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Hood River County residents will have the opportunity to have their voices heard on the state voters pamphlet in the next statewide election - for a price.
At a public hearing Monday the Hood River County Board of Commissioners approved a change to the county voting ordinance to allow county residents and political committees to place arguments for and against a county measure in the state voters pamphlet.
Brian Beebe, head of county records and assessments, which supervises county elections, said that a demand for the service had arisen in the last election, in which library proponents wanted to place arguments for library funding in the pamphlet but found no way to do so.
Now they will, by paying a $300 fee to the county for arguments for or against a measure, which must be 325 words or fewer.
Like many smaller counties, Hood River does not publish its own election pamphlet and Beebe said that many voters get their information on ballot measure straight from the ballot.
The county will charge a $300 fee for the service, but it is not so much to make money off the process as it is to offset the cost. Beebe said it costs the county $200 per page placed in the state voters pamphlet.
"It's something we want to make available to the citizens," Beebe said.
In other agenda items from Monday's meeting:
The county's finances and financial process received a clean bill of health.
An audit conducted by Tigard firm Pauly and Rogers found very few problems, with its primary recommendation being that the county finance department put together a written policy and procedure manual.
The county entered in a memorandum of agreement with the Port of Hood River regarding the Orchard Road vacation to move the runway at Hood River airport east. The agreement requires the port to provide a study of sight distance at the Tucker Road/Orchard Road intersection; commit up to $20,000 to improve sight distance conditions; remedy road design efficiencies by providing 30 percent of the preliminary work to widen Highway 281 (Tucker Road) to enhance farm truck access; complete a conceptual design for bicycle lane construction along Tucker Road between the north and south Orchard Road intersections; and dedicate a right-of-way for future bicycle lane improvements.
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Parkinsons disease causes certain brain cells to die. They are the cells that help control movement and coordination. The disease leads to shaking (
Alternative Names
Paralysis agitans; Shaking palsy
Nerve cells use a brain chemical called dopamine to help control muscle movement. With Parkinsons disease, the brains cells that make
Parkinsons disease most often develops after age 50. It is one of the most common nervous system problems in older adults.
- The disease tends to affect men more than women, although women also get the disease. Parkinsons disease sometimes runs in families.
- The disease can occur in younger adults. When a younger person gets Parkinsons, it is often due to that person's genes.
- Parkinsons disease is rare in children.
Symptoms may be mild at first. For instance, you may have a mild tremor or a slight feeling that one leg is stiff and dragging. Symptoms may affect one or both sides of the body.
General symptoms may include:
- Problems with balance and walking
- Rigid or stiff muscles
Muscle achesand pains
- Low blood pressure when you stand up
- Stooped posture
- Sweating and not being able to control your body temperature
- Slow blinking
- Difficulty swallowing
- Drooling
- Slowed, quieter speech and monotone voice
- No expression in your face (like you are wearing a mask)
Movement problems may include:
- Difficulty starting movement, such as starting to walk or getting out of a chair
- Difficulty continuing to move
- Slowed movements
- Loss of small hand movements. Your writing may become small and difficult to read.
- Difficulty eating
Symptoms of shaking (tremors):
- Usually occur when your limbs arent moving; this is called resting tremor
- Occur when your arm or leg is held out
- Go away when you move
- May be worse when you are tired, excited, or stressed
- Can cause you to rub your finger and thumb together without meaning to (called pill-rolling tremor)
- Eventually may occur in your head, lips, tongue, and feet
Other symptoms may include:
- Anxiety, stress, and tension
Confusion Dementia Depression
- Fainting
- Memory loss
Exams and Tests
Your health care provider may be able to diagnose Parkinsons disease based on your symptoms and a physical exam. But the symptoms can be hard to pin down, particularly in older adults. Symptoms are easier to recognize as the illness gets worse.
The examination may show:
- Difficulty starting or finishing a movement
- Jerky, stiff movements
Muscle loss
- Shaking (tremors)
- Changes in your heart rate
- Normal muscle reflexes
Your doctor may do some tests to rule out other conditions that can cause similar symptoms.
There is no cure for Parkinsons disease. However, treatment can help control your symptoms.
Your health care provider will prescribe medicines to help control your shaking and movement symptoms. These drugs work by increasing dopamine in your brain.
At certain times during the day, the medicine often wears off and symptoms can return. If this happens, your health care provider may need to change the:
- Type of medicine
- Dose
- Amount of time between doses
- How the medicine is taken
You may also need to take medicines to help with:
- Mood and thinking problems
- Pain relief
- Sleep problems
Parkinson's medicines can cause severe side effects. They may include:
- Confusion
- Seeing or hearing things that aren't there (
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Diarrhea
Tell your doctor right away if you have these side effects. Never change or stop taking any medicines without talking with your doctor. Work with your doctors and other providers to find a treatment plan that works for you.
As the disease gets worse, symptoms such as stooped posture, frozen movements, and speech problems may not respond to the medicines.
Surgery may be an option for some people. Surgery does not cure Parkinson's disease, but may help ease symptoms. Types of surgery include:
Deep brain stimulation. This involves placing electric stimulators in areas of the brain that control movement.
- Surgery to destroy brain tissue that causes Parkinson's symptoms.
- Stem cell transplant and other procedures are being studied.
- Stay healthy by eating a healthy diet and not smoking.
- You may need to make changes in what you eat or drink if you have
swallowing problems.
- Speech therapy can help you adjust to changes in your swallowing and speech.
- Stay active as much as possible when you feel good. Don't overdo it when your energy is low.
- Rest as needed during the day and avoid stress.
- Physical therapy and occupational therapy can help you be independent and reduce the risk of falls.
- Place handrails throughout your house to help
prevent falls. Place them in bathroomsand along stairways.
- Where needed, use assistive devices to make movement easier. These may include special eating utensils, wheelchairs, bed lifts, shower chairs, and walkers.
- Social workers or other counseling services can help you and your family cope with the disorder. They can also help you get outside help, such as Meals on Wheels.
Support Groups
Outlook (Prognosis)
Medicines can help most people with Parkinson's disease. How well medicines relieve symptoms and for how long can be different in each person.
If not treated, the disorder gets worse until a person is totally disabled. Parkinson's disease may lead to a deterioration of all brain functions and an early death.
Possible Complications
- Difficulty performing daily activities
- Difficulty swallowing or eating
- Disability (differs from person to person)
- Injuries from falls
Pneumoniafrom breathing in saliva
- Side effects of medications
When to Contact a Medical Professional
Call your health care provider if:
- You have symptoms of Parkinsons disease
- Symptoms get worse
- New symptoms occur
If you take medicines for Parkinsons disease, tell your health care provider about any side effects, which may include:
- Changes in alertness, behavior or mood
- Delusional behavior
- Dizziness
- Hallucinations
- Involuntary movements
- Loss of mental functions
- Nausea and vomiting
- Severe confusion or disorientation
Also call your health care provider if the condition gets worse and home care is no longer possible.
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Though we've asked you about your favorite roads, today's geoporn of Beijing's craziest interchanges got us thinking of the worst roads we've driven on. We can't help but remember a Hungarian prof telling the story of German diplomats driving around Romania (Hungarians and Romanians don't get along, fyi). The Germans think they're making great progress and all four of them are chatting about this in their big Mercedes and then they hit a pothole. A pothole so big it swallows the entire car. Then, as the professor said, "they were all dead, poof." This was supposed to be the punch line. You have to love that Eastern European sense of humor.
We've so far avoided complete pothole immersion in our drives around Chicago, though just barely. Everyone knows that the Tail of the Dragon is where it's at for great driving. You tell us where the fire-breathing mouth (or anus) of the dragon is.
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I collected yarn of all colors from random sources and attempted to knit and crochet them into one big piece to be called "There Are No Ugly Colors, Just Bad Combinations". Instead, 26 planned pieces and a random piece developed. I made a fabric piece to match each yarn piece. Are there ugly colors?
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It is, predictably, pretty lame unless you are intoxicated, in which case, when the DVD asks you to complete a line from the movie and sparkle vamp Edward says lustily, "I don't have..." you scream "A PENIS!" and then eat a cheese straw in celebration of your incredible wit.
Anyway, at some point I noticed the right side of the game board, which featured Robert Pattinson doing his best Blue Steel, and I was reminded of another image that's been floating around the Internets lately.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!!!!! I have stated before on the blog how much Gary Coleman gives me the willies, but this is a fucking different stroke, my friends. If you really want to scare some 'tweens, Stephenie Meyer, get rid of the anemic night stalkers with bad bleach jobs and just stick Gary here in a bush outside of Bella's house, ranting about how he's going to sue someone. Or, even better, team up with Peter Jackson for a new movie called The Lord of the Rings: The Return of Arnold Jackson in which Frodo and Sam are tormented by a horrifying blood-thirsty vampire Hobbit. I don't think I have to tell you that CGI won't be necessary.
Sweet Jesus. Now I have to go stare at some Anne Geddes photos of babies in flower pots until the world seems safe again.


