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Dusk/Dawn: Mosquitoes carrying West Nile Virus usually bite at dusk and dawn. Limit outdoor activity during those hours.
Dress: Wear loose-fitting, long-sleeved shirts and pants to reduce the amount of exposed skin.
DEET: Cover exposed skin and clothes with an insect repellent containing the chemical DEET. It is the most effective repellent against mosquito bites.
Drain: Empty any containers (buckets, barrels, kiddie pools) holding standing water to prevent breeding grounds for mosquitoes.
Doors: Make sure doors, windows and screens are in good condition and fit tightly to keep out mosquitoes.
For more information on West Nile protection and resources in your local area:
Center for Disease Control and Prevention gives you facts about WNV, resources for prevention and statistics in your area.
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The Georgia Department of Public Health provides information about Vector-borne Diseases such as West Nile Virus.
DeKalb County Board of Health provides localized information and services for mosquito prevention. To schedule a Mosquito Assessment for your home call (404) 508-7900 or visit online.
Fulton County's Environmental Health Division has increased efforts to limit mosquito growth in the county. For more information and assistance call the Mosquito Hotline at (404) 730-5296 or call the Environmental Health office at (404) 613-1301.
Clayton County Board of Health offers information and a hotline to report mosquito activity and dead birds. Call (678) 610-7199.
Cobb and Douglas County Board of Health provides prevention information and hotlines to report complaints. To report a mosquito complaint in Cobb County call (770) 435-7815 or to report a complaint in Douglas County call (770) 920-7311.
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There are two Nick Furys in the current version of the Marvel Universe: a younger black guy and the original white super-spy who's his dad. This week, they meet in a time-travel story that shows how the racial tension in America today isn't all that different from the how it was in the bad old days. »

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Is sleepwalking normal for children?
Sleepwalking is a disturbance in which someone gets up out of bed and walks without being aware of the event. It is usually triggered by poor sleep habits.
In children, sleepwalking starts between ages 6 and 12. It occurs more often in boys than girls. Children usually outgrow sleepwalking.
If you can, gently steer someone who is sleepwalking safely back to bed. Try to make the home safer by adding gates to stairways and other safety measures to prevent injury.
Trying to stick to a bedtime routine may help reduce the problem.
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First Look: Keri Russell, Jonathan Rhys Meyers in August Rush
August Rush is a fantasy-drama (I think) that comes out in October, but I know many of you are fans of Jonathan Rhys Meyers (don't forget to enter my "Tudors" DVD giveaway!), so I'm passing along this brand-new trailer. Keri Russell also stars, as Louis Rush's (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) love interest. Together the two have a child, August Rush, who they are forced to give up (played by Freddie Highmore who played Charlie in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory). Later, they all magically seek each other out via their unique musical talents. Or something.
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East Detroit High School substitute teacher Johnathan Sails, right, with his attorney, Robert Leonetti on Thursday. / Regina H. Boone/Detroit Free Press
That was Lakisha Swifts reaction today when an Eastpointe judge bound over for trial a substitute teacher charged with manslaughter in the drowning of her son, KeAir, in the East Detroit High School pool.
Im frustrated I dont have my son, Swift said, trembling and sobbing after a day of testimony in which several other teachers said the substitute teacher, Johnathan Sails, had claimed he had lifeguard certification when he didnt.
Three students who were in the pool that day testified Sails was the first adult in the water, but first went into the locker room area to remove some of his clothes. Once he got into the pool, they testified, he said: Its too deep.
KeAir, who was at the bottom of the deep end of the pool, was pulled lifeless out of the water by an acting assistant principal who jumped into the water fully clothed. KeAir who did not know how to swim, according to his family died after several days on life support.
Sails, 24, is charged with involuntary manslaughter in the Nov. 8 incident. He is to be arraigned May 27 in Macomb County Circuit Court. His attorney, Robert Leonetti, said he and Sails are disappointed with the ruling in 38th District Court.
Leonetti said none of the teachers or administrative witnesses verified Sails certification until after the incident. He noted that the lead gym teacher, James Reed, who was hired Oct. 31, a week before the drowning, didnt have current lifeguard certification either.
Why did East Detroit hire James Reed as lead teacher if they cared about (certification)? Leonetti asked.
KeAirs mother and Leonetti said they believe Reed also should be criminally charged.
But the larger issue seemed to be whether Sails had lied to others at the school about having lifeguard certification.
He had a legal duty, Assistant Prosecutor Bill Cataldo told the court. He cant swim. He couldnt save (KeAir). He didnt think it was serious. He delayed. It resulted in KeAirs death.
Cataldo submitted an affidavit from the American Red Cross indicating Sails had never taken a lifeguard certification course and was never certified in lifeguard activities.
But Leonetti argued: Is this a crime? Not on Mr. Sails part.
He said Sails fulfilled his duty by being in the classroom and that he was the first adult to jump into the pool to help. He contended that Reed breached his duty by not being the lead teacher in the pool room and not jumping in the water.
Johnathan tried. Reed didnt even try, Leonetti said. Had Reed tried, jumped into the water, KeAir might be here today.
Reed, one of seven prosecution witnesses on Thursday, testified that he was helping a substitute gym teacher that day and was ushering swim class students in a hallway back into the pool area. He said he heard students in the pool area say down but he didnt jump in the water. Instead, he testified, he ran down the hall to get help.
The students testified Sails was in the bleachers when KeAir dove into the pool from the diving board and struggled. They said Sails walked down when notified and believed they were joking around. The students said Sails walked to the locker room area and took off some of his clothes before jumping into the pool.
David Zauner, a teacher who was acting as an assistant principal Nov. 8, testified that he heard on his walkie-talkie that there was a boy down in the pool and he ran to the area. He took off his glasses and set down his walk-talkie, then jumped into the pool. He said he saw KeAir in the fetal position, reached under him, jumped up and swam with him.
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Zauner said he wasnt looking for Sails when he pulled KeAir out of the water, but he also didnt see him. He said that Sails previously indicated that he had his lifeguard certification and said, I can handle this.
Former Principal Mary Finnigan testified that when she asked Sails what happened, he just shook his head and cried.
The lone defense witness, Sharon Oliver, the principals secretary, testified that Sails was told he would not be teaching in the pool. She said substitute teachers never have been assigned to the pool.
She testified that she was shocked when she was told he was in the pool. She said that she told Sails and Reed to always be together.
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This is perhaps the most read one saved for a lazy Sunday. It's fast, easy and qrruiees relatively little idea. There are some difficult, but the archaic words dictionary Kindle says. A bit of bad at times, but this book is entertaining if nothing else. It is written by the point of view of readers.
