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- Stella slams North Central Mass.
- Mar 14:
- Leominster's director of emergency management says drivers should stay off roads during storm
- Latest: 13-22 inches expected for North Central Mass.
- How to prepare for the storm
- Mar 13:
- Delays and closings related to winter storm 'Stella'
- Region braces for another big storm
Local communities readied the snowplow cavalry and stocked up on street salt Monday as a "life-threatening" nor'easter packing blizzard conditions prepared to batter North Central Massachusetts and the Merrimack Valley along much of New England on Tuesday.
Forecasters from the National Weather Service said Monday the storm was tracking farther west, meaning snowfall totals -- coming at 2-4 inches per hour in the afternoon -- could near 2 feet in central and western Massachusetts, and state and officials urged residents not to travel except for emergencies.
Forecasters said Worcester could get 23 inches of snow.
Gov. Charlie Baker urged people to take public transportation, and not drive. The MBTA will run on a regular schedule. Ferries are canceled. Commuter rail service will run on a severe weather schedule.
Leominster city officials discussed a response to the storm during an all-hands conference call Monday afternoon.
In Leominster, about 50 volunteers are ready to help should the storm shut down power and force residents to shelter at facilities run by the Office of Emergency Management, said director Charlie Coggins.
National Grid said in a statement Monday that heavy, wet snow in New England Tuesday could cause power outages in parts of the state.
Should electricity cut out, Coggins said backup generators will be delivered to residents "who might be on life supporting equipment" in Leominster, where public schools, senior centers and City Hall are closed Tuesday and 110 plows are on hand to clear the roads, said city grant administrator Wendy Wiiks.
Parking bans were already in effect in towns including Tewksbury on Monday, and will begin in other communities early Tuesday morning. A no-park period was enforced in Leominster on Monday and will remain in place for two days after the storm, Wiiks said.
"If (a car) is impeding snow removal, we'll tow it,"said Wiiks. Snow cleared from private driveways or walkways should not be dumped on city streets, Wiiks said.
Fitchburg drivers risk a fine if they park on municipal roads during a 24-hour window starting 7 a.m. Tuesday, said Public Works Commissioner Lenny Laakso, who said that upward of 75 plows, both public and privately owned, are on hand to scrape roads clear.
Workers in Lowell expect to push between 18 and 22 inches of snow off hundreds of miles of roadway with the help of more than 300 snowplows, backhoes, and other pieces of equipment, said Tom Bellegarde, the Board of Parks commissioner.
"We plan for the worst and hope for the best, and right now the weather is calling for a sizable snowstorm," Bellegarde said.
Bellegarde said two Lowell parking garages will provide free parking to residents when a parking ban takes effect at 6 a.m. Tuesday.
Many municipal employees in Leominster, Fitchburg, Dracut, Lunenberg and Chelmsford have the day off Tuesday, when "non-essential" public offices are closed.
Trash and recycling pickup is suspended Tuesday in Leominster, Fitchburg, Lowell, Chelmsford, Billerica and Dracut. Pickup schedules in those communities are delayed by one day until week's end, officials said.
Trash trucks should return to their routes in Tewksbury on Thursday, according to the town's website.
The National Weather Service warned that blizzard conditions of wind gusts over 35 mph and low visibility would extend from the Philadelphia area to Maine.
The weather service's office near Philadelphia called the storm "life-threatening" and warned people to "shelter in place."


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Don't worry, if it's a legitimate hurricane, you won't be damaged. Just sit back & relax, because this is something God intended to happen.—
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Don't worry too much about Hurricane Sandy, right-thinking East Coasters. If Todd Akin's theorem holds true, we have nothing to worry about.
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iPad Workshop is the publication for the Ipad Workshop Class of the Platina Computer Club in Boynton Beach, Florida.
The Platina Computer Club is one of the most active in Florida. Classes are held 5 days a week year round and there are general meetings monthly from September through May where we are honored to have some of the country's top guest speakers such as Abby Stokes, Gene Barlow and the Computer Learning Center.
I am the Program Chairman for the club and teach the iPad Workshop classes every Monday. This website is my own. The club has it's own web page with more information about activities, classes etc.
The content of iPadWorkshop.net does not necessarily reflect the views, policies, or opinions of the club. The iPad workshop meets every Monday at our clubhouse and membership is restricted to residents.


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Bladder cancer is the cancer that forms in the lining of the bladder.
Botox bladder injections are used to treat refractory urge incontinence that is not responsive to medical management. Botox calms the nerves that trigger the overactive bladder muscles to eliminate involuntary contractions of the bladder.
A surgical treatment used to remove part or all of the bladder. This procedure is used to treat cancer that has spread to the bladder wall or is a reoccurring cancer.
Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a medical term that describes the inability to achieve and or maintain an erect penis adequate for sexual function.
In male patients with stress incontinence, an alternative is to perform a urethral compression procedure, called a male sling. This is done with the use of a segment of cadaveric tissue or soft mesh to compress the urethra against the pubic bone.
Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery
GreenLight Laser$reg; Therapy offers a minimally invasive, outpatient alternative to surgery for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) also called an enlarged prostate.
High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU)
A highly precise medical procedure that applies high-intensity focused ultrasound energy to locally heat and destroy diseased or damaged tissue through ablation. HIFU is used for treatment of numerous conditions including uterine fibroids and prostate cancer
Urinary incontinence is the accidental loss of urine. More than 15 million American men and women suffer from this disease. Many of these people suffer in silence unnecessarily, and are prevented from doing activities and living the life they want to lead. Since incontinence can be managed or treated, the following information should help you discuss this condition and what treatments are available to you with your urologist.
It is important to realize that with timely diagnosis and treatment, kidney cancer can be cured. If found early, the survival rate for patients with kidney cancer ranges from 79 to 100 percent. More than 100,000 survivors of kidney cancer are alive in the United States today. The following information addresses the most common questions about kidney tumors and serves as a supplement to the discussion that you have with your physician.
Kidney stone disease is among the most painful and prevalent urological disorders.
Laparoscopic surgery, also called minimally invasive surgery (MIS), is a modern surgical technique in which operations in the abdomen are performed through small incisions (usually 0.5–1.5 cm) as opposed to the larger incisions.
Infertility is defined as the inability to establish a pregnancy after having unprotected intercourse for one year on a regular basis.
Minimally Invasive Robotic Surgery
Nephrectomy is the surgical removal of a kidney. The procedure is done to treat kidney cancer as well as other kidney diseases and injuries. Nephrectomy is also done to remove a healthy kidney from a donor (either living or deceased) for transplantation.
Overactive bladder (OAB) is a common condition that affects approximately 33 million Americans. Thirty percent of all men and 40 percent of all women in the United States live with OAB symptoms.
Partners with OBGYN (Hysterectomies, Prolapse)
Percutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation (PTNS)
Prostate Cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer deaths among men in the United States and a significant health-care problem due to its high incidence. It is estimated that in the US, there will be more than 238,590 new cases and 29,720 deaths from prostate cancer in 2013. The natural history and progression of this disease is not clearly and consistently understood. An analysis of autopsy studies has shown that approximately one in three men over the age of 50 years had histologic evidence of prostate cancer, with up to 80% of these tumors being limited in size and grade and, therefore, clinically insignificant. However, a recent study of incidental prostate cancer diagnosed in organ donors found prostate cancer in 1 in 3 men age 60-69, and this increased to 46% in men over age 70.
Approximately 240,000 men get diagnosed with prostate cancer in the United States every year. Fortunately, most are found early and are successfully cured. Some cancers are found too late, though, and a cure is not possible. Others were treated appropriately but the cancer came back. Whichever category you fall in, the Advanced Prostate Cancer Clinic at Central Ohio Urology Group specializes in advanced treatments.
Robotic Laparoscopic Pelvic Organ Prolapse Repair
Robotic Surgery, computer-assisted surgery, and robotically-assisted surgery are terms for technological developments that use robotic systems to aid in surgical procedures. Robotically-assisted surgery was developed to overcome the limitations of minimally-invasive surgery and to enhance the capabilities of surgeons performing open surgery.
Transurethral Resection of Bladder Tumors (TURBT)
Transurethral Resection of Bladder Tumor (TURBT) is a urological procedure used to both diagnose and potentially treat various bladder disorders. The most common indication for a TURBT is bladder cancer in which bladder tumors can be removed from the bladder wall.
Transurethral Resection of the Prostate (TURP)
Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) is a urological procedure used to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) also called an enlarged prostate.
The decision to proceed with a vasectomy is a very personal one. So it is important that you have a clear understanding of what a vasectomy is and what it is not. The following will provide you with information that will assist you in deciding whether or not a vasectomy is an appropriate form of contraception for you.
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State of Decay Developer Announcing New Game Monday
Undead Labs, creators of the excellent Xbox 360 Arcade and PC title State of Decay, will be announcing a new game on Monday.
Undead Games' Twitter feed has seen multiple updates over the last day about a new project that will be announced Monday. After a Tweet revealing that post-apocalyptic novelist JL Bourne would be involved in the future of State of Decay, Undead Tweeted the following, "Having said all I can about SoD's bright future, should I mention we're announcing a game on Monday that has nothing to do with SoD? Hmm."
Jeff Strain, curator of Undead's Twitter, went on to explain that, "It is not a zombie game. Like... not at all a zombie game," adding, "More than that, I cannot say." Strain then went on to assure gamers that the new project won't interfere with their plans for State of Decay's sequel, "Apropos of nothing, did you know that a studio can make more than one game at once?"
Strain then raised eyebrows with a Tweet that read, "No zombies, no Microsoft. AND NO MORE HINTS," leading some to believe that State of Decay's sequel may not be published by Microsoft. Strain clarified in a later Tweet, "'no Microsoft' in that tweet earlier = MS not publishing new game. Still VERY happily partnered w/ them for State of Decay games."
So what we know is that Undead is still making State of Decay 2 with Microsoft, and that they are working on a new, non-zombie-related project that will be announced on Monday. What we don't know is everything else about the new game. Undead has one certified hit under their belt, so we're hoping for something special when they make the announcement next week.
You think State of Decay was creepy? It's got nothing on these 5 Creepiest Moments in Resident Evil!


