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Merkin has a long Q & A with Brooks Boyer. Here's what Boyer had to say on this year's commercials:
I think this year's commercials, if they go off the way we want them to go off, are a little more grinderish. Because you are going with a tagline of "It's Black or White," all based on the honesty of the team and a work ethic, I don't think they are going to be as funny as they were. I think they are going to be cool, but we have some viral things planned that we think have a chance to be funny and engaging and so truthful.
It's kind of, "Life isn't always black and white, but our baseball is." Playing on something like that is going to make it engaging.
and on the budget/payroll:
… Hopefully, we get a little bit better weather in April and May, and hopefully we have a little bit better team in September than we did last year. That certainly carries a lot of weight. How we budgeted, we feel very confident, as we sit here right now, we feel confident we will be able to support a payroll that's north of $100 million.
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Halloween is a "fright filled" season, so LifeSource is teaming with Six Flags Great America for assistance in scaring up some new blood donors.
To kick off its "Fright Fest" celebration next month, Six Flags Great America will reward patrons who donate blood to LifeSource during the week of Sept. 30-Oct. 4 with a discounted ticket to Fright Fest. The offer is good only at the LifeSource Donor Center, 5250 Grand Ave., in Gurnee.
On weekend nights from Oct. 4-27, the 100-acre theme park will be transformed into a fog-filled land of shadows with nearly 300 ghosts and ghouls in costume roaming about.
As part of its "Adopt-a-Bed" initiative with LifeSource, Great America employees will visit the LifeSource donor center on October 1 to offer their blood donation. Fright Fest characters will appear at the center in full makeup throughout the day to meet with donors and pose for pictures.
"LifeSource has been a great friend to us, so this is one way that we can help them to fulfill their mission," says Katy Enrique, communications manager of Six Flags Great America, of their Gurnee neighbor.
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While blood levels are typically low at summer's end, LifeSource officials report that the Chicago area this summer experienced a noticeable decline in donations.
The donation process takes about an hour, and is both safe and comfortable. Blood donors need to be at least 17-years-old (16 with written parental consent), weigh at least 110 pounds, and be in general good health. Most medications are accepted. Donors are asked to bring photo identification such as a driver's license, state ID or passport.
To augment its traditional blood collection process, LifeSource also performs apheresis donations, where blood components like platelets and red blood cells are extracted via a centrifuge.
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Many natural ways to get rid of high blood pressure. Those who have hypertension usually have to take the drugs regularly to control blood pressure. But by making lifestyle changes, blood pressure is too high can be controlled and reduced.
High blood pressure or hypertension is a chronic disease most often found. A person is considered suffering from hypertension when repeated examination their blood pressure exceeds 140/90 mm Hg. There are two types of hypertension:
- Primary Hypertension where there is no specific thing that is the cause. About 90-95% of hypertension are this type.
- Secondary Hypertension, the hypertension caused by abnormalities or other diseases, such as stress, kidney disease, preeclampsia, or apnea (difficulty breathing during sleep).
Various studies have shown that hypertension increases the risk of death and disease. If not treated, approximately 70% of patients with chronic hypertension will die, because of coronary heart disease or heart failure, 15% of affected brain tissue damage, and 10% had renal failure. Fortunately, increased awareness and control of hypertension has been successfully reduced the risk by 50%.
The Causes Of High Blood Pressure or Hypertension
The main causes of high blood pressure or hypertension is generally unhealthy lifestyle. There are several factors that affect hypertension, such as:
- The age factor
- Smoking
- Overweight or obese
- Lack of physical activity
- Eating too much salt
- Drinking excessive amounts of alcohol
- Stress
- Vascular abnormalities
- The existence of kidney disorders such as kidney failure, renal artery narrowing, and so on.
- Thyroid problems
- Preeclampsia, a complication of pregnancy.
High Blood Pressure Symptoms
In general, hypertension often does not cause symptoms. But there are early symptoms that may arise from hypertension such as:
1. Headache
2. Bleeding from the nose
3. Dizziness
4. Facial redness
5. Fatigue
While for symptoms of severe or chronic hypertension usually headache, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, shortness of breath, anxiety, blurred vision if there is damage to the brain, eyes, heart and kidneys, and decreased consciousness and coma due to brain swelling.
Tips To Get Rid Of High Blood Pressure
1. Exercise
By exercising 30 minutes a day, you can significantly lower blood pressure, said Gerald Fletcher, MD, a cardiologist from the Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida, as well as a spokesman for the American Heart Association.
He added that people who are physically active are usually able to reduce the consumption of the hypertension drug intake. To support it, choose the type of activities you like, such as, walking, running, swimming or cycling.
2. Eating bananas
You probably know that eating too much salt can raise blood pressure, but most people do not realize the benefits of potassium - a substance capable of warding off the adverse effects of sodium. According to research from the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, those with hypertension should be sufficient for the amount of potassium in their diet. Adults should get at least 4,700 milligrams per day. The several sources of foods rich in potassium content such as bananas (422 milligrams), a baked potato with skin (738 milligrams), orange juice (496 milligrams per cup), and non-fat yogurt or low-fat (531-579 milligrams per 8 ounces).
3. Reduce salt intake
People with normal blood pressure, high enough, and hypertension can substantially reduce their blood pressure by cutting salt intake. Dietary guidelines recommend that people with hypertension should limit salt intake is less than 1,500 milligrams (600 milligrams of sodium) a day.
4. Stop smoking
Smokers are the most high risk for hypertension. The content of tobacco and nicotine in cigarettes can cause temporary spikes in blood pressure, although the cigarette itself is not the sole cause of chronic hypertension. Quitting smoking can help you lower your blood pressure a little. And, of course, other health benefits are countless.
5. Lose weight
Several studies have consistently shown that, little weight loss, can have a huge impact on your blood pressure. Excess weight makes the heart work harder. This extra pressure can eventually lead to hypertension. Meanwhile, with the weight cut heart's workload will be much lighter.
6. Reduce alcohol
Moderate alcohol consumption - no more than one drink a day for women and two drinks a day for men - have heart health benefits. But in some people, drinking too much can increase blood pressure. Research shows that consuming more than two glasses of alcohol a day may increase the risk of hypertension for both men and women.
7. Manage stress
Effectively manage stress can help reduce blood pressure, people with hypertension should be able to conduct stress management and practice consistently.
8. Yoga
Yoga is the best way to deal with stress. A new study in India found that yoga breathing exercises reduce blood pressure in people with hypertension - where work affects the autonomic nervous system effects - by regulating heart rate, digestion, and other functions.