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kunalraiker wrote:redned wrote:The most important thing on your list is baklava. Winter cycling is not the same without it. I know this little Turkish bakery in Carlton if you need get some.
Thanks, Wiggle has some
Wiggle delivers fresh baklava now? Aren't they just the best?
(yes, I saw your second post. It still made me laugh to think for a second that Wiggle delivers fresh bakery food now too. )


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From banthaskull...conmfirmed Capt Colton1. Rumor has it that there will be a Captain Jeremoch Colton figure in the ROTS wave later this year. Are we talking about a new sculpt or just a kit-bashed version of the 2005 Captain Antilles figure? -HemDazon33He's an all-new figure with much more articulation than Antilles.
Cool, it'll make an interesting figure and a possible army builder for headswaps and stuff. I may even give Bulloch's head to my Evolutions Boba.
I think that Jedi behind Colton might be out final remaining Jedi Council member from ROTS - Coleman Kcaj!
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8 p.m. FRIDAY UPDATE: Band Flight from Cairo Canceled; College Officials Working to Secure Other Flights
Augustana College officials are working closely with Egyptian tourism contractors to arrange alternative travel for members of the Augustana Band tour, following Delta Airlines' announcement that Saturday's flight No. 85 from Cairo to New York has been canceled.
Artists of the Plains Art Show and Sale Set for Feb. 18-20
The artwork of 24 local and regional artists will be on display Feb. 18-20 at the 31st annual Artists of the Plains Art Show and Sale, sponsored by the Center for Western Studies at Augustana College.
Thought Leader Forum to Discuss 'Why Art Matters'
If dictionaries define 'cowboy' as someone with intense qualities – think independence, think aggressiveness – then meet Bob Booker, class of '77, Lone Ranger for the arts. His discussion on "Why Art Matters" will begin at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 24.
'St. Mark Passion' Cantata Set for March 9-10 at Augustana
The Augustana Chamber Choir, area musicians and student actors will present the "St. Mark Passion," a cantata based on the suffering of the Messiah, according to the Gospel of Mark, at 7:30 p.m. on Ash Wednesday, March 9, and Thursday, March 10, in Augustana's Chapel of Reconciliation.
Former VP for Student Affairs Dr. Jorgen Thompson Dies at 89
During his 39-year tenure, Dr. Thompson served Augustana in a variety of roles, including: dean of men, professor of psychology, vice president for student affairs and director of the Learning Support Center. He retired in 1986.
First-Ever TEDxSiouxFalls to Feature 'Extra [Ordinary] Lives'
Themed, "Extra[Ordinary] Lives," the first-ever TEDxSiouxFalls will feature eight speakers with South Dakota ties sharing their stories of triumph, tragedy and endurance. The event will begin at 1 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 31, at Augustana's Edith Mortensen Center Theatre.
Alumnus Robert Wagner, Former President of SDSU, Dies at 78
The Rev. Dr. Robert T. Wagner, class of 1954 and a 1988 Alumni Achievement Award winner, is hailed among many as one of South Dakota's most earnest advocates for higher education. He was president of South Dakota State University from 1985 to 1997.
Augustana Welcomes Harlem Gospel Choir
Millions saw their televised tribute to Michael Jackson, thousands packed Yankee Stadium to hear them sing at Pope Benedict XVI's Concert of Hope, and they've appeared on the "Oprah Winfrey Show." On Friday, Feb. 18, the Harlem Gospel Choir will perform in Sioux Falls in celebration of Black History Month.
Three Elected to Augustana Board of Trustees
Delegates to the annual meeting of the Augustana Association have elected Dr. Mary Jo Kreitzer, '73; Rickard Hedeby, '83; and Emil Her Many Horses, '79, to serve on the College's Board of Trustees.
Gala Event Planned to Celebrate Sesquicentennial
'The Spark,' is set for 6 p.m. Saturday, April 16, at the Washington Pavilion. The evening will feature life-size historical photo galleries, food and drink buffets, presentation of the "Spirit of Augustana Awards," a movie premiere and music and dancing at the Sesquicentennial Ball.


