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Drones: A new tool for field scouting at Landmark Services Cooperative
Drones: A new tool for field scouting at Landmark Services Cooperative
Agronomists at Landmark Services Cooperative can now use tablet-controlled drones to evaluate fields; technology reduces scouting time by 60 percent.
The period of time between planting and pollination is the most critical for crop success. During this time period growers have the opportunity to make changes to their cropping strategy based on plant conditions. Information gathered through field scouting is used to make these adjustments. To improve the information available to farmers, the agronomy team at Landmark Services Cooperative has added a new tool to their scouting program. A new tablet-controlled drone is now available to help detect problems and prevent them before they occur.
Landmark added the drone, a small forward-propelled helicopter with a built-in camera, to their toolbox at the beginning of the 2013 growing season. The agronomy team flies the drone above fields and is able to capture 360 degree aerial views to quickly detect any disease or nutrient deficiency issues in the crop.
Dan Moehn, vice president of Landmark Agronomy, says the tool provides a new and efficient viewpoint to the team's field scouting program.
"Whenever you see a field from a different perspective, you're able to pick up new information," he says. "If you're standing at the end of a corn field, you have one perspective but, when you get in the air, you can see a much larger view of the field and can quickly spot areas that need attention."
Agronomists traditionally scout fields by walking the length of the acreage and looking for problems – a process that may allow for areas to be missed or additional time spent. Moehn estimates that the drone provides about a 60 percent time savings and a more complete view of the field.
The drone is controlled with a tablet. The agronomist lifts the tablet or tilts it down to direct the drone until it reaches a height between 75 and 100 feet. The agronomist then stops the drone and spins it 360 degrees to secure a full aerial view. At a height of 100 feet, the drone can capture nearly 20 acres. The drone captures footage in both video and photograph format and sends it to the tablet controller.
"We look at that footage and evaluate the field, looking for any problem spots," Moehn says. "If we see an area of crop that has signs of a disease or nutrient deficiency, we can then walk to that area of the field and take a closer look.
"We're looking for early symptoms of disease pressure, nutrient deficiency or injury from insects," he explains. "Typically, dark green plants are the healthiest. If the plant is showing signs of yellowness, it may be suffering from a nutrient or disease issue that needs further investigation."
The Landmark agronomists rely on their education and experiences to make recommended changes in fertilizer, pesticides or other field supplementation. The team also utilizes Landmark Agronomy's tissue sampling program for additional answers. When a plant is in question, a piece of the leaf is collected and sent into a lab for analysis. The lab technicians can determine possible nutrient deficiencies or disease risk.
"We can get the results back quickly enough to make a change and promote a good yield," Moehn says. "Now through pollination is the most critical time for plant development; if we find a problem, we can still make an effort to change things. When it gets later in the season, it becomes much less likely that you'll be able to fix a problem."
Moehn encourages growers to scout their fields at least weekly and to have an agronomist scout the field bi-weekly through pollination and monthly through harvest.
"The more scouting we can do, the more probable it is that we'll see problems before they become bigger than they need to be," Moehn says. "Preventing problems in the field is especially beneficial in a market where every bushel counts."
For more information on field scouting and crop planning, contact Dan Moehn at (608) 225-0359 or firstname.lastname@example.com or visit www.landmark.coop.
Landmark Services Cooperative is a member-owned cooperative business dedicated to providing both rural and urban customers the highest quality products and services. For more than 80 years, Landmark has been providing agronomy, energy, animal nutrition, grain, retail and transportation products and services to its more than 15,000 members in South Central Wisconsin and Northern Illinois. Employing nearly 500 people in rural areas and reaching sales in excess of $570 million, Landmark provides the benefits of volume buying and access to state-of-the-art technology to its members while maintaining a hands-on, customer service-oriented approach in each of the communities we serve. For more information, visit www.landmark.coop or call 1-800-236-3276.


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This is a site I found on Pinterest...ReplyDelete
cute pics!
The app PostalPix is tried and true around my house. Cheap shipping too!ReplyDelete
I cannot wait to be able to upgrade my phone and get an iphone JUST for this app! I follow so many people on instagram but can't comment on it till I have joined..once i have my iphone! Roll on 17th June when I can do it! Ha...sad, much??!!ReplyDelete
I love PostalPix and use it all of the time. It's a free app and you can order from your phone.ReplyDelete
I've used postal pic too. I thought the prices were reasonable and the shipping was quick. I am loving instagram too!!ReplyDelete
You have some super cute kiddos!!! I know you feel blessed!!ReplyDelete
Have a great Monday!
I've heard good things about Postal Pix, but I haven't used them yet. I just ordered a stack of Instagram prints via ProDPI. Their "mini snapshots" are printed out polaroid style. (They're $0.50/each)ReplyDelete
Here is a photo of the ones I got:
And here is the info @ ProDPI: http://www.prodpi.com/services/photo/mini-snapshots/
I've heard good things about Postal Pix, but I haven't used them yet. I just ordered a stack of Instagram prints via ProDPI. Their "mini snapshots" are printed out polaroid style. (They're $0.50/each)ReplyDelete
Here is a photo of the ones I got:
And here is the info @ ProDPI: http://www.prodpi.com/services/photo/mini-snapshots/
If you are looking to print out a ton of them at a great price and nice quality...I go through winkflash.com and love how they turn out. There is a link on the side of my blog with instructions if you are interested.ReplyDelete
I have also made a simple photo book with four Instagrams on each page on a white background.
I love your pics and fun kids!
You have the cutest kids, they look like they just enjoy each other so much :) My favorite is Olive watching them dance around. So cute!ReplyDelete
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u make me want to have 6 babies :)ReplyDelete
Really cute pictures of your kids :))ReplyDelete
I already follow your blog months... and I haven't found another blog which is so entertaining and awesome since!
You can get your pictures printed with StickyGram. That service seems to be very good! They print your pics on magnets ;)
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but we have the same comforter
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You can print them out at Walmart or wherever as 4x6 photos and trim the white space off to get your instagram square.ReplyDelete
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i uploaded all my camera pics to shutterfly & compiled them into a photo book. totes adorbs. i think there's a mother's day sale on photo books right now, too...ReplyDelete
there's actually an app you can download on your phone "postalpix" you can print them straight from there in various square sizes. not to pricey. you can also follow them on instagram and they are always posting cute ways others have displayed their postalprints.ReplyDelete
Stickygrams all the way. I just got my first set last week and they are spectacular. Great color and quality. They are magnets, so a little more expensive, but totally worth it for those extra special pics.ReplyDelete
want a cool way to print out and actually use your instagram pics? this blog has some of my favorite DIY. follow the link and its titled "5 waysI display photos in my home."ReplyDelete
I just want to kiss the person who created instagram... wait, that's probably lots of people, scratch that :)ReplyDelete
but yea, love me some instagram! and love the pics as always :)
I uploaded all of my instagram photos to shutterfly as well and printed out a book. LOVE itReplyDelete
I really love what the Loerke's do with their instagram photos, maybe you could try this!ReplyDelete
Such great shots! Really love when you get all of them in the same frame - that is talent!!ReplyDelete

