If you want to buy smart phone in less price then try these

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">The mobile phone technology growing and changing very fast speed in the world.There the new phone, Tablet,cell phone are launching day by day. So every day, THE COMPANIES BRING NEW PHONES AND PHONE APPLICATIONS TO MAKE THEM INTERACTIVE in qualities in there products range. So there become big changes and choice in mobile phone buying in less cost and more applications.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCV6zUIN9DefIJSmPPMNiKbHGQqA7FD17FkpYbTUqRZy0mSBlQJtOI8BkDOv7UexPs97IWmZo_rkpqno7jVazuBgeod1vO7piloESlRBIBw-IFuGF8q5wjRDeXytvoyWz27L_xEXbHg_c/s1600/sm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCV6zUIN9DefIJSmPPMNiKbHGQqA7FD17FkpYbTUqRZy0mSBlQJtOI8BkDOv7UexPs97IWmZo_rkpqno7jVazuBgeod1vO7piloESlRBIBw-IFuGF8q5wjRDeXytvoyWz27L_xEXbHg_c/s320/sm.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />If you want smart phone in less price about in less then 7000 rupees with fantastic and cool apps.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY6dd6uxzrmm7eBEIi2eORYv-4cpULIq9hrYcTw9Z6O4jQjTGrk5CXPgOsQcl2E7tpomNne9RzWJajFOFyqMwHTInqbB9f3WGMLBkObTpnpYVVAflXc9XN3CaUqbo4spPwWM8DQJRKoGg/s1600/sm2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY6dd6uxzrmm7eBEIi2eORYv-4cpULIq9hrYcTw9Z6O4jQjTGrk5CXPgOsQcl2E7tpomNne9RzWJajFOFyqMwHTInqbB9f3WGMLBkObTpnpYVVAflXc9XN3CaUqbo4spPwWM8DQJRKoGg/s320/sm2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT2cFHbboxXnpNCC_URi2S64eOmxjOxVl7wNc-HC2dCP9JhUvI0M7WIY4KkIFn_bBg72MFFlWtc9ymJCXZqMF__vOWOw_5fME4-48wrUeg7ydNzDp0oPT-eq8XRRzJ1ZPZyD3xLm_chCE/s1600/sm3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT2cFHbboxXnpNCC_URi2S64eOmxjOxVl7wNc-HC2dCP9JhUvI0M7WIY4KkIFn_bBg72MFFlWtc9ymJCXZqMF__vOWOw_5fME4-48wrUeg7ydNzDp0oPT-eq8XRRzJ1ZPZyD3xLm_chCE/s320/sm3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h1 class="fs160 lh35" style="background-color: white; font-family: Bhaskar_Web_Head_Test_exp, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 25.454544067382813px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></h1></div>Published by <br /><a href="https://plus.google.com/102418621855646948908" rel="author">Narendra Kumar</a>

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Comedy Tips From Dennis Miller, Asshole

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFhfl4EGbyZrhHBGWWQyWlC7I7-sv4Sh9W2Rrzql_8x8tYp4H7PU4quUKquOS4h-MiG-G6x0q2jOLUAnEglEE5NzDfBhAlBr_WdaLjFceOf2Xb_YbNJFaIVzK5UMuA1U89cpU_2tdNvc8/s1600/Dennis+Miller+O'Reilly+Fox+News+Asshole.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFhfl4EGbyZrhHBGWWQyWlC7I7-sv4Sh9W2Rrzql_8x8tYp4H7PU4quUKquOS4h-MiG-G6x0q2jOLUAnEglEE5NzDfBhAlBr_WdaLjFceOf2Xb_YbNJFaIVzK5UMuA1U89cpU_2tdNvc8/s400/Dennis+Miller+O'Reilly+Fox+News+Asshole.jpg" width="400" /></a>Cha Cha and a Ciceroan-type “Bonum Mane” to all of you fatuous and quixotic perusers of the Rosetta <br />Stone of satirical websites that is IWS Radio.<br /><br />Dennis Miller here with some comedy and joke-telling tips for all of you should you heed<a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com/2013/06/we-want-your-funny.html" target="_blank"> <i>Jayman’s clarion call from yesterday</i></a> to participate in the 3rd Annual IWS Radio Joke Show which will air LIVE this Sunday from Noon-2 P.M. ET on Blog Talk Radio.<br /><br />Why am I, Dennis Miller, star of TV, Radio, and oft times acerbically jocular comic relief to Bill “The Castor to my Pollux” O’Reilly, offering tips to those of you who may be neophytes in the realm of cracking wise?<br /><br />Because…<br /><br />When one wants want to find out how to discover Cesium, one goes to Robert Bunsen or Gustav Kirchhof.<br /><br />If a person would like to know how to successfully force Israelites to commit mass suicide, one would dialogue with Lucius Flavius Silva.  However…<br /><br />If a potential humorite would like to be funny and find out how to cast a well baited hook of a joke on to the seas of social media, they need to, and currently are, communicating with me, Dennis Miller, and I, Dennis Miller…<br /><br />Am the funniest man to walk this big, blue, oblique spheroid since Edward of March, who in 1461 after the Battle of Towton said to the disembodied head of John Clifford, the 9th Baron of Clifford…<br /><br /><i>“Roses?  We’ve been fighting over Roses?" </i><br /><br />Cha Cha and Bada Bing, Baby!!<br /><br />If you have been able to glean a trend in my aforementioned essay, you can see that one key to being funny is to use and dare I say (mouthwash please), use <i>liberally</i>…obscure and arcane historical references when making a joke along with words that only turgid Ivy League professors and society’s more cultured idiot savants use.<br /><br />People love that type of thing and will love you for it.<br /><br />When I make a joke that includes words such as, moribund, truncated, and phalanx accompanied, with a reference to people such as Madame Curie, The Borgia Sisters, and/or Zarathustra, the audience laughs effusively, because they don’t want the person next to them to know that they have no clue as to what I am talking about!!<br /><br />And the joke is…The person next to them has no clue either…nor do I!!  Cha Cha Baby!!<br /><br />Ha…The joke is on you, and this Sunday, if you follow my advice, you can put the joke on Jayman and Matt-Man by calling into their show and sharing your favorite jokes.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0GmVNan5b4rAuVtgAVKInrBUdy2JjfbfGC7Nc46HgPrrLozvIBDQEOGez9gz_aVFUNnUteT65DHdMrzHFM6R9YEqfP-O2tqSO-pOvRlrNme52voUHrAJ7zwomQPGKJOnwRlMrYEw1hCA/s1600/tyler_cameron_winklevoss+Facebook+Assholes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0GmVNan5b4rAuVtgAVKInrBUdy2JjfbfGC7Nc46HgPrrLozvIBDQEOGez9gz_aVFUNnUteT65DHdMrzHFM6R9YEqfP-O2tqSO-pOvRlrNme52voUHrAJ7zwomQPGKJOnwRlMrYEw1hCA/s1600/tyler_cameron_winklevoss+Facebook+Assholes.jpg" /></a>Here’s an example…<br /><br />Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss are the only two people to lose more money and franchising power than John Montagu, the 4th Earl of Sandwich, who said unto his chef in 1738 when the chef served him a meal consisting of pepperoni, ham, cheese, sauce, and banana peppers between two pieces of French bread, and the Earl said...<br /><br /><i>“This is a submarine!!  Submarines have yet to be invented!!”</i><br /><br />Cha Cha!!<br /><br />See what I mean?<br /><br />So there ya go; you can see why I am on with Bill O’Reilly.  I’m not only profound; I’m a pundit as well.  You could call me…<br /><br />A Profundit!!<br /><br /><i>Cha Cha,</i><br /><br />Dennis Miller<br /><br /><a href="mailto:mattmaniws@ymail.com">mattmaniws@ymail.com</a><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/MattMan_IWS" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">@MattMan_IWS</span></a></div>

Comedy Tips From Dennis Miller, Asshole

Cha Cha and a Ciceroan-type “Bonum Mane” to all of you fatuous and quixotic perusers of the Rosetta Stone of satirical websites that is IWS ...

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House Beautiful UK

<span style="font-size: large;">Our house is featured in the July Edition of House Beautiful UK which is on sale now. </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.534631759906498.1073741841.122333021136376&type=1">Click here</a> to look at some of the pictures.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">It's a 5 page layout and I think the house looks great!</span>

House Beautiful UK

Our house is featured in the July Edition of House Beautiful UK which is on sale now.  Click here to look at some of the pictures. It's...

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Monday, Monday

<span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.archidose.org/wp/">A Weekly Dose of Architecture</a> Updates:</span><br /><br />This week's dose features the <a href="http://archidose.org/wp/2013/06/03/four-visions-for-penn-station/">Four Visions for Penn Station</a> in New York City:<br /><a href="http://archidose.org/wp/2013/06/03/four-visions-for-penn-station/"><img alt="this week's dose" src="http://archidose.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Jun13-03.jpg" title="This week's dose" width="640" /></a><br /><br />The featured past dose is the <a href="http://www.archidose.org/Dec07/10/dose.html">Four Hotels</a>:<br /><a href="http://www.archidose.org/Dec07/10/dose.html"><img alt="this week's dose" src="http://www.archidose.org/Dec07/10/image03.jpg" title="featured past dose" width="640" /></a><br /><br />This week's book review is <a href="http://archidose.org/wp/2013/06/03/hand-drying-in-america/"><i>Hand-Drying in America: And Other Stories</i></a> by Ben Katchor (L):<br /><a href="http://archidose.org/wp/2013/06/03/hand-drying-in-america/"><img alt="this week's book review" height="300" src="http://archidose.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/katchor.jpg" title="This week's book review" /></a> <a href="http://archidose.org/wp/2004/06/14/mcsweenys-issue-13/"><img alt="this week's book review" height="300" src="http://archidose.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/mcsweeneys13.jpg" title="This week's book review" /></a><br />(R): The featured past book review is <a href="http://archidose.org/wp/2004/06/14/mcsweenys-issue-13/"><i>McSweeny's Issue 13</i></a> edited by Chris Ware.<br /><br />: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">American-Architects <a href="http://www.american-architects.com/en/pages/50x50">Building of the Week</a>:</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.american-architects.com/en/projects/project-review-detail/41554_glen_lake_tower">Glen Lake Tower</a> in Michigan by Balance Associates Architects:<br /><a href="http://www.american-architects.com/en/projects/project-review-detail/41554_glen_lake_tower"><img alt="this week's Building of the Week" src="http://c214210.r10.cf3.rackcdn.com/files/projects/41554/images/900:w/GlenLakeTower1.jpg" title="Current Building of the Week on american-architects.com" width="640" /></a>

Monday, Monday

A Weekly Dose of Architecture Updates: This week's dose features the Four Visions for Penn Station in New York City: The featured past...