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Oxymax COS51D is a reliable and highly accurate oxygen sensor for all kinds of water & wastewater applications (including hazardous areas). Designed to be low-maintenance with a long operating life, the sensor offers outstanding value for money. Thanks to Memosens digital technology, the Oxymax COS51D combines maximum process and data integrity with simple operation. It resists corrosion and moisture, enables lab calibration and facilitates predictive maintenance.
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Where to find free wi-fi in London
Who says nothing comes for free? Time Out crosses London to find the pubs, bars, cafés and restaurants that offer free wifi, as well as some free wifi hotspots
Map | Central | North | East | South | West | Chains | Hotspots
Fleet River Bakery
71 Lincoln's Inn Fields, WC2A 3JF (020 7691 1457/ www.fleetriverbakery.com).
This rustic café is a warren of rooms filled with homely wooden furniture and red leather stools. Its location makes it popular with lawyers and LSE students, so you certainly won't be the only one tapping away. Read more
Hat and Tun
3 Hatton Wall, EC1N 8HX (020 7242 4747/ www.thehatandtun.com).
Log on and tuck in to the solidly English gastrogrub in this Victorian boozer – it's part of the Martin Brothers family of pubs (which includes the Prince Arthur in Hackney and the Empress of India near Victoria Park).
5th View
5th floor, Waterstone's, 203-206 Piccadilly, St James's, W1J 9HA (020 7851 2468/ www.5thview.co.uk).
Finished surfing? Give your eyes a screen break and treat them to some spectacular views across the capital from this upmarket seafood and cocktail bar and café on the fifth floor of Europe's largest bookshop. Read more
The Social
5 Little Portland St, London, W1W 7JD (020 7636 4992/ www.thesocial.com).
The Social, spawn of the legendary Heavenly Social club night held at Turnmills in the 1990s, has been a haven from the horrors of Oxford Street for a decade. Free wi-fi is available in the top bar where you can nestle in the diner-style booths and indulge in such homely comforts as pie and mash or fish finger sandwiches. Beers include Hoegaarden and Kronenbourg; the cocktail list features exotic creations such as a cucumber martini. In evening live music is a regular fixture, so it's probably not the place to hold your business meeting. Read more
Scandinavian Kitchen
61 Great Titchfield St, W1W 7PP (020 7580 7161/ www.scandikitchen.co.uk).
Quirky café and deli serving delicious Swedish open sandwiches, gravadlax, herrings, meatballs and the Danish 'red hotdog', apparently the Vikings's favourite snack. In the spirit of Scandinavian egalitarianism there is a fair usage policy, so in other words you shouldn't abuse their good will by sitting there all day and not buying anything (and yes, that means you will be frowned upon if you nurse a single cup of coffee through the lunchtime rush). Read more
18 Wellington St, WC2E 7DD (020 7240 4222/ www.christophersgrill.com).
Open-access wi-fi is available in the buzzy Martini bar at this Covent Garden venue. Open until 1am on Fridays and Saturdays. Read more
The Diner
16-18 Ganton St, W1F 7BU (020 7287 8962/ www.thedinersoho.com).
This is the place to come for the open-access wi-fi washed down with American fast food. The all-day breakfast of pancakes, omelettes and Mexican treats is more than enough to power you through a three-hour Facebook-athon. Read more
157 Commercial St, E1 6BJ (020 7247 7392/ www.thehawksmoor.com).
Given there can often be a dearth of pews to pull up in this debonair steakhouse and cocktail bar, you might prefer a branch of Coffee Republic for setting up your mobile office for the day, but if you are happy perching on a barstool, have a penchant for saucy cocktails and highly acclaimed slices of beef, then this is the wi-fi place for you. Read more
Hummus Bros
88 Wardour St, W1F OTJ (020 7734 1311/ www.hbros.co.uk).
A temple to chickpeas, Hummus brothers serves, erm, houmous, with a wide variety of toppings and wedges of warm pitta bread. There is open wi-fi access but this is essentially a busy fast-food restaurant so avoid lingering at peak times. There's another branch on Southampton Row. Read more
Camera Café
44 Museum St, WC1 (020 7831 1566/ www.cameracafe.co.uk).
The idiosyncratic Camera Café brings a touch of Parisian eccentricity to London. The front of the café is a shop with cabinets jam packed with second-hand cameras: anything from beautiful old Leicas to restored Hasselblads. In the back is a small but cosy café. French music is played and the walls are covered with photographs hung at jaunty angles. All the juices come freshly squeezed and the Thai food is excellent.
Bedford & Strand
1a Bedford St, WC2E 9HH (020 7836 3033/ www.bedford-strand.com).
You'll encounter lawyers tapping furiously on their laptops at lunchtimes at this elegant wine bar-cum-bistro in a basement off the Strand. Choose from the wine categories of 'Honest', 'Decent', 'Good', and 'Staff Picks'. For eats, order from the respectable, if slightly unimaginative, à la carte menu. Read more
Eagle Bar Diner
3-5 Rathbone Place, W1T 1HJ (020 7637 1418/ www.eaglebardiner.com).
It's probably best to avoid this place during lunchtimes if you're planning on stretching a Budweiser out over an afternoon's worth of email catch-up – it gets quite busy. Otherwise it's a perfect place for a big burger and fries washed down with a mammoth milkshake. Read more
Joe Allen
13 Exeter St, WC2E 7DT (020 7836 0651/ www.joeallen.co.uk).
This restaurant opened in 1977 and has been a popular haunt of the theatre crowd and tourists alike. The menu changes daily and might include such dishes as slow-cooked pork or corn-fed chicken breasts. Read more
4 Kingly Street, Soho, W1B 5PE (020 7437 1692/ www.shampers.net).
Shampers is a lively, no-nonsense place that serves British food and wallet-friendly wine and Champagne. It gets very busy at lunch and dinner times, and it's hard to imagine a lone internet surfer hogging a table. Nevertheless, the manager is very happy to hand out the wi-fi code to anyone who asks. Read more
86-88 Clerkenwell Rd, EC1M 5RJ (020 7324 4455/ www.thezetter.com).
In the heart of Clerkenwell, Zetter (a boutique hotel), is the place to head if you're in search of comfort and style. Your fellow surfers will probably be monied sophisticates from the neighbourhood who are there for the weekend brunches and elegant setting. Read more
Café at Foyles
113-119 Charing Cross Rd, WC2H 0EB (020 7440 3207/ www.foyles.co.uk).
Fresh juices, healthy salads, top-notch sandwiches, Monmouth coffee, plenty of seating, jazz on the soundsystem... the café in Foyles provides a buzzy environment in which to wile away the afternoon surfing the web. If you tire of digital reading, pop downstairs to buy an old-fashioned book. Read more
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McPherson Middle School's seventh grade volleyball team sent both their A- and B-teams to Junction City Saturday.
McPherson Middle School's seventh grade volleyball team sent both their A- and B-teams to Junction City Saturday.
The A-team went 1-2 during the tournament, falling to Abilene (25-16, 25-9) and Anthony (25-16, 25-22), but defeating host Junction City (25-19, 25-13).
The Bullpups started out in a different formation, starting in a 6-2 rather than their usual 4-2, but the shift proved to be difficult for the Pups to master.
"The girls struggled with knowing where to go," MMS coach Dancia Fitzmorris said. "We had practiced this all week, anticipating we would try it. It just proved too difficult for us to handle this early in the season."
McPherson shifted back in to a 4-2, where they found more success, with Fitzmorris calling the Anthony match the hardest of the tournament.
"We had a hard-fought match," she said, "with outstanding back row play from Jaycee Burghart and Lauren Hein. Out big middle-hitters, Megan Eisenbarth and Meghan Smith did an awesome job of attacking the net."
The B-team, meanwhile lost to Abilene (25-22, 25-6) but split with Junction City (25-22, 15-25) and Anthony (26-24, 15-25).
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By Jeff Rassier:
Beppe is one of those rare tattooers that learned to tattoo without any direct local influences. Because of this, he developed a style that is all his own. His tattoos are rooted in the classic styles but developed in a different way than most of the tattooers I know. He is so devoted to tattooing in all he does that whenever I visit him it amazes me how many days a week he works and how many hours he puts into his drawings. [Video on expanded page.]
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He gave me a book of his tattoo drawings that he made just for ideas to bring to a convention and it blew my mind- all these perfect, tight line drawings, great composition, clever ideas. Man, so cool. He hasn't had much press, so this is probably the first time a lot of people will be seeing this stuff, It's so slick, so well tattooed. I love it.
Beppe is one of my favorite people on the planet. If you get a chance to go to his shop, do it! Ink Addiction is the most amazing shop .It's what movies in the 1960s thought the year 2011 would look like! He's a great person with an honest love of life and tattooing.
His wife is amazing and his shop is great. Go visit him, get drunk in the town square, and get tattooed. And he'll kick your ass in tennis!
Beppe can be found at Ink Addiction in Verona, Italy.
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Democrat's election is certified by the state
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Businesses open cigar bars to allow smoking patrons indoors. But is it legal?
At least one bar is trying a new tactic to bring its smoking customers out of the cold.
Answer Me This
Area men make national news after filming what? Why is it getting warmer out here? A new bill would increase domestic-violence penalties how? A Deming man collected what kind of animal?
The Real Side
Therapy Dogs
A heartening dose of four-legged medicine
Quince pushes his wet nose into a patient's room at Albuquerque's Heart Hospital. Valerie Peyton is on her back recovering from a heart attack. She looks tired, battered. Quince catches Petyon's eye. Color returns to her cheeks. A smile breaks across her face.
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Ethics Bills Flail in the Roundhouse
As time in a brief 30-day Legislative Session ticks away, will these measures fizzle out?
Charges of corruption abound in this state, and with each confirmation of an ethics breech, public trust dwindles. Accusations of cronyism, the conviction of former state treasurers, charges that politicians skimmed millions off construction funds for the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Courthouse—the parade of shamefaced officials grows ever-longer. Though the governor set health care at the top of the legislative priorities this session, a handful of ethics reform bills also made it onto the agenda. Many were introduced late in the game and haven't been receiving much of a push from the governor or state legislators.
Ortiz y Pino
Calling Obama
I am writing this column several days before the 22 states holding Democratic primaries (New Mexico among them) will have made their decisions on the matter of the party's next presidential candidate on Super Tuesday.
Odds & Ends
Dateline: Croatia--Hundreds of Croatians painted themselves blue and wore silly white hats in an attempt to break the world record for dressing up as Smurfs. A total of 395 turned up dressed as the popular cartoon characters in the town of Komin. But when they contacted Guinness officials to register their record, they were told it was too late. A spokesperson for the organizers said, "We read on the Internet that the record was 290 people held by a group of Americans and decided to beat it. We had TV, radio and print media report our success." Unfortunately, the smurfy record had already been topped last July by 451 people at Warwick University Students' Union in England. One organizer of the wasted Croatian record attempt told reporters, "We could easily have got more Smurfs, but we thought that over a hundred more than the American record we found on the Internet would be enough."
[Re: Letters, "Red-Light Cameras are the Devil," Jan. 31-Feb. 6] Let's hope "impoverished college student" Stephanie Porter isn't majoring in logic, since she doesn't seem to catch the disconnect between running a red light and claiming to be "innocent" and "law-abiding."


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My friends got married on Thursday. Such a perfect day... the people, the setting... (in the beautiful green rolling hills of Devon, so close to my heart).
Sometimes these occasions throw a little surprise into the mix too, when you meet really interesting people. There were these 'shoats' (are they sheep, are they goats?) in the field in front of the country house... no, that's not it. I met someone who must also have difficulty filling in the field 'occupation' in insurance quotes, product designer, writer and lecturer at Chicago's School of the Art Institute, Tim Parsons. Of course there is never enough time between drinks, boogying, bouncing (reluctantly I might add, due to attire and picture snappers, hmm...) on space hoppers, and all that malarkey, to find out more which is why I am very glad he gave me his card.
What an interesting life he must lead! After a little peek through his website pages, his last installation is what caught my eye: Adhocism (with Jess Charlesworth, Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago - sadly ended in the Summer). It looked at using an ad hoc approach to product design.
As I started reading it dawned on me, I am an adhocist *pause for effect* (do you think I can use that in my insurance quotes?), most of us are, or at least were, as kids. I always thought of it as fudging, but fudger, or even fudgist, and fudgism not only don't sound half as good, they are quite inaccurate. My lovely made up tables and shelves are no slapdash job, they are a thing of beauty :)
Adhocism fits right in with our beloved 'mend and make do', reuse and recycle...
The term comes from Charles Jencks and Nathan Silver's 1972 book "Adhocism: The Case for Improvisation".
Before I ruin it with my fudgisms, here is a quote which sums it all:
"Adhocism is the art of living and doing things ad hoc - tackling problems at once, using materials at hand, rather than waiting for the perfect moment or "proper" approach."
Charles Jencks
I see you nodding knowingly :)
So next time Ade disses my inspired ideas using whatever I find lying around, and says "let's do it properly", I can call on the adhocism principles!
Annabelle x
PS: I can't leave you without any photos so here is a little hoop line up and my latest embroidery designs - a little bigger that usual in 10" hoops. (in the shops, as usual!)


