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January 29, 2010
I clearly don't suffer from S.A.D.
Today I was driving along, and noticed a round silhouette in the general overcastness. "Oh yeah!" I thought. There's a sun up there! Not that it was bothering me that we haven't seen it in weeks. I just forgot all about its existence. I am happy with the snow, the birds chirping while it falls quietly, my family, and the stuff I am learning as I read my Bible and study with other ladies and pray and go to German class and read people's Facebook stati (would that be the plural of status? :-) Oh, nope, it seems to be statuses) and look at my son's incomprehensible AP Calculus worksheets. Aha, you say - you didn't learn anything from the latter! Oh, yes, I learn that he is just like his admirable father, who also took Calculus AP classes in high school - one each in 11th and 12th grades, just like Jason is planning on doing. I'm glad there are people in the world like them. I did enjoy math, and I still very much like algebra. Just not too keen on the differentiation and integration, although I remember dabbling in them way back when.
In any case, it's snowing again, and I happily shoveled the driveway for about the ninth time this season. As someone on Facebook pointed out, I have a small driveway. He challenged me to clear his 150ft driveway happily without a snowblower. I had to concede. That would be a full-time job. Mine is just big enough to give me a little exercise and fresh air and sense of immediate accomplishment.
I was doing some errands this morning, and as I exited the third shop, I gloried in the copious snow coming down. This led to general thankfulness and wonder at how we get to live here in a place with mountains, lots of snow, cleanliness, abundance, snow plows, etc. I was so happy and excited at the way God has blessed our family, until, all of a sudden, Fear struck. Surely this means something bad is coming. You can't expect this to continue so well. There's a limit to this. You're going to have an accident, or someone is going to get very ill or die, or... Wow. I had to quickly switch from thankfulness to earnest battle prayer against the joy-stealing attacks from the enemy, pounding me with deceit. Time to counter it with Truth: I'm in God's hands. Whatever He sends, He will equip me with grace and strength to face it. He is not out to get me. He delights to bless. He is trustworthy. He doesn't do stuff randomly; He always has reasons, whether I know/understand them or not.
Now that I'm home, I'm looking up some verses to back up my recollections/reconstructions of these truths:
I'm in God's hands as I fight the lies: Free me from the trap that is set for me, for you are my refuge. Into your hands I commit my spirit; redeem me, O LORD, the God of truth. (Psalm 31:4-5)
Whatever He sends, He will equip me with grace and strength to face it: God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. (2 Corinthians 9:8)
My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. (Psalm 73:26)
He is not out to get me. He delights to bless: I will never stop doing good to them, and I will inspire them to fear me, so that they will never turn away from me. (Jeremiah 32:40)
You have been pleased to bless the house of your servant. (1 Chronicles 17:27)
He is trustworthy: O Sovereign LORD, you are God! Your words are trustworthy (2 Samuel 7:28)
He doesn't do stuff randomly; He always has reasons, whether I know/understand them or not: God is mighty, but does not despise men; he is mighty, and firm in his purpose. (Job 36:5)
But the plans of the LORD stand firm forever, the purposes of his heart through all generations. (Psalm 33:11)
The LORD will fulfill his purpose for me; your love, O LORD, endures forever. (Psalm 138:8)
So even though I don't suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder, I do suffer from year-round attacks of fear, doubt, pride, or whatever the devil chooses to mess with me today about. Fortunately, God is on duty year-round, never takes a snow day, always has His plows in tip top working order, to plow away those pernicious lies that slip into my head and threaten to steal my joy and peace in Him. All the better for me if I catch them quickly and hand them over to Him for help: We take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. (2 Corinthians 10:5)
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March 14, 2009
Grocery Store's Version of EasterOn
Funny how commerce turns important days into animal celebrations. Easter is Bunny Day. Thanksgiving is Turkey Day. What's Christmas, Donkey/Sheep/Ox Day? No, I guess that's more Santa Claus Day.
Well, I'm thankful for so many things every day, and I'm especially thankful for Jesus' arrival in human form on earth whatever time of year it was, and for His conquering of death at Easter-time - You Rock, Jesus!
I love my ladies' group's memory verse for this week (not surprising, since I picked it):
Guide me in Your truth and teach me, for You are God my Savior, and my hope is in You all day long.
Psalm 25:5
I feel like this verse deals with past, present and future:
He has already taken care of my salvation,
He guides me and teaches me today,
and my hope will be in Him now and forever, all day long...
Let it be so, Lord, in Your mercy.
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February 05, 2009
Cake, Freedom, Flowers, and SunrisesI baked a (you might need to sit down) whole wheat chocolate cake with sliced almonds and chopped hazelnuts & walnuts inside, with a Nutella-peanut butter frosting, and Hershey's kisses and red M&Ms on top. Delicious or disgusting, take your pick of opinion. Emily and I are going with the former.
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My nephew will be 19 this month. Wow, the next generation of our family is coming of age! He's the oldest grandchild. It's a huge milestone, the first one turning adult...not that it happens at an exact moment. Next year he won't even be a teenager anymore...Happy Birthday, Mark!
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Been thinking about the line from Braveheart, where Mel Gibson (as the savior figure William Wallace) is stretched out on a cross, being tortured for treason he didn't commit (because he never swore allegiance to the bad king), and when it is suggested he beg for mercy and a quick death, instead of uttering the required and expected "Mercy" to save himself, he shouts, "FREEDOM!!!" Of course it reminded me of Jesus buying our freedom on the cross, unjustly accused. Quite the picture of it.
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Saw a lovely pink flower in the garden today, on an otherwise bare tree. Such a glimmer of hope for spring. And so unexpected - there is still some snow in the driveway.
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I liked this uncommonly used name for Jesus, from Matthew 10:25 - "Head of the House." (as opposed to what his opponents were calling him in the same verse...they were a little confused which side he was on)
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One more night with my beloved gone. We'll see what time I go to bed tonight. It's been highly varied, as David, when he is here, is my wonderful conscience who helps me stay healthy by getting to bed at a reasonable hour. So far, My lights have gone off at 2:50am, 11:50pm, 1:50am, 9:03pm (inspired by my smart friend Allison), 11:30pm (challenged by my good brother David), and 11:55pm (last night). That's an average of 12:10am. Oh dear. Normally we try to go to bed closer to 10pm, to be happy and healthy in the morning when we get up around 7am. I'm looking forward to getting back to that.
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Last night's green bean tortellini (be glad you weren't here, D) with freshly grated parmesan, and this morning's next beautiful sunrise. Today was our THIRD sunny day in a row! Thank You, Creator of sunrises and the sun itself, and generous Sharer of all good things with us.
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I liked this quote I found in a booklet sent as a gift for our anniversary last month - thanks again, Julie:
It is not only prayer that gives God glory but work.Gerard Manley Hopkins (English poet, 1844-1889)
Smiting on an anvil, sawing a beam, painting a wall, driving horses, sweeping, scouring, everything gives God some glory if being in his grace you do it as your duty.
To go to Communion worthily gives God great glory, but a man with a dungfork in his hand, a woman with a slop-pail, give him glory, too.
He is so great that all things give him glory if you mean they should."
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December 15, 2008
Anyone feeling a need for accountability in dedicated daily prayer time in '09?
I'm looking for someone (or several someones) who are not already happy with their current routine regarding regular personal prayer time, and feel like doing something about it.