9. Stay away from caffeine
Coffee has some health benefits, but not to lower blood pressure. In the short term caffeine can trigger a spike in blood pressure, even in people without hypertension. If you have high blood pressure, the best thing to do is to limit the intake of caffeine (about two cups of coffee per day). You can check if you are sensitive to caffeine or not by checking blood pressure before and half an hour after consuming caffeinated beverages. If increased by 5 or 10 points, you mean sensitive to caffeine.
10. Meditation
Meditation - whether it involves singing, breathing, visualization - can be an effective stress management tool for many people. Once again, the important thing is that it makes you feel good, and you can commit to doing it consistently.
Foods To Get Rid Of High Blood Pressure Naturally
There are many ways that can help you to reduce high blood pressure as exercise, weight control, and avoiding smoking. But do not forget what we eat also affects our blood pressure. Here are foods that help get rid of high blood pressure:
Carrots are very high in potassium and beta-carotene that are proven to reduce high blood pressure. Carrot juice helps maintain normal blood pressure by regulating heart and kidney function.
Oleic acid in avocados can reduce high blood pressure and cholesterol levels. They also contain potassium and folate, both of which are important for heart health.
The fruit is not only able to increase the energy but also useful in preventing heart disease. Studies show that one banana a day is enough to help lower high blood pressure.
Broccoli may also help reduce high blood pressure and heart disease and stroke risk.
Cabbage is high in a chemical called glutamic acid, which can help in reducing blood pressure. Glutamic acid is the most common amino acid and accounts for almost a quarter of vegetable protein and almost one-fifth of animal protein.
Celery has long been used to lower high blood pressure. A research has shown that eating four stalks of celery each day can lower high blood pressure. However, celery contains sodium and other compounds that may have side effects when large amounts
Dark chocolate
Dark chocolate is not only delicious, but also good for our health. A recent study found that eating dark chocolate every day can reduce systolic blood pressure to 2.9mm Hg and 1.9mm Hg diastolic. The key of the effect is pure chocolate flavanols present in cocoa. But not all chocolate can be, you need to buy dark chocolate with 60 to 70 percent cocoa.
Eating a clove of garlic a day was found to have beneficial effects on hypertension control. In a study found, people with high blood pressure when given one clove of garlic every day for 12 weeks, blood pressure and their cholesterol levels are significantly reduced.
Such as garlic, onions are also useful in managing hypertension. Sulfur compounds contained in garlic has been shown to reduce high blood pressure. This is not surprising because onion is a cousin of garlic.
Sunflower seeds
Sunflower seeds contains phytosterols, which can reduce LDL cholesterol in the body. However, make sure that you use fresh sunflower seeds.
Isoflavones found in soy has been shown to provide a number of health benefits for the human body. One is to help lower cholesterol and blood pressure.
Tomatoes are an excellent source of potassium is known to be effective for reducing high blood pressure.
Turmeric is a spice that is very popular in Arab cuisine. A compound called crocetin which is known to reduce blood pressure.
Spices such as black pepper and basil have active ingredients that are beneficial in lowering hypertension.
Salmon high in omega 3 fatty acids which help to reduce blood pressure, lower cholesterol levels and thereby reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke.
Green tea
Considerable evidence suggests that green tea may help reduce the risk of high blood pressure. A study conducted in Taiwan found that people who drank at least 20 ounces (600 ml.) Of green tea every day for a year had a 65% lower risk of having high blood pressure than those who did not drink.
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JOLIET, Ill. — Rezin Orthopedics And Sports Medicine has been selected for the 2012 Best of Joliet Award in the Orthopedic Physician category by the Joliet Award Program.
Each year, the Joliet Award Program identifies companies that achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and the community. These exceptional companies help make the Joliet area a great place to live, work and play.
Various sources of information were gathered and analyzed to choose the winners in each category. The 2012 Joliet Award Program focuses on quality, not quantity. Winners are determined based on the information gathered both internally by the Joliet Award Program and data provided by third parties.
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Venus the cat may look two-faced, with her dramatic fur and different colored eyes, but she's as sweet as can be and getting lots of love on the Internet with over 600,000 hits on YouTube. Her owners talk about their beloved pet's newfound fame.
The newest viral sensation from the feline world is totally two-faced, and Photoshop has nothing to do with it.
Venus, a striking-looking cat with two different color eyes and fur that is divided right down the middle between black and ginger, has warmed hearts as her pictures go viral on Reddit, Facebook and in a YouTube video with more than 600,000 views. Online conspiracy theorists suspected Photoshop, or even someone spray-painting the cat ("Meet the Parents"-style), but an appearance by Venus and her owners, Christina and Chris, on TODAY Wednesday showed that it's all real.
"We've heard everything from Photoshop to we've dyed half of her face,'' Christina, who did not want her last name used, told Savannah Guthrie. "This is just the way she was born, that's it.''
One side of the cat is black with a green eye, and the other is calico with a blue eye. Christina, who lives in Florida, first heard about the cat from a friend who worked on a dairy farm in North Carolina. Venus was a feral stray living on the farm, and Christina's friend snapped a few photos and put them on Facebook.
"We have an orange tabby and a black tuxedo at home, so when I first saw her, I said, 'Oh my gosh, she looks like a combination of both our cats,''' Christina said. "We didn't at that time see the eyes, so Chris's first reaction was, 'We do not need any more animals.' When we zoomed in on her eyes, we were just awestruck. I said, 'We just have to have this cat.'''
Her friend asked the farmer for permission to have her, and he was happy to have the cat go to a good home. After a trip to the veterinarian to be checked out, Venus moved in with Christina and Chris in Florida.
Someone posted pictures of Venus on Reddit on Aug. 24, and the post received nearly a million views. Christina created a Facebook page about her "amazing chimera cat" that now has more than 32,000 likes.
Venus has not been officially authenticated to be a chimera cat, which would mean that she is composed of two populations of genetically distinct cells that originated from different zygotes. But while Venus has not been DNA-tested, according to Christina, the striking two-tone tabby proved on Wednesday that she is 100 percent real.
Scott Stump also has not had any Photoshop work done on his face.
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Stairlift FAQ in Monroeville, Pennsylvania
Frequently Asked Questions About Chairlifts and Stairlifts
Having a stairlift installed in your Monroeville Pennsylvania home is an investment in your home and in yourself or a loved one. Learning as much as possible about stairlift options and pricing is important to make an informed decision and find the best value. Stairlift Company of Pennsylvania helps customers to learn about the types of chairlifts available in Monroeville and determine the type of lift that best suites their needs and their budgets. Please see the frequently asked questions and answers below and call (888) 380-0617 if you have additional questions or wish to schedule a free in home estimate.
Should I rent or buy a stairlift? The cost to install a stairlift in Monroeville is the same whether you wish to purchase or rent a stair lift. In general, if you will require use of a chair lift for longer than six months, it is more economical to purchase your lift.