Hmmmm I'm Actually on the fence about this matter, to be erpfectly honest.On one hand,I think it'll be pretty cool to see KB in the incarnation that it should've taken on in the first place:as a whole entity, rather than as 2 seperate releases. However,I will agree that it's too long to wait-late '06?! Thus,ss of this very minute,I have now gotten off the fence and deduced that I will forgo visiting the theatre for KB re-release and hold out for that elusive Special Edition DVD instead. Granted,though agonizing the wait may be,let's hope the SE DVD will be as worth the wait-and on par with the perenially KICKASS Pulp Fic and Jackie Brown 2-disc collector's Edition sets- STILL among the ultimate DVD experiences EVER! In the meantime,I continue to hold out against wasting my $ on the existing,shoddily packaged KB vol.1 2 DVD's. The extras on those(or the lack thereof)SUCK!I rest my case
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Solid, reliable hardware. iPhone can charge and sync in case.
Only supports iPhone 3G and 3GS. Difficult to type with case on. Fee is high for small transactions. Payment process is somewhat convoluted.
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Pay Anywhere is a reliable and useful way to accept credit cards on the gobut it only works on outdated phones.
Now that your cell phone is essentially a computer (and a pretty powerful one, at that), it's possible to do things that were once the realm of only full-sized computers in the palm of your hand. If you're a small business, one of those things is accepting credit card payments. Using Pay Anywhere, businesses and individuals can easily accept payments with most major credit cards. Pay Anywhere works well enough, but it works only on older iPhonesthe 3G and 3GSand doesn't offer some of the most useful features of Square (Free, 4 stars), our Editors' Choice in this category.
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To use Pay Anywhere, you need two things: a Pay Anywhere account, which takes only a few minutes to set up online or over the phone, and a card reader, which Pay Anywhere ships you for free when you set up an account. Both are simple to get, though registering for an account requires a fair amount of personal or business information, like your social security numberthat's standard fare for this type of service.
The reader itself is a black device, measuring 3.75 by 2.75 by 1.13 inches and weighing 1.9 ounce. It adds considerable heft to the iPhone: I attached it to an iPhone 3G, and the reader made the device a full inch taller, and significantly thicker and wider. Much of Pay Anywhere's size comes from the credit card readerthe Mophie Marketplace Complete Credit Card Solution ($179.99, 3 stars) has the same effect, both are much larger than the tiny reader Square uses.
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When you slide the iPhone's dock connector into the Pay Anywhere reader, it automatically looks to see if you have the free companion app installedif you don't, it gives you a link to the App Store where you can download it.
Once you've got everything installed and running, using the system is easy, though it involves a few more steps than it should. You enter a total, or create an itemized list of charges, and then press Next. The total shows up, including tax, on a screen that you can customize with your company's information and logo. Then you're prompted to hand the device to the customer, who is walked through adding an optional tip. They give it back to you, and you swipe their card or key in the number. Then you give it back, and they sign with their finger and enter an e-mail address for the receipt. Pay Anywhere does a good job of guiding you through the process, but it's a lot of steps. The case, which protrudes outward from the iPhone, also makes tapping and typing on the screen a bit harder, but not impossible.
Merchants can review recent transactions on the app or online, set defaults for tax and tip, or create a list of items you sell to make itemizing receipts even more useful. You can also link your bank account to Pay Anywhere, and whatever money you make will be sent to your account within three business days of the transaction.
The only cost associated with Pay Anywhere comes when you actually make a salethe account and reader are both free, and there are no monthly fees. When you make a transaction, Pay Anywhere takes a small percentage of the transaction plus a small fixed fee: 2.69 percent plus $0.19 for swiped cards, or 3.49 percent plus $0.19 if you type the card number manually. (The fee hike is because keyed-in cards are inherently less secure, since you're not swiping an actual card.) Those fees mean if you're collecting a few dollars at a time, you'll feel a hit, but the fees aren't much different than those charged by credit card companies, PayPal, or Pay Anywhere's competitors like Square and the Mophie Complete Credit Card Solution.
Pay Anywhere is a good option for accepting mobile paymentsit's solid hardware that reads cards reliably, and an app that works intuitively, albeit with a few too many steps involved. It's not as sleek or attractive as Square, though, and the pricing doesn't scale as well as Mophie's offering. Pay Anywhere already supports the iPad, and promises that its technology will soon work with BlackBerry, Android, and other iOS devices, but for now, since it only runs on the iPhone 3G and 3GS, Pay Anywhere is, unfortunately, cutting-edge technology running on old hardware.
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A federal panel Wednesday ordered HealthBridge Management of New Jersey to reinstate striking workers pending conclusion of a National Labor Relations Board case, a union spokesman said.
More than 600 HealthBridge caregivers statewide, including 110 at West River Health Care Center, 245 Orange Ave., have been off the job since July.
Those members of New England Health Care Employees Union District 1199, Service Employees International Union, are employed at five nursing centers in Connecticut.
"The injunction orders HealthBridge to reinstate striking workers to their previous positions to work under their original contract until a final decision is reached in the National Labor Relations Board case against the company," the union said in a written statement.


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Shannon Podjed and Danielle Podjed, sisters of the bride, were maids of honor. Jillian Tice, Christine Chase and Lisa Zimmerman, friends of the bride, were bridesmaids. Abby Wallish, cousin of the bride, was flower girl.
Christopher Urban, brother of the groom, was best man. Zack Fahrenholtz, Maxfield Norris, Mark Walker and Tom Parr, friends of the groom, were ushers. Andy Hund, cousin of the bride, was ring bearer.
The bride, daughter of Don and Sandy Podjed of Lebanon, is a 2004 graduate of Cedar Crest High School, received a bachelor's degree in biology from Elizabethtown College and a master's degree in physician assistant studies from DeSales University. She is a physician assistant at Occupational Health & Pain Management of Chester County in Exton.
The groom, son of Rick and Donna Urban of Downingtown, is a 2004 graduate of Coatesville Area High School and received a bachelor's degree in business information systems from Elizabethtown College. He is a programmer analyst at Siemen's Medical Solutions in Malvern.
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LAS CRUCES >> Bumps in the road, particularly for 17 city streets, will soon be smoothed out.
Work to resurface the streets, which include portions of Telshor Boulevard, El Paseo Road, Amador Avenue, Boutz Road, Webster Avenue, Rosedale Drive, Cimarron Drive, Hermosillo Drive, Luna Street, Montana Avenue, Avenida de Mesilla, Chaparral Street, Oasis Avenue, Mall Drive, Winton Circle, Winton Court and Neleigh Street is anticipated to start by the end of July. Two portions of Amador, and three parts of Boutz will be re-paved.
"From what I know, most of those streets could use the work," said Las Crucen Henry Trejo. "I take Boutz and Telshor every day to get to work, and I know those roads keep getting in worse condition. A lot of city streets, for that matter, are in pretty bad shape and could use resurfacing."
City officials agree. There is about 700 lane miles of roads in Las Cruces, and that means numerous concerns to city officials about roads that are maintained by the city. Some City Council members often remind city administrators that road conditions are at or near the top of the list of concerns residents frequently raise with the council.
