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This week, the Web is abuzz with climate-related news: An astronaut commented that humankind's impact on Earth was visible from space; the UN climate chief visited Mongolia, a semiarid country undergoing rapid desertification, to talk about climate change; and the New Scientist magazine reported that the Fertile Crescent "will disappear this century."
Maybe it's worth stepping back for a second to ask: How many of the changes we see happening around us are really attributable to climate change?
To preface: I'm not denying that human-released greenhouse gases are changing Earth's climate. At this point, the science points overwhelmingly in that direction.
But climate change is, by definition, a long-term trend, and, as scientists are often at pains to explain, while long-term trends are derived from multiple data points, it's hard to attribute any single data point to the trend itself.
In other words, the climate may be warming and the cherry blossoms may have come early this year, but it's impossible to say with certainty that this year's early cherry blossoms are due to human-induced climate change. There are too many other confounding factors.
And yet, that's often what happens. There are myriad possible reasons why, but in the end, the "blame climate change" tendency may simply be the result of how our minds work.
Climate change is weighing heavily on the collective mind right now, and with good reason: We've got one planet; better not mess it up. But the saturation of our awareness by climate change may also cause certain errors of judgment. Psychologists call it a "confirmation bias." They've repeatedly documented that people tend to see what they expect to see.
Science Daily gives this definition:
In psychology and cognitive science, confirmation bias (or confirmatory bias) is a tendency to search for or interpret information in a way that confirms one's preconceptions, leading to statistical errors.
So, do some of those who accept climate change as a reality have a climate-change confirmation bias, a tendency to attribute too much of what they observe to a warming world?
As an informal test, I did some cursory fact-checking on the stories mentioned at the outset. First, the astronaut. His name is Bob Thirsk. He's at the international space station. The Reuters story begins: "A Canadian astronaut aboard the International Space Station said on Sunday it looks like Earth's ice caps have melted a bit since he was last in orbit 12 years ago."
Mr. Thirsk says, "Most of the time when I look out the window, I'm in awe. But there are some effects of the human destruction of the Earth as well."
He adds, "This is probably just a perception, but I just have the feeling that the glaciers are melting, the snow capping the mountains is less than it was 12 years ago when I saw it last time."
The long-term trend of diminishing ice in the Arctic is well-documented. But the valley-and-peak nature of the trend, evident in this graphic, raises the possibility that during past summers, there was less ice compared with today.
During the summer of 2007, for example, Arctic ice reached the lowest extent so far recorded. So if you view photos of only today's ice and 2007's, you might conclude that ice was increasing. But it's not.
In this case, however, I'm asking, could Thirsk have seen what he thinks he saw?
According to his NASA biopage, Thirsk was last in space in June and July of 1996.
Here are graphics of ice extent and thickness from June 1996 and June 2009 on the same page, courtesy of the National Snow and Ice Data Center. (July data for 2009 aren't yet available.)
Yes, there's less ice now than then. In June 1996, there were 12.1 million square kilometers of ice; in 2009, 11.5 million. While not minuscule, the changes aren't great either. There is a larger change in sea ice thickness, but that's not, presumably, discernible with the naked eye from space.
(For sticklers, here's the orbital path of the space station and the shuttle. Yes, they seem to travel within viewing range of both the Arctic and Antarctic, but not directly over.)
So, again, could Thirsk have seen what he says he saw? Hard to say. He mentions mountain glaciers, which, given the contrast with brown earth, have probably shrunk much more obviously since his last space trip. And yet, if these images of the Upsala Glacier in 2001 and '04 are any indication, even that would be a difficult assessment to make. Only a yellow line painted on the photo makes the extent of the retreat obvious. (Here's another comparison of the San Quentin Glacier in Patagonia in 1994 and 2004.
To be fair, Thirsk, a highly trained astronaut, probably has a highly trained eye, one capable of noting subtle changes in ice coverage. The question is: Were global warming not on his mind, and did he not know what to look for, would he have?
Come back tomorrow Click here to read the second part of this post, where the writer looks at threats of desertification and "permanent drought" in Mongolia and the Fertile Crescent.


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The life story of some women can sometimes be overlooked by how noteworthy their husbands or fathers were, and that holds true for Katharine Putman Blunt.
Her father played a key role in the history of Kansas and her husband was one of the most influential people of his time.
She was born Aug. 2, 1867, the daughter of Maj. Gen. James G. and Nancy Blunt, in Leavenworth. The family lived on the corner of Sixth and Chestnut streets.
James Blunt was born in Trenton, Maine, on July 21, 1826, and at the age of 15 he went to sea following a family tradition. For four years he served as a seaman. He followed his maternal grandfather, Rufus Gillpatrick, to Columbus, Ohio, where he graduated from Starling Medical College.
He established a medical practice at New Madison, Ohio, where he met and married Nancy G. Putman. In 1851, Sarah was born, and Rufus Gillpatrick followed in 1853.
James Blunt, who was an ardent abolitionist and Republican, moved to Kansas in 1857, settling in a small town west of Osawatomie called Greely in Anderson County, Kan., according to General Blunt's account of his Civil War experiences, "Kansas Collection: Kansas Historical Quarterlies." He established his practice and settled into a doctor's way of life, but ever being the wanderer, he soon became embroiled in "Bloody Kansas."
James Blunt played a role in Kansas becoming a free state as early as 1857, and he joined forces with John Brown and James Lane, according to Robert Collins's, "General James G. Blunt: Tarnished Glory." He was elected chairman of the militia during the Wyandotte Constitution held in Wyandotte, Kan. It was there the Constitution of the State of Kansas was adopted.
At the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861, James Blunt was appointed lieutenant colonel in Lane's 3rd Kansas Brigade, despite the fact he had no previous military training, formal or otherwise.
He would later be promoted to major general, which was the highest military rank received by any Kansan in the Union Army. He was known for his combative, bulldog-like persona, which made him highly successful on the battlefield, according to Collins. He was also known for his womanizing, which would come back to haunt him later in his short life.
At the end of the war, he moved his family to Leavenworth, finding a large Victorian on the corner of Sixth and Chestnut streets, according to the 1865 Leavenworth City Directory.
It had been 14 years since the birth of their last child, and in 1867 Kate was born. When she sat before the camera of either Stephenson or Henry in 1870, she was identified as "Blunt Girl."
James Blunt passed the bar exam, attaining a law license, and served as a solicitor of claims agent at Leavenworth, according to the 1871 City Directory. He would take that profession all the way to Washington, D.C., leaving his family behind for good.
The Kansas Conservatory of Music and Collegiate School, located at 206 Fifth Ave., was opened in Leavenworth in 1877. Nancy Blunt is listed as the principal and teacher of the school in the City Directory. Three years later, the 1880 U.S. Census has the marital status of Nancy Blunt as divorced.
It was discovered in 1879 that James Blunt was suffering from softening of the brain, and in all of the history books his death is listed as such. Blunt had been committed to the U.S. Insane Asylum in Washington, D.C., because he was in the last stages of syphilis and had lost his mind, according to "The Penguin Dictionary of Psychology."
According to the records of internment at Mount Muncie Cemetery, James Blunt died July 25, 1881. It had been rumored the family was going to leave him at the asylum and allow him to be buried in a paupers gravel. However, after the remains were temporary interred in Washington, Col. J.H. Gilpatrick would be the one to travel to Washington to bring the remains back to Leavenworth, according to the Leavenworth Times on July 29, 1881. He was interred at Mount Muncie on July 31, 1881, for his final burial.
Kate Blunt would graduate from the Kansas Conservatory and teach music to students there. Perhaps to defer the cost of living, her sister, Sarah, and her husband, Col. Gilpatrick, honorable Judge of the District Court, would move into the house on Sixth Street where they would remain for the rest of their lives.
Kate had other plans.
Since she was a child, she had been a student of the violin tutored by masters, and by the time she was 18, she was considered to be one of the most accomplished and cultured violinists in the U.S., according to the Daily Commonwealth on March 17, 1888.
She took her love for music, as would be displayed in her later life, and studied abroad in Stuttgart, Germany, for a year from August 1889 to July 1890, according to her U.S. passport application in 1919.
When she returned from her year in Germany, she was once again teaching at the Kansas Conservatory. It may have been through her brother-in-law's legal connections she met Edwin B. Parker, who was also part of the legal community. He worked for the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad, known as "The Katy," first as secretary to the vice president and general manager and afterward as assistant general passenger agent in Kansas City, according to The Handbook of Texas, a history of Texas online.
On Dec. 27, 1894, he married 27-year-old Katherine Blunt at her home in Leavenworth. He practiced law in Houston and became a partner with Baker and Botts in 1897, and they were a part of high society.
The birth of a baby boy in Missouri brought the Parkers their only child through an adoption, and they named him Edwin B. Parker, Jr., and he would lead a blessed life as a child of wealthy parents.
He would attend all the fine colleges, taking his prep work at Culver Military Academy, a boarding school located in Culver, Ind. He would continue his education at Dartmouth College, in Hanover, N.H., and was a member of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity.
He was 20 when he attended Leland Stanford University to make up school work from Dartmouth, according to a letter written by Parker, Sr., to the brothers of his son's fraternity. "We consented that he might go to work in the oil fields of Southern California not very far from Bakersfield where he was employed by the Southern Pacific Land Company learning the oil business," according to the Parker, Sr., letter.
"Returning from town after picking up the mail, he was driving his motorcycle around a sharp curve in the dark, his motorcycle collided head on with a two-seated Ford Car without lights and on the wrong side of the road. He was thrown headlong onto the hard pavement and instantly killed."
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First City History: Kate Blunt's life, accomplishments shouldn't be overlooked
The life story of some women can sometimes be overlooked by how noteworthy their husbands or fathers were, and that holds true for Katharine Putman Blunt.

