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I get this made forme at lunch by a sweet and dear woman who turned me into the Amy Pizzza junky. Submitted by LLB1971 Carbs: 30.2g | Fat: 18.1g | Fiber: 6g | Protein: 12.3g | Calories: 315.3
This is a great way to have your pizza and eat it, too! You don't get the pleasure of thick crust, but the flavor is fantastic and it's very quick to make!! Submitted by HEALTHIERLYNN Carbs: 22g | Fat: 11.5g | Fiber: 10g | Protein: 26g | Calories: 265
This is my take on a vegan pizza I had at the Crooked Rooster Pub in New York. Who said you need cheese on pizza? Submitted by MAYNARDBEAN Carbs: 16g | Fat: 12.2g | Fiber: 5.2g | Protein: 3.8g | Calories: 178.3
Instead of ordering pizza, try this healthy alternative. It's a fun and easy treat sure to satisfy your pizza craving without all of the calories and fat. Add any of your favorite pizza ingredients. Submitted by BAVONE22 Carbs: 42.7g | Fat: 2g | Fiber: 6.3g | Protein: 15.2g | Calories: 239.4
Very Good 4.8/5
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I found this on RecipeZaar Submitted by NEWBEGINNINGS19 Carbs: 12.5g | Fat: 1.2g | Fiber: 2.8g | Protein: 7.6g | Calories: 88
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A make it ur own way dish. Submitted by DRAGONOFBLUE Carbs: 28.1g | Fat: 7.9g | Fiber: 4.5g | Protein: 12.2g | Calories: 226.6
Incredible! 5.0/5
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yummy vegetarian quesadillas Submitted by ANGELICAMUZIK Carbs: 15.1g | Fat: 3.9g | Fiber: 2.7g | Protein: 3.2g | Calories: 102.5
very good and very easy Submitted by DEMIGIRLIE Carbs: 1.7g | Fat: 14.4g | Fiber: 0.1g | Protein: 16.3g | Calories: 206.4
This is a really low carb approach to pizza. By using a cauliflower pizza crust, you can really cut a ton of calories when compared to a traditional pizza recipe. Submitted by XANADUREALM Carbs: 2.6g | Fat: 10.7g | Fiber: 1.5g | Protein: 9.5g | Calories: 142.6
Craving pizza, but want something a bit more portion-controlled? This flatbread is the ticket! Feel free to pile on extra veggies of your choice. Submitted by CHEF_MEG Carbs: 21.4g | Fat: 5.1g | Fiber: 2.9g | Protein: 25.8g | Calories: 233.4
Okonomiyaki is sometimes called 'The Japanese Pizza'. Okonomi means as you like. This refers to the ingredients. Submitted by RAZEL_ODELL Carbs: 61.2g | Fat: 3.3g | Fiber: 2.5g | Protein: 11.5g | Calories: 327.6
This is a great kids' meal, or cut each quesadilla into eight pieces for an appetizer. Submitted by SPCOOKBOOK Carbs: 14.6g | Fat: 9.1g | Fiber: 1.8g | Protein: 25.6g | Calories: 242.5
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Quick dinner-- more satisfying than it appears Submitted by MYSHELLE10 Carbs: 22.1g | Fat: 2g | Fiber: 3.8g | Protein: 19.2g | Calories: 177.9
Ditch the crust and boost your veggie intake with these eggplant "pizzas." Submitted by GONZOSTAR Carbs: 8.9g | Fat: 7.5g | Fiber: 3.2g | Protein: 4.9g | Calories: 119.1
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High in protein, low in carbs, and all for just 300 calories Submitted by DELAIN1 Carbs: 17.8g | Fat: 18.9g | Fiber: 8.5g | Protein: 22.9g | Calories: 331.7
This delicious and easy gluten-free recipe can be frozen until you're ready to eat it. Submitted by PLATSUZIE Carbs: 5g | Fat: 10.4g | Fiber: 2.4g | Protein: 16.8g | Calories: 179.1
Very Good 4.8/5
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I got this from http://theglutigirls.wordpress.com/2008/01/29/low-carb-gluten-free-pizza/ Submitted by MILLIEIVY Carbs: 5g | Fat: 8g | Fiber: 1.3g | Protein: 11.4g | Calories: 136.9
This sounds a little crazy but is really good. Submitted by MAGUMBO32 Carbs: 10.9g | Fat: 14.7g | Fiber: 3.5g | Protein: 11.2g | Calories: 213.4
Incredible! 5.0/5
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Easy to make pizza that is gluten free and delicious! Great for on the go moms and kids alike! Add the topping you like. Submitted by CDOYLE1113 Carbs: 20.4g | Fat: 7.6g | Fiber: 2g | Protein: 9.4g | Calories: 186.3


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Posted onPaul Albrecht, a Southern California yacht broker and the founder of Paul Albrecht Yacht Sales, died Nov. 13 of a heart attack. He was 80.
Albrecht first represented Uniflite yachts, then Tollycraft, and lastly Riviera Yachts before selling the business to longtime yacht broker and friend Craig Belden, according to the Log.
Albrecht's own personal Uniflite sportfishers — all named Whopper Stopper — were well-known in sportfishing circles, fishing off Avalon and Cabo San Lucas for many years.
Albrecht was instrumental in developing and designing the Tolly 40, and he graced one of the 40-footers with the Whopper Stopper name and amenities.
Albrecht's guidance as a distributor for Australia-built Riviera Yachts helped the company gain a foothold in the U.S. market and helped design a line that appealed to American boaters and sport anglers.
