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Waitsfield, VERMONT — Richard M. Bisbee – 82, died at his home on Thursday, May 18, 2012, after a long battle with cancer. He was born in Montpelier, Vermont on June 21, 1929, son of the late Clarence and Dorothy (Savage) Bisbee. Richard married Emily A. Holton in Erwin, S. Dak., on June 17, 1951. Emily, Richard's wife of 59 years, predeceased him on June 1, 2010.
Richard attended public schools in Waitsfield, Vt., graduating from Waitsfield High School in 1947. He also attended Mount Hermon, a prep school in Mount Hermon, Mass., for nearly two years, at which time his older brother, David, was killed in WWII, so Richard returned home to be with his parents. Richard continued his education at Yankton College, Yankton, S. Dak., where he graduated with his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1956. From August 1950 to August 1954, he served with the U.S. Air Force, spending one year of duty in the Korean Conflict. His Air Force duties included radar mechanic airborne and later in personnel. He returned from active duty and finished his undergraduate studies at Yankton College where he began his teaching career at Yankton High School in 1956. He received his Master's of Arts degree from the University of South Dakota in Vermillion, S. Dak., in 1959. During this period, Richard was a member of a group who wrote the English Course of Study for the South Dakota Public High School System. He helped author several books concerning the teaching of the Humanities in high schools and colleges. In 1972, he received a grant from the Endowment for the Humanities to pursue a doctorate program at Michigan State University. He completed his course work in 1980. Richard was on the faculty of Worthington Community College from 1960 to 1991, where he taught English, Literature, History, Philosophy, Speech and Theater. He was Faculty President several times, Faculty Representative to the State for several years, and twice appointed Interim Dean of Worthington Community College. Richard also served on several state and national Humanity Commissions. He directed theater at the college for 25 years and founded and directed the Grassroots Community Theater for 20 years. He was a Sunday School Superintendent at the Presbyterian Church in Worthington for 15 years, scoutmaster for 10 years. He taught five years at Yankton High School, one year at Woodstock (Vt.) High School and, in 1960, began his college teaching career in Worthington, Minn.
In 1961, the family moved to Worthington. From 1961, Richard began a summer career teaching in summer camps in Maine. He was a reading teacher for seven years at Camp Ticawa in Harrison, Maine. In 1968, he became a teacher at Long Lake Lodge, North Bridgton, which was a summer tutoring camp for high school students. Richard became director of this camp and President of the Board of Directors for 18 years. He was Director and Stockholder of this camp when it was sold in 1986. Through these summer periods the family went to Maine, where Richard and Emily had a summer home.
Richard has lived in many communities. He grew up in Waitsfield, went to Yankton, S. Dak. at age 18 where he lived for 13 years. While in the service he was in Tex., Miss., Crestview, Fla., Korea, Denver, Colo., later living in Worthington, Minn., Woodstock, Vt., Harrison and North Bridgton, Maine, and Waitsfield, Vt. Richard and Emily spent 14 winters in New Smyrna, Fla.
Richard retired in June 1991 and moved to Waitsfield, Vt., his hometown. His major retirement project was to write a second volume of the History of the Town of Waitsfield 1789–2000. He completed this book, which was published in 2006 and available for sale. He has remained interested in the town's changing face over the years.
He is survived by five children, eleven grandchildren and one great-granddaughter: Dorothy Nelson and daughter Anna of Portland, Ore.; David Bisbee and his wife Tamara of Stowe, Vt. and daughters Megan, Clare and Jaime; Barry Bisbee and his wife Ruth of Stewartville, Minn. and children Emily, Tyler, Molly; Ronald Bisbee and his wife Jan of Winterport, Maine and sons Wyatt and Tanner; Martha Powers and her husband Michael of Chaska, Minn. and daughters Michaela and Katelyn; and great-granddaughter, Sophia.
Graveside interment services will be held from the Waitsfield Common Cemetery on Aug. 5, 2012 at 1 p.m. To send online condolences please visit us at www.perkinsparker.com and Facebook. Assisting the family is the Perkins-Parker Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Waterbury, Vermont. Anyone wishing to send cards may send them to Martha Powers, 9311 Rhoy Ave., Chaska MN 55318.


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Oneida Common Council rents space for gym to police union for $100 per year
ONEIDA >> Some negotiating between the administration and members of the Police Benevolent Association was needed Tuesday evening to come to an agreement over how much the union will have to pay to use a portion of the Justice Center basement for a physical fitness room.
Proposing to lease the space as a gym for police officers, an agreement was drawn up between the PBA and the city. Left blank was the amount of money to be charged for use of the space. Given the city's obligation to follow specific state regulations governing how it allows outside agencies to use its services and property, the council cannot offer the space to the PBA for free.
Given the benefits the gym would have for the officers, and auxiliary benefits to the city as a whole, Acting Mayor Max Smith said the administration could, in exchange, bargain a lower price that what would be considered market value and offered the space to the PBA for $200 a year.
"We were thinking $1," Sgt. John Little said in return.
Because the PBA is a private entity, City Attorney Nadine Bell explained that the city has to hold it to the same standards as any other organization that may ask to lease space within the city's properties.
Little countered that the space in the Justice Center's basement isn't leasable to outside organizations and is currently unused. Because the building is secure and the space in question happens to be next to the police department's evidence locker, Little said it would be impossible for anyone else to use it.
While many municipalities provide a gym facility, or gym membership, to its police force, Oneida does not, Little pointed out. The agreement stipulates that the PBA will be required to make all modifications necessary to create the workout space, including buying the exercise equipment. The city is not contributing to that.
Having a gym in the police station will benefit the city as a whole, Little said, as it will allow the entire force to get in better shape and become healthier. Less sick time will be used as a result and fewer injuries should occur, he said.
Those reasons were taking into consideration when the city's asking price was calculated, Smith said, and allowed the city to lower the fee from what had been calculated as fair retail value as $1,800 per month.
Ward 1 Councilman Brahim Zogby said $200 shouldn't be a "sticking point" for the PBA, saying, compared to gym membership costs, the city's fee is low.
In a roll-call vote, the lease agreement didn't pass, with only Zogby and Smith agreeing to the price.
Discussion turned to the potential for a gym facility for use by both the police and fire departments or even all city employees.
In the interest of moving forward with the project, Little negotiated a $100 per year fee for the space. All but Zogby agreed to that.
In yet more discussions over the proposed outdoor furnace regulations, Ward 5 Councilman Jim Chamberlain reiterated his opinion that a 200-foot setback from adjoining property lines for all furnaces was too much. The state's requirement is half of that - 100 feet - and 150 feet would be more reasonable, he said. With other safety measures and regulations in place to restrict their use, Chamberlain said the setback requirement was too strict and will merely cause more variances to be requested and granted.
Fire Chief Gregg Myers disagreed, saying variances will be granted to allow flexibility in setbacks so the proposed regulations wouldn't limit anyone from installing an outdoor furnace. The main objective of the 200 feet setback is to protect the inside district, he said.
Ultimately, all but Chamberlain voted in favor of the regulations.
The council gave Oneida's Downtown Association the OK to shut down part of Oneida Street and use Clinch Park for farmers markets this summer, from June 6 to Oct. 31. Organizer Marty Winchell said the event worked out well last year for farmers.
"They were on Cloud Nine last year with the amount of traffic," he said. "We'll probably get more vendors this year because of it."
The ODA does not charge farmers and other vendors to sell goods at the event.
"They deserve a break to get their products out there," he said.
While a resolution on the agenda proposed to sell 10 portable Motorola radios on eBay, the fire chief proposed that they be donated to neighboring volunteer departments in Oneida County. Now obsolete with Madison County's new digital radio system, the radios could be used by departments in Oneida County, he said.
In other business, the council approved:
- Water Department employees and water board commissioners to attend the Central New York Water Works Summer Meeting and Product Display and clambake; the $45 fee per person will be paid by the water department.
- 2011 basic financial statements from Gustafson & Co for the year ending Dec. 31, 2011.
- A $19,000 agreement with D'Arcangelo & Co. for an audit of the city's 2012 financial statements,.
- A $14,400 annual maintenance agreement with LSDI of Syracuse for supervisory control and data acquisition and supportive systems professional maintenance services at the waste water treatment plant.
- The advertisement of bids for hydrants, pipes and materials for the water department.
- Special event applications for the Sherrill Kenwood Community Chest Silver Scorcher race and the Wilber Duck Mile.
- A State Environmental Quality Review Act application for the Fish Creek Crossing Improvement Project.
After meeting in executive session, the council approved the sale of a 3.99 acre city-owned parcel adjoining Maxwell Field. Neighboring property owner Randy Jones has requested the acquisition of the property for some time but there's been debate over whether or not the property, when given as a gift to the city, was deemed park land. On Tuesday, the council made the deciding vote to put the property on the open market, at a price of $25,000. The property can be accessed by a narrow right-of-way from West Elm Street.
The council is scheduled to meet next April 16 at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall.