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Firing Dale Sveum is Theo Epstein admitting he made a mistake, but not firing Sveum when the future was dying would've been a bigger error.
Epstein recently offered a checklist by which Sveum would be evaluated -- stuff such as developing young talent, running a game, using the 25-man roster, creating an environment of accountability and preparation, and blah, blah blah.
Epstein could've stopped at developing young talent. Whoever Epstein picks next – whether it's the popular choice of Joe Girardi or maybe Mike Maddux, who was favored over Sveum two seasons ago but wasn't ready to make the move -- the No. 1 priority has to be developing young talent.
In his statement after Sveum's dismissal, Epstein said he believes "a dynamic new voice -- and the energy, creativity and freshness that comes with this type of change -- provides us with the best opportunity to achieve the major league environment we seek.''
I hope that's code for turning young talent into formidable major leaguers. That's the future, if the Cubs have one. Developing talent at the major-league level is a sign that Epstein knows what he's doing, even though he's never done this before.
The Cubs have stockpiled talent in many aggressive and creative ways. Those players will need further development at the major league level. If past is prologue, it didn't look like it would happen under Sveum and his coaching staff because it didn't happen the last two seasons.
Anthony Rizzo, Starlin Castro, Jeff Samardzija and Darwin Barney are the first four you look at, and you didn't want to look at them by the end of the season. So, there would be reason to wonder whether the likes of Kris Bryant, Albert Almora and Javier Baez would reach championship potential in Wrigley.


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ETSU prepares for rematch with Bears
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Oct. 29, 2011) – The ETSU women's soccer team is scheduled for a rematch, as the Lady Bucs will take on the No. 6 seed Mercer Bears in the semifinals of the Atlantic Sun Tournament on Friday, Nov. 4, in Ft. Myers Fla. at 4 p.m.
The Bears played in the first round of the A-Sun Tournament on Friday night against No. 3 Jacksonville. The Dolphins scored an early first half goal, but Mercer responded with a score in the opening minutes of the second half to take the game to overtime.
Neither teamed scored through both overtime periods and the match went to penalty kicks. JU missed its first attempt to fall in an early hole and never climbed out as Mercer advanced into the semifinals with a, 4-2, shootout advancement.
ETSU (12-4-1, 7-1-1 A-Sun) met Mercer in both teams' final game of the regular season. The Lady Bucs went down a goal early but responded with two second half goals, capped by an 81st minute game-winner by sophomore Ramey Kerns (Kings Mountain, N.C.), to clinch a share of their first A-Sun regular season championship.
Florida Gulf Coast received the No. 1 seed in the A-Sun Tournament via their head-to-head record against ETSU and JU, but the Lady Bucs 1-1-0 record was good enough for the No. 2 seed and a bye into the semifinals.
For more information on ETSU women's soccer please visit ETSUBucs.com and click on the women's soccer links.


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Young-Adult Icon David O. Russell Takes Brave Plunge Into Publishing
Evidently unhappy with the zero-percent residuals trickling in from successful film adaptations of their properties, publishers in recent years have sought a variety of ways to nudge their shares of adaptation profits higher. But where Random House took the initiative in 2005 to offload Reservation Road and other forthcoming titles to the screen in a deal with Focus Features, today we're learning of an even more progressive strategy by Simon & Schuster: The publishing giant has a new packaging deal that will kick back 25% of revenues on adaptations of young-adult titles like its successful Spiderwick Chronicles. But that's not the forward-thinking part — anyone can sign on for a quarter of nothing; it's getting the green light that's hard. Which, shockingly, is where a misanthropic old friend of Defamer enters with one for the kids:
Simon & Schuster plans to test-drive the new deal with a middle-grade book series by the filmmaker David O. Russell, scheduled for publication in the fall of 2009. ... With a co-writer, Craig DiGregorio, Mr. Russell has written several drafts of a script for an Alienated film, which could be produced in tandem with the book series. The story is centered on two children who work for "an old tabloid that covers the world of freaks and aliens," he said. "I always liked the idea of playing with the idea of transformation and alien nature and freak nature," Mr. Russell said. "I just want it to be really fun and really funny and be really original. I think that's the hardest thing to do."
Himself the father of a 14-year-old son, Russell and Alienated no doubt yield extraordinary franchise potential — both as a tentpole dazzler and a true viral sensation in the Russell tradition, featuring more of the stroppy auteur's off-camera admonitions to his young talent that "I'm just trying to fucking help you! I worked on this thing for for three fucking years and I'm not gonna have some middle-grade cunt start crying about alien nature! Figure it out yourself! And you! Asshole! Too much ham! What are you, a fucking Lunchables?" And at least the unions can likely relax about payroll this time around. If this isn't a win-win, we don't know what is.


