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Wednesday, July 29, 2009
A Disorderly Home?
28 comments:
- Unknown said...
Homestyle strip club? I just laughed so hard. I am sure your strip show would be HOT : ) Our garage has so much stuff in it. It kind of makes me cry.
- July 29, 2009 at 10:52 AM
- Ellen said...
Let's hope she's not planning to put herself through college this way!
- July 29, 2009 at 11:22 AM
- Unknown said...
Dang, I knew I needed a basement for something!
- July 29, 2009 at 11:49 AM
- Unknown said...
I bet you won't mind when they bring all that laundry home with them on holidays!!!
- July 29, 2009 at 12:00 PM
- Expat No. 3699 said...
Ooh! My basement has a pole!
- July 29, 2009 at 12:04 PM
- I Am Woody said...
And $1 Jello shots! I love Jello shots:)
- July 29, 2009 at 12:14 PM
- Country Girl said...
Jello shots: fun.
Disorderly home: no fun.
I don't like disorder. Or disarray. Or disheveled.
I like jello shots.
- July 29, 2009 at 12:20 PM
- Gin said...
I don't have a basement, but I do have a garage. Of course a stripper pole wedged between a lawnmover and a Volvo probably wouldn't be too sexy.
- July 29, 2009 at 12:24 PM
- mom x 2 said...
Did someone mention jello shots? That might make the mess seem less messy. I'll check it out and get back to you on that.....
- July 29, 2009 at 12:35 PM
- Noe Noe Girl...A Queen of all Trades. said...
Looks like the mess I went through Saturday! Only w/o Jello shots! I'm gonna remember that!
- July 29, 2009 at 12:41 PM
- Daryl said...
Jell-O shots at the wet bar
Basements always needed to be elevated from their lowly status .. what better way than a homestyle strip club ...
- July 29, 2009 at 12:43 PM
- Big Hair Envy said...
I make really good jello shooters. Want me to send you some?
- July 29, 2009 at 1:06 PM
- noble pig said...
Homestyle stripping...sounds velly, velly interesting.
- July 29, 2009 at 1:06 PM
- Sally's World said...
lol, well i don't have a basement, but would it make me a bad mum if i got the kids off to bed and used the living room...how much did she make???
- July 29, 2009 at 1:38 PM
- Flea said...
- July 29, 2009 at 1:43 PM
Hm...homestyle strip club...well, if you decide to have one, make sure to let me know ;)
- July 29, 2009 at 1:45 PM
- Audrey at Barking Mad said...
Maybe she's just trying to recoup the money her 401K has lost in the year.
"Trahan has been charged with maintaining a disorderly house, a misdemeanor, and remains free on a $1,300 bond."
I'd better get off my rear end and clean up around the asylum before I'm charged with the same. Oiy!
- July 29, 2009 at 2:23 PM
- Deb said...
Being from Atlanta, I heard about this story. Guess her neighbors ratted her out.
- July 29, 2009 at 2:36 PM
- Sassy said...
I'm lookin'for ways to bring in extra $$$$$....better get the boys in my fam to start diggin' a basement instead of working on a horseshoe court....NO MONEY in that I reckon......although I do have dirty nooks and crannies....
- July 29, 2009 at 2:43 PM
- Tracey9AD said...
Oh, hell yes. I would do it if it would mean more money for camera equipment!
Just joking!
- July 29, 2009 at 2:55 PM
- imbeingheldhostage said...
Well I hope you pull off a better mug shot than she did!
P/S if the money IS good, will you let me know?
- July 29, 2009 at 3:02 PM
- Merrily Down the Stream said...
well I live there...
and my house is a mess...
don't think my undressing and jumping
into my very unsexy jammies would qualify...
whew I think I'm safe
- July 29, 2009 at 3:37 PM
- Mango Girl said...
I'm always looking for ways to make extra money from home...we don't have a basement, but a pretty nice size living room. Pale Rider would be thrilled to have a stripper pole in the house. His birthday is coming up...
- July 29, 2009 at 3:45 PM
- abb said...
Oh dear...basement ramblings...not good! Redirect your thoughts, redirect your thoughts! It's not too late!
- July 29, 2009 at 5:59 PM
- Trish said...
I'm laughing and laughing and laughing...
:) Thanks!
- July 29, 2009 at 7:03 PM
- Chesapeake Bay Woman said...
That's it! A speak easy with MPM dancing in those red cowboy boots!
BTW if you did that around here, you could perform at Donks, have a following and never have to do anything else again. The men would be lined up for miles.
Crab steam August 8?
- July 29, 2009 at 7:38 PM
- Karen Deborah said...
uh uh, really would you? could you?
who you gonna invite over?
- July 29, 2009 at 11:01 PM
- kim-d said...
A homestyle strip club? Now, THERE'S a way to supplement my severance package! Wait. At almost 53, I think not. Darn.
- July 30, 2009 at 5:21 AM


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Even though there is NO WAY I could begin to afford it at $1000, I still freaked the fuck out when I saw that my beloved Ani Difranco is hosting a "Righteous Retreat" next summer.
But when I posted about it to Facebook, someone else noticed a detail I had overlooked in my excitement: It's being held at a plantation.
WTF, Ani? (And I'm kind of surprised Toshi Reagon is involved!)
From the plantation's history:
Considering his slaves to be valuable tools in the operation of his business, Randolph provided the necessary care to keep them in good health. He understood the importance of hygiene in controlling the spread of illnesses and disease, so he provided a bathhouse where slaves could bathe daily if they wished. He also had a slave hospital; he paid a local physician to make weekly visits and trained one of the slaves as a nurse to care for his slaves.
Ever the astute businessman, Randolph knew that in order to maintain a willing workforce, it was necessary to provide not only for his slaves' basic needs for housing, food and medicine, but to also offer additional compensation and rewards when their work was especially productive. Every New Year's Day, John Randolph would give the field slaves a hog to cook and the Randolph family would eat with them in The Quarters. There would be music and dancing, and the Randolphs would give the slaves gifts of clothing, small toys and fruit, as well as a sum of money for each family. In addition, the workers received an annual bonus based on their production.
It is difficult to accurately assess the treatment of Randolph's slaves; however, various records indicate that they were probably well treated for the time.
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There are a lot of private cloud solutions out there with great things built into them already to complete a full cloud stack – networking, dashboards, storage, and a framework that puts all the pieces together, amongst other things. But there is also a decent amount of overhead to getting these frameworks setup, and maybe you want more flexibility over some of the components, or even just something a little more homegrown. What might a lightweight cloud machine bootstrapping process look like if it where implemented from scratch?
Getting Started
We can use libvirt and KVM/QEMU to put something reasonably robust together, start by installing those packages:
apt-get install qemu-kvm libvirt libvirt-bin virtinst virt-viewer
The next important thing is to setup a bridge for proper networking on this host. This will allow the guests to use the bridge to communicate on the same network. There should be a few articles out there that can help you set this up, but the basics are that you want your bridge assigned the IP that your eth0 interface previously had, and then add the eth0 interface to the bridge. In this example 192.168.1.101 is the IP of the host machine:
# cat /etc/network/interfaces
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
iface eth0 inet manual
auto br0
iface br0 inet static
address 192.168.1.101
netmask 255.255.255.0
gateway 192.168.1.1
network 192.168.1.0
bridge_ports eth0
ifup br0
Building the Image
The first step is setting up a base template that you create your instances from. So grab an iso to start from, we'll use debian, but this process works with any distro:
% wget http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/6.0.6/amd64/iso-cd/debian-6.0.6-amd64-netinst.iso
And allocate a file on disk to the size you'd like your template to be. I created one here at 8GB, it can always be expanded later, so this should only need to be big enough to hold the initial base image that all instances will start from. Generally smaller is better because of the copy step when instances get created later.
