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Here is a place to have some accountability, or put down your daily plan, state your menu, put down your exercise and/or other stuff.
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100 lb. Club - Accountability, plans, menu, exercise, stuff...week of August 30View Full Version : Accountability, plans, menu, exercise, stuff...week of August 30 Beverlyjoy 08-30-2010, 08:24 AM Here is a place to have some accountability, or put down your daily plan, state your menu, put down your exercise and/or other stuff. Please feel free to join in. :) Beverlyjoy 08-30-2010, 10:12 AM Hi chicks - struggled the last couple of days. But, I am determined to get through this day with a semblance of food sanity!! Have a good day. breakfast - almonds, 1/2 banana lunch - egg white salad, lite mayo, Italian veggies with parm cheese snack - fiber cereal, almond milk, clementine dinner -veggie and lite cheese omlette, toast snack - sf choc. mousee frozen, rice cake with lc cheese I need to 'draw that line in the sand' - compulsive eating must stop NOW plan/log/measure/count calories eat seated only fork down between bites slow down eating - tasting, mindful no seconds lots of water exericse - stretches and strengthening meditation remember why journal! use my tools for getting through the hard times start cleaning my closet mj5 08-30-2010, 02:56 PM Hi everyone! Would you believe I am STILL tracking my calories? Yep, ME! The same one who said it was a pain last week! It is a little bit of a pain sometimes, but I can't wait to "check in" with my wellness coach tomorrow. TOM is on its way, so the scale is holding steady, but that's ok for now. I am going to the gym tonight. Just riding the bike for 30 mins. My knee is still a bit off, so I don't want to overdo. Have a great day! Beveryljoy--Oh boy...I need to start cleaning out my closet too...and my whole bedroom for that matter... TXMary2 08-30-2010, 03:52 PM Hi ladies! I had a borderline weekend- didn't track my calories yesterday because of a potluck and not wanting to figure it out. I also have some TOM craving issues and gave in a little to those, but nothing unreasonable. Scale held steady this morning. Anyway, I am back to tracking today and am going to my fitness class tonight. Have a great day!! Beverlyjoy 08-31-2010, 08:39 AM Hi....yesterday was a healthy day - I am so grateful. I got lots of water in and journaled and more. Yay. breakfast - pnb toast, morningstar bacon, clementine lunch - egg whites & cheese, toast, roast egg plant snack - cereal, almond milk, slice of cheese dinner - spinach salad, cheese, egg whites, morningstar bacon, clementine, homemade crutons snack - yogurt, lc cheese, rice cake lots of water plan/log/measure/count calories leave a bite eat seated only no seconds slow mindful eating feel fullness remember why taste the food txmary - sounds like you got thru your weekend. Carry on. mj - kudos on still tracking your food! Great accomplishment. Should be a good meeting with your health coach. Have a great day. TXMary2 08-31-2010, 09:57 AM Good moring ladies. I am feeling frustrated. Since I started back at this fitness class on Friday I feel like I am starving!! This is what happened to me before, although before I had not lost any weight and was "out of control" with my food. Well, since Friday I have really been struggling to stay within my calories. Yesterday I went 400 calories over what I am allowed. I didn't feel "out of control" - I felt HUNGRY! This morning I am wondering if really I was thirsty and should have chugged down a bunch of water intsead of eating. Especially since what I ate wasn't great- they were basically empty calories - measured but empty. The scale hasn't moved all week. I started this class hoping it will speed up the process and I can go back to losing two a week instead of one pound a week. How am I going to fight off the feeling of being so hungry? I am thinking maybe a protein bar to eat after the workout.....since I eat dinner before the workout. All I know is I am going nutso about the scale- I need to get to Onederland!!!! mj5 08-31-2010, 10:14 AM Hi everyone! It's going to be another hot day here today! Beverlyjoy--Yea for another healthy day! TXMary--Hopefully the class will shake things up a bit, but the scale will catch up with your effors...try not to let it get to you (easier said than done, I know!) A protein bar after your workout is probably a good idea. I am looking forward to my wellness coach call tonight, except for talking about my workouts. My knee has been acting up and I have backed off on them. I know it is justified (really...not just "my knee hurts, so I'm not working out, but REAL pain, like considering calling the doctor kind of pain). Just frustrated with that part. My knee does feel a little better today, so I know I am on the right track, but it just gets old... Slashnl 08-31-2010, 11:48 AM Hi everyone. I had an ok weekend, but I went up in weight. That is frustrating. But, I went to Body Pump yesterday, and Spin today. I track my calories online, so I lowered the allowable calories, just so I can push myself a little. Gotta go. Work is calling! mj5 09-02-2010, 06:22 AM Hi everyone! What a day yesterday....I had to cover for two people at work and a third person was late. Yikes, didn't know if I was coming or going for most of the day! Luckily, I had an appt for a mani / pedi last night--it was MUCH needed!!!! I have to say, I think it was the best mani / pedi ever!!! The lady I go do is leaving for vacation for 2 months, so she spent a long time massaging my feet, legs, arms, it was wonderful! I will check in when I can over the next few days. We leave to go see the ILS tomorrow. I am buying fruit at the farmers market for my "offensive" fruit to take with us. Whatever. At least I know there will be ONE healthy thing at the party on saturday. I am taking workout clothes, so I can go for walks--which will be good exercise and well as a break from the drama! I will make the best choices I can food wise. Wish me luck! TXMary2 09-02-2010, 09:38 AM Good morning ladies. I am frustrated again this morning. I am up 1.2 pounds and I am sore. 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Maple Walnut Cake
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Reminiscent of a British sticky toffee pudding, this cake gets its moisture from dates; toasted nuts and maple give it an intoxicating fragrance.
