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Facebook Finally Lets You Edit Status Updates on the Web and Android
I have no idea why it took Facebook so long to implement editing, but I'm glad they did.
I have no idea why it took Facebook so long to implement editing, but I'm glad they did.
Considering smartphone owners aged 18 to 24 send more than 2,000 texts a month, it's no wonder the number of abbreviations and acronyms in common use has skyrocketed.
The incredibly crowded pool of streaming movie providers is about to get even more crowded.
There's a lot more to iOS 7 than just a handful of new icons – there are a lot of powerful new features under the hood.
If you're looking to sell off your old smartphone for a bit of spending money or to fund the purchase of a new phone, cashing in on old electronics is easier than ever.
The Sparkup Magical Book Reader lets you record books in your own voice or download pre-recorded books for your kids to play back.
I expected to dislike the operating system, or at least come away with proof that iOS is definitively better. But after just a month of using Android part-time, I fell in love it. Here's why.
Here are three options to getting your online product on the same day you order it and how they compare when I tested buying a Blu-ray player.
Apple is now offering owners of older devices with out-of-date operating systems the ability to update apps to the last compatible version.
Here are some common causes of pairing problems as well as advice on what you can do about them.
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Plan: HHF-1526 A friendly appearance and warm rural feel make this home especially enticing. The exterior is constructed of horizontal wood siding and includes a wood rail front porch, gable roof accented with twin dormers and a gable over the entrance.
Soaring spaces are created by a vaulted ceiling in the great room. A unique kitchen and dining area is directly adjacent with only negligible walls, creating an open airy feeling. The sink is located in an angled cabinet area, behind which is a snack bar, for quick, on the go meals. The bay window extends the space for a table and chairs. The laundry room is nearby along with double garage access and the U-shaped stairs to the basement. Two family bed rooms are generously sized and include plentiful closet space. A hall bath services these rooms as well as daytime guests. The spacious master bed room is enhanced by a tray ceiling and oversized walk-in closet. A grand master bath includes a vaulted ceiling and double vanity, with a separate shower and toilet compartment. Similar plans: none
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Man dead after fire breaks out at apartment complex in Vandalia
(KMOV.com) – A man is dead after multiple departments responded to a fire at an apartment complex early Saturday morning in Vandalia.
The Vandalia Fire Department, Brownstown Fire Department, Vandalia Police and Fayette County Sheriff's office responded to a call at the Central High Apartments in the 200 block of N. Kennedy at 12:39 a.m.
As the occupants of the complex were evacuated one male was found dead in the hall area of the first floor. The man was pronounced dead at the scene at 1:06 a.m. by the Fayette County Coroner.
An autopsy is scheduled for Monday to determine the cause of death and positively identify the victim.
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Your local restaurants are an important part of your community. Not only are they part of the local landscape, but they also become part of your routine. When you're choosing a restaurant, great food and service is critical; however, it's always great to know that the restaurant you're patronizing gives back to the community it is a part of.
Rallis Burger and Grill takes pride in giving back to the community. They love participating in local events, such as the Santa Claus Parade. In addition, they regularly contribute donations to the local seniors centre and legion, and are the proud sponsor of a soccer team.
Rallis Burger and Grill also believes that food should not be wasted, and donates all of their leftover food and scraps to a local farm. They also believe in hiring local. Their staff consists of all local people from Acton, most of who have been with them since Rallis' new management took over in 2012.
For a family restaurant you can feel good about patronizing, visit Rallis Burger and Grill. Home of the Signature Rallis Burger, Rallis Burger and Grill is a family-run business that prides itself on providing the ultimate in customer service. Come and visit their restaurant at 294 Queen Street East in Acton, and you'll feel right at home. Their friendly and dedicated staff will ensure that you have a great dining experience. Featuring an amazing all-day breakfast, delicious homemade burgers and fries, famous sandwiches, souvlaki, and much more, there's something for everyone on the menu. Your children will love the Kids Menu, and Rallis also has seniors and student menus. Having a special event or business meeting? Ask about their catering service.


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Refugee law
Refugee law is the branch of international law which deals with the rights and protection of refugees. It is related to, but distinct from, international human rights law and international humanitarian law, which deal respectively with human rights in general, and the conduct of war in particular.
Definition of refugee[edit]
The 1967 Protocol refined the definition of a refugee as a person who:
- is outside his/her country of nationality or habitual residence,
- has a well-founded fear of persecution because of his/her race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group or political opinion, and
- is unable or unwilling to avail him/herself of the protection of that country, or to return there, for fear of persecution.
The 1967 Protocol removed the temporal restrictions, which restricted refugee status to those whose circumstances had come about "as a result of events occurring before 1 January 1951", and the geographic restrictions which gave States party to the Convention the option of interpreting this as "events occurring in Europe" or "events occurring in Europe or elsewhere". However, it also gave those States which had previously ratified the 1951 Convention and chosen to use the geographically restricted definition the option to retain that restriction.
Sources of refugee law[edit]
Refugee law encompasses both customary law, peremptory norms, and international legal instruments. The only international instrument is the 1951 United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, with the 1967 optional Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees, which a country has to have signed separately, while various regional bodies have instruments applying only to member states. These instruments include:
- the 1966 Bangkok Principles on Status and Treatment of Refugees[1] adopted at the Asian-African Legal Consultative Committee in 1966.
- the 1969 OAU Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa[2]
- the 1984 Cartagena Declaration on Refugees[3] for Latin America
- the 1976 Council of Europe's Recommendation 773 (1976) on the Situation of de facto Refugees [4]
- the 2004 European Union's Council Directive on minimum standards for the qualification and status of third country nationals and stateless persons as refugees or as persons who otherwise need international protection and content of the protection granted [5]
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External links[edit]
- Program in Refugee and Asylum Law Comprehensive program for the study of international and comparative refugee law at the University of Michigan Law School.
- Refugee Caselaw Site Searchable electronic repository of case law documents relating to the legal definition of refugee status under the 1951 Convention.
- Refugee Law Reader.
- Refugee Law Project (RLP) A leading Ugandan organisation producing research and analysis on refugee issues
- Rule of Law in Armed Conflicts Project
- U.S. settles lawsuit by rejected refugee claimant CBC news.
- Refugees and International Law Forum: Papers Documents and other resources related to refugee and human rights law.
- Refugee Protection: A Guide to International Refugee Law.


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An Octeel for the Octomom!
George Tuska, another longtime veteran of the comic book wars, did the art for this science fiction short from St. John's Amazing Ghost Stories #16, the last issue of that title. Dated February 1955, it was also one of the last pre-Code comics. Comics with early '55 dates and no Code seal were usually the last of their breed.
Since a science fiction story in a ghost story comic book is about as out of place as an octeel in your bathtub, I believe "The Tentacles of Death" was an inventory story. As unassuming as it seems to us now, it was probably used because they knew it wouldn't pass the new Comics Code without changes.


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The stars hit the red carpet for the New York City premiere of the animated film 'Turbo.' Ryan Reynolds stars along with Michelle Rodriguez, Samuel L. Jackson, Paul Giamatti, and Michael Pena, who said his biggest challenge was pleasing his youngest critic. Kristina Behr has the details.
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Woburn, MA - November 16, 2009 -- Today, Acquia, the enterprise guide to Social Publishing, announced that company founder and Drupal creator, Dries Buytaert, was awarded the CIOnet Innovation Award 2009 by the CIOnet Advisory Board. Recognized for his exceptional and innovative success with the development of the Drupal open source software and community, Buytaert was honored by CIOs and IT leaders during the CIOnet Annual Top Event in Brussels today.
Woburn, MA – October 30, 2009 – One of the most hotly debated questions among marketers and company executives is "What does it mean to be a social business?"Today Acquia, Inc., the enterprise guide to the Drupal social publishing system provides the answer and also reveals what Social Business Software vendors aren't telling you: your investment in Social Business Software is at risk because it is only a one-sided approach to social business. Social publishing is the technology platform for true social businesses.
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Woburn, MA, Oct. 29, 2009 – Acquia, the enterprise guide to social publishing, today announced that Drupal has been placed by Gartner, Inc. in the Visionaries Quadrant of its 2009 Magic Quadrant for Social Software in the Workplace.(1)
Leading Online Video Platform Leverages Drupal to Power Corporate Site
Woburn, MA – September 14, 2009-- Acquia, the enterprise guide to the Drupal social publishing system, today announced that leading online video platform, Brightcove, has selected Drupal as its content management solution of choice and is working with Acquia for complete support of the firm's many Drupal Web properties. Brightcove is leveraging Acquia Drupal, a packaged collection of Drupal essentials, to rollout websites quickly and cost effectively to engage with its community.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sept. 10, 2009 – Forum One's DataMasher took first place out of 47 entries in Sunlight Labs Apps for America 2 contest, a competition in which participants were challenged to build a web site or internet application that makes federal data more accessible, interesting, and valuable.