% dd if=/dev/zero of=/var/lib/libvirt/images/debbase.img bs=1M count=8192
Now you can start the linux installation, noting the –graphics args for the ability to connect with VNC. Our installation target disk is the one we created above, debbase.img, and we are giving it 512M RAM and 1 CPU.
% virt-install --name=virt-base-deb --ram=512 --graphics vnc,listen=0.0.0.0 --network=bridge=br0 \
--accelerate --virt-type=kvm --vcpus=1 --cpuset=auto --cpu=host --disk /var/lib/libvirt/images/debbase.img \
--cdrom debian-6.0.6-amd64-netinst.iso
Once thats started up you can use VNC on your client machine to connect to this instance graphically and run through the normal install setup. There are plenty of clients out there but a decent one is Chicken of the VNC. Its also possible at this step that you'd create the image off a PXE boot or similar bootstrapping mechanism.
Extract the Partition
Here we take advantage of QEMU ability to load Linux kernels and init ramdisks directly, thereby circumventing bootloaders such as GRUB. It then can be launched with the physical partition containing the root filesystem as the virtual disk.
There are two steps to make this work. First you'll need the vmlinuz and initrd files, and the easiest way to get those is to copy them from the base image we setup above:
% scp BASEIP:/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-5-amd64 /var/lib/libvirt/kernels/
% scp BASEIP:/boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-5-amd64 /var/lib/libvirt/kernels/
The next step is to extract the root partition from that same base image. We want to take a look at how those partitions are laid out so that we can get the right numbers to pass to the dd command.
% sfdisk -l -uS /var/lib/libvirt/images/debbase.img
Disk /var/lib/libvirt/images/debbase.img: 1044 cylinders, 255 heads, 63 sectors/track
Warning: extended partition does not start at a cylinder boundary.
DOS and Linux will interpret the contents differently.
Units = sectors of 512 bytes, counting from 0
Device Boot Start End #sectors Id System
/var/lib/libvirt/images/debbase.img1 * 2048 15988735 15986688 83 Linux
/var/lib/libvirt/images/debbase.img2 15990782 16775167 784386 5 Extended
/var/lib/libvirt/images/debbase.img3 0 - 0 0 Empty
/var/lib/libvirt/images/debbase.img4 0 - 0 0 Empty
/var/lib/libvirt/images/debbase.img5 15990784 16775167 784384 82 Linux swap / Solaris
We are going to pull the first partition out, note how the numbers line up to the first line corresponding to debbase.img1 line. We start at sector 2048 and get 15986688 sectors of 512 bytes each:
% dd if=/var/lib/libvirt/images/debbase.img of=/var/lib/libvirt/debian-tmpl skip=2048 count=15986688 bs=512
Templatize the Image
Now we have a disk file that serves as our image template. There's a few things we want to change directly on this template. Note that we are using a few all caps placeholders ending in -TMPL that we'll replace later with sed. We can edit the templates files by mounting the disk:
% mkdir -p /tmp/newtmpl
% mount -t ext3 -o loop /var/lib/libvirt/debian-tmpl /tmp/newtmpl
% chroot /tmp/newtmpl
Note at this point we are chrooted and these commands are acting against our template disk file.
Clear out the old IPs tied to our NIC when the base image networking was setup:
% echo "" > /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules
We're going to put a placeholder for our hostname in /etc/hostname:
% echo "HOSTNAME-TMPL" > /etc/hostname
Set a nameserver template in /etc/resolv.conf:
% echo "nameserver NAMESERVER-TMPL" > /etc/resolv.conf
In the file /etc/network/interfaces:
# The loopback network interface
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet static
address ADDRESS-TMPL
netmask NETMASK-TMPL
gateway GATEWAY-TMPL
This will give us console access when we boot it. Make sure /etc/inittab has this line (usually just uncomment it):
T0:23:respawn:/sbin/getty -L ttyS0 9600 vt100
Creating an Instance
Now we have all the pieces together to launch an instance from our image. This script will create the instance given the IP and hostname. It does no error checking for readability reasons, and is well commented so that you know whats going on:
# read in '<ip> <host>' from command line
# build the fqdn based off the short host name
# fill in your network defaults
# how the disk/ram/cpu is sized
# random mac address
virt_mac=$(openssl rand -hex 6 | sed 's/\(..\)/\1:/g; s/.$//')
cp /var/lib/libvirt/images/debian-tmpl /var/lib/libvirt/images/${virt_host}-disk0
# optionally resize the disk
qemu-img resize /var/lib/libvirt/images/${virt_host}-disk0 ${virt_disk}
loopback=`losetup -f --show /var/lib/libvirt/images/${virt_host}-disk0`
fsck.ext3 -fy $loopback
resize2fs $loopback ${virt_disk}
losetup -d $loopback
mkdir -p ${mountbase}
mount -o loop /var/lib/libvirt/images/${virt_host}-disk0 ${mountbase}
# replace our template vars
sed -i -e "s/ADDRESS-TMPL/$virt_ip/g" \
-e "s/NETMASK-TMPL/$virt_netmask/g" \
-e "s/GATEWAY-TMPL/$virt_gateway/g" \
-e "s/HOSTNAME-TMPL/$virt_fqdn/g" \
-e "s/NAMESERVER-TMPL/$virt_nameserver/g" \
${mountbase}/etc/network/interfaces \
${mountbase}/etc/resolv.conf \
# unmount and remove the tmp files
umount /tmp/${virt_host}
rm -rf /tmp/${virt_host}*
# run a file system check on the disk
fsck.ext3 -pv /var/lib/libvirt/images/${virt_host}-disk0
# specify the kernel and initrd (these we copied with scp earlier)
# install the new domain with our specified parameters for cpu/disk/memory/network
virt-install --name=$virt_host --ram=$virt_ram \
--disk=path=/var/lib/libvirt/images/${virt_host}-disk0,bus=virtio,cache=none \
--network=bridge=br0 --import --accelerate --vcpus=$virt_cpus --cpuset=auto --mac=${virt_mac} --noreboot --graphics=vnc \
--cpu=host --boot=kernel=$vmlinuz,initrd=$initrd,kernel_args="root=/dev/vda console=ttyS0 _device=eth0 \
_ip=${virt_ip} _hostname=${virt_fqdn} _gateway=${virt_gateway} _dns1=${virt_nameserver} _netmask=${virt_netmask}"
# start it up
virsh start $virt_host
assuming we named it buildserver, run the above like:
% buildserver 192.168.1.197 jgoulah
This is really just the first step, but now that you can bring a templated disk up you can decide a little more about how you'd like networking to work for your cloud. You can either continue to use static IP assignment as shown here, and use nsupdate to insert dns entries when new guests come up, or you can set things up such that the base image uses dhcp, and you can configure your dhcp server to update records in dns when clients come online. You may also want to bake your favorite config management system into the template so that you can bootstrap the nodes and maintain configurations on them. Have fun!


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The game was previous going to be held tonight, but an injury to one of the Harlem players caused the postponement. Any tickets bought will be honored. Please make note of the change and if you didn't get a ticket you still have time to get it.
Applications are now available for the Marshall County Spring Girls' Basketball Tournament will be held near Wheeling on Saturday and Sunday, April 12-13. There will be separate tournaments for 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th grade girls and high school girls. Each team will be guaranteed at least three games. The entry fee is $135 for each team.
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Dead or Alive 4 will be the leader in fighting games as it once again raises the bar in both online and offline fighting. By utilising the advanced technology of the new Xbox 360 hardware, Dead or Alive 4 will redefine 3-D high definition graphics as the attention to detail is astounding from each strand of the character`s hair to each cherry blossom falling from the sky, creating the most visually beautiful and realistic looking video game to date. Dead or Alive 4`s online world will also include innovative and interactive online lobbies featuring voice and text chat, detailed online scoreboards, and an exciting feature that will allow DOA fans to form clans while playing Dead or Alive 4 on Xbox Live.