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As part of my Guest blog series for authors and fellow bloggers I am proud to present another guest blog spot. The Guild Conspiracy I am very excited andthe author of
is out August 9, 2016!
So go grab a copy!
"Finding the Science in Steampunk"
by Brooke Johnson
My first foray into steampunk fiction was Scott Westerfeld's Leviathan, and ever since I finished the last book in the series, I have searched for the next great science-based steampunk novel to read—no fantasy, no magic, no vampires or werewolves or fey. As much as I love books like Cassandra Clare's Infernal Devices and Gail Carriger's Finishing School series, there is something special about a purely science-based steampunk story. It was one of the driving forces behind why I wrote The Brass Giant, the first book in the Chroniker City series: I couldn't find anything that fit the bill.
Of the many science-based steampunk novels I've read, I found most of them stale, nigh unreadable, and completely lacking the sense of wonder and adventure that I fell in love with while reading Leviathan. Westerfeld spoiled me. Either the element of steampunk science was so bare that it hardly classified as steampunk at all, or the science that did exist was nothing more than a pretty backdrop, a landscape of gears and boilers but nothing more. I wanted something that brought the science of the Victorian era alive, much like Westerfeld accomplished with the innovations of the Clankers and Darwinists. The machines and biological creations were every bit a part of the story as the characters, more than just some neat thing to prettify the setting. I wanted a steampunk story that felt just as magical as a spell-slinging fantasy, just with gears and springs instead of wands and incantations.
When I couldn't find that book, I decided instead to write it.
With scientific purpose in mind, I built my fictional setting from the ground up, starting with a simple idea and building outward until I had a completely realized world that not only provided the backdrop for the characters but acted as the cornerstone for the story. The city itself is mechanically alive, a ticking, humming, hissing machine that stands as a testament to the imagination and intelligence of the world's greatest engineers, the foundation for all the scientific wonder of that world. Without Chroniker City, the story wouldn't exist—couldn't exist.
But to truly bring the science to life, I needed a character who understood the intricacies of the technologies in play, someone who looked at a machine with wonder and saw the inherent beauty in its construction. Through Petra Wade, I hoped to open a window into the world of Chroniker City, to share her passion for machines with the reader, and give the scientific aspects of the story an almost magical quality. Once I had Petra, the rest of the characters quickly followed—devoted engineers and shrewd scientists alike—and before long, I had an entire Guild of Engineers, an entire institution of genius talent driving innovation and invention across the modern world.
There are many powers at play in Chroniker City, especially evident in The Guild Conspiracy, but at the center of all that conflict is an unbridled desire—a need—for scientific progress. How that progress should be achieved varies from character to character, but it makes for some interesting inventions in the meantime. What else would motivate a group of students to start an underground fight club with combat mechs?
It's my hope that readers see the city and its technology with the same awe and excitement I felt when I read Westerfeld's Leviathan trilogy. If nothing else, the greatest compliment to me would be a reader saying that the city and the characters came to life for them as they read, that it felt real, because that will mean that I was able to translate something that once existed only in my head onto the pages of my book. And there is no greater feeling than that.
BROOKE JOHNSON is a stay-at-home mom and tea-loving writer. As the jack-of-all-trades bard of the family, she journeys through life with her husband, daughter, and dog. She currently resides in Northwest Arkansas but hopes to one day live somewhere more mountainous.
In the face of impossible odds, can one girl stem the tides of war?
It has been six months since clockwork engineer Petra Wade destroyed an automaton designed for battle, narrowly escaping with her life. But her troubles are far from over. Her partner on the project, Emmerich Goss, has been sent away to France, and his father, Julian, is still determined that a war machine will be built. Forced to create a new device, Petra subtly sabotages the design in the hopes of delaying the war, but sabotage like this isn't just risky: it's treason. And with a soldier, Braith, assigned to watch her every move, it may not be long before Julian finds out what she's done.
Now she just has to survive long enough to find another way to stop the war before her sabotage is discovered and she's sentenced to hang for crimes against the empire. But Julian's plans go far deeper than she ever realized . . . war is on the horizon, and it will take everything Petra has to stop it in this fast-paced, thrilling sequel to The Brass Giant.


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Carmi-White County High School will celebrate its 50th One-Niter this year and a special Saturday night show is planned for this year to mark the occasion.
Carmi-White County High School will celebrate its 50th One-Niter this year and a special Saturday night show is planned for this year to mark the occasion.
CWCHS Band Director had provided the following list of alumni that will be performing at the 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 3, show in the CWCHS auditorium.
The Student One Niter dates will be 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 2, and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, May 4.
Ticket prices are $10 for adults and $5 for students.
Lobby doors will open at 5 p.m. on Friday and Saturday to purchase tickets.
Lobby doors will open at 1p.m. on Sunday to purchase tickets.
Here is the list of alumni performers and their year of original participation as a student.
50th Alumni Kickers: Melissa Kittinger, 1996; Tailor Frymire, Hannah Howard, 2011; Rhea Passmore, 2009; Carla Miller, 1999; and Jacci Frymire.
House Band: Todd Atteberry, Drums, 1979; Mark Doane, Guitar, 1977; Todd Lane, Bass, 1978; and Scott Kittinger, 1983.
Alumni Jazz Band: Saxes, Teresa Smock Belford, Erik Belford and Luke Nelson; Trumpets, Rob Endicott, Mike Croghan and Roger Winter; Trombone, Steve Bell and Patrick Ritsch; Rhythm, Mark Doane (guitar), Lynn Cantrell (piano), Todd Lane (bass) and Todd Atteberry (drums).
Vocal Solos: Pascalle (Cleveland) Bippert, 1978, Brittany Warren; Debby Murphy Hyatt, 1984; Luke Nelson, 2012; Erin Parker, 1995; Kenneth Oeth, 2000; Todd Johnson; Sherry Passmore, 1987; and Patrick Ritsch, 2004.
Instrumental Solos: Karen Thackrey Strawhecker, 1978; Lynn Cantrell, 1972; and Zach Clark, 2013.
Vocal Duets: Candi Brink Stocke, 2009, and Ryan Stocke, 2007; and Katelyn (Pollard) Trefftzs, 2008, and Devin Trefftzs, 2007.
Bands: Kendall Dale, Kregg Winkleman, Gary Kingery, 1985; Rob Endicott, 1982, Scott Kittinger, 1983; and Todd Atteberry, 1979, Mark Doane, 1977 and Todd Lane, 1978.
Skits: Dalton Faughn and Tyler Winkleman, 2012; Rhea Passmore, 2009, and Daulton Faughn, 2012.