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This woman died in 1951, but her cells have been making scientific discoveries for decades
Descendants of Henrietta Lacks, a poor black tobacco farmer whose cells were taken without permission and used since the 1950s in life-saving research, will now have a say in how that genomic information will be studied.
Any scientist using National Institutes of Health funds to study the cells' genome must apply to a panel of scientists and two of Lacks's descendants for access to the data, according to research guidelines published in the journal Nature.
The agreement was shaped after a German group published a complete genome of these cells, nicknamed HeLa, without the family's consent. It was available in a public research database for days before the family's outrage prompted researchers to remove the data. Doctors originally took the cancerous cells from Henrietta Lacks in 1951 without her consent, and decades of work have taken place without consulting the family. Her case was the subject of a best-selling book three years ago.
"We are pro-science. We want to continue our legacy," said David Lacks, Jr., Lacks' grandson, in a conference call with reporters. 'We just want to add an extra step to preserve our privacy."
The HeLa cells carry mutations that enabled them to form the aggressive cervical cancer Lacks died from later in 1951, which is why they grow prolifically in laboratories. They have contributed to numerous scientific advances, including testing the Jonas Salk polio vaccine, antidepressants and blood-pressure pills, and led to the injection techniques used for in-vitro therapy.
But parts of the genome may reveal information about her family members. David Lacks, who lives in Baltimore, had a chance to look at the genome and noted that not all the genomic information was being passed on.
"If I had this genome, I wouldn't be going bald, but that is certainly not the case," Lacks said. There's a lot of information in public about his family, he said, and though he shares only about 25 percent of the data in the genome, he's concerned about his family's privacy.
More broadly, the HeLa genome raises questions about whether it's possible to keep tissue donated in research private by stripping out the name and address from the donation, said Francis Collins, director of the NIH. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is preparing a new proposal for how to more effectively protect the safety and privacy of human research participants.
The terms of the agreement announced today require investigators to apply to the NIH for access to the whole-genome sequences of two HeLa cell lines. Scientists must agree to abide by the terms of the data-use agreement, and acknowledge Henrietta Lacks and her family's contribution in their work. Any new genomic information will be deposited into the protected database.
That includes a genome sequence of one of the HeLa cell lines published Wednesday in Nature, which finds few mutations occurred over years of lab work. The study also suggests that the secret behind the quick-growing cells was the insertion of human papillomavirus near a known cancer-causing gene, causing the gene to be more active than it otherwise would have been.
The publication of that research, led by Jay Shendure of the University of Washington, was briefly delayed when another group from Germany published the HeLa sequence in whole in March, without consulting the family. While the paper was held, the Lacks family and the NIH discussed how best to respect their privacy while allowing science to go forward.
Henrietta Lacks grew up in Virginia. After marrying at age 14, Lacks moved with her family to Turner Station, Md. She had five children before being diagnosed with cervical cancer. She received treatment at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, where the cells from her cancer were removed without her permission, and eventually developed into the immortal cell line. She died in October 1951, at 31.
Her story became the subject of a book entitled "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks," in 2010 by Rebecca L. Skloot.
Henrietta Lacks and her family are "among the greatest philanthropists of our time, when you consider how they've contributed to science and human health," Collins said. Committees like the one formed around HeLa cells won't be commonplace, since the identity of the family being widely known is relatively unique, and since no consent was granted for the initial cell line, he said.


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In the midst of negative nursing in public incidents where business fall short on supporting breastfeeding moms and babies or upholding breastfeeding laws, I am excited to honor a business doing something positive. Which business is it? The Applebee's restaurant in Lorain, Ohio.
On Tuesday May 29th from 4pm-9pm, breastfeeding moms will nurse their babies while enjoying dinner with family and friends at this Applebee's restaurant, and a generous 15% of the check will be donated to help the Lorain County Breastfeeding Coalition raise money for the Mothers' Milk Bank of Ohio.
The Coalition is working to raise money for the milk bank through an upcoming "Milk Run," a 5k run to be held during World Breastfeeding Week this year. The run will be held on August 5th, and you can register online.
Not all breastfeeding moms live close enough to attend this local event, but they certainly can thank this Applebee's restaurant by calling, sending e-mails, posting on their Facebook page and other social media, and most importantly patronizing this establishment.
Applebee's certainly has won the heart of this breastfeeding mom. As some of you may remember, 97 Applebee's restaurants were the focus of a nationwide nurse-in in 2007 when a mother was told to cover up while nursing her child, and they subsequently issued an apology and pledged to change their policies. Their support of the Mother's Milk Bank and nursing moms is a huge step forward, because it sets a powerful example of not only supporting breastfeeding and donor milk but also helps normalize nursing in public! I thank this Applebee's restaurant for giving breastfeeding moms and babies cheers and not sneers, and pledge to visit Applebee's with my family this week support a restaurant which supports breastfeeding moms.
To find out more on how you can attend the Lorain, Ohio Applebee's night, visit the event page.
For an easy way to raise funds for the breastfeeding cause overall, join Team BfB!


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Making your own beauty products is not only economical but is also a quick and easy way to ensure you're looking good this summer.
I've been experimenting at home with face-masks, body scrubs, cuticle creams and bath products. These are so easy and fun to make with food products that you have lying around your kitchen and also make great presents too.
My favourites at the moment are an olive oil and rock salt body scrub which is so effective and leaves my skin feeling fresh and invigorated. I also love making a lemon and honey cuticle ceram which consists of 2tsp lemon juice, 1tsp honey and half a cup of warm water after a few days you'll start to notice a difference.
For those stressful, tiresome days, there's nothing better than the avocado facemask which is a very simple mixture of avocado, lemon juice and honey mashed together. Pure bliss.
I'm now going to go one step further and start trying to grow my own beauty products, I shall keep you posted. Any advice would be much appreciated.