Remote Update and Maintenance Service Ensures Security and Peace of Mind
Andover, MA – September 9, 2009-- Acquia, the enterprise guide to social publishing, today announced the availability of Remote Administration services for enterprise customers. Providing a single contact point for expert Drupal support and application administration, this latest addition to the Acquia Network allows businesses to outsource routine updates and maintenance on their Drupal servers and focus their Web development resources on high priority, business-oriented projects.
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Drupalcon, Paris – September 2, 2009-- Acquia, the enterprise guide to social publishing, today gave attendees at Drupalcon Paris 2009 their first look at Drupal Gardens. Previously code-named Acquia Gardens, Drupal Gardens is Acquia's anticipated software-as-a-service version of Drupal that speeds the design and deployment of Drupal social publishing sites for new, non-technical users including small business owners and web designers.
Fueled by Drupal movement, company challenges enterprises to think socially about their sites
Andover, MA – August 10, 2009-- Acquia, the enterprise guide to the Drupal Social Publishing System, today announced it has achieved significant momentum during the first half of 2009. Fueled by a committed Drupal community and the changing perception of open source within enterprise markets, Acquia maintains its leadership position in Drupal social publishing with record quarters in corporate and customer growth.
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PALO ALTO, CA and ANDOVER, MA – July 23, 2009 – Gigya, Inc., the leading technology for connecting content and consumers with the social web, today announced that its Socialize technology is now available as a module for Drupal. The Socialize module was developed in conjunction with Acquia, the enterprise guide to the Drupal Social Publishing System.
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Drupal Social Publishing Software Leader to Use Additional Funding to Free Sites from the Shackles of Proprietary SoftwareAndover, MA – July 20, 2009 - Acquia, Inc., the web's resource for the Drupal social publishing system, today announced it has secured $8 million in a Series B financing round from North Bridge Venture Partners and Sigma Partners. Acquia plans to use the funds for sales, marketing and additional product development to meet growing enterprise demand for the Drupal open source social publishing system.
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ANDOVER, MA – March 4, 2009 – Acquia today announced the public beta release of Acquia Search, as well as the immediate availability of cloud-based Drupal hosting and Drupal Stack Installers for Windows and Mac. Acquia also announced it has surpassed 45 customers and 50 partners, demonstrating the company's strong momentum in the market since it launched Acquia Drupal, the Acquia Network, and the Acquia Partner Program last autumn.
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Tel: 504 899 2621
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Jill Abbyad opened this bed-and-breakfast more than two decades ago with her husband, Charles, after fleeing a corporate job in San Francisco. The couple live upstairs with their two teenage children, which gives this place an inimitable homeynessbut not at the expense of privacy. Each of the five rooms, arrayed around two quiet courtyards, has its own entrance; numbers 2 and 3 have original heart pine floors and (nonworking) fireplaces from 1876. All are cozy and cottagelike without coming off as overly precious. During breakfast (fresh French bread, cheeses, fruit, and pastries), Jill, always knowledgeable and animated, will help you plan your day, matching your particular interests with her favorite spots and outings. She can also put together a self-drive Katrina tour for interested guests. The residential Uptown location makes for a peaceful retreat: It's at the edge of the Garden District and within close walking distance of stately, mansion-lined St. Charles Avenue. Parking and WiFi are included in the room rate.


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A popular type of surgery is under fire and raising questions for patients and doctors alike.
A February article in the Journal of the American Medical Association said Intuitive Surgical Inc.'s da Vinci Surgical System provided no medical benefit to patients over other methods, and the Food and Drug Administration is investigating patient complaints about complications from the robotic surgery system. The FDA has not concluded its investigation but the issue is sparking concern and potential lawsuits.
Robotic surgery has become popular over the past decade for its ability to complete procedures with minimal scarring and recovery time, and is being used for a growing number of surgical procedures.
Johns Hopkins Hospital, University of Maryland Medical Center, Mercy Medical Center, Sinai Hospital and Greater Baltimore Medical Center are just a few of the hospitals in Maryland that use da Vinci robots to perform certain surgeries.
Baltimore doctors and malpractice lawyers say the national debate is not necessarily reason for concern among patients. The robotic surgery complications under investigation could have more to do with the skill and experience of the surgeon, rather than the machine, itself.
But the national spotlight on the da Vinci robots is a wake-up call for doctors and hospitals that they need to hold themselves accountable for the techniques and tools they advertise, said Dr. Amanda Fader, director of Greater Baltimore Medical Center's Robotic Surgery Program. Fader is also the director of Johns Hopkins Medicine's Minimally Invasive Surgery Center and Gynecologic Oncology Service.


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Fun for under 5s at Horsham Museum & Art Gallery
Museum Minis are a one and a half hour session using an object from the museum's collection as a stimulus for story telling, songs andcrafts. Join us every other Wednesday from 1.30 to 3pm at a cost of £5 per child.
Tootle Teds Music Club includes a mix of traditional nursery rhymes, newer children's songs and percussion instruments. Sessions last an hour and run every other Tuesday between 2 and 3pm at a cost of £4 per child.
Themes covered are linked to the Early Years National Curriculum. Museum Minis and Tootle Teds Music Club include time to chat over tea or coffee and a biscuit and for the children a biscuit and colouring sheet.
If you wish to come along to one of these sessions please call 01403 211661 to book a place. For more information please contact Miranda Mitchell on 07732355684.


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Since TARC recently announced that it's receiving a $4.4 million grant for electric buses like this: We thought it'd be a good idea to get to know those buses:
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Fancy New Electric TARC Buses You'll Never Ride
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New Health Insurance Grant For Kentucky
August 16th, 2010 · 1 Comment
Earlier today, the office of Health and Human Services announced that Kentucky will receive a million dollar grant to crack down on unreasonable health insurance premium hikes. "The Affordable Care Act puts in place critical market reforms to improve quality and reduce the cost of health care for employers and individuals. Increased competition, lower insurance […]
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GSkyTeach Program At WKU Benefits JCPS
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There's a new program at Western Kentucky University that directly benefits Jefferson County Public Schools and it's called GSkyTeach. Rather than flood you with information, feel free to click here to get the details. But here's the gist: Thanks to a recent $5.4 million grant over five years, the program will prepare physics, chemistry and […]
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More to Life Than Basketball Edition
March 16th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Time to quit filling out those brackets and get to work… Forde Takes the Cards: If you really want to be in-the-know about all this NCAA Tournament buzz – read Pat Forde's column at ESPN. If you can't wait until the end of the piece to know who he picks — we just told you. […]
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Homeless Agencies Heaping Blame on Administration
February 18th, 2009 · Comments Off
Imagine that. The organizations most directly affected by the city's inability to efficiently handle grant monies are having a press conference to release some pent-up anger they've been harboring about the city's system for years. One insider told me that the agencies involved have been fearful of criticizing the Administration about the way grants are […]
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Jake's On Francene Tomorrow…
October 22nd, 2008 · 11 Comments
Jake is scheduled to be on Francene on 84WHAS (840 AM in Louisville) tomorrow morning shortly after 10:00 A.M. Eastern. We'll be discussing Robert Felner and the indictment that rolled down from the feds this afternoon. Tune in!
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On February 18, 2014, Illinois Tool Works Inc. (the "Company") entered into an underwriting agreement (the "Underwriting Agreement") with Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Goldman, Sachs & Co., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as representatives of the several underwriters listed therein (collectively, the "Underwriters"), pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell and the Underwriters agreed to purchase, subject to and upon terms and conditions set forth therein, (i) $650,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of 0.900% notes due February 25, 2017 (the "2017 Notes"), (ii) $650,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of 1.950% notes due March 1, 2019 (the "2019 Notes") and (iii) $700,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of 3.500% notes due March 1, 2024 (the "2024 Notes" and together with the 2017 Notes and the 2019 Notes, the "Notes"). A copy of the Underwriting Agreement is filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
The Notes are being sold pursuant to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-183449) and the Prospectus included therein (the "Registration Statement"), filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 21, 2012, and the Prospectus Supplement relating thereto dated February 18, 2014, and filed with the Commission on February 19, 2014. The Notes will be issued under an Indenture dated as of November 1, 1986, as amended by a First Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 1, 1990, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as successor trustee.