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|Recommended for the adventurous intermediate to advanced knitter, the pattern features row by row shaping instructions.
Construction Notes: Worked
both in the round and back-and-forth, bodies are knit from tail to head
using short rows to shape the belly and head, and bobbles made along
back of tail and body. Eyes, arms and legs made separately, then
attached. Pieces are stuffed as you go. Cardigan body is worked in one
piece with stitches placed on hold for armholes, and hood grafted
together at top. Sleeves are picked up at the armholes and worked down.
Button loop closures.
Finished measurements: Finished size: 11" (28 cm)
Yarn: Cascade Yarns Cascade 220 Wool (220 yds / 201 m per 3 ½ oz / 100 g skein; 100% Peruvian highland wool).
Niles (Boy crocodile): 1 skein in 8903 Primaverra (G) and 1 skein in 8905 Robin Egg Blue (Bl).
Cleo (Girl crocodile): 1 skein in 8903 Primaverra (G) and 1 skein in 7802 Cerise (P).
Needles & Notions: Size 2 US / 2.75 mm set of double pointed needles and pair of straight needles; cable needle; tapestry needle; three stitch holders; stuffing; black embroidery floss; two ¾" / 2 cm buttons for each cardigan (samples used custom buttons made by Meeting Street Designs, purchased at marymarsh.etsy.com); two 3/8" / 10 mm yellow buttons for eyes of each crocodile
Gauge: 28 sts and 40 rows = 4" / 10 cm over Stockinette stitch (unstuffed). This toy is knitted at a tight gauge to keep its stuffing from showing.
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Farmland-Cenex vote delayed A second round of voting for the merger of Farmland Industries and Cenex Harvest States Cooperatives has been delayed. After a unification vote failed last year, boards of the two cooperatives planned another vote this summer. Now the boards have postponed this vote because of continued market and price volatility in key product areas, as well as low ag commodity prices.
BASF buys Cyanamid BASF recently announced it will purchase Cyanamid crop protection from American Home Products for $3.8 billion. The purchase will make BASF the fourth-largest agricultural company in the world behind Syngenta, Aventis Crop Science and Monsanto and will more than double its annual crop protection sales of $1.9 billion. The deal is expected to be completed by July 1, pending approval.
Biotech okay Biotech crops received a boost with a recent report from the National Research Council of The National Academies. The report states that the council is not aware of any evidence suggesting foods developed through genetic modification are unsafe to eat or unsafe in the environment.
The council's report did criticize the regulatory agencies governing these transgenic plants. EPA, USDA and FDA should do a better job of coordinating work and expanding public access to the process, especially because the number of these plants will increase, the report says.
Meanwhile, plans are under way for a summit on genetically modified foods to be held in Japan, July 21 through 22. At this summit, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, a group of 29 wealthy industrialized countries, will attempt to clarify the debate on transgenic foods.


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Supermodel Heidi Klum has confessed she bribes her children to eat healthily.
The German beauty has four kids – three of them by her ex-husband Seal – and admits she runs a disciplined household to keep her brood in check.
Klum has developed a 'points' system to reward the youngsters for good behavior, but when it comes to getting them to tuck into a healthy smoothie for breakfast each day, she resorts to paying them a dollar a time.
She tells The Times Magazine, "Some parents may think that's wrong, but at least I know they've eaten something healthy. Their lunchboxes (containing more healthy food) come back empty, so I don't really know what they've eaten. It feels like they earned their money."


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Paneer in 30 Minutes, Spring Turnip Soup, Spiced Yellow Dal with Rice, Homemade Coconut Milk & Meyer Lemon Shaker Pie
I don't know about you, but this past week it started to feel a bit more like spring (finally!), and we've got a few new recipes to celebrate the warmer weather. If you're looking to bulk up on vegetables and grains, you need to try the egg, spinach, and spelt salad with green garlic dressing. If you're craving something a little heartier, try the lamb meatballs with lemon sauce. Looking for dessert? You need to make Faith's Meyer lemon Shaker pie. But whatever you do, wash it all down with homemade coconut milk (only two ingredients needed). Happy weekend, everyone!
- How To Make Paneer Cheese in 30 Minutes
- Spring Turnip Soup with Garlic Chickpea Croutons
- How To Make $10 Toast at Home
- Spiced Yellow Dal with Rice (Kitchari)
- How To Make Coconut Milk at Home
- Egg, Spinach, and Spelt Salad with Green Garlic Dressing
- Grenadine
- Meyer Lemon Shaker Pie
- Lamb Meatballs with Lemon Sauce
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Wednesday, January 31, 2007
gut feeling
We rested after checking our baggage and before going through security, and I took a trip to the loo. Through my queasy fog, I was able to muster a chuckle at the signs for the "Female Toilets" and the "Male Toilets." I even managed to point them out to Sugar Daddy, who had already noticed and chuckled to himself, and we chuckled together. I couldn't quite muster the energy to actually take a photo though. We staggered through security and down the stifling hallway lined with wilting passengers-to-be to our gate.
Sugar Daddy got some cheese sandwiches, hoping food would make him feel better (which it did, happily), and because at nearly 3 in the afternoon, Swee'pea still hadn't had any lunch (he slept through it). I was too tired to traipse to the café with him, so I stayed and nursed Swee'pea between two middle-aged men. The two strangers alternated their contact with Swee'pea, tickling his feet and face, and I felt mildly uncomfortable with their attention. Swee'pea seemed to like it though, reaching out to touch their hands and give them his own version of high fives. Later, a young man, his pregnant partner and their young child of maybe two came up to one of the men, so I guess being a grandpa makes him enjoy other people's babies when he encounters them. Somehow that made me feel better about the whole interaction.
Our flight was delayed, because the plane hadn't landed by the time we were supposed to board, and we hung around feeding bits of grilled cheese to Swee'pea, me nibbling here and there too. South Africa has a real cell phone culture; Cousin R recently commented that if you don't have a cell phone, you just can't participate in life here, you can't get by. This became clear when every single person around us immediately pulled out their cell phones and started phoning and texting the people who were supposed to pick them up in Cape Town. We had no cell phone, so no way of notifying Grandpa Cape Town that we would be late. Eventually, the plane landed and was cleaned, and we got on it. The captain said that there were storms a few minutes out so the Fasten Seatbelts sign would stay lit for longer than usual. Yay, I cheered sarcastically. As it turned out, the sign stayed lit for over an hour, and at times the turbulence flung even the experienced flight attendants against the seat backs. Swee'pea fell asleep and I mostly read Bill Bryson, who is funny enough to keep me relatively relaxed through all that turbulence and veering left and right.
It was clear over the Karoo, and Sugar Daddy pointed out the huge expanse of empty brown land, punctuated only by small peaks and valleys and rings of ancient volanoes, like the top of a meringue. Despite my anxiety, I was mostly glad we weren't on a 24-hour train ride across that – I think. I haven't landed in Cape Town in daylight before, and the mountains surrounding it are huge and beautiful. We started the descent and Swee'pea woke up and started squirming and pushing into my full bladder. The full bladder combined with my grumbly belly and usual anxiety to begin clenching my bowels. Then I noticed us going up then back down then back up while something on the outside of the plane buzzed back and forth.
"Something's going on. Something's happening," I told Sugar Daddy. He said nothing's happening, we're just landing. But I was certain, to the depths of my gut, that something strange was happening. I figured the wheels weren't coming down and the pilot was considering aborting the landing. I imagined us flying around Cape Town until we ran out of fuel and we had to land on the steel belly of the plane, likely ending up in a huge ball of fire. I waited for the announcement to go into the brace position that the attendant had schooled me in before takeoff.
Now, with my feet firmly on the ground, I still think I was right, that the wheels weren't coming down, then suddenly did, but it is tinged with a hint of doubt. It WAS the first time I've sat directly over the wing, so perhaps those were normal sounds that I just haven't been close enough to the wing to hear before. But going up and then down and then up again is certainly now something I've experienced before.
Finally we landed, after I nearly broke Sugar Daddy's hand in my terrified grip, and I nearly cried. As soon as we got to baggage claim I had to go to the loo again. I really never want to do this again. I don't know why the domestic flights are so much scarier than the long flight over the Atlantic and down the entire length of Africa, but they are. Maybe next time we'll take a leisurely drive along two-lane roads.
I haven't written much about Grandpa Cape Town, who was waiting for us, mostly because I consider him to be a sort of public figure, and I haven't been very careful about anonymity. He's a novelist, and a recently retired journalist. He's very reserved; kind, warm, generous and with a dry sense of humour, but very reserved. He was awfully glad to see us, and even caressed Swee'pea's head and feet. I wonder if he was having visions of us crashing too? He has seemed more demonstrative with Swee'pea since we've gotten back to Cape Town, which makes me glad.
Anyways, we're back in Cape Town, and my stomach continues to grumble in a mildly bad mood. Swee'pea is teething, and the last couple of nights have been a bit rough. One tooth has emerged from his gum (his seventh), and I can see white spots where I believe he is working on his first molars.
My camera battery has run out, and I can't plug in the recharger. I've been phoning around this morning trying to find a way to charge it, and a place on Long Street does it for R30. So we will spend the afternoon in Long Street again while it charges. I'm a bit wary with the state of my stomach, but there are lots of cafes and bathrooms, along with great used book stores, so I'm sure we'll be fine. I'm also going to have a look for some new sandals that don't smell. Sugar Daddy found some in Joburg, and he mentioned that he chose the rubber sole thinking that it might absorb less odour than a rubber sole. Last night in bed, I mourned that my sandals smell.
"Like what?" he asked.
"Like stinky shoes."
"Oh… I hadn't noticed."
"Good." (I was worried that I was stinking up cars and rooms, and everyone was noticing.)
I've been wanting to write about some of the language here, how South Africans use the words now and just now, but I'm tired, so maybe just now.
7 comments:
- Em said...
I think you'll have to take a trip to Australia and check our lingo etc. There are plenty of male and female toilets here :)
- penelopeto said...
Forgive me, but for all the trauma of your joburg-cape town flight, and the bad tummy, and the no sleeping teething baby, what really made me gasp was the stinky shoes. that would truly send me into a panic (i'd be totally preoccupied with wondering if anyone else could smell 'em), and essentially time would stop for me until i got a new pair. which would probably be overpriced and ugly, as desperation purchases often are.
besides that, loving the posts. rock on with your smelly feet.
- Beck said...
The haunting fear that your feet have been secretly stinking up everywhere is a terrible fear. It sounds like you're having a very memorable trip!
- NotSoSage said...
I always have smelly feet, and it's terrible to be aware of the fact that it's the elephant in the room.
You're not on the road much, but my favourite english South Africanism was "robot", for traffic light. Our friend and guide while we were there told us that the many cows you are likely to encounter on the long road between Durban and Capetown were called "robots of the Transvaal". I found that so funny.
Thanks for more stories!
- Mad Hatter said...
I tried to comment yesterday but butt-head blogger was blocking me. I just wanted to say that soon you will be back home on solid ground and you can stay put for a good long while.
BTW, Sugar Daddy's gene pool sounds most impressive.
- ewe are here said...
The stinky shoes got me, too. I'd be out trying to find another pair asap as well. ;-)
The domestic flights sound like what I'd call 'puddle jumpers'; I don't like them either. Much prefer the bigger long haul planes.
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Fanning, Verbal Aspect, pp. 137-138, notes that state verbs in the aorist tend to get two main interpretations: (a) entry into the state (ingressive) or (b) summary view of the whole situation (usually called constative or complexive). So far so good. This is a pretty standard grammatical analysis.Matt 25:35 wrote:ἐπείνασα γὰρ καὶ ἐδώκατέ μοι φαγεῖν, ἐδίψησα καὶ ἐποτίσατέ με, ξένος ἤμην καὶ συνηγάγετέ με,
for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, (NRSV)
However, he goes on to classify the two aorist state verbs ἐπείνασα and ἐδίψησα in Matt 25:35 as constative but the parataxis with a following aorist suggests to me an ingressive interpretation: I got hungry and you fed me (when I was still hungry), not I was hungry for a while and after that you fed me.


