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This watch was once owned by Molly Weasley's brother, Fabian Prewett. It was given to Harry Potter at his seventeenth birthday party, as is tradition with witches and wizards. According to Molly Weasley, the watch is a bit dented on the back because Fabian was not very careful about his possessions. Harry kept this watch until at least 2017.[1]
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Car Drives Into South Jersey Bank
A car drove into a south Jersey bank early Sunday morning and police don't think it was an accident.
For the second time this year New Jersey State Police tell WPVI TV the car drove into the lobby of the Susquehanna Bank on Landis Avenue in Buena VIsta Township around 1 a.m. with the intention of stealing the ATM.
The ATM was left behnd but there was much damage to the bank's lobby. No money was taken.

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Apple Inc. saw its shares take a beating in the final weeks of the year, as Wall Street\'s normally bullish analyst community started airing notes of caution ahead of what could be a quiet year for the company.
Another such note surfaced on Monday, as Barclays Capital trimmed its price target on Apple to $740 from $800. While the new target still implies a 41% upside for the stock — thus allowing the broker to maintain an overweight (buy) rating on the shares — analyst Ben Reitzes shared some interesting thoughts about why investors seem to have soured on the company, causing a 25% sell-off on the shares over the last few months.
\"One could argue that shares hit an inflection point to the downside when investors realized that the Apple Maps endeavor was a mistake,\" Reitzes wrote, arguing that the company should focus its efforts on growing more \"web services\" that would make its products more difficult for users to switch out of.
\"We believe Apple can turn the tide with a real move into payments, an integrated iOS-led television service and improvements to iCloud,\" he wrote. \"These types of services could re-convince investors that Apple carries a high switching cost and reinforce the value of an iOS subscriber.\"
Apple shares closed trading on Monday with a fractional loss at $523.90.
— Dan Gallagher
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Calculation of Optical Conductivity of YbB_<12> using Realistic Tight-binding Model
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- Jan 01, 2004
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- Saitama University Cyber Repository of Academic Resources
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Based on the previously reported tight-binding model fitted to the LDA+U band calculation, optical conductivity of the prototypical Kondo insulator YbB12 is calculated theoretically. Many-body effects are taken into account by the self-consistent second order perturbation theory. The gross shape of the optical conductivity observed in experiments are well described by the present calculation, including their temperature-dependences.


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Fuego: The Ultimate Outdoor Kitchen
- Location: San Francisco, California
- Specialty: Outdoor cooking for the modernist lifestyle.
- Price range: $$$
- Website: fuegoliving.com
Store History
- Founded by: Alex Siow and Robert Brunner
- Headquarters: San Francisco, California
Tempting as it is to go on and on about Fuego's modernist design aesthetic - the sleek-lined minimalism, the functional modularity, the textural interplay of industrial materials - we'd rather discuss the overarching principle that informs everything we do. Namely, if you want to shake up tradition, you have to set a match to it first.
Fuego's beautifully sleek, modern design should come as no surprise considering the brain behind the model. Robert Brunner, you might know him from a little company called Apple where he was Director of Design, has works featured in the permanent collections at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and San Francisco and his latest brainchild "Fuego" is already award-winning.
The unit boasts teak countertops, stainless steel sinks, and double-burner ranges. This is not your typical tailgate grill. The "ultimate outdoor kitchen" is for the ultimate cooking enthusiast as the complete modular setup will run you about $15,000. If you opt for just the grill, their most popular model is the Fuego O2 Electric. Ideal for balconies and spaces that prohibit open flames, this model is priced at $1,800.
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Higher Minimum Wage Will Mean Fewer Jobs, Boehner Says [VIDEO]
As President Barack Obama pushes for the minimum wage increase that he called for in his State of the Union address, House Speaker John Boehner is explaining why he thinks it's a bad idea.
Boehner says that when you "raise the price of employment," there are fewer jobs. He asks, "Why would we want to make it harder for small employers to hire people?"
But Obama, speaking today in North Carolina, said giving workers a decent living is part of the key to reviving the economy. He said, "If you work full time, you shouldn't be in poverty." Obama last night proposed an increase in the minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $9 an hour.
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Proteins Show Promise for Ovarian Cancer Screening
Elevated levels of three proteins show ovarian cancer is starting to grow years before women are diagnosed, but they do not increase soon enough to be an early indicator of the disease, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
The researchers analyzed blood samples from a large clinical trial and identified 34 women with ovarian cancer along with a control group of 70 women who did not have cancer. Their blood samples were used to evaluate six proteins identified as potential indicators of ovarian cancers.
Levels of three of the proteins began to increase slightly in ovarian cancer patients three years before diagnosis but did not reach a level that could be detected in a screening program, the researchers wrote in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
"Even though an elevation appears to start in women with cancer maybe three years before her symptoms lead her to the doctor the levels aren't really what we'd probably define as abnormal until within the last year before diagnosis," wrote lead author Garnet Anderson of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle.
There is no simple and reliable screening program to test for ovarian cancer in women who do not have symptoms.
Ovarian cancer, which mainly strikes older women, causes more deaths than any other cancer of the female reproductive system. Women diagnosed in the earliest stages have a five-year survival rate of nearly 93 percent, according to the American Cancer Society.
Researchers seeking to a screening program to detect ovarian cancer are looking for something similar to the PSA for prostate cancer, Anderson said.
PSA, or Prostate-specific antigen, is a protein monitored for early detection of prostate cancer in men.
"We'd like that for ovarian cancer because it's clear that women who are detected at the stage where the disease is still confined to the ovaries do very well. Their prognosis is excellent," Anderson said.
"CA125, which is one of the markers we looked at, is the best biomarker that's been identified to date and our study confirms that and this prediagnostic period as well. But it's not sufficiently accurate."
In an accompanying editorial, Patricia Hartge of the National Cancer Institute said the authors had taken research at step closer to a successful screening design.
"The careful evaluation technique applied in the current study fits into a staged approach necessary for testing performance of early markers of disease," Hartge wrote.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that more than $2.2 billion is spent on the treatment of ovarian cancer per year in the United States.


