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I think that anonymous group is retarded for calling for an Internet Blackout. Most of what we do on the Internet is public information anyhow like email addresses. It even says that is public records when you go to .gov websites. Why doesnt anyone want the government to find out what you are doing on websites? What is going on that is such a big secret? The government wants to fight terrorism and bullying. Is that something that people cant give up? I think that nobody should have the right to privacy on the Internet. That said, I am going back to play Torchlight lol Have fun when they pass the new law.
I don't care if someone wants to go through everything of mine. However I do care that they are willing to throw away the fourth amendment. If they have a warrant and they use the system THEY put into place, fine. They might as well bug everyone's house and record everything people do. Essentially this is a stepping stone for just that. They could easily fight terrorism and bullying if they would do their jobs and take the leads they get and go through the process they set on their own. However they won't, so now they want to pass a bill where anyone can release any of your information. Including location, history, contact information, etc. Not only that but this will help corporations make money because they will be able to sell your info. I sure hope you don't have credit cards on file anywhere. I'm sure plenty of people will have fun with this new law, including hackers. It'll be be even more fun releasing people's personal information as an example of what this bill will do.
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Finally, something positive about rap in relation to gay rights.
i've actually never given this much thought since most of my friends don't refer to me as their "gay" friend, but recently i've made a new friend who did refer to me as her gay friend. I wasn't offended and didn't think much of it until one of my friends asked me if i thought it was rude of her to introduce me that way. i have to agree that people should value a friend just because of their sexuality, but rather who they are as a person and what you value in them as a friend
I have a couple of friends who always introduce me as their "Gay friend." I don't find it OFFENSIVE. I wouldn't even say rude. I just feel like they're placing me in a different bracket from their friends based on my sexuality.
Some people do it because they want to make it clear that they're proud of you and what not. But sometimes it's best not to be outed in the first 5 seconds of meeting someone. (Even if you're already out.)
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Until February 2008, there was a vacuous void when it came to objective MLB team season previews and Devil Rays information on the internets. And then there wasn't….
There was Your Team Ain't S#!t Compared To The Devil Rays. The 2009 Edition of Your Team Ain't S#!t continues our proud tradition of truth and awesomeness as over six weeks we prove concisely and conclusively why each of the other 29 teams remain vastly inferior to our beloved Devil Rays.
Working backwards through the final Bugs & Cranks Top 30 rankings, we continue with The Chicago Cubs….
Argument #1. Iwamura > Fukudome.
B&C's original Cubs writer Adam Godson noted the unfortunate side affect of the Cubs one big free agent signing: "Milton Bradley's presence will force Fukudome to CF where he's more lost than Mike Piazza in a strip club."
Argument #2. Milton Bradley = Loveable Loser With Delusions Of Grandeur
Look I like Milton Bradley, and if he can field okay he might be the second-best hitter in the s#!tty National League. But peep this quote Shysterball's got:
Milton Bradley, commenting on how so many experts are picking the Cubs to win the NL Central:
"They should. I'm here. I'm a winner. When I went to the Dodgers, after they hadn't been to the postseason since '88, they went to the postseason. I went to the A's in 2006. We weren't supposed to do anything, and we went to the ALCS. I was with San Diego. We were one win away from making the postseason, and I got hurt. Everywhere I go, people win. It's not a surprise."
What kind of "winner" has never in his entire career been on a team that won even a single game in an LCS?
Argument #3. So you've basically got a free pass to the playoffs since you play in the NL Central. What good does it do you if you're gonna be historically choketastic?
Fun historical fact from Joe Distelheim on The Hardball Times: "Never before, in all the century-plus history of the modern National League, has a team gone to the postseason two years in a row and failed to win a game."
Argument #4. Making fun of the Cubs is like making fun of cripples. It's fun but not THAT fun. Luckily B&C's Tyler Maas is willing to overlook that to provide the following:
- Kevin "the poor man's Troy Percival" Gregg is their closer
- Ryne Sandberg's big horse teeth
- Ernie Banks' desparate clinging to the past (and stupid phrases he coined in the past)
- the fact their 98% casual fan base religiously drinks Old Style, which is made – but never consumed – in Wisconsin
- The racist "Horry Kow" shirt
Argument #5. If Lou Piniella's such a good manager why'd the Devil Rays fire him? And why couldn't he take the Devil Rays to the World Series? Or the Mariners? Or the Cubs?
Argument #6. 11 Years, Bitches.
The Devil Rays made their first World Series appearance in their 11th season. The Cubs didn't make a World Series until their 34th season.
Now and always, the Cubs ain't shit compared to our beloved Devil Rays.
We'll prove it head-to-head only if the Cubs somehow win not just a single postseason game, but seven of them in the same year.
Coming soon to Your Team Ain't S#!t Compared To The Devil Rays….
On Deck: #27 The Boston Red Sox
In The Hole: #28 The Los Angeles Angels
Previously on Your Team Ain't S#!t Compared To The Devil Rays….
#1 The San Diego Padres
#2 The Washington Nationals
#3 The Seattle Mariners
#4 The Colorado Rockies
#5 The San Francisco Giants
#6 The Pittsburgh Pirates (w/ Special Guest S#!tter Tampa Bay Sports Blog's Scott Brannelly)
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#14 The Texas Rangers
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#16 The Cleveland AL Franchise
#17 The Florida Marlins
#18 The Los Angeles Dodgers
#19 The Houston Astros
#20 The New York Mets
#21 The Milwaukee Brewers
#22 The Toronto Blue Jays
#23 The New York Yankees
#24 The Minnesota Twins
#25 The Chicago White Sox
That 11 years stat always seems a little odd when applied to teams that formed before the World series began. The Cubs were champions of the league in six of their first ten years of existence. They also played made it to the World Series four times from 1903 to 1910, winning twice.
