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Government Committee Warns of "Social Capital" Gap for Seniors
Bipartisan economics advisors say older adults today have fewer family and friends to help them — and that's a problem.
Alzheimer's Disease: What Did We Learn in 2019?
Read about new findings from a recent Alzheimer's disease conference, and learn how home care can help.
A New Definition of "Healthy Aging"
Not so long ago, the term "healthy aging" was used for those lucky elders who escaped illness and disability. But today, experts are thinking in a different way.
When Family Caregiving Is a Conflict Zone
Caring for senior loved ones is such an important aspect of being human. But things don't always go smoothly between the caregiver and the person receiving care!
What Do Seniors Need? Transportation!
Polls show that getting a ride to doctor appointments and social activities is a big challenge for older adults today.
Family Caregivers Need a Vacation, Too!
Are you envious of people who are planning a summer trip? Don't dismiss the possibility of taking your own getaway.
12 Questions on Discovering and Communicating the Need for Care
A recent Right at Home webinar offered tips for healthcare providers and family caregivers.
May Is National Arthritis Awareness Month
In-home care improves the quality of life and preserves the independence of seniors living with this condition.
Personal Care Assessment vs. Skilled Care Assessment
When a Right at Home office is contacted for service, the first step is to conduct a professional assessment of a client's needs.
Caregiver Spouses Need Help!
With the aging of our population, more Americans are providing care for a husband, wife or partner who is living with health problems.
Infographic: A Safer 2019
Here's fun infographic to remind seniors and their families about the great ways home care can improve their lives.
Dec. 3 – 7, 2018, Is Older Driver Safety Awareness Week
Worried about whether a senior loved one is safe behind the wheel? Check out some tips from the nation's foremost senior driving experts.
Helping Senior Loved Ones Manage Multiple Health Conditions
Remembering to take medications, go to health appointments and follow the doctor's orders can be challenging when a person has one health condition — and, say experts, 80 percent of today's seniors are dealing with many.
Living at Home With COPD
Effective management of this common lung disease can make all the difference in the life of an older loved one. Home care can help!
Spend More Time in the Great Outdoors
When seniors go outdoors — whether it's to a National Park or their own back yard — they gain many health benefits.
Millennials, Welcome to Caregiving!
There's a stereotype that today's young adults are self-centered, but that's not proving to be the case when this generation is called upon to support the well-being of older loved ones! How can we all, in turn, help these younger caregivers?
How Can We Get Mom to Exercise?
A new study links a sedentary lifestyle with 14 fatal conditions. This should motivate us all to get off the couch, and to help senior loved ones do the same.
Senior Self-Neglect and What Families Can Do About It
Elder abuse is a serious crime. But what an older adult's choices put their own health and safety at risk?
10 Things to Know Right Away When a Loved One Is Diagnosed With Alzheimer's Disease
After a series of tests, the doctor Mom's behavior and memory changes are most likely due to Alzheimer's disease. What now?
Are We Facing a Family Caregiver Shortage?
Changing lifestyles coupled with increased longevity mean that more and more of us will be on our own when we need care as we grow older.
Is Multigenerational Living Right for Our Family?
More households today have two, three and even four generations under the same roof. What's behind this trend, and what can help the arrangement succeed?
Getting Better Sleep When Your Loved One Has Dementia
It's a cycle to avoid: People with Alzheimer's disease experience disturbed sleep, which keeps family caregivers up at night and might raise their own risk of memory loss.
Pain Control Without Opioids: What Are the Options?
Senior patients are finding it much less likely that a doctor will prescribe codeine, oxycontin or hydrocodone, even after surgery. Does this mean their pain will go untreated?
The Other Senior Weight Problem
Today we read so much about the many negative health effects of obesity. But for seniors, being underweight can be just as bad. Why do seniors experience unintended weight loss, and what can be done?
Helping Senior Loved Ones Expand Their Social Horizons
Older adults with health challenges may rely more and more on family for social connections. But this may not be ideal for your loved one or for you, say experts.
What Did Experts Learn About Senior Falls During 2017?
Research continues to refine our understanding of this health problem, which takes the lives of almost 30,000 older adults in America each year.
We're Three Time Zones Apart. How Can I Take Care of Mom and Dad?
When you live far away from elderly loved ones, the term "long-distance relationship" takes on new meaning!
Seven Great Holiday Gifts for the Family Caregivers in Your Life
Forget the slippers or necktie — here are some things caregivers can really use!
Preserving Your Loved One's Dignity With Home Care
Person-centered care helps seniors feel more independent, and normalizes family relationships.
In-Home Care Helps Seniors Manage Diabetes
Family are often called upon to help an older loved one monitor their blood sugar, take their insulin, and follow a diabetic diet. This can be stressful for everyone!
Coming Home After Joint Replacement Surgery
Recovery in a patient's own home after a hip or knee replacement offers many advantages.
Five Signs a Family Caregiver Needs Help
When should you worry about a friend who is providing care for an elderly loved one?
Should You Quit Your Job to Care for a Loved One?
Before making the decision, consider the pros and cons, and optional solutions.
The Rate of Senior Falls Is Not Falling
Hospitals report a steep uptick in serious head injuries — and seniors, not athletes, accounted for most of the increase, says the CDC.
Five Caregiver Pet Peeves
The brother who never visits … the friend who does, but ignores your loved one … the "swooper" … If you have a friend or family member who is caring for an elderly loved one, you'll want to check out this list of things not to do.
The Right Clothes for Senior Independence
As seniors deal with physical and cognitive challenges, their wardrobes most likely can use some updating.
Men Underestimate Their Risk of Osteoporosis
June 12 – 18, 2017, is National Men's Health Week, a great time to remind the dads, husbands, sons and the other men in our lives to be screened for this potentially debilitating condition.
Managing High Blood Pressure With In-Home Care
Does your loved one have "white coat hypertension"? "Masked hypertension"? There are a lot of things to know when a senior has high blood pressure!
In-Home Care Supports Good Nutrition for People With Alzheimer's
March Is National Nutrition Month, a good time to focus on the special dietary challenges of seniors who are living with Alzheimer's disease or other dementia.
Seven Myths That Lead to Caregiver Guilt
November is Family Caregivers Month. Learn about a set of "I shoulds" that can make even the most conscientious caregiver feel bad.
Seniors and Medications: The Good, the Bad and the Dangerous
It's a balancing act: The medicines we take help us manage health conditions, but improperly used, they also can imperil our health.
The Complex Family Dynamics of Fall Prevention
September 22 is National Falls Prevention Awareness Day. Have you talked about this topic with senior loved ones? How did the conversation go?
Stepping In, Stepping Up: Legal Issues for Family Caregivers
Durable powers of attorney, guardianship, employee responsibilities—all may come into play when a senior loved one needs help.
Seven Stress-Busting Tips for Alzheimer's Caregivers
Providing care for a loved one with dementia can significantly raise the caregiver's risk of heart disease, depression, even dementia.
Experts Say the Rate of Dementia Is Declining
The number of seniors living with Alzheimer's continues to climb—yet the percentage seems to be trending downward. What's behind this unexpected but welcome news?
When Family Members Disagree About Elder Care
When "Mom loved you best!" and "What's best for Mom?" collide, putting aside old resentments is a necessary first step.
Preserving Social Connections When a Loved One Has Alzheimer's
The need to spend time with others is a powerful human need, even when a person is living with memory loss.
Is This Senior Patient Ready to Go Home?
Older patients may overstate their ability to take care of themselves after hospital discharge, say experts.
Alzheimer's Disease Caregivers Ask: "Am I at Risk?"
Families often are confused about whether a loved one's Alzheimer's disease is "in the genes."
Home Care Helps Seniors Who Are Living With Heart Failure
Exercise, diet and ongoing medical monitoring ensure the best quality of life for seniors with heart failure—yet the condition makes it hard to do these things.
Home Care Supports Our Senior Neighbors
New studies reveal the health benefits of living in a neighborhood where we feel connected to others.
It Makes Sense
Diminished sight, hearing, taste, smell and touch make it harder for seniors to remain active and engaged. Professional in-home caregivers can help.
In-Home Care Supports Active Independence for Seniors
It's a paradox: Exercise is important for managing health conditions, yet chronic illness and adverse health events make it hard to be physically active.
Should You Tell a "Fiblet" to a Parent With Dementia?
Is telling the truth always the best policy? Professional geriatric care managers offer advice on a sensitive subject.
The Youngest Caregivers
Few people realize that today millions of children under the age of 18 are providing care for older loved ones.
U.S. Census: More Seniors Are Living With Disabilities, Fewer in Nursing Homes
In June 2014, the U.S. Census Bureau released "65+ in the United States: 2010," a major report about our nation's seniors, based on data collected during the most recent census. Said the Census Bureau's Enrique Lamas, "The findings, released with the National Institute on Aging (NIA) at the National Institutes of Health, provide the most detailed information available on the demographic, economic, and health and wellness characteristics of this rapidly growing dynamic population."
Talking About the Future With Adult Children
Many Caring Right at Home readers are baby boomers who are providing care for their elderly parents. When it comes to planning for their own senior years, you would think these savvy people would have great communication with their own adult children! Yet studies show that even baby boomers often avoid these conversations until a health crisis or other challenge to independence arises.
Is Living at Home a Safe Choice for Your Loved One?
Deciding where to live is an important part of planning for our senior years. Should we stay in our own home? Live with other family members? Move to a retirement community, assisted living or other supportive environment?
Daily Activities for People With Alzheimer's Disease
As reported in the November 2012 issue of the Caring Right at Home e-newsletter, the majority of Americans with Alzheimer's disease and related conditions are living at home with the support of spouses, adult children and others who step in to serve as caregivers. Is living at home the best environment for these patients? And how do families cope with their loved one's increasing needs?
Medication Management Prevents Unnecessary Hospital Trips for Seniors
A recent poll in Caring Right at Home found that more than a third of respondents take five or more medications. Could the medicines we take send us to the hospital? As our population ages, medication management is more important than ever.
In-Home Care Supports Stroke Recovery
Most stroke survivors have the goal of returning to live independently at home. But even with the help of family caregivers, recovery can be a challenge. What support services promote the highest possible level of recovery?
Improving Family Dynamics With In-Home Care
Today's family structure is more diverse than ever before. Families come in all shapes and sizes, from traditional nuclear families to multigenerational households to collections of people who choose to live as a family. Just as families are changing, caregiving also is changing. But one thing never changes: Older adults value their independence. Yet many seniors need help from others to be safe at home. They rely on spouses, adult children and other relatives who provide hands-on assistance and coordinate their care.
Creating Appetizing Meals for Seniors
Good nutrition is vital for the health and well-being of older adults. Yet when it comes to eating well, this time of life brings challenges. Disabilities, chronic health conditions and medications can all affect the appetite. Taste and smell often decline. Missing teeth, uncomfortable dentures and digestive problems can make eating uncomfortable. And for many with Parkinson's disease, arthritis, MS or stroke, eating is more of a challenge than a pleasure.