After his retirement, Albrecht became an early grower of Sangiovese grapes and launched the Eleven Oaks Ranch label.
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By Brandon Larrabee, The News Service of Florida: TALLAHASSEE – A controversial measure allowing students to deliver "inspirational messages" at public school events passed the House Education Committee on Monday, leaving it one stop away from what could be the final vote on the House floor.
The bill (SB 98) passed the committee on a party-line, 9-6 vote, with Republicans arguing the measure would boost freedom of religion and speech while Democrats said it could become a vehicle for divisive messages and hate speech.
The measure — sponsored in the House by Rep. Charles Van Zant, R-Keystone Heights — does not specifically reference prayer at school events, but would allow that as a kind of inspirational message, along with just about anything else. Adults would have no say over what could be said by students under the bill.
Van Zant acknowledged it would allow any type of speech – but admitted it was aimed, in part, at protecting students who want to give a prayer and have felt they've been unable to do so publicly.
"When we took school prayer … out of school, it's clearly documented that school discipline – disciplinary cases went up, that we had a lot more school vandalism, that we had a lot more disrespect for schools, including the physical plant as well as school personnel, teachers and principals," Van Zant said.
Still, he said, the primary reason for the legislation was to allow students to exercise their free-speech rights.
But critics argued the measure would instead leave students as young as kindergartners in charge of what is inspirational, since teachers are not allowed to have a roll in preparing or delivering the message.
"What inspires me may not inspire you," said Rep. Dwight Bullard, D-Miami.
Bullard and other Democratic members said that there was nothing to prevent a student from presenting a racially-charged inspirational message, even one that contained racial slurs. Bullard grew emotional as he recounted his own experience when a schoolmate called him a racial slur when he was in elementary school.
"What this bill does is open up the possibility of messages of hate," he said. "Whether you like to believe it or not, hate is inspirational."
Republicans argued that allowing students to air views that others find offensive in an open forum might actually prove beneficial.
"It is better that some young man or woman espouses those views in public so the issues can be properly debated," said Rep. Jimmie Smith, R-Inverness.
But Rep. Cynthia Stafford, D-Miami, said she wasn't convinced it would spark a healthy debate.
"It may start a fight," she said.
Other groups, meanwhile, were worried that the danger lies in the potential for infringing on the rights of other students, who would be forced to listen to prayers or messages they don't agree with.
"What would happen in your school district if the prayer was to Allah, to Buddha, to HaShem — which is how we say 'God' in Judaism — or another faith in which children were not brought up?" asked David Barkey of the Anti-Defamation League of Florida.
Republicans countered that not allowing students to voice their beliefs itself amounted to a form of discrimination.
"That tolerance goes both ways," said Rep. Janet Adkins, R-Fernandina Beach.
The measure now heads to the House Judiciary Committee. If it clears that panel and the House floor without an amendment, it would go to Gov. Rick Scott for his signature.
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TUCSON - Paving will be completed today on the south bank of the Rillito River.
Pima County and its subcontractor will finish the project between Camino de la Tierra and La Cholla Boulevard. Earlier this month, handrails and gates were adjusted for easier navigation on this section of The Loop. Center and edge striping will be added in
the near future.
The 16-foot-wide path will make it easier to walk, run, push a stroller, ride a bike or rollerblade. Path users can enjoy unobstructed views of the Catalina Mountains, the Tucson Mountains and the Rincon Mountains.
This section of The Loop is also a great way to access ball fields at Curtis Park and Flowing Wells Park. Thrill-seeking bicyclists can check out the pump track at Kory Laos BMX Park.
Starting Feb. 18, on the north bank of the Rillito River between Alvernon Way and Craycroft Road, Pima County and its subcontractor will move sections of handrail and remove gate protrusions. Next, this north bank path will be widened and repaved.
Also in February, a dirt and cement portion of the south bank between Dodge Boulevard and Alvernon Way Bridge underpass will be paved and striped.
The Loop path encompasses both banks of four major river systems or waterways. Pima County residents and visitors can enjoy biking, walking, or running along the Rillito River, the Santa Cruz River, the Pantano Wash, the Julian Wash and the Harrison Greenway. More than one-third of the metropolitan population lives within a half mile of The Loop or Loop extended paths.
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President Clinton to Visit University of Arkansas
Private event will launch Bumpers College lecture program
Monday, April 09, 2012FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – President Bill Clinton, founder of the William J. Clinton Foundation and 42nd president of the United States, will visit the University of Arkansas as the inaugural speaker of the Dale and Betty Bumpers Distinguished Lecture Program. This invitation-only event kicks off a new initiative by the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences.
"Every year, we hope to honor Dale and Betty for their continued impact on our college, university, state, nation and world," said Michael Vayda, Bumpers College dean. "Through this lecture program, we will celebrate their legacies and bring greater awareness of the college's objectives in advancing food, family and the environment. We are thrilled to welcome President Clinton as our inaugural speaker. His shared passions and close friendship with the couple make him the most fitting guest to kick off this exciting program. It is a great honor to welcome him to campus once again."
The annual lecture program symbolizes Bumpers College's recognition of three vital issues: the international prominence of Arkansas agricultural and food industries; the importance of environmental stewardship for the strength and vibrancy of our economy; and the quality of life as championed by Betty Bumpers on behalf of child wellness, human development and healthy living choices.
Betty Flanagan Bumpers has dedicated her life to issues affecting children's health, empowering women and the cause of world peace. A former art teacher educated at Iowa State, the University of Arkansas, and the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts, Betty Bumpers is the mother of three children and has seven grandchildren.
