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As the end of the year approaches, try these healthy holiday recipes. You'll find main dishes, appetizers, sides and desserts!
It's good to save sweets for special occasions. Enjoy this warm drink by substituting it for some of the carbohydrates in your meal or snack.
This recipe includes ingredients like Splenda brown sugar and mashed bananas to reduce the amount of sugar and calories. Bring these healthy cookies to your holiday cookie exchange this year!
Roasting vegetables is the best way to bring out their natural sweet flavor. It's easy to do and these three fall veggies make a tasty medley.
This crowd pleaser includes sweet fall apples which balance out the pungent flavor of the gorgonzola cheese. Pair it with roasted chicken, turkey or pork chops.
Freeze these bars in individual snack size bags and grab one on your way to the gym to have as a snack after a good workout! Be sure to use canned pumpkin, not pumpkin pie filling which has extra sugar added to it.
You can substitute canned pumpkin in this recipe for pumpkin pancakes and instead of cinnamon use pumpkin pie spice.
During the fall months, you'll see pumpkin-flavored treats from coffee to doughnuts. Treat yourself to a healthy and delicious pumpkin dish! This oatmeal is perfect on a fall morning.
No one will ever know this simple dessert is diabetes-friendly! It is a holiday treat!
These cakes make a great side dish or snack and are excellent when paired with our Beef and Sweet Potato Stew.
Leaving the skin on the potatoes increases the fiber in this recipe. By mixing the cauliflower with potatoes, you get the same volume for less carbs!
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is it too late to start seeds?
I am not sure yet what my transplant dates are for this area where we moved. We are in Berks Co., near Bechtelsville, but we live up on one of the highest peaks in this area & it seems that frost comes approx. 1-2 weeks earlier than in the valley & likewise spring comes 1-2 weeks later, gauging by the neighbor's forsythia bushes the last 2 years.
So i am wondering if it is too late to order petunia & snap dragon seeds from Parks & start them to set out asap for this region? I don't know Parks record for shipping quickly, but their one petunia variety has caught my eye & i'd like to use it as the foundation for most of my flower beds.
I also don't know when to start my tomatoes. I don't want them to get leggy, a problem i usually have cuz i'm so eager to start 'em. I do have some walls of water (hope they're still good!), but not enough for all the tomato plants.
Thanks for your help. It's been many years since i have started my own seedlings & i just forget all these dates.
I'm outside of Philly and our frost-free date is Mother's Day. I don't know about your area, it may be a little colder. From what I know about seeds, Petunias take a while to get established. I would find this out before getting started. I think you should be good to go starting tomatoes inside at this point.
Good luck!
I live in Bucks County and for our zone May 15th is the last frost date. I started my tomatoes a week ago under lights and amost always start them 6 weeks before plant out date. Snaps like the cooler weather and it might be too late for them and I don't know about petunias as I never start them. Most of the annuals I start from seed indoors..some zinnias,tithonias,nasturtiums etc.I'll start in a couple of weeks. If you grow tomatoes and they get leggy,just plant them sideways in the ground. All the stem which is underground will sprout roots and you will have a very strong plant.
I moved into the area March of last year, I live in North East Pa, May 15th is also my frost date. Last year I got some snap seeds, prolly about this time. I sowed them inside simply in a clay pot (i know, very dumb way to grow them) on a window sill. They were very long and thin, but I put them outside anyway in May. Long story short, they ended up looking better than the ones I'd bought. I'd say give it a shot, Not sure how much they cost there, I bought my seeds for 10cents I think from big lots, and it worked out well.
Hope that helps some.
Praying For More Sun
Okay, listen up folks in NE PA, please. Don't mean to be a know-it-all, honest, but after gardening here for almost fifteen years I can say with certainty - Do not, do not, count on a mid-May date for the last frost. We get frost here, including in the valleys, as late as the last days of May, and I've seen it the first few days of June. If you're planting anything vulnerable to frost, and that would be especially true of tomatoes, hold off, or be prepared to cover 'em up.
I agree completely with Sween. I live a little south of central PA, about 40 miles north of Harrisburg. Our house is built on an acre lot and has 12 mature trees. We get frost in some areas of are yard, and not in others on the same day. Pansies, sweet peas and prim roses will take a sudden chill, but I never plant tomatoes out until May 30, and later. Tomatoes need sun and heat. I find if I have the patience to wait, it saves me extra work covering everything, and the plants will thrive when warmer, instead of sitting there and shivering in the chill for a couple of weeks. The last frost date given on planting maps is an average. Make notes each spring when your last frost has appeared in your garden.
Good luck. Jane
Here in NE PA I start planting seeds in a small corner of my basement that my husband surrounded with $1 shower curtains hung from the ceiling. I use flourescent lights on chains that I can adjust as my plants grow and a small electric heater with a thermostat set around 70.....and I LOVE it!!! I have at least 100 plants growing now including peppers tomatoes and eggplant. The cabbage/broccoli and ornamental kale are currently being "hardened off" and they are going in the ground this week!! Flowers are TOO numerous to mention but they include Zinnia, Calendula, Sweet Potato Vine, Begonias, etc. Give it a try. Even with the heater and the lights (on a timer set for 12 hours per day) I SAVE A TON!!


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|January 30, 2013 04:30 PM EST
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: SWKS), an innovator of high performance analog semiconductors enabling a broad range of end markets, today reported first fiscal quarter 2013 results for the period ending December 28, 2012. Revenue for the quarter was $453.7 million, up 15 percent when compared to $393.7 million in the first fiscal quarter of 2012 and exceeding the Company's guidance of $450 million.
On a non-GAAP basis, operating income for the first fiscal quarter of 2013 was $114.8 million, up from $105.2 million in the comparable prior year period. Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share for the first fiscal quarter was $0.55, a penny better than guidance. On a GAAP basis, operating income for the first fiscal quarter of 2013 was $86.6 million and diluted earnings per share was $0.34.
"As our results and guidance reflect, Skyworks is enabling anytime, anywhere communications across a diverse set of end markets and applications," said David J. Aldrich, president and chief executive officer of Skyworks. "We're capitalizing on growing consumer and enterprise demand for ubiquitous connectivity spanning all modes of wireline and wireless communications. In fact, our analog semiconductor solutions are increasingly at the heart of everything from smartphones to smart appliances to home security systems to satellites to medical sensors to hybrid vehicles. This market diversity coupled with Skyworks' leadership scale, product breadth and system IP is setting the stage for continued market outperformance and shareholder value creation."
Q1 Business Highlights
- Supported Nest's market-leading, energy-efficient, intelligent thermostat
- Developed high voltage protection circuits for Boston Scientific heart defibrillators
- Introduced a sixteen channel LED TV backlighting controller at LG and others
- Secured multiple SOI switch and antenna tuning design wins
- Commenced volume production of radiation tolerant optocouplers supporting new Iridium satellites
- Ramped analog solutions in support of Comcast's Xfinity home security and surveillance systems
- Captured connectivity sockets within the Google Chrome notebook series
- Provided wireless solutions for Aclara's suite of gas meters
- Enabled the world's smallest 4G LTE datacard with family of antenna switch modules
- Launched camera flash drivers across Samsung's Galaxy platforms
- Repurchased 1.9 million shares of common stock
Second Fiscal Quarter 2013 Outlook
"Given order visibility and specific product launches, we expect to continue to gain market share and capture additional content per platform in the seasonally low March quarter," said Donald W. Palette, vice president and chief financial officer of Skyworks. "Specifically, for the second fiscal quarter of 2013, we anticipate revenue to be up 15 percent year-over-year with better than normal seasonality to approximately $420 million with non-GAAP diluted earnings per share of $0.47."