Super Gamer Dude
Xbox 360
This review was written by user Butchdown and added here also by Mods, the reason being, this review is already on site under Dead or Alive 4 Classics, it is basically exactly the same game only with a different cover, hence we added this review here also.
Dead or Alive 4 seems and feels quite similar to its predecessors and pretty close to Dead or Alive Ultimate in its feature set; the gameplay hasn't changed that much compared to previous versions. Fans of the series may find themselves using some of the same techniques and specials as they did in earlier versions. However, fans can also expect cracking new techniques with a number of returning characters, and enjoy new unique layouts and tweaks to the fighting engine. Moreover, DOA 4 boasts of having a more tactical, slicker, and totally better feel than the previous versions. The game also possesses a more dynamic and engaging action which is hardly present in fighting games nowadays. Indeed, the game puts forward some variety with a wide selection of characters equipped with tons of skills.
The core force behind Dead or Alive 4 is the bout between two fighters who want to defeat each other with a mix of punches, kicks, and throws. Tag-team matches are also present where you can switch between two characters but most often, it ends up into a one-on-one fight. But the best way to jumpstart you in Dead or Alive 4 is getting into the Story Mode, which I have to tell you, is not quite the story you expect. It just features a couple of inane exchanges with other fighters, and usually ends up in a deadly hardcore battle culminating in a kind of cutscene. However, some of the cutscenes are rather amusing and when you get to move further in the mode, you'd be able to unlock new characters and obtain various costumes for the characters as well. All in all, the Story mode offers some enticements and can be relatively fun.
There are other standard modes in the game as well. The Survival Mode is quite a kick-ass mode with endless arbitrary enemies thrown your way while playing. The mode does offer motivation in the form of unlockable goals that largely depend on the number of enemies you get to defeat in a row. There is also the Time Attack Mode which offers as much fun as the Survival Mode obviously for the same reasons; and the team battle mode if you want to try fighting with a variety of character combinations. The Versus Mode is where you can set up a custom match against a friend or the computer, while in the Sparring Mode, you get to learn the different moves of the characters; although it leaves a lot to be desired on integrating well with the complexities of the DOA 4 gameplay. The Online Mode is my personal choice for the best mode and just like in Dead or Alive Ultimate; it features an assortment of different online play variants which are all centered within the concept of virtual arcade. What's quite brilliant about this mode is that you get to fight against 16 other players in a single lobby. I tell you, my mates and I had our thumbs so sore in just a single game. But one thing's for sure; we had a great time with the Online Mode with hardly a lag, even with overseas opponents. Well there were a few lock-ups in between fights, which was also confirmed by other players, especially when trying the Xbox guide but it was so infrequent, (like maybe once in fifty matches) we barely noticed it and didn't really affect our game. We can indeed conclusively say that we enjoyed online Dead or Alive 4 at its best.
Dead or Alive 4 also displays impressive visuals which are best viewed on High Definition. Characters are vibrantly detailed, environments are crafted well, and animations – including new ones – are realistically depicted, with smooth and crisp textures that all tote up to one spectacular and picturesque production. The game also features a great audio, so magnificently presented throughout the game despite its similarity to previous versions. The sound effects for the punches, kicks, throws, etc. are all very spot-on and quite plausible to listen to. The game also features the impressive use of surround sound that lends a sense of authenticity to the fight scenes. And even more interesting is the excellent soundtrack that perfectly fits distinct characters and action scenes. I have to add that I personally enjoy Aerosmith in the introductory cutscene of the game.
If you're the type that goes for a kick-ass and spot-on fighting game, Dead or Alive 4 in Xbox 360 is positively for you. You get to sink in your teeth with a variety of powerful characters, great action, and even become addicted to its Online Mode. Let's just say, you'll have your hands full when you start playing Dead or Alive 4, as I and most of my mates have experienced. Dead or Alive 4 is utterly the fighting game to beat, as subsequent games for the Xbox console would most likely soon find out.
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News Archives - 2012
Berlovitz brings her talent to Augsburg, brings out talent in actors
The cast of The Titanic Orchestra didn't know Barbra Berlovitz, an icon in the Twin Cities theater scene, before they auditioned for the play she is guest directing at Augsburg this spring. None of the students had attended a production at the Tony award-winning Theatre de la Jeune Lune, where Berlovitz was the co-artistic director for 25 years. But the entire cast agrees that working with her has been a valuable experience in their development as actors.
Justin Caron, a junior theater major, said Berlovitz is a master at bringing out an actor's unique talents. "She's good at getting people to make new discoveries without telling them exactly what to do and working with the talent we have and trying to make that come out," Caron said.
As the "senior" member of the cast, Caron said he has been in between 5 and 10 productions at Augsburg and has worked with three different directors in each academic year.
"Each of them shapes your skills in different ways, teaching you new techniques," he said. "It's good to get a new perspective, especially in a college theater program where it's education built in with the professional setting."
Hannah Youngquist, a sophomore theater major, says working with Berlovitz has been "breathtakingly, terrifyingly great."
What is breathtaking, Youngquist said, is Berlovitz' experience. "She has been in theater for 30 years, and she does things and says things I never would have thought of," Youngquist said.
And it's Berlovitz' professional caliber that is terrifying "in a friendly way," Youngquist said. "She has a Tony, so there was a little bit of a star struck thing for me. She puts pressure on me to do well because she thinks I can do well, and I appreciate that."
Youngquist, who plays a male character, said Berlovitz has pushed her to do more with character development and technique than she ever has done. "She doesn't let anything drop. Every movement and action has a motivation."
Boo Johnston, sophomore theater performance major, said she appreciates that Berlovitz lets actors make their own decisions. "She doesn't constantly reaffirm your choices but trusts you to make decisions for yourself. And when she does give feedback, it's more of a suggestion than a direction," Johnston said.
This is Johnston's first production at Augsburg and the first "straight" non-musical theater production she's done since 2008, so it has been challenging for her in that regard. Berlovitz is also her instructor in Voice for the Stage this semester, so she has been working to take the lessons she has learned in class to the stage.
This is the fifth Augsburg theater production in which Isaac Kronlokken, a sophomore theater major, has been involved. "When you work with certain directors and instructors, you know what to expect most of the time. With a guest director, you get different input and learn different techniques," he said.
Berlovitz has also encouraged Kronlokken to experiment as an actor "In past productions, I was very timid," he said, "and Barbra has kind of given me the green light to try new things."
The Titanic Orchestra is the third project Berlovitz has directed at Augsburg College. In addition to guest directing, she is teaching Voice for Stage/Speech/Screen and Creative Drama. Her other projects can be seen on the Theater Department Flickr photo stream.
Read more about Berlovitz and watch an interview with her on the Theater Department website.
The Titanic Orchestra by Hristo Boytchev
April 13, 14, 19, 20, 21 at 7 p.m.
April 15, 22 at 3 p.m. Tjornhom-Nelson Theater
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What is VAST?
VAST is an innovative application of video technology to facilitate and improve communication abilities for speech-impaired individuals. Following close-up video of mouth movements allows these individuals to speak full sentences. The simultaneous combination of visual, auditory and, in some cases, written cues, allows these individuals to readily produce speech. VAST facilitates:
- live communication and
- individualized, mobile speech practice.
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SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) - The Utah Department of Transportation has denied a petition to erect a roadside memorial at the site where hundreds of turkeys were killed last month in a tractor-trailer accident, but animal rights activists on Monday appealed that decision.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA, has requested a permit for a sign marking the spot near the rural town of Wallsburg where a truck hauling more than 700 live turkeys crashed through a guard rail on U.S. Highway 189 and plunged into a reservoir on April 24.