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Calories | 342 |
Total Fat | 16g |
Saturated Fat | 4g |
Cholesterol | 28mg |
Sodium | 136mg |
Total Carbohydrate | 48g |
Dietary Fiber | -- |
Sugars | -- |
Protein | 4g |
Calcium | 0 |
Serves: 12
Total Time: 2 hr
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- Cake:
- 1 cup(s) chopped pitted dates (6 ounces)
- 1/2 cup(s) boiling water
- 1 cup(s) whole-wheat pastry flour
- 3/4 cup(s) all-purpose flour
- 1 cup(s) chopped toasted walnuts - divided, (see Tip)
- 3/4 teaspoon(s) baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon(s) salt
- 1 large egg
- 3/4 cup(s) pure maple syrup, preferably dark amber (Grade B)
- 1/4 cup(s) canola oil
- 4 tablespoon(s) unsalted butter (melted)
- 2 teaspoon(s) cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon(s) vanilla extract
- Glaze:
- 2 tablespoon(s) pure maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon(s) cider vinegar
- 3/4 cup(s) gently packed confectioner's sugar
- 1.5 teaspoon(s) water (if needed)
- Preheat oven to 325°F. Coat a 10-inch springform pan with cooking spray.
- Place dates in a small bowl. Pour boiling water over them to soak. Let cool to room temperature.
- Process whole-wheat flour, all-purpose flour, 2/3 cup walnuts, baking soda and salt in a food processor until the walnuts are completely ground and the mixture resembles coarse meal. Transfer to a medium bowl; make a well in the center.
- Puree the dates and soaking water in the food processor until smooth, scraping down the sides as necessary. Add egg, 3/4 cup syrup, oil, butter, 2 teaspoons vinegar and vanilla and process until smooth and creamy. Scrape the date mixture into the well in the dry ingredients and stir together gently until just combined. Transfer to the prepared pan.
- Bake the cake until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool completely. Run a knife around the edges to loosen the cake, if necessary, and remove the sides of the pan.
- To glaze cake: Carefully lift the cake from the pan bottom and place on a cake stand or serving plate. Whisk maple syrup, vinegar and confectioners' sugar in a small bowl. Add water, 1 teaspoon at a time, if necessary to make a spreadable consistency. Spread the glaze evenly over the top of the cake, then decorate with the remaining 1/3 cup walnuts.
- Tip: To toast chopped walnuts: Cook in a small dry skillet over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until fragrant and lightly browned, 2 to 4 minutes.
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Scones make such a delicious treat for breakfast or brunch, I think. Especially these Lemon Blueberry Scones that taste just out of this world! But let me get one thing straight right from the start, these aren't traditional scones by any means. They are just a bit more moist and tender than a traditional scone and definitely sweeter than a biscuit.
You know how much I love the flavor combination of lemon and blueberry. It has just the right amount of sweet from the blueberries and crisp citrus tang from the lemon. So, when I had a lemon blueberry scone on our honeymoon many, many, many, many moons ago during an afternoon tea time, I fell in love. Okay, yes, I said tea time. That is definitely not an everyday occurrence around here, but now that I think about it, I might consider starting it!
The lemon blueberry scones served on our honeymoon were a bit drier and more crumbly than these scones and the pastry chef had used dried blueberries where I've used fresh. I love using dried fruits in baking, but just felt like the pop of the blueberry in these would be extra special. I'm a sucker for a blueberry that bursts and melds into the dough as it bakes. It just looks so delectable to me!
Here's my Lemon Blueberry Scones recipe. I hope you love them!
- 2½ cups self-rising flour
- ⅓ cup sugar + more for topping
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup (1 stick) butter + more for topping
- zest and juice of one lemon
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 cup fresh blueberries
- Optional Glaze
- 1 cup confectioner's sugar
- 1-2 tablespoons heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Preheat oven to 400º F. Line a rimmed baking sheet pan with parchment paper or a nonstick baking sheet.
- Whisk together flour, sugar, and salt in a large bowl. Add butter to the bowl and cut into the flour with a pastry blender until the largest pieces of butter are about the size of a pea and the flour mixture resembles coarse meal. Add zest and juice of lemon and cream to flour mixture. Stir until well-combined. Fold blueberries into the dough.
- Pour dough onto a lightly floured countertop or a pastry board. Pat dough into a large round disc, about an inch thick. Cut dough into equal sized wedges and place onto prepared baking sheet pan.
- Bake scones for 20-25 minutes or until they are just beginning to turn lightly brown. Remove from the oven and serve warm. You can also drizzle a warm glaze on top of the scones, if you'd like. Just whisk all of the glaze ingredients together in a medium sized bowl and then drizzle on top of each scone.
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EVO 95% Beef Canned Cat Food, 13.2-oz, case of 12
EVO foods and treats contain ingredients and nutrient levels which most closely resemble the ancestral diet of dogs and cats. Similar to a diet of prey, EVO provides animals with energy and nutrients derived from meat-based proteins and highly digestible fats. Natura Pet Products has developed the ideal ancestral diet in EVO – the grain-free, lowest carb, protein rich alternative for your pet.
