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Belkin WeMo LED Smart Bulb Starter Set unboxing [Video]
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In this episode I give you a look at the Belkin WeMo LED Lighting Starter Set. The set includes two WeMo Smart light bulbs and the WeMo Link, which allows you to connect up to 50 WeMo Smart light bulbs and control them individually or as a group from a smartphone or tablet.
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Anova Culinary Precision Sous Vide just $139 for Prime Day
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The Anova Culinary Precision Immersion Circulator is one of the best kitchen deals we've seen on Amazon's Prime Day sale. This thing is easy-to-use, connects to your smartphone, and allows you to cook the perfect meal with the touch of a button. Sous vide perfect steaks, chicken, veggies, and more. It's usually $179, but for the next hour or so, can be had for $139!
2014 Holiday Gift Guide: Joseph Joseph Nest 100
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Design, Household, Family, Women, Men, Under $100, Under $250, Under $500
We're not leaving the cool kitchen gadgets out of our 2014 Holiday Gift Guide, and as proof, we present the Joseph Joseph Nest 100. Joseph Joseph's nested set of 9 kitchen tools includes a large stainless steel mixing bowl with non-slip base, a small stainless steel mixing bowl with non-slip base, a fine mesh stainless steel strainer, a stainless steel colander, and a set of 5 black measuring cups--all engineered to fit together as compactly as possible. It's the perfect gift for the Top Chef wannabe in your life.
You can pick up the Joseph Joseph Nest 100 now from Amazon for $99.99.
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2014 Holiday Gift Guide: Orbotix Sphero 2.0
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Now brighter, faster, and smarter than ever—choose from over 25 apps and launch a whole new world of mobile gameplay. Sphero, our next 2014 Holiday Gift Guide entry, turns your surroundings into a video game with augmented reality and an endless array of ways to play. Powered by induction charging and an internal smart robot, Sphero glows in millions of colors and is pet-proof, waterproof, and ready for any adventure. This is one of the gifts that can be seen as the height of coolness.
You can pick up the Orbotix Sphero 2.0 now from Amazon for $99.99.
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2014 Holiday Gift Guide: Philips Hue Connected Bulb Starter Pack
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Accessories, Household, Techies, Under $250, Under $500
Lighting should be highly personal. Overhead fluorescents most definitely aren't. Hue helps you create just the right ambiance with this ultra-customizable system, our next entry in our 2014 Holiday Gift Guide. You can tinker with the color and brightness of every HUE LED in your home through a smartphone app, allowing you to set the color to match any part of the rainbox on demand, at any time.
You can pick up the Philips Hue Connected Bulb Starter Pack now from Amazon for $180.
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5 Unique Gadgets to Trick Out Your Home Bar
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Accessories, Features, Household, Science
There are few things in a home that say "sophisticated class" like a home bar when it's done right. Rather than meeting at the local bar, invite some guests over to your place for drinks, and show them that there's more to it then the simple choice of shaken or stirred. Each of these items is sure to impress at your next cocktail party.
Izola Measurements Cocktail Shaker
When upgrading your at-home cocktail setup from "dive bar" to "high-roller club," remember that a well-prepared drink is what matters more than anything. We'll get to the other cool stuff in a moment, but we had to start off with the Izola Measurements Cocktail Shaker. Izola's vessel has a list of the most common drink measurements engraved into the steel, so your Vespers are sure to be Bond-worthy every time. $36 -
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Deal of the Day: 57% off BACtrack S35 Breathalyzer
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Today in the Gear Live Deals Shop we're hooking you up with an awesome 57% discount on the BACtrack S35 Breathalyzer. This Deal of the Day is a portable breathalyzer that you can keep on your keychain to have with you anytime you need it. Now you have a way to seeing what your blood alcohol content happens to be after happy hour or a night out, allowing you to make a much more informed decision about what to do next. Goodbye DUIs. Typically selling for $70, this deal gets it to you for $29.99 with free shipping. Here's a list of the top features of the BACtrack S35:
- Advanced semiconductor sensor provides trusted results
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- Ultra-portable design and unmistakable, palm-of-hand feel
- Three optional mouthpieces also included for multiple users
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5 kitchen gadgets to up your cooking game
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Accessories, Design, Features, Household
When most people think about gadgets in the home, they focus on the living room. The thing is, while that 4K UHD TV may look great, there is a lot of fun you can have in the kitchen with the right high-tech tools. I wanted to bring you a look at a few kitchen gadgets that I'm a fan of that will add a flair of fashionable tech to this often-neglected room. Be forewarned--just like other gadgets, kitchen appliances can have a hefty price tag!
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Deal of the Day: 60% off the Bluetooth Shower Speaker
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Today in the Gear Live Deals Shop we're offering a 60% discount on the Bluetooth Shower Speaker. If you're one who likes to jam out in the shower, belting out the hits, then you'll wanna grab our Deal of the Day! It'll stream music from any Bluetooth device, so your smartphone and tablet are covered as long as they're no more than 10 meters away. Of course, this thing is showerproof, and is also great around the pool. Even better? There is a buit-in microphone, so you can even take calls on this thing. From the shower.