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Over three concerts Jonathan Gee, Tony Kofi and very special guest Charles Tolliver lead an all-star ensemble through the complete works of a jazz genius.
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I am heading back to Toronto in the morning and will have the next four days off — not making the trek to Kansas City for the big John Gibbons-Blue Jays reunion. As much as I'd love to see Gibby, I'll take the days off at home with The Wife. So, the blog will likely be quiet until Toronto's next homestand, barring news of course.
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Looking ahead, the Jays should be very happy get out of KC with a series split. They've got Meche and Greinke, and no Halladay for the first series this year.
a split would be very good on the road without Halladay. Who knows though maybe we can steal another one.
All pitchers have bad days, all pitchers have teams that haunt them. The White Sox was Doc's nightmare, he had never won in Chi, now he has.
Let's face it Doc is this team not VW who JP gave the francise to.
No single player is the team…
Can see KC being a potential banana skin, but still like the Jays' chances of taking three (or possibly even four if Castro takes Burres' place). Sure the Jays pitching hasn't been quite as dominant as it was last year, but they are up against a Royals' offence which couldn't hit itself out of a paper bag… I'd take our solid hitting and average pitching (for a third best ERA team) over KC's very good pitching (potentially over-performing) and vacuous hitting.
KC's team era is 3.47, ours is 3.90, but a lot of the reason KC's era is so low is Zack Greinke has 4 starts, went 29 innings and has yet to give up a run. My take is he's overdue for a pounding. In addition , Gil Meche (era or 2.63) is a good 1.0 below his career average, so I'd bet he's overdue for a bad one as well. Both bullpens share the identical era of 2.41.
The runs scored per game is Blue Jays 6.2 and KC 2.6. Blue Jays team BA is .298 and KC's is .240. We've had 8 errors in 20 games (778 chances), KC has 7 errors in 18 games (663 chances).
Blue Jays are 7-3 on the road and KC are 4-5 at home.
Maybe someone can answer my question.
Why do we have Burres and Bullington in the majors? What the heck has hapenned to Accardo? Didn't this guy save 20+ games for us 2 seasons ago?
Well, we needed a starter and Accardo can't start. Cito also said they wanted someone in the bullpen who could pitch long relief. Accardo is a one inning guy.
Accardo is in a rehab start somewhere today i think.
I think Janssen is pitching in Dunedin.
Didn't realize KC's offense was that bad this year. Maybe the Jays could sneak out of there 3-1.
Would you please pass the following message along to your colleagues at mlb.com:
Dear mlb.com (in aprticular the people who put together the front page):
In case you have not noticed there are more teams in major league baseball than the Boston Red Sox or the New York Yankees. You drive me crazy with the way you ignore virtually all other teams, certainly in the American League. I get the Boston and new York markets are sacred to mlb; but please pretend there is more to the baseball universe. by the way there is a team in Toronto in first place. Even last night on ESPN Dave Campbell was dissing the Blue Jays because they haven't played against the East yet. That would be the tough AL East with the 7-12 Rays, the 9-10 Oriolies and the 9-9 Yankees. Give me a break you media hacks.
Janssen has now gone 4 innings in Dunedin and given up 2 hits, 2 walks, 2 k?s and no runs. So it looks like help is on the way.
That should read 3-k's
Here we go again getting beat by one of the worst teams in the league, the free ride is over, Purcey is a pice of crap.
The good news of the day is Janssen going 4 and Litcsh cleared for throwing. Maybe both will be back in a month.
When i said Purcey is a pice of crap, I meant at this time.
Thats piece both times.lol.
Doesn't David Purcey remind you of Kelvim Escobar? He's great one day and bites the next. Both have power arms with control issues. Escobar turned out to be a pretty good pitcher after the Jays gave up on him, and I hope it doesn't take Purcey that long to come around. He has a few more starts to get it together, because Jansen will likely replace Burres. When either Litsch or Romero are ready, Cito will have to decide whether to move Tallet back to the bullpen, or send Purcey for some rehab work in AAA. Once both R&L are ready, Purcey had better have both his yichees in one hand, or he's outta here!
Accardo is in AAA trying to relearn the splitter that made him so effective a couple years ago.
Brett Cecil struckout 5, walked only 1, gave up 3 earned and pitched 6 innings in a loss today in Sacramento. Much better than his 3 previous starts in AAA. Although, pitching stats in the Pacific Coast League tend to be inflated as it is notorious for being a hitters league! For some reason, it is tough to pitch there.
Anyway, the kid is progressing and we will probably need him later amid these injury problems.
So maybe we want Halladay, Richmond, Tallet and two days of rain until we get some reinforcements. lol
Excellent start by Richmond, great over all performance by the offense and we're back into first place with Boston loosing to Cleveland. Richmond did give up 4 of the 5 hits to lefties, but minimized the damage each time.
Interesting to see KC pitch around Snider, knowing his BA with risp is now .455. Not often have I seen a rook get that kind of treatment.
Also, League touched 97 tonight for the first time this year. Maybe his velocity and control are coming back, the more work he gets.
I'm guessing that League had been backing it off a bit (only 93-94 mph!) in order to get better control. Now that he's hitting the strike zone (8 strikes for 11 pitches), he can step on the gas.
Fletcher was commenting last night that a baseball game is a race to get to the middle relievers. With the Jays, that may not be such a good strategy.
I'm also guessing that there are not too many first basemen that could have made the throw to third that Overbay made in the first.
For sure that was a great play by Overbay. Hmmm, i wonder were all the Overbay head hunters are now???.
Scott Richmond is now 3 and 0, On some of the earlier post here a lot of people on here and i mean a lot did not want Richmond to come North with the team, i for one did and i'm sure glad he did.
Halladay, Richmond, Romero, Tallet, Litsch, will make a great starting rotation.
I wouldn't have guessed it either, garryguy, but that's why they play the games, eh?
Halladay, Richmond, Romero, Jansen, Litsch, with Tallet as a stopper in the bullpen. How's that? I still haven't given up on Purcey, because he has got a great arm, but it may take some time to get it under control. Cito will go with him as long as he can, but once Romero and Litsch are back, someone has to go, and Richmond is the better pitcher right now.
Tallet is a much better pitcher than he was 3 years ago, Janssen will make a good long reliver in the pen, I don't see him as a starter anymore.
I don't think McGowan will ever be back, and we can't be sure about Marcum.
Send Purcey down to -A- ball like they did to Doc and see what happens.
I hear you about McGowan, garryguy. Shoulder injuries are a LOT more troublesome for pitchers than elbows, but I'm not counting him out yet. I've contended for some time that even if Marcum returns to his former self, he may not make the rotation next year. I know the Jays see Jansen as a starter, and since he will be the first one back, he will likely replace Burres. When Richmond and Litsch return, it will depend on who's hot and who's not. I know Tallet is a good starter, but I like him in the pen because he can rescue a starter and shut down a nasty situation before it gets out of hand. Jansen starting with Tallet and Camp as a lefty-righty backup team for a young rotation makes a lot of sense to me.
It means that if they are not leading by the time our starter is done, they are probably not going to win, and I can get an extra hour of sleep when they play out West.
I haven't counted Purcey out either. He has 5-6 starts before Litsch and Romero are ready, and that may be enough time for him to get his ducks in a line and have some good outings.
I don't see what the team has to lose by bringing up Castro to fill in for Burres.
I don't understand why they picked up Burres in the first place.
I can sit and watch Purcey develope but not Burres.
Doesn't look like tonite game will get in the forcast in Kansas calls for thunder showers with a 90% chance of precipitation. Lets hope that it is because it could me that we could skip another of Burres' starts.
Have any of you guys noticed how much Richmond looks like Bert of sesame street.lol.
Look at all the Kansas players, they look like a football team, I wonder how many are on ROIDS.
Why is it that the Jays swing at the first or second pitch all the time, No wonder a starter last 7 or 8 INN. per game against them. in point Wells, Overbay, Snider, Rios.
To this point they have the best offense in the league and became the first team to score an earned run off Zack Greinke and yet there are complaints about them swinging at the first or second pitch all the time. Some people can never be happy, it seems. Lyle Overbay has an OBP of .426 by the way, guys don't get that by swinging early all the time.
Tallet came down to earth today.
Stick it where the sun don't shine.
Lets see what you have to say in another month when the Jays are under 500 goof.
I keep reading the comments by some of the fans on the Jays home page, and for the life of me i can't understand why no one sees Richmond in the starting lineup in the future, what does this guy have to do to prove himself, stand on his head and crap nickles. All he has done so far is go 3 and 0 and i believe the Jays won the game he had a no decision in.
Burres is the man today, i for one would not bet on him to win at 20 to 1. When the Jays showed up in Kansas they could not hit their way out of a wet paper bag, wow what happend.
I think this team is getting tired . They had 1 day off in April, there next day off not coming until May 11 and thats coming back from a trip to the west coast . They have done a spectacular job with the patched together rotation they have used . Kudos to the players and managers for their accomplishments thus far…GO JAYSSSSSSSSSS
Garry, You are a Jerk! You are wrong 95% of the time or make dumb comments 99% of the time but yet you attack Enigma for pointing out how dumb your comments are. No one else here does that so why do you feel the need to act like a 10 year old? Who flippin cares what pitch they swing at!?! You are supposed to swing at your pitch regardless of which pitch it is in the count. Someone who's played the game would know that.
The Jays have the hottest offence in the league but Garry is upset that they are swinging at the first or second pitch!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG something has to change!!!! We need to see more pitches or we won't win. We should not start an AB until we are down 0-2… I've just realized that Garry is Denbo. HAHA!!! Give me a friggin break!
Could be the team is tired, but before the season started, if someone had suggested they'd be 15-8 at the end of April, we'd have laughed them off the board. Considering Burres, the 12th starter in the Jays depth chart is going today, would it be such a surprise if they lost?. Let's pray it rains out.
This team has played remarkable baseball with a rotation held together with shoe strings and glue. The two major question marks before the season started (Rolen & Overbay) have played beyond anyone's most positive expectations and I'm not sure any of us understood how much this team missed Aaron Hill last year.
Combine that with Lind maturing, Snider (with his .455 Ba with risp), and Scutaro delivering a hot OBP of .422 as a lead off hitter has resulted in a strong offense, and Rios is still struggling.
Hill isn't going to hit .376 all year, but Rios isn't going to hit .237 either. Point is this offense could be for real and it will only get better the more Snider plays and Rios wakes up.
We should get Romero and Janssen back in a couple of weeks, maybe 3 and Litcsh in 4-5. Both Mills & Cecil seem to be adjusting to AAA and are better each start while Fabio Castro in AA is also a potential option. So in short order, we will have a surplus of starters with tough decisions to make about who stays and who goes.
Point is, our defense is the best in baseball, our pen is either the best or close to it, our offense has shown they can hit with the best of them. When we get our rotation set and consistent in 3 weeks, this team could really go on a roll. So enjoy the ride and pray it rains today and every day Burres is set to go, we just need to hang in there till we get our guys back.
Anyone watch League today ? He had some fantastic movement on his pitches and threw it for strikes, I certainly hope that continues…..Jays aren't out of this game yet. As I type Lind just hit a two run homerun!
GS, I agree with your comments completely, though I will add that I don't expect Scutaro to continue with an OBP higher than .400. I'd like to be proven wrong though.
Well, if nothing else, today proved two things. First, this team has heart-almost came back enough to win. Second, Burres is a bigger disaster than anyone thought he'd be, but I think help is on the way and that's the last start Burres makes.
Just so we remember Burres two game wonderful totals:
6.1 innings pitched
12 runs given up-10 of which were earned
5 walks
4 k's.
However, Fabio Castro has moved from AA New Hampshire to AAA Vegas, where the starter for tonight's game is tbd. It could be, Castro goes tonight and then would magically line up to go here when Burres's next start would be. Or it also could be someone else is called up from Vegas.
The Brian Burres and Bryan Burlington experiments are officially over with both being re-assigned to Vegas tonight. However, what isn't announced yet is who's being called up to fill the roles. The likeliest candidates to fill Burlington's role are Accardo (2.25era over 8 innings) and Johan Bayliss ( 0.00 era over 14 innings). Bayliss has struck out 18 and walked 6, while Accardo has struck out 4 and walked 2.
As posted above Fabio Castro is starting for Vegas tonight and although his pitch count is a bit high, he's now gone 2 innings, gave up 3 hits, no runs, 0 walks and 1k.
So the 3 likely candidates are Mills, Castro and Wade Miller, Cecil is still struggling, so my guess is he won't be the chosen one. Miller is another reclamation project who has gone 19.2 innings with an era of 4.12. I expect we'll now soon.
A report in the New York Daily News alleged that in a new book on Alex Rodriguez to be published this Monday by Harper Collins, the star tipped pitches when he was with the Texas Rangers, essentially signaling to friendly opponents what pitch was coming. SI senior writer Selena Roberts, who along with David Epstein broke the story in February about A-Rod's use of performance enhancing drugs, wrote the book and talked to SI.com about the allegations.
SI.com: The book claims that A-Rod tipped opposing players to pitches in the late innings of blowouts, an affront not only to teammates but also to the integrity of the game. How often was this practice performed and how does this affect his standing with his peers?
Selena Roberts: The pitch-tipping was often enough over three years to become a pattern noticeable by the ex-Rangers sources that I spoke to. Only a small number of Rangers knew about the quid pro quo that Alex was involved in and did not want it to spread around the clubhouse because it would have been devastating to the team.
Cecil's one walk last outing probably helped him get the call up. Purcey and Burres couldn't find their command. Quite frankly, I was scared to see what would happen to Burres if he actually did.
I'm exited to see Cecil. He is young, so even if he gets hit hard it will be okay. He is definately in our plans for the future. Nobody thought it would be this soon, but our rotation some problems right now!