Key Benefits
- Skin and coat health
- No grains of any type therefore minimizing the potential for food allergies
- Excellent palatability and is highly digestible
- Less waste and greatly reduces stool volume
- Energy dense formula which means that you feed less to meet your pet's daily energy needs
- A diet low in carbohydrates maintains healthy body weights in pets and helps with the management of diabetes mellitus
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My three normally-unpicky felines just sort of lapped at this a little, then looked up at me forlornly as if to say, "Can't you do better than this?" Then I put the contents into a small mixing bowl, added about 3 to 4 oz. of warm water, and voila'--that did the trick. Now they eat the whole dish. This is a good trick for heavy, pate-type foods, and gets more water into them. It's not kitty crack like BFF or Weruva, but it does the trick at a reasonable price. One warning: it may cause some stinkeroos in the litter box, but after living with my husband for four years, I can certainly deal with that.
October 17, 2014
Cat with allergies
My cat has feline hyperesthia syndrome, meaning any kind of itch can trigger some ridiculous behaviors within her. A single flea bite could set her off for months, and her brand of "rolling back syndrome" includes some intense self-mutilation of her own tail.
This is the only food that I have found (and I have tried MANY grain-free foods) that has stopped her episodes. She acts up every once in a while but without this, would be on expensive sedatives and require treatment every day.
Aside from being a lifesaver for my cat, the vet also began remarking on how soft my cat's coat is now that she's been on this food.
January 28, 2014
Good for them and they like it too!
I switched my cats from Halo Sopt's Chicken Stew to Evo canned Beef becasue my cats lost too much wieght on Halo (although my big boy needed to lose a few pounds and he looks amazing now#. All four of my cats made the switch easily. I add a touch of warm water and healthy powder (Anitra Frazier's healthy powder that I make myself) to each of their their meals. Their coats are still gorgeous, as was the case on Halo, and they are active and happy. It is cheaper to make the healthy powder yourself, and I highly recommend you add it to your cats' meals. I buy all the ingredients on Amazon and mix it up in big batches for my cats and dogs and store it in the fridge. Here's the recipe: Anitra Frazier's Vita-Mineral Mix
⢠1 1/2 cups nutritional yeast powder
⢠1/4 cup kelp powder
⢠1 cup lecithin granules
⢠2 cups wheat bran
⢠2 cups calcium lactate powder
Mix together and store in a covered container. Be sure to refrigerate (everything but the lecithin and minerals perishes at room temperature). Add 1 teaspoon of Vita-Mineral Mix to each cat's meal (about 2 teaspoons per cat per day for avg. weight cats).
February 20, 2013
Thicker consistency than other EVO canned food
I like the ingredients of this can very much. After a few weeks eating this product, kitty's fur was lush, soft and shiny. The beef flavor has a thicker consistency than the other cans so for some reason my cat feels like he needs to eat less of it (added bonus = more bang for your bucks).
December 15, 2013
smells like 95% liver
Although its mostly beef it smells like liver.still its quality food my cat devours.I must say his stools are very smelly compared ro when he eats wellness.
August 7, 2012
The smell is minimun, and the cat eats all the portion, perfect for indoor cat.
November 26, 2013
Great Ingredients and Great Price!
My 8 year old cat Lucy loves the 95% chicken/turkey. It is too earlier to tell , but if she loves this as much it is a winner also. I think the beef is not as good for her as the poultry, and she seems to like poultry more than beef. This is slightly cheaper than the chicken/turkey. Evo products seem to agree with her. I use the chicken/turkey dry as treats for her and she seems to like it also.
May 29, 2014
Had to experiment to get cats to eat!
This cat food has the highest % of meat and few grains and vegetables. That is why I bought it. It therefore has the consistency of Potted Meat. I have to mix some dry food in it to entice my cats to eat. Once they have eaten it, they don't seem as hungry afterwards and go longer in between feedings. ONce you get past the paste, you have a good product!
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Oak Lawn-Hometown SD123 Supt. Art Fessler to step down
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Updated: January 20, 2013 6:21AM
Art Fessler will step down as superintendent of Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123 at the end of this school year, according to an email sent out Monday to district staff and families.
In his email, Fessler said he is taking the job of superintendent of Community Consolidated School District 59 in Arlington Heights, which is closer to his home in West Dundee.
Fessler has been superintendent in District 123 for 2-1/2 years.
In his note, Fessler praised the work of the district's school board as well as administrators, teachers and staff, calling them "talented, caring individuals."
Fessler said the school board is in the process of starting a search for a replacement, and specific details and a timeline will be released prior to winter break.


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posted Sunday, September 16, 2012 at 1:03pm
I read my favorite novel in public in hopes that a beautiful man will approach me and confess that he loves it too.
Please don't be shy. I look forward to meeting you.
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Sep 16, 2012 at 2:57 pm
I will. Just as soon as I finish my book.....
Sep 16, 2012 at 4:08 pm
Reading "Where's Waldo" will not get you the attention of a man you would like to date.
Sep 16, 2012 at 5:01 pm
ah, good plan. I play with my junk in public in the hope some kind young lady will confess she loves it too. Don't be shy now.
Sep 17, 2012 at 5:53 am
You know, that's great, honestly. However, according to some feminist literature (Schrodinger's Rapist – Google it) I've seen, talking to you is exactly what we (dudes) shouldn't be doing when a gal has her nose in a book.
Anyway, best of luck to ya (seriously). Was a very cute confession.
Anyway, best of luck to ya (seriously). Was a very cute confession.
Sep 17, 2012 at 7:49 am
Great post. Do what you enjoy and makes you happy and meet people with similar interests. Makes sense to me.
Sep 17, 2012 at 1:46 pm
You'll meet no one with that sort of meek, wallflower approach. In fact its not an approach at all, you're just extracating yourself from any kind of social engagement, eyes glued to the book, in the hopes some 'beautiful' man will suddenly stand there hovering over you confessing his love for the same book!! What planet are you from? The best part in your post is the line... "please don't be shy"
Join a book club!