I don't spend regular time "just praying" daily, and I'd like to change that. I pray every day, but usually while I'm doing other things, like driving, doing laundry, showering, cooking, meeting with friends... I also read the Bible most days, but I don't tend to pray over the passages as much as I'd like. I want to be changed by what I read, and that takes prayer.
I want to start with a very modest goal of spending ten minutes each day doing nothing but conversing with God by myself, whether about scripture I've read (not including the reading time), or just in worship, confession, intercession (for myself and others) and listening for guidance. I hope it will turn into longer, but I only want to commit to ten minutes at first and see if I can even do that, long-term, since I haven't been lately. I realize it sounds puny, but one has to start somewhere. I want to become consistent.
What I really need (I think, based on experience in Bible reading) is someone else who would like to take on the same mission for themselves, and would like to check in with me once a week by email to report our accomplishment of the goal each week for a certain amount of time (maybe 6 months and then regroup?).
I'd like to jot down daily in a journal a brief something (maybe just a word or a phrase/thought) that comes out of each time of prayer, so I have a record, and something specific to share each week (as appropriate). Or I might even pray by writing in my journal, as that has helped to keep me focused in the past. But that takes longer. We'll see.
- Committing to at least 10 minutes every day of dedicated, focused solo prayer time while not doing much of anything else (I imagine walking alone would be okay!)
- Email each other once a week to update each other honestly on how it went that week
- Starting January 4th, say for 6 months until July 4th
Anyone interested in joining me?
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October 10, 2008
Psalm 119: What God Will Do
(see previous two posts for introduction to this theme from Psalm 119, What God's Word is Like, and What To Do With God's Word)
What God Will Do/Does as I learn and obey His Word and ask Him to (according to Psalm 119):
Answer me
Be faithful
Be gracious to me
Be my refuge and shield
Bless me
Defend my cause
Deliver me
Direct me
Direct my footsteps
Do good to me
Fulfill His word
Give me discernment
Give me great peace
Give me hope
Give me understanding
Have mercy on me
Hear my voice
Open my eyes
Preserve my life
Redeem me
Seek me
Set my heart free
Strengthen me
Sustain me
Teach me
Turn my heart towards His word
Unfailingly love me
Uphold me
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Hallelujah! What a deal!
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Psalm 119: What To Do With God's Words
(see previous post for introduction to this theme, and What God's Words are Like)
What To Do With God's Word (according to Psalm 119):
Be taught
Believe in
Cry over disobedience to
Delight in
Find comfort in
Fully obey
Have regard for
Hide in my heart
Hold fast to
Live according to
Long for
Meditate on
Not delay to obey
Not forget
Not forsake
Not neglect
Not stray from
Not turn from
Pant for
Put hope in
Rejoice in following
Run in the path of
Seek out
Set my heart on keeping
Sing about
Speak of
Stand in awe of
Thank Him for
Tremble at
Turn my steps to
Walk according to
Walk in
Next time, What God says He will do as we put this into practice...
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Psalm 119 - What are God's Words Like?
A few years ago I compiled a list of a ton of great nouns and adjectives and verbs describing God in the Book of Psalms in the Bible. What He is, what He's like, and what He does. Fascinating and wonderful.
Last night I got up to Psalm 119 in my regular daily Bible reading for this year. What a chapter chock-full of great self-referential words relating to the Bible itself! It uses eight different words to refer to God's Word:
1. LAW(S) - 44x
2. WORD(S) - 28x
3. STATUTES - 23x
4. DECREES - 22x
5. COMMANDS - 22x
6. PRECEPTS - 21x
7. PROMISE(S) - 13x
8. WAY(S) - 3x
Psalm 119 is far and away the longest chapter in the Bible, capping off at 176 verses! Of those, only 5 do not mention one of the above words (v. 84, 90, 121, 122, 132).
I noticed three other sections of words:
1. DESCRIPTIONS of God's Words
2. VERBS stating what WE should DO with God's Words
3. VERBS affirming what GOD will DO as a result, or what we can ask Him to do
I'll put them into three posts. First, here:
What God's Word is Like
Forever right
From God's mouth
Joy to my heart
Of the Lord
Thoroughly tested
To last forever
Next time, what to do with it.
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October 05, 2008
Four Generals After Alexander the Great
Did you know that after Alexander the Great conquered the known world for his Greek Empire and died in his prime, his empire was split amongst four generals?
...in 323 B.C., however, [...] Alexander was struck with fever and died in Babylon, leaving no heir. His empire was divided among four of his generals. [ancienthistory.about.com]
This was predicted 200 years earlier in the book of Daniel, in the Bible:
The goat became very great, but at the height of his power his large horn was broken off, and in its place four prominent horns grew up toward the four winds of heaven. [...] The shaggy goat is the [throne] of Greece, and the large horn between his eyes is the first king. The four horns that replaced the one that was broken off represent four kingdoms that will emerge from his nation but will not have the same power. (Daniel 8:8, 21-22)I thought that was cool. Enjoying the ladies' evening Bible study on Tuesday nights. I love learning about history, and especially combined with explanations of what on earth those obscure passages in the Bible are talking about!
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September 09, 2008
Love in the Clouds
God can show his Love in more ways than one. David was on a retreat with the men of our new church this weekend, in the Italian part of Switzerland, at a lake. One afternoon, one of the guys (all rights belong to Clement, kudos to him) took this photo. What a Sculptor we serve!
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July 27, 2008
Blessed at "Lift Zug"
This morning we visited a third church here in northern Switzerland, this time in the canton of Zug. We live halfway between the cities of Zurich and Zug, so we can go either direction. David's office is in Zurich, the kids' schools are in Zug, so our centre is not clear. I guess that would be our house.
LIFT = Living in Forever Today, which is a catchy idea...
It is a small church (there were maybe 40-50 people there this morning, including kids), but this is also summertime, with people gone. However, it meets in a very small room on one of the main streets in Zug, right on the lake, and it didn't seem that there were any spare seats, so I'm not sure how it works during the school year... Beautiful flowers adorned a little park on the lakefront across the street.
We really enjoyed the worship in song (mostly songs we knew, with guitars, keyboard, drums, words on the screen), just our style, and the message was full of Jesus and His Love and Life given for us. Emily, of her own accord went upstairs to the kids' class, without us even going with her (she did not go at either of the other two churches, so it was nice to see her feel so comfortable). The view over Lake Zug from upstairs was breathtaking.
Afterwards, we spent a long time chatting and getting to know several families:
- the pastor is from Colorado, and his wife is of Swiss and German descent. The whole family of four have both U.S. and Swiss passports and have lived in Colorado. Talk about a connection for us! We love Colorado. The daughter in this family is 11 and she welcomed Emily like an old friend. Emily is really hoping to go back again next week. "Would anyone mind?" as she put it surreptitiously.
- the worship leader (this week anyway) and his wife are from London (so that was another connection for us)
- another guitar player and his wife are from South Africa (a good friend and prayer partner of mine in the UK was South African - it was nice to hear the accent again)
- the couple who were sitting in front of us are from Canada, and BOTH teach at Emily's new school!!! That was fantastic to hear. Not only that - the gentleman teaches Emily's Grade!!!!!! She has a quarter chance of having him, since there are 4 5th grades next year.
- another couple we met are from the U.S. but lived in two other countries before landing here, the most recent being England, just like us. They have two boys and a girl - the eldest boy is about Jason's height and plays guitar and piano (I can imagine Jason playing drums with him...), and the next is Emily's age and will be in her grade at her new school as well (but not with the teacher we met) - so now she has 50/50 chance of being in a class with someone she's already met! Wow. The grace of God is so deep and lavish.