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The iPhone and iPad App Store is the most vibrant mobile software store around, and as Apple recently posted, its about to hit a major milestone: It's getting pretty darn close to reaching its 50 billionth app download.
Read that again: 50 billion.
To celebrate, it has set up a live counter of app downloads on its website, which, when we took a look, jumps up 1,000 every two or so seconds. At that rate, it'll reach fifty billion in no time. But the Cupertino company isn't just posting a counter, it's offering a whopping $10,000 reward to whomever downloads the fifty billionth app. Of course, this isn't going to just be a check you can cash; it will be a $10,000 gift card to the App Store.
That's a whole heck of a lot of app downloads. We can only imagine just how many years that would take to actually spend.
Apple isn't stopping there. Those who download the first 50 apps after the landmark will be awarded $500 App Store gift cards. Sure, it's a far cry from $10,000, but it'll still go a long way.
There are still a few hundred million more downloads to go, so no need to rush to the store now to try to snag that prize, but if you really want a shot at the grand prize, be sure to keep checking the counter to see where it's at. Check the countdown here. Good luck!


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Jason Mraz Listens To His Fans In Picking 'I'm Yours' As A Hit Single
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"The song was really born into the crowd. ... I noticed almost an immediate response to it and people really celebrated in a different way during that song," he said in a phone interview. "And then by having those three years to jam to the song, it gave us the opportunity to do something simple, yet spirited" in the studio.And the song is doing quite well. The whole point of the article is to note that the song has the longest ever run on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Apparently sales of the song weren't "hurt" by the fact that people could hear it long before it was chosen as a single. In fact, it seemed to do just fine. So why do execs try to lock up that decision making process so much?


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To review the Giro Aeon helmet we took to the road for a series of test rides. What better place to talk about the helmet than in the middle of a ride?
The Aeon was designed to be as light as the Pro Light but with the comfort that helmet has been noticed to be lacking. The previous light-weight/comfort helmet was the Ions, which never felt as good on my skull as the Atmos. As a result, I've stuck with an Atmos for years—until now. Here's my thoughts about the new Giro.


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It's getting hard to keep up with country singer Mindy McCready, because the bad news just keeps rolling in. As some of you may know, her background is extremely troubled: multiple suicide attempts, addiction issues, an incident in December of 2011 involving her unlawfully taking her son from his legal guardian. Most recently, her name was back in the headlines when her boyfriend died of what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, and she eventually went on Dateline to deny the unpleasant rumor that she may have had something to do with his death.
The very latest development in McCready's life, however, is maybe the most upsetting of all. Although hopefully it's exactly the brutal intervention she needed to get it together for her children's sake.
According to Mindy McCready's father, she's been spiraling downhill ever since her boyfriend died -- to the point where she's not being a good mom to her two young sons (her old son Zander is 6, and her youngest, Zayne, is 9 months old). In a petition filed by her father and approved by a judge, Tim McCready wrote:
Since boyfriend (David Wilson) shot himself she has been in bed for 3 wks. Sleeps all day. Drinks all night and is taking Rx drugs. Not bathing or even helping take care of her 2 children. [She] is not making any sense of [any] conversations with anyone. Very verbally abusive to Zander (6) son.
In the approval of the petition, the judge agreed that McCready's situation is unsustainable:
There is cause to find there is clear and convincing evidence that Respondent is in imminent danger of harm to herself or others, suicidal or gravely disabled.
McCready has been committed to a treatment facility and ordered to stay there for at least three weeks. On Wednesday, her boys were removed by the Department of Human Services, and they are currently in foster care.
Just one week earlier, Billy McKnight, McCready's ex-husband, had filed his own court papers documenting his belief that McCready was unable to care for her children. He asked for full custody of their son, Zander.
What can I possibly add to this sad story? It's just a terrible situation, and my heart breaks for those poor kids. Especially little Zander, who's had more family trauma at 6 than most people rack up in a lifetime. It's hard to feel positive about the chances that McCready will accept the help and do the hard work to get better once and for all, but as long as she's breathing, she's got a chance to make a better life. I hope for everyone involved that she does so.
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VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis marked his one-year anniversary Thursday with a simple tweet: "Please pray for me."
Francis' appeal echoed his gesture on that rainy night one year ago when he came out onto the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica and introduced himself to the world. Rather than impart a blessing on the crowd below, Francis asked first for a "favor," asking the crowd to bless him.
Francis has continued to ask for prayers, ending nearly each appearance with a similar request.
Francis spent his anniversary tucked away on retreat south of Rome with senior Vatican cardinals and monsignors. The Vatican said nothing special was planned, just prayer and meditations.
But in his hometown of Buenos Aires, Argentines were celebrating, particularly the poor who live in the "misery villages" of the capital where the former Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio ministered as archbishop. In the Villa 1-11-14 slum, a huge screen was set up for residents to watch an interview Francis gave recently to FM Bajo Flores, a community radio station that broadcasts from the slum.


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Has anyone else read about this? Apparently two of the three people involved are still fugitives.
Apparently they decided to fatally shoot the 22-year old mother because she told them to get a job after they followed her home trying to bum cigarettes.
Perhaps most disturbingly, they posted this picture (yes, on Facebook) 12 hours after the alleged shooting. What in God's name is wrong with people? (the two in the picture are the ones that are wanted for murder)


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Court Ruling In Veoh Case Could Be A Big Boost To YouTube Over Viacom
from the a-good-decision dept
While this may seem like a small case, it is quite similar to Viacom's infamous lawsuit against YouTube/Google. Considering that YouTube follows the DMCA's rules in a similar manner to Veoh, this ruling suggests that YouTube is also protected by the DMCA safe harbors, just as many had stated from the beginning. The key issues raised by Io (and also raised by Viacom) is that these sites lose their DMCA safe harbors because they take action on the content, often transcoding the content from one format into flash. However, the judge in the Veoh case trashed that argument pretty easily:
Here, Veoh has simply established a system whereby software automatically processes user-submitted content and recasts it in a format that is readily accessible to its users. Veoh preselects the software parameters for the process from a range of default values set by the third party software... But Veoh does not itself actively participate or supervise the uploading of files. Nor does it preview or select the files before the upload is completed. Instead, video files are uploaded through an automated process which is initiated entirely at the volition of Veoh's usersThe folks over at Google are, understandably, pretty happy about this ruling, which confirms their position that YouTube is protected: "It is great to see the Court confirm that the DMCA protects services like YouTube that follow the law and respect copyrights."