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92% of fast food jobs to be performed by machines by 2034
Posted by Ariel Levin-Waldman Categories: Household, Science
Would you like fries with that, puny human?
Don't laugh, it is a question you might be hearing more of in the near future as more and more industries mull over replacing their workstaff with robots. And it isn't in the far future either. It's already happening.
Every time I walk into a Walmart or a Wegmans I see automated registers. I use them too. Gear Live recently looked at how the modern consumer would prefer to use an app rather than speaking with sales representatives. And a San Francisco company (Momentum Machines) invented an automated burger maker.
According to an Oxford University study, there is a 92 percent chance that fast food jobs will be done by machines within two decades.
When I head news like this, I start preparing my bug-out-bag because robots and apocalypse seem to fit together all to often. But it isn't as grim as it could be if you ask the folks over at CNN. According to them, mechanization of services will only knock a maximum of 10 percent off the workforce.
Wait, 10 percent? Isn't that about one and a half times the current unemployment number? As in the current recession?
Maybe we should have learned something from Terminator. I'll rest easy knowing I have a few decades until a drone with a sorting algorithm can perform field reporting.
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GPR Red V4 Stabilizer - 5011-4012
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- New version of the GPR Stabilizer for sport/road racing bikes
- Helps eliminate head-shake, reduce fatigue and give the rider the confidence to cut lap times
- Upgraded features including new valving and short fluid ports
- Redesigned to be smaller and 30% lighter than the GPR original
- Large no-slip locking dial with 20 settings
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|Avery citizens unite against quarry
|Written by Lauren Ohnesorge
|Wednesday, 23 May 2007 06:51
It was a full courthouse at last night's state Department of Environmental and Natural Resources hearing on the proposed rock quarry on Hanging Rock Road in the Green Valley Community of Avery County.
The state hearing was to address public concerns over R.C. Landholdings' permit request. The state has specific criteria for denying such permits- including potable water concerns and environmental factors. Concerns not covered by the act include property values, increased truck traffic, operating hours and noise. That left plenty to talk about for the over forty people signed up to speak their opposition at the hearing.
Doris Kirby was among those worried about what run off could do to the environment.
Geologist Robert Hastings was among experts who thought those worries had merit. Experts and citizens alike questioned what the quarry would do to spring boxes and wells.
Endangered species also thrive in the area and are of concern to environmentalists. The elk toe mussel and the hell bender salamander could be threatened by such an operation. Locals fear decreased water quality could take away North Toe River's classification as a trout water.
Others, like Marcell Wiseman Valencia, remember the impact of the last mine.She said the dust was constant and the river was milky white. She does not want to see that happen again to her beloved river.
Carpenter did not appear phased at the heavy opposition, nor did he have comments for the press.
DENR has thirty days to make a decision. DENR has yet to deny a mining permit. If you could not come to the hearing, but still want your voice heard, don't worry. Written comments postmarked in the next ten days will be accepted as part of the hearing.
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The Truth Campaign is a program that intends to inform youth about the dangers of smoking through an extreme sports approach, like last week's skate competition, held in Price.
"A lot of youth think that, 'I want to be cool, and so I'll pick up smoking,' but what we want to do is get the name of anti-tobacco involved with skating," said Peter Moosman with the Truth Campaign.
Event skills ranged from beginner, intermediate and advanced, and with music blaring, the competition was underway with a variety of tricks and moves being thrown by all competitors.
"We came on down to Price to get people involved, we're hitting up Moab tomorrow, just trying to spread the word and get people active," said Moosman .
Starting last year the Truth skateboarding event has expanded this year to include BMX bikers and takes place in both Price and Moab.
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18 U.S. Code § 594 - Intimidation of voters
Whoever intimidates, threatens, coerces, or attempts to intimidate, threaten, or coerce, any other person for the purpose of interfering with the right of such other person to vote or to vote as he may choose, or of causing such other person to vote for, or not to vote for, any candidate for the office of President, Vice President, Presidential elector, Member of the Senate, Member of the House of Representatives, Delegate from the District of Columbia, or Resident Commissioner, at any election held solely or in part for the purpose of electing such candidate, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
Source(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 720; Pub. L. 91–405, title II, § 204(d)(5),Sept. 22, 1970, 84 Stat. 853; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(H),Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2147.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., §§ 61, 61g (Aug. 2, 1939, 11:50 a.m. E.S.T., ch. 410, §§ 1, 8,53 Stat. 1147, 1148).
This section consolidates sections 61 and 61g of title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., with changes in phraseology only.
1994—Pub. L. 103–322substituted "fined under this title" for "fined not more than $1,000".
1970—Pub. L. 91–405substituted "Delegate from the District of Columbia, or Resident Commissioner" for "Delegates or Commissioners from the Territories and possessions".
