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Claire M Doerschuk, M.D.
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Research Interests
Dr. Doerschuks research addresses host defense mechanisms in the lungs, particularly the inflammatory and innate immune processes that are important in the pathogenesis and course of bacterial pneumonia, acute lung injury/acute respiratory distress syndrome, and cigarette-smoke induced lung disease. Basic and translational studies address the mechanisms of host defense during pneumonia that focus on leukocyte recruitment, edema, and lung injury. These studies investigate pathogens that cause community-acquired and nosocomial pneumonias occurring in immunocompromised patients with cancer. Although these processes are important in all inflammatory lung diseases, her work particularly addresses pneumonia and the acute respiratory distress syndrome using in vivo, translational, cell biological, immunological, and molecular approaches. Her ultimate goal is to use this knowledge to develop therapies that enhance the inflammatory response when it is beneficial to the host and dampen this response when it is harmful.
Recruitment of leukocytes during pneumonia and other lung injuries
Leukocytes circulating in the blood stream are recruited to the site of infection in the lungs early in the inflammatory process. Dr. Doerschuk is interested in the mechanisms through which the lungs produce cytokines, chemokines and other regulatory inflammatory mediators in response to bacteria that then induce the production of other mediators and adhesion molecules on endothelial cells and result in the recruitment of leukocytes. Current studies address how leukocytes recognize sites of infection and how these mediators induce changes in the adhesivity and mechanical properties of neutrophils, usually the earliest leukocyte to respond and accumulate in the lungs.
Endothelial cell biology in normal lungs and during inflammatory and innate immune processes
The pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells have unique properties that regulate both fluid flux within the lungs and the migration of neutrophils from the blood stream into the lung tissue. These cells, along with epithelial cells within the airways and the airspaces, tightly regulate lung permeability and maintain a delicate balance of fluid flux. Major areas of study include the biology of adhesion molecules, including both their expression and function on endothelial cells and leukocytes. For example, ongoing studies determine the intracellular signaling pathways initiated by the ligation of the adhesion molecules ICAM-1 and E-selectin by their receptors on neutrophils and how these signaling pathways regulate transendothelial migration of neutrophils and fluid permeability. Another area of focus in Dr. Doerschuks lab is the function of the small GTPase Rac2, which she showed is expressed in endothelial cells and regulates both normal fluid flux and edema formation during injury.
Effector functions of leukocytes
Once leukocytes are recruited to the infection or other injury, they have many functions in resolving the infection. Neutrophils are important in clearing the bacteria and repairing any tissue damage. The mechanisms through which this is accomplished are an active area of study. For example, neutrophils have recently been shown to produce interferon-γ early in the course of some pneumonias through a very tightly regulated process that likely involves microRNAs. How the production of this molecule is regulated, its role in host defense, and the potential of this molecule as an important therapy in modulating host defense in immunocompromised patients are active areas of study.
Cigarette-smoke induced lung disease
Dr. Doerschuk also studies lung injuries induced by cigarette smoke that include chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), both emphysema and chronic bronchitis. Studies pursue the mechanisms through which cigarette smoke induces COPD and lung cancer.
Center for Airways Disease
Dr. Doerschuk also heads the new Center for Airways Disease. The Centers goal is to further our conceptual and mechanistic understanding of diseases that affect the airways of the lungs, particularly smoking-related diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and lung cancer, as well as lung infections, including pneumonia. The Centers mission is to stimulate research that defines airways disease at a molecular level, enabling early diagnosis, prognosis and personalized treatment of patients with these lung diseases. The ultimate goal is to translate research findings into better care for residents of North Carolina and throughout the nation, addressing both the disease predictors and therapies and the social and behavioral aspects of these diseases.
Recent Accomplishments and Honors
American Lung Association Career Investigator Award, July, 1990 - 1995
Henry Pickering Bowditch Lectureship, American Physiological Society, Experimental Biology, 1993
American Thoracic Society Recognition Award for Scientific Accomplishment, 1998
Member, NHLBI PPG Parent Committee, 1998 - 2002
Membership in the American Society for Clinical Investigation, 1998
Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1999
Elizabeth Rich M.D. Award, American Thoracic Society, 2003
Parker B. Francis Lectureship, American Thoracic Society International meeting, 2006
Chair, NIH Study Section, Lung Injury, Resolution and Repair, 2008 - 2010
Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA B.A. 1976 Mathematics
Rush University, Chicago, IL M.D. 1981 Medicine
University of Chicago, Chicago, IL Certification 1985 Pathology
University of British Columbia, Pulmonary Research Laboratory, Vancouver, BC Fellowship 1988 Experimental Pulmonary Pathology
1.Wang, Q., M. Yerukhimovich, W.A. Gaarde, I.J. Popoff, and C.M. Doerschuk. MKK3 and -6-dependent activation of p38α MAP kinase is required for cytoskeletal changes in pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells induced by ICAM-1 ligation. Am. J. Physiol.: Lung Cell. Mol. Physiol. 288:L359-L369, 2005.
2.Koss, M., G.R. Pfeiffer II, Y. Wang, S.T. Thomas, M. Yerukhimovich, W.A. Gaarde, C.M. Doerschuk and Q. Wang. Ezrin/radixin/moesin proteins are phosphorylated by TNF-α and modulate permeability increases in human pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells. J. Immunol. 176:1218-1227, 2006.
3.Yoshida, K., R. Kondo, Q. Wang, C.M. Doerschuk. Neutrophil cytoskeletal rearrangements during capillary sequestration in bacterial pneumonia in rats. Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 174:689-698, 2006.
4.Tatro, J.M., N. Taki, A.S. Islam, V.M. Goldberg, C.M. Rimnac, C.M. Doerschuk, M.C. Steward, and E.M. Greenfield. The balance between endotoxin accumulation and clearance during particle-induced osteolysis in murine calvaria. J. Orthop. Res. 25:391-399, 2006.
5.Vachon, E., R. Martin, V. Kwok, V. Cherepanov, C.W. Chow, C.M. Doerschuk, J. Plumb, S. Grinstein, and G.P. Downey. CD44-mediated phagocytosis induces inside-out activation of complement receptor-3 in murine macrophages. Blood 110: 4492-4502, 2007.
6.Doerschuk, C.M. Perspective: Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis: is host defense awry? New Engl. J. Med. 356:347-349, 2007.
7.Kang, I., D. Panneerselvam, C. Lee, V.P. Panoskaltsis, S.J. Eppell, R.E. Marchant, and C.M. Doerschuk. Determining the mechanical properties of living cells using atomic force microscopy and finite element modeling. Biophys. J. 94:3273-85, 2008.
8.Gomez, J.C., J. Soltys, K. Okano, M.C. Dinauer, and C.M. Doerschuk. The role of Rac2 in regulating neutrophil production in the bone marrow and circulating neutrophil counts. Am. J. Pathol. 173:507-17, 2008.
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The hottest tables in town for foodies (or the see-and-be seen set).
Cypress Room: Michael Schwartz, whose Michael's Genuine Food & Drink has anchored the Design District since 2007, opened this small, formal dining room nearby as a showcase for more-ambitious dishes: lamb tartare with quail egg; seared snapper with a sea urchin rouille. Mismatched china, wall-mounted deer heads, and a menu of barrel-aged cocktails keep the atmosphere light. $$$
Eating House: An unassuming space in Coral Gables—10 minutes from the airport—is the setting for exciting cooking by young chef Giorgio Rapicavoli. Dinner is a mash-up of Italian, Asian, and Southern traditions, using modern techniques (pork belly glazed in dashi caramel; tomato salad with frozen coconut milk). The brunch menu's stoner-joke dishes (Cap'n Crunch pancakes; Tang mimosas) actually work. $$
Khong River House: Lincoln Road is the last place you'd expect to find authentic northern Thai cuisine, but those are real Chiang Mai–style khao soi noodles in coconut-milk broth on the menu. A sister restaurant to the bourbon-and-bacon hit Yardbird Southern Table & Bar, Khong River is done up like a Southeast Asian farmhouse, with tin ceilings, wicker birdcages, and a bar stacked with liquor bottles. It's still South Beach, after all. $$$
PB Steak: A Fran Lebowitz quote printed on an exposed rafter here—"My favorite animal is steak"—sets the tone at the latest addition to the Pubbelly Group's mini-empire in South Beach's Purdy area. Under Edison bulbs and a huge chalkboard menu, locals dig in to tartare sliders, yellowtail-ceviche tacos, and butcher cuts of aged Black Angus. $$$
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Sat, Feb 23, 13 at 10:08
About two weeks ago, I had two large sliders with a fixed picture window in the center and two double hung windows installed. All were made by Thermal Industries. However, after noticing more than expected wind infiltration coming in at the corner base of the sliders where it meets the center fixed window, I observed that the insulating glass appeared to be only about 1/2 inch or maybe 5/8 at best, rather than the 13/16 inch I had expected. This 1/2 to 5/8 inch or so was the same for the double hung. I also noticed that both sliders did not have a safety latch feature that pops out to allow the windows to open only a few inches for ventilation, which it states on the website that they should have. When I look at the Thermal Industries website it also indicates that none of their sliders have glass less than 13/16 inches and none of the double hungs are less than 3/4 inch. Can anyone with dealings with Thermal Industries make sense of this? Did I get windows that TI manufactures but doesn't even list on their website, or is it possible I got a window that isn't even a Thermal Industries window. The dealer seems reputable, but I have no history with the company to know for sure. |
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Can you post a pic? Your description sounds just about right though, lol. TI does not have top level air infiltration ratings. |
- Posted by windowsonwashington (My Page) on Sat, Feb 23, 13 at 18:55
Are you sure the window is a TI window? Do you have the NFRC label from the window? TI would not lie about the glass spacing and it is likely that you might have gotten the incorrect glass or another window substituted. |
I don't have the label windowswashington, and yes, my concern is that I may have had a window substituted. Karateguy...I'll post a picture tomorrow...too dark right now. Thanks. |
Karateguy: Here is a picture showing the spacing of the insulated glass on the slider. The spacing of the glass is the same for the double hungs. Let me know if you need any specific pics and I'll take more. Thanks for your help. |
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I know that crinums don't like to be disturbed. But, do they ever NEED to be divided? I have several huge clumps of Milk and Wine lilies and friends are asking for offsets. I hate to say no, but I hate to disturb my clumps too.... Is there ever a time that it's best for their health or blooming that they be divided? |
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Offsets can be easily detached from the main plants by a shovel, it doesn't disturb the main plant at all and if done at the onset of spring it will greatly benefit the new plants (offset) to quickly overcome the stress. Crinums here tend to bloom late in summers so the spring time is ideal for dividing them. Izhar |
- Posted by joshy46013 (My Page) on Thu, Aug 5, 10 at 13:10
It's healthy to divide every once in a while, it keeps them less crowded and they should bloom a bit better :) It also gives the offsets more of a chance to mature! Josh |
Good to know. Mine is really pretty right now, and it's been there for probably 10 years without being disturbed. It was ONE bulb when I planted it. It probably has 50 or so individual plants in there now. Dennis PS -- I wish more people knew that this plant is hardy beyond the Mason Dixon line with proper winter care -- I just cut mine off after the fall frosts take the foliage, and cover with about of foot of fluffy oak leaves. It's seen air temps as low as about -15 without any problems. |
- Posted by joshy46013 (My Page) on Fri, Aug 6, 10 at 20:04
Crinum Bulbispermum is one of the prettiest crinum as well and it's SO hardy! Most people don't realize they can grow this! Hymenocallis Occidentalis is also hardy to Zone 6 or -10 F. As well as Hippeastrum Johnsonii hardy to zone 6 or -10 F! People are too scared too try! All of them are very pretty unusual flowers for our zones :) |
- Posted by beachplant 9b (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Tue, Aug 31, 10 at 12:25
I'm in the south and dig and transplant them pretty much year round. They don't need to be divided living for years in cemetaries, ditches, etc. But they do like to multiply so dividing them becomes necessary in the garden. They don't mind at all, at least here. I've even had them bloom the week after being moved, though they can pout and take a couple of years to bloom. You can just break off the offsets or use a sharp knife to cut them loose, don't worry if they have little or no roots, as long as the basal plate is intact they will root. |
I've dug and divided crinums before with good luck, but the one thing I've found is that the ones in my garden were VERY deep, and I had to be very careful not to cut the bulbs in half by digging too shallowly. I mean they were at least a foot down there. Mine were very old clumps, 50 yrs or more. |
I'm in zone5 so I can't grow mine in the ground if I want them to bloom. I received mine last year and I didn't know what to do. I was told to contact Marcelle, the crinum lady and she was so helpful. I now have them planted in plastic pots that I put in the ground once the weather warmed up. Then when it gets too cold, I will lift them up and bring them inside. The no name actually bloomed while St Christopher had a fit and went dormant. Its leafed out now and I hope by next year I will get blooms. |
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text: 5/7/2010 -- For the original version of this interview that is featured in the June issue of American Hunter Magazine, click here. How did you feel when you attended your first NRA Board meeting? The NRA Whittington Center in Raton, N.M., is in your own backyard, but for many NRA members it is far from home. Why should all hunters and shooters make an effort to visit this facility? What was your impression when you first attended an NRA Annual Meeting? I feel that all NRA members should attend at least one annual meeting. Last year in Phoenix, I met several first-time attendees who walked away saying, "We really didn't realize. We've gone to other conventions but the NRA meeting is just overwhelming with so much to see and do." Years later, I'm still overwhelmed by it. Considering how quickly NRA membership has grown in recent months, how do we retain the influx of new members? What is your favorite game animal and hunting method? It's every single one of these experiences that make hunting so enjoyable, but I have to say upland hunting may be my favorite. I grew up in the Midwest, and I don't think there's anything better than taking that shotgun and walking through the field. Having a bevy of quail explode in front of you or a beautiful pheasant break into the air is the thrill of a lifetime. As a fan of upland hunting, does this mean you particularly enjoy shotgunning? What are a few of your favorite hunting memories? The second occurred last year—in August 2009—while hunting in Africa for Cape buffalo. The tracker had found buffalo tracks, though I couldn't see them. We followed the tracks through rough terrain over hills, down gullies and across pastures. After six hours we finally caught up to the herd while it was taking an afternoon siesta. As we approached, the herd knew something was wrong, but it couldn't see us. I still remember the big Cape buffalo bull looking straight at me at 140 to 150 yards as I fired. When the bull turned and ran with the rest of the herd, my PH said I'd missed, though I knew I had not. Fortunately, we had a videographer, Tim Walsh, with us taping the hunt for "Under Wild Skies." After Tim played back the tape so we could review it, we saw it was hit perfectly. There was no blood trail for the first 50 or 75 yards but then we saw a trail that became heavier as we followed it. In another 100 yards, there was the bull. Why did you want to hunt in Africa? How did you prepare for this kind of trip? As for the list of African game animals you want to hunt, it will depend, in part, on the area you will be hunting. Also, if you are hunting plains game—whether you plan to hunt three to four animals or eight or 10—you will have the opportunity to talk with your guide once you're there and add to that list or change it as you go. Have you shared your wild game meat with friends who are non-hunters? What was your most challenging hunt? How do you get others interested in taking advantage of NRA training programs and shooting competitions?