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tinman needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 152 designs submitted by 41 freelance designers.
Custom Window & Door Millworks is a company whose priority, since day one, has been the best in quality wood products. Utilizing the very best woodcrafters, we are making the visions of homeowners come true. If you can imagine it, we can create it.
And it's time for a new company logo to reflect our quality and professional services!
We will provide feedback quickly, as this is a "FAST TRACK" contest. We also have the opportunity for future logo design work for top rated designers.
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We have been privileged to work with clients all over Canada,
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We can build and transport custom made windows and doors to virtually
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Gov. Pat McCrory has tapped two young New Bern area residents for two of the 10 at-large seats opening this year on the Tryon Palace Commission.
Gov. Pat McCrory has tapped two young New Bern area residents for two of the 10 at-large seats opening this year on the Tryon Palace Commission.
The new appointees are Stephanie Morris, a Kinston native and longtime Trent Woods resident, and John C. Bircher III, a Columbia, S.C., native who grew up in Cove City and who now lives and works in New Bern.
Both bring strong skills to the commission, which is charged by the General Assembly with making the Tryon Palace complex more self-sufficient in addition to its primary mission of engaging present and future generations in North Carolina history from early settlement and statehood through the mid-20th century.
�I am excited and humbled,� Morris said of the appointment she sees and an invitation to work at something she believes critical to the area. �We have the wonderful new facility, N.C. History Center, and it is so important to support it if we want New Bern to grow and thrive.�
Morris, a 1986 North Carolina Scholar and graduate of Kinston High School, earned a bachelor's degree in business administration at East Carolina in 1990, the same year she was named Miss Kinston. She began her professional career asan agent for actors in television and film, working with Century Artists Limited in Beverly Hills, Calif.
After meeting New Bern businessman Kenneth E. Morris III, who she married in 1997 and with whom she now has two daughters, Morris moved back to Kinston and worked for more than a decade as physician recruitment coordinator for Lenoir Memorial Hospital. She also got North Carolina licenses in Property and Casualty, Life, Accident and Health, and Medicare Supplement insurance.
A member of First Presbyterian Church and an active parent at Arendell Parrott Academy, Morris has been a board member of Craven Arts Council and Gallery and was a volunteer in the New Bern/Craven County 300th celebrations.
Bircher is an attorney with the law firm of White & Allen, P.A. He got his bachelor�s degree in criminal justice at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, then his Juris Doctor in 1997 from Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law at Campbell University. He is licensed to practice before all state and federal courts in North Carolina, in the Northern District of Georgia and the state courts of Tennessee.
Bircher, who practices in the firm�s New Bern office, has impressive credentials, particularly related to bankruptcy law in which he is certified as a Specialist in Business and Consumer Bankruptcy Law by the N.C. State Bar Board of Legal Specialization.
In 2011 and 2012, he was selected as a North Carolina Super Lawyer in that area, and in 2010 and 2013 named to Business North Carolina�s Legal Elite in the bankruptcy area.
Thus far, McCrory reappointed two seated members, named four new members including Bircher and Morris, and has four remaining appointments to the commission.
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The gavel fell at 9:30 a.m., on Feb. 1, the case concluded and the courtroom doors opened to allow in a stream of well-wishers.
Not the usual scene following a trial, but on this day, the celebrants were there for the judge, not the suspect.
Will Carey, municipal court judge for the City of Hood River, has now been "seated" for 30 years. An impressive showing of former and current city employees and friends filed in to acknowledge the dedication and service Carey has brought to that venerable seat.
Bob Francis, Hood River city manager, presented Carey with a certificate of appreciation for his service and expressed the appreciation of the citizens of Hood River for the quality and care Carey has taken in conducting judicial process.
"Judge Carey is one of the best resources we have in our judicial system. I hope that he will carry on for another 30 years," Francis said.
In a semi-serious reply, Carey agreed to extend his contract another 30 years, as long as he continued to have the help of the people in the room.
"Everyone here has been a big help to this court," said Carey. "We are all really fortunate to live in this beautiful city that has been good to us and good for us. I truly thank everyone."
Sgt. Stan Baker from the Hood River Police Department teased Carey a bit, noting that several of the current police officers "were born around the time you took office."
"What I really appreciate about Judge Carey is that he takes time to really talk to the people who come before him, instead of just dropping the hammer," Francis said.
Arthur Babitz, mayor of Hood River, showed up to share an old photo of Carey, posing with the Crag Rats mountain rescue group at their 1991 reunion.
With exceptional memory skills, Carey proceeded to name off many of the faces in the photo, chuckling along the way with remembered stories for each.
Francis recalled a particularly good story that he felt illustrated Carey's wisdom on the bench.
"A few years back, Judge had an older guy come into court refusing to pay his traffic ticket. He asked to be sent to jail instead. Rather than accommodate his wishes, Judge sentenced him to write out a history of Hood River."
Carey laughed at the recollection, "Yes, he was a crusty old guy. I planned on submitting his written history to the paper for publication, but it turned out to be just a lot of dirt on a lot of people around town, so I thought better of it. I do remember he lighted up though when I read him his sentence."
Several of Carey's current and former assistants and Spanish language interpreters also joined the crowd of admirers.
"We are all like a big family here," said Angeles Gomez, Hood River court administrator.
Gomez also presented Carey with a thank you gift on behalf of the court and city staff. "Thank you for your service and the wonderful job you have done for our community," said Gomez.
Carey opened the handcrafted pen set and thanked the room again, his voice showing a slight embarrassment at all the attention.
Carey has maintained a private law practice in Hood River since 1973, following his move here in 1972, and has served in many public capacities.
Originally a deputy district attorney for Hood River County, Carey has also served as Hood River County legal counsel; Cascade Locks city attorney and land use attorney for the Hood River County Commission.
Carey was a graduate of the University of Oregon law school and served a tour in Vietnam as an army captain where he received military honors for injuries sustained during the Tet Offensive in 1968.
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Black Velvet with a twist. Blemish Banishing Foamy Wash.
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One night in an act of Divine Intervention the answer was given to Barbara and the first product, Creme de Rose was born, and the formulas continue to come. Since that day her handcrafted, Reiki-energized skincare has drawn people from all over the world, not just for the healing qualities of these potent, heart-centered products, but for the generosity of spirit of this inspired woman.
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"I was always attracted to natural foods and products even when Health Food stores were far and few. When I was 40 (I am 65 now) I had a small health issue and sought natural healing. The moment I walked in the door to the office of an old fashioned herbalist with shelves filled with homemade tinctures and teas I was hooked. I immediately closed the business I had, and went all in on learning everything I could about natural healing.
One day while getting a manicure I overheard the woman next to me talking about her dying husband who had been all over the US seeking help. A voice in my head said it was parasites so I leaned over and told her what I thought. She made an appointment and two weeks later his health was restored and he was sending his friends who were then sending their friends. David Wolfe had just published his first book on raw food, it spoke to me and I contacted him. I started including raw food into the program I used with my clients and quickly saw impressive results. By this time I had a strong client base of more than 10,000 clients and decided there needed to be a raw food café where people could experience the benefits of raw food. One year later, I opened the first Raw Food café in Las Vegas and a few months after that we were in Vogue magazine.
When I took my idea of chemical-free products to several labs that made conventional skincare, I was told I must use chemical emulsifiers and preservatives. I could not accept this as truth, so one night I prayed for an answer. The next night I was sitting in bed writing and the first formula starting writing itself. The next day I purchased the ingredients and made Creme de Rose in my kitchen. After that the formulas kept coming hence the name Simply Divine. None of the formulas were created in a lab, I was in my pajamas in my bed. Essential oils are the preservative.
As far as Spirituality: After learning herbs I began studying Metaphysics and the huge part the mind plays in illness and in healing and I became very good at manifesting. We are mini creators made of The Creator. Being raised in a few religious institutions pushed me away from God and Metaphysics brought me back. Florence Shinn's book The Game of Life written in the 1920's made the biggest impact on me, and I still read a few lines from her books several times a week. Religion is for people who are afraid of going to hell and Spirituality is for those who have already been there. I read that someplace. About 4 years ago I started practicing Agnihotra, and I jumped to a whole new place. I currently live in the El Yunque Rainforest in Puerto Rico where I have a retreat centre, Casa Picaflores, and support Organic Farming.
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Gemini necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 401 diseños de 81 diseñadores freelance.
Create a the Image of the OC Music Awards and have your design for the Icon handed out as an Award!
1 contest, 2 prizes: 1 for logo_$350 & 1 for Icon/award_$100
Same designer can win both parts for a total of $450
1. New Logo
2. Icon/Award - most awards shows incorporate the likeness of their award into the logo as their Icon.
Reference: Grammy Awards, Juno Awards, MTV Video Music Awards, Plug Independent Music Awards
OC Music Awards
OC Music Awards is a regional music awards located in Orange County California. The awards show has been around for 7 years but the logo needs to be redone.
Orange County is known for Oranges, but that does not mean your design needs to have an image or reference an orange in it...
Local OC logos for reference (not super into any, just reference): Orange Coast College, OC WEEKLY, OC Register
- I want the logo and Icon to appeal to mainly a 17-37 year old demographic
- Edgy, clean, modern, simple and must POP!
- Should not look like the logo for the TV show The OC http://images.google.com/images?hl=…ages&gbv=2
- No musical instruments, because musicians who do not play that instrument may feel like its the "guitar awards" or "drum awards".
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A couple of casual and tasty lunches at K-Noodle in one of the Old Market alleyways. We had the K-Noodle soup with veggies (spicy Khmer noodle soup) and K-Noodle curry, shrimp lemongrass, and papaya salad. All of our noodles were handmade and deliciously toothsome. Cold white wine and Angkor draft to drink. Both meals were ~$20 (or a little less). One nice thing to note is that there is a cute a/c upstairs lounge/dining area.
Disappointing dinner at Indochine one night. We get the Khmer Discovery menu for 2: amok fish, a beef dish, veggies in coconut sauce, spring rolls. Definitely caters to the tour bus set, which we didn't know. Bland, bland, bland.
We splurged for a couple of nights at Villa Kiara way on the edge of town. The included breakfasts were quite good (big Western b-fast for B and i go with veggie rice noodle soup). Delicious fresh passionfruit juice was a highlight, too!
We had dinner one sultry night at Au Comptoir d'Asie - charming bistro-style place. B loved his loc lac and I got tagliatelle with zesty tomato sauce of all things! We ate at the zinc bar. (A/C for those interested.) I had a lovely rose to drink, while B stuck with beer.
A couple of lunches at Khmer Kitchen (on the main drag in Old Market). We got addicted to their iced lemongrass and lemon teas so we had to go back. Spicy Khmer soup with tofu was tasty but B's chicken lab (sic) looked so good, I had to steal a taste. Wow! Our second lunch there was tofu lab (not as good as the chicken). B's baby bamboo soup is really delicious! He out-ordered me again!
One free dinner at Villa Kiara was another highlight. Vermicelli with shrimp salad was the best course - refreshing and light. Everything else had chicken or beef, so I ate around the protein, but the spicy chicken soup was terrific and the beef was redolent with lemongrass. Dessert was a soup - sweet with tapioca and banana and coconut. Wow again! And I'm not a dessert person at all.
We loved Siem Reap! Can't you tell? (Photos by my husband B.)