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Windows PowerShell v3 is here, and it is delivering on Microsoft's promise to make nearly everything in Windows manageable from the command-line. Are you finally going to learn the shell, or learn to say, "would you like fries with that?" instead? Join PowerShell author, columnist, trainer, and MVP Don Jones (one of the world's most well-known PowerShell experts) in a crash course that shows you how to use the shell's key features. No scripting experience needed—you'll use the shell as it as meant to be used to accomplish real administrative tasks with just a few commands. Also, learn how the shell can teach you how to use itself, setting you up for success with the new wave of Microsoft and third-party enterprise products. #TEWSV321
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One of the best sessions so far. A must-see.
Fast paced. Provides the concepts behind how to use it and some examples of it's power, and where to go to find more help.
Great stuff. Learn PoSh or be put to way-side folks. Automation is the missing link for ITIL and 6-sigma practices.
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It was the showiest debutante ball Charleston had ever seen.
A year ago this weekend, Boeing Co. rolled out its first South Carolina-made 787 Dreamliner, an eagerly waited arrival that cemented once and for all the Palmetto State's place in the commercial airplane business.
Fireworks went off. Speeches were made.
Boeing executive Jack Jones led the memorable chant in North Charleston: "We build jets. We build jets."
It was, by all accounts, a day of triumph.
"I think that given the global options Boeing had, the people of South Carolina really rose to the challenge," veteran aviation industry analyst Howard Rubel said after the event.
But the year that followed the rollout has been marked more by setbacks than celebrations for the 787 program.
Suddenly, though, the black clouds are parting.
And the outlook couldn't be much brighter for Boeing South Carolina.
Decade to debut
Boeing's glide path into Charleston International Airport has been a long one, nearly 10 years as the crow flies, in fact.
In mid-2003, South Carolina joined dozens of states and regions that were chasing after a $500 million, 1,200-worker assembly plant that the Chicago-based aerospace giant was looking to build. In an unusual move, Boeing publicly solicited "requests for proposal" in seeking a place to manufacture a new passenger jet that later would become the 787.
The S.C. Commerce Department offered up Charleston International.
The investment and jobs ended up in the Seattle area, but the seeds had been sown. When a couple of 787 suppliers conducted a similar site search in 2004, the Lowcountry got the nod.
Boeing wound up buying both of those problem-riddled businesses before deciding in late 2009 to build a full-blown Dreamliner assembly line in North Charleston to supplement the main factory near Seattle.
The $750 million East Coast expansion paid its first dividend about 18 month later. The first Boeing South Carolina-made 787 emerged from a dark, smoke-shrouded hangar to raucous applause around noon on April 27, 2012.
The cheers quickly gave way to challenges.
In July, a General Electric engine failed during a high-speed taxi run at Charleston International, causing a small fire and triggering a federal safety investigation.
Then, batteries mysteriously smoldered and overheated on two working 787s in January, grounding the entire Dreamliner fleet for three months. The Federal Aviation Administration approved the fix just last week.
Viewed one way, South Carolinians could look back on the past year as a drumbeat of dour developments and delays, of problems upon problems at the Boeing site.
Viewed another way, South Carolinians can claim a front-row seat to history: They are witnessing the birth, start-up warts and all, of a hot-selling revolutionary new jetliner that also happens to be reshaping the state's economy.
'We see potential'
The history is still being written.
Looking ahead, a key milestone will be whether the North Charleston plant will hit its goal of boosting the production rate to three 787s a month by the end of 2013, up from about two a month now.
The broader horizon for the company in South Carolina seems almost limitless based on recent developments.
In a move that's sending shock waves throughout Boeing's Puget Sound stronghold, the planemaker is negotiating to buy an additional 320 acres across from its North Charleston campus. It's interested in acquiring even more real estate in the area.
The land ambitions tie directly into Boeing's April 9 announcement that it will invest $1.1 billion and hire 2,000 workers South Carolina over the next eight years in exchange for a $120 million state subsidy and other incentives.
Boeing CEO Jim McNerney predicted as much in October 2011, when he spoke with The Post and Courier during a visit to Columbia.
"Depending on the performance, it could be the basis for significant new business," McNerney said of the fledgling North Charleston manufacturing outpost. "It's our judgment that all the ingredients are in place for this to become a very competitive plant. ... But like every plant we have, there's an element of earning its way after it's been stood up and is producing what we initially asked it to produce. Obviously, we're placing a number of chips on the table here, so we see potential."
The plant passed its first major test a year ago this weekend.
"We build jets."
Kinda has a nice ring to it.
Contact John McDermott at jmcdermott@postand courier.com or 937-5572.


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LEWISTOWN - Richard L. "Dick" Moore, 82, of 50 Long Drive, Lewistown, died at 9:50 p.m. Friday, Aug. 24, 2012, at his home.
Born Sept. 15, 1929, in Barrville, he was the son of the late Arvad and Lorena (Norris) Moore. He is survived by his wife Joyce (Whiteman) Moore, whom he married on Nov. 4, 1964.
He also is survived by: his daughter, Joan Marie Moore Schmidt and husband, Craig, of Carlisle; grandchildren, Rachel, Logan and Alexis; siblings, Betty Niman, of Mifflintown, Donald "Danny" Moore and wife, Casey, of Lewistown, Janet Warner and husband, Paul, of Yeagertown, Gloria Wagner and husband, Ralph, of Reedsville, and Ronald "Lenny" Moore and wife, Judy, of Reedsville.
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He was preceded in death by his brother, Sherman Moore.
Dick was a 1949 graduate of Derry Township High School and was a master sergeant in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He was also a member of the National Guard from 1953 to Sept. 15, 1989. He was employed as a supervisor in the melt shop at Standard Steel, in Burnham, for 44 years, retiring May 1, 1991.
Dick attended the Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church in Lockport. He was a life member of the VFW Post 7011, Lewistown, a member of the American Legion Post 90 and the Lewistown Masonic Lodge 203.
His funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012, at the Heller-Hoenstine Woodlawn Funeral Home, 200 N. Main St., with the Rev. Kari Swigart officiating. Interment will be in Lind Memorial Cemetery where graveside military rites will be conducted by the VFW Post 7011.
His family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Dick's memory can be made to Hope for Hearing, c/o Nathan S. Goss, 910 County Ln, McVeytown, PA 17051.


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So, Parents.com saw our first day of school photos and asked if they could feature one on their site. Gray's photo is there today! Check him out!
Now, I'm off to enjoy my one day of less. It's Monday! Ivy is at grandma's and all the boys are at school. It's just me and the housework and my knitting. What a great moment to be in.


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The Oklahoma City Zoo is expecting another big -- make that huge -- bundle of joy.
The zoo's 18-year-old Asian elephant, Asha, is pregnant again.
A recent ultrasound shows the little elephant's trunk.
Zoo officials said Asha is about seven months along. But the due date is still more than a year away -- December 2014.
The average gestation for elephants is 22 months.
This will be Asha's second baby. The new calf will join big sister Malee.
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DeLand, Fla. - Stetson junior midfielder Kai Eckenrode (Springfield, Va.) was named Atlantic Sun Conference Men's Soccer Player of the Week and tabbed to the College Soccer News National Team of the Week on Monday for his three-goal outburst over the past six days. This is the first such recognition of Eckenrode's career.
Eckenrode began his week with a late goal in the 85th minute that allowed the Hatters to tie 1-1 with ninth-ranked UCF on Tuesday at the Stetson Soccer Complex. That draw was Stetson's second result against a Top 25 opponent in 2011 (coupled with a 3-2 win over #15 Penn State on September 2 in Columbus, Ohio) and served as the first home match for the Hatters against a Top 25 team since 1997.
Following a 2-0 win at UNF on Friday, Eckenrode then led Stetson's charge to the finish line of A-Sun play with two goals in Sunday's 4-3 overtime win at Jacksonville, including a game-tying score in the second half and the golden goal in the 94th minute of overtime. That win finished off a 6-0-2 month of October for the Hatters and gave them the #2 seed and a bye into the semifinals of the upcoming A-Sun tournament (Nov. 9-13 in Johnson City, Tennessee). Eckenrode now has four goals and five assists on the year for 17 points, good for third on the team.
Eckenrode is the second Hatter in as many seasons to earn National Team of the Week honors as current senior forward Ryan Asare-Bediako (Tampa, Fla.) was similarly honored by College Soccer News on October 11, 2010.
The Hatters, riding an eight-match unbeaten streak, close out the regular season at 7:00 pm Saturday, November 5 at home against Nebraska-Omaha. The match will be Senior Night for Asare-Bediako and fellow upperclassmen Dan Billman (Troy, Mo.), Gonzalo de Mujica (Buenos Aires, Argentina), Matt Delisle (Pembroke Pines, Fla.), Joakim Helland (Bergen, Norway) and Stephan Ledain (Mississauga, Ont.). Live Stats and Hatter Vision will be available at GoHatters.com.
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Connecting with your students using multimedia with Explain Everything iPad app
(Enrollment closes 6pm the day before this workshop)
Tue Jul 22, 2014 2:00pm - 4:00pm @ e-Learning Training Room
Category: Tools Seats Available: 5
Format: Mixed Delivery Method: Real-time Delivery System: Classroom
Instructors: Sharon Gorman
Explain Everything is a robust, inexpensive, and easy-to-use screencasting iPad app that makes creating instructional videos in your course a snap. Instructors also use Explain Everything to record their comments and annotations to their students' work. Students can use it for their own media projects.
The creators of Explain Everything describe the application best:
"Explain Everything is an easy-to-use design, screencasting, and interactive whiteboard tool that lets you annotate, animate, narrate, import, and export almost anything to and from almost anywhere. Create slides, draw in any color, add shapes, add text, and use a laser pointer. Rotate, move, scale, copy, paste, clone, and lock any object added to the stage Add new or existing photos and videos."
In this workshop, you will learn how use Explain Everything to produce your own exciting videos for your class. Specifically, you will learn how to import powerpoint slides and PDFs that will be incorporated in your videos. You will learn how to make edits to your projects. You also will learn how to export projects to youtube or as movie files.