When she became first lady of Arkansas, the state had one of the lowest immunization rates in the nation. Mrs. Bumpers spearheaded a statewide immunization program for childhood vaccinations, and the state achieved one of the highest immunization rates in the country. Her advocacy led to the first federal initiative in comprehensive childhood immunization, launched in 1977. These efforts led to laws in every state requiring vaccinations before entry into school. Today, more than 95 percent of American children are immunized by the time they go to school.
In 1982, Mrs. Bumpers, concerned about the growing nuclear arms race, formed Peace Links to shift the way people think about peace and nuclear war. For 20 years, Peace Links worked to educate communities about a new concept of national security, the value of cultural diversity, non-violent conflict resolution, global cooperation, citizen diplomacy, violence prevention and peace building. She currently serves on the National Peace Foundation Advisory Council.
Dale Bumpers attended the University of Arkansas, spent three years in the Marine Corps during World War II, earned a law degree at Northwestern University and returned home to Charleston, Ark., in 1952. There, he practiced law, raised cattle and operated a small hardware, furniture and appliance store. He also served as city attorney, school board president and president of the Chamber of Commerce.
Mr. Bumpers served with distinction for four years as governor of Arkansas from 1971 to 1975, and then for 24 years in the United States Senate, from 1975 until his retirement in 1999. In 1996, the University of Arkansas Board of Trustees recognized his service by renaming Bumpers College in his honor.
During his Senate service, particularly as a member and chair of the Agricultural Appropriations Subcommittee, Bumpers played a major role in bringing Arkansas agriculture into national and international prominence. He worked for and secured more than $80 million in funds for facilities and programs that directly benefited the state.
Bumpers' efforts in Congress secured federal funding to develop several projects and initiatives in the agricultural, food and life sciences for Arkansas.
After his retirement from the Senate, Bumpers served as director of the Center for Defense Information. He also served as Distinguished Professor of Public Policy at the University of Arkansas, and Guest Lecturer at Hendrix College. In the year 2000, in a poll of Arkansas political scientists, Bumpers was the only governor in the 20th century to achieve the ranking of "great."
Bill Clinton was the first Democratic president in six decades to be elected twice – first in 1992 and then in 1996. Under his leadership, the country enjoyed the strongest economy in a generation and the longest economic expansion in U.S. history, including the creation of more than 22 million jobs. As governor of Arkansas from 1983 to 1992, Clinton overhauled the state's education system and served as chair of the National Governor's Association.
Building on a lifetime of public service, Clinton established the William J. Clinton Foundation with the mission to improve global health, strengthen economies, promote healthier childhoods, and protect the environment by fostering partnerships among governments, businesses, nongovernmental organizations, and private citizens to turn good intentions into measurable results.
Due to security concerns, attendees are discouraged from bringing bags or purses to the lecture. University Police will search bags and purses of all invited guests.
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thanks for the question bobegan, i think it is one many folks new to diabetes may be wondering. the quick answer to your question is - no, you do not need to get a new blood glucose monitor every time they come out. I am a fan of the bayer contour usb meter, as it makes logging and sending your information to your health care team much easier, and if you like using it, i would say stick with it. most glucose meters are good for several years, so if you like your meter, you can keep using it. if you do not like your meter for any reason, you may want to talk to one of the members of your health care team about what you like/dislike about the meter. there are lots and lots of different types of glucose meters on the market, and i'm sure there is one that would have the features you like. hope you find this information helpful. please let us know if dlife can help you with any of your other management questions,
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I use the Freestyle Lite by Abbott. I have compared it with the "Old" Bayer Contour and the One Touch Ultra Mini meters. I have taken all three with me to a trip to have my lab work / A1C tests. I tested with all 3 meters immediately after my lab blood draw. The Freestyle Lite was the most accurate at only 5 mg/dl lower than the lab test results. The Bayer Contour was 10 mg/dl lower and the One Touch Ultra Mini was 20 mg/dl lower than the lab test results. As for consistency, the Freestyle Lite and Bayer Contour were consistent as the One Touch Ultra Mini would give me inaccurate readings taken within seconds of each test. I prefer the Freestyle lite due to it's smaller size and slightly better accuracy. Best of luck in you research on glucose meters. God Bless.
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FYI, Bayer has discontinued making the regular Contour line of meters and now makes the Contour Next meters, strips, and solutions. You can check their website to learn more about the new meters and strips, and stated advantages including greater accuracy of sampling. I have been using the Contour USB for nearly 3 years and like its size, memory and data connectivity. I just got the new Contour Next USB as a free upgrade from Bayer. I'll use up my previous meter strips before changing over. They both use the same computer software, so the data should be cumulative. However, I don't care for Bayer's lancing device, and instead use Roche's AccuChek Multiclix that holds a drum of 6 lancets that's easily changed and fits nicely into the upgraded Bayer meter case you can get free when you register your meter.
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The Appomattox River basin has been hit particularly hard by drought. The drought has affected much of the Midwest, as well as a significant amount of Virginia.
"The state has said that central Virginia is suffering the worse drought since 1969," said James J.L. Stegmaier, Chesterfield County administrator. "And as a result we have seen some decline in our reservoirs, particularly in Lake Chesdin."
Stegmaier said you see the results of it this summer but the drought goes back to the winter. The water level at Lake Chesdin is with one percent of historic low levels.
Severe drought in the Appomatox River basin has forced ARWA (Appomatox River Water Authority) and Chesterfield County to implement mandatory water restrictions, said Roy Covington director of the utilities for Chesterfield.