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Pulled pork

<span style="font-size: large;">Here is how I made a Pulled Pork Sandwich.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">1.  Popped a loin of pork in to the slow cooker for 4 hrs.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">2.  After this time smoother the meat in BBQ sauce.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">3.  Cook on low for 8 hours more.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">4.  Shred in a bowl and add more BBQ sauce.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">5.  Pop into a bread roll and voila!</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpsOsx_T23Lbl4C4z-_xtQbbHC9q7sSOvITksh4py1KoWOAFIKUmbg6kXcdS4P-i-WFE8cxVydOJxf8DaUtebQKdhk_koBHMdFK7raoFUkT5Gv6RDQu5PrIUgSU5k3g0QNiIT8w54RzaFG/s640/blogger-image-1812318240.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpsOsx_T23Lbl4C4z-_xtQbbHC9q7sSOvITksh4py1KoWOAFIKUmbg6kXcdS4P-i-WFE8cxVydOJxf8DaUtebQKdhk_koBHMdFK7raoFUkT5Gv6RDQu5PrIUgSU5k3g0QNiIT8w54RzaFG/s640/blogger-image-1812318240.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx2ZPSZxz4PRH2u3iajkbb9uTxTfzioO57wd5Olfpwb77NgdBLGUgIGNhjOl0z4Ld5BbAgtOplWMztj40_-kUPN83mQ9uTmNcFGspWyeok3P0bc5FBGCRlaTibyVXi59pLHXglSBxTLfrj/s640/blogger-image-1769366224.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx2ZPSZxz4PRH2u3iajkbb9uTxTfzioO57wd5Olfpwb77NgdBLGUgIGNhjOl0z4Ld5BbAgtOplWMztj40_-kUPN83mQ9uTmNcFGspWyeok3P0bc5FBGCRlaTibyVXi59pLHXglSBxTLfrj/s640/blogger-image-1769366224.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgELFxUU8uUvNCdq7Y94dAUUrZAQqtBZlw86IWAVs-cWiMwl46nEQFpMYTfrGL9rH_XeCKFzxELGlDSErKUm1kQLAPSkyozPQb5IB42QZ-rFzbbaSwu5Gu5ny6YGz2v8eVJsdhYtC-eZg46/s640/blogger-image--1580828312.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgELFxUU8uUvNCdq7Y94dAUUrZAQqtBZlw86IWAVs-cWiMwl46nEQFpMYTfrGL9rH_XeCKFzxELGlDSErKUm1kQLAPSkyozPQb5IB42QZ-rFzbbaSwu5Gu5ny6YGz2v8eVJsdhYtC-eZg46/s640/blogger-image--1580828312.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR0KD1gp1A0SreCnp-nrKcsgnSxLG028QwIBBu7wG1ssdK4atP0mBqpAYExeGnKbjf1wL4A3YAc91v-apdzyE_lPMidocl3RHC4RmpnonOxqj8hd-yxbFtynk7aeFXVtXQmLxWiAioPNOg/s640/blogger-image--1716147803.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR0KD1gp1A0SreCnp-nrKcsgnSxLG028QwIBBu7wG1ssdK4atP0mBqpAYExeGnKbjf1wL4A3YAc91v-apdzyE_lPMidocl3RHC4RmpnonOxqj8hd-yxbFtynk7aeFXVtXQmLxWiAioPNOg/s640/blogger-image--1716147803.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwQwQGCGwN2f0q9z83m5jhdaJfVJpTVPQ8viHuuPHthsYWVLqgZBGfqyMemMn-ah1fXIMBQrUxA7q5JLvvXljIkgbn0qGkMCEjCjsnPjNYJOEE382ia9pGCx0-QVa_kImQKBZo-uz7Sjrz/s640/blogger-image-236980446.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwQwQGCGwN2f0q9z83m5jhdaJfVJpTVPQ8viHuuPHthsYWVLqgZBGfqyMemMn-ah1fXIMBQrUxA7q5JLvvXljIkgbn0qGkMCEjCjsnPjNYJOEE382ia9pGCx0-QVa_kImQKBZo-uz7Sjrz/s640/blogger-image-236980446.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFnJGrBXveaff1XnFIi7NhYPrO0JmYp2zvyVNfUKBGzI00HL0bkRQ8M7ItgYHHDlozIqqz6pqLuBzBEJK18JPgMmfI6xbVMJm3x-GNvPeYQTy7uNw-1Dlb6vigW1F_nKEr3UpOsxGiokkR/s640/blogger-image--741070297.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFnJGrBXveaff1XnFIi7NhYPrO0JmYp2zvyVNfUKBGzI00HL0bkRQ8M7ItgYHHDlozIqqz6pqLuBzBEJK18JPgMmfI6xbVMJm3x-GNvPeYQTy7uNw-1Dlb6vigW1F_nKEr3UpOsxGiokkR/s640/blogger-image--741070297.jpg" /></a></div>

Pulled pork

Here is how I made a Pulled Pork Sandwich. 1.  Popped a loin of pork in to the slow cooker for 4 hrs. 2.  After this time smoother the meat ...

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Ironworks

<span style="font-size: large;">I love to see plants peeping though iron gates and railings.  It softens the look of the ironworks and beautifies the area.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Here are some pictures of some railings that I saw today in the Dublin 6 region.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">It was a lovely sunny day - don't the flowers look pretty?</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxeYqy_g2NP9-RcCVDNHltmsgF2qyj4csXrgq8Fkz1BxLc3qNfDNe0WId4B-VRDk6QZ0QmHspynuI_idhV8IwVQD9i0w1R9JnyMz2ycBrpFTXFGOmetwhBT7piNotmMThchwCHrtwcAkjq/s640/blogger-image-428880289.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxeYqy_g2NP9-RcCVDNHltmsgF2qyj4csXrgq8Fkz1BxLc3qNfDNe0WId4B-VRDk6QZ0QmHspynuI_idhV8IwVQD9i0w1R9JnyMz2ycBrpFTXFGOmetwhBT7piNotmMThchwCHrtwcAkjq/s640/blogger-image-428880289.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg47RG3XXjIKglCMB6G8pTMUZDnA2f6oe4VPoEYj1WBohOZ4Lvp9nLx8ULEMijdtHiskLvhYfem9xKLXcvydgo_t9hWA-TvEFi8DM2I5a6x-5I_hgegByMIRJQhZ5eLmHkmgAtG1rEax5e-/s640/blogger-image-731199913.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg47RG3XXjIKglCMB6G8pTMUZDnA2f6oe4VPoEYj1WBohOZ4Lvp9nLx8ULEMijdtHiskLvhYfem9xKLXcvydgo_t9hWA-TvEFi8DM2I5a6x-5I_hgegByMIRJQhZ5eLmHkmgAtG1rEax5e-/s640/blogger-image-731199913.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7fjFOpIiKA_xrRbGHWwP2-XyKQAmHEWYkUDZdvVx5IjPfoOjbXq6PpX27WqNtz8wYAc4c-pJ_Kiv20VXkFYJfoqXRuYXuAiZiHMuLm7Izn_rjPCjuv1fN66pSQ1FQEMBiA6yYlJuhyphenhyphendmR/s640/blogger-image--481952570.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7fjFOpIiKA_xrRbGHWwP2-XyKQAmHEWYkUDZdvVx5IjPfoOjbXq6PpX27WqNtz8wYAc4c-pJ_Kiv20VXkFYJfoqXRuYXuAiZiHMuLm7Izn_rjPCjuv1fN66pSQ1FQEMBiA6yYlJuhyphenhyphendmR/s640/blogger-image--481952570.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh58i6EAdPVwKGVb6DxUK2qdhpuXu5JxPn9z1kN-wRbRgtst3UUSf0Sw3LOASIDQujH3-38cMihUaXRAUlTR_R5I3z0qijoc5dkzO8xMeJ4xPAvdCl85ex58AdI2spc4GRSzZKu84zrL1sG/s640/blogger-image-538172806.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh58i6EAdPVwKGVb6DxUK2qdhpuXu5JxPn9z1kN-wRbRgtst3UUSf0Sw3LOASIDQujH3-38cMihUaXRAUlTR_R5I3z0qijoc5dkzO8xMeJ4xPAvdCl85ex58AdI2spc4GRSzZKu84zrL1sG/s640/blogger-image-538172806.jpg" /></a></div>

Ironworks

I love to see plants peeping though iron gates and railings.  It softens the look of the ironworks and beautifies the area. Here are some pi...

