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Earlier, in 2015, Butina and Erickson also appeared on the radio show of conservative evangelical superstar (and big-time Trump promoter) Eric Metaxas to discuss gun rights and religious freedom — topics that are strangely congruent in the conservative Christian circles in which all these birds flew.
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[Putin's evangelical fan club] includes some pretty big names, like conservative Evangelical leader Franklin Graham, National Organization for Marriage leader Brian Brown, and American Family Association spokesperson Bryan Fischer. In almost every case it has been his distinctive combination of homophobia and Islamophobia that has made Putin one of the Christian right's favorite international figures. The cultural conservative preference for authoritarian Christian Slavs who are fighting Muslims has … carried over from the Serbs to their traditional sponsors in Moscow, and most especially to the former KGB officer who has revived Russia's pre-communist tradition of militantly traditionalist Christianity.
So there is a U.S. religious constituency that very self-consciously supports Trump's apparent interest in forming a new world order based on a Washington-Moscow axis, outflanking the decadent, secular, tolerant globalists of Western Europe.
One of the latest tidbits about the rather unusual relationship of Butina and Erickson emerged today in a memorandum from prosecutors asking that she be held without bail, as NBC News
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"Butina appears to treat it as simply a necessary aspect of her activities," the memo says. "For example, on at least one occasion, Butina offered an individual other than U.S. Person 1 sex in exchange for a position within a special interest organization. Further, in papers seized by the FBI, Butina complained about living with U.S. Person 1 and expressed disdain for continuing to cohabitate with U.S. Person 1."
Yikes. Erickson's continued freedom may depend on him playing the role of a deceived and spurned lover rather than a collaborator of a foreign spy.
But in a story that now includes espionage, guns, sex, and conservative politics, there's no telling what else is on tap.
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This dual activation during elevation surprised Sarina Saturn, a researcher at the Oregon State University and one of the authors in the study. "This is a really uncommon pattern, where you see both of these systems recruited for one emotion," says Saturn, a former Hornaday Postdoctoral Fellow of the Greater Good Science Center.
After looking into the literature further, she says, the findings began to make sense. Dual activation of the PNS and SNS occurs in situations that involve attending to others in a prosocial way while also needing to stay alert and aroused, such as during parenting and sexual activity. Moral elevation must involve a similar pattern, which makes some sense: To see a compassionate act, we must witness suffering, and that's stressful. However, once we see the suffering alleviated through an altruistic act, it calms our heart (through the PNS), allowing us to get past the stress and give us that pleasant, warm glow feeling. This feeling is probably what calms our hearts enough to give us the motivation to "pay it forward" by acting altruistically in the future.
"It's kind of cool to see that what's happening in your body is an impetus to prosociality and inspires people to give and be kind," says Saturn. "I think we've known that anecdotally; but now it's great to see what's actually happening in the body and the brain."
Saturn's team was surprised by study results for prefrontal cortex activity, too: activity levels varied significantly from one elevation scenario to another. This could be explained by the fact that the two elevation scenarios were a bit different—one involved coming to the aid of a physically injured person and one didn't. In this case, the scenario involving physical injury is what caused the prefrontal cortex to light up, suggesting that the cortex may only selectively play a role in elevation.
"Previous research has shown that when you see someone in pain, that part of the brain lights up—so that may explain it," says Saturn. "There needs to be more work to see when the prefrontal cortex goes off and online in moral elevation."
What does this all mean?
It appears that moral elevation inspires altruism because of a mixture of arousal and the desire to protect others. Saturn believes that the hormone oxytocin—the "tend and befriend" hormone—is probably responsible for that, and that it may explain the strong, visceral responses people feel when morally elevated. In her next experiment, she hopes to study oxytocin release during elevation in new mothers—a population where it's easier (and cheaper) to study it.
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For a long time I have been thinking that the Ripley Garden needed something special to replace the birdhouses that have been at the Northern Entry of the garden for many years. The birdhouses have been great—the public loved them and those 'in the know' appreciated the nod to Smithsonian Secretary S. Dillon Ripley (he was an ornithologist). However the birdhouses were looking a bit worn and I was ready for something different. But what could I put there? I wanted it to be unique to the Ripley Garden and have meaning, but what? I had no idea, but was hoping I would know it when I saw it.
There it was – it literally flew over my head – attached to a 200 ft construction crane.
For the past year I have been mesmerized with the entire process of the restoration of the Smithsonian's Arts and Industries Building. I have always loved this historic building and watching the restoration process has been incredibly educational. It seems like every day something fascinating is happening.
I had been watching the various pieces of ornamentation coming down off the rooftop and was totally astounded by not only the size, but the beautiful details and complexity of some of the pieces. For example, the finials for the corner towers soar to over 9' tall and that doesn't include the cap that slides over the point!
After working adjacent to this building that I adore for over a decade, I thought I knew it, but I was seeing things that I had never noticed before. I had not realized that there were so many different types on ornamentation on the roof. Amazing! And I also did not realize that they were all made of galvanized sheet metal! Even the sculpture of Columbia which stands atop the North Door is made of metal! I always thought they were carved out of stone.
Bingo. The special piece I was looking for which was beautiful, but also with a story behind it, was a finial off the Arts and Industries Building! This would help tie the Ripley Garden to the museum it nestles up against, and also give me a chance to tell the public about this gorgeous building and the wonderful restoration process that is ongoing. It would be PERFECT!!
Only one problem; the reason the finials were being removed was so they could be sent out for restoration before being returned to the roof. And yes, they would miss one. (Don't worry, I asked!)
So, I asked one of the restoration specialists what it would cost to create a new one for the garden. (Never hurts to ask you know!) His ballpark estimate of the number of man-hours it would take to replicate the ornate details squelched any further inquiry on my part. It was out of the question due to cost. My dreams of a finial in the garden were fading fast.
However, Pat Ponton, the Smithsonian liaison for the project, told me that there was one piece that would not be going back up and that he might be able to get it for me. He told me that it was lacking the detail of many of the others, and was not a historical piece. Apparently, there had been some construction in the 1970's on the roof and one of the original finials had to be replaced so something similar, but not as detailed as the original, was created very quickly. This is the piece that Pat was thinking about.
Although it had left the property, through much perseverance Pat was able to retrieve this finial and have it returned to the site. On the morning of June 21st, with the able assistance of Sammy, the Tower Crane operator, and a couple of members of the wonderful Grunley Construction team, the piece of 'Architectural Salvage' from the Arts and Industries Building found a new home a little closer to the ground.
There are still a few mysteries behind this piece, including why is it missing the top point, but I am so delighted to have this little piece of history on the ground!
None of this would have happened without the efforts of my new friends who are restoring a historical gem. I am very thankful to the crew working on the Arts and Industries Building who have been so kind to me and careful with the garden.
