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This module covers the adverse impact that harmful exposures and practices at work may have on health. The skills of diagnosis and attribution of ill health to work and the application of evidence-based decisions to prevent ill health. Topics will include a systems exploration of disease and injury, focusing largely on classical occupational diseases and cross-linked to other modules on the MSc OH course. Health screening and surveillance will also be covered. The second half of the module examines the impact health and fitness may have on the capability of an individual for useful work and how evidence-based decisions may be made to strike the proper balance between safety and minimising restrictions on employability. Topics will include: setting task-related health and fitness standards for employment; adapting work to minimise health and fitness restrictions; applying task-related standards pre-employment, during employment and when determining if and when employment should be terminated because standards cannot be met; coping with an ageing population; rehabilitation.
Module Attendance Required
1 block week of teaching - Mon -Fri 9.30- 5pm
26th - 30th Jan 2009 and 9 - 13th Feb 2009
Two essays, one presentation
Academics involved in the delivery of this module
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Grenada, West Indies
Alien Land Holding License
- Alien Land Holding License - In order to own property or land in Grenada, 10% of the agreed purchase price must be paid to the Government of Grenada once the license is granted. It generally takes about three (3) months to obtain the License.
- The attorney representing you will require the following documents in order to apply for the License on your behalf:-
Police Certificate, Character Reference From A Friend, Bankers Reference.
- Stamp Duty is generally 1% of the agreed purchase price.
- Legal fees are generally 2% of the agreed purchase price.
- Land Transfer Tax is to be paid on the selling price of the property and land at the time of sale. If you are a citizen of Grenada, 5% of the selling price is required, if foreign, then 15% of the selling price is required to be paid to the Government of Grenada on completion of sale.
- Building costs generally run in the range of US$120/140 per sq. ft.
- The local currency is the Eastern Caribbean Dollar which is linked to the US dollar. Exchange rate is EC$2.7169 to every US$1.00.
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I voted for Other which in reality is a combination of 1 and 3. My thought is that if supers have been around for hundreds/thousands of years (assuming inherent ability in some at least), then history can be drastically changed. A few ideas:
- Napoleon was not defeated by Russia at Waterloo
- Aztec/Incan/Mayan culture took over the western world and Europeans could not ever get a foothold
- Germany and Japan won WW II and then turned on each other.
- The confederates won the civil war
- Spain was the dominate military power during the 1700-1900's
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Adrene “Sissy” Commodore, LPN, Assistant Director of Nursing has been awarded the Excellence in Nursing Award by the Kentucky Association of Health Care Facilities. Commodore won this statewide award over other nurses nominated from nursing facilities, hospitals, physician offices and hospice organizations.
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“I don’t think so, but maybe next time.”
“I really don’t think I will be able to make it.”
The list goes on and on of phrases that we have all used when trying to get out of doing something or going somewhere.
When we are young we tend to defer to more drastic measures such as dragging our feet, kicking, screaming and in some situations... biting.
Nonetheless, children and adults both have their ways of trying to drop the hint of non-compliance.
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If you’re an individual who regularly undertakes some form of physical activity, then chances are your diet is just as, if not more so, important to you as the exercise itself. Healthy living and healthy eating both go hand in hand; the only problem is that they can both become quite expensive in their own given ways.
This is even more so the case with the recent hike in the cost of many health related supplements. One alternative to spending the earth and only leaving pennies in the purse is to try and achieve and healthy and balanced lifestyle naturally. There are plenty of food and drink choices out there which can offer tremendous health benefits without the vast majority of individuals even realising. One of those said products is beetroot juice.
Beetroot juice in limited amounts, up to 1 oz per day, has been proven to bring about numerous positive effects on your general health and well being. This article aims to explore some of these advantages in a little more detail;
High blood pressure is a relatively common yet dangerous condition that can quickly lead to heart disease and other related health issues. Previous research has suggested that beetroot juice can actually assist in lowering your blood pressure as part of a controlled and balanced diet and lifestyle. One of the reasons for this is that beetroot contains high levels of nitrates which can bring about blood delivery advantages.
Adequate and constant blood flow to the brain is essential for proper functioning and well being. It also directly enhances the function of your brain tissue. Scientists have hypothesised that the regular consumption of beetroot juice within your diet can actually assist in maintaining efficient functioning whilst at the same time preventing dementia. Enhanced blood flow to the brain is the suggested reason behind this.
As well as assisting and maintaining proper brain functioning, beetroot juice has also been linked with prolonging the health of your liver. It is for this reason that beetroot juice has been used for medicinal purposes. It is believed that the consistency of beetroot juice can help to rid the body of harmful toxins, which is the primary role of the liver. Furthermore, beetroot juice may also be responsible for preventing cancer of the liver.
Lastly but by no means least, beetroot juice has been hypothesised to significantly lower the risk of cancer as part of a balanced lifestyle and regime. This is alongside other common fruits and vegetables. Beetroots contain a powerful antioxidant known as Betacyanin which is partly responsible for this protection and has been proven to lower the risk of developing colon cancer amongst other health related illnesses.
So there you have it, four significant reasons why beetroot juice should feature in your regular diet. This food group that might have previously been overlooked and omitted from your shopping trolley possesses numerous health benefits including blood pressure control, consistent blood flow, beneficial gains to the liver and the possible protection against cancer.
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Sandhurst Military Academy Wedding Photography by Bruce Neville
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Those who have worked at the Academy or have passed through as a cadet are granted the privilege of booking Sandhurst as their chosen wedding venue. Unique and romantic, the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst can provide the perfect setting for your special day. The attentive and friendly team at the Sandhurst Foundation are on hand to provide you with knowledge and experience on how best to organise your big day at Sandhurst.
We are frequently asked if we have worked at a particular wedding venue before. As one of the top wedding photographers in Sussex we have worked at literally hundereds of wedding venues across the country, so frequently the answer is no. As photographers we thrive on fresh and new locations. Sandhurst is one location we would love to photograph.
Bacause Sandhurst is such a unique wedding venue, it calls for an experienced and talented Sandhurst wedding photographer in order to get the most out of your wedding snaps. Call Bruce Neville on 0845 094 3334 / 01243 778614 or use the contact form on our website for a quotation.
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Over the past week, Chesapeake Energy’s (CHK: Charts, News) CEO Aubrey McClendon has loomed large in financial headlines, after leaked internal documents revealed that McClendon had misappropriated millions of dollars of company funds to personal investments and projects. Activist investor Carl Icahn, who owns a 7.6% stake in Chesapeake, has accused McClendon on spending excessively on excess businesses not related to its core competencies of oil and natural gas production, even as prices sharply dropped this year. The company is now under heavy pressure to replace nearly half of its board of directors to answer for its missteps.
Internal documents reveal that McClendon used teams of Chesapeake employees to handle personal business affairs, as well as the company jet to ferry family and friends to holiday destinations. This “special unit” of employees, known as AKM Operations, was housed on Chesapeake’s corporate campus, with rotating employees designated with accounting and engineering responsibilities. McClendon also funded personal projects from company funds. In 2010, McClendon’s personal projects consumed $3 million of Chesapeake’s funds as well as 15,000 working hours from company employees. Another internal document, leaked to Reuters, revealed that company employees did an additional $3.2 million in work for McClendon alone, including repairing hailstone damage on his personal property. Another controversial project was a 31,000 square foot warehouse, which cost $3 million, to house McClendon’s personal wine collection within a mile of Chesapeake’s official campus. The lavish project was eventually halted due to financial difficulties in 2008.
McClendon also booked $2.25 million in company flights in 2010. On these flights he brought his family and friends to various international destinations, including his own vacation properties in Bermuda. Several of the company flights were even booked by friends of the family, without any McClendons on board.
In addition to McClendon’s liberal personal use of company funds, Carl Icahn has highlighted Chesapeake’s $300 million in Oklahoma City area real estate, which includes several shopping centers, a church, a grocery store and several houses. Icahn harshly criticized Chesapeake’s focus on these “non-core assets,” which further punish the company’s margins and bottom line in times of dropping commodity prices. Fadel Gheit, an analyst at Oppenheimer & Co., noted that its real estate subsidiary, Chesapeake Land Development, would have to be forcibly reined in. Creditsights Inc. analysts Brian Gibbons flatly stated, “They should not be involved in real estate development.” McClendon uses his own private investment firm, Arcadia Farm LLC, to invest heavily in real estate. However, Arcadia only holds a small slice of Chesapeake’s Oklahoma City real estate, at $24 million.
McClendon expressed that real estate development was one of his lifelong passions, and that he would have been a developer “in another life.” Chesapeake is also the landlord for the upscale restaurant Deep Fork Grill – a restaurant which McClendon owns a 49.7% share. This unusual arrangement, in which a CEO’s company rents out a property for his own personal investment needs, represents a conflict of interest to many shareholders.
Southeastern Asset Management, Chesapeake’s largest shareholder at 13.6%, also strongly urged the company to focus solely on oil and gas development and divest of all other assets, including real estate. Chesapeake, which is running low on cash, is finalizing a deal to sell the vast majority of its pipeline assets for $4 billion in cash – a deal the company’s major shareholders believe will further weaken the company’s core competencies.
Over the past twelve months, Chesapeake shares have slid nearly 40%. Declining oil and natural gas prices are expected to continue to weigh on the stock price. Shares are trading at 10.3 times forward earnings with a 5-year PEG ratio of 7.5. These fundamentals suggest sluggish to negative growth on the horizon. The stock pays a quarterly dividend of 9 cents per share.
Other News About CHK
Investors disapprove of Chesapeake’s real estate investments.
Allegations of nepotism, cronyism and a lavish lifestyle have raised red flags.
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Inside a federal courtroom packed to beyond capacity, lawyers for President Obama argued that their boss has the right to deploy the U.S. armed forces to apprehend and indefinitely detain American citizens that he alone suspects of somehow supporting groups threatening national security.
Last Wednesday, judges of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals heard the government’s arguments in their appeal of an earlier ruling blocking the enforcement of this controversial provision of the National Defense Authorization Act for 2012.
Judge Katherine Forrest issued the now-stayed permanent injunction on September 12, 2012.
The Obama administration filed an immediate appeal and the case was kicked upstairs to the Second Circuit.
In the opinion supporting the permanent injunction, Judge Forrest wrote:
The due process rights guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment require that an individual understand what conduct might subject him or her to criminal or civil penalties. Here, the stakes get no higher: indefinite military detention — potential detention during a war on terrorism that is not expected to end in the foreseeable future, if ever. The Constitution requires specificity — and that specificity is absent from § 1021(b)(2).
This is similar to the language she used in the 68-page opinion accompanying the temporary injunction order. In that order Judge Forrest disagreed with the federal government’s argument that the relevant provisions of the NDAA merely restate existing law.
She wrote: “Section 1021 is not merely an ‘affirmation’ of the AUMF [Authorization for the Use of Military Force].” Pointing out that were Section 1021 and the AUMF identical then the former would be redundant, Judge Forrest held:
Section 1021 lacks what are standard definitional aspects of similar legislation that define scope with specificity. It also lacks the critical component of requiring that one found to be in violation of its provisions must have acted with some amount of scienter — i.e., that an alleged violator’s conduct must have been, in some fashion, “knowing.”
Section 1021 tries to do too much with too little — it lacks the minimal requirements of definition and scienter that could easily have been added, or could be added, to allow it to pass Constitutional muster.
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I love the results of a good twist out! I was surprised that I could still do them after cutting my hair, again.
I’m not sure what it is that’s keeping me near the shears these days…okay, it’s the weather; definitely the weather! I remember when my hair was first “BC’d“; it was in June. I was super excited about having short hair in the summertime.
That was almost 3 years ago, and yet I still feel the same. Only now, I think having it cut into a shape, makes for “not much to do” in terms of daily “styling/maintenance”. I’m a big fan of that notion, year round! I’ve learned that I love my hair, but I don’t really love styling it. Having it cut more tapered seems to make the hair already “styled” (after cleaning & conditioning).
Sometimes, I just twist out the hair at the very top of my head, for additional height & an overall better tapered look (got a post coming up next for this)…but, here’s how I do a full twist out:
• Begin with clean, deep conditioned hair.
• Apply a leave-in conditioner & comb through to remove tangles.
• Use fingers to make a random part, grab a (about an inch) section of hair. Separate the section into 2 parts, then, slightly pulling each piece, wrap them around each other, going down the length of the hair, to make a twist. Here are more detailed instructions on how to twist.
• Continue to do this, until all the hair is twisted.
When I’m all done I let my hair air dry, usually overnight.
The next day, this is what it usually looks like.
I start unraveling the twists.
Since my hair is short, I like to draw my index finger right down the middle of a twist to undo it.
Next, I pull the ends of a few untwisted sections together (Oops…I missed one! LOL)
Using my hair pick, I like to comb through to lift the roots a little. This helps to disguise any parts.
I like the looks of it better on the second, third…fourth day of wearing a twist out. It just starts to look more natural after I’ve slept on it. Love bed hair!
In these last two photos, my hair is shorter, because I trimmed it a few weeks ago. I’m loving it SO much! My hair is in the twist out style.
To maintain it, I mist my hair with water (sometimes I use a leave-in conditioner spray) in the A.M., and lift my roots using my fingers &/or hair pick. The steam from the shower does the rest. The fuzzier, the better to me. I don’t like my twist outs to be super defined.
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The Sickness of Reason
20 February - 27 March 2004
Massive, roiling, atomic explosions are the central subjects of The Sickness of Reason, Robert Longo's exhibition of large, highly detailed, and intensely black charcoal drawings. The drawings combine stunning visual presence, charged emotional content, and awe-inspiring physical power Ð themes that have engaged the artist throughout his career. The powerful impact of the drawings results from the reanimation of atomic bomb tests known primarily through grey and grainy newspaper images from the cold war era. The relationship between this body of work and the drawings of the last three years is articulated by the inclusion of additional drawings; one inspired by Einstein's office at Princeton that has the eerie presence of the Freud Drawings; another of an ocean with parallel lines of breaking waves titled, On the Beach: the Last Wave that departs from Longo's recent Monsters series of crashing breakers.
Robert Longo's studio is in Lower Manhattan; he lives in Brooklyn. His work is included in this year's Whitney Biennial. An exhibition of his Freud Drawings (shown at Metro Pictures in 2001) traveled to the Krefelder Kunstmuseen in Germany and the Albertina in Vienna accompanied by a catalogue. Longo has had retrospective exhibitions at the Hamburger Kunstverein and Deichtorhallen, Germany; Menil Collection, Houston; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Hartford Athenaeum; Isetan Museum of Art, Tokyo; and been included in group shows such as Documenta, Whitney Biennial, Venice Biennale, and the Carnegie International. His work is represented in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, New York; Art Institute of Chicago; Guggenheim Museum; High Museum, Atlanta; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Menil Collection, Houston; Musee d'art Contemporain, Montreal; Whitney Museum of American Art; Walker Art Center, Minneapolis; Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam; Van Abbe Museum, Eindhoven; Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris; Albertina, Vienna; and the Tate Gallery, London. | <urn:uuid:62604323-370e-4d86-833f-b0b4fc67ab89> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.metropicturesgallery.com/exhibitions/2004-02-20-robert-longo/11/ | 2013-05-26T03:37:14Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368706578727/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516121618-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.909419 | 439 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Terri makes jewelry because of the intimacy the function allows. She uses metal and stones (river rocks) because they are inherently strong materials. The combination of metal and stone allows her to integrate the industrial and organic elements of our world. These materials are rich in their historic value, and intrin...
Olive River Rock Earrings
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I haven’t always had problems sleeping, but with the stress of the last 6 months my 10 year old and I have had many problems staying asleep. We now use essential oils for sleeping.
For the past few years I have had many problems with sleeping from time to time. I’ve had both OTC and prescriptions to help me sleep. Most help for a short period of time, but nothing has worked every night. Well not until I started using this new blend of essential oils.
After having months of almost constant stress, my daughter started having night terrors. We could get her to sleep, but she would wake up from the terrors and wouldn’t fall asleep for hours, and then it was a fitful sleep. Many nights I ended up in her bed, or she ended up in my bed. This made my sleep problems compound.
For my daughter, we tried lavender essential oil. This had helped in the past to help her ease into sleep. It’s very relaxing. But it wasn’t quite what we needed for the night terrors.
In the past we had used Peace & Calming to help calm my daughter after nightmares. At the time it would take no more than 5 minutes for her to drift off to sleep. It was a life saver! I would recommend this to any and all parents who have kids of any age. Apply to the feet before bed, and kids get the best night’s sleep!
The problem with my daughter was the stress that she was under. She was basically having anxiety attacks at night. Poor kid! I started doing some research, thank God for Google and the EODR (Essential Oil Desk Reference). I found a new blend to try out.
This new blend consisted of a mixture of some of the oils we had tried earlier on. But the combination also helps with depression, anxiety and of course sleep. I knew that this would be on my next order. In fact, I contacted Young Living and ordered this new blend with the points that I saved up, and only paid for shipping. Free makes things so much better! Lol
Anyways, the oil blend that I’m speaking of is RutaVala. You can read all of the details on the oil in the store. This oil comes in a blend and a roll on version. I opted for the roll on, so that we could grab the oil in the middle of the night and roll it onto my daughter without fiddling with a bottle that may turn over and spill.
The first night, I rolled the RutaVala onto the back of my daughter’s neck, near the skull, specifically where the neck has a “hollow” spot. The same night I used the blend on the same place on myself.
The next morning I asked my daughter how she slept. There were no complaints. I had actually awoken up startled because it was daylight and my daughter had not been to my room yet. She had slept all night for the first night in weeks! And the bonus, I had also!
After she used RutaVala for about 10 days, we stopped using it nightly. We only use this on her if she wakes in the middle of the night.
Now only mama needs to use the magic sleeping oil. I get a full nights rest without many problems with waking in the middle of the night. If I do wake up, I roll on the oil as I described above and fall asleep within a few minutes, and stay asleep. Before I was sleeping for an hour, and staying awake for hours. This is helping me get to sleep faster, and stay asleep longer and I don’t worry about it interfering with the next day.
My daughter and I both wake up refreshed, and not groggy the next day! This is unheard of with any OTC or prescription medication that I have taken in the past. My RutaVala stays beside my bed, and if I need to travel, it goes right into my overnight bag. | <urn:uuid:aff8d95d-6bbc-4b65-97f9-f796544303bd> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.polkaspotfarm.com/2012/09/10/essential-oils-for-sleep/ | 2013-05-26T03:36:21Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368706578727/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516121618-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.981683 | 835 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
The Minneapolis Star Tribune’s spiral into financial insolvency has occurred simultaneously with its longer term spiral into intellectual bankruptcy. It has now recruited a roster of “community columnists” who run the gamut from simpering leftists to shameless Islamists without a stop in between. The paper might do better in Caracas, where Hugo Chavez could provide financial and moral support.
Last year the Star Tribune opened its pages to Fedwa Wazwaz as she faithfully parroted the PLO/Fatah party line regarding the establishment of Israel. Wazwaz bewailed Israel’s founding as a catastrophe resulting in the “forced removal” of Arabs by the Israelis. Among other things, Wazwaz somehow forgot to mention the war declared and waged on Israel by the surrounding Arab states and Iraq in 1948. Wazwaz’s column in substance called for Israel’s destruction.
Having thus distinguised herself as a guest columnist, the Star Tribune has now named Wazwaz to its panel of community columnists. Today Wazwaz promotes the local appearance of Ingrid Mattson, the head of the Islamic Society of North America. As I pointed out yesterday, the ISNA was named one of the unindicted co-conspirators of the Holy Land Foundation in the government’s successful prosecution of the HLF as a Hamas front.
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BROOKVILLE — The red-hot Sykesville Senators carried their momentum from their 4-2 series win over the top-seeded and two-time defending champion DuBois Rockets to help land a dominating 14-1 Game 1 win over the Brookville Grays Wednesday night at McKinley Field in Brookville.
"We didn't have much going from any stand point; the pitching was just a little bit less than what we expected," said Bob McCullough, Brookville Grays manager.
The Grays opened the game with two nice defensive plays that those watching have come to expect. Ryan Gordon opened with a shot to left field that looked like it was going to drop right before it was snagged by Cole Cook. Jason Roman then hit a line drive that was grabbed by Mike Sedor for the second quick out.
After that, Sykesville returned to the form it has shown all playoffs and started slugging. Adam Fox started with a single to left field to initiate the scoring barrage. Kasey Clinton once again demonstrated why he's the league MVP with his blast to left. Clinton went 2-for-3 on the night with two RBIs and two runs scored.
Jonathon Weber stepped up to the plate next. Brookville starting pitcher Craig Hibell forced Weber into two strikes before he blasted a two-RBI double to center field. Tom Hibbert scored his team's third run of the inning with a smack to center. Jesse Cogan registered a single to left field but he and Hibbert ended up stranded when Jordan Weinzeral was forced out 4-3 to end the damage. Sykesville had a 3-0 lead after its first at-bat.
Brookville did its best to retaliate in the first inning. Leadoff batter Rick Shaffer put down a bunt that traveled down the left field line and was misthrown by Hibbert at third, allowing Shaffer to reach second.
Dan Walters then followed with a grounder down the right field line that was gloved by Weber for the first out but put Shaffer in scoring position at third. Cole Cook then drove in his team's only run with his sac-fly to center field, which narrowly allowed Shaffer to score as he slid behind Cogan at home.
Kent Shick was then forced into the third out on the 1-3 play. Sykesville still had the 3-1 lead.
Sykesville pushed its lead further in the second inning. Designated-hitter Jude Lander opened with a crank to center field, and Gordon followed with a chipper down the right field line that was gloved by Brookville. But the infield was out of position, and Gordon hustled and made it to the bag.
Roman then scored a run for his squad when he bunted a ball that was mishandled by Nate Simpson, allowing Lander to score and Roman to reach second. Fox then flew out to left field for the first out.
Big-time slugger Clinton approached the plate after that and belted the ball down to left field to score another two runs. Weber and Hibbert were then handed outs two and three, respectively, to send Sykesville out to the field. It had the 6-1 lead.
Brookville struggled at the plate the rest of the contest. Sedor opened with the first out on a 5-3 play. Jed Fiscus was then able to slip the ball past Hibbert at third when he grounded a shot down the left field line good enough for a double.
Dan Buzzard provided the second out when he was put out 5-3, advancing Fiscus to third. Fiscus was left stranded when pinch-hitter Eric Painter struck out. Sykesville still had the 6-1 lead.
The Grays clamped down on defense for the third inning. Cogan was forced out 5-3 for the initial out. Weinzeral batted next and was nipped by a pitch, allowing him to reach first. Hibell then threw two consecutive strikeouts against Lander and Gordon to send his team to the plate.
Zac Roller and Walters were able to reach base for Brookville in the third but never made it home as Shaffer, Cook and Shick provided outs one, two and three, respectively.
The game went from bad to worse for Brookville in the fourth. The Senators had a monster inning that sent 12 batters to the plate, combining for eight runs on seven hits. Roman and Fox got the ball rolling with consecutive singles. At that point, McCullough subbed out Hibell for Joe Culler.
A new pitcher did not slow Sykesville down, though. Culler walked his first batter, Clinton, to load the bases. Weber was once again able to capitalize with his smack to center that scored two. In a game with many hits for Sykesville, Hibbert had the biggest. He stepped up the plate and crushed a three-run dinger over the right field wall. After that, Cogan was walked to reach first.
Weinzeral then tallied a hit of his own with a double to center. Lander then followed with another double that scored Cogan. Gordan was then walked during his at-bat. The first out came when pinch runner Lake Lander was tagged out on an attempt at stealing third. The second out was provided by a Roman strikeout.
Fox then scored his team's final run of the night with a double to center. The third out came next when Clinton flew out to left field, but Sykesville had an overwhelming 14-1 lead.
The Grays' lineup was set down in order to close the fourth inning.
Sykesville did not further its lead in the fifth as it went down four-and-out.
Brookville sent four batters to the plate in the fifth, with Shaffer recording a hit, but Travis Menteer allowed no runs to be scored in that inning to close out the game.
Menteer was solid on the mound all night, throwing five strikeouts, one walk and allowing just one run on only two hits.
Sykesville had won behind an impressive 15-hit game that gave it the 14-1 Game 1victory.
