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It pulsed continuously without stopping. Then it repeated, as it had done many times before. Then, without delay, almost without skipping a beat, it changed direction. The action was as old as man himself, yet this time, completely and uniquely different — the perfect heartbeat. The perfect mosquito heartbeat. An interesting quirk of nature is [...]... Read more »
King, J., & Hillyer, J. (2012) Infection-Induced Interaction between the Mosquito Circulatory and Immune Systems. PLoS Pathogens, 8(11). DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1003058
Andereck JW, King JG, & Hillyer JF. (2010) Contraction of the ventral abdomen potentiates extracardiac retrograde hemolymph propulsion in the mosquito hemocoel. PloS one, 5(9). PMID: 20886066
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When Professor Plum killed Dr Black, in the library, with the candlestick it was for no other reason than murder is a disease. Murder is infectious and the contagion of violence is everywhere. Violence begets violence.Violence within nations and cultures. It occurs within families and between partners. It increases the risk of violence directed at [...]... Read more »
Zeoli, A., Pizarro, J., Grady, S., & Melde, C. (2012) Homicide as Infectious Disease: Using Public Health Methods to Investigate the Diffusion of Homicide. Justice Quarterly, 1-24. DOI: 10.1080/07418825.2012.732100
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Sometime during that glorious decade known as the 1980s, a shipment landed in Houston, Texas. A shipment carrying more than its cargo. The point of origin was Japan. The shipment was used tires. The payload was Asian tiger mosquitoes. Within years of landing in Texas the tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus, rapidly displaced resident populations of Aedes aegypti mosquito. [...]... Read more »
Bargielowski IE, Lounibos LP, & Carrasquilla MC. (2013) Evolution of resistance to satyrization through reproductive character displacement in populations of invasive dengue vectors. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 110(8), 2888-92. PMID: 23359710
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Seven miles above the Earth's surface, where the weather is born, lies the troposphere – the lowest layer of Earth's atmosphere. Up there, where the clouds dance around, are bacteria that can make it rain, and are important for the formation of clouds. The atmospheric microbiome is a concept and field of study that is [...]... Read more »
DeLeon-Rodriguez, N., Lathem, T., Rodriguez-R, L., Barazesh, J., Anderson, B., Beyersdorf, A., Ziemba, L., Bergin, M., Nenes, A., & Konstantinidis, K. (2013) Microbiome of the upper troposphere: Species composition and prevalence, effects of tropical storms, and atmospheric implications. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1212089110
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As with many parasites, the nuisance they bring is partly compensated for by new insights they provoke. The African trypanosome is perhaps unique among all of the diseases of developing worlds. The diseases of sleeping sickness, inflicted on man and cattle alike, perhaps drove early man 'out of Africa' — in an attempt to avoid [...]... Read more »
Funk, S., Nishiura, H., Heesterbeek, H., Edmunds, W., & Checchi, F. (2013) Identifying Transmission Cycles at the Human-Animal Interface: The Role of Animal Reservoirs in Maintaining Gambiense Human African Trypanosomiasis. PLoS Computational Biology, 9(1). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1002855
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Why does Morphine cause pain? He was diagnosed with testicular cancer at the age of 27. At the age of 39 he was in so much pain he begged his doctors to die. He was in pain because of morphine. In the 12 years he lived since he was diagnosed he had a therapeutic regimen [...]... Read more »
Wilson GR, & Reisfield GM. (2003) Morphine hyperalgesia: a case report. The American journal of hospice , 20(6), 459-61. PMID: 14649563
Ferrini, F., Trang, T., Mattioli, T., Laffray, S., Del'Guidice, T., Lorenzo, L., Castonguay, A., Doyon, N., Zhang, W., Godin, A.... (2013) Morphine hyperalgesia gated through microglia-mediated disruption of neuronal Cl− homeostasis. Nature Neuroscience. DOI: 10.1038/nn.3295
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Before hurricane Sandy touched down on the east coast of America, it passed through the Caribbean, causing around 80 fatalities — 60 of them occurred in Haiti, 11 in Cuba, two in the Bahamas, two in the Dominican Republic and one in Jamaica. Hurricane Sandy started life out over central America, nonchalantly, as a collection [...]... Read more »
Arya SC, & Agarwal N. (2012) Prevention and control of infections after natural disasters. Expert review of anti-infective therapy, 10(5), 529. PMID: 22702315
Kouadio IK, Aljunid S, Kamigaki T, Hammad K, & Oshitani H. (2012) Infectious diseases following natural disasters: prevention and control measures. Expert review of anti-infective therapy, 10(1), 95-104. PMID: 22149618
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It boasts, struts, and flaunts with that kind of assurance that only comes from the mentality of knowing that you are right, and that even if you may be wrong, others will admire you for it. This is Paris. Where other cities flowed and spilled out to occupy a space larger than its originality, Paris [...]... Read more »
Kudlick CJ. (1999) Learning from cholera: medical and social responses to the first great Paris epidemic in 1832. Microbes and infection / Institut Pasteur, 1(12), 1051-7. PMID: 10617936
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It began… where it always begins — out there — in the vastness of space. What would it look like, that void of empty nothingness? So early on in the sound of creation, indescribable things all around. Not yet planets, not yet moons. Not yet defined. A titanic mass of rock. Different. Ugly and melancholic. [...]... Read more »
Cuk, M., & Stewart, S. (2012) Making the Moon from a Fast-Spinning Earth: A Giant Impact Followed by Resonant Despinning. Science. DOI: 10.1126/science.1225542
Canup, R. (2012) Forming a Moon with an Earth-Like Composition via a Giant Impact. Science. DOI: 10.1126/science.1226073
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How long until we live forever? The general consensus is that we are getting older and living longer. Despite consequences and kryptonite, it is getting easier to stay alive. Heaven can wait, it seems. Every year each baby born is expected to live 3 months longer than its predecessor of the previous year. This has been the [...]... Read more »
Oskar Burgera, Annette Baudischa, and James W. Vaupela. (2012) Human mortality improvement in evolutionary context. PNAS. info:/10.1073/pnas.1215627109
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What if you could wipe the memories of drugs from your mind? What if the sweet taste of relapse was no longer a fear for recovering drug users? Wiping drug memories Relapse back into drug use is complex. Taking into account the environmental cues that come along with using drugs. The effect of the drug [...]... Read more »
Milton AL, & Everitt BJ. (2012) Neuroscience. Wiping drug memories. Science (New York, N.Y.), 336(6078), 167-8. PMID: 22499932
Xue YX, Luo YX, Wu P, Shi HS, Xue LF, Chen C, Zhu WL, Ding ZB, Bao YP, Shi J.... (2012) A memory retrieval-extinction procedure to prevent drug craving and relapse. Science (New York, N.Y.), 336(6078), 241-5. PMID: 22499948
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The Karamoja region in northern Uganda is one of pastoral communities and closely dispersed ethnic groups that rely on livestock for their livelihood. It is within a semi-arid place like this that economies based on meat, milk, and blood from cattle thrive. In communities such as this one, cattle plague will always be the number [...]... Read more »
Jeffrey C. Mariner,James A. House, Charles A. Mebus, Albert E. Sollod, Dickens Chibeu, Bryony A. Jones, Peter L. Roeder, Berhanu Admassu, Gijs G. M. van 't Klooster. (2012) Rinderpest Eradication: Appropriate Technology and Social Innovations. Science, 337 (6100), 1309-1312. info:/10.1126/science.1223805