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Friends, officers celebrate Chief Maloney's lifeBy JASON SCHREIBER
Union Leader Correspondent
April 20. 2012 11:59PM
EPPING - On the day when Greenland police Chief Michael Maloney would have retired, friends and fellow police officers gathered to mark the end of his law enforcement career.
Dozens of police officers packed a party held in the chief's honor Friday night. They came to remember a man who gave his life saving fellow officers in last week's deadly shooting outside the home of Cullen Mutrie.
After a week of sadness that filled the town of Greenland and extended across the state, those who knew the 48-year-old chief felt they still needed to throw him a retirement party.
They needed to share stories.
They needed to laugh.
Many threw on their Hawaiian shirts and shorts - the casual attire often worn by the chief.
'Despite (the fact) that he wasn't here, we can still move on and celebrate his life' said Brentwood police Sgt. Denny Wood, a friend who helped plan the party called the 'Chief Mike Maloney Melee' after talking with retired New Hampshire State Police Trooper Keith Rayeski following Maloney's death.
The party at the Holy Grail restaurant in Epping was a chance for the officers to unwind after what many said was the hardest week in their law enforcement careers, with a chief killed and four officers suffering with gunshot wounds. Their spirits were lifted when they learned that one of the officers shot in the chest, Newmarket Detective Scott Kukesh, was released from the hospital. Rochester Detective Jeremiah Murphy is the only officer still hospitalized after being shot by Mutrie during the drug raid on April 12.
Greenland police officers who paid their final respects to their chief at a funeral Thursday attended by law enforcement officers from around the country attended Friday night's party. Greenland's new police chief, Tara Laurent, who was thrown into the job Thursday night under the worst of conditions, also attended.
Laurent praised those in the law enforcement community who scrambled to plan Thursday's funeral.
'When we went back to the police department, everyone was just really relieved. It was what he deserved,' she said of the service. 'Today, obviously everyone is still grieving, but today was supposed to be his retirement date, so it's more of a celebration of his career and of his life.'
But while his officers have said their final goodbyes, Laurent acknowledged that the healing process is just beginning.
'They will be grieving, but still doing the job that Mike loved and that he would expect from every one of his officers,' she said.
A friend for nearly three decades, Hampton police Chief Jamie Sullivan came to the retirement party to enjoy the company of others in the law enforcement community and remember the chief.
'Michael was a good guy,' he said.
Many friends stood around a projection screen to watch a slideshow chronicling Maloney's life and death. There were pictures from his fishing trips and time spent with the kids at Greenland Central School.
Jason Whitney of Kingston, whose cousin, Wayne Young is a Greenland police officer, volunteered to be the DJ for the party.
Raffles were also held to raise money for a memorial fund in Maloney's name.
Michelle Fugere, secretary of the Rockingham County Law Enforcement Officers Association, spent the week collecting items to be raffled.
She recalled that fateful night when she learned the news of the chief's death while attending an association meeting.
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Allied airborne forces begin the invasion of Europe shortly after 00:00 hours on the Day of Days. First in were the elite pathfinder units, who marked out drop zones on the ground for the rest of their divisions. Paratroops deployed on the flanks of the invasion zones to seize important bridges and road junctions. Most units are scattered and disorganized at first, but take up the fight wherever they land. The initial widespread dispersion of the 101st Division is not an unmixed evil. German units are initially confused by the scattered drops and for some time are unable to estimate the magnitude of the invasion. In consequence, reaction was slow and uncertain.
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Current Occupation: Upper School Latin and Greek Teacher
Current Residence: Falls Church, VA, USA
When and how did you choose your major?
On Ash Wednesday, my eighth grade teacher wrote, "Memento, homo, quia pulvis es, et in pulverem reverteris." (Remember, man, that you are dust, and unto dust you shall return.) That was the moment I knew dead languages were for me. My high school didn't offer Latin, so it was the first course I signed up for freshman year. I majored in English and Classics and loved every minute of it.
What resources did you use on campus that you recommend current students use?
Go to the career center. Just schedule an appointment and go. I didn't have a clue about how to apply for a teaching job, what to say on an interview, what to do after the interview, but they coached me through it all. I got my first job offer one month before graduating, and I give a lot of the credit to the career center. They also taught me how to write and format a resume- and I still use that format three jobs later.
What did you do immediately after graduation? How did you decide to take that path? / What do you do now and why did you choose this career?
Life after graduation has been chaotic and wonderful. I went to Arizona to teach English and Latin in a charter school. Next, I became a field guide for about a year in a wilderness therapy program for young adults in Asheville, NC. I am currently teaching secondary school Latin and Greek in Virginia. I've just been accepted into the M.A. in Comparative Literature at Harvard for English. My plan was always to take some time, teach, and then apply to graduate school. I ended up taking more time than I thought I would, and I certainly didn't see wilderness guide in the mix, but I have learned and experienced more than I could ever imagine in the past three years by staying flexible and trying scary things. And I've had a fantastic time so far.
What skills, tools, or knowledge from your major have been most useful to you since graduation?
Plato taught me that perplexity is the beginning of knowledge, and my Plato professor told us, "Being content with yourself is delusion." I developed a lot of specific skills and tools while studying English and Classics, but these two lessons developed a mindset that keeps me moving forward. Answers are just the byproducts of a more meaningful process, and I like to think that a healthy amount of dissatisfaction inspires me to be a better person going onward to better things.
How do you balance your work and personal life?
I don't believe in the concept. If you don't try to separate them, there is nothing to balance. As a field guide, I lived with groups of clients for eight days at a time while backpacking through the woods. As a teacher, I stay late and commit my weekends to Latin tournaments. I'm single, young, and still idealistic enough not to choose a career that I want to separate from my personal life.
What advice do you have for current students?
Find opportunities; don't wait for them to find you. Apply for things for which you are not qualified. If you start to feel competent and confident, it's time to go outside of your comfort zone again. We can be comfortable later, when we have real responsibilities like a family. Students are expected to be awkward in college; now is the time to grow.


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Hydrocortisone, methylprednisilone (medrol) and prednisone are all coriticosteroids. They have essentially the same effects and side effects. Medrol and prednisone are longer-acting than hydrocortisone and are commonly used in COPD treatment. Medrol causes less water and sodium retention than the others.
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MILLEDGEVILLE – Chelsey Wheeler walked into a classroom with very few supplies.
The room had desks and chairs and microscopes, and the previous teacher left behind some posters and supplemental books. But she had little else.
The Milledgeville School District doesn't have much of a budget for markers, scissors and construction paper. Wheeler, a first-year teacher, who hasn't accumulated her own stock of learning tools and supplies, doesn't either.
She could have asked her students and their families to add the items to the school supply list, but not everyone can afford them. She could have dipped into her pocket (and has) to buy the items, but she can't afford enough for the whole class.
Wheeler turned to DonorsChoose.org, an online charity that connects donors with teachers, classrooms and schools in need of materials.