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Exhibit No. Description 1.1 Underwriting Agreement dated as of February 18, 2014, with Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Goldman, Sachs & Co., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as representatives of the several underwriters listed therein. |


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Glimpse Mirror by Sarah T. Kang
Beyond the looking glass is a world just out of reach, but Sarah T. Kang's Glimpse mirror for Feld allows us to take a peek.
This clever sliver of a mirror takes the shape of a partially open door that allows the passerby to catch a reflection of a counterpart or alter-ego living a parallel life. Glimpse leaves us to wonder what else is going on beyond what we can see.
Another offering from Feld's 2010 collection of mirrors is Blur by Big Game, a mirror that allow the reflection to (appear to) fade way gently. A silkscreened white gradient creates the illusion.
Airline by Alain Berteau and Sarah T. Kang is a play on the shape of an airplane window, fooling us into believing we are getting a glimpse into the clouds.
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Recent News
To meet overwhelming demand, third and final shows have been confirmed for Melbourne and Sydney in Australia for the History of the Eagles Tour.
Eagles will be taking to the Rod Laver Arena stage for the third time on Thursday 26 February, adding to the two shows already sold out in Melbourne, while Sydneysiders will be treated to a second show at Allphones Arena on Friday 6 March, bringing the total number of New South Wales shows on the tour to four.
For more info or to purchase tickets, visit the event page for your show:
26 February 2015 - Melbourne, Australia @ Rod Laver Arena
6 March 2015 - Sydney, Australia @ Allphones Arena
Tickets go on sale beginning Monday, August 18, at 10 am local time. Advance tickets will be available to American Express Card Members on Tuesday, August 12th at 9 am local time.
View a full list of History of the Eagles tour dates in the Tour Section.
Date | Venue | Location | Tickets |
Mar 6, 2015 | Allphones Arena | Sydney, Australia |
Mar 7, 2015 | Hope Estate Winery | Pokolbin, Australia |
Mar 10, 2015 | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | Boondall Australia |
Mar 11, 2015 | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | Boondall Australia |
Mar 14, 2015 | Mt Smart Stadium | Auckland New Zealand |


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Friday, April 2nd, 2010
Merriment is always at its best when shared. A good joke usually benefits from an audience, and unfortunate (but amusing) accidents beg to be spied upon unintentionally. Chuckling with a friend is indeed good medicine. So this month we are inviting readers to share in the mirth by taking part in our first ever caption competition. Three pictures below await the wit and wordplay of Theology Network readers.
To submit your captions, click on 'comments' below and give us a caption for 'Whitefield', 'Aquinas' and 'Piper'.
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The examples and perspective in this article may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. (March 2010) |
Influenza (Flu) |
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Flu season is an annually recurring time period characterized by the prevalence of outbreaks of influenza (flu). The season occurs during the cold half of the year in each hemisphere. Influenza activity can sometimes be predicted and even tracked geographically. While the beginning of major flu activity in each season varies by location, in any specific location these minor epidemics usually take about 3 weeks to peak and another 3 weeks to significantly diminish.[1]
The 2012–13 flu season was particularly harsh in the United States, where the majority of states were reporting high rates of influenza-like illness.[2][3][4] The Centers for Disease Control reported that the available flu vaccine was 60% effective.[4][5] It further recommended that all persons over age 6 months get the vaccine.[4][5] The 2013-14 flu season is currently in progress and is above epidemic levels in many countries, including Canada, the United States, Greece and Finland.
Three virus families, Influenzavirus A, B, and C are the main infective agents that cause influenza. During periods of cooler temperature, influenza cases increase roughly tenfold or more. Despite higher incidence of manifestations of the flu during the season, the viruses are actually transmitted throughout populations all year round.
Each annual flu season is normally associated with a major influenzavirus subtype. The associated subtype changes each year, due to development of immunological resistance to a previous year's strain (through exposure and vaccinations), and mutational changes in previously dormant viruses strains.
The exact mechanism behind the seasonal nature of influenza outbreaks is unclear. Some proposed explanations are:
Research in guinea pigs has shown that the aerosol transmission of the virus is enhanced when the air is cold and dry.[6] The dependence on aridity appears to be due to degradation of the virus particles in moist air, while the dependence on cold appears to be due to infected hosts shedding the virus for a longer period of time. The researchers did not find that the cold impaired the immune response of the guinea pigs to the virus.
Research done by National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) in 2008 found that the influenza virus has a "butter-like coating". The coating melts when it enters the respiratory tract. In the winter, the coating becomes a hardened shell; therefore, it can survive in the cold weather similar to a spore. In the summer, the coating melts before the virus reaches the respiratory tract.[12]
In the United States, the flu season is considered October through May.[13] It usually peaks in February.[14] In Australia, the flu season is considered May to October. It usually peaks in August.[15]
Flu seasons also exist in the tropics and subtropics, but are usually less sharply defined. In Hong Kong, which has a humid subtropical climate, the flu season runs from December to March, in the winter and early spring.[16][17]
Flu vaccinations have been used to diminish the effects of the flu season. Since the Northern and Southern Hemisphere have winter at different times of the year, there are actually two flu seasons each year. Therefore, the World Health Organization (assisted by the National Influenza Centers) makes two vaccine formulations every year; one for the Northern, and one for the Southern Hemisphere.
According to the U.S. Department of Health, a growing number of large companies provide their employees with seasonal flu shots, either at a small cost to the employee or as a free service.
The annually updated trivalent influenza vaccine consists of hemagglutinin (HA) surface glycoprotein components from influenza H3N2, H1N1, and B influenza viruses.[18] The dominant strain in January 2006 was H3N2. Measured resistance to the standard antiviral drugs amantadine and rimantadine in H3N2 has increased from 1% in 1994 to 12% in 2003 to 91% in 2005.[19][20]
Medical conditions that compromise the immune system increase the risks from flu.
Millions of people have diabetes. When blood sugars are not well controlled, diabetics can quickly develop a wide range of complications. Diabetes results in elevated blood sugars in the body, and this environment allows viruses and bacteria to thrive.
If blood sugars are poorly controlled, a mild flu can quickly turn severe, leading to hospitalization and even death. Uncontrolled blood sugars suppresses the immune systems and generally lead to more severe cases of the common cold or influenza. Thus, it has been recommended that diabetics are vaccinated against flu, before the start of the flu season.[21][22]
It is recommended that asthmatics be vaccinated against flu before the flu season. People with asthma can develop life-threatening complications from influenza and the common cold virus. Some of these complications include pneumonias and acute respiratory distress syndrome.[23]
Each year flu related complications in the USA affect close to 100,000 asthmatics, and millions more are seen in the emergency room because of severe shortness of breath. It is recommended that asthmatics are vaccinated between October and November, before the peak of the flu season. Flu vaccine works by boosting the body's immune system and takes about 2 weeks to become effective.[24]
People with cancer usually have a suppressed immune system. Moreover, many cancer patients undergo radiation therapy and potent immunosuppressive medications, which further suppresses the body's ability to fight off infections. Everyone with cancer is highly susceptible and is at risk for complications from flu. People with cancer or a history of cancer should receive the seasonal flu shot. People with cancer should not receive the nasal spray vaccine. The flu shot is made up of inactivated (killed) viruses, and the nasal spray vaccines are made up of live viruses. The flu shot is safer for those with a weakened immune system. Those who have received cancer treatment such as chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy within the last month, or have a blood or lymphatic form of cancer should call their doctor immediately if they suspect they may have flu. [25]
Individuals who acquire the human immune deficiency virus (HIV) are very prone to a variety of infections. HIV has a tremendous capacity to destroy the body's immune system and this makes one prone to not only viral infections but also bacterial fungal and protozoa disorders. People with HIV are at an increased risk of serious flu-related complications. Many reports have shown that individuals with HIV can develop serious pneumonias which need hospitalization and aggressive antibiotic therapy. Moreover, people with HIV have a longer flu season and are at a high risk of death. Vaccination with the flu shot has been shown to boost the immune system and protect against the seasonal flu in some patients with HIV; individuals who have HIV should only get vaccinated with the inactivated influenza vaccine. Any HIV patient who has been exposed to other people with influenza should see a physician to determine if there is a need for anti viral medications.[26]
The cost of a flu season in lives lost, medical expenses and economic impact can be severe.
A recent study[28] estimated that in the United States, annual influenza epidemics result in approximately 600,000 life-years lost, 3 million hospitalized days, and 30 million outpatient visits, resulting in medical costs of $10 billion annually. According to this study, lost earnings due to illness and loss of life amounted to over $15 billion annually and the total economic burden of annual influenza epidemics amounts to over $80 billion. Also, in the US the flu season usually accounts for 200,000 hospitalizations and 41,000 deaths.