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Janina Prot
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Janina's parents had converted from Judaism to Catholicism in the 1920s. When Janina was 4 years old, her parents divorced; Janina left Warsaw and went to live with her father near the Polish town of Radom, while her brother Tomas remained in Warsaw with his mother. Janina, or Jana as she was affectionately known, loved to read.
1933-39: When I was 12 I moved back to Warsaw to attend secondary school, and stayed with my mother. A year later, on September 8, 1939, the Germans were bombing Warsaw. Thinking it might be safer downtown, we rushed to stay at my aunt's apartment. But on September 25 as I stood on one side of the living room in her apartment, and my cousins and their 3-month-old baby stood on the other, a bomb fell through the ceiling, killing them.
1940-44: The Nazis persecuted converted Jews, so my mother, brother and I hid at a convent near Warsaw. But I so missed studying that I returned to the city. Once, some half-Jewish friends and I were changing streetcars at a stop just outside the ghetto. We were grabbed and asked by the Germans why we "Jewish children" were leaving the ghetto. "We're not Jewish!" we answered. But they said they could tell we were by looking at us. I showed them papers from the convent school, saying, "If I were, would I go to a Catholic school?"
The Germans released Jana and her friends. Jana graduated from secondary school in Warsaw in 1943. She lived in Poland until 1971, when she immigrated to the United States.


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After spending time, money and effort acquiring customers for your new business, it'll soon be time to switch gears and start focusing on retention. But what can businesses do to convince customers to keep coming back for more? We turned to Reddit to find out.
In a thread titled "What company has forever won your business," we discovered thousands of Redditors swapping stories about what their favorite brands had done to win them over. After combing through a seemingly endless stream of comments, we reached one (very unsurprising) conclusion - great customer service was the key.
The connection between customer service and repeat customers is something we've talked about before, but thanks to Redditors, we've narrowed down which aspects appear to make the biggest impact on customer retention.
Here are five ways to impress your customers and keep them for life.
Demonstrate Integrity
/u/MattAlbie6's mechanic won his heart by breaking his car:
Lesson: Always own up to your mistakes. Sometimes a simple apology is all it takes, but going over and above like this mechanic is a sure-fire way land a lifetime customer.
Don Knauss, chairman and chief executive officer of Clorox, believes that "when a company models that kind of behavior inside and out, when it walks the walk, then it establishes a solid foundation of trust. It solidifies its reputation and makes business transactions and partnerships happen much more quickly."
Further reading: 4 Examples of Excellent Customer Service on Facebook
Reward Loyalty
Here's how /u/PainkillerSC was upgraded to "customer for life":
Lesson: Giving an unexpected gift plays to the law of reciprocity which refers to responding to a positive action with another positive action. After giving /u/PainkillerSC great loyalty discounts, he reciprocated that goodwill by posting a glowing testimonial on Reddit, which also made its way onto our blog.
Further reading: 7 Customer Retention Tactics to Get Current Ecommerce Customers to Purchase More
Always Over-deliver
/u/i-n-joyfilm piles it on high for his favorite deli:
Lesson: Exceed customer expectations. Over-delivering is one of the best strategic moves you can make as an online business owner as it creates customers that share their experience, spend more money, and purchase more frequently.
Ryan French, founder of GameKlip and Build a Business winner, decided to over-deliver by adding a small package of candies with each order. It was so well received by his customer that they talked about it all over social media, forums and blogs.
Further reading: How to Exceed Customer Expectations and Over-deliver Every Time
Embrace Your Community
/u/CharlieBuck shares his affinity for mollusc-inspired gaming peripherals:
Lesson: Use social media to stay connected with your audience. A strong social presence is a great way to show that you're engaged with your consumers. Whether you're responding to tweets on Twitter, or sharing product shots on Instagram, it eases a buyer's mind.
Further reading: 10 Inspiring Ecommerce Examples of Social Media Done Right (and How You Can Implement Them)
Maintain Consistency
/u/Hoodafakizit drops some sobering truth for business owners:
Lesson: It takes more than a one-time gesture, discount, or positive experience to build a loyal following. Consistency means that your customers should expect this level of service each and every time they interact with you. As /u/tattedspider's dad said, "one 'oh shit' wipes out a thousand 'attaboys'."
Further reading: 8 Customer Service Quotes That Will Transform the Way You Run Your Business
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Righthaven Loses (Big Time) In Colorado As Well
from the another-one-bites-the-dust dept
Judge Kane has finally ruled in one such case and once again Righthaven comes up a loser. Judge Kane ruled similarly to the Nevada cases in explaining that Righthaven did not have standing or the copyrights properly assigned to it, and thus he has dismissed the case and accelerated things by switching the status of the case from a motion to dismiss up to summary judgment, allowing him to order Righthaven to also pay legal fees (something it's been avoiding and ignoring in other cases).
The ruling is a worthwhile read. While those sued by Righthaven used the precedent set in the Silvers case, which states that you cannot transfer just the bare right to sue, Judge Kane points out that's only controlling precedent in the 9th Circuit, and since this court is in the 10th Circuit, it is not controlling. So rather than just relying on Silvers, Judge Kane does a thorough analysis of copyright law -- going all the way back to the Constitutional origins of the law. It's a worthwhile read. It starts with "promoting the progress" (of course) and then goes through some details of the 1909 Copyright Act and the 1976 Copyright Act. In looking at the 1909 Act, Judge Kane notes the historical "balance" of copyright law, in seeking greater legal dissemination of the works, and how that's limited by the ability to assign the bare right to sue:
A third-party who has been assigned the bare right to sue for infringement has no interest in the legal dissemination of the copyrighted material. On the contrary, that party derives its sole economic benefit by instituting claims of infringement, a course of action which necessarily limits public access to the copyrighted work. This prioritizes economic benefit over public access, in direct contradiction to the constitutionally mandated equilibrium upon which copyright law is based. The legislative history relating to the Copyright Act of 1976 supports this interpretation.It's worth noting that this was the case in which lawyer Marc Randazza filed his Glengarry Glen Ross motion, which some had criticized. In this case, it appears to have worked.
So, what's left for Righthaven? Its cases in Nevada appear to be dead. The cases in Colorado are now likely dead as well. There's a case in South Carolina that probably isn't long for this world. Righthaven has stopped filing new cases. So, right now, it's fighting to not pay legal fees (more on that shortly), and also facing charges of unauthorized practice of law in a few states. It may also be working on an appeal, though one has to wonder if it actually has the money for an appeal at this point...
Update: Not a huge surprise, but we've received word that Judge Kane has started asking Righthaven to show cause for why other cases in Colorado shouldn't face this same result by October 7th.