When McCullough was asked how to cool down the bats of Sykesville, he jokingly responded, "I could throw water on them, I could throw some M-80s at them, I don't know if that would help or not; they were loud tonight, they had some big bats booming."View more articles in: | <urn:uuid:deb84fb4-43bb-4f77-8b44-29e4cb6cc17c> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.punxsutawneyspirit.com/content/sens-hot-bats-land-game-1-victory-over-grays | 2013-05-26T03:45:54Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368706578727/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516121618-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.981392 | 1,361 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
June 06 2007 - Life after 4 story fall
At least two minutes after 17-month-old Ryan Shull fell from a fourth-floor stairwell in the St. Joseph's Tower building, his father's cell phone rang.
"Hello?" George Shull said.
"Hi, this is the Fire Department," said the dispatcher, who had just learned of the fall in a 911 call from Ryan's mother, Wendy Shull, after George panicked and called Wendy instead of 911. "What's going on there?"
"Yeah," George said, crying, "my little girl opened up the balcony door here and my little boy fell off the fourth-story balcony. I hope ... he's OK."
Dispatcher: "He fell all the way to the ground?"
George: "Yeah, he fell on the ground."
Dispatcher (to someone in the background at the 911 center): "He fell four stories, he's on the ground."
Later, toward the end of the six-minute, 30-second call, George asked the dispatcher a question.
"Hey, do you think he'll be OK?"
"I don't know. I can't answer that question, sir."
That was Nov. 30, shortly after 5 p.m., according to a tape of the 911 calls recently obtained by The Tribune. George, Ryan and his then-4-year-old sister, Mandy, had been visiting George's mother when Mandy and Ryan left her apartment to play hide-and-seek, the family told police.
Five months later, Ryan survives, but the quality of life he will ultimately lead remains uncertain, his family says.
During a recent Tribune interview with his parents and his other grandmother, Ryan sat in a wheelchair, unable to move his arms or legs much. He can't sit up or control his trunk. He can only take in nutrients through a gastrointestinal tube. He sometimes will turn his head in response to sounds, but other times, he just seems to stare off into the distance.
George and Wendy, who are developmentally disabled, had their own home with Ryan and Mandy before the accident. But since then, they have lived with Wendy's mother, Marilyn Lee, in her Mishawaka home, so that she can help take care of the little boy.
With potentially a lifetime of costly care ahead, the family has recently filed a lawsuit against the owner of St. Joseph's Tower, Novi, Mich.-based Trinity Continuing Care Services. The suit alleges that Ryan's fall was caused by the company's negligence.
Legal or moral obligation?
The Shulls' attorney, Rob Gonderman Jr., said he will argue that the stairwell landing's horizontal safety rails were spaced too far apart, allowing Ryan to slip through. Since the fall, the company has added black vertical bars, creating a cross-hatched pattern that eliminates the gaps.
The Uniform Building Code, which the city of South Bend and state of Indiana follow, calls for a minimum 4-inch gap between safety rails. There was at least a 9-inch space between the St. Joseph's Tower rails at the time of the fall, Gonderman said.
In fact, the 9-inch standard was in place when the high-rise was built in 1972, according to the International Code Council, the trade association that sets the building safety and fire prevention codes adopted by most state and local governments.
Buildings that already exist when the safety rail code is changed are not legally required to comply with the new codes, said Don Fozo, county building commissioner. Instead, they are considered a "nonconforming use."
The safety rail spacing standard was reduced to 6 inches in 1982, and to 4 inches in 1991. The 4-inch standard is based on the typical diameter of a small child's head.
Neither a Trinity Consumer Care Services spokeswoman nor the company's South Bend attorney, D. Andrew Spalding, would comment when contacted by The Tribune.
Gonderman said he realizes that such code changes exempt pre-existing structures from mandatory compliance. But he thinks a jury will be sympathetic to Ryan's cause.
"The building commissioner can't make you do it, but that doesn't mean you're not negligent for not doing it," Gonderman said. "The question is, When everyone knows it's unsafe, how long can you leave it like that?"
But Craig Allen, a Seattle-based building and fire safety code expert, said property owners could never afford to renovate their buildings every time codes change.
One of the few times a Uniform Building Code change has been made retroactive, meaning even pre-existing structures had to comply, was in the late 1980s, when a new code required high-rises to have fire alarms and sprinklers, Allen said. That change followed a rash of deadly high-rise fires in the 1970s.
But Allen questioned whether the owner of a retirement home -- where children do not live -- should be expected to retroactively child-proof its balconies and exterior stairwell landings.
"It sounds crass, but that's a lot of expense without a lot of exposure (to risk)," said Allen, who has served as an expert trial witness for both property owners and people who sue them in such cases. "From the building owner's standpoint, it's tough enough to keep the building maintained, let alone keep up with all of the code changes. It's tough to call someone negligent on something like that."
But Gonderman said he would be surprised if the vertical bars the company installed after Ryan fell cost more than $1,000. He said he will request documentation on that cost in the case's discovery process.
Tough road ahead
It is unclear where George was when Ryan fell. Child Protective Services removed Mandy from the couple's care after the accident but returned her shortly later, police have said.
But the family's income is limited to what George and Wendy receive in federal benefits tied to their developmental disabilities, and what Marilyn Lee earns as a part-time cashier at a fast-food restaurant.
Lee, a widow, also is raising a 12-year-old son, Bradley.
So far, Medicaid has covered all of Ryan's care, Lee said. He has been hospitalized several times since the accident, in South Bend and Indianapolis. Just a half-hour after first arriving home from the hospital in January, he was rushed back in for treatment of seizures.
Most recently, on April 16, the family took Ryan to his pediatrician after he developed a high fever. The pediatrician spotted an infection near the g-tube opening in his abdomen. He spent several days in Memorial Hospital.
Lee said customers at the restaurant where she works often ask about Ryan.
"We want people to know he is a strong little boy," Lee said. "He's a happy little boy. His sister is happy that he's home."
Ryan spends most of his time on his back, on a blanket spread out on the floor, but he does sit up in his wheelchair a couple of hours a day -- especially to catch his favorite television shows, "Go, Diego, Go!" and "Blue's Clues."
George said his son hums the Barney tune and makes a "VRRM, VRRM!" sound when it's time to ride in the car.
But Lee said it's been difficult not knowing whether Ryan will ever do the things most people take for granted.
"This has been a tragedy for us because it's hard to just see him and know he can't get out and do anything," Lee said. "No one can say when he's going to walk and if he's going to walk. It's a lot of things to do for Ryan because Ryan can't do nothing. He needs a lot of help, but that's what we're here for. But he's a fighter.
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News: Victoria's Secret Model Addresses Kanye West Dating Rumors
Saturday, Nov 5, 2011 9:38AM
Victoria's Secret model Chanel Iman has come forward to kill speculation and rumors claiming she is romantically involved with Grammy-winning rapper Kanye West.
Although admitting they share a friendship, Iman said Ye is not her lover.
"Rumors are rumors. Everyone's going to have something to say," Iman told Us Weekly at Keep a Child Alive's 8th Annual Black Ball in New York City Thursday. "We're really close; we're cool. We've been really tight since I first started modeling, actually." The catwalk queen added that West has been "really supportive" of her modeling career. "He called me to walk in his show in Paris. He's a good guy. He works really hard at what he does, and when you're around him, you want to be at your best too." (Us Magazine)
After also denying Ye dating rumors earlier this year, 19 year-old model Kate Upton recently spoke on her relationship with the rap star.
"[How did I deal with the Kanye dating rumors?] I know Kanye and we're friends. So I think that was a fine situation because I could laugh it off. But it doesn't really affect me. I just try to ignore it and then it's over." (Global Grind)
Earlier this year, reports connected Upton with Yeezy from a series of photos.
Kanye West has been linked to underwear model Kate Upton after it was revealed that it was she he was spotted kissing in Cannes, France this weekend. Paparazzi pictures showed the 'Runaway' rapper passionately kissing an unknown blonde girl. She has since been identified as 18 year old Kate Upton. Upton, who is fifteen years younger than Kanye (33), is a swimsuit and underwear model and was named Sports Illustrated's Rookie Of The Year for 2010. (Pop Dash)
No stranger to loving ladies, Ye made headlines last year after following strictly models on his Twitter page.
Oddly enough if you take a look at Mr. West's Twitter today, he's following 16 new people. Jessica Stam, Chanel Iman, Selita Ebanks and Bar Refaeli are some of the beautiful new people West has chosen to follow--and I have chosen to ogle. Ebanks is featured in the movie for West's "Runaway." She plays a phoenix that has fallen to Earth who West makes his girlfriend--and I can't make that up. West name drops 21 well-known models in his verse, so he actually has five more to track down, but give him time. He's still mixing his album and he finished leaving the world in awe after his SNL performance this past weekend. And while you wait, be sure to look at Jeremy Dante's visual breakdown of West's verse. The fashion blogger has taken to time to compile photos of all 21 models and we should be grateful for the visual aide. (Rapfix)
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This song is available on Kathleen Wiley's Classroom Management Songs
Recess, everybody out!
Recess cause it's time to run and shout.
You can jump a rope, discuss your hopes,
Or play on a swing,
'Cause going out to recess is a very good thing.
Recess, everybody out! 'Cause it's recess
And it's time to run and shout.
You can race and skip and play games
And make friends all day
If you take the opportunity to play outside today!
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Scareware slingers stumped by Google secure search
Scam sites can't game search results
Last month Google made secure search the default option for logged in users – mostly to improve privacy protection . But there is a beneficial side-effect - it is harder for fraudsters to manipulate the search engine rankings of scam sites.
Users signed into Google are now offered the ability to send search queries over secure (https) connections last. Search queries sent while using insecure networks, such as Wi-Fi hotspots, are no longer visible (and easily captured) by other users on the same network.
When secure search is used Google omits from the HTTP referrer header the search terms used to reach websites. This makes it harder for websites to see the Google search terms that directed surfers to their pages. Also it is harder to tune content without using Google's analytics service.
The change in the referrer header makes life much more difficult for black hat SEO operators, who strive to make scareware portals figure prominently in 'newsworthy' search results. These fraudsters commonly use link farms to manipulate search results.
Fraudsters typically set up multiple routes through to scam sites. Surfers who stray onto scareware sites are warned of non-existent security problems to coax them into paying for fake anti-virus software of little or no utility.
Black hats thwarted
The changes introduced by Google when it launched secure search will leave them clueless about which approaches are bringing in prospective marks and which have failed.
David Sancho, a senior threat researcher at Trend Micro, explains that it is very useful for black hat SEO-promoted sites to know which search term they have successfully hijacked, - information that Google's changes denies them.
"When these sites receive visits from search engine visitors, they will have no idea what search sent them there," Sancho writes . "They won’t have a clear idea which search terms work and which don’t, so they are essentially in the dark. This can have a lot of impact on the effectiveness of their poisoning activities. This is, of course, good for Google as their search lists are cleaner but it’s also good for all users because they’ll be less likely to click on bad links from Google."
Regular no-padlock HTTP searches remain unaltered. Search terms are only concealed where secure search is applied, which means surfers are already logged in to Google’s services.
"Given how many people already use Google Mail and Google+, this may not be such a big obstacle – but it still poses one," Sancho explains. "If people keep using regular no-padlock HTTP searches, they will keep disclosing their search terms and keeping things unchanged."
"The more people use HTTPS, the less information we’re giving the bad guys ... one more reason to use secure connections to do your web searching," he concludes.
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Just days after the British government pledged $181 million in grants and loans to foster economically viable democratic transitions in Egypt and Tunisia, a disclosure made under the U.K. Freedom of Information Act confirmed that British military personnel are training the same Saudi security forces that were used to crush recent popular uprisings in Bahrain.
Speaking on the G-8 summit’s opening day last Thursday, British Prime Minister David Cameron offered lip service to those demanding freedom and democracy in countries throughout the Middle East and North Africa, saying: “ ... We are on your side. ... We’ll help you build your democracies; we’ll help you build your economies; we’ll help you with trade; we’ll help you in all the ways that we can, because the alternative to successful democracies is more of the poisonous extremism that has done so much damage in our world.” —ARK
Britain is training Saudi Arabia’s national guard—the elite security force deployed during the recent protests in Bahrain—in public order enforcement measures and the use of sniper rifles. The revelation has outraged human rights groups, which point out that the Foreign Office recognises that the kingdom’s human rights record is “a major concern”.
In response to questions made under the Freedom of Information Act, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed that British personnel regularly run courses for the national guard in “weapons, fieldcraft and general military skills training, as well as incident handling, bomb disposal, search, public order and sniper training”. The courses are organised through the British Military Mission to the Saudi Arabian National Guard, an obscure unit that consists of 11 British army personnel under the command of a brigadier.
... The MoD’s response was made in 2006, but when questioned this week it confirmed Britain has been providing training for the Saudi national guard to improve their “internal security and counter-terrorism” capabilities since 1964 and continues to do so. Members of the guard, which was established by the kingdom’s royal family because it feared its regular army would not support it in the event of a popular uprising, are also provided places on flagship UK military courses at Sandhurst and Dartmouth. In Saudi Arabia, Britain continues to train the guard in “urban sharpshooter” programmes, the MoD confirmed.
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I love San Francisco's Chinatown, which has hundreds of little shops displaying fresh meat, fish, vegetables and other treats from the far corners of the globe. Although Tucson has no such area, we are fortunate to have Lee Lee Oriental Supermarket to help fill that void.
Friends and family have talked about all of the wonderful goodies up at Lee Lee since it opened late last year, but I hadn't yet made the trek up to the northwest side to check it out. I was excited to browse through all of the options from Japan, Korea, India, Thailand, Vietnam, China, Laos, the Philippines, Pakistan, Jamaica, the Caribbean, Holland, Brazil, Africa ... you name it, and they've probably got something from that part of the world.
The first thing I noticed about Lee Lee was the sheer size. Taking up the old Food 4 Less space at Orange Grove Road and La Cholla Boulevard, it's massive, bright and very clean. The aisles are broken up by region, except for the meat, seafood and produce sections. The produce is abundant, fresh and inexpensive (including fun things like bitter melon, jackfruit and yucca); the meat department is extensive, including delicacies like pig ears and tails, whole ducks, lamb and a plethora of intestinal delights. The seafood selection is the best I've seen yet in Tucson, including some live selections. An extra bonus: They'll clean your fish for you if you're a bit squeamish or inexperienced in that area.
After wandering the market, ooh-ing and ahh-ing over new finds, Ted and I decided to try out the Vietnamese restaurant that's connected to the supermarket, Thuan Kieu. It's a large, bright open space that also has a separate outside entrance (though most of the traffic was coming via the market). The menu is overwhelming, with more than 250 choices. The owner suggested we start out with one of the many spring-roll appetizers, but I had my heart set on the appetizer platter ($8.99, No. 1 on the menu) with shrimp, charbroiled meatballs, bean-curd skin, egg rolls and beef rolls. After it came out, I see why he'd suggested a smaller appetizer—it was enough to feed four people, easily. Everything was hot, fresh and delicious; the shrimp and beef were tender and not overcooked, and there was plenty of lettuce, mint, bean sprouts and dipping sauce to enjoy.
For entrées, I chose the vermicelli with charbroiled pork, pork egg roll and shredded pork ($6.99, No. 136 on the menu), and Ted chose the pho with rare steak strips, well-done flank steak, marble brisket, tendon, tripe and beef balls ($6.75, No. 1 on the list of pho choices). The portion sizes for both dishes were huge. My dish had good flavors, and the pork slices were tender and smoky. Ted's pho was excellent, with a rich, flavorful broth and generous amounts of the aforementioned ingredients, though they didn't leave much room in the bowl for the bean sprouts and jalapeños to be added in.
Lee Lee also contains Nan Tian BBQ, a tiny (but efficient) barbecue joint at the front of the supermarket. We picked up food to share with family on a recent weeknight, walking out with chicken feet, duck feet and wings (all $2 per pound), pig ear ($6.25 per pound), barbecued pork (a loin-type cut, $6.25 per pound) and a whole roasted duck ($16.25 each). After you pick your meats, they chop them up for you and load them up into foam to-go boxes.
I've had chicken feet before, and they're not on the list of foods that I regularly eat. The flavor is fine; it's a texture issue for me. Also, Nan Tian doesn't remove the nails. Call me a sissy, but nails gross me out. Despite this, I tried a few of the feet, and they had a nice flavor, sort of vinegary and acidic. They're still not on the top of my favorite foods list, though. The duck feet and wings were tender, and the small amount of meat and cartilage was falling off the bones. The strips of pig ears were mild and chewy—not necessarily something I'd have for an entrée, but they would make a nice finger-food appetizer, although the gelatinous texture makes them a little messy.
The pork and duck were the stars of the meal—the duck was not too oily, and all of the skin was crisp and crunchy, almost Peking-duck-style. A small container of brown gravy came with the duck, which was tasty but not needed. (Warning: The duck comes with the head; we had to hide it, because a few family members are squeamish about their food looking back at them.) The pork, with pink rings around the outside, was barbecued with a sweet, sticky sauce, and was moist and juicy while still being cooked through. The crunchy, salty, dark-smoked end pieces were my favorite, though. I'm thinking the whole roasted suckling pig would be a great centerpiece at my next party.
While we don't have a Chinatown in Tucson, Lee Lee Oriental Supermarket and the adjoining eateries are a welcome treasure. | <urn:uuid:1df3924f-27fc-4e7b-8c02-8e09a75e21df> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/world-of-food/Content?oid=1959997 | 2013-05-26T03:53:48Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368706578727/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516121618-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.973513 | 1,132 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
January 2002: Volume 44, Number 1
Drinking Water System Components: Testing & Certifying
by Rob Herman and Blake Stark
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Testing and certification of drinking water system components fall under several ANSI/NSF Standards, depending on the product's final use. The component evaluation process, however, is basically the same with all standards. In addition to regulatory compliance, as required of most drinking water system components, there are additional benefits to component certification. Those assemblers seeking certification of drinking water treatment unit (DWTU) systems can find advantages in selecting components already certified to an existing standard.
The primary purpose of evaluating materials under the ANSI/NSF drinking water standards is ensuring materials that come into contact with drinking water don't impart levels of extractable contaminants exceeding the Maximum Drinking Water Levels (MDWLs) specified in the standards for regulated and unregulated contaminants. Consumers expect DWTUs will remove, and not add, contaminants from their water because of the unit's construction materials. Contaminants leaching from these materials may have critical adverse toxicological effects, including specific organs such as the liver, neurological and reproductive and/or developmental effects. Children may be especially sensitive to toxicological effects of certain contaminants such as neurological effects of lead exposure.
Formulation review process
Complete formulation information is required on any material not certified as specifically compliant with the sections of the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21, Food and Drugs (Title 21 CFR) as listed in the standards. The standards only list wax and mineral oil lubricants, ion exchange resins, substances generally recognized as safe used in accordance with any conditions of the code, and solvents that may be considered for solvent bonding. Therefore, all housing materials, tubing, o-rings and gaskets, media other than specified ion exchange resins, storage containers, and other parts are required to be evaluated first by the material formulation review process.
Formulation information required includes the chemical identity of each ingredient in the material, its proportion by weight, supplier(s) of the ingredient, documentation regarding health effects concerns of each ingredient, and documentation regarding suitability of each ingredient for use in a potable water contact material. The ingredient and/or material supplier generally meets the latter two requirements using a Title 21 CFR citation or certification.
The formulation review is a key step in the evaluation of materials, and is instrumental in limiting the number of test failures. Therefore, materials incorporating the following ingredients, as well as numerous others, would be rejected at the formulation review stage and units incorporating them wouldn't be submitted for testing:
* Materials incorporating toxic heavy metal ingredients such as lead, cadmium or mercury pigments, lead stabilizers and arsenic antimicrobials,
* Pesticides other than chemicals evaluated as bacteriostatic agents,
* Regulated volatile organics for use as solvents in solvent cements,
* Substances prohibited under Title 21 CFR Part 189 from use as direct or indirect food additives,
* Recycled materials, and
* Automotive grade and other non-food grade materials.
A significant number of material formulations are already on file with certifiers. NSF has over 26,000 material formulations in-house (see Table 1).
Chemical extraction testing is generally done on the complete drinking water treatment unit or component to be certified. Occasionally, an individual material will be tested. This most often occurs if the material is an alternate for use in an already certified unit. Test results from both the material and unit are reviewed together to ensure the sum of detected levels of each parameter from the unit and material don't exceed the pass/fail level.
The unit or component to be tested is always installed, flushed and conditioned in accordance with manufacturer's instructions, and uses the exposure water specified in the appropriate standard. In the case of ANSI/NSF DWTU Standards, two sampling protocols have been used:
-- Prior to 1996, testing was done by filling the unit with exposure water (or immersing in the case of some components and most materials) and maintaining it for a 72-hour exposure period. A single sample was then collected for analysis.
-- Since January 1996, testing has been done by filling the unit with exposure water (or immersing in the case of some components and most materials) and maintaining it for 24 hours. A water sample is then collected. The unit is refilled with fresh exposure water (or re-immersed) and maintained for another 24 hours. A second water sample is then collected. The unit is again refilled with fresh exposure water (or re-immersed) and maintained for 24 hours. A third water sample is collected. The three samples are composited prior to analysis.
Details on the number of units to be used, and the amount of water collected for each sample, are presented in the standards. Units with absorptive or adsorptive media are tested with and without media. This ensures a fair representation of contaminants resulting from construction materials of which the unit may be made. Occasionally, testing to either the 72-hour static exposure or the three-exposure sequence of 24-hour exposures may be carried out three times to determine whether specific contaminants decline in concentration rapidly over time, and thus would be present for only a short percentage of the unit's lifetime.
Unit extraction testing may be waived if components -- when separately tested -- meet requirements of the appropriate standard and are assembled in a manner that doesn't introduce new components, increase the surface area-to-volume ratio of previously evaluated components, or which present potential concern based on cumulative factors.
The DWTU Standards include two pass/fail criteria. One is the MDWL and the second is an Advisory Concentration. Most tested contaminants have both criteria. The MDWL is generally a health-based level. Some health-based levels are very high, such as 1 milligram per liter (mg/L) for toluene and 10 mg/L for xylenes. Because consumers purchase DWTUs with the expectation these units remove contaminants from water, it's preferable DWTUs reduce contaminants well below the maximum health-based levels and don't add contaminants to the water. This lower level is referred to as the Advisory Concentration. The DWTU Standards require manufacturers to take all reasonable corrective action to reduce contaminants to below the Advisory Concentration. Note that the Advisory Concentration was formerly designated as good manufacturing practice (GMP) levels.
The standard specifies pass/fail criteria for regulated contaminants, aluminum, nickel, phenolics, total organic carbon, and carbon disulfide. These are routinely analyzed for all DWTUs. The MDWL is generally set at the USEPA or Health Canada regulatory level.
The standard also specifies pass/fail criteria for additional parameters required only when indicated by formulation review. They include screening parameters such as total dissolved solids and total Kjeldahl nitrogen; a few regulated contaminants; and unregulated contaminants frequently detected from materials commonly used in DWTUs. Most criteria are Advisory Concentrations based on significant toxicological concern (polynuclear aromatics and nitrosamines), or GMP (solvents).
It's interesting to note many products assembled using components with approved material formulations fail the material extraction test (see Table 2).
When an unregulated health effect chemical on neither table is detected -- whether it's a specifically requested chemical based on formulation review or a chemical specifically detected using a screening method such as gas chromatography with mass spectrometric detection -- an MDWL is required to be established in accordance with the procedures in ANSI/NSF Standard 61: Drinking Water System Components-Health Effects, Annex A.
Units and components are required to pass chemical extraction testing prior to certification. Materials tested individually are also required to pass chemical extraction testing before being used in a certified unit or component. Therefore, units and components with chemical extraction test failures shouldn't be available in the marketplace bearing a certification mark under the DWTU Standards. The unit or component, however, may be available in the marketplace without such a mark. Chemical extraction test failures represent potential risks to human health depending on the specific chemical and contaminant concentration in the drinking water.
Selection of components
If a component isn't certified to ANSI/NSF standards, then it's prudent for the assembler or manufacturer to check with the supplier to determine if the component formulation is on file with the certifier. Using components certified, or at least that have a formulation on file, will greatly expedite the certification process.
DWTUs are typically constructed using components from multiple vendors. The system assembler is relying on the component manufacturer to provide components meeting applicable standard requirements. The first selection criteria, at a minimum, will be those materials complying with Title 21 CFR or similar international standards. Meeting these requirements provides some level of assurance but isn't without risk. There remains the potential that the material -- based on final use application or manufacturing process -- can result in extraction test failure. These pitfalls can be avoided if components are already certified to one of the standards.