"We can all recall the record drought we experienced in 2010," said Covington. "But the good news is, even the flows into Lake Chesdin have been drastically reduced from what they were in 2010, the conditions in the lake are better than they were at the same time [in 2010.]"
Covington said the ARWA board has taken action as to the timing of when it issues volunteer restrictions. The level of the lake that trips the restrictions is now a decrease in depth of 12 inches to get some sort of a jump on drought condition as we did this year. It was previously 24 inches.
Lake Chesdin supplies water to five localities, Chesterfield, Colonial Heights, Dinwiddie and Prince George Counties, and the City of Petersburg. Chesterfield uses 69.3 percent of the water from the lake and 66.5 million gallons per day (MGD) are treated for use in Chesterfield.
On August 24, the reservoir was measured 57 inches down from its normal level.
On August 8, DEQ (Department of Environmental Quality) issued a drought watch and then up it to a drought warning on August 14. On August 24 mandatory water restrictions took affect.
Dr. Robert Witzer, the new ARWA director, is actively pursuing other water sources. He is also working with other local programs and an educational program to reduce water use .
To reduce the critical situation at the lake the Authority is reducing the amount of water released downstream. Changes in the formula reflect a need to balance what comes into the lake compared to what is released.


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POTC stands for Person on the Street.
The Cadillac press conference for which this was created featured the reveal of the XLR-V, a performance vehicle capable of going from zero to sixty in under five seconds. To support this conceptually, we asked random New Yorkers what they could do in New York in under five seconds.
Production Note: If you plan to interview people in Times Square in March, check the calendar first to make sure it's not St. Freaking Patrick's Day.
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How do I disable data roaming on a Samsung Galaxy S3? Going to Barcelona this summer and don't want to run up huge bills!
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Settings, wireless and networks, mobile networks, data roaming off and packet data off. Or put your phone on airplane mode so you don't get calls or texts.
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In the pull down notification area as well as turning on and off wi fi you can also turn off mobile data, you may need to swipe the options left or right


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The Burke Museum's mystery vessel
A mysterious jug washed up on a Washington beach, now it's the subject of a research experiment: using crowdsourcing to fund and extend looking into its origins.
Many strange items have been found on Northwest beaches: Chinese porcelain, beeswax from the Philippines, Japanese tsunami debris, tennis shoes with feet inside, and sometimes even Asian castaways.
One interesting item has recently found its way to The Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture at the University of Washington. It sits, swaddled in padding, in a plastic laundry basket in a back room in the archaeology department, looking a bit like an oversized baby in a bassinet. It's a large clay jug half-covered in barnacles. It's the size of a small beer keg, has a sealed ceramic cap on top and ceramic lines that wind around it suggestive of a kind of netting. Something's in the jug — a liquid, but also something that reportedly rattles like a pebble.
It's heavy, its age undertermined. It looks old. To the untrained eye, it could be 10 years or 10,000 years old. Two obscured Chinese characters have been identified on it. The Burke says one has been translated as " 'sheng' which means to rise."
What the heck is this mystery vessel?
That's what its finders wanted to know. According to the museum, it was picked up by a man named Stephen Sypher at North Cove in Grayland in 2003, and was donated to the Burke in the summer of 2011. The museum often invites the public to bring in objects for identification, but this one proved to be a puzzle to the staff. So the Burke has decided to invite the public to help solve this particular mystery by crowdsourcing a solution. It's a way to turn a conundrum into an opportunity to get the public involved in research — and a way to help fund a special project. In this case, one with the allure of opening a floating ceramic time capsule.
How old is it? What's inside? What was it used for? Where did it come from? The Burke wants to use scientific techniques to answer such questions and its archaeologist are leading the effort. In outlining their approach, the Burke suggests it might use x-ray fluorescence (XRF) analysis to determine the composition of the vessel. Thermoluminescence is a method that might reveal the jug's age, and x-rays might show what's inside.
The Burke estimates that the research budget for the vessel would be $2,100, which they hope to raise through an about-to-debut (in early April) research-oriented crowdfunding website microryza.com. In its research outline, the museum says "The Burke invites YOU to provide expertise — have you seen anything like this? Crowdsourcing will be a critical aspect of quickly and efficiently honing in on possible original place of manufacture."
Asking around has provided some clues. The Burke says someone at Seattle's Wing Luke Museum thinks it is a food container. I contacted Curtis Ebbesmeyer, our local world expert on flotsam and jetsam, who says that it resembles similar jugs that have been found here over the years. He has recorded some 80 containers that began coming ashore in 1961. He's been studying the phenomenon and guesses that this one might have come from the cargo of a ship that was lost off Japan during a typhoon in 1959. It could have floated here a few years later, got stuck in the sand, then come loose to be found by beachcombers years later. Ebbesmeyer says he hopes to do a paper on the subject.
Reviewing research and literature, checking with museums and experts, asking beachcombers to weigh in, casting the net to catch local knowledge are all part of the more comprehensive effort to answers the questions of the jug. Solving the mystery is in keeping with the Burke's mission. More than a museum that stores and displays cool stuff, the Burke is a research center with a focus on natural history and the cultures of the Northwest and Pacific Rim. (See my previous stories about the museum, including a behind-the-scenes tour "In the Belly of the Burke," and a report on their discovery of a new species of spider in the Arboretum, "A new spider species discovered in Seattle?".)
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Posted Mon, Mar 26, 3:44 a.m.
mysterious jug, I am interested in how mysterious it is.