We found out that the pastor's wife knows the science teacher at Jason's school, and that she is a Christian! Very exciting to hear as well. What wonderful connections this morning. Thank You! Thank You!
After the chatting tapered, we went out for a local pizza lunch with the South Africans, the Canadians, and the American family with the two older boys (most of the kids at this church are on the younger side - a huge number of strollers parked in the hallway...). More good chat time - all the adults at one long table, all the kids at another, outside in the perfect temperature on a lovely day.
So is this where You want us, Lord? Thank You in any case for a very blessed morning. Please provide friends for Jason and bring some more God-seeking teenagers to this church if You are planting us here!
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retrospectPosted by izadd in Birth, Parenthood, Photography, tags: auni
it was about 10 months ago that we were deciding whether aniq should have another sibling. we were having so much fun with aniq with the growing up, the laughters, the tantrums.
the thought of having another little aniq has always crossed our mind but perhaps we were concerned if we could give the same undivided love and attention that we have showered aniq but the thought disappeared immediately when i looked at her for the first time. :)
more photos in my flickr here!

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By: Mary Ann Pekara
Last week, for the first time in Canada, cars were permanently seized in Ontario from repeat DUI offenders and eventually towed to public auctions to be sold. Proceeds of the sales will go to victims of crime and anti-drunk driving organizations.
One of the first cars seized under the law was a blue GMC pickup that belonged to an Iroquois Falls man before he was arrested for his third drunk driving conviction in a decade, according to an article in the Timmins Daily Press. The vehicle will be making tours around the province to raise awareness of the law and discourage impaired driving.
The new Ontario forfeiture law, in effect since February, allows civil courts to forfeit a vehicle if the court finds that it was likely involved in a DUI incident. It can also forfeit a vehicle if the car is owned or driven by someone who's been involved in two or more DUI-related incidents within a 10-year period.
A DUI conviction isn't even needed to get your car permanently towed away; if a driver's license is suspended two or more times for drinking and driving, their vehicle is subject to seizure.
Additionally, the vehicle can be seized from owners who've never even been arrested for drinking and driving, but lent their cars to someone they knew might operate the vehicle under the influence.
This new Ontario DUI law applies to automobiles, motorcycles, motor-assisted bicycles and snowmobiles.
Actually, yes. Thirty-two states have vehicle forfeiture laws for multiple DUI offenders. Depending on the specifics of each state's laws, if you're arrested a second time for DUI, the police may have the legal authority to take your car.
For example, Minnesota DUI law states that if you're arrested for a second DUI offense with a BAC of .20 or higher, your car could be seized by the authorities. In other states, similar to Ontario's law, the owner's car can be seized if another driver got the DUI while operating the owner's car.
Know the DUI laws in your state. Currently, the states that have vehicle forfeiture laws are:
Not all states actively enforce their vehicle seizure laws, but that doesn't mean they won't in the future.
If you find your car being seized by the authorities for DUI, you'll want a DUI attorney on your side as quickly as possible to avoid missing filing deadlines. In some states, a DUI lawyer may be able to get the car returned to its true owner if the vehicle didn't belong to the driver.
Additionally, if the car is not yet fully paid off, a DUI attorney may be able to get the car turned back over to the finance company. Don't risk losing your ride unnecessarily-contact a DUI lawyer today.
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Learn how immunizing a critical portion of a community protects most members of the community.
In June 2000, after news surfaced of a possible delay or reduction in the availability of flu vaccine for the 2000-01 winter season, NIAID staff began discussing the possibility of conducting a trial to determine immune responses to half-dose flu vaccine in healthy young adults. The idea came from small studies published in the late 1970s suggesting that lower-than-full-dose influenza vaccines might provide adequate immunity against influenza virus infection.
NIAID and its clinical investigators worked with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop a study protocol. The protocol was written and an Investigational New Drug Application filed with the FDA within three weeks. The application underwent an expedited review at the FDA.
The trial, conducted primarily through the NIAID Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Units (VTEU) network, began recruiting patients on August 9, 2000. Within 13 days, 1,009 volunteers had been enrolled.
The VTEUs, established by NIAID in 1962, are a network of university-based clinical sites set up to conduct safety and efficacy trials of promising vaccine strategies. The multicenter half-dose flu vaccine trial is an excellent example of the time-tested capability of the VTEUs to quickly recruit and retain diverse populations into vaccine trials whose results may have profound effects on public health.
The half-dose flu study included the following five VTEU sites and NIAID's Respiratory Pathogens Research Unit at Baylor:
To be eligible for the half-dose flu trial, volunteers had to be in good health and between the ages of 18 and 49 years old. Persons who were pregnant, allergic to eggs, or suffering from a chronic medical condition that could weaken the immune system were not eligible.
Investigators assigned each volunteer at random to receive an intramuscular injection of either a full dose (0.5 mL) or half dose (0.25 mL) of an approved, inactivated influenza vaccine. A total of 505 individuals received full-dose vaccine and 504 received half-dose vaccine. Volunteers had blood samples drawn before vaccination and approximately three weeks later.
The purpose of the study was to determine if half the currently recommended dose of influenza vaccine might provide adequate levels of immunity in healthy young adults. The investigators evaluated immunity by measuring levels of antibodies to the influenza virus. Because this was not an efficacy study, volunteers were not challenged with influenza virus after receiving the vaccine, and they were not studied to see if they came down with influenza. The blood samples were sent to two laboratories, one at the CDC and one at the FDA, for independent testing for anti-influenza antibodies.
The product used in the study was an inactivated influenza vaccine manufactured by Evans Vaccines Ltd. (United Kingdom), formerly known as MEDEVA. It contained two influenza A strains (H3N2 and H1N1) and one influenza B strain. The results obtained from this study may not apply to influenza vaccines produced by other manufacturers.
Preliminary results of the study were presented at the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Meeting in Atlanta on October 18, 2000, and final results were published in the journal Vaccine in early 2002.
As expected, the immune responses to the full dose were higher, on average, than immune responses to the half dose vaccine. Should a public health emergency arise, however, half-dose influenza vaccines for healthy adults might be an acceptable strategy if the vaccine supply is substantially limited.
The study was designed such that the "acceptability" of a half dose would require that
All three antigens in the vaccine (H1N1, H3N2, B) met, and actually exceeded, the acceptability criteria.
These data are of interest to determine if the vaccine supply might be extended during an emergency situation in the future, such as a substantial vaccine shortage possibly caused by manufacturing problems. However, it is likely that additional studies would be needed to confirm these results and answer other questions before a decision to use a half-dose influenza vaccine in healthy adults might be considered.
J Treanor et al. Evaluation of a single dose of half strength inactivated influenza vaccine in healthy adults. Vaccine 20(7-8): 1099-105. (2002).
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2010 NFL Preseason Betting Preview – Buffalo Bills vs. Indianapolis Colts
- Updated: August 18, 2010
Indianapolis Colts
Buffalo Bills
The Buffalo Bills make their annual trek up the road to the Rogers Centre in Toronto for their first NFL preseason betting battle of the year. They'll take on the defending AFC champions, the Indianapolis Colts on Thursday night.