Doesn't mean they don't suck now, it's just a strange stat to cherry-pick for a team that defined early blooming like the Cubs.
Actuallly, the reason the Rays asked Piniella to step down was that he was openly critical of the Rays front office for not increasing payroll quickly enough to field a competitive team. Which is best demonstrated by the fact the the Rays has the worst record in modern baseball history.
Oh, and Lou managed a World Series winner in only his 4th year of coaching, whereas Madden still does not have a ring after 5 year. Or as Chalk would say, 4 Years, B#&$hes
1. It's MaddOn
2. He hasn't managed for 5 years, this will be his 4th year
Actually this will be MaddOn's 6th year managing, just not all with the Rays.
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1999 AL West Anaheim 44 29 19 10 .655 4
2006 AL East TampaBay 51 162 61 101 .377 5
2007 AL East TampaBay 52 162 66 96 .407 5
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What's The Best DPS Professions In Patch 5.1 ?
The best dps profession also means the highest damage per second profession. We know that the best dps profession can always help you gain much more Wow gold and leveling faster in game. Anyone know yet what two professions will provide the biggest DPS boost through their proprietary benefits. The highest dps for raids would be blacksmith for the extra socket to go a long with JC.
JC and BS are going to give you the most because you can get extra agility rather than extra AP. The others (except eng) all give you a flat 80 AP.
Alchemy, enchanting, jewelcrafting, blacksmithing and inscription all give 320 agility, so these are equal. Leatherworking gives 330 agility, so it's 10 agility better than the others.
Engineering is tougher to measure b/c you get crap like pyro rockets and hyperspeed accelerators instead of a real enchant. I think it's still lagging behind all the other professions in terms of a DPS boost for safe wow gold. The main value of engineering of course comes from lining it up with Tiger's Fury/Berserk/possible other cooldowns. Does the engineering tinker stack with an agility potion?
Then there is tailoring, 4000 ap, roughly 15 sec every 60 sec, so 1000 ap or give or take 373 agility (using Agixx' t14H scale factors), but it's proc based, so you can't line it up with cooldowns (unless you wait with using your other cooldowns till it procs, but that reduces relative cooldown uptime so that can't be a good idea), so it's probably not as good.
Well it looks like, according to that blog guy, that engineering is slightly ahead of the professions that provide 80 AP, and you still get all of the cool toys to boot! The downside to eng is that it has very limited money making potential. More information about wow guide, please refer to http://www.wowgoldsafe.co.uk/.
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Question: Are the voice modulators used over the phone by kidnappers any use? Because the gadgets electronically alter the caller's voice, is it possible to "demodulate" the signal and reveal the true voice?
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The Planned Parenthood Action Fund announced its endorsement of Christie Vilsack in Iowa's 4th Congressional District race. The Planned Parenthood Action Fund is the advocacy and political arm of Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
"The Planned Parenthood Action Fund is proud to support Christie Vilsack for Congress," said Cecile Richards, president of the Planned Parenthood Action Fund. "The work she has done to help women in Iowa through her initiatives as Iowa's First Lady underscores her passionate advocacy for women and women's reproductive health and rights, and that is exactly what Iowa needs."
Vilsack has already made great strides in supporting women and women's health in Iowa. Three and a half years ago she was named Executive Director of The Iowa Initiative, an organization that works to reduce the rate of unintended pregnancies among younger women in Iowa. This has helped thousands of women gain access to the health care they need.
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The contrast in Iowa's 4th Congressional District could not be clearer. While Christie Vilsack is a strong supporter of women's health and rights, her opponent, Congressman Steve King, has actively worked to limit the rights of women. Among the many anti-women's health bills he has cosponsored, one would prohibit Planned Parenthood from participating in public health programs, essentially cutting women off from their trusted health care provider. The women of Iowa deserve better — they deserve Christie Vilsack.
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TV's first interracial marriage: I Love Lucy
Well, gang, it's official: I Love Lucy featured "TV's first interracial marriage."(Lucille Ball's with Desi Arnaz.) This according to FoxNews last week.
"I Love Lucy" is applauded as the first program to feature an interracial couple on TV, and Lucille Ball has said that executives were hesitant to hire Cuban-born Desi Arnaz.
Here at Babalu we've often commented on this fascinating American cultural curiosity, as reported earlier by the Huffington Post and even The Wall Street Journal.
But why pick on FoxNews? And HuffPo? And TV executives 60 years ago?....After all, my father-in-law always believed his daughter's marriage was interracial too!...("It's OK, Honey, we give you our blessing. We just want you to be happy. Your mother and I are finally starting to like this Hom-Boy-Da fella anyway. He kinda grows on ya...OK, we realize he's Cuban--but he can't help that. He's a credit to his race.")
My dearly departed father-in-law (and WWII hero, including a morning on Omaha beach) was friends with fellow New Orleanian Louis Prima--who although "a Dago" was clearly "white."
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Yamaha SA503 Troy Van Leeuwen Signature
Combine Queens Of The Stone Age axeman Troy Van Leeuwen with Yamaha's renowned build quality and we should have a guitar that rocks
Yamaha's SA503 TVL Troy Van Leeuwen signature model guitar is an ES-335-inspired semi-acoustic.
The SA503 TVL is one of the most retro-looking, 'quirky' instruments that Yamaha has produced in some years. It's part of a full archtop range that includes Troy's favourite AES1500 (available with Bigsby or hardtail), the more jazz-intended AEX1500 and the long-standing SA2200.
Yamaha build electric guitars in numerous far eastern factories. They have their own facilities in Japan, Taiwan, China and Indonesia and when necessary use other OEM factories – much like any modern mass production. For the record the TVL hails from Indonesia – a location not typically known for mid-priced quality.