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As someone who didn't want to breastfeed past six months (and feared embarrassment), I can understand where some of the comments (230+ and counting!) are coming from with regards to Kelly Preston's news that she is nursing 16-month old Benjamin (see PEOPLE.com–we shared it here last week, when we announced Kelly as a Best for Babes Champion for Moms).
What changed my mind about nursing past a few months was the fact that 1) breastfeeding after 6 months was SO easy and convenient, especially while traveling or running errands, and it seemed silly NOT to continue, and 2) my 2-year old daughter was the only one of her peers not to be hospitalized for dehydration during a nasty rotovirus outbreak; breastmilk was the only fluid she could keep down (not pedialyte or water).
While intuitively we sense that breastfeeding after a year is biologically and evolutionarily advantageous, we need more studies to bear that out (see this comment). In the meantime, the below was culled from Kellymom.com and other sources:
FACTS about breastfeeding after 1 year:
- After 1 year, human milk has significantly increased fat and energy contents, compared with human milk before 1 year. Babies' brains are growing and NEED the extra fat & especially human cholesterol.
- In the second year (12-23 months), 448 mL of breastmilk provides (Dewey 2001): 29% of energy requirements, 43% of protein requirements,36% of calcium requirements,75% of vitamin A requirements,76% of folate requirements, 94% of vitamin B12 requirements, 60% of vitamin C requirements . Note that this is exactly what baby humans need; cow's milk is designed to grow baby cows which have smaller brains per body mass.
- Nursing toddlers between the ages of 16 and 30 months have been found to have fewer illnesses and illnesses of shorter duration than their non-nursing peers (Gulick 1986). In other words, the longer that toddlers are allowed to nurse, the lower their risk of disease. There is also a proportionate increase in IQ for babies and toddlers who breastfeed longer, i.e. higher IQ for breastfeeding over 1 year vs. 6-12 months.
- Some of the immune factors in breastmilk increase in concentration during the second year and also during the weaning process. (Goldman 1983, Goldman & Goldblum 1983, Institute of Medicine 1991).
- In cultures where mothers and babies are not pressured to wean prematurely, babies self-wean naturally between 2.5 and 7 years of age, with most babies self-weaning around age 3 or 4. (Dettwyler)
- The longer babies are allowed to nurse the better socially adjusted they are. Per the researchers, 'There are statistically significant tendencies for conduct disorder scores to decline with increasing duration of breastfeeding.'"
- Breastfeeding toddlers (babies > 1 year), helps them learn to self-soothe and self-regulate, manage frustrations (some parents report avoiding the "terrible twos" altogether) and lessens pain from bumps and bruises (breastmilk contains analgesics, i.e. natural pain-killers). Nursing toddlers are easier to handle in the doctor's office, too!
- Breastfeeding toddlers (babies > 1 year) helps them make a gradual transition to childhood, "Meeting a child's dependency needs is the key to helping that child achieve independence. And children outgrow these needs according to their own unique timetable." Children who achieve independence at their own pace are more secure in that independence then children forced into independence prematurely.
- The longer mothers breastfeed, the lower their risk of breast cancer, ovarian cancer, uterine cancer, osteoporosis, rheumatoid arthritis, and heart disease.
- Older babies/toddlers nurse fewer times per day, most people are usually unaware they are nursing.
- Babies that are old enough to "ask" to nurse are also old enough to say "thank you", one of the sweetest experiences any mother can experience!
So, truthfully, there is no such thing as "extended" breastfeeding or "still" breastfeeding much as there is no such thing as "extended" walking or "still" walking. Breastfeeding, like walking, is part of being human and begins and ends when it is evolutionary and developmentally advantageous. In the case of breastfeeding, that is birth to somewhere between 2.5 and 7, end of story. Anything other than that is premature weaning–and we all need to accept and acknowledge that.
Here's what breastfeeding beyond a year looks like — it's especially important that we SEE it because what we don't SEE we often don't regard as normal.
Of course, some women may choose to wean early for various reasons (I did!), but we owe it to ourselves to acknowledge and OWN those reasons. Furthermore, nobody should be judged for weaning at any time, but listened to, UNDERSTOOD and accepted. Through this kind of supportive dialogue, mothers are more likely to breastfeed longer, and start to think about whether, if any, booby traps kept them from achieving their personal breastfeeding goals. No matter when a mother weans, every ounce, every day counts! Cheer moms on first, listen and seek to understand before you educate. Don't leave an angry rant on a blog. 🙂
What made you decide to breastfeed longer than you intended? What have you done that has worked to encourage other moms to nurse longer than they intended?


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The question of research-IT provisioning came up in my post on data-security horror stories. I saw some confusion from readers about it, and it's worth examining in detail for other reasons, so here goes.
So let's imagine Achaea University for a moment: immense, a diverse research agenda across many disciplines, lots of grants coming in, but some areas (often but hardly exclusively in the humanities) with no grant money incoming at all. How does Achaea U provision researchers with IT tools and services?
Achaea U doubtless has a central IT unit. At a minimum, it handles networking, campuswide administrative IT (payroll, HR, authentication/authorization, likely the course-management system, perhaps calendaring and email if those haven't been outsourced), and a lot of front-line student- and staff-facing IT (computer labs, campus wireless, helpdesk, webspace, basic web-accessible storage, etc). It may or may not have a learning-technology unit.
It almost certainly doesn't have a research-IT-specific unit. Such research computing services as it provides are of two types: repurposed other services (e.g. webspace), or pay-to-play services (e.g. specialized development teams). Big storage, if it exists, is almost certainly pay-to-play; you pay as long as you keep data on central IT's systems, and if you don't pay, central IT blows the data away. Such research-type services also tend to be "enterprisey" in their technical provisioning—which combined with pay-for-play means "serious sticker shock" for the average researcher, even the average well-funded researcher.
Services also tend to be lowest-common-denominator. If you have special needs, such as preservation past grant expiration or diamond-hard security? Tough noogies, chum. Central IT offers what central IT offers; you can take it or leave it. You can yell at central IT all you like that they don't know what the hell they're doing (and they may very well not; insular central IT units can and do gin up services that are convenient for them to provide, while not convenient at all to the intended user). Doesn't matter. Central IT offers what Central IT offers. Take it or leave it.
Most researchers leave it, which means no economy of scale, which means these services cost central IT even more than they need to—and since central IT is pay-to-play, well…
So Achaea U has a lot of other systems running research-related IT. For example, Achaea U does a fair bit of what's called "grid computing" (which has other guises too, but let that go for now). That's not run through central IT, because central IT was too big and ponderous and lowest-common-denominator to jump on that need (it's very hard, organizationally, for central IT to greenlight a service that not everybody on campus will use). Engineering or comp sci owns the grid, or it may have spun off into its own (likely pay-to-play, depending on the status of its internal grant funding) research/service enterprise.
And then we have the other end of the scale: a poorly-funded lone-wolf researcher limping along via a Linux server installed on a dusty beige consumer-grade box under his desk. If it breaks, he's humped, because it was set up years ago by a grad student who has since graduated, leaving no documentation behind, and he doesn't entirely know how it works. It hasn't broken. Yet. Is it backed up? Who the heck knows? Has it been hacked? Who the heck knows? Who the heck knows which networks it's even connected to, for that matter? The researcher sure doesn't. But he knows that his server (plus whatever free-to-him web services he tacks on to his processes) is cheaper by a factor of ten (maybe even a hundred) than equivalent computing provision from central IT! This, folks, is what I mean by "cowboy IT." Yee-ha! And there's a lot of it, scattered all over Achaea U! Yippee-ki-yi-yay!
It is, as I said, a continuum. Based on what's said in the Inside Higher Ed article, Dr. Yankaskas was very close to the cowboy-IT end. Somewhere in the middle, Achaea U has a few research-IT units that work on soft money for small or large groups of researchers. These units are more nimble, discipline-savvy, and responsive than Achaea U's central IT, and they're likely just as competent or more so (especially considering how little central IT knows about research-computing needs); the downside is that they're not as richly-funded and their funding is always in danger, so they probably cut some corners. The worse among them are no better than straight-up cowboy IT; part of the problem is that their staff may be selected by researchers who don't know jack about IT (as clearly happened in Dr. Yankaskas's case).
Plenty of Achaea U researchers, it must be said, can't even muster a cowboy-IT setup, when lack of outside funding combines with lack of skill. They are utterly shut out. Neither central IT nor research-computing units want them because they have no grant money to toss in the pot. The library may do what little it can, particularly for humanities scholars, but it's not enough.
So how do researchers get away with cowboy IT? Well, honestly, nobody's ever looked. It's that simple. And nobody looks because nobody much cares—until there's a huge, embarrassing screwup like the Dr. Yankaskas affair. (If this seems to resemble the laissez-faire IT environment that used to exist for social-security numbers in US universities? Quite right. Same causes.) Classic case of externalities: cowboy IT creates risks, sometimes serious risks to the researcher or even the institution, but mitigating the risks isn't perceived as important (and is known to be expensive) until there's a sudden crisis.
I expect the NSF data-management plan process to expose a shocking amount of cowboy IT in US science research, from the Achaea Universities among us to industry all the way down to the lone-wolves. I also expect the NSF will start to indicate gently that cowboy IT is not acceptable practice… and to become rather less gentle about it over time. This means that researchers will have to internalize risks they hadn't previously worried about, or they'll wind up like Dr. Yankaskas.
I don't entirely know what campus research-IT infrastructures will emerge from this. I wouldn't be celebrating if I worked for central IT; I have serious misgivings that central IT in its ongoing ignorance can even do this right. I'd rather see a mesh of the middles, growing collaboration among research-specific IT units to expand their services, service models, and funding sources to campus cowboys and have-nots. That's a tall order, though; funding models aren't clear, and these units think of themselves as independent fiefdoms, rarely valuing collaboration because of its added process overhead. It doesn't help that central IT will often fight to keep such a mesh from emerging, viewing it as a threat.
So we'll see. The bottom-line truth is that Achaea U will have to do better at research-IT provisioning in the next decade, or it'll start losing grant dollars to universities that work out how to do it right. Yippee-ki-yi-yay.