Posted Mon, Mar 26, 12:47 p.m.
Looks like a riddle, surrounded by an enigma, smothered in secret sauce.
Posted Mon, Mar 26, 5:46 p.m.
A Chinese character which means "to rise," on a food container? Sounds like a vessel for dough. Hope the museum can make some off this mystery crock; the Burke is a wonderful local resource, and this is a fun way to get people involved.
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The sleigh rides don't depend on snow to function, just your imagination, as you ride through the 14th U.S. President's 25-acre estate on a sleigh drawn by South Creek Clydesdale horses. "The ride is very nostalgic, makes you think of old time Christmases," said Nancy Kleinhenz, the communications and marketing manager for the Hayes Presidential Center.
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WHAT: Sleigh Rides at Spiegel Grove
WHEN: 1-4 p.m. Wednesday-Sunday, December 26-30
WHERE: Hayes Presidential Center, Spiegel Grove, at the corner of Buckland and Hayes Avenues, Fremont
INFO: Call 419-332-2081 or visit www.rbhayes.org
The cost is only $3 per rider, and it won't disappoint. "It's a pleasant tour of the Spiegel Grove grounds and lets you view the Hayes home in a 360 degree view. Many people don't have a chance to look at the house from the south end, and it is a beautiful side of the mansion where President Hayes lived," Kleinhenz said.
During the sleigh rides, both the Hayes Museum and Hayes Home are dressed with their holiday glow and gander and are open for tours. Each facility costs a separate admission fee, but both are totally worth it. Especially since another holiday favorite, The Hayes Train Special is also taking place until January 6.
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Also, add fuel to the flames. Worsen an already bad situation, as by increasing anger, hostility, or passion, as in Bill was upset, and your making fun of his mishap just added fuel to the fire. This metaphor dates from Roman timesLivy used it in his history of Romeand it remains in common use. For similar metaphors, see add insult to injury; fan the flames.
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This is how anti-abortion extremists try to control women's bodies: they use state legislatures to create bogus and medically unnecessary laws that make it very, very difficult for a woman to have an abortion.
Case in point? South Dakota, which already requires a 72-hour waiting period before an abortion, advanced a bill in its state Senate yesterday to remove weekends and holidays from those 72 hours, meaning women have to wait even longer.
Why do anti-abortion extremists do this? Because South Dakota only has one abortion clinic and it's a medium-sized state, meaning many women have to travel in order to get the procedure. And traveling means finding childcare, taking time off work, and dealing with other responsibilities. Waiting periods — especially loooong waiting periods which require at least two trips to the doctor — are intended to make it hella difficult for women to get to the clinic. If the governor signs this bill into law, South Dakota would have the longest waiting periods for abortion in the country. Keep reading »


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2014 FY Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
Oro Loma Sanitary District's annual 2014 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) is now available. This report is published in alignment with Oro Loma's normal standard for transparency and to fulfill the requirement for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014.
Special Board Meeting Agenda - February 2, 2015
On February 2, 2015 at 10:00AM in the Oro Loma Sanitary District Boardroom, following the General Public portion of the meeting, there will be a Review and Update of the 10-Year Strategic Vision and Goals. The Board will meet at with Brent Ives, B.H.I. Management Consulting, to review and update the 10-Year Strategic Vision and Goals, initially developed in May 2013. For more information read the meeting agenda.
Oro Loma Earth Day 2015 Poster Contest
The Oro Loma Earth Day 2015 Poster Contest starts on January 20, 2015. Last year's contest gave out $25,000 in prizes to students and schools, and we are expecting a comparable amount this year. We are excited to announce this year's theme "Recycling in Oro Loma is easy! You just need to know the RIGHT way." The Contest is open to students K-12 attending a school in the Oro Loma Sanitary District that is serviced by Waste Management for recycling. The entry deadline is March 20, 2015. For details browse the Poster Contest page.
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Household Hazardous Waste Program Expands Days/Hours, and Begins Accepting Electronic Waste
Starting January 2, 2015 the Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) facilities will increase open hours. The Oakland facility will be open an extra day per week on Wednesdays, and the Hayward and Livermore facilities will open every Friday and Saturday, instead of alternating weeks. New materials that will be accepted include electronic wastes such as computers, radios and televisions. Additionally, multifamily property owners can now bring hazardous waste from property maintenance work or from their tenants to the drop-off centers free of charge (drop-off for single-family residents is free). For more information see the StopWaste announcement. Note: The original press release incorrectly listed the Friday hours for the Hayward and Livermore facilities as 9-4. They are 9-2:30. Sorry for any inconvenience.
Ordinance 34-39 Adopted
At the regular meeting of the Sanitary Board of Oro Loma Sanitary District held August 19, 2014, the Board adopted Ordinance No. 34-39, which regulates the collection, removal and disposal of refuse and other discarded materials within the District. This Ordinance replaces the previous version of Ordinance 34.
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Ordinance 35-15 Adopted
At the regular meeting of the Sanitary Board of Oro Loma Sanitary District held September 3, 2013, the Board adopted Ordinance No. 35-15, which regulates the installation and connection of sanitary sewers, establishes a permit system, adopts a schedule of fees and deposits, and provides liabilities and penalties for violations. All changes are effective November 1, 2013.
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You are here : University of Southern DenmarkAbout SDUFacultiesFaculty of ScienceNews from the Faculty of Science Theory on origin of animals challenged: Animals need only extremely little oxygen
However new studies of a common sea sponge from Kerteminde Fjord in Denmark shows that this explanation needs to be reconsidered. The sponge studies show that animals can live and grow even with very limited oxygen supplies.