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San Diego State committed five errors to tie a Best of the West Tournament record of 18 for the tournament as it tied Brigham Young University, 7-7, at Fresno State. The eight-inning game was stopped after a two-hour, 50-minute time limit.
Eric Woods was 2 for 4 and scored twice for SDSU (13-6-1).
Nevada Las Vegas had established the tournament record for errors with 18 in 1983.
The Aztecs play Washington State today for third place.
In nonconference action:
University of the Pacific 15, USIU 4--United States International University's Bob Esquerra hit a three-run homer in the sixth inning, but it wasn't nearly enough for the Gulls (7-20).
Beau Hill, who was 3 for 5 with four RBIs, hit a three-run homer in the ninth inning for UOP (12-14). Tiger pitcher Mike Pitz (4-2) went the distance and struck out nine.


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Microsoft held a party in San FranciscoTuesday to announce the implementation of a new program called Xbox Live Arcade Wednesdays. Beginning with the release of Konami's arcade classic Frogger today, Xbox Live Arcade will deliver a new title every Wednesday at 0800 GMT (midnight Pacific). Each new release will be made available worldwide simultaneously. The first five titles were confirmed on the following schedule (click each link to read our hands-on preview):
July 12 - Frogger
July 19 -Cloning Clyde
July 26 -Galaga
August 2 -Street Fighter II' Hyper Fighting
August 9 -Pac-Man
In announcing the highly anticipated Street Fighter II, Group Manager for Xbox Live Arcade Greg Canessa said, "I apologize for those of you who have been waiting around - we wanted to make sure we got it right." The confirmed release date was met with cheers by fans in attendance. In addition to the release of Frogger (check back tomorrow for our review),surprise hit Uno received a minor upgrade today that should improve matchmaking.
Microsoft was not ready to discuss release dates for previously announced games like Contra, Cyberball, and Texas Hold 'em, but Canessa promised 50 games on Xbox Live Arcade by year's end, saying this was "just the beginning."
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Surveillance used to mean gathering data — essentially, watching and listening. Hidden cameras and bugs were the technologies of choice.
That age is passing. No one is "watched" in the National Security Agency's massive program to capture metadata. No agents are listening when they merely go through metadata, though agents are undoubtedly listening to some conversations pursuant to other programs.
The NSA program isn't really about gathering data. It's about mining data. All the data are there already, digitally stored and collected by telecom giants, just waiting. The NSA applies search algorithms to these trillions of information bits, compiling, sorting, looking for patterns.
In the world of data gathering, the key concept for setting limits on government surveillance is privacy. But in the world of data mining, the key is anonymity.
Anonymity is very different from privacy. Walking the streets, you're not in private, but you may be anonymous if no one recognizes you. If you go into a store and pay cash for a book, what you're doing isn't private, but, again, you may be anonymous, and that anonymity might be very important to you. When people post material on a freely accessible website, their postings are public, not private — but they may well be anonymous. In such contexts, the question is not whether privacy should be honored but whether anonymity should be protected.
Anonymity can in some circumstances be a great freedom, worthy of protection. In others, it can encourage vicious behavior and enable crime. Solving the riddle of anonymity is the central question of the brave new digital world, even if our courts haven't quite yet caught on.
When the government engages in data mining, anonymity deserves protection. Consider telephone metadata — the dates, times and numbers of phone calls. Is that information "private"? Thirty-five years ago, in Smith vs. Maryland, the Supreme Court said no. All that information is already turned over to and collected by phone companies. Hence the government can capture metadata without any constitutional restrictions — with no warrant, no probable cause, not even reasonable suspicion.
Smith makes intuitive sense to many people. Your metadata is not nearly as personal as your communication content — what you say on the phone or what is said to you. Moreover, even the most personal information is no longer private if exposed enough to others. If you take your laundry to the dry cleaners, you can't complain when they report what they see to the government (which is what phone companies are doing when they turn over your metadata to the NSA). Under Smith, William H. Pauley III, the federal judge who in December found that the NSA metadata program did not violate privacy rights, was absolutely right.
But Richard J. Leon, the federal judge who ruled against the NSA program last month, was also right. Leon saw that there was something wrong in the NSA program apart from whether metadata is private.
Given the way cellphones are used today, Leon concluded, metadata can be mined to produce a live-streaming digital portrait of an individual's entire life. "Records that once would have revealed a few scattered tiles of information about a person," he wrote, "now reveal an entire mosaic — a vibrant and constantly updating picture of the person's life." For example, well-mined metadata could reveal a "wealth of detail" about a person's "familial, political, professional, religious and sexual associations."
This is an anonymity problem: The NSA cannot create a dossier on you from your metadata unless it knows that you made the calls the agency is looking at. The privacy question is all about data gathering: Should the NSA have access to nationwide metadata? The right answer to that question is yes. But identities should be hidden.
Suppose the NSA had access to all the metadata of every call a certain person made over the past five years — but didn't know who that person was. Instead, the NSA knew only that individual "H4QQ9F" made the calls in question. In that world, there's no Orwellian surveillance.
But suppose that individual H4QQ9F made a call to a known Al-Qaida safe house in Yemen. Then the NSA should be permitted to pierce the veil of anonymity and find out who H4QQ9F is.
Privacy was key when the question was whether, or how much of, our private lives could be monitored or recorded. That train has left the station. Today, most of us allow a great deal of our lives to be monitored and recorded — whenever we use a search engine, for example, or buy something online. Even the content of our private communications, such as e-mails and chats, is now routinely exposed to and stored by people at Facebook or Google. The key question isn't how to keep information about us from getting out into the world; it's how that information can be used.
The word "privacy" doesn't appear in the Constitution. Privacy jurisprudence was a creation of the 20th century.
Today, we need a new jurisprudence of anonymity. We need laws and technologies that can break through anonymity when people commit crimes or torts online. But we also need laws and technologies that will protect anonymity when government engages in 21st-century data mining.
Jed Rubenfeld is a professor of constitutional law at Yale Law School and co-author of the forthcoming book "The Triple Package." He wrote this article for the Washington Post.
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A company known as General Mobile, which is popular around Turkey, has just announced its new #AndroidOne based handset known as the GM 5. What's interesting is that this handset is running Android 7.0 Nougat out of the box, at a time when some Nexus devices are yet to get the update. Google had made it very clear that it wasn't killing off Android One, but instead making it more accessible to regions across the world.
The handset will be sold for an undisclosed amount in Azerbaijan, Albania, Afghanistan, Belgium, Bosnia, Croatia, Cyprus, Georgia, Ghana, Greece, Iraq, Kenya, Luxembourg, Moldova, Netherlands, Pakistan, Serbia, Tunisia, Turkey, and Uzbekistan.
The GM 5 features a 5-inch 720p display, a 13-megapixel rear camera, a 5-megapixel front camera, a 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 410 SoC, 16GB of expandable storage, 2GB of RAM, Android 7.0 Nougat, and a 2,500 mAh battery. We don't expect the phone to cost more than $150 when it reaches the aforementioned markets.
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text: MICHIANA POINT OF VIEW A Boston Red Sox fan by heredity, I grew up in Connecticut despising the New York Yankees. They are no longer the focus of antipathy, replaced by a pathological passion to cheer for whatever team happens to be playing the Chicago Cubs on a given day. What is it with the Chicago Cubs fans? Loyalty? Illusion? Stupidity? Is it the spiritual aura present in the antiquated edifice at Clark and Addison? The Red Sox year of 2004 was bliss. Still, 2005 was an exhilarating baseball year watching the Chicago White Sox succeed and, in the process, demoralize Cubs fans. Reject the myth that there are Cubs followers who actually wish the Sox well or at least grudgingly give them their due. The White Sox success is killing them. The Cubs sell out every game despite inflated prices. They even operate an in-house scalping department. Parking, if obtainable, requires multiple ATM visits. Concessions, well, let's not even go there. Yet they come in hordes, dressed in their Cubs garb and the more often the team loses the more likely they are to be consoled by referring to the Chicago National League club by its sissy name: Cubbies. Watching a recent road trip in which the Cubs were your basic 0-6, the TV camera scanned the meager audience in Pittsburgh to view the dejection of a blue-clad couple, faces etched in grief as the Cubs lost in the opponent's last at bat for the fourth time in the six-game fiasco. The couple were obviously devastated. When the Cubs took a two-run lead in extra innings, they had allowed themselves to consider the giddy possibility of their beloved heroes pulling to within 24 games of .500 -- on Aug. 31! When the Cubs returned home the following day, another sell-out crowd roared its approval as the team took the field after said 0-and-6 journey. Children skip school, accompanying their parents to the confines, passionate in their relentless support of the Cubs' final month campaign to stave off the Pittsburgh Pirates in the dramatic contest for fifth place in the National League Central Division. The Cubs don't have fans. They have sheep. And what is to happen if they finally put a winner on the field? Not that there is any corporate incentive to do so as they can sell no more than all of their tickets, which they now do. They can, of course, raise the prices. Again. If Barry Bonds were to hit 756 home runs and if Albert Pujols were to slam his 74th home run in some future season, both should yearn to produce those historic accomplishments at Wrigley Field, given the likelihood some moron in the bleachers would toss the ball back on the field, delighting his inebriated brethren and eschewing the pecuniary possibilities on eBay. What a winter it will be if the White Sox can conjure another post-season blitz and make it two in a row. Then again, what's a few months of winter depression to a Cubs follower? If the team can manage another feckless year in 2007, then 2008 will mark the start -- just the beginning, mind you -- of a second century without a World Series championship. Jack Pingalore lives in Elkhart.