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When you looked at yourself in the mirror this morning, what was the first thing you thought? <span style="color: magenta;">I wonder how much Botox costs</span><br /><br />2. How much cash do you have on you? <span style="color: magenta;">$1.66</span><br /><br />3. Name a word that rhymes with door? <span style="color: magenta;">whore (and y'all know that's what came to your mind first so quit with the more and floor garbage lol)</span><br /><br />4. Name your favorite planet? <span style="color: magenta;">Saturn</span> <br /><br />5. Do you own more than 100 Cd’s? <span style="color: magenta;">nope  Do I own more than 0? nope</span><br /><br />6. Have you ever finished a bag of popcorn and ate the junk from the bottom? <span style="color: magenta;">Don't care for popcorn... any other kind of chip I eat every bit of junk!</span><br /><br />7. What kind of top are you wearing? <span style="color: magenta;">Cute springy bright pink that ties around the back with a cami under so my boobs don't show at work</span><br /><br />8. Have you ever labeled yourself?<span style="color: magenta;"> it's our duty as women</span><br /><br />9. Name the brand of shoes you are currently wearing? <span style="color: magenta;">Barefoot, but Bass sandals are beside me under my desk</span><br /><br />10. Bright or dark room? <span style="color: magenta;">Daytime, even while napping, I like super bright.  At night pitch black and even the clock bothers me.  </span><br /><br />11.Have you ever been pooped on from the sky? <span style="color: magenta;">the sky, no, but my back was once on the receiving end of a horse poop.  I was trying to pull a horseshoe - not easy without proper tools - and the horse bluntly announced what he thought of standing there so long.</span><br /><br />12.What does your watch look like? <span style="color: magenta;">dusty, I'm sure, haven't seen it in a while</span><br /><br />13.What were you doing at midnight last night? <span style="color: magenta;">sleeping</span><br /><br />14.Have you ever dated someone a decade older than you? <span style="color: magenta;">yes, two people</span><br /><br />15.Have you ever listened to a song and cried? <span style="color: magenta;">yes, though while pregnant everything made me cry so it probably doesn't count!</span><br /><br />16.Who last told you he/she loved you? <span style="color: magenta;">my daughter</span><br /><br />17.What was the last furry thing you touched? <span style="color: magenta;">the dog</span><br /><br />18.How many drugs have you taken within the last three days? <span style="color: magenta;">nothing obtained illegally</span><br /><br />19.Favorite age so far? <span style="color: magenta;">all the pre-teen years... no stress and I already knew everything</span><br /><br />20.Have you ever had a secret crush on a teacher? <span style="color: magenta;">See #14, twice.</span><br /><br />21.What was the last thing you said to someone? <span style="color: magenta;">Yes I will color with you as soon as I finish typing this</span><br /><br />22.Have you ever been found sleep walking? <span style="color: magenta;">yes, and I was usually in the refrigerator eating something random</span><br /><br />23.What was the last song you sang? <span style="color: magenta;">not sure but it was most likely on the XM 80's station</span><br /><br />24.What’s your favorite number? <span style="color: magenta;">27 </span><br /><br />25.Where did you live in 1987? <span style="color: magenta;">NY</span><br /><br />26.What do you do when the vending machines eats your money? <span style="color: magenta;">Say something really loud and sarcastic to make sure everyone in a 2-mile radius knows I didn't get my Doritos</span><br /><br />27.Do you kiss with your eyes open or closed? <span style="color: magenta;">depends </span><br /><br />28.What was the last song you heard?  <span style="color: magenta;">Ready?  It goes to the tune of My Darling Clementine (Oh, my darlin', Oh my darlin' Oh, my darlin' Clementine)  C</span><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: magenta;">'mon join in you know you want to... ready?</span></span><br /><span style="color: magenta;">There are seven days, there are seven days, There are seven days in a week. Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.  This followed the months of the year song - ready?</span><br /><br />29.If you could be fluent in any other language, what would it be?  <span style="color: magenta;">Pretty happy that I'm fluent in Sarcasm.  If I could be given the gift of another language without effort on my part, hands down Italian.</span><br /><br />30.Have you ever seen a ghost? <span style="color: magenta;">Never seen one but I was carried down the stairs by my angel when I was around 5.  Nobody believes me other than my husband.</span><br /><br />31.When was the last time you ever wrote a letter to someone and mailed it? <span style="color: magenta;">Today</span><br /><br />32.Can you change the oil in a car? <span style="color: magenta;">Are you asking if I can or if I will?</span><br /><br />33.How far back do you know about your ancestry? <span style="color: magenta;">Dad's side, a few generations.  Mom's side, thanks to my inheritance from a rather obsessive grandmother, is well documented back to the year 1618.  That was before the internet so can't wait 'till I have time to dig up more.</span><br /><br />34.When showering do you start the water and then get it, or get in and then start the water? <span style="color: magenta;">Our shower is huge... mmmm... I get in and stand to the side until it's scalding before getting wet</span><br /><br />35.Have you ever crashed a car? <span style="color: magenta;">As the crasher, no, but been on the receiving end a few times </span><br /><br />36.Does every family have a crazy relative? <span style="color: magenta;">of course... wondering if I have any sane ones</span><br /><br />37.Have you ever sent or made a prank call? <span style="color: magenta;">most likely, can't remember</span><br /><br />38.How old do you look? <span style="color: magenta;">I look around my age, much younger on a good makeup day</span><br /><br />39.Should guys wear pink? <span style="color: magenta;">No... call it cool and sophisticated all ya' want.... you still look like a dork</span><br /><br />40.Have you ever done anything for which you could be arrested? <span style="color: magenta;">I'm utterly shocked I made it through high school and college without earning a criminal record.  An arrest occurred due to my involvement in regards to my #14 and #20.</span>

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1. When you looked at yourself in the mirror this morning, what was the first thing you thought? I wonder how much Botox costs 2. How much ...

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Yard work

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJm0XFiTVxHten96svl4xu35qsj8koPmqrcT_2NX-l5hsdcWjfzFh8Xqu425vjvAa_mgD0TTgPUZBIu5q0fKliLmAXpzjtDgAYn7ZT-IW_Smu2AvgFUrOEmeb7ii__f5HiwQMVkrHmol2V/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJm0XFiTVxHten96svl4xu35qsj8koPmqrcT_2NX-l5hsdcWjfzFh8Xqu425vjvAa_mgD0TTgPUZBIu5q0fKliLmAXpzjtDgAYn7ZT-IW_Smu2AvgFUrOEmeb7ii__f5HiwQMVkrHmol2V/s400/1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Watering window boxes and potted flowers ...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhswr6d98sqLGR65mfCY2OzWD8PdDv8sIg4vItlwz95plknMUb8QyHYlw71sX2Lm95qz3gfR-tdiDO5RHj5mtwA3id0Nj9WPNnL18NRxHfIxaruEBkmVvUH2P9lxfTpaYwqkQTKEoYTO9rT/s1600/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhswr6d98sqLGR65mfCY2OzWD8PdDv8sIg4vItlwz95plknMUb8QyHYlw71sX2Lm95qz3gfR-tdiDO5RHj5mtwA3id0Nj9WPNnL18NRxHfIxaruEBkmVvUH2P9lxfTpaYwqkQTKEoYTO9rT/s400/2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> ... and weeding spiderwort.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1vTK1fOxtDWDBhWi3h-Esau7iVRS6CHC4FFYRf4B6KOkOgapdJRYN9BZGpH4XUcBCqlL6si-y9wwy-qCdZzbLNCtL-I4H9hms5aRgw9iuQDNDqsV9T7uWjTG3057LvnWZrrEBJ0oI_QNl/s1600/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1vTK1fOxtDWDBhWi3h-Esau7iVRS6CHC4FFYRf4B6KOkOgapdJRYN9BZGpH4XUcBCqlL6si-y9wwy-qCdZzbLNCtL-I4H9hms5aRgw9iuQDNDqsV9T7uWjTG3057LvnWZrrEBJ0oI_QNl/s640/3.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br />Photos by Lynn R. Mitchell<br />June 3, 2013

Shenandoah Valley spiderwort window boxes yard work Yard work

 Watering window boxes and potted flowers ...  ... and weeding spiderwort. Photos by Lynn R. Mitchell June 3, 2013

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Nokia lumia 720 Recommended accessories : Save the world from darkness

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Nokia Wireless Charging Car Holder : CR 200</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD9Zctf-BX-1kP5Ef4XZBCwFbjIkR96jOh0Pj8Kq3G3DpHYxIZ2tYdJizlld_Udh-Y3ej6pIQYN0WSOUP_Iswzf67JcovyCGEUPR-GL5Ys5Hl1FvWhuLEHpRsZD3OImU3_keH5xLQ7Mqs/s1600/charger1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD9Zctf-BX-1kP5Ef4XZBCwFbjIkR96jOh0Pj8Kq3G3DpHYxIZ2tYdJizlld_Udh-Y3ej6pIQYN0WSOUP_Iswzf67JcovyCGEUPR-GL5Ys5Hl1FvWhuLEHpRsZD3OImU3_keH5xLQ7Mqs/s400/charger1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Charge your phone without connecting cables,No more fiddling with cables, just place your phone in the charger and go.Keep safe your phone from scratch or dust .</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJbzwgVSwHUjoPDmiy7scaAHSBg-ncV4oKrLleDZOTMmBgYECZu-ygXCc3TRzoE8JPfksKpZOncS3laml3qoAjW8iE2d5_RzBTPOHcnlFsosJ53e6dIb9swjqhAKImJLzZQ04iJ2hXlLA/s1600/charger2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJbzwgVSwHUjoPDmiy7scaAHSBg-ncV4oKrLleDZOTMmBgYECZu-ygXCc3TRzoE8JPfksKpZOncS3laml3qoAjW8iE2d5_RzBTPOHcnlFsosJ53e6dIb9swjqhAKImJLzZQ04iJ2hXlLA/s400/charger2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Purchase this device with Nokia lumia 720</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Best buy from</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.nokia.com/in-en/accessories/accessory/cr-200/">http://www.nokia.com/in-en/accessories/accessory/cr-200/</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://gan.doubleclick.net/gan_click?lid=41000000033310653&pubid=21000000000636820&lsrc=17"><img alt="Click Here for TV Deals!" border="0" src="http://gan.doubleclick.net/gan_impression?lid=41000000033310653&pubid=21000000000636820&lsrc=17" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><u>Nokia wireless charging plate : DT 900</u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvkUW_bxdLyTqWhjQngZFkkRbs9kvgY5_moOTiMvnuebdFNS36oASfyV3dJgBUhpPm4Qhdcb9UrCrdSk1bEoU_2MIwclWWfGs-3Okcv81ZFRZCwrECOaWFjbZeYcDpa1Jy8a6BEXE1NXY/s1600/chargingplate.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvkUW_bxdLyTqWhjQngZFkkRbs9kvgY5_moOTiMvnuebdFNS36oASfyV3dJgBUhpPm4Qhdcb9UrCrdSk1bEoU_2MIwclWWfGs-3Okcv81ZFRZCwrECOaWFjbZeYcDpa1Jy8a6BEXE1NXY/s320/chargingplate.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Charging your lumia  has never been simpler because lumia is too soft . Just place on the charging plate and your phone charges wirelessly.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Available in different colours with good designand  style .</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKvzkg7TcGUkTWzrCaBJL-5v4XzNSMFU2D06PG9PUzvUndLAxbn1Fd8zQk0rc28Gub8s3213-SoDyex_8eaxsiacgvSmra1PBt381uYasyI6399wc1eo3onPxBOibZA8k8PHLDYd-mwrg/s1600/chargingpalte2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKvzkg7TcGUkTWzrCaBJL-5v4XzNSMFU2D06PG9PUzvUndLAxbn1Fd8zQk0rc28Gub8s3213-SoDyex_8eaxsiacgvSmra1PBt381uYasyI6399wc1eo3onPxBOibZA8k8PHLDYd-mwrg/s320/chargingpalte2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Simply put your phone down on the plate. That’s all you have to do. A light indicator shows you when your phone is fully charged and ready to take away.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Available at best price 3599.00 rs</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Best Buy from </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.nokia.com/in-en/accessories/accessory/dt-900/">http://www.nokia.com/in-en/accessories/accessory/dt-900/</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://gan.doubleclick.net/gan_click?lid=41000613802427353&pubid=21000000000636820&lsrc=17"><img alt="291912_Hurry! High Definition Season Pass" border="0" src="http://gan.doubleclick.net/gan_impression?lid=41000613802427353&pubid=21000000000636820&lsrc=17" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u>Nokia Wireless charging Pillow by Fatboy  : DT 901</u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5zAFvDQ3njl_qz-ZsIU2ul20Ii4xBd8-QUkXfZZqlHLipoQ1OL2LjjroIG2ZDQ5aiapCmVB_jx1PS53VRORDMs2Dqn_ByNM0wF7cK9g6-XZlQMeaUhKHQt1zoIKFhN-JjTcCvEuYfsMw/s1600/pillow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5zAFvDQ3njl_qz-ZsIU2ul20Ii4xBd8-QUkXfZZqlHLipoQ1OL2LjjroIG2ZDQ5aiapCmVB_jx1PS53VRORDMs2Dqn_ByNM0wF7cK9g6-XZlQMeaUhKHQt1zoIKFhN-JjTcCvEuYfsMw/s400/pillow.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Now put your phone down on the charging pillow and it will be recharged wirelessly. Playful and stylish, co-branded with the Fatboy designer furniture brand, pillows are available in a choice of different colours.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Available at best price 5499.00 rs</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.nokia.com/in-en/accessories/accessory/dt-901/">http://www.nokia.com/in-en/accessories/accessory/dt-901/</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>Published by <br /><a href="https://plus.google.com/109838201058606610638" rel="author">Jacob lefore</a></div>