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The month of August indeed belonged to the tiny rover that could — Curiosity. We were all hooked right from the landing and until those first images of the red planet were beamed back. Not even Will.i.am could spoil it for us. We revelled in everything in between, from the missed high-fives, peanuts, Neil deGrasse [...]... Read more »
Dominik M, & Zarnecki JC. (2011) The detection of extra-terrestrial life and the consequences for science and society. Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences, 369(1936), 499-507. PMID: 21220276
Othman M. (2011) Supra-Earth affairs. Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences, 369(1936), 693-9. PMID: 21220292
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It happened over ten years ago. Jimmy was incarcerated against his will, held in a cage, isolated, and denied the basic freedom he deserved. A Habeas Corpus request was put in on his behalf. A long ordeal involving lawyers and various international organisations. It happened again last year, in San Diego USA, Tilikum, Katina, Kasatka, [...]... Read more »
[No authors listed]. (2011) Great ape debate. Nature, 474(7351), 252. PMID: 21677704
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"…the last big outbreak I experienced in Uganda [was] in 2007. When MSF arrived a lot of the staff in the hospital had died and the rest had run away because they were scared." – Dr Kamalini Lokuge, who is about to head off to Uganda with MSF to fight the latest outbreak. At the end of [...]... Read more »
[No authors listed]. (1978) Ebola haemorrhagic fever in Sudan, 1976. Report of a WHO/International Study Team. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 56(2), 247-70. PMID: 307455
Kinsman J. (2012) "A time of fear": local, national, and international responses to a large Ebola outbreak in Uganda. Globalization and health, 8(1), 15. PMID: 22695277
Gonzalez JP, Pourrut X, & Leroy E. (2007) Ebolavirus and other filoviruses. Current topics in microbiology and immunology, 363-87. PMID: 17848072
Pourrut X, Kumulungui B, Wittmann T, Moussavou G, Délicat A, Yaba P, Nkoghe D, Gonzalez JP, & Leroy EM. (2005) The natural history of Ebola virus in Africa. Microbes and infection / Institut Pasteur, 7(7-8), 1005-14. PMID: 16002313
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The Amazon rainforest contains a wider variety of plant and animal life than any other biome in the world. The region in its entirety is home to roughly 2.5 million insect species, tens of thousands of plants, and some 2000 birds and mammals. To date, at least 40,000 plant species, 2000 fishes, 1000 birds, 427 [...]... Read more »
Soares-Filho B, Moutinho P, Nepstad D, Anderson A, Rodrigues H, Garcia R, Dietzsch L, Merry F, Bowman M, Hissa L.... (2010) Role of Brazilian Amazon protected areas in climate change mitigation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 107(24), 10821-6. PMID: 20505122
Ricketts TH, Soares-Filho B, da Fonseca GA, Nepstad D, Pfaff A, Petsonk A, Anderson A, Boucher D, Cattaneo A, Conte M.... (2010) Indigenous lands, protected areas, and slowing climate change. PLoS biology, 8(3). PMID: 20305712
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Over 2 million years ago, before the emergence of the genus Homo, within the rift valleys and savannah grasslands of Africa during the Pliocene period, a unique event took place. One that, with some hyperbole, admittedly, shaped the course of human evolution. The event was on a molecular scale but had its bearings on what we now call [...]... Read more »
Wang X, Mitra N, Secundino I, Banda K, Cruz P, Padler-Karavani V, Verhagen A, Reid C, Lari M, Rizzi E.... (2012) Specific inactivation of two immunomodulatory SIGLEC genes during human evolution. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 109(25), 9935-40. PMID: 22665810
Varki A. (2010) Colloquium paper: uniquely human evolution of sialic acid genetics and biology. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 8939-46. PMID: 20445087
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"You have been assigned to the condition to smoke an active marijuana cigarette that contains THC. THC is the primary psychoactive cannabinoid that gets people high." Does the fact that you are told you are taking a drug effect your reaction to that drug… or the drug's effect itself? This was the simple question posed [...]... Read more »
Metrik J, Kahler CW, Reynolds B, McGeary JE, Monti PM, Haney M, de Wit H, & Rohsenow DJ. (2012) Balanced placebo design with marijuana: Pharmacological and expectancy effects on impulsivity and risk taking. Psychopharmacology. PMID: 22588253
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It's a trap! In the fields of Brunei Darussalam in North Borneo, once a crown colony of Great Britain, lies the pitcher plant. The pitcher plant is carnivorous, capturing and devouring insects that seek to harvest its nectar. The pitcher plant is beguiling, attractive, and has evolved many ways to seduce its predator. Insect prey [...]... Read more »
Bauer, U., Di Giusto, B., Skepper, J., Grafe, T., & Federle, W. (2012) With a Flick of the Lid: A Novel Trapping Mechanism in Nepenthes gracilis Pitcher Plants. PLoS ONE, 7(6). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0038951
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The ultimate reductio ad absurdum argument is that any behaviour can become potentially addictive. Which leads to the next logical question: are there any good addictions? Researchers today talk of addiction as a disease. And in that trope, the "disease concept" of addiction is really just a metaphor. A metaphor with connotations. Researchers posit that [...]... Read more »
Reynaud, M., Karila, L., Blecha, L., & Benyamina, A. (2010) Is Love Passion an Addictive Disorder?. The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 36(5), 261-267. DOI: 10.3109/00952990.2010.495183
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Five questions for Andrea Acosta, POGO intern
Andre August 9th, 2012
Andrea Acosta joined POGO in June 2012 as an intern. Originally from Houston, TX, Andrea is double majoring in English and philosophy at Stanford, where she writes for the Unofficial Stanford Blog and volunteers at after-school programs. While at POGO, she's contributed to research on defense sequestration, attended Congressional hearings, and assisted with POGO's good government project. The Watercooler sat down with Andrea to discuss human rights, public policy, and falling in love with the English countryside.
AA: I ended up taking human rights classes at Stanford. Human rights aren't exactly what POGO focuses on, but it got me interested in policy. I was just wanting to learn about the mechanics of everything. I don't think you necessarily have to be majoring in political science in order to work at or be interested in things that POGO does, because as a citizen of the United States, I think it's so important that you learn the difficulties of getting a policy through, the process it has to go through, things like that. POGO for me was an opportunity to really learn about public policy and be introduced into the D.C. world and how things work here.
Watercooler: If you had to sum up your experience at POGO in three words, what words would you use?
AA: Educational, because I have learned so much about the policy process here and about good government and accountability—things that were just kind of vague words before I came and now I see as achievable things.
Hilarious. I love all the interns that I work with. I feel like my POGO experience would have been really different without them.
And inspirational, in the sense that POGO has inspired me to continue looking into policy issues and maybe work in nonprofits after college. And just teaching people about what I've learned here—how to be a citizen and be in the know about your government—is something that I feel compelled to carry on.
Watercooler: Since you spend most of your time in very hot places, what's your relationship with snow like?
Andrea Acosta: It's a very estranged relationship. I have seen snow maybe twice in my life. The first time was when I was really young. I went to Oregon and saw it for like a day. It was really crappy snow; it was frozen and hard. And then our freshman dorms at Stanford do a ski trip every year, so that was my second encounter with the strange, foreign substance.