Do you rent stairlifts? Unfortunately, Stairlift Company of Pennsylvania does not rent stairlifts at this time. Please call if you are interested in purchasing a stairlift for your Monroeville home.
How do I know what type of chair lift I need? When looking up your stairs from the bottom, does your stair well have a landing? If not, you can benefit from a straight lift.
How long will it take to get a new stair lift installed in a Monroeville House? Generally, we can have your new lift delivered and installed within just a couple of weeks. Most common lifts are usually in stock and shipped very quickly.
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Definitely the best health video I've seen come out all month....
Tom has a very unique approach to his field...and I've always got one eye on what he's up to...because it's always something different....
What I learned from that video....
You're going to learn EXACTLY what that cause is on this video.
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Once you hear what he has to say you're going to say "gosh, why didn't I think of that"
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I do most of my teaching freelance. Some is through local parks and recreation. Freelance is in private communities (with permission) and public and private courts where there may be uninforced rules about commercial use of the courts.
I would like to start a discussion with any of you who are working in the capacity. We might find it supportive to share some ideas about what works and what doesn't.
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It's a good game. We've gone in the course of one day from nearly every digit from 0 to 9 being identified as an eight to only half of them being called an eight. Of course, before you can identify the number at all, you have to catch the bean bag. And to catch the bean bag, it would really help if you opened your eyes.
Which Sydney won't:
Oh, jeez:
- ordering the numbers from smallest to largest and largest to smallest
- mental addition and subtraction
- odds and evens
- two- and three-digit number building
- trying to hit stuff
I made an extra set of numbered bean bags, which is currently living in my pumpkinbear etsy shop. A third set is waiting for the next child's birthday party to which I'm allowed to bring a child's present (nope, not allowed to bring a present to the next party the girls are attending), and I'm hoping to make an alphabet set of bean bags and write a tutorial soon (yet these, I vow, will not be manipulated into serving as distractions for my book proposal revision. I VOW!!!).
And then...umm, would bean bags made for the memorization of dinosaurs, or Dremel bits, or types of legumes be out of order?


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The following is a timeline for creation laying out the distinct and important moments from a scientific and biblical perspective. For more of my posts on creation please see:
- Were the Days of Creation Long Periods of Time or 24 Hours?
- The Sixth Day of Creation Was Just Too Long to be 24 Hours
- Is There Scientific Evidence for Young Earth Creationism?
- Why I Believe Young Earth Creationism is Simply Dead Wrong
- Young Earth Creationism's Interpolation
- Yes, There Are Gaps in the Biblical Genealogies


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Icahn Makes Another Offer for Dell as Shareholders Shrug
Activist investor Carl Icahn tried again to get the attention of Dell shareholders, but judging by the lack of movement in the computer company's shares, it doesn't seem to be working.
The day started with the release of an open letter by Icahn to Dell shareholders and the special committee of its board overseeing its efforts to go private. In that letter, which you can read in full below and which was made public in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Icahn disclosed that he had obtained more than $5 billion in financing to pay for his plan to recapitalize Dell.
Icahn's plan basically calls for buying up 72 percent of Dell's existing shares at $14, a price higher than the $13.65 Dell founder and CEO Michael Dell and his partner, private equity firm Silver Lake Partners, have offered for the entire company.
Icahn, in his letter, asked the board committee to "engage in a direct, face to face sit down meeting with us" and argued that the board should consider his offer a superior one made by a third party that would void a $270 million breakup fee that Silver Lake would collect under certain conditions if its $24.4 billion offer fails.
Later, after markets closed for trading in New York, Icahn, as he does every once in awhile, got on the phone with CNBC and repeated what he has said before: That if he were to gain control of Dell the company, Dell the man would be out of a job. (See the video below.)
Dell's board committee responded by issuing a two-sentence statement saying it would be happy to look over the specifics of Icahn's offer. Previously it has turned Icahn away, saying his plans suffered from a "liquidity gap."
For its part, Icahn's partner, Southeastern Asset Management, issued a statement saying Icahn's latest offer "reinforces our view stated last week that Icahn is in the best position to lead the development of a financed alternative transaction."
Dell shares barely moved, which suggests that most shareholders aren't paying much attention to his efforts. The shares closed down one cent at $13.31. The shares have more or less remained range-bound since Feb. 5, when the company announced its plan to go private, trading no lower than $13.09 and no higher than $14.51.
There's a pretty good chance that a lot of the shares — perhaps a third or more — not in the hands of Michael Dell, Carl Icahn or others with a dog in the buyout fight now belong to so-called "arbs" — investors who bought the shares at lower prices and are just marking time betting that the buyout is approved and yields a guaranteed payout. These shareholders are pretty much a lock for voting in favor of the buyout.
There's another wrinkle in all this. Let's say that the Dell-Silver Lake proposal fails at the meeting of shareholders on July 18. To fully get control of the company, Icahn would have to convince shareholders to fire Dell's board of directors, too, and replace them with the slate he and Southeastern proposed on May 13.
Here's why that won't happen: Michael Dell is still the largest shareholder in the company. And while he can't vote one way or the other on the buyout proposal, he will be able to vote against Icahn's slate in a subsequent vote and would have other shareholders with him.
While there's still a chance that the Dell-Silver Lake proposal may not get approved — the opinion of Institutional Shareholders will be crucial when it comes — the chances that Carl Icahn gets control of Dell are almost non-existent.
Below is video of Icahn's latest chat with CNBC this afternoon, and below that his open letter to shareholders and Dell's special board committee.
New York, New York July 1, 2013: Carl Icahn and his affiliates today issued the following letter to stockholders of Dell Inc. and members of the Dell Special Committee.
Dear Fellow Dell Stockholders AND Members of the Dell Special Committee:
We are pleased to inform you that we have obtained lender commitments for the $5.2 billion in debt financing that we said we would obtain (including $1.6 billion from Jefferies Finance LLC). Jefferies has advised us that they are completing the paperwork and the commitment letters will be publicly filed after the market close today. With that we put an end to the unwarranted speculation by Dell that our money would not be available.
With the $5.2 billion in committed debt financing, $7.5 billion from cash on the Dell balance sheet and $ 2.9 billion to be derived from the sale of receivables, Dell will have the aggregate $15.6 billion necessary to conduct our proposed self tender by Dell for approximately 1. 1 billion Dell shares at $14 per share (the "$14 Tender Offer"). Following completion of the $14 Tender Offer Dell will have approximately $4.9 billion of cash remaining. Also, our lender commitments permit an additional $1.5 billion revolver for Dell should that become necessary.
Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management have agreed not to tender into the $14 Tender Offer. Therefore, even if the $14 Tender Offer is fully subscribed, stockholders will receive $14 per share for at least approximately 72% of their Dell stock — and an even higher percentage if other stockholders believe, like us, that Dell's best days are ahead of it and decide to hold onto their Dell shares.
If the $14 Tender Offer is fully subscribed, 670 million shares would remain outstanding. Based on the fiscal year 2015 BCG Base Case as set forth in Dell's Proxy Statement* (and even without taking into account the cost reduction opportunities identified by BCG), we believe the earnings per share for those remaining shares would be $3.72 per share. Assuming 75% of BCG's productivity cost reductions set forth in Dell's Proxy Statement are attained, earnings per share for those remaining shares would be as high as $5.51 per share. In other words, in our proposal tendering stockholders would receive $14 per share for at least 72% of their shares and, based on this BCG analysis, their remaining shares would be earning between $3.72 and as high as $5.51 per share. We therefore believe that it is self-evident our proposal is far superior to the $13.65 offered by Michael Dell/ Silver Lake.**
Dell stockholders should note that, despite Dell's recent drumbeat of rapid deterioration, the recently reported performance in 1QFY14 and management's operational decisions particularly regarding PC pricing, Dell has not retracted its Final Fiscal Year 2014 Board Case EBITDA of $3.6 billion (as disclosed in the Dell Proxy Statement), nor any of the projected BCG cases for fiscal years 2014 to 2017. Further, based on statements by Dell's management, we believe that Dell's recent aggressive PC pricing discounts are designed to buy meaningful market share while sacrificing near-term margins – a strategy that we believe will benefit future owners. Senior management, including Brian Gladden, CFO, and Tom Sweet, VP Corporate Finance, both highlighted this fact on the Q1'14 earnings call:
"In many cases, these are accounts that we feel very good about [with respect to] the long-term profitability and the impact on our cash flow over time. So while we may not see that showing up as a positive in the P&L in the short term, we think for the long term it's the right thing to do to get ourselves back in price position to scale the business," as per Brian Gladden.
"We are investing and acquiring new customer accounts that will benefit our long-term profitability and cash flow," as per Tom Sweet.
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We therefore can only ask, based on these statements by management and the BCG analysis mentioned above, why is the Board recommending a " freeze-out" transaction that denies stockholders the right , if they so choose, to participate in the " long term" potential upside that Dell management themselves see for Dell.
Now that our financing is committed and in place, we call upon the Dell Special Committee to engage in a direct, face to face sit down meeting with us (not through its highly paid advisors as has occurred in the past). As always, it is our desire that our proposal be treated as a Superior Proposal made by an Excluded Person under the Merger Agreement, and thereby save stockholders $270 million in additional break-up fees that may otherwise be claimed by Silver Lake.
It is mystifying to us how any independent Board which is charged with duties as fiduciaries can recommend to shareholders a $13.65 per share " freeze-out" merger with Michael Dell/Silver Lake as superior to a proposal that provides stockholder the choice to receive $14 per share for at least 72% of their shares and, based on their own projections and on the BCG analysis mentioned above, to own their remaining shares earning between $3.72 and as high as $5.51 per share. We believe that it would be a sad outcome for stockholders and would, to say the least, reflect terribly on all who are involved in this process if, after purchasing shares at what we perceive to be a substantially undervalued price of $13.65 per share, Michael Dell and Silver Lake earned substantial returns on their investment while other stockholders are forced to sell. It would be even worse if Dell were sold (or broken up) by Michael Dell and Silver Lake in a transaction or transactions with one or more strategic acquirers for a very large profit.
We therefore ask the Board to find our proposal to be a "Superior Proposal" or at the very least to change its recommendation regarding the Michael Dell/Silver Lake transaction
We look forward to hearing your answer in the very near future.
Carl C. Icahn
Icahn Enterprises, L.P.


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The California legislature, desperate to do something about municipal corruption in Bell, has decided that the solution is legislation to give the state auditor more authority to invest municipal corruption around the state.
Sounds good? Maybe, but it's a nonsensical approach that's unlikely to do much good. The logic amounts to this: we don't know how to solve this problem from Sacramento, so we'll appoint someone else in Sacramento to solve this problem.
The hard truth is that a more powerful state auditor, 500 miles away, can't do much more about municipal corruption. The only real protection from such corruption are engaged citizens, watching their government.
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Of course, California's governing system creates incentives for disengagement. Local officials have the power to spend money -- but they don't have the power to set tax rates, a consequence of Prop 13 and other measures that have limited the power to tax to 2/3 of the state legislature and 2/3 of local voters.
Since local officials can't raise taxes, businesses and taxpayer interests have little incentive to watch them closely and check how they're spending money -- because the thinking that a local official without the power to tax can't really hurt you.
So how do you boost engagement and check municipal corruption? By giving local elected officials more power and discretion -- including the power to set tax rates. That would give more members of the public more incentive to watch their local officials more closely. And it is those eyes and ears that can spot corruption -- and report it to local, or state, authorities as need be.
Of course, that would require the state to give up power. Instead the state solution is to empower state government. Which is why this state auditor legislation isn't much of a solution.
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Earth : Asia : Southeast Asia : Philippines : Luzon : Subic
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Taxis are available at the main SBMA/SFZ gates with Olongapo. They can also be booked by telephone for collection anywhere inside Subic. Taxi's within SBMA/SBFZ operate on fixed rates that are displayed in the taxis. There is no meter service.
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Jeepneys are not permitted to operate within Subic Freeport Zone, but can be caught between the Olongapo Bus Station (Victor Liner) and the Barreto and Baloy beach areas.
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Trikes are not permitted to operate within Subic Freeport Zone, but are plentiful around Olongapo City, Barretto Beach and Baloy Long Beach.
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Scuba diving[edit]
The tourism office for the area calls Subic Bay the "Pearl of the Orient" and much like a pearl inside an oyster, its true value is hidden unless you know where to look.
Scuba diving is incredibly popular throughout the Philippines and more international divers are arriving each year. The growth of diving in Subic Bay, whilst increasing, is doing so at a slower rate - so this area still remains a hidden gem, with unspoilt sites and lack of crowding.
Subic Bay offers some of the world's best shipwrecks, all within recreational diving depths, as well as tranquil coral and artificial reefs that explode with marine life. Unlike Coron, and other international wreck diving locations, where you ride for hours to get to a wreck site, the majority of Subic Bay dive sites are a quick 15 minutes boat trip from the dive centers.
The bay is a unique 'wreck heaven' because its sheltered waters allow calm year-round diving (except in the strongest Typhoons), with short duration transits to the dive sites and a fantastic collection of exceptionally well-preserved historical wrecks.