Effective Date of 1970 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 91–405effective Sept. 22, 1970, see section 206(b) ofPub. L. 91–405, set out as an Effective Date note under section 25a of Title 2, The Congress.
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12 U.S. Code § 1751 - Short title
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This chapter may be cited as the "Federal Credit Union Act".
Source(June 26, 1934, ch. 750, § 1,48 Stat. 1216; Pub. L. 86–354, § 1,Sept. 22, 1959, 73 Stat. 628.)
1959—Pub. L. 86–354reenacted section without change.
Transfer of Functions
Secretary and Department of Health, Education, and Welfare redesignated Secretary and Department of Health and Human Services by section 3508 of Title 20, Education.
Transfer of functions of Farm Credit Administration and Governor thereof to Bureau of Farm Credit Unions and Director thereof under jurisdiction of Federal Security Agency by act June 29, 1948, ch. 711, §§ 1, 2,62 Stat. 1091, and abolishment of Agency and transfer of its functions to Department of Health, Education, and Welfare by Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1953, § 5, eff. Apr. 11, 1953, 18 F.R. 2053, 67 Stat. 632, see section 1752a of this title, and notes thereunder.
Functions of Farm Credit Administration and Governor thereof under this chapter, together with functions of Secretary of Agriculture with respect thereto, transferred to Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation by Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1947, § 401, eff. July 1, 1947, 12 F.R. 4534, 61 Stat. 952, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. A similar transfer of functions for duration of World War II was effected by Ex. Ord. No. 9148, Apr. 27, 1942, 7 F.R. 3145.
Farm Credit Administration transferred to Department of Agriculture by Reorg. Plan No. I of 1939, § 401, eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2730, 53 Stat. 1429, set out in the Appendix to Title 5.
Short Title of 1998 Amendment
Pub. L. 105–219, § 1(a),Aug. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 913, provided that: "This Act [enacting sections 1757a and 1790d of this title, amending sections 1752a, 1759, 1782, and 1784 to 1787 of this title, repealing section 1762 of this title, and enacting provisions set out as notes under this section and sections 1752a, 1757a, 1759, 1790d, 4801, and 4803 of this title] may be cited as the 'Credit Union Membership Access Act'."
Short Title of 1987 Amendment
Pub. L. 100–86, title VII, § 701,Aug. 10, 1987, 101 Stat. 652, provided that: "This title [enacting section 1772c of this title and amending sections 1757, 1761a, 1761b, 1764, 1766, 1767, and 1786 to 1788 of this title and sections 45, 46, and 57a of Title 15, Commerce and Trade] may be cited as the 'Credit Union Amendments of 1987'."
Short Title of 1978 Amendment
Pub. L. 95–630, title XVIII, § 1801,Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3719, provided that: "This title [enacting subchapter III of this chapter and amending section 1757 of this title, section 709 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, and section 856 of former Title 31, Money and Finance] may be cited as the 'National Credit Union Central Liquidity Facility Act'."
Congressional Findings
Pub. L. 105–219, § 2,Aug. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 913, provided that: "The Congress finds the following:
"(1) The American credit union movement began as a cooperative effort to serve the productive and provident credit needs of individuals of modest means.
"(2) Credit unions continue to fulfill this public purpose, and current members and membership groups should not face divestiture from the financial services institution of their choice as a result of recent court action.
"(3) To promote thrift and credit extension, a meaningful affinity and bond among members, manifested by a commonality of routine interaction, shared and related work experiences, interests, or activities, or the maintenance of an otherwise well-understood sense of cohesion or identity is essential to the fulfillment of the public mission of credit unions.
"(4) Credit unions, unlike many other participants in the financial services market, are exempt from Federal and most State taxes because they are member-owned, democratically operated, not-for-profit organizations generally managed by volunteer boards of directors and because they have the specified mission of meeting the credit and savings needs of consumers, especially persons of modest means.
"(5) Improved credit union safety and soundness provisions will enhance the public benefit that citizens receive from these cooperative financial services institutions."
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42 U.S. Code § 10420 - Grants to support families in the justice system
(a) In general
The Attorney General may make grants to States, units of local government, courts (including juvenile courts), Indian tribal governments, nonprofit organizations, legal services providers, and victim services providers to improve the response of all aspects of the civil and criminal justice system to families with a history of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, or in cases involving allegations of child sexual abuse.