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Nokia Wireless Charging Car Holder : CR 200 Charge your phone without connecting cables,No more fiddling with cables, just place your phone ...

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Rethinking Infrastructure

The fourth issue of <i>Scenario</i>, the newly minted name of the journal at LandscapeUrbanism.com, is <a href="http://landscapeurbanism.com/journal/issue-4/">Rethinking Infrastructure</a>. The spring 2013 issue is edited by Stephanie Carlisle and Nicholas Pevzner and includes contributions by Margie Ruddick, Marcel Smets, Laura Solano, and many, many others.<br /><br /><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivQIr2h1gm-jMnnQK4Tj8Q0qnFaRUhX40IjxYoXgkvy1Og3cLQZchxkCKcAoHfJe_7Ru5A7WVYI4sSItI0c7vZunVtJMQEb_gqmknHFcjKnrXvsrGFSzPzjgagRBPvIlnfXdOIOojo2EDl/s1600/Mumbai.jpg" /><br />[Filled mangrove near Bandra Station, Mumbai. Photo by Stephanie Carlisle] <br /><br />A snippet from the <a href="http://landscapeurbanism.com/article/introduction_rethinking_infrastructure/">editors' introduction</a>:<br /><blockquote>In architecture, landscape architecture, ecology, economics, and even politics, we have recently seen the emergence of “infrastructure” as a central concept within the larger conversation about urbanism. Interest in urbanism has been growing over the last few decades alongside the realization of cities’ economic power and both the epic challenges and game-changing opportunities of the global migration to urban centers. The most difficult questions of urban performance, however, are often inseparable from the functioning and design of urban infrastructure.<br /><br />Long focused on prominent civic objects and spaces in cities, designers are increasingly turning their attention to the less visible, but indispensible systems that underlie urban fabric. As designers expand the scale and scope of their projects, they are also recognizing the potential of infrastructure to serve as fertile conceptual territory. Unlike individual buildings (with the exception of megastructures), infrastructure can be seen as a tangible structuring device that operates at the scale of the city. In embracing infrastructure, designers are extending their agency to look not just at the pieces and parts of the city, but at the design of entire systems and their operations. Infrastructure is also a civic project, and as such just as worthy of design consideration as the vernacular urban fabric and territory to which it gives structure. Finally, amid an accelerating cascade of small failures and several highly visible catastrophic collapses, the value of often-overlooked infrastructural systems is becoming more evident, sparking a perception of infrastructural crisis and finally getting some overdue attention.<br /><br />More importantly for us, however, is the ability of infrastructure to offer a framework for asking larger questions about competing visions of urban structure and performance: about the relationship of a designed intervention to its surrounding biophysical flows; about the connection between a system, its context and constituents; about the role of social and economic forces in shaping urban life.</blockquote>Read the rest of the introduction <a href="http://landscapeurbanism.com/article/introduction_rethinking_infrastructure/">here</a> and see the table of contents for Rethinking Infrastructure <a href="http://landscapeurbanism.com/journal/issue-4/">here</a>.

Rethinking Infrastructure

The fourth issue of Scenario , the newly minted name of the journal at LandscapeUrbanism.com, is Rethinking Infrastructure . The spring 2013...

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Dem Sen. Lautenberg dies at 89 ... will Christie appoint Republican?

Democratic Senator Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey <a href="http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/303001-sen-lautenberg-dies-at-age-89">died Monday at the age of 89</a> of viral pneumonia. The oldest member of the Senate, he had served more than 30 years in Congress. <br /><br /><a href="http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/303001-sen-lautenberg-dies-at-age-89">The Hill</a> reports that Governor Chris Christie can appoint a replacement until a special election is held, and some are speculating whether he will appoint a Republican:<br /><blockquote>According to New Jersey <a href="http://thehill.com/%20http://law.onecle.com/new-jersey/19-elections/3-26.html" target="_blank"><b>election law</b></a>, Christie may appoint a replacement to temporarily fill Lautenberg's seat until a special election occurs to elect someone to serve out the remainder of Lautenberg's term.<br /><br />Christie may set the date of the special election. It's unclear whether he'll choose to schedule it on the same day as the gubernatorial and state legislative elections on Nov. 5. <br /><br />Setting the special on the same date as the upcoming gubernatorial election could give a boost to a Republican candidate from Christie's coattails, as he's running far ahead of the Democratic candidate for governor and is expected to easily defeat her.</blockquote>Lautenberg's passing offers the opportunity for Christie to appoint a Republican. Virginia conservative radio host <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheJohnFredericksShow?hc_location=stream">John Fredericks</a> speculated on Facebook Monday afternoon that two names Christie may be considering are Sen. Joe Kyrillos, a longtime friend, or Tom Kean, Sr., a former NJ governor.

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Democratic Senator Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey died Monday at the age of 89 of viral pneumonia. The oldest member of the Senate, he had ...

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Hospitals Struggle to Get Workers to Wash Their Hands - NYTimes.com

<p><div id="story" style="clear: both; overflow: hidden; margin-bottom: 40px; direction: ltr; margin-left: 30px; margin-right: 30px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; "><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">At <a href="http://www.northshorelij.com/hospitals/location/north-shore-university-hospital">North Shore University Hospital</a> on Long Island, motion sensors, like those used for burglar alarms, go off every time someone enters an intensive care room. The sensor triggers a video camera, which transmits its images halfway around the world to India, where workers are checking to see if doctors and nurses are performing a critical procedure: <a href="http://nyti.ms/17oq7XA">washing their hands</a>.</span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">This Big Brother-ish approach is one of a<a title="A promotional video." href="http://bit.ly/uxwSj0">panoply of efforts</a> to promote a basic tenet of infection prevention, hand-washing, or as it is more clinically known in the hospital industry, <a title="A video on hand washing." href="http://bit.ly/QzEXfv">hand-hygiene</a>. With <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/06/health/deadly-drug-resistant-infections-rise-in-hospitals-report-warns.html">drug-resistant superbugs on the rise</a>, according to a recent report by the federal <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/handhygiene/?s_cid=dhqp_009">Centers for Disease Control and Prevention</a>, and with hospital-acquired infections costing $30 billion and leading to nearly 100,000 patient deaths a year, hospitals are willing to try almost anything to <a title="A hand wqashing video report." href="http://bit.ly/ZrDSRO">reduce the risk</a> of transmission.</span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Studies have shown that without encouragement, hospital workers wash their hands as little as 30 percent of the time that they interact with patients. So in addition to the video snooping, hospitals across the country are training hand-washing coaches, handing out rewards like free pizza and coffee coupons, and admonishing with "red cards." They are using radio-frequency ID chips that note when a doctor has passed by a sink, and undercover monitors, who blend in with the other white coats, to watch whether their colleagues are washing their hands for the requisite 15 seconds, as long as it takes to sing the "Happy Birthday" song.</span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">All this effort is to coax workers into using more soap and water, or alcohol-based sanitizers like Purell.</span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"This is not a quick fix; this is a war," said Dr. Bruce Farber, chief of infectious disease at North Shore.</span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">But the incentive to do something is strong: under new federal rules, hospitals will lose<a href="http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/health/diseasesconditionsandhealthtopics/medicare/index.html?inline=nyt-classifier" title="Recent and archival health news about Medicare.">Medicare</a> money when patients get preventable infections.</span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">One puzzle is why health care workers are so bad at it. Among the explanations studies have offered are complaints about dry skin, the pressures of an emergency environment, the tedium of hand washing and resistance to authority (doctors, who have the most authority, tend to be the most resistant, studies have found).</span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"There are still staff out there who say, 'How dare they!' " said Elaine Larson, a professor in Columbia University's school of nursing who has made a career out of studying hand-washing.</span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Philip Liang, who founded a company,<a href="http://www.generalsensing.com/">General Sensing</a>, that outfits hospital workers with electronic badges that track hand-washing, attributes low compliance to "high cognitive load."</span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Nurses have to remember hundreds — thousands — of procedures," Mr. Liang said. "Take out the catheter; change four medications. It's really easy to forget the basic tasks. You're really concentrating on what's difficult, not on what's simple."</span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">His company uses a technology similar to Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. The badge communicates with a sensor on every sanitizer and soap dispenser, and with a beacon behind the patient's bed. If the wearer's hands are not cleaned, the badge vibrates, like a cellphone, so that the health care worker is reminded but not humiliated in front of the patient.</span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Just waving one's hands under the dispenser is not enough. "We know if you took a swig of soap," Mr. Liang said.</span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The program uses a frequent-flier model to reward workers with incentives, sometimes cash bonuses, the more they wash their hands.</span></p><p><font color="#000000"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://bit.ly/10FGuXA">Gojo Industries</a>, which manufactures the ubiquitous Purell, has also developed technology that can be snapped into any of its soap or sanitizer dispensers to track hand-hygiene.</span></font></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">At North Shore, the video monitoring program, run by a company called Arrowsight, has been adapted from the meat industry, where cameras track whether workers who skin animals — the hide can contaminate the meat — wash their hands, knives and electric cutters.</span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Adam Aronson, the chief executive of<a href="https://www.arrowsight.com/public/as/">Arrowsight</a>, said he was inspired to go from slaughterhouses to hospitals by his father, Dr. Mark Aronson, vice chairman for quality at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston and a professor at Harvard Medical School.</span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Nobody would do a free test — they talked about Big Brother, patient privacy — nobody wanted to touch it," Mr. Aronson said.</span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">He finally got a trial at a small surgery center in Macon, Ga., and in 2008, North Shore also agreed to a trial in its intensive care unit. The medical center at the University of California, San Francisco, is also using Arrowsight's video system, and Mr. Aronson said eight more hospitals in the United States, Britain, the Netherlands and Pakistan had agreed to test the cameras.</span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">North Shore's study, published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases, found that during a 16-week preliminary period when workers were being filmed but were not informed of the results, hand-hygiene rates were less than 10 percent. When they started getting reports on their filmed behavior, through electronic scoreboards and e-mails, the rates rose to 88 percent. The hospital kept the system, but because of the expense, it has limited it to the intensive care unit, where the payoff is greatest because the patients are sickest.</span></p></div> <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/29/nyregion/hospitals-struggle-to-get-workers-to-wash-their-hands.html?_r=0" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; ">http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/29/nyregion/hospitals-struggle-to-get-workers-to-wash-their-hands.html?_r=0</a></p>