Just how many wrecks are there in Subic Bay and around its entrance? That is a very difficult question. Unlike Coron or Truk, whose wrecks occurred over a relatively short period, Subic Bay's WWII wrecks covered almost the entire war period. No less than 25 Japanese ships were reported sunk during the war years. Some of these may have been removed in the late fifties as salvage operations were done to open up the bay for shipping Additional ships were sunk after the war either as targets or victims of mother nature. It is widely believed that an additional ten large ships may lie within the Bay. The area is not limited to WWII wrecks, at the entrance to the bay alongside Grande Island, is the remains of the Spanish American war wreck San Quintin. Outside the bay in deep water lie the remains of a Spanish Galleon as well as a 16th century Chinese Junk (beyond diving range).
The eruption of Mount Pinatubo in 1991 did an enormous amount of damage to Luzon and the Zambales/Subic Bay area was very hard hit. A meter of ash covered the area including homes and business. Within days, a typhoon entered the area turning the ash into mud. Many homes and business collapse under the weight. One resident stated that the river looked just like the cement coming out of a cement mixer. A large percentage of the coral was killed lying under the ash.
When the Navy occupied the naval base at Subic, many of the wrecks were closed to diving. Divers however had the advantage of diving in water that was crystal clear with 40 or more meters of visibility on the wrecks that were open. The bay was the home of different varieties of sharks, dolphins, and turtles. While a few turtles still nest on the beaches the visibility, sharks and dolphins are no longer here. The visibility is returning slowly and the coral is recovering. Hopefully the turtles, sharks and dolphins will return in abundance also. More turtles and rays have been seen this year than last and the number of sharks just outside the bay also seems to be on the rise
In recent years, there have been occasional sightings of large Bull Sharks around the deeper wreck sites, along with Eagle Ray and Mobula around the USS New York, LST and El Capitan... and Black Tip Reef Sharks around the outside of Grande Island.
Underwater Photographers have been reporting success with Macro critters, such as Harlequin Ghost Pipefish, frogfish and many species of Nudibranch
There are several well-established dive operators in the Subic Bay area. In 1998 there was only one fledgling full time operator at Subic - today there are more than 10. These dive operators serve a variety of scuba training agencies, including; PADI, SSI, ANDI, PSAI, BSAC and DSAT. They provide a collection of entry-level and specialist scuba training courses, including (of course!) basic and advanced/technical wreck diver training.
Subic Bay Wrecks
Further details of Subic Bay Wreck Sites can be found at:
Area Dive Operators
Dive Vacation Agency
Zoobic Safari[edit]
Zoobic Safari is one attraction you will find at Subic Bay Freeport's Forest Adventure Park. Embracing a 25 hectare land - local and foreign guests can expect an astonishing sight of diverse exotic animals roaming and frolicking in their natural habitat. It features a wide range of habitats present in the forest due to the terrain, presence of streams and fringing grasslands. These represent the major habitats for varied exotic animals featured in Zoobic Safari Forest Adventure Park.
Zoobic Safari has the following attractions to look forward namely:
The Zoobic Park - a Petting Zoo area in a walk through tropical jungle like were you can have a live interaction with deers, ostrich, albino carabao, bear, monkey, eagle, miniature horse, ducks and a lot more.
Savannah - A sanctuary of the wild that features a wide range of ostriches, potbellies, wild boars and guinea fowls.
Serpentarium - A real view of snakes, lizards, iguanas, turtles and a lot more cold blooded animals.
Honey Bee Farm - See how honey is produced by hard working bees.
Rodent World - An amazing collection of rodent animals. Be amaze in Mice Surprise trick in the area and watch guinea pigs being groomed in a Rodent Salon.
Egg-Ziting Story - An area showcasing the cycle of the eggs.
Animal Bone Museum - A collection of various real animal bones.
Close Encounter - An exciting close encounter (2 ft away) with Siberian and Bengala tigers and be a witness to their huge appetite while the tour guide feeds them.
Tiger Safari - A once in a lifetine adventure experience riding in a safari jeep were you will enter in a close fence structure and be fascinated to see the live tigers roaming around as they thrilled you with their vibrating appetite.
Zoobic Safari also has an educational show featuring live animals, jungle survival with Aetas and the newest Mini Moe Show were you can have fun as you see unique mini animals perform live!
Added attractions to the Croco Loco section is the guided tour which gives visitors a trek through an Aeta Village (Aetas are tribal nomadic Filipinos), a Hip-hop Bayawak (Bayawak is Filipino for Monitor Lizard) area and a view of the Garden of Adam which features an Aeta Adam.
One of the highlights of Croco Loco area is a brief stunt show of a man dressed as a chicken walking over the crocodiles in a small walkway above them.
The crocodiles section of the Safari is set to complement the other animal attractions in the25-hectare wildlife sanctuary which includes tigers, a serpentarium, ostriches and other exotic animals that can be viewed along with entertaining and informative animal shows presented by animal experts.
For more information, visit their website at http://www.zoobic.com.ph/
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Subic has several large malls
Harbor Point: A large and well-designed modern mall, run by Ayala Group. Contains a multiplex cinema and famous brand franchises such as TGI Fridays, Marks and Spencer and Starbucks.
SM Olongapo: Contains all the staple Filipino chain stores, a large supermarket and numerous restaurants.
Royal Subic: They carry imported and local housewares, cooking items, and snacks. Royal Subic also carries imported (often surplus, or previous season) branded clothes. Has an extensive selection of cigarettes and perfumes.
Freeport Exchange: Similar to Royal Subic. However, they also carry some electronics (All are set for 220 volts). Freeport also a large variety of imported candies.
Pure Gold: Opened in early 2010; a huge warehouse type store with a very large selection of goods. Across the intersection from the Royal Subic.
Value City: Value City has a lot of things that other stores don't. They have a lot of quick snacks, and an extensive supply of cat food.
National Bookstore: Books, magazines, and a cafe. They are also very popular for getting school supplies.
American Hardware: A hardware stores that carries lots of useful things. All their products are imported from the United States. They have lots of items that are very rare in the Philippines. American Hardware also runs the only car wash in Subic Bay.
Bretto's: This is actually in Olongapo, not in Subic, but it's very useful. It is a meat shop. They sell lots of good meats, such as steaks, chicken sausage, and ground beef. Many FedEx people go there, as it is one of the few places that has imported US meat.They close at a early time at 11:00
Uncle Ed's: Uncle Ed's is a small convenience store in Binictican (where most FedEx people live). They have a lots of basic things and are useful if you suddenly run out of cold soft drinks, milk, or some other must-have item. Recently, they have gotten a lot of good sweets and candies, such as M&Ms, Dr. Pepper, Tootsie Rolls, and lots of other treats like that.Uncle eds is very nice store but they close at a early time, at 11:00
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The Barretto Strip has numerous air-conditioned bars, roughly 25, many of which have entertaining dancers to help keep you company. Some also have pool tables. The names of the bars change often, but currently among the best are 'Flash Rat', 'Wetspot', 'Voodoo', 'Coco Lips', 'Bunny Ranch', 'Catwalk Club' and 'Rapscallion'. 'Lava Lounge is similar and also does live music. Drinks prices are similar at all the various bars at between 65-95 pesos for local beers and spirits.