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This old-fashioned chicken noodle soup welcomes you home from the cold. One taste and you'll see why it's one of Betty's Best.
Start with 3 cups canned chicken broth and 3 cups cut-up cooked chicken or turkey instead of making the chicken and broth.
Leave nothing to waste. Three to 3 1/2 pounds of chicken necks, backs and giblets (except liver) can also be used to make broth.
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By Gene Phelps/NEMS Daily Journal
Pontotoc's gold ball is in the school's trophy case and will remain there when the Lady Warriors open their season Saturday against Center Hill.
"This is a new year," Pontotoc coach Bill Russell said. "The gold ball has dust on it. You can't live in the past. This is a new team."
Well, sort of. Russell has eight players returning from his 34-0 Class 4A state championship team, including Daily Journal All-Area guard Kayla Russell. They will miss Journal Player of the Year Quinn Ford, however.
This season, Russell will have to use his numbers and depth even more in a quest to return to the Big House.
"My concern is size and athleticism," he said. "We'll be defending bigger, faster, stronger players. We plan to use our numbers and create some mismatches."
Pontotoc does have state tournament standout, 5-foot-11 forward Nikki McMillen, back to defend in the post. She'll be joined by Russell and guards Marlee Hatcher and Anna Rosenbaum.
One team looking to end Pontotoc's run this season will be Division 1-4A foe Itawamba AHS.
Quay Dunn and Kim Mallory, who both averaged 11 points per game last season, are back, along with a third returning starter, Laura Coker.
"We're not one person," Indians coach Amanda Morrow said. "We hope to spread things around. We have so many role players who do their jobs well. It's a total team."
Class 4A is also the home of New Albany standout forward-guard Jazmine Spears, who enters her final high school season. She was the Journal's Player of the Year in 2011.
Ripley, which lost to Belmont in the state title game, returns a solid lineup that includes guard Jayla Chills, who averaged 17.6 points last season.
However, the Lady Tigers will miss post player Becca Ruckes.
"We will look a lot different without Becca," coach Katie Bates said. "We depended on her size so long. We will have a quicker lineup."
Belmont, which features sophomore point guard Elisiah Jones, has four new starters.
"I think we'll be better as the year goes on," coach Chris Higgingbottom said.
New Site, the defending 2A state champion, has a solid lineup returning with All-Area pick Christy Clark, a 5-9 senior guard, and 5-10 junior forward Shelby Stricklen.
The Lady Royals will also welcome back injured 6-foot post player Grace Elliot in December.
"We've got a lot of experience back," coach Byron Sparks said. "We'll be disappointed if we don't go back to Jackson."
H.W. Byers in 1A, led by Richendia Crutcher and Abria Gulledge, and Oxford in 5A, powered by 5-11 Alexus Malone, have the lineups back to win another gold ball.
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TUPELO – Postal employee Steven Joslyn faces up to five years in prison if he's convicted of stealing $20 from the mail.
Joslyn, 49, of Ecru, was indicted Feb. 26 by a federal grand jury and charged with mail theft by a U.S. Postal Service employee. Notice of the case just became public on the court's website.
The charge claims that on Sept. 11, he removed the money from a first class priority piece of mail in Tupelo.
A June 24 jury trial is set for the case, and Joslyn is free on $10,000 appearance bond after he pleaded not guilty on Monday before U.S. Magistrate Judge David A. Sanders in Aberdeen.


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Long Distance Caring
It is not uncommon for families to
be separated by great distances. But what happens when
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This article will offer a few suggestions as starting
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Begin by having a thorough assessment of your parent's
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safety is at risk. A dirty or cluttered house may not
mean a parent can no longer live by himself, only that
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The stomach leads to the first part of the small intestine, also called the duodenum. The common bile duct carries bile from the liver to the duodenum, and enters the duodenum a few centimeters beyond the stomach.
Gallstones usually form in the gallbladder. Gallstones sometimes pass from the gallbladder into the common bile duct, and block the flow of bile into the duodenum. This can result in serious illness. Additionally, tumors of the pancreas and duodenum can block the bile duct, also preventing the flow of bile into the duodenum.
ERCP is a technique in which an endoscope, with a camera on its end, is passed down the esophagus, through the stomach, and into the duodenum. The entrance of the common bile duct into the duodenum can be viewed through the endoscope. Next, the surgeon can pass a special instrument on the end of the endoscope into the common bile duct as it enters the duodenum. Dye is injected through this instrument into the common bile duct; this allows for the visualization of gallstones by X-ray.
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GDP per capita (PPP): $200 (2008 est)
Total expenditure on health per capita: $ 147 (Intl $, 2006)
Zimbabwe is located in Southern Africa, between South Africa and Zambia. Zimbabwe formally known as Rhodesia has had a turbulent and often violent past, which continues today under the rule of Robert Mugabe. After disparities in the results of the March 2008 elections between the ruling ZANU-PF party and MDC opposition party difficult negotiations over a power sharing agreement, allowing Mugabe to remain as president and creating the new position of prime minister for Tsvangirai, were finally settled in February 2009. Due to the government's past poor economic decisions and land reform program Zimbabwe has an unsustainable fiscal deficit, an overvalued official exchange rate, hyperinflation (11.2 million percent, 2008) and bare store shelves.
Implementing Partner In-Country: Zimbabwean Diabetes Association (Mr. Ngoni Chigwana and colleagues)
International Partners: Insulin for Life
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Life for a Child Program commenced the support of 33 children and adolescents in Zimbabwe in 2007. Currently we provide insulin for 100 needy children identified by the Zimbabwean Diabetes Association, in partnership with Insulin for Life.
As seen above Zimbabwe is in economical dire straits with most often the poorest and most vulnerable people (women and children) being the most affected. So for children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes in a country whose health system has effectively shut down their quality and longevity of life is greatly compromised.


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Hey, here's another journal comic! This actually happened a while ago. I think it was late summer, and I've wanted to make it ever since. Sadly, it doesn't make sense without the backstory, so there's a fail on my part (note to self: write a better script… or at least write a script where the whole story gets through).
My cousin gave me a large pack of tea bags he had bought during his vacation in Japan. It had been a little more than two years since I was in Japan myself, and I had not tasted anything close to REAL green tea during that period of time. So I was pretty happy about finally being able to make and taste Japanese tea again, and that's why I've called it "nostalgia tea time". But what I had forgotten was how vividly green the tea actually is!


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"Moving Forward Fearlessly" is the topic of the women business owners roundtable
"Moving Forward Fearlessly" will be discussed during the Binghamton University Small Business Development Center's Women Business Owners Roundtable from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. Friday, May 25, at the Binghamton Regency on Water Street in downtown Binghamton.
Trish Chastain-Sage, who left the corporate world after 15 years to open a spiritual teaching and healing practice, will explore ways to turn 'wishful' thinking into real success. Participants will also learn how to dismantle barriers to success and ways to positively impact the bottom line.
Chastain-Sage, owner of Lightwork Therapy, gives workshops across the United States and is a frequent guest lecturer at Binghamton University and the greater Binghamton community.
The roundtable costs $10 a person payable at the door and includes a continental breakfast. Attendees are encouraged to bring business cards and brochures to share.
Advance registration is required. Call Binghamton University's Small Business Development Center at 607-777-4024 to register.