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Work to begin April 8 on Cleveland Street bridge replacement project
The Cleveland Street bridge will be closed to traffic starting April 8, and motorists will have to follow posted detours until Nov. 15, as the bridge replacement project and reconstruction of Cleveland Street from East Riverside Drive to the bridge gets underway.
County Highway Engineer Paul Spitzley said the detour around the project will be: Riverside Drive to State Road to Steele Street to Adams Street to Jefferson Street to Main Street to Cleveland Street.
"It will zig zag a little bit, but the reason for that is to stay away from Main Street as much as possible, to avoid the additional heavy traffic in the downtown area," he said. "That (Cleveland/Riverside) intersection gets 3,500 cars a day. There will be more traffic, and more delays."
Spitzley told members of the Ionia County Road Commission board at their Wednesday meeting that the first step in the project will be to search for snuffbox mussels, which is on the federal endangered species list and near extinction.
The permit from the state's Department of Environmental Quality requires a biologist to conduct a survey of the riverbed 85 feet up- and downstream to verify whether or not the Epioblasma triquetra, or snuffbox mussel, is present in the riverbed near the bridge. If any are found, they will have to be relocated 500 feet to the east or west of the bridge before construction can proceed, Spitzley said.
The bid for construction was awarded earlier this year to Davis Construction. The cost of the mussel relocation was part of the bidding process.
Plans for the Cleveland Street/Riverside Drive/Kelsey Highway intersection project, which was to be done along with the bridge construction project, had to be scratched due to lack of funding.
Also at their meeting, commissioners viewed the road commission's newly purchased dump/plow truck. The vehicle, which cost $202,000, replacing one that was recently retired and will be sold at auction, is a fully equipped tandem axle dump with a do-all box, plow, salt spreader, wing and more.
With 1,072 miles of county roads (doubled, when the trucks go one direction and then return) plus 310 lane miles of Michigan Department of Transportation roads, it is important that the road commission have reliable vehicles – and especially reliable snow plows, said ICRC Managing Director Dorothy Pohl.
"You could get to Florida by the time you drive all the snow plow routes," Pohl said. "When we are running, at best, 24 trucks, that's a lot of snow plowing to do in a day."
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That's what New England governors and Eastern Canadian premiers had to grapple with this week when they sat down for their annual conference in Charlottetown.
The elephant in the room, of course, is U.S. President Donald Trump, and a key issue facing premiers and governors is the current renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
Governors and premiers are acutely aware of the immense value of trade between the northeastern states and Atlantic Canada and Quebec, and of the hundreds of thousands of jobs dependent on their historic, intertwined economies. Each side was preaching to the converted — NAFTA has worked well and must remain.
Trump has long complained that NAFTA is a bad deal for the U.S. and that the other partners — particularly Mexico — have benefited to the detriment of U.S. jobs and trade balance. The president might call NAFTA one of the worst trade deals in history, but he's getting few takers in New England and other states or from members of Congress.
Canada had largely escaped scrutiny, but just as premiers and governors were about to sit down in Charlottetown, Trump started tweeting to complain that Canada and Mexico were being "very difficult" in NAFTA talks, and hinted that he might just terminate the deal.
His comments were meant to rattle Canadian and Mexican negotiators as talks now shift to Mexico from Washington. They were likely also made to shake up governors and premiers gathering in P.E.I.
Most observers and political leaders didn't appear to take Trump's words too seriously, though. They agree that NAFTA needs to be renegotiated but only so as to modernize it for the 21st century and make it better for all sides. Trump talks tough, but those kinds of comments have become predictable and tiresome.
A key Trump ally assured Charlottetown delegates that they have nothing to fear. Maine Gov. Paul LePage said he's confident that any issues with NAFTA can be fixed and that Canada shouldn't read too much into what Trump says.
"He really truly believes in having free trade and good, honest trade between the two countries," LePage said of his president.
So the consensus in Charlottetown was to take the president's soaring rhetoric with a large dose of skepticism and let common sense prevail.
To that end, the first resolution passed by governors and premiers touted the importance of cross-border trade and commerce to their respective economies.
They seem to be looking forward to a mutually beneficial future under NAFTA. The president should take a lesson from Charlottetown and do the same.


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Hi there!
I'm trying to create simple button on top of openGL scene, but I have one serious problem.
I am using double buffer and when I want to draw the button, it is covered by the openGL scene.
The whole openGL window is in fullscreen mode (WS_POPUP) and when I use WS_CLIPSIBLINGS and WS_CLIPCHILDREN window style for the parent window,
the area of the button is filled with Visual Studio background. But when I minimize that window and maximize again, the button is drawn but it has no text on it.
FPS in the scene also dramatically drop when I just create the button. I have no idea what can I do to fix that.
Any help would be appreciated. Thank You in advance!


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EDITOR'S NOTE: Alex Garcia and his wife Jessica are Southern Baptist missionaries from One Heart Church in Norcross, Ga. They serve in London among international college students through gifts to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for International Missions and Cooperative Program, which fund the presence and missions outreach of nearly 5,000 Southern Baptist personnel internationally. Gifts to the Lottie Moon offering are received through local Southern Baptist churches or online at imb.org/offering, where there are resources to promote the offering. This year's goal is $175 million.
LONDON (BP) -- What is the value of one soul?
London is a city with 8 million people. What difference can one soul in a city of that size make for the cause of Christ? According to the Bible, one soul can make a huge difference.One of my favorite stories so far here in London is about this group that the Lord started here. We call it Refuge. It is a group that meets regularly and is about a year old. So far, we're seeing almost 100 people from all over the world attend these gatherings. And, they are shining the light of Christ into their countries.
I really want to say thank you because without your giving, we wouldn't be here.
When I first got here, my wife and I met this young Brazilian guy. We started talking about life and were able to share the Gospel with him. He responded almost immediately. He said, "Yeah, that's what I want for my life." And immediately after that, we started hanging out with him in coffee shops and studying Bible stories in English.
We knew our time with him was really short because he had to go back home to his country. The last story we were studying together was the story of Philip and the Ethiopian (Acts 8). Our new friend was fascinated by the fact that the Ethiopian wanted to be baptized, right there. He asked me what would keep him from being baptized. "Nothing," I said. I told him we have a bathtub at home. He could invite all of his friends, and we could have his goodbye party and baptism on the same night.
It was just beautiful and I praise God. Because of the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering and the Cooperative Program, we're able to share the Gospel with that young man. And I believe he is sharing about his amazing encounter he had with Jesus while here in London.
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'Downright criminal.' That's the verdict of a report into New Orleans' reconstruction, and the huge contracts handed to non-local firms A year after Hurricane Katrina, the reconstruction of the devastated Gulf coast is being severely hampered by waste and inefficiency overseen by "disaster profiteers" who are making million of dollars, according to a watchdog group. The group claims the inefficiency - along with the companies' political connections - follows a pattern similar to what happened in Afghanistan and Iraq.
With much of New Orleans still in ruins and its population half of what it was before the hurricane, a new report claims millions of dollars has been squandered by wasteful processes that have seen 90 per cent of the first wave of reconstruction contracts awarded to firms outside Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. Local firms have been frozen out while immigrant workers have been exploited and often unpaid.
"One year after the disaster, the slow-motion rebuilding of the region looks identical to what has happened in Afghanistan and Iraq," said Pratap Chatterjee, the director of CorpWatch. "The process of getting Katrina-stricken areas back on their feet is needlessly behind schedule, in part, due to the shunning of local business people in favour of politically connected corporations from elsewhere in the US that have used their clout to win lucrative no-bid contracts with little or no accountability."
When President George Bush addressed America from floodlit Jackson Square in New Orleans on 15 September last year, he said: "Our goal is to get the work done quickly. And taxpayers expect this work to be done honestly and wisely.... And in the work of rebuilding, as many jobs as possible should go to the men and women who live in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama."
Yet the report details how the overwhelming majority of initial contracts for construction went to companies - "usually large, politically connected corporations - based outside these three states". Among the biggest winners of contracts were Florida-based Ashbritt, which received a $500m contract; Bechtel of San Francisco, which has received $575m worth; and Texas-based Fluor Corp - $1.4bn. One Louisiana company that received a large contract was the Shaw Group, which was awarded $950m worth.
There is no suggestion that any of these companies has acted illegally or stepped outside acceptable commercial practice.
The report's author, Rita King, said: "The devastation of the Gulf coast is tragic enough but the scope of the corporate greed that followed, facilitated by government incompetence and complicity is downright criminal. Sadly, disaster profiteering has become commonplace in America. Corporations are growing rich off no-bid contracts while the sub-contractors [get] peanuts."
Another aspect highlighted is the failure to pay immigrant workers, who do much of the reconstruction work. It details the efforts of the Mississippi Immigrants Rights Alliance which has had to fight for $300,000 in wages owed to immigrant workers.
Rosana Cruz of the National Immigration Law Centre said: "The level of assault against workers feels like war. There is vulnerability in each successive layer of sub-contracting. This is a microcosm of what is happening around the world. If you're poor and you're brown we can do what we want with you."
Companies named in the report dismissed its findings. Bechtel quoted the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (Fema) assessment of its work as "remarkable" and said its rate of providing emergency housing was "faster than at any time in Fema's history". It said 70 per cent of its sub-contracts went to local firms.
A Fluor spokesman said it had provided temporary homes for 150,000 people and had used 30 local vendors: "We are very proud of the work we have been able to do in Louisiana."
Federal authorities have issued $9.69bn in Katrina reconstruction contracts. The Department of Homeland Security's inspector general, Richard Skinner, told Congress in April: "The federal government, in particular Fema, has received widespread criticism for a slow and ineffective response. Unfortunately, much of the criticism is warranted."
Golden Pyramid: How dust and debris turns into dollars
The report claims many large companies established 'contracting pyramids', with each layer skimming money. It highlighted the $500m contract awarded to Ashbritt to remove debris, which worked out at $23 per cubic metre of rubbish moved. In turn, it hired C&B Enterprises to do the work for $9 per cubic metre, which in turn hired Amlee Transportation which was paid $8 per cubic metre. Amlee hired another company for $7 a cubic metre. Finally, the work was done at $3 per cubic metre by a haulier from New Jersey.
A year after Hurricane Katrina, the reconstruction of the devastated Gulf coast is being severely hampered by waste and inefficiency overseen by "disaster profiteers" who are making million of dollars, according to a watchdog group. The group claims the inefficiency - along with the companies' political connections - follows a pattern similar to what happened in Afghanistan and Iraq.