Join a book club!
Sep 19, 2012 at 3:45 pm
Where in Vancouver do you like to go to read/write/study/create/paint?
Sep 20, 2012 at 9:10 pm
You're so shy that an anonymous confessional is apparently a major part of your mating strategy. Doesn't sound very promising to me. Let me put this in simple terms: You're a woman, which is a relatively scarce commodity. Why not look a stranger in the eyes and then go back to your "favourite novel" next time you're out in public. That way you'll appear somewhat approachable.
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Now that the Longboat Key Town Commission majority has demonstrated its willingness to stand firm and not raise the town's property-tax rate, it may be a logical leap to conclude the commission is ready and has the fortitude to confront and fix the town's biggest fiscal challenge — the town's pension plans.
Millions of dollars are at stake for Longboat Key taxpayers. The commissioners should put this off no longer.
As Government Affairs Columnist Sandy Gilbert clearly explained last week on our "op-ed" page, the town's three pension plans for a variety of reasons are $25.6 million short of having the funds they'll need to meet future obligations. Longboat taxpayers are responsible for making that up.
That's a lot of money.
And while Gilbert noted that, thanks to negotiating between the town and the state actuary, taxpayers will be contributing $2.1 million a year over the next 19 years to the pension plans to wipe out that unfunded liability, the fundamental problem still exists: The town continues to operate with three defined-benefit plans. These are the same plans that bankrupted General Motors and Chrysler.
Unless these plans are discontinued, Longboat taxpayers will remain at risk and will continue to see pension costs rise — especially because of the increasing number of town employees who will become vested.
Let's put this in more perspective. The numbers and obligations are huge for this little town of 7,340 population.
Altogether, as the accompanying box shows, town employees and the 70 former town employees who are vested are owed and have accumulated $45.3 million in future pension monies. And even though taxpayers have been contributing roughly $1 million in cash a year to the pension funds over the past eight years, that amount, combined with the pension funds' investments and employees' contributions, have contributed only half of what has been promised.
More context: On top of this obligation, Longboat taxpayers over the next six years will be paying $9.5 million to pay off additional long-term debt. This includes old water-and-sewer bonds; facilities bonds from nearly a decade ago; and the 2005 beach renourishment bonds. And let's not forget this past spring Longboat voters approved the issuance of up to $27 million more in bonds to cover the cost of replacing and upgrading the town's aging water and sewer infrastructure.
There's one more: With Gov. Charlie Crist's approval of the Port Dolphin natural-gas pipeline in the Gulf of Mexico, the town is now committed to performing another beach renourishment before 2012 to recover white sand that would otherwise be off limits because of the pipeline. Think of this in the neighborhood of another $15 million and $20 million in bonding.
Add it all up, and you have a debt load far heavier than the town has carried in 20 years.
It sounds alarming. And to a degree it is — even though the entire amount ($83 million) would still only be about 1.5% of the town's total property value.
But here's the point: As the saying goes, when in a hole, quit digging. Taxpayers are in a hole with the town's pension plans. Town commissioners should quit digging. End the defined-benefit plans for all future employees and borrow to fund the unfunded liability.
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- I agree. This is an issue that is not going to go away and the Commission needs to get serious about dealing with it. I'm not as enthusiastic as the Observer regarding the Commission's recent decision to adopt the lower mill rate, however, as the additional funds could have been applied to reducing the underfunded liability on a more rapid basis thus allowing for the alternative of a defined contribution plan to be adopted for future employees. The current plan, which is based on an unsustainable annual return of 8% is simply not viable and is likely to result in even larger funding deficits over the next decade as the gap between investment income and promised benefits increases. A plan for transition needs to be developed that will be sustainable financially for the Town and equitable for current and future employees.
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The Rev. Dr. Mitchell M. Walker Sr. is the scheduled guest speaker.
Dr. Walker is the immediate past pastor of St. James CPCA, where he served both the church and community for more than 23 years.
In addition to pastoring the church, he was involved with Bradley Initiative for Church and Community, Crestwood Medical Center, Bradley Memorial and Cleveland Community hospitals (SkyRidge Medical Center), Cleveland-Bradley Housing Corporation, Bradley County Head Start, Cleveland Housing Authority, Cleveland YMCA, Habitat for Humanity, Bradley County NAACP, and Cleveland Help-Line.
Dr. Walker has a bachelor of arts degree from Bethel College, master of divinity from Louisville Presbytery Seminary, doctor of ministry from Columbia Theological Seminary, and recently received a graduate certificate in Addiction Counseling from Memphis Theological Seminary.
Walker is currently the senior pastor of Church Street CPCA in Huntsville, Ala., where he serves on the board of Huntsville Association for Pastoral Care and teaches at Huntsville Bible College. He is a member of the Materials Review Committee of Huntsville AIDS Action Coalition, the Association of Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Counselors, American Association for Christian Counselors, American Counseling Association, The National Association for Addiction Professionals and Madison County NAACP.
Westfield accepted Christ into her life as a young adult. Since then, she has served in various capacities at the church as assistant pastor, children's church pastor, Sunday school teacher, Mission and Evangelism chair, intercessory prayer team, choir member and church secretary. She is founder and co-facilitator for Full Recovery Ministries, a Christian 12-step program. She was officially installed as senior pastor of St. James CPCA on May 4, 2002.
Morning worship begins at 10:30 a.m.
St. James CPCA is located at 151 Short St.
Friends and family of Rev. Westfield are invited to share in her special day.
To send sentiments or for additional information, call the church at 423-472-5762.


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This document applies to HP and Compaq computers with Windows 7.