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Faecal Attraction is the latest film from CSE which is about the absurd relationship between rich people's shit and poor people's water. Most rivers in India have turned into sewage canals. The stretches passing through cities are the worst off. What the urban middle class is most bothered about is the lost beauty of these rivers. So urban authorities evict poor people living in 'illegal' shanties by the rivers or they build expensive sewage treatment plants to clean the rivers. But nothing works. This comes at a cost. Poor people get very little water, mostly unsafe, and pay more for it in the bargain. They do not get sanitation cover and pay a heavy price in terms of health.
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Colorful mylar spring flowers! These fold flat, and spring into a large bouquet when released. Of course, they can be used again and again. The effect is that they appear from nowhere, apparently from an object that is smaller than the bouquet. For example, these can be hidden in a production box, a book, up your sleeve, etc.
Exactly what can you do with Spring Flowers?? For plenty of ideas on using Mylar Spring Flowers, see the Spring Flowers Book.
This set contains about 10 blossoms, tied together to make a bouquet. Each blossom is about 3" long. Each blossom is constructed on a spring, so it pops open automatically when it is released. When fully expanded, the whole bouquet is about 8" in diameter, and very colorful! These flowers can be folded back up, and used over and over and over again! Mylar is a shiny plastic material that will look great and last for many repeated uses. We also carry colorful spring flowers made of paper.
Flowers are individual, made of mylar on a metal spring.Each flower has a string, and the strings can be tied together to make a bouquet.
For a really full bouquet, get TWO sets of flowers and tie the strings of all the flowers together. Fold the flowers and stack them on top of each other. When released they will pop out into a fuller bouquet.
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The Hermannshöhen (literally 'Hermann's Rise') is made up of two ridge walks – the Hermannsweg and the Eggeweg. One of the most beautiful walking trails in Germany, it has been awarded the 'Wanderbares Deutschland' seal of quality.
The Hermannsweg is named after Hermann the Cheruscan, who defeated the Romans in the Battle of Varus 2,000 years ago. Its 156km route runs all the way from Rheine to Velmerstot hill near Horn-Bad Meinberg. On its way to Detmold and the Hermann the Cheruscan Monument, it passes many sights of historical interest including the medieval village of Tecklenburg, Iburg Castle, Ravensberg castle ruins and Sparrenburg Castle in Bielefeld. The trail is dotted with dramatic natural features such as the Dörenthe cliffs – a sandstone formation stretching for four kilometres – and the mystical Externsteine fissured rocks near Horn-Bad Meinberg. At this point, the Hermannsweg meets the Eggeweg.
Tip: Berlebeck eagle sanctuary
This sanctuary for birds of prey is the oldest in Europe and has the widest variety of species. Some of the eagles and falcons feel so at home here that they fly around freely yet always return. A highlight is provided by the flying demonstrations that take place here at various times during the day.
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With social security our government has been stealing money from us for years and years. It's not a government bond fund but it most certainly is a government ponzi scheme. Open up the social security lock box and you will find absolutely nothing in it for you. Zero, zilch, nada. Your contribution has already been spent. You get a big, fat IOU.
And Dear Leader is as gutless as past political leaders in this country when dealing with this monstrous problem. He'll punt if he can.
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The GNR Blog: A Ranked List of All 30 Guns N' Roses 'Use Your Illusion' Songs
Ever since hearing "Welcome to the Jungle" at a hockey game as a kid, I fantasized about having my very own Guns N' Roses blog on a popular guitar-oriented website.
Well, actually I fantasized about rocking a Les Paul and being able to successfully pull off a top hat, but you can't win 'em all, right?
Guns N' Roses were often compared to the Rolling Stones, and if Appetite For Destruction was Guns' Sticky Fingers, the Use Your Illusion albums would have to be their Exile on Main St. Like Exile, Use Your Illusion I & II won't be remembered for the hits, but as a strong, collective statement made by a band at the pinnacle of their creativity.
That said, as perhaps one of the biggest aficionados of these albums -- and given they recently celebrated their 20th anniversary -- I wanted to take the recent rash of UYI retrospectives a step further and look at each track individually in order, from worst to best.
Want to see how your ranking stacks up to mine? Take a look at the results of our readers' poll here.
30. "My World" – Use Your Illusion II (Rose)
A bold experiment, perhaps, but more of an Axl solo track than a true Guns N' Roses tune.
29. "Shotgun Blues" – Use Your Illusion II (Rose)
This sophomoric string of insults, supposedly aimed at Motley Crue lead singer Vince Neil, makes for an enjoyable listen the first time. Next time, Axl might want to take some lessons from Don Rickles, because his insults here are more on par with Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog.
28. "You Ain't the First" – Use Your Illusion I (Stradlin)
This is by no means an un-enjoyable song to listen to, but it serves little purpose on the album, aside from being a pretty good intro to "Bad Obsession."
27. "So Fine" – Use Your Illusion II (McKagan)
Again, not a terrible song, just not a good Guns N' Roses song. This one might have made it as a single on Duff's solo album, Believe In Me. Here, it's forgettable.
26. "Don't Cry" (Alt. Lyrics) – Use Your Illusion II (Stradlin, Rose)
When listening to the albums back-to-back, by the time you get this one you might just get the sneaking suspicion that you've heard this song before.
25. "Back Off Bitch" – Use Your Illusion I (Rose, Paul Huge)
Ladies and gentleman, a Paul Huge writing credit. Huge would eventually wind up playing guitar on Guns N' Roses' cover of "Sympathy for the Devil" for the Interview with the Vampire soundtrack after Gilby Clarke was booted for asking Axl to rock out a bit more. That aside, this one's a valiant attempt at a rocker, but it simply doesn't hold up against some of the other fast-paced numbers on the albums.
24. "Breakdown" – Use Your Illusion II (Rose)
According to Slash, this was one of the most difficult tracks of the UYI sessions to record. It's also the second use of whistling on the second disc, both to good effect. Superb lyrics on this track and a searing Slash solo mean you won't be skipping it, but a stronger chorus might put it higher on the playlist.
23. "Don't Damn Me" – Use Your Illusion I (Slash, Dave Lank, Rose)
The only song from the UYI albums to never be played live, this was another track featuring Axl carrying out a lyrical vendetta against his detractors. One of the cooler solo breaks on the whole album, the low ranking for this one is only a product of the list getting into "the rest of the songs are really good so I guess something has to go last" territory.
22. "Bad Apples" – Use Your Illusion I (Slash, McKagan, Stradlin, Rose)
Often overlooked, "Bad Apples" is a fun track and the closest thing to a funk feel GN'R ever accomplished. This one ranked last on our readers' poll of your favorite Use Your Illusion songs, but for my money, it's a keeper.
21. "You Could Be Mine" – Use Your Illusion II (Stradlin, Rose)
The first single from either album and a personal favorite of the Gover-nator, this song hailed from the writing sessions for Appetite, where it might have actually found a better home in lieu of "Think About You."


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Lisa Jackson to step down as EPA administrator
posted at 6:01 pm on December 27, 2012 by Mary Katharine Ham
John Hayward remarks:
So did Lisa Jackson submit her resignation from her own email account, or did she use an alias?