"I believe it," said Teresa Gray, who lives in southwest Las Cruces. "That's what we pay taxes for; better roads, clear, running water. These aren't quality-of-life things, these are necessities we rely on."
Monday, the council approved a $239,533 contract with Jobe Materials, of El Paso, who will provide "hot mix," or ready-made asphalt that will be used to resurface 30,728 linear feet, or 5.82 miles, of city streets.
"It's an ambitious contract," said David Maestas, contracts administrator for the city of Las Cruces. "It's a project that needs to be done. It's one that will be done as quickly and efficiently as possible."
City officials have been asked several times before how much it costs the city to resurface a street.
"The streets to be resurfaced will actually involve two separate contracts," City Manager Robert Garza said. "The one awarded (Monday) for $239,533 was just for the asphalt materials that will be placed on these roadways by another contractor, Cutler Repaving out of Lawrence, Kansas.
"We will be paying Cutler a similar amount for the labor and equipment part of this work for an additional $250,000 or so. The need to award the asphalt contract before the other portion is that it takes time to crush rock and prepare the materials to accommodate the proposed work. The total cost for restoring the surfaces on these roads will be close to $490,000 or $84,196 per mile."
Garza added the cost to resurface the street is "a very good price" for the work that needs to be done.
Maestas said the project will take about 60 working days -- or week days -- to finish. The roads should be re-paved by October.
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Just in case, I'll have plenty of present wrapping materials around if folks want to bring presents over that need wrapping...to keep occupied while waiting their turn. If you want, bring over some extra wrapping paper and then our presents can mix and match. And, I'm really good at wrapping presents if you need any help making them look presentable.
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Mbombela - A group of Mpumalanga taxi drivers disrupted traffic on Monday in a bid to get their own taxi rank in Mbombela, the municipality said.
"Chaos and confusion reigned on the major roads leading into the city this morning. This was as a result of the strike action by taxi operators belonging to the G8 Taxi Association," the municipality said in a statement.
According to the SABC, morning peak hour traffic towards Mbombela was backed up for more than 8km on the R40 and P2296 roads.
Members of G8 took to the streets demanding their own taxi rank. They later met provincial government officials.
"At the meeting with the representatives of the operators, it was agreed that a temporary station 1/8taxi rank 3/8 be sought from where the aggrieved operators will continue to operate while a permanent solution is being explored."
It was agreed that the inconvenience caused by the blockades should be avoided at all cost.
"A task team has been set up to continue with the work of finding a lasting solution to the current disagreements that exist among all taxi operators that ferry passengers to and from the city."
Police spokesman Brigadier Selvey Mohlala said the protest was peaceful but police would continue to monitor the situation. No arrests were made and no damage was reported.
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Signature Homes provides a complete custom design service to all of its clients using state-of-the-art technology. Signature Homes provides complete custom designs that can be emailed to your office or home. With over 100 years of combined custom home building experience the team members at Signature Homes will develop, design and create your new home masterpiece from start to finish. Signature Homes offers this service to it's new home construction clients at no cost if they choose Signature Homes as the builder. Just another added benefit of choosing Signature Homes!
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Just like books, movies and songs, federal copyright laws protect the intellectual property of architects and home designers. These legal protections exist to protect all parties. Copyright laws respect and support the intellectual property of the original architect or designer, and prevent anyone from using the design without written permission.
Generally, all home plans include a copyright release and a license to use the documents to construct a single home. When you purchase construction documents, the licensor grants to you, as licensee, the right to use the documents to construct a single unit. This is generally an exclusive license, which may not be resold, duplicated, published or distributed without written permission. Furthermore, construction blueprints may not be reproduced without prior written consent of the home designer or publisher
As a plan licensee, you may customize the design to fit your personal preferences. Modified plans are considered "derivative works" of the original and it is crucial that you understand that these "derivative works" as well as the original work still retain copyright protection. No "derivative work" or revised design, even if completely redrawn, may be sold, duplicated, distributed or used to construct any units without the purchase of a license from the publisher, architect or home designer.
As a plan licensee, you may lend the home plans to third parties (builders, contractors, sub-contractors, inspectors, governmental agencies, etc.) as necessary to assist in the construction of the dwelling involved. All such lent plans must be retrieved and destroyed, except for the owner's reference sets, and those sets required by governmental agencies, after such assistance has been completed.
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The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents today appointed interim presidents to the two newest universities in the system. Garry Ross was named interim president of Texas A&M University-Central Texas and Maria Hernandez Ferrier, interim president of Texas A&M University-San Antonio. Both previously served as executive directors of their respective universities.
Search committees for new presidents will be created at both universities in the near future.
"Garry Ross and Maria Hernandez Ferrier have served the people of Killeen and San Antonio well and I know they will continue to do outstanding work as their universities make the transition to standalone campuses," said Chancellor Michael D. McKinney. "They are dedicated to the growth and success of their universities and to expanding the educational opportunities to the people of Texas."
Ross has served as executive director of Texas A&M University-Central Texas in Killeen since January 21, 2008. Prior to his appointment, he served as deputy vice provost at the University of North Texas Dallas Campus, where he was responsible for the day-to-day operation of the campus.
He has been involved in higher education as a teacher, scholar and administrator for nearly 20 years. He has served as a senior fellow of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, dean of University College at Texas A&M University-Kingsville, faculty member and head of the Northwestern State University Department of Language and Communication, and associate professor and director of writing at Northwestern State.
Ross served as executive director and dean of academic and student affairs for the Texas A&M University-Kingsville System Center-San Antonio and as a professor at Baylor University, Northwestern State and Henderson State University.
Ross earned two bachelor's degrees, in English and history, from Lamar University, a master's degree in history from Baylor University and a Ph.D. in English from Texas A&M University.
Ferrier has served as executive director of Texas A&M University-San Antonio since April 2008. She previously served as executive director for external funding (grants) for the Southwest Independent School District and executive director of the Southwest ISD Education Foundation in San Antonio.
In 2002, she was appointed by President George W. Bush to direct the Office of English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students in the United States Department of Education.
She served as executive director of City Year San Antonio and was host of "City Spirit," a weekly television program that featured the "Texas Pledge" and volunteer opportunities for people living in the San Antonio community. In 1999, she was appointed as Our Lady of the Lake University's first distinguished visiting professor.
Ferrier earned a bachelor's degree in speech and a master's degree in guidance and counseling from Our Lady of the Lake University and an Ed.D. in educational administration from Texas A&M.


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ANTIOCH, Calif. - Many former business associates of Phillip Garrido agreed he was strange. In the years leading up to his arrest for kidnapping Jaycee Dugard, Garrido was rarely without his so-called "Black Box."
"He said he had invented this device which would allow a person to speak without physically speaking and be heard by the listener," said Contra Costa County private investigator, Ralph Hernandez.