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Week 5 Trust and Know
Day 32
Willing To Be Made Willing
… as his perfect happiness cannot be separated from his perfect holiness, so our happiness will be in proportion to our being made holy.
Matthew Henry[i]
f we trust God and know He is sovereign in power and love, then of course we are willing to follow Him. Hesitancy to follow the Lord's lead has its roots in lack of trust along with a ridiculous but deadly desire to go our own way.
When we struggle with obedience, we may become aware that situations from childhood have influenced our current negative behaviors. We may approach the Lord with excuses from the past in hand, expecting him to say something like this: "Well, you really have had an unusually difficult time, no wonder you are having so much trouble now."
This is not at all how the Lord responds to our tendency to blame other people for our own wrongdoings. The root problem is sin, not that of others, but our own. We fear judgment because we have judged; we have placed blame (judgment) upon those we perceive to have contributed to our unhappiness.
We attempt to correct our own behavior, and miss the point. My own thoughts went something like this: "Maybe I should spend more time in praise; maybe I haven't expressed my love for God adequately." But resentment toward other people is not a flag for an area in which we do not love God as we should, it highlights an area in which we do not obey God as we should. Lack of obedience is sin, and it is sin—our own, not that of other human beings—that separates us from an awareness of God's abiding presence with us.
The remedy for disobedience is discipline, not a discipline of our own making, but submission to the Lord's lead. We dishonor Him with our fear of His discipline and resist His rule in our lives through disobedience. We look to our own wisdom and offer Him gifts of our own making, but it is a worldly thought that self-discipline can accomplish God's work. Only discipline from on high can yield fruit fit for Heaven.
We are afraid of the Lord's rebuke, but remember, when He tucked Elijah into the cleft in the rock, Elijah did not hear God's voice in the storm or the fire. God came to him gently, quietly.[ii] Acceptance of Christ as Savior has put us in a protected place; God is our shelter from the storm and shade from the heat.[iii] If He doesn't allow other voices to scald us, do we think He will consume us with fiery anger Himself? He will not. Do not fear the voice of His rebuke; His discipline cleanses.
Pray: Lord, please forgive me for judging others. Forgive me for trying to discipline myself in an attempt to avoid Your discipline. Forgive me for following plans of my own making so as to avoid submitting to Your plan. Show me how to proceed; I really don't know how to make myself willing. I don't think I can do even that. Please make me willing to submit to You, in Jesus' Name I pray. Please enable me to be disciplined in You. Father, please set my heart free! Amen.
I will run in the way of your commandments, when you enlarge my heart (for you set my heart free…)[iv]
Psalm 119:32
Fear not, for you will not be ashamed;
be not confounded, for you will not be disgraced;
for you will forget the shame of your youth…
be not confounded, for you will not be disgraced;
for you will forget the shame of your youth…
Isaiah 54:4


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Fridge-Dive Pesto Pasta
Use whatever you have—hearty greens like kale and collards, lettuces like watercress and arugula, and plenty of herbs—in this clean-out-the-fridge take on pasta pesto.
There are so many creative ways to make and use this verdant, versatile sauce. Here are our favorites.
Use whatever you have—hearty greens like kale and collards, lettuces like watercress and arugula, and plenty of herbs—in this clean-out-the-fridge take on pasta pesto.
A pesto of dill, lemon, and fennel fronds tops off this vegetable soup, adding a bright, fresh, flavorful finish.
Loving meatballs has never been this rewarding. They're gilded with lots of strong spices and set in a cooling swoosh of yogurt and anointed with the sweet brightness of a mint pesto.
This so-good-you-won't-believe-it's-healthy pie is covered in pesto and cheese and topped with a veritable salad of peas, crisp asparagus ribbons, zucchini, leeks, and watercress.
In this easy grilled dinner, store-bought pesto works as both a simple marinade for the chicken and a finishing sauce.
Springy ramen noodles and a cilantro-miso sauce bring a welcome twist to a classic pesto recipe.
This pesto uses the versatile herb culantro, which tastes a little like a cross between parsley and cilantro.
Look for leafy ramp greens in the spring to make a pesto with oniony kick that turns rigatoni and cured pork into an unimaginably good (and easy) pasta dish.
A last-minute addition of basil pesto turns creamy risotto into the ultimate bowl of spring comfort.
Make pesto extra green by subbing in pistachios for the traditional pine nuts and tossing in a bit of fresh, verdant parsley for good measure.
Spread pesto over boneless chicken thighs (or cutlets) and then coat with breadcrumbs for a super flavorful, quick dinner. Then serve with more pesto for dipping.
Puréeing beet greens into pesto and tossing asparagus ribbons with fettuccine is a great way to incorporate healthy vegetables into pasta.
Sweet roasted cherry tomatoes get blitzed into the sauce as well as tossed into the spaghetti for this deeply flavored pasta dinner.
This basil, cilantro, and scallion pesto gets a dose of heat from fresh serrano chiles and an umami boost from miso paste.
Fresh green carrot tops shine in this nutty pesto, drizzled over sweet roasted carrots.
Blanching fresh basil leaves before blending is the key to this vibrant, ultra-herby pesto.
Walnuts, parsley, and pickled red chiles make for a dynamic trio in this dish that comes together in the amount of time it takes to boil pasta.
Craving pesto? Sometimes, it's best not to go green. This unique take features lemon, egg, and butter in a surprisingly balanced pasta sauce.
Roast eggplant until golden and stack it high with herby pesto and cool summer tomato slices.
If you can't find garlic scapes—the young, soft stems and unopened flower buds of hardneck garlic—you can substitute scallions or baby leeks.
Ever find yourself throwing out parsley more often than not? Use it for your next batch of pesto.
Have greens, will travel. Use arugula for this peppery pesto and stir it into a crunchy green bean salad.
Ever feel like kebabs are just missing something? With a cooling mint pesto, those days are over.
Garlic scapes are the soft, lime-green-colored stems and unopened flower buds of hard-neck garlic varieties. Its garlic flavor and slight sweetness makes it perfect as a pesto green.
There's no green and no lemon juice in this pesto. Roasting plum tomatoes until they're soft builds the base for this sweet and nutty pasta sauce.
There are two cool tricks at play here. Instead of stirring on the stovetop, this risotto cooks in the oven, and the pesto gets a hearty and bitter punch from using kale greens in place of basil.
Why mess with a classic? When it comes to pesto, the sweet and zippy flavor of basil and pine nuts seem irreplaceable; that is, until you sub in almonds.
Pumpkin seeds + cilantro = pesto, reimagined. Use this Southwestern-inspired sauce as a contrast to fatty fish like salmon.
Chickpeas are the basis for this savory Italian stew, which gets an extra kick from a spoonful of intensely flavored pesto at serving time.
Stuffing halibut fillets with zesty pesto is faster than marinating, but just as flavorful.
This sauce, inspired by Spanish romesco, uses cherry tomatoes, which are usually the best-tasting type in the market this time of year.
Creamy ricotta cheese, herby pesto, and roasted cherry tomatoes give these French bread pizzas bright flavor and a fresh look.
Swap the grocery store cold cuts for a special cured meat like coppa (a cured cut from the pork shoulder) in this epically flavored sandwich. Its sweet flavor tempers the spicy-bitter broccoli rabe pesto.
Kick pesto up an antioxidant or two with kombu—a type of seaweed—and spicy arugula. The basil, pine nuts, garlic, and olive oil are still there, but it's cheese free (since the kombu also provides the salty, umami flavor that Parmesan usually adds).
The usual slaw suspects get a modern upgrade thanks to a salty-cheesy walnut pesto.
The pesto is equally delicious on pasta or brushed on grilled chicken.
This vibrant sauce makes good use of an over abundance of chives. It's an ideal accompaniment to classic roasted potatoes.