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A Weld County jury on Tuesday convicted a mother accused of encouraging her son to fight another boy at a Greeley high school.
Julie Benavidez , 34, was arrested in November after her 15-year-old son was in a fight with a student at Jefferson High School, and administrators said she was standing by and encouraging the altercation. She was charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
Deputy District Attorney Michael Pirraglia said Benavidez should have just left the high school after she had picked up her daughter. He said instead, she stopped to let her son get out of the car after he yelled gang-related comments at the other boy.
Pirraglia said Benavidez went over to where the boys were standing, told her son to, "Get him," and threatened a girl after the fight by saying that she was next.
"Adults and parents are responsible for shaping children's lives," Pirraglia said. "They're instilling values and core principles and teaching the importance of obeying the laws, not breaking them. That's why this statute's here."
Defense attorney Chaz Melihercik said the fact that Benavidez was standing nearby while the boys fought does not mean she encouraged them. Melihercik said the other boy kicked her son in the head, and that was the end of the fight.
"As any parent will tell you, when your children are involved, you often make decisions that you wouldn't otherwise make, and that doesn't make you a criminal."
He said testimony from the school's principal was inconsistent with video of the fight, which was taken from a distance. He said police zeroed in on Benavidez as a culprit in the case but never fully investigated.
"Don't convict on a vague consensus," Melihercik said. "Don't convict on the idea that she should have done something else."
Benavidez is scheduled to be sentenced June 10. She was also accused of a misdemeanor traffic violation in the case, and that matter will be discussed at the sentencing.
Adults and parents are responsible for shaping children's lives. They're instilling values and core principles …
— Michael Pirraglia, Deputy District Attorney


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Do snails, clams, squids and friends hold the answer for lifesaving medications?
OHSU (Oregon Health & Science University) researchers, in collaboration with scientists from several other institutions including the University of Utah and the University of the Philippines, published two new research papers that illustrate how the next category of strong medications may currently be living at the bottom of the ocean floor. Both research papers concentrated on ocean-based mollusks that include snails, clams, squid, octopus and others.
Sea life studies aid researchers in several ways, including the development of new medications and biofuels. Because many of these ocean animal species have existed in harmony with their bacteria for millions of years, these benign bacteria have devised molecules that can affect body function without side effects and therefore better fight disease, according to the news release.
In order to accomplish these discoveries, a research partnership called the Philippine Mollusk Symbiont International Cooperative Biodiversity Group was formed to examine microbial symbionts (a microorganism such as bacterium living in a symbiontic relationship in or on a host organism). They are looking at three marine mollusk groups as potential drug leads for central nervous system, cancer and antimicrobial areas, and as strains and enzymes for cellulosic biofuels production, noted by the group.
Dr. Margo G. Haygood, Ph.D., professor, Department of Science and Engineering, OHSU School of Medicine, marine microbiologist, led the group that also included The Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia and Ocean Genome Legacy.
The first paper focuses on shipworms as a new antibiotic. Shipworms are a group of unusual saltwater clams with long, soft, naked bodies; they are marine bivalve molluscs in the family Teredinidae. They are notorious for boring into and eventually destroying wood that is immersed in sea water, including such structures as wooden piers, docks and ships; they drill passages by means of a pair of very small shells borne at one end, with which they rasp their way through and cause serious damage to hulls of ships.
The research revealed one form of bacteria utilized by shipworms secretes a powerful antibiotic which could show promise for fighting human disease.
Dr. Haygood stated "The reason why this line of research is so critical is because antibiotic resistance is a serious threat to human health." She continues "Antibiotics have helped humans battle infectious diseases for over 70 years. However, the dangerous organisms these medications were designed to protect us against have adapted due to widespread use. Without a new class of improved antibiotics, older medications are becoming less and less effective and we need to locate new antibiotics to keep these diseases at bay. Bacteria that live in harmony with animals are a promising source."
In the second research, the University of Utah led a team of researchers that included OHSU U and the University of the Philippines and examined cone snails that were gathered in the Philippines. Cone snails are also mollusks and are venomous and capable of stinging humans. Their venom contains many different toxins that vary in their effects; some are extremely toxic. There have been few previous studies to determine if bacteria associated with these snails might assist in drug development. The snails defend themselves by use of this toxic venom due this protection system it was believed they do not have make extra chemical defenses that may be made into human medications.
This new research had shown how the bacteria carried by the snails produce a chemical that can impact the function of nerve cells. These chemicals hold promise as a pain treatment.
Dr. Eric Schmidt, Ph.D., associate professor of medicinal medicine chemistry, University of Utah, Health Sciences Center, biochemist E.W. Schmidt Lab at the university and lead author of the paper commented "Mollusks with external shells, like the cone snail, were previously overlooked in the search for new antibiotics and other medications."
In conclusion Dr. Schmidt says "This discovery tells us that these animals also produce compounds worth studying. It's hoped that these studies may also provide us with valuable knowledge that will help us combat disease."
Last year Dr. Diana Imhof, a professor and pharmaceutical chemist from the Pharmaceutical Institute of the University of Bonn in Germany, and fellow researchers conducted a study on the cone snails neurotoxins, called conotoxins. The research team was able to produce the specific venom chemically in vitro for use in additional analyses. The venom in question is a substance whose different amino acids are strung together like pearls."
Dr. Imhof stated "Consequently, these toxins are of great interest for developing analgesics for chronically ill or terminal cancer patients for whom other medications can no longer be used. "The advantage of these conotoxins is that they do not cause dependency."
The research was published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition, published first online March12, 2012.
Numerous species of marine life produce chemicals that are being investigated or have already been used in the pharmaceutical industry.
Several sponges have been found to contain cancer fighting properties. Marine brown algae is used to treat a variety of conditions including arthritis, weight loss and heart disease.
According to the National Geographic News, as of 2009 almost 25 medications have come from marine life.
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Four vehicles travelled on a road with constant velocities. The car
overtook the scooter at 12 o'clock, then met the bike at 14.00 and
the motorcycle at 16.00. The motorcycle met the scooter at 17.00
then it overtook the bike at 18.00. At what time did the bike and
the scooter meet?
The illustration shows the graphs of fifteen functions. Two of them have equations y=x^2 and y=-(x-4)^2. Find the equations of all the other graphs.
The illustration shows the graphs of twelve functions. Three of
them have equations y=x^2, x=y^2 and x=-y^2+2. Find the equations
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You should visit your health care provider from time to time, even if you are healthy. The purpose of these visits is to:
Health maintenance visit - women - ages 40 - 64; Physical exam - women - ages 40 - 64; Yearly exam - women - ages 40 - 64; Checkup - women - ages 40 - 64; Women's health - ages 40 - 64; Preventive care - women - ages 40 - 64
Even if you feel fine, you should still see your health care provider for regular checkups. These visits can help you avoid problems in the future. For example, the only way to find out if you have high blood pressure is to have it checked regularly. High blood sugar and high cholesterol levels also may not have any symptoms in the early stages. A simple blood test can check for these conditions.
There are specific times when you should see your provider. Below are screening guidelines for women ages 40 - 64.
If you are under age 50, you should be screened only if you have a strong family history of colon cancer or polyps, or have a history of inflammatory bowel disease or polyps.
If you are between ages 50 - 75, you should be screened for colorectal cancer. This may involve:
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American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Practice bulletin no.122: Breast cancer screening. Obstet Gynecol. 2011;118:372-82.
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Practice Bulletin No. 99: Management of abnormal cervical cytology and histology. Obstet Gynecol. 2008;112:1419-1444.
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Practice bulletin no. 131: Screening for cervical cancer. Obstet Gynecol. 2012;120:1222-1238.
American Diabetes Association. Standards of medical care in diabetes -- 2014. Diabetes Care. 2014;37 Suppl 1:S14-S80.
Atkins D, Barton M. The periodic health examination. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Goldman's Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 14.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Recommended Immunization Schedule for Adults, United States, 2014. Available at http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules/downloads/adult/adult-schedule.pdf. Accessed July 24, 2014.
Gaziano M, Ridker PM, Libby P. Primary and secondary prevention of coronary heart disease. In: Bonow RO, Mann DL, Zipes DP, Libby P, eds. Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine. 9th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders; 2012:1010.
Handler J, et al. 2014 evidence-based guideline for the management of high blood pressure in adults: report from the panel members appointed to the Eighth Joint National Committee (JNC 8). JAMA. 2014 Feb 5;311(5):507-520.
Helfand M, Carson S. Screening for Lipid Disorders in Adults: Selective Update of 2001 US Preventive Services Task Force Review. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2008 Jun.
Mosca L, Benjamin EJ, Berra K, Bezanson JL, Dolor RJ, Lloyd-Jones DM, et al. Effectiveness-based guidelines for the prevention of cardiovascular disease in women--2011 update: A guideline from the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2011;123(11):1243-1262.
Peterson ED, Gaziano JM, Greenland P. Recommendations for treating hypertension: what are the right goals and purposes? JAMA. 2014 Feb 5;311(5):474-476.
Saslow D, Solomon D, Lawson HW, et al. American Cancer Society, American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology, and American Society for Clinical Pathology screening guidelines for the prevention and early detection of cervical cancer. CA Cancer J Clin. 2012;62(3):147-72.
Screening for Breast Cancer. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Available at http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/uspsbrca.htm. Accessed July 24, 2014.
Screening for Cervical Cancer. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Available at http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/uspscerv.htm. Accessed July 24, 2014.
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Yes! I'm glad it's a late game because I'll be at said Griffins game and I don't go to AHL games on nights with Wings' games, because the score is unavoidable there. Excited to see Mraz and Jarnkrok. Last time Griffins were here, it was Mrazek's first game with them, but he didn't play, and McCollum sucked it up as usual. I kind of want to make a Tinky Winky sign too, but I'm gonna let that go by the wayside for Riley's sake.
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iv heard of wallflower but not the other one
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Amazon may not have a whole lot of luck with the
sales tax-related situation lately, but that certainly won't stop the United
States' largest online retailer. To prove it, Amazon will be releasing a tablet
this year in order to broaden its e-commerce activity.
Tablets have become a large part of the computing
community over the past year or so. The release of Apple's
iPad in April 2010 (May 2010 internationally) made the tablet
a popular new mobile device, having sold 3 million devices in the first 80
days. The iPad
2 (released March 2011) skyrocketed in popularity as well,
with retailers reporting that they were sold out one day after the release.
The Android-based Motorola
Xoom was released in February 2011 and sold approximately 100,000 units
during the first six weeks of sales according to Deutsche Bank analysts. Research
in Motion's PlayBook for Blackberry hit store shelves in April of this year,
selling 50,000 units on the first day of launch.
Among the tablet hierarchy, investors and analysts
place Apple's iPad and iPad 2 at the top and predict that Amazon's
new tablet will be in the No. 2 spot according to Reuters. They believe Amazon's tablet
will beat other tablets that have already released like the Xoom and PlayBook
because both the Xoom and PlayBook are not "clearly connected to
content" while Amazon has music downloads, Kindle eBooks, and videos to buy
or stream.
"In the tablet market, the No. 2 player will
be Amazon," said Mark Gerber, director of technology research at Detwiler
Fenton. "None of these other tablets have really taken off."
Amazon's tablet, which will feature a 9-inch
screen and the Android operating system, is expected to compete directly with
Apple for a few reasons. First, Apple's iPads are connected to content like
iTunes for their music, books and video-related needs. As previously discussed,
Amazon has similar content connectivity as well. In addition, Amazon and Apple
have both released cloud storage services (Cloud
Drive and iCloud respectively)
giving users additional options after purchasing digital content.
While Google also has the Android Market available
for content as well as the Google
Music cloud service, analysts apparently do not believe these
feature can compete as well as Amazon could in the tablet realm.
Amazon is learning that mobility is key to
expanding its reach to consumers, and while it hopes to sell tablets in this
new endeavor, its more concerned with encouraging more spending on its other
products through the use of the tablet.
Amazon's tablet is expected to be introduced
sometime before October 2011.
quote: It provides a user experience that can not be matched by hardware + software by two different companies What happens when Google updates their OS but the most recent version can't be updated on the "A-pad"? Do you really think Google is going to optimize their OS for every piece of hardware on the market?