There are also numerous beachfront bars, with live music in the evening, along the front of Baloy beach.
There are also floating bars in the dry season (Nov-May), these are accessed by pulled rafts and are about 50 metres off the beach. These are great fun and you can jump off the side for a swim, then climb back on and continue your drink. These usually are open from 12PM- 9PM. There are currently two floating bars at Baloy Beach (Blue Rock and Treasure Island) and one at Barretto Beach (Arizona).
A trike between Baloy and Barretto should be not more than 50 pesos, the 10 minutes walk at night between the two can be dark in places, but not particulary dangerous, although caution would be advised.
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If you are trying to find information on the Internet to help you identify the best residential care home for yourself or your loved one, you might find it easier shopping for a toaster.
Tom Carney, co-ordinator of North Vancouver's Lionsview Seniors' Planning Society, said most of his clients or their relatives have a hard time finding, navigating and understanding information presented online.
"If you want to buy a car or a toaster, you go to Consumer Reports. It's very simple," said Carney. "The decision to go into a care home is far more important than those things. I think government needs to work a little harder to bring the info into line."
Carney has advocated for years that the government should put care-home inspection reports online, including the facility's risk rating and history of serious incidents.
In 2008, B.C.'s five health authorities began putting results of routine inspections on their websites in an effort to increase transparency and public accountability.
But Carney said many are finding it hard to get the information they need.
"It's very difficult to navigate," he said of Vancouver Coastal Health's inspection reports. "Even if [people] are successful in finding the information, they find it difficult to understand."
Unlike in Ontario, where all care-home reports are centralized in one database, the available information on B.C. facilities is split among the five health authorities, which post inspection reports in their own databases in different sections of their websites, with different search parameters and classifications and with varying degrees of disclosure.
The Ontario database lets users search facilities by name, location or on a map, and allows side-by-side comparison of up to four care homes. The databases in B.C. are geared for users who already know the name of the facility they are looking for. If they don't, they will have to wade through other care facilities, because the search functions do not differentiate residential care-homes for seniors from other adult facilities such as group homes or substance abuse recovery centres. Some websites do not segregate daycare centres.
As well, the information posted online can be scant, with no easy way to search which facilities have a history of non-compliance or serious incidents.
Inspection reports for facilities under Vancouver Coastal Health, Fraser Health and Vancouver Island Health list only the section of the Community Care and Assisted Living Act the facility is violating. If the violations do not appear in the next inspection report, it means the issue has been resolved.
Interior Health — which has the most user-friendly interface out of all the databases — and Northern Health provide more details on their websites, including the circumstances of non-compliance, comments written by the licensing officer, and what has been done to rectify the problem.
Ray Thorpe-Dorward, spokesman for Fraser Health, said the detailed reports are "quite lengthy" and are currently written up by hand, so it would take a significant amount of time and effort to transcribe them electronically.
"In the future, if there is a move to an electronic system, then it will be easy to put those online," he said.
Fraser Health is in the process of improving its website so each facility's inspection reports can be linked or found on the another part of the website which contains the facility's description, contact information and pictures, "so you can go to one spot and find all that information . . . . in one place," said Thorpe-Dorward.
Detailed reports can be obtained at the facility itself or requested from the health authority — but whether or not a Freedom of Information Act request is needed appears to vary among health authorities as well.
Fraser Health says its inspectors make an effort to not include clients' names in the reports, making the findings accessible without an FOI request. But a Vancouver Coastal Health spokeswoman says its reports tend to contain personal information, thus usually requiring an FOI application.
According to the health ministry, the databases are not meant to rank, rate or recommend facilities to the user.
While the inspection reports give some information, they should not be used as the be-all and end-all when determining the best facility for a loved one, said Greg Ritchey, regional manager of community care and licensing at Vancouver Coastal Health.
"Each residential care facility has its own unique characteristics, staffing models, physical attributes and mix of types of care in the facility," he said. "To rank or compare facilities ... would not necessarily provide a full or accurate picture of the quality of care within the facility."
Families are advised to visit each care facility to observe the care and talk to staff before making their decision, he added.
You can find resources for housing and links to all inspection reports at bcseniorhelp.com or:
-- Vancouver Coastal Health (Vancouver, Richmond, North Shore): foodinspectionweb.vcha.ca/
-- Vancouver Coastal Health (Sunshine Coast, Sea-to-Sky): healthspace.ca/vch
-- Fraser Health: healthspace.ca/fha/rescare
-- Vancouver Island Health: viha.ca/mho/inspections
-- Interior Health: php.interiorhealth.ca/
-- Northern Health: healthspace.ca/nha


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This general term refers to the use of multiple loudspeakers (and associated mixing intended for these loudspeakers) in the creation of immersive spatial listening environments for audiences or individuals. The term is most closely associated with technological and artistic developments in cinema sound, with the production, encoding and playback of digital soundtracks extended from historical frontal spatial configuration to surround the audience in a 360° field. There are a number of commercially competing alternatives in technological standard in this area, and developments are now increasingly becoming incorporated for use with home entertainment systems. With the development of the audio DVD from the CD, some electroacoustic practitioners are exploring opportunities that may exist in domestic listening situations, as well as fixing elements of live or pre-determined spatialisation as it might be experienced in the concert hall for home listening.
The term may also be used by some to more loosely refer to any technical or experiential spatial arrangement of sound beyond stereo.


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There are some nice price drops this time round, including all of ngmoco titles to celebrate the Dec 18th release of Rolando. As a result, Topple is now FREE and Dropship can be had for a buck!!! Polarbit has also dropped prices for their popular Wave Blazer and Raging Thunder games. IUGO's fun Shaky Summit is also on sale at $0.99. Be sure to check out the post for the entire list!
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Raging Thunder is a gut-churning, tyre burning racer giving you control over the most extreme muscle cars in the world! Race against time, CPU controlled opponents or up to three other speed addicts in this fast paced and exhilarating coin-op style racing game featuring the most breathtaking 3D graphics on the iPhone yet.


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Had to leave your life of 'rebellion' behind for a 9 to 5 job sitting in a cubicle? Well now you can relive a bit of your youth and lost freedom by backing up your TPS reports and spreadsheets on this limited edition Dr. Martens USB flash drive. It's shaped like one of their classic boots, and even though the doctor prescribed just 2GB of storage, it will set you back $25 from their online store.