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You say Eames, we say Herman Miller Furniture. Founded in 1905, Herman Miller, an American-based production company, rose to cosmic-like fame in the 1940s when George Nelson assumed the role of design director. From that point, Herman Miller pieces took on a pioneering role, as talents like Charles and Ray Eames and Isamu Noguchi joined forces with the brand to create some of the era's most legendary silhouettes.
If you're among those who thinks vintage Herman Miller furniture is only for the boardroom, let us propose that you take a second look at this design connoisseur. Yes, ergonomic design is the brand's forte, but vintage and used Herman Miller furniture is also chic and—in the case of such masterpieces as the Marshmallow Sofa—downright sweet!
Named for founder D.J. De Pree's father-in-law, Herman Miller was founded in 1923 when De Pree purchased the furniture company he'd been president of since 1919, previously known as The Michigan Star Furniture Co.. For its first several years of operation, Herman Miller produced traditional wood furniture intended for the home, but the onset of the Great Depression forced the company to pursue other avenues—mainly office furniture.
As fate would have it, the office furniture market exposed Herman Miller to modern design, just as the trend was coming into maturation. In the late 1940s, architect George Nelson assumed the role of design director and reeled in talents such as Ray and Charles Eames and Isamu Noguchi while they were still novices. The stockpile of talent led to Herman Miller emblazoning its status as a true modern master.
To learn more about the iconic designers who have partnered with Herman Miller over the years (we're willing to bet their roster will seriously surprise you!), and the vintage and used Herman Miller furniture we love most, read on!
George Nelson served as Herman Miller's Director of Design from 1945 to 1972. During that tenure, Nelson created a number of iconic Herman Miller pieces. Although some of his designs have now been debunked as belonging to other designers (see the Marshmallow Sofa), they continue to live on as shining examples of vintage Herman Miller furniture.
Coconut Lounge Chair
Evoking serious vacation vibes, the coconut chair is modeled after exactly what its name implies—a chunk of coconut. Shaped like a shallow shell, this piece of vintage Herman Miller furniture promises to not just seat you, but cradle you thanks to its low, sling-like silhouette. The seat portion of the chair features an indulgently plush, rubber foam cushion that's been wrapped in smooth black leather, while the back is constructed of plain white plastic. In case you didn't notice, a black leather seat and a white shell means this chair shares the colors of a typical coconut, but reversed. Leave it to vintage Herman Miller furniture to (oh-so delightfully) mix things up.
Marshmallow Sofa
While its form might be better likened to a Connect Four game grid than a bag full of marshmallows, the Marshmallow Sofa is Herman Miller's undeniable pièce de résistance. Although usually credited to George Nelson, it was designer Irving Harper who designed the bulk of this vintage Herman Miller furniture piece when an outside inventor approached him with a plastic disc he said could be manufactured in bulk. Intrigued, Harper took the disc (18 of them to be exact) and applied them to a metal frame. Hence, the prototype for the Marshmallow Sofa was born. Among our favorite attributes of this vintage Herman Miller furniture piece is that its 18 cushions are detachable, making them easy to clean and distribute wear (ingenious, right?).
Born to an American journalist mother and Japanese poet father, Isamu Noguchi would have seemed a shoo-in for a novelist, but instead became one of the 20th Century's most enigmatic sculptors and furniture designers. His eye for balance and sculpture can be best attributed to his time spent studying under the sculptor, Constantin Brancusi.
Noguchi Table
Composed of just three pieces—an oblong glass top and a jointed, sickle-shaped base—Isamu Noguchi's eponymous cocktail table was a landmark piece for Herman Miller. With a biomorphic shape that feels pulled straight from a Picasso abstract, this vintage Herman Miller furniture piece is—undeniably—a piece of sculpture, yet maintains a remarkable accessibility. Although knock-offs are plentiful, it's easy to identify a Herman Miller original thanks to an Isamu Noguchi signature that appears on the longest edge of the glass top and a medallion that's affixed to the underside of the table base. Pry up that medallion, and you'll also find Noguchi's stamped initials.
While Ray and Charles Eames transcend introductions, it's not always known that Eames furniture can also be categorized as vintage Herman Miller furniture. The Eames began working with Herman Miller as early as 1946, and while their seating will always take precedence when talking vintage and used Herman Miller furniture, we're shining a spotlight on one of their lesser-known pieces.
Eames Walnut Stools
In 1959 Charles Eames was contracted to design chairs for the newly opened Time-Life Building in New York City. A year later, Ray Eames was asked to design occasional furniture to complement her husband's. The result? A collection of three simple walnut stools. Endlessly functional, these vintage Herman Miller furniture pieces were immediately likened to chess pieces thanks to their blunt proportions and polished contours. With a sweetly dimpled top and bottom, each of these stools can also be flipped hourglass-style. To say that you'll think of two or three—or a dozen—ways to use these vintage Herman Miller furniture pieces is likely to be a serious understatement.


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Hello Lovely Ladies,
I want to show you a manicure that I call the muddy finger manicure. Well, that's exactly what it looks like to me - like i spend some time playing with something dirty.
Buuuuut - let me tell you about this mani I did it on Thursday night of last week aaaand I still have it on! the pictures? I took them last night! yes! last night!!! can you see any wear???? well i will say this "the longest most durable mani i had in a very very looooong time"!!!
What I used:
Lime Crime - Milky Ways
Essence - Oh De Prep
OPI - Servin up sparkle
Make up Sponge
Out the door - Top Coat