Garrido called Hernandez to help convince people his invention worked and wanted to get a patent for the device.
Garrido often talked about God and the apocalypse and would demonstrate his box any chance he got.
"He said he was starting a new religion, he also said the box would let you hear voices from the other side and predict the future," said Antioch businessman, Tim Allen.
The black box looks like a small suitcase with a handle and a couple of jacks to attach headphones.
About one week before his arrest, Garrido asked a friend to keep the box for him.
"I thought he was a total kook but I didn't want to tell him that," said Allen.


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Sharing my time living in the city and at times in the country... am involved in a very interesting industry,grapes for the local and export markets.Have tranquil rivers scenes at my door step as are the breath taking sunsets,fantastic weather associated with this great area...
I am a quiet,honest,careing,compassionate person ,who is looking for a special person who would enjoy maybe getting away from the rat race of city life for a quiet few days or someone to introduce me to the culture of city living ..not that bad really .. also enjoy a quiet coffee or a special dinner with a lovely person when visiting the city,which I do on a regular basis..haveing two daughters in Melbourne at university..also like to sit relax ,watch the world pass or stroll hand in hand along the beach or side walks..think I am an old fashioned romantic,which has been hidden and now wants to leap out ...
Enjoy travel ,although so far it has been all with in Australia,mainly QLD or the remote out back regions of NSW, SA and QLD..enjoy the peace and tranqility of the bush,but adapt to city life very easy..camping ,fishing have been a part of my life as well as community service with involement as a fire fighter more many years ...a man in uniform...
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Doctors Gilbert and Adam are board-certified by the American Board of Urology and Fellows of the American College of Surgeons (FACS).
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In Kentucky and Southern Indiana alone more than 90,000 people have epilepsy, demonstrating a vital need for a comprehensive epilepsy team.
Epilepsy is the third most common neurological disorder in the United States after Alzheimer's disease and stroke. Between 30 and 40 percent of the 2.7 million Americans diagnosed with a seizure disorder have seizures that are not well controlled by medication. Others have their epilepsy untreated or misdiagnosed.
That is why the University of Louisville Hospital Epilepsy Center is such a critical resource for the community and state. Our center is one of only a few Level IV Epilepsy Centers in the region, meaning that we have the ability to do everything from diagnosing epilepsy to performing surgery when appropriate.
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Duncan Charters was appointed to the faculty in 1974. Prior to coming to Principia, he was lecturer in foreign languages at Humboldt State University and taught in regular and summer programs at a number of other colleges and universities. He has also served as a program evaluator, consultant, and speaker for schools and organizations including the California and Illinois State Boards of Education, and is a current member of the national NCATE review board for secondary education certification programs in languages. He is a trained evaluator of language proficiency in the U.S. (ACTFL) and European (CEF) testing systems. He is also currently coordinator of the College's Spanish program and chair of its Department of Languages and Cultures.
His special interests include Spanish language and literature, teaching culture and listening comprehension, developing proficiency in language skills and their assessment, and using technology in teaching, including independent and online learning. He has participated in radio and television broadcasts for The Christian Science Monitor's Spanish-language program Perfiles, to which he contributed an interview on Cervantes, and for El Heraldo de la Ciencia Cristiana. He has served as a conference interpreter including most recently at an international symposium on language policy held at the University of Copenhagen in the summer of 2011, where he was symposium coordinator and gave the keynote address for the related conference. In the same year he gave seminars, workshops, and presentations on language teaching methods and technology in São Paulo, Brazil; Guadalajara, Mexico; and the annual conference of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP) in Washington, D.C.
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The new study that I wrote about at 5 Minutes for Mom explored Why Don't Kids Love Their Veggies. The study suggests that those bitter buds might be responsible for kids spurning vegetables, but the good news is that kids eat more vegetables when paired with creamy Hidden Valley Ranch dressing.
So how did my family react to the paper? I tried it first, and could taste it, but it wasn't overly strong. My husband didn't taste anything (and wondered what I was up to, looking at me like I was crazy or had just slipped him some poison-laced paper).
I tested the kids separately the next morning before school. My 13-year-old daughter tasted the paper and looked at me like I was crazy when I asked her if it tasted like anything. My 7-year-old son licked it, made a face, and grabbed for his hot chocolate to wash the taste away.
Being the genetics nerd that I am, I figured out what that meant for my family. Since bitter taste is a dominate trait, it means that both Terry and Amanda are tt, recessive. I therefore must be Tt, and I passed along my dominant bitter taste gene to Kyle, also Tt.
Was I surprised? A little, honestly. Kyle and I are probably the biggest vegetable eaters in the family, so it definitely hasn't stopped us.
Be sure to check out that link at 5 Minutes for Mom for a cute dip vehicle as well. . . .
Do you have bitter buds? Do your kids? Does the fact they might change your insistence on them eating their veggies?
**Hidden Valley Ranch sent me the test strips to use with my family and report the findings. I am a compensated spokesperson for them, serving on their Parent Panel sharing my experiences and helping others Love Your Veggies. Some links within the post are affiliate or sponsored text.


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Blue Bomber Report Record: 7–11–0
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$blog.summary.replaceAll("- ", "-"): How do you solve a problem like Adarius?
There is a lot of chatter out there about the Bombers needing to make a change at wide receiver following Adarius Bowman's two jaw-dropping drops in the 17-13 loss to Toronto Sunday. Both those drops – two more bobbles on his lengthy list of knockdowns – were put to him right on the money, so trying to find any excuse regarding a bad throw or a tough body position, or anything like that, is a poor argument.
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$blog.summary.replaceAll("- ", "-"): Minor TIFF
TORONTO – Hey, I'm in Toronto. Says so right there in the place line.
View Full Post | 09/19/2010 11:33 AM |
$blog.summary.replaceAll("- ", "-"): Friday musings
Freestyle Friday.
View Full Post | 09/17/2010 1:56 PM |
$blog.summary.replaceAll("- ", "-"): Lumsden fallout and other stuff
No real tears or anger from Bomberland in wake of Jesse Lumsden's decision to sign with the Calgary Stampeders – that announcement likely to come on the weekend after Friday's Stamps-Roughriders game.
View Full Post | 09/16/2010 7:31 PM |
$blog.summary.replaceAll("- ", "-"): And Lumsden's decision is...
...To wait a bit longer before making his decision.
View Full Post | 09/15/2010 7:12 PM |
$blog.summary.replaceAll("- ", "-"): Rumours, rumours
It's all over Twitter tonight that the Calgary Stampeders are now interested in Jesse Lumsden. Maybe the Edmonton Eskimos now, too, with new GM Eric Tillman at the helm.
View Full Post | 09/14/2010 8:53 PM |
$blog.summary.replaceAll("- ", "-"): Big win, no stars...
