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I took this over the summer. Although it was condensed and it seemed like we had a speech a week, it was well worth taking the class. Jennifer is awesome, class was late and night which wasn't fun but I'm glad I took the class. Jennifer is awesome, I'd suggest her for any speech class.
I took the condensed summer version of this class, and it was great! Waking up early while everyone is on break was difficult, but Jennifer made it worthwhile. Funny, fun, and caring, Jennifer was the perfect instructor to have. The textbook was only used a few times; I wouldn't recommend buying it. When necessary, check it out in the library.
EASY A! Such a fun class I'm taking another from her! She cares for her students! There is not a lot of work required! She has a great sense of humor! I didn't buy the textbook. We only used it once and I just went to the library . She gives 2 weeks to do assignments before she gives a new one. The final is a group project on a supplemental book.
She is such a sweet and caring teacher. She actually cares about the students and their grades unlike many other teachers. She helped me before final grades to figure out what I could do to get a better grade simply because she wanted me to be successful, and which I'm sure she helped other students with as well. I have nothing bad to say at all.
She gets to your email in a hour no matter what day it is. One of the best teachers I have ever had. She is very personal and loves to tell stories. For the class she makes the course heavy at the beginning and not so much at the end. TAKE HER CLASS!
Awesome Teacher. She made class very interesting and funny. Very easy A if you participate and do all your speeches. I totally recommend her.
I took this class to avoid taking a WR122 class, not knowing what to expect. It ended up being my favorite class of the term. Jennifer's teaching style is second to none!
Jeniffer is the Best!!!!! She is super awesome, and makes class fun and easy. I totally recommend you getting this teacher.
Awesome class. Signed up because I had to and dreaded coming, but it ended up being my favorite class.
This class was so much fun! It was very informative. It gave me a lot to think about. This class will help me in the future when I get a job.
Jennifer is an awesome teacher. She is the only teacher I would take speech with. I recommend her to everyone who tells me they need a speech class. She really makes things relaxed and fun so that you can learn.
I have been very happy with Jen. This is my second time taking her SP111 class and I specifically requested her when i registered. She rocks!
I saw the comment from 5/08. That comment was totally libel, to the point that Jennifer could sue this person -- it damaged her reputation. This is a wonderful teacher, who gets fabulous evaluations. If you take her class, you won't be sorry. No way those comments were true. People, be careful what you write: this is publication.
I saw the comment from 5/08. That comment was totally libel, to the point that Jennifer could sue this person because it damaged her reputation. This is a wonderful teacher, who gets fabulous evaluations. If you take her class, you will never be sorry. There's no way those comments were true. People, be careful what you write here: this is publicat
One of the best teachers I've ever had. I was literally sad when the term ended because this class was so much fun. She covers the material well and makes it interesting and entertaining at the same time. Made us comfortable enough to talk in front of the rest of the class with ease. Take a class with her!! She is amazing!
If you are afraid to get up and give a speech, Jennifer is the one for you! She'll make it painless and fun. You'll be at ease with the process in no time -- and she'll make you laugh.
This is a great class for someone who is uncomfortable with speaking to others. You will not be nervous with this instructor. She will put you at ease and help you. She is so kind -- good sense of humor too.
This is a fab teacher -- born to be in front of an audience. Makes learning fun and engages her students. Plus really funny! SP 218 is SOOOO valuable. You'll use it every day. She's one of a kind!
Jennifer is such a fun teacher, she is hilarious and she is very personable. Will make sure you know what's going on in class & she'll take time to help you. Grades very fair, and makes sure you get good grades; her goal is to help you pass if you put in the effort. I would love to take of her class again & recommend you to take her class!
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text: Ever Wanted to Go to a Calf Fry? Kicking off Hunting Season in Hugoton When you "fry up" what the steer "gave up" and mix in neighbors welcoming strangers, you have what has quickly become a hugely popular event in southwest Kansas. more Posted on November 7, 2012 8:21AM by Becky Blake

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New Update Video featuring Angeline's Story, "Please Watch!!"
Here at Document the Silence, one of our goals is to break the silence surrounding violence against women of color, particularly those who are poor and working class. Moreover, we want to raise awareness about how this violence informs and intersects with various aspects of our culture, including the media, and the legal system. Thus, we think it's critical to point out that the "Where's Aniysah" campaign is not only about the failings of the family court system. But, it's also about domestic violence and how it has shaped the legal struggles of Aniysah and her mother, Angeline. As a survivor of domestic violence at the hands of Anyisah's father, Angeline's story is a testament to the "intimate" connections between experiences of abuse among women of color and the mistreatment they experience in the family court system
As word continues to spread about this campaign, we've received two important questions about Aniysah's story that, when considered, illuminate the ways that Anyisah's father used the legal system to continue to terrorize and harass Angeline and Aniysah.
Many people have emailed us asking, "How did Anyisah end up in family court system?"
* Angeline separated from Aniysah's father because he was physically, verbally, and emotionally abusive. Angeline has documentation of his abuse and the court orders forcing him to take anti-battering classes. Judge Fernando Camacho issued an Order of Protection for the father to stay away from Angeline and Aniysah, May of 2005.
* Even though Angeline separated from Aniysah's father, he continued to harass and terrorize Angeline and Aniysah by fabricating lies to Child Protective Services (CPS) and filing for full custody of Aniysah. June 2005 — October 2006 Judge Morgenstern issued several Orders of Protection for the father to stay from Angeline.
* Judge Morgenstern granted the father unsupervised visits on the weekend with Aniysah at the father's mother's house. However, just as the unsupervised weekend visits begin, Aniysah begins to display unusual behaviors. She told the social worker that someone named "grandpa" touched her inappropriately. Aniysah developed a rash between her legs and Angeline takes her daughter to the doctor and the doctor reports the rash to CPS as a possible issue of child abuse. At this point, the doctor at the emergency room reported on the possibility of Aniysah being abused while in her father's care.
The second question people have asked us, "How and why was Anyisah taken from her mother, Angeline?"
* The law guardian appointed to the family's case within the court system continued to make false accusations by suggesting that Angeline is fabricating lies about the father sexually abusing his daughter. However, Angeline has not once reported these accusations and the Child Protective Services' reports as well as the emergency room reports show that Angeline never once accused the father. These reports were filed independently by the doctor and the social worker.
* In response to the Law Guardian's lies, unlawful actions, and inappropriate behaviors, Angeline wrote a letter to Judge Morgenstern explaining how the Law Guardian is fabricating lies as well as not following protocol and proper procedures for reporting on Anyisah's care when she is with her father. Judge Morgenstern disregarded Angeline's complaints and maintained that the law guardian was following procedure.
* Without any legal recourse to protect Aniysah, and fearing for the safety of her daughter and herself, Angeline moves with Aniysah to Utah to protect Aniysah and herself. While in Utah, Angeline starts a new and renewed life for Aniysah and herself.
* While Angeline is in Utah, Judge Morgenstern summons her to court. However, she was never contacted in Utah. The papers were delivered to her old lawyer who she was no longer a client of. She documented proof that she informed the law guardian that the old lawyer no longer represented her beginning in August of 2006. Because Angeline did not show up to court, Judge Esther Morgenstern granted the father custody of Anyisah even though Judge Morgenstern knew the court file contained the returned notices showing that the mother had never been served.
* Because Angeline did not have any family in New York to provide care for Aniysah, the police officers were informed by Child Protective Services that they had to take Aniysah to the paternal grandmother's home.
* It has been 122 days since Angeline has seen Aniysah on March 3rd, 2009. She has only seen Aniysah on two occasions each one hour visits each costing of $125.00 each visit. She has had no physical or phone contact with her daughter at all during the month of August.
Overall, Angeline's story shows how domestic violence and being a woman of color in the family court system are "intimately" tied to the injustices women of color endure when trying to protect their children and themselves. In order to advocate for Angeline and Anyisah, we must see the complexities of her case and how Anyisah's father could continue to harass and abuse Angeline and Anyisah through the court system. A court system that ignores black and brown women because it fundamentally sees poor and working class women of color as women who are incapable of making sound decisions about their lives and the lives of their children. This is a systemic problem.