For further information regarding use of non-GAAP measures in this press release, please refer to the Discussion Regarding the Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures set forth below.
Skyworks' First Fiscal Quarter 2013 Conference Call
Skyworks will host a conference call with analysts to discuss its first fiscal quarter 2013 results and business outlook today at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time. To listen to the conference call via the Internet, please visit the investor relations section of Skyworks' Web site. To listen to the conference call via telephone, please call 800-288-8975 (domestic) or 612-332-0630 (international), confirmation code: 275282.
Playback of the conference call will begin at 9:00 p.m. Eastern time on Jan. 30, and end at 9:00 p.m. Eastern time on Feb. 6. The replay will be available on Skyworks' Web site or by calling 800-475-6701 (domestic) or 320-365-3844 (international), access code: 275282.
About Skyworks
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. is an innovator of high performance analog semiconductors. Leveraging core technologies, Skyworks supports automotive, broadband, cellular infrastructure, energy management, GPS, industrial, medical, military, wireless networking, smartphone and tablet applications. The Company's portfolio includes amplifiers, attenuators, circulators, demodulators, detectors, diodes, directional couplers, front-end modules, hybrids, infrastructure RF subsystems, isolators, lighting and display solutions, mixers, modulators, optocouplers, optoisolators, phase shifters, PLLs/synthesizers/VCOs, power dividers/combiners, power management devices, receivers, switches and technical ceramics.
Headquartered in Woburn, Mass., Skyworks is worldwide with engineering, manufacturing, sales and service facilities throughout Asia, Europe and North America. For more information, please visit Skyworks' Web site at: www.skyworksinc.com.
Safe Harbor Statement
This news release includes "forward-looking statements" intended to qualify for the safe harbor from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include without limitation information relating to future results and expectations of Skyworks (e.g., certain projections and business trends). Forward-looking statements can often be identified by words such as "anticipates," "expects," "forecasts," "intends," "believes," "plans," "may," "will," or "continue," and similar expressions and variations or negatives of these words. All such statements are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and other important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially and adversely from those projected, and may affect our future operating results, financial position and cash flows.
These risks, uncertainties and other important factors include, but are not limited to: uncertainty regarding global economic and financial market conditions; the susceptibility of the semiconductor industry and the markets addressed by our, and our customers', products to economic downturns; the timing, rescheduling or cancellation of significant customer orders and our ability, as well as the ability of our customers, to manage inventory; losses or curtailments of purchases or payments from key customers, or the timing of customer inventory adjustments; the availability and pricing of third party semiconductor foundry, assembly and test capacity, raw materials and supplier components; changes in laws, regulations and/or policies, including the possibility of mandatory reductions in federal spending in the United States, that could adversely affect either (i) the economy and our customers' demand for our products or (ii) the financial markets and our ability to raise capital; our ability to develop, manufacture and market innovative products in a highly price competitive and rapidly changing technological environment; economic, social and political conditions in the countries in which we, our customers or our suppliers operate, including security and health risks, possible disruptions in transportation networks and fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; fluctuations in our manufacturing yields due to our complex and specialized manufacturing processes; delays or disruptions in production due to equipment maintenance, repairs and/or upgrades; our reliance on several key customers for a large percentage of our sales; fluctuations in the manufacturing yields of our third party semiconductor foundries and other problems or delays in the fabrication, assembly, testing or delivery of our products; our ability to timely and accurately predict market requirements and evolving industry standards, and to identify opportunities in new markets; uncertainties of litigation, including potential disputes over intellectual property infringement and rights, as well as payments related to the licensing and/or sale of such rights; our ability to rapidly develop new products and avoid product obsolescence; our ability to retain, recruit and hire key executives, technical personnel and other employees in the positions and numbers, with the experience and capabilities, and at the compensation levels needed to implement our business and product plans; lengthy product development cycles that impact the timing of new product introductions; unfavorable changes in product mix; the quality of our products and any remediation costs; shorter than expected product life cycles; problems or delays that we may face in shifting our products to smaller geometry process technologies and in achieving higher levels of design integration; and our ability to continue to grow and maintain an intellectual property portfolio and obtain needed licenses from third parties, as well as other risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, those detailed from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The forward-looking statements contained in this news release are made only as of the date hereof, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Note to Editors: Skyworks and Skyworks Solutions are trademarks or registered trademarks of Skyworks Solutions, Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States and in other countries. All other brands and names listed are trademarks of their respective companies.
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Our earnings release contains some or all of the following financial measures which have not been calculated in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP"): (i) non-GAAP gross profit and gross margin, (ii) non-GAAP operating income and operating margin, (iii) non-GAAP net income, and (iv) non-GAAP net income per share (diluted). As set forth in the "Unaudited Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" table found above, we derive such non-GAAP financial measures by excluding certain expenses and other items from the respective GAAP financial measure that is most directly comparable to each non-GAAP financial measure. Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures to evaluate our operating performance and compare it against past periods, make operating decisions, forecast for future periods, compare operating performance against peer companies and determine payments under certain compensation programs. These non-GAAP financial measures provide management with additional means to understand and evaluate the operating results and trends in our ongoing business by eliminating certain non-recurring expenses (which may not occur in each period presented) and other items that management believes might otherwise make comparisons of our ongoing business with prior periods and competitors more difficult, obscure trends in ongoing operations or reduce management's ability to make useful forecasts.
We provide investors with non-GAAP gross profit and gross margin, non-GAAP operating income and operating margin and non-GAAP net income because we believe it is important for investors to be able to closely monitor and understand changes in our ability to generate income from ongoing business operations. We believe these non-GAAP financial measures give investors an additional method to evaluate historical operating performance and identify trends, additional means of evaluating period-over-period operating performance and a method to facilitate certain comparisons of operating results to peer companies. We also believe that providing non-GAAP operating income and operating margin allows investors to assess the extent to which ongoing operations impact our overall financial performance. We further believe that providing non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP net income per share (diluted) allows investors to assess the overall financial performance of ongoing operations by eliminating the impact of certain financing decisions related to our convertible debt and certain tax items which may not occur in each period presented and which may represent non-cash items or gains or losses unrelated to our ongoing operations. We believe that disclosing these non-GAAP financial measures contributes to enhanced financial reporting transparency and provides investors with added clarity about complex financial performance measures.
We calculate non-GAAP gross profit by excluding from GAAP gross profit, stock compensation expense, restructuring-related charges and acquisition-related expenses. We calculate non-GAAP operating income by excluding from GAAP operating income, stock compensation expense, restructuring-related charges, acquisition-related expenses, litigation settlement gains and losses and certain deferred executive compensation. We calculate non-GAAP net income and net income per share (diluted) by excluding from GAAP net income and net income per share (diluted), stock compensation expense, restructuring-related charges, acquisition-related expenses, litigation settlement gains and losses, amortization of discount on convertible debt, and certain deferred executive compensation, as well as certain items related to the retirement of convertible debt, and certain tax items, which may not occur in all periods for which financial information is presented. We exclude the items identified above from the respective non-GAAP financial measure referenced above for the reasons set forth with respect to each such excluded item below:
Stock Compensation - because (1) the total amount of expense is partially outside of our control because it is based on factors such as stock price volatility and interest rates, which may be unrelated to our performance during the period in which the expense is incurred, (2) it is an expense based upon a valuation methodology premised on assumptions that vary over time, and (3) the amount of the expense can vary significantly between companies due to factors that can be outside of the control of such companies.