But the TVL does not feel, look or sound cheap in any way. It features classic semi construction: laminated maple front, back and sides with tasteful cream, rather than white, bound top and back edges.
An over-large centre block helps create a very solidbody-like sustain but also, unfortunately, contributes to a weight of 10lbs, heavy even for a solidbody. If you're used to modern solidbody single-cuts it'll be okay, but if your current squeeze is more lightweight then be warned.
The weight issue is a shame because every other aspect of the TVL is smart. The neck's full 'C' shape, nicely bound rosewood 'board with large highly polished frets and the set-up is near perfect.
It's one of the finest mid-priced semis in terms of playability that this reviewer has ever encountered. While the same-shape SA500 uses a mahogany neck, the TVL's is maple. "It was something I discussed with John Gaudesi at YGD in LA," explains Van Leeuwen. "He suggested it after I brought in a guitar that I used for this whole idea and that had a maple neck – that was a Gibson ES-225."
Van Leeuwen was insistent, too, on a Bigsby vibrato. Paired with Yamaha's own design tune-o-matic-style bridge, the Bigsby certainly lives up to Van Leeuwen's expectation. And although the Grover tuners feel a little slack, the overall tuning stability after a few vibrato waggles is fine.
The grooves in those small bridge saddles have been smoothed and polished, removing a notorious friction point for most Bigsby/tune-o-matic combinations. Aside from the visual impact of a Bigsby, it's the trio of soapbar P-90-style single-coils that give the TVL such attitude.
You'll also notice the pair of three-way toggle switches – the All Access System – mounted on a plastic plate on the guitar's treble horn.
In use
While it is a heavy guitar, the balance and strapped on feel is excellent and from the off the rich, smooth acoustic resonance translates to a classy sound that's never thin – even on the bridge pickup – while retaining a good wiry P-90 character.
Yes, the two toggles take a little getting used too but not as much as not having a master volume. Three volumes on one guitar is a little excessive, especially with those switches. We didn't ask the question, but we'd be surprised if Troy didn't use a volume pedal.
However, from the jazzy-edged fifties clean tones – wonderful with slight Bigsby shimmer – through more aggressive amp voices the TVL really impresses.
Combining the middle pickup with either the neck or bridge produces a slightly honky mix that sounds edgy with a little crunch; the neck pickup is fluid with a little edge to it and tuneful feedback is always on tap. Even with higher gain/volume the TVL retains this big-but-edgy character.
Yes, the pickups hum and the bridge pickup could do with a little more power but this guitar clearly isn't about studio precision – it's about character, and it has that in abundance!
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Classy retro style. Pickup switching. Raw-edged tones. Smooth sustain
Its heaviness. Lack of any master volume control.
A tidily-made guitar – albeit a damn heavy one – that feels robust, sounds very good and has serious stage work written all over it.
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The rotary cement kiln belongs to building equipment such as chemical rotary kiln and active lime rotary kiln. According to different materials, there are cement kiln, metallurgy chemical kiln and lime kiln. Cement rotary kiln is widely used for calcining cement clinker and there are two types for cement production: dry cement kiln and wet cement kiln. Metallurgy chemical kiln is used for metallurgy industry, for example, in iron and steel plant for magnetic roasting of depleted iron ore and oxidizing roasting of chromium and nickel iron ore; in refractory plant for roasting high alumina bauxite mine; in aluminum plant for roasting clinker aggregate, aluminum hydroxide; in chemistry plant for roasting chromium ore and similar ores. Lime kiln (lime rotary kiln) is used to roast active lime for steel and iron plant and ferroalloy plant and lightly calcine dolomite.
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - A Maryland lawmaker who was charged last month with operating a boat under the influence of alcohol has announced he has been reassigned from the House Judiciary Committee to the House Ways and Means Committee.
Delegate Don Dwyer, R-Anne Arundel, made the announcement in a statement on Thursday.
In a short statement, Dwyer says he understands House Speaker Michael Busch's decision to make the change. The delegate also says he welcomes the opportunity to serve on the House Ways and Means Committee to the best of his ability.
Dwyer's boat and another vessel collided last August on the Magothy River, injuring several people.
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Smart Silver is Deseret Biologicals' brand name for The New Silver Solution. It is the only patented process silver on the market. The reason for this is that the process has been proven to produce highly effective silver products. The New Silver Solution process was approved for patent by the United States Patent Agency.
Many silver solutions are available but Smart Silver offers superb potential as an answer to bacterial infections. Supported by in-vitro and outcome based human clinical evaluations positive results are well established.
In order to insure not only the best product, but also a safe product the company hired NAMSA, an independent laboratory, to do a toxicology study on the New Silver Solution. The test, an LD-50 test, was performed in accordance with the guidlines of the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (FHSA) Regulations, 16 CFR 1500.
In the test work, the The New Silver Solution was tested for toxicity at the equivalent of about 100 to 200 times the normal adult dosage (depending on weight) and was found to be completely non-toxic at that level. The test work was the equivalent of an adult drinking 192 teaspoons, or about four full eight-ounce bottles of the The New Silver Solution at one time (the normal adult dosage is one or two teaspoons a day). Five other safety studies have been completed, including injected, oral, and cyto-toxicity studies. In all cases the product was found to be non-toxic.
Dianne Farley-Jones MD is a family physician and homeopath. She has a practice that prides itself on its emphasis on wellness and preventive medicine. In support of the New Silver Solution, Dr. Farley-Jones has stated:
"Having investigated and used various silver solutions for several years, I recognize the superiority of the New Silver Solution, which is the only silver solution I recommend to my patients. We have used it for over a year with very good results. The New Silver Solution is the only silver solution with independent research guaranteeing its safety and effectiveness, and our experience with its use in many conditions has been consistent with the research findings."