These components have been certified to the DWTU Standards and are evaluated for material extraction and -- when the component is pressure bearing -- structural integrity. Using a DWTU certified component will speed certification for system manufacturers by having formulation information and test data on file. Such information may exclude the system from further material safety (extraction) testing and/or structural integrity testing. This is especially useful if a product is already certified and manufacturers wish to use an alternate component.
ANSI/NSF Standard 14 is the standard for plastic pipe and related products. The components or products certified to this standard have the end use application noted directly on the product. These applications include potable water (pw); drain, waste, and vent (dwv); corrosive waste (cw); radiant (hydronic) heating (rh); reclaimed water (re); and sewer (sw). The intended end-use of the product determines the requirements necessary for certification. In most cases, this includes structural integrity testing, dimensioning, quality assurance requirements and marking.
For use in drinking water applications (i.e., pw), all Standard 14 products must also meet health effects requirements of Standard 61 to assure the product itself doesn't contribute contaminants to the water above the maximum allowable levels established in Standard 61. DWTU systems that use components evaluated and certified under Standard 14 for use with drinking water will speed up the process by having complete formulations on file and may allow structural integrity testing to be waived.
Drinking water additives
Drinking water treatment chemicals are evaluated to requirements of ANSI/NSF Standard 60: Drinking Water Treatment Chemicals-Health Effects. This standard sets criteria for evaluating health effects of these chemicals and addresses two principal questions. Is the chemical safe at its maximum use level? Are impurities below the maximum allowable levels? Examples of products covered under this standard include chemicals used in disinfection, coagulation/flocculation, pH adjustment, corrosion/scale control and fluoridation of drinking water. Products evaluated and certified to Standard 60 may be used in DWTU products if the use limitations aren't exceeded and the product continues to meet material safety requirements of the DWTU Standards.
Treatment & distribution
Drinking water system components used in municipal treatment and distribution are evaluated to Standard 61 requirements. The Drinking Water System Components-Health Effects portion of this standard evaluates components that come into contact with drinking water, with the exception of DWTUs. This standard sets criteria to determine which contaminants migrate or extract into drinking water, and whether the contaminant levels are below the maximum allowable levels in their intended application. Examples of products covered under this standard include pipes, coatings, gaskets, sealants, lubricants, pumps, valves, meters, faucets and drinking fountains.
Currently, there are efforts to harmonize requirements between Standard 61 and the DWTU Standards. A joint task group was formed from the DWTU and Drinking Water Additives Joint Committees to evaluate different protocols between the standards and develop protocols to determine material safety of components under all conditions. The task group has identified the media evaluation section of Standard 61 as the first section that needs to increase its scope to cover the typical use patterns of point-of-use/point-of-entry (POU/POE) components. Once complete, use of Standard 61 components in POE systems for certification under the DWTU Standards will be approved. This will increase the value of using Standard 61 components in DWTU products where material testing may not be required.
In all above cases, use of certified components will decrease time and cost in obtaining certification of drinking water treatment systems. If a certified component isn't available, ask the supplier if the formulation is already on file at your certifier since that will greatly expedite the certification process and minimize obstacles. If the component formulation isn't on file with the company's certifier, the evaluation of whether there are additive effects between the components cannot be made as required under Standard 53. Therefore, formulations must be on file with the company's certifier. This is one of the issues being addressed by the aforementioned task group.
About the authors
Rob Herman, technical manager of the DWTU program, has been employed at NSF for 16 years. He received a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Lawrence Technological University and a master's degree in environmental science from the University of Michigan.
Blake Stark is a key account manager with the NSF Water Distribution Systems program. Stark holds a bachelor's degree in geology from Adrian College and has worked at NSF for 12 years.
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The Meeting Place, the Wizards community's newest in-character roleplaying chat room offers a futuristic modern setting. It opens to the public Saturday March 26, 2005.
Humanity has made contact with extraterrestrials, or so the media proclaims. Rumors abound of mutants in the sewers and werewolves in Central Park. But let's keep our feet on the ground! Come celebrate the opening of the hottest place to be in the city that never sleeps in the year 2030. The Meeting Place -- or just TMP, to those in the know -- is a nightclub on the Upper East Side that survives amongst street gangs and urban legends.
You take the #6 subway uptown to 103rd and walk east one block. The Upper East isn't the most famous part of New York City for nightlife, but a crowd forming along the empty street sparks your curiosity. The sound of a solid backbeat draws attention onward. A short block south, nestled amongst businesses closed for the night, you come upon a dimly lit entrance tempting you toward an interior pulsing with light and sound fit to raise your heartbeat. The neon sign above you proclaims that you have found The Meeting Place.
A poster on the wall invites you in. Join the festivities and win some cash, find a dance partner or hang out at the bar. You're on the streets of the El Barrio suburb after all -- perhaps it's safer inside. . . .
If the zip code of your birthplace requires interplanetary directions, remember to keep your profile low so as not to draw the wrong attention. The laws protecting you from scientific research have not passed Congress yet, and some beings would not care if they had.
The Meeting Place Opening Night Events
Open Mike: 8 p.m. - 10 p.m. PST
A prize of $200 cash goes to the act with the greatest crowd support. Musos are invited to plug into the TMP sound system rather than supply their own amps. Preprogrammed electronic backing beats available. Leads and mikes provided, but B.Y.O guitar, and so on, if required. All activities and prizes are in-character only.
Cage Tournament: 10 p.m. - Midnight PST
The tournament will be held in the side alleyway beside TMP (Limbo). There are three competition brackets: men, women, and mixed. There's a $50 entrance fee, and $500 cash is the prize to the bracket champion. No weapons allowed. Participants will be required to sign a legal waiver before stepping into the cage. All activities, fees, and prizes are in-character only. See the ISRP Rules and Reference and ISRP General message board for details. | <urn:uuid:c1ad72c7-189e-4586-b6b7-d0e75d28e0ce> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/news/20050321news | 2013-05-26T03:25:14Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368706578727/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516121618-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.930894 | 558 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Index to Command Reports, compiled 1949 - 1954
ARC Identifier 596349 / MLR Number ZZ 1003
Series from Record Group 407: Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1905 - 1981
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National Archives at College Park - Textual Reference (Military) (RD-DC-2-MIL), National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD, 20740-6001. PHONE: 301-837-3510; FAX: 301-837-1752; EMAIL: Archives2reference@nara.gov.
|Other Title(s):||Index to the Series Titled Army - AG Command Reports, 1949-54|
|Inclusive Dates:||1949 - 1954|
|Part Of:||Record Group 407: Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1905 - 1981|
|Arrangement:||Arranged by military administrative or geographic area, and thereunder by Army unit or agency-created file designator.|
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This series serves as the index to the series "Command Reports, 1949-1954" (ARC Identifier 596354).
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LITTLETON, Colo. — Five hours before the bloodiest high school shooting spree in U.S. history, Eric Harris went bowling.
"He seemed perfectly fine," said Jessica Rosecrans, 17, who was taking the same school bowling class and was in the lane next to Harris Tuesday morning. The only thing that was unusual, she said, was that Harris was wearing a flannel shirt instead of his usual black clothing.
How could an 18-year-old high school senior go bowling at dawn and then near midday begin killing his schoolmates?
What was it that spurred Harris and his close friend, Dylan Klebold, 17-- two bright, sports-playing teens--to gun down one teacher and 12 students and wound 23 others and then kill themselves with gunshots to the head?
At one point, as the two youths stalked through the school building, shooting students but sparing others, a frightened, stunned girl asked them, "Why are you killing these people?"
The answer: "We've wanted to for a long time."
With both teens dead by their own hands, just 32 days short of their high school graduation, the answer may never be known. Efforts Wednesday to piece together something approximating an answer from what is known about Harris and Klebold were hampered by conflicting evidence.
In so many ways, the two teens were strange--and normal.
Like the rest of the student body at Columbine High School, Harris and Klebold came from the heart of affluent suburbia.
Harris was a smallish but athletic 5 foot 9 and 140 pounds. Older than Klebold by five months, he had celebrated his 18th birthday just 11 days before Tuesday's attack. His father was retired from the military, and his mother had held jobs in the nursing field, according to neighbors. His older brother is a gifted athlete who plays varsity baseball in college. The family lives in a well-groomed, two-story home on a cul-de-sac.
Klebold was the taller and heavier of the two--6 foot 3, 180 pounds. He lived with his family in a contemporary, upscale home nestled amid huge red sandstone boulders in the Deer Creek Mesa area southwest of Littleton.
For all the seeming normality of their neighborhoods, Harris and Klebold were drawn to a school clique that was rooted in hate.
The small clique was called the "Trench Coat Mafia" by other students, and its members wore long black coats in all kinds of weather. They were outcasts, classmates reported--but outcasts who, to some extent, seemed to revel in their isolation.
"People made fun of them. . . . But I think they fed on this," said Craig Nason, a 17-year-old junior. Said Rosecrans, Harris' bowling classmate, "They made themselves an outcast group. It's OK to be different, but they were really different."
Harris, Klebold and other members of the clique wore Nazi paraphernalia, sometimes spoke German to each other and routinely denigrated Jews, Hispanics and African-Americans. But they bore an even deeper hatred of popular athletes at the school, students said.
"They ate lunch on the stairs and wore dark clothes. The jocks would give them a hard time," said Jessica Cave, a 16-year-old sophomore. "They teased them for what they were wearing and pushed them around. They didn't do anything back. The jocks were much bigger than them. There was nothing they could do."
Earlier this year, the antagonism between the two groups seemed about to break out in violence.
"The jocks were supposed to fight them," said Matt Good, a 16-year-old football player, but the Trench Coat Mafia showed up two hours late and were at the wrong spot. They were carrying swords and brass knuckles.
The battle was never rescheduled.
Then, on Tuesday, the anniversary of Adolf Hitler's birth, the killing spree took place. "All jocks stand up," one of the gunmen said as they entered the library. "We're going to kill every one of you."
Yet, Klebold and Harris were jocks themselves. Both were bowlers, and both were on a recreational league soccer team last spring. Harris was the team's co-captain.
The other co-captain was Stephen Trujillo, a fellow senior who was on the football team and was elected prom king this year. Despite the Trench Coat Mafia's rhetoric against people of color, Harris and Trujillo, a Hispanic, were friendly enough that, when they would run into each other in the school halls, they'd address one other as "captain."
Klebold was a big fan of the Boston Red Sox and former Red Sox star Roger Clemens, said Mike Robson, a sophomore who played soccer with Klebold and was in a fantasy baseball league with him. "We picked Clemens first (for Robson's fantasy team), and he always came over, asking me if I wanted to trade."
Yet, even in recreation, the darker side of the youths' interests emerged. Both were drawn to the Internet, playing violent games for hours. | <urn:uuid:09ea1a63-d1ca-44e7-b07e-7fcdd420b8e4> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1999-04-22/news/9904220156_1_clique-bowling-dylan-klebold | 2013-05-18T18:25:42Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382705/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.991465 | 1,083 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
I remember Lloyd's earlier books from the Whole Earth Catalog days and beyond...I still OWN a couple of first editions! When he asked if I'd be interested in sharing the shed in his latest project, "no" wasn't even an option.
Click the link above to see much, much more, or pre-order it...I got my contributor's copies yesterday, and it's WONDERFUL. 1300+ photos of delightful dwellings, sheds, boats, wagons and more...
|Here's the shed's spread...|
|the south wall as it looked when I sent in the photos...|
|And a year later...it's filled up a tad, with books, art supplies, storage and such...| | <urn:uuid:def52117-40fa-4b9c-b3a5-dfe8b2ab2821> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://artists-shed.blogspot.com/2011_12_01_archive.html | 2013-05-18T18:41:26Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382705/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.952542 | 151 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Ohio State is making tickets for the Fiesta Bowl available to the public Wednesday, just one signal that the Buckeyes' latest trip to Arizona isn't the most popular party of the season.
"For fans who want to travel and don't want to spend a lot of money, this is the year to go because prices are being slashed," said Anbritt Stengele of SportsTraveler.net, a Web site specializing in sports travel packages. "Fiesta Bowl interest is low, extremely low, and what Ohio State fans have been telling me is that after the national championship games, why should we bother? There's nothing at stake."
The reason why I've never gotten into college football as I have other sports is plain and simple: the bowl season. College football is a great game and I can't put into works how much I enjoy OSU football and how I cherished my time at the Horseshoe. But that's as far as I can get.
I've never gotten the hype about the bowls. Ever. This year no. 10 Ohio State is playing no. 3 Texas and only one team has anything 'real' at stake (and even that is pushing it). OSU is playing for what, sixth place? If Texas wins handily (gulp) they could give themselves a shot at a share of the National Championship, so Texas has every reason to run up the score and whoop the Buckeyes. Ohio State just wants to put up a good show that they can point to when they're out recruiting (winning would help this). It's really a glorified exibition game.
The fact that OSU fans aren't coming out in droves isn't exactly surprising. The economy sucks balls, they've been to Phoenix multiple times over the past 5 years and the Buckeyes have suffered some bad losses to top teams from other conferences (including the last two bowl games). The odds are that the Bucks are gonna get killed, in a meaningly football game. Awesome.
I imagine if this was an early round playoff matchup, I'd wager you'd see more interest from OSU fans. | <urn:uuid:48263a8d-7781-4543-ba5a-1bf185530993> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://benjamincox.blogspot.com/2008/12/its-almost-as-if-game-doesnt-matter.html | 2013-05-18T18:41:34Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382705/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.979551 | 435 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Good morning Leeds. How are you? So far today I (I being Tom or @tomas311 as I like to referred to whenever possible) have scrubbed Weetabix off the floor of our kitchen following a flinging incident from my son and watched my cat toy with a dying bird. It’s been a good morning so far.
On the plus side I have coffee infront of me and The Rolling Stones on the stereo. Thus, I am ready to round up stuff what is happening in Leeds today.
I shall begin, as it traditional, with the news.
Council CEO Tom Riordan has told Culture Vulture about the council’s Commission on the Future of Local Government and the plans to make Leeds the best city in the UK (even better than that London!). It’s well worth a read.
(I shall stop being light-hearted now for two paragraphs as I report on serious matters)
We’re expecting a decision today on whether Leeds’ children’s heart surgery unit will survive cuts. The YEP reports that the decision on whether the unit will continue to exist will be made in London today. Obviously this could have serious implications for children in the area and their families. If the news is bad for Leeds, there will still be an option for the local authority to lodge an objection. It’s also worth noting that while it would be great news for us in Leeds if the unit stays open, it will just mean another area gets its unit closed instead. So it’s not really good news whatever happens.
In other news affecting Leeds’ health service, The Independent are running the story of a 6’5″ woman who is suing Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust for £2m after they failed to spot her growth condition – a misdiagnosis she says has “grievously affected” her life. The Trust admits negligence but disputes the damages due.
(I’m going to return to light-heartedness now)
The YEP have revealed the new plans for the Lumiere site. Loiners may remember the rather daft idea of building two massive towers on Wellington Street, which was scrapped in the summer of 2008. Now instead of two towers of 54 and 32 storeys, we’re looking at one 11 storey office and hotel development. Sounds sensibly dull to us.
The following story is from meatinfo.co.uk – which is real. A Leeds butcher and pork pie specialist (I would like to meet this man) by the name of Andrew Green, of Wilsons Butchers in Crossgates, has been appointed the new president of the Confederation of Yorkshire Butchers Councils. Hurrah!
South Leeds Life are reporting that Holbeck Mills – magnificent Grade II listed building-cum-carpet retailer – may soon add flats to its rather odd mix.
And in music news, Leeds band I Like Trains – who were once post-rock and are now a bit electro, apparently – have announced a new EP entitled Beacons (due out 15th October) and will play a gig at Leeds City Museum on 13th October to launch it. More info on that is up at Leeds Music Scene.
And now, over to Tom with the blogs news.
Culture Vulture are telling us that the rather ace new art gallery The Hepworth are looking for new volunteers. If you have the time you should well do it, it’s a lovely gallery.
Over at Leeds Online that Wendy Denman has been rounding up things to do and see in Leeds this week.
Leeds United blog The Scratching Shed are reporting on another day of takeover frustration at the club. JUST GIVE US SOME BILLIONAIRES PLEASE – HOW HARD CAN IT BE TO FIND RICH MAN READY TO THROW ALL THEIR MONEY AT NEIL WARNOCK?!
Finally, we’ve another new hyper-local blog to tell you about with the launch of pudseylife.co.uk – guess which area of Leeds it’s about.
And one last note, go follow @_allhandsondeck for updates on barge trips from Bramley on the Leeds-Liverpool canal. | <urn:uuid:b525d2b0-5f59-4868-9bfb-c970cf7028b0> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://beyondgdnleeds.wordpress.com/2012/07/04/leeds-today-leeds-to-be-uks-best-city-childrens-heart-surgery-decision-lumiere-butchers-and-bates-out/ | 2013-05-18T18:17:12Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382705/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.939928 | 880 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Here's hoping you've had a relaxing holiday weekend -- because local police and paramedics have NOT. Eric Adler has a rundown of the more serious incidents. At this point, eight people have been killed in shootings and traffic accidents. That's not counting the various injuries, like the incident where eight people were wounded when a shotgun went off. From the police spokeswoman:
“It was just senseless. Even the shootings could have been prevented — if people wouldn’t drink and drive, or if people would figure out how to settle their conflicts." | <urn:uuid:8717b695-8082-40af-9047-6197e303dc69> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://blogs.kansascity.com/crime_scene/2010/07/8-dead-in-fourth-shootings-wrecks.html | 2013-05-18T18:51:30Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382705/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.988049 | 111 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
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A nose job can help you feel free, confident, and beautiful. If you're thinking about the procedure, however, you probably have lots of questions you want answered by your Moreland, ID rhinoplasty experts. Does a nose job cost a lot? Is it painful? How long does it take to recover from the plastic surgery? Can I see how I'll look before it's done? Your Moreland plastic surgeons can answer each of these questions and many more, but first you have to make an appointment to speak with them. For help finding Moreland plastic surgery resources, call us. | <urn:uuid:e9443f73-895e-4528-afe9-dd2c68293ac0> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://boobjobcost.com/plastic-surgery/idaho/moreland | 2013-05-18T18:51:29Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382705/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.968074 | 567 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Updated, 3:45 p.m. | No matter what one thinks of South Street Seaport’s future design, most agree its past deserves respect. Developers and preservationists are now wrangling over a question: Can the past be preserved by moving it?
The proposed relocation of Alexander Hamilton’s 206-year-old home in Harlem was considered successful. But the proposed relocation of the historic home of the Fulton Fish Market, to make way for a new complex at the seaport that includes a 42-story tower, have drawn protests from preservationists.
It’s a critical debate that lands in front of the Landmarks Preservation Commission around 3 p.m. today.
If the commission does not sign off on the relocation, much of the proposed redesign by General Growth Properties will be hampered (although not the plans for the 42-story building, which is planned for just outside the historic district).
But the building has sat as an unused shell since the fishmongers departed for Hunts Point (and more modern facilities) in the Bronx in 2005 (though much of the history in its old home had been well-documented).
Designed by the Berlin Construction Company, the Tin Building was given its name in part because of its orange-painted aluminum siding on the three floors above the concrete ground floor, where the wholesalers received their supplies and sold their wares.
The building was originally placed between two piers, so that the wholesale fish could be delivered by boat. But once fish arrived by truck, the space between the two piers was filled in and the Pier 17 mall was plopped onto that land. Now the developers want to raze the mall and move the Tin Building to the end of that pier, to make room for other buildings.
The Historic Districts Council argues that buildings within historic districts gain their meaning through their relationship with other structures, and, “Putting the Tin Building alone on the edge of a pier is not putting it into context.”
The developers argue otherwise: that in fact, putting it on the pier puts it more into context. They argue it was originally built on the water, but in the last century it has been hemmed in by the Franklin D. Roosevelt Drive viaduct to the west and the Pier 17 shopping mall to the east, among other structures.
“There are buildings on four sides of it, whereas it sat historically as a waterfront building with a large plaza in front of it,” said Gregg Pasquarelli, a partner at SHoP Architects, which is handling the redesign for the entire South Street Seaport. “Its context is gone, and the understanding of this building as a waterfront building has been gone for three decades.” He argued that it had other benefits, too, such as clearing the way for an esplanade along the water, like the one that runs long the Hudson River.
“What we are doing is we are moving it to reinstate its position as a waterfront building,” Mr. Pasquarelli said, “giving it views in all four directions, allowing it to be seen in all four directions for the first time in four decades, and placing a large open public space in front of it, just like they day it opened in 1907.”
But preservationists oppose much of the plan in general (especially the 42-story building), and have been focusing their dissatisfaction on the Tin Building. “It has been historically a waterfront building, but it wasn’t stuck out at the end of the pier,” said Simeon Bankoff, executive director of Historic Districts Council. “We feel like it separates the historic building from its environment.”
The building would most likely be revived into a use related to food — perhaps a banquet hall, restaurants or markets — said Michael McNaughton, a vice president for General Growth Properties, a real estate company which has had some financial struggles of late. The food theme is a nod to the Tin Building’s historic past, he said. “It has been feeding New Yorkers for decades.” (We think this is a bit of a logical stretch.)
The Tin Building, while situated in a historic district, is not itself historic. And it suffered great damage when a suspicious fire swept through it in 1995, disrupting the lives of 400 employees and uprooting seven major wholesale vendors who sell $350 million in seafood every year. The fire came on the heels of several attempts by government to purge the fish market, because for decades, the Tin Building had served as a shadowy world for Mafia gangsters who thrived on extortion, fraud, no-show jobs, loan sharking, money laundering and gambling rackets, investigators said. It was rebuilt shortly thereafter, but with fiberglass cornices instead of metal ones. So for all the fuss, it turns out that very little of the Tin Building today is actually original. | <urn:uuid:2e2843a7-4bdb-458b-94a8-41f72c9f7433> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/21/moving-the-old-home-of-the-fulton-fish-market/ | 2013-05-18T18:50:26Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382705/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.973859 | 1,020 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
We invite you to use this interactive and searchable catalogue for program planning.
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About a year ago I wrote an article for my Tribune-Democrat newspaper column containing some advice for recent grads. It has become one of the most popular pieces I ever wrote, with dozens of people requesting copies. I therefore decided to publish it annually around graduation time. I hope you find it useful. You can view the original article at this link: http://goo.gl/LtN72
For those who are graduating high school this year and beginning the long transition into adulthood, I’d like to offer you a gift. Here are five enduring truths I’ve learned. They will help you through life’s journey.
“If you decide to just go with the flow, you’ll end up where the flow goes, which is usually downhill, often leading to a big pile of sludge and a life of unhappiness. You’ll end up doing what everyone else is doing.” ― Sean Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens
Life will deal you an endless string of choices along the way. Some will be trivial, like deciding what to wear today. Others will be weighty and their outcomes will affect you forever. Weighty decisions should always be preceded by much thought and soul-searching. This includes decisions about who you date or marry, what you put into your body, bringing children into the world, what you do for a living, how much debt you incur and who you associate with.
All of these decisions will have a lasting effect on your life. Therefore, make them slowly and deliberately. Often you’ll discover that the right choice is not the easiest one. A habit of making poor choices will, as the Sean Covey quote suggests, drag your life downhill.
I was recently contacted by a young man who had just received a bad conduct discharge from the Navy. He asked me how the discharge would impact his future employability. His mistake was choosing to drive a car while intoxicated and hitting a pedestrian. Fortunately, the victim wasn’t seriously injured. Had it been otherwise, the young sailor would probably be in prison. It was my sad responsibility to inform him that with some employers the discharge would be a black mark for life. Choices matter!
“Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterwards.” ―Vernon Saunders Law, Cy Young Award winner
Some of you will go on to college or technical school. Others will enter the workforce. Even if your formal education is over, don’t quit learning. Make learning a lifelong adventure. I did my undergraduate work at the University of Kentucky. The school offers a fellowship program for individuals aged 65 and older to attend classes tuition free. Every year numerous senior citizens walk the stage to receive degrees ranging from Associate of Arts to Doctor of Philosophy. It’s never too late to learn.
Even if you don’t choose to continue formal learning, make it point to learn from life. Observe others; note their successes and failures; then learn from their experiences. More importantly, learn from your own mistakes.
