everclear for mixing with herbs. Not only was I shown where it is located (so now I know what the bottle looks like), I was asked to let them know how it worked.
Many Blessings!
Hi there, Lovely website.
I am a British herbalist starting out and researching- how to get my alcohol license. In England only certain people can get access to 96% alcohol.
I want to make my own tinctures from this "everclear" but we can only get it in 25 litres (50 pints) ………..thats quite a barrel of alcohol.
Just so you know, we are going through a big change here. We (herbalists) vote on saturday 1/11/08 whether or not to be regulated by the authorities. It sounds terrible but it actually means we will be accepted just like a doctor or dentist.
Lots of love to the herbalists of the world, big respect to the American people's who helped found the Western tradition of Herbal Medicine.
Dano X
We would like to purchase organic grain alcohol; however, the company you recommend,
Alchemical Solutions, sells a minimum of 1 gallon. would you know of another source which can supply a quart at a time. Thank you.
You write, "and yes, the people at the liquor store or bar will think you're an alcoholic. And if you tell them you're making medicine with it, they'll just nod knowingly and roll their eyes at each other over your head."
Last time I went to the ABC store here to buy Everclear, the clerk asked me if I was making tinctures. She said they sell a lot of it for that purpose. I suppose Asheville might just be a little different from most of the rest of the country in that regard.
Thanks so much for this! Beginning herbalist here, and Mennonite. I dreaded the thought of venturing into a liquor store and trying to explain that I am NOT an apostate or on rumspringa, I'm making medicine! Not to mention the difficulty of explaining to everyone in my church and small town. Appearance of evil and all that. So Alchemical Solutions has a new customer!
God bless and thanks again!


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James and Mary Schneider of Reinbeck are pleased to announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Sarah Jean Schneider to Brian Feist, son of David and Bonnie Feist of Cedar Falls.
Sarah is a Program Manager with Edaptive Systems in West Des Moines. Brian is an Emergency Medical Technician at Broadlawns Hospital in Des Moines.
The nuptials will take place at St. John's Lutheran Church in Des Moines on Saturday, February 2, 2013.


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(CNN) - Google Inc. announced Wednesday that it's providing $11.5 million in grants to 10 organizations working to end modern-day slavery and human trafficking.
Gary Haugen, president and CEO of International Justice Mission, one of the grant recipients, called the move a "game-changing investment." IJM is a Washington-based human rights agency that works to rescue victims of slavery and sexual exploitation in about a dozen countries.
"This is the largest corporate step up to the challenge that is beginning to apply direct resources to the fight against slavery," Haugen said.
According to estimates by grant recipients, Google's support will free an estimated 12,000 people from slavery and prevent millions more from being victimized. Numbers vary widely, but policymakers, activists and scholars estimate the number of modern-day slaves at somewhere between 10 million and 30 million people worldwide.
Google's director of charitable giving, Jacquelline Fuller, said the company chose to spotlight the issue of slavery because the topic of freedom - "the most basic of human rights," as she puts it - resonated with company employees around the world.
"Many people are surprised to learn there are more people trapped in slavery today than any time in history," Fuller said. "The good news is that there are solutions. Google is supporting organizations that have a proven track record and a plan to make a difference at scale."
Google made the announcement through a link posted on its web page. The gift is part of a total of $40 million the Internet giant is giving in charitable donations during the holiday season.
The grant will be shared by newly formed coalitions of international anti-trafficking organizations. The bulk of the donation, $8 million, will go to two coalitions led by IJM in India, with about half going toward direct intervention and government-led rescue operations, and half toward advocacy and awareness projects. In addition, $1.8 million will go to the U.S. Anti-Trafficking Initiative - a partnership between Polaris Project, which operates the National Human Trafficking Resource Center hotline, Slavery Footprint, an interactive Web site and mobile app that estimates how much of a user's lifestyle relies on forced labor, and IJM.
IJM says most of its funding comes from private donations. In 2010, it notes, less than 1% of its funding came from big business or corporate foundations.
"It gives us a sense of what's possible," said IJM's Haugen. "We can actually change the whole balance of resources between those who are the criminals, hurting human beings and those who are on the side of those who need freedom today."
CNN has also joined the fight against modern-day slavery and collaborates regularly with many advocacy groups, including the recipients of these Google grants. Since launching the CNN Freedom Project in March, CNN has broadcast more than 200 stories and a half-dozen documentaries on the issue of human trafficking and modern-day slavery. Nearly 2,000 people have come out of slavery, either directly or indirectly, as a result of those stories.