Three Sauk Valley-area teachers have projects posted on the website, and many others, new and tenured alike, previously have posted projects and some have had them funded. Teachers in Lee County have had 13 projects funded since 2008, while teachers in Whiteside County have had 16 projects funded since 2007.
Here's how it works: Public school teachers all over the United States post project requests, such as books, art supplies and science equipment. Prospective donors then may browse requests by category or location and give money to those projects they deem worthy.
Once a project reaches its funding goal, the charity orders the materials and delivers them to the school. The teacher, and in some cases, the students, write thank-you notes to donors.
Wheeler is requesting colored pencils, markers, scissors, construction paper and a paper cutter for a variety of projects her students will put into their interactive biology portfolios – supplies that cost about $450.
"I care about each and every one of my students and know that, with these supplies, I will be able to reach out to my diverse learners and help each one succeed," she wrote on her project page. "I have big dreams for my classroom becoming a place where students learn to love and explore the world around them, but this can (only) become a reality when students have the supplies they need."
DonorsChoose.org gives local teachers a way to tap into outside resources to obtain basic supplies, specialty items and everything in between.
"The benefit for us as teachers is to potentially get our hands on a variety of resources we might not necessarily have," said Jim Geer, a fifth-grade teacher at East Coloma School in Rock Falls, who has received a document camera, among other things, through the charity. "This gives us at least a fighting chance to get the supplies we need."
The online charity also helps teachers, many of whom teach in low-income, rural districts with shrinking budgets, reserve limited district funds for the necessities, such as textbooks and desks.
"The district is great and is a way for us to get the basics, but I wanted to go and see what outside resources were available, so the district wouldn't have to spend that money that could be used for textbooks on other things," said Liz Krafft, a fourth-grade teacher at Merrill School in Rock Falls, who is asking for art supplies.
DonorsChoose.org helps teachers form relationships with people who care about local education.
Krafft, who this past summer acquired more than a dozen books for a unit on ancient Egypt, got in touch with a graduate student in Egyptology at Johns Hopkins University; someone donated to the project in honor of the woman and her husband and their wedding that summer, and she and Krafft interacted online.
"I'm so glad your students get to enjoy Egypt," the woman wrote on the project page. "... (if) you need anything, or want me to Skype with your students or something, please let me know!"
"My students absolutely love learning about Egypt; it's one of their favorite topics," Krafft replied. "I will definitely keep you in mind when school starts back up and we begin our ancient Egypt unit. I'm sure they would love to ask you questions!"
To donate
Three local teachers have projects posted at DonorsChoose.org.
Liz Krafft (formerly Rosenberry) , a fourth-grade teacher at Merrill School in Rock Falls, is requesting art supplies. Her project, which has not yet received any donations, expires Dec. 23. Her project can be viewed at www.donorschoose.org/project/looking-is-a-gift-but-seeing-is-power/825115/.
Tara LaFollette , an agriculture education teacher at Milledgeville High School, is requesting dry-erase paper and chairs. Her project, which has received $30 in donations so far, expires Jan 19. Her project can be viewed at www.donorschoose.org/project/no-seat-no-learning/841554/.
Chelsey Wheeler , a biology teacher at Milledgeville High School, is requesting colored pencils, markers, scissors, construction paper and a paper cutter. Her project, which has not yet received any donations, expires March 29. Her project can be viewed at www.donorschoose.org/project/what-do-we-want-school-supplies/909407/.


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BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Bozeman city leaders have given their initial backing to a measure that would outlaw discrimination in the workplace, housing and public accommodations based on a person's sexual orientation or gender identity.
The city commission voted 4-0 Monday for the ordinance meant to protect gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people from discrimination. The proposal must pass a final vote scheduled for June 2 before it takes effect.
Commissioner Chris Mehl said he is convinced that discrimination against gays and lesbians exists in Bozeman and there is a need for the measure.
"We are passing an ordinance today in that direction, and we ask you to come with us as members of our community," Mehl said.
Commissioners exempted religious schools and corporations from the measure's hiring requirements. They also exempted goods or facilities provided for a service that is primarily religious in nature from the public accommodations requirements.
Several people who spoke against the measure cited changes proposed by RightNow Technologies founder Greg Gianforte. His suggestions included an exemption for businesses that say providing services to gays and lesbians — such as wedding venues and planners — would violate their religious beliefs. That idea was not adopted.
Jamee Greer of the Montana Human Rights Network called the measure a "strong document."
"This is something that wasn't rushed and something the community has been working on for years now," Greer said.
Missoula adopted a nondiscrimination ordinance in 2010, and Helena passed one in 2012.
Billings city commissioners on Monday heard from people about plans for a similar measure there, even though one has not yet been introduced.
"This is a matter of public safety, and it's your responsibility to make sure we protect them in a timely fashion," resident Liz Welch told the Billings council.
Wicks Lane Baptist Church pastor Paul Ostrander, an opponent of a Billings measure, said if one is passed, "I must obey God rather than man."


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Two years ago, Dunnellon Elementary School teacher Nadine Tull launched a campaign to get the literacy program known as "Reading Is Magic" to visit her fourth-grade classroom.
Two years ago, Dunnellon Elementary School teacher Nadine Tull launched a campaign to get the literacy program known as "Reading Is Magic" to visit her fourth-grade classroom.
The reading program is an offshoot of Gentle Carousel Miniature Therapy Horses, a nonprofit charity known for comforting 25,000 adults and children at hospitals, hospice programs and schools around the country each year.
For Tull, a horse visit would not be about therapy. Her mission was to reward her fourth-grade students for improving reading scores.
Recently, Tull got her wish. She arranged for the group to bring Magic, a famous therapy horse, to Dunnellon Elementary Friday morning.
But as it turns out, instead of the planned "Reading Is Magic" program, Magic will be comforting Tull's fourth-grade class.
That's because Tull, 62, died over the weekend in her sleep.
Ben Garcia-Bengochea, co-founder of the charity with his wife, Debbie, said Tull was one of those teachers who was persistent and whose memory needs to be honored.
"Next year, we will bring them (the horses) back for the reading program," said Debbie Garcia-Bengochea.
By all accounts, Tull was a masterful teacher off and on for more than 40 years in three states. She spent much of the past two decades in Marion County.
Debbie Garcia-Bengochea said because of the students' hard work and Tull's persistence, the agency agreed to visit the school.
"Her last words to us on Friday night were: 'It's all finally coming together. I am so excited. My kids are going to love these horses,'?" she said on Thursday.
Debbie Garcia-Bengochea said one reason Gentle Carousel could not go to the school before now was that the Marion County School District required her agency to have $2 million in insurance, slightly more than the nonprofit had. Tull secured a grant to help the nonprofit agency pay the estimated $350 to cover the extra cost of insurance coverage.
In a letter to Gentle Carousel earlier this year, Tull shared that media specialist Amy Roland had decorated the library in a horse theme, including a saddle, bridle and toy horses.
Just a few months ago, she noted that students at the school had reached 17,000 Accelerated Reading points, the most ever.