Canadian Football League headquarters just spit out its Players of the Week press release and, despite their dominant 31-2 victory over the Saskatchewan Roughriders, no Winnipeg Blue Bombers were honoured.
View Full Post | 09/14/2010 1:16 PM |
$blog.summary.replaceAll("- ", "-"): Banjo Bowl Eve
Quick hitters from a breezy walk through in Bomberland:
View Full Post | 09/11/2010 3:23 PM |
$blog.summary.replaceAll("- ", "-"): Second Helping
In today's Free Press , Eazy-E (Ed Tait) and I look back at the first nine games of the season and make bold predictions for the second half of the schedule. The three from my end were the ones that made the cut. Here are five others that wound up on the cutting room floor (or whatever the electronic word processing garbage dump equivalent would be):
View Full Post | 09/10/2010 6:34 PM |
$blog.summary.replaceAll("- ", "-"): Buck in Black
Recall the Buck Pierce press conference.
View Full Post | 09/8/2010 8:49 PM |
$blog.summary.replaceAll("- ", "-"): Big Labour Day Classic numbers
This just in from the PR staff at The Sports Network:
View Full Post | 09/7/2010 4:37 PM |
$blog.summary.replaceAll("- ", "-"): So how long will Buck Pierce be out?
The Bombers didn't provide a timetable for Buck Pierce and his dislocated right elbow but from the sounds of it, it's going to be a month-to-month proposition. It's an injury that requires a significant amount of rest before the joint can be used in the way it was prior to 'popping out,' so the quarterback's season could be done. Here are a couple instances where athletes have suffered a similar injury:
View Full Post | 09/6/2010 6:15 PM |
$blog.summary.replaceAll("- ", "-"): Labour Day notes: Game Day
It seems like an eternity since the Bombers last played – 17 days to be exact since the loss in Montreal – so it's finally time for them to get back to work.
View Full Post | 09/5/2010 12:43 PM |
$blog.summary.replaceAll("- ", "-"): Friday Folly
First off, a mea culpa.
View Full Post | 09/3/2010 2:05 PM |
$blog.summary.replaceAll("- ", "-"): Thursday evening leftovers
Some thoughts about the Bomb Squad as I glance up periodically to the TV, watching the hometown Minneapolis broadcaster gush about Brett Favre (who's not dressed) while Vikings QB Tavaris Jackson stinks it up out there and the Denver Broncos fumble the ball all over the place…
View Full Post | 09/2/2010 8:31 PM |
$blog.summary.replaceAll("- ", "-"): Brace yourself
Winnipeg QB Buck Pierce practised without the metal hinge on his right knee today, instead choosing to go with a heavy tape-job that looked to be more cumbersome than the original brace. I'm going to say anywhere from 3-6 rolls of tape. Anyway, he moved around a little bit and said afterwards that he feels a lot more comfortable WITHOUT the brace. Paraphrasing, he said the most important thing is that the knee is stable.
View Full Post | 09/1/2010 6:53 PM |
$blog.summary.replaceAll("- ", "-"): Of Buck, Adarius, Pacman and others...
It was back to work day for the Bombers after the bye and with the meat of the 2010 schedule staring them in the face.
View Full Post | 08/31/2010 7:26 PM |
$blog.summary.replaceAll("- ", "-"): Good-Bye Bye Week
Are these bye weeks longer than regular weeks, or do they just seem that way? Geesh. It feels like the Bombers haven't played in a month. Having said that, a 2-6 record has a certain drag to it, too. Anyway, the club returns to the field Tuesday in preparation for the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the annual carnival that is the Labour Day Classic. Once that day arrives, we should know a few things:
View Full Post | 08/30/2010 9:59 AM |
$blog.summary.replaceAll("- ", "-"): Call from a familiar voice
The phone rang this afternoon. Didn't recognize the number, to be honest, and the caller didn't identify himself.
But within two seconds we knew who was on the other end – former Bomber head coach Dave Ritchie.
View Full Post | 08/23/2010 3:42 PM |
$blog.summary.replaceAll("- ", "-"): Saturday in Polo Park
Head coach Paul LaPolice held his final media scrum before heading off into the bye week today. As expected, not much meat left on the bone regarding the game in Montreal or the first eight weeks of the season to this point. Two and six is quite a conversation killer if you're employed by the team, I guess. Here are the highlights: Protect the ball better and be mentally tougher. That about covers it.
View Full Post | 08/21/2010 5:51 PM |
$blog.summary.replaceAll("- ", "-"): Avon ain't calling
MONTREAL – Bit of a surprise here this morning when Alouette head coach Marc Trestman announced that gifted tailback Avon Cobourne would not suit up Thursday night against the Bombers because of a bum ankle.
View Full Post | 08/18/2010 4:12 PM |
$blog.summary.replaceAll("- ", "-"): Bonjour, deux Molsons s'il vous plait
MONTREAL – That's about the extent of my French, folks, even though I took it right through high school, have relatives here and have been here many, many times.
View Full Post | 08/17/2010 8:05 PM |
$blog.summary.replaceAll("- ", "-"): Long-Name Injury
At practice today, WR Terence Jeffers-Harris was still in his black walking boot, a soft cast he's been wearing since suffering an ankle injury in Calgary a couple games back. During the Paul LaPolice Show on CJOB this evening, the Bombers head coach revealed the receiver would be out another 4-5 weeks.
View Full Post | 08/16/2010 8:26 PM |
$blog.summary.replaceAll("- ", "-"): Blow hard
After starting with three contestants, the great Winnipeg Blue Bombers Kicking Derby appears to be down to two players. Ryan Elaschuk did not participate in the practice this morning, leaving Warren Kean and Justin Palardy to duke it out in gusts that caused more than a few onlookers to quickly react to their hat spinning up into the great wide open.
View Full Post | 08/16/2010 2:32 PM |
$blog.summary.replaceAll("- ", "-"): A new week, three new kickers
Quite the scene to welcome three new kicking candidates to Bomberland Sunday morning.
View Full Post | 08/15/2010 2:17 PM |
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Although Nokia had previously revealed the attitude not to follow the big-screen smartphone, it seems not to be the case. In addition to British media reports that Nokia may release the 6.0-inch cross-border tablet phone, message from the website WPbar that, Nokia may launch a new device Lumia 625 with 4.7-inch touch screen, snf the fastest to be released in the next week's London conference.
According to the news disclosed by website WPbar, in the conference held in London next week, in addition to launch the flagship Nokia Lumia925, Nokia may also release a low-end model. Allegedly the model of the device is Nokia Lumia625, which will be launched as a Nokia Lumia620 follow-up model, and its biggest feature is loaded with a 4.7-inch touch screen.
However, WPbar also said this 4.7-inch device may not appear in the London conference. But if we will not see this Nokia Lumia625 at the London conference, then Nokia may officially launch it about in June.