— John Hayward (@Doc_0) December 27, 2012
This is the same Lisa P. Jackson also known as "Richard Windsor" in her alias e-mail account. The Competitive Enterprise Institute is now suing for access to 12,000 e-mails to and from that address, as I wrote last week:
So, the head of one of the most active and heavy-handed regulatory agencies in the federal government does a bunch of her business with colleagues on an e-mail address, that while it's a .gov address, has no obvious connection to the EPA administrator herself. Among the regulations the EPA released just last year were five classified as "major" and expected to cost $4 billion annually. The administration has twice neglected to publish a Unified Agenda— a compendium of regulations coming down the pike, which it is required by law to produce twice a year. No other administration has failed to publish this vital public record since the requirement became law. But I'm sure there's nothing the public would want to know about going on in "Richard Windsor's" e-mail.
Chris Horner, author of "The Liberal War on Transparency," who discovered the alias e-mail, said the government acknowledged last week there are 12,000 "Richard Windsor" e-mails addressing the war on coal, cap-and-trade issues, global warming regulation and other issues of public import. Competitive Enterprise Institute sued for access to the e-mails, and the administration will have to release them, several thousand per month, starting in January, Horner said. I'm sure there will be nothing fishy among them.
Now, Jackson is outta there, with no immediate announcement of where she's going:
Ms. Jackson, 50, told President Obama shortly after his re-election in November that she wanted to leave the administration early next year. She informed the E.P.A. staff of her decision on Thursday morning and issued a brief statement saying that she was confident "the ship is sailing in the right direction."
She has not said what she intends to do after leaving government, and no sucessor was immediately named, although it is expected that Robert Perciasepe, the E.P.A. deputy administrator, will take over at least temporarily.
Ms. Jackson's departure comes as many in the environmental movement are questioning Mr. Obama's commitment to dealing with climate change and other environmental problems. After his re-election, and a campaign in which global warming was barely mentioned by either candidate, Mr. Obama said that his first priority would be jobs and the economy and that he intended only to foster a "conversation" on climate change in the coming months.
There are rumors she's interviewing at Princeton. My, these officials do seem to make their exits at convenient times.
Breaking on Hot Air
Is MSNBC trying to carve out part of Fox News' audience for themselves?
USDA to make school lunches edible again. Michelle Obama hardest hit.
Can't wait to see what's in some of those emails..of course i will have to find out from Foxnews or blogs like hotair to actually see them
How much you want to bet there is some good stuff in there about collusion with various "progressive" media organizations to help shape the public's thinking on certain issues?
Dammit, these scoundrels are lucky we don't have an opposition party that controls the people's legislature, the House of Representatives, and has the power of supoena!
Oh, wait…
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10-03-2012, 04:33 AM #1Junior Member Guppy
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Beta help
I posted the other day regarding using colloidal silver for helping my beta which had been attacked.
Although he's still swimming rather well and looks okay he still has problems. I've now discovered that he is blind. Unfortunately my luck was blind Bettas is not all that great. I had one a while ago which I had taken in from the pet store, In efforts to try to help it. it lasted no more than a month.
I'd like to improve my success with this little guy. For feeding I turn off the filter and leave the food floating for a while hoping that when he goes up to take breath you'll run into it and get some. He did get at least a tiny bit tonight.
Also I don't know if anybody has any suggestions for growing back his fins other than just leaving him and the aquarium salt and obviously in his own tank. His fins and tail are all torn and about half the size that they would be for a female betta.
Quick question. Why do you think your betta is blind? Just because of his slow reaction to food? Or is there anything else? Check his eyes with a flashlight. If they look cloudy or filmy he may have a condition that is fairly common in betta called "cloudy eye". The right meds can actually reverse this supposedly. If you can diagnose that this is what is wrong, try some "Myxazin" or the meds "bettafix" or "melafix" (same med, melafix is just a stronger concentration). Make sure to keep his water super clean and use the meds exactly as prescribed. Good luck to you both."A grain of sand is all I ever wanted to be. Lay me down and let the water wash over me, wash over me." -Mickey Newbury
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He is always bumping into things, such as a side of the tank or a fake plant, or even filter intake. That got me wondering so I pulled out a mirror and put that beside the tank, he'd seemingly look right at the mirror and not flare or be bothered in any way. He does seem to go for the food when he's near it but it takes a while To actually find the right spot.
The eyes do not appear cloudy. They appear to be completely black. totally black.
I don't think it's eye cloud but I could be wrong. However I do happen to have Mela fix. I just put that some of that in; thanks for the suggestion. At the very least hopefully it'll help repair some of the fin damage.
I feel so horrible. I should never put him in the community tank. I have had male bettas in that 55 gal community tank before without any problems, but apparently this time was different.
Oh and I have the temperature set to about 75°. Should I be adjusting that in any way while he's recuperating?
Thanks again
No don't worry about adjusting the temp or doing any other "treatments" unless you have a positive diagnosis. It can end up stressing them more.
Yeah it doesn't sound like cloudy eye, you are correct. But he does seem to be blind. It may be that he stays that way. If he has any isse finding his food try soaking some bloodworms in garlic oil. It will help him use his nose to pinpoint the food and it should also entice him to eat.
You prob already know, but make sure you are diluting the melafix enough, especially if he is currently in a small tank while you treat him.
I'm afraid other than that there isn't much help I can offer. Maybe someone else will have an idea. Good luck."A grain of sand is all I ever wanted to be. Lay me down and let the water wash over me, wash over me." -Mickey Newbury
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Either he does not like garlic or I did something wrong. I soaked some freeze grub worms in Garlic Guard for a little bit before putting them in the tank. I also put in a couple of the grub worms that were not soaked in the garlic guard. It took a while but he did eventually try to grab the unsoaked ones; but mostly did not get them bang on, and they got away from him. He'll go right under the soaked worms, and never attempt it.
Then I also tried some Nutrafin Betta flakes. They seem to work better as he would eventually get near to them, and grab it successfully.
But after more than 45 minutes he finally did get a decent fill. Hopefully he will soon learn that the filter being unplugged will mean it's time to start searching for food.


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Pakistan: Remembering the floods ahead of the monsoon
28 July 2011 marks the first anniversary of the 2010 floods in Pakistan - one of the world's most devastating natural disasters in recent times. Nearly a fifth of the country was flooded, affecting over 20 million people and resulting in some 14 million people in need of humanitarian aid. Livestock was killed, crops were destroyed, and infrastructure and other livelihood assets were damaged on an unprecedented scale.
Immediately after the floods, humanitarian agencies, coordinating with the Government and local authorities, provided food for seven million people, safe drinking water for eight million, and medicines for twelve million people.
As the Government of Pakistan declared a transition from relief phase to early recovery at the end of January 2011, humanitarian communities have been actively supporting early recovery activities and help people to restart a normal life. Major activities have included rehabilitating water wells, improving the primary health care system, and rebuilding schools.
As the 2011 monsoon season approaches, up to two million people are again at risk from flooding, partly due to lack of funds for reconstruction. Major efforts are needed immediately to reduce the vulnerability of these families and implement urgent recovery and flood preparedness work on river banks, irrigation channels and other infrastructure. The humanitarian community is also preparing contingency plans to enable an effective response to any humanitarian needs that may rise. Major preparedness measures include pre-positioning of tents and establishing coordination structures with local authorities.
However, much more needs to be done, and there are other key humanitarian needs in the country. In north-western Pakistan, displaced people still need food, shelter, and income opportunities. More than US$ 600 million is still needed to support early recovery activities and achieve the objectives set out in the Pakistan Flood Relief and Early Recovery Response Plan.