After the visit to Dunnellon Elementary was confirmed, Debbie Garcia-Bengochea said, "We posted the story on Facebook a few weeks ago about Ms. Tull and all that she did to make a visit with the therapy horses happen for her students."
The Facebook post, which reached out to the organization's 83,000 plus followers, asked Facebook friends around the world to send messages of support "to a special group of children in Ms. Tull's class at Dunnellon Elementary School."
In the end, nearly 1,600 people liked the post and more than 250 commented.
"We are pleased that Ms. Tull was able to read the encouraging comments that came in from places like the South Pole, Alaska, South Africa, all over South America, India, Russia, New Zealand, all over Europe and more about her work as a teacher," Debbie Garcia-Bengochea wrote in an email Thursday afternoon.
Kevin Christian, the school district spokesman, said Tull was a passionate teacher, and that passion will be evident Friday morning when students gather around Magic, the horse she so wanted them to meet.
"Mrs. Tull obviously had a passion for reading. She impacted hundreds of kids over the years, and for that passion to come to life even after her death will impact students even more," he said.
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In the chaotic days after Hurricane Katrina, an order circulated among New Orleans police authorizing officers to shoot looters. "We have authority by martial law to shoot looters," Capt. James Scott told a few dozen officers. Warren Riley, then the department's second-in-command, said to "take the city back and shoot looters."


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WAYNESVILLE, Mo. (AP) — The first sign of trouble came from a gurgling noise emanating from the sink, bathtub and toilet in Katie Knight's home. She looked out the window early Tuesday to see floodwaters already lapping at her back deck.
"I panicked," said Knight, a 31-year-old disabled Army veteran. "It's an eerie feeling when you see waters rising, because you are at the mercies of God's hands."
The sudden flood that swamped the south-central Missouri city of Waynesville killed a 4-year-old boy who was swept from a vehicle, and authorities were still searching the water Tuesday for a woman who is believed to be the mother of the boy, who was found just upstream from Knight's home.
The floodwaters left others clinging to tree branches in swiftly moving high water and damaged about 100 homes and businesses, authorities said.
"The quickness of the storm, the depth of it, the amount of water that was flowing freely, caused havoc," said Pulaski County chief sheriff's deputy John Groves.
Although some of the water receded within hours, other larger rivers continued to rise throughout Tuesday and a forecast for more rain in the region led to fears of additional flooding in the coming days. About 200 Waynesville homes in low-lying areas were being evacuated because of the forecast.
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon declared a state of emergency, and the Missouri State Highway Patrol sent extra troopers and equipment to help emergency responders.
The flooding was triggered after several days of rain in the region culminated in a rare August downpour.
National Weather Service hydrologist Mark Fuchs said more than 7 inches of rain fell at Fort Leonard Wood, which is near Waynesville, from midnight to mid-Tuesday morning — but unofficial gauges nearby had nearly 9 inches of rain.
When Knight saw the rising waters from a nearby creek, she called friends and her landlord and then waded through thigh-high water to a neighbor's porch to wait out the flood. She watched as a man sitting atop an SUV and clutching a tree branch screamed for help for several hours before rescue workers could reach him.
At another site where people were stranded, a boat carrying rescue workers tipped over and additional crews had to be called in to rescue them, Crain said.
Crain said that local officials planned a mandatory evacuation in low-lying areas to guard against the potential for a resurgence of floodwaters.
Flo Vaughan, 77, said she was awakened in the middle of the night by rescue workers banging on her door, but did not immediately leave because she didn't know who was there. She watched as the floodwaters tore out her fence, washed away her shed and shifted her 350-gallon propane tank from its base. The smell of gas still hung in the air later Tuesday in the neighborhood, and water continued to bubble up from manholes and flow down the streets.
"I'm a lucky one — it didn't get my house," Vaughan said.
About a dozen propane tanks were seen floating through the floodwater. Many of the tanks leaked, and in some places, the gas was a foot or two deep above the floodwaters, a fire threat that kept rescue boats away until the gas cleared.
Fuchs said the Fort Leonard Wood area has seen nearly a foot of rain since August began. This month's weather patterns are unusual, as there's usually little rain and higher temperatures in August.
The downpours have caused dramatic rises in several rivers and creeks. The Gasconade River at Hazelgreen was at 3 feet on Saturday; it crested at 29.5 feet late Tuesday afternoon, but still was short of the record of 34.9 feet in 2008.
Roubidoux Creek, which cuts through Waynesville, had only about a foot of water before the rain. On Tuesday, it reached a record 21 feet.
Associated Press writer Jim Salter in St. Louis contributed to this story.


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In 2000 he joined Smoothe working on many large scale animations and film projects across the UK and worldwide. Most notably Ximo liaised with the London 2012 bid team, delivering the CGI and co-ordinating an extensive team to create imagery and film sequences that very simply, yet effectively communicated the Olympic vision to a global audience.
Other projects Ximo has delivered include work for Mercedes Benz to launch the new Mercedes Benz World at Brooklands, Orchid House and Lower Mill Estate, which featured in BBC2's design show and several large scale productions that incorporated green screen studio shoots for projects in the Middle East. Ximo regularly lectures and presents to students as well as architects on the language and techniques of visualisation in the construction industry. Ximo also wrote a chapter for Brian Smith's "3ds Max 2008 Architectural Visualisation-Beginner to Intermediate".


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This will be Noisebridge's first prom. There will be the dancing and punch. Please look sharp.
- Date: February 27th
- Time: 20:00
- Loc: Noisebridge
- Formal attire and a date is required to get in (doesn't have to be human, can be a robot).
It would be awesome if someone could show up in a limo.
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- Gowns or a "nice" dress
- Dress pants
- Formal Jacket
- A tie with the format dress shirt (totally required)
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ADATA SX900 128GB SSD Review
Over the past few months we have seen a tremendous decrease in the consumer cost of SSDs ranging from 64GB caching SSDs to 256GB storage SSDs. As the market is flooded with more and more options for SSDs, the competition between all of the major brands drives cost to the consumer down. For as little as $0.70 per GB and lower, a computer owner can significantly increase the performance of their computer by switching to an SSD as a main drive. SSDs are also a great choice for laptops as battery life is stretched as a result of the lower power requirements.
Today, we will be checking out a 128GB SSD from a manufacturer named ADATA. The ADATA SX900 128GB SSD is based off of the SF-2281 series SandForce controller. It is specified to have read/write performance of 550MB/520MB/s and a maximum 4K Write IOPS of 85,000. So far, the SX900 series SSDs from ADATA are the fastest SSDs it has produced. SX900 series SSDs are available in sizes of 64GB, 128GB, 256GB, and 512GB. For about $110, you can purchase an ADATA SX900 128GB SSD of your own. Included with the drive is a license key for a copy of Acronis True Image, which by itself is a $50 value! Having already seen some great performance from SandForce SSDs, I'm excited to see how ADATA stands up to the competition.