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Volume 17 Issue 29 | Dec. 10 -16, 2004
Discovering a bond with a grandfather long gone
By Leonard Quart
When my mother died in 2001, I began to search for pieces of the family past that I had long left untouched. Her death propelled me to rediscover my grandfather, Rabbi Israel Quart, who died when I was only three-years-old. I faintly remember my father once taking me to watch him presiding over Sabbath service in an impoverished, claustrophobic South Bronx synagogue, whose congregation consisted of a group of immigrant garment workers, furriers, and shopkeepers.
Another time he brought me to visit my grandfather when he was lying in bed very ill with lung cancer a white bearded, ruddy-looking man wearing a black skullcap, chain- smoking cigarettes, drinking tea with jam, barely able to speak.
And then there were the copies of the two books he had written, and published by a well known Hebrew and religious book company, lying untouched behind glass in my parents ancient maple breakfront. I vaguely knew what the books dealt with and my father said little about their contents.
These few fragmentary memories are all I have of my grandfather, though Ive always desired to know more. I especially wanted to learn what lay inside those mysterious books, since his writing them echoed my own literary ambitions. My yearning was further whetted by my mother often alluding to how similar I was to my impractical writer grandfather.
The two books that he published turned out to be the product of a lifetimes work. He began writing them in Russia, and completed them in New York. The more traditional of the two books was constructed around a series of queries and answers about daily life, more applicable to Russian village life than New York City (e.g., if a cow dies, can the meat be eaten?)
The other and more original of the two books consisted of three hundred and forty-five of pages of aphorisms, thirty-two on a page, written in rhyme, and often playing with Cabalistic (medieval and mystical) notions of numerology. The aphorisms contained truisms like there is no medicine for pride, for the cause rests deep inside. But there were also sayings written with a skeptics tough-mindedness (despite his being a religious man), that question the capacity to make righteous judgments if a man follows the letter of the law. My grandfather was not a professional writer, but his hunger to write was evident on every page of his book. He had talent, and though it wasnt fully honed, he had the seriousness of purpose of a genuine writer.
My parents may have read Chekhov as adolescents in Russia, but they had little inclination or time to talk about books. So to discover that I had somebody so close whose yearnings to write were similar to mine, deeply affected me. Despite our vast cultural and intellectual differences, my grandfather and I both harbored the same love of words and images, and the desire to make sense of the way we live. I may not have shared his religious belief and moral certitude, but I continue struggling on to define my own more ambiguous personal and social vision.
In the period that followed my mothers death I continually conjured up her lined, aged face, smiling through her broken front teeth (the result of being three times on a ventilator). One night I dreamt about her, but I woke up with a start and couldnt recoup the dreams shape or imagery. After that, I knew I had to let go. The rediscovery of my grandfathers writing provided some consolationthe feeling that with my mothers death the link to the past has not been totally lost. The writings were hardly a substitute for a mother I had profound, if complicated, feelings for, but for some ineffable reason, they released me to take greater emotional risks in my own prose, and to follow my own feelings wherever they may lead.
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. — The No. 4 Yale Bulldogs will culminate a season of hard work and excellent squash this weekend at the Howe Cup national championships in Princeton, N.J.
Despite beginning the season with a talented squad and the highest possible expectations, the Bulldogs (15-3, 5-2 Ivy) came up short in their quest to win an Ivy League title. Coach Dave Talbott says that the tournament will be the team's chance to make good on its second goal for the season: a national championship.
"The team has this weekend to show their capabilities." Talbott said. "The women are excited to have the opportunity to fulfill their own expectations and are good to go."
Several formidable opponents stand in the way, but Yale will have a good opportunity to better its No. 4 seeding and perhaps claim a national title.
The first obstacle for the Bulldogs will come Friday as they face off against No. 5 Princeton (9-4, 4-3 Ivy). The Tigers were ranked higher than the Bulldogs most of the season, but the two teams swapped places after Yale's 5-4 upset win over the tournament hosts on Feb. 2. The previous win will give the Bulldogs confidence heading into a contest that promises to be a battle between two closely matched opponents.
A Bulldog victory on Friday would most likely set up a rematch against No. 1 Harvard on Saturday. In the teams' regular season showdown, Yale was handed a 7-2 defeat by a talented Crimson squad.
This Howe Cup will be the last for a senior class still looking to replicate the success of its freshman campaign, in which Yale went undefeated en route to a national championship.
The Bulldogs will look for leadership from seniors Millie Tomlinson, Kim Hay, Gwen Tilghman and captain Lilly Fast. Tomlinson and Hay occupy the top two spots in the lineup, while Tilghman and Fast will anchor the middle portion.
Throughout the regular season the Bulldogs have also found strength in the team's younger players. Juniors Shihui Mao and Issey Norman-Ross have held down the third and fourth positions all year long. Freshmen Jenny Scherl and Shiyuan Mao have also been bright spots for the Bulldogs, both compiling 10-0 records during the regular season. Yale's depth should prove a significant asset in tournament play.
Sophomore Annie Ballaine will fill out the lineup at No. 9, where she has posted an 11-0 record. Sophomore Georgia Blatchford and junior Anna Harrison will be available as reserves.
Talbott believes that the Bulldogs have the talent to go all the way, but Yale must first focus on its tough opening matchup.
"This challenge in the first round will set the tone for the weekend. If [the team] can get through the first round, they will show that they are ready to win the 2014 National Championship."
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Microsoft's Claims About Linux Patent Infringement Are Old News And Old FUD
from the we've-heard-this-before dept
Still, the key point here is that Microsoft can puff the numbers up and talk all it wants, and it's all just typical Microsoft FUD until they do something. The Fortune article notes that Microsoft has been quietly pushing on corporations to pay up -- and that started in earnest in (well, look at that...) 2004. So, my guess is that the 2004 burst of publicity convinced a bunch of companies to quietly pay up, but things have quieted down and Microsoft is fanning the flames to get a new round of quiet license fees out of companies who get a visit from the big bad Microsoft machine, and feel that it's cheaper to pay up than risk a fight (some might call that a shakedown, but we'll avoid that for now). In the meantime, this really is all meaningless unless Microsoft actually is willing to point out the 235 patents, say where they believe the infringement occurs and is willing to defend itself in court and at the Patent Office on those points. So far, we haven't seen that. Perhaps that's because Microsoft recognizes how badly that would backfire. If there ever were a high profile case that might get the Supreme Court's attention on whether or not software patents are legal, Microsoft trying to knock down the success of Linux seems like just such a case. However, since Microsoft probably realizes its own cases in this area have about as much a chance of success as the ill-fated patent lawsuit SCO filed, which Microsoft may have funded. Even if the case doesn't go to the Supreme Court, the backlash against Microsoft for filing such a lawsuit would not be pleasant and would likely do a lot more harm to its reputation than the benefit of a few royalty dollars.