Silver Solutions, Argyria and Risk Introduction A great deal of misinformation exists on the use of silver products causing one's skin to turn blue or gray. Only the extreme misuse of very strong silver solutions has caused this condition which is known as Argyria. The extreme misuse of any substance can cause harm or even death to a person. If a child were to eat a bottle of children's vitamins, the child would most likely suffer serious side affects. In contrast, if a child were to accidentally drink an entire eight ounce bottle of American Biotech Labs' 10 ppm silver product, he or she would suffer no ill affects at all. This article will discuss, in detail, the following information regarding silver:
Historical usage of silver solutions What is Argyria? Independent safety tests backing American Biotech Labs' products Government safety data on silver (how much silver the US government deems safe for daily usage)
Historical Misinformation Regarding Silver As numerous problems with the use of prescription antibiotics have arisen, people searching for a safe solution, have resurrected the use of silver products as an antibiotic alternative. However, some people using and selling the silver products have made false claims with no data back-up. Often times claims came only from anecdotal evidence. Because of the non-existence of test data, these products were and are shunned by many health professionals. It is also unfortunate that most health professionals have no real knowledge of silver. This lack of knowledge may cause them to relay incorrect information to patients. As with any new technology, the medical community seems to be pitifully slow at grasping the new concepts. It is interesting to note that there are 83 silver products currently registered and in use by the medical industry.
We, as consumers, are finally being warned that antibiotics are overused and now becoming ineffective. All evidence from many independent laboratories indicates that silver is a viable, safe antibiotic alternative. However, many doctors dismiss this option by continuing the myth that the use of silver will cause the patient to turn blue or can cause toxic build-up.<
What Is Argyria? Argyria is a non-toxic condition caused by the extreme misuse of very strong silver products. When huge amounts of silver are consumed over time and the body is unable to excrete the silver through both the urine and the fecal tracts the body may slough off the excess silver into the skin cells to get rid of it. This condition is known as argyria. Argyria has no known side effects except that it causes a graying of the skin color. The condition is only cosmetic in nature. In most cases the discoloration is permanent. Argyria has never been reported with the use of low part-per-million, non-salt related silver products. In fact, because so many silver products are being used nationwide, the US EPA issued a RFD or (daily intake limit) level of silver that could be safely consumed every day for a person's entire life. The EPA RFD, issued in 1991, is discussed in detail later in this report.
What Silver Products Causes Argyria? The US Federal Register listed the silver products that cause argyria as silver salts, including; silver nitrate, silver arsphenamine, silver chloride and possibly silver iodide. These products were sold until about 1975 under various labels consisting of silver solutions ranging from 5-30% silver [50,000-300,000 ppm (parts per million) of silver] (Federal Register, FDA-21CFR Part 310, pg. 53685). In comparison American Biotech Labs silver supplement products are only 10 ppm and 22 ppm. American Biotech Labs' EPA approved hospital/home surface disinfectant is only 32 ppm.
Silver Salts Are Not Colloidal Silver Silver Salts have been mistakenly called colloidal silver products by some misguided individuals. By definition, the word colloidal means a system in which particles larger than molecules in size (in this case retaining their metallic identity) of one substance are suspended throughout the second substance. In the case of American Biotech Labs' silver product, finite particles of metallic silver are suspended within highly purified water. Silver salts readily dissolve in water, and therefore are not colloidal in nature.
No Comparison Between ABL's Silver Solutions and Other Silver Products American Biotech Labs' silver products have been proven to kill bacteria at levels of between 2.5-5 ppm. Some silver products range between 50,000-300,000 ppm. Thus, American Biotech Labs' products are effective with concentrations of 20,000 - 60,000 times less silver in the solution. Better technology which produces a more useful (bacteria lethal) product would seem to be the difference. One can easily conclude that because American Biotech Labs' silver solution effectively kills bacteria using thousands of times less silver, the risk of any possible side effects has been eliminated.
Minimum Amount Of Silver Known To Cause Argyria Hill and Pillsbury (1939) stated, "the ordinary clinical use of colloidal silver compounds practically never gives rise to any gross untoward effect other than argyria." The minimum amount of silver known to cause argyria in adults, from the use of any silver compound (including salts) is 900 mg of silver taken orally in one year. In order to reach this level of silver intake, an individual would have to consume 380-8 oz. bottles of American Biotech Labs'10 PPM silver product within one year. Suggested adult dosage is about ˝ to 1 teaspoon taken one to three times daily. This means that an individual would have to consume over 50 times the normal adult dosage, every day for a year to reach the lowest level ever known to cause argyria. It should be noted that EPA standards for the amount of silver that can be safely consumed in drinking water is .005 milligrams per kilogram of weight per day (EPA RED document page 2, 4th paragraph). This means that a normal sized adult could safely consume one ounce (6 tsp) of the 10 PPM American Biotech Labs silver product every day for a 72 year life span and still be within the safe limits as defined by the EPA. In the EPA RED document for silver, the EPA goes on to state (3rd page, 4th paragraph), "The EPA does not anticipate that dietary exposure to these low levels of silver will be associated with any significant degree of risk."
American Biotech Labs Safety Data American Biotech Labs has had five independent toxicity tests completed on its 10 and 22 PPM silver products. The American Biotech Labs product was tested in animals at as much as 200 times the normal adult dosage, or the equivalent of an adult consuming 32 full ounces of the 10 ppm product at one sitting. In conclusion to the animal tests, the independent medical testing laboratory stated that the ASAP Solution® [Smart Silver] was found to be completely non-toxic to the test animals. The product was also tested for cytotoxicity in both human epithelial cells and also African green monkey or Vero cells, at both the regular 10 ppm level and also at the extra-strength 22 ppm level. In all four cytotoxicity tests the Amreican Biotech Labs' products were found completely non-toxic to both the human and Vero cells.