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Camping Spots in Western New York
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Plan that staycation camping trip with your friends and family. There are numerous campsites in the local area with breathtaking scenery and and plenty of outdoor activities to keep you busy. Here are a few of them.
Allegany State Park
2373 Allegany State Park Route 1, Site 3
This 65,000-acre park is the largest state park in New York. There are two developed areas: Red House and Quaker. Both areas offer campsites, hiking trails and sandy beaches.
Darien Lake Campsites
9993 Alleghany Rd.
Darien Center
Pitch a tent or bring your RV and set up right next to Darien Lake Amusement Park. There are three tiers of campsites available, each a different distance away from the park, with Tier 1 being the closest.
Darien Lake State Park
10475 Harlow Rd.
Darien Center
(585) 547-9242
This year-round campsite is owned and operated by New York State. There are over 150 campsites available to rent, each equipped with electricity, and a variety of activities, from hiking to horseback riding to fishing.
Lake Erie State Park
5905 Route 5
This pet-friendly state park campground overlooks the shores of Lake Erie. The park has been recognized as an excellent place to view rare migratory birds.
Letchworth State Park
1 Letchworth State Park
The lush forests are cut by the Genesee River, which features three major waterfalls. There are over 60 trails for hikers to choose from, as well as hot air balloon rides, horseback riding, whitewater rafting and much more.
Niagara Falls KOA
2570 Grand Island Blvd.
Grand Island
The perfect spot for visitors looking to spend time at Niagara Falls during the day and relax in the serene outdoors at night, this KOA campground is only seven miles from the falls. The park has activities for the whole family, including the dog!
Sleepy Hollow Lake Resort
13800 Siehl Rd.
This pet-friendly campground features two playgrounds, a miniature golf course and a petting zoo. Enjoy regular camping activities like fishing and hiking or partake in the live entertainment offered like chinese auctions and karaoke.
Sprague Brook
9674 Foote Rd.
Owned and operated by Erie County, Sprague Brook is more than 2,200 acres of hidden treasures and unspoiled forests. The grounds are perfect for people looking to do some bird watching, take in the abundant wildflowers, or hike any of the numerous trails.
Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park
5204 Youngers Rd.
North Java
This family-friendly campground features a multi-story water park, weekly activities and frequent visits from Yogi Bear himself, along with his friends Boo Boo and Cindy Bear.
Zoar Valley
11 S Water St.
A popular spot for bird-watching enthusiasts, Zoar Valley is known to be home to multiple Bald Eagles. The property is also known for its picturesque hiking trails and boating and rafting opportunities on the gorge.
Happy camping!


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Hack WIFI Password on Iphone 3G-3Gs-4G Genuine
VIDEO TUTORIAL> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OhqwrflMI8
1)Install aircrack from this repo:
2) Set EVERY files' permission to 777
3) Open Terminal in WinSCP from /var/
4) enter the following command:
sysctl -w security.mac.proc_enforce=0 security.mac.vnode_enforce=0 /aircrack
5) Go to Ipod mobile
6)Type the following code to activate on the device:
/var/aircrack/aircrack-ng -a 1 /var/aircrack/touch.ivs
If it says killed you didn't do part 4 properly, Good Luck!
(/var/aircrack/aircrack-ng) = the file terminal will open,( -a 1) = the type of encrytption, that is wep, ( /var/aircrack/touch.ivs) = where the packets are saved, this is simply a sample file as it can't capture new packets yet.
NOTE: This DOESN'T work FULLY yet. All this is doing is cracking a sample file supplied with it but can not crack a wifi network on its own yet.