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This fall, students will be able to earn an associate of applied science degree in either medical informatics or allied health, in addition to two new emphases within the associate of applied science in general technology degree.
Students who pursue the general degree can choose to have their studies emphasize either culinary arts or hospitality management.
Dr. Denise King, vice president of academic affairs, said the new offerings are part of the college's efforts to meet demands for potential employees trained in skills related to fields like health care.
The medical informatics major would allow its graduates to seek jobs at doctors' offices and hospitals working with patient records.
King said the program's curriculum will focus a lot on the technological side of things, since many patient records are nowadays kept in computer databases that can be accessed by medical professionals on a variety of electronic devices.
"That's a way in which we're being responsive to changes in the technical environment that continues to evolve around us," King said.
The allied health degree is primarily geared toward transfer students from institutions like the Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology who may have some of the technical training they need to work in health care but need extra college credits to earn an associate's degree.
King said students studying allied health can use it as a means to finish what they have already started or pursue it as a major from the very first semester of their freshman year, incorporating classes from Cleveland State's existing health care offerings.
The general technological degree's two new emphases in culinary arts and hospitality management represent the college being "responsive" to local demands and carrying on what some local high school students have been learning in school already, said King.
Some area high schools, including Bradley Central High and Cleveland High, have allowed their students to take classes in culinary arts and hospitality management, and King said the new emphases within an existing major at Cleveland State will allow students to continue what they started.
This summer, the college's workforce development department began offering culinary arts-theme camps for middle school students as a way for the college to guage interest in the culinary arts field.
King said the college's summer camps, which cover a range of topics from robotics to video production, allow children to get interested in a subject, and the hope is that they will also want to study those subjects after high school.
"We view them as our future students," King said. "It's really trying to early on light that fire."
There are no plans to have stand-alone culinary arts or hospitality majors yet, but Dr. Bill Seymour, president of Cleveland State, called that "an area of interest."
He explained that a lot of time and research goes into developing a new college degree program.
"We have to demonstrate ... that there is sufficient interest out there and that there are jobs available." Seymour said.
In addition to the planning done within the college, it also has to create a proposal of a new major and have it approved by its governing institution, the Tennessee Board of Regents, and its board of trustees.
Both Cleveland State administrators stressed that they would be looking into adding new college degree programs in the future as the demands for employees new fields grow.
King said she expected that new technologies in manufacturing and other fields will continue to create job titles that have not existed before.
"We're kind of in the midst of a period of change," King said. "Our education needs to be anticipating where we're going next."
The "strategic planning" sessions the Cleveland State plans to begin next month could help the college decide which new majors might be needed in the future, Seymour said.
While creating a long-term plan that has been dubbed the "Cleveland State 2020 Community First Plan," the college will be holding a variety of public meetings that will allow faculty and staff, local business leaders and other community members to determine what the college should do to improve.
"It's not just going to be faculty and staff sitting around a table," Seymour said.
Exact times and dates for those planning meeting have not yet been announced, though Seymour said they are expected to begin in August.