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Richmond area soldier, 2 others killed in Afghanistan over weekend

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzkL197k50W14qgu63du-aGkvK1UrmVbmm5fBYroMjWAFCZELx5CMcvE7FD6_dnDJgnlwGzG3QC8XjfC8FGyYU_peSxzeg1uL4rUKGZDkxUUcZgs0MJ-frML3OPkNK2VhIXmEvxlbuwF6a/s1600/American+flag+half+staff.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzkL197k50W14qgu63du-aGkvK1UrmVbmm5fBYroMjWAFCZELx5CMcvE7FD6_dnDJgnlwGzG3QC8XjfC8FGyYU_peSxzeg1uL4rUKGZDkxUUcZgs0MJ-frML3OPkNK2VhIXmEvxlbuwF6a/s1600/American+flag+half+staff.jpg" /></a></div><br />This morning comes sad news that three U.S. soldiers, including one from the Richmond area, killed over the weekend in <a href="http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130603/NEWS08/306030011/DoD-identifies-3-soldiers-killed-Afghanistan">Operation Enduring Freedom</a>.<br /><br />Spc. Kyle P. Stoeckli, 21, of Moseley, Virginia, was killed in Maiwand, Afghanistan, on Saturday, June 1, from an improvised explosive device (IED). He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, based out of Fort Bliss, Texas.<br /><br />Spc. Ray A. Ramirez, 20, of Sacramento, Calif., died Saturday in Wardak Province when his unit was attacked by an IED. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, out of Fort Stewart, Ga.<br /><br />Pfc. Mariano M. Raymundo, 21, of Houston, Texas, died Saturday in Sharan. The Department of Defense said the incident is under investigation. Raymundo was assigned to the 210th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, based out of Fort Drum, N.Y.<br /><br />The deadly weekend for our Armed Forces is a reminder that our military men and women are still at war far away from home. These young men made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. Our prayers go out to their families and friends. Freedom is not free.

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Summer 2013 ... 40 things to do in and around Staunton