This document describes common errors and general troubleshooting tips for Universal Serial Bus (USB) devices in Windows 7.
Before you begin
Some USB devices, such as multifunction printer/scanner/copiers, require that the USB device software and drivers be installed before connecting the USB device to the computer. Always follow the installation documentation from the USB device manufacturer.
While troubleshooting the USB device, you will probably have to disconnect the USB device.
CAUTION:Always follow manufacturer instructions for disconnecting USB devices from the computer. Some USB devices must be turned off and/or ejected before they are disconnected from the computer. Some other USB devices support the Windows Safely Remove Hardware feature.
Troubleshooting steps
Perform the following steps, as applicable, to troubleshoot USB devices that are not working properly:
- Power: If the USB device operates on battery power, make sure the batteries are correctly seated and are functional. If the USB device operates on external power, make sure that all the power connections are secure and the power cord is connected to a power source.
- Test the USB connection: Sometimes, simply disconnecting and reconnecting the USB device to the computer can solve the problem:Unplug ALL USB devices connected to the computer except a USB mouse and keyboard (if in use). This includes hubs, thumb drives, printers, and video cameras.With all USB devices disconnected, do one of the following:If you have a desktop computer, connect the device that is not working properly into one of the USB ports on the back of the computer (the ports attached directly to the motherboard).If you have a notebook computer, connect the device that is not working properly into a USB port on the notebook. Do not use a USB port replicator (such as a docking station or USB hub).What happens when the device is connected?The device works properly: The problem is most likely related to power or poor overall system performance.NOTE:To prevent the USB device from failing in the future: Do not connect too many devices to the computer; wait 5 seconds after plugging in a device before using it; use powered hubs to connect other devices; and do not attach USB devices when the system is busy (running slower than normal).The device does not work: Leave the device connected and continue to the next step.
- Installing USB manufacturer software: Some USB devices require manufacturer software be installed before the USB device will work.
- If the USB device came with software, and it was not previously installed, install the software now, following the manufacturer provided instructions.
- After installing manufacturer software, reconnect the USB device that was having problems and test it to see if it works.The device should now work properly. If problems persist, continue to the next step.
- Microsoft Fix it: Microsoft provides a web-based automatic diagnostic and repair application. Go to the Diagnose and fix Windows USB problems automatically (in English) page and click on the green Run now button. Then follow the on-screen instructions. If the device still does not work, go to the next step.
- Windows Update: Running Windows Update will check for operating system updates required for your computer. Go to Windows Update (in English) and follow the on-screen steps to check for updates, and opt in on all recommended and optional driver updates. If the device still does not work, go to the next step.
- Microsoft System Restore: If the USB device was previously working, and then subsequently became unusable, try using Microsoft System Restore to go back to a time prior to when the device failed. Refer to Using Microsoft System Restore (Windows 7) for more information. If the device still does not work, go to the next step.
- Troubleshooting the USB Device from Device Manager: USB devices are listed in the Device Manager. Follow the steps below, depending on how the device is listed in the Device Manager:
- Click Start , and then type Device Manager into the Search field.
- Click Device Manager from the results.Device Manager opens.
- The device will be listed as one of the following:
- Unknown Device: A driver is not installed or was not set up correctly (Such as, when a USB device was removed while Windows was still setting it up as newly found hardware.). To correct this problem, uninstall and reinstall the driver for the device, as follows:
- Unplug the device
- Right-click "Unknown Device", and select Uninstall. The Confirm Device Uninstall window opens.
- Click the box next to Delete the driver software for this device. Then click OK.
- Disconnect the USB device from the computer.
- Restart the computer.
- Reinstall the device per the manufacturer instructions.
- Other Device: The USB ports are working but device drivers need to be installed. To correct this problem:
- Unplug the USB device, and wait 20 seconds
- Install the drivers per the manufacturer instructions.
- Device Name is shown: USB ports and basic plug-and-play are working properly. There is a physical problem with the device or there is an issue with the device drivers. One of the following steps might resolve the problem:
- Restart the computer and try plugging in the USB device again.
- Disconnect the USB device, uninstall the device's software (if any), and then reinstall the software.
- Uninstall and reinstall the device as follows:
- With the device connected, right-click the name of the device in Device Manager and select Uninstall.
- After the name of the device is removed, unplug the device and restart the computer.
- Try installing the device again per the manufacturer instructions.
- If the device is a communication device, double-click the device name and set the COM port to a different number; from COM4 to COM3 for example.
- Device is not listed: If the device is not listed at all, go to the next step.
- Uninstalling USB Root Hubs: Uninstalling USB Root Hubs forces the system to reinstall the root hubs next time the computer is started. Use the following steps to uninstall USB Root Hubs:
- Unplug all USB devices connected to the computer except a USB mouse and keyboard (if in use). This includes hubs, thumb drives, printers, and video cameras.
- Click Start , and then type Device Manager into the Search field.
- Double-click Universal Serial Bus Controllers to expand the list.
- Right-click the first USB Root Hub in the list and then select Uninstall.Continue uninstalling all USB Root Hubs listed.
- Close Device Manager and restart the computer.
- If the USB device that is having problems came with software and it was not previously installed, install the software now, following the manufacturer provided instructions.
- Reconnect the USB device that was having problems and test it to see if it works.
USB device not detected by Windows 7 (no device name in Device Manager) - Possible power requirement issue
Unplug the device and perform the following steps until the device is detected:
- Restart the computer.
- Plug in the device and wait 5 seconds. If the device is not recognized, unplug it and go to the next step.
- Click Start , and then type Device Manager into the Search field.