In fact animals can live and grow when the atmosphere contains only 0.5 per cent of the oxygen levels in today's atmosphere.
Together with Lewis M. Ward from the California Institute of Technology he is the lead author of a research paper about the work in the journal PNAS.
A little over half a billion years ago, the first forms of complex life - animals - evolved on Earth. Billions of years before that life had only consisted of simple single-celled life forms. The emergence of animals coincided with a significant rise in atmospheric oxygen, and therefore it seemed obvious to link the two events and conclude that the increased oxygen levels had led to the evolution of animals.
"But nobody has ever tested how much oxygen animals need – at least not to my knowledge. Therefore we decided to find out", says Daniel Mills.
The living animals that most closely resemble the first animals on Earth are sea sponges. The species Halichondria panicea lives only a few meters from the University of Southern Denmark's Marine Biological Research Centre in Kerteminde, and it was here that Daniel Mills fished out individuals for his research.
"When we placed the sponges in our lab, they continued to breathe and grow even when the oxygen levels reached 0.5 per cent of present day atmospheric levels", says Daniel Mills.
The big question now is: If low oxygen levels did not prevent animals from evolving – then what did? Why did life consist of only primitive single-celled bacteria and amoebae for billions of years before everything suddenly exploded and complex life arose?
His colleagues from the Nordic Center for Earth Evolution have previously shown that oxygen levels have actually risen dramatically at least one time before complex life evolved. Although plenty of oxygen thus became available it did not lead to the development of complex life.
What is complex life Complex life differs from primitive life forms such as bacteria and amoeba in several ways - primarily in that they are multicellular, and that cells can differentiate and specialize. Examples of complex life include animals, plants and fungi.
Photo: This is the sponge used in the experiment at University of Southern Denmark, fished out of Kerteminde Fjord in Denmark. Credit: Daniel Mills/SDU.
Article in PNAS: The oxygen requirements of the earliest animals. Daniel B. Mills, Lewis M. Ward, CarriAyne Jones, Brittany Sweeten, Michael Forth, Alexander H. Treusch and Donald E. Canfield. February 17, 2014.
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Sun, Sep 21, 08 at 14:41
When picking up stitches on the heel flap of socks, I am never sure whether to pick up both sides of the stitch or just the more inside side of the stitch. Is one way better?
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- Posted by sheilajoyce (My Page) on Sun, Sep 21, 08 at 15:42
I have wondered the same thing. I would guess that picking up both sides would give you a thicker bump or ridge. |
- Posted by sandra_ferguson (My Page) on Sun, Sep 21, 08 at 17:08
I do Elizabeth Zimmerman's heel...and keep the sides of the heel flap in garter stitch. That is, knit the knit rows. On the purl rows, knit the first four and last four stitches. You also slip the first stitch and purl the last stitch on each row, which gives a pretty and useful braided edge....making it easy to knit up, when the time comes. You'll see, once you've completed a heel flap like this, you will be able to see that if you pick up just one side of the braid, it'll leave a nice edge to the garter stitches. When there are half as many garter stitch ridges as there are stitches on the heel flap, turn the heel. |
I was told to pick up both sides of the stitch to make it stronger. Tami |
You can pick up the slip stitches in two ways, one in which you pick up under the complete slipped stich, and the other picking up the outer stitch only. The second method adds a decorative touch to the heel gusset. I tend to use the single slip pickup on socks that are fancier socks, and when the pattern can be seen! LOL!! |
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7 O Lord, you have enticed me, and I was enticed; you have overpowered me, and you have prevailed. I have become a laughingstock all day long; everyone mocks me. | 7 O LORD, you deceived me, and I was deceived; you overpowered me and prevailed. I am ridiculed all day long; everyone mocks me. |
8 For whenever I speak, I must cry out, I must shout, "Violence and destruction!" For the word of the Lord has become for me a reproach and derision all day long. | 8 Whenever I speak, I cry out proclaiming violence and destruction. So the word of the LORD has brought me insult and reproach all day long. |
9 If I say, "I will not mention him, or speak any more in his name," then within me there is something like a burning fire shut up in my bones; I am weary with holding it in, and I cannot. | 9 But if I say, "I will not mention him or speak any more in his name," his word is in my heart like a fire, a fire shut up in my bones. I am weary of holding it in; indeed, I cannot. |
10 For I hear many whispering: "Terror is all around! Denounce him! Let us denounce him!" All my close friends are watching for me to stumble. "Perhaps he can be enticed, and we can prevail against him, and take our revenge on him." | 10 I hear many whispering, "Terror on every side! Report him! Let's report him!" All my friends are waiting for me to slip, saying, "Perhaps he will be deceived; then we will prevail over him and take our revenge on him." |
11 But the Lord is with me like a dread warrior; therefore my persecutors will stumble, and they will not prevail. They will be greatly shamed, for they will not succeed. Their eternal dishonor will never be forgotten. | 11 But the LORD is with me like a mighty warrior; so my persecutors will stumble and not prevail. They will fail and be thoroughly disgraced; their dishonor will never be forgotten. |
12 O Lord of hosts, you test the righteous, you see the heart and the mind; let me see your retribution upon them, for to you I have committed my cause. | 12 O LORD Almighty, you who examine the righteous and probe the heart and mind, let me see your vengeance upon them, for to you I have committed my cause. |
13 Sing to the Lord; praise the Lord! For he has delivered the life of the needy from the hands of evildoers. | 13 Sing to the LORD! Give praise to the LORD! He rescues the life of the needy from the hands of the wicked. |