<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuLx9DgPXfW7mr8J3Ag7E-_r-euZKMLHwslGddxM1NTt54iDIIUX8m3_omOCGwgO8LmHqRnmDfV_VnyhblDNzq20hvcM205NKQ7yHAps5xspWcZAaCZnaTsu7W3Z1UARMEtnk61_N1lyg/s1600-h/8.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350511705932163682" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuLx9DgPXfW7mr8J3Ag7E-_r-euZKMLHwslGddxM1NTt54iDIIUX8m3_omOCGwgO8LmHqRnmDfV_VnyhblDNzq20hvcM205NKQ7yHAps5xspWcZAaCZnaTsu7W3Z1UARMEtnk61_N1lyg/s400/8.jpg" style="display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 350px;" /></a> <i>Beverley Street in historic downtown Staunton, Virginia,<br />in the central Shenandoah Valley.</i><br /><br /><div align="left">Voted as one of America's <a href="http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/americas-greatest-main-streets/13">Top 20 Main Streets</a> by <i>Travel and Leisure</i> magazine, the central Shenandoah Valley city of <a href="http://www.visitstaunton.com/about.htm">Staunton</a> was also named one of the <a href="http://www.visitstaunton.com/stauntonontap.htm">20 Best Small Towns in America</a> by <i>Smithsonian</i> magazine as well as <i>Virginia Living</i> magazine's <a href="http://swacgirl.blogspot.com/2012/05/virginia-living-magazines-best-of.html">Best of 2012</a>.<br /><br />With views east toward the Blue Ridge Mountains and west toward the Appalachians, Staunton is an historic slice of Virginia that offers restored Victorian homes, cozy downtown shops, and small-town atmosphere. Patriotic holidays find her streets lined with American flags, and the always-popular Christmas parade takes place each year on Beverley Street, the main thoroughfare that is lined with restaurants, store fronts, the Dixie Theater, the city courthouse, and old-fashioned lamp posts. Be sure and check the <a href="http://www.visitstaunton.com/stauntonontap.htm">Staunton Convention and Visitor Center Calendar of Events</a> for all the latest happenings including art exhibits and live entertainment.<br /><br />Staunton is part of the <a href="http://206.113.151.20/wildernessroad/wrCommunity.asp?community=4">Wilderness Road Initiative</a> to preserve the legacy of this period in America's history that played a big role in the migration and settlement of Virginia and beyond. The website explains, "<span class="style84">As the colonies were thriving along the east coast in the late 1600s, the Appalachian Mountains remained a formidable barrier to the interior of the nation.  The Wilderness Road led settlers to the <a href="http://www.danielboonetrail.com/">Daniel Boone Trail</a> which led through the Cumberland Gap into Kentucky or they traveled south along the Great Warrior Path into Georgia."</span> <br /><br />There's lots to do during the carefree summer months so here are some places and events you may find interesting. The list has been updated and 10 additional activities have been added.<br /><br /><b>1. Free Trolleys</b><br />A great way to get around downtown, <a href="http://www.staunton.va.us/community/transportation/trolley-service">Staunton's two trolleys</a> are free and pick up and discharge passengers at stops located throughout the city. It's one of the best deals around, and offers a way to see the city without driving. More information can be found at the Staunton Visitors Center on New Street or at the website. <br /><br /><b><span class="style84">2. </span></b><b>Wright's Dairy-Rite</b><br />Ever heard of the <a href="http://www.statlerbrothers.com/">Statler Brothers</a>? They grew up hanging out at the 1950s-era <a href="http://www.dairy-rite.com/">Wright's Dairy-Rite Drive-In</a> and it's very much the same today. Pull to the curb, order, and watch a carhop deliver your freshly-cooked meal while listening to 50s music. Or go inside to the 1950s-decorated interior complete with tables, booths, and a historical display of those who have visited over the years including the Statler Brothers and Governor/U.S. Senator George Allen.<br /><br /><b>3. Ox-Eye Vineyard Tasting Room</b><br /><span class="style84"><a href="http://www.oxeyevineyards.com/">Ox-Eye Vineyards</a>, owned by the Kiers family and <a href="http://washingtonexaminer.com/local/local-opinion-zone/2010/07/will-hot-dry-weather-make-2010-good-year-virginia-wines/1639">located in Augusta County</a>, renovated an historic building in the Wharf area of downtown Staunton that now <a href="http://www.oxeyevineyards.com/our-tasting-room/">offers wine tastings</a> of their reds and whites. They displayed at the 2012 Shenandoah Valley Wine and Jazz Festival at the Frontier Culture Museum, and in April 2013 the Washington Post named them one of the <a href="http://swacgirl.blogspot.com/2013/04/wapost-calls-augusta-countys-ox-eye.html">Top 10 Mid-Atlantic wineries</a> to visit. Where did the name "Ox-Eye" come from? It's the name of the common field daisy with a yellow center and white petals that grows all over Ox-Eye Farm. <i>Hint: If you like white wines, try their Riesling and White Ox.</i></span><br /><br /><b>4. Andre Viette Daylily Food and Wine Festival</b><br />For 17 years, this has been one of the most popular festivals in the Shenandoah Valley with seminars, wine tastings, music, and food. Located in nearby Fishersville, the <a href="http://www.viette.com/v.php?pg=733">Food and Wine Festival</a> continues the tradition at world-known horticulturist Andre Viette's farm overlooking the Blue Ridge Mountains. Held July 20-21, 2013, it's a family affair with fun for all so stop by and see what's growing in Mr. Viette's garden! <i>Hint: There's more than just daylilies.</i><br /><br /><b>5. Newtown Artisans Bakery</b><br />Popular with the locals as well as visitors, <a href="http://www.newtownbaking.com/">Newtown Bakery</a> is a go-to place for pastries and specialty breads that are baked daily. <i>Insider's tip: Friday is yummy challah and it usually sells out fast.</i> Inside and outside tables provide a friendly setting for sandwiches and other treats from their <a href="http://www.newtownbaking.com/menu/">menu</a>. Located near historic Thornrose Cemetery (#6) and next-door to Anne Hathaway's Cottage (#9).<br /><br /><b>6. Historic Thornrose Cemetery</b><br />Dating to 1740, Staunton's historic <a href="http://www.thornrose.org/history.html">Thornrose Cemetery</a> was originally designed with grassy areas and shade trees for the town people to picnic on hot summer days. Located on a hill that has a view of the Appalachians to the west, Thornrose features Victorian architecture in its gates, buildings, vaults, and headstones. A special Civil War section featuring a marble statue of a Confederate infantryman is the site of over 1,700 graves of Confederate soldiers.<br /><br /><b>7. Coffee on the Corner Beer Garden</b><br />Located on the corner of Market and Beverley streets and next-door to Blackfriars Theater, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Coffee-On-The-Corner/116083138411934">Coffee on the Corner's</a> cozy atmosphere as well as free Wi-Fi makes it a popular spot for Mary Baldwin College students, tourists, patrons to Blackfriars (#8), and locals. Besides the obvious coffee and tea selections, COTC also offers a wide variety of sandwiches and bagels to grab a quick bite while working on your laptop. The outdoor beer garden opened in 2011, offering the perfect place to meet up with friends on a warm summer evening and enjoy one of their featured craft beers. <br /><br /><b>8. Blackfriars Theater</b><br />The <a href="http://www.americanshakespearecenter.com/v.php?pg=124">Blackfriars Theater</a> was built in downtown Staunton in 2001, the world's only exact replica of William Shakespeare's indoor theater, and is home to the American Shakespeare Center. It offers a great place to catch a play, tour the facility, or get involved in their camps for young and old alike. Their active schedule means something is almost always going on at Blackfriars. Check their website for current plays and activities.<br /><br /><b>9. Anne Hathaway's Cottage</b><br />What better way to enjoy a little slice of England in downtown Staunton than to stay at the <a href="http://anne-hathaways-cottage.com/">Anne Hathaway Cottage Bed and Breakfast</a>? Named for Shakespeare's wife, the thatched-roof inn presents all the ambiance of a period residence but was newly constructed and opened in 2011. Walk next-door for freshly-baked goodies from Newtown Bakery (#5). Located on Thornrose Avenue, it is just down the street from the historical Thornrose Cemetery (#6).<br /><br /><b>10. Hull's Drive-In Theater</b><br />Get your '50s on! A favorite for many in the area, nearby Lexington's <a href="http://hullsdrivein.com/">Hull's Drive-In Theater</a> is a non-profit run by volunteers. It's a blast from the past that is passing the tradition on to the next generations. The price is right -- $7 for adults and children 11 and under are free -- so bring your lawn chairs or settle back in your car for a double feature of currently-showing movies.<br /><br /><b>11. Betsy Bell & Mary Gray Mountains</b><br />Staunton is unique in that it has two small side-by-side mountains within the city limits. Named <a href="http://www.staunton.va.us/directory/departments-h-z/recreation-parks/parks/betsy-bell">Betsy Bell and Mary Gray</a> after two Irish women from the late 1600s, these small wilderness areas offer a close-to-home taste of the outdoors. Drive up, picnic or look out from the observation deck over the Wal-Mart to the Blue Ridge Mountains beyond, and hike or bike the trails. Talk about urban wilderness!<br /><br /><b>12. Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia</b><br />A unique hands-on outdoor museum located on approximately 300 acres in Staunton, the <a href="http://www.frontiermuseum.org/">Frontier Culture Museum</a> brings the past alive with costumed interpreters, farm animals, and original or recreated homesteads from the Old World and the New World. A winding, two-mile trail allows guests to visit the English, Irish, German, and American farms as well as the West African village, learning the story of America's settlement and where we came from. Spend an hour or all day ... visitors choose their own pace. Picnic tables are on the grounds, and special events take place year-round. Coming up in 2013: <a href="http://www.frontiermuseum.org/?ai1ec_event=shenandoah-wine-jazz-festival&instance_id=5">Shenandoah Wine & Jazz Festival</a> on June 29, <a href="http://www.frontiermuseum.org/?ai1ec_event=first-friday&instance_id=4">First Friday</a> in June and August open free to the public from 6-8 pm, <a href="http://www.frontiermuseum.org/?page_id=513">summer camps</a>, free <a href="http://www.frontiermuseum.org/?ai1ec_event=independence-day-celebration&instance_id=6">Independence Day Celebration</a> on July 4, <a href="http://www.frontiermuseum.org/?ai1ec_event=blues-brews-festival&instance_id=8">Blues & Brews Festival</a> on August 3, and many more events.<br /><br /><b>13. Gypsy Hill Park </b><br /><a href="http://www.staunton.va.us/directory/departments-h-z/recreation-parks/parks/gypsy-hill-park">Gypsy Hill Park</a> has a little bit of everything on its 214 acres located within Staunton's city limits. It offers ball fields, volley ball court, horseshoes, picnic tables, shelters, a public swimming pool that is open during the summer, duck pond, golf course, basketball courts, fishing pond, skateboard park, tennis courts, and an old-time Gazebo that is the center of entertainment throughout the summer. It also has a football field and is home to the Staunton Braves baseball team. The trolley stops at the park for easy access downtown. For $1, you can take a ride on the 50-year-old Gypsy Express mini train located near the duck pond. Newly renovated in 2007, the tradition continues.<br /><br /><b>14. Guided Tours of Staunton and Nearby Civil War Battlefields</b><br /><a href="http://www.stauntonguidedtours.com/">Staunton Guided Tours</a> offers personal year-round tours of the area while learning of its rich history. Narrated trolley tours are available on weekends and holidays. Park the car, sit back, and enjoy the ride! <i>New:</i> A History and Winery Tour has been added to the ever-increasing choices. Check the website for more choices.<br /><br /><b>15. Staunton-Augusta Farmers Market</b><br />Voted one of the best farmers markets in Virginia, the <a href="http://www.stauntonguidedtours.com/">Staunton-Augusta Farmers Market</a> offers fresh, locally grown produce, flowers, herbs, eggs, fruits, meats, and more from the convenience of the Wharf parking lot in downtown Staunton (corner of Byers and Johnson Streets). Area vendors provide fresh locally-grown products. Open Saturdays from 7 a.m.-noon through mid-November.