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It is difficult to describe how horrible the nightmare was but here goes an attempt. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers had lost eleven straight games prior to Sunday and had a rookie quarterback starting his first game. The Packers were heavily favored and had a huge talent advantage (or so it seemed). The Bucs were playing in horrendously ugly Creamsicle-colored uniforms, a throwback costume reminding Cheeseheads of the old days when the Bucs were, well, the hapless Bucs.
So how did the Bucs, draped in creamsicle colors, manage to embarrass the Packers? It seemed that the Packers wrote a script for how to hand a bad Bucs team their first win in 2009. Three turnovers, a blocked punt returned for a touchdown, once again too many penalties, pathetic and reoccurring bad coverage on kick offs and another horrible performance by the offensive line proved to be the formula for disaster.
Disheartening performances like this debacle cause Cheeseheads to ponder why the 2009 Packers seemingly do not play with a certain degree of toughness and desire. Questions also arise as to why the Packers are seemingly unable to correct reoccurring problems like the penalties and the obvious problems on the offensive line and special teams coverage. Learning from past mistakes is a sign of intelligence and right now this team doesnt seem to have the ability to learn much.
It has been a LONG time since I can remember an embarrassing performance like this one. The Packers record is now 4 4 and they truly are mediocre. Mike McCarthy needs to shake things up and I hope he does so by firing the offensive line coach and/or the special teams coordinator. Professional football is a performance business and these guys arent getting the job done.
The team is regressing now instead of improving and that is a sad state of affairs at the half-way mark of the season. When the Dallas Cowboys come to Lambeau next week I would hope that new faces are on the coaching staff. The Packers have a serious identity problem right now and a good firing or two should send a message to both staff and players that their highly-paid jobs are also temporary.
The Cowboys are a hot team right now and will be tough to beat. Having just been beaten by the worst team in football, Green Bay will likely be a big underdog next week. It will be interesting to see if this 2009 team has the resiliency and pride to bounce back.