With respect to Angeline's case, the two judges who have chosen to ignore the facts of Angeline's case and the law guardian who has been unethical in her testimonies are equally complicit in the abuse of Anyisah and Angeline. They, like Aniysah's father, must be held accountable because they represent a legally sanctioned system of abuse. "Where's Aniysah?" is a cry countless numbers of women of color cry daily when having to negotiate the terrains of domestic violence and terrains of the family court system. Where's Aniysah . . . Where's Aniysah . . . and how do we protect her and her mother from continual abuse.


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Afternoon Tea: DANGEROUS LIAISONS
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Prepare to be seduced by tantalizing tea, tasty treats and the deliciously scandalous costume drama of DANGEROUS LIAISONS. The Marquise Isabelle de Merteuil (Glenn Close) and Vicomte Sebastien de Valmont (John Malkovich) are master manipulators who elevate the art of back-stabbing to unparalleled heights. But when Sebastien actually falls for his victim, Madame de Tourvel (Michelle Pfeiffer), he finds himself caught in a web of his own deceit, with the darkly cunning Marquise closing in for the kill. Malkovich and Close are formidable opponents as both characters and actors, and their escalating games of secrets and lies build the intensity to wonderfully excruciating levels. Also featuring Uma Thurman and Keanu Reeves, this juicy slice of cinema will titillate you with intrigue while you enjoy tea and treats just as delectable as the costumes and set design. (Sarah Pitre)


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Today's Word of the Day means...
paranoia par·a·noi·a (pār'ə-noi'ə)
A psychotic disorder characterized by systematized delusions, especially of persecution or grandeur, in the absence of other personality disorders.
Extreme, irrational distrust of others.
A form of psychosis marked by delusions of persecution and of grandeur. One who suffers from paranoia is paranoid.
Note: In popular terminology, a "paranoid" personality is characterized by suspicion and distrust of others; a tendency to look for hidden meaning behind other people's actions; argumentativeness; complaining; low tolerance for criticism; and a constant display of one's own talents, accomplishments, independence, and rationality.


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By RICK HAYES
---- — MT. VERNON — Judge David Overstreet denied a motion to reconsider the sentence of convicted sex offender Albert Rainey during a hearing Wednesday.
Rainey, 39, of Mt. Vernon, was sentenced by Overstreet on May 17 to two consecutive 20-year prison sentences after Rainey was convicted by a Jefferson County jury on two counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child under the age of 13.
Overstreet listened to arguments from defense attorney Sean Featherstun and Assistant State's Attorney Darin Rice, and then announced he was "comfortable" with the sentence while denying the motion for reconsideration.
No witnesses were presented during the hearing.
Featherstun said by reducing the sentence at least five years it would benefit the defendant because he has already been incarcerated for 6 1/2 years. Featherstun recommended a sentence of 15 years on each count.
Rice argued Rainey faced a sentencing length of 12 to 60 years on the charges, although the judge sentenced him to 40 years. Rice said is a "just and reasonable sentence."
In addition to the 40-year prison sentence, Rainey could be on parole the rest of his life, depending on the actions of the Illinois Prison Review Board. The judge previously sentenced Rainey to three years to life mandatory supervised release, per statute.
Rainey was convicted of the charges following an open plea in 2007. The alleged offense occurred in 2006. However, that conviction was overturned by the Fifth District Court of Appeals due to an error in sentencing. Rainey was given a new trial this past winter and convicted in February.
Rainey's sentence was stayed until Wednesday by the judge, citing travel costs to transport Rainey to and from prison. He is expected to report to Graham Correctional Center in Hillsboro and then be assigned a permanent residence by the Illinois Department of Corrections.


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The Redskins (2-0) will make the short trip to Baltimore to face the Ravens on Thursday night as part of week three of the NFL's preseason schedule. The biggest Redskins position battle is at quarterback where former Raven John Beck has a lead over Rex Grossman as the team's starter. Keep an eye out for starting running back Tim Hightower, who had a limited role in three years with the Arizona Cardinals but looked impressive in last week's 16-3 win over the Colts on six rushes for 70 yards and the team's only rushing touchdown.
The Ravens (1-1) are coming off a 31-13 win over the Chiefs and will look to take care of business again on Thursday night. Keep an eye out for quarterback, Tyrod Taylor, a rookie out of Virginia Tech. He looked fairly impressive in the team's two preseason games and during training camp. He may win the confidence of the coaches to be named Joe Flacco's backup. Last season the Ravens went out and got Marc Bulger, who retired this summer, to be an insurance policy in case Flacco went down. Also, making his debut for the Ravens will be former Vikings pro bowl left tackle Byrant McKinnie, who signed with the team on Tuesday and will likely start at right tackle by the time the regular season starts.
Check out Hogs Haven and Baltimore Beat Down for live commentary during the game. Here's some more information on the game Thursday night:
Game Date/Time: Thursday, August 25; 8 p.m. ET
Location: M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland
TV Schedule:
Washington: WDCA MY20
Baltimore: WJZ 13 (CBS)
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The problem is you would miss your expensive Canon gear when it gets confiscated for evidence.
That's an arrest record I'd be proud to have.
At my age I'm fed up with a life of people telling me I should be afraid of everything.
People see me carrying a camera and sometimes ask what I'm photographing. I usually tell them, "Anybody or anything that gets in my way."
When I was young I always said if I got to be old, I'd be a cantankerous old geezer.
Have camera. Will use it.A person locally tried photographing Electrical Towers and was promptly arrested and tossed in prison, the Police told him it was illegal, and when he disagreed, they arrested him.
Later, the city paid out $$$ to settle a lawsuit, but he still has a arrest record, and even worse, the Mayor of the small town is defending the arrest and it sounds like he would support doing it again.


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Propylene via Propane Dehydrogenation Study is Announced by Intratec
Intratec brings clear, concise and detailed techno-economic information on a propene dehydrogenation process in its newest report
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The chemical market is on a continuous search for lower-cost chemical processes. In this domain, Propane Dehydrogenation (PDH) technology has proven itself as a great contender to fulfill this need.
This publication analyzes a Propane Dehydrogenation (PDH) process similar to UOP Oleflex, providing key technical information such as process description, flow diagrams, heat and material balances, consumption figures and major equipment list. A deep evaluation of the process economics is presented based on a US Gulf plant. An evaluation is also conducted for a plant constructed in Brazil and China.
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Canada Day Activities in Calgary
Canada Day Activities in Calgary 2013
Thanks to the dedicated, tireless workers and volunteers, the vast amajority of Calgary's tourism attractions, accomodations and festivals are still up and running as we move from crisis to recovery.
Shaw Millennium Park
11 a.m. - 11:15 p.m.
The festivities at Prince's Island Park have been relocated this year to Shaw Millennium Park. Plans are still underway to adapt the party, but one thing is for sure: we can all take a moment to collectively marvel at the fireworks going off on the Centre Street Bridge. Consider it a pyrotechnic high-five to all those who are helping us pull through this crisis.
Olympic Plaza
1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
222 8 Ave S.E.
The sounds of the drum will resonate through the air of downtown Calgary as Olympic & Municipal Plaza come alive with the heartbeat of the nation this Canada Day! Vibrant Aboriginal culture will be showcased where Calgarians can partake in music and dance at the exhibition powwow, participate in interactive fun at storytelling and crafts (for all ages), experience Aboriginal cuisine, and more!
Heritage Park "Dominion Day/Canada Day"
9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Celebrate Canada Day, or as we celebrated it in 1910, Dominion Day at Heritage Park Historical Village. The Park will be bustling with activities from family games, entertainers and music to an emotional citizenship ceremony followed by birthday cake! Buy tickets here.
In response to the recent flooding, Heritage Park is asking guests to help us fill a covered horse-drawn wagon full of donated non-perishable food, water and personal hygiene items including diapers for the Calgary Inter-Faith Food Bank. As well, Heritage Park will be collecting monetary donations at the front admission gate for the Canadian Red Cross Alberta Floods 2013. Read more ...