The driver survived with injuries suffered when he was thrown from the cab of his truck, according to the Highway Patrol.
The PETA-proposed sign would include the Transportation Department's standard safe-driving messages along with an image of a turkey and the words, "In memory of the hundreds of terrified turkeys who died here in a truck crash. Try vegan."
"We are hoping (transportation officials) will see that this (is) a great way to help save both human and animal lives," Laura Cascada, a senior campaign coordinator for PETA, said.
But in a letter sent Friday, the agency said PETA's request did not meet Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) policy standards for roadside memorials, which are designed to pay tribute to highway accident fatalities on behalf of grieving loved ones.
"UDOT will not make an exception to the policy in this case," TeriAnne Newell, an agency regional director wrote in response.
In a letter of appeal filed with the agency on Monday, PETA countered that "turkeys in the factory farming industry have no living relatives."
"These individuals (the turkeys), who develop strong bonds and feel pain just as we do, are as deserving of our empathy as are human crash victims, which is why I hope you'll allow me, a concerned Utah resident, to erect this tribute," Salt Lake City-based PETA staffer Amy Meyer wrote in the letter.
"The sign will remind truck drivers of their duty to drive with the utmost care as they haul hundreds of terrified animals to their deaths, cutting down on these horrific collisions and making the roads safer for all commuters," the letter said.
PETA has filed such memorial applications in multiple states, including some for cows in New York and chickens in Georgia. To date none of those requests has been granted.
Reporting by Jennifer Dobner; Editing by Steve Gorman and Cynthia Osterman


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Johnny Manziel taking all Texas A&M courses online
Last year, quarterback Matt Barkley returned to USC with hopes of winning a national championship and the Heisman Trophy. He didn't come close to either goal, but embraced the life of being a college student.
The year before, Andrew Luck did the same, embracing his time on Stanford's campus.
However, it is apparently all a bit too much for Texas A&M quarterback and Heisman winner, Johnny Manziel.
According to the San Antonio Express-News, Manziel is taking only online classes this semester, the distractions of being on campus and sitting in classrooms being far too great for the redshirt sophomore. Manziel enrolled in January of his true freshman year, redshirted that fall and was a redshirt freshman in 2012.
"It just happened to work out where it was good after the football season with all of the stuff going on,†Manziel told the paper at the Fort Worth Club on Monday. He was there accepting his trophy as winner of the Davey O'Brien Award. "It was a good time to not have to worry about being on campus and some other things, too.â€
Manziel says he is taking four online courses in his major, sports management. He'd signed up for an on-campus English class and then decided instead to go fully online.
"I went one day—it was a small class of 20 or 25—and it kind of turned into more of a big deal than I thought,†Manziel told the Express-News.
Manziel says he has to go on campus for course-related work about once a month. He admittedly is struggling with his new-found fame.
"How are you supposed to act after that happens, when you have 3-1/2 years of college left?â€
Manziel, unlike Barkley and Luck, isn't just a great quarterback—he's a Heisman winner. Most often, when a player wins the award, he is on his way out. Occasionally, though, there are exceptions. Tim Tebow, Mark Ingram and Sam Bradford all returned to school after winning.
Manziel, though, has found an easier way to deal with the pressure—if not academically, at least socially.


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In Newport City: Morrissette elected as alderman
by Joseph Gresser
copyright the Chronicle 3-5-2014
NEWPORT—Newport has a new alderman. Voters went to the polls Tuesday and elected Neil Morrissette to replace former council member Tim de la Bruere who decided not to stand for re-election.
They also returned incumbent Alderman John Wilson for another two-year term, his seventh. Mr. Wilson led all candidates with 369 votes, Mr. Morrissette had 286 and Corey Therrien finished out of the money with 225 votes.
Mr. Therrien did not go home empty handed, though. Running unopposed, he won election to an open seat on the North Country Union High School board with 388 votes.
No candidates submitted petitions for a vacant seat on the Newport City School Board, but two citizens ran write-in campaigns. With 31 votes Mary Ellen Prairie squeaked in ahead of Jacques Roberge, who garnered 19 votes.
Newport voters exhibited their usual generosity, approving all appropriation requests by wide margins.
The city budget request of $3-million was granted by a vote of 354 to 125. The Newport City Elementary School's budget had a narrower margin of victory, but it still passed, 279 to 214.
City voters also approved the North Country Union High School and North Country Union Junior High School budgets.
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September 25, 2013
Shiloh Baptist Church's original building.
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McLean's Shiloh Baptist Church celebrates 140th anniversary.
Late in the 19th-century, three figures converged in Northern Virginia, leading to the creation of one of McLean's first African American churches. Cyrus Carter was a local pastor whose goal was to establish four black churches in Northern Virginia. The plan was to organize churches in Chesterbrook, Vienna, Arlington and in west McLean where Shiloh Baptist Church now stands. In 1873, Carter was able to broker a deal with local landowner, Charles Elgin, and Shiloh Baptist Church was born. "At the time, there were no black churches. Although this is where the majority of African Americans were living in those days, who were free," said Pastor Robert Cheeks. "They migrated to this area as D.C. was beginning to grow. This was a predominantly African American community," he said. Carter recognized the need for the community to have a place to worship. And after securing the necessary property, which still stands at the intersection of Lewinsville and Spring Hill Roads, Carter and the new congregation needed a place to worship while they raised money to start building a church. "It was difficult in that time, right after slavery, for people to save their money," said long-time member Archie Borgus. But they were able to raise the capital, and the cornerstone was laid in 1887.
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Maryville College complies with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 as amended (FERPA), which is designed to protect the confidentiality of the records that educational institutions maintain on students and to give students access to their records to assure the accuracy of their contents. A student is any person who attends or who has attended the College. An education record is a record maintained by the College which is directly related to a student, with the following exceptions:
- Records made by College employees which are kept in the sole possession of the maker, are used only as a personal memory aid, and are not accessible or revealed to any other person except a temporary substitute for the maker of the record;
- Employment records unless the employment is contingent on the fact that the employee is a student;
- Records maintained by the Maryville College Security Department solely for law enforcement purposes;
- Clinical records made, maintained and used by professionals or paraprofessionals (e.g., physician, psychiatrist, psychologist, or counselor) only in connection with treatment of the student and disclosed only to individuals providing the treatment;
- Alumni and development records containing information about individuals after they are no longer students at the College.
The Act affords students certain rights with respect to their education records. These rights include:
Provided that they have not previously waived the right of access and after enrollment at the College, students have the right to inspect and review their education records within 45 days of the day the College receives a written request for access. Students should submit their written request, identifying as precisely as possible the record(s) they wish to review, to the Registrar or the appropriate official records custodian listed above. If the record(s) requested is not maintained by that official, he or she will advise the student of the correct official to whom the request should be addressed. Otherwise, the official will make arrangements for students to review the education record(s). A minimum charge of $.10 per page will be made for copies of records whether authorized by student consent or otherwise allowed by the Act.
In accordance with federal regulations, students do not have the right to review the following records:
- The financial records of the student's parents.
- Letters and statements of recommendation for which the student has waived his or her right of access or which were
placed in the file before January 1, 1975.
- Records connected with an application to attend Maryville College if that application was denied or if the applicant did not enroll.
- Education records containing information about more than one student, in which case the College will permit access only to that part of the record which pertains to the inquiring student.
- Those records which are excluded from the definition of education records.
Maryville College reserves the right to deny copies if the transcripts or other records are not required to be made available under FERPA, if the student has an overdue financial obligation to the College, or if there is an unresolved disciplinary action against the student.