Because the mortality rate of the H1N1 "swine flu" is lower than common flu strains, this number was actually lower in 2009. According the an article in Clinical Infectious Diseases, published in 2011, the estimated health burden of 2009 Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1), between April 2009 to April 2010, was "approximately 60.8 million cases (range: 43.3–89.3 million), 274,304 hospitalizations (195,086–402,719), and 12,469 deaths (8,868–18,306)" "in the United States due to pH1N1."[29][30]


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Cold questions (overwintering)
My Hoyas are currently outside, growing like weeds. The nights are dipping to around 50 degrees, so I'm starting to think about bringing them back in. The thing is that I have many Hoyas currently rooting or finally putting out new growth and it makes me nervous to bring them back in.
(I don't know if I asked these questions before - my brain is shot. So forgive me if I have asked them.)
1. What do you with the plants you bring back in? Do you soak them to get rid of the creepies? Diatomaceous earth?
2. How cold do you let them get before bringing them in?
3. How do you Hoyas react to being brought back inside? Will new growth stay intact?
4. I bought a CFL bulb that has a 65K output with 1900 lumens. I know some of you give supplemental lighting during the winter - is this sufficient? (This bulb is for my rooting tank.)
5. How do you ween your Hoyas off the high humidity of a rooting tank? I have three separate tanks and two are outside right now. Most of them have a good root system but they've been in high humidity for at least a month...
Thanks so much guys. I know this forum is kind of slow now, so I hope everyone's Hoyas are giving you guys joy and not fits!
Hi Goddess,
They can stay out awhile longer. I don't keep many of mine outside, but my GH is wide open (the windows are hard to get to to shut them...) It got down to 33 - yes 33 degrees! - Sat. night. I still had a few Hoyas (small ones) outside and a LOT of my succulents. Nothing seems to be any worse for it. Mind you, I don't usually allow them to get that cold, but it caught me off guard and I had to work that night, so I didn't get them in.
When you bring them in, you might notice their growth rate slow down. It's natural due to less light. They'll usually start growing again when they're adjusted to being inside, though I find some do go pretty darn dormant in winter.
Bringing plants out of a humidity dome isn't usually a big deal. Most domes have some vents you can open - I'd start by opening those wide for a few days. Then I'd remove the dome and keep all the plants in the tray for a few days. Just being in close proximity will keep the humidity higher. If you notice any acting wilty, you can put them back into a humid environment, but most will adjust just fine.
Denise in Omaha
Thanks for the response, Denise.
This is my first winter growing Hoyas, so I don't want to kill anything via egregious error. I know what they like during the warm months but I am clueless as to the winter months.
Do you stop watering when they go dormant?
Hi Goddess!
I don't keep anything outside as far as Hoya goes. As far as watering they do slow down and I water less but some of mine do keep going and as long as they show new growth I try to water more to keep those going. The others will slow or even dry the new growth to the last node so these I water less and let them rest. At that point I use water at room temp soak thoroughly and then not water until the soil has dried more than when they are active. Does that make sense? My heat has already been on for at least a week and they are not showing signs of slowing down yet. My humidity is at sixty five percent and I do not have the heat on higher than seventy one. I also use less fertilizer keeping that to once a month instead of every watering while they were active. ~ Mary
I have a winter question, too. Most of my hoyas are within a couple feet of my only decent sized bright window (SE exposure), which is a sliding glass door. This is the door I take my dogs out to do their business, so I open and shut it a couple times a day. Temps will be mainly in the 20s to 40s here in East Tennessee this winter.
Can some or all of my hoyas handle a brief, cold, somewhat indirect blast? Or would I be asking for trouble, especially with the real warmth-lovers?
Thanks, as always, for your advice!
I find that many of my Hoyas pout a bit during the change in seasons. Some plants even develop yellow leaves during this time of year but they all stabilize. I am quite sure that this has to do with watering and cooler temperatures. Some of the hot growing species really resent being cold and wet so be wary of these conditions.
Tropical plants can take a range of temperatures but it's impossible to to talk about tropicals as a whole. These plants differ dramatically in habitat conditions and plants living in the mountains are often subject to cool or cold conditions at night for at least part of the year. You have to become familiar with the areas your plants come from and then work to group them together, hot, warm, and cool/cold growers.
SRQ Hoyas and the Liddle catalog do a good job of giving temperature tlerance info so use this as a guide. Some Hoyas will do very poorly with exposed to 50F nights and lowland or hot growing tropicals are often best with a minimum of 65F.
Check out the link below and scroll down a bit until you see the temperature and elevation charts. This chart is applicable to all tropicals, some will of course be more sensitive than others. Knowing the range in elevation where a species prefers to grow will help you keep your plants happy.
Fans are very important to growing in either the home or a greenhouse. If you don't have a small fan in your growing area you should. Air movement stops moisture condensation, stagnant conditions, and cold or hot spots. Don't point the fan directly at the plants but instead use it to move the air around a room. A ceiling fan is perfect if you have one in a room already.
A short blast of cold air is probably not going to be an issue but if you leave the door open for 20 min while the dogs are outside you might see some problems.
Light is also important so if you notice gloomy conditions for days on end you should get supplemental lighting of some sort. Just a floor lamp with a daylight bulb pointed towards the plants will help keep them happy over the winter. You can also use reflective mylar to bounce light back towards plants.
Here is a link that might be useful: Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia
I agree, Denise! It caught me off guard, too. Partially because I'm still a little out of sync with my plants. But still! Didn't I just turn off the air conditioning?
Mike, I wish I could figure out how to prevent the autumnal sulk. I don't feel like my indoor conditions fluctuate that dramatically especially since they are all under artificial light, but clearly they notice what's going on outside and don't like it. The year before last my plants stayed wet too long and then last year they got dry too fast. Is this going to be the year I do everything just perfect?
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Monday, 4 February 2013
scrappy christmas trips
I finished my scrappy trip along in Christmas fabrics! Well, the top at least! I'm waiting for the backing fabric to arrive (it's a sketch flannel in lipstick - I think it'll be a perfect snuggly backing. By the way - use MOVING15 for 15% off all orders at Pink Castle Fabrics, now would be a good time to stock up on those flannels maybe?) and then it can go off to be quilted!
Today on my Sizzix blog I'm sharing how I select fabrics for a project, using this quilt as an example. I hope you find it interesting and possibly some help. If you have any questions just pop back here and let me know.
18 comments:
- Kuka said...
It looks amazing!!
- 4 February 2013 at 08:39
- Gertie Pye said...
Great quilt - and Sketch flannels just look divine. I must try to get some before they all go!
- 4 February 2013 at 09:22
- heart of charnwood said...
Looking fab, and i see you can now leave comments on your Sizzix posts, yay! : )
- 4 February 2013 at 10:57
- Karen said...
Oh fabulous! I am about 1/2 done with my 30 blocks....thinking I prefer your Christmas version....so, off to check Sizzex on fabric selection as I need it :)
- 4 February 2013 at 11:54
- Archie the wonder dog said...
I love it!
- 4 February 2013 at 12:23
- Lucy @ Charm About You said...
I see a penguin! :)
- 4 February 2013 at 12:29
- Fran said...
Brilliant quilt!
- 4 February 2013 at 13:26
- Courtney said...
Wow it looks amazing! If you have a moment to answer, how many blocks did you make for this one and how much backing fabric do you think you need? I am still working away on my scrappy trip and yours looks like a great size. I want to follow your lead and get some sketch flannel with the coupon code, thanks so much!
- 4 February 2013 at 13:47
- Elsa said...
I haven't yet started the scrappy trip but I did do a scrappy heart with a bunch of 2 1/2 " squares and it went so fast! I was so surprised ~ thought it would take forever. and it turned out pretty cute too.
Love your Christmas scrappy trip ~ great idea to get started now for Christmas! I already started collecting things. - 4 February 2013 at 13:52
- Lisa Lisa said...
- 4 February 2013 at 13:55
- Sherry Of B.S. Crafts said...
I LOVE LOVE LOVE all these scrappy tripalong quilts! I've been stalking people on Instagram looking at them all! I'm so jealous that I have to finish other projects before I'm allowing myself to start another one! Yours looks very cuddly!
- 4 February 2013 at 14:58
- Shen said...
Gorgeous quilt Katy and thanks for the really helpful blog about choosing fabrics too!
- 4 February 2013 at 20:48
- Flying Blind... said...
I love this quilt so very much x
- 4 February 2013 at 21:47
great to see so many creative people.