10:45 p.m.
Wherever you are, look up, way up! Fireworks off the Centre Street bridge will light up the Calgary sky and cap off an amazing birthday party for our nation.
Stephen Avenue Walk
Enjoy food and merchandise vendors, artists and artisans, games and activities, and performers all along Stephen Ave / 8th Ave SW. Come to the Summer Stage for Calgary Downtown Association's Summer Stage Performances, Wagon Stage Children's Theatre and various family activities. Join us at the Dominion Stage for live performances for children (11 a.m. - 5 p.m.) and DJs from (6 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.).
Fort Calgary
FREE pancake breakfast starting at 9:00 am – first come, first served! Children's activities including jump houses, pony rides and a petting zoo! Enjoy food from the YYC Food Trucks, visit our summer bison exhibit – and lots more!
Millarville Races and Family "Fun Day"
The Millarville Races are run on July 1st every year at the same location, and in fact the first races were run at our track in 1905 shortly before Alberta became a province. The main focus of the event is, of course, the horse races, however the Race Committee has a stated objective of making this a "Fun Day" for families and not just a day for placing your two dollar bet on the racing horses.
The day's agenda includes foot racing events for all the kids, and multiple novelty races for everyone's enjoyment. There are also jumping tents, a money hill and other attractions for the younger generation to enjoy; making sure this is truly a "family Fun Day experience."
Canada Day at Bar U Ranch
11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Admission is free at the Bar U Ranch National Historic Site for Canada Day! Come out for an official flag raising ceremony while touring the ranch and taking part in the family activities. We're having an Old Fashioned Country Celebration.
Canada's Sports Hall of Fame will be open on Canada Day, July 1, 2013, to not only celebrate our Nations' birthday and our 2nd anniversary, but also the inspiring spirit of Calgarians and Albertans. We are offering free admission on Canada Day to anyone making a minimum $2 donation to the flood relief efforts in Alberta. We invite visitors to join us for a full day of family friendly fun including airbrush tattoos, a gymnastics obstacle course, crafts, basketball plus over 50 hands-on interactive exhibits to test your skills and much more. www.sportshall.ca


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The manic merriment of the holiday season is behind us. For the seasonal flu virus, however, the show has just begun.
January typically brings a marked increase in reports of the congestion, aches, fatigue and other misery that distinguish seasonal influenza. This year has been no exception, as the illness claimed the life of at least one area resident in the first weeks of traditional flu season. Making matters worse, an old villain has reared its head anew, and it is hitting many who may consider themselves at minimal risk.
As of Dec. 31, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had isolated 452 samples of flu virus for testing. Of those, 398 were found to be of the H1N1 strain. Sometimes nicknamed swine flu, the strain so far was at its most malignant in 2009, when it was blamed for more than 12,000 fatalities in the U.S. alone.
The good news is that this year's vaccine formulation, unlike its counterpart that year, includes H1N1. That means those who get a flu shot are better equipped to resist the strain, or to recover from it more rapidly if they do become ill.
The flu virus has picked up significant steam since the first of the year. And while seniors and babies are typically at highest risk of flu and its complications, this year the demographics appear to have shifted. The CDC reported that more than six of 10 of those admitted for flu treatment in hospitals are between 25 and 64 years old.
"There is no doubt we are experiencing a severe flu season," said Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck, director of the Illinois Department of Public Health.
Local numbers up
Will County tallied nine hospital admissions for flu in December, after just one each in October and November, and then reported 19 in the first week of January.
"We're expecting, based on information we're receiving from other parts of the country, that when school comes back, when kids have an opportunity to pass these little bugs along, we'll see more," department spokesman Vic Reato said last week.
Students across the region returned Jan. 8 from winter break, after classes were canceled Jan. 6 and 7 because of the extraordinarily cold temperatures as the week began.
In DuPage County, the nine reports of ICU admissions through Dec. 28 were followed by 11 more in the week that ended Jan. 4.
The early-season incidences included one flu death in DuPage, which occurred in mid-October, county health department surveillance reports show. Little additional detail was available.
"We can only share that the death occurred in a DuPage County resident in the age group of 65 years and older," department spokeswoman Jorie Green said.
Dr. Rashmi Chugh, medical officer at the health department, was expecting the flu's incidence to continue going up in the new year.
"We're seeing an increase in influenza-like illness activity across the board, in outpatient, inpatient and emergency department settings, as well as in cold and flu over-the-counter drug sales," Chugh said.
Bracing for more
Local hospitals and other public health agencies are seeing similar increases.
Kane County public health officials have recorded just a handful of hospital patients needing treatment for flu, but they are girding for their numbers to rise as well.
"So far we have five cases of intensive care unit admissions for the season," said Kate Marishta, assistant director of the agency's disease prevention division. "It's usually in January we see the peak of influenza."
Flu numbers also are on the rise at Presence Mercy Medical Center in Aurora, according to Marianne Renner, marketing project coordinator.
"We're seeing more patients being hospitalized with influenza, with a marked rise in the age 25 to 64 age group. Last week, eight people were hospitalized with flu," Renner said Friday.
Advocate Sherman Hospital in Elgin is starting to see more flu patients as well. Tonya Lucchetti-Hudson, director of public affairs and marketing, said although the hospital has admitted just two influenza patients into its intensive care unit this season, an increasing segment of those coming to its emergency room are exhibiting the symptoms of flu. During the week of Dec. 14, 2.6 percent of the ER patients were treated for flu-like illness, and by Jan. 4, the proportion had grown to 7.6 percent.
"About 50 percent of these patients were in the zero to 4 age group," Lucchetti-Hudson said.
Know when to go
Experts don't advise rushing to the ER when symptoms appear, and the incidence of flu in the community may be substantially higher. An intensive-care hospital setting is often necessary to treat flu patients with severe respiratory illness whose breathing normally is compromised, but according to the Illinois Department of Public Health, in the majority of cases the best course of action is staying home to rest and recover.
There is no rapid cure for the illness, so treating its symptoms is the most promising way to bring relief.
Dr. Tom Scaletta, director of the emergency department at Edward Hospital in Naperville, said while there are remedies on the store shelf that have the word "flu" in their names, they don't necessarily do anything to alleviate the misery.
"Those medicines do not make dramatic differences," Scaletta said.
Instead, he recommends treating symptoms with an analgesic such as ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin) or acetaminophen (Tylenol), as well as chicken soup, water and plenty of rest.
"Pick the one that usually works the best for you," Scaletta said, advising that the second pain reliever be tried if symptoms haven't eased an hour after the first one was taken. "If one does it, just fine. You don't have to take both."
In McHenry County, hospital officials have taken steps to contain the spread of flu by expanding the limitations on visitors. Some nearby health facilities, such as Advocate Sherman Hospital in Elgin, are beginning to implement similar measures.
Part of a trend
Scaletta said the increase in cases at Edward parallels the national reports coming from the CDC. Patients, he said, are reporting symptoms similar to those they experience in other years: sore throat, sinus congestion, cough and fever — compounded by muscle aches and profound fatigue. It's that combination, which leaves the afflicted in virtual paralysis for several days, that separates the flu from a bad cold.
"Naperville has got tons of Type A people who are frustrated when they can't get out of bed," Scaletta said.
Those who come down with the virus can expect to be out of their normal rhythm for about a week, and it's important to stay home from work or school until symptoms have cleared up.
"You'll just knock out a lot more people," Scaletta said. "Plus, you're not going to be productive."
Data released by the IDPH Friday shows Illinois is one of 37 states experiencing the highest intensity of flu reports, two dozen more than were seeing activity at that level the previous week, when cases were concentrated in the central U.S. south of Illinois. Canada is seeing sharply elevated numbers of flu reports as well.
"It's coming from the north, it's coming from the south," Will County's Reato said. "I don't think there's any doubt that we're going to see more cases."