Once again, the preseason for the Colts started off as a tale of two portions in a 37-17 loss to the San Francisco 49ers. QB Peyton Manning led Indianapolis to the first ten points of the game… and after that, it was embarrassed. The 49ers ran up and down the field thanks to a miserable offense for the Colts led by both Curtis Painter and Tom Brandstater. Painter only went 9-for-19 for 64 yards with a whopping three INTs. Brandstater had a bit of a better time, going 8-for-12, but he only threw for 34 yards. The former Fresno State signal caller did account for the only other touchdown of the game for the Colts, but he was also picked off. In total, Indianapolis only put up 235 yards of offense. The defense obviously wasn't very stellar either. Granted, the unit only allowed 335 yards for the game, which is a respectable number, but there is never an excuse to give up 37 points, particularly in the preseason. Indianapolis was outscored 20-0 in a horrifying second quarter, which included a pick six thrown by Painter.
The Bills didn't exactly look stellar either in a Week 1 42-17 loss to the Washington Redskins. Buffalo jumped out to a 3-0 lead on a K Rian Lindell field goal, but from that point forward, it was essentially all over. The defense conceded five touchdowns, while the special teams conceded a TD of its own. The quarterback battle wasn't nearly decided between Ryan Fitzpatrick and Trent Edwards either. HC Chan Gailey is going to have his work cut out for him, especially if his signal callers are playing this poorly. Fitzpatrick went just 9-of-14 for 61 yards with a TD, while Edwards especially struggled, going 6-for-12 for 58 yards with an INT. Prospective third QB Brian Brohm missed the game and might not be playing this week either. Look for RB CJ Spiller to get more than the four carries he got in his first game. RB Marshawn Lynch is going to miss the majority of the preseason with an injured ankle, while Fred Jackson injured his hand in the defeat and will be out of this week's action as well.
This game is a tough call, but we tend to believe that these defenses are finally going to show up and get something going. Neither offense is worth much, especially for Indianapolis once Manning leaves the game. The only choice we have is to back the 'under', as both teams will want to prove something defensively after poor showings in Week 1. Almost all of the offenses in the NFL put forth great efforts in Week 1 of the preseason. This won't be a repeat performance, especially in Toronto.
Selection: Indianapolis Colts/Buffalo Bills Under 33.5
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When some people think about agricultural crops in Oklahoma, wheat is the crop that comes to mind first. However, there are a number of crops that can be grown commercially and do not require hundreds of acres.
Jim Shrefler, area horticulture specialist for the Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension, said some crops are well suited to small scale commercial production, and a pair of upcoming workshops will help provide valuable information to those who are interested in this business.
The workshops will take place April 12 and May 31 at OSU's Wes Watkins Agricultural Research and Extension Center at Lane. The center is located 10 miles east of Atoka on highway 3. Registration is $10 to attend both workshops. To register, contact Shrefler at firstname.lastname@example.com [1] or call 580-513-5544.
"Crops such as vegetables, fruits, herbs and other crops can be grown successfully, but requires knowledge of various aspects common to all farming ventures, including risk management and marketing, proper land management, knowledge of crop production and pest management," Shrefler said. "These two workshops will focus on all of these aspects of specialty crop production."
Because the workshops are designed to provide demonstration and hands-on experience of specialty crop production, dates were selected to allow presenters to address production procedures in a timely fashion.
"We will have a number of industry and Extension specialists on hand to address irrigation, soil management, pest management and food safety," he said.
The workshops are sponsored by OSU Cooperative Extension, USDA Risk Management Agency and the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry.
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October 6, 2006
Judith Monachina will conduct her research in Italy
GREAT BARRINGTON, MA — Judith Monachina of Stockbridge has been awarded a Fulbright Grant for the 2006-2007 academic year. Monachina is the Associate Director of Public Affairs at Simon's Rock College.
The Fulbright grant will support research that Monachina began in 2000. Her project includes interviews with people who lived in Italy during the Second World War as well as archival research on that period. She has focused on those who were persecuted by the Fascists and Nazis, and she has visited various cities in Italy over six years to meet interviewees and read primary source documents. The Fulbright will allow her to spend significant time in archives where letters, journals and other documents are kept, and to continue to talk with Italians about their own experience of the events.
Monachina coordinates public affairs efforts at Simon's Rock. She has worked as a writer and journalist in the Berkshires for 11 years, primarily for The Advocate weekly newspaper; she has also freelanced for other publications, including The Berkshire Eagle. In 1994, while working as director of Career Education at Columbia University in New York, she helped to launch a neighborhood newspaper on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. She began the Italian project that the Fulbright award will support when she was a writer and associate editor at The Advocate. While there, she interviewed a Pittsfield based priest, Rinaldo Ribezzi, who lived in Rome during the German occupation, and she traveled to Rome to visit the church where he worked. Since that time, she has returned several times to interview people, including Jews and others who were persecuted.
In 2002, the Olivetti Foundation awarded her a grant to work with American and Italian high school students to create a video of an interview with an Italian Jewish woman whose family was affected by the Racial Laws and then, during the German occupation, was forced to hide.
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Joey Sindelar shot an 8-under 64 to take the first-round lead at the AT&T Champions Classic at Valencia Country Club.
Tom Purtzer was a stroke back after a 65, and David Edwards was in third with a 5-under 67.
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Nice ovation
Rich Contreras, who works at Valencia Country Club and got a sponsor's exemption into the field, received a nice ovation as he walked off the 18th green after completing his opening nine holes Friday.
Contreras, who started on No. 10, shot a 3-over 39 on the back nine.
Contreras was playing with MIchael Turner of Sherman Oaks, who had a 35 on the back.
Major additions
Black Knight is back
Turning 50
Tom Lehman, the former Wood Ranch assistant pro, is eligible to join the Champions Tour after turning 50 last Saturday.
"Turning 50 is a milestone," Lehman said in a news release provided by the tour. "As a golfer, I've always been competitive and always wanted to play my best. I've enjoyed my years on the PGA Tour, but at some point, I'll know when it's time to move on.
"The Champions Tour is something I look forward to with a lot of anticipation. There's a great camaraderie on the Champions Tour, but it's also very competitive. It's a great situation to be in, and I really look forward to that."
Olin Browne (Occidental) turns 50 on May 22 and Tom Pernice Jr. (UCLA) reaches that age on Sept. 5.
Local connections
Fuzzy, Joey out front
PGA Tour golfer hits shot in his underwear….no kidding
PGA Tour player Henrik Stenson hit a shot out of the mud in nothing but his white boxer briefs yesterday while playing in a group with Tiger Woods. Are you appalled? Did you think it was funny? Stenson explained that he didn't want to get his clothes all muddy, but PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem would probably rather have had him send him a bill for the dry cleaning than look at him in his skivvies. Do you think Finchem will suspend Stenson? Someone finally found a way to divert the attention from Tiger.
Fuzzy off to hot start
Local golfer, Contreras, makes Champions Tour field
Sylmar resident Rich Contreras is living his dream this week at Valencia Country Club. Contreras, 53, is the outside services manager at Valencia Country Club. He received a sponsor's exemption and will make his pro debut in the AT&T Champions Classic. Contreras is one of the good guys, and he'll be a fan favorite out there.


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The mission of Royal Independent School District is to focus our attitude and commitment to the academic success of each child in our district. We will provide a quality education for all students, empowering them to pursue their full intellectual, physical, and social potential and nurturing them to become productive citizens in an ever-changing, interdependent world.
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RoyalIndependent School District will become a recognized district as determined bythe Academic Excellence Indicator System (AEIS).
Studentswillimprove their level of academic success by a minimum of 5% each year untilthis goal is met.
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RoyalIndependent School District will provide well-organized special programs thatmeet the needs of individual students and meet state standards as determined bythe Performance Based Monitoring Analysis System (PBMAS) and that are mandatedby state and federal guidelines.