Some of the greatest lessons I’ve learned, particularly those while serving in uniform, were the result of having made a terrible mistake. This sort of lesson sticks, like the first time you grab the handle of a hot iron skillet with your bare hand. The key to learning from mistakes is owning them. Admit your mistakes and then move on, having learned something from the experience. Don’t let, “It wasn’t my fault,” be part of your vocabulary.
“A dream doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.” ―Colin Powell, retired U.S. Army four-star general and former U.S. Secretary of State
Work isn’t always fun. If it were, they’d call it play. Work can be downright unpleasant, but it’s an essential element of life! Along the way you’re going to have jobs you won’t like. Note what you don’t like and make it a point to improve yourself, so you’ll never again have to work at such a job.
Accepting a job means submitting to the authority of those placed over you. Learn to work within this system. You’ll inevitably have bosses you don’t like. Learn to respect the position, if not the individual.
“Life is not fair; get used to it.” ―Bill Gates, founder and former CEO, Microsoft Corporation
You will hear much discussion about fairness in this life. It’s all hot air. Life isn’t fair. Some good people die young, while some bad people live a long life. Disease sometimes strikes arbitrarily, for no apparent reason. Some people prosper while others suffer failure. A death or accident can change your life forever.
There is randomness in life that can’t be avoided. Don’t expect kindness to be returned with kindness. Don’t expect generosity to be returned with generosity. The best choice is to be fair and kind to others and learn to accept what they return to you.
A wise man named Harry Browne ran for president of the United States on the Libertarian Party ticket. On Christmas day in 1966, Browne wrote his young daughter a letter aptly titled, “A Gift for My Daughter.” I encourage every graduating senior to read it and digest it. In the letter, he explains to his daughter that, “Nobody owes you anything.” Understanding what Browne meant can truly bless you. You can find it at: www.harrybrowne.org/articles/GiftDaughter.htm.
“A faith is a necessity to a man. Woe to him who believes in nothing.” ―Victor Hugo
I once had a senior Army officer tell me he preferred to work with men who possessed spiritual values, regardless of their religion. He explained that having faith in a power higher than one’s self is an indicator of how one will perform under pressure; in this instance, the pressure meant combat.
Too many people place their faith in all the wrong places. It might be in wealth, celebrity, good looks, talent, or even government. Whatever the case, misplaced faith leads to disappointment after disappointment.
To avoid these disappointments, put your faith in God alone. You, your loved ones and your friends will all inevitably let you down, but God will never fail you. | <urn:uuid:18efeb61-12f4-4b7e-8ba0-71fccc888ab5> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://divinesimplicity.wordpress.com/ | 2013-05-18T18:32:30Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382705/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.958849 | 1,361 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
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When I walk around in Second Life I has found some interesting places that I want to show, but I also find free things that is not the usual freebies but rather objects made by Lindens or moles, moles are creative builders that help Linden Labs to make nice and public things. I shall in this post show some objects you can find in the Info Hubs of Zindra.
In the Safe Hubs of Arapaima, Nelsonia, Ungren and Vilania you can find:
* “3c - Yangyin flower planter” is an S shaped build that is made to put plants in, this object is free to copy and is only for decoration.
* “Waiting Module” is a build with 4 sit positions and light that is a bit to big and strong, but this module is full permission and it is not hard to change it, it has also a great sit script that can be good to study if you want to do an own chair.
* “Water Splash – Garden” is an invisible splash generator that sit around the edges of Safe Hubs in water, to be able to see it and take a copy you has to press Alt-Ctrl-T. This is a very nice object if you want to design your won ocean environment.
In the Oritz Info Hub there is a chair and a sofa for sale for Zero Lindens, you can find them under the stairs here, all chairs and sofas here are the same but for some reason is not all for sale. | <urn:uuid:ccbf7a9d-dbc9-4844-98c4-d73aae82a893> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://hexapodas.blogspot.com/2012/12/it-is-free.html | 2013-05-18T18:15:32Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382705/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.962106 | 322 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Pet-Friendly Hotels & Motels in Marathon, ON
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Pet-Friendly Accommodations in Marathon, ON
Rated Average by GuestsCheap, highway motel near Marathon Airport
Single-story, 42 rooms
No swimming pool
Free Internet access
Pet-friendly hotel - $10 per night pet fee - Aug 2011
Hotel Guides Verified Reviews
Located on the highway - reasonably priced - room was clean - continental breakfast provided - Jul 2008
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- As one defenseman goes down, two are ready to be inserted back into the line-up. D Brandon Underwood should be ready for full-contact in practice this week after a concussion. He will likely see in action Friday in Everett in the Blazers next game.
Also, Corey Fienhage has been returned from the Buffalo Sabres. The over-age defenseman will make his regular season debut Friday. Have to say I'm looking forward to that.
- Young Chase Souto is an up and coming middle-weight in the Western Conference. Still only 15,( turns 16 in a couple weeks) the California kid made his presence known in the final shift of the game Saturday against Chilliwack when he dropped the gloves with 18 year-old Zach Habscheid.
He also scrapped three times in the pre-season. He's old-school in his approach...stand in and trade. He's good with both hands, and can take one or two also.
- It was good to see Randy Merkley Saturday night. The Bruins broadcaster used to call games for the Moose Jaw Warriors back in the east division.
- I made it through the weekend with only one Swift Current Broncos reference. Early on in the pre-game show Friday night, Swift Curren...slipped out when talking about the two teams in the game. Who heard it? Everyone. At least everyone who works at the radio stations.
- If your a Blazer fan, you have to love how quick game highlights appear on the website post-game. Fans can get home after the game, fire up the computer and watch the highlight package.
- WHL Web TV is back. It seems to be working well. I didn't have any problems this weekend. It seems to load quicker and stay more stable than in previous years. | <urn:uuid:7968634f-9f18-42dc-9ec5-9b83c3d2aa47> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://jonkeen.blogspot.com/2010/09/monday.html | 2013-05-18T19:04:08Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382705/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.967171 | 374 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
The suite at Jungle Love is available for short and long term rental.
$100 per night (2 night minimum)
$500 per week (7 days) during low season / $600 in high season
Please ask for a monthly rate!
The very large, newly completed, one bedroom house is fully screened and has glass windows and doors. There are two modern-style bathrooms; one with a Jacuzzi tub. The bedroom has a comfortable king size bed, small closet safe, air conditioning, a walk-out second floor deck, a telephone with free local calls (long distance with phone card) and free WIFI internet access. The kitchen is fully equipped with a fridge, stove, oven, blender, and coffee pot.
There are a number of sitting areas including an outdoor patio with hammock chairs. There is also an outdoor mosaic shower to rinse off the sand from your day across the road at the beach. We do not allow pets or smoking inside the house. One day per week maid service is included in the rental price as well as one free load of laundry (on site laundry service is available for $5.00 per load). Two bicycles come free with house rental and we will also book your ATV/Quad Tour, Chocolate Tour and Canopy Zip Line Tour upon request.
For rainy days, you will find a TV with DVD player in the master bedroom. We also have a DVD library to choose from. There is a book store nearby, as well as a cafe with internet access. If you choose to cook some of your meals at the house, there are a few small grocery stores within walking distance. One of the nicest grocery/convenience stores is right next door.
A special romance package is available with the house rental. This package includes a private in-house massage, candles, fresh flowers from our garden, local chocolates, wine, cheese, fresh home-baked goods and breakfast for two served at the house or the Jungle Love Restaurant. All for just $300!
Private custom gourmet dinners are available to guests staying at our suite. Inquire via email or telephone with a main course request for dinner pricing.
Check us out on vrbo.com (locator number 177942) or click here. | <urn:uuid:5fa38f69-ea2d-4a48-b26c-71b715b54322> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://junglelovecafe.com/houserental.html | 2013-05-18T18:50:57Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382705/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.941117 | 468 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Here’s a headline you could have seen coming from a mile away.
About the only thing less surprising was Metta’s explanation for his less-than-impressive cardio.
“When David Stern says there’s going to be a nuclear winter, I’m thinking the season isn’t starting anytime soon. So a little more martinis in November and then, boom, David Stern says no nuclear winter and we have a season.”
Such is the conundrum that is the man formerly known as Ron Artest. You want to give him credit for being honest and owning it but then again you can’t overlook his misgivings. Metta admits to not playing much ball during the extended downtime. He also claims the lockout affected his ability to rehab his Achilles. However that didn’t stop him from doing his best Frankenstein impersonation on Dancing With The Stars.
And while we’re on the subject of Metta’s off-season, how exactly was he going to ball in Britain, Finland or Estonia if he wasn’t even getting ready for a basketball season of any kind?
Currently the Lakers are on the hook for three years and another $21-million for the World Peace fund. Oh…but there is this little tool known as the “Amnesty Clause” which all NBA teams have at their disposal. Just consider it a Gilbert Arenas eradicator of sorts.
Given Metta’s career worst season and now his clear lack of dedication that clause is becoming a reality.
No doubt aware his paycheck is on the line, Metta made sure to bust his tail on the first day of practice. Proving his tactics worked like a charm, new head coach Mike Brown took notice as evident by this quote given to the L.A. Times.
“The thing that excited me about him is during drillls he always tried to keep himself in to give himself some extra reps. I know for sure he went through at least two practice jerseys if not more. He’s working his tail off and you can’t ask for anything more.”
These were the inevitable crossroads that the Lakers knew they’d eventually hit when signing a then Artest. His first season in Los Angeles wasn’t great but he made big plays when the Lake Show needed them. Last year Metta was a no-show and now he’s clearly given in to all of those distractions he initialed ignored here in Los Angeles.
Coach Brown might be willing to give World Peace a chance but how much more will the Buss family and Mitch Kupchak tolerate? | <urn:uuid:efe6da90-60b4-49e6-a6ca-0fda3219f1a5> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://lakeshowlife.com/2011/12/10/hello-metta-world-peace-amnesty-calling/ | 2013-05-18T18:51:09Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382705/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.981049 | 556 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
According to The Desert Sun, Palm Springs Unified School District’s (PSUSD) suit against the Palm Springs High School Athletic Boosters and two members of the club’s board has been dismissed. The suit sought the return of $31,000 collected by the booster club, and a court order preventing the booster club from any further fundraising activities under the auspices of the high school.
Both parties claimed a measure of victory. Renell E. Burch, the attorney for the two booster members, Josie Blandino and Leah Wiltgen, said, “From our position, the school district finally realized they didn’t have solid claims against the club.” Steve Montanez, PSUSD’s attorney, on the other hand, views the dismissal as a victory. “The district felt they had achieved the objective intended,” he said. “That was to cease the booster club from engaging in fund-raising activities.”
According to Montanez, PSUSD did not pursue collecting the $31,000 it says was raised but never given to the school because parent volunteers in each sport and club at Palm Springs High School banned together to make up the amount. Burch refuted Montanez’s version of events, saying, “The district knew full well there was never any taking of money.”
Source: The Desert Sun, 7/20/12, By Chris Grillot
[Editor's Note: In 2010, COSA members Peter Wilson, Jr. and Dean Frieders discussed the legal issues arising with parent fundraising groups and commercial endeavors in their article "With Strings Attached: Boosters, PTO/PTA, Foundations, Fundraisers and Cellular Tower Leases." The article is available to COSA members.] | <urn:uuid:aca35f37-24cb-46fa-a7b1-960cd1c580da> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://legalclips.nsba.org/?p=15509 | 2013-05-18T19:03:05Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382705/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.951838 | 374 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Fayette County TN Divorce Lawyer & Family Law Attorney Miles Mason, Sr
Fayette County, TN Divorce Filings
Fayette County, Tennessee divorce filings are filed at the Fayette County, TN Chancery Court Clerk’s Office, located at the Fayette County Courthouse, P.O. Box 220, Somerville, TN 38068. The phone number is 901-465-5219. Office hours are Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Vip Lewis is the Clerk and Master.
- The Fayette County Chancery Court Chancellors are William C “Bill” Cole and Martha B. Brasfield.Fayette County is in the 25th Judicial District, which includes five counties. They are Tipton, Fayette, Lauderdale, Hardeman and McNairy Counties. FYI, the judicial districts may be reshuffled in 2013. Here are the LOCAL RULES OF THE CHANCERY COURTS OF FAYETTE, HARDEMAN, LAUDERDALE, McNAIRY AND TIPTON COUNTIES (TWENTY-FIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT). For more information about Fayette County, TN see Fayette County Tennessee Wikipedia.
Fayette County Tennessee Divorce Lawyer & Family Law Attorney Miles Mason, Sr.
Fayette County TN divorce lawyer & family law attorney Miles Mason Sr., Miles Mason Family Law Group, PLC practices divorce and family law exclusively serving clients in Fayette County, Tennessee from offices located in nearby Memphis, Tennessee. The Miles Mason Family Law Group handles many types of family law matters including divorce, child support, alimony, child custody, parental relocation, child support modification, and alimony modification.
For more information about Fayette County TN divorce lawyer & family law attorney Miles Mason Sr. and Tennessee divorce and family law, see:
- Your First Steps: 7 Steps Planning Your Tennessee Divorce | Free eBook
- The Tennessee Divorce Client’s Handbook: What Every Divorcing Spouse Needs to Know
- Tennessee Alimony Law in Divorce | Answers to FAQs
- Tennessee Child Support Law Answers to FAQs
- MemphisDivorce.com Tennessee Family Law Blog
- Top 10 Tennessee Divorce Strategies
- For more information about the Miles Mason Family Law Group, see Meet the Team
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"Bill, you are not allowed to buy candy corn ever again."
"I can't stop eating them."
The next day.
"Bill, where are the candy corn?"
"I ate them all."
"You ate the whole bag?"
"Yes. You said you didn't want them in the house."
"No. I said you shouldn't buy any more. Not that you should eat an entire bag by yourself. "
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BERMUDA, Bermuda Islands, April 17. -- The British cruiser Talbot has sailed from this port. It is rumored that her destination is Nassau, in the Bahamas.
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Archives at the New York Public Library cross-referenced with long-awaited 1940 data provide eye-opening results.
Stuck without a lyric in sight, a songwriter ponders the intricacies of a little bird’s brain. | <urn:uuid:b2447776-a871-46e7-bde8-3b2275e81c30> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9C07E4D7133CE433A2575BC1A9629C94699ED7CF | 2013-05-18T18:51:48Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382705/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.844357 | 117 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Adding LIFE to your years and years to your life!
well folks...here I am..It was a busy Easter weekend but we got through. It was sad and my husband and I spent quite a bit of it in tears. But I am thankful for the tears....the tears of pain and sorrow mean that I have a heart of love and that I loved my baby girl so deeply and for that I am forever grateful.
Today is day one....and my hubby has decided to join me! we have both taken a road of unhealth and seeking comfort in food. We have both admitted that we have come far from…Continue
I think I am going to kickstart this lifestyle upgrade with a fast. I think 4 days juicing, water, herbal tea...and then slowly add raw foods back in after that...yep....I think thats what I am going to do. My husband is home tonight till monday, so he can be there and help out if the detox gets nuts. I have fasted before and it doesnt take long for crap to start pouring out of our bodies. Heres to hoping. So I am not going to say starting tommorow, because then I will put it…Continue
Well...I am here...and I am ready ...baby steps...one breath at a time..I am here.
I wanted to list some of the physical and mental issues that I am having going on, and that I hope to heal with a healthy lifestyle change and mostly raw foods.
*weight gain. I am now 245 lbs. that number makes me a little sick.
* extreme heart burn
* extreme flushing of the face . My face goes really really hot and bright red.
* body aches and pains. every joint
Good eve...I look at the date that I last posted here and I cringe. Tears well up in my eyes and throat and I think..wow ....
July 28th was the last day I posted. My week got busy, so I didnt get on here the rest of that week. then August 8th my entire world fell apart. My 2yo little girl passed away....emily-rose drowned in our pool. It was an awful day. Its been an awful 6 months. But by the grace of God I dont know what I would have done. Without the love and support of family…Continue | <urn:uuid:23490ec1-e527-4872-ad00-454e6e991eac> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://rawfoodrehab.ning.com/profile/SarahWalker | 2013-05-18T18:24:45Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382705/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.968546 | 487 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Going into Thursday's earnings announcement (after the close), Starbucks (SBUX) has been doing quite well lately, consistently growing sales at about 11% (with 14% projected for next year). Earnings have shown similar results. The total number of stores increased by 415 (2.4%) last quarter, a larger number than any of the past eight quarters.
The stock has shot up by about 10% since November, and analysts seem to like the company, with 12 rating it a "strong buy," 11 rating it a "buy" and 7 a "hold" according to Yahoo! Finance.
The company has a good record of increasing dividends, doubling quarterly payments from $.10 in March 2010 to $.21 today. They have raised the dividend every year since initiating them in the July quarter, so we should not expect to hear about another increase this week. The payout ratio is about 38%, a little on the high side, at least until a couple of more quarters of increased earnings takes place. The yield is only 1.52% at this time, but if they continue increase it each year, it may become more significant over time.
The stock is selling well above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, so there does not seem to be a potential problem on those technical indicator scores, and the 14-day RSI is 55, a neutral reading.
In the anecdotal department, on January 14th, Jim Cramer called SBUX a "buy" on CNBC's Mad Money and my favorite Seeking Alpha author, George Acs, likes the company.
On the other hand, there are some concerns about valuation. The trailing 30.6 p/e ratio is high (earnings $1.79/current $54.80 price). This compares to a growth rate of about 11%. This makes the company quite pricey compared to a company like Apple (AAPL), (cash-adjusted 8.7 trailing p/e) or less than half its growth rate (24% historical, 18% projected). By this comparison, SBUX looks quite expensive right now.
Analysts expect SBUX to earn $2.16 per share for 2013 which would result in a p/e ratio of 25, still high compared to the average of 14 times earnings for the S&P 500 index.
The recent 2% payroll tax hike might cause some problems at Starbucks - "a specialty drink that costs $4 or $5 might be one of the first discretionary expenses that middle class consumers reduce or eliminate. If so, Starbucks could be a likely candidate to announce weak guidance for the first quarter." - Why Target, Wal-Mart, And Starbucks Shares Could Take A Hit Soon.
There has been a great deal of publicity about Starbucks' home-brewing coffee system "Verismo" released late last fall. With this new device, Starbucks entered the profitable single serve coffee market which has been controlled by Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR) with its "Keurig" machines. I consider this to be a negative for the company. Every cup of Starbucks coffee that is brewed at home or in an office represents the sale of a commodity-priced (i.e., low margin) cup rather than a high-margin fresh cup of coffee at a Starbucks store. This is cannibalization at its worst.
The thing that scares me most about SBUX going into the earnings announcement is how the market has responded to recent earnings announcements. SBUX rarely misses or exceeds expectations by a large margin. In three of the last four quarters it exceeded expectations by a penny, and in the other quarter it came up two cents short. So while these differences were minimal, the market's reaction was huge. Twice in the last four quarters, the price moved more than 10% after the earnings announcement (down in July 2012 and up in October 2012) in spite of the small differences between actual and expected earnings.
Compare these two 10% swings in the stock with Apple which is considered to be a more volatile stock and quite dependent on sales of new products rather than an ongoing business of providing an expensive coffee service. New product sales can fluctuate all over the place and AAPL is unusually secretive about what those sales might be, causing all sorts of uncertainties leading up to earnings announcements.
In spite of these uncertainties, and AAPL exceeding or disappointing by large margins, AAPL stock has not fluctuated by 10% after the announcement once in the last four quarters. The largest change (up 8.9%) took place after the April 2012 announcement. I recently wrote an article on the AAPL earnings situation that might be of interest here - A Remarkably Safe Way To Play The Apple Earnings Announcement.
In summary, while SBUX has a lot of things going for it, the high current stock valuation, the recent run-up in price, and some possible adverse external issues (e.g., lower demand due to payroll tax rise and increased single-cup do-it-yourself coffee consumption) makes it a little dangerous to invest in the stock right now, at least before the earnings announcement.
On the other hand, it might be a good time to consider an options investment. As is usually the case just prior to an earnings announcement, there is a huge implied volatility (IV) difference between the various option series:
|Option Series||Expiration Date||Volatility||Theta|
IV for the Jan4-13 options that expire the day after the SBUX earnings announcement is more than double any other monthly options series. A promising investment would be to sell as many of those "expensive" options as possible if you could figure out how to protect yourself against a big move in the stock. Calendar spreads at strikes both above and below the stock price would be my preference here as long as you attended to two possible adverse possibilities - an implosion of IV after the announcement and an exceptionally large stock price move (10% or so). Both possibilities are quite likely, unfortunately.
You can protect against the IV implosion by buying longer-term options to use as collateral for selling the highly-priced Jan4-13 options. My preference would be the Apr-13 series which has a lower IV than any other month - those options are far less likely to implode after the announcement.
Second, I would tie up some capital by buying some longer-term puts and calls (straddles or strangles) as protection against a big price move. If the stock remains flat (as you hope it would do with calendar spreads in place), the straddles or strangles should fall in value only by the theta amount for a couple of days, a minimal concern. Of course, they might fall in value if IV implodes, but I think that is unlikely if you use the Apr-13 series for these long purchases.
If the stock moves big-time after the announcement (as it has done twice in the last year), the extra puts and calls should hopefully increase in value by enough to cover the loss in the calendar spreads.
Here is the risk profile graph for the option purchases I think offer the best chance of success going into SBUX's earnings announcement after the close on Thursday:
Here are the positions I used to create the above graph:
These positions would require about $7700 to place, and the expected gains range from about 15% - 20% after commissions. I like to think that most of the initial investment is really not at risk because the value of the 15 extra puts and calls should remain about the same for the two days regardless of what the stock does. (Of course, IV may fall and push these values down, but since we are dealing in the lowest-IV month out there, I don't believe there will be much of an implosion.)
As I said in my earlier AAPL article, since the options market is supposedly totally efficient, a strategy like this that shows a gain no matter what happens to the stock should not be a possibility. But as long as IV of the April options does not plummet after the earnings announcement, these positions should result in a decent profit for the week. It might be "only" 5% or 10%, but annualized, those kinds of gains can add up nicely.
Disclosure: I am long AAPL.
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Bagpuss by children's illustrator Peter Firmin.
Peter Firmin is an English artist and puppet maker. He was the founder of Smallfilms, along with Oliver Postgate. Between them they created a number of popular children's TV programmes, The Saga of Noggin the Nog, Ivor the Engine, Clangers, Bagpuss and Pogles' Wood.
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Jorge Soler homered and drove in two on Sunday. (Photo by Stephen Green)
The Tennessee Smokies and the Daytona Cubs picked up a win after Sunday night’s games while Iowa and Kane County both continue to search for their first victories of the season after falling short this weekend. Here are the highlights from Sunday’s games:
IOWA CUBS (0-4)
Iowa suffered its fourth consecutive defeat to start the season, falling 7-3 at Albuquerque.
- RF Ryan Sweeney went 2-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run.
- CF Brett Jackson (1-for-4, R) and LF Darnell McDonald (1-for-4, R, 2B) also collected hits and a run.
- RHP Casey Coleman allowed two runs on three hits in 2.0 innings out of the bullpen, striking out two.
TENNESSEE SMOKIES (2-2)
Tennessee stranded the tying run on second base in the ninth inning, losing 5-4 at Pensacola.
- 1B Justin Bour (2-for-4, R, RBI) collected two hits including a RBI double in the third inning.
- 3B Tim Torres walked and singled twice in three at bats.
- RHP’s Tony Zych (1.2 IP, 2 H) and A.J. Morris (1.1 IP) combined to hold the Blue Wahoos scoreless over the final three innings.
DAYTONA CUBS (3-1)
Daytona scored nine runs over the final four innings to shutout Brevard County on the road, 9-0.
- RHP P.J. Francescon (1-0) surrendered one hit in five scoreless innings, striking out six.
- RF Jorge Soler (2-for-4, 2 R, BB, 2 RBI) homered for the second-consecutive day, knocking in SS Javier Baez (1-for-4, R, SB) in the sixth inning.
- LF John Andreoli reached base four times, going 2-for-3 with two walks, two runs, a triple and a RBI.
- RHP Yeiper Castillo struck out three batters in two scoreless innings.
- RHP’s Luis Liria and Austin Reed recorded the final six outs in order to complete the shutout.
KANE COUNTY COUGARS (0-4)
Quad Cities scored two runs in the 13th inning to defeat host Kane County, 3-1, and finish off the four-game sweep.
- CF Oliver Zapata went 2-for-5 with a walk from the leadoff spot.
- LF Rock Shoulders (2-for-3, BB) extended his hitting streak to four games.