- 4 February 2013 at 22:00
- Carla said...
Isn't it just wonderful!! I have loved seeing and making this quilt.
- 5 February 2013 at 03:32
- Mandalin said...
Man how those sketch flannels are calling me! Lovely trip x
- 5 February 2013 at 11:38
- Marit said...
Love it!!!
- 5 February 2013 at 13:29
- **nicke... said...
i"m going to copy you!!!!!!
- 7 February 2013 at 23:29
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Yesterday's instalment in our Christmas soapbox feature got us feeling all festive, but somehow today's manages to crank up the jolly factor even higher.
In preparation for Christmas we asked the creators behind some of 2011's top titles to share their favourite ever Christmas game memories - and the latest participant definitely classes as having worked on a 'top title'.
Following Cliff Bleszinski's Mega Drive / Genesis memories, Kudo Tsunoda's Disneyland daydream and Randy Pitchford's heartfelt Christmas story, today Modern Warfare 3's Sledgehammer Games boss Glen Schofield - previously of EA and Dead Space fame - remembers a monster festive gaming session...
Check back this week for more instalments of My Favourite Christmas Game.
"I'll never forget the holiday season of 2008 for a number of reasons. It was a fantastic year for games and we had just finished and shipped Dead Space. Family showed up from different parts of the country - nieces, nephews, in-laws, grandmas and grandpas. It was a full and lively house.
"What made it so much extra fun was sitting around with my family, especially my son, daughter, nieces, nephew and brother in-law, playing video games. We had a PS3 in one room, a Wii and 360s in two other rooms, all hooked up to nice big screens and full sound systems, rigged up just for the holidays. We planned ahead, saved up the games and all took time off.
"I had just finished making Dead Space and the success of it was completely unexpected, which made the time even more enjoyable. This is also why I could take some time off just to play games and why I had so many games I hadn't played yet.
2008 was considered one of the best, if not the best, year for game releases, at least at the time. I still think it is with this year possibly coming pretty darn close.
"We started off with Call of Duty: World at War in one room and Gears of War 2 in another. We had a juicer all ready so we'd drink and eat healthy as we ploughed through game after game.
"We ripped through World at War which was a nice surprise and a great way to start. I think we finished Gears just two hours later. My brother in-law Tom and I would always play together so at least we'd see the whole game and switch every 15 minutes or so.
"We immediately put in Lost Planet and Left 4 Dead. It was so much fun switching between different games. We could hear the kids in another room laughing and yelling as they played Dynasty Warriors, Rock Band and LittleBigPlanet. They'd come running in from time to time when they heard me and Tom yelling out from victory or some dumb move that got us killed. Truth be told, I'd have to call my son in from time to time to get through a boss. I'll deny ever saying that.
"Nothing disappointed us, although at times Lost Planet had some crazy boss that took some time and patience."We immediately put in Lost Planet and Left 4 Dead. It was so much fun switching between different games."
"About three days in we were up to Devil May Cry 4, which also had some great moments to go with an overwhelming amount of backtracking. But we got through that and decided to play Army of Two together. We had a blast. It was new and fresh and fun to play together.
"By now we had gone through so much juice I started feeling like an orange. Our plan to just eat healthy started to fade as Christmas Day got closer and candy and gift baskets started showing up. From time to time we'd go into the kids' room and start playing Guitar Hero or jump around in Mirror's Edge thinking this would count as exercise.
"We stayed up later and later at night but nobody cared. We'd get up in the morning, hit the gym, have some breakfast and start playing. This went on a good solid 10-12 days, this was our holiday. The families were together, we were all playing together and just letting go.
"We decided to play Insomniac's Resistance 2 and Ratchet and Clank: Quest for Booty at the same time so we needed to borrow another PS3. Those two were great. Even my wife Barb jumped in on Ratchet and Clank.
"I still think fondly on that holiday season. It was a loud house full of laughter, good food and video games everywhere. It even seemed like most of the presents exchanged were video game peripherals or themed items.
"All in all we completely finished about ten games and played parts or most of about another ten. We were blurry eyed, ten pounds heavier (the juicer idea worked for a while but...) and happy. It was a pretty quiet house once everyone left.
"So this year we just finished making Modern Warfare 3. It has been a fantastic year for games, I've saved up a pile of unopened ones and all our relatives are coming up. Systems are set up and I'm hoping to capture some of that magic from 2008.
"Here's a list of the games I can remember from that great two week gaming marathon.
- Army of Two
- CoD: World at War
- Condemned
- Fallout 3
- Devil May Cry
- Far Cry 2
- Resistance 2
- Lost Planet, Extreme Condition
- Ratchet and Klank; quest for Booty
- Spore
- BioShock
- Little Big Planet
- Mirrors Edge
- Left 4 Dead
- Mass Effect
- Dynasty Warriors 6
- Gears of War 2
- Rock Band
- Guitar Hero
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is out now on Xbox 360, PS3 PC, Wii and DS.
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ALL-WEST TEXAS FOOTBALL: Winning tradition for six-man standout
QB Kirkland led Wildcats to 4 straight perfect regular seasons
SAN ANGELO, Texas - For the last three football seasons, Kellan Kirkland has been the quarterback of one of the best six-man teams in the state.
He experienced three straight perfect regular seasons and three consecutive district titles.
This year, he even led Water Valley to wins over an eventual state champion (Grandfalls-Royalty) and a team ranked No. 1 in the state (Follett).
So Kirkland doesn't have many complaints when looking back at his career.
But luck wasn't on the side of Kirkland and the Wildcats when the playoffs began.
In each of the last three seasons, Water Valley had the misfortune of running into the eventual state champion in the second round of the playoffs.
They were as close as ever in 2013, losing 52-46 in the final seconds to Crowell, which rolled from there to the state title.
"Those losses were tough," said Kirkland, whose teams lost to two-time state champ Throckmorton in 2011 and 2012. "I thought we could have won the game against Crowell, personally. But we lost to some of the best teams in the state."
While Kirkland and Water Valley were again unable to make the deep playoff run they had hoped for, the Wildcats were again the class of West Texas.
For everything Kirkland meant to Water Valley's offense, he's the Standard-Times' 2013 All-West Texas Six-man MVP.
Kirkland was 114 of 175 passing for 1,990 yards and 35 touchdowns. He also added 485 rushing yards and seven more TDs.
"He's the guy that made the wheel go round," Water Valley head coach John York said. "He's a real good leader for us. This is my second year here, and he's grown in the last two years in his abilities and things he can do. He's improved every game, which is what you want a kid to do."
Kirkland took his game to a higher level each season, from a sophomore starter to an All-West Texas Super Team selection as a junior to first-team all-state status as a senior.
He piloted Water Valley to a big-time win over Grandfalls in the season opener, 32-20. In a matchup against top-ranked Follett, he rallied the Wildcats from a 38-16 halftime deficit, tossing the winning touchdown pass to Trae Hannon on the final play of the game for a 60-54 win.
They outscored every other opponent by a combined score of 438-38 before their regional round clash with Crowell.
"It was a lot of fun," Kirkland said of playing on such a talented team. "We'd score a touchdown, and it'd get the defense pumped up, and then they'd make a play and get us the ball back.
"It was definitely fun being the quarterback of this team."
Kirkland didn't play defense. It wasn't because he lacked the ability, York said. He was simply too valuable on offense to risk being injured, and Water Valley had the luxury of not having to play him on defense.
Kirkland was in command of Water Valley's offense. He was able to distribute the ball to a variety of backs and receivers. He could throw from the pocket, but he was especially dangerous when on the run whether he passed the ball or tucked it and ran.
"The great thing about Kellan is he's very elusive," York said. "He doesn't look like a kid that will outrun you, but he can make you miss and make things happen. He's very good in that aspect.
"He can pull up and throw the ball while he's about to run. He's very strong as far as making good decisions and putting the ball in the right place."
In a testament to his all-around athleticism, Kirkland has actually had more success in two other sports — basketball and tennis.
Kirkland is a starter on Water Valley's basketball team, which last year reached the state tournament for the first time in school history.
He then teamed up with football and basketball teammate Connor Copley to qualify for the state tennis tournament in boys doubles.
"He's a tremendous athlete," York said. "He'll work hard, do what you ask of him, improve, take instruction and go from there."
After making another run at state titles in basketball and tennis this year, Kirkland said he plans to attend Texas Tech and pursue a degree in mechanical engineering.
Kirkland can look back and know he helped build a strong tradition at Water Valley. Overall, the Wildcats have accumulated a 43-4 record over the last four seasons, including a perfect 40-0 mark during the regular season.