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[1092] The Prognostic Significance and Outcome of Patients with Grade 1 Stage 1 Endometrioid Endometrial Adenocarcinoma Involving the Lower Uterine Segment
Magdalena Bellis, J Charles Victor, Marjan Rouzbahman, Golnar Rasty. University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; University Health Network and LMP, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background: It has been postulated that due to its proximity to the cervix involvement of the lower uterine segment by endometrial adenocarcinoma is a poor prognostic indicator of patient outcome. This study investigates whether lower uterine segment involvement (LUSI) is associated with poor prognostic histopathological features and whether it correlates with disease recurrence or decreased patient survival in women with Grade 1 Stage 1 disease.
Design: After receiving ethics approval from our institution, we studied 164 consecutive Grade 1, Stage 1 endometrial endometrioid adenocarcinomas from 2001 to 2010. Some cases included patients who underwent lymph node dissection. Our cohort was divided into two groups based on the presence or absence of LUSI and were compared with regard to prognostic factors using the Pearson χ2 test and disease-free survival or overall survival using Cox proportional hazard models and Kaplan-Meier product-limit curves.
Results: Seventy-two cases (44%) of all Grade 1 Stage 1 cases were positive for LUSI. The average follow-up time for the LUSI and non-LUSI groups was 35 and 27 months, and the rate of nodal dissection was 24% and 30% respectively. The average age of women positive for LUSI was 58 years, and 61 years for non-LUSI. There was a significant association between LUSI and lymph-vascular invasion (p=0.04), however no significant association with deep myometrial invasion (p=0.19), and involvement of adenomyosis by adenocarcinoma (p=0.38). Both univariate (HR = 1.70; 95% CI 0.30, 9.63; p = 0.547) and multivariable analysis (HR = 1.44; 95% CI 0.23, 9.12; p = 0.698) showed that patients with and without LUSI had similar rates of disease free or overall survival.
Conclusions: Lower uterine segment involvement of Grade 1, Stage 1 endometrial endometrioid adenocarcinomas is associated with higher lymph-vascular tumor invasion but not with higher recurrence rates or poorer overall patient survival. A larger cohort of patients may be necessary to conclude whether the poor prognostic histological parameters and patients outcomes are associated with the presence of LUSI.
Category: Gynecologic & Obstetrics
Monday, March 19, 2012 9:30 AM
Poster Session I Stowell-Orbison/Surgical Pathology/Autopsy Awards Poster Session # 176, Monday Morning


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You can choose to install this cabinet in any room according to your convenience. Apart from keeping your belongings inside the cabinet, you can keep it above too. There is enough space above the cabinet which you can utilize to keep things. Now you can furnish your house well easily with the help of this wooden cabinet. So, if you are planning to furnish your house, make sure to get this antique wooden cabinet.


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Quoted from Ekalia I always thought food was cheaper on average in the US than here in the UK. We spend around £400 per month for three of us sooo... approximately $200-$220 per person (depending on exchange rates).
Quoted from Jared I am betting the A's have the lowest cost diets...
Quoted from deblynn3 I believe this diet saves everyone. We all get the best food for our type, food which our bodies uses to the full.
Quoted from Frosty I don't trust the market and their so called freshness. They have done expose's here on the news and it isn't fresh like the market says it is. Much of it is bacteria ridden. I buy flash frozen fish if I eat fish and I love atlantic salmon, but haven't found it other than farm raised and it is still very expensive.
Quoted from Frosty Perhaps the questions should be how much do you spend and is it organic, free range, grass fed foods?
Quoted from SquarePeg For all supermarket items, we spend at least $500 per person per month. That includes food, and supplies (such as wax paper, aluminum foil) as well as cleaners and supplies, personal care products, and so on. Pet food is extra.We spend more now for BTD than we did before.
Quoted from Frosty I can't believe how cheap some are able to eat! Makes me wonder if you are eating grass fed, antibiotic, hormone and pesticide free meats?Poultry is it organic?How about fish,.... is it fresh caught and not farm raised and free from industrial toxins?Is the dairy you are purchasing organic?How about fruit and veggies are they organic?


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Cherie Watte Angulo, executive director of the El Centro-based California Asparagus Commission, expected a bullish start to the Golden State deal.
"We expect demand to be excellent as we know consumers really look forward to the beginning of our season," she said. "Consumers value our crop's superior quality and close proximity to the marketplace."
After years of cutting acreage, California asparagus growers may have finally found a sustainable level of production, said Tom Tjerandsen, marketing consultant for the commission.
About 11,500 acres are expected to be harvested in California in 2011, down from 13,000 in 2009, 15,000 in 2008 and 20,800 in 2007, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
"It looks like the year-to-year declines have stabilized," Tjerandsen said. "Supply and demand seem to now be adequately balanced. It's been awhile in coming."
Angulo agreed.
"Statewide acreage was on the decline over the last decade but has stabilized at a level where California farmers can supply ample amounts of quality asparagus throughout our production season," she said.
It's not just a question of supply falling to meet demand, Tjerandsen said. Demand also has risen — thanks in large part to an uptick in foodservice sales.
Ironically, it's a rise in imported asparagus — the cause of California and other domestic producers cutting acreage in recent years — that is providing a boost in sales of California asparagus to foodservice channels now, Tjerandsen said.
The key has been year-round production. With asparagus a reliable option most if not all of the time, it's a more attractive option for restaurants.
"Because of imports, chefs can menu it more," Tjerandsen said.
The orderliness of the asparagus market is another draw for buyers, and another boon for domestic asparagus markets.
"It's a seamless supply, with very little overlap," he said. "California shippers wait to start shipping heavily until Mexico is finished."
James Paul, salesman for Greg Paul Produce, Stockton, Calif., and Altar Produce LLC, Calexico, Calif., wishes that his growers in the Stockton area weren't growing more than their typical 1,000 to 1,100 acres this season.
He thinks the stronger demand represents an opportunity they're potentially not cashing in on.
"I'm disappointed because there's good demand for locally-grown, and asparagus has certainly grown in popularity," Paul said.
At the same time, Paul understands that growers are wary about competing with import deals, which continue to increase acreage.


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1. For places like the "fountain of ~" and strangers like the mage, when it is flipped up from a space that instructs you to draw, do you encounter it right away? Like when the fountain says put 4 of strength counters on this do you immediately take one so there would only be three. I know this may be a dumb question but just wanted to be clear on it.
2. What i the point of the gold and purple side of the fate counters? I have Dragons, dungeon, reaper expansions and it has not stated the difference betwen the two.
3. With the good and evil weapons can an evil character aquire a "no evil character can have" weapon but instantly drop it. i would assume no unless something forced it into possession but then has to drop it immediately. Or can the cahracter under no circumstances have it?