- Double-click Universal Serial Bus Controllers to expand the list.
- Double-click a USB Root Hub, click the Power tab, and then click Power Properties (if it is shown).Devices that are attached to the hub are shown, as well as the power that they require. If the total displayed power is over 500 mA, remove the devices and use a powered hub.
- Continue looking at the power properties of each USB hub. If the total Power Required exceeds the Total power available for the hub, then remove a device on that hub to lower the Power Required number.
- Plug in the device and wait 5 seconds. If the device is not recognized, unplug it and go to the next step.
- Remove high-speed USB cables that are over three meters in length and use high-speed cables that are shorter than three meters.Only use high-speed cables shorter than three meters in length with high-speed USB devices (Multifunction devices, scanners, and cameras).
- If the USB device is connected to a USB port on a keyboard, unplug it and plug it into a USB port on the computer or into a powered hub.
- There may be an issue with the USB port. Try plugging into a different USB port. If the USB device displays in Device Manager after plugging the cable into a different port, then uninstall and reinstall the USB device software driver.
- Consult the manufacturer of the device for support if the device still fails to display.
USB storage device is not shown in Safely Remove Hardware window of computers running Windows 7
If you connect a USB storage device, such as a flash drive, the device may not appear in the Safely Remove Hardware window when you click the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the Windows desktop notification area.
USB storage device: The USB device may not appear if it was stopped previously and not unplugged from the USB port. Use the following steps to cause the device to appear in the Safely Remove Hardware window:
- Unplug the device, wait approximately 20 seconds, and then plug the device back in.The device should appear in the list of the Safely Remove Hardware window.
- If the device does not appear in the list, then restart the computer and repeat step 1.
Memory card in a USB card reader: If the device is a memory card in a USB card reader, restarting the computer should correct the problem.
NOTE:Do not use the Safely Remove Hardware icon to remove a memory card. To remove a memory card, use Windows to eject the card by following these steps:
- Insert a memory card when the light on the reader is not flashing.An Autoplay window appears. If it does not appear, open the card using Window Explorer.
- The memory card has a drive letter associated with it, just like a thumb drive, CD-ROM drive, floppy drive, or hard drive. Use the memory card as you would use any other drive on the computer. For example, double-click the memory card icon to open a new window showing the files on the CompactFlash card.
- When you have finished working with the files on a memory card, right-click the memory card icon and select Eject.
- Wait for the light on the memory card reader to turn off or stop flashing. Then remove the memory card from its slot.
USB 3.0 ports stop working after Texas Instruments XHCI controller update
An incompatible update for the Texas Instruments XHCI controller was delivered through Microsoft Windows Update. If your computer received this update, use the following steps to roll the controller driver back to the previous version:
- Click Start, enter device manager into the search field, and then click Device Manager from the results.
- In Device Manager, click the plus sign (+) next to Universal Serial Bus Controllers to expand the list.
- Right-click Texas Instruments XHCI Controller and then select Properties.NOTE:If Texas Instruments XHCI Controller is not listed, then this is not what is causing the problem with your USB Device. Stop here, and try another suggested solution in this document.
- Click the Driver tab, and then click Roll back driver.
- Click Yes on the confirmation window to go back to the previous driver.
- Click Close, and then restart your computer. The USB ports should work again.NOTE:If the USB ports still do not work, the wires connecting the USB board to the motherboard USB pins might not be securely connected. The computer might need to be serviced to connect the USB board wires to the motherboard connectors.
Windows 7 freezes or data transfers fail when using a USB device
Data transfers fail or Windows 7 may stop responding when using a USB device with the NVIDIA USB Enhanced Host Controller Interface (EHCI). If your computer is using the NVIDIA USB Enhanced Host Controller Interface (EHCI) chipset, download and install a hotfix from Microsoft. For more information, see Microsoft's support article
You encounter problems when you move data over USB from a Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2-based computer that has an NVIDIA USB EHCI chipset and at least 4GB of RAM
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Error: Activation failure of BIOS USB
Enable Legacy USB Support in the Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) by using the steps listed in About USB Legacy Support
The front USB ports do not work on your desktop PC
If your desktop computer came with USB ports on the front of the computer and they do not work, a cable inside the computer may have become unplugged. First, make sure that the USB ports at the rear of the computer work by plugging in a USB device into the rear port. If the device is not recognized in the rear port, then use the other sections in this document to resolve the problem. Use the following steps to see if the front USB ports have become disconnected from the motherboard:
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- Turn off the computer, unplug the power cable, and position the computer so that you can easily work on it. If necessary, unplug cables and move it to a table over a non-carpeted floor.
- Remove the side panel. If needed, you can find instructions that specifically match your computer by searching HP Customer Care (at the top of this page) using the model number of your computer and the term "opening the case".
- Look inside the computer. Wires coming from the USB PCA board at the front of the computer are routed to a set of USB pins on the motherboard. Check to see if this connection is secure. If the wires are not connected or are partially connected, secure the wires to the proper USB connection on the motherboard.To find where the USB connector is located on the motherboard, look for 5 pairs of pins with a label that starts with USB, JUSB, FRONT_USB, or F_USB. If your motherboard has two sets of pins, FUSB1 and USB2 for example, use the lower number first. Also, you can refer to the motherboard specification that matches your specific model of computer. Find the motherboard specification from your computer's HP Customer Care Support page.
- After the Front USB wires are securely connected, replace the side panel.
- Plug in the power cable (and the mouse and keyboard if they were previously disconnected).
- Make sure that there are no devices or cables connected to the front USB ports.
- Turn on the computer and wait for Windows to find the new hardware.