(b) Use of funds
A grant under this section may be used to—
(1) provide supervised visitation and safe visitation exchange of children and youth by and between parents in situations involving domestic violence, dating violence, child sexual abuse, sexual assault, or stalking;
(2) develop and promote State, local, and tribal legislation, policies, and best practices for improving civil and criminal court functions, responses, practices, and procedures in cases involving a history of domestic violence or sexual assault, or in cases involving allegations of child sexual abuse, including cases in which the victim proceeds pro se;
(3) educate court-based and court-related personnel and court-appointed personnel (including custody evaluators and guardians ad litem) and child protective services workers on the dynamics of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, including information on perpetrator behavior, evidence-based risk factors for domestic and dating violence homicide, and on issues relating to the needs of victims, including safety, security, privacy, and confidentiality, including cases in which the victim proceeds pro se;
(4) provide appropriate resources in juvenile court matters to respond to dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault (including child sexual abuse), and stalking and ensure necessary services dealing with the health and mental health of victims are available;
(5) enable courts or court-based or court-related programs to develop or enhance—
(A) court infrastructure (such as specialized courts, consolidated courts, dockets, intake centers, or interpreter services);
(B) community-based initiatives within the court system (such as court watch programs, victim assistants, pro se victim assistance programs, or community-based supplementary services);
(D) safe and confidential information-storage and information-sharing databases within and between court systems;
(E) education and outreach programs to improve community access, including enhanced access for underserved populations; and
(6) provide civil legal assistance and advocacy services, including legal information and resources in cases in which the victim proceeds pro se, to—
(7) collect data and provide training and technical assistance, including developing State, local, and tribal model codes and policies, to improve the capacity of grantees and communities to address the civil justice needs of victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking who have legal representation, who are proceeding pro se, or who are proceeding with the assistance of a legal advocate; and
(8) to [1] improve training and education to assist judges, judicial personnel, attorneys, child welfare personnel, and legal advocates in the civil justice system.
(c) Considerations
(1) In general
In making grants for purposes described in paragraphs (1) through (7) of subsection (b), the Attorney General shall consider—
(C) the extent to which the applicant demonstrates cooperation and collaboration with nonprofit, nongovernmental entities in the local community with demonstrated histories of effective work on domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, including State or tribal domestic violence coalitions, State or tribal sexual assault coalitions, local shelters, and programs for domestic violence and sexual assault victims; and
(2) Other grants
In making grants under subsection (b)(8) the Attorney General shall take into account the extent to which the grantee has expertise addressing the judicial system's handling of family violence, child custody, child abuse and neglect, adoption, foster care, supervised visitation, divorce, and parentage.
(d) Applicant requirements
The Attorney General may make a grant under this section to an applicant that—
(1) demonstrates expertise in the areas of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or child sexual abuse, as appropriate;
(2) ensures that any fees charged to individuals for use of supervised visitation programs and services are based on the income of those individuals, unless otherwise provided by court order;
(3) for a court-based program, certifies that victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking are not charged fees or any other costs related to the filing, petitioning, modifying, issuance, registration, enforcement, withdrawal, or dismissal of matters relating to the domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking;
(4) demonstrates that adequate security measures, including adequate facilities, procedures, and personnel capable of preventing violence, and adequate standards are, or will be, in place (including the development of protocols or policies to ensure that confidential information is not shared with courts, law enforcement agencies, or child welfare agencies unless necessary to ensure the safety of any child or adult using the services of a program funded under this section), if the applicant proposes to operate supervised visitation programs and services or safe visitation exchange;
(5) certifies that the organizational policies of the applicant do not require mediation or counseling involving offenders and victims being physically present in the same place, in cases where domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking is alleged;
(6) certifies that any person providing legal assistance through a program funded under this section has completed or will complete training on domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, including child sexual abuse, and related legal issues; and
(7) certifies that any person providing custody evaluation or guardian ad litem services through a program funded under this section has completed or will complete training developed with input from and in collaboration with a tribal, State, territorial, or local domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victim service provider or coalition on the dynamics of domestic violence and sexual assault, including child sexual abuse, that includes training on how to review evidence of past abuse and the use of evidenced-based theories to make recommendations on custody and visitation.
(e) Authorization of appropriations
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, $22,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018. Amounts appropriated pursuant to this subsection shall remain available until expended.
(f) Allotment for Indian tribes
(1) In general
[1] So in original. The word "to" probably should not appear.
[2] So in original. See References in Text note below.
[3] So in original. Probably should be "section".
Source(Pub. L. 106–386, div. B, title III, § 1301, as added Pub. L. 113–4, title I, § 104(a),Mar. 7, 2013, 127 Stat. 73.)
References in Text
Section 3796gg–10 of this title, referred to in subsec. (f)(1), was so in the original but probably should have been a reference to section 2015 ofPub. L. 90–351, which is classified to section 3796gg–10 of this title.
Section was enacted as part of the Violence Against Women Act of 2000 and also as part of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000, and not as part of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act which comprises this chapter.
Prior Provisions
A prior section 10420,Pub. L. 106–386, div. B, title III, § 1301,Oct. 28, 2000, 114 Stat. 1509; Pub. L. 109–162, § 3(b)(2), title III, § 306, title IX, § 906(d), formerly § 906(e), title XI, § 1135(b),Jan. 5, 2006, 119 Stat. 2971, 3016, 3081, 3109, renumbered § 906(d),Pub. L. 109–271, § 7(b)(2)(B),Aug. 12, 2006, 120 Stat. 764; Pub. L. 109–271, §§ 2(d), 7 (d)(2), 8 (b),Aug. 12, 2006, 120 Stat. 752, 766, related to safe havens for children, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 113–4, title I, § 104(a),Mar. 7, 2013, 127 Stat. 73.