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Full title reads: "Coronation Day - June 24th 1911."
Troops on horseback from India ride in coronation parade. Royal carriage carrying King George V passes by. Soldiers and diplomats follow on horses. Various shots of the parade.
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So I have the induction with the bridge. It's all good! My new induction cookware works great. So, I take a cake pan to slow bake some ribs. There is stuff in there for gravy. With the old gas stove, no problem. Stick that baby over two burners, stir, and I got gravy! Not the induction. It doesn't recognize the 9 x 13. NOT ONE SET OF INDUCTION COOKWARE INCLUDES THIS PAN!!!! So, how do we deglaze the pan and make gravy? Life has seriously changed! Suzi |
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I have no experience with small roasting pans other than pyrex 9x13 which, obviously, are not for deglazing on induction, but the topic has come up from time to time. Seems to me that somewhere last year I saw something about Viking having a smaller, induction capable roaster in its line of cookware. However, I think I've also seen something recently about Middelby (the new owner) having decided to cancel the Viking cookware brand. Might try Amazon to see if any are left. Also, it seems to me that All Clad used to have an induction capable roasting pan but they called it a "lasagna pan." If you can go a little larger than 9x13, there may be more choices. I remember a number of these discussions over on Chowhound. Here are some links to discussionsthat may help lead you to other possible candidates: http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/879855 http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/819169 Also think there was s dicussion here on this subject about five years ago, but can't find it with the search engine. Maybe it was in the Kitchen form? |
Would induction disks under the pan work? I've heard of some folks using these with specialty cookware. (Not that your pan is a specialty item, but it's not a cooktop item either). |
- Posted by herring_maven (My Page) on Fri, Jan 3, 14 at 21:02
LG Electronics ships in the box with every LCE30845 induction cooktop a griddle -- which has a substantial lip around the rim -- that works with the cooktop's bridging elements; the griddle is about 19" x 8". We have the cooktop and the griddle and the griddle (as the English say) "works a treat." See the link below. It cannot hurt (probably will not help) to call LG and see if they will sell you a griddle apart from the cooktop. Failing that, you might investigate if the Vollrath 77541 will fit on your cooktop. The '77541 is 21" x 16" -- which is a whole lot of griddle, but it is induction friendly. |
Here is a link that might be useful: The LG stainless griddle for induction
What about using a graniteware roasting tin? It's enameled steel and should be induction capable. |
At our (rural area) hardware store this morning, I saw a Graniteware "lasagna pan" that measured 14" L x 9" W x 2" deep. The store owner showed me a Graniteware catalog that listed "Bake Broil and Grill Sets" which includes the 14x9x2 pan, a perforated top tray (broiler pan), and a baking rack. There is another that is11x8x2 and something called a " 3 Piece Everything Roaster Set" which appears to be 13x9x2. A magnet stuck to everything in the store, so they all should be induction capable. A quick internet search indicated that the 13x9 "roaster set" is available at Bed, Bath and Beyond for $22. Probably available lots of other places, too. Another thing that occurred to me is to check the broiler pan that came with your oven(s). Mine holds a magnet like the graniteware. |
- Posted by bmorepanic (My Page) on Sun, Jan 5, 14 at 17:10
I'd take the magnet to Sur La Table or a restaurant supply house and try it on anything that takes your fancy. I did find some listings for induction roasting trays. Sur La Table has an induction roasting pan that comes in 9x13" - linked below (tri-ply stainless). |
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Well, I have to be honest … I still can't quite believe that in five days we'll be celebrating the big HoHoHo! Day (when did we start calling it that, by the way?!?)
I think I'm almost done decorating and trimming up the Grand Old Lady, although I'm fairly certain that a fabulous project will grab me on Pinterest later and I'll convince myself that one more won't hurt.
Here are a few snapshots of how she's looking; now let me see what I can do with some old jars and a few sprigs of rosemary …
Ribbon-wrapped cider bottles! May look to carry this over to more projects in the new year …
I painted some old terracotta pots with gold acrylic paint, filled with moss and holly sprigs, added a candle … Et voilá!
I love these giant pine cones! Again, painted in gold acrylic and suspended with sumptuous red satin ribbon.
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When an old lady died in the geriatric ward of a small hospital near Dundee, Scotland, it was believed that she had nothing left of any value. Later, when the nurses were going through her meager possessions, they found this poem. Its quality and content so impressed the staff that copies were made and distributed to every nurse in the hospital. One nurse took her copy to Ireland.
The old lady's sole bequest to posterity has since appeared in the Christmas edition of the News Magazine of the Northern Ireland Association for Mental Health. A slide presentation has also been made based on her simple, but eloquent, poem. And this little old Scottish lady, with nothing left to give to the world, is now the author of this "anonymous" poem winging across the Internet: Crabby Old Woman ............. What do you see, nurses?
A crabby old woman,
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Who seems not to notice
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I'll tell you who I am
I'm a small child of ten
A young girl of sixteen
A bride soon at twenty,
At twenty-five now,
A woman of thirty,
At forty, my young sons
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Dark days are upon me,
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So open your eyes, people,
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Wow. That belongs with the best of Bill V's posts... This will sound strange, but you know what has really helped me see this clearly: our cats. I didn't know my mom when she was a child of 5, etc...but as an adult (I wasn't allowed to have pets as a child) I have known my cats from kittenhood til old age and it's given me a much clearer sense of the whole arc of life. I'm glad that our daughter has known her cats too and seen them through disease, health, and even disease unto death. Kids who get to see this probably have a much clearer and probably more respectful sense of the journey we are all taking. When I saw my dear Bounder drag himself up on his last day of life, out of his hiding place (after a couple of years of administering fluids, cleaning up barf and excrement, doling out meds, taking him to the ER--all the kinds of stuff we do for our elders) and seek me out basically to put his head up against mine one last time, I could also see the little kitten I brought home from the shelter only a few years earlier, it seemed...and it's helped me to look at senior humans and see the kittens inside as well. Another gift our four-legged dear ones give us. |
- Posted by katclaws_mo (My Page) on Thu, Jun 29, 06 at 23:48
I've seen that poem before and it never fails to make me cry. I see my Mother's eyes in that post. There was a post recently at the KT that kind of upset me, so I posted this as a spin off post as a reminder for all of us to be less judgemental, more tolerant and compassionate for all humanity (and our four-legged fur-babies as well. Here's the link to the post, if anyone else cares to read it. Blessings ~~ katclaws |
Here is a link that might be useful: Spin Off Post ( at the KT)
Thanks very much. I agree. There are plenty of rude stupid people in the world, but it would be a shame if we all lowered ourselves to their level. If we cannot set a good example, then what can we expect? |
Thanks so much for sharing that Fairegold...certainly gives one something to ponder and shed a few tears over...thanks again, Mimi |
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Solving and Graphing Inequalities using Multiplication or Division - Concept
Inequalities follow different rules than equations when dealing with multiplication. Solving inequalities using multiplication involves watching for negative numbers. When we multiply both sides by a negative number we must change the direction of the inequality sign. This happens when using multiplicative inverses to simplify the way we would when solving multi-step equations.
When you're solving Inequalities it's usually like how you would solve an equation when you have an equal sign. However there's one really important difference and and I want to get into that in just a second.
First thing I want you guys to remember when you're asked to graph an inequality on the number line you're going to be using an open circle for one of these symbols or closed circle for one of these symbols.
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On Monday at the Cintas Center at Xavier University, the Greater Cincinnati Northern Kentucky Women's Sports Association honored Loveland resident, Julie Plitt. The head coach of the Wyoming High School Cowboys Womens Volleyball team received special recognition for her 300th varsity win. It took her just 16 years to accomplish this feat. Plitt's career record is 314-76, a 80.5 percent winning average. She has been named the Enquirer Coach of the year nine times and was named 2012 Ohio Coach of the year.
In addition, the Midwest Takeover Girls Basketball team was honored for winning the 2013 6th Grade AAU National Championship. Two members of the team are 7th grade Loveland Middle School student-athletes, Mackenzie Atkinson and Marie Plitt. Team members consists of players from the Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky area.
Plitt and Atkinson are now playing on the 7th grade Midwest Takeover team. AAU ranks the Midwest Takeover #1 in their DI Power Rankings as the pre-season favorite in the nation for 2014. They also played for the 7th grade Loveland Basketball team that was ECC Middle School Champions this past school year.