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The filters in the canopy act as a good "first line of defence" against grease deposition but still allow the smaller particles to pass into the extract ductwork system. These deposits will accumulate over time and can pose hygiene and fire risks. Whist the canopies and filters are easily accessible for regular cleaning by catering staff the ductwork is normally hidden above a ceiling and can pass through numerous walls and floors before reaching the discharge point. These hidden sections require specialist attention for cleaning to TR19 standard. This standard also indicates a recommended frequency of cleaning dependant on the number of hours per day the kitchen is operational. Once cleaned to TR19 a cleaning certificate can be produced to verify compliance with Health & Safety obligations & Insurance requirements.
Many hotels, restaurants, leisure clubs and fast food operations now include the kitchen extract system on their regular maintenance schedule. Apart from hygiene and continued business considerations there are potential legal implications to consider. If for example fire investigators found that there were no access doors in the ductwork, making it impossible to clean, then the building owner could be guilty of negligence and face prosecution under the Health & Safety (Offences) Act 2009.
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Jazz Fest closes with two million people, 600 shows
By Stuart Nulman – mtltimes.ca
It was a cold and rainy late Saturday afternoon last week, when Montreal International Jazz Festival organizers met the media to give an overview that wrapped up the 37th edition of the festival, which attracted well over two million people and saw over 600 performances, with 37 sold-out shows.
"I have never seen the city so beautiful. The Montreal public is an amazing public, and they have helped to make this an amazing festival. I am proud of what we have accomplished this year," said Jacques-Andre Dupont, who just completed his first year as the jazz festival's president.
Dupont, along with festival co-founder Andre Menard and chief programmer Laurent Saulnier, outlined their respective highlights of the festival and the special memories that went along with them, including the farewell performances of jazz legends Guy Nadon and Oliver Jones; the large-scale outdoor concerts of Sharon Jones and Jamie Cullum ("what he did was beyond the call of duty, and he now belongs to the pantheon of festival greats," added Mr. Menard); Kool and the Gang; The Brooks (who not only did a great opening act for Kool and the Gang, but also did a memorable tribute concert to Prince); the late night Jordan Officer jam sessions; Melody Gardot; Taj Mahal; Wynton Marsalis; Ms. Lauryn Hill; Rufus Wainwright; and former Beach Boy Brian Wilson's onstage tribute concert commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Beach Boys' landmark "Pet Sounds" album.
And speaking of the latter, I have to admit that although it was a thrill to see a rock music legend perform live onstage, Brian Wilson's Pet Sounds 50th anniversary concert was a wonderful tribute to this remarkable album in particular, and to the California Sound that he helped to create in general. Accompanied by fellow Beach Boy Al Jardine, and an eight piece band of skilled musicians (including Jardine's son Matthew, whose clear vocal style is remarkably reminiscent of the Beach Boys), Wilson played every track from the Pet Sounds album, and was bookended by a repertoire of some of the Beach Boys' greatest hits, including "Help Me Rhonda", "California Girls", "I Get Around" and "Surfin' USA". And what was so remarkable about the sound quality is that the entire ensemble managed to echo the original sounds of each song (especially "Good Vibrations" and most of the Pet Sounds tracks, which were originally recorded using multi-layered musical and vocal tracks that would have made it difficult to reproduce on a live show). Basically, Brian Wilson and Al Jardine offered a constantly entertaining and unforgettable evening that was a living testament to the Beach Boys' (and Brian Wilson's) enduring contribution to the world of rock music.
And jazz festival organizers are not resting on their laurels for long. Meesrs. Dupont, Menard and Saulnier announced that plans are already underway for the 38th edition of the festival – which runs from June 29 to July 8, 2017 – that will coincide with the Montreal 375th and Canada 150th anniversary celebrations.
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Teaching history to our children is a powerful way to create, or recreate, our understanding of international relations. History, after all, is up to the interpretation of those who tell it.
So, it comes as no surprise that governments will use their power to teach history in ways that suit their needs. I like to think that this is mostly benign and done unintentionally. Every once in a while, however, a desperate government will go to extremes to indoctrinate their country's children.
Enter Argentina, a country that has really shit the pool lately. Last week, a special prosecutor who was about to reveal to the world that President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner made an illegal, backchannel deal with Iran was found murdered in his home.
Last year, the Argentine economy hit rock bottom and the government defaulted on its sovereign debt. This was after years of official doctoring of economic data that misrepresented the health of the Argentine economy to foreign investors.
Tough times call for a scapegoat. So, for the last few years, the Argentine government has been on a mission to revive an old rift with the United Kingdom over the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas.)
As you'll see below, kids have not been spared by Argentina's propaganda campaign. On a beloved children's TV show produced and aired by the government, the main character travels back in time to witness the injustices that the UK imposed upon their brave, innocent nation. It includes a badass pilot, a kidnapping Englishman with a red beret, and bombs that turn Argentine soldiers into gravestones.
My favorite part? All British sailors are portrayed as pirates with eyepatches. So true.


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About CFF
Cinema Forum Fukushima (CFF) is a non-profit study forum and public screening, it is also a fiscal sponsored project by Fractured Atlas, a NPO which supports artists, arts organizations and their projects.
CFF videotapes, translates, adds Japanese subtitle, and archives the seminar, interview and events on Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident issue and A-Bomb survivors' testimony in NYC. CFF archives these video footage and information for whoever needs for free.
Since February 2012, CFF has videotaped more than 110 videos and archived them on CFF website, Vimeo and YouTube. The seminars and interviews CFF videotapes are in association with Physicians for Social Responsibility, the Helen Caldicott Foundation, Human Rights Now, Peace Boat US, Hibakusha Stories, Japan Society, Todos Somos Japon, Today Is The Day Foundation and more.
CFF currently needs additional funding for translation and subtitling these important videos in Japanese for children & mother in Fukushima who seeks the information, which gives them outside perspective. Please support and donate to Cinema Forum Fukushima's ongoing activity. You can donate securely through Fractured Atlas 501(c)(3) public charity organization site. 2012 – 2013 Financial Report is available.
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ON the day before their arrival at New-York, after dinner, Crayton arose from his seat, and placing himself by Mademoiselle, thus addressed the company—
"As we are now nearly arrived at our destined port, I think it but my duty to inform you, my friends, that this lady," (taking her hand,) "has placed herself under my protection. I have seen and severely felt the anguish of her heart, and through every shade which cruelty or malice may throw over her, can discover the most amiable qualities. I thought it but necessary to mention my esteem for her before our disembarkation, as it is my fixed resolution, the morning after we land, to give her an undoubted title to my favour and protection by honourably uniting my fate to hers. I would wish every gentleman here therefore to remember that her honour henceforth is mine, and," continued he, looking at Belcour, "should any man presume to speak in the least disrespectfully of her, I shall not hesitate to pronounce him a scoundrel."
Belcour cast at him a smile of contempt, and bowing profoundly low, wished Mademoiselle much joy in the proposed union; and assuring the Colonel that he need not be in the least apprehensive of any one throwing the least odium on the character of his lady, shook him by the hand with ridiculous gravity, and left the cabin.
The truth was, he was glad to be rid of La Rue, and so he was but freed from her, he cared not who fell a victim to her infamous arts.
The inexperienced Charlotte was astonished at what she heard. She thought La Rue had, like herself, only been urged by the force of her attachment to Belcour, to quit her friends, and follow him to the feat of war: how wonderful then, that she should resolve to marry another man. It was certainly extremely wrong. It was indelicate. She mentioned her thoughts to Montraville. He laughed at her simplicity, called her a little idiot, and patting her on the cheek, said she knew nothing of the world. "If the world sanctifies such things, 'tis a very bad world I think," said Charlotte. "Why I always understood they were to have been married when they arrived at New-York. I am sure Mademoiselle told me Belcour promised to marry her."
"Well, and suppose he did?"
"Why, he should be obliged to keep his word I think."
"Well, but I suppose he has changed his mind," said Montraville, "and then you know the case is altered."
Charlotte looked at him attentively for a moment. A full sense of her own situation rushed upon her mind. She burst into tears, and remained silent. Montraville too well understood the cause of her tears. He kissed her cheek, and bidding her not make herself uneasy, unable to bear the silent but keen remonstrance, hastily left her.
The next morning by sun-rise they found themselves at anchor before the city of New-York. A boat was ordered to convey the ladies on shore. Crayton accompanied them; and they were shewn to a house of public entertainment. Scarcely were they seated when the door opened, and the Colonel found himself in the arms of his daughter, who had landed a few minutes before him. The first transport of meeting subsided, Crayton introduced his daughter to Mademoiselle La Rue, as an old friend of her mother's, (for the artful French woman had really made it appear to the credulous Colonel that she was in the same convent with his first wife, and, though much younger, had received many tokens of her esteem and regard.)
"If, Mademoiselle," said Mrs. Beauchamp, "you were the friend of my mother, you must be worthy the esteem of all good hearts." "Mademoiselle will soon honour our family," said Crayton, "by supplying the place that valuable woman filled: and as you are married, my dear, I think you will not blame—"
"Hush, my dear Sir," replied Mrs. Beauchamp: "I know my duty too well to scrutinize your conduct. Be assured, my dear father, your happiness is mine. I shall rejoice in it, and sincerely love the person who contributes to it. But tell me," continued she, turning to Charlotte, "who is this lovely girl? Is she your sister, Mademoiselle?"
A blush, deep as the glow of the carnation, suffused the cheeks of Charlotte.
"It is a young lady," replied the Colonel, "who came in the same vessel with us from England.' He then drew his daughter aside, and told her in a whisper, Charlotte was the mistress of Montraville.
"What a pity!" said Mrs. Beauchamp softly, (casting a most compassionate glance at her.) "But surely her mind is not depraved. The goodness of her heart is depicted in her ingenuous countenance."
Charlotte caught the word pity. "And am I already fallen so low?" said she. A sigh escaped her, and a tear was ready to start, but Montraville appeared, and she checked the rising emotion. Mademoiselle went with the Colonel and his daughter to another apartment. Charlotte remained with Montraville and Belcour. The next morning the Colonel performed his promise, and La Rue became in due form Mrs. Crayton, exulted in her own good fortune, and dared to look with an eye of contempt on the unfortunate but far less guilty Charlotte.