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In another tragic twist to the infamous case of Kenneth Parnell, the pedophile's younger kidnapping victim has died of a pulmonary embolism at the young age of 35. Timothy White, a sheriff's deputy, leaves behind a wife and two young children.
I followed this case closely when it broke in 1980, writing a critical analysis of media coverage for a journalism assignment, and in the three decades since it has remained one of the eeriest I've encountered. Now, with the sad death of "Timmy" White, who was just 5 when Parnell kidnapped him, it seems that no one escaped from Parnell's curse:
- Parnell's older victim, Steven Stayner, who lived with Parnell for seven years, died in a motorcycle crash in 1989, eight years after he escaped with little Timmy.
- Steven's brother, Cary, went on to become a serial rapist-killer of women in Yosemite National Park, crimes for which he is on San Quentin's Death Row, awaiting eventual execution.
My 2008 blog post on Parnell's death is HERE, with links to more background on the case. Photo: Timmy White gets a piggyback ride from Steven Stayner at a 1980 news conference.


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Admittedly, I am at a point where I am standing in the shallows on the west side of the Bosphorus - in just about ankle deep. An Orthodox friend has repeatedly told me that I am orthodox and just don't know it yet - maybe.
Welcome, Wayfarer! I'm a convert to the Coptic church, and had a long, slow road myself, through Baptist, charismatic and Anglican churches.What an interesting image! As I was pondering conversion to Catholicism or Orthodoxy, I kept picturing myself as standing outside these beautiful churches and peering in, getting a whiff of incense or a waft of singing, but afraid to step through the door. At that point I wasn't even in a Protestant church anymore, so I really was out on the doorstep.
Welcome,I'm glad that instead of looking to the 'east' as in Zen, you're looking to the east as in 'Orthodoxy' Vespers is actually a very interesting time to observe an Orthodox service. Much less crowded, more time to be in solitude, on the surface a more 'low key' service yet very mystical. I think I'm going to start suggesting people visit Vespers/All-Night Vigil more often to observe.
uh-uh no Zen for me thank you. Spent a number of years in the martial arts so I am familiar with what eastern religions teach (though I never subscribed to them myself).
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Jim Tressel has not been contacted by the Browns about their coaching vacancy. On Thursday, he found a way to reach out to them.
Jim Tressel has not been contacted by the Browns about their coaching vacancy.
On Thursday, he found a way to reach out to them.
Ohio State's former coach, who remains wildly popular in his home state, told a Columbus radio station that while he has not had any discussions with the Browns "it doesn't mean that I don't have any interest in the NFL."
Appearing on 97.1 FM, Tressel didn't rule out the possibility that he could be a coaching candidate sometime soon.
"I think it's going to be an interesting time in the next few weeks, the next month, and I wouldn't count anything out," said Tressel, who made the appearance to promote an autograph show.
The 61-year-old spent 10 seasons at Ohio State, where he led the Buckeyes to a national title before he was fired for failing to report violations by some players. Tressel is currently a vice president at Akron, but sounded as if he's itching to return to coaching. He's been watching bowl games and the NFL playoffs with keen interest.
"I don't know if you love football how your blood couldn't boil if you're watching football at this time of year," he said.
Tressel grew up in Berea, where the Browns train and have their headquarters. A report last week that he would be interviewed by the Browns, who are looking to hire their fourth coach in six years, was quickly shot down.
But as long as the Browns' search continues, Tressel's name will be floated as some Cleveland fans fantasize about the sweater-vested coach taking over their perennial loser.
Tressel spent one season as a consultant on Indianapolis' coaching staff under Jim Caldwell. He enjoyed and learned from the experience.
"I had never really experienced the NFL from the inside," he said. "I always looked at it, being from the college sector, that it was different and maybe you couldn't have the impact on the young people like you could in college and whatnot. And really I learned that good coaches like Jim Caldwell and a lot of the folks in the league not only win games and draw Xs and Os, but they really do a good job in helping people in the early part of their lives."
The Browns are nearing the end of the second week of their coaching search. They've interviewed at least four known candidates: New England offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels, Seattle defensive coordinator Dan Quinn, Arizona defensive coordinator Todd Bowles and Green Bay quarterbacks coach Ben McAdoo.
McDaniels removed himself from consideration on Wednesday, and a person familiar with the decision told the AP he did so because he wasn't guaranteed he was the favorite. McDaniels went 11-17 as Denver's coach, and he was the perceived favorite to get Cleveland's job.
ESPN reported that the Browns will interview San Diego offensive coordinator on Saturday. Whisenhunt, who is also reportedly in the mix for the vacancies in Detroit and Tennessee, had two interviews with Browns owner Jimmy Haslam and CEO Joe Banner last year before they hired Rob Chudzinski.
It's interesting Whisenhunt would agree to three interviews in the same week the Chargers are preparing to play Denver on Sunday in the AFC playoffs.
Whisenhunt, who led Arizona to a Super Bowl, was thought to have the inside track at taking over the Browns a year ago, but the team instead hired Chudzinski, who was fired following a 4-12 season.
Banner had said it was unlikely the Browns would meet with any previous candidates.
"I don't think there will be anybody from last year's search who will be a candidate this year," he said on Dec. 30.
The Browns are not commenting during their search for the club's seventh full-time coach since 1999.