The virus, he noted, can be capricious. The effectiveness of the flu shot — estimated at 62 percent this year, the CDC says — can vary from one season to another as well. The vaccine is formulated each spring, using data drawn from the opposite hemisphere, where it's early winter and the flu season is beginning.
"It's educated guesswork certainly, because it's from Australia, New Zealand," Reato said. "Keep in mind, Mother Nature is much smarter than we are. Those bugs can change in an instant."


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Three feet of muck: how the floor of the New York Stock Exchange became a troll jackpot
Trolling the 99 percent?
On Monday evening, on live TV, CNN reported that the New York Stock Exchange trading floor was literally underwater — three feet deep. It wasn't the only media outlet with the news: The Weather Channel and others reported the same story. Allegedly, Hurricane Sandy hit Wall Street so hard that it deposited three feet of water at that level of the building.
As local news anchor Pat Kiernan and others quickly realized, however, the report was false: a live camera feed from the trading floor showed no evidence of flooding at all. NYSE officials also quickly contacted the news channels to refute the story, and within an hour, CNN retracted the report. It wasn't the only fact-checking failure in the excitement of the storm.
How did it happen, though? The evidence suggests it all began with an internet troll.
CNN issued its report at 9:43PM ET, but CNN wasn't the source. When questioned on air, CNN meteorologist Chad Myers said he got the information from a National Weather Service report. Sure enough, at 9:27PM ET, the National Weather Service issued a Local Storm Report with the text: "New York Stock Exchance [sic] Trading Floor Under 3 Feet Of Water."
However, the NWS also wasn't the source. A spokesman, Chris Vaccaro, told Washington Post blogger Eric Wemple that the reports "originated via social media from local NYC media." The NWS report itself lists an ambiguous "broadcast media" as the place the information came from.
Checking Twitter, it's clear that there were earlier reports than 9:27PM. For instance, users Travis Liles and Nick Rafter tweeted at 9:23PM, and a Mark Johnson did so three minutes before that, just in time to be retweeted by an account named SuperStrmSandy. None of these reports seem to have been picked up very often, though.
BREAKING:Confirmed flooding on NYSE.The trading floor is flooded under more than 3 feet of water.— ComfortablySmug (@ComfortablySmug) October 30, 2012
And then there's ComfortablySmug. Tweeting the above message at 9:04PM ET, the earliest of any mention on Twitter we've found, ComfortablySmug now has 639 retweets, including the White House Press Corps. The White House name added 251 more retweets starting at 9:15PM, a good twelve minutes before the National Weather Service report. Mind you, those are just the people who actively decided to pass along the message and credit ComfortablySmug, to say nothing of those who simply read it and moved on, or those who attributed the message to someone else.
Now, we don't have any solid evidence that ComfortablySmug or any of his 890+ readers inspired the NWS report. It's possible that Smug also heard the rumor from another place before tweeting it out to the world. However, taking a deeper look at ComfortablySmug's Twitter feed, it's pretty clear he fits the definition of a troll.
If he's not outright making up lies, he's certainly spreading misinformation, like the notion that local subway service will be closed for the remainder of the week — you can read the denial right here — and his misinformation always seems to be just plausible enough to be believed, but outlandish enough to attract media attention. For instance, while the New York Stock Exchange trading floor wasn't actually flooded, the lobby of the New York Daily News most definitely was. Three feet deep, in fact. It's only a six minute walk from Wall Street, so it's not too hard to imagine that Wall Street would be experiencing similar difficulty.
Here's the matching National Weather Service report.
ComfortablySmug seems to revel in his ability to make the mainstream issue retractions, as he's retweeted quite a few of them. It's a mark of a troll. There are also some particularly unsavory jokes if you read far enough back. Apparently, that's just part of his online schtick, as he described to New York Magazine a few years ago. It turns out ComfortablySmug is something of a persona, one without a real name to direct hate at.
Until now. BuzzFeed took it upon itself to unmask ComfortablySmug, and it appears that the publication succeeded. They may have wiped the grin right off the face of Shashank Tripathi, a 29 year old hedge fund analyst and campaign consultant for a Republican candidate for the US House of Representatives.
We're not sure how the National Weather Service vet its report before it got picked up by the likes of CNN, or whether Tripathi was truly to blame, but we now live in a world where what can seem like harmless anonymous joking can have real world consequences. For a person in Tripathi's position, tweeting that Wall Street is underwater is practically tantamount to trolling the 99 percent. And these days, when the public decides an individual's actions are unsavory, an online mask may not last.
Update: ComfortablySmug has issued an apology, and says that he's resigned from his position as a congressional campaign consultant.


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The No. 11 Gamecocks (23-6, 7-2 SEC East) have positioned themselves well heading into tonight's 7 p.m. game at Hawkins Field in Nashville. The Commodores (25-6, 5-4) are 20-1 at home.
USC coach Ray Tanner calls this the start of a wicked second-half stretch that will also include No. 15 Ole Miss, No. 24 Alabama, No. 10 Arkansas and No. 8 Florida.
"I know we have 21 games left in the league, and a lot can happen. They're all big," Tanner said. "We want to do well on the road. (Vanderbilt) wants to do well at home. They want to get back in the mix a little bit. There's always a lot at stake. That's why SEC baseball is what it is."


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This post makes me want to jump on a train to Aix right now.ReplyDeleteReplies
Tanks, yes I would like to hop on the train and go right back..Delete
I always love seeing your colors.. they are so rich..and true..never muddy..ReplyDelete
I bought a soap in provence too..it has a hole through it..shaped like a big green olive..a savon de Marseilles and it fits on a holder that is screwed into our wall..LOVE..
Bought a refill too..as most use the dispenser..it's still almost as big as it was.
Love those olive trees..I am growing one..in the house..outdoors for summer..They are fime indoors..Go for it!
What a pretty pretty place.
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Sounds like you had quite a trek...hopefully with not to much in tow. How nice to come back to these two lovely posts...I'm reminded of a summer visit to Paris when outside of a L'Occitane shop I was greeted by a lovely young woman bearing a basket of (a very generous) sample of fresh lavender. My dream has always been to be in Provence in July for the lavender harvest. If you manage to get there this year do tell all. Don't know what I've done wrong ... been a long time and I'm unable to use "Geri NJ"...so apologies, but 'anonymous' will have to do till I figure this out again!ReplyDelete
Sounds like a fun/hectic trip! I love the Cote Paris magazines...I'll have to check out the southern version.ReplyDelete
A shop in the rue du Bac called Le Grand Comptoir is filled with colorful goodies just like those sling chairs. ;) x Katie
What a fun excursion! Love CoteSud . And love this taste of it..pass me the raspberries and cream please. And the sweet olives! XoxoReplyDelete
Such color!!!ReplyDelete
And a grand merci for showing your travel tools....I am beginning to tire of my tiny (about 3 x 5") Schminke tin...and considering taking the extra weight of my big Schminke tin, which looks a lot like your Kremer.
Love love love your color swatches!ReplyDelete
Gorgeous images, all, my favorite is the outdoor dining scene, out of a 19th century painting!Replies
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Taking very fuzzy pics of late
I'm in Apple now to get a checkup
Your post makes me want to go there, too. If you buy the pair of olive trees, I'll take one. They are so elegant and restrained. Are they fragrant when they bloom? I know the Russian olives (in Colorado) were heavenly scented.ReplyDelete
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The rightmost of 3 cracks. An easy start leads to a short, fun corner.
Light rack.
The name comes from the 1965 Bob Dylan song, later redone by Rage Against The Machine on their 2000 release, Renegades.
Vogel and others list this as the left crack, not the right. I thought the crux was a bit sketchy (which is a good thing) and a little harder than the listed rating.
Actually, the guide (Joshua Tree West) lists Maggie's Farm as the right route.
I just climbed this route Feb. 1st or so. The guide book listed a Class 2 downclimb descending a gully to the climbers right. When I got to the top and went for the downclimb, it had a large 9ft tall boulder blocking the downclimb chute. I assume it fell down from the top recently. It can be climbed by stemming the chute walls and working it like a chimney down the other side but the drop off on the other side of the new boulder is a good 12ft down. So have those chimney skills dialed or your looking at a broken leg. I left a sling girthed around a large rock for a rappel but I'm sure it's part of someones rack by now.