- LHP Michael Heesch took a no-hitter into the fifth inning before surrendering the first hit and run of the game.
- RHP Felix Pena pitched 5.2 innings of scoreless relief, allowing three hits and walking one while striking out five.
Reliever Jaye Chapman was one of 22 players invited to Spring Training Friday.
(Photo by Stephen Green)
The clubhouse in Mesa, Ariz., will be a little more crowded later this month as the Cubs have invited 22 non-roster players to major league Spring Training camp. For some of the younger ballplayers, the invite serves as a chance to get acclimated to major league hitting or pitching. For the veterans, it could be another shot to break camp with a big league team.
The Cubs non-roster invitees include a mix of top prospects (Javier Baez, Nick Struck), familiar faces (Jaye Chapman, Casey Coleman, Blake Parker) and former major leaguers (Brent Lillibridge, Brian Bogusevic, Darnell McDonald).
Pitchers and catchers report to Mesa Feb. 12, and the first full squad workout is Feb. 17. Below is the complete list of non-roster invitees:
Right-handed pitchers: Drew Carpenter, Jaye Chapman, Casey Coleman, Dayan Diaz, Jensen Lewis, Barret Loux, Blake Parker, Zach Putnam, Nick Struck, Cory Wade
Left-handed pitchers: Hisanori Takahashi
Catchers: J.C. Boscan, Michael Brenly, Rafael Lopez
Infielders: Javier Baez, Alberto Gonzalez, Brent Lillibridge, Edwin Maysonet, Brad Nelson
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Skate: NYC Go Skateboarding Day 2012
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Nothing is better than skating around the streets of New York City, and with the excitement of Go Skateboarding Day it gets even better. In this video SHUT Skateboards and Vans show us around the Lower East Side and give us interviews with people around the NYC skate scene, along with big names like Chad Muska and Erik Ellington. We also get to look into shops like the Vans x DQM store and the SHUT Flagship store. In all, Go Skateboarding Day in NYC was a success and we look forward to what happens next year. | <urn:uuid:74ca413c-228d-4f74-8b63-b77535de74e2> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.12ozprophet.com/news/skate-nyc-go_skateboarding_day-2012 | 2013-05-18T18:14:22Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382705/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.933575 | 152 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
With Google's purchase of DoubleClick and its developing AdX Exchange, Yahoo! felt it needed to answer and it did. Will Microsoft now step up to the plate?
RightMedia currently provides the exchange platform to large advertisers and publishers and lets them battle it out in an exchange format which provides efficiency as opposed to the blackbox of AdSense or the more traditional, negotiate way of doing business that is familiar to ad networks.
In the Yahoo! press release regarding Yahoo's initial investment last October, Greg Coleman, EVP of Global Media Sales, says, "Yahoo! believes an open and transparent ad exchange is an innovative new distribution channel for non-premium inventory and encourages competition in the market."
To date, it is believed the largest client on RMX has been Yahoo! which has tons of inventory that is hard to monetize such as its gargantuan email inventory. If the Right Media ad exchange can even make a penny or two more per CPM than Yahoo can do by itself, that could be a significant opportunity for Yahoo!.
Founded in 2003, and having raised $45 million in Series B financing through venture capitalist partners led by Yahoo! and including Redpoint Ventures, current Right Media investors have struck gold and now Yahoo! has to justify RMX to its shareholders through careful integration of the ad exchange platform in its advertising strategy or it will continue to fall further behind the Google monolith.
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Coventry businesses vote over five-year BID tax
Firms in Coventry city centre are being balloted over whether to agree to pay an extra tax for another five years.
The area within the ring road has been a Business Improvement District (BID) since 2007 with retailers contributing a portion of their rateable value.
If it gets the go ahead Coventry BID will have about £450,000 to spend on extra security, cleaning, planting and marketing each year until 2018.
Businesses have until 1 March to cast their vote.
The chair of Coventry BID, Peter Dunkley, said the services provided to more than "600 customer-facing businesses" from the annual levy were additional to what the city council offered.'Why another tax?'
Mr Dunkley, who runs Blue Bistro in Spon Street and currently contributes about £75 a year, said: "There is a need for extra cleaning and there's a need for extra planting services in the city.
"The city centre does need to be well presented for visitors.
"There's a radio security system that runs right across the city centre that's used for shoplifters and any trouble in pubs that I think has made quite a significant difference to the security around the city."
But not all businesses in the city centre feel they have got value for money from the scheme which employs seven people across a range of activities.
Colin Bahia, from Max Mobility in Shelton Square, said: "When you're paying £12,000 in rates you think hold on, why another tax?
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Originally released in the UK, August 5, 1966
Paperback Writer/Rain (UK release: 6/10/66)
GEORGE 1980: "'Taxman' was when I first realized that even though we had started earning money, we were actually giving most of it away in taxes. It was and still is typical."
JOHN 1980: "I remember the day he (George) called to ask for help on 'Taxman,' one of his first songs. I threw in a few one-liners to help the song along because that's what he asked for. He came to me because he couldn't go to Paul. Paul wouldn't have helped him at that period. I didn't want to do it. I just sort of bit my tongue and said OK. It had been John and Paul for so long, he'd been left out because he hadn't been a songwriter up until then."
PAUL 1984: "George wrote that and I played guitar on it. He wrote it in anger at finding out what the taxman did. He had never known before then what could happen to your money."
GEORGE 1987: "I was pleased to have Paul play that bit on 'Taxman.' If you notice, he did like a little Indian bit on it for me."
PAUL 1966: "I was sitting at the piano when I thought of it. The first few bars just came to me, and I got this name in my head... Daisy Hawkins picks up the rice in the church. I don't know why. I couldn't think of much more so I put it away for a day. Then the name Father McCartney came to me, and all the lonely people. But I thought that people would think it was supposed to be about my Dad sitting knitting his socks. Dad's a happy lad. So I went through the telephone book and I got the name McKenzie. I was in Bristol when I decided Daisy Hawkins wasn't a good name. I walked 'round looking at the shops, and I saw the name Rigby. Then I took the song down to John's house in Weybridge. We sat around, laughing, got stoned and finished it off."
JOHN 1980: "Paul's baby, and I helped with the education of the child... The violin backing was Paul's idea. Jane Asher had turned him on to Vivaldi, and it was very good."
PAUL 1984: "I got the name Rigby from a shop in Bristol. I was wandering round Bristol one day and saw a shop called Rigby. And I think Eleanor was from Eleanor Bron, the actress we worked with in the film 'Help!' But I just liked the name. I was looking for a name that sounded natural. Eleanor Rigby sounded natural."
I'M ONLY SLEEPING(Lennon/McCartney)
JOHN 1980: "It's got backwards guitars... that's me dreaming my life away."
PAUL circa-1994: "It was a nice idea-- 'There's nothing wrong with it. I'm not being lazy, I'm only sleeping, I'm yawning, I'm meditating, I'm having a lay-in.' The luxury of all that was what it was all about. The song was co-written but from John's original idea."
LOVE YOU TO(Harrison)
GEORGE 1966: "I play sitar on another track. I don't care if everybody is using 'em, you know. I just play it 'cuz I like it."
GEORGE 1980: "'Love You To' was one of the first tunes I wrote for sitar. 'Norwegian Wood was an accident as far as the sitar part was concerned, but this was the first song where I consciously tried to use the sitar and tabla on the basic track. I overdubbed the guitars and vocals later."
HERE THERE AND EVERYWHERE(Lennon/McCartney)
JOHN 1972: "This was a great one of his."
JOHN 1980: "That's Paul's song completely, I believe. And one of my favorite songs of the Beatles."
PAUL 1984: "I wrote that by John's pool one day. When we were working together, sometimes he came in to see me. But mainly, I went out to see him."
PAUL circa-1994: "'Here, There and Everywhere' has a couple of interesting structural points about it... each verse takes a word. 'Here' discusses here, Next verse, 'there' discusses there, then it pulls it all together in the last verse with 'everywhere.' ...John might have helped with a few last words."
PAUL 1966: "It's a happy place, that's all. You know, it was just... We were trying to write a children's song. That was the basic idea. And there's nothing more to be read into it than there is in the lyrics of any children's song."
JOHN 1972: "Paul wrote the catchy chorus. I helped with the blunderbuss bit."
JOHN 1980: "'Yellow Submarine' is Paul's baby. Donovan helped with the lyrics. I helped with the lyrics too. We virtually made the track come alive in the studio, but based on Paul's inspiration. Paul's idea. Paul's title... written for Ringo."
PAUL 1984: "I wrote that in bed one night. As a kid's story. And then we thought it would be good for Ringo to do."
PAUL circa-1994: "I was laying in bed in the Asher's garret, and there's a nice twilight zone just as you're drifting into sleep and as you wake from it-- I always find it quite a comfortable zone. I remember thinking that a children's song would be quite a good idea... I was thinking of it as a song for Ringo, which it eventually turned out to be, so I wrote it as not too rangey in the vocal. I just made up a little tune in my head, then started making a story-- sort of an ancient mariner, telling the young kids where he'd lived. It was pretty much my song as I recall... I think John helped out. The lyrics got more and more obscure as it goes on, but the chorus, melody and verses are mine."
GEORGE 1999: "Paul came up with the concept of 'Yellow Submarine.' All I know is just that every time we'd all get around the piano with guitars and start listening to it and arranging it into a record, we'd all fool about. As I said, John's doing the voice that sounds like someone talking down a tube or ship's funnel as they do in the merchant marine. (laughs) And on the final track there's actually that very small party happening! As I seem to remember, there's a few screams and what sounds like small crowd noises in the background."
SHE SAID SHE SAID(Lennon/McCartney)
JOHN 1968: "That was pure. You see, when I wrote that I had the 'She said she said,' but it was just meaning nothing. It was just vaguely to do with someone who had said something like he knew what it was like to be dead, and then it was just a sound. And then I wanted a middle-eight. The beginning had been around for days and days and so I wrote the first thing that came into my head and it was 'When I was a boy,' in a different beat, but it was real because it just happened."
JOHN 1980: "That's mine. It's an interesting track. The guitars are great on it. That was written after an acid trip in L.A. during a break in the Beatles tour where we were having fun with the Byrds and lots of girls. Peter Fonda came in when we were on acid and he kept coming up to me and sitting next to me and whispering, 'I know what it's like to be dead.' He was describing an acid trip he'd been on. We didn't 'want' to hear about that. We were on an acid trip and the sun was shining and the girls were dancing, and the whole thing was beautiful and Sixties, and this guy-- who I really didn't know-- he hadn't made 'Easy Rider' or anything... kept coming over, wearing shades, saying, 'I know what it's like to be dead,' and we kept leaving him because he was so boring! And I used it for the song, but I changed it to 'she' instead of 'he.' It was scary... I don't want to know what it's like to be dead!"
GOOD DAY SUNSHINE(Lennon/McCartney)
JOHN 1972: "Paul. But I think maybe I helped him with some of the lyric."
JOHN 1980: "'Good Day Sunshine' is Paul's. Maybe I threw in a line or something."
PAUL 1984: "Wrote that out at John's one day... the sun was shining. Influenced by the Lovin' Spoonful."
PAUL circa-1994: "'Good Day Sunshine' was me trying to write something similar to 'Daydream.' John and I wrote it together at Kenwood, but it was basically mine and he helped me with it."
AND YOUR BIRD CAN SING(Lennon/McCartney)
JOHN 1972: "Another horror."
JOHN 1980: "Another of my throwaways."
GEORGE 1987: "I think it was Paul and me, or maybe John and me, playing (guitar) in harmony-- quite a complicated little line that goes through the middle-eight."
PAUL 1995: "One of my favorites on the Anthology is, 'And Your Bird Can Sing,' which is a nice song, but this take of it was one we couldn't use at the time. John and I got a fit of the giggles while we were doing the double-track. You couldn't have released it at the time. But now you can. Sounds great just hearing us lose it on a take."
FOR NO ONE(Lennon/McCartney)
JOHN 1972: "Another of his I really liked."
JOHN 1980: "Paul's. One of my favorites of his. A nice piece of work."
PAUL 1984: "I wrote that on a skiing holiday in Switzerland. In a hired chalet amongst the snow."
PAUL circa-1994: "I suspect it was about another argument. I don't have easy relationships with women, I never have. I talk too much truth."
JOHN 1972: "Me. I think Paul helped with the middle."
JOHN 1980: "Another of mine. Mainly about drugs and pills. It was about myself. I was the one that carried all the pills on tour... later on the roadies did it. We just kept them in our pockets, loose, in case of trouble."
PAUL circa-1994: "John and I thought that was a funny idea-- the fantasy doctor who would fix you up by giving you drugs. It was a parody on that idea."
I WANT TO TELL YOU(Harrison)
GEORGE 1980: "...about the avalanche of thoughts that are so hard to write down or say or transmit."
GOT TO GET YOU INTO MY LIFE(Lennon/McCartney)
JOHN 1968: "We were doing our Tamla Motown bit. You see, we're influenced by whatever's going. Even if we're not influenced, we're all going that way at a certain time."
JOHN 1972: "I think George and I helped with some of the lyrics. I'm not sure."
JOHN 1980: "Paul. I think that was one of his best songs, too, because the lyrics are good and I didn't write them. You see? When I say that he could write lyrics if he took the effort-- here's an example."
PAUL 1984: "That's mine-- I wrote it. It was the first one we used brass on, I think. One of the first times we used soul trumpets."
PAUL circa-1994: "I'd been a rather straight working class lad, but when we started to get into pot it seemed to me to be quite uplifting. It didn't seem to have too many side effects like alcohol or some of the other stuff, like pills, which I pretty much kept off. I kind of liked marijuana and to me it seemed it was mind-expanding, literally mind-expanding. So 'Got To Get You Into My Life' is really a song about that. It's not to a person, it's actually about pot. It's saying, 'I'm going to do this. This is not a bad idea.' So it's actually an ode to pot, like someone else might write an ode to chocolate or a good claret. I haven't really changed my opinion too much, except if anyone asks me for real advice, it would be stay straight. That is actually the best way, but in a stressful world I still would say that pot was one of the best of the tranquilizing drugs. I have drunk and smoked pot and of the two I think pot is less harmful. People tend to fall asleep on it rather than go out and commit murder, so it's always seemed to me to be a rather benign one."
TOMORROW NEVER KNOWS(Lennon/McCartney)
JOHN 1968: "'Tomorrow Never Knows' ...I didn't know what I was saying, and you just find out later. I know that when there are some lyrics I dig, I know that somewhere people will be looking at them."
JOHN 1968: "Often the backing I think of early-on never comes off. With 'Tomorrow Never Knows' I'd imagined in my head that in the background you would hear thousands of monks chanting. That was impractical, of course, and we did something different. It was a bit of a drag, and I didn't really like it. I should have tried to get near my original idea, the monks singing. I realize now that was what I wanted."
JOHN 1972 "This was my first psychedelic song."
JOHN 1980 "That's me in my 'Tibetan Book of the Dead' period. I took one of Ringo's malapropisms as the title, to sort of take the edge off the heavy philosophical lyrics."
PAUL 1984: "That was one of Ringo's malapropisms. John wrote the lyrics from Timothy Leary's version of the 'Tibetan Book of the Dead.' It was a kind of Bible for all the psychedelic freaks. that was an LSD song. Probably the only one. People always thought 'Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds' was but it actually 'wasn't' meant to say LSD."
JOHN 1972: "Paul. I think I might have helped with some of the lyrics, Yes, I did. But it was mainly Paul's tune."
JOHN 1980: "'Paperback Writer' is son of 'Day Tripper' ...meaning a rock 'n roll song with a guitar lick on a fuzzy loud guitar."
PAUL circa-1994: "I arrived at Weybridge and told John I had this idea of trying to write off to a publishers to become a paperback writer, and I said, 'I think it should be written like a letter.' I took a bit of paper out and I said it should be something like, 'Dear Sir or Madam, as the case may be...' and I proceeded to write it just like a letter in front of him, occasionally rhyming it... And then we went upstairs and put the melody to it. John and I sat down and finished it all up, but it was tilted towards me-- the original idea was mine. I had no music, but it's just a little bluesy song, not alot of melody. Then I had the idea to do the harmonies, and we arranged that in the studio."
JOHN 1966: "After we'd done the session on that particular song-- it ended at about four or five in the morning-- I went home with a tape to see what else you could do with it. And I was sort of very tired, you know, not knowing what I was doing, and I just happened to put it on my own tape recorder and it came out backwards. And I liked it better. So that's how it happened."
JOHN 1980: "That's me again-- with the first backwards tape on record anywhere... I got home from the studio and I was stoned out of my mind on marijuana... and, as I usually do, I listened to what I'd recorded that day. Somehow it got on backwards and I sat there, transfixed, with the earphones on, with a big hash joint. I ran in the next day and said, 'I know what to do with it, I know... listen to this!' So I made them all play it backwards. The fade is me actually singing backwards with the guitars going backwards. (sings) 'Sharethsmnowthsmeanss!' That one was the gift of God... of Ja actually-- the god of marijuana, right? So Ja gave me that one."
RINGO 1984: "My favorite piece of me is what I did on 'Rain.' I think I just played amazing. I was into the snare and hi-hat. I think it was the first time I used the trick of starting a break by hitting the hi-hat first instead of going directly to a drum off the hi-hat. I think it's the best out of all the records I've ever made. 'Rain' blows me away. It's out in left field. I know me and I know my playing... and then there's 'Rain.'"
PAUL circa-1994: "It was nice. I really enjoyed that one."
DISCUSSING THE UNFINISHED ALBUM, MAY 1966
GEORGE: "We spend more time on recording now, because we prefer recording."
JOHN: "And we've done half an LP in the time we'd take to do a whole LP and a couple of singles. So we can't do it all, you know, but we like recording."
BRIAN MATTHEW: "Alright. When is it going to be finished?"
JOHN: "In a week."
GEORGE: "It should be finished in about two or three weeks time... because if it's not, we'll never be able to get another holiday in before we go away again, you see."
PAUL: (joking) "If we don't get it done soon, gov, we'll lose our jobs."
ON SONGWRITING (DURING THE REVOLVER PERIOD)
JOHN 1966: "Sometimes they say,
'Now you must write,' and now we write. But it doesn't come some days.
We sit there for days just talking to each other, messing 'round not
GEORGE 1966: "John and Paul's standard of writing has bettered over the years, so it's very hard for me to come straight to the top, on par with them. They gave me an awful lot of encouragement. Their reaction has been very good. If it hadn't, I think I would have just crawled away."
PAUL 1966: "I don't know whether poets think they have to experience things to write about them, but I can tell you our songs are nearly all imagination-- ninety percent imagination. I don't think Beethoven was in a really wicked mood all the time."
JOHN 1966: "It's too easy to put it off if we just meet without any plan and say, 'Shall we write something today?' If you do that then you feel as though you're losing a free day. What we're going to do is make dates beforehand and sort of say, 'Right, Wednesday and Friday of this week are for songwriting. And Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of next week.' Then we'll know it's something we've to keep to."
ON RECORDING (DURING THE REVOLVER PERIOD)
JOHN 1966: "One thing's for sure-- the next LP is going to be very different."
PAUL 1966: "I don't think we ever try to establish trends. We try to keep moving forward and do something different... and if in the meantime it starts a trend, that's ok. But we never try consciously to start them."
GEORGE 1966: "We all put alot of suggestions in after we've recorded a take. That's why we take so long to record a number. We've always cooperated with one another. Paul might come into the studio and say, 'Do this' if he has worked out the chords beforehand. But they always need changing."
JOHN 1972: "We'd had acid on Revolver. Everybody is under this illusion-- even George Martin was saying, 'Pepper was their first acid album.' But we'd had acid, including Paul, by the time Revolver was finished."
ON RECORDING AT EMI'S ABBEY ROAD STUDIOS
PAUL 1988: "George Martin would be saying, 'Can you turn the (guitar) amps down please? And John would look at George (Harrison) and say, 'How much are you going down? Let's go down to Five, alright?' John would go down to Six-- 'OK, I'm at Five!' 'You bugger! You're not. You're at Six!' There was always this terrible rivalry. You just wanted to be louder. But it's nice to listen to the Beatle records now. There's more guitar than you'll ever hear on a record these days."
- Beatles At The Movies- Roy Carr, 1996
- Beatles Book Monthly
- Beatles Recording Sessions- Mark Lewisohn, 1988
- Beatlesongs- William J. Dowlding, 1989
- Billboard Magazine/Harrison, 1999
- David Frost Interview/McCartney
- Final Testament: 'Unedited' Lennon/Playboy Interviews
- Let It Be- movie/sessions dialog
- Many Years From Now- Barry Miles, 1997
- Playboy Magazine/McCartney
- Press conferences and archived audio interviews
- Rolling Stone Magazine/Lennon
- The Beatles- Hunter Davies
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This Cyclisk Recycled Bike Sculpture was recently installed up the road in Santa Rosa. This sixty-foot-high (five-story) obelisk was designed by Mark Grieve and Ilana Spector and is made entirely from recycled bicycles, though it was commissioned by Nissan, so why not cars haha? The maximum project budget was "$37,000 and includes expenses related to design development, engineering, collecting and disassembling bike parts from nonprofit bike bicycle groups, insurance, fabrication, special inspections, transportation, installation of the artwork, and all other project-related expenses. The project is funded by Nissan of Santa Rosa to fulfill their "1% for Art" requirement." The artists put this one together in a couple of months and vuala!
"Made of recycled bicycle gears, rims, frames and hoops, [Cyclisk] will be a series of intersecting rhythms ? a visual metaphor for the human experience ? technology and the humanities ? history and the future ? individual and collective. Evoking a ?world of possibilities,? it will be a work communicating to all walks of life ? all ages, relevant for years to come....?
"When we looked at the spot, it seemed like something tall was needed on this odd little shape of land in Santa Rosa. That got me thinking about the Circus Maximus," Grieve explained. "At the end of Santa Rosa Avenue, it felt like a visual turning point on the road. We want to add to Santa Rosa a visual landmark that would have enough presence to compete visually with the surrounding environment."
Spector added, "Collecting unusable parts from the debris piles of nonprofit community bike projects has proven to be a win-win; community bike DIY places are thrilled unusable parts are not becoming land fill and the City is psyched the sculpture will solidify Santa Rosa as bike-friendly."
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ARRG Season 4, Game 4 - The M-80s vs. The Smashinistas
Come watch as the M-80s battle the Smashinistas for the win!
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Topic: Newly diagnosed, had whipple, awaiting chemo
I am so happy to find this discussion group that has positive outcomes and happy stories on it!
I am a 54 year old woman who had whipple surgery 4 weeks ago because of a bile duct stricture that turned out to be cholangiocarcinoma. There was no liver involvement but the 2 cm tumor that was in my bile duct 'poked' into the top of my pancreas. There was no lymph node involvement and they staged the cancer at 1B. The surgeon feels he got all of it.
I met with my oncologist this morning and he gave me three options: no further treatment, chemo only, or chemo and radiation. This is to reduce the chance of recurrence. He had no statistics to share since this is so "rare' which really wasn't very comforting.
Has anyone been in this position? I am meeting again with the oncologist in two weeks since I am still recovering from surgery, so I have a few weeks to make a decision.
Any input is greatly appreciated?
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Re: DO YOU Think NARUTO wil DIE??!!
I think Naruto will die at the end of the show. Well, it's more of a hope really.
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Lady Gaga Invades the Simpson’s
Look out Springfield (to what state this Springfield is in ?) here comes Lady Gaga.
Yes that Lady Gaga crashed The Simpon’s on Fox T V. The new episode was a huge hit with viewers and brought 11% more watchers than the week before.
It also brought out a “girl crush” having Marge kiss Lady Gaga, can’t wait to see the far rights and church nuts crusade against this one. | <urn:uuid:7e0de91c-e3d0-4b59-93a5-0c545822f207> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.gaywiltonmanorsinfo.com/celebritiesentertainment/lady-gaga-invades-the-simpsons/ | 2013-05-18T18:33:12Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382705/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.942836 | 103 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
I am going to have my first biofeedback next month and I just wanted to know what this procedure is......Does it relax your muscles like a big tens unit or does it tell you were your pain is coming from? Please if anyone knows....LET ME KNOW!