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DOCTORS warned the public against using alternative treatments like herbal medicines and food supplements, proven to be unsafe, in curing cancer.
The Philippine Society of Medical Oncology admits their increasing popularity nothwithstanding, the preparations posed health risks.
The group is composed of 196 practicing medical oncologists who actively promote cancer awareness and safe practices.
It has partnered with the Philippine College of Physicians, Food and Drug Administration, Roche and Globo Asiatico Enterprises to dispel tha myth about herbal alternatives.
"Patients should be vigilant that they are not being misled by false promises," said the group led by PSMO President Dr. Felycette Gay Lapus.
"This year, the focus of PSMO is on information dissemination through partnerships with pharmaceutical companies, government offices and the media," she said in a recent media briefing joined by Vice president Dr. Ellie May Villegas at EDSA Shangri-La Hotel.
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Just after midnight on June 6, 1944, the paratroopers of Easy Company dropped into the dark Normandy countryside as part of Operation Overlord, the massive Allied invasion of France. Disoriented from their first jump in combat and weighed down with unnecessary equipment, the men had difficulty finding one another and fighting as a unit. In the chaotic hours after the jump, most of the company remained unaccounted for and spread over a wide area. Pockets of German troops seemed to appear from behind every hedgerow and the rip of MG fire sent individual men diving for cover. Many GIs would never get the opportunity to fire a shot.
German Army Group B had been waiting for them. After weeks of rumors concerning an Allied invasion and months of defensive preparations, the battle-hardened troops, though briefly caught off guard, quickly came alive as endless numbers of C-47s slowly droned on overhead. Hitler's "Fortress Europe" was to be put to the test. Flak guns tore open the sky sending men and machine hurtling downward. Defensive positions were put on full alert and the men of Easy initially shrank from the floodlights illuminating the farthest reaches of the countryside. However, as the Allies became organized and their numbers grew, so did the number of problems facing the German soldiers.
On September 19th, Battlefront Paintball and 1st Strike Scenario Productions proudly present: Band of Brothers, a single day scenario game based around the popular HBO miniseries and book by Steven Ambrose. Join the men of Easy Company in their daunting fight to liberate Europe, or stand along side the courageous German soldiers, ordered to defend the fatherland to the last man.
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Pre-registration ends the week of the event, but don't wait till the last minute or you may end up on the wrong side of the fight!
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Biz Kid$ "Take It to the Bank" Get a kid's view of the services that banks, credit unions and other financial institutions offer - and why you should make use of them early in life. Learn the different products and services that banks offer and how to shop for the right bank for you. Meet a young entrepreneur with a haunted house who has no fear of banking. D
5:00 pm
The Electric Company "A Whole New Francine" Francine decides to be a nicer person, but is it just a ploy to get invited into The Electric Company?. D
5:30 pm
Cyberchase "Designing Mr. Perfect" Frustrated that she can't find Mr. Perfect, The Wicked Witch sets out to design him, by turning a frog into her Prince Charming. Unknowingly, however, Wicked captures and transforms Digit instead of a frog. Her sympathetic wand, Wanda (Danica McKellar), secretly alerts the CyberSquad who jump into action. D
6:00 pm
Quilting Arts "Explore Stitching and Thread" This show explores stitching and thread in two very different ways. First is Helen Gregory demonstrating patchwork placemats-it's the free-motion threadwork that makes these placemats special. Next, Elin Waterson shows the ultimate in thread painting with an image created totally from thread. D
6:30 pm
Best of the Joy of Painting "Wooded Stream Oval" Watch, delight and learn as Bob Ross paints a novel twist in his beautiful wooded scene. D
7:00 pm
Chef John Besh's New Orleans Shrimp Creole, Stuffed Shrimp, and Soft Shell Shrimp with Sweet Chile Sauce. D
7:30 pm
Martha Stewart's Cooking School "Pasta" Explore the art of making fresh pasta from scratch with Martha and her friend Michael White, chef, restaurateur and pasta specialist. Learn how to make the dough and then form it into strands by hand or with a pasta machine, and to hand-shape dough into shapes such as farfalle and tortelli. D
8:00 pm
Hometime "Timber Shed Wall Framing" The crew pre-builds timber frame walls inside and re-builds on a new slab near the Hometime Log Cabin. D
8:30 pm
Rick Steves' Europe Classics "The Alps of France and Switzerland" Rick begins in Chamonix, France's original alpine resort town. He conquers Mont Blanc with a lift ticket and travels the Glacier Express.G
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Burt Wolf: Travels & Traditions "Venice, Italy" NULL
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Essential Pepin "Egg-Ceptional" Mollet Eggs Florentine; Eggs In Ramekins; Eggs En Cocotte; Scrambled Eggs In Bread Cases With Candied Oyster Mushrooms; Fines Herbs Omelet; Mushroom Omelet; Flat Potato Omelet. D
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America's Test Kitchen from Cook's Illustrated "Perfecting Summer Classics" Test cook Julia Collin Davison uncovers the secrets to making the best Grilled Steak with New Mexican Chile Rub. Then, tasting expert Jack Bishop challenges host Christopher Kimball to a tasting of hot sauces. Next, test cook Becky Hays shows Chris how to make perfect Raspberry Sorbet at home, and science expert Guy Crosby explains the science behind great sorbet. D
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Caprial and John's Kitchen: Cooking for Family and Friends "Clams" The Pences show how to find and prepare the best clams as they fix clams steamed with brown butter and pasta with spicy red clam sauce.G
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Coastal Cooking with John Shields "Pacific Northwest" Penn Cove Mussels on the Pacific Northwest's Whidbey Island open up about their famous Marinated Mussels recipe. Other recipes include Wildwood Planked Salmon from Tillicum Village, Salmon Jerky, BBQ Oysters and oysters on the half shell. D
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Rick Steves' Europe Classics "The Alps of France and Switzerland" Rick begins in Chamonix, France's original alpine resort town. He conquers Mont Blanc with a lift ticket and travels the Glacier Express.G