Next week in Pakistan, the United Nations and partners will commemorate the anniversary in Islamabad and other areas.
More>> Pakistan Floods: Timeline of Events (as of 21 July 2011) - Humanitarian Response – Pakistan - UNDP Pakistan


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|Here I am in Dr. Braverman's office....he's the best infertility doctor I've ever been to.
I've been trying to think of how this has happened. And I think the absence of fear, blame, or anxiety about the outcome has had a huge affect.
OK, and this...
We have immense gratitude for each other and our desire to be parents together (that is the best part of this! I could never take for granted a loving husband who wants to have kids with me. I experienced the opposite in my first marriage and well, let's just say having a true companion by my side is the most beautiful thing ever :).
Danny has been so sweet these last few weeks. Here he is making me one of my favorite meals ever the night before the retrieval. Zucchini Ribbon Pasta :) :) :)
|Our last shot had to be administered at 3:00 am on the dot. Our nurse drew a bull's eye for Danny. And now you've seen my bed head. :)
Also, we really, REALLY love our doctor, Dr. Braverman. He's one of the few Reproductive Immunologists in the country and we're so glad we found him. He is the best infertility doctor I've been to (and I've been to many!) We probably would have done IVF much sooner, but just never felt confident in the care we were getting until now. He's the only one that took "unexplained infertility" seriously and did all the tests he could to discover what was wrong BEFORE scheduling an IVF. He even calls us regularly for updates and his nurses and embryologist are really, really good. Oh, and for my autoimmune issues, he even recommends a gluten free diet, fish oils, antioxidants, Vitamin C, CoQ10, and green tea supplements. (I actually already knew this stuff, but to hear it from my infertility doctor...that was a first for me!)
(Also, in case anyone wants to know, the infertility injections for the egg retrieval are shockingly painless and easy. I barely could feel a thing! The last one was so long, though, that it actually made Danny cuss when he saw it. But I am telling you, I really, really could not feel it! I kind of laughed each time and said, "What?! You're done?")
And, we're grateful for a car! I've had to drive to and from Long Island every few days for appointments, and holy moly, I feel spoiled to be able to drive there. And look at these views! Seeing the city from the BQE always takes my breath away - sometimes I still can't believe I live here.
And here's Danny carrying my bag on our way to church. We headed to do the retrieval just after that. For anyone interested, the retrieval was EASY!! I was all geared up to face something horrific, but it was painless, took about 10-15 minutes, and was seriously easier than going to the dentist or getting a routine blood test. I feel really lucky that it went so well. I know other people have difficult experiences and those are generally the ones you hear about. So if I may just throw out a positive experience...well, here it is.
natural suggestions found here, including acupuncture. (any tips or suggestions welcome!) And until my body heals from the surgery, any healthy embryos that we have will be frozen in the meantime.
P.P.S. To anyone who IS in pain - my heart goes out to you immensely. I have all the hope in the world that one day you, too, can be grateful for your pain. I do not think it's a bad thing to have pain because it can be the birth place of the greatest transformation of your life. I know that it was for me and I know that it has been for countless others. Sometimes the timing for a transformation has to be right. Or perhaps we have to just be open to the idea of change and desire it enough. Or perhaps we just need to be aware that a transformation is available to us, if we want it. But once we're aware and we desire it enough, the miracles can begin. In the meantime, have patience and hope. Out of all the people whom I write for, it is you that makes me want to write the most.
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For 2016, Honda Motor Company's upscale Acura brand has spiced up its lineup with a modified RDX compact premium SUV, last redesigned in 2013, which features an exterior refresh and performance modifications. In addition, there have been a few tweaks to the TLX compact premium car, which was redone for 2015. The ILX compact premium car, last redesigned in 2013, has a fresher look as well and a new powertrain. Most of the changes for 2016 to Acura's lineup are a host of optional and standard advanced safety and driver-assistance features and fine-tuning to powertrains, plus refreshes in exterior design.
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Semen analysis is a test to measure the amount and quality of a man's semen and sperm. Semen is the thick, white fluid released during ejaculation. It contains sperm.
This test is sometimes called a sperm count.
Male fertility test; Sperm count
You will need to provide a semen sample. Your health care provider will explain how to collect a sample.
A semen sample may be collected:
You should get the sample to the lab within 30 minutes. A laboratory specialist must look at the sample within 2 hours of the collection. The earlier the sample is analyzed, the more reliable the results. The following things will be evaluated:
Do not have any sexual activity that causes ejaculation for 2 - 3 days before the test.
If you are uncomfortable about how the sample is to be taken, discuss it with your health care provider.
Semen analysis is one of the first tests done to evaluate a man's fertility. It can help determine if a problem in sperm production or quality of the sperm is causing infertility. Approximately half of couples unable to have children have a male infertility problem.
The test may also be used after a vasectomy to make sure there are no sperm in the semen. This can confirm the success of the vasectomy.
The test may also be performed for the following condition:
A few of the common normal values are listed below.
However, how to interpret these values and other results from a semen analysis is not completely certain.
Normal value ranges may vary slightly among different laboratories. Talk to your doctor about the meaning of your specific test results.
The examples above show the common measurements for results for these tests. Some laboratories use different measurements or may test different specimens.
Abnormal results may suggest a male infertility problem. For example, if the sperm count is very low or very high, there is a likelihood of being less fertile. The acidity of the semen and the presence of white blood cells (suggesting infection) may influence fertility. Testing may reveal abnormal shapes or abnormal movements of the sperm.
However, there are many unknowns in male infertility. The results from the test may fail to explain the cause. If a low sperm count or abnormal semen is found, further testing may be required.
Many of these abnormalities are reversible or treatable.
There are no risks.
The use of the following may affect a man's fertility:
Sabanegh E, Agarwal A. Male infertility. In: Wein AJ, ed.Campbell-Walsh Urology. 10th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 21.
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Dining in vibrant Inner Sydney neighbourhoods offers a delicious range of styles and flavours. Discover lazy breakfast venues, sip afternoon cocktails or have wine and nibbles in a tapas bar. Head to stylish restaurants and enjoy anything from late-night gourmet pizza to zesty Thai or classic French cuisine. After an early dinner or before a late supper, enjoy a play at theatres where stars of film and stage such as Geoffrey Rush and Cate Blanchett have performed.
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The lively inner Sydney neighbourhoods around the city centre are packed with plenty of things to see and do, from trendy bars to great theatre. Stroll through markets and galleries, find that hidden treasure in a second-hand shop or spend a lazy afternoon in an outdoor cafe enjoying the scent of frangipanis in the air.
To the east are Paddington, Surry Hills and Darlinghurst, each with its own style. Stroll through Paddington's famous markets, or peruse the latest exhibitions in its galleries. Catch a performance at Surry Hills' Belvoir St Theatre or visit Object Australian Centre for Design and Craft, which supports young designers. Darlinghurst is abuzz with cafes, restaurants and bars.
During the day, take your time exploring the fashionable designer boutiques on Oxford Street, William Street and The Intersection. By night, the street comes alive with nightclubs, pubs and late-night bars.
Glebe, Newtown, Balmain and Leichhardt make up Sydney's inner west. Second-hand shops, restaurants, bars, cafes, bookshops and design shops line the main streets of each neighbourhood – Glebe Point Road, King Street, Darling Street and Norton Street, respectively.