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The best part is that you won't need to use the oven or stove-top to prepare this hot-weather dessert–it's deliciously raw and can be assembled within minutes. And it doesn't hurt that they look so inviting.
I prefer the yellow peaches for this dessert for two reasons. First, they're firmer and retain their shape and pleasing texture better than the white peaches. The second reason is they can be cut in half and separated without becoming mushy. They're often called freestone peaches.
Buy the peaches when quite firm and leave them on the kitchen counter at room temperature for only a day or two. That gives them just enough time to be ripe and ready for stuffing.
Generally, white peaches have a higher water content and are not freestone. A day or two on the counter top and white peaches might turn into a mushy mess when you try to separate the two halves. I confess, though, that white peaches are mighty delicious and my family enjoys them thoroughly.
The secret to separating the halves of white peaches is to cut them when quite firm and use a pairing knife to cut them off the pit. It's a little tricky, but patience pays off. Overall, though, the yellow peaches are my first choice.
After cutting the peaches in half, I prepare the chocolate stuffing by softening the pitted dates with a little water in the food processor. As I measure the dates, I snip each one in half with a kitchen scissors. That way I can find the one or two pits that were overlooked during the commercial processing–and it saves my processor blades from damage.
Then I add the raw cacao or cocoa powder and almond extract and process to distribute the flavors thoroughly.
The next step is to transfer the chocolate mixture to a bowl and add the coarsely chopped walnuts. For coarsely grinding the walnuts I use my inexpensive hand-crank nut mill that can be purchased in a well-stocked kitchen shop.
Be sure to set aside some of the coarsely ground nuts for the topping. Now comes the fun part–rolling the chocolate mixture by hand into 1-inch balls and plunking them down into the peach cavity that's ready and waiting for its sweet treat!
Yield: 12 stuffed peach halves
6 fresh yellow peaches
1 cup firmly packed dates, snipped in half with kitchen scissors
2 tablespoons raw cacao or unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon almond extract
1/2 cup walnuts, coarsely ground in a hand-crank nut mill
12 golden raisins, for garnish
3 to 5 fresh mint leaves, for garnish
- Cut the peaches in half, discard the pits, and set aside.
- Put the dates in a food processor and pulse chop a few times. With the machine running, slowly add 2 tablespoons of the water and process until well mixed but still very slightly chunky, stopping occasionally to scrape down the work bowl. Add all or part of the remaining tablespoon of water only if needed to moisten the date mixture.
- Add the cacao and almond extract to the processor and process briefly until completely incorporated. Transfer the mixture to a medium bowl and stir in 3 to 4 tablespoons of the ground walnuts and mix well. Put the remaining ground walnuts into a separate small bowl.
- Using your hands, form the cacao mixture into twelve 1-inch balls. Press a ball into each of the peach halves. Holding the peach carefully, invert it and dip the top of each cacao ball into the ground walnuts to coat the top of the ball. Arrange the peach halves on an attractive serving platter.
- For the finishing touch, poke a golden raisin into the center of each cacao ball. Sprinkle any remaining nuts around the platter and garnish with the mint leaves.