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All PhD students are required to demonstrate competency in three languages before advancement to the prospectus exam in the third year of study; one language must be ancient and one modern. The language choices are determined by the student's research specialty as approved by the Director of Graduate Studies in consultation with the chair of the student's comprehensive examination board. The language possibilities include, but are not limited to: Greek, Latin, Syriac, German, French, Spanish or Italian.
Competency is measured by the student translating into good, clear English a text using a dictionary during a two-hour examination. The text will be selected by the Director of Graduate Studies and graded by the Department of Modern and Classical Languages.
Prior to acceptance into the program, students must assure competency in at least one of the above languages. The student must demonstrate this competency during the first year of study. If competency is not demonstrated during the first year, the student will be removed from the program.
In addition to the three language requirements for advancement to PhD candidacy, other languages to conduct research for the dissertation may be required by the director of the candidate's dissertation. For example, a student who fulfills the three language requirements with Latin, German, and French and plans a dissertation topic on Bonaventure would also have to develop proficiency in Italian. Hence, the dissertation is the final arbitrator of the languages required.
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PROVIDENCE — Eric Weis, who strolls two miles back and forth to work each day and owns more than a dozen bikes, would like everyone to walk and cycle more. Once again, he's invited nearly 200 of his like-minded colleagues to town for a daylong conference that will kick off a weekend full of major cycling events in Providence.
From a small downtown office, Weis oversees the development of trails for the East Coast Greenway, an initiative to create 3,000 miles of traffic-free paths from Florida to Canada. But on Friday, he'll hoof it to the Providence Biltmore to run the 2013 New England Bike-Walk Summit.
It's the third time the summit will have been held since its inception in 2010 and, thanks to Weis, it will convene again in Providence.
"This is where I live and I'm the person who pulls it together," he said. "It's easy for me to pull together an event that's a couple of blocks from my office."
It's also nice, he said, to help Providence fill some hotel rooms and serve a few more meals.
The purpose of the conference is to send participants back home with inspiration and information to help them make their own communities more livable and less car-oriented. In fact, those attending the conference are encouraged to arrive by train, bus, bike or walking, and, if they must drive, to carpool, Weis said. There will even be a "bike valet" at the Biltmore to "park" their two-wheeled vehicles.
The conference grew out of Weis' disappointment, he said, at how few of his colleagues from New England attended the annual National Bike-Walk Summit in Washington, D.C., every spring. He figured that a regional conference might be more of a draw to them.
Weis had moved to Providence from Boston to work for the East Coast Greenway. The organization's headquarters were in Providence but moved to Durham, N.C., to focus on the South, where fewer trails have been established. The Greenway in Rhode Island is about 50 percent complete, with plans to add another 10 miles in Coventry known as the Trestle Trail in coming years.
Weis — who lives on the East Side, walks downtown year-round and takes his young daughter on bike rides on weekends — had great success with the first New England conference in 2010. Another was held in 2011 before he decided to switch to every other year.
Among the goals to be discussed this year are to promote the economic and health benefits of recreational trails, to make campuses friendlier for walkers and bikers, to involve athletes such as runners and cyclists in an effort to gain public support for trails and to write comprehensive plans to develop trails.
The keynote address, "Building an Active Transportation Movement," will be given by Keith Laughlin, president of the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy.
Providence Mayor Angel Taveras and U.S. Rep. David Cicilline are among the officials who will welcome conference attendees.
Several field trips in Providence will be offered, including a visit to a section of Route 195's Washington Bridge that is being converted to a linear park for cyclists and pedestrians linking downtown to the East Bay Bike Path. Another will tour the parcels that have been freed by the relocation of Route 195 and that are expected to be used to extend the Providence Riverwalk. A third excursion will head out to downtown streets for discussions on bike and sidewalk safety and accessibility.
The day will end with the New England Builders Ball, an exhibition at the Biltmore of the handmade creations of custom bike makers from Providence and around the region. It's to run from 7 to 10 p.m. in the hotel's ballroom.
On Saturday, participants will be encouraged to get on their bikes for a guided tour of Providence, including a stop at the Providence Cyclocross Festival at Roger Williams Park.
Anyone who sticks around until Sunday can take part in the first Grand Fondo New England, bike rides of varying distances, all of which begin and end at Roger Williams Park.
"For three days," Weis said, "Providence is the epicenter of the bicycle universe."
For more information, visit www.greenway.org and www.newenglandbikewalksummit.org.


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For organizations seeking to meet their goals in workers compensation and related domains, I stand ready to assist. I offer unique skills in independent assessment of strategy, execution and communication.
I have been an entrepreneur, consultant to over a hundred clients, teacher and award-winning journalist. I have a BA from Harvard University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Innovation is a theme of much of my work for clients and of my writing. I frequently address innovations in product or service, technology, and marketing strategy.
I focus on workers compensation. Annual costs in the United States exceed $70 billion, arising out of over three million injuries.
Selected publications:
Video noting the 100th anniversary of the workers' compensation system 2011
Workers' Compensation Opt-Out: Can Privatization Work? 2012
Work Safe: An Employer's Guide to Safety and Health in a Diversified Workforce 2013
You will find here my resume, a selection of my writings, and contact information.


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As the administrator of an Dell notebook, you have access to the unit and of course BIOS settings that allow you to turn around how the equipment the boots and that designated. Installing an easy way BIOS username and password for some high tech will prevent unauthorized web users made by blossoming up and look buffering an operating system. Listed here is a very effective asset for those who have vulnerable organizational background on the computer while offering you need to keep the information anywhere from break – ins.
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- To get in the BIOS setup, boot the computer and press F2
- Highlight System Security then press Enter.
- Highlight System Password then press Enter and put in the password. Confirm the password.
- System Password will change from "not enabled" to "enabled".
- Repeat process for Setup Password. Setup Password will change from "not enabled" to "enabled".
- Highlight password status. Press Space bar to change password status from "unlocked" to "locked".
- press Esc twice and then highlight Save and Exit, press enter.
By the way, if you forgot bios password, what would you do? How to reset the bios password? Just get the answer from: http://www.windows-7-password.com/how-to-reset-bios-password-on-toshiba-satellite-laptop/