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UK: Anglican women to be ordained as priests
'Illogical ban'
Fourteen of the world's 38 Anglican Churches have already decided to allow women bishops.
The Church of England has had women priests since 1994 and around 400 have so far been ordained.
Supporters of women priests believe it is illogical and unfair to continue to bar them from becoming bishops. But opponents argue there is no biblical precedent for women bishops, as Christ's apostles were all male. They also think it is wrong for women to have authority over men in a religious capacity.
The Rt Rev Butler, who proposed the motion in favour of women bishops, said: "In no way can it be claimed that, in seeking at this time to test the mind of the Church of England, we act hastily or precipitately.
"I believe that there are good ecclesiological and theological reasons why women should now be able to be ordained bishop."
'Divisive move'
Opposition to the motion was led by the Bishop of Chichester, the Rt Rev John Hind, who said the Church needed more time to consider the issue. He said the Rochester report, written by the Bishop of Rochester and published earlier this year, collated arguments for and against women's ordination as bishops.
"The Church of England has not yet had the theological debate for which the Rochester report was produced and has not agreed the principle of women bishops.
"There continues to be serious disagreement in the Church of England. It reveals deeper disagreements about how we do theology and agree doctrine," he said.
Father David Houlding, from the Synod Catholic Group, told BBC News 24: "The bishop is the focus of unity in the centre of mission, and it's from the bishops the church's sacramental life comes, so it really does threaten our very existence."
The vote also received a mixed welcome from MPs. Tory MP Sir Patrick Cormack, a member of Synod, said: "I fear that a lot of people will probably leave the Church of England as a result."
But fellow Tory Julie Kirkbride said: "I am delighted by the action they have taken to bring the Church into the 21st century."
The Rev Elizabeth Macfarlane, chairwoman of the Group for Rescinding the Act of Synod, said the vote was "a step forward".
"At some point the traditionalists have to recognise that women have already been ordained as priests."
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Why not just wait scrap the Wii version altogether and just wait for the Wuu vers.
Well, at least it looks good, as good as DQVIII.
Also, since it has an offline portion, couldn't it be hacked with a hacked wii to make some high level character with legendary armor like PSO?
Screw the Wii


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Grain producers will soon find out if USDA's September estimates of corn and soybean production were wildly optimistic, or a result of improved drought resistance, especially in corn hybrids.
Soybean production was pegged at 2.856 billion bushels, up from last month's estimate of 2.79 billion bushels and down from last year's record 3.14 billion bushels. Corn was estimated at 10.64 billion bushels, up from last month's 10.35 billion bushels and down from last year's 11.8 billion bushels.
Soybean ending stocks were estimated at 205 million bushels, while corn ending stocks were estimated at 2.08 billion bushels.
The market was expecting to see higher yields in corn and soybeans, because of higher early yields coming off the combine. But not this high. According to Jim Bower, Bower Trading, "the corn production number is 338 million bushels above trade expectations, which is almost unbelievable. The soybean number is also a shell-shocker at 45 million bushels above trade expectations. The numbers are going to change the way the market sees the old crop carryover."
On the other hand, there are millions of acres of grain to be harvested, including a lot of corn and soybean acreage hit hard by drought this summer, meaning the numbers could decline significantly as harvest moves along.
"I've been touring the fields myself and the intermediate to late variety beans have been suffering due to dryness we've seen the last several week," Bower said.
On the other hand, the higher corn yields could be reflective of how well new technology and improved corn hybrids can perform in adverse conditions, said Greg Grow, Archer Financial Services.
Grow added that two factors have pushed corn basis lower recently. "One was the clearing out of old crop corn and the record corn ending stocks. The other was Hurricane Katrina. We saw the port close for roughly two weeks, and there has been a lot of apprehension because roughly 65 percent of our exports go through the Port of New Orleans.
"If the port comes back on stream ahead of harvest, we'll see some of the lower basis negated."
Once the port is back on-line, "then it's going to take seven to 10 days to get barges going back north again under the loading spouts. Watch the cash prices when that happens. If farmers are holders of grain, basis is going to have to tighten up to draw that grain out. I assure you, they are going to want to keep grain flowing out of the country."
USDA lowered Brazilian 2004-05 soybean production another 2 million tons in the report. "The general expectation is that Brazil could look at the possibility of lower acres this year due to financial constraints and other issues," said Grow.
"Those other issues include reports that many farms are for sale in the Mato Grosso area of Brazil. There are also reports of a substantial drop in acreage in Brazilian soybeans."
In addition, "fertilizer costs and the cost of transporting fertilizer into the right places is completely off the chart," Grow said. "I believe Brazilian and Argentine producers will be much more affected than U.S. producers by this U.S. estimate, and Brazil's acres for this coming year will start going down. With energy prices where they are, it's going to be very tough on the Brazilian producer."
Fortunately, there is a bullish undertone to the demand for grain, noted Bower. "There is off-the-chart growth in protein consumption from China. China has lost about 100 million metric tons of corn stocks in the last six years. It has increased the size of dairy herds, poultry and hog operations. China is going to build more roads in the next 20 years than the United States currently has. Their GDP is in the 9 percent to 10 percent range. Urbanization is almost off the charts. China will be a net importer of corn in 2007."
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PRINCETON, N.J. – Men's tennis had a difficult day at the courts against the No. 55 Princeton Tigers, dropping their showdown 6-1.
After their tense win over St. John's on Saturday afternoon, the Gauchos couldn't keep the momentum going in the conclusion of their two-game road trip, losing the doubles point and five of their six singles matches.
The lone win for UCSB came at court 4, where the hero of Saturday's game, sophomore Ziad Sultan, won in comeback fashion against Augie Bloom. Sultan dropped the first set 2-6 before taking the next two sets 6-3, 6-3 and helping UCSB to avoid the sweep.
"Ziad ended up having a pretty good weekend," said Coach Marty Davis, who added that he was pleased with sophomore Axel Bouillin's performance in Sunday's match as well.
Axel Bouillin showed resilience in his singles match at court 3, where he lost the first set to Matt Spindler 6-4 but bounced back to win the second set 4-6. Their match came down to the tie-breaker which Spindler won 10-8.
UCSB struggled in doubles against the formidable Ivy League team. At court 1, Ndimande and Sultan dropped their doubles match 8-3 to the No. 29th ranked duo in the country, Pecotic and McCourt. Bouillin and Gryaznov lost 8-4 at court 2 and play was suspended at court 3 after Princeton clinched the doubles point.
Despite losing the doubles point, Coach Marty Davis said he thought his team "played pretty well in doubles" and added that the Gauchos' "doubles play is getting better" as the season progresses.
In singles play, senior Mbonisi Ndimande remained in the No. 1 position to face the 6th-ranked player in the country Matija Pecotic, dropping the decision 6-3, 6-1. Benjamin Recknagel, Sasha Gryaznov, and Andrew Riminton were also defeated in straight sets. With the loss, the Gauchos' season record falls to 3-4 in dual match play.
UCSB will return home for a busy week of tennis at the Rec Cen courts beginning with back-to-back games on Friday, March 8 against Boston College and Saturday, March 9 against #48 San Diego State. Friday's match is set to begin at 2:00 PM (PST).
#55 Princeton 6, UCSB 1
1. #29 Pecotic/McCourt (P) def. Ndimande/Sultan (UCSB) 8-3
2. Spindler/Davies (P) def. Bouillin/Gryaznov (UCSB) 8-4
3. Siow/Bloom (P) vs. Riminton/Seemann (UCSB) 6-4, DNF
1. #6 Matija Pecotic (P) def. Mbonisi Ndimande (UCSB) 6-3, 6-1
2. Zack McCourt (P) def. Benjamin Recknagel (UCSB) 6-4, 6-4
3. Matt Spindler (P) def. Axel Bouillin (UCSB) 6-4, 4-6, (10-8)
4. Ziad Sultan (UCSB) def. Augie Bloom (P) 2-6, 6-3, 6-2
5. Matt Siow (P) def. Sasha Gryaznov (UCSB) 6-4, 6-0
6. Dan Richardson (P) def. Andrew Riminton (UCSB) 6-3, 6-3
Order of finish: Doubles (1, 2); Singles (6, 1, 5, 2, 3, 4)
UCSB SEASON RECORD: 3-4; Big West 0-0


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Counseling Copyright Infringers May Be A Crime
from the that-doesn't-sound-good... dept
Senator Orrin Hatch clearly has some bizarre beliefs about copyright infringement. Exactly a year ago, he made his infamous suggestion that companies figure out a way to destroy the computers of anyone who infringes on copyrights. While that seemed a tad extreme to most folks, Hatch continues his crusade against the things like fair use and innovation. While it's not yet confirmed, the EFF is reporting that Hatch is set to introduce a new bill that would make it a crime to "induce" copyright infringement. That seems fairly broad and ridiculously dangerous. Even worse, the law also targets those who "counsel" infringers. Does this mean those who infringe on copyrights, even for fair use reasons, no longer have a right to legal representation? Update: More details including the apparent language of the bill and an excellent analysis by Ernest Miller about how ridiculous this whole thing is from the title of the proposed bill right through its intent.