Effective Date
Section not effective until the beginning of the fiscal year following Mar. 7, 2013, see section 4 ofPub. L. 113–4, set out as an Effective Date of 2013 Amendment note under section 2261 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure.
For definitions of terms used in this section, see section 1002 ofPub. L. 106–386, as amended, set out as a note under section 3796gg–2 of this title.
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East Carbon resident Crystal Abrahams has published a book, 2012 Survival Guide: Will You Be Ready? The book is 433 pages in paperback and more than 600 pages in the electronic Kindle version. Both print and e-book versions are available on Amazon.
The survival guide is a compendium of various cataclysmic events that have been predicted or prophesied to happen on or before the December solstice of 2012. It also contains lists of survival items the author advises people to have on hand, and steps to take to prepare for emergency.
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Power is a precious commodity- that's what Avery County learned yesterday afternoon.
Just after three, an electrical problem left almost the whole county in the dark. The problem was corrected approximately two hours later, but not before it inconvenienced citizens and businesses.
Many restaurants and other businesses had to temporarily close.
Even Cannon Memorial Hospital was not immune according to Lori English.
She said the hospital could not perform CT scans. A patient had to be transported to Watauga Medical Center due to the outage.
The problem, according to Mountain Electric in Roan Mountain, was electrical in the substations. Substations affected included Cranberry, Newland, Banner Elk and Linville. That's a lot of people according to Mountain Electric in Newland's Dale Benfield.
In fact- that covers about all of Avery County, save Beech Mountain, Benfield said.
Tennessee Valley Authority tackled the problem right away, according to the Roan Mountain office. Restaurant managers said it could have been worse. The power returned around 5:30- just before the dinner rush.
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Note: Brad Richards Is At The Training Center Today
1:13PM: At Ranger Rants, Andrew Gross spoke with Richards about his return from the flu.
Richards said that he wasn't worried about catching up to the rest of the team after missing the first three days of training camp. He said "in the big scheme of things, three days is probably not going to make a big difference."
11:32AM: According to Andrew Gross and Pat Leonard, Brad Richards is at the Rangers practice facility today and may skate on his own.
Richards has missed the past three days due to the flu.
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This guidance updates and replaces NICE clinical guideline 24 (published February 2005).
It offers evidence-based advice on the care and treatment of people with lung cancer. New and updated recommendations are included on communication, diagnosis and staging, selection of patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) for treatment with curative intent, surgery with curative intent for NSCLC, smoking cessation, combination treatment for NSCLC, treatment for small-cell lung cancer (SCLC), managing endobronchial obstruction, managing brain metastases, and follow-up and patient perspectives.


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It's happened to all of us.
We are driving our car down the road and suddenly we hear a noise which progressively gets worse over a period of time. Some of us take it to the mechanic right away; others wait until either the wheels fall off or the engine stops.
But let's say you take it in when the sound is not too loud. That is the smart thing to do.
"You have a bad wheel bearing," the mechanic tells you. "We can fix that pretty easily. It's a good thing you caught it now because it could have damage the race (the surface the bearing fits into). But did you also know your exhaust system has a leak, your front brakes pads are very thin and your universals are just about worn out?"
Bad news, turned to worse. He tells you if you would bring the car in regularly instead of waiting for things to go wrong he could prevent a lot of trouble. You have him do the work and fix all the things that need repair and you pay the price.
Subsequently, you get to drive down the road in a newly repaired and well running car.
Comparing the human body to an internal combustion engined, metal vehicle seems ridiculous as does saying a mechanic is like a doctor. But there is a truth to what the mechanic says that also holds true for your body. The regular mechanical inspection for things that are hidden from sight has a lot in common with the yearly physical.
The difference is that no matter what, you can get a car repaired and keep it running if you pour enough money into it. Cars don't die, they get put out of service because the cost exceeds the worth of the vehicle. Human bodies can have something wrong with them that may never be repaired because unlike a steel machine, only certain replacement parts exist and in some cases, things gone too far can never be repaired.
So maintenance inspections, called physical exams, are very important.
People hate physicals. They dread them as they watch them approach on a calendar and they dislike them while they are being conducted. Yet the result of the exam can be telling, in fact life saving.
Or just satisfying, knowing you are in good health.
Many people never had a physical unless they injure themselves or they just don't feel right. That not feeling right, that squeaky wheel, could be a sign of something more serious.
The yearly physical has been a fixture of standard medical practice for decades. Doctors have always maintained "an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure."
But the physical has changed over the years. In the early days of physicals physicians looked for signs of infectious diseases. People in 1900 only lived to an average age of 40, so most never contracted chronic diseases. With the advent of vaccinations and antibiotics, the infectious diseases have been largely wiped away (with the exception of a few and depending on where the person lives) and most people get physicals to be sure they are in good shape concerning the big two: cancer and heart disease.