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Let's take a break from talking about leaving your kids in the car for a moment and talk about something new: Leaving your dog in the car. I see dogs left in parked cars far more often than I see kids. Usually the window has been cracked open -- and if it's summertime, that dog is panting up a storm. Should we be worried? One veterinarian thinks so. Dr. Ernie Ward took video of himself sitting in a hot, parked car for 30 minutes to find out what it's like for dogs.
He's got the windows cracked, but the temperature of the car climbs up to 116 degrees. That's not even the worst part.
Dr. Ward talks about the sense of helplessness dogs feel when they're trapped in an uncomfortable place. Think about it -- they're unbearably hot, but there's nothing they can do about it. Even if they don't suffer heat stroke, it's torture. The veterinarian pointed to his soaked shirt. At least he was able to sweat his way through the ordeal. But dogs don't sweat, they pant, which in this case may not be enough. That's why NOT leaving pets inside parked cars on hot days is one of the top summer safety tips for pets. Here are a few others.
Shade and a water bowl. Make sure your pet has easy access to both through the summer. Pets need to stay hydrated, just like humans.
Water safety. Not all dogs instinctively know how to swim, so make sure yours is safe around bodies of water. Don't let your dog drink pool water, and always wash off chlorinated water from their fur.
Trim, don't shave. A dog's fur actually protects it from sun and heat, so you're not doing your pet a favor by shaving it all off.
What are your big pet safety tips for the summer?
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I've had many names. Oscar. Rusty. Flint. Clint. I forget the others. With each adoption, the new owner tried to erase the memory of the previous one. New name. New identity. Fresh start.
Coop? Yeah, I could live with that.
A funny and inspiring story about love, loyalty and loss told by a dog, jaded by life and reaching for greatness.


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Welcome to the PSP Blog Hop 2012! A few things have changed this year – so please be sure to read ALL of the information below so you know how to participate/contribute during this year's event!
Start - Monday, May 14, 2012 at 8:00 a.m. EST
Ends - Friday, May 18, 2012 ending at 8:00 p.m. EST.
Winners will be announced on the blog on Saturday, May 19, 2012 and will have until Wednesday, May 23, 2012 to request their download link.
This year we have a Link Up! section for both contributors and sponsors! If you plan on participating or contributing during this year's event – please go to our Link Up! page and add your blog, web site, or Fan page so other's can come by and visit!
Rafflecopter will be used to participate and award prizes this year. Each prize contribution will be listed with its own Rafflecopter widget to enter. You will be required to complete each of the requirements the contributor has requested before you are eligible to win. At the end of the event, Rafflecopter will randomly select a participant as the winner. If you have never used Rafflecopter before, you can view a short video on how to enter a contest using Rafflecopter here. You can also enter our "Sample Giveaway" to familiarize yourself with the Rafflecopter widget on our blog here.
All Blog Hop 2012 prize contributions must be uploaded to the contributors folder on Box.com prior to the Blog Hop beginning. The only exception to this will be tubes or gift certificates or custom-made items contributed from a licensing agency, independent artist store or scrap kit store. If you have any questions or concerns – please use the Contact Us form or join our Yahoo Group for contributors here.
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I'm afraid to say that I am having second thoughts about hosting a 2nd Annual PSP Blog Hop this year in May. Issues with prizes not being awarded and disgruntled winners, real life just "happens" sometimes and unforeseen things occur - and I just do not like being on the receiving end of the negativity and ungrateful attitudes. I am a "happy humans" type of person and always wish nothing but happiness for the people that do participate in these events.
Our prize contributors do so out of the kindness of their hearts – to give back to those of you that have made purchases from them all year long, to give those of you who are not familiar with their work an opportunity to learn more about them – and the majority of the contributors sign up for these events months in advance with every intention of being able to award their prize contributions to the winners. However, real life (as we all know) has a way of interfering with the best of intentions, and sometimes things just happen that are beyond our control. The contributors receive nothing in return except exposure on our blog and Facebook fan page for their contributions.
So I am faced with the dilemma of whether or not to actually host the Blog Hop this year or to forgo the effort and time and sheer dedication to nothing else but the organization of the hop for the next two months or determine if it is really appreciated at all, what the prize contributors do to help make each hop a success, not to mention the time and dedication they put into creating their special prize contributions and the time and dedication of every member of the staff that assists in making it a success.
I would love your input and feedback on the subject.
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Cuba is a Great Opportunity for Those who Can Stomach the Risk...David Feldman Follow |
I attended a two-day Wharton School-sponsored conference on upcoming business opportunities in Cuba, the second such conference put together by my alma mater. Very high level fascinating speakers and very candid and blunt interactive discussions. Congrats to my friend Faquiry Diaz as one of the chairs. So what's on the good side? Credit cards are coming. Cruise ships. Direct phone service resumed. Broader access to the Internet. The ability for foreigners to open business offices and even make foreign direct investments. Scheduled airline service. Possible additional easing of travel restrictions. A priority on foreign help for technology, agriculture, infrastructure and tourism.
Cuba's Challenge: Aspiration Over Anaylsis
The challenges? As one speaker put it, "There is more aspirational thinking than practical analysis." The government is overwhelmed attending to this and some feel their priorities are more towards improving the locals' lives and helping their long time European friends than working hard to open things up with the US. Another speaker called it "Communism in transition." And of course, the US-Cuba trade embargo still exists. The medium sized elephants in the room are the property and debt claims by former landowners and lenders to Cuba. Most say this will get resolved, but it may take some time.
Another key speaker, Hugo Cancio, said you need the Four P's in Cuba: Patience, Perseverance, Passion and Persistence. As with so much in business, there is both great risk in Cuba...and great opportunity.
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Dallas-Fort Worth grows faster than other large metros in US
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Dallas-Fort Worth's job base grew the fastest of the nation's dozen biggest metro areas over the year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Thursday.The Dallas-Fort Worth area is a centrally located transportation hub for companies with a nationwide reach that has affordable housing which makes it attractive to employees with families. Unlike many coastal spots, it also has room to expand and build corporate self-contained campuses for those who work there.
From November 2016 to November of last year, the D-FW metro added 100,400 jobs — a 2.8 percent increase. That was also the largest increase by sheer number.
Boston and Phoenix each grew 2.2 percent during the same time, and employment in Atlanta grew 2.1 percent.
Much of D-FW's growth was spurred by expansion in professional and business services, which added 31,100 positions. That's no surprise as regional leaders work to recruit corporate headquarters that employ thousands of highly paid workers in sprawling new developments anchored by offices.
In particular, financial services companies have expanded their head counts in areas where living costs are cheaper than the coastal cities where those companies often have their headquarters.
Charles Schwab, for instance, is expected to have 2,600 workersat its campus in Westlake that's under construction.