Acquisition-Related Expenses - including such items as, when applicable, amortization of acquired intangible assets, fair value adjustments to contingent consideration, fair value charges incurred upon the sale of acquired inventory, acquisition-related professional fees and deemed compensation expenses, because they are not considered by management in making operating decisions and we believe that such expenses do not have a direct correlation to future business operations and thereby including such charges does not accurately reflect the performance of our ongoing operations for the period in which such charges are incurred.
Litigation Settlement Gains and Losses - including gains and losses related to the resolution of other than ordinary course threatened and actually filed lawsuits and other than ordinary course contractual disputes, because (1) they are not considered by management in making operating decisions, (2) such gains and losses tend to be infrequent in nature, (3) such gains and losses are generally not directly controlled by management, (4) we believe such gains and losses do not necessarily reflect the performance of our ongoing operations for the period in which such charges are recognized and (5) the amount of such gains or losses can vary significantly between companies and make comparisons difficult.
Restructuring-Related Charges - because, to the extent such charges impact a period presented, we believe that they have no direct correlation to future business operations and including such charges does not necessarily reflect the performance of our ongoing operations for the period in which such charges are incurred.
Deferred Executive Compensation - including charges related to any contingent obligation pursuant to an executive severance agreement because we believe the period over which the obligation is amortized may not reflect the period of benefit and that such expense has no direct correlation with our recurring business operations and including such expenses does not accurately reflect the compensation expense for the period in which incurred.
Amortization of Discount on Convertible Debt - comprised of the amortization of the debt discount recorded at inception of the convertible debt borrowing related to the adoption of ASC 470-20, because the expense is dependent on fair value assessments and is not considered by management when making operating decisions.
Gains and Losses on Retirement of Convertible Debt - because, to the extent that gains or losses from such repurchases impact a period presented, we do not believe that they reflect the underlying performance of ongoing business operations for such period.
Certain Income Tax Items - including certain deferred tax charges and benefits which do not result in a current tax payment or tax refund and other adjustments which are not indicative of ongoing business operations.
The non-GAAP financial measures presented in the table above should not be considered in isolation and are not an alternative for, the respective GAAP financial measure that is most directly comparable to each such non-GAAP financial measure. Investors are cautioned against placing undue reliance on these non-GAAP financial measures and are urged to review and consider carefully the adjustments made by management to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures to arrive at these non-GAAP financial measures. Non-GAAP financial measures may have limited value as analytical tools because they may exclude certain expenses that some investors consider important in evaluating operating performance or ongoing business. Further, non-GAAP financial measures are likely to have limited value for purposes of drawing comparisons between companies because different companies may calculate similarly titled non-GAAP financial measures in different ways because non-GAAP measures are not based on any comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles.
Our earnings release contains a forward looking estimate of non-GAAP diluted earnings per share for the second quarter of our 2013 fiscal year ("Q2 2013"). We provide this non-GAAP measure to investors on a prospective basis for the same reasons (set forth above) that we provide them to investors on a historical basis. We are unable to provide a reconciliation of our forward looking estimate of Q2 2013 non-GAAP diluted earnings per share to a forward looking estimate of Q2 2013 GAAP diluted earnings per share because certain information needed to make a reasonable forward looking estimate of GAAP diluted earnings per share for Q2 2013 (other than estimated stock compensation expense of $0.10 per diluted share, certain tax items of $0.05 per diluted share, estimated acquisition related expense of $0.04 per diluted share, restructuring and other charges of $0.01 per diluted share and estimated deferred executive compensation expense with a de minimis impact on diluted earnings per share) is difficult to predict and estimate and is often dependent on future events which may be uncertain or outside of our control. Such events may include unanticipated one time charges related to asset impairments (fixed assets, intangibles or goodwill), unanticipated acquisition related costs, unanticipated litigation settlement gains and losses and other unanticipated non-recurring items not reflective of ongoing operations. We believe the probable significance of these unknown items, in aggregate, to be in the range of $0.00 to $0.05 in quarterly earnings per diluted share on a GAAP basis. Our forward looking estimates of both GAAP and non-GAAP measures of our financial performance may differ materially from our actual results and should not be relied upon as statements of fact.
|These charges represent expense recognized in accordance with ASC 718 - Compensation, Stock Compensation.
Approximately $2.4 million, $7.4 million and $7.9 million were included in cost of goods sold, research and development expense and selling, general and administrative expense, respectively, for the three months ended December 28, 2012.
For the three months ended December 30, 2011, approximately $2.5 million, $5.6 million and $7.7 million were included in cost of goods sold, research and development expense and selling, general and administrative expense, respectively.
The acquisition-related expense of $0.6 million recognized during the three months ended December 28, 2012 primarily relates to general and administrative expenses associated with acquisitions.
The acquisition-related expense recognized during the three months ended December 30, 2011 includes a $0.1 million charge to cost of sales related to the sale of acquired inventory. Also included in acquisition-related expense is $7.2 million in transaction costs included in general and administrative expense associated with acquisitions, and an arbitration, completed or contemplated during the three months ended December 30, 2011.
During the three months ended December 28, 2012, the Company implemented a restructuring plan to reduce headcount primarily associated with its front end-solutions team. A $1.6 million charge to restructuring was recorded during the three months ended December 28, 2012 related to this plan.
During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2011, the Company implemented a restructuring plan to reduce headcount associated with its acquisition of SiGe Semiconductor, Inc. A $0.7 million charge to restructuring was recorded during the three months ended December 30, 2011 related to this plan.
The gain recorded during the three months ended December 30, 2011 relates to the early retirement of $9.4 million of the Company's 1.50% convertible subordinated notes due on March 1, 2012.
These charges represent the amortization expense recognized in accordance with ASC 470-20. Approximately $0.4 million of amortization expense was recognized during the three months ended December 30, 2011.
During the three months ended December 28, 2012, these amounts primarily represent the utilization of net operating loss and research and development tax credit carryforwards and non-cash expense related to uncertain tax positions.
During the three months ended December 30, 2011, these amounts primarily represent the utilization of research and development tax credit carryforwards and non-cash expense related to uncertain tax positions.
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After making a doctor's appointment via your mobile device, you receive a calendar invite. The day of your appointment, you get a reminder with the doctor's location and contact information. As you enter the doctor's exam room, the medical team is equipped with the latest tablet containing your medical history – he or she makes real time updates to your medical file. At the end of your visit, you receive an electronic prescription to your preferred pharmacy and can schedule your next appointment.
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SYS-CON Events announced today that SafeLogic has been named "Bag Sponsor" of SYS-CON's 16th International Cloud Expo® New York, which will take place June 9-11, 2015, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY. SafeLogic provides security products for applications in mobile and server/appliance environments. SafeLogic's flagship product CryptoComply is a FIPS 140-2 validated cryptographic engine designed to secure data on servers, workstations, appliances, mobile devices, and in the Cloud.