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Poll: What do you think of your new iPhone 4S?
So you went and got a super sweet new iPhone 4S and you've had a few days to try it out, play with Siri, take some 8 megapixel photos and shoot some 1080p video, and no doubt try your darndest to death grip the new antenna, and --- what do you think?
Is it the best phone you've ever owned? Is it just a decent upgrade? Is it about the same as your previous phone? Or are you already regretting the decision to buy?
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Poll: What do you think of your new iPhone 4S?
Going from the 3Gs I think it's great. A few people I know upgraded from the 4, and they're not super impressed. I do find the battery drains fairly quickly.
Anyone else having battery problems? I have been having weird issues and read over in macrumors the same thing.
Dissappinted by the battery life, can't really see any improvement from my 2yo 3gs.
Otherwise I'm extremely happy with the 4S, pages load twice faster in safari, and IOS runs smoother, no more lagging. I'm also happy they fixed the vibration which is now silent. It wasn't possible to plugin my 3gs at night without waking up my wife!
I'm somewhere between decent and awesome. The retina display is amazing, coming from a 3GS; my brother/roommate has a 4 but I guess I've never used it enough to be as blown away by it as it deserves. The camera is very good, but I'm not a huge camera guy. It is incredibly snappy, so much so that I don't mind waiting for the added convenience of SBsetttings, mutlifl0w, and other jailbreak tweaks.
Siri is awesome, when she works; the first hour after unboxing the phone it barely worked at all, due to network overload I'm sure, and since then it seems like it works perfectly every time I use it but has issues when I want to show it off to others.
So all in all, great upgrade, it is the best phone I've ever used, but not absolutely mind-blowing.
Had the 4, love Siri and have used it a ton for work. I like the reminders to where when I get to work it beeps to remind me of a task. Best phone I've owned. Battery life seems to be a little less than my old 4, but worth the trade for the great features of Siri, camera and overal speed increase.
So I jumped ship from a Droid Incredible, the honest truth is that the 4s does some things better than the droid and some thing not as well. I tell people it is on probation for 14 days as that is the return window. So far I am leaning toward keeping it, I like the integration with my Macbook and Ipad. The screen and camera are both killer features as well. I really miss the widgets that android has and the built in Nav. Siri is so so it works half the time and the other half it does not understand or I get network unavailable errors. I suspect that is growing pains that will be sorted out soon. I will be watching the Nexus Prime release tonight though. It is the most likely reason that I would return the 4s. Google and Sammy need to hit a home run though......
I have gone back and for between iOS and Android over the past year. I have to say that the Bionic has changed my mind about Android and the Galaxy Nexus + Ice Cream Sandwich really make Apple look like they are behind... Although Apple's platform is more stable. That was SJ's MO, right? Cut out the features that 70% of the people don't need. Simple stable, but not feature rich - that is iOS to me. Seems to me Apple will be merging iOS and OSX though, and when they do, they may leapfrog Android - who knows.
I upgraded mainly for the camera, which is great. But I'm kind of blown away by Siri. Yesterday, I said "Remind me to walk the dog when I get home" and the alarm sounded when I pulled into my garage! I like being able to dictate messages and emails, that is a fantastic feature. Backed up to the Cloud and set up Find My iPhone (days after someone attempted to phone-jack me). So yeah, I thing it's a pretty great upgrade.
I jumped from the 4, and I love it. Im sure some of it Is the software, and definitely the feel of a new phone in my hands is always nice. To me, they took something I liked and polished it up, removed all the imperfections and made it perfect for me and what I need. I even bought one for my girlfriend, felt like I was having all the fun. To be honest, I am the biggest fan of the chassis and design of the 4. After running my 4 over with front and back tire of my car, on accident, it shattering both sides, of the phone. I made a call, it still worked!. And after replacing the LCD and glass, it is perfect. I am skeptical of the 5 compromising the strength for size. And anyone who has checked around, even the broken iPhone 4 is selling for more the the 4s cost me with contract.
Love it. Had the 3gs. The speed alone makes the upgrade very worthwhile. Siri is fun, just need to get used to having it available for use. The display is crisp and clear. Camera is fantastic. I am one of those buyers who waits for the S version of the phone to come out, so missing the 5 doesn't bother me at all. I like the S improvements each time
LOVE! However, it is my first one, gave my 2nd generation iPod Touch to my sweety. That's the only thing I have to compare it to. Coming off of BlackBerry, it is a dream. Bought my first Mac also a few months ago also.
Arriving from a Pre to my first ever Apple product, there is a learning curve.... And the realization that Apple is made up of humans who are not perfect. I'm happy with the 4S and believe that it is currently the absolute best choice at this time for a smarter phone. Just wish it were a smoother transition but am curious to see and learn first hand what all the Apple fuss is about :-)
The battery life is a little disappointing for me, I use the Iphone very often and for data a lot so battery is dying quick
Only the impatient and underachievers should hold off. Despite a few bugs in apps, SIRI, and iCloud, this phone is feature rich and ready for the masses. No brainier for 3G and 3GS owners. And since you can get the same $200 for your iPhone4 that you paid for it, it even makes sense for those to whom the only differences would be the stronger camera and SIRI.
Upgraded from the 4, and I think it's worth it... Siri = brilliant camera = brilliant and the the new chipset to give it that extra speed and all the other little bits that apple have done with it. I wouldn't go as far as to say its the 'greatest phone ever' but it's certainly a good handset and one if the best that's around at the moment


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President's Speeches and Remarks
January 15, 2010
Good evening, and welcome to this long-awaited official dedication of the new Peter Buck Center for Health and Fitness.
I want to extend a special welcome to several present and past members of our Board of Trustees—including Peter Small—who are with us this evening:
Joan Benoit Samuelson
Shelley Cyr
Jane Morrell; and
Dick Morrell
I also want to acknowledge the team that took this project so well from concept to conclusion:
Our architect, Tim Mansfield, from Cambridge Seven;
Steve Hughes and Tom Barr of Barr & Barr construction;
Members of our Planning Committee led by Tim Foster
And of course, the two people who were on this project day in and day out for nearly two years: Don Borkowski and Greg Hogan.
You all have in your program a bit of information on Dr. Buck and his extraordinary career, so I won't repeat those details. Let me just say that we are delighted to have Dr. Buck back on campus along with members of his family and other guests, and that his generosity to his alma mater has allowed us to do truly wonderful things.
As we look at the typical college campus today—including our own—it is difficult to imagine a time when health and fitness were not a central part of college life. But at the very beginning—when colleges like Bowdoin admitted only men—not only were these activities considered "ungentlemanly and antithetical to academic pursuits," in many cases, they were actually prohibited.
That all began to change—very slowly—during the nineteenth century with an emphasis on gymnastics, and even gardening. Then, in the 1870s, the first gymnasiums began to be built. Harvard's Hemenway Gymnasium was considered state-of-the-art, but even as it opened its doors, it was unclear how best to put it to use. One of the problems was that no one was in charge and—believe it or not—students didn't think the college knew what it was doing.
This is from the Harvard Crimson, dated June 13, 1879:
Harvard has now the most costly building for a Gymnasium in this country; she has students enough who are willing, even anxious, to use it, but no one to wisely assume the direction of fitting it with the apparatus, nor to take charge of it when complete. If it may be permitted us to breathe a wish in this matter, it would be that a Professor of Hygiene might be appointed, - a man of courage as well as sound learning, - who should lecture to the students and be their adviser; a man who could advise the crews in training, and watch that no man overstepped the limits of his physical powers; a man who could tell the round-shouldered, hollow-chested, crooked-legged, weak-backed, how to remedy their defects, …[so that] in five years the physique of Harvard students will show a marked change for the better.