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"Wildman" Steve Brill
Last night, Beth and I attended a program on edible wild plants by "Wildman" Steve Brill at the gorgeous Franklin Township Library. The Wildman is a dynamic fellow who has been foraging for wild edible plants in the NY-NJ-CT area for more than 25 years. He's an educator who visits schools, garden clubs, and other organizations. He also hosts many field trips throughout the area. The "Wildman" is (in)famous for being arrested in 1986 in Central Park for eating a dandelion leaf - a very funny story.
Steve's program is an overview of the benefits of foraging, information on ecology, and the historic and current human uses of the plants and fungi in the northeast. My best way to describe him is, as I said to Beth is, "He's quite the character." His presentation is full of puns and witicisms, which was great for me since we have a similar sense of humor. He's also great with kids and an engaging storyteller. I was happy to see kids there and Steve involved them by having them help hand out samples.
The program included a lot of examples of plants and mushrooms that Steve had picked that day. We were able to taste many of the samples too. These included Lamb's-quarters, Black Birch, Ramps (delicious!), Pineapple Weed, and our favorite - Poor Man's Pepper. The mushrooms were very interesting including a bolete that turns blue when you break it open. As is apparently important when it comes to foraging, the Wildman stressed the importance of knowing what you're eating and the toxic effects of eating the wrong thing. As he said when referring to one toxic plant, and I'm paraphrasing here, "You get the most horrible diarrhea, vomiting, and pains. This continues until you die. Then the symptoms go away."
We had a great time at the presentation and also purchased two of Steve's books. Unfortunately, he was sold out of his vegetarian cook book, but we'll definitely be getting that one soon. If you live in the tri-state area, try to get out to one of the Wildman's lectures or better yet, one of his field trips.


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Freedom to choose the desktop you like is (part of) what makes Linux, ain't it? Linux (allright, allright, GNU/Linux) is a Lego-like system where the user mixes and matches too get the operating system he likes.
BTW, what the **** are those Gnome doing? The reluctance of users is not just "conservatism", which is essentially what they say. I myself am a 'power user' whatever that means ;-) Anyway, I work or have worked happily with i3WM, OpenBox with Tint2 panel, XFCE, LXDE, Gnome2, MATE, Cinnamon, AwesomeWM, Android "stock", Android "TouchWiz", WindowsXP, iOS. All of these are passable to good. Even Unity in its present form is OK.
But Gnome3 is "an unholy mess". Yes, bad UI does exist. Unity (first generation), Win8 and Gnome3 are just bad. Of course you can get used to it. You also can get used to crazy regimes, like in North Korea. But "getting used to it" that doesn't make it good.