<br /><br /><b>16. Oak Grove Theater</b><br />Just outside Staunton is <a href="http://oakgrovetheater.org/">Oak Grove Theater</a>, a community theater group that performs an annual five-play summer season. The plays are performed at night, out-of-doors, at beautiful Oak Grove near Verona. Patrons picnic in the Grove before the sun sets and the play begins, offering delightfully entertaining plays under the stars, thanks to local philanthropists Fletcher and Margaret Collins. Wrote local reviewer Charles Culbertson, "Here, nestled among the stands of towering oak trees and rhododendrons, reposes one of our area’s most brilliant theatrical jewels and valuable community resources." Hear, hear.<br /><br /><b>17.  Staunton Braves Baseball Games</b><br />The Boys of Summer come to Staunton each year as the <a href="http://www.stauntonbravesbaseball.com/">Staunton Braves</a>, part of the Valley Baseball League that brings college players to the area. The ball park is located at Gypsy Hill Park (#13) and provides hours of fun on summer evenings.<br /><br /><b>18. President Woodrow Wilson's Birthplace</b><br /><a href="http://www.woodrowwilson.org/">Woodrow Wilson, 28th President</a> of the United States, is remembered with the restoration of his birth place as well as his Presidential Library and Museum. His original Pierce Arrow can be seen in the Museum as well as many displays. Wind down your tour with a leisurely stroll through the formal gardens behind the Manse.<br /><br /><b>19. Barren Ridge Vineyards</b><br />Located at the family’s former apple orchard, <a href="http://www.barrenridgevineyardsva.com/about/">Barren Ridge Vineyards</a> came to life when the old apple barn was converted into a state-of-the-art winery. The beautiful interior offers up a stone fireplace in the tasting room that features wines for sale and tours. Outdoors, the European-style veranda offers views across the vineyards with Staunton's Betsy Bell and Mary Gray mountains in the distance. There is an active schedule of events including their Vine to Wine 5K on June 28.<br /><br /><b>20. Ghostly Evening Tours</b><br />What better way to see the architecture of historic downtown Staunton and well-known landmarks than with the <a href="http://www.ghostsofstaunton.com/">Ghosts of Staunton Tour</a>? Spooky candlelight tours are also offered of what is described as the most haunted area of Staunton, the Depot train station, and in October only, the former DeJarnette Sanitorium as well as a special Halloween version of the Depot tour. If you are looking for something different and unusual, this is the tour for you!<br /><br /><b>21. Sunspots Studio and Glass Blowing</b><br />It is fascinating to watch as glassblowers craft jewelry, garden art, bird feeders, decor, and other glass items at <a href="http://www.sunspots.com/">Sunspots</a> where the viewing window lets visitors watch the craftsmanship while avoiding the heat. Stop by and see the magic of hot glass.<br /><br /><b>22. Stonewall Brigade Band</b><br /><a href="http://www.stonewallbrigadeband.com/">The Stonewall Brigade Band</a> is the nation's oldest continuous-running community band and still entertains with a free Monday night concert at the Gazebo in Gypsy Hill Park at 8:00 p.m. Visitors and locals take their lawn chairs and relax under the massive trees to enjoy a concert under the stars. Here's the<a href="http://www.visitstaunton.com/documents/2013SummerMusicSchedule5.23.13.pdf"> 2013 schedule</a>.<br /><br /><b>23. Jazz in the Park</b><br />Jazz in the Park is held at the Gazebo in Gypsy Hill Park every Thursday evening at 8:00 p.m. Bring lawn chairs and hear some of the region's jazz greats. Here's the <a href="http://www.visitstaunton.com/documents/2013SummerMusicSchedule5.23.13.pdf">2013 schedule</a>.<br /><br /><b>24. Cocoa Mill Chocolatier</b><br />Located in downtown Staunton, <a href="http://swacgirl.blogspot.com/2011/08/historic-downtown-staunton-cocoa-mill.html">Cocoa Mill Chocolatier</a> offers yummy chocolate delights that are handmade, much as can be found in the shop in nearby Lexington.  Voted best overall chocolates by the <i>Wall Street Journal,</i> they are your source for truffles, barks, rich caramels, dipped fruit, chocolate-covered almond butter crunch toffee, chocolate-dipped pretzels, nonpareils, truffles, peanut butter cups, and brandied cherry cordials. Stop by and get your chocolate fix!<br /><br /><b>25. Visualite and Dixie Movie Theaters</b><br />Located in downtown Staunton, these <a href="http://www.visulitecinemas.com/">vintage movie theaters</a> offer first-run films as well as golden oldies and artsy selections. They are locally owned and popular with all ages, making your night out an exceptional experience.<br /><br /><b>26. Shenandoah National Park</b><br />Located in the Blue Ridge Mountains east of Staunton, <a href="http://www.nps.gov/shen/index.htm">Shenandoah National Park</a> offers 200,000 acres of wilderness, campgrounds, picnic areas, hiking trails, horseback riding, lodges, and visitor centers along the 100-mile-long Skyline Drive. Escape to the quiet beauty of the mountains.<br /><br /><b>27. Humpback Rock Farm</b><br />A mountain homestead much like the ones from days gone by, <a href="http://swacgirl.blogspot.com/2009/10/sunday-humpback-rocks-farm-day-on.html">Humpback Rock Farm</a> is located at Milepost 5.8 on the Blue Ridge Parkway south of Afton. Costumed interpreters are on hand weekends and on select days throughout the summer to answer questions about a bygone era. Farm animals, a working garden, mountain music, and more round out the experience. Visitor Center on site.<br /><br /><b>28. Grand Caverns</b><br />The Shenandoah Valley is full of caverns due to the limestone underfoot. <a href="http://www.grandcaverns.com/">Grand Caverns</a> in nearby Grottoes opened in 1806 and is the longest-running show cave in the U.S. Its interior has signatures from dozens of Civil War soldiers, perhaps because of its close proximity to major Civil War battlefields. With picnicking, hiking trails, a bike trail, and other entertainment located on the banks of the South River, it will be alive with music this fall for the 27th annual <a href="http://www.grandcaverns.com/v.php?pg=153">Blue Grass Festival</a> to be held September 6-8, 2012.<br /><br /><b>29. Shakin' at the Station</b><br />Every Thursday evening during the summer months, downtown Staunton comes alive with the music of <a href="http://www.stauntondowntown.org/shakin-summer-concert-series/">Shakin' at the Station</a>. Located in the Wharf parking lot, admission is $2, donated to area non-profits, with various local and regional bands on stage from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Here's the <a href="http://www.visitstaunton.com/documents/2013SummerMusicSchedule5.23.13.pdf">2013 schedule</a>.<br /><br /><b>30. Stonewall Brigade Museum</b><br />The <a href="http://www.militarytrader.com/military-trader-news/military-museum-opens-in-verona-va">Stonewall Brigade Museum</a> collection of military history from the Revolutionary War to Iraq and Afghanistan was originally housed at the Thomas Howie Armory in Staunton. However, security measures that were implemented after 9/11 forced its change of location about 10 minutes away in Verona. It honors the 116th Regiment, which is made up of soldiers from the area, and includes sections dedicated to the Civil War, when the Regiment fought for the Confederacy under Stonewall Jackson. Admission is free and tours are available.<br /><br /><b>31. Movies in the Park & more music</b><br />Throughout the summer, Gypsy Hill offers family-friendly movies at the Bandstand. Movies begin at dark; bring chairs or blankets. The 2013 schedule: Jun 14 Madagascar 3; Jun 28 The Goonies; Jul 19 Puss in Boots; Aug 2 Journey to the Center of the Earth; Aug 16 Life of Pi. More music: Besides the Stonewall Brigade Band and Jazz in the Park, Gypsy Hill offers Praise in the Park on Tuesdays and Bluegrass in the Park on Wednesdays. Both are at the Bandstand. Here's the <a href="http://www.visitstaunton.com/documents/2013SummerMusicSchedule5.23.13.pdf">2013 schedule</a>.<br /><br /><b>32. Camera Museum</b><br />The <a href="http://www.cameraheritagemuseum.com/">Camera Heritage Museum</a> is located in downtown Staunton and is the largest privately-owned free camera museum on the East Coast. Includes daguerreotypes, wooden cameras, spy cameras and 100+ Leicas and Zeiss cameras. Ask for a tour -- it's free. <br /><br /><b>33. Giancarlo Fine European Pastries</b><br />Working from his home, <a href="http://www.europeanpastry.com/">Giancarlo's Fine European Pastries</a> shop is tucked away in a former garage where he bakes and sells bread, superb cakes, and pastries that have that extra flair. His retail shop is only open Friday and Saturday with a case full of goodies. He specializes in that anything-but-ordinary wedding cake and adds exquisite details to everything. His shop is located about three minutes from downtown Staunton and is definitely worth the trip.<br /><br /><b>34. Mary Baldwin College</b><br />It began as Augusta Female Seminary in 1842 and, during the Civil War when it stayed open while other educational institutions in the area closed, a graduate named Mary Baldwin took over and guided the school through those dark days. Today the historic stately white brick buildings of <a href="http://www.mbc.edu/">Mary Baldwin College</a> overlook downtown Staunton and continue to provide a quality education in a small-town atmosphere.<br /><br /><b>35. Polyface Farm</b><br /><a href="http://www.polyfacefarms.com/">Polyface, Inc.</a> is a family owned, multi-generational, pasture-based, beyond organic, local-market farm and informational outreach in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. Joel Salatin has become known throughout the natural food community, leading seminars around the world about how to get back to nature with the food supply. There's a store on the premises and visitors are welcome to walk around the farm on their own. Check the website for details.<br /><br /><b>36. R.R. Smith Center for History and Art</b><br />The former Eakleton Hotel, a 25,200 square foot building designed in 1893 by noted local architect T. J. Collins, now houses the <a href="http://www.rrsmithcenter.org/">R.R. Smith Center for History and Art</a> in downtown Staunton. Housing the Staunton and Augusta County historical societies as well as the Staunton Augusta Art Center, it provides art galleries, a lecture hall, library, and gift shop.<br /><br /><b>37. North Mountain Outfitters</b><br />If you're looking for horseback excitement, check out <a href="http://swacgirl.blogspot.com/2013/02/north-mountain-outfitter-in-augusta.html">North Mountain Outfitters</a> adjacent to the George Washington National Forest west of Staunton. They offer trail rides, overnighters, and camp cooking like the cowboy ways out west. Get away from it all, step back in time, and slow down the pace by returning to the simplicity of nature in the picturesque Appalachian Mountains. Half day, full day and overnight rides available.<br /><br /><b>38. Statler Brothers Tribute</b><br />These four local celebrities were born in Staunton where they continued to live even after hitting the heights of country music fame. The <a href="http://www.statlerbrothers.com/">Statler Brothers</a> -- Harold Reid, Don Reid, Phil Balsley, and Jimmy Fortune (who took the place of the late Lou DeWitt) -- have never forgotten their roots. After retiring in 2002 from traveling and concerts, a tribute was dedicated on Johnson Street in the historic Wharf District ... a round masonry structure with the names of the Statlers engraved on top, and four oversized brass stools. They are a reminder of the group's tradition during concerts when they sat on stools and talked about family and home, and sang gospel music. Like those four stools, the Statlers are pillars in the community they love.<br /><br /><b>39. Where to stay in Staunton</b><br />There's no shortage of places to stay in Staunton and the surrounding area. Everything from camping to Bed & Breakfasts are offered in this historic, scenic part of the country. <a href="http://www.visitstaunton.com/lodging/lodging.htm">Check here</a> to begin looking for an overnight spot during your visit to the Shenandoah Valley. <br /><br /><b>40. Lots of Eats</b><br />There are plenty of places to grab great eats in the Valley ... here are a few: <a href="http://staunton.depotgrille.com/">Depot Grille</a>, <a href="http://www.byersstreetbistro.com/">Byers Street Bistro</a>, <a href="http://www.thesplitbanana.com/">Split Banana</a>, <a href="http://www.shenandoahpizza.com/">Shenandoah Pizza</a>, <a href="http://www.mrsrowes.com/index.html">Rowe's</a>,<a href="http://www.clocktowerhistoricstaunton.com/"> Clock Tower</a>, <a href="http://www.klinesdairybar.com/staunton.html">Kline's</a>, <a href="http://www.millstreetgrill.com/">Mill Street Grill</a>, <a href="http://www.gocranberrys.com/">Cranberries</a>, <a href="http://www.thepamperedpalatecafe.com/">Pampered Palate</a>, <a href="http://zynodoa.com/">Zynodoa</a> (pricier fare), <a href="http://www.bajabean.com/">Baja Bean Co.</a>, and <a href="http://www.emiliositalianrestaurant.com/">Emilio's</a>. Many of the chain restaurants are also available in the Staunton-Waynesboro area.<br /><br />Photo by Lynn R. Mitchell</div></div>