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JAMESTOWN – A city may remains in the Chautauqua County Jail since his arrest Saturday as a lead suspect in an alleged cocaine trafficking in the Jamestown area, authorities announced Tuesday.
Chauncey J. Robinson, 26, of East Second Street, was stopped in a motor vehicle on North Main Street near the city line about 9:15 p.m. Saturday. More than two ounces of cocaine, with a street value of more than $8,000 was found on him, according to city police and state troopers, who conducted a joint investigation.
Robinson was remanded to the county jail after he was arraigned in City Court on a charged of second-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.
An investigation is continuing and anyone with information on drug trafficking in and around the city is encouraged to call the city police confidential tip line at 483-8477.


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When a television station changes hands, almost regardless of size, it's sort of a big deal.
After all, the public owns the airwaves. And the public has the right to know who the new tenants are and whether they're going to play by the rules.
But it's not as much of a big deal when the buyer and seller are, more or less, one in the same.
That helps explain the collective shrug at the proposed ownership shuffle at WTAT-TV, the Lowcountry Fox affiliate, along with a covey of other small and midmarket stations.
But this seemingly minor transaction is bigger than it appears. The deal could help resolve a nagging national debate over the number of TV signals a broadcaster is allowed to own in places such as Charleston. And it would be about time. Regulators have been pausing and repausing the issue for more than a decade.
Duopoly dilemma
At the heart of the matter is Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc., an aggressive company that's grown into an industry powerhouse by openly skirting the government's TV ownership limits.
The Hunt Valley, Md.-based company has argued for years that those rules are outdated and arbitrary.
That could be, but the Federal Communications Commission still bans TV "duopolies," meaning individual broadcasters can't own multiple signals in markets such as Charleston with eight or fewer stations, or "voices."
Sinclair has found an easy way around that restriction. Its local operations show exactly how it does it. On paper, Sinclair owns one Charleston station outright: WMMP-TV. It bought the MyNetworkTV affiliate in 1998.
But since that time, Sinclair also has been making programming decisions, selling air time and calling the shots at WTAT in North Charleston under a deal with owner Cunningham Broadcasting Corp. Cunningham is what Sinclair calls a "sidecar" business. The company, which owns six other stations, including WMYA-TV in Anderson, had been controlled by Carolyn C. Smith, the mother of Sinclair CEO David Smith.
"We've called it 'covert consolidation' in the past," said Sinclair watcher Matt Wood, policy director at Free Press, a group that pushes for more diversity in the media business.
The ownership of the Arco Lane station is up for public debate because the Smith family matriarch died last year. The settlement of her estate includes a proposal to transfer all of Cunningham's TV licenses, including WTAT's.
According to documents filed with the FCC in February, the deal would go down like this: Michael Anderson, a former Wall Street media analyst who is president of Cunningham, will distribute the company's shares to Smith's four sons, all insiders at publicly traded Sinclair.
Noting the FCC ownership limits, the brothers immediately would transfer the stock to Anderson. But they also are requesting an option to buy the shares from him at some undefined point in the future. Anderson and Sinclair did not respond to phone calls seeking comment.
Sinclair's willingness to flout FCC rules without recourse has some of its critics seething, particularly media watchdog groups like Free Press. Their main beef is that shadow duopolies and looser TV ownership limits in general give the public fewer choices of competing news and information sources.
But regulators have mostly sat on their hands as Sinclair continued to use sidecars to expand its broadcasting empire. At least four protests from 2002 and 2004 involving the company are still classified as pending before the FCC.
Ripe for review
The festering issue is ripe for debate, said Harry Jessell, editor and co-publisher of TVNewsCheck.com, which reports on the broadcasting industry.
Jessell noted that Sinclair no longer has the monopoly on TV duopolies, though he did describe the company as "the master of circumventing the rules."
It just so happens that the FCC, a panel that includes South Carolina's Mignon Clyburn, is now moving to finally update its TV ownership regulations after years of indecision and inaction.
Jessell said the commissioners could either allow the dual-ownership deals to stand or they could banish them all together.
"One of the proposals is to close the loophole and give everybody two years to unwind their existing ... duopolies," he said. "That would really upset the industry if they do that."
Jessel take a pragmatic view. While it's quite possible that the FCC will vote against broadcasters like Sinclair, that wouldn't be fair at this point, he said.
"You build a business on something that was tacitly approved by FCC for years. Now they want to undo it?" Jessell said.
Either way, it's past time for the FCC to address the question of who's using or abusing the public airwaves. The owners deserve an answer
Reach John McDermott at 937-5572. Note: An abbreivated version of this column was published online and in the print editions of The Post and Courier.