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Stornoway is a British alternative indie folk band from the Cowley area of Oxford. It consists of singer and guitarist Brian Briggs; multi-instrumentalists Jon Ouin and Oli Steadman, and the latter's brother Rob on drums. The band is usually joined by trumpeter Adam Briggs and violinist Rahul Satija. Named after the Scottish town of Stornoway on the Hebridean Isle of Lewis, which appears on all UK televised weather reports and shipping forecasts, the group incorporates string instruments and keyboards, supported by a typical pop backline of guitar, drums, and bass guitar. The band had never visited Stornoway when they decided to name themselves after the town. The band is signed to the British independent record label, 4AD.
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BEIJING (Caixin Online) — One of the most important tools the Communist Party is employing in its fight against corruption are little-known "inspection teams" that have links to the 205-member Central Committee.
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Very little has been reported on these teams in the past, especially in English. Caixin gathered enough information from the website of Central Discipline Inspection Commission (CDIC) and government documents to begin painting a picture of the history of these teams, who staffs them and how they operate.
One point of confusion is the name itself. The public is used to reading about investigations by the CDIC and may know that the party's anti-corruption watchdog has been carrying out investigations that have hit a broad range of industries and fields over the past 20 months — from the oil and media sectors to the government and military — since Xi Jinping became general secretary of the party in late 2012.
The bodies under the CDIC that conduct those investigations are called "jijian jiancha shi," which literally translates to "discipline inspection and supervision offices."
But the inspection teams under the Central Committee are different. They are called "zhongyang xunshi zu," or "central inspection tour groups."
This system was officially established in 2003, and it has been central to Xi's anti-graft campaign.
Recent years have seen two rounds of inspection by these teams. The first of this year's two rounds of inspections ended in May. The two rounds last year and two this year will cover all of the Chinese mainland's 31 provinces, regions and municipalities.
The number of inspection teams varies from year to year, and this year there are 12. That is cause for a little more confusion because the CDIC has 12 investigation offices.
The members of the inspection teams are selected from a set of names from different government departments put forward by the Central Committee. Each team is led by an active or retired ministry-level official.
The teams report to the Inspection Work Leading Group, which is chaired by Wang Qishan, the party's top anti-corruption official. Wang, a member of the seven-man Politburo Standing Committee, also leads the CDIC.
Unlike the CDIC, the inspection teams do not have the authority to conduct official party investigations themselves.
Instead, they are sent to local governments and other institutions to conduct routine inspections. The teams then report any wrongdoing they uncover to the CDIC for investigation. If top leaders are implicated, they may report the cases to Xi.
The teams use a variety of methods to look for evidence of graft. They listen to reports from local discipline bodies, participate in meetings and talk with officials. The teams also receive petitions from the public and try to gauge the public's opinions of local leaders. They also dig into the functions of local governments, making inquiries about particular areas of concern and checking documents for evidence of violations.
Common problems
These complaints were frequently cited by the teams in their reports on local governments after the first round of inspection work this year from March to May. The teams visited Beijing, Tianjin, Fujian, Liaoning, Shandong, Henan, Gansu, Hainan, Ningxia and Xinjiang.
- Extravagance and waste: Includes violations like keeping multiple homes and breaking regulations on use of official vehicles. Major problem in Tianjin, Liaoning, Shandong, Gansu, Hainan, Ningxia and Xinjiang
- Collusion and illegal bidding: Often involves cadres or family members bidding on state-sponsored construction projects or collusion between cadres and bidders. Major problem in Liaoning, Shandong, Henan, Gansu, Ningxia and Xinjiang
- Personnel problems: Includes exceeding a department's allocated numbers of cadres and "promotions in spite of wrongdoing," where cadres with discipline issues are promoted with the expectation of future benefits for the officials who approved the promotion. Major problem in Beijing, Liaoning, Shandong, Henan, Hainan, Ningxia and Xinjiang
- Buying and selling official posts: An especially blatant form of corruption in itself, this practice also depends on the ability of officials who have purchased their posts to make that money back through more corruption. Major problem in Shandong and Henan
- "Formalism": Refers to a work style problem where cadres merely go through the motions – such as for an investigation – but do not pay attention to content. Major problem in Beijing and Tianjin
- Problems with land requisition and demolition: Land sales are an important source of income for local governments, and an area prone to graft. Major problem in Fujian and Henan
- Falsification of official records: Includes falsifying economic data and cadre records. Major problem in Liaoning and Shandong
- Bribery: Taking, demanding and coercing bribes is a major kind of corruption. Major problem in Liaoning and Henan
- "Lazy politics": Refers to cadres evading responsibility by pushing their work off to other departments. Major problem in Tianjin
- "Naked officials": Cadres whose family members are living abroad or have foreign passports. Major problem in Fujian
Several senior officials have been placed under investigation by CDIC and other organs as a result of this year's first round of inspections. This graphic shows some of the most prominent cases, along with excerpts from the reports published by CDIC for each municipality, province and region.
See this report along with accompanying infographic at Caixin Online. Follow Caixin on Twitter at @caixin.
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January 5, 2013
Campbell Hall, NY
Catherine Marino died on Saturday, January 5 at Campbell Hall Health Care Center, at the age of 95. She was born to Vincent and Grace Renda in Motta Sant'Anastasia, Sicily. She travelled to New York City in 1939 on the last boat out of Italy before World War II began. Catherine lived in New York City and later Astoria, Queens for most of her life. She was a very accomplished seamstress - she worked in the garment industry for over 50 years, beginning with soldiers' uniforms, and ending with bathing suits for J.C.Penney. Catherine also took great pride in being an excellent cook and all her family and friends appreciated it.
Catherine was predeceased by her husband, George S. Marino, and her grandson, Angelo Briguglio.
Catherine is survived by her daughter, Rose Briguglio of East Elmhurst, Queens, and her son, Michael Marino and his wife, Millie of Campbell Hall, NY. She is also survived by her grandchildren: Josephine Briguglio of Queens; George Briguglio and his wife, Denise, of Clifton, NJ; George Marino and his wife, Jeannie of Needham, MA; Catherine Dillon and her husband, Chris of Briarcliff Manor, NY; Vanessa Wheeler and her husband, Byron of Schenectady, NY. Her surviving great-grandchildren are: Andrew, Alex, Alexis, Ava, Benjamin, Caidan, Christina, Isabelle, Joshua, Taylor and Trina.
Visitation will be held on Monday, January 14 from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Farenga Funeral Home, 38-08 Ditmars Blvd., Astoria, NY. The funeral will be at 9:45 a.m. on Tuesday, January 15 at Immaculate Conception Church, 21-47 29th Street, Astoria, NY, followed by interment at St. Michael's Cemetery, East Elmhurst, NY.
Catherine's recent advice to young people of today was "LEARN HOW TO SEW". We love you Grandma.


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App developer is Bethesda's new lawsuit target
The developer of Dragon Shout, a free utility for players of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, has been told by ZeniMax that he is infringing copyright.
The Bethesda owner has not yet demanded that the app be removed, but has issued a warning notice highlighting its concerns, TouchArcade reports.
"I did my best to ensure the app was not violating anything," creator ' Blalock' explained. "I looked up US trademarks and copyrights for 'Dragon Shout' and at the time there wasn't any.
"I had the map hand drawn. I intentionally didn't use any graphics or wording that would possibly be owned by Bethesda. So, I'm still not sure what they say the app violates."
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U.S. markets may rally once more before slumping for the subsequent six to 18 months, according to a research note by Nomura Strategist Bob Janjuah.
"If I look out three to six months, I am open to the idea of one last parabolic spike higher in risk-on markets," wrote Janjuah, who is known for his ultra-bearish views.
"I think we will eventually get fiscal and debt ceiling fudges in the U.S. Of course long-term credible solutions are needed… but in the interim, the knee jerk reaction of markets to fiscal/debt ceiling fudges will likely be positive."
Janjuah said the market rally could prove sharp enough to push the S&P 500 to 1,500 points. The S&P traded at 1,382.25 points on Tuesday, and has gained 9.32 percent year-to-date.
Janjuah's views concur with those of Ken Kamen, president of Mercadien Asset Management, who told CNBC on Tuesday that investors should position for a market rally on the resolution of the fiscal cliff problem. (Read More: What Is The Fiscal Cliff?)
"I am very optimistic that while we will have some gyration and pain in the short-run, maybe for the next three to six months, we are going to start moving towards an end-game," Kamen said. "That is what investors should position for."
However, Janjuah warned he remained "very bearish" over the longer-term, and forecast the S&P will slump throughout 2013, bottoming out in 2014 at around 800 points.
"I worry about excessive debt in the West, I worry about anemic growth globally, and I worry about the market's Pavlovian fixation on continued — but increasingly unsuccessful and non-credible — policy stimuli," he said.
Janjuah's outlook is even more negative than that of Marc Faber, another renowned bear. The Gloom, Boom and Doom report author forecast on Tuesday that the S&P will decline 20 percent from its September high of 1,470 points to around 1,176 points. (Read More: Prepare for a Massive Market Meltdown)
"I don't think markets are going down because of Greece, I don't think markets are going down because of the fiscal cliff — because there won't be a fiscal cliff," Faber told CNBC.
"The market is going down because corporate profits will begin to disappoint and the global economy will hardly grow next year, or even contract."
Faber cited tech giant Apple, as an example of a company whose disappointing earnings have caused its stock to fall 20 percent from its September highs. On Tuesday, Apple shares were trading at $547.64 on the Nasdaq.
— By CNBC.com's Katy Barnato


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Pendragon wrote:I too do not like the Jake/Nessie relationship, but I think Jake get's the short end of the stick not Nessie. I mean Jake will be whatever Nessie wants him to be for her and she can still choose who she wants to be with. She will defiantly not be pressured into loving him like a lover. In the end she has control over him.tennisnutter wrote:Jacob and Renesmee...is creepy. Putting aside the age difference. I can deal with the 17 (?) year age difference because it can work under the right circumstances. Celine Dion and her husband for example.
However, I can't stand the thought of a 17 year old falling in love with an infant (who isn't even old enough to have a personality yet) and that infant is being raised with the expectation/pressure that she will eventually have a relationship with Jacob, no question. I hate how her choice was essentially taken away from her at birth and how "big brother/uncle Jacob" will eventually become "my boyfriend/husband, Jacob". Does not compute. =/
I think I just have a problem with imprinting in general.
Pretty cruel ending for SM supposed love character...To quote RPatz, "I'm a tool, I'm a tool for her." Well something like that...


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In case you missed it bento boxes where the challenge on The Next Iron Chef tonight. It was a great competition where they had to create a dish of all five flavors, one for each section of the bento. I think that this is a great idea that I'm going to steal for my own bentos. Also each dish had to contain rice and it was interesting all the different kinds.
Link: http://www.foodnetwork.com/the-next-iron-chef/index.html [1]
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 21st May 2007 14:20 UTC
The Efika motherboard is now available for the promised pricetag of USD 99. On top of that, MorphOS
1.5 2.0 is apparently on its way, and it will support hardware accelerated transparent windows, among other things. Screenshots and pictures can be found at MorphZone. As promised, MorphOS 2.0 will run on the Efika.
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Since the price will not drop again, it does not make big sense to wait. If you order a plain board instead of a bundle it'll take some times to assemble the system anyway. The most time consuming part is to find or craft or tinker a nice case, since the board is so pretty tiny you should give it a tiny nice housing - which is hard to find out ofthe shelf. If you start "today" you have your system up and ready the day MOS 2.0 is out.
In the meantime you can play around with Linux on the board.
Anyway, great news. MOS 2.0 should follow soon.
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The Iowa City Public Library will welcome Lone Tree citizens with an information meeting, class on checking out eBooks, and children's storytime from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, at the Lone Tree school library.
Lone Tree residents also can sign up for an Iowa City Public Library card at this time.
The City of Lone Tree and the Library official entered into a contract last month. This means residents of Lone Tree are now eligible for Iowa City Public Library Resident Cards and correlating resident services.
Resident Cards are issued to people living in the cities of Iowa City, Hills, Lone Tree and University Heights, or in unincorporated (rural) Johnson County. Persons owning property in these areas also are eligible for Resident Cards.
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"We are happy to welcome Lone Tree's residents to the Library and look forward to sharing our collections and services with them," says Kara Logsden, the Library's community and access services coordinator.