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That College official will reach a decision and inform the student in a reasonable amount of time after receiving the request. If the request to amend the record is denied, the college official will advise the student of his or her right to a hearing on the requested amendment, and provide information on hearing procedures. The student may appeal to the Campus Appeals Board submitting a copy of the challenge and record to the Board. The Board must consult both with the student and the custodian of the record in any such appeal. Students will be afforded a full and fair opportunity to present evidence relevant to the issue raised. The Board will determine the validity of the challenge and make it a part of the student record.
Nothing in this policy requires the continued maintenance of any student record for any particular length of time. However, if under the terms of this policy a student has requested access to his or her education record, the record will not be destroyed before the custodian has granted access to the student.
Students have the right to consent to disclosures of personally identifiable information in their education records, except to the extent that FERPA or any superseding law authorizes disclosure without consent. Consent for the disclosure of a student's education records must be in writing, signed and dated by the student, specifying the records to be released, the reasons for such release, and to whom the records are to be disclosed. Records of students classified as dependents of their parents by the IRS code can be revealed to parents of such dependents at the discretion of the College.
Maryville College designates the following categories of personally identifiable student information as public or "Directory Information." The College may disclose such information at its discretion. Currently enrolled students may withhold disclosure of directory information by submitting written notification on an annual basis (usually prior to the beginning of the fall semester) to the Registrar's Office. Directory information will then be withheld until the student releases the hold on disclosure. Students should understand that, by withholding directory information, some information considered important to students may not reach them.
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- To disclose information provided to the College under Section 170101 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14071) concerning registered sex offenders who are required to register under that section.
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Solar Decathlon Update from Secretary Chu
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SECRETARY OF ENERGY STEVEN CHU: So hi, Facebook fans. I'm here on the Mall in Washington, D.C. What we have is a solar decathlon, universities competing to see who makes the most efficient house, the most – the best solar house, ones that have the best renewable resources and recycling – very, very exciting because these are projects that are student-run, and the students are remarkable. They've gotten together. They're applying high technology. They're learning about fundraising. They're learning all sorts of things.
And what we see are glimpses of what will be in the future homes of tomorrow. These are cutting-edge things. And when I talk to some of the students, they said, well –
I ask, how much time do you spend on this? You know, you're full-time students.
They said, well, sometimes 80 hours a week.
So in physics, that's known as an alternate universe that you can spend 80 hours a week building a home like this with your own brain, your own hands, and still go to school. But it's fabulous. It shows how exciting things can be. It shows when students get together how ingenious they are. Some of this stuff, we hope, will be (sort of ?) regularly installed maybe five or 10 years from today. But it's a very exciting time and again, you know, many things in the world, some of the best ideas come from our youngest people.
So it's very encouraging. You should – if you can't be here in Washington to walk around and look for these things, you can take a virtual tour and so you should look that up on the website.
Thank you.


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The Gondran Theatre was built in 1906, and was first used as an opera house. It was renamed Grand Theatre in 1912. It began showing movies around 1914, and was remodeled in 1917. The Grand Theatre was closed in the 1950's and was demolished in the 1980's.
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Donaldsonville, by Will LeBlanc (Google Books preview), says that this house was built in 1906 by the Donaldsonville Realty Company, and was purchased by local district attorney G. A. Gondran. Numerous print sources confirm the spelling as Gondran Theatre.
Gondran sold the theater in 1912, and it was renamed the Grand Theatre, the name under which it operated for the remainder of its existence. LeBlanc says the Grand was demolished in the mid-1980s, but doesn't say when it closed as a theater. This web page has a photo of Railroad Avenue from the mid-1950s, but the Grand is not close enough to see the name of the movie on the marquee.
Ken, you're right, most of the information did come from your submission, which has been removed because it was a duplicate listing (when a duplicate listing is removed, it is always the page that was submitted first that gets to stay, but it will be edited to include information it might have lacked that was available on the later page.)
But I would not have gone looking for the sources I cited in my comment, and probably wouldn't have found this page, which was listed under the earlier (but misspelled) aka Condran Theatre, if you hadn't submitted the theater under its final name, so you should probably get co-credit for the submission with Billy, Don, and Billy.
(And maybe you could upload that ad you had posted on the other page to the photo section for this page?)
RidgewoodKen; Please accept my apologies, and I am sorry I omitted to add you as co-contributor when editing this page.
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Escobar's left leg injury isn't holding him back
Shortstop in lineup for rubber game with O's after being spiked on Saturday
BALTIMORE -- Alcides Escobar's banged-up leg was good enough to have him playing shortstop and batting eighth for the Royals on Sunday.
In Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Orioles in 10 innings, Escobar was sprawled out trying to stop pitcher Danny Duffy's wild throw in the 10th when the Orioles' Jonathan Schoop slid into his left leg, causing a spike wound and soreness.
"It was a hard play, a tough play. It happens," Escobar said.
Escobar finished the game and was treated again on Sunday morning.
"It's good, I'm playing," he said. "It's fine. I'm getting treatment right now. I'm getting in the water -- cold pool and hot -- and getting ready for the game."
With Escobar hitting well -- .364 over his last 10 games -- a reporter asked manager Ned Yost why he didn't move Escobar up in the batting order.
"You've got to have some offense at the bottom of the order, too," Yost said. "I like where he's at. I like the speed at the bottom of the order, I like the fact that we've got a guy down there that's swinging the bat well, and can get on base for the guys at the top of the order."
Besides that, the only logical spot would be No. 2, held down by Omar Infante, who has been one of the Royals' top RBI men and is hitting .320 with runners in scoring position. So, Escobar will stay put for a while.
"He's been real productive and three weeks ago, you guys were asking why I wasn't pinch-hitting for him," Yost said. "So what's it going to be? Now, you're asking why I don't move him up?"
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CA high court lets online stores get personal data
A narrowly divided California Supreme Court has refused to block Apple Inc. and other online retailers from requiring customers using credit cards to provide their home addresses and phone numbers.
The 4-3 ruling Monday said that a California law prohibiting traditional retailers from asking for that information does not apply to online stores. The court ruled that Apple and other online retailers need the information to combat identity theft and credit card fraud.
Traditional retailers are allowed to require some form of photo identification for credit card purchases to fight fraud, something unavailable to online companies.
The three dissenting justices called the ruling a major loss for consumers and an encroachment on their privacy.


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TISKOVÁ ZPRÁVA května 19, 2016
Apple Union Square Highlights New Design Elements, Community Programs
SAN FRANCISCO — May 19, 2016 — Apple today revealed its new store on San Francisco's Union Square, offering many new features and services rolling out to Apple retail stores worldwide. The new store will open its signature 42-foot tall sliding glass doors to customers on Saturday, May 21 at 10 a.m.
"Fifteen years ago today Apple opened its first two stores and we're thrilled to mark the occasion with the opening of Apple Union Square in San Francisco," said Angela Ahrendts, Apple's senior vice president of Retail and Online Stores. "We are not just evolving our store design, but its purpose and greater role in the community as we educate and entertain visitors and serve our network of local entrepreneurs."
Apple Union Square's glass doors open the store to Post Street and Union Square. The building's unique position connects San Francisco's most famous square to a rejuvenated plaza to the north, creating a beautiful gathering place for the community. The art-filled plaza offers seating, public Wi-Fi, a 50-foot tall "green wall" and regular acoustic performances. The store is powered by 100 percent renewable energy, including power produced by photovoltaic panels integrated into the building's roof.
"We have a deep commitment to the cities we work in, and are aware of the importance that architecture plays in the community," said Jonathan Ive, Apple's chief design officer. "It all starts with the storefront — taking transparency to a whole new level — where the building blends the inside and the outside, breaking down barriers and making it more egalitarian and accessible."