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The WebRTC Summit 2014 New York, to be held June 9-11, 2015, at the Javits Center in New York, NY, announces that its Call for Papers is open. Topics include all aspects of improving IT delivery by eliminating waste through automated business models leveraging cloud technologies. WebRTC Summit is co-located with 16th International Cloud Expo, @ThingsExpo, Big Data Expo, and DevOps Summit.
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@ThingsExpo has been named the Top 5 Most Influential M2M Brand by Onalytica in the 'Machine to Machine: Top 100 Influencers and Brands.' Onalytica analyzed the online debate on M2M by looking at over 85,000 tweets to provide the most influential individuals and brands that drive the discussion. According to Onalytica the "analysis showed a very engaged community with a lot of interactive tweets. The M2M discussion seems to be more fragmented and driven by some of the major brands present in the M2M space. This really allows some room for influential individuals to create more high value inter...
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SYS-CON Events announced today the IoT Bootcamp – Jumpstart Your IoT Strategy, being held June 9–10, 2015, in conjunction with 16th Cloud Expo and Internet of @ThingsExpo at the Javits Center in New York City. This is your chance to jumpstart your IoT strategy. Combined with real-world scenarios and use cases, the IoT Bootcamp is not just based on presentations but includes hands-on demos and walkthroughs. We will introduce you to a variety of Do-It-Yourself IoT platforms including Arduino, Raspberry Pi, BeagleBone, Spark and Intel Edison. You will also get an overview of cloud technologies s...
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Containers and microservices have become topics of intense interest throughout the cloud developer and enterprise IT communities. Accordingly, attendees at the upcoming 16th Cloud Expo at the Javits Center in New York June 9-11 will find fresh new content in a new track called PaaS | Containers & Microservices Containers are not being considered for the first time by the cloud community, but a current era of re-consideration has pushed them to the top of the cloud agenda. With the launch of Docker's initial release in March of 2013, interest was revved up several notches. Then late last...
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SOA Software has changed its name to Akana. With roots in Web Services and SOA Governance, Akana has established itself as a leader in API Management and is expanding into cloud integration as an alternative to the traditional heavyweight enterprise service bus (ESB). The company recently announced that it achieved more than 90% year-over-year growth. As Akana, the company now addresses the evolution and diversification of SOA, unifying security, management, and DevOps across SOA, APIs, microservices, and more.
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I watched a program on TV about how beer was brewed back in the Colonial peroid the other day. They used about 20lbs of grains and took the first runnings, lets just say 6 gallons to make this easier, and made a high gravity beer from that, but they went on to sparge again to make a lighter beer, and again and again. 4 TIMES!!! without adding any more grain.
Is there any truth to this method? Can it be done, well obviously, but is it worth the time?
I've heard of people doing this before... I know someone that's actually planning on doing that today. His first runnings will go to make a barleywine, then he'll keep sending water through it to make lower OG brews until the grain is fully spent.
I do think it's going to be easier to do if you use a lot of grain, and have a refractometer so that you know what's left in the grain each time.
I do believe there's more info on this method online, read up on it and give it a shot (if you want)...
BTW, it's not just a historical method, since people do it these days too.
Its called partigyle brewing, you'll find threads about it here on hbt and there's a good recipe and description in Randy Mosher's Radical Brewing book.
They didn't monitor ph back then like they do now. Your ph will rise as you sparge and you don't want it to get above 6 as you begin to extract undesired tannins.
I think what you are describing is the origins of Imperial beer but I have fallen for myths before.
I read that it was a way that french and belgian farmers made weaker beer for their farmhands to drink with their lunch.
heheh... I work from home... and the beer fridge is in the next room
a Partigyle is something I've wanted to do for a while now..


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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Impose \Im*pose"\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Imposed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Imposing}.] [F. imposer; pref. im- in + poser to place. See {Pose}, verb (used with an object)]
1. To lay on; to set or place; to put; to deposit.
Cakes of salt and barley [she] did impose Within a wicker basket. --Chapman.
2. To lay as a charge, burden, tax, duty, obligation, command, penalty, etc.; to enjoin; to levy; to inflict; as, to impose a toll or tribute.
What fates impose, that men must needs abide. --Shak.
Death is the penalty imposed. --Milton.
Thou on the deep imposest nobler laws. --Waller.
3. (Eccl.) To lay on, as the hands, in the religious rites of confirmation and ordination.
4. (Print.) To arrange in proper order on a table of stone or metal and lock up in a chase for printing; -- said of columns or pages of type, forms, etc.
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imposed \imposed\ adjective p. p. of {impose}; as, rules imposed by society. [WordNet 1.5]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
1: set forth authoritatively as obligatory; "the imposed taxation"; "rules imposed by society"
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Teenage High School Football Players Arrested For Hazing Fellow Livermore Student
Two teenage football players at a Livermore high school were arrested after an alleged hazing incident involving another boy.
1 Injured In Overturned Big Rig Accident On I-580 In Livermore
An overturned tractor-trailer spilled lumber across westbound I-580, just west of Isabel Avenue near Livermore Municipal Airport Saturday morning.
Livermore Golf Pro Pleads Guilty To Sexually Abusing Boys, Trying To Have Them Killed
A Livermore golf instructor pleaded guilty Thursday to seven felony counts for sexually abusing three boys he was teaching and then trying to solicit someone to murder them.
Lawrence Livermore Lab Seismologists To Run Simulation Of Napa Earthquake Using Supercomputers
Seismologists at the Lawrence Livermore Lab will use their supercomputers to simulate detailed ground motion from last month's earthquake in Napa.
5 People Hurt In Shooting At House Party In Livermore
Livermore police have arrested a suspect in an early morning shooting that sent five people to the hospital.
West Nile Virus Spreads In South San Francisco, Livermore, Mosquito Fogging Scheduled
The West Nile virus has been discovered in a dead bird and pool of mosquitoes at Clay Park in South San Francisco, and at the Bruno Canziani park area in Livermore.
Overturned Big Rig Snarls Traffic On Eastbound I-580 In Livermore
All westbound lanes on Interstate Highway 580 in Livermore have reopened after an overturned big rig blocked lanes on both side of the freeway Thursday morning.
Oakland Zoo Animals Feast On Spilled Fruit From Monday's Truck Crash
Animals at the Oakland Zoo enjoyed a feast of tropical fruit after a truck spilled its shipment on a freeway in Livermore Monday.
Westbound I-580 Lanes Reopen In Livermore After Big Rig Crash Spills Bananas, Causes Major Delays
All lanes of westbound Interstate Highway 580 in Livermore have reopened after a big-rig carrying about 45,000 pounds of bananas and other fruit overturned earlier Monday.