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I always massage when I pump. I am using an Avent double electric pump.(bought it when DD was 1mth old. DD will be 9mths on 25th feb) They only come in one standard horn size. Where I am, we do not have the medela symphony pump for rental.
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Crest senior pitcher Nick Hastings was voted Big South 3A Conference baseball player of the year by the league�s head coaches.
Hastings batted .386 with 24 RBIs and went 7-3 on the mound with a 2.73 ERA for the Big South runner-up Chargers.
Jason Lineberger was voted league coach of the year by his fellow coaches after he guided South Point to its third consecutive conference championship. The Red Raiders, 12-0 in the Big South, led the 21-player all-conference team with seven selections. Third-place North Gaston was next with five selections and Crest had four. Kings Mountain and Forestview, which tied for fourth, each placed two on the all-conference team while Hunter Huss put one on the team.
Big South 3A Conference postseason baseball awards
Player of the year � Nick Hastings, Crest
Coach of the year � Jason Lineberger, South Point
All-conference team
Pitchers � Jared Wallace, North Gaston; Andrew Locklear, South Point; Aaron Rumburg, Forestview; Aaron Biggerstaff, South Point
Catchers � Andrew Ray, North Gaston; Chuck Lawing, South Point
Infielders � Andrew Jordan, Hunter Huss; A.J. Cook, North Gaston; Derek Perry, South Point; Jonathan Presnell, Crest; Brock Melton, Crest; Cole Poole, Forestview; Alex Reynolds, Kings Mountain
Outfielders � Mason Smith, North Gaston; Dan Johnson, South Point; Tanner Muse, South Point; Dustin Wiles, South Point; Matt Bridges, Crest
Utility � Garrett Lowery, North Gaston; Wil Sellers, Kings Mountain
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Conf. All
South Point 12-0 23-2
Crest 9-3 18-6
North Gaston 7-5 15-10
Kings Mountain 6-6 11-11
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Do you worry about your child's development?
We've been going to baby groups, and other babies my son's age (7 weeks) have longer stretches of time to look around, explore things, to notice other babies and learn the beginnings of play skills. Micah nurses so often for such long times that he misses a lot of that (he has slow weight gain due to feeding problems, lip tie, mild tongue tie and reflux - he feeds little and often and I pump to supplement but he's still gaining very little/slowly as my supply was effected by his ineffective milk transfer, I'm on domperidone and double electric pumping to try to up it at the moment).
He does have happy alert time, but it's shorter than most babies I meet (both breast and bottle fed), and I can't plan when it'll be. I'd love to take him swimming but I expect he'd get hungry and upset if it took too long to get ready, get in the pool, play, get dry etc.
I guess I feel a lot of guilt that he's missing some of these experiences. Our lives are very much on hold while I try to encourage better feeding habits and build my supply.
I'm not sure if the benefits of exclusively breastfeeding outweigh the experiences he's missing development-wise. I thought we had breastfeeding sorted during the first 4/5 weeks and we were going out, enjoying life and nursing in public, now I don't have the confidence to nurse in public as I have to watch him like a hawk to check he's actually swallowing. It feels like we're trapped and he's suffering.
I know it's hopefully short term, but does anyone else feel this way?
Even my lactation consultant said that he needs more milk and I could consider formula top ups in the short term. I've got to see if domperidone makes a difference first. Ugh. I was so determined to breastfeed exclusively, but it's stopping me enjoying my baby and I don't think he's benefiting from my stubbornness.
He feeds (badly, on and off) for an hour at a time, sometimes more, often with less than an hour in between. He takes a bottle (of EBM) BRILLIANTLY, and has less wind afterwards than he gets from nursing. I'm starting to think my obsession with breastfeeding him is actually affecting his development (and my ability to be a good mum) negatively.