Features in the new Apple Union Square design include:
Apple's original San Francisco store opened on Stockton Street in 2004 with about 100 employees. Having welcomed more than 20 million visitors, and seen the launch of iPhone, iPad, MacBook Air, Apple TV, Apple Watch and more, the team moving to Apple Union Square has grown to more than 350.
- "The Avenue," inspired by the window displays along a boulevard that dynamically change with the season. Avenue walls are interactive themed "windows" where Apple's products and services come to life, from music, to creativity, apps, photography and more. New "Creative Pros," Apple experts in creative arts, offer advice and expertise at each of the displays. Customers will also find "Only at Apple" products on the Avenue, a curated collection of third-party accessories.
- "Genius Grove" invites customers to get support working side-by-side with Geniuses under the comfortable canopy of local trees in the heart of the store.
- "The Forum" is a vibrant gathering place, centered around a 6K Video Wall. It is home to "Today at Apple," which brings to the community the world's most talented artists, photographers, musicians, gamers, developers and entrepreneurs to inspire and educate our customers to go further with the things they are passionate about. Today at Apple includes year-round programs for kids, new monthly events for teachers, sessions for current and aspiring developers, Creative Sessions in partnership with local experts in creative arts, Game Night with editors from Apple's App Store and more. The Forum and Video Wall are a place of discovery, including events about the making of movies from iTunes, or exclusive premieres of new music and music videos from Apple Music.
- "The Plaza" will be found only at Apple's most significant stores, including Apple Union Square. It's open to the public 24 hours a day, features public Wi-Fi and seating, and takes Today at Apple outside, with a regular weekend series of well known local acoustic performances such as Travis Hayes and global talents like Escondido, who will then give exclusive interviews about their craft in the Forum. The Plaza at Apple Union Square features a fountain by well-known San Francisco sculptor Ruth Asawa, originally commissioned in 1969, and a new work, "Love" by local artist Laura Kimpton, commissioned by Hyatt Hotels.
- "The Boardroom" is an intimate space where the store's Business Team offers hands-on advice and training to entrepreneurs, developers and other small and medium business customers.
Apple's original San Francisco store opened on Stockton Street in 2004 with about 100 employees. Having welcomed more than 20 million visitors, and seen the launch of iPhone, iPad, MacBook Air, Apple TV, Apple Watch and more, the team moving to Apple Union Square has grown to more than 350.
While the store offers regular learning experiences in the Forum and Plaza, Apple is also committed to furthering creative arts education throughout San Francisco. Apple is working with the Ruth Asawa School of the Arts to build a visual arts lab with 45 workstations outfitted with the latest Apple products.
Apple revolutionised personal technology with the introduction of the Macintosh in 1984. Today, Apple leads the world in innovation with iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Apple TV. Apple's four software platforms — iOS, OS X, watchOS and tvOS — provide seamless experiences across all Apple devices and empower people with breakthrough services including the App Store, Apple Music, Apple Pay and iCloud. Apple's 100,000 employees are dedicated to making the best products on earth, and to leaving the world better than we found it.
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Bay City is not the only school district to agree to a contract that stipulates that prohibited language will be automatically reinserted and enforceable if the 2011 reforms are no longer state law. Allen Park Public Schools' 2013-14 contract acknowledged the prohibited subjects of bargaining, but continued to include the language in the main text of the contract, but displayed it in italics. The contract noted:
Should the law that determined these prohibited subjects be found unconstitutional, or as nullified through the Protect-Our-Jobs ballot initiative, then these provisions shall become immediately enforceable.[*]
Within the Allen Park collective bargaining agreement language stating that least-senior teachers will be laid off first was italicized. However, the district kept language stating that laid off employees would be "given preference" over substitute teachers when open positions are available to fill, and these positions will be filled based on seniority.[73]
Moreover, Allen Park kept language stipulating that no teachers would be laid off unless there is a "substantial decrease" in student enrollment or district revenues, or a "substantial increase" in district expenses. While Allen Park appears to believe that this language is compliant with the 2011 reforms, the Plymouth-Canton district does not — near verbatim language was identified in light gray text in that district's contract, indicating that Plymouth-Canton believed it was in violation of Public Act 103.[74]
One can certainly see why Plymouth-Canton thought language like this might be impermissible. Public Act 103 prohibits bargaining over "decisions about the development, content, standards, procedures, adoption, and implementation of ... policies regarding personnel decisions ... resulting in the elimination of a position ..."[75]
[*] "Agreement between the Allen Park Board of Education and the Allen Park Education Association" (Allen Park Public Schools, Aug. 26, 2013), 4, accessed Feb. 11, 2014, http://goo.gl/FUdY5c. "Protect Our Jobs" was a 2012 ballot proposal that would have prevented state law from modifying any provision of a public sector collective bargaining agreement. For more on this issue, see: Tom Gantert, "Union-Backed 'Protect Our Jobs' Ballot Initiative Would Wipe Out Reforms Unions Already Supported," Michigan Capitol Confidential (Mackinac Center for Public Policy, July 17, 2012), accessed Feb. 12, 2014, http://goo.gl/bcpzFr.The district did note explicitly, however, that the italicized language should be considered as deleted text if the collective bargaining agreement went to arbitration.


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Carl Sandburg College offers a certificate program designed to prepare students to become licensed cosmetologists in Illinois. The program utilizes the teaching methods created by the international hair and beauty company, Pivot Point*. This unique system provides high quality education and services via course books, DVDs, slides.
Cosmetologists provide many services to their clients, such as styling, cutting, coloring, permanent waves and Japanese straightening. A growing number of salons also offer specialized services such as manicures, pedicures and facials. Additionally, many careers are available in sales and marketing with the large companies that manufacture hair care products.
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Overall employment of cosmetologists is projected to grow about as fast as the average for all occupations. Job opportunities should be favorable, especially because numerous openings will arise from workers who transfer to other occupations, retire, or leave the labor force.
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Carl Sandburg College is accredited through the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools – The Higher Learning Commission, 30 LaSalle Street, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL. 60602-2504. The program is approved by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and satisfies that agency's requirement of 1,500 hours of instruction or 50 credit hours. Persons who satisfactorily complete this curriculum are eligible to apply to take the cosmetology licensing examination required by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.


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Attendees at Holiday Buffet Share More than Good Wishes
Indiana Epidemiology Newsletter
July 2006
Donna Allen, MS
ISDH Field Epidemiologist
On December 13, 2005, a local health department (LHD) notified the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) about several family members who had developed gastroenteritis, characterized primarily by diarrhea and vomiting, following a holiday buffet. A total of 93 individuals ate at the party. The meal was prepared by a local caterer.
Epidemiologic Investigation
The LHD and the ISDH initiated a cohort study to describe the outbreak and to determine whether the source may have been food related. The LHD obtained a menu of all food items served and a listing of party attendees. The ISDH developed a questionnaire which documented illness history, foods eaten, and other risk factors. LHD staff members conducted interviews and completed questionnaires for both ill and well individuals who attended the party, then forwarded completed forms to the ISDH field epidemiologist. A case was defined as any previously healthy person who ate at the party and became ill with diarrhea and/or vomiting on or after the date of the buffet.
Forty-one people were reported ill, with 39 out of the 93 attendees meeting the case definition. The attack rate was 42 percent. One individual was hospitalized due to severe gastroenteritis symptoms and released the next day. The cases ranged in age from 1 to 78 years, with the mean age being 27 years. The predominant symptoms included: diarrhea (84%), vomiting (76%), nausea (70%), body aches (54%), and chills (54%). The incubation period ranged from 6-72 hours, with the median being 24 hours (Figure 1). Fifty interviews were completed on those who were not ill.