Kellan Kirkland, Water Valley, 6-2, 165, Sr.
Water Valley put together its fourth straight perfect regular season, and Kirkland was again the engine that powered the Wildcats' offense. The all-state quarterback threw for 1,990 yards and 35 touchdowns, distributing the ball all over the field. He also added 485 rushing yards and seven more scores as he led Water Valley to an 11-0 start before losing 52-46 to eventual state champion Crowell.
Coach of the Year
Matt Odom, Garden City
A year after going 3-8, Odom led the Bearkats back to status among the state's elite teams. Garden City won its district, won a playoff game and finished 10-2 — with its only losses coming against an Ira team that was ranked No. 1 in the state. The Bearkats were ranked No. 3 when their season ended with a 40-38 loss against Ira in the regional round of the playoffs.
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RB Marty Flores Rochelle Soph. 6-0 165
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TE Juan Bustos Garden City Sr. 5-11 175
C Devan Glass Water Valley Jr. 6-1 185
DL Cade Latham Water Valley Sr. 5-10 180
DL Coleman Pittillo Sterling City Sr. 6-0 185
DE Shawn Walker Garden City Sr. 5-10 205
NG Aaron Enriquez Garden City Jr. 5-11 240
LB Bryan Salinas Richland Springs Soph. 5-7 185
DB Connor Copley Water Valley Sr. 5-9 140
DB Trae Hannon Water Valley Sr. 5-10 145
DB Kade Warren Sterling City Jr. 5-10 160
K Cody Zuniga Water Valley Jr. 5-11 160
P Tylor Donowho Rochelle Sr. 6-0 155
UB Kade York Water Valley Jr. 5-10 160
UB Colton Brown Paint Rock Jr. 5-6 140
UB Mychael Tijerina Robert Lee Jr. 5-11 165
UB Jake Jackson Robert Lee Soph. 6-0 160
UB Christian Rodgers Eden Jr. 5-6 130
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You have not heard from me for a while. To say the least, I have been very busy this year. The past 6 months have been a blur, ensuring over 50,000 guests have a great time on their vacation.Yes, that number is correct. That is over 35,000 rafters with the rest being on canopy tours, ATV trips, paintball, kayaking, mountain biking, horseback riding, rock climbing, mud obstacle mayhem and more. Wow! Writing those activities down really makes you realize that we do everything you can possibly do in the outdoors.
So now that I am back, the first thing I want to do is give a big shout out to my team: the guys and gals who worked their tails off this season. I can't possibly begin to express my appreciation for them. There aren't enough pats on the back.
So with that said, here are the people who planned, priced, answered, scheduled and made 50,000 adventures happen!
The Old (don't take me literally, guys)
Ashley - From helping me with everything here to reminding me to pick my kids up from school, she is my rock. And as Michael Scott (Yes, I love The Office) would say, she is my #2.
Kim - Kim has been at ACE for over 14 years! If you want to know anything, ask her. She is literally the most well-rounded person at ACE! We love us some Kim!
Kathy - Having been here as long as Kim, Kathy keeps our groups happy! She plans events like no other! From groups of 10 to 400, Kathy is your woman!
Mary - Doppler Doolin ensures we are all well aware of impending weather along with helping us assign, plan and take reservations correctly.
Scott - The jokester of the office. Scott keeps you laughing all day! From body rolls to his special awards for all, he really helps keep the atmosphere positive.
Sallie - Sallie is our mom. From her lasagna to her turkey, she makes sure we are all well fed and taken care of.
Brianna - Ask anyone, Brianna is just the best. Her happy-go-lucky personality makes her everyone's favorite. She wins everyone over, from co-workers to guests!
Tyler - The prodigal son of Mary. Tyler handles all the front desk action here at ACE but is also a paintball, canopy and mud obstacle guide.
Michelle - Our personal spell-checker. In true Michelle fashion, she left us to go back to college with her ACE definition list. Giving new definitions to our spelling mistakes she left us all laughing.
Cat - Cat is our office Hippie Chick. She is the only organized hippie I know. Cat makes reservations but also is a professional masseuse, raft guide, canopy guide, travel show master and more.
Becky - She can't give ACE up. Even with a real job, she works part time for us. Is it because of me? Her best friend in the whole wide world? Self proclaimed, of course.
June - If Sallie is our mom, then June is our fairy god-mother. June and her husband Bill retired here at ACE for the summer and we just love them!
The New Guys
Jeannie - Hailing from Brooklyn, Jeannie gave up social work to enjoy life more, and we sure enjoyed her. We nicknamed her Carmella (Sopranos) and we all inherited a Brooklyn accent.
Kathie - Biggie Smalls is her new name. Kathie takes organization to an obsessive level and we love her for it!
Samantha - Sam is just great. Her personality is as good as it gets. Always wearing a smile and always happy to help. Sam is the bomb!
Chris - Never heard this man complain, not once! He is awesome! Chris has worked various positions here at ACE, but I think he found his home in the office, and we just love him!
Rachel - Rachel brought her amazing reservation skills from the rivers of Maine, where she worked in the whitewater industry. Coming down with her raft guide-boyfriend, Rachel is as organized as they come, and we love her for it.
Katlyn - She once hooked a fish at her grandpa's house, ran through the door to show everyone her catch and it ended up spinning around in the ceiling fan. I had to tell that one. This is just one story Katlyn told that kept us all laughing this year.
Chelsea - Our Juno look-alike. Really, it's amazing and the fact that personality-wise, she is right there. Between Katlyn and Chelsea, there wasn't a dull moment all season.
Kevin - Kevin is our retired guest of the year (many of us ended up here after first being customers). After leading YMCA camps for years, Kevin decided he never wanted to grow up. So he trained to be a guide this year along with being an office guy as well.
Sean (Bear) – As intimidating as he can be with his size, he is a teddy bear at heart. His iTunes selection will leave you wondering (from Back Street Boys to Guns and Roses) and his dry humor will leave you speechless. Sean is a hoot!
Kip - Our ex-Marine and blue-collar man, Kip hails from WV but has been all over doing blue-collar work. He gave it all up to come to ACE and live the good life!
James - Unbridled enthusiasm. Those are the best words to explain James. He loves ACE. He loves his job and it showed in every conversation he had.
Thomas the Cat – Thomas has more seniority than anyone listed above. He is somewhere between 17 and 20 years of age (depending on who you ask) and all though he makes me sneeze, he completes our office.
So who's your favorite reservationist? (Thomas is mine!)


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Gillan tips Mercedes, Williams, Ferrari for glory
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Williams' former chief operations engineer Mark Gillan has tipped Mercedes for victory in Australia with a close battle between Williams and Ferrari for the podium.
Gillan, speaking to James Allen on F1, analysed the short and long runs conducted by each team and came to the conclusion that Mercedes is ahead of its rivals, but behind them its a blurry picture.
"Day four wasn't so great as they [Mercedes] had some problems, but day three with [Nico] Rosberg was very consistent. They are the team to beat in Melbourne," he surmised.
"Behind them it's close between Williams and Ferrari," he added. "Williams is perhaps the surprise package. The car looks quick in both low fuel and high fuel specification."
"They look quite evenly matched for race pace."
Gillan didn't however have kind words for the Renault-powered cars which he believes will struggle.
"There is nothing there, even in the short runs to get excited about," he said. "It looks like they have wound the engine back to be able to get some laps on the board."


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I have a Date Tonight!! **UPDATE**
A movie date, he asked me out yesterday and I accepted.
Yesterday, My GS, 5yrs old asked me if I wanted to see a movie with him. So I said: sure! He tells me that we have to wait until today because he has to get everything ready. Then he starts cleaning his toy room, gets his stool, gets out an uncooked bag of popcorn, a blanket and two pillows and the Wizard of Oz movie. He put it all on the fouton in his toy room. So everything is waiting for us for tonight when I get home from work. I am so excited, I can't wait for my date with my little guy.
I just had to share, because I thought it is sooo stinking sweet!
The date was great! On my way home i stopped and bought some movie snacks and fountain drinks, just like at the movies. Then when I got home we ate dinner, then I popped the popcorn while he put the movie in. We snuggled up and ate popcorn and our snacks. We watched the Wizard of OZ, and every time the mean witch came on he would pat my leg and tell me "don't worry Nana, I will protect you", and he says I'm just like Glenda :-) When the flying monkeys came...I was protecting him LOL
I had a fabulous time! Best date EVER!