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by Matt Dalby, sports information graduate assistant
COLUMBUS, Ga. – The No. 14 Georgia College golf team is sitting in fourth-place two rounds into the Aflac/Cougar Invitational hosted by Columbus State University. The Bobcats posted rounds of 289 and 292 for 581, at plus-13.
Junior Taylor Smith (Mansfield, Ga.) helped to keep the Bobcats in contention after shooting two-over par for the day. He currently sits tied for 11th after a second round score of 69 at the 6,515-yard, par-71 Country Club of Columbus course. His second round score was the lowest put up by a Bobcat this season.
Freshman Ryan Trocchio (Norcross, Ga.) also sits in a deadlock with Smith, putting together balanced rounds of 71 and 72 today.
Bernardo Bide (Olavarria, Argentina) is tied for 29th at five-over, shooting rounds of 70 and 77, while senior Jeff Rives (Roswell, Ga.) is six-over, good for 35th place, posting a pair of 74s.
Sophomore Gavin Harper (Twin City, Ga.) looks to rebound tomorrow, as he is currently sitting in 87th place after an 83 and 80.
GC trails fellow Peach Belt Conference (PBC) foe No. 24 Georgia Southwestern State University by just four strokes, with the 'Canes currently in third-place. No. 3 Lynn University is first at plus-three, while No. 4 Barry University is second. The Bobcats are better than five nationally-ranked squads, including No. 8 University of North Alabama, No. 13 Columbus State University, No. 19 Newberry College, No. 20 Florida Southern College and No. 21 Flagler College.
The Bobcats will play the third and final round tomorrow, in search of their highest finish of the fall.
The Georgia College Department of Athletics, two-time winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 10 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at www.twitter.com/BobcatSports and www.facebook.com/gcbobcats for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit www.GCBobcats.com for more information, and to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GC Athletics Hall of Fame.


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Exercise 'horse', Hildburghausen, Germany, 1870-1930
A user straddled an exercise 'horse' much like riding a horse. The apparatus is made of wood with a sprung leather 'saddle' and handlebars at the front. Using it built the muscles and stamina. It was also a form of physiotherapy, treating medical conditions by targeting muscle groups. The chair was made in Germany between 1870 and 1930. There was growing interest in improving health through physical fitness during the late 1800s. This saw many mechanical exercise machines developed.
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SOURCE: Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
March 08, 2012 08:00 ET
Canada and Singapore Rank Highest Across Seven Policy Indicators; the United States Excels in All Categories Except High-Skill Immigration
Canada and Singapore Rank Highest Across Seven Policy Indicators; the United States Excels in All Categories Except High-Skill Immigration
WASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwire - Mar 8, 2012) - In the midst of intense global competition for innovation supremacy among countries, the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) and the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation released today one of the most comprehensive assessments ever undertaken of countries' innovation policies. The Global Innovation Policy Index benchmarks the effectiveness of the innovation policies of 55 countries -- including virtually all EU, OECD, APEC and BRIC economies -- and provides a framework for making effective policies.
The Policy Index assesses the countries against 84 indicators grouped across seven core innovation policy areas: 1) trade and foreign direct investment; 2) science and R&D; 3) domestic market competition; 4) intellectual property rights ; 5) information technology; 6) government procurement; and 7) high-skill immigration.
The Index ranks countries as either upper tier, upper-mid tier, lower-mid tier or lower tier on each of the seven policy areas and overall, and highlights best practices in policy development among these countries that other nations can learn from. Only Canada and Singapore placed in the upper tier on all seven innovation policy indicators, while the United States placed in the top tier in every category except openness to high-skill immigration. The report ranks 18 countries as upper tier, 15 as upper-mid tier, 13 as lower-mid tier, and nine as lower tier in innovation policy.
"Countries are engaged in a fierce race for global innovation advantage," ITIF President Robert Atkinson said, "but they can compete in ways that either maximize their innovation capacity while producing positive spillovers for the world, such as by investing in research or education, or compete by less effective policies that often distort global markets through 'innovation mercantilism.' The Policy Index highlights countries' 'good' innovation policies and provides a scorecard of how effectively leading countries are adopting them."
The report says that countries will not be able to achieve sustainably high rates of innovation if their governments have not implemented a broad range of innovation-enabling policies that create the conditions in which organizations throughout their economies can successfully innovate.
"We hope the Innovation Policy Index helps countries better understand the strengths and weaknesses of their national innovation ecosystem compared with their global peers, while highlighting scores of best practices in innovation policy through which countries can learn from one another," said Robert Litan, vice president of research and policy, Kauffman Foundation. "The report clearly shows how openness to domestic market competition is a critical element of fostering an entrepreneurship-friendly environment in countries around the world."