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one of many words I coined over 20 years ago: geoism, geonomics, geonomy, geocracy, etc – neologisms that later others came up with, too. CNBC once had a Geonomics Show, and Middlebury College has a Geonomics Institute. If "economy" is literally "management of the household", then geonomy is "management of the planet". The kind of management I had in mind is not what CNBC was thinking – top-down. My geonomics is not hands-on, interfering, but hands-off, organic. It'd strive to align policy with natural processes, similar to what holistic healing does in medicine, what organic farming does in agriculture. Geonomics attends to two key components: One, the crucial stuff to track is fat — or profit, especially profits without production, such as rent, or all the money we spend on the nature we use. Society's surplus is the sine qua non for growth, needed to counter death – not merely more, but sustainable development, more from less. Two, the basic process to respect is the feedback loop. These let nature maintain balance automatically and could do the same for markets, if we let them. Letting them would turn our economies, now our masters, into a geonomy, our servant, providing us with prosperity, eco-librium (to coin a term) and leisure, time off — a hostile environment for economan but a cradle for a loving and creative humanity.
an answer for Jonathan of the Green Party (Nov 7): "What does 'share our surplus' mean?" Our surplus is the values that society generates synergistically. It's the money we spend on the nature we use: on land sites, natural resources, EM spectrum, ecosystem services (assimilating pollutants). It's also the money we pay to holders of government-granted privileges like corporate charters. We could share it by paying for the nature we use and privileges we hold to the public treasury then getting back a fair share of the recovered revenue. Used to be, owners did owe rent ("own" and "owe" used to be one word). And presently, some lucky residents do get back periodic dividends: Alaska's oil dividend and Aspen Colorado's housing assistance. Doing that, instead of subsidizing bads while taxing goods, is the essence of geonomics. Jonathan: "Is local currency what you mean?" Editor: It's not. Community currency is a good reform, but every good reform pushes up site values. That makes land an even more tempting object of speculation. Now, any good will eventually do bad by widening the income gap – until you share land values.
in part the Great Green Tax Shift maxed out. Economically, taxing pollution and depletion does reduce pollutants and extracts – and thus the tax base; plus such taxes are regressive, requiring a safety net. On the other hand, collecting site rent is progressive and generates a revenue surplus payable as a dividend to residents, which can serve as the safety net. Environmentally, taxes on waste and extraction do not drive efficient use of land, as does getting site rent.
the study of the money we spend on the nature we use. When we pay that money to private owners, we reward both speculation and over-extraction. Robert Kiyosaki's bestseller, Rich Dad's Prophecy, says, "One of the reasons McDonald's is such a rich company is not because it sells a lot of burgers but because it owns the land at some of the best intersections in the world. The main reason Kim and I invest in such properties is to own the land at the corner of the intersection. (p 200) My real estate advisor states that the rich either made their money in real estate or hold their money in real estate." (p 141, via Greg Young) When government recovers the rents for natural advantages for everyone, it can save citizens millions. Ben Sevack, Montreal steel manufacturer, tells us (August 12) that Alberta, by leasing oil & gas fields, recovers enough revenue to be the only province in Canada to get by without a sales tax and to levy a flat provincial income tax. While running for re-election, provincial Premier Ralph Klein proposes to abolish their income tax and promises to eliminate medical insurance premiums and use resource revenue to pay for all medical expense for seniors. After all this planned tax-cutting and greater expense, they still expect a large budget surplus. Even places without oil and gas have high site values in their downtowns, and high values in their utility franchises. Recover the values of locations and privileges, displace the harmful taxes on sales, salaries, and structures, then use the revenue to fund basic government and pay residents a dividend, and you have geonomics in action.
more transformation than reform; it's a step ahead. Harvard economics students this year did petition to change the curriculum, in the wake of the English who caught the dissension from across The Channel. French reformers, who fault conventional economics for conjuring mathematical models of little empirical relevance and being closed to critical and reflective thought, reject this "autism" – or detachment from reality – and dub their offering "post-autistic economics". Not a bad name, but again, academics define themselves by what they're not, not by what they are, unlike geonomists. We track rent – the money we spend on the nature we use – and watch it pull all the other economic indicators in its wake. We see economies as part of the ecosystem, similarly following natural patterns and able to self-regulate more so than allowed, once we quit distorting prices. To align people and planet, we'd replace taxes and subsidies with recovering and sharing rents.
a way to connect the dots. Making the cyber rounds is "The Cavernous Divide" by Scott Klinger, from AlterNet (posted March 21): "As the number of billionaires in the world expands, so does the number of those in poverty." Duh. The yawning income gap is not news. Nearly every issue of our quarterly digest carries a similar quote. Yet the connection was worked out long ago by one of America's greatest thinkers, Henry George, who labeled his masterpiece, Progress and Poverty. Techno- and socio-advances always enrich few and impoverish many. Yet progress also pushes up location values – the geonomic insight (is Silicon Valley cheaper now or more expensive?). Instead of taxing income, sales, or buildings, society could collect those values of sites, resources, EM spectrum, and ecosystem services via fees and dues, which would lower the income ceiling, and instead of lavishing corporate welfare, pay out the recovered revenue via dividends, which would jack up the income floor. Dots connected.
close to the policy of the Garden Cities in England. Founded by Ebenezer Howard over a century ago, residents own the land in common and run the town as a business. Letchworth, the oldest of the model towns, serves residents grandly from bucketfuls of collected land rent (as does the Canadian Province of Alberta from oil royalty). A geonomic town would pay the rent to residents, letting them freely choose personalized services, and also ax taxes. Both geonomics and Howard were inspired by American proto-geonomist Henry George. The movement launched by Howard today in the UK advances the shift of taxes from buildings to locations. A recent report from the Town and Country Planning Association proposes this Property Tax Shift and their journal published research in the potential of land value taxation by Tony Vickers (Vol. 69, Part 5, 2000). (Thanks to James Robertson)
a scientific look at how we divvy up the work and the wealth, how some of us end up with too much or too little effort or reward. That's partly due to Ricardo's Law of Rent, showing how wasteful use of Earth cuts wages. And it's partly due to how a society's elite runs government around like water boys, dishing out subsidies and tax breaks. While geonomists look political reality right in the eye, without blinking, conventional economists flinch. When Paul Volcker, ex-chief of the Federal Reserve, moved on to a cushy professorship at Princeton cum book contract, the crush of deadlines bore down. So Volcker asked a junior associate to help with the book. The guy refused, explaining that giving serious consideration to policy would ruin his academic career. The ex-Fed chief couldn't believe it and asked the department chair if truly that were the case. That head honcho pondered the question then replied no, not if he only does it once. And economics was AKA political economy!
a manual. The world did not come without a way for people to prosper, and the planet to heal and stay well; that way is geonomics. Economies are part of the ecosystem. Both generate surpluses and follow self-regulating feedback loops. A cycle like the Law of Supply and Demand is one of the economy's on/off loops. Our spending for land and resources – things that nobody made and everybody needs – constitutes our society's surplus. Those profits without production (remember, nobody produced Earth) can become our commonwealth. To share it, we could pay land dues in to the public treasury (wouldn't oil companies love that?) and get rent dividends back, a la Alaska's oil dividend. Doing so let's us axe taxes and jettison subsidies. Taxes and subsidies distort price (the DNA of exchange), violate quid pro quo by benefiting the well-connected more than anyone else, reinforce hierarchy of state over citizen, and are costly to administer (you don't really need so much bureaucracy, do you?). Conversely, land dues motivate people to not waste sites, resources, and the ecosystem while rent dividends motivate people to not waste themselves. Receiving this income supplement – a Citizens Dividend – people can invest in their favorite technology or outgrow being "economan" and shrink their overbearing workweek in order to enjoy more time with family, friends, community, and nature. Then in all that free time, maybe we could figure out just what we are here for.
an economic policy based on the earth's natural patterns. Eco-systems self-regulate by using feedback loops to keep balance. Can economies do likewise? Why don't they now produce efficiently and distribute fairly? The answers lie in the money we spend on the earth we use. To attain people/planet harmony, that financial flow from sites and resources must visit each of us. Our agent, government, must collect this natural rent via fees and disburse the collected revenue via dividends. And, it must forgo taxes on homes and earnings, and quit subsidies of either the needy or the greedy. As our steward, government must also collect Ecology Security Deposits, require Restoration Insurance, and auction off the occasional Emissions Permit. And that's about it – were nature our model.