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My first impression of the bracelet is that it's totally unlike any other piece in the Twisted Silver line because of it's shiny, polished gold plating. However, it's very much in the style of Twisted Silver pieces (totally unique AND chic), just with a different finish. The bracelet has this sort of masculine feel that they've managed to somehow look feminine and fashionable at the same time. It looks SUPER fantastic on.
The bracelet closure and Twisted Silver tag are in the distressed gold that is more commonly found on Twisted Silver pieces. This little unique element on the hinged bracelet sets it apart as Twisted Silver, but also adds a common element so that it fits cohesively into the SALVAGE line of jewelry.
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In case you missed the final episode of One Life to Live, here are some highlights:
- Clint (not Mitch) turned out to be Jessica's biological father, much to her relief.
- Tomas came back and wanted to tell Blair the truth (that he did not kill Victor Jr.) but alas she was now in bed with Todd.
- Starr went to L.A. to visit Markko and Langston and to tell them that Cole was alive but that she would never be able to see him again. Shortly thereafter, a knock at the door produced Cole there in the flesh, ready to join Starr and their daughter happily ever after.
- Destiny went into labor with Matthew by her side. They named the baby Drew.
- Clint asked Viki to marry him.
- Allison finished reading aloud her story about Llanview and the camera panned over to her listener — a bound and gagged, and very much alive, Victor Lord Jr (Trevor St. John).
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This is a project to recreate the Marathon game engine in Unity.
Since this is now at a stage where some people might be interested in looking at it:
Marathon Unity
There are no binaries until the thing is much more complete, however it is at the point where it should just run, so for the curious, the instructions are: download the free version of unity, open the project, then open the scene called StartScene, click the big play button in the Unity UI.
Be warned, its got a long way to go. Here is my road map, which will show whats done and what still to go.
-get unity to read map files
-get the basic map geometry drawing as unity game objects
-get unity to read shapes files
-convert all textures to unity materials
-get the textures applying to the level
-convert the collection of hacks that make up marathons platforms into actual platform objects
-make the platforms go up and down
-get basic switches working so doors can open and close
-placeholder fps player controller
-get basic impossible space working
-advanced impossible space (where you can see into both polygons simultaneously)
-full control panels (tags, light switches etc)
-platform triggers
-get map items spawning (ammo, scenery etc)
-sort out the landscape textures
-get physics file loading into unity
-get the sound file loading
-- at this point the code will require a major cleanup as all the data structures should be in place
-recreate marathons physics
-rebuild the fps controller
-get sounds in the map
-merged map files
-in game ui
-enemy ai
-saving/loading games
-out game menus
-probably a bunch of stuff that I've forgotten/not thought of.
*mml files + loading external resources
*scripting - some level of script support should be possible, but i have no idea how practical it will be to support existing lua scripts
*any grarphical extras - realtime lighting, rendering the terminal texts onto the terminals in the game etc
*creation of sloping walls/floors
*ability to connect polygons via floor/ceiling
*some sort of editor to allow for creating all that
There will be bugs. Anyone interested in helping in any way, if you know the files inside and out you may be able to tell me exactly what im doing wrong, otherwise creating the simplest possible map that has the error would go a long way to tracking down the problem. Also, im more than happy to accept code
Finally, impossible space has some limitations (and a bunch of bugs) at the moment (basically it works in my test map, in the maze on Arrival, ye olde 5-D Space and in Ne Cede Malis (which i dont think was meant to have any, but has ended up providing a surprisingly good test case)
Finally finally, the current player has the entirely arbitrary top speed of 7, and the camera is 0.7 wu off the ground, has a bunch of jank when riding platforms and generally doesn't feel much like marathon. Its going to stay like that until the physics files are loaded and working, at which point i will want feedback on weather or not the controller is perfect. Whats there right now is a placeholder. The controls are w-a-s-d + e is action, hold control to get the mouse cursor back.
If all of that was tl;dr, I'll just leave these here...


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Sunday, August 21, 2011
Sunday Morning: vegan pancakes
Pancake mix
1 1/4 cup flour
1 tbsp baking powder
1 tbsp sugar
Pinch of salt
1 cup rice milk
1 tbsp sunflower oil
1 tsp apple cider vinegar
Mix in a bowl until combined.
Cook low heat on lightly greased cast iron pan.
Serve with maple syrup.
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great photo! looks delicious! love the header too.=)ReplyDelete
Yummy pancakes!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 22, 2011 at 3:46 PM
Looks good but where is the recipe?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 22, 2011 at 4:28 PM
Not gonna lie, I'm a huge pancake person... and I'm always seeking out new recipes. I love the classic blueberry pancakes, I also found a whole wheat coconut banana pancake concoction on FourGreenSteps that was delicious.. this one I just found and have yet to try but looks gooood!ReplyDelete
Ok I will post the recipe : pReplyDelete
Hi, just found your blog thanks to a friend of mine... Can I use soya or oat milk instead of rice milk?ReplyDelete
I love this pancakes. I put half banana and some pecans and they came out so fluffy and deliciousReplyDelete
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Research News
Air Shield Keeps Bacteria Out of Open Wounds
The Nimbic Systems' Air Barrier System uses proprietary technology to create a "cocoon" of highly pure air that surrounds surgical incisions
October 7, 2011
This spring, Nimbic Systems, based near Houston, Texas, received Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for the company's Air Barrier System, a unique medical device for reducing surgical-incision site contamination by infection-causing microorganisms.
The Air Barrier System, or ABS, creates a "cocoon" of highly pure air that surrounds a surgical incision site. The cocoon isolates the incision from ambient air to prevent the bacteria present in the operating room from infecting the patient.
During surgery, bacteria are continuously shed by operating room personnel into the air and can subsequently settle in and around an incision site. The organisms, such as Staphylococcus aureus, are a major cause of infections in prosthesis implant surgeries such as hip and knee replacements.
The ABS device
The portable ABS device prevents contamination without disrupting the surgical procedure or impeding access to the incision area, making the device relatively easy to use.
The ABS consists of two components: A non-sterile, reusable blower unit that provides the source of HEPA filtered air, and a sterile, disposable nozzle that is affixed onto the surgical drape adjacent to the incision.
In 2009, Nimbic Systems received funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to conduct ABS pilot trials, with the goal of determining the degree to which localized, directed HEPA air flow generated by the ABS reduced the amount of airborne particulates and colony-forming bacteria in the surgical field during total hip arthroplasty.
Surgical intervention
Orthopedic joint arthroplasty, spinal procedures, thoracic and vascular procedures, and other long-duration procedures are high-risk for infection. Not only is the risk of harm to the patient a concern, but costs from the infections can reach up to $100,000.