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Still looking for its first victory of the season heading into its seventh week, Elkins will roll into Wheeling tonight riding a little bit of a high coming off a near-miss upset of Class AA, No. 11 Philip Barbour in which the Tigers watched a late lead vanish and turn into another loss.
Unfortunately for coach Greg Hott's squad, it will find a very angry Wheeling Park football team waiting at Wheeling Island Stadium.
After all, the Patriots are coming off a week in which it looked like they had gone on the road and picked up a huge victory against powerful Morgantown, only to have the win ripped from their grasp by Kennedy Award hopeful Chazzy Thomas and the Mohigans.
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Elkins coach Greg Hott chats with an official during last week's game at Philip Barbour. The Tigers will travel to No. 7 Wheeling Park this evening.
"Everyone wants to go undefeated, it is a huge goal at the beginning of the season," Park coach Chris Daugherty said. "But we talked with the team on Monday and told them that it rarely happens and it is no big deal. There are teams with losses every season that win state championships, national championships and even Super Bowls.
"There are still many other goals and the biggest thing you need to do as a team is regroup, get things back together and push forward."
Leading 35-19 with five minutes to play, it appeared Park was well on its way to its sixth victory before Morgantown scored twice, and added the 2-point conversion after each, including a touchdown as time expired. The Patriots did get a field goal in overtime before falling 41-38.
Thomas was a one-man wrecking crew for the Mohigans, rolling up 394 rushing yards and five touchdowns. As a team, Morgantown finished with 449 rushing yards and 512 total.
"That loss last week was a heartbreaker," Daugherty added. "But the bottom line is that you cannot let last week's heartbreaker turn into this week's shocker."
While sophomore Savion Johnson finished with 76 yards and two scores, senior quarterback Zach Phillips was 16 of 30 through the air for 281 yards and two more scores. Chalmer Moffett had seven grabs for 120 yards. However, Park's stable of running backs did take a hit last week with senior standout Bryce Ingram injured an ankle and is expected to miss the rest of the season.
Elkins, meanwhile, may not have a Chazzy Thomas, but it does have Morgan Kelly, who carried 23 times for 224 yards and three touchdowns last week. The Tigers actually led Philip Barbour late and appeared on their way to a big upset victory before a tipped pass with a minute to play turned into a game-winning, 38-yard touchdown pass and a 29-28 setback.
"They are a single-wing team and any time you face that you know it is going to be difficult to defend." Daugherty said. "It is just different from what you are used to seeing on a normal Friday night, and as a defense you have your work cut out for you to stop it.
"But luckily for us we played them down there last year, so we at least do have an idea of what it looks like."


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Teamster Union Faces Federal Charge for Violating Machinery Manufacturing Company Worker's Rights
Teamster union officials retaliate against workers who exercise rights under Texas' popular Right to Work law
Longview, TX (April 14, 2015) – With free legal assistance from National Right to Work Foundation staff attorneys, a Crosby Group/Lebus Manufacturing Company worker has filed a federal charge against a local Teamsters union for violating her rights.
White Oak resident Sammie Monroe filed the unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) against Teamsters Local 568 for threatening her for exercising her right to refrain from paying union dues. Under Texas' popular Right to Work law, no worker can be required to join or pay fees to a union as a condition of employment.
Even though Monroe resigned her formal union membership and now refrains from paying dues, she must still accept Teamster Local 568 union officials' so-called "representation." Because Teamster union officials have claimed monopoly bargaining privilege to speak for and control all workers, including nonmembers like Monroe, they must fairly represent all the workers in the bargaining unit.


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Editor's note: Journal Junction offers the public a forum to applaud successes, discuss issues, point out problems and review the events of the day in a constructive manner. Journal Junction comments should be limited to two to four sentences and be no longer than 80 words. Longer comments should be submitted as "Letters to the Editor," which is a separate forum. The Journal's classified ads section offers help to those with lost or found items. This is a sampling of comments received today. Any others, subject to editing, are published in the online Journal Junction at www.journal-news.net under opinions.
From Martinsburg:
Mark Shields shows his true collectivist colors as an advocate of forcing others into UMS (Universal Military Servitude) as if it were a "getting to know all about you" social club. Instead, it's serious business. As a volunteer U.S. Marine I resent a draftee's wanting to force others into becoming "gun-fodder." To lay your life on the line MUST be a freely chosen action. In addition, the 13th Amendment prohibits involuntary servitude.
From Charles Town:
I was involved in a accident at the intersection of W.Va. 9 and U.S. 340 on Saturday night around 7:30. Thank you to all the EMT people who showed up. A special thank you to the gentleman who took care of my Hannah until my fiance showed up. God bless you.
From Berkeley County:
I am wondering exactly why Dr. Queen of the Berkeley County Board of Education is so concerned as to what and why things are being accomplished at the Hedgesville High School girls softball complex. I would think he has better things to do in his position.
From Berkeley County:
Sunday's column by Mark Shields was excellent. If all 18-year-olds were required to serve their country either through military service or other means, it would go a long ways toward making people realize that we are all in this together. The draft, in a new form, should be re-instituted.
From Charles Town:
The Lord bless me, and the Lord will shine his light upon me.
From East Berkeley County:
I'm having difficulty getting: Appointments, accurate messages to my doctor and routine prescriptions filled, with Harpers Ferry Family Medicine | WVU Health Sciences Center. Is there anyone else experiencing these same problems? Please reply as my complaints seem to have fallen on deaf ears.
From Martinsburg:
Wonderful Christmas parade this year up town and beautiful town square and decorations. But may I offer a suggestion: Put a new law in place for large festivities like this to ban smoking due to crowds for health and safety of all spectators as some of the smokers are too careless and inconsiderate.
From Berkeley County:
I attended the Christmas parade in Charles Town on Saturday. I want to say that the Hedgesville High and Washington High marching bands were great. Great work by the band directors and students.
From Berkeley County:
I just want to say great job to the Martinsburg Bulldogs on their third championship in a row. Way to go.
From Inwood:
There are two things we need here in the Eastern Panhandle: a drug/alcohol rehab and a dog inmate training program in the jail and prison. I would bet that everyone reading this knows or has been affected by someone who has a drug or alcohol problem.
From Charles Town:
The editorial "Go 'Dogs" regarding the difficulty of a team "three-peating" in sports appeared to be well-researched. However, someone couldn't see the forest through the trees. Jefferson High's baseball team has accomplished this task at least once. I'm sure it was just an oversight for the ages.
From Martinsburg:
Support A Platoon, makes it hard to do when they expect you to ship it before the 19th of November and you just received it in the mail two weeks after the fact.
From Charles Town:
Why is the apologizer, golfer, vacationer, partier and blamer-in-chief still out campaigning? Does he not know how to go to work every day? He did nothing positive for the last four years, and he's started out doing the same.
From Ranson:
Maybe the West Virginia BOE should make a surprise visit to the Jefferson County BOE. It's really sad how the superintendent is against the teachers who do their job. The board members need to open their eyes and see what's going on and get her out of there instead of being "in the clique."
From Charles Town Road:
Has the lack of acts of kindness in gifts to someone in need (a whopping $75 pair of boots) or the lack of a good news story gotten to the point where they are so rare that they become a national news event? If so, we are worse off than even I imagined.
From Inwood:
To the Martinsburg poster regarding the food for families in need during the holidays: Please contact CASA of the Eastern Panhandle Inc. and ask for Shawn or email email@example.com.