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Stained Glass Artist Doug Fonner
Doug is a relatively new stained glass artist. After completing his formal education in the biological sciences at Michigan State University, he taught physiology in upstate New York for several years and at Ferris State University for 34 years. He was introduced to stained glass 35 years ago through an adult evening class, but because of career and family matters, he did not seriously pursue it at that time. Doug rediscovered the art several years ago when he took a couple of stained glass workshops "for his sanity," and realized this was his niche.
Doug's studio is located in the woods a few miles west of Big Rapids. He works in both lead came and copper foil methods of stained glass. Leading is the traditional way of assembling large panels, whereas the copper foil method, pioneered by Tiffany, works well for smaller and more intricate pieces. Doug's light panels are generally representation designs of nature, whereas his lamps are geometric designs in the prairie style of Frank Lloyd Wright.
Doug welcomes commission work. Whether it's a lamp or window, each stained glass piece is unique and must fit with the decor and dimensions of the surrounding space. He encourages client participation in designing the project and selecting the colors and styles of glass required.
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Vertebrate Fossil Sites of Florida
University of Florida Vertebrate Fossil Locality HI007
Location: about 7 km southwest of Ruskin near Cockroach Bay, Hillsborough County, Florida; 27.7° N, 82.5° W.
Age: early Pleistocene; early Irvingtonian Land Mammal Age, about 1.5 to 1 million years ago (Hulbert and Morgan, 1989; Morgan and Hulbert, 1995).
Basis of Age: Biostratigraphy using macroinvertebrates and vertebrates, magnetostratigraphy, and strontium isotopes (Webb et al., 1989).
Geology: The Leisey Shell Pit consists of massive marine shell beds, overlain by a layer of quartz sand. The vertebrate fossils at Leisey Shell Pit 1A are primarily contained in a 5 to 30-cm-thick lens of dark silt covering an area of approximately 2000 sp. meters (Hulbert and Morgan, 1989; Morgan and Hulbert, 1995) with numerous marine, freshwater, and terrestrial invertebrate fossils. The bone bed sites at an uncomformity between the underlying Bermont Formation and the overlying Fort Thompson Formation.
Depositional Environment: Leisey Shell Pit 1A was likely located in a coastal mangrove bay in an estuary of a major river, with both marine and terrestrial influences. The presence of silt in the bone bed suggests that they were deposited in a low energy environment. Possible mangrove roots and palm seeds indicate that these plants may have been present during the deposition of the sediment in Pit 1A, or shortly thereafter.
Figure 1. Initial stages of excavation at Leisey Shell Pit 1A in April, 1984.
Figure 2. Detail of the fine-grained bone layer at Leisey Shell Pit 1A with rock hammer for scale. (photo by R. Hulbert)
Figure 3. Vertical face showing stratigraphy at Leisey Shell Pit 1A. The arrow points to the bone bed layer and a broken mammoth tusk. (photo by R. Hulbert)
Excavation History and Methods: Leisey Shell Pit 1A was discovered in July 1983 by Frank Garcia. He and a group of friends began to excavate the site. Late in 1983, Garcia informed Florida Museum curator David Webb about the discovery, and donated about 1200 specimens to the museum. Others in Frank?s crew also donated some specimens, most notably Ron Shrader. Recognizing the significance of the find, Webb reached an agreement with mine owners and managers and Garcia to begin an extensive excavation starting April 1, 1984, with all recovered fossils to be housed in the Florida Museum collection. This dig lasted until September 1984 and was manned by museum staff, UF paleontology graduate students, and numerous public volunteers from the Tampa Bay area. Unlike the 1983 excavations, the site was gridded in 1984, positional and other taphonomic data were recorded, and extensive samples of sediment were collected for screenwashing (Pratt and Hulbert, 1995).
Figure 4. UF graduate student Ann Pratt and Florida Museum vertebrate paleontology collections manager Gary Morgan examine fossils exposed at Leisey Shell Pit 1A. (photo by R. Hulbert)
Comments: Leisey Shell Pit 1A was an extremely rich concentration of vertebrate fossils (Figs. 4-5). Over 20,000 identifiable specimens were collected in 1984. Several species present at the site are found in greater numbers than anywhere else, including the sabertoothed cat Smilodon gracilis, the tapir Tapirus haysii, and the llama Palaeolama mirifica(Morgan and Hulbert, 1995). Several new species of birds, rodents, and a new genus and species of armadillo-like mammals were found at Leisey Shell Pit 1A (Emslie, 1988; 1995; Morgan and White, 1995; Downing and White, 1995). No skeletons were found in articulation, but scattered associated skeletons were fairly common. Medium- and large-sized terrestrial vertebrates were particularly abundant at Leisey Shell Pit 1A. Screenwashing produced large numbers of small bones of marine fish and sharks, but only a few small-sized terrestrial mammals (Morgan and White, 1995).
Figure 5. Bones exposed in situ at Leisey Shell Pit 1A. Rain has cleaned the silt and mud from fossils, but they are otherwise as found. Note upper canine of Smilodon gracilis in center of image. (photo by R. Hulbert)
Prior to the discovery of the Leisey Shell Pit 1A locality, the commercial shell pits of South Florida had not been considered a significant source for sizable concentrations of vertebrate fossils. Leisey changed that view, and in the following decade other important sites were found in Florida, such as Leisey Shell Pit 3A, Macasphalt Shell Pit, Richardson Road Shell Pit, and De Soto Shell Pit. Combined, they greatly increased understanding of vertebrate biochronology in Florida during the late Blancan and early Irvingtonian land mammal ages. These sites permit cross-referencing between chronologies generated by vertebrates, marine macroinvertebrates, marine microfossils, and strontium isotope chronology (Webb et al., 1989; Morgan and Hulbert, 1995). The fossils collected at Leisey Shell Pit 1A continue to be studied by the next generation of paleontologists (e.g., DeSantis et al., 2009; Feranec, R. S. 2005; Scherer, 2013.).
Mining and fossil collecting at the Leisey Shell Pits sites has permanently ceased. The pits are now either reclaimed or filled with water and remain in private ownership.
References Cited
DeSantis, L. R. G., R. S. Feranec, and B. J. MacFadden. 2009. Effects of global warming on ancient mammalian communities and their environments. PLoS ONE 4(6):e5750. http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0005750
Downing, K. F., and R. White. 1995. The cingulates (Xenarthra) of Leisey Shell Pit 1A (Irvingtonian), Hillsborough County, Florida. Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History 37:375?396.
Emslie, S. D. 1988. The fossil history and phylogenetic relationships of condors. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 8:212?228.
Emslie, S. D. 1995. An early Irvingtonian avifauna from Leisey Shell Pit, Florida. Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History 37:299?344.
Feranec, R. S. 2005. Growth rate and duration of growth in the adult canine of Smilodon gracilis, and inferences on diet through stable isotope analysis. Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History 45(4):369?377.
Hulbert Jr., R. C. and G. S. Morgan. 1989. Stratigraphy, Paleoecology, and vertebrate fauna of the Leisey Shell Pit local fauna, early Pleistocene (Irvingtonian) of Southwestern Florida. Papers in Florida Paleontology. No. 2. Florida Paleontological Society, Inc.
Hulbert Jr., R. C., G.S. Morgan, S.D. Webb (ed.).1995. Paleontology and geology of the Leisey Shell pits, early Pleistocene of Florida. Vol. 37. Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History.
MacFadden, B. J. 1995. Magnetic polarity stratigraphy and correlation of the Shell Pit, Tampa Bay, Florida. Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History 37:107?116.
Morgan, G. S., and R. C. Hulbert Jr. 1995. Overview of the geology and vertebrate biochronology of the Leisey Shell Pit local fauna, Hillsborough County, Florida. Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History 37:1?92.
Morgan, G. S., and J. A. White. 1995. Small mammals (Insectivora, Lagomorpha, and Rodentia) from the early Pleistocene (early Irvingtonian) Leisey Shell Pit local fauna, Hillsborough County, Florida. Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History 37:397?462.
Pratt, A. E., and R. C. Hulbert Jr. 1995. Taphonomy of the terrestrial mammals of Leisey Shell Pit 1A, Hillsborough County, Florida. Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History 37:177?250.
Scherer, C. S. 2013. The Camelidae (Mammalia, Artiodactyla) from the Quaternary of South America: cladistic and biogeographic hypotheses. Journal of Mammal Evolution 20:45?56. http://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007%2Fs10914-012-9203-4
Webb, S. D., G. S. Morgan, R. C. Hulbert Jr., D. S. Jones, B. J. MacFadden, and P. A. Mueller. 1989. Geochronology of a rich early Pleistocene vertebrate fauna, Leisey Shell Pit, Tampa Bay, Florida. Quaternary Research 32(1):96?110. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0033589489900355
Faunal List (=extinct species; *=species no longer living in Florida)
Ginglymostoma cirratum
Carcharias taurus
Carcharodon carcharias
Negaprion brevirostris
Carcharhinus obscurus
Carcharhinus plumbeus
Carcharhinus leucas
Carcharhinus limbatus
Galeocerdo cuvier
Rhizoprionodon terraenovae
Pristis sp.