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Down the side alley by the covered bit of Portobello market there used to be a dude selling mix tapes. He had a panama hat, one speaker turned up quite loud, and would whack away on a tambourine whilst purveying the purest funk and rare groove. He looked a bit like Norman Jay (maybe it actually was him).
In 1994 I bought a tape off him. Not just any old tape either. It had some serious belters on it, including one funk track that was well over 10 minutes long. I put it in my auto-reverse Walkman when I left on my travels, backpacking around the world. I listened to it on Samosir and by lake Maninjau in Sumatra, I cruised to it in Waihi and dozed to it in Fiji.
And then one day, a few years later, the tape disappeared. With it went the song. Echoes of it stayed with me – I'd hear it at the oddest times, bouncing round and round in my head, a real ear worm.
Until just now when I typed the lyrics into Google (which I'd tried every so often for years) and it turned out that last year some absolute genius had added them to a lyrics database, and HEY PRESTO, Tim Maia sings "Rational Culture". Not the full version but a good 9.57 of it. The cycle is broken, I'm free of the ear worm at last! Sometimes I just LOVE the internet.
Listen to it. It's marvellous. Turns out poor Tim Maia died back in 1998, but he was a goody, and he deserves to be played as much as possible.
EDIT – Here's another version, this time with the intro. Doesn't seem to be a full one up there:


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Sofia Vergera is a joy to watch on screen and just as charming on the red carpet. If you haven't been watching Modern Family you need to add it to your line up. Sofia look gorgeous last night, thanks in part to stylist Jenny Cho who gave her those beautiful waves. Here's how she did it:
1. Start off with a good foundation using Suave Professionals Almond and Shea Butter Shampoo and Conditioner. This will deliver moisture to the hair before styling.
2. Before blow drying, apply a small amount of Suave Professionals Healthy Curls Mousse to towel dried hair. This will help shape the curls and hold them in place.
3. Next, spray Suave Freeze Hold Hairspray onto small sections of hair before wrapping the section around a 2 inch barrel curling iron. For loose, voluminous waves, don't close the tongue of the curling iron!
4. Finish off the look with the Suave Professionals Volumizing Finishing Spray. The lightweight formula will keep your curls intact without weighing them down.


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Changes To WWII Memorial Design Will Ensure Open and Fair Competition
June 10, 1996
June 10, 1996
Colonel Kevin Kelley
Johanna Roark
To ensure an open and fair competition while achieving the best in design, Major General John P. Herrling, U.S. Army (Retired), Secretary of the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC), announced today changes to the design excellence competition for the National World War II Memorial.
Major General Herrling said, "The structure of this open competition and selection process is designed to ensure the widest possible participation. There is no entry fee, and the only requirements are that a designer be over eighteen years of age and a U.S. citizen."
A new description of the changes were published in the Commerce Business Daily (CBD).
Herrling said that Bill Lacy, president of Purchase College, State University of New York, and Executive Director of the prestigious Pritzker Architecture Prize, was recently retained to serve as the professional advisor for the World War II Memorial design competition.
Lacy said there will be two stages to the design competition. In stage one, the goal is to attract the widest possible participation in the competition. It will be completely open and anonymous, and the designer for the competition may be -- but is not limited to -- an architect, landscape architect, urban designer, artist, teacher, student, veteran, or a collaboration of any of these.
Further, the designer's preliminary design vision will be evaluated for originality, appropriateness, feasibility, and compliance with program requirements. These four evaluation criteria are of equal importance, and they are the only criteria in the first phase which closes August 12th. A board consisting of individuals from the private sector and government, including World War II veterans, will conduct the evaluations. The majority of the board will be design professionals. The board will select a short list of at least five designers for stage two of the competition.
In the second stage, beginning in late August, each short-listed designer will participate in a detailed conceptual design competition. Designers will receive a stipend to partially compensate for costs incurred. A qualified, independent jury of notable Americans, the majority of whom will be nationally recognized design professionals, will review and evaluate the proposed design concepts and make recommendations to the evaluation board.
The evaluation factors for stage two will include design concept, past design performance, specialized experience and competence, professional qualifications, and capacity to complete the work in the required time. The weight to be accorded each factor will be published in the CBD along with the announcement of the short-listed designers from stage one.
"The competition process will ensure that the original designer who develops the preliminary design vision will remain a vital part of the project design team throughout the development of the design," Lacy said. "This is a notable departure and improvement over previous design competitions."
The project is the first national memorial on American soil to be dedicated to all who served in the U. S. American Armed Forces during the Second World War as well as to the vital contribution of the American people on the home front. The Memorial will be located on a magnificent site on the National Mall, midway between the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial, but it will not interfere with the Mall's central vista. The target date for the Memorial's dedication is the year 2000. The private funding goal for the Memorial is $100 million.
The ABMC, a Federal agency of the Executive Branch, maintains 24 military memorial cemeteries overseas where many of America's war dead from World Wars I and II are interred and where the missing in action are honored by name. Congress directed the ABMC to establish the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C.
The ABMC has selected the General Services Administration to manage the development of the Memorial based on the success of GSA's Design Excellence Program, which has produced a number of award-winning government buildings.


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'Star Wars: Episode 7′: J.J. Abrams Teases the Return of an Iconic Character
There have only been a handful of characters who have appeared in every 'Star Wars' movie so far. So, it's not too surprising to see that one of the saga's most important (and popular) seems to be officially back for 'Star Wars: Episode 7.' Straight from the Twitter account for J.J. Abrams and his Bad Robot production company, here's a look at at the 'Star Wars: Episode 7' workshop.
What? Were you expecting a redesign? The wily robot looks identical to his appearance in the past six films, which isn't surprising at all. You don't fix what isn't broken and you certainly don't modify one of the most famous characters of all time for no good reason. Remember the fan moaning when R2-D2 showed off his flying capabilities in 'Star Wars: Episode II'? Exactly. Anything less than the original 1977 design would get people grumpy.
Other than that, there's not much else to see here. It's cool to see Abrams chilling out with R2 while surrounded by designers and effects people who are probably under the most stress of their careers, but it's not exactly surprising news. Did anyone think 'Episode 7' wasn't going to feature R2-D2 and, by extension, C-3PO? Nah. But hey, when news of the next 'Star Wars' saga has slowed to the tiniest of trickles, you've got to luxuriate in what you have.
'Star Wars: Episode 7' is scheduled to arrive in theaters of December 18, 2015.