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A word used by people who do not know how to spell . These people are usually from stardoll who are ticked off for no apparent reason but want to take their anger out on other people . This usually happens in clubs like : AskPaulinagirls , Animal-lovers and FashionClub .
Fack you!
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How a person from the Boston/New England area says the F word.
What the fack? This ain't chowda.
af D-Bizzle 11. januar 2004
To shove a gerbil up your ass.
"Have you heard of Eminem's new song, Fack?"
af andy the nigga 14. april 2006
Fuck --- Meaning fuck but in a way where u cant get in trubble 4 sayin it
FACK!! this test is hard
af Unknown 20. januar 2003
the act of having a woman make you cum numerous amounts of times, usually with the presence of a tube with a gerbil in your colon. it must be nibbling on your asshole for ultimate effect.
Dude, last night i was with this chick and we went so hard we facked. by the way, your gerbil is dead.
af KoNcEpT61 4. september 2008
A way of saying fuck in online games and chat rooms so that it won't get censored but everyone still knows what you mean.
<Bob> f%*k you
<Joe> You mean "fack you"?
<Joe> You mean "fack you"?
af Snoop Doggie Dogg 2. januar 2005
How Valentino Rossi, the current three time MotoGP motorcycle champion from Italy says the word fuck.
His quote, "the first time I rode the 500, FACK!"
af The Doctor 22. februar 2005
1. A deliberate mispronunciation of the word "fuck" with the hopes of the user being assumed as uniquely gifted and proactive in the language arts.
I sat on facking gum on the bus on the way to work at Toy's R Us.
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Understanding Domestic Violence
What is Domestic Violence
It is a pattern of controlling behaviors – violence or threats of violence – that one person uses to establish power over an intimate partner in order to control that partner's actions and activities. Domestic violence is not a disagreement, a marital spat, or an anger management problem. Domestic violence is abusive, disrespectful, and hurtful behaviors that one intimate partner chooses to use against the other partner.
You may be experiencing domestic violence if your partner is doing any of these or other unwanted behaviors:
- Hurting you physically – slapping, hair pulling, strangling, hitting, kicking, grabbing, excessively squeezing or shaking, twisting your arms, burning you, or intentionally injuring you in any way
- Using your children against you
- Calling you names and hurting you emotionally
- Harming your pets
- Acting with extreme jealousy and possessiveness
- Isolating you from family and friends
- Threatening to commit suicide or to kill you
- Controlling your money
- Withholding medical help
- Stalking you
- Demanding sex or unwanted sex practices
- Hiding assistive devices
- Minimizing the destructive behavior
- Threatening to "out" you if you are Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual or transgendered
- Controlling you with "that certain look in his eyes" or certain gestures
If you are a victim of abuse, you are never to blame. It is not your fault.
All of the tactics above are abusive, and some may also constitute a crime under Florida Statutes (see definition).
What is the Florida's Legal Definition of Domestic Violence?
As defined in law:
741.28 Domestic violence; definitions. --As used in ss. 741.28-741.31: "Department" means the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
"Domestic violence" means any assault, aggravated assault, battery, aggravated battery, sexual assault, sexual battery, stalking, aggravated stalking, kidnapping, false imprisonment, or any criminal offense resulting in physical injury or death of one family or household member by another family or household member.
"Family or household member" means spouses, former spouses, persons related by blood or marriage, persons who are presently residing together as if a family or who have resided together in the past as if a family, and persons who are parents of a child in common regardless of whether they have been married. With the exception of persons who have a child in common, the family or household members must be currently residing or have in the past resided together in the same single dwelling unit.
"Law enforcement officer" means any person who is elected, appointed, or employed by any municipality or the state or any political subdivision thereof who meets the minimum qualifications established in s. 943.13 and is certified as a law enforcement officer under s. 943.1395.
It's about your Safety!
Your safety is important and making informed decisions about staying or leaving an abusive relationship is critical to your safety. You are the expert in your own life and the only one who knows what is right and safe for you. Florida's certified domestic violence centers have trained advocates who are dedicated to assisting you with finding options and developing your safety plan.
Do I Need a Safety Plan?
If you are experiencing domestic violence, you may want to consider developing a safety plan. A safety plan is for:
- individuals living with an abuser – because danger can occur at anytime
- individuals planning to leave – because few abusers allow their partners to leave peacefully
- individuals living away from the abuser – because danger often increases after a survivor leaves or ends the relationship
The trained advocates at one of Florida's 42 certified domestic violence centers or a hotline advocate at the toll-free statewide hotline – 1-800-500-1119 – can help you plan.
What are Some Safety Tips in the Meantime?
- Identify a safe place to go if an argument occurs – avoid rooms with no exits (bathroom) or rooms with weapons (kitchen).
- Calls for assistance should be made from phones in safe locations.
- If you use email or instant messaging, use a computer and an account your abuser does not know about, or use a more private computer at a trusted friend's house, a library or an internet café. For more information regarding computer and internet safety: (include the link to internet/computer safety here)
- If someone is threatening you or your children, take the threats seriously.
- Keep important items in a bag with someone you trust. Items include your identification papers/cards, keys, cell phone, bank statements, money, medicine, pictures of the family that include the abuser, proof of income, financial statements, visas, passports, green cards, insurance documents, birth certificates for you and your children, your partners personal information including date of birth, social security number, place of employment, license plate number.
- Change your shopping habits by choosing different grocery stores, retail outlets, etc. and change your travel routes to and from the stores.
- Change your travel routes to work, school, or places you travel to on a regular basis.
- Request confidentiality when working with agencies and religious organizations.
- Establish a code word so that family, trusted friends, teachers, or co-workers know when to call for help.
- Contact your local certified domestic violence center for assistance with safety planning.