The device will be with Qualcomm S4 MSM8960 dual-core processor, and Windows Phone 8 system. There is message that the device supports only 800*480 pixels resolution, which seems to be consistent with the Nokia Lumia625 market positioning.
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The Obama secrecy crackdown continues.
12:37 PM, Jul 21, 2010 • By GABRIEL SCHOENFELD
Lt. General James R. Clapper, Jr., the president's nominee for director of National Intelligence, is taking a hard line on information security, but only where it counts.
On the one hand, he's taken a pledge for greater transparency regarding the intelligence budget, including its military component, which over the years has been kept secret from the public in a remarkably capricious way. Steven Aftergood, editor of the indispensable Secrecy News, has the story and offers brief analysis.
On the other hand, Clapper is demonstrating toughness on protecting information that truly deserves classified status. A question from Senator Kit Bond—submitted and answered in written form for Clapper's confirmation hearings—produced this terse—and startling— response:
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SecondMarket, a secondary market investment advisory company, is partnering with incubator StartUp Health this month to make small accredited investors more aware of the opportunities in the digital health space, and to give make a chance to fund some of StartUp's inductees.
StartUp Health co-founder Steven Krein described StartUp Health as "an academy for health and wellness entrepreneurs" in an interview with MobiHealthNews earlier this year.
"We use the term academy specifically because we provide a longterm program for the life of the entrepreneur's startup," he said. "What we have learned — being entrepreneurs ourselves — is that the real work begins after you get customers and after you get funding."
SecondMarket is best know for trading in private Facebook shares before the company went public this past summer. Now they're focusing on acquainting accredited investors with what they call "next generation investments." Part of that strategy is an education program where the company devotes each month to educating investors about a different space.
The focus for December was health tech, and SecondMarket partnered with StartUp Health to produce a webinar for interested investors that covered trends in digital health.
According to GigaOM, StartUp Health is offering SecondMarket investors the opportunity to contribute to a planned $7.5 million innovation fund to help support 100 digital health companies that will participate in StartUp Health's accelerator program. The fund will own between 2 and 10 percent equity in the companies it supports.
In the webinar, StartUp Health co-founders Steven Krein and Unity Stoakes focused on the concept of creative destruction – a term coined by Austrian Economist Joseph Schumpeter and recently applied to healthcare by Dr. Eric Topol in his book "The Creative Destruction of Medicine." It refers to a point of transformation that occurs when an existing market becomes too large and set in its ways to foster innovation and begins to fall apart. As StartUp Health chairman Gerald Levin put it in the webinar, "the big ships just can't turn around fast enough."
"There's never been a more interesting time to invest in health and wellness," said Stoakes. "That's because healthcare is being completely reimagined. We are at the beginning of what we believe will be an epic decade of innovation and progress."
Bob Kocher, a partner at Venrock, the Venture Capital arm of the Rockefeller Foundation, outlined the ways the health field is becoming ripe for innovation. He said the healthcare market is growing, because of a combination of more people qualifying for coverage under the Affordable Care Act, the population aging, and an increasing number of people with chronic conditions.
Kocher was also optimistic about a change in payment models – from a system where health care providers are paid for their time to a system where patients and providers share risks and rewards based on outcomes for patients. Kocher also talked about downward pricing pressure and physician shortages that would encourage hospitals to look for ways to increase labor productivity. Technologies that help hospitals do more with fewer people will be great places to invest, he suggested.
Finally, employers are changing their health priorities to focus on prevention, fitness, and wellness to drive down eventual health costs.
These trends have already spurred increased venture capital for health tech companies. According to StartUp Health figures presented at the webinar, more than $3.5 billion has been invested in digital health since 2010 – a figure that doesn't include legacy medical technology, pharmaceuticals, or life sciences companies. The way that capital is distributed has also been changing in a way that suggests startups can do more with less. The average deal size in the space dropped from $10.8 million in 2011 to $5.1 million in 2012, even though the total amount invested went up. The space saw 219 seed deals in 2012, compared with 131 in 2011.
"For some time in the last several years there was a reluctance [on the part of investors] to really get involved," said Levin. "The regulation seems daunting, the payment models seem complicated. But as you heard, it's all coming together now."


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Newspaper editors can retire the old "Hard Times for Hard Hats" headline.
U.S. construction employment is poised to bounce back after being flat for almost three years. Builders have the most openings and are breaking ground for more homes than at any time in four years. Architects, those walking leading economic indicators, are billing the most since December 2010.
Construction workers, who now make up the smallest slice of the labor force in six decades, should be in demand next year as work starts on all those new projects. And economists say building boosts hiring in related industries like manufacturing and transportation, giving a boost to the broader economy.
Another reason for optimism arrived this morning: Homebuilder confidence jumped to a six-year high.


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Named for the man many consider the father of the modern environmental movement, the David Brower Center was founded on the idea that when diverse people engage, dream, and work together, they are more effective at finding solutions to today's most pressing environmental and social problems. The Center's work is inspired daily by David Brower's words that highlight both the power of passionate individuals and the universality of challenges like climate change:
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"[Environmentalists] have a large potential constituency: those who like to eat and breathe well."
"I believe that the average guy in the street will give up a great deal, if he really understands the cost of not giving it up. In fact, we may find that, while we're drastically cutting our energy consumption, we're actually raising our standard of living."
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- Inform the public about the environmental challenges we face and the bold actions we must take if ours is to remain a living planet;
- Inspire people to recognize their own power and responsibility to act on behalf of the Earth; and
- Connect individuals and organizations dedicated to social equity and ecological sustainability.
The Brower Center fulfills these commitments through its three core programs:
- Art and Education, which pairs three museum-quality exhibitions with 20-25 public programs annually, serving to educate audiences about a wide range of environmental issues and foster a more engaged citizenry;
- Resident Organizations, which allows the Center to house over 30 nonprofits and social enterprises, as well as to provide capacity building and networking opportunities; and
- Conference Center, which hosts over 300 events every year for a mix of nonprofits and private businesses, and strengthens the green event industry by requiring clients to abide by low-waste, green principles as a part of all rental contracts.
Together, these programs bring over 25,000 people into the Center each year and draw a wide variety of professionals, activists, and artists to participate in shaping our society.
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The latest salvo in the Middle East cyber-war has seen Israeli hackers knock out Web sites belonging to two Arab banks.
Derdack, provider of mobile messaging platforms and notification workflow software today announced Arab Bank Jordan has implemented Derdack's message master Enterprise Alert notification software in an enterprise-wide deployment to help maintain the availability of its varied services from ATM machines to phone and internet banking.
Arab Bank, the first private sector financial institution in the Arab World, with offices throughout the Middle East, has gone live with the Misys Equation Islamic solution at its offices in Qatar.
Jordan-based Arab Bank is implementing anti-money laundering (AML) technology developed by US risk and compliance systems vendor Fortent across its global operations.