Read the full report at www.kauffman.org/innovationpolicy or www.itif.org/globalinnovationpolicy.
About the Kauffman Foundation
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation is a private nonpartisan foundation that works to harness the power of entrepreneurship and innovation to grow economies and improve human welfare. Through its research and other initiatives, the Kauffman Foundation aims to open young people's eyes to the possibility of entrepreneurship, promote entrepreneurship education, raise awareness of entrepreneurship-friendly policies, and find alternative pathways for the commercialization of new knowledge and technologies. In addition, the Foundation focuses on initiatives in the Kansas City region to advance students' math and science skills, and improve the educational achievement of urban students, including the Ewing Marion Kauffman School, a college preparatory charter school for middle and high school students. Founded by late entrepreneur and philanthropist Ewing Marion Kauffman, the Foundation is based in Kansas City, Mo., and has approximately $2 billion in assets. For more information, visit www.kauffman.org, and follow the Foundation on www.twitter.com/kauffmanfdn and www.facebook.com/kauffmanfdn.
About the ITIF
The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) is a Washington, D.C.-based think tank at the cutting edge of designing innovation strategies and technology policies to create economic opportunities and improve quality of life in the United States and around the world. Founded in 2006, ITIF is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, non-partisan organization that documents the beneficial role technology plays in our lives and provides fact-based analysis and pragmatic ideas for improving technology-driven productivity, boosting competitiveness, and meeting today's global challenges through innovation.
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Fair Use Project Sues Michael Savage For Stifling Free Speech Of His Critics
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However, it appears that Savage hasn't yet learned his lesson on fair use, as he's apparently been sending more takedown notices to folks who use his recordings and respond critically to Savage's on-air claims. In this case, the production company Brave New Films created a similar video critiquing Savage's statements. Savage's syndicator sent out a DMCA takedown notice -- something it clearly should have known was questionable given the recent lawsuit results. So, now, the Fair Use Project is suing Michael Savage and his syndicator, Original Talk Radio Network, on behalf of Brave New Films, for misrepresentations in their DMCA takedown notice.
In the original case, we had some Savage fans show up here in the comments insisting that his misuse of copyright was a good thing, because it would help "expose" the group that was criticizing him as a terrorist front. That's a ridiculous statement of course. If the group were a terrorist front, then that's something for the government to deal with -- rather than a justification for misusing copyright law. Are we now going to hear that Brave New Films is really a terrorist front as well? Or is it just anyone who criticizes Savage must be a terrorist front, and thus it's perfectly fine to try to misuse copyright law to shut them up? Free speech doesn't mean just the speech of people who agree with you.


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Style # 212248
Update your summer closet with this bebe high-low dress, featuring sexy cutouts, a plunging V-neckline and comfy fabric. Try yours with a pair of wedge sandals and a straw tote bag for a boardwalk-ready look.
- 48% polyester, 48% rayon, 4% spandex
- Dry clean
- Made in USA
- Center back to hem: 34" (86 cm)
- Model is 5'9" and is wearing a US size S
Stripe High Low Cutout Dress is rated out of 5 by 8.
Rated 4 out of 5 by NellyBelly from Love it Fits great, I got a small. It looks lovely on me. Can't wait to wear it out. Wondering if to wear a heel sandals or flat sandals. Sexy and classy all in one lol.
Date published: 2014-01-08
Rated 2 out of 5 by Tiny123 from Beautiful Dress I received this dress a couple days ago and it really is just as nice as the picture. However...once I put it on it was not flattering on me. I purchased the xxs in this dress and it fit me but I found that the neck line was way too low. I think if you are a chestier person this dress would be more flattering but I am very petite and it didn't do anything for me. I loved the colour, the fabric and the way the dress hangs. I would suggest this dress for girls that are a little bit curvier but I wouldn't suggest if you are petite like me to purchase it.
Date published: 2013-09-10
Rated 5 out of 5 by Shonda from Such a pretty color in person this dress is so pretty! the color is vibrant and radiant. im undecided between an xs and a small though.