14 Cursed be the day on which I was born! The day when my mother bore me, let it not be blessed! | 14 Cursed be the day I was born! May the day my mother bore me not be blessed! |
15 Cursed be the man who brought the news to my father, saying, "A child is born to you, a son," making him very glad. | 15 Cursed be the man who brought my father the news, who made him very glad, saying, "A child is born to you--a son!" |
16 Let that man be like the cities that the Lord overthrew without pity; let him hear a cry in the morning and an alarm at noon, | 16 May that man be like the towns the LORD overthrew without pity. May he hear wailing in the morning, a battle cry at noon. |
17 because he did not kill me in the womb; so my mother would have been my grave, and her womb forever great. | 17 For he did not kill me in the womb, with my mother as my grave, her womb enlarged forever. |
18 Why did I come forth from the womb to see toil and sorrow, and spend my days in shame? | 18 Why did I ever come out of the womb to see trouble and sorrow and to end my days in shame? |
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I am heading to High point NC this weekend and was wondering if anyone could suggest any brands I should check out. Just to give you an idea of the brands I like I have listed a few:
henredon maitland smith marge carson I seem to like ornate high end furniture any help you could give would be greatly appreciated |
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- Posted by laura11106 (My Page) on Wed, Aug 12, 09 at 10:22
It sounds as if you need to head towards the big furniture mall off Business 85 in High Point. You have FurnitureLand South on one side of the highway (probably the largest single furniture store in the world) and a bunch of high end galleries and discount retailers on the other side. (I think Maitland Smith and Drexel are there among others.) |
Furniture land south, boyles, henredon outlet, and maitland smith outlet are the ones i had on my list already. The drexel outlet was 1.5hrs away so i think i will skip that one. I think i might also go to A.J. Victor. Any specific stores you can recomend is great but i was more looking for brands than stores. |
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Q. I want to calculate the energy savings associated with reducing washer bath temperature. J.W.
A. This question was posted to the Cleaning and Pretreatment Forum on PF ONLINE. That is a very good and timely question. I think more people today are looking for ways to decrease their energy costs than in the past and this trend will likely continue. The typical finishing operation will have many tanks to heat and also ovens. Since no further information was available from JWs question, I will list the following assumptions I used so we could see what kind of savings we were talking about. I assumed:
Description | Current (160°F) | Proposed (120°F) | ||
Heat Up | 50 times per year at 837,500 Btu each time | 50 times per year at 502,500 Btu each time | ||
Surface Losses(ventilated) | The losses from the ventilated tank surface will be 40,000 Btu/hr or about 160,000,000 Btu/yr | The losses from the ventilated tank surface will be 14,000 Btu/hr or about 56,000,000 Btu/yr | ||
Tank Losses | 23,750 Btu/hr (uninsulated) 95,000,000 Btu/yr | 5,625 Btu/hr (insulated) 22,500,000 Btu/yr | 11,250 Btu/hr (uninsulated) 45,000,000 Btu/yr | 3,750 Btu/hr (insulated) 15,000,000 Btu/yr |
Loading Losses | 20,000 Btu/hr, 80,000,000 Btu/yr | 12,000 Btu/hr, 48,000,000 Btu/yr | ||
Totals (annual) | 376,875,000 Btu/yr (uninsulated) | 304,375,000 Btu/yr (insulated) | 134,125,000 Btu/yr (uninsulated) | 144,125,000 Btu/yr (insulated) |
Cost ($/yr) | $3,725 | $3,000 | $1,720 | $1,425 |
Following this, you need to consider several steps related to heat up and operating losses.
The chart is for only one tank and assumes lowering the operating temperature from 160°F to 120°F.
This would indicate that a reduction in the range of about 50% is possible in cost savings. Another obvious benefit is insulating your tanks. A shop could derive a significant benefit from both an energy and safety standpoint. The amount of savings here is significant and should be multiplied by the numerous tanks that are present in a typical finishing shop including rinses and other finishing/plating baths. The above calculation is for an immersion tank. A spray wash system would be expected to loose even more energy due to the higher evaporative cooling when spraying a fluid. Those savings would be even more significant and are not included here.


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10' End Wheel No-Till Compact Drill
From food plots to food production, the Great Plains 10' End Wheel No-Till Drill (1006NT) is the ideal combination between the productivity of a large drill and the versatility of a compact one. This machine is perfect for seeding into pasture renovations and foot plots, and has long been used by conservation groups like Pheasants Forever chapters, NRCS offices, and roadside construction outfits that need machines to rent out that are simple to operate, yet durable enough to be returned, ready to rent out again.
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Sarah Palin, Inc. Has a Problem
- Sarah Palin
Before this gets out of hand, I want to try to save the word "retarded," which seems robust and meaningful and evocative of so much that is silly, inept, and illogical. It really does not necessarily besmirch people who are actually retarded. That word, the specifically besmirching word, with cruel connotations, evoking the fifth grade, is "retard."
Sarah Palin's sly effort to hoist Rahm Emanuel for referring to certain liberal groups as "fucking retarded" is either a semantic stretch or, quite likely, a mix-up. She doesn't know the difference between "retarded" and "retard," nor care that there might be one.
But this is not really my subject. My subject is the one-off magazine all about Sarah Palin that is hitting newsstands across Sarah Palin country.
The Palin marketing juggernaut, with its books, television, and semantic troublemaking, has been a thing to behold. Never before has a politician, without office, or, many would argue, prospects, become such an omnipresent figure and commercial cash cow.