Based on the analysis of these data, no food item was statistically associated with illness. Several ill attendees reported secondary cases within their households, which would support the hypothesis of a disease agent that could also be transmitted person to person as well as through food. During the interviews, it was discovered that two families in attendance had children who experienced diarrhea at the party. One family reported having similar symptoms a week prior to the party. Stool samples were collected from three cases and forwarded to the ISDH Laboratory (see Laboratory Results).
Environmental Investigation
A representative from the LHD visited the caterer and serving site to review food preparation practices. No critical violations were noted. Leftover food samples were collected and submitted to the ISDH Laboratory for analysis (see Laboratory Results). None of the caterers, cooks, or servers reported having any illnesses. The caterer also supplied food for other parties on the same evening with no illnesses being reported from the other functions. Two of the caterers submitted stool samples for analysis.
Laboratory Results
Enteric samples from three cases and two caterers were submitted to the ISDH Laboratory for analysis. All tested negative for Campylobacter, E. coli O157:H7, Salmonella, and Shigella. The three ill case samples tested positive for Norovirus by use of reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assays. The stool samples from the caterers were negative for Norovirus.
Bacteriological tests were conducted for coliforms, E. coli, and Salmonella. However, no foodborne pathogens were identified in the food samples submitted.
The causative agent of this outbreak was identified as Norovirus. Three cases were laboratory confirmed, and the illness was compatible among all cases. Norovirus (family Caliciviridae) comprises a group of viruses known to cause acute gastroenteritis in humans. Noroviruses are highly contagious, with an infective dose as low as 100 viral particles. Noroviruses are transmitted primarily through the fecal-oral route, either by direct person-to-person spread or through fecally contaminated food or water. Common symptoms include nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea, which resolve in about 24-48 hours. However, infected individuals can shed virus up to two weeks after symptoms cease.
These viruses are relatively stable in the environment and can survive freezing and heating to 140 degrees Fahrenheit. The main symptoms experienced were diarrhea and vomiting, with a mean incubation period of 24 hours and duration of symptoms lasting 24-72 hours. This is consistent with a viral pathogen such as Norovirus.
Foodborne viral outbreaks can occur when an infected individual with inadequately washed hands handles food that is served raw or ready to eat (e.g., salads, vegetable trays, cookies, etc). In addition, touching surfaces or sharing contaminated food utensils or drinks can lead to virus transmission. However, this outbreak was more likely caused by person-to-person transmission rather than foodborne transmission. The food handlers tested negative for Norovirus, but family members reported that sick children attended the party. In addition, one family reported that family members had been ill with similar symptoms during the week before the party. Therefore, it was likely that various attendees were infected during the party, and transmission was likely facilitated by close contact among party attendees. The food was served in a self-serve buffet, which would make it easier to share contaminated food items. Schools and nursing homes in the county were reporting similar cases of disease, an indication that gastroenteritis was circulating in the community prior to the event. Therefore, the individuals who became ill may have consumed food which became externally contaminated at the dinner buffet or from person-to-person transmission among other families attending the party.
In general, most viral outbreaks can be prevented by strictly adhering to the following food safety practices:
- Thoroughly wash hands with soap and water before preparing food, after using the restroom, before eating, and after changing diapers or assisting someone who is ill. Since some people may continue to shed the virus for several weeks after symptoms resolve, strict hand washing is important in preventing the spread of the virus.
- Wash all fruits and vegetables prior to serving, especially if served raw.
- Stay home if ill with diarrhea and vomiting. Food handlers should be excluded from work until symptoms cease.
- Sick children and ill infants in diapers should be excluded from food preparation
and serving areas.
- Any food items that have been contaminated should be thrown out.
- Any environmental surface suspected of contamination should be promptly cleaned,
disinfected with bleach solution, and then rinsed.
- Norovirus: Food Handlers, CDC, Jan. 21, 2005, 1-5.
- Norovirus in Healthcare Facilities, CDC, April 21, 2005, 1-3.
- Norovirus Fact Sheet, Virginia Department of Health, http://www.vdh.virginia.gov/.
- "Norwalk-Like Viruses," Public Health Consequences and Outbreak Management,
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GREEN COVE SPRINGS, Fla. – A search for a missing man was expected to resume Friday morning in Green Cove Springs.
John Butler Jr., 69, was last seen Monday by patrons of a nearby restaurant located at a golf course on State Road 16 and by employees of the Green Cove Marina at Reynolds Park off State Road 16.
Butler lives on a boat that is docked on Pier 12 at the Green Cove Marina and is well-known to the employees and other residents of the area, according to the Clay County Sheriff's Office. Employees of the marina became concerned when they realized they had not seen Butler since Monday, which is unusual, and called to report their concerns.
Butler's boat has been searched and there are no signs of foul play at this point in the investigation, deputies said. Butler's personal belongings, golf cart, dinghy (used to ferry between the dock and the boat) are all there. He lives alone on the boat and doesn't have family in the area.
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JEFFERSONVILLE, January 10. - The efforts to recover the bodies in the bridge caisson by pumping in air have been given up and in the morning men will be sent by the excavation shaft. It is hoped that the thirteen remaining bodies will be taken out and an inquest will be held at once. The body of Hamilton Morris was recovered in the pipe at the top of the sand before the machinery broke to-day. A telegram from Mr. John Knoch, sr., of Detroit, Mich., asks for the body of his son, John Knoch, not Knox as heretofore sent out, who was foreman of the men drowned. Also William Naylor, of 3,313 Atlantic street, West Philadelphia, asks for Pat Naylor. The relatives of Frank Mahar, of Newark, N.J., and James McAdams, Hyde Park, Pa., have not been heard from. [Illegible]smith & Co., contractors, claim through General Superintendent Willard, that the accident was not due to negligence, that Knoch was an especially competent man as shown by previous work here, and that he wasn't drinking, as they employ no drinking men. The story of Louis Couch, one of the men who escaped, is that Knoch disobeyed Superintendent Mitchell by letting the caisson down eighteen inches at a time instead of three inches, as directed. He says, too, that Knoch turned off the air completely after the caisson was lowered, instead of partially, and the rush of water and sand followed at once. Others who escaped corroborate this. Night Superintendent Murphy says that in a life in the business he never saw such an accident, and lays the blame on Knoch. Joe Fahringer, who was in the pumping-boat, says he ran to the mouth of the escape pipe as soon as he heard the ruch of air and met Abe Taylor and others as they came out, and they all tried to close the lower door of the air-locks, and save the others, but found it impossible.
It's obvious from this article and the one in the Tribune that many were eager to blame John for the accident. I can only imagine the muck that must've been raging in the local paper as well, but will have to wait for my trip to the archives to find out. The Report of the Sixth Annual Meeting of the Illinois Society of Engineers and Surveyors (1891), the General Committee on Engineering found:
"Two serious caisson accidents have happened here during the year. By the first, January 9, fourteen men were drowned, owing, according to the coroner's finding, to the men losing their presence of mind, and not from any fault of the contractor."John is not mentioned specifically, nor is the blame placed on any one man, but it's clear that the accident was ultimately attributed to human error - at least by one body of experts.


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GREENVILLE, SC — Esys Automation expands its North American operations to the Southeast Region by establishing an office at the Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR). Headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan, Esys is a leading innovator of full-service automation for manufacturers. Esys joins more than 17 industry partners at CU-ICAR's Center for Emerging Technologies as the first automation service provider.
"We are very excited to join the CU-ICAR partnership," said Dave Valentine, president of Esys Automation. "CU-ICAR has created a very powerful and innovative way for OEMs, suppliers, research and education to collaborate in mutually beneficial ways. Along with the strong state/county support, training programs and technical work force, it became clear that there is a very strategic advantage for us to expand into the Greenville area. This expansion will allow Esys to enhance support to our existing customers and provide a solid foundation to grow our business in the Southeast region."