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Bib Made Out Of Towel Pattern Anyone?
Remember those great bibs that were made out of small towels that we just put over our kids' heads? Anyone have a pattern for them?
Thank you!!
I've made them - no pattern needed. I measured the circumference of the child's head. Marked on the towel where I wanted to cut the hole (approx 1/3 from one end). Laid the towel out and with a marking pencil drew the hole (a plate makes a good template).
I used ribbing to finish the edges. Cut the length of the ribbing 2/3 the measurement of the circumference. I like about 1" of finished ribbing, so I cut it 2 1/2" to allow for a 1/4" seam. Mark the hole in quarters with a pin. Stitch the ends of the ribbing together, and fold it so it is double. Divide into quarters and mark with a pin (I put the ribbing seam in the back). Pin the ribbing to the hole matching the cut side and match the pins. Stretch the ribbing to fit the hole as you sew it to the towel. After that I like to press the seam down (toward the towel) and topstitch about 1/4" to keep it in place.
Here's a link to instructons with pics
Here is a link that might be useful: Dishtowel bibs
I've got one here let me check the measurements.The one i have is store bought.OK here they are: The fabric/towel measures 10 1/2 x 14 1/2.They measured in 2" from one end and that's where they cut the hole,.The ribbing is 15 1/2 " long and about 2 1/4 " wide or as you will see on the other post,use ribbing from t-shirts.I've made these in the past and i've never put a buttonhole and button on them as you don't need it,the ribbing is all you need.They are bery quick and easy to make,and the only reason i bought this one is it was in a clearance bin for i think 65 cents.Good luck and let us see what you made.
I also plan to make some for my GGK'S
I purchased a book called Sew And Go baby. It has the bib pattern you are wanting.. I will write down the instructions for you..
Materials needed - Fingertip or hand towel
Neck Ribbing - 3 1/2 X 14 inches
A 5 1/2 inch circle cut out of cardboard. I then cut it in half
1. With the towel facing right side down, fold the upper edge down 4 inches. Find the center of the fold and mark with a pin.
2. Place the half-circle cut out of cardboard on the fold and center. Cut away circle.
3. Next, stitch the ribbing to make a circle. Fold in half with sides together and mark in quarters using the seam as one mark. I then marked my towel opening at the quarters, too.
4. Sew the ribbing to neck opening with seam at the center back. Match the ribbing at the quarter marks. Stretch as you sew.
These are so quick and easy to make. I often have extras made up to give as a small gift or tuck in as a small extra...
Have fun.. any questions, just e-mail me..


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The Chanler at Cliff Walk, Newport
Situated on the beach in Newport, The Chanler at Cliff Walk is close to Easton's Beach, Touro Park, and International Tennis Hall of Fame and Museum. Also nearby are Touro Synagogue and The Breakers.
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Sit back and relax on the beach with cabanas (surcharge), umbrellas, and sun loungers. For a convenient ride to the sand and surf, hop on the hotel's beach shuttle (surcharge).
Guests can enjoy a meal at the onsite restaurant. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available in public areas. Valet parking is complimentary.
The 20 air-conditioned guestrooms at The Chanler at Cliff Walk include fireplaces and safes. Beds have pillowtop mattresses, Frette Italian sheets, and premium bedding. Guests can use the in-room complimentary wireless high-speed Internet access. Rooms are equipped with flat-screen TVs with premium cable channels and DVD players. Bathrooms offer separate bathtubs and showers with jetted bathtubs. Bathrooms also include bathrobes, designer toiletries, and hair dryers. All units feature refrigerators and complimentary bottled water. Additional amenities include complimentary newspapers and slippers. Turndown service is offered nightly and housekeeping is available daily.
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- This hotel is arranged over 3 floors
- Check-in time starts at 3 PM
- Check-out time is 11 AM
- Express check-out
Required at check in
- Credit card or cash deposit required
- Government-issued photo ID required
Travelling with others
- Babysitting/childcare
- Pets not allowed
- Free WiFi in public areas
- Free WiFi in rooms
- Free train station pickup
- Free valet parking
- Accessible parking
- Free area shuttle within 2 mi
- Beach shuttle *
Other information
- Smoke-free property
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In the hotel
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- Breakfast daily (surcharge)
- Restaurant
- Bar/lounge
- 24-hour room service
- Coffee/tea in the lobby
- Beach shuttle (surcharge)
- Beach cabanas (surcharge)
- Beach/pool umbrellas
- Use of nearby fitness center (discount)
- Spa services on site
- Beach sun loungers
- Beach umbrellas
- Beach towels
- Number of meeting rooms - 5
- Conference space
- Meeting rooms
- Conference space size (feet) - 3037
- Conference space size (meters) - 273
- 24-hour front desk
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Wedding services
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Year Built 1873
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Garden
- Library
- Fireplace in lobby
- Disabled parking
- Accessible path of travel
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
In the room
- Climate control
- Air conditioning
- Bathrobes
- Slippers
- Iron/ironing board
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Turndown service
- Premium bedding
- Pillowtop mattress
- In-room massage available
- Fireplace
- Individually decorated
- Individually furnished
- Private bathroom
- Jetted bathtub
- Designer toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Flat-screen TV
- Premium TV channels
- DVD player
- Desk
- Free newspaper
- Free WiFi
- Free local calls
- Refrigerator
- Free bottled water
- Daily housekeeping
- In-room safe
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Special features
DiningSpiced Pear - Overlooking the ocean, this fine-dining restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves dinner only. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Reservations are required.
The Terrace (Seasonal) - Overlooking the ocean, this bistro specializes in international cuisine and serves lunch and light fare. Guests can order drinks at the bar and enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting). A children's menu is available.
The Veranda - Overlooking the ocean, this bistro specializes in international cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
On Site
- Hiking/biking trails on site
- Personal motorized watercraft on site
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Golfing nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Scooter/moped rentals nearby
- Snorkeling nearby
- Surfing/boogie boarding nearby
- Windsurfing nearby
Awards and affiliations
- The Chanler at Cliff Walk is listed in the 2013 Condé Nast Traveler Gold List of the world's best places to stay and the 2013 Travel + Leisure 500.
- The property is a member of Preferred Hotels & Resorts.


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bulb blooming schedule
Hope someone can give me some advice on which bulbs to purchase. We would like to use spring flowers as centerpieces for a ladies retreat on April 17-18. Are any of the bulbs now for sale at the stores able to bloom at that time? Most all of them would need to have a season of winter first? Can a person buy bulbs that have already been made ready by a forcing technique to plant. Would tulips or daffodils be ready at that time? Any other flower suggestions? Thanks for any help.