Of course here at Bowdoin, fitness was already assumed, especially since our students had been engaging since the 1830s in the annual "Rope Pull" between freshmen and sophomores—a contest in which members of the rival classes tried to drag the opposing side clear across campus!
As it turned out, the person Harvard ended up hiring to run things at Hemenway was none other than our own Dudley Sargent—a member of the Class of 1875 from Belfast, Maine, and the namesake for Sargent Gymnasium—who had been performing with a circus when he was hired as Bowdoin's first director of gymnastics in 1870.
So at Bowdoin, we have always been in the forefront of health and fitness, and with our new facility, we remain there today. And just as the student writers at the Harvard Crimson dared to "breathe a wish" in the matter of fitness there, our students have never been shy about telling us what they need and want to remain healthy and fit.
We first started to hear some rumblings soon after we opened the Watson Fitness Center in the mid-1990s. It was a terrific and long overdue facility for our community, and it was very, very popular. So popular, in fact, that at certain times of day, there wasn't a weight machine, a bicycle, or a treadmill to be had. It wasn't long before we knew we would have to take the next step.
Meanwhile, just across the way, our health center was showing its age. Opened as the Dudley Coe Memorial Infirmary in 1917 when Bowdoin had an enrollment of 435 men (and when "Dudley" was apparently a more common name!), the Coe Health Center served Bowdoin well for a long, long time, even as we became a coed institution with four times that many students. Coe has been a place where generations of Bowdoin students were treated for everything from infectious diseases and appendicitis to the mid-semester blues that Dr. Dan Hanley used to diagnose as a serious case of "Bowdoinitis."
I am confident that we squeezed every bit of usefulness out of that grand old place! This year, we began the fall semester with a bout of swine flu, and by the time the health center staff moved into their new quarters on the top floor of the Buck Center on September 24, they had already seen and treated more than 130 students. With students on cots in Coe's hallways or out on the porch, let's just say there was a whole lot of appreciation that day for the new Buck Center—appreciation that continues unabated today.
We normally dedicate new facilities at the College as they open. We cut ribbons and tour shiny new space together before anyone gets a chance to put it to use. In the case of the Buck Center—thanks to our housekeeping and facilities crews—we have still been able to appreciate the newness of the building, its design, and its environmental efficiency more than four months after we opened the doors. But today, we also have the advantage of knowing how the space is being put to use, how it has changed daily life at the College, and how much this extraordinary facility is appreciated by students, faculty, and staff.
Here's what people are saying about the Buck Center. First, the Health Center:
"Beautiful space."
"Bright and light."
"More of a welcoming environment."
"Feels like a REAL doctor's office!"
For our coaches—who are finally together under one roof—the new quarters for Athletics on the second floor have made significant positive changes in how they collaborate and how they interact with students and parents. Their comments:
"Much more of a hub of activity on campus"
"Tells everyone loud and clear that Bowdoin values health and fitness."
"A much more professional space all around."
Finally, on the ground floor and one level below, our new fitness center has truly been transformative. From some of the students who seem to be in the place from dawn until well after dusk:
"Wow! I was abroad and just got back. It's all brand new and three times the space we used to have!"
"I think it's wonderful. [It] allows more people to use the facility at the same time [and you] develop a rapport with…people who are not necessarily your friends."
"I came here [for the first time] and thought I wouldn't get a treadmill because [Watson] was always so packed, but I got one right away."
And finally from a first-year student now serving as an instructor at the rock climbing wall:
"I've never seen a climbing wall like this before! The wall is all about endurance and calculation and careful placement of feet and hands. It's meditative but its also surprising how many people [say] after working out, 'Wow that climb was hard!' A whole cross section of the Bowdoin campus has been coming by to give it a try."
So it's clear that the Buck Center for Health and Fitness is a huge success at Bowdoin, and that we've come a very long way from the annual "Freshman / Sophomore Rope Pull!"
The Center and the programs that take place within its unique glass frame truly highlight for all to see Bowdoin's ongoing commitment to developing a culture of personal responsibility for physical health and fitness, as well as our understanding that a facility like this is central to student life and the overall well-being of our entire community.
We are deeply indebted to Dr. Buck for the generosity he has shown to Bowdoin and for giving us the ability to open this magnificent new facility in the center of our campus.
Please join me in expressing our enthusiastic appreciation as I ask Dr. Buck to say a few words…


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Pretoria — Higher Education and Training Minister Dr Blade Nzimande says the department is starting to meaningfully address the challenges faced by the country's Further Education and Training (FET) colleges through the implementation of its multifaceted turnaround strategy.
The strategy aims to solve the key challenges faced by the institutions and to turn them into sustainable environments where the quality of teaching and learning produces a skilled workforce.
The turnaround strategy covers all 50 FET colleges, which have 264 campuses, countrywide.
Nzimande said the ultimate goal was to have the colleges "claim their rightful place in contributing to driving the country's economy, thereby reducing unemployment, especially among the youth".
"We are turning our FET colleges into institutions of choice," he said on Wednesday.
Some of the key challenges facing the FET sector include:
- Teaching and learning - low throughput rates, inadequate lecturer qualifications and industry-linked experience and a limited programme qualification mix, with insufficient programmes relevant to local communities and industry.
- Poor financial management systems. Currently there are 20 colleges that received qualified audits in the 2011 financial year.
- Lack of or limited capacity in relation to the functions of qualified Chief Financial Officers. In some instances, there is limited oversight of college management and governance.
- The majority of colleges lack the ability to generate and manage reliable data.
- FET college examinations and assessment system continue to be a challenge.
- Managing change: For example, through the function shift process of migrating FET colleges from a provincial to a national competence, it would be important to maintain an environment of order and focus, while ensuring compliance with emerging legislative and policy changes.
- Institutional differentiation: A generalised approach for FET colleges will not serve national interests the best. The turnaround strategy requires individualised assessment and tailored interventions to respond to specific strengths and weaknesses of each of the 50 colleges.
- Movement from current to desired status: The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) is repairing and building to solve immediate problems, while simultaneously laying out a developmental agenda that will be sustained beyond 2030.
- Renewed focus on student performance and success is core to the mandate of colleges; everything else is in support of teaching and learning.
- Strategy-led approach: coordination of the implementation of the strategy is key, and will drive and determine annual operational plans, budgets and priorities.
- Accountability for performance: no change can be guaranteed unless accountability is assured. Council charters, performance contracts with principals and all the way to campus levels will be used to measure performance.
In addressing these challenges, Nzimande said the strategy was anchored in principles, including:
The focus areas of the turnaround strategy are teaching and learning, through improving lecturer qualifications and student pass rate; institutional management and government; administration, curriculum delivery; improving quality of teaching staff and systems and student support services.
The focus areas also include infrastructure, facilities and equipment management as well as partnership, linkages and stakeholder management.
Financial assistance to poor students in FETs, through the National Students Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS), has increased four-fold from R318 million in 2010 to R1.7 billion in 2012.
In August, Nzimande signed agreements with all FET college principals for the allocation of R2.5 billion from the National Skills Fund (NSF) for the expansion and capacity building of FET colleges.