But there is certainly more to it than that. In reality there are five good reasons to get a physical.
* The first, as stated, is to screen for diseases. The big two is not all there is. There are a lot of minor diseases that can turn into big ones if they are not taken care of. And many have few symptoms, if any before they really start to affect a persons health. High blood pressure is a good example. Few people that are diagnosed with it even know they have it before a doctor tells them they do. Untreated it can lead to an endless list of health problems.
* The doctor can assess the risk of future medical problems. One of the things done in a physical is to get a personal history as well as a family history. If your father had heart disease, you may have a higher propensity for it too. Your sister could have diabetes; you are at higher risk. While you many not have something now or even real signs of it, it is good for you and your physician to know to watch for it.
* Physicals are also part of encouraging a healthy lifestyle. Of everything, this may be the thing most people hate the most about a physical exam. If you are overweight, smoke, drink alcohol, love to put salt on everything, eat too much red meat, etc. you may not like what you hear from your doctor. Doctors will tell you to stop smoking. They will preach moderation when it comes to drinking. They will weigh you with those big scales that are a lot more accurate than the one under your bathroom sink and tell you you need to lose a few (or many) pounds. Just like the mechanic needs to tell you about potential problems with your car, doctors must pass on the bad news to give you the option to improve your health or not. It's hard to listen to that.
* Update your vaccination records and keep you current. Are vaccinations just for kids? No. One that comes to mind is the annual flu shot. A yearly physical will bring up this question along with others. If you travel out of the country frequently, this may also be very important to you.
* A physical will keep you in the medical loop. Going to a family doctor at least once a year gives you an advocate for medical treatment you might need due to sudden accident or illness; someone who knows you, your problems and your lifestyle. Admittedly if you go to the emergency room you will probably not be treated by your own family physician, but they always ask the question about who your doctor is, and they often confer with him or her.
Interestingly enough, different parts of the country apparently view annual physicals differently. A review of medical records published in the Archives of Internal Medicine four years ago found that patients that saw doctors in the Northeastern part of the United Sates were the likely candidates to undergo a physical with 29 percent of adults going in for the exam each year. The part of the country with the people that were least like to get physicals was in the West. Only 16 percent were found to regularly have physical exams. In 2009a study revealed that 64 million Americans a year get a physical/gynecological exam. These exams cost almost $8 billion.
There are those in recent years that feel physicals have become a waste of time, even some doctors say that they could be seeing patients that were really sick and spending time on their problems rather than taking the time to look at healthy patients. But most doctors still swear by the yearly exam.
Preparing for the physical
The best thing to do before going for a physical is to be prepared for it. Nervousness is not one of the precepts, but most people have anxiety about the visit. Here are some hints for dealing with the exam.
* First you should have accurate personal information about your present problems (if any), and medications you are taking (types and dose), personal history of surgeries or accidents that caused you physical harm, and family information.
*Keep your mind open to change. Once your doctor has finished the exam he or she will generally give you some advice on how to proceed with your life. Generally these things have to do with weight or habits. What may seem insurmountable, may not be as hard as you think if you can get help doing such things as quitting smoking or losing weight.
*Keep your mind ready to ask questions and don't hesitate to ask them, even if they come up weeks after the visit and consultation. You have a right to know what is going on with your health.
The actual exam
The physical exam that is administered by physicians vary, depending on circumstances. If one comes in with a complaint or two the physical could center on a certain area of the body or of some organ system. But if it is purely a maintenance physical, it could be more general.
Physicians start an examination (particularly if they are not familiar with a person) with an individuals head and work down, looking for abnomalities. This means you will at least get partially undressed, often fully and will have to put on one of those detested hospital gowns. Here are some of the things they look at.
*Your skin. It is examined for cancer and other skin diseases. The doctor may take into account either your occupation (if you are in the sun a lot) or your recreational pursuits (again outdoors a lot) in doing this.
*Your eyes. They may ask you questions while they look. Some of those might include questions about bluriness, floaters in your vision field, double vision, etc.
*Your mouth. The doctor may ask you about your brushing and flossing habits, if you chew tobacco, if you have continual sores or problems with bleeding. They will also ask you about trips to the dentist, who performs another type of physical you should be having regularly too.
*Your lungs and heart. The ubitiquous stethoscope is still used in listening for lungs that are not working right and for heart problems.
*Your abdomen. This is where doctors squeeze and feel, sometimes asking "Does that hurt?"
*Your penis and scrotum. For a man this is often the part they hate the worst, with the exception of the digit prostate check. Doctors look for abnomalities to avoid problems that could come up in terms of diseases and cancer.
*Your pelvic region. Most women hate this part, but most are resigned to it as well. Often for women this has been done even without a complete physical sometime in their lives. Doctors look for abnormalities.
*Your rectum. Okay, now to the digit test in which the doctor checks the prostate. What he looks for is an enlarged prostate and/or descrepancies from a normal prostate. Danger signs of other problems are also checked for.