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Tour the Farley Garrison House
Originally built in 1665 in Billerica, Mass., this saltbox garrison-style residence is believed to be one of the oldest homes in the country. It's been masterfully rebuilt – along with several other period structures – in Gilmanton, N.H.
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Home Exterior
Originally built in 1665 in Billerica, Mass., this Pilgrim-era saltbox garrison home had remained in the same family for 12 generations. Believed to be one of the oldest homes in the country, it was carefully dismantled in 2000, stored and subsequently moved to this breathtaking hilltop property after being purchased by Gilmanton resident, Douglas Towle.
At the front of the main house, a bump-out foyer showcases the original stairway, leaded glass windows and a double-thick barricade door.
Great Room
The lean-to portion of the home was the site of the original kitchen, complete with a six-foot-high fireplace, gunstock corners and brick floors.
Birthing Room
As in most homes of this period, just past the kitchen is a small borning room. While you may not be inclined to use the room for its originally intended purpose, it could be a cozy spot for reading or napping.
The modern country kitchen has been updated with a Sub-Zero refrigerator and a Viking gas stove, yet still retains a period look with soapstone sinks and cabinetry made from hand-planed panels.
Dining Room
The first-floor garrison room currently serves as an elegant dining room with its own fireplace and original, never-painted paneling and hard-pine flooring.
Bedroom and Bathroom
On the first floor, what was once the parlor now serves as a master bedroom. Upstairs, two additional bedrooms come with fireplaces, original unpainted wide-pine flooring and charming baths tucked under the slope of the shed roof.
Besides the main residence, several additional buildings were reconstructed board-by-board on the 12-acre property, including this 1800s barn.
Corn Crib
This rustic building was once used to dry and store corn. Slatted walls allowed air to circulate, while the elevated design protected the corn from pests.
School Exterior
Possibly the most charming building on the property is the 1700s one-room schoolhouse, surrounded by a picturesque stone wall.
School Interior
Owner Douglas Towle thought this space would make a charming guest cottage or studio for whomever makes this property their home.
Water Tower
The top of the water tower offers breathtaking views of the 12-acre property.


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Entrance to the event is FREE for everyone. We ask that each guest bring along at least one new, unwrapped toy valued at over $15. Come and join us for a beautiful, sunny day with the most spectacular automobiles the world has to offer... and all for a wonderful cause!
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As always, this event is all about the fantastic car community bringing it all together, and we definitely need your help:
Please call, email, post, and tell EVERYONE you know. There are now more children than ever who will be in need and lets come to their rescue.


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The king and queen of the Netherlands will lead mourners as the first victims of the Malaysia Airlines MH17 disaster are repatriated from the Ukraine today.
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima will be in Eindhoven with relatives of the 298 people - including 10 Britons - killed when the Boeing 777-200 was apparently shot down by Russia-backed separatists over eastern Ukraine on Thursday.
The Dutch government had declared today a national day of mourning.
BA continues Israel flights
British Airways is to continue flights to Israel despite other airlines including easyJet suspending services to the war-torn country.
Some American and European countries have stopped Israeli flights after a rocket landed near Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport.
But BA said yesterday it was carrying on with its twice-daily London to Tel Aviv services.
Inquest into Peaches Geldof death
A full inquest into the death of Peaches Geldof, who was found slumped dead on a bed at home after taking heroin, will take place today.
At the opening in May, the inquest heard that the 25-year-old's husband had found her in a spare room at the home they shared in Wrotham, Kent, on April 7, with one leg hanging down to the floor and the other tucked underneath her after she failed to answer the phone.
Detective Chief Inspector Paul Fotheringham told the hearing in Gravesend that recent heroin use "was likely to have played a role" in her death.
NO MH17 direct link to Russia
Russia was responsible for "creating the conditions" that led to the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, US intelligence officials said, but they offered no evidence of direct Russian government involvement.
The senior intelligence officials were cautious in their assessment, noting that while the Russians have been arming separatists in eastern Ukraine, the US had no direct evidence that the missile used to shoot down the passenger jet came from Russia.
The officials briefed reporters over intelligence related to last week's air disaster, which killed 298 people.
Glasgow set for Commonwealth games
The eyes of the world will fall on Glasgow today when the opening ceremony of the 20th Commonwealth Games takes place.
The spectacle, described by organisers as the most prestigious live event ever seen in Scotland, is being held at Celtic Park in the east of the host city.
A global television audience of more than one billion people is expected to tune in to watch the events unfold.
World deaths rise by one-third
The number of people killed in acts of terrorism across the world has risen by nearly a third in the past year, British experts have found.
UK-based risk analysis company Maplecroft found that over the last 12 months, global deaths have risen 30% compared to the previous five-year average.
The figures come as part of Maplecroft's Terrorism and Security Dashboard (MTSD), released today, which logs, analyses and maps every reported incident of terrorism worldwide - forming a global ranking of 197 countries on their risk of terror attacks.
Ex-singer seeks sentence reduction
Former Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins will contest his 35 year sentence today.
A panel of judges at Cardiff Crown Court will decide whether the convicted paedophile has grounds for appeal.
Although the 37-year-old is not challenging his 13 sex offence convictions, the disgraced rock star believes he was treated too harshly by sentencing judge Mr Justice Royce.
Dobson to step down at election
Veteran Labour MP Frank Dobson has confirmed that he will step down at the 2015 general election.
The former cabinet minister formally announced his decision not to seek a ninth straight general election win at a meeting of party members.
"I have decided to pack in when people are stopping me in the street to say they hope I am not going - rather than waiting until they ask why the hell I am still around," he said.
Reassurances on N-plant safety
Children currently living near Sellafield or Dounreay nuclear plants are not at an increased risk of developing cancer compared to peers in other parts of Britain, researchers have said.
People living close to nuclear power stations should take reassurance from the study, experts said.
The researchers found that children, teenagers and young adults who live near the two sites are not at an increased risk compared to the general population.
UK still exporting arms to Russia
Britain is continuing to export tens of millions of pounds worth of arms and other dual-use military equipment to Russia despite concerns Moscow is arming separatist rebels in Ukraine, MPs have warned.
The Commons Committees on Arms Export Controls (CAEC) said that 251 export licences for the sale to Russia of controlled goods worth at least £132 million remained in force.
Despite a promise in March by the then foreign secretary William Hague to stop military sales to Russia which could be used against Ukraine, it said that just 31 licences had been revoked or suspended while Russia had been removed as a permitted destination on three others.