Closer Look:
The ADATA SX900 128GB SSD is packaged in a slim box made out of card-stock material. A window in the front of the package lets the owner see the top of the drive, along with its yellow/gold label. Underneath this window states that the SSD comes with a copy of Acronis True Image and that there is a three-year warranty. Also on the front is a photograph of a 3.5" adapter for use in a desktop. The back of the box has a few lines of standard notes presented in many different languages. Underneath these notes is a white sticker with read/write information. It states that the maximum read performance is 550MB/s and maximum write performance is 520MB/s. This isn't an uncommon number for other similar drives on the market.
Included in the box is the 2.5" to 3.5" desktop adapter made out of blue sheet metal (hardware included), the ADATA SSD Quickstart Guide, and of course - the SSD itself.
The drive is constructed out of black brushed metal (aluminum most likely) and has a yellow and gold sticker on the top face of the drive indicating its brand name, model number, and drive capacity. Other information states that it is ROHS compliant, that it should be recycled, etc. The bottom of the drive has a warranty void if broken sticker that covers up one of the screws that hold the drive together. A plain white sticker lists the drive's specific model number, warranty code, and the included Acronis True Image HD key. The I/O and power port layout is of standard nature, along with the threaded mounting hole locations. Four screws on the bottom side of the drive hold the two pieces of the case together. One of these screws is covered up by a warranty-void sticker if removed, so don't do this at home!
The ADATA SX900 series drives are built around the SandForce SF-2281 controller. There are a total of sixteen (eight on each side) 8MB NAND flash chips that total up to 128GB. These chips can operate at up to 550MB/s read and 520MB/s write at an I/O rate of 85,000 IO/s, which are pretty standard numbers for the current market. The memory chips do not have a brand name on them; only a series of numbers and some letters.
This concludes the closer look section of the ADATA SX900 128GB SSD review. Up next I will share the drive's specifications and features. Following the next page begins the testing of the drive and results will be provided.


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By Jessica Desvarieux
Real News Network, Dec. 10, 2013
JESSICA DESVARIEUX, TRNN PRODUCER: Welcome to The Real News Network. I'm Jessica Desvarieux in Baltimore.
The U.S. health care system is the most expensive in the world and covers far fewer people than health care systems in other rich countries.
Joining us in-studio to discuss all of this is Dr. David Himmelstein. He's a primary care doctor and professor of public health at the City University of New York. He cofounded Physicians for a National Health Program.
Thanks for joining us, Doctor.
DR. DAVID HIMMELSTEIN, PROF. PUBLIC HEALTH, CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK: Thanks for having me.
DESVARIEUX: So let's just start off. Off the bat, can you just explain how the U.S. has the most costly health care system, and yet we don't cover everyone? How is this even possible?
HIMMELSTEIN: Well, we have an enormous number of people making profits and middlemen in the system. So our insurance companies, for every $1 we pay in, we get about $0.86 worth of care out. Fourteen cents of every dollar stays with the insurance firms, doesn't buy any health care. And we have enormous numbers of for-profit hospitals, dialysis companies, nursing homes, a lot of money being made in the health care system, not to delivering the care that people need, but actually supporting corporate profits and interests.
DESVARIEUX: So let's talk about that this system that we have now and what we're hoping to implement, which is Obamacare. Do you think that this addresses the root problems at all of what's happening?
HIMMELSTEIN: Well, Obamacare is really a compromise with the insurance industry and the drug industry, the people who've been running the health care system into the ground. So it would dump $1 trillion into the private insurance industry over the next ten years trying to get them to behave better. And it may get some people additional coverage, and expanding Medicaid, part of the Obamacare program, is probably a good thing. But it doesn't fundamentally address the problems in our health care system. And, in fact, the $1 trillion we'll give to private insurance companies in a way puts them in a stronger position.
DESVARIEUX: But, Dr. Himmelstein, there are people that are saying that we know Obamacare is not perfect. However, it is a path to eventually getting single-payer. What's your response to that?
HIMMELSTEIN: Well, we'll have to see whether that's true. I'm concerned that strengthening the private insurance industry may not be the right way to move towards eliminating the private health insurance industry, which is what we need to do to have a decent health care system. I mean, in Canada, insurance takes about 1 percent of running the system; in our system, as I said, about $0.14 of every dollar for insurance. And these new exchanges which are being set up, which are really just a sales force to sell private insurance, they're taking another 3 percent, another $0.03 of every $1, to run them. So we're spending an enormous amount of money pumping more administration, more bureaucracy into the system, and strengthening the private insurance industry. I worry that that doesn't lead us in the direction we need to go.
DESVARIEUX: Okay. Let's turn the corner here and talk about how we can actually implement a single-payer system in the United States, 'cause there are some people who are skeptical saying, you know, it works in Canada, it works in Denmark, but it's not going to work in the United States. Can you just lay out a framework of how single-payer could work in the U.S.?
HIMMELSTEIN: Yeah. Well, you could expand Medicare to cover everybody in this country, upgrade Medicare coverage. Medicare at present takes only about $0.02 to administer versus that $0.14 in the private insurance industry. And if you expanded Medicare to everybody, you would have that $0.12 on the dollar left over to actually improve the coverage. And you could give first-dollar coverage to everybody in the United States if you did a Medicare program for everybody and cut out some of the bureaucracy that the insurers now make hospitals and doctors put up with.
So if you go to a hospital in Canada, there's no billing office in most hospitals, because every Canadian has the same coverage and a hospital gets paid the way a fire department gets paid in our country. They get one check a month to run the entire operation. There's no need to figure out who got each Band-Aid and aspirin tablet. You go to a typical American hospital, there are 150 people doing nothing but billing. And we ought to put those people to work doing useful things, help taking care of people, and put those resources to actually making health care work in our country rather than shuffling papers and enforcing inequality, enforcing that some people have the right to good health care and many others don't.
DESVARIEUX: I can attest to that billing, 'cause my mom is actually on in a registered nurse, and much of her time is dealing with billing, 'cause she does home care.
But I want to talk a little bit more about the Canadian system. You mentioned that this would be a sort of model a bit. You were referring to it. But there are people that criticize it, saying, oh, there are so many long lines, and the wait time is impossible at times. What is your response?
HIMMELSTEIN: Well, Canada spends about half as much per person on health care as we do in this country. And if we were willing to take Canada's system and double the amount of funding, we would have not just better care than they have in Canada, but much, much better care than we have here in the United States. And we know from comparative studies in the two countries that the average Canadian gets care as good as the average insured American today. But you take double the money they spend in Canada, we ought to be able to do very much better than that for every American.
DESVARIEUX: And you also claim--I know I read a little bit of your work that this [incompr.] save money not only for the health care recipients, but also for the providers. Can you explain that a bit more?