One more thought. Could I just go outside and dig up some of the daffodil and tulip bulbs I planted last fall. They are still buried under snow. Maybe by April 17 they will be too far along outside and I should put them in the refrigerator to slow them down. Or maybe I should dig them and keep them warmer and then they would be ready at the right time. Does anyone know how long it would take after I brought them in the house for them to start blooming? In North Dakota we are in zone 3/4
I'm in US Zone 4 (southern Ontario) and our narcissus/daffodils bloom in April. I have lots of different kinds so they bloom over a long period unless we get a really hot spell. Couldn't you just pick some of your own flowers and use them for centerpieces. Tulips mostly bloom in May here, but again there are early, mid-season and late ones. If you are using them as cutflowers, don't put the narcissus and tulips in the same water. Something from the narcissus poisons the water for the tulips.


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Hiv Diagnosis In Men
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Women and HIV/AIDS...vaginosis Common sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), such as gonorrhea, Chlamydia, andtrichomoniasis Genital herpes Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) Although little conclusive research is available on HIV and menstruation, many HIV+ women report abnormal menstrual periods. Somehave excessive bleeding while others stop menstruating altogether. Human papillomavirus (HPV) is an STD that causes 99% of cervical cancer...
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scared of testing (WHAT YOU DONT KNOW CAN KILL YOU, 2009) ( IS IT BETTER TO GET HIV TESTED OR NOT TO KNOW, 2010) (CONSEQUENCES OF LATE DIAGNOSIS, 2010)Hey....I am thirty years old..have never done an hiv test.....found someone who is just remarkable....who insist that we have one done before we become intimate......he did his today it was negative.....but I'm scared to death in doing mine......I...
Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.
The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation...Hi,While I'll certainly admit getting HIV tested can be anxiety provoking, it's important to note that when it comes to HIV, what you don't know can kill you. See below, and Read more »
pregnant and affraid of HIV test (WHAT YOU DONT KNOW CAN KILL YOU, 2009) ( IS IT BETTER TO GET HIV TESTED OR NOT TO KNOW, 2009)Hello I am a 38 year old mother of two, ages three and five. I am pregnant again and was thrown when my doctor sent me for an HIV test with my other routine blood work. I don't believe they tested me with my other pregnancy's. I started thinking of...
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The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation...also fairly certain you were HIV screened during your previous pregnancies. You (and all our readers) should not fear getting HIV tested. When it comes to HIV, it's what you don't know that can hurt you! (See below.)Get tested and stop freaking... Read more »
HIV Risk for a Top (WHAT YOU DONT KNOW CAN KILL YOU, 2010) ( IS IT BETTER TO GET HIV TESTED OR NOT TO KNOW, 2010)Dr. Frascino,I'm a 29 year-old male who was recently in Miami for work conference. I'm a total top (never have bottomed) and had unprotected sex with a guy I met from online. We probably had sex for what seemed like 10 minutes (15 max) and I lost...
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The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation...Regarding "symptoms," they are notoriously unreliable in predicting who is and is not HIV infected. The only reason to worry or get HIV tested is potential HIV exposure risk.As for being petrified to take the test, Joel, it's time to grow a set... Read more »
Why is HIV testing not compulsory?Good Morning Dr Bob,My 3 months' waiting period is up and whilst I'm still working on getting my courage together for getting tested after several risky encounters with my Ex (thank goodness he's an ex now!!),I have been thinking much about the...
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The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation...Hello,There are many reasons HIV testing is not compulsory. I'll just name a few. First, to do so would be illegal in many countries. Second, HIV testing is only as Read more »
Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration, Standard and Gendered STI/HIV Risk Behavior, and STI/HIV Diagnosis Among a Clinic-Based Sample of Men...condom practices, sexual infidelity, transactional sex with a female partner) forms of sexual risk behavior and self-reported STI/HIV diagnosis using data from a cross-sectional survey of men (n=1,585) ages 18-35 from three urban community-based... Read more »
HIV Testing Frequency Among Men Who Have Sex With Men Attending Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinics: Implications for HIV Prevention and Surveillance... In the current study, researchers sought to describe trends in HIV testing occurrence and frequency among men who have sex with men (MSM) seeking treatment at four STD clinics and to define factors Read more »
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Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply...citywide, does not know the incidence of infection in the D.C. jail. However, from October to January, 986 inmates agreed to take an HIV test when they arrived, and 4.6 percent tested positive. According to a Maryland Division of Correction... Read more »
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Joel James commits to UNC, impresses at Superstar Showcase
October, 4, 2011
By Lucas O'Neill | ESPN.com
Dwyer big man Joel James revealed this week that he'll be going to North Carolina to play his college ball. James, the No. 1 senior recruit in the ESPNU 100, helped lead Dwyer to a state title last winter. He also impressed at this past weekend's Adidas Superstar Showcase in Boca Raton. Michael LaPlante writes:
Other standouts included Holmes County's Chris Walker, the No. 5 junior in the ESPNU 60, and Stephon Blair of Dillard. LaPlante has full coverage of the showcase here.
With his commitment to the Tar Heels made public on Sunday, James created as much buzz off the court as he did with his play on the court. Although he was only able to participate in the morning session James looked great in the one game we watched him play. He has dropped 10 to 15 pounds and looked in good shape. He is a load in the low post who understands how to carve out space on the block and he showed nice agility and footwork when attacking the basket after the catch. He rebounded out of his area and ran the floor well, giving consistent effort even when he wasn't getting many touches in the "showcase" environment. North Carolina is getting a good one.
Other standouts included Holmes County's Chris Walker, the No. 5 junior in the ESPNU 60, and Stephon Blair of Dillard. LaPlante has full coverage of the showcase here.
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Three years now in a yard in Alabama - these are coreopsis; descendants of the original coreopsis seeds that Trudi sent to me when I started wintersowing...11? years ago.
I love having plants that represent bridges back to different chapters and different people in our lives. My family has a tradition of planting trees to mark significant milestones. I'm also a hospice doc, and I often get seeds from my patients' gardens. That way I have a piece of them with me forever, and they know they won't be forgotten.
When I receive a plant or some seeds from another gardener, neighbor, family member, etc., if I think of the plant I always think of the person too. For example, I am still growing the red Bee Balm (Monarda didyma) that my mother gave me 20 years ago because she thought it was too invasive in her garden and dug it all up. It reminds me of her, but also I love it because the hummingbirds go nuts over this bee balm. I would NEVER dig it all up! Over the years I've shared it with numerous other gardeners and hopefully they've enjoyed the hummingbirds too.
I think the connections through plants are cool!
Can't believe you have been there three years! Seems just last year you were moving in and starting your new beds. Great to see the results of those three years and how they bring back thoughts of those early winter sowing days. I am anticipating the bloom of the peony from my grandma's garden.


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The little brook trout fingerlings proved to be good teachers.
For the last seven months, a group of Crestwood High School students reared the trout from eggs up until they were released in the Big Wapwallopen Creek last week. It was a bittersweet end to a bond that developed between the young trout and the students, but the lessons gained from raising the fish will last a lifetime.