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3.1.12 JPA EntityManagerFactory bootstrapping without persistence.xml
In standard JPA, persistence units get defined through META-INF/persistence.xml files in specific jar files which will in turn get searched for @Entity classes. In many cases, persistence.xml does not contain more than a unit name and relies on defaults and/or external setup for all other concerns (such as the DataSource to use, etc). For that reason, Spring 3.1 provides an alternative: LocalContainerEntityManagerFactoryBean accepts a 'packagesToScan' property, specifying base packages to scan for @Entity classes. This is analogous to AnnotationSessionFactoryBean's property of the same name for native Hibernate setup, and also to Spring's component-scan feature for regular Spring beans. Effectively, this allows for XML-free JPA setup at the mere expense of specifying a base package for entity scanning: a particularly fine match for Spring applications which rely on component scanning for Spring beans as well, possibly even bootstrapped using a code-based Servlet 3.0 initializer.
Source: New Features and Enhancements in Spring 3.1
Here's my existing configuration:
This requires an extra META-INF/persistence.xml to make it work:
How do we improve this?
Based on the docs, we can remove the persistence.xml altogether. But how do we declare the extra configurations related to our ORM? And how does the entityManagerFactory know where our entities are?
Here's how:
1. Delete the META-INF/persistence.xml
2. Declare a packagesToScan property
3. Declare a jpaPropertyMap
Here's the final configuration:
If you want to try this with an actual project, you either create a new one, or you can play with my demo project Spring MVC: Integrating MySQL, MongoDB, RabbitMQ, and AJAX which has a Github repo.
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With hurricane season in full-swing, military officials are encouraging servicemembers who don't own their own homes to purchase renters insurance to protect their personal property.
"Hurricane season is now upon us. We urge you, particularly if you live in an area prone to nature's fury, to examine how prepared you are to protect your family financially," Air Force Secretary Michael W. Wynne stated in a recent letter to airmen regarding personal financial management.
Wynne said one of the lessons learned from the 2005 hurricane season is that it is important to assess insurance needs sooner rather than later.
"Too many of our teammates, including retirees, were caught unprepared and now are bearing an avoidable financial burden," he said. "All Air Force members, whether living on base or off, should consider their family's needs for adequate personal property (renters) insurance."
Wynne said airmen should make a detailed inventory of their personal property and also should consider purchasing flood insurance, which is not part of standard homeowner or renter insurance policies. "Chance favors the prepared," he said.
The commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard also sent out a message to all Coast Guardsmen urging them to protect their property with insurance.
As a result of hurricanes in 2005, Coast Guard members living in government housing filed more than 650 personal property claims totaling almost $700,000 in damages. The amount paid via the Coast Guard claims process is typically a fraction of the actual cost to replace damaged items, Coast Guard officials said.
Insurance providers such as GEICO and USAA also strongly recommend servicemembers get renters insurance. Most policies cover renters of all types, including those living in apartments, dorms or base housing.
"Renters insurance has become a high priority communication for senior military leaders," Michael Kelly, USAA executive director of military communications, said. "In addition, the Navy is now requiring those occupying military housing to sign a form stating they were advised of the need for renters insurance prior to occupying military housing."
Renters insurance is relatively inexpensive compared to the amount of property that could be lost due to severe weather, said Judy Davis, director of GEICO's homeowners sales department. Davis also pointed out that most renter policies are easily transferable from state to state with a simple phone call. This is especially helpful to servicemembers since they frequently relocate, she said.
"When you move within the United States you don't have to take out another policy, you simply report a change of address to us and update all the information," Davis said. "I think that's important to military because many of them move a lot."
Servicemembers having personal financial safeguards, such as renters insurance, in placehelps the military meet its responsibilities, because such planning prevents distractions to military members, Wynne said.
"Although we often see our professional life in a very disciplined way, we sometimes don't realize how our personal well-being affects our job performance," he said. "When your personal life is in order, you are a better warfighter for the joint team."
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MC Hammer, Co-Founder CEO, Alchemist MMA.
Born Stanley Kirk Burrell in Oakland, California in 1962, this immensely popular recording artist synthesized the street sounds of African-American and pop culture earning the respect of his community and creating a global phenomenon with tours in Asia, Europe, Australia and Russia. MC Hammer made his first break on the 1987 album Feel My Power. This album gained the attention of recording moguls at Capitol Records which contracted Hammer for a reported record-breaking advance for a rap artist at that time. In 1987 Let's Get It Started was released and sold over three million records. Hammer's follow-up, 1990's Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em, solidified Hammers appeal with more than 20 million copies sold worldwide. Massive exposure and sponsorship deals followed with Mattel, Toshiba, Taco Bell, KFC and Pepsi-Cola, turning Hammer into an international household name. Hammer's single "U Can't Touch This" remained in the US/UK Top 5 and the album held the number one spot on the Billboard charts for a record breaking 23 weeks and was in constant rotation on MTV. In 1993, Too Legit to Quit was released (5x Platinum), featuring the triple platinum single and soundtrack hit "Addams Groove" and the explosive selling title track. "Too Legit To Quit". Media Exposure blossomed with a U.S. television adventure cartoon hero named "Hammerman" and a Mattel Hammer doll. Hammer pants, dance moves, glasses and haircut became pop culture staples. A multitude of awards including three Grammy Awards, seven American Music Awards, The Peoples Choice Award, Image Award and the prestigious BillBoard "Diamond Award". The International Album of the Year validated Hammer's talent as a world-class entertainer. While commercially an enormous success, Hammer stayed close to his roots and was praised as a role model for youth for his community commitment and his, "Help The Children Foundation". Hammer was honored with "MC Hammer Days" in Oakland, Los Angeles and Fremont, California. After 15 years in film, entertainment ,music, and production, MC Hammer has spent the last ten years researching broadband, wireless, and mobile technology and its applications to rich media, premium content and Social Communities. Hammer brings both traditional and Social Media expertise into the public forum. Hammer was the Key Note Speaker for the Intel CEO conference in 2008 (600 CEO's), spoke on Social Media at Harvard (HBS) in 2009 and was a speaker at Stanfords MIT/VLab in 2009. Wharton School of Business and at England's Oxford University in 2010. Hammer is a co founder of Social Media Destination Dancejam and currently co-founder/CEO of Alchemist MMA. Hammer also was Executive Producer and Creator of "HammerTime" a Real Life Family show on the A&E networks.
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Tap to amplify, tap to stereo
If you have two Pills, you can use them together to turn up your listening experience.
- Connect one Pill to your device.
- Make sure the other Pill is in pairing mode.
- Tap the two NFC logos together to enter Amplify mode. This allows for both speakers to play the same music.
- To play in stereo, tap the NFC logos a second time.
- One Pill plays the left channel while the other plays the right channel.
Note: This function is not available on all Pill models. To check which version of the Pill you have, locate the NFC logo. If the logo is on the back and on the right, this feature is available on your Pill.


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Flu activity is increasing in California to seasonal levels, including on the Cal Maritime campus.
*We know it doesn't feel very good, but better safe than sorry!!
For more information on the flu check out https://www.cdc.gov/flu/
Signs of flu can include high fever and chills, rapid onset of cough/sore throat, tiredness, headaches, and body aches, with the illness often lasting over a week.
If you have underlying medical conditions such as asthma, diabetes, lung/heart problems, or another chronic condition, make sure that you receive the flu vaccine and seek medical care early if you get the flu.
If you are generally healthy, treatment for the flu consists of rest, good nutrition and hydration, and use of acetaminophen or ibuprofen when needed for symptoms. For more on taking care of yourself if you get the flu, read https://www.cdc.gov/flu/treatment/takingcare.htm
Practice good hand hygiene and cover your cough to reduce spreading the flu. If you are sick with the flu, especially with a fever, contact your instructors to see if they advise to stay out of class until you are improved. The Center for Disease Control recommends that people with the flu avoid returning to work or school until their fever has resolved for 24 hours.
You need to seek medical care for the flu if you develop problems such as impaired breathing, can't control your fever, or if you can't walk, eat, or drink adequately.
Want to reduce your chances of getting the flu? Get vaccinated, practice good hand hygiene, get adequate rest, maintain a healthy diet, and exercise regularly.


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In this contemporary world, business and corporate houses are searching for various ways to increase their competitiveness in terms of lowering down the calling costs and improving the organizational proposition. As a matter of fact, the traditional telephone networks are designed to carry low-fidelity signals with a high level of reliability. Though they are very reliable for the audio communication, but are not suited to provide services for digital communication applications. Thanks to the new technology called VoIP- Voice over Internet Protocol for initiating 'unified' communication.
The voice over internet protocol allows the users to send & receive voice, data and images over a single IP network. Apart from this, the main attraction of hosted business VoIP services is its calling price. The calling price over this technique is minimal as packet switching technique is used in them. The VoIP solutions use packet-switched networks to facilitate non-real-time data using much less bandwidth. The advantages of internet telephony solutions include flexibility, efficiency, and scalability.
1.Flexibility: The hosted business VoIP services provides flexibility. As a matter of fact, these services can be used in a variety of configurations to suit a number of users, client/server application requirements and desired bandwidth.
2.Efficiency: The bandwidth is consumed when needed. Unlike traditional PSTN services, the service providers cover same network for carrying voice and data networks i.e. voice, video, fax, and data traffic. Furthermore, this increases the efficiency of the bandwidth, as many terminals on the same connection are shared with the network.
3.Scalability: In the hosted VoIP solutions, one can easily extend or add the telephone lines as per the demand of the organization.
These advantages help the users to save money and improve the organizational productivity. As per the statistics, more than 25 million small & medium businesses or SMBs are making use of VoIP services.
To improve the sales and market shares, contact centers have refined their marketing strategies. Considering this fact, VoIP contact center solutions have widened their scope in various sectors including telemarketing, e-mailing, instant messaging and online communication. With the application of hosted contact center VoIP solutions, the users or clients of business and corporate houses are able to grow instantly without spending much on the infrastructural enhancements. Moreover, with these services, the users enjoy freedom to locate and relocate anywhere across the globe.
To conclude, the business users or clients can enjoy the benefits of technical assistance or customer services at any time of the day, as and when required. Hence, it can be stated that hosted business VoIP solutions allow the users to enjoy long distance and international calling at discounted rates.