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Chocolate: From Simple Cookies to Extravagant Showstoppers : The simplicity of title belies the comprehensiveness of the text of this cookbook, which sets the standard for other cookbooks dwelling on everyone's favorite dessert, chocolate. Malgieri's reputation as a teacher is reflected in the completeness of the recipes' instructions. He also gives serving advice and guidelines on storage, although it is very hard to imagine the household that would allow any of these treats to go uneaten once they are fully ready.
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ender516 wrote:That has improved the text. Now, don't let anyone tell you that the shadows are wrong, because they come from a different light source.
Sadly, I just noticed that the red bonus values at the far right are hard to make out: 5s and 6s are particularly difficult to distinguish, and 3s could be 8s. The word Bonuses, above, is pretty clear. Perhaps that style of text would work for the numbers? (The +2 on the far side of the map deserves the same fix.)
OK thanks ender516.
I've moved completely away from that colour scheme for V27 and taken your suggestion for the Jester (Bonuses) font on board.
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Working in a hot spot for soybean diseases keeps University of Tennessee plant pathologist Melvin Newman on his toes most of the time. If he's not at the microscope distinguishing spores from spots, he's in front of farmers talking about preventive practices or at the computer screen tabulating disease studies.
Over the last half dozen years, Newman and his fellow scientists have compiled a significant amount of data on varietal responses to common soybeans diseases and fungicides. Here are Newman's observations on diseases common to the Mid-South:
Charcoal rot — Disease loss to frogeye leaf spot, one of the Mid-South's most prevalent diseases, crashed in 2007 due to hot weather. But that same hot weather created a paradise for charcoal rot, Newman said. "That year, we had a record 6 percent loss to charcoal rot across the state. Thankfully, it came down quite a bit in 2008."
Symptoms of charcoal rot include the presence of a charcoal-like substance which is actually tiny seeds of the fungus, ready to break out the following year.
Irrigation is a good way to control the disease, but irrigation is not possible in many parts of west Tennessee. If you can, avoid high seeding rates, Newman says. "The more plants per row foot, the drier the soil. Plenty of fertility will also help, especially potash. Chances of having wet weather are better in the spring, so plant early-maturity varieties early."
Stem canker — This is probably the most destructive disease in Tennessee, according to Newman. "It can go across the field and kill every plant, from pod set on. But we have good resistant varieties. Later planting will help. No. 1 in all our recommendations is rotation with other crops. Be sure to treat seed with fungicide."
Sudden death syndrome — The disease loves moisture, good fertility and high organic matter. Plant resistant varieties and keep potash levels high. Rotating with corn will not help. Higher plant populations will. The presence of the soybean cyst nematode will increase the severity of SDS. Delayed planting with early maturity beans might help.
Phytophthora root rot — most likely to infect soybeans planted in clay soils. The disease starts at the bottom of the stem and progresses upward. Some varieties have resistance. Improving field drainage and soil compaction will help as will crop rotation. Treating the seed with Apron will help early. High potash may increase the disease.
Foliar diseases such as frogeye, brown spot, anthracnose and soybean rust — Frogeye is more prevalent in Tennessee than most other states, Newman says. "We could have as many as 100 races of this disease."
Testing of varieties for resistance to frogeye indicates that varieties with moderate or higher disease ratings should be sprayed. Variety ratings from six years of data are available at utcrops.com.
Brown spot will often look like soybean rust, Newman says. Late in the season the disease will result in premature defoliation, which will cut into yield. A fungicide spray is a good control measure for brown spot as well as anthracnose.
Newman and other scientists at UT have also compiled years of data on the benefits of fungicides on soybeans.
Four years of data on various fungicide options on irrigated, no-till research plots in Milan indicated significant yield benefits from applying a fungicide, Newman says. The plots were in continuous soybeans and planted in a susceptible variety. The highest yield increase over the check for a single application was 9.2 bushels, with a single application of Stratego applied at R3. The highest overall increase of 12.8 bushels occurred with two applications of Headline at R3 and R5.
"It is possible to get an economic increase with a second spray," Newman said. "But remember, we can't spray enough fungicide to keep every spot off the plant."
Some general rules of thumb on foliar diseases, according to Newman: "Rotate if you can. Find resistant varieties. Keep fertility high and pH somewhere around 6.5. Treat every seed you plant with a fungicide."
Soybean rust has turned out to be more of an annual potential disease rather than one that strikes every year, notes Newman. Temperatures cold enough to eliminate the disease's host will also eliminate the disease. There are no resistant varieties at this time.
The disease's movement is monitored in the United States, and an infection usually happens somewhere in the Mid-South. "Use a triazole or triazole mix," Newman says. "But the triazoles are not very good on our other diseases. So you don't want to go with a triazole if you don't have a soybean rust threat.
"Since most infections of soybean rust occur late in the season, it helps to plant soybeans early. If soybean rust is in a soybean field at R-1 to R-3, we have a problem, especially if we have moisture with it."
A new kit for identifying soybean rust "is so easy even a caveman can do it," Newman said. The Soybean Promotion Board is providing enough funds for any county office that requests a kit, from QuickStix.
Soybean cyst nematode — Newman says this pest "is a train wreck about to happen. The races are changing. We do not have any Roundup Ready varieties that are resistant to soybean cyst nematode, race 2. Anand is resistant, but it is not Roundup Ready."
Newman says to sample fields in the fall. "If you have 100 cyst nematodes per pint, that's economic threshold. If you're at that level, you need to know what race is out there. If you have race 3 or 14, there are resistant varieties.
Rotation helps control cyst nematodes. "In fact, you lose about 75 percent of the nematodes the first year in a rotation. Keep your potash level high. No-till and later plantings may mean lower cyst nematodes in the long run. Nematicides also help, but will give you only about half of the yield increase you would expect from using resistant varieties."
Seventy-two percent of the samples pulled in west Tennessee farmer fields last year were infested with cyst nematode, according to Newman. Eighteen of the fields tested were at economic threshold.
Newman says that most years, disease will worsen as soybean yield potential rises. "That's because favorable weather for soybeans means favorable weather for most diseases. An exception held true in 2008 when we had a 32-bushel average yield in the state and one of the lowest estimates in recent time on disease losses. That's because in 2008, most areas across the state had really dry weather during the late stages of soybean maturity, which held diseases down. But we just see that every once in a while."
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- Jan 2:
- Campus gun ban could be headed to Colorado ballots this year
- Feb 8:
- CU faculty members' petition seeks reinstatement of campus gun ban
- Jan 8:
- Boulder Rep. Claire Levy to seek statewide ban on guns inside college campus buildings
- Aug 21:
- CU-Boulder: Profs have no right to cancel classes over gun-carrying students
- Aug 20:
- CU-Boulder faculty chairman says he'll cancel his classes if students carry guns
- Aug 16:
- CU-Boulder to bar guns in dorms, but allow weapons in some family housing units
- Mar 5:
- Colorado Supreme Court ruling: Guns allowed on CU campuses
An academic adviser at the University of Colorado has posted a sign outside his office asking that students don't bring guns inside -- a request that university officials say is legally allowable as long as he doesn't withhold services from those with concealed-carry permits.
About a year ago, when CU's long-standing gun ban was being challenged in court, economics adviser Ken Bonetti posted a sign that stated absolutely no guns, concealed or otherwise, were allowed inside his office. Since then, the campus gun ban has been struck down by the state Supreme Court.
Earlier this month, Bonetti softened the language after his sign was brought to the attention of CU's administration.
"We advised him the wording of the sign would be better if it were made as a friendly request," campus spokesman Bronson Hilliard said.
Hilliard said that employees have free-speech rights and they are allowed to request that guns not be brought into their offices or classrooms. The requests, though, cannot be demanding or intimidating, he said.
"The key is that it has to be a request," Hilliard said. "Anyone who has a concealed-carry permit is not obliged to comply with the request. And the individual making the request cannot withhold services from the individual."
Hilliard said he is not aware of any other employees who have posted similar signs.
The gun issue made headlines earlier this semester when Boulder Faculty Assembly Chairman Jerry Peterson told the Camera that he would cancel class if he ever discovered one of his students was carrying a gun -- even if that student had a permit for the weapon. CU subsequently told faculty members that they must comply with the state's gun laws and can't discriminate against students who are lawfully carrying guns.
Bonetti said that he would like the CU administration to reframe the issue of guns on campus so that it's not seen as a hot-button political issue pitting liberals against conservatives, but, rather, as an issue of public health and safety.
Bonetti, who has been a vocal proponent of the First Amendment, said that his sign is meant to express his concerns, because, after all, he wouldn't know whether somebody was bringing a concealed weapon into his office.
"The desire of an employee to have a safe, personal space was not being supported by the administration," Bonetti said. "Instead, they have taken a stand that seemed, in my view, to correspond with the views of the gun lobby."
Bonetti said the presence of guns on college campuses raises the fear index, causing an increase in the likelihood of a tragedy. He said that he would like CU administrators and the Board of Regents to take a firm stance against guns on campus.
But Paul Fagerburg -- a graduate electrical engineering student at CU and a concealed-carry permit holder -- said that there already seems to be an anti-gun sentiment on campus and he raised concerns about the sign on the adviser's door.
"It's a lack of respect for people's rights," he said.
Fagerburg said that he applied for his concealed-carry permit after an episode 12 years ago in Southern California where he said he was with his wife and children in a fast-food restaurant and a gang member with a gun on his waistband asked to "borrow" money.
"That's when I realized that my safety, and my family's safety, is primarily up to me," he said.
Fagerburg said that those with permits conceal their weapons, and campus employees don't even know that they're carrying guns.
Also, he said, none of the campus shooters ever paid attention to "no guns" policies or signs, and that a sign outside an office will only be obeyed by people who wouldn't have done any harm in the first place.
Retired sociology professor Tom Mayer, a friend and former colleague of Bonetti's, called the sign on adviser's door courageous.
Mayer, who worked for CU for four decades before retiring in 2010, said that guns don't belong on a college campus.
"If you try to maintain standards to give people a rigorous education, from time to time, things will be fairly contentious," Mayer said. "If you're asking yourself, 'Does this student have a gun in their backpack?,' it would cause you to change your tune."
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A civil rights organization has joined forces with a Christian student group at Brown University in an attempt to find out why the school has banned the Christians from meeting on its campus.
"A university that respects its students cannot capriciously suspend student groups," said Greg Lukianoff, the president of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education. "Suspension of any student group is a serious matter and should be accompanied by a serious explanation. Yet Brown has consistently skirted questions about the suspension, calling into question both the university's motives and the legitimacy of the punishment."
FIRE said the members of the Trinity Presbyterian Church campus fellowship had sought from school officials an explanation for the punishment. After being offered varying and shifting reasons, they sought help from FIRE in trying to obtain the information.
As WND as reported, the move by Brown comes just weeks after Georgetown University notified a group of evangelical Christian organizations, such as InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, they would no longer be allowed to operate on campus. The university said it was going in another "direction" but never explained more fully.
The Alliance Defense Fund wrote a letter to Georgetown asking for reconsideration of its ban on several Christian groups. Officials said no response was received.
Those in a position to know have reported that the Christian groups were booted from campus for being too evangelical, because student clubs promoting Muslim and Jewish beliefs were allowed to continue existing within the formal campus structure.
Now comes the move by Brown to eject the meetings involving nearly 100 students, and the varying explanations the school has offered, according to FIRE.
The first apparent word of trouble was in September when Janet Cooper Nelson, of the school's Office of the Chaplains and Religious Life, sent the fellowship's leaders an e-mail explaining it was suspended because of "non-compliance with University policy and procedure."
She alleged Trinity Presbyterian Church, the sponsoring body, "has withdrawn its sponsorship."
The difficulty there was that Trinity Senior Pastor David Sherwood immediately responded that the church "has not, in any sense, withdrawn its sponsorship." In fact, he said, the group's leaders and students "do a fantastic job of equipping the rising generation of student leaders."
Then Allen Callahan, an associate chaplain at the school, explained that a form that was submitted late meant that the group "had not been a 'recognized student organization' since the fall of last year."
However, officials also noted there was no suspension in place at that time, and in fact the group retained the right to reserve meeting space throughout the school year.
Callahan then offered the accusation that the group "had become possessed of a leadership culture of contempt and dishonesty that has rendered all collegial relations with my office impossible."
So the students asked for an explanation of the "culture of contempt and dishonesty" but did not get a response.
On the FIRE website, Tara Sweeney wrote that student groups "should not exist at the mercy of administrative caprice… Brown University encourages its students to forge their own path, famously telling them that at Brown, 'you will be challenged to define liberal education for yourself.' But students whose definition includes membership in this evangelical Christian fellowship are just out of luck."
When FIRE got involved, the civil rights group got a statement from Russell Carey, an interim vice president of campus life, that he would personally "mediate" the issues, "with the goal of ending the suspension."
"Over the years FIRE has seen too many examples of administrators treating religious groups in an unjust manner. All students – religious and otherwise – deserve fair treatment," said Samantha Harris, the organization's director of legal and public advocacy. "We hope that Brown will take seriously its promise to revisit the suspension and reach a decision that shows respect for students of faith."
"It's the students who lose out in this situation," said Pastor Sherwood. "It's hard to imagine that anyone's involvement in this organization could be anything but beneficial."
A number of other universities also have taken action to dismiss various Christian organizations, and have faced legal action because of their decisions. Most of those cases have had to do with the Christian organizations failing to follow school "diversity" plans because they require their leaders to be Christian.
FIRE is a nonprofit education foundation. It works with civil rights and civil liberties leaders, scholars, journalists and others on behalf of individual rights, due process, freedom of expression and academic freedom at colleges and universities across the country.Download file "Christians kicked off campus at Brown University"
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This is why The Real Bay Area is Awesome
We get some interesting comments from people who don't agree with our definition of what the Real Bay Area (RBA) is. Many seem to think that if an area is wealthier than its surrounding community, that, in and of itself, is sufficient for RBAhood. Nothing could be further from the truth.
The whole point of the RBA is that it is not only expensive, it is that you will pay a crapton of money to live there and the sellers can ask over three million yet treat you with complete and utter disdain. You will also end up with a house that isn't even worth photographing. Today's property illustrates this perfectly.
1801 WAVERLEY St
Palo Alto, CA 94301
5 Beds
3.5 Baths
2,982 Sq. Ft.
$1,105 / Sq. Ft.
Built: 1932
Lot Size: 9,000 Sq. Ft.
On Redfin: 7 days
Property Type: Detached Single Family
Stories: 2
Community: Old Palo Alto
Style: Colonial
View: Neighborhood
County: Santa Clara
Upcoming Open Houses
Saturday, Mar 23: 1:30-4:30 pm
Sunday, Mar 24: 1:30-4:30 pm
Prime Old Palo Alto!Old world charm meets modern amenities! Lovely 5 bedroom, 3.5 bath home. 2 master suites; one on each floor. Large family room adjacent to spacious kitchen. This home features a huge 9000 +/- sf lot. It is perfect for large gatherings & extended family visits. Updated kitchen and baths with tile counters and newer appliances.
Yes, this is a vintage home (just slipping in under our definition to earn the "old house" tag) in a desirable part of Palo Alto, but it isn't being marketed as a teardown. It's just that the agent obviously has better things to do than pull out the iPhone and snap a dozen listing photos.
Good thing there's Google Streetview! Isn't this place just fabulous?
Guess you'll never know unless you show up at the Open Houses this weekend. Also, many sections of Streetview around this house have been blurred out. Perhaps this home is owned by a highly-placed Googler. This view around the corner from Tennyson was the best we could do.
But you've seen plenty of properties on Burbed showcasing Palo Alto. (Heck, we've visited Waverley Street so often they ought to rename it Burbed Boulevard.) We were trying to make a point about the difference between RBA and not-so-RBA. Let's see what you could get for pretty much the same amount of money over the Bay and through the Caldecott.
6 GREAT OAKS Cir
Orinda, CA 94563
3 Beds
3.5 Baths
4,350 Sq. Ft.
$770 / Sq. Ft.
Built: 1949
Lot Size: 2.32 Acres
On Redfin: 541 days
Type: Detached
Stories: 1
Community: Glorietta
Style: Contemporary
View: Other
County: Contra Costa
Original Frank Lloyd Wright designed home built in 1949. The stunning grounds were landscaped by Henry Matsutani who did the Japanese Tea Gardens in Golden Gate Park. Incredible opportunity to own a bit of history/ a work of art. All showings subject to screening process. Call agents for details.
That's right. If you're willing to spend the same amount in Orinda, you can own a house actually designed by Frank Lloyd fucking Wright. Not only that, the landscaping is by the same master gardener behind the Japanese I-shit-you-not Tea Garden. In Golden goddamned Gate Park. Which we think even Silicon Valley software dweebs have heard of. Plus the Orinda house is on more than two acres.
It's also been for sale for a year and a half and has had two major price reductions.
But in Old Palo Alto, you get a house on nine thousand feet, and you will like it. And if you don't plenty of others will, because this house has only been on the market for a week, and after the Open House you know the sellers will be receiving all seventy-nine offers the following Tuesday, and decide which of the no-contingencies-extra-cash-please-with-homemade-brownies-and-a-Tesla-Model-S begging letters they will accept.
And THAT, my friends, is the Real difference between the Real Bay Area and the Rest.
Thanks to the fun folks at Redfin Forums for inspiring today's article.