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hey everyone, I've run into the problem when making apple bunnies or just plain sliced apples that I always have way too many slices left over from cutting the big apple up... any suggestions on how to keep them fresh for future use? I am guessing that freezing is not an option as I think the fruit would get pretty mushy upon defrosting. I've tried soaking them in lemon juice and then keeping them in the fridge, but it doesn't seem to help much. I've also tried letting them sit in the fridge in an juice-water bath, but then the apples become very soggy and unappetizing. As I only make bento for 1 or 2 people at the most at a time, I'd really appreciate your suggestions so that the rest of my apple doesn't keep going to waste and I can still have cute apple bunnies in my bento ^^ Thanks !
I haven't tried this yet but my neighbor soaks her's in salty water. Can't say if it would work any better than lemon juice but you can try it.
You can try just rubbing the cut surfaces with a lemon, which would stop the oxidization (browning), then keep the apple in a plastic bag. Or...buy smaller apples?
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I was also going to say the salt-water soak; read about in the preview for a new cookbook called: The Manga Cookbook
Here's another idea: as you have leftover apples, chop into small dice and put in a ziplock bag or other container and stick in the freezer. Sprinkling with a bit of lemon juice will help to keep the apples from oxidizing, and add nice flavor as well. When you have a cup or two of the apple dice, you can cook it briefly, in a little saute pan or pot. Add a little cinnamon, maybe a smidge of nutmeg or cardamom or ginger, and 1 T sugar per cup of apple. Simmer gently for 10 minutes or so. You can use it now, or put it back in the freezer. If you want to create single servings, you can put 1/3 cup or so of the cooked apples in little silicone cups, or in little tin-foil cups and freeze them in these.
When you want to use them, you can either put them into your bento as is (taking into account defrosting), or you can take a tablespoon or so of granola and sprinkle on top and warm either in the micro, a toaster oven, or in your regular oven --or even on the stovetop: just place the tin into a small pot, put a lid on the pot, and warm at medium until the apple is bubbling.
To make either the apple sauce or the apple crisp a little more luxurious, you could add a little dab of sweet butter. Even a small dish of this is cozy, satisfying, and yummy.
>booklegger, I've also tried the salt-water soak but I think I may have better luck with lemon juice. I'll have to give it another try.
>maki, I usually keep the apples in a plastic container after rubbing them, but since you mentioned a bag, I'm wondering if my container lid isn't fitting tightly enough and letting too much air in, so that might be the problem. I try to buy small apples but the bf doesn't care for fruit so it's hard to get him to eat a lot of it at one time
>mosaica, that sounds fantastic ! I will definitely be trying this, thank you!!
Another fun thing to do with leftover apples, is to brine them in a sweet pickling liquid. Very tasty with pork dishes!
eat them as your making the bento's then they're not wasted, and you get more fruit in your diet.
if you'd like to try a smaller apple, i buy a little 3 lb. bag of red delicious (those can be big) and gala apples ( these are small!). I LOOOOVE the gala apples. I get very tired of eat red declicious apples because that is what everyone buys in America it seems >.> Gala apples have such a different taste (and i prefer it to delicious) and are not too big. <3
I <3 apples alot. Ever since i was a kid. My grandma would tell me how one of my first words was "apple", so apples bring up fond memories for me. haha. sorry for the randomness. XD
Yum yum bento yum yum!
Definitely price the 3lb. apple bags. The apples are smaller and I think they are tastier. Often, they are also cheaper!
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WCSU biologist Philbrick elected to Connecticut science academy
Western professor recognized for scientific contributions in his field
DANBURY, CONN. — Western Connecticut State University biologist Dr. Thomas Philbrick has been elected as a member of the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering, a nonprofit professional organization dedicated to promoting informed public discussion of science-related subjects and student interest in pursuing careers in the sciences.
Philbrick, professor of biological and environmental sciences at WCSU, received notification in February of his election as one of 33 new members chosen in 2013 to join the academy, founded by Connecticut General Assembly action in 1976 and patterned after the National Academy of Sciences. Membership in CASE, limited to no more than 400 elite scientists from academic institutions, government agencies and businesses across Connecticut, recognizes "scientific distinction achieved through significant contribution in theory or application" as well as accomplishments in emerging fields of science and technology. Newly elected members will be introduced at the academy's annual meeting and dinner to be held on May 22.
Philbrick, who earned his Ph.D. at the University of Connecticut, has conducted field research in remote river and forest locations across the Americas from Mexico and Central America to Venezuela and Brazil. He has published numerous articles in scientific journals about the biology, taxonomy and evolution of aquatic flowering plants and the biodiversity of riverweeds. In addition to teaching a wide range of introductory and advanced biology and ecology courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels, he has provided opportunities for students to participate as research assistants in field work to study and collect specimens of botanical species found in Latin American river environments.
Also recognized as a Connecticut State University Distinguished Professor, Philbrick expressed gratitude for his election to CASE and strong interest in contributing to the academy's mission. CASE president Louis Manzione observed in his notification letter that the academy's primary objectives are to inform and advise government, industry and the public on science and technology topics, and to encourage youths to pursue studies and careers in science, engineering and technology. CASE publishes periodic reports of studies conducted by academy members at the request of state government agencies, the General Assembly and private organizations.
"Integrating science with public policy is a primary goal of the academy," Philbrick said. "One issue of particular interest to me is the impact of economic growth and development on the natural biota of Connecticut – in other words, our state's natural heritage. I look forward to learning what studies are under way that integrate these topics."
For more information, contact the Office of University Relations at (203) 837-8486.
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Arre murkh,will we see some Phantom comics!! Don waste ur bandwith/money in these bogus ones,rather post only Phantom comics
Mr.Jiwtessar if you can't appreciate anybody you don't have any right to demoralize him also.If you simply don't likes what he posts why do you come over his blog!!!!!He hasn't invited you rather.
'Kisi ki tareef to seekhi nahi,chale hai buraai karne' huh...
Kafer Dobby,tune meri baat samjha hi nahi!!If I don like this blog-site,why am visiting??
Accha lagta hai,tabhi na??
And u r hypocrite too,I dead sure ,you don't downloaded these but try to be crtisise me!!....
Tell me,what the point to post some rubbish,whch koi bhi d/l nahi karega???????????
#Frank:O ji,samjha karo meri baat aur post karo Vetala! Will you?
@jiwtessar: contact at the e-mail given at the end of page.
Come on,dear J.S
Have some respect.I find u always commenting here for wrong reasons when the poor guy is trying to post whatever he can.
He does a good job.Its his blog.
Do u visit CW/ICC/MTM ?
Or are u not aware?
These people are posting Phantom/Mandrake gems ,infact priceless ones.How come u never comment there?Looking at the interest shown,u should be flocking like mad over there.
Do u agree?
Comment yaar,this is the time.
O Frank ,kya tum mujhko datoge mail par ?? Is liye contact karneki liye blo rahi ho??
@jiwtessar: just e-mail with ur problems to the adress. i think a solution can be found!
jiwtessar download karna na karna ek alag baat hai aur kisi ko appreciate karne doosri,maine kai tinkles d/l ki hai frank k blog se.Chandan ne theek kaha agar aapko Phantom/Mandrake chahiye to CW/ICC/TPH blogs ko click karo aur unse aur Phantom/Mandrake ki demand karo.
Kisi bhi blog author ko demoralise karne ka koi right nahi hai aapko.
I really enjoy all these comics a lot, but I can't understand why the downloads are only for Rapidshare subscribers - why not make them accessible to emule or torrent users (which are free)?
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NASCAR announced Wednesday that its NASCARHomeTracks.com website will feature live radio broadcasts of 32 regional touring series events in 2011.
The live broadcasts will be handled by a group from Speed51 Radio.
The first broadcast of the season took place Thursday for the K&N Pro Series West division season opening event at Phoenix International Raceway.
Events on the K&N Pro Series East and West Series, along with the Whelen Modified Tour and Whelen Southern Modified tour will be featured on the radio broadcasts, including season ending events for each of those divisions.
"This is a tremendous opportunity to bring the racing action at our short tracks to fans across North America," George Silbermann, NASCAR managing director of racing operations said in a release. "There is no substitute for being at the race track, but this is yet another avenue for fans to follow their favorite drivers and series wherever they may be."
Eight of the 16 Whelen Modified Tour events this season will be broadcast. The first Whelen Modified Tour broadcast will take place at Stafford Motor Speedway on May 1.Other events to be broadcast include New Hampshire Motor Speedway (July 16), Riverhead Raceway (July 30), New Hampshire Motor Speedway (Aug. 13), Thompson International Speedway (Sept. 11), New Hampshire Motor Speedway (Sept. 24), Stafford Motor Speedway (Oct. 2) and Thompson International Speedway (Oct. 16).