Absorption And Retention Of Ingested Silver According to the EPA IRIS Report on silver (Integrated Risk Information Systems) (5th page, 1st paragraph) it states that a number of tests were completed to test the absorption and retention of ingested silver in a number of animals (including primates). In conclusion, the test work indicated that between 90-99% of ingested silver was excreted on the second day after ingestion and greater than 99% was excreted in less than a week. In other words, almost all the ingested silver was out of the body in only two days, which indicates that silver does not build up in the system when consumed in small amounts.
Levels Of Silver Usage Historically Deemed Safe Many different silver products have been and are still being used throughout the medical industry. Up until the advent of chemical antibiotics which came about in the 1940's, some very strong silver products were being used as antibiotics. Of the millions of people who used these concentrated silver products, there were no reported deaths and only 239 reported cases of generalized Argyria (EPA Report ECAO-CIN-026 Jan "91" Pg. VI-3). In that same EPA report on page VI-4 it states that Gaul and Staud (1935) suggested 8 grams of silver arsphenamine (used by injection at 145,000 ppm strength) as a safe total dose. They also noted that other authors suggest safe total doses of 12-15 grams, based on clinical experience. The work of Furchner et al (1968) as stated above showed that small amounts of silver did not build up in the system of primates. But, for arguments sake, if we assumed that every bit of ingested silver was retained by the body, and that a person was using the American Biotech Labs 10 ppm silver solution at a level of two teaspoons daily, we can state that it would take an individual 235.66 years of daily usage at two teaspoons to achieve the total consumption of 8 grams (a level they deemed safe).
ASAP Silver [Smart Silver] VS Prescription Antibiotics Usage Prescription antibiotic usage, unlike silver, can be very dangerous and in numerous cases can cause death. In an article in JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) in December of the year 2000, Barbra Starfield estimated that there were 106,000 deaths yearly, that were caused by the use of antibiotics used correctly. This number does not include deaths from antibiotic which were used or prescribed incorrectly. There were no reported deaths or injuries in the year 2000 from the medicinal use of silver products.
Conclusion There is no comparison on the issue of safety between silver products and prescription antibiotics. Silver is obviously much safer to use. According to the EPA, who is in charge of defining safe levels of any mineral in water used for ingestion or drinking, the oral consumption of small amounts of silver in water on a daily basis poses no significant degree of risk. Unless an individual were constantly consuming (every day for over a year) over 50 times the recommended daily dosage of the American Biotech Labs' product at 10 ppm, there is no possibility of that individual contracting the non-toxic condition known as argyria
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I've been using Mapquest with a Garmin 765t for years. Just plot out the route as normal, connect your Garmin to the PC, and select send to GPS as a route. Yes a plug in is needed and you'll be prompted if its not installed. On the Garmin, go to you Data, and select the route and import it. The route you created will now be in you custom routes. If you use enough waypoints, it will be exactly what was created on Mapquest.
Now to be honest, Google maps is much more user friendly than Mapquest. So I normally quicly plot out the route on Google then duplicate on Mapquest for the import.
BTW - been using the Nuvi 765t for the last 4 years on 3 different bikes without issue. It even becomes fully waterproof by slipping a ziplock sandwitch bag over it.
. However, it is having some Bluetooth issues lately so as good as it has been, looking for a replacement.
I, too, used MapQuest for a long time. However, I got really ticked off with the 'new' Mapquest as they didn't port any of my maps over. I lost a crap load of routes from their site ( I have copies of the gpx files, though ). I've opened a couple of issues with them, but they have never gotten back to me ( months ). I gave up and I'm using BaseCamp now. I'm not completely happy with BC, but I have learned enough so far to get by.
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Hello readers Time yet again for another kit review. Today's kit is the Larson Scanner from Evil Mad Science. What a different name for a company; their byline is "DIY and open source hardware for art, education and world domination". Art? Yes. Education? Definitely. World domination? Possibly – you could use the blinking LEDs to hypnotise the less intelligent world leaders out there. Anyhow, what is a Larson Scanner? Named in honour of Glen A. Larson the creator of television shows such as Battlestar Galactica and Knight Rider – as this kit recreates the left and right blinking motion used in props from those television shows. For example: The..Read More


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Yogurts for every taste
PCC Taste | August 2012
Summer calls for light, cool breakfasts and snacks — and yogurt is just right. It has a creamy, tangy flavor that feels indulgent, but it's as healthy as it gets, chock-full of protein, calcium and probiotics good for digestion. We carry yogurts made from cow's milk, sheep's milk, goat's milk, coconut milk, almond milk and soy milk, in a dizzying array of flavors. Here are some delicious brands to try.
If you like Greek ...
The popularity of Greek yogurt has skyrocketed in recent years — people love its creaminess. Greek-style means the yogurt has been strained to remove moisture, so it's thick and very high in protein. We have many brands at PCC, including these two new ones:
Nancy's — A family-owned company in Oregon, Springfield Creamery has been making Nancy's yogurt for more than 40 years. The milk comes from small-scale dairy co-op members, most within 50 miles of the creamery. It has a very high probiotic and culture count that gives it a distinctive tart and tangy flavor. Nancy's Greek yogurts come with stir-in cups of organic agave-sweetened fruit or honey.
Wallaby Organic — Made with milk from pasture-raised cows from California organic farms, Wallaby yogurts have a smooth texture and mild taste resulting from a slow, gentle culturing process. The low-fat Greek yogurt comes plain or with stir-in honey or fruit.