The popular Glebe Markets take place every Saturday and offer everything from organic produce to vintage fashion and artworks. Visit bohemian King Street Newtown for great food, vintage fashion and bookshops. In Balmain, enjoy food, markets and architecture dating back to the early 1800s. Head to Leichhardt for all things Italian, including fresh pasta, coffee and homemade gelato.
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so i'm doing good and all that. my laptop (vaio) died a few weeks ago so i haven't been working on much, ordered a new one (ibook) which should be here tomorrow.
other then that it's just school. french specifically. and only a month or so till i leave for scotland. oh and doing my job of showing movies here.


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When 17-year-old April Hunter first sees Fernando, it is easy to dismiss him as just another of her father's indigent Latin American patients.
Yet, despite her feelings, April can't keep herself from thinking about Fernando. How did he get the horrendous scar on his neck? What is his birthplace, El Paraiso, El Salvador, like? As curiosity turns to fascination and fascination to love, April learns the horrifying and mind-boggling story of Fernando's life. But when she hears a different story from the Immigration and Naturalization Service, she has to wonder whom to trust.
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April is curious about her father's new patient Fernando, an El Salvadorian refugee. Soon, her curiosity turns to fascination, and it's not long before her heart becomes tangled with feelings of love for the young man with the frightening past. When Immigration and Naturalization Service officials begin snooping around and threatening her father for helping Fernando, she discovers a whole new side to the man who raised her. Dennis Covington is a brilliant storyteller--crafting these characters with realism, compassion, and just enough of a rough edge so that they sparkle from the page. This is a powerful tale of many different kinds of love.
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Bill, I have not even been able to watch T.V., expect football and a program about dooms day survivors since the election because I do not want to hear the left cheer. My example can be found in another thread here on RTF put up by Uncle Bill. It named all the groups I have listed above as the reason this nation is going down the toilet. The author of his post made it out as though only white guys had nothing to do with the results of the election. Then Marvin had to make his correction, which was adding more salt. I voted republican, my daughters, one a state working the other a college student voted republican. My son a college student and a city worker voted republican. My husband a state worker/small businesses owner/teacher voted republican. My mother a retired federal worker voted republican. While my own brother voted third party.
Some people work for the government because that was the only job available. My son started teaching swim learns and being a lifeguard at 14 year old. Not too many good jobs for kids that age. He likes his job and at 23 years old he is now the manager of the city pool he started working at all those years ago. My daughter graduated from law school and she applied for many jobs and took the first job offered because she has bills to pay. She is a securities investigator for the state. Helping the victims of investment fraud, not making anywhere near the money she would if she was on the other side of the fence. My husband also took the first job offered to him when he graduated with a masters in Civil Engineering. We did not go home to mom and dad. He got a job to pay our bills. He likes the projects he works on, but he has had to take on a part time teaching job and start a small business to pay for our kids to have braces and go to college. Then I hear some old guys putting this mess in our lap when I'm sick to death about the reelection of a socialist. My brother keeps telling me to stop holding my noise and voting for a group that does not care about my money, let alone my values. When he kept talking to me about the election I was glad he lived in another state, but now I'm really glad he lives in another state because I think he might be right and I would have punched him for no good reason.
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The ubiquity of worlds beyond our Solar System confounds us
Kevin Heng
Some of the Kepler telescope discoveries present invaluable puzzles and challenges to our current ideas of planet formation. The Kepler-11 system plays host to six exoplanets with radii ranging from twice to five times that of Earth. Three of these exoplanets have densities less than that of water. All six appear to lie roughly in the same orbital plane. The Kepler-16 system consists of a pair of stars orbited by a Saturnlike exoplanet, a harsh environment for any exoplanet to survive in because of the enhanced gravitational tugs of the stars. A diminutive red dwarf sits at the center of the Kepler-32 system, yet it is orbited by five exoplanets within a distance a third the size of Mercury's orbit. Perhaps the most puzzling case study comes from the Kepler-36 system. Two planets are found at roughly the same distance from the star: one with a density less than that of water, whereas the other is as dense as iron. Theorists are just coming to grips with these discoveries. The venerable theory of migration—the notion that exoplanets and their progenitors drift through the gaseous disk during assembly—is coming under scrutiny. It may turn out that migration, although an attractive idea for constructing our Solar System, is not really needed to form exoplanetary systems populated by close-in super Earths—Earthlike exoplanets somewhat larger than our Earth, which seem to be an omnipresent breed. Our Solar System appears not to be the dominant outcome of planet formation and it may be exerting a provincial influence on our theoretical ideas. In seeking to map out the universe, we find ourselves to be the exception rather than the norm.
An intriguing idea, suggested during a recent conference on Kepler exoplanets by Renu Malhotra of the University of Arizona, is to search for the transits of planetesimals around the corpses of stars known as white dwarfs. During a transit, a body passes in front of its host star, causing a dip in electromagnetic emissions from the star. By coincidence, the relative size of a planetesimal orbiting a white dwarf is equivalent to that of an Earth orbiting a Sunlike star. Because the Kepler Space Telescope is detecting Earthlike exoplanets around Sunlike stars, the reasoning is that it will be able to do the same for planetesimals transiting white dwarfs. If this idea meets with success, it will be the first time information on planetesimals outside of the Solar System will be obtained. Another fascinating idea concerns the hunt for moons around exoplanets—"exomoons." The idea is that these exomoons are formed during the final stages of assembly, during a phase of planet formation known as "clean-up," and may provide some clues on the properties of planetesimals.
If nothing else, one upshot from the numerous recent results is that planet formation is hardly a straightforward process, perhaps going some distance to explaining why nature forms planets and exoplanets more easily than theorists are capable of doing. But ultimately, we still seek a theory of planet formation because we wish to determine how common exoplanets, and life, are in the universe. The Kepler Space Telescope is showing us that about one in 10 stars may have an exoplanet that resembles Earth. For the aficionados, this frequency factor of 0.1 is termed "eta Earth"; it is one of the several factors in Drake's equation, which seeks to quantify how common exoplanets are around stars, how many of these exoplanets are capable of harboring life, and how many of them actually do host life. From extrapolating the Kepler results, Earthlike exoplanets likely number in the billions for our galaxy alone; unless life is an exceedingly rare event, it must exist elsewhere in the universe. We may never answer all of these questions, but understanding planet formation is a step in the right direction.
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Circuit City is a scam right now, they've raised their prices and then claim they're giving you a discount to the range it was before.Also, circuit city is being liquidated and i hear most are in clearance at 10% off. I, like most, will try and go when the discount is deeper. Are there any that are already past 10% off??
Darth Vader is becoming the Mickey Mouse of Star Wars.
Kylo Ren - came from Space Brooklyn, although he moved to Space Williamsburg before it was trendy.
The use of a lightsaber does not make one a Jedi, it is the ability to not use it.
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I saw TFA Deluxes for $10.99 at the Glendale Target so it looks like the prices on those and TFU are varying from store to store.
I bought CW Padme and Goldie at aforementioned store along with Titanium Fighter Tank and V-19 from La Brea Target.
That Cyclonus figure is pretty nice. So are Hound and Ravage.
Scored most of the Target Mighty Mugg wave today (thanks to Commtech for the hookup). Just need the Shocktrooper now - if anyone comes across one, please stash.