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"Employers from around the nation and all over the world continue to look to Texas as the premier location for business expansion, relocation and job growth thanks to our low taxes, reasonable and predictable regulations, fair legal system and skilled workforce," Gov. Perry said. "This TEF investment in Continental will create hundreds of jobs, pump millions of dollars in capital investment into the area, and further strengthen Seguin's diverse economy."
Continental is one of the world's largest automotive industry suppliers. The company manufactures engine, transmission and hybrid control units at its plant in Seguin, and will begin producing sensors and actuators. Continental AG, the parent company, also has facilities in Houston and Uvalde.
"Today's announcement would not have been possible without the strong support of and collaboration with the state of Texas and Texas Enterprise Fund, Seguin Economic Development Corporation, City of Seguin and Guadalupe County officials," Kregg Wiggins, senior vice president, NAFTA Powertrain Division for Continental said. "We truly appreciate their support and look forward to expanding our business in this region."
"We are extremely excited by this announcement and look forward to continuing our long and mutually-beneficial relationship with Continental," Seguin Mayor Betty Ann Matthies said. "The recruitment of this project was made possible by seamless cross-jurisdictional coordination, and is another great example of how our community is able to aggressively utilize its economic development resources and pro-business approach to create a win-win public private partnership."
"Continental continues to be a success story here in Seguin," Seguin Director of Economic Development Terry M. Treviño said. "Since January 2010 the Seguin plant has grown from about 660 employees to more than 1,340 today, more than doubling its workforce, and is now adding more than 300 additional employees for a total of nearly 1,700. As most areas throughout the nation are losing jobs, Seguin continues to thrive - a testament to the strong fundamental advantages that make Seguin competitive on an international scale."
"I'm delighted for the residents of Seguin who may find jobs because of the Texas Enterprise Fund investment in Continental Automotive Systems," Sen. Jeff Wentworth said. "I'm always happy to see job growth and business expansion in Senate District 25, and I applaud the City of Seguin, the Guadalupe County officials and the Seguin Economic Development Corporation for their diligence and success."
"To have one of the world's largest automotive industry suppliers expanding their business right here in Seguin, makes this is an exciting time for this region," Rep. John Kuempel said. "I want to thank everyone at the local and state levels and Continental for investing in Seguin and the surrounding area."
The Legislature created the TEF in 2003 and re-appropriated funding in 2005, 2007, 2009 and 2011 to help ensure the growth of Texas businesses and create more jobs throughout the state. TEF projects must be approved by the governor, lieutenant governor and speaker of the House. The fund has since become one of the state's most competitive tools to recruit and bolster business. To date, the TEF has invested more than $442.2 million and closed the deal on projects generating more than 60,700 new jobs and more than $15 billion in capital investment in the state.
For more information about the TEF, please visit http://www.texaswideopenforbusiness.com/incentives-financing/tef.php or http://www.governor.state.tx.us.


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McNamee leads Knights in victory.
By: Chris Masse | Williamsport Sun-Gazette | January 9, 2018
By: Chris Masse | Williamsport Sun-Gazette | January 9, 2018
Ask most about Shayna McNamee and they will tell you that she is a great scorer. That certainly is true since McNamee led the area in scoring last year and produced her 1,000th career point last Saturday.
But the St. John Neumann senior is so much more than just a scorer. She is a complete player and she is a mighty good player. And it was McNamee's hidden asset that proved so important Monday night against determined North Penn-Mansfield.
McNamee made three steals in the closing minutes at the Catholic Community Center, helped limit the Tigers to four fourth-quarter points and scored the go-ahead basket as Neumann rallied for an exciting 39-34 win. McNamee scored a game-high 20 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and made five steals as the Knights (6-5) won their third straight and outscored Mansfield, 10-2 over the last seven minutes.
"The great part about Shayna is with her being the area scoring leader last year, people don't realize how amazing she is on defense," Neumann coach Junior Parrish said. "Her balance is unbelievable and she reads plays really quick. At the end of the game it wasn't her offense that won the game, it was her defense and that's what people don't pay attention to."
Mansfield (4-6) certainly did. The Tigers made an impressive comeback, turning a 13-point second-quarter deficit into a 3-point fourth-quarter lead, but they could not avoid McNamee in the closing moments. Whether she was clogging passing lanes, or hounding ball-handlers, McNamee repeatedly created chaos and her defense turned into offense. She had a hand in six straight points that put Neumann ahead, 35-32 and the Knights never trailed again.
McNamee also made two steals as Neumann was protecting a 36-34 lead. She scored on a drive that made it a four-point game with 75 seconds remaining and a key Abby Henderson block and Gabby Lisi steal and free throw helped the Knights seal the win.
"I love games like this, the close ones, especially when you have that drive that you're not going to lose," McNamee said. "You have that feeling that you're going to do everything in your power to win. This was an important game for us and we're turning our season around."
While McNamee was the engine powering Neumann, she had plenty of help. Henderson was a difference-maker inside, blocking seven shots and grabbing a game-high 12 rebounds. Lisi was outstanding late in the game, scoring four points in the last three minutes while blocking three shots. Anne Weller fought relentlessly inside and pulled down 10 rebounds while Brooke French helped Neumann take an early 22-9 lead, scoring five quick points.
French fouled out with three minutes remaining, but freshman Zuzu Shanaway shined under pressure. Shanaway grabbed three important rebounds, extending possessions and helping the defense allow just two points during that time. It was the second time in less than a week that Neumann overcame a fourth-quarter deficit as a team with two first-time varsity starters/contributors continued making nice progress.
"My teammates are stepping up. They're not afraid of that intense momentum that's going on," McNamee said. "They're not afraid to do what they know and that's good to know that when we're in tight situations they're going to do their best to win."
"They're an underestimated supporting cast," Parrish said. "They come in and play hard and that's all I ask. They're fighters."
So are the Tigers.
Mansfield features one of the area's youngest teams and played mostly sophomores last night, but nearly recorded another impressive comeback win. The Tigers have rallied from nine and 10-point deficits to win games the past two weeks and turned up their defense while heating up offensively to take a lead into the fourth quarter. Despite giving up size inside, Mansfield ferociously went after rebounds and loose balls as Lizzi Welch grabbed 10 rebounds and Hannah Bowens added seven more.
Jeanette Montefusco gave Mansfield its first lead when she hit a last-second, third-quarter jumper and Palmer's putback made it 32-29 with seven minutes remaining. Neumann, though, stiffened from there and the Tigers scored their next and last basket with 2:25 left when Palmer fed Welch inside and cut it to 35-34.
"A lot of times they dig themselves a hole with youth and inexperience and then they realize we have to come out swinging and fighting and they do. I applaud them because they fought through a lot of things," Mansfield coach Nate McNamara said. "Neumann is a good team. I've coached here before and this is not an easy place to play. If you make it a one-possession game with a minute to go you're doing all right."
Alyssa Smith sparked the Mansfield comeback, scoring a season-high 13 points. Smith scored all 13 points in the middle quarters and breathed life into her team when she drained consecutive second-quarter 3-pointers. She made 5 of 6 shots during those middle quarters and also fed Montefusco for a 3-pointer.
Smith missed most of last season after tearing her ACL. It has been a long road back for a feisty competitor, but Smith showed how dangerous she can be last night and that could mean good things for Mansfield moving forward.
"She had a really good year leading up to her injury last year and she's worked her tail off to get back to this point. I think tonight was a breakout game," McNamara said. "I knew that was going to happen, I just didn't know when. It was just a confidence thing for her and I think going forward she can be a senior leader for us."


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So I was redrafting Chapter 12 of my novel today and had to write a sex scene. Man, I felt awkward. That's a pretty pathetic attitude to have, right?
I wouldn't include the scene if it didn't need to be there. Unfortunately it does. I don't want it coming across as a desperate attempt to be sexy. As long as it's functional, I'll be happy. Still, I was writing it feeling like a teenager whose dad was trying to have 'that talk' with him.
I tried thinking of other novels with sex scenes and only one sprung to mind as I wrote - American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis. If you haven't read it, then know the sex scenes, like everything else in the novel, are graphic but serve a point. They're not too sexy or ludicrous, just graphic. Oh, and they nearly all end with Patrick Bateman mutilating the women involved. Good stuff, but it wasn't much help.
Hopefully by the time I come back to this chapter on the next draft I'll have manned up a bit or done some actual research into better written sex scenes. For now, I'm sure the scene has been imbued with a great sense of awkwardness, and what's sex without awkwardness, right?
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The Adult Entertainment industry, although taboo in nature, is serious business. Every year, the top trade publication for the adult industry, the Adult Video Network (AVN), holds the Adult Entertainment Expo in Las Vegas, which is touted as the industry's largest event worldwide. How big is the adult entertainment industry? The most recent numbers from AVN's 2006 report show industry-wide sales to exceed $12.92 billion, although more conservative estimates place this number significantly lower.
The biggest chunk of the industry - video sales and rentals - accounts for almost 30% of the pie, or $3.62 billion, according to AVN. And it's a business that, like it or not, influences other businesses. Remember the format wars between VHS and Betamax or, more recently, Blu-Ray and HD DVD? The adult entertainment industry, many believe, determined the winners.
So what sells? Adult DVD Empire is the largest online retailer of adult entertainment and it has compiled a list of its all-time best-selling adult DVDs. Click ahead to see the list...
By Paul Toscano
Posted 9 Jan 2009