I had a couple of these sessions when I was at the Cleveland Clinic. They put these pads on your head, chest, and wrist I think. They measure your pulse and breathing and muscle tension on your face (I think). It's been awhile since I had it done. It does not hurt at all. They get you to focus on your breathing and controlling it through relaxation techniques. When your pain goes up, the body automatically tenses up muscles, heart rate goes up, breathing goes up, and head muscles tense up. The biofeedback tries to get you to counteract this automatic reaction. If you are able to do this then the perception of the pain goes down. This is the idea behind it. I guess after you are able to do it successfully for awhile with the machine then you should be able to do it anywhere but you MUST do it every day and then it becomes natural and alternative way to manage pain. I didn't keep it up and therefore it didn't become a habit for me.
I am very interested in how this goes for you. I have a buddy that learned to control migraines this way. After being trained during in-office sessions, he was able to do it on his own. I've also seen mobile devices one can buy for around $200 - kinda like a PDA.
Please post your thoughts as you go through the process.
I actually had it done for my bladder. They teach you to breathe, visualize etc. They hook you to the computer so you can see a graph on your progress. I also did not stick with it. It was every week and I was about to go in for my back surgery. I like instant gratification so this was not for me. LOL It sounds hokey but it was working a little. If I stuck with it, I think it would have worked. It was just too hard with working all day and going there once a week. The other days I was doing physical therapy. I did take with me the exercises and sometimes do them at home. | <urn:uuid:134ebe44-cd24-443b-b9e3-3dd61383daa4> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.healthboards.com/boards/pain-management/598956-first-biofeedback.html | 2013-05-18T18:34:18Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382705/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.989694 | 471 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Dec 9, 2011
Paraguay will improve employment opportunities for youth and women with IDB support
$5 million loan will benefit at least 17,800 people over five years
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a loan for $5 million to support Paraguay’s efforts to expand the coverage and effectiveness of its employment programs as a means to improve labor productivity and employment. The program will provide new forms of training to youths, half of whom are expected to be women.
The operation will finance improvements in the capacity of the General Employment Office (DGE, after its initials in Spanish) of the Ministry of Justice and Labor to provide orientation, training, and placement services through a one-stop-shop facility. The program will assist some 17,800 people during its five-year implementation period. After that, additional people will continue to benefit from the new facilities and trained staff.
"The lessons learned in the sector indicate the importance of progressing through stages, creating and evaluating management processes that can scale up as each stage is completed," said Veronica Alaimo, IDB project team leader. "We see this operation as part of a gradual process that will consolidate and expand employment policies aimed at improving job opportunities for Paraguayan workers."
The program seeks to increase job placement rates in formal employment by 10 percent and raise hourly wages of participating workers by 7 percent over that of a control group that finds employment through other means.
Investments will be made in infrastructure, furniture and equipment, information systems, and improvements in the DGE’s capacity to provide services.The program will create new approaches for training a target population in a defined geographic area that will include quality control mechanisms for managing, monitoring, and evaluating results.
The operation aims to consolidate and expand the DGE’s national coverage and contribute to the effectiveness of public policy by increasing the quantity and quality of labor market information and providing it to businesses and people seeking employment.
The IDB loan for $5 million was extended for a 25-year term with a five-year grace period and a variable interest rate based on LIBOR. Counterpart funding totals $5 million. | <urn:uuid:b55363ce-ac16-48a4-8cf5-c648562bfcfc> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.iadb.org/en/news/news-releases/2011-12-09/paraguay-will-improve-employment-opportunities-programs,9754.html | 2013-05-18T18:15:01Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382705/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.952381 | 441 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Original Source Press Release:
Epson announces two new Stylus Photo inkjets|
(Thursday, October 23, 2003 - 10:34 EDT)
Printing heavyweight Epson has announced two new photo inkjets that offer consumers a wide range of abilities including printing to CDs and DVDs, and printing from a variety of media without the need for a PC.
The Epson Stylus Photo R300 and R300M are near-identical, the only difference being that the R300M adds a 2.5-inch color LCD display for previewing images. Both models can print directly to inkjet-printable CDs or DVDs; the discs are loaded into the front of the printer, as seen in the photo below. The paper tray on the front of the printer can be folded up to save on desk space, and a new USB slave port on the front of the printer (which cannot be used at the same time as the rear-mounted port) allows for laptop users to quickly connect without having to reach behind their desk.
For printing without a computer, there is support for both USB DirectPrint and PictBridge. Both models offer support for CompactFlash Type I and II including Microdrives, Secure Digital, MultiMediaCard, xD-Picture Card, SmartMedia, Sony Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, Memory Stick Duo, and MagicGate Memory Stick through several slots on the front of the printer. In basic mode, customers put in their memory card, choose which photos are to be printed and in what quantities, and their prints are made automatically. By pushing a button, you can set the printer to advanced mode, which allows for image adjustments such as sharpness, contrast, brightness, and cropping.
An interesting feature is the ability to connect a USB CD-ROM or Zip drive (not a DVD drive though, unfortunately) - and either archive images from a memory card to CD-R or Zip without a computer attached, or print images from the CD or Zip disk. An optional Bluetooth Photo Print Adapter caters for wireless printing using a Bluetooth-compatible device. Both printers are capable of up to 5760 x 1440 dots per inch with a minimum droplet size of 3 picoliters, and can print a 4" x 6" print in 37 seconds or an 8" x 10" print in 77 seconds. In photo mode, a 4" x 6" print takes around 1 minute. Printing in draft mode, the printers are capable of about 15 pages per minute.
The Epson Stylus Photo R300 and R300M are available immediately, with pricing set at $179 for the R300, and $229 for the R300M. The optional Bluetooth adapter, also available immediately, costs $69. Black ink cartridges for the printers cost $17.99, and color cartridges cost $12.99 for each color.
| Epson Stylus Photo R300 / R300M |
(Stylus Photo R300M pictured; R300 is identical with exception of color LCD display)
|Printing Technology ||Advanced Micro Piezo®, optimized for photo printing |
|Nozzle Configuration ||90 nozzles x 6 (CcMmYK) |
|Ink Palette ||6 colors (CcMmYK) |
|Ink Cartridge Configuration ||Individual (CcMmYK) cartridges |
|Ink Type ||Dye based superior Photo Inks |
|Minimum Ink Droplet Size ||3 picoliters |
|Ink Cartridge Life |
|Black Ink Yield ||630 pages text (ISO/IEC 10561 letter pattern), 450 pages graphic (5% coverage)¹ |
|Color Ink Yield ||430 pages (5% coverage per color)¹ |
|Ink Shelf Life ||2 years from production date; 6 months from first use |
|Maximum Resolution (dots per inch) ||Up to 5760 x 1440 optimized dpi |
|Print Speed |
|Black Text ||Up to 15 ppm² |
|Color Text ||Up to 15 ppm² |
|4" x 6" Photo ||37 seconds² |
|8" x 10" Photo ||77 seconds² |
|Paper Handling |
|Maximum Paper Width ||Single sheet - 8.5" |
|Maximum Printable Area ||Full bleed possible on 4" x 6", 5" x 7", 8" x 10", Letter, panoramic 8.3" x 23.4"; 8.3" x 44 |
|Paper Sizes ||4" x 6", 5" x 7", 8" x 10" Letter, legal, A4, B5, A5, A6, half letter, executive, Panoramic 8.3" x 23.4", user definable (3.5" to 44" in length) |
|Borderless Photo Sizes ||4" x 6", 5" x 7", 8" x 10", letter, panoramic |
|Paper Types ||Supports a variety of Epson plain and photo papers. Supports plain, bond, air mail, Epson Premium Bright White, Glossy Photo Paper, Premium Glossy Photo Paper, Premium Semigloss Paper, Premium Luster Paper, ColorLife paper, Matte Paper Heavyweight, Double-sided Matte, Inkjet Transparencies, Self-adhesive Sheets, Photo Quality Ink Jet Paper, Greeting Cards, High Quality Banner paper; labels; envelopes, Iron-on Transfers and Photo Stickers; Printable CD-R/DVD-R; Panoramic 8.3" x 23.4" Photo Paper |
|Envelope Types ||No. 10, DL, C6 plain paper, bond paper, air mail |
|Special Media Support ||Printable CD-R/DVD-R |
|Paper Capacity ||Input paper tray: 120 Sheets plain paper / 20 sheets photo paper / 10 envelopes / 1 transparency |
|PC-free Printing Capabilities |
|Memory Card Compatibility ||Supports CompactFlash® Type I and II, Secure Digital, MultiMediaCard, IBM Microdrive™, xD-Picture Card, SmartMedia, Sony Memory Stick®, Memory StickPRO, Memory Stick Duo, MagicGate™ Memory Stick |
|Special Features || |
|Built-in 2.5 inch Color Preview Monitor for the easiest way to view and select photos from a digital camera memory card without having to use your computer (applies to Stylus Photo R300M only) |
|Print photos directly from memory cards and USB DirectPrint or PictBridge-enabled digital cameras |
|Save to or print from external CD-R or Zip® drives through a convenient front access USB host port |
|Paper Support ||9 papers available from printer's control panel: Plain paper, Epson Glossy Photo, Premium Glossy Photo, SemiGloss, Premium Luster, Matte Paper, ColorLife, Iron-on Transfer Sheets, Greeting Cards |
|Layouts and Templates ||8 different layouts to choose from right from the control panel including index sheet |
|Filters and Image Enhancements ||Filters: brightness, saturation, sharpness; Automatic Correction settings include PRINT Image Matching, Exif and PhotoEnhance. |
|Supported Digital Camera Technologies ||Printer supports PRINT Image Matching™, PRINT Image Matching™ II, and Exif Print; reads Digital Print Order Format (DPOF) from digital camera memory cards |
|Direct Digital Camera Printing ||Connects to a variety of digital cameras with direct printing capabilities using PictBridge and USB DirectPrint technology |
|Direct CD / DVD Printing Support ||CD-R/DVD-R ink jet printable; 8 cm, 12 cm and Business Card CD |
| Bluetooth Photo Print Adapter |
|Hardware and Software Details |
|Printer Dimensions & Weight || |
|Storage (L x W x H): 19.6" x 10.4" x 8.6" |
|Printing (L x W x H): 19.4" x 18.7" x 11.4" |
|Weight: 14.0 lb (with ink cartridges; without Color Preview Monitor on Stylus Photo 300M) |
|Printer Case Color ||Silver and dark gray |
|Interface and Connectivity || |
|2 Universal Serial Bus (USB) Ports: |
|High Speed USB 2.0 for PC and Macintosh connection |
|USB 1.1 for connection to CD-R drives, Zip drives and USB DirectPrint or PictBridge-enabled digital cameras |
|Operating Systems || |
|Windows USB - Windows 98 SE, 2000, Me and XP |
|Macintosh USB - Macintosh System 8.6 - 9.2, OS X 10.2.x |
|Software Included || |
|Epson Print CD software, Epson Software™ Film Factory™ 3.0 |
|PC and Macintosh compatible, P.I.M.- plug-in |
|Printer Language ||Epson ESC/P Raster, Epson Remote |
|Color Management ||Standard, Epson Vivid Color |
|Sound Level ||42 dB(A) |
|Environmental Conditions || |
|Temperature: Operating 50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C), Storage -4° to 140° F (-20° to 60° C) |
|Humidity: Operating 20% to 80% relative humidity, Storage 5% to 85% relative humidity (no condensation) |
|Safety Approvals ||Safety standards: UL1950, CSA 22.2 No. 950; FCC part 15 subpart B class B, CSA C108.8 class B |
|Power Requirements |
|Rated Voltage ||120V AC +/-10% |
|Rated Frequency ||50 - 60 Hz |
|Rated Current ||0.4A |
|Power Consumption ||Approx. 13W ISO 10561 (Energy Star compliant), approx. 3W in Sleep mode, approx. 0.3W in Power Off mode |
| Standard one-year limited warranty in the U.S. and Canada including Epson Exchange program (U.S. and Canada only) Extended warranties available beyond one year - see Warranty page |
| ¹Cartridge yields will vary with images printed, print settings, paper type and frequency of use. Printer ships with full cartridges and some ink from the first cartridge is used for initialization. |
| ²Pages per minute based on black text and color in Draft Mode on plain paper. Color photo is in Fine Mode on Glossy Photo Paper. Additional processing time will vary based on system configuration, software application and page complexity. For more information about supplies for this printer and cartridge yields, go to www.Epson.com. |
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|EPSON UNVEILS THE ESSENTIAL PRINTERS FOR DIGITAL PHOTO ENTHUSIASTS: THE EPSON STYLUS® PHOTO R300 AND R300M|
New Direct Photo Printers Offer Convenient Photo Printing With or Without a Computer, and the Capability to Print Directly onto the Surface of CDs and DVDs
LONG BEACH, Calif., Oct. 22, 2003 – Epson America Inc. has added two new photo printers to its product line—the EPSON Stylus Photo R300 and R300M. The EPSON Stylus Photo R300 and 300M are perfect for digital camera owners who want a flexible and easy to use photo solution. Both printers offer the same convenient and innovative features such as printing directly onto the surface of ink jet printable CDs and DVDs, and being able to print photos with or without a computer. The EPSON Stylus Photo R300M includes a 2.5” color preview monitor for viewing and selecting images before printing them. The preview monitor is not available on the EPSON Stylus Photo R300.
These printer models are perfect for the digital photographer who uses a digital camera and wants to share photos with friends and family.
“People are sharing memories now more than ever, and with a printer like the Epson Stylus Photo R300/R300M, anyone can pop in their digital memory card and print out amazing looking photos even without a computer,” said Steve Semos, product manager, consumer ink jet printers, Epson. “These printer models not only make it easy and convenient to print photographs, but customers can even personalize CD layouts and print directly onto ink jet-printable CDs and DVDs.”
Convenient Photo Printing—With or Without a Computer
The EPSON Stylus Photo R300 and R300M are designed for digital camera owners and offer up to 5760 x 1440 optimized dpi for creating images with incredible detail, beautiful skin tones, sharper contrast and an ultra-wide color range and are designed specifically for photography customers. Customers can print beautiful, frame-ready, BorderFree images in all of the popular sizes, including 4” x 6”, 5” x 7”, 8” x 10”, 8.5” x 11”, and panoramic size photos.
These printer models make it easy for anyone to crop, resize, save and print photos directly from memory cards or picture CDs without having to use a computer. Customers can also save images from their memory cards directly onto a CD-R or a Zip Disk without using a computer by utilizing the printer’s front access host USB port. This port makes it simple to connect the printers to a CD-R drive, Zip drive or PictBridge-enabled digital camera. Additionally, both models are equipped with built-in memory card slots that support CompactFlash® Type I and II, MultiMediaCard, IBM Microdrive™, xD-Picture Card, Sony Memory Stick®, Memory Stick PRO, Memory Stick Duo, MagicGate™ Memory Stick, SmartMedia®, and Secure Digital memory formats.
The printers each have a convenient control panel, which provides customers with the flexibility to make selections such as paper type, paper size and number of copies without having to use a computer. The panel gives users the ability to choose from nine paper types and eight different photo layouts, plus manual adjustments, filters and frames. The control panel also gives users the ability to save their favorite print settings with a simple “one touch” button.
Printing Directly on Ink-Jet Printable CD-R and DVD-R Recordable Media
With the EPSON Stylus Photo R300 and R300M, customers can print directly onto the surface of ink-jet printable CD-R and DVD-R media thus eliminating the expense, inconvenience, and risk of using adhesive labels. Customers can easily design professional-looking CDs and DVDs with customized text, colorful backgrounds and images by using the included CD software. Printing out the CDs is quick and simple with a front loading CD tray that comes standard with the printer models.
Preview Monitor Included with the Stylus Photo R300M
For viewing photos and layouts without using a computer, a 2.5” color preview monitor is included with the EPSON Stylus Photo R300M. This monitor enables customers to review and select images before printing without a computer. It includes a screen saver function, brightness adjustment knob and a tilt mechanism. The monitor also provides an easy way for EPSON Stylus Photo R300M customers to view their cropping selection.
Ink and Media for the R300 and R300M
For the first time in Epson’s consumer photo printer line, individual ink cartridges are being utilized to provide an even more affordable home printing solution. With the combination of Epson’s exclusive ink technology and high-quality, value-priced papers, customers can reap the benefits of an affordable home printing solution.
The printers also use Epson’s fast and convenient quick-drying inks for prints that are immediately dry to the touch and water-resistant on EPSON Premium Photo Papers.
PRINT Image Matching
The EPSON Stylus Photo R300 and R300M both support PRINT Image Matching (P.I.M.) technology to create the best possible prints automatically, without complicated color corrections. Currently there are over 130 P.I.M.-enabled products from 20 manufacturers of digital cameras, printers and software. Exif 2.2 (Exif Print) digital camera standard is also supported by these printer models. More information on P.I.M. as well as a complete and current list of P.I.M.-compatible products is available at www.printimagematching.com.
An optional Bluetooth Photo Print Adapter is available for use with the EPSON Stylus Photo R300 and R300M. This adapter allows users to print directly from a variety of Bluetooth enabled devices including mobile phones, personal digital assistants (PDAs) and Windows laptops and desktop PCs. The adapter is currently available for an estimated street price of $69.
Print Speeds and Connectivity
The EPSON Stylus Photo R300 and R300M have fast photo print speeds with a 4” x 6” photo printing in approximately 37 seconds. The printer also handles text with ease and can produce a black text document at up to 15 ppm* (pages per minute). The printers are both Macintosh and Windows compatible and offer USB 2.0 Hi-Speed connectivity when using a computer with the printer and a separate USB 1.1 host connection for use with CD-R drives, Zip drives and PictBridge-enabled digital cameras.
Pricing, Availability, Warranty and Support
The EPSON Stylus Photo R300 and R300M are available now for estimated street prices of $179 and $229, respectively, and can be purchased through Epson authorized dealers, mail order, computer superstores, photo specialty stores and on the Epson retail Web site (www.epsonstore.com). The printers carry a one-year warranty and are supported by the EPSON ConnectionSM, a customer support and technical assistance line. For more information on Epson and its products, call 1-800-GO-EPSON or visit www.epson.com.
Epson offers an extensive array of award-winning image capture and image output products for the consumer, business, photography and graphic arts markets. The company is also a leading supplier of value-added point-of-sale (POS) printers and transaction terminals for the retail market. Founded in 1975, Epson America, Inc. is the U.S. affiliate of Japan-based Seiko Epson Corporation, a global manufacturer and supplier of high-quality technology products that meet customer demands for increased functionality, compactness, systems integration and energy efficiency. Epson America, Inc. is headquartered in Long Beach, Calif.
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Pham Duy, Vietnam's most prolific songwriter, who captured the strength of his people through years of turbulence and composed dozens of tunes after settling in California, died Sunday in Ho Chi Minh City. He was 91.
His death was confirmed by his daughter Thai Hanh. He had been suffering from heart ailments after two operations, according to his family.
Known as the "musician of 1,000 songs," Pham was revered by generations of Vietnamese, who memorized his melodies and taught them to their children and grandchildren.
Talk of his legacy — from folk tunes to spiritual and peace songs — filled the cafes of Westminster's Little Saigon, the largest business and cultural district for Vietnamese Americans. On Sunday afternoon, customers at the Coffee Factory in Westminster ran to their cars, trying to catch radio news of his death.
Conversation inevitably turned to the death from cancer last month of his eldest son, singer Duy Quang, who, like his father, was popular in Vietnam and the U.S.
"Two talents fly above together," said Hai Dao of Santa Ana, chatting with friends over lunch. "It seems every song we listen to has a touch of Pham Duy in it. His musical presence is everywhere."
Pham led a musical dynasty that included his wife, diva Thai Hang, and eight children, who performed around the world as part of the band the Dreamers. Family members lived together in a compound in Midway City, just minutes from Little Saigon.
Born Pham Duy Can in Hanoi on Oct. 5, 1921, he was the son of a progressive writer who supported mass education in French-occupied Vietnam. As a young man the budding composer moved to Paris to study at the Institute of Musicology.
Returning home, he launched his career as a singer in the Duc Huy troupe before joining a musical cadre for the Viet Minh forces in their resistance against the French. He eventually headed south to Saigon and, after the end of the Vietnam War in 1975, resettled in the U.S.
Pham's work was banned in postwar Vietnam, but his music continued to be performed outside his homeland by scores of entertainers. Nostalgia, a theme he repeatedly highlighted, resulted in the song "Motherland Love":
"I left home one afternoon
When a sad song echoed in the leaves
My sorrow is undimmed by the years
From exile I yearn
For the love of my land..."
Pham led a minstrel's life, traveling around the world to sing from his series of songs about the lives of refugees and political prisoners.
"He is a treasure, and I wish more people knew about him from outside our community," said Dr. BichLien Nguyen, the head of the Vietnamese American Cancer Foundation, who organized a tribute to Pham at the La Mirada Theatre in 2002. "No one can write like him. No one makes us feel the way we do when we listen to his songs."
Ysa Le, who directs the Santa Ana-based Vietnamese American Arts & Letters Assn., is another admirer. "His songs go with the history of Vietnam. It just doesn't touch on one subject like romantic love — it's about struggle and faith and country. It's very patriotic. And I'm happy to see the generation growing up here learn about his music through YouTube or watching videos" of modern stars sizzling to his older tunes.
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I received an advance copy of this book from the publisher.
I am late to the party with this book as Erdrich already won the National Book Award for it. Well-deserved. This is a really great book in the tradition of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD. In the Spring of 1988, Geraldine Coutts is brutally attacked in the sacred Round House but manages to escape. Complete traumatized and unwilling to discuss the details of what happened to her, Geraldine begins to waste away shut up in her bedroom. Her husband, a tribal judge, and her son, 13-year-old Joe, are left to pick up the pieces. Joe becomes increasingly frustrated with official investigation and decides to find his mother's attacker himself with the help of his friends. He believes that avenging his mother may be the only thing that will bring her back.
I kept thinking about TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD as I read this story. Not because they are especially similar but because they deal with similar things. This is a coming-of-age story where the protagonist must grow up way too soon because of exposure to a brutal crime. Although there is a bit of mystery to the book, the real beauty lies in Joe's struggle to understand what happened to his mother and how to avenge her. It is heartbreaking to read about his reaction as his mother retreats further and further into herself and Joe and his father feel helpless to make her better. This is a really lovely story and I especially love the fact that it is set on a reservation where the tangled web of tribal law versus federal law makes the situation that much worse.
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So you want every member to have their own blog setup? Very few people would use it so it's probably not worth the effort.
Columns are for any member of this forum to write their own article relating to Murray and it then gets published outside of the forum for decent exposure.
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2. You write an article and post it in the Submissions board
3. A staff member evaluates your article to make sure it complies by our editorial guidelines (see drop-down below).
4. When approved, the article is published on the main website where it will get its own page like our official news articles.
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Once again we are confronted
by the good and the bad. As I’ve noted
repeatedly, if not exhaustively, throughout
my reviews of this series of Furtwängler’s
wartime material any dubious performances
were not included in DG’s own boxes
of these performances. Melodiya’s policy
has been to acknowledge the difficulty,
protest that these are nevertheless
overwhelmingly likely to be legitimately
his performances, and plough ahead regardless.
I remain as unconvinced as ever by this
approach, which is one that may very
well confuse the uninitiated especially
as the questions are addressed in the
poorly translated notes and not on the
jewel box itself.
This question relates
specifically to the Tiefland overture.
The conductor did most certainly conduct
the opera earlier in his career but
no evidence has been presented of which
I’m aware that this 1944 performance
of the overture is by him. As Stenka
Razin, and the Haydn symphony, purportedly
Furtwängler performances, have
now been shown not to be by him, it
would be wise to exercise similar reservations
over this performance. It’s well played
and equally well recorded but almost
certainly not by the conductor.
He recorded the overture
to Alceste commercially in Berlin in
1951 and a Vienna performance from 1954
has also survived. There’s quite a high
ration of hiss on this one but that’s
outweighed by the big-boned approach
and the romanticist instincts in full
cry. There’s a touch of pitch instability
at the end and the rather constricted
sound is a limiting factor, more so
in fact than the hiss.
The truly important
performance obviously is the Brahms.
This has been reissued a number of times
and is one of the most dramatic and
powerful inscriptions on record. Its
virtues are well enough known – and
all the more so when one contrasts it
with the surviving performance Furtwängler
gave with Aeschbacher the following
year, an altogether less inspired meeting.
Certainly the sound is splintery but
the performance is titanic, involving
and all-embracing in its emotional complexity.
Fischer is a soloist of intense and
spontaneous-sounding dynamism and his
finger slips are of incidental significance.