Earlier in April, President Jacob Zuma announced a R2.5 billion allocation towards the refurbishment and construction of new FET campuses over the next three years.
These are some of the key interventions government has made to ensure that FETs are strengthened, the quality of teaching improved, adequate facilities and equipment is made available and student support services are augmented.
Alongside these investments, FET college enrolments have increased from a headcount enrolment of about 327 000 to about 550 000 in the last three years.
Through a partnership with the SA Institute of Chartered Accountants, the department has already started a process of ensuring that all FET colleges have chartered accountants as Chief Financial Officers to improve financial management, good corporate governance and accountability.
While a lot more achievements have been notched up in the process of turning around FETs, Nzimande acknowledged that there was still more that was in the planning stages, while some challenges still remained in pursuing the goal of turning these colleges into institutions of choice in South Africa.


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PALM BEACH GARDENS — Brooks Koepka of Lake Worth made seven birdies on the back nine Monday and parred all nine holes Tuesday while winning a Golfslinger.com Tour event on the Estate course at PGA National.
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Triple-Lumen Reduces Catheters Needed for CT Imaging
Three distinct lumens in a new line of peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) increases flexibility to administer medications simultaneously. It also allows contrast power injections for computed tomography (CT) imaging using a single PICC line.
The Morpheus Smart Triple Lumen CT PICC features a tapered catheter that quickly narrows from a 7 French diameter to 6 French. This improves blood flow and reduces the risk of thrombosis. The PICC's catheter shaft technology couples the pushability needed for PICC placement with pliability that minimizes the risk of vessel trauma and phlebitis.
This is the first of several new catheters planned for the new Morpheus Smart PICC line.
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AT&T Offering $100 Credit for Device Trade-Ins
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Tofuchong said:
So I'm guessing the maximum credit would be $100.00 no matter the device, that is the way the article is written.
Let me tell you, if you use T-Mobile's in-store device trade in program, based on the phone of course, you can easily get a larger than $100.00 credit.
Customers who wish to trade in devices that are valued at more than $100 will be credited the extra amount.
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Defeat the Evil Cutworms!
Posted by: Dave DeWitt on Jun 12, 2010
Cutworms should be called Paul Bunyan worms because when they arrive in your garden, the tender bedding plants resemble newly fallen trees. These are not worms, of course, but caterpillars of small gray moth. They're in the group called solitary surface cutworms because they cut off young plants at the soil line or slightly above or below it, sometimes dropping the severed plants into their burrows. Because most of the plant is not eaten, these cutworms do an amazing amount of damage, attacking and felling new plants nightly, like they did to two of my chile plants this week.
Master gardeners usually describe about a dozen ways to attack or prevent cutworms, but for a small garden the best method is called a cutworm collar. Buy plastic drink cups, or save yogurt containers, and simply cut out the bottom. Position the collars over the plants and push them about a inch below the surface of the soil. These physical barriers need to stay around the plants until (like peppers and tomatoes), the stems become somewhat thick and woody.
Update: Today, while replacing those chopped down plants, I found the cutworm, tossed it onto the gravel, and it was promptly eaten by a robin!
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I have found that ants also make quick work of them, I tossed one aside this week and a group of ants started attacking it, especially its underbelly. Within minutes they were carrying it off to their ant hole!


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Hodgkin's Lymphoma (HL) is defined as the cancer of the lymph tissue, which is part of our immune system. The exact etiology of HL is unknown. However, the risk of developing the condition is increased if a person suffers from a medical condition that weakens the immune system. In HL, cells in the lymphatic system grow unusually and may spread beyond the lymphatic system. The infection-fighting properties of the lymphocytes are lost, making the person more susceptible to infection. The main treatments used are chemotherapy, followed by radiotherapy or chemotherapy alone. Generally surgery is not used as a treatment for the condition.
TechNavio's analysts forecast the Global Hodgkin's Lymphoma Therapeutics market will grow at a CAGR of 6.84 percent over the
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WBC heavyweight champion Vitaly Klitschko is set to end his professional career. The 41 year old said his younger brother Wladimir, the WBA, IBF and WBO belts holder, will now fight in the ring for both of them.
The elder Klitschko, who is getting more and more involved in politics, told a press conference in Donetsk that he does not intend to enter the boxing ring any more.
"I can say to all fans of boxing, that the Ukrainian flag will be raised many times and the Ukrainian anthem will sound, when Klitschko comes into the ring," correspondent.net quotes Vitaly as saying.
"If you're referring to me, then I'm not going to fight. I have a brother, who is like me but is younger and more talented. So I was meaning my younger brother Wladimir," he pointed out.
On September 8, Vitaly held his 47th professional fight, when he beat German Manuel Charr by a technical knockout to fix his career record at 45 wins, including 41 by KO, and just two losses.
After that, 'Dr. Ironfist' said he plans to focus on the upcoming parliamentary election in Ukraine.


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The iphone sucks. Touch screen crappy 3g AT&T service. Oh and not to mention no insurance. This device is stolen more than cars it seems. Go ahead taking a $300 or $400 retail price gamble.
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Election Day in our region, and everywhere in the country for that matter, is tomorrow and voting begins bright and early at 6am and then remains open until 9pm pursuant to federal laws regarding the general Election..
The Presidential Race is nearly a dead heat in many swing states and the latest popular poll shows President Obama leading 50 to 47% over Mitt Romney. In the United States Senate Race, incumbent Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand faces Republican Wendy Long, and three other challengers, Green Party Candidate Colia Clark, Libertarian Chris Edes, and Constitution candidate John Mangelli. In the 21st Congressional District, Democrat Incumbent Bill Owens faces Republican challenger Matt Doheney, The Green Party's candidate is Donald Hassig. State Senator Betty Little is running unopposed to regain her seat in the Senate and the 114th Assembly seat has Democrat Dennis Tarrantino facing Republican Dan Stec. In the 115th Assembly District, Incumbent Republican Janet Duprey faces a challenge from Conservative Karen Bisso, and Democrat Tim Carpenter.
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1 & 2 FranklinTown Hall,7 Cold Brook Rd,Vermontville,NY12989
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This 4th of July wknd BUCK crosses the $1M mark, CAVE OF FORGOTTEN DREAMS breaks the top 25 high gross docs of all time!
Our friends over at indieWIRE have the details on these amazing numbers:
Ira the true source and the sitluoon to the problem that you locate is buried deep in your article under Number 5, where you say most of the films they [IFC] distribute are foreign films that are generally subsidized by their local governments and budgeted on the basis that any income from North American would be gravy. The issue in distribution begins at the beginning of the food chain how much do investors have to invest in order to get a picture made, which then dictates how well a film has to do in distribution to recoup and then yield a profit. Other countries settled this issue a long time ago with national film boards, film commissions, etc. that finance films outright or provide deep tax and financing advantages to individuals or companies who put up capital. You should not be so accepting of the bloated status quo of the high cost of production, unreasonable talent fees and riders (see Roz's comment), jacked up acquisition fees to cover the inflated costs of production, and the impossible-to-meet scenarios for distribution that would need to be achieved to cover all of these initial costs and then make money for the distributor. This economic model was specious (op cit your treatise on distribution that I reviewed years ago in your tenure bid at Columbia) in the best of times when distributors and exhibitors actually had control over the means of distribution and could at least tangentially maintain an audience's attention, it is unquestionably impossible now for all of the reasons everyone in that small conference room in MOMA was gnashing their teeth about. The fact is, that the sitluoon to the production-acquisition-distribution-exhibition conundrum does not exist in past economic models located in New Yorkistan. You re a smart guy Ira. Think more expansively.