If you want local ...
Try yogurt from Grace Harbor Farms. Tim and Grace Lukens make rich whole-milk, cream-top yogurt from Guernsey cows in Custer, Wash. The cows graze and enjoy a GMO-free diet. Guernsey milk has a golden color as a result of high beta-carotene content. The yogurt is thick, practically Greek-style, and very creamy.
If you avoid cow's milk ...
These three yogurts are made without cow's milk but still have healthy active cultures.
So Delicious coconut yogurt — Soy-free, dairy-free and made with coconut milk. Comes in a variety of flavors, in both regular and Greek-style.
Amande cultured almond milk yogurt — Soy-free, dairy-free, and fruit juice-sweetened. Flavorful with a nice, light texture.
Redwood Hill Farm goat milk yogurt — Many people who are lactose intolerant can eat goat-milk yogurt. This brand is made with whole goat milk and has a velvety, smooth texture with a slight cream layer on top. It has a classic flavor that doesn't taste "goaty."


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It's all go at the Oban Winter Festival, with the town looking spectacular even in the rain last night, as the crowds started to gathered to get into position for the big parade – and the big switch on for a switched-on event.
The town's Christmas lights were duly given the power to go and several events have already energised residents and visitors alike.
The Parade had Santa leading the way through the town – and his reindeer team [you can see Daddy's hoof at the left of the shot] brought the family this year.
The Parade saw splendid costumes in line with the Victorian theme for the Festival, with the festival mascot, Coolio, getting in on the act as often as possible.
And Ballet West dazzled at the Corran Halls.
Picture postcard stuff in a picture postcard town, a perfect start to a winter this festival is brightening and encouraging to be as kind to us as possible.
Photographs by courtesy of Stephen Lawson and the Oban Wiinter Festival.


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10 traits that define a hero
My family was sitting around the table one ridiculously cold winter night, eating our chili and cornbread and discussing our day.
"I met a superhero today."
All eyes were on me. I had their full, undivided, and wildly imaginative attention.
"Did he have a cape?"
"Was he strong?"
"Did he have super-vision?"
I paused to let them ask their questions, then proceeded to tell them about Ray. For weeks, our flushing had been weak and our drains running slow. We knew full well that the septic was backing up, and we needed to call someone out to empty the tank. It was this day that Ray had shown up to do the job.
When he arrived that morning around 10 a.m. The temperature was 9 degrees with 30-35 mph winds which put the wind chill at around -12 degrees. Ray was a large man. His jeans hung below his belly, and his t-shirt and coat didn't quite reach. He pulled his big old tanker into the yard and had to manually uncoil about a hundred yards of hose and put it into the septic tank. All of this took time, but not nearly as long as he had to stand there in the bitter wind and wait for the tank to empty. It took nearly half an hour, during which time he had to just stand and hold the hose to keep it from dislodging and spraying everywhere. He couldn't leave it to warm up in his truck, even for a few minutes.
I stood at the window watching him as the tears ran down my cheeks out of great admiration for someone who would do this job. While others might have considered him a common blue-collar, uneducated worker, I esteemed him a hero. All of the decisions that were made to get him to my yard today added up to nobility. He could have ignored the alarm clock. He could have called in sick. He could have waited until another day when it wasn't so cold. He could have been negligent and not held that hose and hoped, sitting in his warm truck, that it wouldn't slip out and make a mess. But he chose to do all those things, probably to support his family, and that is heroism.
I fully expected him to grouse when he brought the bill to the front door. He could have been as bitter as the temperature and as hostile as the gusts that were blowing. Instead, he greeted me with a smile and made pleasant small talk as I wrote out the check. Such a good man, I thought.
Here is what we need our children to know about heroes:
- They don't usually wear capes and tights.
- They don't always beat up bad guys.
- They are real and have no secret identities.
- They do what they need to do, even if it isn't what they want to do.
- They work hard, even under the worst of circumstances.
- They don't work for celebrity or fame or the applause of a great crowd.
- They live what they preach.
- They believe in being kind and virtuous, regardless of the temptation to do otherwise.
- They care for others and put that care into action.
- They do the right thing because it is the right thing to do.
If we can instill in our children a reverence for this kind of heroism instead of the larger-than-life superheroes they worship, we will go a long way toward making the world a better place.
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Adobe Confirms It Will Abandon Flash Player Mobile
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Top message: Hey, everyone who said Apple was in the wrong for saying "GTFO" to Flash... by bluecoyote
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Correct me if I am mistaken, but you are well known in these forums as an Apple fanboy and seem to pledge allegiance almost unequivocally to whatever Apple decides, along the lines of "If Apple does not include it, then it is no good." Well, that is effectively just the contrapositive of your assertion ("If Flash was [sic] good..."). So, you appear to presuppose what you set out to conclude. That is called circular reasoning -- another logical flaw.
(Now, in the interest of full disclosure, I am not against Apple. I own a PowerBook, a MacBook Pro, a Mac mini, an iPod touch, an AirPort Express, an AirPort Extreme, and I am typing this post on my 2011 MacBook Air. But I do have qualms about a company using its dominance in a given field to directly/indirectly reduce consumer choice. The iOS mobile ecosystem is becoming an uncomfortable parallel to the Windows desktop ecosystem -- particularly the browser bundling of the late 1990s, early 2000s. And Apple may very well face some anti trust issues in the coming years.)
Bahahaha. I love reading your post. Gained so much knowledge and laughter. Feels good knowing someone out there actually uses his brain and eloquently expresses his feelings and thoughts.
I hate Apple simply because a feature they should have added lets say at the beginning of the year, example Back lit keyboard is added at a later time and then released as a new model with a small hardware changes. Marketing monsters! haha
Then again I guess you can say the same thing about all manufacturers now a days sigh.