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Belief In Hell Predicts a Country's Crime Rates Better Than Other Factors
Paranoia (471 comments)
Maybe believing in a fantasy underworld just indicates paranoia which might not be conducive to being a criminal.
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Paranoia (471 comments)
Maybe believing in a fantasy underworld just indicates paranoia which might not be conducive to being a criminal.
Stepping up the policing (865 comments)
During my last movie theater visit, Cinemark had a new warning right before the feature film began. "Thank you for your courtesy" doesn't cut it any more. Now they make it clear that they will remove people from the theater. Whether they actually do or not, who knows. Nannies aren't just for kids any more! Thanks to you grandpas, grandmas, parents, other adults, and your kids who can't refrain from tweeting or facebooking for an hour and a half. Now we all get to be treated like babies.
Since when are wantons such a problem? (45 comments)
I'll volunteer some of my destruction. nom nom nom
Re:I lol'ed (288 comments)
I went south a few turns til I found my bed. Then command: sleep
Best site of the day!
It looks really nice. (138 comments)
Imma try it.
If Linux was democracy I'd likely not be using it. (641 comments)
Because I haven't the technical knowledge that the long time LInux users have.
If the majority was always voting for what they wanted, Linux could very well have remained rather obscure. Thankfully, some people decided to make Linux more available to users like myself.
It seems to me that Linux is far bigger nowadays due to a few people opening the door wider. I'm thankful for that.
It's Apple... (1634 comments)
I don't have an Apple device and never have specifically because I'm not given enough control over them. This is nothing new. If this device doesn't offer me the openness that I want, I'll pass without letting it hurt my feelings.
Each year there seems to be more whiners and squeakers complaining that some new device isn't what they wanted it to be or doesn't have this or that. The iPad is what is is! You now know what it is! Acknowledge that and move on!
Geez, don't stand next to a Porsche and bitch about the mileage! Don't stand next to a Kia and bitch about its lack of performance!
And please tell me that so many "smart" people didn't really expect some miracle, magic bullet device that executed all other Apple products?! LOL
Tablet appeals to me... (348 comments)
I don't own a smartphone and probably never will. Why? I don't care for doing much of anything on a tiny screen and I'm certainly not going to spend an extra $30 a month for a data plan that gives me a window of that size to the internet.
I do own a laptop which is great to have but it's just too clunky to carry around and to deploy in any random wifi hotspot that I come across. Sure I did that at first but eventually got tired of it.
A tablet hits a perfect middle ground for me. It's large enough for me to read any ebooks, etc that I have and gives me a screen large enough to provide a laptop-like internet experience.
The tech teachers at this magnet school... (687 comments)
couldn't figure out if this was hazardous? Clear container, no solid or liquid substance to be seen. Doesn't speak much for the teachers imo Maybe they thought it was a remote det. Who knows what kind of bs comes to people's frightened minds nowadays.
Re:Why do I do it?! (1231 comments)
It's a fairly new Gateway laptop with Intel hardware. You may have heard of them.
Why do I do it?! (1231 comments)
Why do I upgrade? That's the question that I've asked myself for at least the last four versions. I spend six months ironing out all the trouble to the point where it mostly works then I upgrade and start all over again.
A year and a half for my mic to work, USB drives that transfer at absolutely crawling speeds (solving in Koala for the first time ever tho!), disk to disk transfer at an absolute crawl (seems much better in Koala), flickering screens, disappearing mouse cursors (happens every time on bootup in Koala - a simple CR in any terminal window brings it back), and a host of little this and that's.
The worst issue though by a mile has been sound. There is always a problem with sound. Without exception. I almost had my sound working perfectly in Jaunty but now something is glitched in Pulseaudio or Firefox or Alsa or something cuz padsp now won't wrap around Firefox.
Ya know, I bought an original sound blaster for a 286 in '89-90 and it blows my mind that something like sound can be such a problem 20 years later. Everyone really needs to get on the same page.
Anyway, despite the problems I continue to use Ubuntu. It still seems the best for my needs out of all the distros that I've tried. And I'd certainly still be wasting far more time in Windows dealing with the anti-virus and mal-ware nightmares that are found there.
I'll keep using Ubuntu. And although I'll probably keep asking myself why I upgrade I'll still do it.
Doesn't look like an AK47 but it certainly (746 comments)
resembles a real rifle. The first thing I thought of when I saw it was the Barrett 82A1
Human level AI requires consciousness? (903 comments)
Who says so? Why must something be conscious to wield human level intelligence? It's artificial intelligence right? Not artificial human.
At least they are trying... (208 comments)
And haven't yet hacked out huge, popular parts of their game to combat RWT. Like Jagex did with Runescape.
GTA2 Car depletion (346 comments)
Back in the day, my friend and I would co-op in GTA2. Our mission was to steal as many cars as possible then jam them next to each other for as far as we could go. Then we'd blow one up and create a massive chain reaction which on occasion would crash our machines. It was great fun.
Great game - Fun Co-op (78 comments)
When I was a kid, my step-brother and I would spend hours playing this game "co-op." One of us would take charge of the movement joystick while the other took the firing one. It was great fun yelling back and forth about where to go and what to shoot. Try it with a friend some time.
Don't forget to also pick up: (1146 comments)
Driving Like a Geek, The Geek Guide to Not Sucking In Bed, A Geek and His/Her Dog, The Geek's Kitchen Friend, The Geek's Guide to Overcoming Superficial Label Addiction
I dunno if you're a geek or not when you can't figure out how to switch "(neglect due to interest in sports, etc.)" to "(neglect due to interest in Linux/gaming, etc.") Sorry to break your "Geek" heart but you don't need special books because you're a geek.
I hope your marriage works out. Really, I do. I've just had my fill of people that need "Tags" and live their lives around them.
Dangerous or not it really just pisses me off! (464 comments)
It seems every day now I end up stopped behind some idiot who's too busy texting on the phone to realize he's sitting at a damn green light. Or I watch some soccer mom weaving around in her SUV with the telltale hand to the head posture.
It used to be that here in the south that when you saw a car weaving around it was from good old fashioned drunk driving! WTF happened?!
Re:Public Figure Vs HIPAA, HIPAA Wins! (402 comments)
Maybe the stockholders should be given a file about the donor what with the potential of genetic memory influencing Jobs' decisions now.
Re:How about a real open governance system (572 comments)
I don't want a democracy. I don't want a democratic republic. I want a REPUBLIC.
Too few people know the difference.