Date published: 2013-09-01
Rated 5 out of 5 by DaniRose from in love I fell in love with this dress before I even got it & tried it on!! I'm busty, so this dress does the girls some justice. Lol... It's light, free & flirty. You can dress this up or down!! Go for it #summertimeclothes
Date published: 2013-05-20
Rated 2 out of 5 by BebeDiva from Cute BUT This dress is adorable but presents a major bra dilemma! It is very low if you have any type of cleavage and I wanted to put a camisole bra under it but the sides and back are so narrow forget it! If you don't mind half of your girls showing then go for it, I am a bit more on the conservative side and just want a bit of material in that area, which means I either have to pay for that alternation or search for an alternative. You pretty much have to go bra-less with this, as any attempt at a bra shows either on the side, back or even the front. I don't want my bra showing hence the fair rating. Is any dress really worth all this trouble? You decide. Small busted (really small) go for it but even then the bra will be an issue if you want to wear one. Come on Bebe! The dress is revealing enough on the back and sides without the front being down so low! My opinion the dress is cute enough for the hassle but who likes a hassle?
Date published: 2013-05-17
Rated 5 out of 5 by NikkieGiovanni from Sexy Dress I'm not sure what the other reviewer meant when she said that this dress is not for women with bigger bust. I am a 36DD and it looks great on me. Not only that, I had to go down a size due to the medium being too large in the bust area. It's cool and light. Can be dressed up or down. The only issue I have is that the picture shows the dress to be more on the blue side when in all actuality it is more of an aqua green
Date published: 2013-05-16
Rated 5 out of 5 by Sexy28 from Love it!!!! Love the dress!!! I'm 5'4,160...I purchased a medium wish I would have went with a small but I got so many compliments. I'm hoping they come out with some more colors
Date published: 2013-05-08
Rated 5 out of 5 by AmyA from Attention grabber! My new favorite Summer dress! You can dress it down with cute flip flops or dress it up with hot wedges or heels. I can't count the number of compliments I got from both men and women and the number of mouth-gaping stares I got when I wore this dress this weekend. It was definitely an eye catcher. Definitely not for girls with bigger busts. You can wear a regular bra with it, but I tried a few before I found one that didn't show in front at the cutout. I'm usually a small or xsmall at Bebe. I ordered a small. Probably could have used an xsmall, but then I doubt it would have been able to cover my bra. If they had other colors I'd order one in every color! Great dress!
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Napoli attacker Goran Pandev has warned Juventus that his side have no intention of settling for second place in Serie A this season.
The Partenopei currently sit seven points behind top spot but made an impressive start to 2013 with a 4-1 victory over Roma, whilst the leaders fell to a surprise 2-1 defeat at home to Sampdoria.
"According to some, the Scudetto is Juventus' to lose," he told the Corriere dello Sport.
"But they showed last Sunday [against Sampdoria] that they can be beaten. We are strong and we have to believe. I believe it.
"I absolutely did not sign up for second place because I believe in the quality of our squad and in what we are doing. And now we are physically growing too."
Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis recently claimed that Manchester City forward Mario Balotelli would be a "dream signing", and Pandev believes the Italy star would do well at the San Paolo.
"[Balotelli] is a boy full of quality, a real champion," the former Inter man added.
"He has an exuberant character, but he is young. I would see him fit in well here because in this Napoli side star players are accepted."
Napoli currently sit fourth in Serie A with 37 points from their 19 games.


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CNN reports an encouraging shift in public opinion about whether the Guantanamo Bay detention facility should be closed. When President Obama took office, polling showed that 51 percent of Americans wanted Gitmo shut down. Today, that number is only 39 percent, with 60 percent believing the facility should continue to operate.
The change is driven by a dramatic swing in the views of independent voters. According to CNN, in January 2009 independents split evenly on the issue. Today, three-quarters of them want to keep Gitmo open.
Why the change? The terrorism and attempted terrorism that occurred in the U.S. during 2009 may have something to do with it. But another dynamic also seems to be at work.
In January 2009, Obama's popularity was at its apex and he was insisting that Gitmo should be closed. Independents presumably were inclined to give Obama the benefit of the doubt back then, and perhaps even to credit his narrative that Gitmo is (or is credibly perceived by foreigners to be) contrary to American values.
Today, independents are no longer inclined to give serious weight to Obama's views or to the views of the foreigners whose approval Obama covets. Instead, they are thinking for themselves. In this mode, independents fail to see why it is contrary to their values to hold foreign terrorists off-shore in a safe, existing facility where said terrorists are treated humanely and their religion is respected to a fault.
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Edmund Burke venerated tradition as the democracy of the dead. The late Chicago Mayor Richard Daley famously practiced a literal version of the democracy of the dead, extending the dead the right to vote for favored Democratic candidates. Andrew Malcolm notes that Barack Obama comes from the Chicago school of politics and is reviving the Daley tradition. Malcolm reports:
The Los Angeles Times' campaign finance expert Dan Morain has found Obama campaign records reporting a $50 donation by Roy Scheider, who lists his occupation as actor and his home as Sag Harbor, N.Y. Remember him from many great movies including "The French Connection" and "Jaws" and the immortal line: "You're gonna need a bigger boat"?