- You can use the front ports after Windows has installed drivers for the USB ports.
You hear no audio from a newly connected USB audio device when using Windows Media Player 11
When a USB audio device is connected and Windows Media Player 11 is open, the computer may not recognize the newly connected device. This can occur when the computer has speakers connected to the audio-out port, and the new USB audio device is connected after clicking Stop in Windows Media Player 11, and before you click Play. For example, you would hear audio only from the originally attached speakers, not from the newly connected headphones.
To resolve this problem, close Windows Media Player 11, and then open it again. This forces the player to recognize the new audio device.
You hear no audio playback after you unplug a USB audio device
When a USB audio device is unplugged, such as headphones or a microphone, no audio playback from the speakers is heard.
This might occur because Windows 7 did not detect that the USB audio device was removed and is still trying to send audio to the unplugged device.
To resolve this problem, close the media player, and then open it, or restart the computer after you unplug a USB audio device. This forces Windows to rebuild its playback graph and recognize that the removed device is unplugged.
About USB Legacy Support
Many USB problems can be resolved by disabling USB Legacy Support in the BIOS. This setting may not be available on your computer model. The steps to access USB Legacy Support may vary.
NOTE:When a computer uses legacy USB Support, a USB keyboard or mouse must have USB Legacy Support enabled in the BIOS to work with MS-DOS-based utilities and non-Windows modes. Before using the following steps, make sure a PS/2 mouse and keyboard are plugged in to the computer.
Use the following steps to enable or disable USB Legacy Support on the computer:
- Turn on or restart the computer.
- When the first screen displays, press F10 repeatedly until the setup screen displays.
- Use the Left and Right arrow keys to select the Advanced tab.
- Use the Upand Down keys to select USB Legacy Support, and then press Enter.
- Use the Up, Down, and Enter keys to select Enabled or Disabled, and then press Enter.
- Press F10 to save settings and exit.
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Patel is a first-year osteopathic medical student at LMU-DCOM. The White Coat Ceremony is a special occasion designed to mark a student's entrance into medical school.
The first White Coat Ceremony was held in 1993 at Columbia University's College of Physicians and Surgeons and is now a standard ritual in institutions of both allopathic and osteopathic medical education across the country. During the ceremony, each medical student is presented and "robed" with his or her short white laboratory coat, formalizing and welcoming the student's entrance into the study of medicine.
The DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine is located on the campus of Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate.
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From Thursday to Saturday, gates open at 6pm and Sunday from 1pm with DJ's, live music and of course loads of ping-pong tables. Opening night will be screening 'Drive', starring Ryan Gosling followed by 'Auto-Luminescent', Stanley Kubrick's 'Lolita' and 'Submarine' (to name a few) later in the month. The cinema is open from January – April and as a part of their commitment to helping out local artists and filmmakers, they will be screening local shorts and music videos prior to the feature presentation.
The Shadow Electric not only has the location, films and local talent, but also a respect for the art of cinema; flying in a custom-made screen from the US of A and projection and sound equipment that match, if not exceed that of an indoor cinema. In other words, as a former projectionist myself – this is an impressive set up
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CPD Information Officer Evie West identified Johnathan E. Messer, 21, as the deceased.
According to 911 reports, just after 10 a.m., a call came in to the center indicating a young man was inside a black Toyota and was unresponsive. The caller told dispatchers that Messer had been drinking, passed out in the car and "they left him in the car overnight."
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Small wonder, then, that Red Hat today hasn't risen to the bait to move beyond its core competence.
In fact, it may well have been the burden of its IPO that set Red Hat scurrying to marry open-source ideology with hard-headed business acumen, a thought prompted by Red Hat's bizarre history of acquisitions. This history suggests that much of Red Hat's laser-like focus on core infrastructure today may stem from its wild forays into just about everything else in the past...
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Re: S3 - US/PAKISTAN-US believes key al Qaeda planner killed in Pakistan
Released on 2012-10-19 08:00 GMT
Email-ID | 1656481 |
Date | 2010-03-17 21:52:34 |
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Top al Qaeda Operative Is Killed in U.S. Drone Attack
By JONATHAN WEISMAN and SIOBHAN GORMAN
WASHINGTON-A drone strike last week in Pakistan apparently killed a top al
Qaeda trainer who helped supervise December's suicide bombing at a Central
Intelligence Agency post in Afghanistan, U.S. officials said.
The strike on a suspected bomb-making facility in Miram Shah killed as
many as 15 people, including Sadam Hussein Al Hussami, also known as
Ghazwan Al-Yemeni, according to people familiar with the strike. The Obama
administration does not comment on such attacks.
"He's a significant operator," said Bruce Riedel, a former CIA officer,
now at the Brookings Institution. "And it's another sign that the pressure
is substantial" on the top echelons of al Qaeda.
U.S. officials are touting Mr. Hussami's death as a significant blow to
the terrorist network that carried out the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. At a
time of escalating strikes from unmanned drones, the missile hit last week
was unusual. The strike landed in or near a population center, Miram Shah,
and its aftermath has been kept quiet by U.S. and Pakistani officials.
Mr. Riedel said the "martyrdom" was trumpeted on jihadist Web sites.
Officials familiar with the strike say Mr. Hussami was involved in
training Taliban and foreign al Qaeda recruits for strikes on troops in
Afghanistan and targets outside the region. He was also on a small council
that helped plan the strike on a forward operating base in the Afghan city
of Khost that killed eight CIA staff.