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I'm sure ya'll have never heard THIS before, but I have a problem with privet. It surrounds my .77 acre yard on most of two sides, and it provides excellent cover for my birds, bunnies, 'possums and armadillos, but it's making it difficult for me to plant much else.
So I'm considering pruning the privet back to an actual hedge (it's natural growth now) and planting in front of it. BUT I don't want to traumatize the critters that live in the privet, especially not as they are are getting ready to produce babies for spring. Do you think the pruned privet together with new planting would keep the critters happy? If so, when should I prune? I'll be planting young plants which will need time to grow before they offer much cover, etc., so should I prune just a section of privet, plant and wait for growth, and then do another section, or can I do it all at once? |
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Privet is a non-native invasive plant. Although it makes for nice habitat, the reason you are having trouble planting near it is that it is so invasive. I would suggest that you replace the privet a little at a time with shrubs that are native to your area. That would make better habitat and have less impact on the environment. Good luck to you. |
I'm afraid I'll need a LOT of luck to get rid of all this privet without using chemicals (not an option). Maybe a backhoe and a few sticks of dynamite.... Thanks for the suggestion, Vonyon. I'll give it a shot. |
- Posted by bulldinkie pa (My Page) on Wed, Mar 15, 06 at 14:16
I had privet the legnth of my yard we trimmed it a couple times a year.I wouldnt get rid of it.Helps protect yard from wind,privacy. |
Perhaps you have to visit the south to truly appreciate the invasiveness of this plant. Especially in the winter because that is when you can see just how much this plant has spread into natural areas (once all the deciduous plants have dropped their leaves). It is the number one invasive in the southeast for disrupting native habitat and disruption of native habitat does not help wildlife. It has covered/destroyed more habitat than kudzu. Here is tool that we use when pulling out privet in parks and other natural areas. You may be able to rent one from a tool rental place. As far as the chemical route is concerned, just cut the shrub to the ground and paint the cut edges with herbicide. There is no spillage and it only affects the plant itself. I agree with the approach to replace a section at a time. A mixed shrub border would be better for wildlife as diversity is better than a monoculture. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Weed wrench
Bulldinkie, I'll give that a try for the sections I haven't gotten around to ripping up yet :) Esh, thanks for the info on the Weed Wrench. It looks like a big pair of vice grips with a lever on the back--bet my welder hubby can make some if I can't rent them. Thanks, both of you, for the suggestions. |
esh, here in my part of PA we are seeing the same kind of invasiveness with butterfly bush (tho not to the extent of kudzu or privet in the South). You are seeing purple butterfly bush along all the roads these days! HAs it destroyed habitat and other natives? I don't know that anybody has done anything statistical to that end. But I know for sure, 53 years of living in this area and it's only in the last 3 or 4 I am seeing butterfly bush growing wild around here along the roadside! I think the BBG now has it listed in their list of invasives. Robin |
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Assemblyman Hawley delivers petitions for mandate relief to Rich Azzopardi of the Cuomo Administration.
"Western New Yorkers have dealt with obscene tax rates for years, and a leading contributor to these levies are unfunded mandates handed down to localities by state government that drive costs through the roof," said Hawley. "Property taxes and other bills climb year in and year out because unfunded mandates require our local governments to perform costly, unnecessary tasks that drive up their budgets and take away our right to decide how essential services should be provided. By delivering these petitions to the governor, Western New Yorkers have made their voices heard loud and clear at the highest ranks of state government – no more skyrocketing taxes, no more unfunded mandates!"
This year, nine state mandates will account for 90 percent of the county's local property tax levy. The petition can be signed at bit.ly/WNYformandaterelief. Hard copies are available at the assemblyman's district office. The assemblyman can be reached at 121 North Main Street, Suite 100, Albion, NY 14411, by phone at 585-589-5780, or via e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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But when it comes to the universal language of rock and roll, one thing is the same all over the world: In his natural habitat, the drummer is invariably the unruly one. As he attempts to talk by cell phone from a van stop in Georgia, Noisettes guitarist Dan Smith is periodically drowned out by a weird keening sound in the background.
"Sorry, my drummer's a bit drunk at the moment," Smith says in his unassuming middle-class London accent. "He's singing. He's got three windshield washers, and he's trying to use all of them at once, banging them against the van. It's just the monotony; we've been driving for six hours, and he's been drinking cognac. This is a day off, of course..."
Of course. But the antics of drummer Jamie Morrison — who is soon joined in his impromptu wailing by an actual singer, vocalist/bassist Shingai Shoniwa — do have one unexpected benefit: They give Smith a chance to display his notable Southern Cop impression.
"Now all sorts of people are walking up from different cars and saying, 'Boy, what the hell is wrong with you?' And the bottle of brandy in the front seat isn't helping..."
This is a day in the life of the Noisettes. And if a bit of goofy singing and playing around at a gas station scares the south Georgia locals, they should drive up to Atlanta and see tomorrow night's performance. Seeing the Noisettes live is something like attending a Pentacostal snake-handling church — if the pastor were a cross between Howlin' Wolf, Wendy O. Williams and Dusty Springfield. Lead vocalist Shoniwa has a gift for unabashedly releasing her inner maniac on stage with vocals that alternately soar, growl, jitter, seduce and mock, a sweet but completely mad vamp you'd never dare take home to mother.
Meanwhile, Smith's guitar work should serve as an example to anyone who thinks Delta blues and jazz have long since been wrung dry of anything new or interesting. Smith first became interested in guitar at age thirteen, after his dad told him about an impromptu jam session with a friend of a friend named Jimmy Page — after which the elder Smith went out and bought the entire Zeppelin catalogue on used vinyl for his son, the records a bargain at a pound apiece.
"I used to dabble in guitar a little bit before that," Smith says. "But there was this kid who was taking serious guitar lessons at the time, and I just sort of sat him down and pumped him for every little bit of guitar he could teach me. And then I would go around to the jam sessions my dad played in and just listen and work stuff out by ear, really."
Today, Smith the younger plays a version of indie/blues/rock that is wildly ratcheted up, as if the music had been churned through a machine shop and endowed with robot limbs and laser eyes. His guitar acknowledges the ancient, fundamental structures but then careens past them like a runaway train.
Presumably cognac-free on show days, drummer Morrison claims to have spent most of his teen years in his room, drumming for ten hours a day, not emerging into daylight until he was sixteen. To hear him play is to believe him: He is quite simply everywhere at once, the perfect grinning anchor on a boatload of lunatics.
The eagerness with which the trio teeters on the edge of complete madness in a live setting, churning out a strange but engaging mixture of rockabilly, blues, soul, punk and jazz, is what earned the Noisettes their stripes in their native country. They've played shows in lumber yards and squats, on boats, rooftops and in schools, garnering critical praise as well as supporting slots on a variety of European and stateside tours with the likes of Muse and Pete Doherty's notorious Baby Shambles. But one difficulty the band faced when it came time to record its latest effort, What's the Time Mr. Wolf, was finding a way to stay true to its raw, live sound within the clinical walls of a studio setting.
"It was hard enough that it took us about two years to finish this record," Smith says. "It took a long time. We had ideas about how we should get our sound onto a record; we thought immediately that we should set up live and play that way. And we tried that, but it had mixed results. One thing you find in a studio is that if you're playing loud, you can only get a really small sound out of the microphone."
And when you're recording in a top-of-the-line American studio, the learning curve is steep — not to mention expensive. The group soon found its funds running low and returned home. But far from allowing themselves to get frustrated and give up, Smith, Shoniwa and Morrison simply took the knowledge they had gained and used it to their advantage, albeit in humbler surroundings.


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Results for malaria RDT lot testing
The malaria RDT lot testing programme has experienced a steady increase in workload since it was first implemented in 2007. In 2011, the Global Fund's Diagnostics Quality Assurance Policy recommended malaria RDT lot testing to all of its grant recipients. As a result, demand has been increasing rapidly. The primary requestors of lot testing are RDT manufacturers, NGOs/IOs, and procurement agencies.
In 2013, 1083 lots were tested, which is a twofold increase from the previous year. 99% of the RDTs submitted for lot testing had a PDS*>75%, as opposed to only 70% in 2007. This means that major procurers are now submitting "good quality RDTs" (according to the Product Testing results) for lot testing before dissemination to the field. RDT lots that were submitted to lot testing in 2013 were disseminated to more than 50 countries (according to information provided by requesters).
In 2014, the trend is decreasing slightly for the first time in seven years. Assuming that last year we reached the highest level of rdt lots tested, we conclude that we may have reached a plateau. The end of the year results will either nullify or confirm this assumption.
*PDS: Panel Detection Score according to WHO performance criteria
To access data for each product, click on year: 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007
Important note: The WHO-FIND lot testing programme currently tests only a proportion of RDT lots procured in the public sector. The RDTs submitted for evaluation are commonly from agencies with strict procurement criteria, so the 'pass' rate of these RDTs may not reflect the quality of all RDTs used globally. Similarly, when viewing a failure rate, it is important to consider the number of lots of this product that have been tested.
Lot testing is designed to prevent very poorly performing lots from reaching the field. The sample size is insufficient to make fine distinctions in RDT performance: this is the role of the RDT Product Testing Programme.


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