His playfulness alternates with thunderous
power and gravity. The demands of the
concerto are met with symphonic conviction
and the finale’s reconciliatory lightness
is, in these hands, a perfect summation
of the nervous power that had preceded
This is one of the
most miraculous of the wartime survivals
and a highlight of the series. It’s
been on the relevant DG box and most
recently on Testament where it’s coupled
with the conductor’s Adagio (Symphonic
Concerto) in the 1939 commercial recording
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Cripps IT Service Point is open 9am – 4.45pm, except Tuesday when it opens at 9.15am and Friday when it closes at 4.30pm.
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This is where I am, while I cherish the silence
About not losing in the distant times of giving in to softness
Of hardships and pains, this is where I stopover,
Unconsciously crying from the immediate rise, thinking I'll be well after.
There are so much lies to cover one another but with hopes and intention
Of telling you the whole truth, yes, with no hesitation,
Not thinking of the difficulty of redeeming the pieces of shattered trust
Because I can still smile while I'm unconsciously crying for I must.
But don't worry, I am still me
All the same like the moon of uncertainty,
Planets and stars may give you a hint of forgiving,
Mercy me, with a sudden downpour of rain because I'm unconsciously crying.
So this is the effect, and maybe someday you'll understand,
Ask your whys and let anger flow if you can't,
It will take long so accompany me to lean me on a wall
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Sher Bagh is the perfect place for those looking for the ultimate in authentic Indian jungle camps. It has twelve luxury double-bedroom tents with their own verandah and en-suite bathrooms, are arranged in a semi-circle around a garden and tented pavilion, in keeping with their surroundings.
The spacious, airy main lodge has a sitting area and an excellent library-bar on the upper level, ideal for a beer or bloody-mary between jungle drives.
The campaign style furniture, hand crafted in rosewood and teak, has been custom made for the camp. Sher Bagh has 12 luxury double-bedroom tents with their own little verandah and en suite bathrooms.
"The bathrooms are a hedonist's delight, comprising a mixture of green marble and sandstone, and sunken showers with running hot and cold water. Lather yourself with the specially made khus (vetiver) soap and stand under the earth-scented shower and you are on quite a sensory journey."
The food at Sher Bagh is delicious, cooked using freshly picked produce from the camp's organic vegetable garden. A hearty breakfast of eggs and bacon, or fresh fruit, yogurt and muesli - and of course, the freshly baked bread and home-made marmalade - awaits you after your morning game drive. A quick, light and usually Italian lunch before you set off again and a traditional Indian dinner, on thaalis in the flickering glow of candles and mashaals, after drinks around the campfire. You can also dine, al-fresco, around the fire which is a unique experience at Sher Bagh .
The Library Bar is open throughout the day. Perfect for a Beer or Bloody Mary before lunch!
The Baradari Tent serves afternoon tea, and is also a good place to read or play a board game during the day.
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The team's investigation of the death of an animal-expo worker leads them into the shady market for illegal animal trading. Meanwhile, Brennan considers her political aspirations; and Sweets and Daisy confront a change in their relationship.
Currently on its annual October hiatus due to the Major League Baseball playoffs, Bones will be back in less than two weeks, and Fox has released synopses for the drama's three November sweeps episodes. Here's a look at what we can except from Booth, Bren more
When Bones returns with new episodes this November, the relationship of every core couple is going to be tested. And that includes Hodgins ( TJ Thyne ) and Angela ( Michaela Conlin ). Apparently, Hodgins gets more more
There's just no other way to say it: The opening body discovery from tonight's episode of Bones was one of the grossest in recent memory. I can't get the image of the face plastered on a guy's shirt out of my head. And I can't decide if the fa more
In this episode of Bones , called “The Tiger in The Tale,” the team investigates a man’s whose face ends up on the face of another man and Brennan thinks about running for president . Okay so this whole Bones fo more
Bones “Season 8 Episode 3? Season 8 Episode 4 airs Monday, Oct 8 2012 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. Episode Synopsis : The Jeffersonian team investigates the death of Jared Drew, an animal expoemployee , and in the course of their investigation more
After an episode last night that focused on Sweets and was greeted with a lukewarm reception at best (see our Bones review for further discussion), Fox's quirky crime drama looks to right the ship next Monday.
In "The Tiger in the Tale," the team inves more
Booth took a desk job in this week's episode of Bones in order to try and secure a promotion so he could make more money for his family. While he went through his department's budget, Sweets headed into the field to investigate the murder with his t more
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More interviews with Terri Lonier
What can we learn from the early entrepreneurs? Terri Lonier joins Jim Blasingame to discuss entrepreneurs throughout history and how modern innovators can learn from them.
What is an entrepreneur anyway? Terri Lonier joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the definition of an entrepreneur and the fact that there more than one kind of entrepreneur.
Being a micropreneur does not have to mean "small" revenue. Working solo expert, Terri Lonier, joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how the landscape has changed for those who want to stay small business while growing revenue, by using contract relationships.
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Deprived of FA Cup fix due to channel swops
I FULLY agree with Mr Prakash Nair ("Consumers at mercy of pay-TV operators"; Monday).
I am an ardent English Premier League fan, and I have been subscribing to pay-TV sports channels for years.
I subscribe to mioTV's Goal TV 1 and 2 to catch broadcasts of the English FA Cup and League Cup competitions.
Recently, mioTV moved the FA Cup broadcasts to the newly launched sports channels 111, 112 and 113.
I requested to switch my subscription from Goal TV 1 and 2 to the new channels, but my request was denied.
I was told to upgrade my plan to a more comprehensive one, which of course costs more.
I am disappointed by SingTel's move, which makes it so expensive to watch English football broadcasts.
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The American Tree Farm System offers an online verification system for organizations interested in verifying Tree Farm certification. To help with companies’ chain-of-custody verification needs, ATFS has created a real-
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furlough, Lieut. Col. [William] Byrd of the same Reg't. obtained command of the fort, and upon Col. Clark's return, he found himself subject to Lieut. Col. Byrd. Orders were too humiliating and he would not submit to them, hence the detached Companies from each Reg't.
The garrison soon erected other rude winter quarters. In the meantime, about a dozen from the consolidate Reg't, and myself were sent to Madam Divide's Ferry, five miles above on the river, as guard, (I will here state that this is the place called Snaggy Point, in another place in this history) remained a month, during which time, the trial drill came off, spoken of above. I obtained leave of the officers of the guard, and went; the entire army was present, all roaming about at will, except the champion Reg't. Here, among others, I met B. P. Beaty, named before in this history. We walked around and watched the drill, until it was decided that the 8th had carried off the prize. We then bade adieu, and returned to our respective quarters, which proved to be our last meeting.
Soon after this, Capt. Stevens gave me the appointment of 3rd Serg't. of the Company, and ordered me to report to camps, which I did, but did not carry my baggage, hoping to be allowed to decline the position, but the Capt. would hear no excuse, and I entered upon the duties of my office that afternoon, by taking charge of a guard and from then up to the 14th of March 1864, something near a month I suppose. Our guard duty came around about every other night, and in addition, we had fatigue duty, such as mounting and dismounting cannon, the intervening day.
About the night of March 9, 1864, all the men who had long range guns, were ordered to some rifle pits, a mile below on the river, having discovered smoke of the Federal fleet. I was among the number. We remained until the 14th, when we were ordered into the fort. As the enemy was approaching in rear; we went at a double quick step, and just as we entered, the Federals fired the first shot. They continued to fire from that direction for two hours, while they were swinging their wings around in the river, on either side. When they had arranged their line, they made a general charge, and came over the works, as fast as black birds, and deeper than a man could climb out. I supposed they filled the ditch, and the others went over on their shoulders. Our strength was about two hundred strong, and theirs eight to ten thousand.
Allow me a slight digression, and I will tell incidents that happened previously -- when we were ordered to the fort, we also were ordered to burn the building in which we had been quartered, -- a nice frame building, consisting of four rooms, hall and piazza, neatly painted. A sad sight to see it consumed by the flames, and entirely needless.
While out on this duty, we were under command of Capt. Mayberry. On arriving at the fort, I was at a loss, whether to continue with him, or go to my own Company, whereupon I sought Capt. Marole, who commanded the consolidated Reg't. and asked where to go, at which time, the first shot, spoken of above, fired. Capt. Marole, (being a Dutchman, and apparently, not very fond of such racket) tumbled down against the breastworks, as | <urn:uuid:446571dc-7d35-4362-9b38-37b647043a61> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.tshaonline.org/supsites/JCPorter/jp_027.htm | 2013-05-18T18:26:06Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382705/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.989072 | 744 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
We’ve all had one of those days: Wake up and leave the house thinking you’re having the worst morning ever…?
The people at Tropicana know this feeling and agency DDBNY got UNIT9 on board to help create a Digital Interactive Billboard to engage people passing through Times Square, the most visited spot in NYC.
October 17th and 18th, passersby were able to let everyone know why their morning had been the worst ever, simply by tweeting #worstmorningever to @TropicanaOJ and watch their message pop up above the streets of NYC.
Users were directly rewarded with a series of colourful animated illustrations by Rami and Tropicana’s direct reply tweet would display on the big screen.
We used Adobe Flash for this dynamic live application specifically optimised for the screens’ hardware. To reduce risk and minimise the learning curve for the moderation team, we fed this live application using TweetDeck, the official Twitter Application.
The outcome was fun, colorful and achieved what it set out to do, turning frowns into smiles, even after your ’worst morning ever’. | <urn:uuid:8089847c-92a5-4685-86a2-ed375da7e396> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.unit9.com/project/tropicana-digital-interactive-billboard | 2013-05-18T19:03:48Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368696382705/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516092622-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.937248 | 238 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
29 Worship Tools for Under $29, Part 12
By Jon Nicol
The acoustic guitar reigned king of the worship team for the better part of two decades.
It was a great time for us acoustic wood-choppers, amen?
But in many modern worship albums, you now have to strain to hear the guitar on anything but the slow ballads. The electric guitar has taken control of the bus.
So what if you want to create a modern sound in worship and all you have are a bunch of wood-chopping acoustic players. Two things:
First – understand that the acoustic guitar and electric guitar are two different instruments. Even though frets and strings are identical, each required a different approach.
Second – they’ll need to learn something more than open position chords and basic barre chords. Playing electric guitar for modern worship music goes so far beyond the standard Mel Bay Chord Book chords.
Here are two tools for under (or close enough to) $29 that can give to your strummers to help them make the leap to the solid body.
The first one is my training DVD, Lead: Step One.
A ton of electric guitar playing is based on scales and other single line riffs. Lead: Step One will help you know the scales up and down the neck. It will also teach you how to improvise.
The video is split up into short, easy-to-digest lessons. Each lesson is easy to access as chapter of the DVD. If you want to download Lead: Step One, each part is in a separate video file, so you can access only the parts you want to learn. In fact, you can just buy the parts you want a la carte. You don’t need to buy the whole thing.
One last thing about the Lead Step One video. If you’d like to share it with several players on your team, you can buy the Church Copy License for only $10. This license allows you to give as many copies to players on your team as you would like.
Watch a bit...
Now, if you don’t like me, here’s another guitar video to check out. Ben Gowell is an amazing guitarist who plays with this little-known worship artist named Paul Baloche.
Ben and Paul teamed up to create an electric guitar video. Where my video focuses mostly on scales and some improve techniques, the Gowell/Baloche project deals with other electric guitar issues, including tone, equipment and effects, etc. Currently, on Paul's site, this video will run you 50 cents over our $29 cut-off. But it's good, so I don't think you'll mind.
Between these two resources, you could transform at least one your 1990s wood-choppers into a modern sounding electric guitarist.
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This coming Monday is another interesting looking documentary from channel 4 called God is Green looking at the religious response to climate change. Presented by Mark Dowd, who is interviewed about the programme here. This is the programme description:
Many climate change scientists claim that we may have as little as 15 years in which to clean up our act: or face the prospect of total chaos. God Is Green follows documentary-maker and devout Catholic Mark Dowd on a personal journey to find out why the world's major faiths are saying so little on this important issue. | <urn:uuid:a902345d-e5cc-449d-9fe4-e01742f2cf43> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://andygoodliff.typepad.com/my_weblog/environment/ | 2013-05-21T18:13:33Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700380063/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103300-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.959134 | 111 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Do you suffer from chronic abdominal pain, bloating, gas, stomach cramps, diarrhea and constipation? If so, there’s a good chance the diagnosis is irritable bowel syndrome. This condition is one of the most commonly diagnosed problems in this country. However, most people are treating it the wrong way, destroying their bowels with laxatives. It’s smarter to use natural therapy.
Dr. Linda Lee, professor of gastroenterology at Johns Hopkins University, says that when patients complain of IBS symptoms she first rules out serious disease such as stomach ulcers, ulcerative colitis and bowel malignancies. These more serious problems are more likely to be present if patients also complain of weight loss, being wakened by pain, or seeing blood in the stool.
Dr. Lee usually starts treatment by cutting out foods that may be difficult to process and are upsetting the GI tract. For instance, some people may be sensitive to even small amounts of gas production. As we get older the body manufactures lesser amounts of lactase, an enzyme that breaks down lactose, a carbohydrate present in milk products. These unabsorbed carbohydrates reach the colon where bacteria ferment them and produce gas. This solution, cutting down on milk products, can make a huge impact on abdominal discomfort.
Lee adds that if lactose intolerance isn’t the problem, she then checks to see if the symptoms are due to celiac disease, an allergy to gluten. This protein is present in many grains. The GI tract can also have difficulty absorbing other carbohydrates such as fructose. Patients with this problem should avoid soda and packaged goods such as cookies.
Do you love beans, but know they are notorious for producing large amounts of flatus? So you make a point of saying “no” to beans, fearing that you might expel flatus at a most inconvenient time? If that’s the case there’s a unique way to circumvent this embarrassment.
Dr. Lee says that beans contain raffinose. It’s the culprit for such eruptions. But she adds that beans are a healthy food and that there’s no reason to remove them from your diet. Rather, there’s a simple way to destroy the gas beans produce. Just soak beans in water with a little baking soda. This draws out the raffinose. Then toss out the water.
Another solution is to take Beano, an enzyme supplement. This product decreases the amount of gas by breaking down poorly absorbed carbohydrates.
Have you ever wondered why mints are traditionally offered after meals? For patients who still have problems, Lee prescribes an antispasmodic which relaxes intestinal muscles. She says the best natural one is peppermint. Artificially flavoured mint candy won’t work, but peppermint oil supplements may help IBS patients.
What about the use of friendly probiotic bacteria? Studies show that some people are helped by this approach. But there are so many unregulated products on the market that it’s hard to assess their effectiveness. Yogurt contains organisms that may ease symptoms and is a good alternative to probiotic bacteria. In fact, yogurt can be taken by those suffering from lactose intolerance, as it contains bacteria that break down lactose.
Dr Lee is also an advocate of mind-body therapy, as many patients with IBS suffer from anxiety and depressive disorders. She reports that there’s some evidence that biofeedback, acupuncture and relaxing CDs used during hypnosis can help to tame an uptight bowel.
There is no doubt that anxiety has a major effect on bowel function. Napoleon Bonaparte, on one occasion, required a soldier for a dangerous assignment. The story goes that he ordered several soldiers to face a firing squad. He chose the one who, in the face of death, showed no tendency to move his bowels.
In our pill plagued society, I’m in favour of anything that circumvents medication and poses no risk. But remember to see your doctor when you notice a change in bowel habits. Some people leave this planet prematurely because they want to believe bleeding with a bowel movement is due to hemorrhoids. But it could be a bowel malignancy. And never procrastinate when problems occur. Saying you’ll do it “one of these days” usually means none of these days. | <urn:uuid:0cefb69e-5296-4f93-b384-bf79f476df35> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://blogs.windsorstar.com/2012/12/13/dr-gifford-jones-a-unique-way-to-stop-bean-flatus/ | 2013-05-21T17:58:34Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700380063/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103300-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.934318 | 902 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Viesturs - Sports & Recreation - 2011 - 281 pages
A seasoned mountain climber describes his harrowing attempt to climb the Himalayas' Annapurna, the statistically most deadly peak in the world. By the best-selling author of K2.
John Hunt Baron Hunt - Nature - 1993 - 280 pages
Expedition leader John Hunt's account of the first ascent of Mount Everest's summit in 1953 by Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay.
Michael Useem - Business & Economics - 1999 - 329 pages
Are you ready for the leadership moment? Merck's Roy Vagelos commits millions of dollars to develop a drug needed only by people who can't afford it · Eugene Kranz struggles to ... | <urn:uuid:4af88e5e-465e-45c4-98ed-290c5c286773> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://books.google.ca/books?q=related:ISBN1578050227&id=pbqCAAAAMAAJ&source=gbs_similarbooks_r&cad=3 | 2013-05-21T18:05:59Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700380063/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103300-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.848551 | 152 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Jude has new muscle spasms, and I am not sure what they are coming from. I can only describe them as seizures in his legs. His legs will move rapidly over and over in a shaking position. We stretch Jude out very good, so I am not sure what this issue is. I am wondering if the new medication can cause tremors. I will be watching this new issue closely.
Yesterday Jude got the little green dinosaur from his grandma, and at first he wasn't sure what to think about it.
Then he decided he really loves it:
It made me happy that Jude was reacting to a dinosaur like a little boy normally does.
Work has been so crazy that I had to shut more door during lunch to be able to blog. I feel like I am ignoring everyone who has called, or chatted with me, but it's just one of those weeks. During work today I got a phone call from the state about Jude's MDCP benefits. The lady asked me, if Jude can walk, and I replied no. She then asked if he could crawl, and I said no. She asked if he could hold toys in his hand, and I said no. She asked if he could life his arms to be held, and I said no. So she then said he was marked ambulatory pe 1, which is another term I never wished to learn. She made my day I tell ya, sigh.
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Obesity Identified as Critical Issue at SFM Conference.
Attendees of the 2010 Critical Issues Conference of the Society for Foodservice Management (SFM) addressed the theme of Health and Workplace Wellness during the one-day event held April 15 at the Credit Suisse headquarters in New York City. A second group joined in from Seattle by teleconference, with Microsoft serving as the West Coast host site.
As the first speaker of the day, Derek Yach of PepsiCo delivered a highly informative address on the Continuing Threat of Obesity. Yach, Pepsi's director of global health policy, has an impeccable resume, having previously served as representative of the director general at the World Health Organization, as a professor of public health at Yale University and as director of Global Health for the Rockefeller Foundation.
In his talk, Yach outlined the critical components of the health debate. Obesity may start reversing some of the health and life expectancy trends we've been seeing in the developed world, he noted.
He explained that the three primary preventable causes of early death in Americans are smoking, high blood pressure and obesity. However, while obesity is responsible for only about half as many deaths currently as smoking, “it's growing fast.”
To illustrate that further, he cited a recent study by the Harvard School of Public Health that segmented Americans into eight categories by health and risk factors. Life expectancy differed by more than 15 years between the lowest and highest lived group, showing how behavior affects life expectancy given different lifestyle demographics.
In a subsequent Q&A, when asked about the sodium reduction issue, Yach expressed a preference for a “voluntary, incremental long-term approach.” “Doing it overnight would be a disaster,” he added.
The agenda also included presentations by Ned Monroe of the National Automatic Merchandisers Association on regulatory issues and a panel discussion on wellness issues with Betty Perez of UMDNJ-University Hospital, Regina Toomey Bueno of New York University Medical Ctr. and Brian Schwagerl of Hearst.
“I don't care whether they like pizza or not. It's not up to them to decide. It's up to the adults to decide. It's one of the things about being a kid: too bad for you.”
— Author and nutrition/public health professor Marion Nestle, commenting on who should decide what is served on school lunch menus (from the Associated Press, March 30, 2010) | <urn:uuid:8ddc9dc2-97e5-47ef-9e34-6f17b2e44266> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://food-management.com/print/business-amp-industry/focus-fat | 2013-05-21T18:27:48Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700380063/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103300-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.963218 | 509 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
April 27, 2010
Spring Recap: Part 2
The second installment of the 2010 Spring Recap is here, today going deep inside the trenches to see what the offensive and defensive lines looked like this spring. Premium can read on for the details.
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Much like Orange County and The House Bunny, Easy A is a film that is nothing new to the genre of high school/college films about people who look good and attend nice looking schools in affluent communities. Whew, that's a mouthful for merely trying to explain a specific type of film, but we all probably know what type of film Easy A is before we even watch it. And yet, that is what makes the film so damn enjoyable: it is so much better than it has any right to be. The sole purpose is the charming-as-hell personality of the film's lead: Emma Stone. This is a career-making role, and as Olive (Stone) wades through her self-inflicted problems (she takes money to allow outcasts to spread rumors that she is sleeping with them while donning a scarlet "A" a la Hester Prynne) we are privy to a portrait of a smart and beautiful and self-assured female protagonist that is rarely seen in the usual sex-crazed, cynical films about teenagers. This should come as no surprise to those who saw Stone in Superbad and Zombieland, and in Easy A Stone owns every scene. Her performance elevates the film and reminded me of the way that Colin Hanks and Jack Black made Orange County more than just your average high school film in the wake of American Pie; it also reminded me of the way Anna Ferris turned a film like The House Bunny (also starring Stone) from something I normally would abhor to something that was not just tolerable but really damn likable. Easy A is aided by a tremendous supporting cast in Thomas Haden Church, Malcolm McDowell, Patricia Clarkson, Stanley Tucci, and Lisa Kudrow. Easy A isn't about to resurrect a dead subgenre, and director Will Gluck's (Fired Up!) direction is too inconsistent to keep the film from feeling a soggy at the end (even though it's a brisk 90 minutes); however, Stone's performance is really one of the best I've seen this year from a female lead, and Easy A is her coming out party. Here is a star-making performance in a film that is a breezy, harmless 90 minutes and good for some genuine laughs thanks to its outstanding cast. | <urn:uuid:df9af34e-d1fe-4d3a-9be7-20ef4ca017b1> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://kolson-kevinsblog.blogspot.com/2010/12/catching-up-with-2010-capsule-review.html | 2013-05-21T17:59:25Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700380063/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103300-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.971233 | 469 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Some of you are smiling. I’m sure if you are in Swabia (okay, the Baden-Wuerttemberg area mostly), parts of Bavaria and near Stuttgart, you know what maultaschen are. Ahhh, the heart of Swabian cooking! You’ve most likely had them either in a clear broth or with a fried egg. The literal translation is “mouth pocket”. “Maul” is the Swabian (a German dialect) word for mouth and for those of you who know German, “taschen” means pockets. I know, this minced meat/liver/sausage thing doesn’t sound appetizing. You may already be turning your nose up at it. BUT, every American who has ever tried this maultaschen recipe has gone crazy over it. If you want to learn more and how easy it is to make, read on!
I’ve always had maultaschen in soup. I think they were meant for that too. Way back when, hundreds of years ago, monks in the town of Maulbronn, Germany wanted some kind of sustenance when they were fasting. Most monks come up with beer and brewed their own (hence all the monastic breweries all over Europe)…the more yeast and goodness in it, the better. These monks in Maulbronn were a little sneakier though and thought if they could make these liver and veggie filled dough things, that look a lot like ravioli but are square, and hide them in the pockets of their mouth, then they were not breaking their fast! Those silly men. But then again, without the silly men, we would not have my favorite food, maultaschen!
Then a few years ago, my German aunt served this casserole dish to my family on one of our visits. I was immediately hooked. Here’s how to make this wonderfully smelling and good eating maultaschen casserole. I have to admit, I’ve tried it with ravioli, tortellini and other filled pasta items and it’s good…but never as good as with maultaschen. Be sure to buy the packs in the refrigerated section, as those are the very best! My favorite brand and kind is Burger, whose factory you can see on the right-hand side of the autobahn driving from Stuttgart to Heilbronn. Many butchers also sell them fresh, which taste even more heavenly. You can probably get them as far North as Frankfurt for sure….but I can tell you, up in Cologne, I came back empty-handed. Don’t they know how good these things are? Now I’m going to have to teach myself to make batches of them from scratch. Many German omas will make tons at a time, freeze a few batches and give the other batches to family and friends. I had a very lucky, lucky American neighbor whose next door neighbor was such an oma. And through three degrees of separation, I was able to enjoy some too!
Anyway, here’s the recipe for the casserole using these maultaschen. If you try it, let me know what you think!