*Your legs and feet. There is a lot to look for here. Lower extremity problems can be an indicator of other problems in the body. Things like gout, fluid buildup and other things can reveal organ problems.
*Your nervous system. Doctors still use a little hammer (not big ones like in cartoons) to test reflexes. They also look for other things that could reveal nervous systems conditions such as steadiness and shaking.
Doctors may order tests for anything they suspect is a problem. These tests can range from a simple blood draw (well not so simple for some people) to scope tests in which people are put out while doctors explore the inside of their bodies with some kind of scope or camera.
Usually a good, full physical means body fluid testing. This usually comes in the form of a series of blood tests and urine examinations, particularly if certain kinds of diseases are suspected. While it seems gross and disgusting to some people, body excretement analysis is one of the best ways a physician has of telling what is going on in someones body.
The result
Your doctor will confer with you after the results of all the tests are in. This may be done on the phone or they may have you come in the office for the consultation. No one wants to hear bad news, and one of the things that often keeps them away from physicals is finding out about something they didn't know about. Almost everyone wants to think if they don't know about something, it may just go away.
Just remember the squeeky wheel. It won't go away; it will just get worse.


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The B-Mets kick off their 22nd season on Thursday, April 4 on the road against the Akron Aeros. Their home opener at NYSEG Stadium is on April 11 when they host the New Hampshire Fisher Cats at 6:35 PM.
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Kendra's Law is a state law that permits a mentally ill person who is deemed to be a threat to themselves of others to be sent to a psychiatric hospital for evaluation.
As part of the gun control package, Kendra's Law was expanded and extended until 2017. It's named after a Fredonia woman, Kendra Webdale, and the changes were something her parents had been pushing for.
Webdale was pushed to her death in front of a New York City subway train in 1999, by a schizophrenic who was off his medication. Kendra's Law forces patients to comply with treatment, or they will be forced to go into a hospital.
The law comes up for renewal every few years. It was included in the gun legislation passed this week by the state legislature and Governor Cuomo. Kendra's mother, Pat Webdale, says she's pleased with some of the changes.
"They are things that we've wanted changed for a long time, such as when you leave the county, Kendra's law will follow you, and when you're in prison, and mentally ill, someone will evaluate you," said Webdale.
"At first, I felt a little sad that Kendra's Law was hooked up with the gun law, because I felt like it was stigmatizing the mentally ill, because there are so many people who are mentally ill who do not become violent. Yet almost always when there is a violent shooting, the person has been known to be diagnosed with a mental illness."


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52 Weeks of Sharing Memories: Cooking (Week 3)
Over the years I've learned that keeping a journal is not always easy. Yet it's important for future generations. If we want to preserve the past, our own memories will one day be as valuable as those of our great-grandmothers. Our descendants will be thrilled to find a journal chronicling our lives and the lives of our parents and grand-parents.
This weeks' topic is Cooking. I have very strong memories of my mom's cooking. No doubt most of you do too, some may even remember grandma's cooking. I thought it would be fun to share those memories.
* What was your favourite food that your mom cooked?
* Do you remember the smells in the kitchen?
* Have you copied your mom or grandmother's recipes to save them?
* Did you ever get to eat your Grandmother's food?
I wasn't very fond of my mom's cooking - our regular dinner fare was typically Pigs' Feet, Pigs' Tails, Tripe, Kidney, Heart, Ox-Tail Stew... basic cheaper cuts of meat which were not cooked very well! I remember sitting at the table staring at (and not eating) my plate of white quivering tripe on a white plate with heated milk poured over the top.
Mashed potatoes were simply crushed with a fork - no butter or milk was added. I used to pour ketchup on mine just to get them down! And it seemed every night we had baked apples for dessert. To this day I can't stand them and even the smell makes me cringe.
I don't remember eating anything my grandmothers made but I spent time with my maternal grandma so I must have eaten her food! She was born in England and I think she followed the English style of cooking. I do have her recipe for Spotted Dick which is an English dish of Suet Pudding with currants or raisins. I've made it and it's very good but it's a heart attack waiting to happen!
I do have really great memories of how my mother cooked. She used a coal-burning stove (sometimes wood) even though electric ranges and ovens had been around for years. We simply couldn't afford an electric one. I know my mom hated that stove but I loved watching her cook on it - throwing in some coal from the coal skuttle, or kindling, and lifting the top solid metal burners off with the special tool that hung at the side of the stove.
One of the things my mom made that I loved were Sour Cream Twists - a twisted bread-like thing that had the best taste ever. I asked my mom repeatedly for her recipe but she always said she didn't have one and didn't remember even making such a thing! I've hunted online with no luck but maybe one day I'll find something that sounds similar.
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- @recordswiki said...
This is such a great idea! I love how you ask questions which will help get the writing juices flowing. I enjoyed reading about your mother's cooking as well... I can't imagine trying to cook anything on a coal stove!
Even though you didn't enjoy her cooking, I think the memories you have shared are wonderful. Thanks for this post!