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Sod House
Living in a house made of dirt doesn't sound like the an ideal situation, but some of Iowa's early European settlers did just that. They lived in houses made of sod! They were usually temporary homes, and sod house dwellers made the most of their unusual situation. The arrival of the railroads brought about changes in many areas and housing was one area that saw improvements. For those who lived in sod houses, the changes were welcomed with anticipation.
Learning to Adapt
The Homestead Act of 1862 encouraged people to go west. European-American pioneers who settled in northwestern Iowa found that the land offered few trees to build log cabins and frame houses, and lumber was too expensive.
Determined settlers adapted to their environment. They built inexpensive sod houses. They cleared and cut the prairie sod into long strips. They laid the strips on top of each other, leaving space for windows and a door. They made roofs out of sticks, boards and sod. Some sod houses, called dugouts, were dug into the side of a hill.
Interior Decorating
Most sod homes were small and no matter how often families cleaned, the insides were damp and dirty. When it rained and the roof leaked, the floor became muddy. Pioneers shared their "soddies" with rodents, bedbugs and other creatures. Families tried to make their temporary homes pleasant. They plastered walls and hung curtains.
Furnishings were sparse. Beds were made from poles and ropes. Boxes, originally used to transport a family's belongings, made tables and chairs. Cast iron stoves provided heat and a place to cook. Since there was little wood on the plains, pioneers burned prairie hay, cow chips and corncobs.
Railroads Bring Change
After the railroads came to Iowa, lumber was more affordable and settlers abandoned their soddies for sturdier frame houses.
While the idea of living in a house made of dirt doesn't appeal to most people, early settlers in the Iowa country were used to sacrifices. Unusual housing conditions were just one of many problems faced by early settlers. Along with the hardships they faced came hope for a better future. Soddies were viewed as a temporary inconvenience. And as with many of the problems faced by early pioneers in Iowa, new technologies and scientific advances helped to make life better.
- Mary T. Brauch Petersen, "Build a Sod House," The Goldfinch 17, no. 3 (Spring 1996): 16.
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hello world
well lets get straight into this, I have a dream of making a 2d side-scrolling MMORPG that is simmiler to "MapleStory" (but it will be a local game that is playable in one country.)
The storyline and game design document are ready. I know that implementation is super hard but im ready to do whatever it takes to make those words become alive.
so can someone please answer me these questions:
-what should I do now and how many team members will I need? I already know alot of people in my university who are interested and have some skills in programming, designing, and soundtracks.
-what software should we start with? for each one of us (programmers, designers,etc...)
-how can we make the game local (works only in one country)
-how can we host the game and connect players with each other (there will be a maximum of approximately 5k players)?
I know that its a long way to go, but as I said, IM READY FOR ANYTHING!
please dont waste your time telling me that its really hard to get that done, because I know that already =)
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So several swing states have republican governors that have been turning their states economies around while NC dem governor did not. Ohio, Wisconsin, and Virigina have seen improvements under the Republicans while NC under Perdue is still in the toilet.
Despite having the dem convention in NC not only did Obama lose, the rebublicans increased their number of seats in the house of reps by 3. I find that an interesting factor.


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Teeworlds is a free online multiplayer game, available for all major operating systems. Battle with up to 16 players in a variety of game modes, including Team Deathmatch and Capture The Flag. You can even design your own maps!
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This is a fun, amazing and hilarious game. It makes me smile and laugh at some of the amzing trick shots and maneuvers people pull off. Its not a 100% perfect game but its really well executed and made. I like games that I can start quickly and easily play for 10 mins if I want then stop. I prefer games that don't have to require a time investment to play. You can't go wrong with this. Having regular updates and being so easy to larn and play gives it a A+ in my book. Highly recommended and it even more fun with friends while chatting over VoIP. Give it a shot!


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Badr Hari Has a Message to His Fans; He's Ready
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The Bad Boy will officially return to action on May 14th as Badr Hari is set to face off with Tony Gregory for It's Showtime in Lyon, France. The kickboxing world is on edge awaiting the return of the Golden Boy. Not many feel like Gregory is a worthy challenger, but regardless there is a ton of hype coming into the fight. This just proves that fans want what they want; they want Badr Hari to return to action and crush the opposition.
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The Clone Wars series is finished aside from an unknown amount of "bonus content," and its accompanying animated line has released its last gasp in the form of a non-US wave of retools and repaints. At Celebration VI, the Hasbro Star Wars team said in their interview with me that they felt the time was right to bring the characters into the realistic style. So far, Hasbro has released three realistic figures based on the series (phase I Anakin and Obi-Wan, phase II Ahsoka) and announced plans for two more as part of the now-cancelled Legacy Collection (Mace and Rex, plus build-a-droids TC-70 and R8-B7), though it's unclear if those will still make it out in The Black Series.
Regardless of your opinion on the show or the animated line, the realistic style is now the only way to get any figures from The Clone Wars unless Lucasfilm/Disney decide to put the kibosh on them with the new films coming out. Speaking of figures being off-limits, I guess this means that micro-series figures are no longer off the table, though I don't know how many of those people still want (aside from maybe the ARC gunship pilot).
I don't need to see every single character revisited in the realistic style - not that that was going to happen anyway. (On the flip side, there are already tons of realistic versions of characters from the show, since many of them originated from the films or EU.) Be they realistic redos of animated figures or never before made at all, what realistic Clone Wars figures would you like to see? I've ordered mine into two categories, arranged by appearance in the show.
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*Tera Sinube
*Duchess Satine (any version)
*Admiral Trench (maybe with interchangeable cyborg parts)
*Aurra Sing ("Assassin" look - simple repaint of 2012 figure)
*ARC Trooper Fives
*Garnac (Trandoshan Hunter)
*Captain Ackbar
*General Pong Krell
*Pre Vizsla (Season Four/Five)
*Rako Hardeen - Obi-Wan head should either be included or be able to fit
*Asajj Ventress (Bounty Hunter) - includes mask and cloak
*Boba Fett ("Bounty" look)
*C-21 Highsinger
*Darth Maul (v1 - spider legs)
*Saw Gerrera
*Steela Gerrera
*D-Squad (say what you will about the episodes, these easy repaints would look cool, especially with the "warning" tape)
*Darth Maul (v3 - normal legs)
*Lom (Pyke drug lord)
*Ziton Moj (Black Sun)
*Obi-Wan Kenobi (Mandalorian Disguise)
*Mandalorian Supercommando (Maul-style armor)
Animated-to-Realistic Remakes
*Asajj Ventress (first outfit)
*Plo Koon with wrist gauntlets - interchangeable to go from Jedi Council symbol to Wolfpack symbol
*Kit Fisto with wrist gauntlets
*Commander Cody (Phase I)
*Cad Bane (maybe - the second version could straddle the animated/realistic line)
*Commander Wolffe with all three removable helmets
*Savage Opress with interchangeable cybernetic arm
*Captain Rex (Phase II)
*Darth Maul (v2 - chicken legs - reuse Comic Pack body with new/existing head)


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A Mexican staple makes these wraps ultra-easy. Slow-cook pork, then spoon into tortillas for a foolproof snack.
Hoisin is a thick, dark-red sauce made from soybeans, garlic and chilies. Its sweet-and-spicy flavor is popular for cooking and as a table condiment. Look for hoisin sauce in the grocery store's Asian food section. Refrigerarte hoisin sauce once the jar is opened.
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