3 packs of Maultaschen if you are feeding more than four (find them in the refrigerated pasta section at German grocery store, Burger brand is what I use)
1 German container of heavy cream or “sahne” (you can also use reduced fat or even try our American Half and Half)
about 1/4 cup grated Gouda or Parmesan cheese
1 egg yolk
chopped tomato or a few carrots sliced
1/2 small onion, cut up small
a small container of fresh mushrooms, sliced
I use a big wok when I am making three packs of Maultaschen…it’s just easier. Fry up chopped onions in butter til they start to get clear. Add your sliced mushrooms and continue to fry. If I am using carrots instead of tomatoes, I’ll add them in now. Start adding in your sliced maultaschen. I cut each maultaschen into three or four strips. Fry that for a few minutes. You can also add fresh parsley at this point. Turn down heat, as you are getting ready to transfer all this to a casserole dish. Make sure you have your oven preheated to 350deg. Pour 1/4 of the container of cream into the wok. Drop one egg yolk into the cream container with remaining liquid and beat to mix it up real well. The yolk is what will thicken your sauce. Then pour this mixture over the maultaschen in the pan. I then season with salt and pepper. You can either add the grated cheese now and mix or you can transfer the maultaschen mixture to a baking pan (Corningware or Polish pottery works best) and then sprinkle the cheese on top. Take the tomato pieces and dot across the top of the casserole, or tuck them inside here and there. Bake uncovered for about 15-20 min or until sauce starts to bubble. And that’s it. Serve it with a nice green salad with my homemade salad dressing below (you’ll never buy bottled dressing again!).
This vinaigrette or German salad dressing, as I call it, is versatile and EASY. The basic ingredients are as follows:
Olive or salad oil
Vinegar (apple cider, red wine or balsamic)
And those are just the basic ingredients. You always want to remember to do about three parts oil to one or two parts vinegar. For a medium bowl full of salad, I use about three TBS of oil and 2 TBS vinegar. I add a few shakes of sugar and a dash more salt. That would be about 1/2 tsp to 3/4 tsp of each. Go ahead and taste it. You’ll see what it needs. I recommend using olive oil, although regular salad oil works well too.
I also like to add:
Fresh parsley (you can use dried too)
Onions (and the key trick here, is to cut it up very, very small; use about 4 TBS total and be sure to add them before you put in any lettuce or fixings)
Grated Parmesan Cheese (I put this on after I put the lettuce into the bowl on top of the dressing and before tossing)
Chives (optional; I use them if I have some)
When I have the time, I also like to make spaetzle from scratch, but I’ll save that for another blogpost! If you have any really good family recipes to share, please add or link them below. I am ALWAYS looking for yummy ideas. I can’t wait to try the curried beef and rice recipe my coworker learned in Japan, so that’s next on my list to try out:-) | <urn:uuid:83c69d4f-3a1e-424a-82a9-ef896afca25c> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://lifelessonsmilitarywife.com/?p=1243 | 2013-05-21T17:51:06Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700380063/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103300-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.951496 | 1,479 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
B.A., Calvin College; M.A., Western Michigan University; Ed.D., Azusa Pacific University
Lynn was born and raised on her family’s farm in Illinois. After marrying her childhood sweetheart, Jack, she worked with young people teaching music and as a volunteer at church and the local Christian school before entering college to prepare for a teaching career. She enjoys sharing the practical experiences from 16 years of middle school teaching with future teachers. She desires to prepare teachers with a biblical worldview who, by God’s grace, can then inspire and encourage their own students. When Lynn is not teaching, she enjoys reading, biking, and taking long walks with Jack and their dog, Cappuccino.
B.A., Calvin College; M.A., Western Michigan University; Ed.D., Azusa Pacific University; teacher, Hudsonville Christian School, 1993-2004; teacher, Ontario Christian School, 2004-2009; instructor and director of Academic Support, Providence Christian College, 2008-2012; resident faculty, Columbia International University, 2012-present. | <urn:uuid:caaf6b4a-0225-493c-93ab-0a807b9a84f1> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://mailto:%20zwemercenter@ciu.edu/discover-ciu/who-we-are/faculty-staff/lynn-hoekstra-0 | 2013-05-21T18:14:28Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700380063/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516103300-00000-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.954507 | 220 | null | null | HuggingFaceFW/fineweb |
Online dating site Plentyoffish was hacked last week, and e-mails, usernames and passwords of users were compromised, Plentyoffish CEO Markus Frind reveals in a blog post.
The security hole has been fixed, Markus says, and all the passwords have been reset. However, Plentyoffish still hasn't made an official statement about the incident, and we advise users to access the site with caution.
The above is the most important bit of info for Plentyoffish users, but the actual story of the hack and how it occurred is very confusing and differs highly depending on who you believe. According to Markus Frind, who described the hack and the events that followed in detail on his personal blog, Plentyoffish was hacked by Argentinian hacker Chris Russo, who did it under his own name, without taking precaution to hide his identity.
Frind then claims that Russo tried to extort money from him, to which he responded by threatening to sue. The entire blog post is interesting mostly due to its weirdness, as it involves a shady business partner, Frind e-mailing Russo's mother, and hints about Russo's other hack-and-extort operations.
The story gets even more convoluted as Chris Russo's side of the story is revealed in a blog post on Grumo Media. Russo claims he's merely a security researcher, who had discovered a security hole on Plentyoffish, which was already "under active exploitation by hackers."
Russo and his team disclosed the vulnerability to Frind's wife, he claims, and Frind and her were "interested in hiring us as security professionals in order to make an analysis of the plataforms." However, the relationship quickly deteriorated, with Frind accusing Russo that he stole Plentyoffish's database, threatening not only to sue him, but also to "destroy" his life.
At this point it's hard to understand what really happened; but the part of the story everyone seems to agree on is that a very popular dating site has been hacked and that users' passwords and other personal details (possibly even PayPal accounts) were compromised. Hopefully, the security breach on Plentyoffish has really been fixed, but users who used the same username/e-mail/password combinations elsewhere should immediately change the passwords on other sites as well.
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BOURNE (AP) - A senior at Massachusetts Maritime Academy has been arrested after allegedly striking and injuring three pedestrians, two of whom are also students at the school.
School president Adm. Richard Gurnon tells the Cape Cod Times the pedestrians were struck at about 1:10 a.m. Friday. The car then backed up and drove way.
Bourne police arrested the driver, Max Yerger, of Westerly, R.I., shortly after the accident.
Gurnon says the suspect was returning to campus from an area bar. The victims had been at the same bar.
All victims are reported to be in stable condition.
The investigation is ongoing.
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Sylvia’s children are making decisions without consulting her, and she’s asked Mary Maxwell to help. Mary’s very matter-of-fact speech to the children serves as an excellent (and humorous) example of how to put your foot down. Read more…
Mary Maxwell is known for her honest and humorous take on aging. Now, she is answering questions sent in by seniors with the same deadpan sense of humor.
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Every doctor makes mistakes. But, says physician Brian Goldman, medicine’s culture of denial (and shame) keeps doctors from ever talking about those mistakes, or using them to learn and improve. Telling stories from his own long practice, he calls on doctors to start talking about being wrong.
For California’s Future: Vote YES on Proposition 30!
California nurses, teachers, and responsible business individuals paid a visit to the posh St. Francis Yacht Club in San Francisco to shine a spotlight on the secretive wealthy donors who are bankrolling the campaign to defeat Proposition 30.
The Tuesday action will include a yacht, SOS life rings, and actors playing the role of the four mega-rich venture capitalists who recently formed a committee deceptively named “Californians for Reforms and Jobs Not Taxes Campaign” to defeat Proposition 30 on the November ballot.
Committee members include Floyd Kvamme, GOP donor and part of a committee fined by the Federal Elections Committee after the 2004 election; David Marquardt and Mark Stevens, venture capitalist donors to Mitt Romney and George W. Bush; and John Cox, fringe candidate for president in 2008, whose PAC has taken money from Phillip Morris.
“These amateur multimillionaires are playing with our state’s future like they play with their yachts and other toys,” said Malinda Markowitz, RN, and a co-president of the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United. “Why are they funneling hordes of cash against a campaign to protect our schools, our healthcare safety net, and other vital California services simply to avoid paying a little more of their fair share?”
“For me, an extra 2 percent or 3 percent in taxes is not going to make a bit of difference in the way that I live,” said Frank Jernigan, a retired Google software engineer and member of the Patriotic Millionaires for Fiscal Strength. Read more…
Carolyn is just one of the people nurses and the Campaign for a Healthy California has talked to about healthcare. Carolyn knew she was having a heart attack but was afraid to go to the hospital. She thought it might be better to die than to saddle her sons with the burden of her medical bills. Fortunately she survived, but Caroline is 135,000 dollars in debt to health “care”.
The audience at our Town Hall meeting to discuss Medicare for All was distressed by Carolyn’s story, but not entirely shocked. Nurses are hearing many of these kinds of stories as we travel through California asking the public to “Tell Us Where it Hurts.”
Find out more including the bus tour schedule here:
Nurses and the Campaign for a Healthy California are traveling in a bus to promote Medicare for All. Along the way we are doing health screenings in the communities we visit. We’re asking the public to “Tell Us Where It Hurts” with regard to their healthcare.
Here Joan Potts and Myra DeTate tell us about their struggle to obtain health care. Interviews are part of the Campaign for a Healthy California and Nurses Campaign to Heal America.
Small change for the banks. Big change for us.
Across the country and throughout California, people are being denied healthcare. People have lost their homes, their retirement, even their lives due to healthcare costs and lack of care. Now Californians are saying enough is enough.
Some people thought the Affordable Care Act, also known as Healthcare Reform, would solve the problem. But the ACA continues the system of profit-based care and would force people to buy insurance without controls on insurance costs.
Now California has the opportunity to set the standard of care for our country by adopting a single payer Medicare for all model of healthcare. The Campaign for a Healthy California (CHC) believes everyone has a right to care. Join students, nurses, doctors, seniors, faith-based communities, small businesspeople, people of all backgrounds and ethnicities as we come together in CHC for a better California, and a healthy tomorrow.
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Dear Concerned Citizen:
As I write this, we face a grave and growing crisis in America. Not just war. Or terrorism. Or the ever-increasing proliferation of those twin weapons of mass destruction: nuclear bombs and S.U.V.’s. No. We face a danger far more threatening: The comedian Janeane Garofalo is not being taken seriously with regard to her pronouncements on American foreign policy.
Yes, that’s right: According to her interview with Howard Kurtz in The Washington Post , Ms. Garofalo has become the subject of ridicule and scorn as she fights to have her viewpoints considered with the proper gravitas.
“I’m being treated like a child,” she complained, adding, “Now that I’m sober I watch a lot of news.”
Tragic? You bet. Especially since Ms. Garafolo knows for an absolute fact that Saddam Hussein isn’t hiding any weapons of mass destruction.
But then, poor Janeane isn’t the only one suffering from these slings and arrows of public derision:
Sean Penn has been called a dupe for his fact-finding mission to Iraq.
Ben Affleck has been mocked for Congressional aspirations, based on the trivial fact he hasn’t voted since 1992.
Sheryl Crow has been soundly derided for her finely nuanced assertion that the best way for America to avoid war is “to not have any enemies.”
And Ed Harris-yes, Ed Harris-has been called “childish and sanctimonious” for his sophisticated deconstruction of George Bush’s masculinity at a recent pro-choice banquet, where he said, “That’s not the definition of a man, goddamn it!”
In fact, even Susan Sarandon has come under fire. Speaking at the gala London premiere of her film, The Banger Sisters -a movie that documents the terrible working conditions and long-term psychological damage suffered by women working in the male-dominated world of rock ‘n’ roll groupies-Ms. Sarandon complained: “I’m tired of being labeled anti-American because I ask questions.”
She also informed the crowd that her black fitted top was from Dolce & Gabbana.
The question here, of course, is: What can you do to help?
INTRODUCING CAUSE CELEB
In America today, there is no minority more deserving of our help, and concern, than celebrities.
They drive our economy. They provide us with endless hours of entertainment. And as a quick perusal of almost any celebrity profile in Vanity Fair or Us magazine will attest, virtually every one of them has had to overcome some terrible trauma in their past. Drug addiction. Dyslexia. Abusive parents. Bad script choices.
And that’s why we’ve formed Cause Celeb: a coalition of caring, concerned citizens who are determined to stand up for celebrities and stop this madness, now.
With your vital contribution, we’ll be able to do the following:
· Provide limos and/or first-class air transportation for celebrities to appear on talk shows and at peace rallies, so they can be rested, and ready, to speak out on the issues.
· Identify celebrity-friendly politicians who will invite our stars to testify at those all-important Senate subcommittee hearings.
· Lobby CNN to keep Larry King on the air, forever.
THE VITAL BACKSTORY
As with all great causes, it’s important to understand the roots of this terrible tragedy.
There are some-fascist, imperialist, big-oil, warmongering, anti-abortion, environment-plundering, fat-cat corporate Republicans-who would blame this backlash on Bill Clinton and his fixation on Hollywood.
But as Mr. Clinton would say: “That would be wrong.”
As Sean Penn so sagely points out, celebrities “intuit” things. They feel. Therefore, they know. And it’s not their fault that-until now-no one has ever questioned this received wisdom.
One day they’re being asked, “What’s it like to work with Woody?”, and the next it’s “So what do you think of the Maastricht agreement?”
They’re compelled to speak out. They can’t help themselves, any more than the lowly snail darter.
And it’s not their fault that they’re surrounded by sycophants -agents, managers, publicists-whose very livelihoods depend on never uttering the words “Christ almighty, you don’t know what you’re talking about.”
In fact, celebrities are double victims here-attacked in the press, and undermined by their retainers. Which is why they deserve twice our support and quadruple our sympathy.
Sure, it’s tough. But to paraphrase Ed Harris: “That’s what it takes to be a celebrity, goddamn it!”
WHAT ELSE CAN YOU DO TO HELP?
Now perhaps you don’t earn $20 million per picture. You can still contribute:
· Never suggest that Hollywood’s frequent portrayal of America as a racist, violent, decadent, corrupt society has anything to do with our image problems overseas. Remember the mantra: One movie-of-the-week about AIDS can change the world, but 2,000 gratuitously violent action films will have no cultural impact. We’re talking about art, here, damn it. We’ve all got to protect the First Amendment.
· Nevercriticize Richard Gere. Sure, he seems confused about why he’s getting those awards. And nobody really, truly gives a damn what he thinks about Tibet or The New Yorker . But he’s got great hair.
· Never disparage the S.U.V.-driving celebrities who paid for the ad linking S.U.V. ownership to terrorism. These are busy people. Do you really expect them to know who owns the two, three, or nine S.U.V.’s in their driveway?
· If you meet Martin Sheen in a social setting, don’t be alarmed that he actually seems to believe he’s the President. It’s an actor thing. Just salute, and say, “Yes, sir.”
· On the other hand, it’s O.K. to say that U2′s Bono has become a cartoon. We’re all sick of him.
DON’T FORGET TO BLAME THE MEDIA
Today, “real reporters” are covering the war. Culture writers want to be part of the big story. Can you think of a better way than ridiculing celebrities?
That’s right: This whole backlash is a vast media conspiracy. And somewhere, no doubt, Karl Rove is behind it.
AS THE DIRECTOR SAYS: “ACTION!”
To contribute to this urgent cause, visit our Web site: Not_In_Our_Boldface_Names.com.
Remember: Janeane Garofalo could have been a White House Scholar. She could have had a Nobel Peace Prize. She could have dedicated her life to helping the poor. Instead, she gave it all up for you and a Cable ACE Award.
Don’t we all owe Janeane Garofalo a little respect?
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Okay, the last bit about Billy Bragg, Woody Guthrie, and Stetson Kennedy before getting back to natural product medicines….
So, the folk musician in me had prepared for Stetson Kennedy at his 90th birthday celebration this weekend a new verse to the Woody Guthrie lyrics set to music by Billy Bragg.
As a US Airways snafu kept me for singing these verses this weekend in Beluthathatchee/Fruit Cove, Florida, I wanted to leave these for posterity until I record them under my musical persona.
These may not mean anything to most readers, but recall that Guthrie’s Stetson Kennedy lyrics originally were written in response to Kennedy’s 1950 US Senate write-in campaign when Florida Democratic and Republican candidates, Claude Pepper and George Smathers, seemed inadequate at the time.
Faced with these 1949-1950 lyrics in 1998, Billy Bragg wrote a great progression in E-minor to evoke the protest feeling of the verses, and Woody Guthrie had written several missives to Kennedy about the boggy, swampy nature of his estate.
So, my 90th birthday verses to Stetson added to “Stetson Kennedy” are as follows:
Well in two-thousand-eight, he’ll only be ninety-two
Even the Dems are screwed up and we don’t know what to do
So, let’s ask him, let’s draft him, let’s write his name in
Ol’ Stetson Kennedy can wash away Bush’s sins
Let’s fire up a computer; get him Gmail and a blog
And we’ll move the White House to this Beluthahatchee bog
Oh, let’s make Stetson Kennedy the man…
Let’s make Stetson Kennedy the man,
For the land of the free
And the home of the brave
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On Sunday, a convoy of activist ships known as the -- Freedom Flotilla
II -- Stay Human -- set sail for the shores of Gaza. The convoy is the
tenth such attempt by the Gaza Freedom Movement to break the naval
blockade on the strip. Ray McGovern, a retired CIA officer on board the
US boat and Gerry MacLochlainn, an Irish politician, on board the Irish
boat spoke to The Real News about the pressure the US and Israeli
government put on Mediterranean countries to stop the Flotilla from
sailing. Also on Sunday, the Israeli Government Press Office issued a
release, warning foreign journalists that if they are on board the ships,
they are liable to be banned from Israel for ten years. Joseph Dana, a
journalist with The Nation and +972 Magazine spoke on why the Israeli
government finds this activist effort so threatening. The Real News' Lia
Tarachansky also spoke with Lieutenant Colonel Avital Liebovitz about
the Israeli navy's intended response to the convoy.
LIA TARACHANSKY (VOICEOVER), TRNN: On Sunday, a convoy of activist ships, known as the Freedom Flotilla II Stay Human, set sail for the shores of Gaza. The convoy is the tenth such attempt by the Gaza Freedom Movement to break the naval blockade on the Strip. The same day, the Israeli Government Press Office issued a release, warning foreign journalists that if they're on board the ships, they're liable to be banned from Israel for ten years. In a letter sent by Oren Helman, the director of the Government Press Office, he writes: "I would like to make it clear to you and to the media that you represent that participation in the flotilla is an intentional violation of Israeli law, and is liable to lead to participants being denied entry into the State of Israel for ten years, to the impoundment of their equipment and to additional sanctions." However, the warning came weeks after the departure dates were well known, meaning journalists intending to sail with the ships were already on board, waiting to depart. Joseph Dana is a journalist with The Nation and a contributing editor to the +972 Magazine. He joined us from Athens.JOSEPH DANA, CONTRIBUTING EDITOR, +972 MAGAZINE: The Israeli government finds those flotillas so threatening because it presents a public relations nightmare. It addresses the core issues of the Israeli control over the Gaza Strip. And because this flotilla, specifically the American boat, is going to be populated mostly by older Americans, many of Jewish descent, images of these Americans handcuffed or, God forbid, bleeding because of an Israeli military strike would prove absolutely damaging.TARACHANSKY: The government refused to comment on the warning, only saying that Israeli army forces will not differentiate between activists and journalists when they stop the sea convoy. The Real News spoke with the Israeli army press person, Lt. Col. Avital Leibowitz.~~~TARACHANSKY: Will the Navy differentiate between journalists and regular passengers?LT. COL. ANITAL LEIBOWITZ, SPOKESPERSON, ISRAELI DEFENSE FORCES: Breaching the security maritime blockade doesn't--there is no differentiation between age, sex, professions, and religions.~~~TARACHANSKY: The upcoming flotilla aims to reach the Gaza shore in the coming week and is the tenth and largest attempt by the Gaza Freedom Movement to breach the naval blockade on the Strip. Last year's flotilla attracted worldwide attention when the Israeli army boarded the largest of the six ship, killing six activists and wounding dozens. Worldwide anger over Israel's response led to the prime minister easing the siege and allowing the import of most goods previously forbidden. In preparation for this year's flotilla, Israel has used diplomatic avenues to pressure Mediterranean governments to prevent the ships from leaving their shores. Such pressure is leading to the prevention of the American boat from leaving Greece. The Real News spoke with Ray McGovern, a retired CIA official who plans to board the American boat from Athens.RAY MCGOVERN, RETIRED CIA OFFICIAL: What we see here is a joint Israeli-US effort to bring pressure on all people, and especially now the Greeks, to make sure that we are headed off, that we are not able to exercise our right--and it is our right, confirmed to us by the consulate general here in Athens, it is our right to sail to Gaza. Never in my 48 years in Washington have I seen three warnings, three official advisories, issued on three consecutive days, on the same issue: Americans must not go by sea to Gaza; if they do, it's their own fault what happens. Okay?TARACHANSKY: On Monday it became known that an Israeli legal group was behind a complaint issued to the Greek authorities requesting the boat be prevented from leaving. Most ships have therefore decided to keep the location from which they're sailing secret. Gerry MacLochlainn is an Irish activist and politician from Derry. He joined The Real News by phone, refusing to disclose the location of the Irish boat.GERRY MACLOCHLAINN, SINN FEIN COUNCILLOR, IRISH BOAT TO GAZA: There's been considerable pressure brought to bear on various countries, including our own country, Ireland. There was messages sent by the Israelis to warn them, to tell them to warn their citizens not to travel. They've been warning certain countries not to allow ships to leave from their territory or they'll face economic retaliation, or they'll face legal action, or they'll face some other type of action. And it is important that countries stand up to that. But we can't rely on that, we have to rely on ourselves, because if countries stood up to Israel, we wouldn't be in this situation where an illegal siege was able to take place in defiance of world opinion.TARACHANSKY: The media battle included all levels of the Israeli government. Ron Prosor is the Israeli envoy to the UN. He said:RON PROSOR, ISRAELI ENVOY TO THE UNITED NATIONS: Israel is determined to stop this flotilla. We have the right to exert, in self defense, a naval blockade. Why do we have this right? Because we have seen in the past, with the last ship, Victoria, which was full of ammunition, shore-to-sea missiles, and other stuff, what those weapons can do.TARACHANSKY: However, the Victoria ship Prosor was referring to was bound for Egypt, before it was intercepted by the Israeli army in March, and has nothing to do with the Gaza Freedom Movement. Following Navy exercises in early June, commander of the Israeli Navy Vice Admiral Eliezer Merom said:VICE ADM. ELIEZER MEROM, ISRAELI NAVY (SUBTITLED TRANSL.): Another hate flotilla was organized to Gaza in recent days. I'd like to use this stage tonight to tell all who have influence over it to put all their pressure behind preventing this redundant flotilla from sailing. The entry of boats into Gaza will allow Hamas, a radical terrorist group that operates under the protection of Iran, to get unprecedented quantities of weapons and threaten Israel with rockets and terror missiles.MCGOVERN: It's quite a stretch to go from personal [incompr.] letters of support and sympathy with the Gazan people, which is our only--I repeat--our only cargo, and magnify that as either support for Hamas or setting a dangerous precedent whereby weapons can be delivered to Gaza. The Israeli Navy is one of the most competent navies in the world. Surely, if they need to inspect cargo--and they've had ample opportunity to do so--they can verify what's a weapon and what's a letter.MACLOCHLAINN: Well, we are a humanitarian aid convoy. We are not bringing any material that could be construed as weapons. We have no intention of doing that, we don't wish to do that, and we don't want to be part of that. We have invited the United Nations and other agencies, including the governments of any country we're leaving from, to inspect our ships just as we leave.~~~TARACHANSKY: Could you describe to us what exactly does the IDF have planned in terms of intercepting these ships?LEIBOWITZ: I can tell you that the IDF will want as little physical contact as possible, and hopefully not at all physical contact, with those passengers.TARACHANSKY: Are you suggesting that the Navy is going to be shooting at the boats without actually sending troops onto the ships?LEIBOWITZ: I'm suggesting that we are doing everything in order to avoid physical contact with those passengers. We are using, we are intending to use every soft power tactic that we have in order to prevent any physical contact with them.TARACHANSKY: Why? Why are you afraid of physical contact?LEIBOWITZ: Because we don't want to engage into some kind of physical contact. We don't want to endanger our lives as soldiers.~~~TARACHANSKY: The ten-boat flotilla is scheduled to arrive near Gaza's waters by Thursday.
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