According to the campaign records, Scheider made the donation on March 10 last month.
Trouble is, Scheider died exactly one month before that, on Feb. 10 at the age of 75.
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Newborn blood spot screening: programme overview
This document explains the NHS newborn blood spot (NBS) screening programme and conditions identified through the programme.
Screening is the process of identifying people who appear healthy but may be at increased risk of a disease or condition.
The process is not perfect and in every screening there are a number of false positives and false negatives.
The NHS newborn blood spot (NBS) screening programme aims to identify rare conditions that can lead to serious illness, development problems and even death.
NHS Choices has further information that parents may find helpful.
Evidence and recommendations
The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) assesses evidence and makes recommendations to the 4 UK governments about population screening programmes.
Screening tests
A health professional takes blood from a child's heel and sends the sample for testing. The screening tests for you and your baby leaflet sets out the test process and purpose.
There is a clear pathway to care. Healthcare professionals should be familiar with these pathways and the timeframe in which to refer babies.
Midwives carry out heel prick tests when babies are 5 days old (the first day of life being day 0).
Babies who are new to the country or are yet to have a heel prick test are eligible for testing up to a year old. This excludes the cystic fibrosis screening test, which is not reliable after 8 weeks of age.
The NBS programme screens for 9 conditions. Each condition is chosen on the basis that the benefits of screening outweigh the risks. Currently those conditions are:
- sickle cell disease (SCD)
- cystic fibrosis (CF)
- congenital hypothyroidism (CHT)
inherited metabolic diseases (IMDs). These are genetic diseases that affect the metabolism.
- phenylketonuria (PKU)
- medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (MCADD)
- maple syrup urine disease (MSUD)
- isovaleric acidaemia (IVA)
- glutaric aciduria type 1 (GA1)
- homocystinuria (HCU)
Parents and health care professionals may find the condition leaflets helpful to understand these rare conditions. Parents can opt out of screening for the conditions, however parents can only opt out of IMDs as a group and not by each condition.
Parents must verbally agree to the NBS test. This consent must be noted by the health professional in the baby's child health record.
A code of practice sets out arrangements for the retention, storage and potential use of residual NBS screening samples.
These samples may be used for anonymous public health monitoring and research. Occasionally, researchers may contact parents to ask for their permission to use the sample in a way that identifies their child. Parents can withdraw consent to future contact about identifiable research but not anonymous research.
Education and training
Read about the education and training for healthcare professionals working in newborn blood spot screening.
This includes e-learning and other training resources.
The guide to taking and recording a sample provides further information on the process.
All commissioners must follow the service specification and supporting documents to ensure a fit-for-purpose programme is set up and is meeting the standards set by the national screening programme.
Failsafe process
Babies can miss screening and blood spot samples can sometimes fail to reach screening laboratories or get delayed in transit.
Babies affected by screened conditions can suffer serious harm by the time these failures get detected. In some cases they are not detected at all.
The impact on lives of babies and parents, as well as costs of treatment and care is avoidable through the use of the newborn blood spot failsafe solution (NBSFS).
The guidelines on handling patient information explain how to use and safeguard personal data in screening.
Ordering blood spot cards
Newborn blood spot screening cards (and glassine envelopes) are available via the NHS Print Contract. Orders can be placed using the secure online ordering website. For any assistance please contact either the Contract Management Team or the Xerox Customer Contact Centre.
Independent midwives can order a minimum of 50 cards using the online ordering system (complete and return the registration form to register to use the system).
Contact the screening programme
NHS population screening helpdesk
PHE Screening
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133-155 Waterloo Road
Contact form http://legacy.screenin...
Helpdesk phone number 020 3682 0890
The helpdesk is not for media enquiries and does not have access to screening results. For queries about results, contact your GP or local screening service. Order screening leaflets at www.gov.uk/phe/screening-leaflets.


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halo 3000 wrote:Looks great! you have a lot more stuff now. How much money have you spent on 40k?
This is not a cheap hobby if you're a broke teenager
Tzan wrote:Quantumsurfer wrote:I generally agree with TzanWarhead wrote:I agree with QuantumSmurfer.
I agree with Warhead.
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So Bane is an Imperial Guardsman now?
Killer Karetsu wrote:You are definitely improving. Just keep on painting and you get better and better and better. Nice job with the weathering and that's a nice (first?) highlight on the cape of the priest.
Btw, you are one the first starting warhammer players who doesn't spam devlan mud or drybrush everything. That's a good thing.
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