The crux section of the route felt extremely short - almost like a boulder problem being done after a quick easy approach. I climbed this route on March 1st, and I don't recall doing any 12' stemming downclimbing to descend off the route (but my memory has been known to fail me with details like this). From the top of this climb, the descent route is just to climber's right (if at all) and will take you down a short corridor onto the other side of this wall.
This climb isn't terribly good imo. Most of it is too easy to place gear and the crux section isn't terribly interesting. Surprised it made it into the 'Trad Guide'. I think I put two cams in maybe...
great climb
I liked this climb and stemmed the upper section the whole way up until I could exit right.
Fun, sunny, moderate climb. Consistent crack, so if you want the gear, you can get it! Just long enough to get your attention, then its over.
So is this the right or the left crack? I'm talking about the LEFT crack in this comment. Good route, usually sunny and sort funky up high at the slightly flaring crux fingers/hand section. Take some cams and med stoppers up to about 1.5" for the crack. The summit anchors will take almost anything, but stuff in the 2" range seem to work best. Probably belay on top unless you are all fancy and do an extended anchor type thing to set up a slingshot. To walk off go up and over the back of the formation and scramble down to climbers left. Not hard, not sketch, and will pop you out down near the base of the route.
For the Right crack: Not for the beginning Crack leader. My partner and I both thought the crux was at least as hard as any move on Sail Away (which we did three days before). Agree that trying more stemming seemed to help. But didn't seem like much fun. The descent is non-difficult class 3. Which also applies to scrambling up to the top to set up a Top-Rope for the route (in case the above comments scared anyone off from leading it). We found it straightforward to set up for Top-Roping off the same anchor both this route and the other one (Rainy Day Women).


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6:00pm Thursday 27th December 2012 in Hyndburn By Lisa Woodhouse, Assistant picture editor
NEW life could be breathed into a former mill site in Rishton branded a 'blight' by councillors.
Plans have been submitted to transform the old York Mill site into 32 new homes, including 25 houses and seven social rented properties.
The York Street mill was most recently home of former Accrington Stanley chairman Eric Whalley's packaging business EW Cartons, which was demolished earlier this year after it became the target of metal thieves and vandals.
Owners EW Cartons were granted permission to flatten the building, which was constructed in the 1900s, after the site was stripped for its metal while standing empty.
And now the building has been flattened, but the eight foot stone walls of the mill have been retained.
The application was submitted by Alison Whalley, of EW Cartons Ltd.
Rishton councillor Ken Moss welcomed the interest in the site, but said that it needs to be the right development.
He said: "It was most certainly attracting the wrong sort of people to the area.
"This latest planning application is only outline planning permission and nothing has been decided by the council.
"It would, however, tidy up what is generally considered to be a blight site.
"You can't just build houses, plans have to adhere to the local infrastructure – and all this will be considered by the council.
"At the moment it's been derelict for quite a few years.
"The clean-up has been a long drawn out process.
"It's a move in the right direction for the site."
EW Cartons, which at one time employed up to 40 people at the site, moved to Altham Business Park in recent years.
Since then residents had to endure the site becoming a magnet for thieves, vandalism and anti-social behaviour.
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severelyvexed wrote:With respect, I am not mouthing off about anything. Across Rishton we have a number of derelict mill sites which are attracting the wrong sort of attention and creating nothing but problems for the Council. The three Rishton Councillors are keen to see these sites regenerated but as was stated in the article it has to be done in the right way. Livesey Street and York Street would be the only viable access points to a new development at York Mill and since there are already parking issues then the new development would only be allowed a certain number of houses so as not to cripple the infrastructure. I will be pushing for two entrance ways in order to ease any further strain on Livesey Street as I am all too aware of the problems there already. With regard to social tenants, this is something we will be objecting to as you only need to look at prior developments on Allan Critchlow Way and Bridgefield Close when they were originally built and the lack of forethought as to who the original tenants were. These areas are now much improved but it caused considerable disruption during the 1990s. I would invite you to look at our Rishton First news page if you want to find out a bit more about what your local Councillors do for the village, we aren't quite as cavalier as you seem to think and we take an active interest in every development across Rishton.
housing is not the right plan, I do not wish to fight for my car space or see the surrounding properties lose value because of the types of homes that are built. This site will not have homes for the elderly it will consist of homes for evicted council tennants from other areas of lancashire whom other councils want rid of. we see it all too often and as a resident of library street I will fight whalleys application, she is interested in profit only not the locals suffering once she sells the properties to associations. I would rather continue to look at the land as it is and any councillor spouting his mouth off about it being a benefit should try being a resident who lives where I live before they pass comments
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THE pattern is by now well-established: perceived foes of the ruthless young thug elevated by Vladimir Putin to the presidency of Chechnya all too frequently end up dead. And the unabashedly vengeful Ramzan Kadyrov's reach extends far beyond his still volatile fiefdom.
Last September, Ruslan Yamadayev, a member of a well-known Chechen family that had fallen out with Kadyrov, was shot dead in his car at a traffic intersection in central Moscow. About six months later, his brother Sulim Yamadayev, who might have considered himself safe after having fled to Dubai, was murdered in the car park of his apartment block in the emirate. An investigation by the Dubai police suggested the hit was set up by Adam Delemkhanov, one of Kadyrov's right-hand men.
Then there was the case of Umar Israilov, a former bodyguard of Kadyrov who received asylum in Austria – and who told the Austrian authorities that he had seen Kadyrov personally take part in torture sessions, and that the latter maintained a list of 300 enemies who in his opinion needed to be eliminated. Last January, Israilov met a sticky end outside his Vienna apartment.
It is widely suspected, though, that Kadyrov does not restrict himself to former associates who switch their loyalty. When the indefatigable Russian journalist and human rights activist Anna Politkovskaya, who had assiduously chronicled abuses committed in Chechnya, was assassinated outside her Moscow apartment block in October 2006, her friends were quick to point an accusatory finger towards the Grozny potentate. "I don't kill women," responded Kadyrov. (Curiously enough, a similar, arguably misogynist, sentiment was reportedly voiced by Baitullah Mehsud after he was accused of masterminding the murder of Benazir Bhutto.)
In 2007, the first Anna Politkovskaya prize was awarded to Natalia Khussainova Estemirova, a woman of mixed Chechen and Russian parentage who had decided to devote her life to documenting the extra-judicial killings, disappearances and torture that became a part of Russia's "war against terror". She regularly visited affected families in far-flung villages and meticulously noted down the depredations to which they had been subjected. When not travelling, she sat day after day in her office in Grozny and recorded the testimony of grim-faced women who queued up to relate their gruesome tales of woe.
Estemirova regularly fired off well-documented missives to state prosecutors, even though she knew they were unlikely to lead anywhere. She also contributed articles to Novaya Gazeta, the newspaper with which her friend Politkovskaya had been associated. The thrice-weekly paper, part-owned by Mikhail Gorbachev and Alexander Lebedev, is one of the only truly independent journals in Russia, and its staff have grown accustomed to the idea that their lives are constantly at risk.
Last February, the newspaper's lawyer Stanislav Markelov – who had worked with Estemirova in representing victims of the repression in Chechnya – was shot dead not far from the Kremlin. Killed alongside him was 25-year-old Novaya Gazeta intern Anastasia Baburova, who had been investigating the growth of neo-Nazism in Russia. "Natasha flew in for [Markelov's] funeral," recalls Tanya Lokshina, deputy director of Human Rights Watch's Moscow office, referring to her friend Estemirova. "She and I stayed up all night, talking about Markelov and Politkovskaya and wondering who would be next."
Their question was answered on July 15, when four armed men grabbed Estemirova while she was on her way to work in Grozny. A few hours later, her bullet-ridden corpse was found near a highway in the neighbouring republic of Ingushetia. Passersby in Grozny had heard her scream "I am being kidnapped". The vehicle must have crossed at least three checkpoints, but evidently went unchallenged.