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Pauly D in Talks With Britney Spears to Collaborate on New Song Together (VIDEO)
Pauly D and Britney Spears are getting closer and closer to producing a song together, and Pauly says that "if that happens, that's a wrap."
In the interview clip below, the Jersey Shore DJ says that the chances of getting his former lap dancer to sing on one of his beats is "50/50. It's tough, but I got a perfect song for her." He's even gotten so far into the process that Brit Brit told him she listened to his "perfect song," and "she likes it. She'll let me know."
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Dade Heritage Days
The Dade Heritage Trust is committed to 'preserving the best of the past for the future,' and one way this organisation has found to do this is the six-week annual line-up of events designed to stimulate awareness of and celebrate the architecture, culture, environment and people of Dade country. The programme of more than 100 events draws visitors and locals alike to take part in walking and bicycling tours, browse local crafts and gift boutiques, admire history and architecture exhibits, watch historical re-enactments and attend lectures or film shows. For more information check out the official website listed below.
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Why It's OK to Have Just One Child
Let the guilt go, parents of only kids. They're not more likely to grow up spoiled or lonely.
"Is he your only?" Everyone from supermarket cashiers to my parents' friends asks me that question. When I answer "yes," I often get a pitying look -- or worse, "Aren't you afraid he'll be lonely?"
I always intended to have two children, but when my son turned out to be more challenging than my husband and I envisioned, our plans changed. Although my husband has made peace with our decision, I've lost sleep worrying my son will grow up spoiled or lonely. I fear he'll have to shoulder the caregiving burden when my husband and I get older.
Only-Children Statistics
Although our culture perpetuates the idea that the perfect family includes at least two children, the number of one-child families is higher now, from just under 10% in 1976 to 18% today. And 58% of U.S. adults believe the ideal family includes two children or fewer. Susan Newman, PhD, a social psychologist, parenting expert, and author of The Case for the Only Child: Your Essential Guide, says the reasons for this include infertility issues (we're waiting longer to get pregnant) and financial pressures, thanks to a sluggish economy coupled with the high cost of raising a child (nearly $227,000 from birth to college).
Still, some of us can't shake the feeling we've done something wrong.
There's no reason for guilt, Newman says. She's reviewed dozens of single-child family studies and finds that only children aren't any worse off than their peers with siblings. "The studies all show that only children are not spoiled. They're no more lonely than other children, and they actually make as many friends as children with siblings," she says.
Having an only child isn't all rosy, though. Instead of solving sibling squabbles, parents must help their lone child fend off boredom and self-absorption.
After being asked the only-child question too many times now, I've come up with a response. "We stopped at perfection," I say. And leave it at that.


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On Thursday 15 November 2001 11:05 pm, you wrote:
> > >Subject: Microsoft Tech Talk
> ^^^^
> > >Zhen Fang a student consultant representing Microsoft Corporation is
> > >holding a tech talk on Windows XP.
> ^^^^
> > > >Topic: Windows XP >When: 11.14.01 >Time: 7pm - 8pm >Where: 3
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> > Kleiber Hall > >This talk is aimed towards students who want to learn
> > more about Microsoft >technologies. There will be software give outs
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> > such as Windows XP & windows >2000. It's a great opportunity for
> > students to learn more about Microsoft's >technologies. <SNIP> > >"You
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> > Both her name and that fact she was a student was available before hand.
> > I'm not an M$ lover, but remember the people you abuse on the way to
> > Linux conquest are real people, not (necessarily) the M$ borg.
>There's nothing wrong with being unqualified to give a tech
> talk [1]; there IS, I submit, something wrong with MS misrepresenting
> the nature of a talk to the presenter and the audience both.
Certainly nothing wrong with students or student speakers...... :)
In my attempt to show a "Microsoft Tech Talk" is just a marketing term and
has no real meaning, I put 'Tech Talk Microsoft' put into Google and got this:
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The Titile:
Microsoft Technology Center Tech Talk: Data Access Programming with C# and
That sounds like a really tech oriented title.... No misinformation there.
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Microsoft Technology Center."
Doh, "tech experts"!
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Will Smith Reveals Reasons For Willow Withdrawing From ANNIE Remake
Willow Smith, the "Whip My Hair" tween hitmaker daughter of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, has withdrawn from the forthcoming feature film remake of ANNIE. Charles Strouse, Thomas Meehan and Martin Charnin's Tony Award-winning stage musical ANNIE has previously been filmed twice, the first time in 1982 with John Huston in the director's chair and later in a made-for-TV adaptation produced by Disney and helmed by CHICAGO director Rob Marshall in 1999.
Smith spoke at Temple University this weekend as a part of REAL TALK WITH SISTER SOULJAH AND Will Smith and stated: "Willow was supposed to be doing 'Annie,' we got Jay-Z to do the movie, got the studio to come in and Willow had such a difficult time on tour with 'Whip my Hair' and she said, 'You know Daddy, I don't think so' and I said, 'Baby, hold up! I said no, no, no, listen, you'll be in New York with all of your friends and Beyoncé will be there. You will be singing and dancing,' and she looked at me and said, 'Daddy, I have a better idea, how about I just be 12.'"
For the full article, click here.
ANNIE is currently playing on Broadway in a James Lapine-directed revival starring Lilla Crawford, Katie Finneran and Anthony Warlow.
Reports have recently surfaced that Jay-Z will be co-producing the film remake with Smith and potentially act in a music production capacity, as well. Of course, Jay-Z found much success in 1999 with sampling the ANNIE staple "It's The Hard-Knock Life" in "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)", reaching #15 on the Billboard Hot 100. Oscar-winner Emma Thompson has contributed a new screenplay and the film is moving ahead, Willow-less, according to appointed director Will Gluck.