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Pittsburgh, PA (PRWEB) July 17, 2014
Northwood Realty Services, in partnership with In Community Magazines, today announced winners of the Northwood Neighborhood Awards, a first-ever program to showcase all the "hidden gems" that collectively make the Pittsburgh region such a great place to live. In addition to full bragging rights, winners in each category can be viewed at Northwood Knows Neighborhoods. Select winners will also be featured in the fall and winter issues of InCommunity Magazines.
"The Northwood Neighborhood Awards program was created as a new way to highlight distinctive or special places on a micro-level," according to Tom Hosack, CEO and president of Northwood Realty Services.
"Northwood Realty is particularly qualified to lead this initiative, as our 1,000+ real estate agents across the region have intimate knowledge of, and firsthand experience with the unique amenities associated with the streets, developments, neighborhoods and communities throughout our region," noted Hosack.
Nominations were free and open to all residents within Allegheny, Butler, Washington or Westmoreland counties, across a range of categories starting March 1. Each of the nominations was reviewed by a diverse panel of neighborhood experts from Northwood Realty Services and other community stakeholders, who selected multiple winners in each category.
The 2014 Northwood Neighborhood Award winners are:
Best All-Around Neighborhood
Neighborhood Spirit Award
Friendliest Neighborhood Park
Best Block Party
Best Neighborhood Yard Sale
Most Diverse Architecture
Most Breathtaking View
Holiday Decorations Award
For more information about Northwood Realty Services visit: http://www.northwood.com/.
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No.8 Willesden Hostel LondonLondon, England
I recommend u don't leave anything in the fridge, people in this hostel steal food and it's something that they do often. In my case someone took two pizzas, and left the empty boxes in the fridge... :S In the hostel they have cameras but maybe the problem are the costumers... The room was noisy becasuse of the pub downstairs and the staff was helpful.
West Two LondonLondon, England
The mattres the worst ever I slept. Kitchen is too small for to much people and there are a few stuff. Good location.
Beach Backpackers Hostel Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro, Brazil
The guy in the reception (David) was really helpful and friendly the other staff not too much. The place could be more clean, the sheets, toilets.... The coommon area and the breakfast buffet was good but the rooms are pretty small, it's a little bit claustrofobic sleep in a 3 bunk bed.
WoW HostelSingapore, Singapore
TAKE CARE WITH THE PRICE, THEY PUT LESS PRICE TO APPEAR IN THE CHEAPEST HOSTELS BUT THEN THEY CHARGE AN ADDITIONAL 10% and take care also if you only book ONE night, READ ALL THE CONDITIONS. For this price you can find something better and more close to the center it is far from everything. The only positive thing is that is close to the metro.
Wheelers Guest HouseKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
they let me stay 3 more hours for free after check out time because our flight was delayed and we arrived to late, but I don´t recommend this place. The room is dirty, the sheets also dirty with holes, the staff not so helpful, you have to pay for left your bags. In general for a few more money you can get something much better. The only positive is the location.
Emerald HostelHangzhou, China
The bed don't have mattres it's too hard sleep there. I'd prefer not to share the room with the employees and it should have one key for each guest, I don't like that every time that I want to go to the room someone have to go to open the door.
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Showbiz Inn at West StreetYangshuo, China
Perfecto! bien situado, una terraza con las mejores vistas de la ciudad, las habitaciones amplias y limpias, buen trato del personal y barato! que más se puede pedir!
Xi'an Xing Zhe International HostelXi'an, China
La habitacion muy sucia cuando llegue y la cama no tiene colchon, duermes sobre una tabla!
Bath BackpackersBath, England
My experience was not very good, the beds were so uncomfortable I didn't sleep in all night because my back hurts, and the pillow was so dirty. The breakfast very poor. The good things for me only the location.
B&B Al FilarmonicoVerona, Italy
Lo recomiendo, cerca del centro, todo muy limpio, la dueña (Victoria) muy amable, nosotros teniamos que salir antes de la hora del desayuno y nos preparó lo una hora antes del horario.
YMCA Hostel BaselBasel, Switzerland
I recommend you this hostel, the best In the world that I have stay


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UW System Fees Increase. Scary?
UW System students won't face higher tuition bills, but they'll still have to
pay more to go to school next year. The budget raises student fees by an average of 3.6 percent and room and board expenses by an average of 2.7 percent at the 13 four year campuses. Students on those campuses will have to pay an average of $39 more in fees, $115 more for housing, and $63 more for meal plans. We asked UW-L Chancellor Joe Gow if those spikes may scare off potential students.
The UW System passed a $1.6 billion budget last week. The plan represents a 1.7 percent spending increase over last year.


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Two armed gangsters have been killed in an attempted robbery incident in Mombasa old town estate.
The two were part of a group of six who had attacked a business woman before they were cornered by members of public.
Mombasa deputy OCPD Muturi Mboga says the four who escaped are suspected to be armed.


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Politics should not cloud learning how Benghazi attack occurred
Unfortunately, the debate over the loss of our consulate in Benghazi, Libya, has become so politicized that we may be in danger of never finding what went wrong. The current discussion has seized upon the possibility of political shenanigans and cover-ups, and while that makes for interesting reading, it might become so bogged down that we miss the opportunity to learn. Policies, precedent, resources and procedures could and should have prevented the consulate from coming under attack, or defended it if it did come under attack, or vacated it if the threat was too high. So, let's look at some of the facts.
Fact: The combatant commanders, in this case AFRICOM, have access to our national inventory of intelligence community resources as well as international resources in order to thoroughly understand the risks and threats in any part of their Area of Responsibility (AOR). The complete picture of what was happening in Libya should have been known by AFRICOM leaders and this should have been briefed up and down the chain daily.
Fact: The first two cornerstones of AFRICOM's mission are 1. Deter and defeat transnational threats posed by al-Qaeda and other extremist organizations, and 2. Protect U.S. security interests by ensuring the safety of Americans and American interests from transnational threats. In other words it is the mission of AFRICOM to prevent exactly what happened at the consulate in Benghazi. Fact: AFRICOM is organized differently than any other combatant commander headquarters. To more fully mesh the State Department and Department of Defense, the deputy position at AFRICOM is co-held by a three-star uniformed officer and a State Department ambassador.
Fact: The policy is for AFRICOM leaders to work with the State Department's regional security officer, the intelligence community, and other interagency players to establish the threat. This same team can then work to quickly provide plans and resources to deny that threat.
Fact: There are units specifically designed to bolster security in U.S. installations abroad. The Marine Corps has three companies of Fleet Antiterrorism Security Teams (FAST) and one of these companies (or units from it) could have been deployed as the risk materialized. Each company has six platoons of 50 men each.
Fact: In July 2003, when I was with the European command (AFRICOM had not been created yet) we had a similar situation develop in Liberia. Two warring factions were threatening the embassy in Monrovia. The EUCOM team began planning for embassy support before Ambassador John Blaney's request. When he did ask for help, we responded immediately, worked with his staff and received secretary of defense approval to deploy a single FAST team platoon to the embassy to provide security. We worked with the Joint Staff and created the mission and structure for Joint Task Force Liberia, an anti-terrorism force based on the USS Iwo Jima and incorporating the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU).
Fact: Elements from the MEU arrived and relieved the FAST platoon. The warring parties signed a cease-fire, the embassy in Monrovia was secured, and no Americans were hurt.