Kadyrov vowed shortly thereafter to personally lead an investigation into "the monstrous crime". Funnily enough, the promise – or, more accurately, threat – did little to placate Estemirova's friends and colleagues.
In February last year, possibly in an attempt to blunt her criticism, Kadyrov had picked Estemirova as the chairwoman of an advisory committee on human rights – an unpaid position. He dismissed her a month later, after she publicly criticized a new law that required women in Chechnya to wear headscarves. She was summoned to a meeting at which, according to Oleg Orlov – the head of Memorial, the organization that employed Estemirova – Kadyrov told her: "Yes, my hands are up to the elbows in blood. And I am not ashamed of that. I will kill and kill bad people." George W. Bush himself couldn't have put it much better.
Estemirova sensibly interpreted Kadyrov's questions about her relatives – and in particular her teenage daughter – as a threat and moved out of Grozny, spending several peaceful months in the altogether more benign shadows of Oxford's dreaming spires. But she felt obliged to return to her task. With dire consequences.
There is one notable difference between her assassination and that of Politkovskaya: the latter's fate was greeted by the then Russian president, Putin, with silence, followed by denigration of her work. Dmitry Medvedev, in contrast, immediately denounced Estemirova's killing as an abomination. He had also responded to the murder of Markelov and Baburova by inviting Gorbachev and Novaya Gazeta editor Dmitry Muratov to the Kremlin for a condolence meeting in which he reportedly emphasized the value of dissenting voices in the media.
However, he postponed the initiative to 10 days after the double murder, until Prime Minister Putin was out of the country. And he tempered his criticism of Estemirova's elimination by remarking that the charges against Kadyrov were "primitive an unacceptable".
Medvedev is obviously better than Putin at articulating relatively unobjectionable sentiments, but it is far from clear whether his purported thoughts reflect a meaningful change in the neo-Stalinism that has of late characterized the state's reaction to dissidents – a response that is epitomized by, but by no means restricted to, Chechnya – as witnessed by the murder of Karelian human rights activist Andrei Kulagin.
Meanwhile, in Estemirova's case, it's obvious that another source of light and warmth in the bleak post-Soviet Russian landscape has arbitrarily been snuffed out.
The BBC's Rupert Wingfield-Hayes recalls meeting Lebedev in the wake of Markelov and Baburova's murder. He asked him who was responsible for the killings. "In answer," Wingfield-Hayes writes, "he described Russia as two countries, one within the other. In one live tens of millions of ordinary Russians, in the other live a tiny elite of officials, politicians and businessmen who together have amassed vast fortunes running in the hundreds of billions. They own private jets, houses across Europe, and yachts ancored on the french Riviera.. 'They will,' he told me, 'do anything to defend their weath and power,' "
To some that sounds like an echo of the communist nomenklatura. Others may well perceive it as a reasonably accurate reflection of pre-revolutionary Russia.
Back in the bad old days of Leonid Brezhnev, a common Soviet joke involved the Soviet leader showing off his acquisitions to his rustic mother: his Western limousines, his excusive Omega, his helicopter, his dacha. The old lady is singularly unimpressed. Her son queries her reluctance to appreciate his wealth. "that's all very weel, my son," she responds. "But what will you do if the Bolsheviks come back?"
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Are these good enough to be an all-around binding? I know they are park/freestyle focused, but they're a 6/10 stiffness. I like my park days but I like to hit the groomers/pow just as much. Thoughts?
I have women's boots size 8, but accidently...
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I have women's boots size 8, but accidently bought this men's binding size M. Would they fit? Do I need to exchange to size S?
Wayne Christoffersen
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My girlfriend rocks a pair of men's k2 bindings and there is nothing wrong with that. If you are in Women' size 8 there is a chance you could get these to work out in the mediums but you are likely going to have to size down to the smalls.
When your binding comes in and if they don't work out please give us a call and we can set you up with the size small.
Would you recommend the winged highback...
J Randy
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Would you recommend the winged highback or just the regular on these bindings (I do a lot of park)
Vasiliy Goussarov
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I also ride park and I like the winged ones, especially since they come in a sweet navy and gold colorway. But mostly since the wing makes it easier to control presses in my opinion. You can really push your front foot down and under since the wing sits right on your boot.
Great Lightweight bindings
Leif Draznin-French
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- Familiarity: I've used it several times
These are awesome lightweight bindings, great for the park but can really handle any terrain. They seem very durable with great construction and nice padding on the straps, which is pretty true of most Burton bindings. Like another reviewer said, you unfortunately can't adjust the bindings through the baseplate holes, like moving them a little bit more inward or outward like you can in many other bindings, but that's probably the only negative. Other than that, the Malavitas are a great purchase and I would recommend them to anyone looking for a lightweight durable binding!
i'm thinking of getting the malavitas, but...
J Randy
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i'm thinking of getting the malavitas, but i have union forces right now, should i stick with the forces or get these?
Vasiliy Goussarov
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I would personally go with the Burtons, I had forces a few seasons ago and they are great bindings, but the Malavita's are better. The toe strap fits better, the ratchets are smoother and easier to remove. And with these they have the hammock system which makes your boot fit better inside the highback. My 2 cents.
Pretty Radical
Vasiliy Goussarov
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- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
These bindings are sick, I have the all black 12/13 models, but nothing has changed with this years. I love these bindings, cruising around the mountain or stomping around in the park, they handle it all. The winged highback makes pressing and butters a breeze. Burton also has a great warranty policy so if anything breaks that isn't abuse related they replace it quickly and easily. (I seem to beat up ratchets on any binding for some reason) The ReFlex baseplate is pretty cool and gives your board a more consistent flex pattern because the baseplates also flex. The only bad thing I can say about this binding is I'm not a fan of the hammock system in the highback. It "worked" great with "worked" being the keyword. For some reason mine got torn up and broken within a season's worth of use. This isn't a big deal though because the highback still works as a regular highback just no hammock system effect. My local board shop said that they have never seen anything like that and have talked to the Burton rep in the Rockies about it, so I should hear more about that. I would have given 5/5 stars if the hammock had lasted at least 1+ season.
how do you take the sole out in order to...
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how do you take the sole out in order to attach them to the snowboard
Mike D Hilverda
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You can pop out the AutoCANT FullBED cushioning system on the heel side of the binding. You will need to apply a little pressure, but it will come loose.
Chillin in the Hammock
Eli Hays
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- Familiarity: I've used it several times
Right off the bat, these really are great bindings. I rode the winged highbacks, which doesn't add a whole lot, but they are fun. These bindings really stand out, though, through the Heel Hammock. It will really hold your foot down well, and helps a lot with keeping those ladders from getting chewed up- which is awesome. My biggest gripe doesn't have to do with these bindings in particular, it's across the whole board with Burton Re:Flex bindings. The Re:Flex baseplate does not allow for many stance options- basically you can put them in the pre-drilled holes in your board, but no fine tuning. Which is a bummer, as few people's stances really fall into that area. Overall, I did like the bindings though. They seem well built and ride well- great for a ride in the park.
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You can order the basetrays that adjust side to side from Burton rider services.
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Presented in Digital 3D Projection! Epic tells the story of an ongoing battle deep in the forest between the forces of good and the forces of evil. When a teen age girl finds herself magically transported into this secret universe, she must band together with a rag-tag team of fun and whimsical characters in order to save their world... and ours.
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Raiders wide receiver Jacoby Ford is getting an MRI on his foot after he was injured during Oakland's preseason game against the Arizona Cardinals Friday night, according to a report from ProFootballTalk.com.
Ford, who missed eight games last season, was apparently injured after catching a pass midway through the first quarter. After leaving the game, Ford was later seen on crutches on the sideline.
A serious foot injury would be a major disappointment for Ford, who is expected to be a major part of the Raiders offense this season. He's shown plenty of big play ability during his two-year NFL career, but missed six of the final seven games last season with a foot sprain.
Ford has caught 44 passes for 749 yards and three touchdowns during his two seasons in Oakland, in addition to being one of the NFL's most dangerous return men.