Dasyatis 2 spp.
Myliobatis sp.
Aetobatus narinari
Rhinoptera bonasus
Rhynchobatus sp.
Lepisosteus sp. cf. L. oculatus
Lepisosteus osseus
Atractosteus spatula
Elops saurus
Megalops atlanticus
Anguilla rostrata
Clupeidae, genus and species indeterminate
Arius felis
Bagre marinus
Ictaluridae, genus and species indeterminate
Cyprinodon variegatus
cf. Floridichthys sp.
Fundulus sp., cf. F. grandis
Fundulus seminolis
cf. Hyporhamphus sp.
Caranx hippos
Lepomis microlophus
Micropterus salmoides
Centropomus sp.
Chaetodipterus faber
Lachnolaimus maximus
Mugil sp.
Bairdiella sp., cf. B. chrysoura
Cynocion sp., cf. C. nebulosus
Pogonias cromis
Sciaenops ocellatus
Archosargus probatocephalus
Lagodon rhomboides
Sphyraena barracuda
Prionotus sp.
Balistes sp.
Diodon sp.
Chilomycterus schoepfi
Lactophrys sp.
Siren sp.
Bufo terrestris
cf. Rana sp.
cf. Agkistrodon piscivorous
cf. Crotalus adamanteus
cf. Thamnophis sp.
cf. Elaphe obsoleta
Ophisaurus compressus
Apalone ferox
Pseudemys sp.
Trachemys scripta
Terrapene carolina
Kinosternon sp.
Macrochelys temminckii
Gopherus polyphemus
Hesperotestudo crassicutata
Hesperotestudo mlynarskii
cf. Caretta caretta
Alligator mississippiensis
Gavia concinna
Podilymbus podiceps
Podiceps sp.
Pelicanus sp., cf. P. erythrorhynchos
Phalacrocorax sp.
Casmerodius albus
Egretta sp., cf. E. tricolor
Eudocimus leiseyi
Ajaia chione
Ciconia maltha
Terratornis merriami
Gymnogyps kofordi
Cygnus buccinator
Branta canadensis
Branta dickey
Anabernicula gracilenta
Anas crecca
Anas platyrhychos
Anas americana
Aythya americana
Aythya marila
Aythya affinis
Aythya collaris
Somateria sp., cf. S. spectabilis
Bucephala albeola
Mergus sp.
Buteo sp.
Aquila sp.
Meleagris leopoldi or Meleagris anza
Rallus sp.
Fulica americana
Recurvirostra sp.
Phoenicopterus ruber
Phoenicopterus copei
Bubo virginianus
Dasypus bellus
Pachyarmatherium leiseyi
Holmesina floridanus
Paramylodon harlani
Nothrotheriops texanus
Sylvilagus sp., cf. S. floridanus
Lepus sp., cf. L. townsendii
Geomys pinetis
Castoroides dilophidus
Neochoerus sp.
Microtus australis
Sigmodon libitinus
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
Canis armbrusteri
Canis edwardii
Procyon lotor
Lontra canadensis
Arctodus pristinus
Lynx rufus
Smilodon gracilis
Xenosmilus hodsonae
Odocoileus virginianus
Platygonus vetus
Mylohyus fossilis
Hemiauchenia macrocephala
Palaeolama mirifica
Tapirus haysii
Equus 3 spp.
Mammut americanum
Cuvieronius tropicus
Mammuthus imperator
Trichechus manatus
Author: Sahale N. Casebolt; Original Date: October 5, 2012
Last Edited by: Richard C. Hulbert Jr.; Last up-dated On: April 2, 2013
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant Number CSBR 1203222, Jonathan Bloch, Principal Investigator. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
Text and Images Copyright © Florida Museum of Natural History 2009-2013


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AlleyFest to feature local students' work
Longview — High school art students at St. Mary's Catholic School are doing their part to help the community prepare for AlleyFest by repainting one of the ticket booths that will be used at next month's event.
Teacher Melinda Dunn said she appreciated being asked to assist with the project.
"It's exciting for them to want our presence, and our presents, as part of this event," Dunn said. "We're always looking for ways to get our students more involved in the broader community."
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Assignment editors and art-house patrons never tire of hearing about how these guys made a complete film on a budget that couldn't have paid for an Evian break on Titanic. By the time their films are released, they come equipped with halos so bright that they can blind viewers. In 1997 some of the best and most ambitious studio work, such as Steven Spielberg's Amistad and Jim Sheridan's The Boxer, couldn't score the critical kudos and admiring coverage earned by Peter Cattaneo and his film The Full Monty. That affable, negligible movie rode waves of festival acclaim -- from Edinburgh and Turin -- all the way to the Oscars.
In recent years probably no indie tyro has had a bigger, longer lucky streak than Burns. His break came in 1995 when he won the Sundance Grand Jury Prize for his first movie The Brothers McMullen. Watching this amateurish film on opening night of the 1995 San Francisco Film Festival, I was astonished that it made any festival's cut; when it went on to become a $10 million art-house success, I was floored. To me Burns' sketch of Long Island Irish Catholic men with women-troubles hardly registered as a movie. It played like a workshop production on a threadbare regional stage, and it was stultifyingly banal. Still, Burns was hailed for dialogue that at best could have fit into a high-toned sitcom: "Hey, I like being a pessimist -- it makes it easier to deal with my inevitable failure." He followed McMullen in 1996 with She's the One, a variation on many of the same theatrical cliches: a good-looking poetic soul who's skittish about commitment (played in both pictures by Burns himself); a confused, straying husband; and the brotherly competition that sometimes goes into finding Ms. McRight.
But the lift he got from McMullen trailed off with the release of She's the One, and it may vanish entirely with No Looking Back. About the only booster left to predict that it will prove him to be "more than a flash in the Sundance pan" is an anonymous capsule reviewer in Premiere magazine.
No Looking Back has been touted as a stretch for Burns because it isn't romantic or comic, and because it is his first woman-centered film. Lauren Holly takes on the part that usually goes to Burns -- the dissatisfied dreamer. Burns, instead, plays the handsome heel Charlie, who hurt her once but wants her back. This is less a stretch than a contraction: the dregs of Burnsiana, done in drag.
At the start Holly's character, Claudia, a thirtysomething waitress living in her seaside working-class hometown (the movie was shot in Rockaway Beach, N.Y.), is on the marriage track with a steady fellow named Michael (Jon Bon Jovi). Then feckless grease monkey Charlie returns from a stint in California and rouses her slumbering dreams of true love and escape. Burns conceives Charlie as a sleazy small-town charmer who's as much of a potential millstone as the limited Michael; he'll do anything to manipulate Claudia back into his bed. We're meant to root for Claudia to see through both guys and stand on her own two feet. She is woman, hear her roar.
But Claudia is too vague and slippery to carry the weight of feminist heroinism. Like a prefeminist stereotype, she's a totally reactive personality; she defines herself only in opposition, whether to possessive men, conventional friends, a smart-mouthed, love-starved, stay-at-home sister (Connie Britton), or a long-suffering mother (Blythe Danner) who learns to accept that her husband has walked out on them for good. Of course we're supposed to recognize that Claudia is most like her wandering dad. Unfortunately Burns fails to devise scenes that would depict Claudia as a born rambler rather than a victim and a malcontent. She is woman, hear her whine. (And I do mean whine: Both Holly and Burns have slender, monotonous voices. You begin to hunger for the heartier tones of Bon Jovi or the throatier ones of Danner.) And setting up an off-screen father as the psychological key to Claudia is the dramatic equivalent of building a legal case on hearsay evidence.
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Union covering Bijapur and Bagalkot districts of perennial drought, boasting of the famous Golgumbuz monument, Sculpture of Chalukya dynasty and famous for variety of fruits. Here are more than 217 functioning DCSs covering 11 taluks. Speciality of the Union: Famous for Buffalo Milk with Highest Fat content in Krishna River basin of the Union.
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# To sum it up, every activity of KMF revolves around meeting one basic objective: 'Achieve economies of scale to ensure maximum returns to the milk producers, at the same time facilitate wholesome milk at reasonable price to urban consumers'. Ultimately, the complex network of cooperative organization should build a bridge between masses of rural producers and millions of urban consumers and in the process achieve a socio-economic revolution in every hinterland of the State.
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