The Khost bombing was carried out by a suspected double agent, Jordanian
physician Humam Khalil Mohammed, who convinced Jordanian and U.S.
intelligence officials he would lead them to the top echelon of al Qaeda,
including the operation's second-in-command, Ayman al-Zawahiri. The bomber
showed intelligence officials a picture of himself with Mr. Zawahiri to
prove his value.
Mr. Riedel said Mr. Zawahiri has not been heard from for at least two
months, while Osama bin Laden, the top al Qaeda leader has surfaced three
times this year. That suggests the Khost bombing and ensuing drone strikes
are pressuring Mr. Zawahiri to stay underground, Mr. Riedel said.
Reginald Thompson wrote:
US believes key al Qaeda planner killed in Pakistan
WASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) - A U.S. drone strike in Pakistan last
week appears to have killed a top al Qaeda planner who Washington
believes played a key role in organizing December's deadly suicide
bombing at a CIA base in Khost, Afghanistan, officials said on
Wednesday."We have indications that Hussein al-Yemeni -- an important
al-Qaeda planner and facilitator based in the tribal areas of Pakistan
-- was killed last week," a U.S. counterterrorism official said. "He's
thought to have played a key role in the attack on December 30th at
Khost." (Reporting by Adam Entous; Editing by Jackie Frank)
Reginald Thompson
Sean Noonan
ADP- Tactical Intelligence
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But the advent of Christopher Nolan's gritty, grounded Dark Knight trilogy followed by the flowering of the bright, colorful Marvel Cinematic Universe made it once again okay for directors to go off-book when dramatizing the exploits of a costume-clad avenger. Snyder's own rigidly faithful 2009 version of Alan Moore's Watchmen further illustrated the creative and commercial limitations of the Sin City/300 approach, and by the time Man of Steel rolled around, he was visibly working in a more Nolanesque vein. Rodriguez and Miller have refused to make a similar compromise, which means A Dame to Kill For recreates the experience of watching the original…for better and for worse.
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Urbanormativity, Spatial Privilege, and Judicial Blind Spots in Abortion LawLisa R. PruittUniversity of California, Davis - School of Law Marta R. VanegasLaw Offices of John F. Martin, P.C. October 20, 2014 Berkeley Journal of Gender, Law and Justice, 2015, Forthcoming UC Davis Legal Studies Research Paper No. 384 Abstract: State laws regulating abortion have proliferated dramatically in recent years. Twenty-two states adopted 70 different restrictions in 2013 alone. Between 2011 and 2013, state legislatures passed 205 abortion restrictions, exceeding the 189 enacted during the entire prior decade. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently upheld as constitutional several such restrictions, parts of Texas H.B. 2 (2013), in Planned Parenthood of Texas v. Abbott. That court is currently considering the constitutionality of a similar Mississippi law. These and other recent cases raise issues likely to be heard soon by the U.S. Supreme Court. Among the regulations at stake in Texas H.B. 2 was a requirement that doctors performing abortions have admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles of the abortion clinic. The Texas law also limits the use of medication-induced abortions. Rarely acknowledged in academic literature or media coverage of these laws and constitutional litigation arising from them is the fact that the greatest impact of these regulations — like that of many other state abortion laws enacted since the U.S. Supreme Court's 1992 decision in Planned Parenthood v. Casey — is on those who live farthest from major metropolitan areas, where abortion providers tend to be located. Indeed, these laws exact the greatest toll on women who are both rural and poor. We argue that, contrary to the Fifth Circuit's decision in Abbott, these laws place undue burdens on the abortion rights of a significant number of women and that they should be declared unconstitutional. In addition to these doctrinal arguments, we draw on three complementary critical frames — legal geography, the concept of privilege, and rural studies concept of urbanormativity — to articulate new ways of thinking about the recent spate of so-called incremental abortion regulations and federal courts' adjudication of the constitutionality of these laws. First, legal geography provides a frame for theorizing the relationship between the abortion regulations and rurality, revealing how law's impact is variegated and variable, dictating different outcomes from place to place because of spatial differences. Second, we deploy the concept of privilege in arguing that many federal judges are spatially privileged but blind to that privilege. In our increasingly metro-centric nation, where rural populations are dwindling and marginalized literally and symbolically, most federal appellate judges appear to have little experience with or understanding of typical socio-spatial features of rurality: transport challenges, a dearth of services, lack of anonymity, and frequently extreme socioeconomic disadvantage. Yet those same spatially privileged judges are applying the undue burden standard to laws that require women to travel hundreds of miles, sometimes on multiple occasions, to access abortion services. Those judges are also typically upholding laws that burden women's access to medication-induced abortions, which have the potential to ameliorate rural women's spatial burdens. This spatial privilege and judges' obliviousness to it are most evident among U.S. Courts of Appeal judges and Supreme Court justices construing the "undue burden" standard, as evinced most recently in Abbott but also on display in Casey v. Planned Parenthood and in many U.S. Courts of Appeals decisions in Casey's wake. The spatial privilege phenomenon is closely linked to the third frame: critical rural studies' concept of urbanormativity. By treating urban life as a benchmark for what is normal and, in Abbott, dismissing as constitutionally insignificant some ten percent of Texas women who live more than 100 miles from an abortion provider, federal appellate judges are increasingly articulating an urbanormative jurisprudence. Number of Pages in PDF File: 79 Keywords: abortion, undue burden, legal geography, privilege, rural, urban, metropolitan, spatial inequality, critical rural studies, urbanormativity, medication abortion, hospital admitting privileges, TRAP regulations, incremental abortion regulations, gender, reproductive rights JEL Classification: K10, K30 Accepted Paper SeriesDate posted: June 8, 2014 ; Last revised: December 23, 2014Suggested CitationContact Information
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