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"A Love Supreme": the 37th annual John Coltrane Memorial Concert w/ Donald Harrison
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October 18, 2014
The Friends of John Coltrane Memorial Concert (fJCMC) in collaboration with the Center for the Arts at Northeastern University present the 2014 John Coltrane Memorial Concert celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Coltrane's majestic suite A Love Supreme, considered by many to be the greatest spiritual jazz composition of all time. This year's featured guest is Donald Harrison, New Orleans ...more
Oz with Orchestra at Tanglewood
Presented by Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) at Tanglewood: Koussevitzky Music Shed
August 22, 2014
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August 22, 2014
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August 22, 2014
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August 22, 2014
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May 23 - August 22, 2014
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Berlioz, Rachmaninoff and Respighi
Presented by Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) at Tanglewood: Koussevitzky Music Shed
August 23, 2014
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Steve Sharkey talked about the desire by wireless companies such as Motorola to gain access to certain areas of the broadcast spectrum known as "white spaces," which would allow for broadband speeds on wireless devices. The Federal Communications Commission is scheduled to vote on a proposal for "white spaces" on November 4, 2008.
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via the St. Louis Post Dispatch:
In training camp, Blues coach Ken Hitchcock has lined him [Paajarvi] up on the left wing, next to fellow Swede Berglund in the middle and Vladimir Tarasenko on the right wing. Hitchcock called them the best line in camp thus far and he has penciled them into the lineup Sunday when the Blues travel to Dallas for their first preseason game.
"What they do is they play with tempo," Hitchcock said. "They play fast offensively, they play fast offensively and they're very effective because of it. Things are done quickly, and they're a handful for somebody when they play with that type of tempo."
As Scott said when the trade happened:
The time on ice totals show that Perron has been a top-six forward on one of the league's better teams, playing big minutes at both even strength and on the power play. That's mostly good, but it also means that if the Oilers expect Perron to produce at previous levels, he'll need to be given similar opportunities in Edmonton. That said, if Perron plays on one of the top two lines in Edmonton, it's likely that he'll be playing with more dynamic offensive players than he was with the Blues.
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Our youngest campers often begin their overnight camp experience as a Junior Explorer, a program designed to engage and excite curious minds and active youngsters in the outdoors. Junior Explorers is a fun and energetic program designed to introduce kids to many of the great activities that camp has to offer. Days are spent exploring the woods and waters of Bryant Pond, catching and studying creatures at the Discovery Pond, kayaking and canoeing, art activities, and making new friends. Explorers will learn to care for our animals and can also help in our garden and greenhouse as they learn where our food comes from. Our nurturing staff provide a safe and exciting camp experience that will invoke the sense of wonder for our natural world.
Ages: 7 – 10
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The Songs of Maximus: Song 1
colored pictures
of all things to eat: dirty . . .
colored pictures
of all things to eat: dirty . . .
And I am asked—ask myself (I, too, covered . . .
Loving in truth, and fain in verse my love to show,
That the dear She might take some pleasure of my pain,
Pleasure might cause her read, reading might make her know, . . .
Not marble nor the gilded monuments
Of princes shall outlive this powerful rhyme,
But you shall shine more bright in these contents . . .
While one sere leaf, that parting Autumn yields,
Trembles upon the thin, and naked spray,
November, dragging on this sunless day, . . .
On the fleet streams, the Sun, that late arose,
In amber radiance plays; the tall young grass
No foot hath bruised; clear morning, as I pass, . . .
When I consider everything that grows
Holds in perfection but a little moment,
That this huge stage presenteth nought but shows . . .
Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate:
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, . . .
Methought I saw my late espoused saint
Brought to me, like Alcestis, from the grave,
Whom Jove's great son to her glad husband gave, . . .
When, in disgrace with fortune and men's eyes,
I all alone beweep my outcast state,
And trouble deaf heaven with my bootless cries, . . .


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Diabetes Health Center
The Basics of a Healthy Diabetes Diet
Eating Right With Diabetes
If you have diabetes, it's important to eat right every day to keep your blood sugar levels even and to stay healthy. Here's some easy tips:
- Be sure to eat a wide variety of foods. Having a colorful plate is the best way to ensure that you are eating plenty of fruits, vegetables, meats, and other forms of protein such as nuts, dairy products, and grains/cereals.
- Eat the right amount of calories to maintain a healthy weight.
- Choose foods high in fiber such as whole grain breads, fruit, and cereal. They contain important vitamins and minerals. You need 25 to 35 grams of fiber per day. Studies suggest that people with type 2 diabetes who eat a high-fiber diet can improve their blood sugar and cholesterol levels. Similar results have been suggested in some studies in people with type 1 diabetes.
Serving Sizes and Diabetes
Be sure to eat only the amount of food in your diabetes meal plan. Excess calories result in excess fat and excess weight. In people with type 2 diabetes, excess body fat means less sensitivity to insulin. Weight loss in overweight and obese people with type 2 diabetes helps improve blood sugars and reduces risk factors for heart disease. Your dietitian can help you determine appropriate serving sizes depending on your weight and blood sugar levels.
Other tips if you have diabetes:
- In women with gestational diabetes, it's important to eat multiple meals and snacks per day as recommended.
- Do not skip meals.
- Eat meals and snacks at regular times every day. If you are taking a diabetes medicine, eat your meals and take your medicine at the same times each day.
Note: If you are taking some of the newer diabetes drugs, some of these tips may not apply to you; ask your health care provider the tips you should follow.
The Sweet Truth about Food and Diabetes
You might have heard that, as a person with diabetes, you shouldn't have any table sugar. While some health care providers continue to promote this, many -- realizing that the average person lives in the real world and will probably indulge in a bit of sugar every now and then -- have adopted a more forgiving view. Most experts now say that small amounts of sugar are fine, as long as they are part of an overall healthy meal plan. Table sugars do not raise your blood sugar any more than similar amounts of calories from starches, which is found in many foods that we consume. It is important to remember that sugar is just one type of carbohydrate.
When eating sugar, keep these tips in mind:
- Read food labels. Learn how to determine how much sugar or carbohydrates are in the foods that you eat.
- Substitute, don't add. When you eat a sugary food, such as cookies, cakes, or candies, substitute them for another carbohydrate or starch (for example, potatoes) that you would have eaten that day. Make sure that you account for this in your carbohydrate budget for the day. If it is added to your meal for the day, then remember to adjust your insulin dose for the added carbohydrates so you can continue to maintain glucose control as much as possible. In other words, readjust your medications if you do add sugars to your meals.
- Sugary foods can be fattening. Many foods that have a lot of table sugar are very high in calories and fat. If you are watching your weight (and many people with diabetes must), you need to eat these foods in moderation!
- Check your blood sugar after eating sugary foods and talk to your health care provider about how to adjust your insulin (if needed) when eating sugars.
- Ultimately, the total grams of carbohydrates -- rather than what the source of the sugar is -- is what needs to be accounted for in the nutritional management of the person with diabetes.
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If the level is below 70 or you are experiencing symptoms such as shaking, sweating or difficulty thinking, you will need to raise the number immediately. A quick solution is to eat a few pieces of hard candy or 1 tablespoon of sugar or honey. Recheck your numbers again in 15 minutes to see if the number has gone up. If not, repeat the steps above or call your doctor.
People who experience hypoglycemia several times in a week should call their health care provider. It's important to monitor your levels each day so you can make sure your numbers are within the range. If you are pregnant always consult with your health care provider.
Congratulations on taking steps to manage your health.
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The Joe Nuxhall Memorial Honorary Star of the Game
On a day when Dusty let every kid play, man's man Corky Miller doubled in a couple runs in the 8th to make it a game and produce the Reds only runs on the day. Dusty pulled all the starters in the middle innings as the team readies for Tuesday's OGPO in Pittsburgh. It was just as well, as Cozart was the only starter to collect a hit.
Curtis Partch and Zach Duke get honorable mentions for turning in scoreless relief outings to keep them in it. A nice partial season for Duke, who gave the Reds 10+ innings with just one run allowed.