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Unbranded Samsung Galaxy Note is seen over on Sprint's web site
0. phoneArena 10 Apr 2012, 16:36 posted on
Interestingly, an image of an unbranded Samsung Galaxy Note was recently spotted over on Sprint's web site showing off the carrier's Mobile Controls feature. Naturally, it's difficult to say with enough certainty if the handset will be coming to Sprint or not – especially...
This is a discussion for a news. To read the whole news, click here
1. doubler86 (Posts: 320; Member since: 26 Jan 2011)
Hey it sold 5 million of them on AT&T less than 3 months ago. I think it would be smart for them to get it too, especially if Verizon is going to get it. Models need to become available on all carriers more often.
2. Gcombs (Posts: 133; Member since: 22 Aug 2011)
That's 5 million worldwide.
15. ph00ny (Posts: 1238; Member since: 26 May 2011)
technically, it's still a limited release worldwide. Similar to how Galaxy Tab 7.7 is a limited release on a smaller scale
4. Markizzle21 (Posts: 30; Member since: 28 Dec 2011)
Well technically they are getting all carrier phones.
Verizon Lg Lucid = Sprint Lg Viper
Verizon Nexus = Sprint Nexus
At&t Htc one = Sprint Evo LTE
At&t Note = Sprint Note (not confirmed)
Iphone = Iphone
It seems as if they are trying to mimic other carriers through their success. Which is not a bad idea considering they take forever to launch multiple devices. Maybe with the income of devices they can establish a little bit more reliable network.
7. theBankRobber (Posts: 681; Member since: 22 Sep 2011)
Galaxy Nexus is Galaxy Nexus. There is no carrier name involved, just like the Nexus S.
12. Markizzle21 (Posts: 30; Member since: 28 Dec 2011)
What I was saying is its verizon labeled primarily. They were the first Big nationwide network to get it. If you want Specifics Galaxy Nexus By Samsung w/ Verizon 4g LTE
18. PAPINYC (banned) (Posts: 2315; Member since: 30 Jul 2011)
*iPhone = iDoody
3. networkdood (Posts: 6330; Member since: 31 Mar 2010)
Looks like the 5ft version of the Note....
10. denney (Posts: 98; Member since: 20 Oct 2011)
So its only a little bit bigger...
13. Wildmanfan (Posts: 238; Member since: 15 Jul 2010)
LOL! That would go well in my house.
22. Wildmanfan (Posts: 238; Member since: 15 Jul 2010)
Whoever put thumbs down on these remarks is a real f**king ass hole.
26. rendHELL (Posts: 304; Member since: 09 Nov 2011)
thank you so much for noticing that a real asshole putting all the unneccesary thumb downs...
i think now.. i will get one too..
5. laheelahee (Posts: 213; Member since: 09 Apr 2012)
finally!! the gNote/gJournal is coming :D hopefully in all 3 colors soon
20. PAPINYC (banned) (Posts: 2315; Member since: 30 Jul 2011)
Finally !!!!!
Selling my beloved RAZR™ this week; I need and want all 5.3" of real estate.
6. CellieCell (Posts: 124; Member since: 14 Apr 2010)
They probably shouldn't have a girl standing next to a giant cellphone. Someone might get the idea that they're actually getting a giant cellphone ^_^
8. phones522 (Posts: 94; Member since: 27 Jan 2010)
hope it does this is the phone i want
11. Juggernaut1973 (Posts: 4; Member since: 21 Mar 2012)
Really hope Sprint gets the Journal! Every time my wife and I are at the mall I drag her into the AT&T store to mess around with the white Note. My Premiere upgrade is set for this September so I am ready to get my hands on 5.3 inches of super amoled hd plus goodness! Had too many black phones so I am looking to pick up a white one to match my white IPad 3.
21. PAPINYC (banned) (Posts: 2315; Member since: 30 Jul 2011)
OMG, talk about major color clash. Don't you know that the Galaxy Note is a lovely pristine ceramic white, while the iPad is a rather blah' Martha Stewart White™; just like the iPhone or iDoody!
27. rendHELL (Posts: 304; Member since: 09 Nov 2011)
i dont know why you call it iDoody... but it sound funny!... hehehe...
14. Wildmanfan (Posts: 238; Member since: 15 Jul 2010)
WHAT THE f**k VERIZON? What the flying f**k is your problem? If AT&T and Sprint are 2nd and 3rd place to you respectively, and they got or are getting the Note, what the f**k is your problem Verizon? I've been on VZW for 10 years and you get the s**ttiest phones. Great network but the phones suck balls. I swear to god, if I do not see the Note, Journal, whatever the hell you want to call this, announced by years end, Verizon can go f**k themselves because I am jumping ship. At this point, I would do to Metro PCS instead of them that I'm so pissed at VZW.
23. Wildmanfan (Posts: 238; Member since: 15 Jul 2010)
f**k you all to the 4 ass holes who put thumbs down. Keep kissing Verizon's ass because that is what all 4 of you are best at.
25. archangel9 (Posts: 233; Member since: 07 Feb 2010)
I hear you man.
Had VZW great CS,excellent coverage but nowadays too expensive.ATT same way.So when opportunity arised ,I bolted to Sprint and glad I did.A big difference in my bill.Reception is shoddy but they're in the process upgrading their network to LTE and HD Voice so be patient everyone.
Galaxy Nexus,EVO 4G LTE,and maybe the Note?!!...Down the stretch the Galaxy S III (Epic 4g Touch LTE)hopefully..
33. Wildmanfan (Posts: 238; Member since: 15 Jul 2010)
See, that's what I'm talking about bro. Well put and said.
17. laheelahee (Posts: 213; Member since: 09 Apr 2012)
some loser voted all the comments down. troll
19. CHECHEN (Posts: 26; Member since: 13 Feb 2012)
how about t-mobile usa ?
24. archangel9 (Posts: 233; Member since: 07 Feb 2010)
Well I'm glad I'm not the only one that took notice of this.I said that was the Galaxy Note and it looks good for Sprint LTE lineup.That'll solve the ipad issue as well because the Note is a hybrid.
28. quryous (banned) (Posts: 106; Member since: 07 Mar 2012)
It may be news, but it is about 6 months too late. I think I'll just wait for the Galaxy Note 2.
30. Wildmanfan (Posts: 238; Member since: 15 Jul 2010)
Guryous, question for ya: Do you really think there will be a Note 2 that fast? And then maybe for Verizon or Sprint? Or T-Mobile? I would love for that to happen and let it go to VZW.
29. Jeradiah3 (Posts: 1033; Member since: 11 Feb 2010)
As a former Sprint customer, if there was any phone to put Sprint back on the map is this phone. This phone may not have the overall popularity of the iPhone, but it is changing the mindframe of the mobile phone community. This phone is no sloutch, it can compete with any phone on the market and the features surpass even its little "cousin"............the SGSII
Sprint could sell millions if they broadcast it right or this could be worse than the advertisments for the Dell Streak lol
31. Wildmanfan (Posts: 238; Member since: 15 Jul 2010)
Amen Jerediah3, you said it perfectly. It all depends on whether or not it's marketed correctly. Hell, honestly, I would jump ship to Sprint if they got it and VZW didn't. So the question is: AT&T or Sprint?
32. Jeradiah3 (Posts: 1033; Member since: 11 Feb 2010)
the bigger question is.....Will their version of the Note have LTE?? if it does then go to Sprint because they said that theyd still have unltd data (which is their ONLY selling point to come to Sprint)
34. Wildmanfan (Posts: 238; Member since: 15 Jul 2010)
See here's the thing: I am grandfathered into VZW with unlimited data. If their Version has LTE, that would be a sweet deal though. Why did you leave Sprint in the first place? I want to leave VZW so bad but the only reason why I didn't is because of the unlimited data I have.
35. Jeradiah3 (Posts: 1033; Member since: 11 Feb 2010)
I left Sprint because of their "spending limit" Its the stupidest thing they've ever had. I would schedule a payment arrangement (whicf for other carriers would mean that it would stay on until the day that the payment arrangement has been fulfilled).............With Sprint, it would be turned off anyway and then id have to pay more money to get it back on. thats frustrating and no matter no many times i went off on them about it, they wouldnt budge SO I went to AT&T.
36. Wildmanfan (Posts: 238; Member since: 15 Jul 2010)
Damn man, that is so ridiculous. To be honest, I would rather be with AT&T if that's the case. When the HTC EVO 4G 3D came out, my co-worker got it and he still had bad reception and it was hit or miss on the job. Outside the job, it was ok. Crazy man. Well, we'll see what happens. But again, I am giving it till years end to see if VZW will make something great happen. If not, I'm outta here and going to AT&T.
37. Jeradiah3 (Posts: 1033; Member since: 11 Feb 2010)
I hear ya WildManFan!! AT&T has 2 big advantages over Verizon.............the fact that you'll maintain fast speeds when ur not on LTE
AT&T has HSPA+ and LTE whereas Verizon has 3G and LTE...thats a huge difference
the other difference is that you can surf and talk at the same time! Ive been hearing conflicting views on Verizon offering the same thing so id say that they dont have it
38. Wildmanfan (Posts: 238; Member since: 15 Jul 2010)
Your right Jerediah3! Verizon doesn't have the capability to talk and surf the web at the same time. Because their technology is in a different world. And I don't mean that in a good way. It's funny that Verizon is supposed to be #1 and they don't pay attention to small details. My contract ends September 1st and I just bought a used 4g phone so that I can hold myself off till my contract expires in September. By that time, I am giving myself from September till years end to see something great come out of VZW because if not, I'm jumping ship to AT&T.
39. Wildmanfan (Posts: 238; Member since: 15 Jul 2010)
Jerediah3, What is the difference between HSPA and LTE vs. 3g and LTE?
40. Jeradiah3 (Posts: 1033; Member since: 11 Feb 2010)
its about internet and downloading speed within a network. think of it like this......
3G can go up to 75MPH..........HSPA and HSPA+ can go up to 145MPH..........LTE can go up to 200MPH
Verizon's network has LTE and their backup is 3G so if there is no lTE in your area, it will revert back to 3G and you will notice a difference when you are using its internet. Verizon doesnt tell you what their backup internet is when LTE is down
When you have AT&T-LTE service and there is no LTE service available, you can go to HSPA+ which isnt much of a speed difference