Jordan-based Arab Bank is rolling out multi-factor authentication technology from e-security firm Vasco to provide its customers with secure access to its new Internet banking service, Arabi Online.
CounterpartyLink has announced a three-year, enterprise-wide agreement to provide legal entity data to Europe Arab Bank in London.
Chase Cooper Ltd, a market leader in the provision of risk management solutions, today announced another win for its Operational Risk Management software solution aCCelerate.
Arab Bank is using open source intelligence service from London-based World-Check to mitigate compliance risk across its operations internationally.
Jordan-based Arab Bank has been fined $24 million by US banking regulators for failing to implement anti-money laundering controls at its New York branch.
Jordan-based Arab Bank Group has signed a three year contract, worth $7m, for the supply and implementation of an Internet Protocol virtual private network (IP-VPN) to connect 20 sites around the world.
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John Jai wrote:The BigDecimal API lists a doubleValue() method.
Rob Spoor wrote:This will still create a new Double object though, as Double and Float objects are not cached like some instances of the other wrapper classes.
be used in preference to the constructor Double(double), as this method is likely to yield significantly better space and time performance by caching frequently requested values.
Stephan van Hulst wrote:You don't even have to use the valueOf method directly. Java will automatically use it if you use autoboxing.
John Jai wrote:How to determine which method is internally called during autoboxing in Java.
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I'm interrupting the "Photo A Day" series to bring you some radness!! So remember a week and a half ago when I told you all about the Marcato Hackathon and how I was going to enter it? Well, I did … Continue reading
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Brenna MacNeil: Graphic Design and I Love Cape Breton
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There has been a new development in the Missing Child Leeanna "Beaner" Warner case NCIC # M-233288234. MyWits.org Web Investigation Tactical Service Team has gathered information from Social Networks (SN's) using our State of the art Advanced Proxy Explorer (APE) This information has been passed on to officials and they are investigating this latest lead.
Several Calls to The Chisholm PD only resulted in frustration, they appear to be not interested in the case any more and the State of the Nation does lend support to the monetary issues of finding missing Children involved with dysfunctional and or addicted familes. The website www.findbeaner.org has been hacked out existence and domain sold off to domain name wholesalers. Social Networks are full of misinformation.
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Cheyenne, leads, again. Yeah, I'm sorry. But what is she even doing here? I think this video caught it. I can't tell if she's crossfiring or just dramatic with her lope. She's the hardest to tell of any horse ever I think haha.
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After fans spotted Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez cuddling up on two secret dates this week, Justin confirmed their reunion by posting a super cute kiss picture of himself and Selena on his Instagram on Aug. 14 but he deleted after that!
Justin took to his Instagram on Aug. 14 to share an adorable photo of himself holding Selena in his arms as she planted a sweet kiss on his cheek. Selena and Justin are fresh off a romantic LA movie date in the pic, and they're both wearing all black, with the Biebs in a red beanie and Sel in a black Compton baseball cap.
As amazing as the pic itself is, the caption is even cuter! "Right now everything else is a blur," Justin sweetly wrote alongside the photo.
And we think it's a good sign, for starters, that Justin and Selena went on a Bible study date together on Aug. 11. Justin and Selena have attended church together in the past, and the fact that they went to Bible study together again makes it seem like Justin is really committed to being a better person, one who's worthy of Selena's love and devotion. Blogger Stalker Sarah was on hand at the church meet-up, and she revealed in a series of tweets that Justin and Selena appeared content and affectionate with each other:
@justinbieber and @selenagomez look so happy right now it makes my heart happy
— Stalker Sarah (@SarahMOnline) August 14, 2014
Bible study was great tonight. Great message and company @justinbieber @selenagomez @thatrygood @therealfrancia
— Stalker Sarah (@SarahMOnline) August 14, 2014
Justin & Selena met at church & left together.Think what u want but as u all know they've been friends for yrs,I just love seeing them happy
— Stalker Sarah (@SarahMOnline) August 14, 2014
She had her arm around him with his head resting on her shoulder RT @AylaHaddadi: @SarahMOnline did justin and sel look like friends or ?
— Stalker Sarah (@SarahMOnline) August 14, 2014
Another fan named Alondra spotted Justin and Selena on their movie date at the Sherman Oaks Galleria in Los Angeles on Aug. 11, and she took to Twitter to share the following message and photo:
This is after we met Jelena Monday 1:15am they are so cute together he picked her up and kissed her I died pic.twitter.com/iuQ1JMVFyy — Alondra (@londerswonders) August 14, 2014
What do you think about it, Guys? Does this mean that they're officially back together?!


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Ron Thiele maybe the associate superintendent now, but come July 1, he's dropping the associate and stepping in as the superintendent of the Issaquah School District. Thiele took the time last week to answer a few questions from The Issaquah Press.
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It's been a little more than a month since the Issaquah School District found out it needed to go shopping for a new superintendent but it's already found one: Ron Thiele.
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At the time of order , in April 2008 Savvas and Elena Costa was the youngest couple ever to order a new Selene Ocean trawler . At the age of 37 Savvas had already hand built his own 38feet semi displacement laminate plywood flybridge yacht and after selling it he owned another semi displacement 48feet production GR yacht.
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|Publication information
|Marvel Comics
|First appearance
|Marvel Super-Heroes #18 (Jan 1969)
|Created by
|Arnold Drake and Gene Colan
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|Alter ego
|Martinex T'Naga
|Team affiliations
|Guardians of the Galaxy
Galactic Guardians
|can fire heat blasts from his right hand and cold blasts from his left.
Martinex T'Naga is a fictional character from an alternate future version of Marvel Comics' shared universe, the Marvel Universe. Most of Martinex's adventures take place as a member of the 31st century Guardians of the Galaxy.
Fictional character biography[edit]
In their future, Earth had colonized several planets in its solar system, including Pluto. Martinex was born on Cerberus Center, Pluto, although it was later revealed his ancestors were from the continent of Africa on Earth.