The results of the preliminary hip arthroplasty trial revealed that the ABS reduces the presence of microorganisms at the incision site by greater than 84 percent.
Based on the data obtained in the pilot trials, the FDA approved the ABS for use in hip arthroplasty procedures, while future trials planned for later this year will investigate spine and femoral popliteal procedures.
-- Kylie Witherel, Nimbic Systems, firstname.lastname@example.com
This Behind the Scenes article was provided to LiveScience in partnership with the National Science Foundation.
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This short video depicts the Air Barrier System's protective "cocoon" effect.
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The Air Barrier System nozzle is deployed on the sterile field just prior to incision.
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Number and size of bacterial colonies that grow on a nutrient rich broth are reduced by ABS.
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PSA About Bullying From The MLB Reports Via Lori Martini: I'm Not Perfect Video Featuring Dance Moms Miami Cast
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Earlier this year, I had the great honor of meeting Lori Martini. She was instrumental in helping me set the 'World Record for Fastest To See All 30 MLB Parks' in April, by attending 10 Games with me. We had a nice little media blitz around the whole trip. I even interviewed Lori as our Citi Field Expert. The next week, she wrote a great review about the New Marlins Ball Park, that is one of the highest viewed on the internet and has also written a few other articles. Later on in the summer, Lori interviewed Yankees Prospect Tyler Austin for the MLB Reports. Before any of this all happened, I was already a fan of Lori's music prior to meeting her in person. Her songwriting is incredible and she is finally receiving some recognition for it. Lori has now used that recognition for a greater cause….
In April of this year, Lori Martini's song "I'm Not Perfect" was placed on Dance Moms Miami and subsequently Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition on Lifetime. Since then, the song has exploded and has inspired many young girls and boys. It has become their anthem as it deals with accepting yourself for who you are and champions anti-bullying. There are hundreds of fan made videos that combined have over 1 Million hits and counting. These kids are doing covers of the song; they use it for their dance recitals; for their school projects; for anti-bullying videos; they score it to their favorite shows, dancers, singers and artists etc. Read the rest of this entry →
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"I'll know my song well before I start singing"—Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan is a plagiarist. Did you know that? Just ask Mokoto Rich, who pointed out that the lyrics from Dylan's 2006 album, Modern Times, strongly resembled the poetry of Confederate poet laureate Henry Timrod.
Bob Dylan is a fake. Did you know that? Just ask Joni Mitchell, who recently told the Los Angeles Times that, "Everything about Bob is a deception."
Bob Dylan is a poet, a genius, and one of the greatest artists in American history. Did you know that? Just ask Sean Wilentz, whose recent book, Bob Dylan in America, attempts to properly place Dylan in the lineage of American artists, from Allen Ginsberg to Walt Whitman, from Aaron Copland to Blind Willie McTell.
Wilentz is, by his own admission, a fan, so there is an unmistakable affection for Dylan throughout the book. When Wilentz discusses the accusations of plagiarism, for example, there's no hint of condemnation. Similarly, Wilentz writes first-person accounts of concerts with the admiration and awe of a member of the "spellbound" audience.
But Wilentz is also a historian (and a rather renowned one at that), so Bob Dylan in America is not the gushing ode to Robert Zimmerman that so many Dylan books quickly become. Instead, Wilentz uses Dylan as a springboard to investigate the annals of American artistic history, tracing Dylan's influences and inspiration back to their roots. As a result, Bob Dylan in America is about America as much as it is about Bob Dylan. Continue reading


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I still don't think I'm a feminist
I do love a good discussion, but it's hard for me to agree with Tami. She said:
It's great that you feel as if you can just ignore the sexism that goes on around you and just live your own life, I give you kudos for having such high quality blinders on.
Tami said:
I've worked my way up to Studio Director, and it wasn't easy. I had people telling me that I slept with someone to get my position. I've had people call me a bitch for being assertive and forward at work, traits that are stereotypically male. I've had people act as if it was weird that their manager is a woman. I've had my arguments dismissed because I'm not a hardcore enough gamer because I'm woman.
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Principal Points in Cementing Geothermal Wells
Geothermal energy is becoming an important source of energy and its importance will be increasing in the future. When we drill geothermal wells, we encounter high temperature zones and may also encounter high pressure areas. Cementing in high temperature environments such as geothermal wells is very challenging. The survey that was sent to High-Pressure-High-Temperature (HPHT) professionals at the HPHT Summit meeting in 2012, showed Cement Design is one of the biggest concerns for HPHT operations and it is one of their technology gaps. Temperatures as high as 200 °C-400 °C could destabilize the setting of the cement. If the well has both high temperature and high pressure, the cementing process becomes much more complex. This article discusses various aspects of cementing procedures and considerations for geothermal wells including cements design considerations, crucial problems, and some technology solutions.
Key words: Geothermal energy; HPHT; Geothermal well
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What would you do if you discovered the house in which you were living was the site of a murder?
That's the position Kayla Bentley found herself in as a newlywed moving in with her in-laws, reports the Detroit Free Press. Her husband's parents loved the three-bedroom, corner-lot home with a full-size kitchen, nice living room,and privacy fencing in Detroit. But Kayla felt uneasy about it.
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"It freaks me out, especially because in this situation, (the murderer's) not dead. If he was released or escaped, this is where he'd come," she said.
But in a state like Michigan, you could be living in a home with a similarly shady past and not even know it. In most states, agents are not required to mention if a crime has occurred unless it has material effect on the condition of the property.
California is the only state that requires would-be-buyers to be informed. The result of this is a booming industry of exorcists, or cleansers who remove spirits from homes.
On the seller's disclosure form, there's nothing that says, "'Has there been a murder? Has there been a ghost?,'" said Michelle R. E. Donovan, a Bloomfield Hills real-estate attorney. "You don't want to fail to disclose something that would influence the buyer's decision to not purchase the property."
So it looks like, if this is something that bothers you (and you're not shopping in California,) you'd better do some research.
Read the full article on the Detroit Free Press.
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Water Bottle
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Practical water bottle made of aluminum to carry on the go. Comes with an extra fastener and spring hook, 600ml, 73mm wide
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Your personal water dispenser for any adventure. Wherever you need that vital drink of water or any other liquid, this handy bottle will be there to quench your thirst. Use the spring clip to attach it to clothing or backpack.
- Two ways of fastening: Suction cap mount to take the lid swiftly off and back on again, and screw-cap with connection for hand strap
- Spring-loaded clip for easy attachment
- Holding capacity: 600ml
- Material: Aluminium
- Not suitable for fizzy drinks
- Not suitable for white designs/design elements
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