- Dave said...
I must say Lorine, I don't remember "sour cream twists", but do remember all the organ meats. The only one I did not like was tripe, as it was like chewing rubber!
- Genealogy Blogger said...
I don't know if that is what they were called (sour cream twists) but that was my name for them. I never did eat that horrid tripe, I just stared it down.... I can't blame mother though as she worked all day and then had to feed 6 people when she came home! And she didn't enjoy cooking, so not really her fault about the food.
- hummer said...
Oh my week 3 I am really behind all the way. Will get to work on it. Love your prompts.


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CANTON A severe thunderstorm blasted through St. Lawrence County shortly after 6 p.m. Tuesday, downing trees and power lines and leaving thousands in the dark.
Reports of downed trees included at Goodrich and Judson streets, Park Street near Lawrence Funeral Home and Jay Street, where cars had been struck. Another was reported blocking County Route 25 in DeKalb, and a utility pole and power lines were reported down on County Route 24 outside of Canton.
Donna H. Kennedy lives on the corner of Judson Street, where the tree fell away from her home and lay across the road, supported by power wires, and began pulling down a utility pole on the opposite side of the street.
We were inside and we heard a whoosh, Mrs. Kennedy said. Wind gusts of 50 mph were reported, and she said that caused the tree on her property to fall.
It was a little nerve-wracking and I thought how could those people in Oklahoma go through what they were going through? Mrs. Kennedy said. We went through one-tenth of what they went through and we were scared.
Andrew J. Barr, St. Lawrence County Emergency Services fire team investigator, was at the Judson Street location and said there were at least 10 other incidents similar to that, with three involving trees on cars.
We contacted National Grid and DPW is going to be cleaning up, Mr. Barr said,
As of 8:15 p.m., National Grids online outage map showed about 5,700 customers without power, out of 43,000 in St. Lawrence County.
Those in the dark included about 2,600 in the town and village of Canton, more than 800 in Colton and 500 in DeKalb.
Outages also were shown as far apart as Madrid, Norwood, Gouverneur and Stockholm.
There were no immediate reports of injuries.
The companys website estimated that power would be restored by 10:45 p.m.
Northern New York Newspapers writer Roger DuPuis contributed to this report.
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BRASHER FALLS The heat is on at St. Lawrence Central School. Its just not the natural gas heat school officials were hoping to have in place by now.
Instead of natural gas, the district is being heated with propane, which Superintendent Stephan J. Vigliotti said can be used until the natural gas system is on line at the schools.
The heat is on and fairly well-controlled, said Fred H. McLaughlin, director of transportation, buildings and grounds.
Mr. McLaughlin said he has been told that testing of the gas pipes was supposed to start Oct. 23 and the projection is that the system will be ready in mid-November.
Theyre telling us they hope to be on line and able to make the conversion at the Thanksgiving break. Worst-case scenario, it would be Christmas break, he said.
Maybe itll go quicker than the rest of the project, Mr. McLaughlin said. If not, were set up with propane.
Because of the uncertainty about when natural gas would be available, the district converted its boilers to run on propane in the interim. It previously had used fuel oil to heat its buildings.
In order to put the new boilers in, we had to take the oil boilers out. Theyre going in the same space. The other boilers were steam and these are hot water. We tore out all the steam piping, he said.
Work continues in the district to prepare for the conversion to natural gas, according to Mr. McLaughlin.
I would say 80 percent of the project was boilers and piping underneath the school, stuff that you dont see. Most of it is heating and ventilation. Most of this whole project is stuff that people will never see, he said.
District taxpayers in December 2011 had approved an $8.2 million capital project that would allow the district to convert from heating oil to natural gas once St. Lawrence Gas passed by the district during its expansion into Franklin County.
That will allow the district to make the conversion to natural gas and save money in the process. It also plans to convert from steam to hot water, which also will save money. The steam line and heating units date back to the 1950s.
Contracts were awarded in April to Meridian Construction Corp. for general work, Black River Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning for mechanical work, S&L Electric Inc. for electric work and Burns Brothers Inc. for plumbing work.
A separate $375,000 project that was approved by voters in April is still ongoing, Mr. McLaughlin said. That project is addressing security at the high school and elementary schools by tightening access to the buildings. Once the project is complete, visitors to the schools will be able to enter the outside set of doors, but they will have to check in and present identification at a transaction window before theyre buzzed in by school personnel through the interior doors.
As part of the project, contractors are creating a transaction window between the two sets of doors at the high school and elementary school and a slot where visitors can provide their identification before entering the school. The entrance to the middle school will not be accessible during the day, and the entrance near the superintendents office is kept locked.
Teachers also will be able to lock their doors from the inside, a capability that is not now available on all the classroom doors. Once theyre locked, teachers still will be able to open the door from the inside, but it will remain locked from the outside.
Right now its a waiting game for that project, Mr. McLaughlin said.
Were still trying to get an answer on when well get the doors, glass windows and hardware for the doors he said.
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