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WORLD superstar and football icon David Beckham caused a stir in Stroud at lunchtime when he was spotted at Dudbridge petrol station.
The former England captain and Manchester United legend was spotted by SNJ photographer Tom Wren at 12.30pm, opposite Sainsbury's supermarket.
"I spotted a striking Black Range Rover parked up at the petrol station forecourt, " said eagle-eyed Tom.
"To my surprise I noticed it was Becks at the wheel , so I spun around to get a snap shot, but he showed a turn of pace and whizzed-off.
"He didn't buy any petrol and seemed to be waiting for another car."
Did you see David Beckham?
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From OLPC
How to use Mnemosyne on OLPC OS.
Mnemosyne is a spaced repetition flash card application.
- http://mnemosyne-proj.org/
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mnemosyne_%28software%29
- http://projectrive.wordpress.com/2013/07/08/flashcard-progress/ (a microdeployment perspective)
To install on OLPC OS 13.1.0 or later:
- connect the XO to the internet,
- switch to GNOME desktop,
- start Applications -> System Tools -> Terminal, and at the prompt type:
sudo yum install -y mnemosyne
- wait for it to finish installing ... it cost something like 80 MB of downloads and disk space,
- start a web browser such as Firefox or Epiphany, go to http://mnemosyne-proj.org/ click on "Download", then "Download user-contributed card sets", and pick a card set to download, and save it to the Downloads folder (which is the default),
- start the program from the menu; Applications -> Education -> Mnemosyne,
- go through the first run wizard,
- import the downloaded card set; File -> Import ..., set "File format" to "Mnemosyne 2.x *.cards files", browse to the file to import from (downloaded in step 4 above), then click on "Ok".
You will be presented with the cards one by one. The answer will be hidden, but you must reveal it by pressing space or enter. Then you should score yourself on how well you knew the card, by pressing a number between 0 and 5. Once you have run out of cards, come back later, next day, to test your memory.


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|2011-01-07, 03:33
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|2011-01-07, 03:39
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Japanese Culture Fan
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Planet Earth
Age: 27
Moe is a specific form of charm that a character exhibits in their personality and physical traits which manifests strong feelings of protectiveness and sympathy in the viewer. In fact, I believe the closest equivalent word in English to "moe" would actually be "charm". Moe is not restricted to females, nor to childlike characters.
|2011-01-07, 04:10
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Pretentious moe scholar
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Age: 31
Tempster's definition of "charm" is a great starting point, but I'm going to be a bit more detailed.
The way I understand it, moe is slang that plays on the Japanese words for burning and blossoming.
So basically, a burning passion for a blossoming (youthful) girl. It's something you feel, ie. "I am moe for Kotomi Ichinose."
I consider a character moe if they evoke one or more of the following feelings:
1) "Brain melt" (ie. so cute, can't think...)
2) Warmth/"warm and fuzzy"
3) Charm or playful excitement
The characters that cause feelings 2) and 3) are often quite different for me: Nadeko (Bakemonogatari) and Kotomi (Clannad) are warm characters, Hitagi (Bakemonogatari) and Matsuri (Sola) are charming/exciting ones.
A moe character may or may not be sexually attractive. Age can vary as long as they exhibit youthful traits (I can name immortal characters and MILFs who are moe). Male characters can be moe although male moe characters tend to come across as fairly feminine for a guy (at least to me).
Also, note that when a character one is moe for is threatened, it usually draws a very strong emotional response. Many shows take advantage of this.
|2011-01-07, 06:46
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The Combat Otaku
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Hiding here in Closed Space with Haruhi, Konata, Nagi, and Kirino. Reading: Grimoire
Age: 25
Common look for characters that an otaku might consider "Moe". Moe is a Japanese slang word originally referring to fetish for or love for characters in video games or anime and manga. For example, Meganekko-moe, "Glasses-girl moe", describes a person who is attracted to fictional characters with eyeglasses. Since then, the term has come to be used as a general term for a hobby, mania or fetish (non-sexual) — Tetsudou-moe, "train moe", is simply a passionate interest in trains. A moekko is a character who could be considered stereotypically attractive — youthful and cute.
|2011-01-07, 09:59
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Cross Game - I need more
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: I've moved around the American West. I've lived in Oregon, Washington, Utah, and Oklahoma
Age: 39
I tend to think of "adorable" (said with that draw out tone, "isn't it adorable!") as the closest English equivalent to "moe". It's the sort of thing that makes you smile indulgently. Just as what people consider adorable varies, so too what is moe varies.
Moe can be sexually attractive or not. Little sisters tend to be a particularly common source of "moe" without the sexual attraction element. (Although lately it seems some shows are trying to use them that way. Ugh.)
|2011-01-07, 11:09
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King of Carrot Flowers
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: New Jersey
Age: 27
The implication is different nearly every time I hear it. The closest thing to a definition I can tack on is "cute" or "adorable."
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|2011-01-07, 12:09
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Obey the Darkly Cute ...
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ...
Age: 61
"Adorable" is the best 'one word' translation I've ever come up with, though reading 0utf0xZer0's post is the most informative in what the word means. Unfortunately, we seem to have a faction of non-Japanese anime fans that obstinately insist on spreading confusion - their reasons vary from well-intentioned misinformation on their part to intentional dislike for plot elements they associate with the term. Sometimes, its like hearing someone insist 'tsunami' means lunar tidal cycles over and over and over, month after month after ... it gets hard to stay civil in the face of fundamental error.
edit: on the remote chance a few readers are not quite clear on what "adorable" means: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adorable
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|2011-01-07, 12:32
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2003
The english usage has been losing any concrete meaning and has become over-inclusive into things it doesn't actually apply to. Many people abuse it to describe a certain drawing style, usually one that draws their ire.
|2011-01-07, 13:06
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Cross Game - I need more
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: I've moved around the American West. I've lived in Oregon, Washington, Utah, and Oklahoma
Age: 39
|2011-01-07, 13:15
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Me at work
It fustrates me a lot since there's really a lot more to moe than just artwork.
|2011-01-07, 18:21
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Obey the Darkly Cute ...
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ...
Age: 61
|2011-01-07, 20:04
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Bittersweet Distractor
Join Date: Nov 2007
Age: 27
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"Eccentric people are very hard to organize," says Julia Zuniga, the art coordinator for tonight's ocean-inspired art show at the Green Room. "Artists are everywhere. They're scatterbrained."
But despite their flightiness, Zuniga rallied eight local artists to exhibit pieces representing their passion for the seas. "Celebrating Our Oceans" is an effort by the nonprofit Oceana, which aims to preserve marine life.
All exhibitors are volunteering their work to the organization, and some of them are involved in environmental groups of their own. Zuniga has helped set up Oceana events at the FAU campus in Boca Raton, and exhibiting artist April Holland works with Hands Across the Sand.
Zuniga's work, mainly sculptures and paintings, will also be on display at the Green Room. She's fond of octopuses, and is presenting a sculpture of a human-cephalopod hybrid.
"It's kind of how we're all together," she says. "We're all affected by the things we do, including the environment."
Oceana Florida rep Rebecca Marques says the event stems from concern about wildlife affected by seismic air guns used in offshore oil exploration.
"The No. 1 problem with the issue is that people don't know about it," Marques says. "This is everybody's issue. We want to expand the type of community that is perceived as caring about these things."
Celebrating Our Oceans will take place 9 p.m. at the Green Room, 109 SW Second Ave., in Fort Lauderdale. There's a $5 cover, but mention Oceana at the door for a drink ticket. Go to Facebook.com/OceanaFlorida.