HIMMELSTEIN: Well, for providers, I mean, the average doctor is spending about 20 percent of their time on nothing but billing and bureaucracy. So we'd free up tremendous amount of time of doctors and nurses--you mentioned your mother--to actually do the work that we're trained to do rather than checking the boxes and fighting with insurance companies. And that provides the resources we need, the extra time we need to take care of people, to take care of people who are currently uninsured.
The other thing we need to do is stop doing some of the useless and even harmful stuff that doctors are doing today because there's money in it. So we know that a lot of the operations done today actually don't to patients any good, that probably something like one out of five of the cardiac stents that are put in place are done not because they do patients any good but because there's money to be made doing them. So we need to take the profit motive out of the health care system as well.
DESVARIEUX: Alright. Dr. Himmelstein, thank you so much for joining us.
HIMMELSTEIN: Thank you.
DESVARIEUX: And thank you for joining us on The Real News Network.


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So my 3 month old has suddenly decided she only wants the boob for a little while, then will cry and stop eating, but still root (won't latch on, though), or just stop. She's not gaining weight well, so she's supplemented and now is taking nearly 3 ounces in a bottle during nursing (I always start her on the breast, supplement when she gets too fussy to keep going, then put her back on if she acts still hungry). I have a few theories as so what's going on, but none of them make total sense. She will comfort nurse like a champ, so it's not that she won't latch at all. It's as though she won't when she's really hungry, though. I'm thinking I either have a foremilk/hindmilk imbalance, or an overactive let down (she'll sometimes gag and sputter initially and get very gassy, and that's when she'll reject the breast).
Our nursing background is long. She wouldn't latch initially (I was induced, unfortunately, and before that had a lot of water retention which made it difficult to exercise as much as I should have). We were given a nipple shield but not shown how to use it properly for a few weeks. At home she would nurse for an hour but still act hungry, and wasn't gaining at all, so we began to supplement. I tried SNS, but then she learned that food flowed faster from the tube than me. My supply dropped, so I pumped constantly (still only get a half ounce to an ounce total each time I pump).She then refused to nurse so I pumped as much as I could but she was mostly on formula. She then latched without the nipple shield around 2 1/2 months, and we eased back on the supplements. She nursed wonderfully for a week. Then this began the last couple of weeks. If she nurses until she's content it takes a good 15 to 20 minutes, but she usually won't latch that long and gets mad around 3 minutes in, and I give in and offer the bottle (she'll push the breast away, scream, etc. for the next twenty minutes otherwise, and just won't let herself get a full feeding).
I'm at the end of my rope, and I really want to save our breastfeeding relationship (what little we have). Help!!


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Priests for Life commends the action taken by the Medical Licensures Commission of Alabama against abortion practitioner Malachy Dehenre, who caused the death of an Alabama woman.
Priests for Life is dedicated to exposing the danger of abortion to women, especially through the Silent No More Awareness Campaign. Priests for Life also encourages women who have been hurt by any way to take legal action against the abortion practitioner.
"The death of this woman is yet another addition to the overwhelming mountain of evidence that abortion is unsafe for women," said Fr. Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life.
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Hey, Scott Brown Stop flirting with NH
September 30. 2013 5:28PM
On Monday night, former U.S. Sen. Scott Brown, Republican of Massachusetts, made yet another high-profile appearance in New Hampshire. He has done so many events in the Granite State this year that we half expect to run into him everywhere we go — apple picking, the Deerfield Fair, any random corn maze.
All of that would be fine were Citizen Brown merely partaking of the scenic beauty and rural hospitality of New Hampshire as so many of his fellow Bay Staters do, or helping to build up the New Hampshire GOP's war chest, as any good Republican with national name recognition might do.
But Brown — whose Wrentham, Mass., house is on the market — has let it be known that he is considering a run for U.S. Senate in New Hampshire. Earlier this year he passed on a run for Massachusetts governor, and apparently he needs something to do between FOX News appearances. So he is, at least publicly, toying with the idea of moving to New Hampshire and running against Jeanne Shaheen next year.
All of that is great for Scott Brown. It keeps his name in the news, which surely helps him land clients for his new lobbying job with Nixon Peabody. It is not so great for New Hampshire conservatives.
Every time Brown comes to — or even talks about coming to — New Hampshire, Shaheen's fund-raising machine spins into overdrive. The Shaheen campaign has done one fundraising email a day for the last four days off of Monday's visit alone. Massachusetts U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren is using Brown's trips to tap into her donor network to help Shaheen raise money.
As long as he is a suspected candidate for Senate, every time Brown comes to New Hampshire he makes Jeanne Shaheen stronger and the state Republican Party relatively weaker. His penchant for talking incessantly about how often he voted with Democrats while in the Senate does little for GOP morale or fundraising.
Brown needs to either move here and announce a run or state definitively that he will not be a candidate. The ladies love his flirting, it is true, but the one who loves it the most is Jeanne Shaheen. Every time he bats an eye, she cashes a check. He needs to make his intentions clear or turn his big, brown eyes elsewhere.


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The Fairbanks North Star Borough is a borough located in the state of Alaska, United States. The boundaries of the borough are coterminous with that of the Fairbanks, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area, and the borough's land area is slightly smaller than that of the state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 the population was 97,581, while the 2011 population estimate for the Fairbanks North Star Borough is 99,192. [3] The borough seat is the incorporated city of Fairbanks. The only other incorporated city in the borough is North Pole, a small city which is dwarfed in population by nearby census-designated places generally regarded as being part of North Pole but outside its city limits. There are several significant unincorporated communities in the Fairbanks area, such as College (home of the University of Alaska Fairbanks) and Eielson Air Force Base.
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Shoemaker flirts with no-no in win over Red Sox
BOSTON -- One night after the Angels wondered how they could ever recover from the loss of Garrett Richards, the following question came to the forefront:
Where on earth would they be without Matt Shoemaker?View Full Game Coverage
BOSTON -- One night after the Angels wondered how they could ever recover from the loss of Garrett Richards, the following question came to the forefront:
Where on earth would they be without Matt Shoemaker?View Full Game Coverage
The undrafted 27-year-old rookie no-hit the Red Sox through 6 2/3 innings and one-hit them through 7 2/3 on Thursday night, leading the Angels to a 2-0 victory hours after they learned that their best starting pitcher, Richards, would require season-ending surgery to repair a torn left patellar tendon.
"This is what I've been talking about," catcher Chris Iannetta said. "We need guys to step up, from the first guy to the 25th guy to another 10 guys who are going to get called up in September. It's going to take all of us to get this done."
And so far most of them have. Thanks to Shoemaker's gem, the Angels completed their first four-game sweep at Fenway Park since 1962 and won for the eighth time in their last nine games, moving a season-best 26 games above .500 and two full games ahead of the idle division-rival A's for the best record in the Majors.
At 76-50 they're just one game off their best pace through 126 games, set by the 100-win team of 2008.
"We have a great team," said Albert Pujols, who was ejected in the sixth for arguing balls and strikes.