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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a term used for lung disorders such as emphysema, chronic bronchitis, and in some cases chronic asthma. People with COPD may have difficulty breathing, chronic cough, fatigue, and chest tightening. COPD can also result in reduced blood oxygen levels, causing fatigue and leading to adverse health conditions. Sleep problems and sleepiness are common in COPD patients, partly due to symptoms but also because of the medications used to treat COPD. In addition, changes in breathing patterns that occur during normal sleep that do not affect healthy people may lead to more severe consequences in people with COPD, which may worsen and complicate COPD since they reduce blood oxygen. Even COPD patients without obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) may experience a drop in oxygen during sleep.
COPD develops slowly and is rare in people under the age of 40. It is progressive, meaning that it does not go away and may worsen over time, depending on when treatment is initiated. According to COPD International, 12 million Americans currently have COPD and an estimated 12 million more are undiagnosed. Smoking is the main cause of COPD but it is also linked with exposure to second hand smoke and/or other environmental pollutants. COPD is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States, according to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
For people with COPD, symptoms such as coughing, chest pain, and frequent nighttime urination may profoundly impact sleep. In addition, medications used to treat COPD may cause insomnia or daytime sleepiness. Simply having to wake up and take prescriptions on schedule may also disturb sleep.
Overlap syndrome is a term used for patients with both COPD and OSA. Overlap syndrome, which research suggests occurs in 10-15% of COPD patients, is associated with a reduction of blood oxygen levels during sleep, which may cause extreme fatigue and other health problems. If you have COPD and suspect that you may also suffer from OSA, talk to your physician about treatment options, including continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). Research suggests that treatment of overlap syndrome with