Crestwood is one of four schools in Luzerne County that participate in the Trout in the Classroom program — a joint venture between the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission and the Pennsylvania Council of Trout Unlimited. With eggs provided by the PFBC, students raise brook trout in a classroom aquarium while learning about a myriad of subjects — ecology, biology and chemistry to name a few.
And then there's the enthusiasm.
"It gave me something to look forward to," said Allison Kaminski, a senior who has been involved with the program for two years. "We'd always get the eggs around my birthday and then we'd have a countdown to the release date."
This year nearly 250 classes across the state participated in the program, which has grown rapidly since it first began in 2006. According to Amidea Daniel, Trout in the Classroom coordinator for the PFBC, the program touches on many subjects taught in school and provides lessons beyond the classroom setting.
"Learning about the life cycle of the brook trout connects children with their local watersheds and their communities," Daniel said. "We've seen students who usually don't participate in class be the first ones to volunteer for this. It gives them a reason to learn about our coldwater resources."
Biology teacher Fran Gough, who brought the program to Crestwood five years ago, said those connections aren't limited to the watershed and community.
"For kids who aren't into sports, this is a way for them to connect with their school. It's a responsibility that they take pride in," Gough said. "After every weekend the kids are at the aquarium first thing Monday morning to check on the trout. I incorporate it into all my classes because the kids want to know what's going on with the trout."
And they take it very seriously.
This school year, the Crestwood students released 158 fingerlings from the 259 eggs they received for an astounding 61 percent survival rate. Gough said the state average survival rate is 2 percent, while Crestwood's rate last year was 36 percent.
"Last year we had water problems with ammonia," said senior Kira Hoch, who oversees the program with Kaminski. "It's nerve-wracking to see that ammonia spike, but it was because the filter needed to be changed. We changed it at the right time this year and had no problems.
Hoch said her experience with the TIC program has provided lessons that she often thinks about while trout fishing.
"It's interesting when you actually know where the trout belong and why they need good water quality," Hoch said. "It really gives you a better understanding and a different perspective."
That's one reason why brook trout are used for the program, said Daniel. Not only is the brook trout the state fish, but it's also the only trout that's native to Pennsylvania and one that is facing challenges form the impacts of poor water quality in many watersheds.
"The brook trout link kids to the water resource," Daniel said. "They see how vital water quality is to brook trout and they gain a hands-on understanding of how it all works."
With Kaminski and Hoch graduating this year, Crestwood's TIC program will be turned over to freshmen Bray Vanderhoff and Zach Biros. Both have fishing backgrounds and they were each eager to carry on the trout-raising tradition at their school.
"Right away I wanted to do it," Biros said. "It's interesting to see the eggs when they come in, which are the size of BB's, and it makes you look at trout differently when you see how they started out."
While the students raise the trout for several months, preparations for the program take place year-round. It begins in June with a workshop for teachers new to the program, and the Daniel meets with staff from the Pleasant Gap hatchery in Centre County to determine when the eggs will be spawned and shipped. With help from Trout Unlimited volunteers, shipping boxes are packed with food and curriculum materials and in November the eggs are added — 200 per school, and the boxes are shipped out.
Throughout the school year Daniel keeps in contact with all participating teachers to address any issues that arise with water quality or equipment, and then release dates are scheduled for April and May.
The cost per school to participate in the program is between $930 and $1,200, Daniel said, depending on how much teachers raise in donations.
"There are usually plenty of businesses willing to partner with schools on this," she said. "Last school year, teachers raised $102,613 in donations to support the program. It's really been a success."


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Well put.
No ones got a pudgy for Rock. The skippers weaknesses are obvious. However you seem to want to be an apologist for Rocks choices and behavior.
You went so far as to try and denegrate the Captain with one of 48 reviews of his business from the Yelp site. The worst one as a matter of fact, and it wasn't representative of the other 48 reviews at all. Why did you do that. Why did you cherry pick that skewed review?
Have you researched Rocks evaluations from his employees, they are available and aren't very kind. Seems like you are ok with presenting a one sided view here
It isn't about flying a kite. It's about all the choices including threatening the Captain, hitting him, taking over the boat. Calling the CG, the organizers, and the friging USNavy. he wasnt in iminent danger, he just wasnt getting his way.
Remember the other crew would have gone with the Captain had their last mate come along.
By the way I am curious where's the tape, movie we were promised. There is a completely other side to this story I am sure. The TRUTH as we know is probably somewhere in the middle.
I agree with this assessment entirely. The formulas for a disastrous escapade were all quite apparent from the outset of the tale. Start with the simple differences in the cultures of the players and their consequential conflicting expectations, language difficulties making it impossible to communicate in other than a very rudimentary fashion (that subsequently lead to frustration and explosive outbursts of anger), a poorly prepared yacht inadequately provisioned/watered and with nonsensical crew assignments that led to an inexperienced and know-nothing watch team on deck after dark trying to fly, of all things, a spinnaker.
Given the first few paragraphs of part one of the tale, the OP should have had the common sense to simply say "Thanks but No Thanks" at the out-set and chalked the travel to Long Beach up to experience. The tale went down hill from there and has continued a downward spiral since. Moreover, the OP and some contributors have made some fairly slanderous representations about the yacht owner(s) and his/their business on a public forum (where they have not been given the opportunity to respond) that could be perceived as doing tangible, material damage to his/their reputation(s) and business--particularly the comments concerning illegals/immigrants. I submit that given the litigious nature of California, that is unwise for them and, frankly, more so for the sponsors of this forum. Lastly, as other than a precautionary tale, at several hundred comments I think the thread has been a terrific waste of bandwidth, eh?
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Mozilla To Sell '$25' Firefox OS Smartphones In India 82
from the prosperity-sensors dept.
We've improved Slashdot's video section; now you can view our video interviews, product close-ups and site visits with all the usual Slashdot options to comment, share, etc. No more walled garden! It's a work in progress -- we hope you'll check it out (Learn more about the recent updates).
How about $100?
Announcement post; https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/... [mozilla.org]
US store: http://item.ebay.com/291125433... [ebay.com]
Perhaps you missed the story yesterday where Google was making the app security on Android even less secure, and in such a way as to prevent users from disabling components which would block ads.
Sure, you can install apps from other locations
Google is no saint in this regard either. They have some illusions of open-ness, but they also ensure their advertising services and the like can't be selectively disabled.
Hell, the very act of turning on the GPS in my Nexus 7 causes Google to prompt me to say yes to their own location services.
Android stuff are almost as directly linked to that particular mothership as Apple or Microsoft.
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Texan By Birth & Choice
Just picked this up today at a gun show. Can't wait to go shoot it.
But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run and not be wear; and they shall walk and not faint.
Isaiah 40:31
Picked her up Saturday
Picked this up last Thursday.. Finally taking her out to the range today.. Can't wait
Springfield xd9 sc
Just got it can't wait to find some ammo and see how she handles
I had a pt92, was a great gun but I was offered a deal I couldn't refuse for it. A ruger sp101 3" barrel 357 mag, gun was too big for me to carry concealed
Both in the last 2 weeks.


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20 ways to use leftover dairy
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Toilet training is an area of raising toddlers that too many parents get in a knot about. While there are many toilet training steps and tips to take on the way to the amazing world of underpants, there are a few things you must always keep in mind while potty training a toddler.