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On June 18th, 1970 Veronica Leuken claimed to have visions of the Blessed Mother while praying to a statue outside of a Church in Bayside, NY. Here I am writing about it 43 years later. It is strange that I thought about Veronica Leuken today, because the 43rd anniversary passed just 2 days ago.
Many things have been "coming to me lately" that I believe are messages from above to warn the people about the coming threat to freedom.
Patricia Mckinney, a NY Pastor once contacted me to let me know that she believes The Conservative Monster has some divine connection coming from the Lord since my analysis on events has had such stunning accuracy. I have always felt the same way, but I didn't expect that anyone else would be intuitive enough to see it as well.
I told Patricia that I was touched by her message. I just wish that the Lord would help me control my temper, because I am losing my patience with the 'sleeping masses'. I am trying harder…Veronica Leuken's claims about communication from the Blessed Mother spread like wildfire and considering that this was before the Internet was invented was pretty impressive. People from all over the country came to pray in front of this statue of the Blessed Mother until eventually the Community demanded that the statue be removed since the large crowds were causing a burden to the neighborhood.
I was very familiar with Veronica Leuken since I lived in that area of NY when I was a small child. I was only 6 years old when all of this took place. Of course skeptics (and Liberals) dismissed Leuken as crazy and someone seeking publicity, but Veronica had some hard core followers back then.
Several years ago I came across some startling warnings that Veronica had made after the collapse of the Soviet Union. The Conservative Monster has always warned that the collapse of the USSR was staged so the West would lower it's guard to the Communist threat.
Here are some of the warnings made by Veronica Leuken:
Shortly after Veronica finished reading the articles in the daily newspaper pertaining to the "demise" of communism in the Soviet Union, and the subsequent birth of the new Commonwealth of Independent States, Our Lady appeared in what Veronica perceived as a message expressed in desperation:
"Do not be deceived. Their father is the father of all liars: satan. Their master plan is in motion. Pray for the light. Minds are clouded. I repeat: it is a ruse. Wake up America or you will suffer much." - Our Lady, December 18, 1991
"As in the past Lenin, as in the past Stalin, and Khrushchev; and many others had tried to deceive the United States. They all felt that by trying to ensnare you with delusions of casting aside their communistic aspirations, that they had become as you, a free nation for all.
"I assure you, My children, there is no freedom in Russia. It is all a delusion.
"They seek the monies of the world from the nations of the world. And why do you not learn a lesson? It happened in the time of Lenin; it happened in the time of Stalin. And there you are all on the same road, ready to give billions of monies that should be given to those of your nation and the free nations of the world.
"For Russia has one thing in mind; that is, to take over the United States, Canada, and all nations of the world.
"Do not be deceived, My children, Russia is not free. It is a cosmetic act to delude you. Lenin and Stalin used the same tactics, My children. Why do you not learn from your errors?"
Veronica – Our Lady now, Our Lady is crying. Now She is looking up and She says:
Our Lady – "My tears fall on you, My children. And I must give you also the conclusion to what I have spoken to you of. Lenin and Stalin are not with Us. They were cast off to meet with their god, the prince of darkness, Satan.This comment was made before the collapse of the Soviet Union:
"Russia has but one plan: to capture the whole world. They will do this without heart or conscience. Therefore, know that I ask you again, as your God in the Trinity, I ask you to contact the Holy Father—through pen or prose, or the written script—to contact the Holy Father and beg him to consecrate Russia to the Immaculate Heart of My Mother. This has not been done, My children." - Jesus, May 17, 1986http://theconservativemonster.com/?p=9563


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Once a student can use koshi very easily and apply it to all of his (or her) movements, it is best to ask him to try to learn to stop using it. This may sound paradoxical, since so much time and effort is spent learning how to use it.
But it is a bit like training wheels on a bicycle. Once a child develops the balance and confidence needed to ride the bicycle, the training wheels are no longer necessary. It would seem ridiculous to see an older child racing down the street with training wheels. As soon as possible, they are taken off.
Big koshi movement is like a training wheel. It serves a purpose, but once that purpose is fulfilled, it is no longer necessary. Large, exaggerated koshi movement is only taught to give the student the opportunity to learn the flow, shape, feeling, and timing of the movement. Once this is accomplished, the movements should be refined and reduced, until they are no longer visible.
An advanced student who still shows an obvious koshi is riding with training wheels.
Please do not get me wrong. When teaching newer students, it is necessary to demonstrate the large, exaggerated koshi movement. Otherwise, they will not be able to see or learn it.
But if I take an advanced student to the side, I expect him to be able to switch off this form of movement and only use "internal" koshi movement. By "internal," I mean contained within the body -- there is no visible outer movement (or it is reduced as much a possible). I do not mean some sort of metaphysical "internal" movement or power.
If a student cannot "turn off" the external koshi movement, he is not moving in an optimum manner. He could be beaten by a clone of himself who could internalize the movement. This is because the "internal" koshi is faster and harder to react against. It seems that speed and power just materialize (when actually they are generated within the body). With internal koshi, there is no telegraphing of the movement.
In addition, large movement of the koshi is slow, relative to smaller movement of the koshi. Faster is almost always better.
Again, I would only recommend that a student try to stop using external koshi after he can use external koshi extremely well -- in all his movements consistently.
Not using koshi at all is a problem. Using too obvious a koshi is also a problem. Using koshi in a way so that others cannot tell you are using it is the goal. Sometimes, as teachers, we get so used to demonstrating large koshi for our students that they and even we forget this goal.
At the right time, the training wheels should be taken off.
Charles C. Goodin
Not Using Koshi
Once a student can use koshi very easily and apply it to all of his (or her) movements, it is best to ask him to try to learn to stop using it. This may sound paradoxical, since so much time and effort is spent learning how to use it.
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