Shoemaker struck out three times as many batters (nine) as he allowed baserunners (three), continuing his standout season one night after Richards' knee buckled while he was sprinting toward first base.
Manager Mike Scioscia, ejected as well after defending Pujols, called Shoemaker's outing "uplifting."
"It's important," Scioscia added. "There's going to be a lot of attention on our rotation with Garrett not being part of it. Anything our guys do will be important.
"You can't say enough about what Matty did tonight."
Shoemaker plunked the first batter of the game, Brock Holt, then retired the next 20 in a row -- seven on strikeouts, eight on routine groundouts, five on harmless flyouts. The splitter had a little more bite than usual, the location was as precise as ever, and all of a sudden, the bearded right-hander was seven outs from becoming the first rookie to throw a no-hitter in Fenway since Clay Buchholz in 2007.
"I didn't even really know or even think about it until the fifth or sixth," Shoemaker said. "It's like one of those things you don't even know or think about until it's like, 'OK, who's coming up?' And you realize where you're at in the order and go, 'Man, all right. Let's just make pitches.' Take that out of my head and just go pitch."
The next batter was third baseman Will Middlebrooks, who was only in the game because Yoenis Cespedes left to attend to a personal matter. Shoemaker fell behind, 2-1, then got Middlebrooks to swing through a slider to even the count. Shoemaker's next pitch, his trademark splitter, started high and didn't drop far enough.
"Definitely just an unfortunate pitch, given the circumstances," Shoemaker said.
Middlebrooks drove it down the left-field line, giving the Red Sox (56-71) just their second baserunner of the night, and the no-hitter was over.
"His split was good tonight," Middlebrooks said. "It looked like his fastball out of his hands, so I was up there looking [for an] off-speed [pitch]."
Middlebrooks didn't miss it, but he also didn't score. Shoemaker retired the next batter, then the next two in the eighth before walking Mookie Betts and exiting with a season-high 116 pitches.
Shoemaker went undrafted out of Eastern Michigan University in 2008, became a professional pitcher only because the Angels offered him $10,000 after his redshirt-junior season, and was mired in Triple-A each of the last two seasons. Now he has 12 wins -- tying the Yankees' Masahiro Tanaka for the Major League lead among rookies -- and a 3.56 ERA for the best team in baseball.
"He goes out there with his stuff, and he thinks his stuff will get hitters out," Scioscia said. "And he really has the confidence that it is. With that composure he has, and that poise, it gives him a sense of confidence where he's not going to be intimidated. He's not afraid to fail. He trusts what he can do, and he's having a terrific season for us."
Alden Gonzalez is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Gonzo and "The Show", and follow him on Twitter @Alden_Gonzalez.


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Alzheimer disease (AD) is a brain disorder that causes dementia. Late onset AD, the most common type, usually occurs in people over the age of 65. Early Onset Familial Alzheimer Disease, which occurs in fewer than 2% of families with AD, is a genetically inherited form of AD in which symptoms occur before age 65.
The risk of developing AD for a person in the general population is about 10%-15%. This means that for every 100 people, about 10-15 of them will develop Alzheimer disease during their lifetime.
Although the exact cause of AD is not currently known, research has identified several risk factors that can increase a person's risk of developing AD above the 10%-15% general population risk. It is important to remember that having one or more of these risk factors only means that person's risk of developing AD is higher, it does not mean that the person will definitely get AD. The following is a list of risk factors thought to be associated with an increased risk for developing AD:
Genes are made up of DNA and are inherited from our parents on structures called chromosomes. We have two copies of every chromosome (except for the sex chromosomes) because we inherit one copy from our mother and one copy from our father. Since genes are found on chromosomes, and we have two copies of each chromosome, we generally have two copies of each gene, including the ApoE gene.
The ApoE gene makes a protein, called APOE. This protein is involved in cholesterol storage, transport, and metabolism in our bodies. We know that the APOE gene comes in three different forms (called alleles). These alleles are; E2, E3, and E4. Since we all have two copies of this gene (remember, we inherited one copy from each of our parents), and since there are three forms that the gene can have, there are six possible combinations of the APOE gene that a person can have.
The allele that is a risk factor for AD is the E4 allele. If a person has one or two copies of the E4 allele, then that person has an increased chance of developing AD.
There are a number of reasons why genetic testing for the ApoE gene is not currently recommended.
Researchers hope to learn more about the risks of developing AD. Researchers also hope to identify other susceptibility genes but that search has proven more challenging than originally expected. Moreover, it is important to recognize that non genetic factors (diet, exercise) can also
affect risk for AD.
Early Onset Familial Alzheimer disease is rare and only accounts for a small percentage of Alzheimer disease cases. This type of AD is inherited in what is called an autosomal dominant manner. This means that someone who has an affected parent has a 50% chance of inheriting the gene mutation that causes early onset familial AD. If the person does inherit the gene mutation, then it is almost (but not absolutely) certain that they will develop AD. In families with this disease:
So far, there have been three different genes identified that, when there is a mutation in them, cause early onset familial AD. It is likely that there are additional genes that can cause Early Onset Familial AD that have not yet been identified. The identified genes are:
Genetic testing to look for mutations in the PSEN1, PSEN2, and APP genes is available for individuals who have a family history of Early Onset AD. Such testing may inform a person whether or not they have inherited a mutation in one of these three genes, but it does NOT provide any information about:
This type of testing will not always be informative for families, however. This is because not all families with Early Onset Familial AD have mutations in one of these three genes (PSEN1, PSEN2, or APP). As mentioned earlier, there are likely to be other genes that can cause Early Onset Familial AD that have not yet been identified. Mutations in these other genes would not be found by looking at PSEN1, PSEN2, or APP.
It is important for people who are considering genetic testing for Early Onset Familial AD to have genetic counseling to make sure that they consider all of the possible implications of learning their genetic test results. It is important to think about the impact genetic information could have on a number of factors. The kinds of issues that are discussed during a genetic counseling session include:
If you have questions about your risk for Alzheimer disease, it is important for you to talk to your doctor. He or she might be able to give you the information you need, or they might be able to refer to a specialist, such as a neurologist or a genetic counselor. Below is a list of resources that may be helpful for people who want more information about this topic.
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Lakes Region Casino shutters its slot machines over state rules, regulationsBy MARK HAYWARD
New Hampshire Union Leader
April 30. 2013 10:20PM
A Lakes Region casino shut down its slot machines last month when state officials ordered it to stop using Visa cards as jackpot payouts, the company spokesman said.
Belmont-based Lakes Region Casino plans to resume slot operations today, but with jackpots only payable in points, which can be redeemed for merchandise, in-house restaurant food and additional slot games, said Rick Newman, a spokesman for the Casino.
Newman said Lakes Region has been operating slots for years and started issuing the Visa cards about 14 months ago. At the time, it informed the New Hampshire Racing and Charitable Gaming Commission hierarchy, and they said it seemed like a smart idea, Newman said.