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MARTINSBURG - Although preservation attempts have been made, the future of a local bridge slated for replacement remains unclear.
When learning that the McCubbins Ford Bridge was due to be replaced by the West Virginia Department of Transportation, Berkeley County Council member Elaine Mauck decided to find a way to preserve the bridge.
With the bridge no longer deemed safe for vehicle traffic, Mauck approached the Martinsburg-Berkeley County Parks and Recreation to see if it could be placed in one of the parks to be used by pedestrians.
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A crew from the West Virginia Division of Highways Materials Control, Soils and Testing Division's drilling crew prepares the site for eventual construction of a new bridge that will replace McCubbins Ford Bridge, which has been deemed unsafe for vehicle traffic.
While originally in favor of reconstructing the bridge in Rooney Park, Steve Catlett, executive director, said that without a grant or government assistance, Parks and Recreation cannot afford to transport the bridge material and rebuild the bridge.
"The board suggested rebuilding it on Rooney Park, where we hope to build some walking trails and possibly have the bridge cross a wetland as part of a trail connection. You don't just rebuild it though, you have to build a pier on each side to set it on, and if you make it available to pedestrians then you have to make it ADA compliant," Catlett said.
In addition to finding a way to transport the bridge material, Catlett said Parks and Recreation staff is not equipped to rebuild the bridge, a process they would have to hire a company to do, adding to the cost of preserving the bridge.
"I was told that moving and setting it back up was all included. That's the reason I pursued it," Mauck said. "I was told that all we had to do is find a location, so that's why no cost estimate was done."
According to the Hagerstown/Eastern Panhandle Metropolitan Planning Organization's Transportation Improvement Program, the total cost of replacing the bridge is listed as $2,157.
Construction work to dismantle McCubbins Ford Bridge and erect a new bridge will begin in June, said Ginger Williford, structural historian for the Division of Highways.
"If there's an interested agency we tell them what's estimated for the demolition we put toward dismantling the bridge. It is up to the other party to move it and reconstruct it, and they have to provide us with a plan, for liability reasons, if used as a pedestrian bridge." Williford said. "I haven't had more than one phone call from Steve (Catlett)."
If no organization takes over ownership of the bridge, Williford said the metal typically goes to the contractor. Prior to dismantling the bridge, the WVDOT works with the West Virginia State Historic Preservation Office to document the bridge.
Rooney Park is a 17-acre park located in western Berkeley County behind the Tomahawk Ruritan Club.
McCubbins Ford Bridge was built in 1890 and rehabilitated in 1929. According to the West Virginia Department of Transportation bridge data, McCubbins Ford Bridge is one of 45 bridges constructed before 1900 throughout the state. That number accounts for 0.7 percent of the total number of bridges in West Virginia.
The bridge is one of five bridges in Berkeley County to be replaced or renovated through the Planning Organization's Transportation Improvement Program between fiscal years 2012 and 2015.
The one-lane metal bridge is located on McCubbins Hollow Road in Back Creek Valley.
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You are invited to join the Potomac Highlands Cooperative Weed and Pest Management Area on July 20 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Elkins McDonald's to learn about invasive species and to win great prizes.
The Potomac Highlands CWPMA is partnering with McDonald's to combat the spread of one of the most invasive species in West Virginia, Japanese knotweed. This plant threatens our fish and wildlife, including native trout.
On July 20, a portion of the sales from McDonald's chicken nuggets will go toward helping fight non-native invasive species throughout the state. The CWPMA will be at the restaurant to talk about Japanese knotweed and to demonstrate how to treat this troublesome plant effectively.
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Puddles the Blue Goose, the mascot for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, encourages the community to join him at the Elkins McDonald's on July 20 for Nuggets for Knotweed.
Japanese knotweed is a non-native invasive species that prohibits the growth of native plants that are essential to maintaining healthy streams. The plant grows quickly, forming dense thickets.
"Japanese knotweed overtakes and limits native plants, eliminating food sources for native wildlife," said John Schmidt, state coordinator for the Partners for Fish and Wildlife.
Over the past several years the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Potomac Highlands CWPMA have partnered to undertake several restoration projects throughout the state to treat invasive species.
"We have seen good effects and are continuing to retreat important areas to maintain the gains we have made," said Schmidt. "We want to keep our state's streams and forests healthy for fish, wildlife and West Virginians."
The Potomac Highlands CWPMA and its many partners are committed to fighting non-native invasive species like knotweed and to spreading awareness of the environmental threat they pose.
"Increasing the awareness of West Virginia residents is vital in the fight against invasive species," said Evan Burks, partnership liaison for the Monongahela National Forest. "When it comes to invasives, we need everyone to be involved. The more people know about the impacts these pests have on our forests, wildlife and agriculture, the more successful we will be in protecting our favorite places."
Puddles the Blue Goose will be stopping by to help spread the word about invasive species, so be sure to stop by McDonald's on July 20. Door prizes and children's activities will also be available at this special event.


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The Advanced Light Source is featured in Popular Science magazine this month as part of "Big Science: The 10 Most Ambitious Experiments in the Universe Today." The article touts the ALS' scientific utility, citing contributions to the fields of chemistry, astrophysics, biomedicine, material science, and energy research. Other "awe-inspiring science projects" include the International Space Station, the Large Hadron Collider, and the Earthscope.
Register Now for the ALS User Meeting, and Start Taking Pictures
Registration is now open for the 2011 ALS User Meeting to be held at Berkeley Lab, October 3-5, 2011. The meeting will feature plenary sessions with facility updates from the director, reports from DOE, recent ALS scientific highlights, and invited speakers from industry and the user community. Thirteen workshops will begin following the conclusion of the plenary session.
The early registration fee is $225.00 (regular) and $95.00 (student); after Friday, September 23, the registration fee will be $250.00 (regular) and $115.00 (student).When registering, attendees are invited to nominate members of the staff and user community for awards for outstanding contributions in scientific achievement, instrumentation development, and user support at the ALS.
All staff and users are invited to participate in the second annual ALS Photo Contest. This year's theme is "The ALS at Work" with the focus on users, students, and staff working in and around the ALS, celebrating the broad spectrum of people who make the ALS a success. Prizes will be awarded to the photographers whose photos are selected by the user community during the meeting. More information about the contest, and how to enter, is available online.
The Discovery Channel Canada filmed some footage at the ALS last week for a special episode of the program Daily Planet. "Discovery Science in the U.S. and Around the World" will coincide with the the anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, and will focus on engineering and technological advances that have been made since that time. The episode will air on Sept. 9, 2011.
Following the attacks, Thomas Cahill (DELTA Group, UC Davis) used ALS Beamline 10.3.1 to detect, measure, and analyze aerosols from the collapse piles of the World Trade Center as the dust drifted over New York City. Cahills' research on these aerosols was also featured in an Esquire magazine article "The Bag" in 2007.
The replacement of roof tiles on the exterior of the ALS dome is nearly complete, as is the sealing of the inside of the dome. A new vacuum chamber and chicane magnet were installed at sector 6, and all the super bends got new cold heads. Read about shutdown activities on the Shutdown Update Web page, which will be updated as work continues.
The ALS is scheduled to resume normal operations on August 11, 2011.
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The next ALS Science Café takes place today! Come by the User Support Building's main conference room at noon to hear Hans Bechtle (Infrared Beamlines 1.4, 5.4) talk about Stardust: The search for organics, Gerry McDermott (National Center for X-Ray Tomograhy) discuss biology, and Ruihua He (Beamlines 8.0.1, 10.0.1) tell us what's new about high-Tc.
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INDIANAPOLIS (Sports Network) -- The New England Patriots released wide receiver Tiquan Underwood on Saturday, while elevating defensive end Alex Silvestro from the practice squad to the 53-man active roster.
The moves came on the eve of New England's date with the New York Giants in the Super Bowl.
Underwood played in five games for the Patriots this season and caught three passes for 30 yards.
The 23-year-old Silvestro saw his firs NFL action in a victory over Miami on Dec. 24. He was released on Dec. 29 and signed back to the practice squad two days later.
Because of the move to release Underwood, it's possible the Patriots could make wide receiver Chad Ochocinco active for the game. The other New England wide receivers are Wes Welker, Deion Branch, Julian Edelman and Matthew Slater.
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I make this snack as a protein pick-me-up. It reminds of "Ants on a Log" from my childhood, and it's great on an English muffin or apple slices. —Lisa Hummitsch, Tinley Park, Illinois
- 1 celery rib, finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons raisins
- 2 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
- Miniature whole wheat bagels or apple slices
- In a small bowl, combine the celery, raisins and peanut butter. Serve with bagels or apples. Yield: 4 servings.
Originally published as Ants On a Log Spread in Healthy Cooking December/January 2013, p63
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