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Nordic eMarketing study done this year has yielded that it's better to use short female names when growing link equity through link requesting or asking for link exchange. Over the past 8 months we have been doing tests with female and male names when link requesting and found that when using names like Elisa Turner or Joanne Willow we getter better acceptance than using names like Charlie Houlton or Chris Arne.
Same tests have also told us that using localized names works better when focusing on none English speaking countries. The difference can dramatic but also seems to fluctuate between sectors/verticals as we have found short manly names work better in the B2B steel industry. Bottom line, if you are going in as a link requestor use short female names and localize them if you are leaving the comfort zone of English. Word of caution don't overdo it Erin Cock for example did not work well.


text: What If You Jumped From the Space Station? This is one of the basic plot points in the last Star Trek movie. James Kirk along with two others jumped out of shuttle at about the height of the International Space Station (well, they jumped onto the planet Vulcan). If they started from rest (so, not orbiting) how fast would they go? Would the g-forces kill them? The calculation would be similar to the model for the Red Bull Stratos jump. The main difference is the atmospheric model for the density of air as a function of altitude. However, when you add this data for a greater height you find that these space people reach a maximum speed of 4900 mph. Why so much faster? These space jumpers have much more time to accelerate with very little air resistance. But what happens when the get into higher density air? This is where the problem occurs. Since they are going so fast, they quickly get into a part of the atmosphere with a significant density and extremely large air resistance. This will produce an acceleration around 20 g's (for at least a short period of time). Survivable, but just barely. Here is the post with all the details.How Big Does the Balloon Need to Be? As I said before, the key to the high speed is the low air density. However, the density of air does play an important role in the buoyancy on the balloon. How does a balloon float? The basic idea is that the air pushes more on the bottom of the balloon more than it pushes on the top. But as the density of air decreases with altitude, this upwards force from the air gets smaller. You can fix this with a bigger balloon. The details on how big the balloon would have to be. Image: Red Bull StratosIf You Make a Model For the Stratos Jump, How Do You Test It? This is the fun part of physics - making models. Let's say you want to find out how fast Felix will be going at some moment. Could you just use the plain old kinematic equations? No, you can't. You can't use the kinematic equations because the forces (and thus the acceleration) is not constant. There is a trick. The trick is to break the motion into many small time intervals. If the time intervals are small enough then we can pretend like the acceleration IS constant. With every trick, there is payment. In this case by making an easier problem, we end up with many more (but easier) problems. If a human did this problem, you would hear some complaining. Computers, on the other hand, don't complain. This is the essence of a numerical model. But when you make a model, you would like to check it with real data. That is where the Red Bull Stratos test jump data comes in. By adjusting the parameters in my numerical model, I can get the real data and the computer-based data to be pretty close. Here is the post with all the details.How Will They Even Know How Fast He Falls? If you want to set a record for the fastest free fall, you are going to have to measure something. Sky divers don't have a speedometer on their body to easily record things. In the case of the Red Bull Stratos jump, the data will be recorded with a Global Positioning System (GPS). Just about every smart phone has a built in GPS, but that wouldn't work here. Just about every GPS is required by the US government to not function at speeds of over 1000 knots or at an altitude of over 60,000 feet. Why? I guess because if they did work under those conditions you could make a fairly simple guided missile. Any GPS that works in this area has to be classified as "munitions". Once you have your functioning GPS, you can get position and time data for the fall. By looking at how far Felix moves in each time interval, you can also get speed values. Really, that's all they do. Of course, they had to test this to make sure the system was accurate. To do this, they dropped a test pod with the same GPS. The GPS recorded data and this is compared with data from a ground-based radar. Here is the post with more details. Image: Red Bull StratosHow Will This Jump Help Science? This is a great question. What kind of discoveries or advances in science could this jump? What technological advances will we get from this space jump? Better space suits? Better balloons? Maybe, but that's not the point. Here is where I get to use the famous Richard Feynman quote: "Physics is like sex: sure, it may give some practical results, but that's not why we do it." The same is true with space jumps. Then WHY? The answer is simple: because it's there, because we're humans. This is what humans do. This is the major reason behind most scientists and explores. Yes, we lie. We tell the funding agencies that there will be some products from our projects. Often they will get fooled by this lie and give us money. Suckers. While I am talking about exploration, don't forget about Exploration Day. Here is the site: Americans for Expedition Day Petition. The basic idea is to change Columbus Day to Exploration Day. This way we can celebrate ALL explores: Christopher Columbus, Neil Armstrong, oh and Felix Baumgartner. Image: Red Bull StratosWill Felix Heat Up Like the Space Shuttle in Reentry? Everyone has probably seen images of the Space Shuttle during reentry and everyone is aware of the importance of the heat shield tiles on the bottom. Why does the Space Shuttle get so hot? The Space Shuttle is doing two things in orbit. It is high up (about 300 km above the surface) and traveling very fast in order to stay in orbit (once around the Earth in about 90 minutes). This means that the Shuttle has both kinetic energy and gravitational potential energy. If it wants to stop on the ground, this energy has to go somewhere. Of course, the Space Shuttle accomplishes this by using the atmosphere as a type of brake. The result is a hot space shuttle. Felix is different than the Space Shuttle. He is just falling and not moving in orbit. If you look at how much energy he will have to lose to the air, it isn't all that much more than a normal sky diver. Well, it is more, but he has more time to "cool off" also. In the end, Felix won't burn up as he falls. Here is a post with all the details. Image: NASACan you fall faster than the speed of sound? In short, yes. As Felix falls from a very high altitude, there are essentially two forces acting on him. There is the gravitational force pulling down and an air resistance pushing up. During the entire jump (even up to 120,000 feet) the gravitational force will be pretty constant. The air resistance force is not constant. It depends on his speed as he moves through the air. The faster he goes, the greater the air resistance force. For a normal sky diver jumping out of a plane, the jumper will fall and increase speed. However, before too long the speed will increase to a value such that the air resistance force has the same magnitude as the gravitational force. At this point, the net force on the jumper will be zero and he or she will fall at a constant speed. This speed is call the terminal velocity and has a typical value around 120 mph (around 50 m/s). There is one important difference between Felix's jump and a normal sky diver - the density of air. At 120,000 feet, the density of air is much lower than it is near the surface of the Earth. This means that the air resistance force will be much smaller at this high altitude (for the same speed) than it would be when he is lower. The result is that he will keep increasing in speed to a value much higher than 120 mph. Yes, he should go faster than the speed of sound. Here is a post with more details and calculations. Image: Red Bull Stratos


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1. Cut 2 sheets of 110# card to size for base and top of box. Mine is 9 1/2 inches by 7 1/2 inches which will make a box to accommodate my 5 x 7 card.
2.Trim 1/8 inch from one side and one end for the base.
3. Score at 1 inch from all edges on top and base panels.
4. Cut each corner to score line and cut narrow triangles from both edges of that tab as shown in the photo.
5. Fold your score lines and glue corners.
6. Secure with clips and allow to dry.
If you should happen to have a different sized card to make your box for, the formula is as follows to determine what size panels you will need to cut:
1. Add 1/2 inch to size of your card to get your width x length measurements. For my example for 5 x 7 card it is 5 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches.
2. Now figure what depth you want your box to be to accommodate the embellishments or layers on your card. I used 1 inch, which gives me plenty of head room. Multiply that by 2, which gives me 2. (If you needed a 1 1/2 inch deep box you would come up with 3.)
3. Add the above number (2 for my example) to each of your width x length measurements. I got 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches. This will be the size panel you need to cut-one for the top and one for the base of the box.
4. Follow steps 2 through 8 above to complete your box.
Now onto the fun stuff...
Here's how I made my 'flocked wallpaper' background.
14. Make fluffy bow from dyed seam binding and tie around box. I made it so the recipient can just slide this off the box.