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Title: Nevernight (2016)
Series: The Nevernight Chronicle – Book 1
Author: Jay Kristoff
Publisher: Harper Voyager
Genre: Fantasy
Extent: 434 pages
Release Date: July 25, 2016
Rating: ★★★☆☆
Goodreads Description
Destined to destroy empires, Mia Corvere is only ten years old when she is given her first lesson in death.
Six years later, the child raised in the shadows takes her first steps towards keeping the promise she made on the day that she lost everything.
But the chance to strike against such powerful enemies will be fleeting, so if she is to have her revenge, Mia must become a weapon without equal. She must prove herself against the deadliest of friends and enemies, and survive the tutelage of murderers, liars and demons at the heart of a murder cult.
The Red Church is no Hogwarts, but Mia is no ordinary student. The shadows loves her. And they drink her fear.
Reading Nevernight is a bit of a strange experience. As you can tell from my rating for the book, I actually liked it, but when I looked at my notes, I had more complaints than I had praises! I don't think that's ever happened before, but there you go. 😛
For a book with such a strong, exciting, action-y blurb, Nevernight was incredibly slow. While it would take me two or three days to finish a story, a week maximum, this one took me about three weeks, during which I wondered if I would ever find that right opening where I could dive headfirst into the plot. Eventually I did, but that came at around the 50% mark, and for the first half of the book I was left grasping at straws.
"Love is a weapon. Sex is a weapon. Your eyes? Your body? Your smile?" She shrugged. "Weapons. And they give you more power than a thousand swords. Open more gates than a thousand war walkers. Love has toppled kings, Mia. Ended empires. Even broken our poor, sunsburned sky."
I attributed this to Kristoff's writing style, which is very dense, very descriptive, and very… tailored. New words and phrases were used in place of the English language that we all know and love: 'turns' for 'days', 'yesterturn' for 'yesterday', 'sunsset' for 'sunset', 'mornmeal' for breakfast time, 'cigarillo' for cigarettes, etc. These words weren't hard to understand and kind of speak for themselves, but they did throw me into a loop.
There were also so many words in general, I often had to reread because I didn't get what was being said. I honestly think maybe 30% of this story could be cut out and the rest condensed into a more… efficient book. Sentences like the following don't make a lot of sense to me, and there were tons of them:
Tric gave another half-hearted stab, but the beast had forgotten its quarry entirely, great eyes rolling as it flipped over and over, dragging its bulk back below the sand, howling like a dog who's just returned home from a hard turn's work to find another hound in his kennel, smoking his cigarillos and in bed with his wife.
One of the most unique things about this book is the footnotes, which frankly speaking, I'm not a fan of. Since I was already struggling with finding my footing (ha ha, pun) in the story, having to read these footnotes was more distracting than not, so I just ended up skipping perhaps 95% of them. Such is the nature of a footnote, though, that even skipping them, I was able to understand the story.
Where the book truly wins for me is the incredible setting. The Red Church is basically Hogwarts for assassins-in-training, and dear god, it shows. It's home to a whole host of very 'quirky' characters: cold-blooded murderer-teachers who are there to teach all there is to know about killing, wickedly calculating students who may or may not have their own agendas, weird creatures lurking in the library… This part of the book I enjoyed so much, I managed to forgive the sluggish dullness that was the first section.
"Killers one, killers all. And each death we bring is a prayer. An offering to Our Lady of Blessed Murder. Death as a mercy. Death as a warning. Death as an end unto itself. All of these, ours to know and gift unto the world. The wolf does not pity the lamb. The storm begs no forgiveness of the drowned."
It was once the Red Church was introduced, too, that things became so much more interesting. The pacing picked up. Characters said hello, made their places, and dropped like flies. Relationships formed and crumbled. Kristoff didn't shy away from torturing and killing his characters, so I was constantly concerned that somebody I like would be very, very hurt the next page.
It took me a while to warm up to Mia, but I liked her in the end. I found her banter with Mister Kindly, her 'not-cat', to often be amusing, and I liked her complicated friendship (and relationship) with Tric, her classmate. He wasn't as developed as I'd like him to be, but this book is not a romance. There are still funny, flirty bits though:
"That bastard Solis," Tric hissed. "I wanted to gut him for what he did. Gave it a roll, but he knocked me flat on my arse and kicked me senseless."
Mia looked over the new bruises on Tric's face, shook her head. "My brave centurion. Riding in on his charger to save his poor damsel? Hold me, brave sir, I fear I shall swoon."
One last thing that I'd like to mention is that Nevernight is not a Young Adult book. It's quite explicit in its descriptions of sex scenes, and there are lots and lots of brutality and violence in its pages. I think this was great because, well, when your main character is training to become a weapon of death, it's just natural that she'll be surrounded by it.
Overall, Nevernight was a dark, intense ride into an inventive, gloriously brutal world. The entrance fee might be rather steep (it was Really Hard to get into this book, capital R, capital H) and the queue was mind-numbingly long (it took me Ages, capital A), but the end result was quite worth it — if you don't mind wading through the writing, that is. 😛
REAL RATING: 3.5 stars. Man oh man did it take me forever to love the book.


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DURHAM — A failure to field moderate candidates and steer the election narrative away from the New Hampshire House hurt Republicans in this week's election, in the eyes of two University of New Hampshire political analysts.
Democrats took decisive gains in New Hampshire in Tuesday's contest, wresting back control of the House, and pulling nearly even in the state Senate.
Manchester attorney Ovide Lamontagne also fell short in his bid to win back the governor's seat for the Republican party, following eight years under the control of Gov. John Lynch, a moderate Democrat.
During a panel discussion at UNH Thursday evening, political science professors Dante Scala and Andy Smith weighed in on the factors that influenced the outcome of Tuesday's vote.
Although Lamontagne ran for governor once before, and was also a U.S. Senate candidate in 2010, both he and opponent Maggie Hassan were largely unknown statewide, Smith said. Early on, Lamontagne missed the opportunity to define himself for voters, Smith said, leaving him vulnerable.
"Lamontagne really missed an opportunity to define his opponent, and he was consequently defined, so he fought that race on social issues, which he really didn't want to talk about," said Smith, the director of UNH's Survey Center.
Scala said Lamontagne was saddled with a plethora of issues that anger Democrats and make them anxious in the final two months of the campaign.
"What was surprising to me, I guess, was the unanimity of New Hampshire Republican elites around Lamontagne, who they had to know was going to be a difficult sell to voters in New Hampshire," he said.
Smith agreed, suggesting that Republicans had few alternatives among the field of potential candidates that surfaced. Lamontagne's major primary opponent, Litchfield's Kevin Smith, was "kind of where Ovide Lamontagne was in 1996," Smith said, explaining Smith came off as a "young brash conservative."
Scala suggested that the experience in 2010 of Republican U.S. Senate candidate Bill Binnie might have chilled the motivation of other moderate Republicans to plunge into the gubernatorial race this year.
"I think Republicans were in a tough spot," Smith said.
Conversely, Scala said it was interesting that neither Mitt Romney nor John McCain — both thought to be closer to the center than the right-wing of the Republican party — managed to prevail in the Granite State during their presidential bids.
"Here in New Hampshire, what's striking to me is that I think for the second time in a row, Republicans nominate someone who's about as friendly to a New Hampshire Republican mindset as you could imagine," Scala said.
Discussing the victories in the New Hampshire House, Smith said the state's electoral make up is such that Democrats usually stand to gain a majority when they are polling above 53.5 percent statewide in a general election.
Smith said it was unsurprising that a large number of House seats fell to Democrats this week, given Hassan's ability to capture about 55 percent of the overall vote.
Scala said House Speaker Bill O'Brien, who became the focus of Democratic ire during the campaign, is an interesting figure in statewide politics because he is, perhaps, the only House speaker in New Hampshire history to become a broad target for the opposing party.
"Usually speakers are very much kind of in the background and so forth, and with O'Brien, he really brought this kind of Massachusetts speakership mentality to the New Hampshire Legislature," Scala said, "and I wonder, given all the volatility … If you're O'Brien, do you regret it? Do you regret any of it?"
UNH experts: Republicans lost control of election narrative
DURHAM — A failure to field moderate candidates and steer the election narrative away from the New Hampshire House hurt Republicans in this week's election, in the eyes of two University of New Hampshire political analysts.


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any prediction on a game time for sunday?
any prediction on a game time for sunday?
If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there is a man on base
--Dave Barry
The best PA announcement made after the game this afternoon: "The next Reds home game is yet to be determined and will be announced as soon as it is set" How AWESOME to not hear that the next home game is the following season's Opening Day game! OCTOBER BASEBALL BABY!!!
BTW-Here are just a few of my fave pics from Tuesday night:
Jay not long before he hit the game winning HR!
"I tried to play golf, but I found out I wasn't very good." -Joey Votto on his offseason hobby search
An MLB.com reporter asked what one thing Votto couldnt do. I cant skate or play hockey, Votto said. Well, I can skate ... but I cant stop.
The regular season is over, and the Reds are still playing. Today's a good day. Bring on the Phillies!
"The players make the manager, it's never the other way." - Sparky Anderson
"Rounding 3rd and heading for home, good night everybody"
"I tried to play golf, but I found out I wasn't very good." -Joey Votto on his offseason hobby search
An MLB.com reporter asked what one thing Votto couldnt do. I cant skate or play hockey, Votto said. Well, I can skate ... but I cant stop.
If we beat PHI and ATL beats SF, do we have home field vs. ATL (because they are the WC)?
I know we have same record, but they beat us in the head-to-head series 3-2.
Just curious.
Received my NLCS tickets in the mail yesterday. Hope I get to use 'em.
Yes, but they send a nice little note that the ticket processing fee can't be refunded.
I'm kind of rooting for a Reds-Rangers world series.. I really like seeing the ovations various players get when they return places, and I want to see Josh Hamilton at GABP
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Halloween Coloring pages
Halloween Pictures For Colouring
Halloween Coloring Pages
Halloween is a fun filled experience which is enjoyed by kids and parents alike. People often lay emphasis on their decoration of the house. A family should always be together at Halloween, and they should also have entertainment. As children are a huge part of it, along with costumes parents can also provide them with Halloween coloring pages which will be a great activity for them.
Why Give Kids Coloring Pages?
- Colouring enhances the mind and creativity of a child.
- It gives them concentration and intelligence to pick between things.
- Helps them realize the differences in different objects.
- It is fun to fill sheets with your child, or even host party will provide worksheets for kids.
- It is a nice activity to include while counting the days to Halloween.
The sheets will definitely please your children and their friends. The coloring sheets can also be used in school too as a tool to explain then what Halloween is all about. The site, Halloween Fun provides you with different Halloween color sheets that you can download and print out for your children. You can make a little booklet out of them and provide them with crayons to keep them busy on it all day.