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U.S. House schedule for Monday, June 3, 2013

<i><a href="http://majorityleader.gov/">From Majority Leader Eric Cantor....</a></i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><u><b>MONDAY, JUNE 3RD</b></u><br />On Monday, the House will meet at 2:00 p.m. for legislative business. Votes will be postponed until 6:30 p.m.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><b>One Minute Speeches</b><br /><br /><b>Legislation Considered Under Suspension of the Rules:</b><br /><blockquote><b>1) <a href="http://republicanleaderforms.house.gov/Components/Redirect/r.aspx?ID=335927-6846703" target="_blank">H.R. 1919 </a></b>- Safeguarding America's Pharmaceuticals Act of 2013, as amended<i> (Sponsored by Rep. Bob Latta / Energy and Commerce Committee)</i><br /><b>2) <a href="http://republicanleaderforms.house.gov/Components/Redirect/r.aspx?ID=335928-6846703" target="_blank">S. 622</a></b> - Animal Drug and Animal Generic Drug User Fee Reauthorization Act of 2013<i> (Sponsored by Sen. Tom Harkin / Energy and Commerce Committee)</i><br /><b>3) <a href="http://republicanleaderforms.house.gov/Components/Redirect/r.aspx?ID=335929-6846703" target="_blank">H.R. 126</a></b> - Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act<i> (Sponsored by Rep. Walter Jones / Natural Resources Committee)</i><br /><b>4) <a href="http://republicanleaderforms.house.gov/Components/Redirect/r.aspx?ID=335930-6846703" target="_blank">H.R. 1206</a></b>- Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2013<i> (Sponsored by Rep. Rob Wittman / Natural Resources Committee)</i><br /><b>5) <a href="http://republicanleaderforms.house.gov/Components/Redirect/r.aspx?ID=335931-6846703" target="_blank">H.R. 885</a> </b>- San Antonio Missions National Historic Park Boundary Expansion Act of 2013 (<i>Sponsored by Rep. Lloyd Doggett / Natural Resources Committee)</i></blockquote><b>Special Order Speeches</b><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><u><b>COMMITTEE ACTIVITY OF THE DAY</b></u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Rules Committee meeting on “<a href="http://republicanleaderforms.house.gov/Components/Redirect/r.aspx?ID=335932-6846703" target="_blank">H.R. 2216, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 & H.R. 2217 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2014</a>” (Monday, June 3rd, at 5:00 p.m.)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://republicanleaderforms.house.gov/Components/Redirect/r.aspx?ID=335933-6846703" target="_blank">Printable PDF</a>

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From Majority Leader Eric Cantor.... MONDAY, JUNE 3RD On Monday, the House will meet at 2:00 p.m. for legislative business. Votes will be p...

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/><br /><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">MONOCULTURE THANKS TO MONSANTO<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span></b></span><br /><br /><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Executive summary: </b><br /><br /><div style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"> <span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">        <span style="color: #666666;"></span></span></span></span><span style="color: blue;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">In ARGENTINA soya and other food products are not labelled as GM</b></span></div><div style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"> <span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">         </span></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">GM products are promoted as a healthy alternative to meat, so <span style="color: red;">even the middle classes, worried about cholesterol levels</span>, are turning to the <span style="color: red;">fatal bean</span> and food products</b></div><div style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"> <span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">      <span style="color: blue;">   </span></span></span></span><span style="color: blue;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">GM SOYA, rice, corn and wheat grown in ARGENTINA has never been independently scientifically tested for its safety</b></span></div><div style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"> <span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">         </span></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">ARGENTINE Association of Direct Seed Producers to promote GM soya as the solution to the malnutrition problem in the country</b></div><div style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"> <span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">        <span style="color: blue;"></span></span></span></span><span style="color: blue;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Their aim is to integrate the bean into the ARGENTINE diet and change people¹s eating habits to suit their business interests</b></span></div><div style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"> <span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">         </span></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Creating a nutritional apartheid</b></div><div style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"> <span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">         </span></span></span><span style="color: blue;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">GM feed for ARGENTINE live stock</b></span></div><div style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;"><br /></div>ARGENTINA, once boasting a diverse agricultural sector, is being transformed into a land of soya-bean monoculture. In the last 10 years, the amount of soya grown has nearly tripled, according to World Bank's figures, and it is almost 100% genetically modified (GM).<br />It was the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) prize pupil, Argentina's President Carlos Menem, who signed the contracts with the agribusiness giants Monsanto and Cargill to go the “soya way” at the beginning of the 1990s. The contracts were entered into without the participation of Congress and without a public debate. Since then, ARGENTINA has become the second largest GM soya producer in the world, after the United States.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="266" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VTaQf3nihBU?feature=player_embedded" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitallowfullscreen" width="320"></iframe></div><br /><br /><b>Related Monsanto articles:</b><br /><br /><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2013/06/argentina-monsantos-gmo-genetically.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2013/06/argentina-monsantos-gmo-genetically.html</a></span></b><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/02/monsanto-global-monster-corporation.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/02/monsanto-global-monster-corporation.html</a></span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 20.4pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/02/monsanto-part-2.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/02/monsanto-part-2.html</a></span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 20.4pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2013/03/argentina-and-monsanto.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2013/03/argentina-and-monsanto.html</b></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 20.4pt;"><br /></div>The countryside is being left empty as the farm workers' role in nurturing the land and crops is<br />displaced by airplanes and agribusiness infrastructure. Migration to the cities has risen at<br />an alarming rate: 300,000 farmers have deserted the countryside and more than 500 villages have been abandoned, or are on the road to disappearance. Agribusiness GM soya farming requires agriculture without culture or people. As a consequence, the villas miseria (slums) on the outskirts of the cities are mushrooming with the arriving unemployed agricultural workers.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="266" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wvjCE_g2tKM?feature=player_embedded" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitallowfullscreen" width="320"></iframe></div><br /><br /><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">AGENT ORANGE AND MONSANTO </b></span><br /><br />Dusty ashes are left as the earth is intoxicated with agrochemicals to harvest Monsanto¹s patented seeds, which are genetically modified to be resistant to the company's herbicide, Round Up. Previously unknown illnesses are appearing as people are exposed to highly toxic herbicides, which include Agent Orange, the defoliant used by the US military to devastate Vietnam during the 1960s and '70s, and others that contain paraquat, which can corrode metal, and glyphosate.<br /><br /><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">FLOODING IN ARGENTINA ON THE INCREASE</span> </b><br /><br />Floods without precedence are taking place as forests are cut down to make way for soya crops. In the high-mountain provinces of Salta and Juyuy, on the border of Bolivia, the subtropical Yungas region is being deforested to make space for soya plantations. Greenpeace has warned that in five years, the ancient cloud forest will be extinct.<br />The city of Santa Fe was flooded: 140,000 people were evacuated, sections of the city were<br />submerged and several people died. Thousands lost their homes and possessions as they fled for their lives.<br />Alongside this destruction, Monsanto¹s profits in ARGENTINA almost doubled, from US$326 million in 1998 to $584 million in 2001.<br />Because Monsanto holds the patent to “Round Up Ready” soya seeds, farmers are dependent on the corporation to provide them. They cannot legally develop their own varieties of the patented seed.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="266" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tPMd4u1MCDg?feature=player_embedded" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitallowfullscreen" width="320"></iframe></div><br /><br /><span style="color: #134f5c;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">MONSANTO AND CARGILL TEAMED UP WITH AADSP</b></span><br /><br /><span style="color: red; font-size: 14.0pt;">Never missing an opportunity to expand its profits, Monsanto subsidiary Cargill Seeds and the<br />ChevronTexaco oil company have teamed up with the <span style="color: #134f5c;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">ARGENTINE Association of Direct Seed Producers</b> </span>to promote soya as the solution to the malnutrition problem in the country. Their aim is to integrate the bean into the ARGENTINE diet and change people¹s eating habits to suit their business interests.</span><br /><br />The Soja Solidaria (Solidarity Soya) project is ruthlessly promoting GM soya as a viable alternative to traditional forms of nutrition among the poorest communities, which is creating a nutritional apartheid.<br /><br /><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">TARGETING SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS AND OLD PEOPLE’S HOMES</b></span><br /><br />Soja Solidaria encourages soya producers to donate 1% of their soya production to comedores (eating halls) for the unemployed, and in public schools, hospitals, neighborhood centers and old people¹s homes. The organization uses community participation to reach the heart of society, complementing their donations with <span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: red;">cooking courses using soya recipes and the provision of health and nutritional advice on the benefits of the genetically modified bean</span></b>.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">GM SOYA GROWN IN ARGENTINA HAS NEVER BEEN INDEPENDENTLY SCIENTIFICALLY TESTED FOR ITS SAFETY.</b></span><br /><br />In Europe regulatory issues regarding GM food are very strict.<br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulation_of_genetically_modified_organisms_in_the_European_Union">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulation_of_genetically_modified_organisms_in_the_European_Union</a>and<br /><a href="http://ec.europa.eu/food/food/biotechnology/index_en.htm">http://ec.europa.eu/food/food/biotechnology/index_en.htm</a><br /><br />Monsanto¹s GM beans have been highly exposed to agrochemicals containing glyphosate. Glyphosate is soluble in water and in order to make it penetrate the plant, a surfactant is added. Glyphosate is therefore present in the very core of the soya bean. Washing the bean is not sufficient to prevent the consumption of glyphosate. Glyphosate can be harmful to the eyes, causes skin inflammations and is linked to a variety of lymphoma cancer.<br /><br /><span style="color: #134f5c;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">IN ARGENTINA, SOYA PRODUCTS ARE NOT LABELLED AS GM</b>. </span><br /><br /><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 14.0pt;">It is promoted as a healthy alternative to meat, so even the middle classes, worried about cholesterol levels, are turning to the fatal bean.</span></b><br /><br />As soya exports are ever increasing, so are hunger, marginalisation and destitution in this once plentiful land.<br />The IMF and World Bank's structural adjustment recipes aim to integrate southern and northern markets through “free trade”. However, such a global market, policed by the World Trade Organisation, is for the benefit of the corporations. Policies such as the dumping of cheap subsidised goods from the rich countries, not only destroys local markets, but entire livelihoods.<br />What is becoming apparent is that it is access to local, not global, markets which will prevent poverty and hunger.<br /><br />ARGENTINA now imports milk from URUGUAY, as farmers stop dairy farming to make way for soya crops. But what will people consume if imports become economically inaccessible? Monsanto¹s toxic beans in Soja Solidaria's comedores?<br />This is why the international farmers¹ movement Via Campesina campaigns for food sovereignty: the right for countries to produce and protect the food they need. This frees producers from the catastrophic effects of agricultural dumping and gives them access<br />to their local markets.<br /><br />The farmers¹ movement MOCASE in Santiago del Estero, ARGENTINA, is reclaiming this fundamental human right. But the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">multinationals, along with their local collaborators</b>, are campaigning to drive farmers off their farms to make way for more soya. MOCASE is recreating what Monsanto¹s genetically modified monoculture is destroying: organic agriculture; reforestation; solar and wind power; local crafts; and a sustainable way of living and farming for future generations.<br />Last but not least one should not forget that GM feed for Argentines meat production endangers also meat consumption.<br /><br />Adapted by Geopolitical Analysis and Monitoring from the article written by Ann Scholl

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