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I would love to see the Pit Droids. I think we all would, and it's a shame that they will lose eventually to some clone - at this rate, all 8 of the choices elected will likely be clones (Fett included). I hope Hasbro sees the love and sneaks them in the GH line for us.
i'm interested to see what kind of bubble a graxol kelvyyyn fig would fit in for the basic line, so him too.
It would be a shame to me is the Fan's Choice rehash were a bunch of pit droids or characters of the like.
"Staying on the 2007 GH subject, will the winning figures be straight repacks or, if an opportunity presents itself, will the figures be upgraded, through kit-bashing, with improved sculpts, articulation, and/or weapons? For example, would you simply reissue Dak Ralter if he wins the vote or would you use the old head on the new Zev Senesca body, which would be a much better figure? (FFURG, 11/03/06)The figures would be straight repacks. We decided to go this route simply because it made it the easiest to get the fan vote boiled down and also because we do not have the ability to go in and have our design team design more "new" figures at this stage since tooling and deco take time (which we don't have) and resources which are being spent on delivering the already planned new figures in 2007. However, one great by-product of the Fans' Choice vote is that they have helped identify figures that deserve an update even though they may not be in the final 8....like Dak."
But, I did notice this answer in this week's Q and A:
That line about "the Fans' Choice vote is that they have helped identify figures that deserve an update even though they may not be in the final 8" makes me think that they are probably planning on releasing the Top 8 figures, but maybe I'm way off on that.
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<—Olga's Diary Vivie, Sydney & the Den of Inequity—>
Dear Diary
When we were little, Mammie used to take in lodgers and we still have one, Mr Delgado who has one of the rooms downstairs. He is a salesman, from the Cockpit Country and a direct descendent of the Maroons, who, by the way, hate the British. Mr Delgado loves to tell stories, and always the same one, how years ago the Maroons defeated the British when they tried to recapture the slaves that the Spanish set free after the British had taken Jamaica from Spain. The slaves headed up the mountains and forests into the remote Cockpit Country area of Jamaica and set up communities there.
The British soldiers tried to re-capture them several times but the Maroons, led by a woman called Nanny, outsmarted them. Eventually a truce was called and the Maroons won the right to virtually govern themselves. And every year, Mr Delgado tells us how they celebrate the fact that they were the first black people in the West Indies to gain their freedom nearly 100 years before Emancipation.
Miss Wedderburn, who was my history teacher when I was at Alpha School, was very impressed the day I told the whole class the history of the Maroons – I didn't tell her I'd heard the story so many times I could repeat it in my sleep and, no doubt, I'll hear it again.
Viviana is my oldest sister but everyone calls her Vivie. Vivie's my heroine because she is always prepared to speak up, usually against Sydney, for the "tots" which is the pet name the family use when they're talking about Ruby, Dolly, Pearl and me.
At one time we had a lodger called Alfred Moncrieff, a coloured man from Clarendon. I didn't like Mr Moncrieff one little bit and one day he told me to collect his dirty laundry from his room and give it to Cassie to wash. Well, I turned my back on him, tossed my head in the air and at the same time flicked the back of my skirt in a haughty manner (I saw Jean Harlow do this once in a film) and told him I wasn't a servant.
That night, when Ruby and I were in bed asleep, Sydney came into our bedroom and dragged me out of bed and gave me a whipping. Mr Moncrieff had told him I had lifted my skirt right up and shown him my knickers. It was a lie.
When Vivie heard what had happened she tore into Sydney something terrible. She was fearless and told him that there was something unnatural about a brother giving his sister a whipping on the bottom and that he should be ashamed of himself.
"You're too free with your hands on the tots" she told Sydney.
"How could you believe that nasty little man with his dirty little mind and not even ask Olga her side of the story before you dragged her out of bed in the middle of the night".
She called him cruel, a bully and said "you're just as bad as Moncrieff".
I can tell you Sydney's not used to being spoken to like that. As a matter of fact the whole family was very angry about what Sydney did to me but he's taken over the role of head of the family now and that's that. I don't know whether Mammie ever said anything to Sydney about the whipping he gave me, but the next day she told Moncrieff to get out.
Another lodger was a salesman called Victor Condell, a coloured Jamaican who came from Canada. He used to sell tractors and other kinds of farm machinery. Well, Victor Condell lived with us for over a year and one day, out of the blue, he said he was returning to Canada at the end of the month. My sister, Chickie, was heart broken and cried for days. Eventually she stopped crying long enough to tell us that she and Victor had been courting and she'd fallen in love with him. It came as a big shock to me, I can tell you, I never suspected anything.
To stop Chickie crying, our cook, Aggie Burns, took her to see Annie Harvey, an Obeah woman, to get a love potion to secretly give to Victor to make him stay with her. Annie called it "come to me sauce" and it was in a little blue bottle which Chickie had to mix into Victor's food, and then wait for the potion to work. Once it works, Annie told Chickie, you can then give Victor another potion called "stay at home sauce" and that keeps him from looking at other women.
Unfortunately, the second potion wasn't needed because the first one didn't work. Victor left. So, Aggie Burns, who has a big collection of voodoo dolls, then asked Chickie if she'd like to choose one and she could stick pins in it so Victor would get sick, but Chickie said no.
One day, long after Victor Condell had left, I heard screams coming from Chickie's bedroom. Mammie told me Chickie was fine, not to worry and to stay right away from her room. But curiosity always got the better of me, so I went up to peek through the keyhole of her bedroom door. Before I could see anything, Sydney had come up behind me, grabbed me by the hair and dragged me to my bedroom and gave me a good whipping. "That's for not doing what you were told" he said. A few days later Pearl, Ruby, Dolly and me were shown Maurice and Mammie told us that Chickie had a little baby boy.
"A gift from God" she said.
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DR. HOOK- Breast cancer: Inflammatory strain particularly deadly
Tara is what Scarlett O'Hara fought for. But is land so important to fight for that you reduce yourself to wearing drapery and marrying a man you don't love?
Someone once told me, "The secret to being a lady is knowing when to be a woman." So Scarlett got Tara back, but her daughter died, and Rhett walked out on her (while using profanity back in the day). But "tomorrow is another day." (Say, "Cheese!")
I was emailed by a reader, Tara G., to a talk about Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC). (How does a Yankee get a name like Tara? It's like me being named "Beauregard.") Tara and I actually used to work together, and let me tell you something: She could sell a bridge in Madison County as well as in Brooklyn to Meryl Streep and Clint Eastwood. She's so influential, and her positive energy makes you feel like the plague never existed. ("Rats? What rats?")
Tara is also the daughter of a pretty well-known Republican politician. Yet to prove how "purple" Virginia has become, some of the things she has done and the things she believes in make her more liberal than I am. Mmmhmm. Once I swore she was a Democrat, and she passionately responded, "That's the meanest thing anyone has ever said to me."
Tara loves people and fights for everyone, in particular those in need. So true to that reputation, she wants me to talk about IBC because many women have never heard about it.
IBC is seen mostly in women who live in medically under-served areas, and it's one component of Locally Advanced Breast Cancer. Breast cancer is the #1 cancer and #2 cancer killer in American women. IBC is a very aggressive, fast-growing breast tumor that easily metastasizes— meaning spreads to other parts of the body. In fact, about 100 percent of women with IBC have lymph node involvement, making IBC a Stage IIIB cancer (not good).
Primary IBC represents only 0.5-2.0 percent of all invasive breast cancers, but for some reason it's on the rise. African American women are affected by IBC more than white women.
IBC causes inflammation of the breast's skin and invades the lymphatic system (part of the immune system). So it's painful, warm, tender, and spreads quickly to enlarge the breast (and not in the way you want). Peau d'orange is a medical term to describe how it looks because the texture/appearance is like the skin of an orange. But the color is pink to red to purple. Sometimes a breast infection such as mastitis or an abscess can mimic the look of IBC.
I've seen women with peau d'orange, and it just makes your heart sink because usually they have waited a long time before seeking help– due to denial or a lack of resources.
IBC is diagnosed by appearance, mammography, and a core needle biopsy. CT scans of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis are done to stage the extent of the breast cancer. Bone scans are done to see if bones have been invaded by the cancer.
Treatment involves a hodgepodge of surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and adjuvant therapy. But only about half of women diagnosed with IBC live as much as 2.5 years.
We need a Tara, the ultimate believer and ultimate optimist, to get all women motivated to do self-examinations of the breasts, yearly check-ups, and routine mammograms. Also we need a Tara to stir things up enough to find a cure to prevent 1 in 9 women from getting breast cancer. Anything less would be tarable.
Dr. Hook cracks a joke or two, but he's a renowned physician with a local practice. Email him with your questions.