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Beat the Streak Report: Wednesday, May 5
It was all sunshine for our streakers on Tuesday, as the seven most popular selections each hit safely to extend the streaks of about 42 percent of the BTS world alone.
The day's biggest culprit was Aramis Ramirez, who went 0-for-4 to drown the streaks of 2.1 percent of users.
Meanwhile, our two fearless leaders, "dodger_blue" and "olifante," each extended their runs to 31 games by picking Austin "Danger" Jackson and Ryan Theriot, respectively.
Speaking of which, "dodger_blue" was gracious enough to respond to our inquiries and give us a little information on the man behind the streak.
"dodger_blue," also known as John Phillips, is an aspiring veterinarian and recent graduate of UCLA who currently lives in Orange County, Calif.
As his user name suggests, he is a Dodgers fan, with his favorite players being Matt Kemp, Andre Ethier, James Loney and Russell Martin.
His strategy thus far has been picking players who bat in the top three of their lineups and are on the visiting teams, "so you are guaranteed a potential at-bat in the ninth."
John has also been looking at lefty-righty matchups and at players who are sizzling at the plate.
One thing that severely stuck a needle in my ego balloon was that John revealed to me that he only read the "Beat the Streak Report" on Monday for the very first time.
Despite my most dogged attempts, I was unsuccessful in trying to hack into our computer database to reset his streak down to two.
Anyway, thanks for taking the time to answer us, John, and thanks for the playing Beat the Streak.
Time for Wednesday's picks.
Oh, hello there …
- Adrian Gonzalez: .367 AVG (11-for-30) lifetime vs. Rockies starter Aaron Cook
- Nick Markakis: .344 AVG (11-for-32) lifetime vs. Yankees starter Andy Pettitte
- Aaron Hill: .400 AVG (4-for-10) lifetime vs. Indians starter Fausto Carmona
- Matt Kemp: .435 AVG (10-for-23) lifetime vs. Brewers starter Dave Bush
- Jason Kubel: .643 AVG (9-for-14) lifetime vs. Tigers starter Rick Porcello
Feeling kinda spicy?
- Willie Bloomquist: .500 AVG (7-for-14) since '05 vs. White Sox starter Freddy Garcia. Come on, it's Freddy Garcia! I know you're thinking about it …
- Fernando Tatis: .800 AVG (4-for-5) lifetime vs. Reds starter Johnny Cueto. I double dare you.
You'll thank me later …
- Paul Konerko: .160 AVG (4-for-25) lifetime vs. Royals starter Brian Bannister
- Miguel Cabrera: .100 AVG (1-for-10) lifetime vs. Twins starter Kevin Slowey
- Hanley Ramirez: .100 AVG (1-for-10) lifetime vs. Giants starter Barry Zito
Leaderboard time!
Still riding high behind our top two leaders is "bowl218," who rode a rejuvenated Alex Gonzalez to an impressive 30-game streak.
Top MLB streakers
- Ryan Theriot: 13 games
- Evan Longoria: 10 games
- Albert Pujols: 9 games
Four players tied with eight-game streaks.
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DEAR BLOG GUY – wondering if you have a mask and cape to go with that name….. THANKS for the great blogs – if possible, do share a little about yourself as well, as right now you're the man behind the curtain. At least give us a nickname!! You have us wondering, especially since the awesome improvements to the report. Keep 'em coming!!!!!!!
His name is Dave Feldman. I know this because I read it on the site because they post the report on the site before the blog so I know who it is but he's great. I have Jeter tonight as I'm hoping he gets a hit to extend me back to two.
I wonder if the winner of this game will get to appear on the CBS Early Show. How sweet would that be? That's what Wade McGilberry, winner of the $1 million MLB 2K10 prize gets to do. He pitched his perfect game using the Braves' Kenshin Kawakami.
hey guys, just curious, as of this morning the most regular season games played by any team is 28…how is it possible that two individuals have a streak of 31 and one person has a streak of 30? Did "Beat The Streak" include spring training games? Thanks.
It's correct. There's been 31 days of baseball with at least one team playing.
Got it…thanks
I think the new blog guy is the best too. I love his twisted sense of humor. I have given players blog nicknames and think that he should have a nickname too. I proposing that his nickname be "Grande Amigo" as his is our big friend.
The nickname in spanish is very beisbol!
As a Cub fay, I'm staying close to "home" today with Ryan Theriot in BTS.
I picked Robinson Cano and the Yankees for this afternoon.
who did the top boys pick today?? The beat the streak fantasy section is blocked here at work.. only can see the blogs.. Does anyone know a way around this? Is there another way to enter my players?
I went with Alex Gonzalez today. guy is hitting everything hard.. 1 for 2.. he just lined out the 3rd in the 6th.
31 game hit streak = Ryan Theriot
31 game hit streak = Albert Pujols
30 game hit streak = Dustin Pedroia
28 game hit streak = Albert Pujols
Robinson Cano didn't get a hit this afternoon, but at least the Yankees won.
Anyways, I'm back to a 0 game hit streak, but I now got an 8 game win streak !
Thinking about picking either Roy Halladay and the Phillies over the Cardinals or Dan Haren and the Diamondbacks over the suck Astros, but not sure yet.
Well despite the high hitting streak I'm going with Theriot as well. vinny thanks for the info on the blog. Grande Amigo you rule – love your sense of humor as well! 🙂
I am going back and forth between martin prado (braves) and pedroia (red sox). i am leaning more towards pedroia. is this a good idea?
or Theriot
Both have burned me in the past and Theriot has come through for me twice. 🙂
Wow, Theriot and 'Dome knock out half the first page! (including Dodger_Blue). And then there was one.
well derek jeter destroyed my 26 game streak on monday now theriot kills my epic 1 gamer. good run dodger blue, i know the pain.
I guess they cancel the riot at the Wrigley tonight. The promo before the game said it was supposed to be one hot night. Even a guest from Japan was supposed to join in. Good thing I went to a party in LA thrown by Rihanna's bf.
I picked nick markakis for wednesday. now for thursday, i am picking martin prado!
Great new blog. I get a kick out of it.
I have Longoria tonight to have me continue my streak and hopefully get to 3. I have The Twins over the O's in Survivor to get to 4 and I have Andre Ethier in HR BTS tonight. Good luck to the top guy who is still perfect and the person at 31 today. Today is the hardest day to pick I think. I will update when I'm at work on the new blog.
onehartbeaway… You are in my position. I lost my streak monday (20 games) and yesterday theriot nocked my one streak off the board. NEVER PICK JETER AGAIN
he is overrated


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If we have a nonconstant map of nonsingular curves $\varphi:X\rightarrow Y$, then Hartshorne defines a map $\varphi^* Div(Y)\rightarrow Div(X)$ using the fact that codimension one irreducibles are just points, and looking at $\mathcal{O}_{Y,f(p)} \rightarrow \mathcal{O}_{X,p}$. My question is if we don't have a nice map of curves, what conditions can we put on the morphism so that we may pull divisors back? Clearly it's not true in general, since we can take a constant map and then topologically the inverse image doesn't even have the right codim.
Thinking about this in terms of Cartier divisors (and assuming the schemes are integral), it seems like we just need a way to transport functions in $K(Y)$ to functions in $K(X)$. If $\varphi$ is dominant, then we'll get such a map. Is this sufficient? Also is there something we can say when $\varphi$ is not dominant? Something like we have a way to map divisors with support on $\overline{\varphi(X)}$ to divisors on $X$?


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BocciDesigner Omer Arbel trained as an architect in the late 1990s, establishing a multi-disciplinary design studio in 2005 that combined architecture, industrial design and material research.
He named the studio Bocci, which translates into "buds" in English, and it's easy to see how the name transfers over to Arbel's designs. His modern chandeliers and single pendant designs are like mini buds of light.