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Sheep Diagnoses Woman With Breast Cancer
Alfie Purl, a sheep who lives in England's Cotswolds, is not the head-butting type. So when he went nuts and started bumping his owner—an archeologist named Emma Turner—in the chest one day, Turner "thought there must be something wrong with him."
As it turned out, however, something was wrong with her. A few days after Alfie's freak-out, Turner's chest developed a bruise—and the bruise developed a lump. Turner went to the doctor—because British people can do such things, at least for the moment—and learned she had breast cancer. Alfie had somehow "sensed" that cancer was inside her—or so the hospital staffers who cared for Turner believed:
"The doctors and nurses said that if Alfie hadn't done what he did, when he did it, I wouldn't have found the lump for a few years, by which time it would have spread.
'Everyone at the hospital is convinced that Alfie saved my life."
How did Alfie know? It seems that sheep are fairly intelligent animals, which could mean they're also extra-perceptive. Science, help us figure this out.
Maybe American women don't need free mammograms or Medicaid after all. Maybe we just need psychic sheep friends who can detect our ailments through the powers of intuition. Luckily, Alfie has a Facebook page, so you can befriend him that way—but it looks like he's becoming quite popular, so you'll have competition.


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NYSPHSAA football quarterfinalists Cazenovia, Maine-Endwell have similar look
When Cazenovia and Maine-Endwell line up for Saturday's NYSPHSAA football quarterfinal they may think they're looking into a mirror.
From the power rushing attacks down to the blue and gold uniforms, there are plenty of similarities between the two programs.
Perhaps the most important similarity is playoff success. Cazenovia (9-1) beat Chittenango Saturday in the Carrier Dome for its second Section III championship in three years. M-E (10-0) has also seen its share of success recently, winning the Class A state title in 2011.
There isn't much to separate the teams in 2012 either. The Spartans are currently the top-ranked Class B team in the state, while the Lakers are No. 5. The teams earned their rankings by lighting up scoreboards around the state while keeping opponents from doing so as well.
Both teams boast big and quick offensive lines that can open gaping holes and set up big plays. Lakers Patrick Cunningham, Brad Lucas, Cameron Braathen, Matt Staiger and Cody Westfall have opened holes for senior Jake Wilson to run through all season long, including the Class B final. Wilson had touchdown runs of 38, 75 and 81 yards in the victory over the defending regional champion Bears.
The Spartans are no stranger to big plays. Luis Uceta has a 90-yard scoring scamper to his credit, and it came against last year's Section IV champs Chenango Valley. Uceta and four other M-E rushers all average over seven yards per carry for a team that averages a first down every time it runs the ball.
Therein lies one of the biggest differences between Cazenovia and M-E. Wilson has been the Lakers' main runner while the Spartans rely on a five-headed monster on the ground. Coach Matt Gallagher says Uceta, Justin Jacoby, Nick Sorrenti, Darnell Woolfolk or quarterback Kyle Gallagher could all lead the team in rushing on any given day.
The section champions also have quarterbacks who can throw when asked. Kyle Gallagher and Cazenovia quarterback Kevin Hopsicker don't throw often according to Lakers head coach Tom Neidl. When they do, they're effective, he added.
"Their quarterback does a great job doing what he does," said Matt Gallagher. "His brother was on a good team a few years ago. It runs in the family, and that's important."
The Spartans also have a key family connection, with father Matt coaching son Kyle.
Blowout wins have also been a calling card for the quarterfinalists. M-E has scored over 50 points in all but three of its games, and over 40 in all but one. The defense has also been exceptional, holding every opponent under 20 points. The closest game the Spartans played was a 28-7 win over Class AA power Union-Endicott, a game they led from start to finish.
Cazenovia hasn't had quite as large an average victory margin, but it's posted its fair share of blowouts. The Lakers' offense took off in the second half of the season, scoring at least 35 points in each of the last five games. The defense has also been stout, allowing only three opponents to top the 20-point mark. The Lakers' closest games were a 22-20 loss to Class A runner-up Jamesville-DeWitt and a back-and-forth victory over Chittenango in the Class B title game.
"Our kids have had to execute for 48 minutes," said Neidl of the close games. "My hope is to give (M-E) a challenge they haven't seen."
"It should be a great game," said Matt Gallagher. "There's great experience on both sides of the ball for both teams."
The teams will meet Saturday at East Syracuse-Minoa at 11 a.m.