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Skip to comments.WE KNOW HOW TO STOP SCHOOL SHOOTINGS (ANN COULTER)
Posted on 12/19/2012 4:41:19 PM PST by fkabuckeyesrule
In the wake of a monstrous crime like a madman's mass murder of defenseless women and children at the Newtown, Conn., elementary school, the nation's attention is riveted on what could have been done to prevent such a massacre.
Luckily, some years ago, two famed economists, William Landes at the University of Chicago and John Lott at Yale, conducted a massive study of multiple victim public shootings in the United States between 1977 and 1995 to see how various legal changes affected their frequency and death toll.
Landes and Lott examined many of the very policies being proposed right now in response to the Connecticut massacre: waiting periods and background checks for guns, the death penalty and increased penalties for committing a crime with a gun.
None of these policies had any effect on the frequency of, or carnage from, multiple-victim shootings. (I note that they did not look at reforming our lax mental health laws, presumably because the ACLU is working to keep dangerous nuts on the street in all 50 states.)
Only one public policy has ever been shown to reduce the death rate from such crimes: concealed-carry laws.
Their study controlled for age, sex, race, unemployment, retirement, poverty rates, state population, murder arrest rates, violent crime rates, and on and on.
The effect of concealed-carry laws in deterring mass public shootings was even greater than the impact of such laws on the murder rate generally.
Someone planning to commit a single murder in a concealed-carry state only has to weigh the odds of one person being armed. But a criminal planning to commit murder in a public place has to worry that anyone in the entire area might have a gun.
You will notice that most multiple-victim shootings occur in "gun-free zones" -- even within states that have concealed-carry laws: public schools, churches, Sikh temples, post offices, the movie theater where James Holmes committed mass murder, and the Portland, Ore., mall where a nut starting gunning down shoppers a few weeks ago.
Guns were banned in all these places. Mass killers may be crazy, but they're not stupid.
If the deterrent effect of concealed-carry laws seems surprising to you, that's because the media hide stories of armed citizens stopping mass shooters. At the Portland shooting, for example, no explanation was given for the amazing fact that the assailant managed to kill only two people in the mall during the busy Christmas season.
It turns out, concealed-carry-holder Nick Meli hadn't noticed that the mall was a gun-free zone. He pointed his (otherwise legal) gun at the shooter as he paused to reload, and the next shot was the attempted mass murderer killing himself. (Meli aimed, but didn't shoot, because there were bystanders behind the shooter.)
In a nonsense "study" going around the Internet right now, Mother Jones magazine claims to have produced its own study of all public shootings in the last 30 years and concludes: "In not a single case was the killing stopped by a civilian using a gun."
This will come as a shock to people who know something about the subject.
The magazine reaches its conclusion by simply excluding all cases where an armed civilian stopped the shooter: They looked only at public shootings where four or more people were killed, i.e., the ones where the shooter wasn't stopped.
If we care about reducing the number of people killed in mass shootings, shouldn't we pay particular attention to the cases where the aspiring mass murderer was prevented from getting off more than a couple rounds?
It would be like testing the effectiveness of weed killers, but refusing to consider any cases where the weeds died.
In addition to the Portland mall case, here are a few more examples excluded by the Mother Jones' methodology:
-- Mayan Palace Theater, San Antonio, Texas, this week: Jesus Manuel Garcia shoots at a movie theater, a police car and bystanders from the nearby China Garden restaurant; as he enters the movie theater, guns blazing, an armed off-duty cop shoots Garcia four times, stopping the attack. Total dead: Zero.
-- Winnemucca, Nev., 2008: Ernesto Villagomez opens fire in a crowded restaurant; concealed carry permit-holder shoots him dead. Total dead: Two. (I'm excluding the shooters' deaths in these examples.)
-- Appalachian School of Law, 2002: Crazed immigrant shoots the dean and a professor, then begins shooting students; as he goes for more ammunition, two armed students point their guns at him, allowing a third to tackle him. Total dead: Three.
-- Santee, Calif., 2001: Student begins shooting his classmates -- as well as the "trained campus supervisor"; an off-duty cop who happened to be bringing his daughter to school that day points his gun at the shooter, holding him until more police arrive. Total dead: Two.
-- Pearl High School, Mississippi, 1997: After shooting several people at his high school, student heads for the junior high school; assistant principal Joel Myrick retrieves a .45 pistol from his car and points it at the gunman's head, ending the murder spree. Total dead: Two.
-- Edinboro, Pa., 1998: A student shoots up a junior high school dance being held at a restaurant; restaurant owner pulls out his shotgun and stops the gunman. Total dead: One.
By contrast, the shootings in gun-free zones invariably result in far higher casualty figures -- Sikh temple, Oak Creek, Wis. (six dead); Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va. (32 dead); Columbine High School, Columbine, Colo. (12 dead); Amish school, Lancaster County, Pa. (five little girls killed); public school, Craighead County, Ark. (five killed, including four little girls).
All these took place in gun-free zones, resulting in lots of people getting killed -- and thereby warranting inclusion in the Mother Jones study.
If what we care about is saving the lives of innocent human beings by reducing the number of mass public shootings and the deaths they cause, only one policy has ever been shown to work: concealed-carry laws. On the other hand, if what we care about is self-indulgent grandstanding, and to hell with dozens of innocent children being murdered in cold blood, try the other policies.
Bumping a good article.
She forgot the church in, I think, Colorado.
The problem with this article and others like it is that those on the pro-firearms side are already well aware of the flawed logic and failed statistics behind liberal gun legislation, and those on the other side don't care about minor trivialities like facts.
Thank you for posting this.
Lott / Landes Study PDF
"Multiple Victim Public Shootings"
I, on the other hand, do not care to see anything written or said by her anymore — especially on FR. She's a false prophet.
There's another problem...
If someone has a firm belief, I don't care what evidence you present, they'll simply dismiss it and go on believing what they please.
We do it some too, but the Left swims in this logic.
That's right! She supported Mitt Romney! Wharrgarbl!
One MAJOR component to stopping kids (boys especially) from becoming demonic, lawless, fearless animals IS FOR MEN OR FATHER FIGURES TO GIVE THEM DISCIPLINE STARTING AT AN EARLY AGE. 100% FEMALE OVERSIGHT OF BOYS AT HOME, IN THE SCHOOLS AND IN DAYCARE ISN'T CUTTING IT.
Evan Sayet lays it quite well in his pamplet... about liberals and their strange decisions.. laws.. political dysfunction..
The KinderGarden of Eden; How the Modern Liberal thinks..
Permanent infantile logic.. he is spot on and over the target..
Liberals heads will explode after reading it.
The church shooter in Colorado was stopped by a security person in the congregation that was an ex cop. She walked toward the shooter emptying her gun. She missed a few times but stopped him.
Outlawing the possible tool to be used by the killer is not a precaution.
Principals and Assistant Principals and teachers must be trained to respond.
Outlawing weapons is like outlawing venomous snakes. Once they have done their job, they care nothing about the legal ramifications.
To protect children, one must define the danger and develop and implement a trained (practiced and effective) defense.
The law is not a preemptive defense in the case of suicide by cop (or just suicide). The law is only applicable after a crime has been committed.
The only defense before such a crime is protective force (deadly force).
This will not fall pleasant on liberal ears...but it is the truth.
Gun control doesn't work because the criminals don't abide by the law.
Only law abiding citizens abide by the law...and they are the victims...not the perps.
And just what are your credentials to assess that?
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"These brazen attempts to trick you could even threaten serious consequences if you don't respond," said Clay Sanford, an IRS spokesman in Dallas. "They might direct you to a website that looks just like the real IRS website, but don't be deceived--the sole purpose of these bogus messages is to trap you into divulging information so the operators can commit a crime."
Some fraudulent emails may contain viruses that could wreck havoc with your computer or mobile phone, so even opening an attachment or clicking on a link within the body of the email could pose a problem.
"Over the years, we've seen deceptive e-mail scams that asked for bank account numbers--they told taxpayers they were due a refund or that they are even under criminal investigation," Sanford warned. "These wrongdoers put extra effort into using font styles, colors and logos to make their communications look genuine, so be on guard when going through your email."