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French-English & English-French dictionary (extended) for Series 60 2.0
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Rex Carr cites 10 essential production practices that help maintain consistent yields and efficient production on White Face Farms. These practices helped Carr produce more than 5,500 pounds per acre in 2004 and earned him the 2005 Peanut Profitability Award for the Southwest.
Practices include:
Rotation. Carr prefers a four-year system with peanuts, cotton and wheat. He says cotton also benefits from having peanuts in the mix.
Break the land. Soil soaks up more moisture when it's plowed, says Carr.
Plant early. Getting an early start helps Carr avoid late-season weather problems. He likes to get peanuts "as big as possible as soon as possible."
Fertility. Carr treats Spanish peanuts the way he would runners, following a strong base fertility program with anhydrous ammonia side-dressed.
Weed control. Hoe hands and cultivation play a role in Carr's weed control strategy. He uses Prowl as a pre-plant herbicide and may go over-the-top with Select. He likes to be through cultivation before plants begin to peg.
Early harvest. Fall weather on the High Plains can turn bad in a hurry, so Carr likes to get peanuts out as soon as possible. "We have a lot of money on the ground after we dig. I may give up a point or two on grade to get peanuts out of the field."
Variety selection. Spanish peanut varieties give Carr a jump-start on the season. Early maturity characteristics allow him to harvest as much as two weeks ahead of runner types.
Efficient irrigation. Wobbler units on center pivots provide the most efficient means of watering peanuts but Carr says side-row and drip irrigation also work well.
Pest management. Disease and insect pressure cause few problems, but Carr uses an-in-furrow treatment of Abound to head off early disease problems and relies on a consultant to advise on insect control.
Inoculant. A liquid inoculant gives young peanuts an early boost, Carr says. He likes Lift Optimize, applied in the furrow for thorough coverage.


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Question i have been looking to get my first kite but can not figure out what one.
I have narrowed it down to the Switchblade and Park.
if you had a choice which one would you get?
i know i will have to get 2 different sizes but for know i will be looking at a 12 meter and probably a 8 later.


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What do you know, Jose Reyes is out of the lineup this afternoon after aggravating his oblique injury. You saw this one coming a mile away.
It was just ridiculous to have pushed the envelope this way with one of your key players.
It might be too little, too late, but the next step with Reyes is to pull him from the All-Star Game. If he can't help his team, he can't help the National League.
Here's today's lineup:
Angel Pagan, CF
Alex Cora, 2B
David Wright, 3B
Ike Davis, 1B
Jeff Francoeur, RF
Chris Carter, LF
Rod Barajas, C
Ruben Tejada, 2B
Johan Santana, LP


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Fish Smells. Michael Gill ended his long run as horse racing's number one poster boy for shame – well, at least, it appears that way. A shady character, who befriended criminals, working small market tracks, he was the sport's slimiest presence until the Penn National jockeys refused to ride the questionably-healthy horses he owned. Gill's entries were later banned by the Pennsylvania Horse Racing Commission. Horse racing seems always to attract some guys with sordid lives that people want to read about. Gill, who was 2005's Eclipse Award-winning owner of the year, was that guy in 2010.
Jersey Buoys. The Eastern Seaboard is a minefield of horse racing troubles. But for, at least, the couple months of beach season when Monmouth held its elite meet, there was cause for optimism. Horse racing on the Jersey Shore benefited from fewer dates, larger crowds and daily purse hikes, causing other states to take notice and become jealous. As for the real competition, the Haskell Invitational rose in esteem again to lead all other midsummer stakes in intrigue. By year's end, the Republican Governor Chris Christie and the Democratic legislature of New Jersey agreed on a plan aimed to prop gambling up with privatization, all sports betting and exchange wagering.
Zenyaaaa-ttaaaaa. Track announcer Trevor Denman probably wishes he could have his stretch call of the 2010 Breeders' Cup Classic back. But he's not the only one who refers to the race without mentioning the name of the winner. Blame has become the forgotten hero of the year's best recalled race, perhaps even an unrequited champion. Regardless, then, and perhaps later this month in the Horse of the Year competition, Zenyatta's name was and will be the name in people's minds, in their hearts and their memories.
Not Funny. No FUN in NY. Bearing with the challenges of being a New York horse racing fan seemed impossible in 2010. Gov. David Paterson and the Legislature stumbled badly with the designation of an Aqueduct VLT operator after nine years of trying to find one. Once they settled on carpetbaggers, they granted a license to an out-of-state tribe to compete with a casino in the Catskills. NYRA officials stubbed their toes with the public by threatening to shutter Saratoga if they didn't get the money the State owed them. By August, NYC OTB was millions of dollars short on its payments to NYRA and the New York Breeders. Not even deal-wizard Greg Rayburn could save the struggling public bookmaker.
Emily Post Time for Palin. Dotage suddenly became an issue for the youthful Marylou Whitney when the Saratoga socialite invited Sarah Palin to the Belmont Stakes. Momma Grizzly embarrassed her by showing up in the Turf Club at Whitney's invitation in a tee-shirt, cropped pants and a ball cap. When told of her fashion faux pas, Palin concocted a story that her limousine driver lost his way and she didn't have time to change into something appropriate en route from the airport. Fans made a bigger stink about the track's decision to broom Frank Sinatra's "New York, New York" anthem in favor of Jay-Z's "Empire State of Mind" hip-hop-flop than the dress code violation. But cameras caught the déclassé veep nominee looking like a clam digger, which is what, with her palm out at each opportunity, she is.
Queen for a Day. Dressed in an elegant bright blue outfit and coordinated hat, Queen Elizabeth II graced Woodbine's clubhouse, paddock and winner's circle for the 151st Queen's Plate. Big Red Mike, a sturdy-do-right gelding ridden aggressively by Eurico Rosa da Silva, showed Her Majesty how things are done on the speed-favoring continent, winning the 1-1/4 mile race on the lead. Woodbine had another banner year, posting an 8.9 percent gain in handle. It was the Queen's fourth visit to Toronto for the Queen's Plate, for which a wagering record was also set.
Oak Tree Unplanted. For many people, the fall meet at Santa Anita run by Oak Tree was the best in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. But that's no longer. Racecourse owner Frank Stronach effectively evicted his tenant by refusing to renew a contract, causing Oak Tree to move to Hollywood Park. Southern California lost a lucrative, long-term deal to host the Breeders' Cup. In the wake, horseplayers are boycotting Stronach's winter/spring Santa Anita meet because of a rise in the takeout. Although their fight for a dirt track has resulted in the re-installation of one, they've found something other to complain about.
Pop Culture. Hollywood twisted some facts but made the movie about the best thoroughbred in at least 50 years somewhat palpable for even those who remember him. Despite the appearance that horse racing is fading in popularity, the sport is gaining in strength as a subject of movies, television shows and books. In addition to Disney's popular Secretariat, author Jamie Gordon's The Lord of Misrule won the National Book Award and filming of the new HBO series Luck began.
Final Words. The Welsh-born mystery author Dick Francis, aka Sir Richard S. Francis, died on February 14. He left the world 39 horse racing thrillers and one premature autobiography – a bestseller he penned in 1957 after retiring from being a champion British steeplechase jockey and before a 16-year career as racing correspondent of London's Sunday Express newspaper. In the last four years of his life, Francis began writing books with his son Felix. In the preceding years, his wife Mary Margaret Brenchley was his collaborator. Regardless, a Dick Francis mystery found its way on nightstands and library shelves everywhere, creating awareness for the sport that few works of art can parallel.
You're invited to visit Facebook.com/viczast and Twitter.com/viczast for more about horse racing.