A telephone call left for a commission official was not returned Tuesday.
Newman said the objection came early last month, when the Commission sent Lakes Region Casino a letter saying the cash cards violated the law and ordering them to stop.
"It kind of threw us for a loop," Newman said. "Frankly, I don't think the commission is reading the law correctly."
But he said Lakes Region Casino is not going to get into a disagreement with a quasi-judicial body.
The casino, which also operates gambling operations such as blackjack, poker, craps and roulette for charities, has 96 slot machines on premises. A pull ranges from 1 cent to 5 cents.
"They're pretty much entertainment. This isn't Foxwoods; you can't win millions of dollars off them," he said.
Newman said the machines led to dramatic increases in food and beverage sales as well as charitable gaming, which increased $120,000 in wagers after the machines were installed.
Couples would come into Lakes Region Casino; one would patronize the casino games, the other the slots.
Newman said the casino plans to make the points redeemable for items such as T-shirts, video games, food from the casino restaurant and appliances. He even envisioned a Lakes Region Casino version of the old S&H green stamps.
He said customers could save up enough for a laptop or iPhone.


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ImaniKibwezi wrote:I am aware of the XO 1.5 contributors program; however, we use a small number of XO-1 systems in a stateside (U.S.A.) after-school public school(s) tutoring program. Basically all the students are immigrants. The ones we have we got in November and December of 2007 under Give 1 Get 1 when we got six ($400 contribution each). The only ones we would like in the program (if able to add any) are the generation 1, which we have updated from time to time. In summer 2008 it was update 703 and then later 8.01 and 8.02 and so forth. I understand yet another update is due on or near December 14 2010.
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According to the latest issue of Life & Style magazine, troubled Teen Mom star Amber Portwood is very well headed for another breakdown.
Following her arrest last December in addition to a suicide attempt this summer which led to a 2-month rehab stint, the mag is reporting Amber, 21, is drinking and partying more now than before. And the source of the story is none other than Amber's brother Shawn Portwood.
According to Shawn, Amber is spending more time out partying than she is reconnecting with her 2-year-old daughter Leah. "At least three times a week, Amber will go out to bars and clubs," Shawn admits to Life & Style.
"Amber could see Leah every day, but she sees her maybe three times a week," adds Shawn. "I don't even know if Amber wants full custody of Leah. She enjoys her freedom too much right now." As reported, Amber's baby daddy Gary Shirley, who admitted last month that he was homeless, currently has custody of little Leah.
On Sept. 15, Amber was spotted at 59th Street Pub in Anderson and again on Sept. 27 dancing and downing beers at Jimbo's Pub and Club in Anderson, Ind. "My friends were there and said she drank near a whole bottle of white wine," reveals Anderson local Shane Butt. "She was kissing her new boyfriend [Jesse Stone] and even posing with her bottle of wine. It seems like rehab didn't help too much."
Shawn adds that Amber would rather be out at bars seeking attention from the Anderson locals than spending time with Leah. "She likes to go out where people see her and recognize her," shares Shawn. In Amber's defense, previous reports have stated she's only allowed to see Leah twice a week during supervised visitation so perhaps partying is her unhealthy way of dealing with not having custody of her daughter.
While Amber is said to be dating new beau Jesse Stone (pictured below), Gary tweeted days ago that Amber was still trying to get back together with him. Gary wrote, "Spent a Lil time with Amber, just goes to show me that our relationship is like a burnt log and it can't be relit."
He then added: "I said no to her on getting back together she cried so I gave it some thought and she started calling me names like trash ect." Gary broke up with Amber three weeks ago after getting a giant tattoo of her name on his back. He accused her of cheating of him.
Doesn't sound like this dysfunctional relationship will be ending anytime soon! Below is a photo of Amber's new boyfriend Jesse.
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So We have all seen terrible design and corporate logos that are terrible. You just know it when you see it. Other times we see something so simple and effective we have to appreciate the identity. A simple "swoosh" and you know exactly what the company is and what it basically represents. What used to be a few strange random colored letters of a weird name, google, is now an everyday part of many peoples lives.
But what happens when a company doesn't take enough time to fully understand the consequences of bad logo design (or company naming)? We get to take pictures and laugh of course!
Like these guys…were they just too cheap to pay for spaces when getting their sign made?
These others are not much better… …finish reading this idiotical post…


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Hi mommas,
I have a 10 month old (10 months, 1 1/2 weeks) and he is starting to refuse the breast more often. Last Saturday night he woke up vomitting every 5-20 minutes for about three hours. Definitely had a stomach bug. My concern is that since then, his appetite has not returned and yesterday the only way I could get him to eat was to offer him a bottle. He will still nurse, but then refuses after only a couple minutes. I work (off on spring break) so he usually takes 3 oz bottles every 2-3 hours while I'm away. I don't want to stop nursing, but my son is a peanut and I am more concerned that he eats something. Prior to the stomach bug, he was eating three solid meals and nursing 8-12 times when I was home with him all day. Now he is only eating a small amount at breakfast, lunch and dinner, and the last three days he's refused to nurse from after his first nap until bedtime. He'll still nurse in the am and before bed, but not as long (and not as many gulps) as before. I'm so worried he is not getting enough- his wet diapers have decreased too. My concern is that if I stop nursing, he does't take more than the 3 oz bottle and therefore, he is not getting the "recommended" minimum amout of milk (24 oz). He is in the 1st percentile and I have been worried about his eating and low milk intake since he was 6 months old. Doctor says just keep trying, but I am feeling defeated. I want to do what's best for him and I use to think that was continuing to breastfeed, but lately I don't know. Is he weaning? If so, how do I transition him to whole milk (doc said this was ok at 11 months) when he drinks so little as it is? Do I keep perservering with nursing? I wanted to make it to a year at least, but don't know how much longer I can take this constant worrying. Any tips or suggestions? I feel at a loss and need advice from more experienced moms as I feel like I don't know what I am doing.


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Wesley Clark
Daily Forecast for October 17th 2018
Wesley Clark is a male celebrity.
He was born on Saturday December 23rd 1944, in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
October 17th 2018 is a hectic day for Wesley Clark. It calls for quick action, decisions to be made, and for Wesley's leadership.
Adventurous as Clark is today, he can grab the big opportunity that the day brings him.
Wesley Clark's senses are on high alert today, and bring him multi-media experience of sounds, colors, and texture.
While studying the color and flavor of the day, it is a good practice to keep in mind the greater meaning of October and the master plan of 2018 in Wesley's life.
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"Move!" That was the statement that started the battle between me and Fiance.
He walked over to my 8-year old, who was playing on my iPad and said, "Move!" My son frowned and looked at Fiance and then at me, and I softly said, "He meant excuse me, but move J." Fiance became angered and said, "No, I didn't."
Then, it was on.
His point: In my home, children can have the entire house, but my bedroom is my oasis.
My point: I work hard to teach the boys to be…Continue
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