Key Plays
- The Pirates were up 1-0 when Jordy Mercer shot a sinking line drive in the second inning towards a diving Jay Bruce. Jay missed. Mercer came all the way around (without a throw) for the ITPHR.
- The Pirates got another run in the fourth. In the eighth, Garret Jones hit a solo shot off Nick Christiani to make it 4-0.
- Corky would have none of this defeatism. After Cesar Izturis just missed a dinger, Corky rocked a double down the line to plate Derrick Robinson and Cesar. Billy Hamilton then nearly beat out a bunt which sent Corky to third. But after a Xavier Paul walk, Neftali Soto grounded into a DP to end the threat.
- Chris Heisey led off the ninth with a single, but was erased by a Jack Hannahan DP. Henry Rodriguez struck out to end the Reds regular season. Reds lose, 4-2.
FanGraph Section that Pretty Accurately Sums Up the Collective Disappointment Felt By Reds' Fans
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Other Notes
- The Reds close the books on the regular season with a 90-72 record. Not shabby at all. 91 wins would've matched the 1990 and 2010 squads.
- The Reds set a GABP attendance record, with a grand total just shy of 2.5 million. Apparently nobody goes to the games because it's too crowded.
- HT to C. Trent - in his last 5 ABs, Corky Miller has 4 doubles.
- Catch the OGPO fever! The Reds will head up to Pittsburgh on Tuesday. Game is scheduled to start at 8:00. Johnny Cueto v. Francisco Liriano.
- I was going to write a full post on this, but Ryan Ludwick has been an anchor on this team since he returned. He's hit under .250 with few walks and little power. He's a below-average fielder and runner. Especially considering the spacious LF at PNC Park, he shouldn't be starting the OGPO. Last year was terrific, but that was last year.
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Brian Mosley sees the world differently than most people.
"Instead of looking at a person for what they look like on the outside, I instantly can see who they are on the inside," said Mosley.
Mosley lost his sight 17 years ago, why it happened is a mystery.
"It was a gunshot to the head; unknown shooter and unknown reason," Mosley, said.
After three decades of sight, he suddenly found himself completely in the dark.
"I really sat in a depression for almost a year until I was motivated by the spirits or God to get out of my seat and off my front lawn and just kind of explore life again even though I didn't have sight," said Mosley.
Mosley says two things helped him regain his independence. He began working with disabled people at Walton Options, an independent living center.
He also enrolled at Augusta State University where he graduated with a degree in Psychology.
"My attitude changed from thinking of myself as a blind person who could not see; to understanding myself as a visually challenged individual who sees things differently," said Mosley.
Mosley is also learning to view life differently through his smart phone.
"The iPhone allows me to do so many things that I miss doing since losing my sight," said Mosley.
With the click of a button he sends a picture off to find out what color his clothes are.
Mosley uses apps to get dressed for the day, to read his mail and to learn the denomination of bills he has in his wallet.
With apps he snaps pictures of signs and objects and then someone explains to him what is in the photo.
Smart phone apps even use his voice to write.
Mosley says he uses his phone as his eyes and he's helping other disabled people see they can be independent too.
He trains disabled people to find work by helping them look past their disability to their abilities.
"I am able to see now more that I am visually challenged than I was able to see when I had sight," Mosley, said.
Mosley may not have the use of his eyes, but he has the use of his heart; and he clearly sees his disability as an opportunity to overcome and achieve.
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Finding a cure for autism and other brain disorders is President Barack Obama's new brainchild, and for Minnesota families living with the conditions that will be studied are excited about the project.
Obama wants to devote $100 million to research the brain activity in unprecedented detail with the intent of finding better ways to treat conditions like Alzheimer's, autism, stroke and traumatic brain injuries.
The project seeks to track brain activity down to individual cells and the details of how they connect and interact. Understanding those intricacies could help find methods of treating neurological and psychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia, Parkinson's, depression and epilepsy.
About 60,000 Minnesotans have some form of epilepsy, and for more than a quarter of those patients there is no known cause or treatment -- but this project could change all that by unlocking the mysteries of the mind.
"I've been diagnosed for four, four-and-a-half years," said Brett Boyum.
Not only does Boyum suffer from grand mal seizures, but his teenage son also has epilepsy. While medication helps control his condition, Boyum told FOX 9 News he lives in fear that the seizures will return.
"You do live with it in the back of your mind regularly. There's a fear of the unknown," he said. "In many cases, there is no cause."
Obama is hoping that the so-called BRAIN initiative could change all that while researchers explore how the brain learns, thinks and remembers by using new technology that records the electrical activity of individual cells and complex neural circuits.
"As humans we can identify galaxies light-years away," Obama said. "We can study particles smaller than an atom, but we still haven't unlocked the mystery of the three pounds of matter that sits between our ears."
Dr. Patricia Penovich, of the Minnesota Epilepsy Group, told FOX 9 News that doctors already use some brain mapping to find out where seizures occur, but she said a more in-depth study of how the brain works could eventually lead to a cure.
"It's incredibly exciting," she said. "We still have 25 percent of people with epilepsy and the medicines we have already don't treat them. So, there's a lot more research in the sense that we can find mechanisms and attack that mechanism and make the person's seizures controlled."
Boyum hopes that by the time his son, Travis, is his age, he won't have to worry about seizures anymore.
"Anything that can help fund research is a welcome advance for those of us suffering from epilepsy," he said.
Although the $100 million price tag may seem large, it's a relatively small investment for the federal government -- less than a fifth of what NASA spends every year just to study the sun. Even so, it's too early to determine how Congress will react. Scientists, even those with no connection to the project, have praised the idea.
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Lions hire Kelleher as BLESTO scout
The Lions hired Joe Kelleher as the team's BLESTO scout on Friday.
Setting aside worries helped Lions' Logan take off
Confidence in himself, and some confidence from his new team, went a long way for Lions RS Stefan Logan last season.
McGinest not exploring a return to NFL
Former Patriots and Browns OLB Willie McGinest appeared to be interested in returning to the NFL after three years of retirement, but said Saturday that he plans to stay retired.
Report: Lions WR Burleson to have elbow surgery
Lions WR Nate Burleson will have minor surgery on his right elbow, according to Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press.
Hall of Fame RB Johnson dies at age 81
Hall of Fame RB John Henry Johnson died Friday in Tracy, Calif., at the age of 81. He played for the 49ers, Lions, Steelers and Oilers during his career.
Lions add Brandon Fisher to coaching staff
The Lions have added Brandon Fisher to their staff as an assistant to the defensive coaching staff.
Lions employees to take furloughs
Employees of the Lions began two-week furloughs on Monday, the Detroit News reported.
Readers would like to see Lions on 'Hard Knocks'
PFW's readers would love to see the Lions on this year's edition of HBO's documentary series "Hard Knocks," which gives viewers an inside look at an NFL team during training camp.
Lions' Cherilus has Week One as goal
Lions ORT Gosder Cherilus, who had microfracture surgery in December, believes he can return to the field by Week One.
Lockout limbo: Lions report
The Lions need to get Matthew Stafford back under center again, and they can't wait to find out what they have with all of their talent on the defensive line.
Lions could part ways with Williams, Johnson
Second-round WR Titus Young has become the instant odds-on favorite to win the slot WR spot, adding even more speed and explosiveness to the Lions' offense.
Readers: Lions had best draft among NFC teams
Respondents to a PFW poll question asking which NFC team did the best in the 2011 NFL draft decidedly picked the Lions.
Lions turn attention to DBs, linebackers
In the afterglow of the Lions' draft, in which they added some very talented players, especially in Rounds One and Two, there was this reality: They still need help in the back seven on defense.
Fantasy outlook: WR Titus Young
The fantasy prospects for the Lions appear very good. But right now, you have to consider Titus Young a No. 5 receiver for fantasy purposes at best.
Which team did best in the first three rounds?
With the first three rounds of the NFL draft in the books, PFW editors make their pick for which team, including the Saints, that has had the best draft thus far.