Political races cost money. This one may be the first in history to make money.


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The company (SePRO) that makes the spin out root growth regulator states that the spin out (or copper hydroxide) "stops elongated root growth and stimulates the develoment of secondary and lateral roots promoting a fibrous and healthy root system." The company recommends treating the inside of plant containers with spin out to promote better root growth.
Texel Inc. makes Tex-R spin out fabric and spin out bags or agroliners but only sells to retailers and as far as I know the products are available with only one side being treated with spin out. I don't know whether spin out itself is available for use by the ordinary consumer. From my research online I've learned that nurseries first used the agroliners with the spin out treated side on the inside to contain the roots of trees and shrubs for later sale. From hosta growers here on GardenWeb I first learned that they use these bags inside out to prevent tree roots from invading the hosta planting hole. Now I'm wondering whether double bagging the hosta planting hole so that there is spin out on both the inside and the outside of the hosta planting hole would be advantageous to the hosta? The spin out on the inside would stimulate the growth of a smaller, denser and healthier hosta root and the spin out on the outside would stop the tree roots from invading the planting hole. This is my question to those of you who have used spin out bags/ agroliners: Is there any disadvantage (other than cost) to double bagging so that you have spinout on the inside too? |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Mon, Aug 27, 12 at 16:27
stops elongated root growth and stimulates the develoment of secondary and lateral roots promoting a fibrous and healthy root system." ==>> a properly grown hosta root is straight.. it does not develop secondary branching ... nor lateral roots ... mind you sometimes they do.. but that is the exception.. rather than the rule ... so i would wonder.. not fact here.. wonder.. of what good it would be to hosta roots ?? i am going to bet.. that you are going to have to be the first to try it.. good luck ... ken |
Here is a link that might be useful: link
Ken, just the kind of feed back I'm looking for. Thanks. The manufacturer of spin out also stated that it prevents plants from getting root bound in containers. So there would be an advantage to having spin out on the inside of the spin out bag inside the ground, especially if one is planting large hostas in them. Another question that the experiment could answer: Can conditions be created such that the exception (branching) becomes the rule?? If I get the fabric I will experiment. Any other thoughts? I'd appreciate hearing them. |
- Posted by steve_mass 5b (My Page) on Mon, Aug 27, 12 at 17:12
Ira, That advertising language is meant to compare the use of bags to pots. The tree is in mother earth. There's nothing better for it than that. Steve |
Ira, that makes no sense at all - "it prevents plants from getting root bound in containers". The only way to keep a plant from getting rootbound is that it quits growing. So, they are saying it stunts the growth. I'm sure that would be advantageous to some. I read about someone in Ft. Worth who has had the same plant in a pot for thirty years or so. She root prunes it every year. It serves a certain purpose in her landscape and uses two of them every year. Spinout material might work for her. Most of us want our hosta to mature. JMO Bkay |
Steve, thanks for the input. Yes, if the spin out bag is in the ground, doesn't it act like a pot in the ground? When the hosta outgrows the spin out bag, wouldn't it get root bound? The manufacturer claims that spin out on the inside of the spin out bag prevents a plant from getting root bound, if that makes sense. Bkay, that's what they are saying that when the root tip/growing tip hits the spin out/copper hydroxide the root tipstops growing forcing branching and more fibrous root growth. Although the root is smaller in diameter, it is healthier because of branching and growth of extra fibers. That's what they claim. I don't know enough about hosta roots and don't know whether what they claim applies to hostas. I'm having trouble finding a Canadian retailer who is able or willing to sell me small quantities of spin out bags. Textel did say they would send me one 5 gal and one 10 gal bag as samples for free. I called Wildrose Distributing in the States to see if they deliver to Canada but got their answering machine. Anyhow, I'm just passing on what I learned from the spin out websites because I thought it might be helpful/useful to those of us growing hostas under trees. |
- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Tue, Aug 28, 12 at 10:36
i have a friend who has a home biz greenhouse.. he buys an equivalent paint.. and paints the inside of all his tree pots.. to encourage roots to grow down and out.. swears by it ... ken |
For your information: This appeared in the September 2000 growers" newsletter Something To Grow On in Alabama: EFFECTS OF CYCLIC MICRO-IRRIGATION AND COPPER CONTAINER TREATMENTS ON THE GROWTH OF WHITE CEDAR AND 'BLUE ICE' ARIZONA CYPRESS Copper container treatments:
Circling roots of plants grown in an incorrect sized container or from improper placement of a vigorously rooting plant in a container that is too small can cause permanent injury to a plant. Copper container treatments offer relief from these problems. Root-bound plants are slower to establish following transplanting into a larger container or the landscape. Copper applied to the inner surface of containers is effective in reducing surface root development by chemically pruning roots as they encounter the container wall. However, some growers have noted that roots of plants treated with Spin Out� continued to be suppressed once removed from a copper free environment. Currently there are two copper treated containers available in the nursery industry, Spin Out� (Spin Out�, Lerio Corporation, Mobile, AL) containers coated with copper hydroxide and Root RightTM (Nursery Supplies Inc., Chambersburg, PA) containers impregnated with copper chloride. I haven't found any studies using hostas. |
- Posted by moccasinlanding z9A AL (My Page) on Wed, Nov 7, 12 at 1:53
Hmmm, puzzling that this one was bumped up to Oct/Nov posts and it shows only August as the most recent post. Good info, just puzzled about it reappearing so high up in the recent topics....... |
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