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How will health care reform affect health care fundraising?
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By Barbara Coury, Community Health Network Foundation vice president of development
In August, I attended the latest town hall meeting on health care reform hosted by my employer, Community Health Network (watch a replay of the town hall meeting at http://townhall.ecommunity.com). While I walked away with more questions than answers, I realized I was probably not alone in this respect, as many of the details of the plan are not yet settled. However, this opportunity offered me a chance to reflect on how philanthropy within health care may be affected by reform and what to do about it.
Hospitals need to dust off their "case for support," and make sure it demonstrates the impact a donor's gift will have on meeting important needs. Health care fundraising is facing a potential double whammy with not only impending reform but also a proposed reduction in charitable deductions for wealthy Americans. While experts disagree about the magnitude the proposed legislation will have on giving, almost all agree there will be some decline in giving among the nation's wealthiest individuals. It is more important than ever to have a strong case for support. Donors do not give to need, but to organizations that meet needs, so it will be important to demonstrate impact.
Planned giving options will continue to be critical to hospital fundraising. Leading philanthropic scholars have estimated that there will be a $41 trillion transfer of wealth between generations over the next forty years. Planned giving offers donors the chance to minimize their tax burden, take care of their heirs, and maximize their philanthropic intentions. Major gift donors will have considerable motivation to make a gift that is the most cost effective and beneficial for all the people and causes they care about. Planned giving offers options (ex., a lead trust) that are very advantageous in a weak economy while securing additional tax benefits not available in outright giving. This is an area that needs focused attention from a nonprofit organization.
Impending health care reform highlights the need for a well-diversified fundraising stream of income. While it is always a good idea to attend to the income mix, fundraisers should use this opportunity to scrutinize where they are spending their time and the return they receive on this investment. For example, if 60% of dollars raised result in major gift visits, roughly 60% of a fundraiser's time should be devoted to this effort. Historically, fundraising offers fairly low returns on corporate fundraising, yet many nonprofit organizations devote considerable time to this effort. The utility of special event fundraising is often poorly understood by nonprofit boards who tend to encourage large amounts of staff time devoted to this type of effort that is a poor producer of results. This doesn't even take into account the cost of missed opportunity and volunteer burn-out.
Grateful patient programs need to be as strong as possible. Many hospital systems with entrenched (yet thriving) grateful patient programs have put little thought into the structure, look and feel of their programs. Competition for charitable health care dollars will continue to increase, so the programs that are eye catching and inviting may have an advantage.


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Issaquah playwright Brian Yorkey wins Pulitzer Prize
April 13, 2010
The musical "Next to Normal" — a daring look into bipolar disorder penned by Issaquah native Brian Yorkey and nurtured at Village Theatre — has won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Read more
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January 19, 2010
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Everybody knew the odds — the cast, the producers, the director, the composer and, especially, the writer and lyricist.
Bookies and bloggers predicted a sweep. The feel-good "Billy Eliot" seemed poised for glory, not "Next to Normal" — a musical built around electro-shock therapy, raw emotions and even rawer nerves.
Everybody knew the odds at the Tony Awards last June — but nobody envisioned the upset to come, especially not the writer and lyricist, Issaquah native Brian Yorkey.
Nobody expected the odds to be so miscalculated, yet Yorkey and composer Tom Kitt toppled "Billy Eliot" to win the Tony for Best Original Score. The other nominees included songwriting titans Sir Elton John and Dolly Parton.
Yorkey, a Village Theatre alumnus stunned about the unexpected win, accepted the award from the presenter, comedian Will Ferrell, and mentioned the Issaquah playhouse during the national broadcast.
"We kind of went into it sort of expecting that 'Billy Eliot' would sweep, and that's a great show, they deserve it, and just to be here is amazing," Yorkey recalled in early January. "Then, to add on the win was kind of unbelievable. It was a little bit out of body. It didn't sink in for a few days, I don't think — if it has at all."
Next came the dizzying sequence of congratulations, interviews and countless thank-yous from the humble Yorkey, who recalled, "all the clichés apply." "Next to Normal" won another pair of Tony statuettes, for best orchestrations and best actress in a musical. Read more


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DWTS All-Stars: Maksim Chmerkovskiy Plans to "Stalk" Guest Judge Paula Abdul (VIDEO)
What's one way to get a higher score on the Dancing With the Stars Season 15, Week 4: Performance show (live on October 15)? Kiss up to the guest judge! The All-Stars have known the usual three judges for too long, but now that Paula Abdul is joining the crew for what should be a unique week of strange new dances, they need to make a move on the little lady.
Maksim Chmerkovskiy started by flirting with Paula during an interview with Entertainment Tonight. He picked Paula up in a bear hug, and Kirstie Alley suggested he seduce the judge next week to help them out. "I will stalk her in the parking lot," Maks joked (we think.) "We have Charleston next week. I will do everything. I got this." With Kirstie's encouragement, Maks turned directly into the camera and vowed: "Paula, here I come." Woo hoo!
But wait, Gilles Marini is coming too. The sexy Frenchman grew up loving Paula and even tried to illustrate one of her old music video moves to ET. "I didn't have a crush on Paula Abdul," Gilles explained, "it was my dream to be with her." That sounds more serious than a crush. He should probably emphasize that point to Paula, but instead he seemed shy and embarrassed at the idea that she might've heard him say that.
All in all, it's good to be Paula Abdul! She may have lost American Idol and The X-Factor, but she gained hot men vying for her love. Sounds like a serious win.
Catch a new episode of Dancing With the Stars Season 15: All-Stars on Monday, October 15 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on ABC.
Source: Entertainment Tonight
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