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On Wednesday, the hurricane was downgraded to a tropical storm, but was on its way in full force.
I was not very happy to hear about this. Firstly, because Friday is the day before Shabbos. And on Shabbos, I really need good weather. I need it so my kids can play outside and not drive us nuts inside.
I was also not very happy because along with tropical storms come blackouts. And when we have blackouts, I can't cook. And if there was a blackout on Shabbos, there goes the Cholent that my kids live for every week (no joke, they each have about 5 bowls throughout the day, starting with breakfast with daddy at 6am) and there goes my refrigerator and freezer with the ice cream that gets us through the later part of Shabbos afternoon.
Not only that, but my kids are all feeling much better, thank G-d, but there are still many runny noses running through my house so I called all our Shabbos guests who usually come over every Shabbos with their kids (who play with our kids, keeping them entertained for a large part of the morning and afternoon) to let them know that I don't think it would be wise to bring their kids around this household just yet, not until runny noses have all disappeared.
Lets just say, that I had made up my mind, on Wednesday, that Shabbos was going to be very difficult and not very enjoyable.
All day, it was gorgeous. The sun shone, there was the slightest breeze, just enough to cool you down from the intense heat of the sun. Ah, just wait for Shabbos. The storm is going to hit. Hard.
We lit candles, davened and had our meal. We put the kids to sleep and I made sure to finish a book I had planned to read the following day. But since this huge tropical storm was coming, I would be so busy with all the blackouts and cabin fever kids, I wouldn't have time to read, never mind finish the whole book. So I lay on the couch and finished my book.
Shabbos morning arrived. Clear blue skies. Even more clear then Friday's. A most gorgeous day awaited us. The kids played outside all morning. We had to call them a few times to come inside to make Kiddush. They ate their Cholent. All 5 bowls. The younger kids napped. The older ones played. We had our ice cream party. My hubby took them on a walk while I started and finished another book. It was a beautiful Shabbos.
And here, I wasted 3 days stressing out about how challenging it was going to be.
My husband, a very practical man, always says, "Tracht Gut, Vet Zein Gut" "Think Good, and it will Be Good". I love this saying, but when you hear a storm is coming, does it make sense to think it away? To think of the benefits of a storm on Shabbos? No. But you don't have to think negative thoughts. Because as we all know, our minds are so powerful and can color any situation. And as moms, it is up to us to set the tone in our house.
So if there is a storm coming, take that information and process it. Make some extra food just in case there is a blackout. Make an extra cake in case the ice cream melts. Prepare some fun games to play if the kids are stuck inside.
I learned such a powerful lesson this week, how our thoughts can really really change things.
Here's to positive thinking. I now really get it. Think good, and guess what- it will actually BE good:)
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Hey just a heads up to Bayareans that everyone's favorite 4th of July getaway will be a sweaty windless oven next week.
A massive high pressure system is locking down over the valley and the Delta Breeze is going to get stomped out. You might get an hour or two of light wind in the evening, but days will be broiling. NWS is saying nighttime temps might even stay in the 80s next week in the valley.
Disclaimer: I am not trying to scare people away from my favorite spot. I have only kited at Sherman once in the last two years. If you don't believe me, check out the excessive heat warning here: http://www.wunderground.com/US/CA/017.html#HEA
It is going to suck. It hasn't been this hot since 2007. The only place in Cali where it won't be stupidly hot is...yup, you guessed it. The Bay Area.


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State health officials confirmed two more cold weather-related deaths in Maryland over the past week, bringing the death toll to four in Maryland so far this winter.
Hypothermia was a factor in the death of a Calvert County woman aged 45-64 some time between Jan. 1 and Monday. Cold weather also contributed to the death of a Carroll County man aged 45-64 some time earlier this winter but only confirmed since Jan. 1.
Since New Year's Day, all but one day has dipped below freezing at BWI Marshall Airport and all but two days reached the 20s. In December, 13 days dropped below freezing.
Hypothermia occurs when body temperature drops below 95 degrees, too low for normal body functioning. The illness is most common in elderly people with inadequate food, clothing, or heating, babies sleeping in cold bedrooms, people who remain outdoors for long periods and people who drink alcohol or use illicit drugs, according to the Centers for Disease Control.
Warning signs in adults include shivering, exhaustion, confusion, fumbling hands, memory loss, slurred speech and drowsiness. Infants with hypothermia typically have bright red, cold skin and/or very low energy, according to CDC.
Health officials encourage wearing layers, hats, scarves and wool socks when exposed to the cold outdoors for long periods.
Earlier this winter, hypothermia was confirmed as a factor in the deaths of an elderly Frederick County man and an elderly Prince George's County woman.
Have a weather question? E-mail me at email@example.com or tweet to @MdWeather.


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The debate about glGenQueries and glDeleteQueries (the core functions) are more tricky as when these were originally introduced to the core spec they behaved like their ARB counterpart and only since version 3.0 they started to behave differently (at least according to the spec).
So the thing is, I still would say that this is a specification bug as it makes 3.0 non-backwards compatible with 2.1 (even though it should be as no features were actually removed there). However, if we really have to insist on it, then it means that from 3.0 glGenQueries and glDeleteQueries should behave differently than glGenQueriesARB and glDeleteQueriesARB.
This shouldn't be a problem in general, but think of the following case:
1. Somebody implements an application on a GPU supporting OpenGL 3.3 (compatibility profile).
2. The application is meant to be backwards compatible as it doesn't use any new features besides e.g. OpenGL 2.0.
3. He/she puts a glGenQueries or glDeleteQueries call inside glBeginQuery and glEndQuery (this should work fine, according to the OpenGL 3.3 spec).
4. Now somebody wants to execute the same application on a GPU supporting only OpenGL 2.1 (occlusion queries are in core there too so one might expect that it should work out-of-the-box, considering that compatibility profile should be fully backwards compatible).
So unintentionally, the developer made the application non-backwards compatible with OpenGL 2.1 despite he/she used compatibility profile and didn't use any GL 3.x features.


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Santana was placed on the disabled list yesterday with inflammation in his back - Sandy Alderson said he would not pitch again this season.
Santana had said he began throwing last December as part of the rebuilding process after his shoulder surgery. That, along with his continued recovery from the procedure and the normal wear and tear of a baseball season might have led to the myriad of breakdowns he had since June 1. In the end, while he did accomplish a lot this year, it still feels disappointing, especially since his season went downhill in the manner it did. Hopefully this rest will benefit Santana and he can positively contribute over the course of the entire season in 2013.


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So ive just returned from my first two week holiday since i was diagnosed. I travelled to the fabulous island of majorca with the whole family in tow and plenty of luggage. As I was diagnosed with malnutrition before i left i had to carry about 60 bottles of nutrition drinks with me and obviously all my other meds on top. Fortunately I contacted the airline before I left and they were very helpfull in letting me take an extra case free of charge to put all that junk in (leaving plenty of room in my case for all my clothes and shoes!). I would advise this to anyone whos travelling with meds as its so much easier.
The flight was fine, no stiffness or pain and i was very excited by this. The last time I flew was when my symptoms first started to appear and I was in agony when I got off the plane. A long day of travelling was followed by a nice meal with the family and a cheeky glass of sangria (has to be done)and a nice long sleep. The whole two weeks I was completely pain free! What a Godsend. I couldnt actually believe it. I relaxed by the pool, went to the beach, shopped and went out for meals and drinks (alot!) and actually felt like a normal person again! They say the sun can help arthritis sufferers and it definately did me. I have returned feeling healthy and refreshed and very positive!
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Carrie Underwood - AMAs 2012 Red Carpet
Carrie Underwood is smashing at the 2012 American Music Awards held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Sunday (November 18) in Los Angeles.
The 29-year-old singer was joined on the red carpet by her husband Mike Fisher.
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Carrie Underwood
The day before, Carrie tweeted, "On stage rehearsing for the #AMAs! It's going to be fun! I heard about some of the other performances…can't wait!"
Carrie is nominated for Favorite Country Female Artist and will go up against Miranda Lambert and Taylor Swift for the award. Carrie is also nominated for Favorite Country Album.
FYI: Carrie is wearing a Abed Mahfouz dress, Guiseppe Zanotti shoes, Jacob and Co. jewels, and Jill Milan bag.


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Seeking Water from the Sun After 30 years off the Navajo Nation, Rosie Sekayumptewa returned to the homestead where three generations of her family have lived. She found the beauty and serenity she remembered-and the scarcity that had shaped her childhood. In Sekayumptewa's corner of the reservation, there is no access to safe, clean water. D