He grew up to become a scientist and technician. Like the other Pluvians, Martinex's body was completely covered by facets that were crystalline in appearance. This design was so that the Pluvians could withstand the extreme temperatures of their world. Martinex could also emit heat and cold from his hands. Martinex became the last surviving Plutonian after the Badoon exterminated all the other Plutonians, as he was working on Pluto's moon Charon. The Pluvians had been forewarned of the attack, but the ship they were escaping on was destroyed by the Badoon. Martinex escaped the Badoon using a telepod and teamed with Vance Astro, a human astronaut from the 20th century with psychic powers, Charlie-27, a Jovian who was the last of his race as well, and Yondu, from Alpha Centauri, to fight the Badoon as the freedom fighters, the Guardians of the Galaxy.[1] It was later revealed Starhawk had manipulated events to bring them together.[volume & issue needed]
The Guardians later teamed with the time-traveling Thing, Captain America, and Sharon Carter to retake New York City from Badoon forces.[2] Martinex and the Guardians then time-traveled to the 20th Century and met the Defenders. They returned to the future with Starhawk and the Defenders and defeated the Badoon.[3]
Eventually, the Guardians drove the Badoon from Earth's solar system and Martinex later became the team's reluctant leader for a time. The Guardians departed post-war Earth on a space mission, and met Nikki who joined the Guardians of the Galaxy, and they visited the Asylum planet.[4] The Guardians then teamed with a time-traveling Thor, and battled Korvac and his Minions of Menace.[5] Martinex and the Guardians traveled to the present era, and assisted the Avengers in battle against Korvac.[6]
While looking for the shield of Captain America, the Guardians came into conflict with Taserface and the Stark. They also encountered Firelord and defeated the Stark.[7] The Guardians then battled a team of superhumans known as Force, and Martinex was mortally injured by the member of Force known as Brawl. Much of the crystals that covered Martinex's body were shattered, but Martinex recovered with the help of fellow Guardian Starhawk.[8] All of the exterior crystals on Martinex fell away, leaving Martinex with a new crystalline appearance, one that was less faceted, and somewhat purple in tone.[9] The Guardians then located Haven, a lost colony of Earth founded by mutants, where they battled Rancor and her lieutenants.[10] Martinex later met the Spirit of Vengeance.[11]
Eventually, Martinex left the team to form a larger version of the Guardians, known as the Galactic Guardians. This team was summoned to help rescue an imperiled planet full of innocents. The Galactic Guardians were initially made up of alternate future versions of Wonder Man, Firelord, the Vision, Phoenix, and Ghost Rider. They had further adventures in their own limited series.[12] Martinex later returns to the Guardians of the Galaxy.[volume & issue needed]
Powers and abilities[edit]
Martinex is a member of a genetically engineered offshoot of humanity whose traits were designed for survival under the cold conditions of the planet Pluto. He possesses enhanced strength, speed, and stamina, and superhuman durability. His epidermis is composed of a silicon-isotope organic crystal. Martinex has the ability to convert bodily energy into laser-like beams of energy which he can project from his hands. His right hand can project infrared energy, stimulating heat in any object. His left hand can project microwave energy that reduces thermal energies in objects, thereby producing coldness. His body is highly resistant to intense heat and cold as well as other conventional forms of injury. Martinex can only use his superhuman powers to project heat and cold at maximum output for up to one half hour before having to rest in order to replenish them.
Martinex has earned doctorates in physics and engineering. He possesses expertise in various areas of 31st Century technology, including computers and cyborg design.
- ^ Marvel Super-Heroes Vol. 1 #18
- ^ Marvel Two-in-One #5
- ^ Giant-Size Defenders #5; Defenders #26-29
- ^ Marvel Presents #3-5
- ^ Thor Annual #6
- ^ Avengers #167-168, 170, 177, 181
- ^ Guardians of the Galaxy #1-4
- ^ Guardians of the Galaxy #5-6
- ^ Guardians of the Galaxy #7
- ^ Guardians of the Galaxy #8-11
- ^ Guardians of the Galaxy #13
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Two months ago I declared war on sugar, on Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and Gobstoppers, on orange juice and molasses-sweetened bread. In the comments section of that post, you generously shared with me tips and tricks from your own battles with sugar, many of which I've called upon over the last several weeks.
So did I win? Did I vanquish sugar for life?
Here's a dispatch from the field:
1. I'm eating far fewer cracker-y treats than I used to. Instead of swiping my kids' Goldfish or Annie's bunnies mid-afternoon, I've been following Lisa's advice to grab something with protein instead. I love nuts – I'm downright nuts for them! – and a handful of nuts or trail mix has become my go-to snack. I've also been mindful of eating some protein at breakfast, usually some cheese or a spoonful of peanut butter. (Have I mentioned I really like nuts?) This seems to help keep my sugar cravings at bay.
2. I've realized the fundamental truth of Milka's comment, linking lack of quality sleep to sugar cravings and encouraging me to focus on sleeping better if I want to reduce my yen for sugar. Over the past two months, I have seen strong evidence this connection. I make much better eating choices on days when I've slept well the night before. On days after I've, say, stayed up way too late watching not one but TWO UConn basketball teams bring home national championships and then all of the post-game interviews that followed, I've been far more likely to succumb to sugar's siren song.
3. Taking a page from Andrea's book, I've become more of a "dessert snob." I've tried to be very mindful of not eating sweets that I don't even like (hey, Peeps up there, I'm looking at you) just because they've come home in a goody bag from a child's birthday party. I'm still eating desserts, but trying hard not to consume what Michael Pollan would call "edible foodlike substances."
4. I'm also working to eliminate artificial sweeteners, and with pretty good success so far. I've been reading more about the way that sugar substitutes trick our brains into not associating sweetness with calories, often making us crave more sweetness to scratch that sugar itch, and have been phasing them out in order to help reset my palate.
As for my beloved Reese's Peanut Butter Cups? They're still around.
Are they the world's healthiest treat? Not by a long shot, but, as far as processed food goes, they're not the worst offenders either. And I really, really like them. So I've decided that they can stay. For now at least.
Whether your week brings you Easter candy, Passover macaroons, or none of the above, may all of your days be sweet ones.


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The past year was one marked by change within the Department. In July of this year, Sergeant Steve Kemp retired from the Department after twenty-two years of dedicated service to the Town. The retirement created an opportunity to implement a plan, which had been in development for two years, to improve the organization and structure of the Department. The reorganization divided up the Department's responsibilities into three components, and created a new Lieutenants position. The two existing Sergeant positions were redefined, and after an extensive testing process, were filled from within the Department. The new organization will provide the proper structure for the Department now as well as prepare the Department to meet the challenges of the future.
Last year also saw the implementation of a new records management system for the Department, a Windows based system that replaced an operating system which was not Y2K compatible. The transition to the new system was a long process that tasked all members of the Department. As the year comes to a close more enhancements to the system are anticipated which will increase the operating efficiency of the Department. With the completion of a three year plan to improve technology, a program to improve the tactical ability of the Department was commenced. Using federal funds, equipment to better protect the police officers in dangerous situations was obtained. Training with this new equipment has begun and will continue into next year. The equipment and training will better prepare the Department to safely handle situations which can occur in any town.
Amherst continued to enjoy some very positive numbers in regards to crime statistics. After proudly reporting the lowest level of burglaries in over thirty years for 1999, the number of burglaries declined further in 2000. Overall, the number of reported crimes in Amherst dropped by two percent last year, and declined by eleven percent over a two year period. The only criminal category to show a significant increase was criminal mischief, usually youth related vandalism, which increased thirty-five percent. The number of motor vehicle crashes rose for the first time in three years, a trend the Department will look to address via selective enforcement programs planned for next year. The number of calls for service the Department responded to in 2000 shows a decrease of eight percent. In reality, this decrease is probably closer to three percent as the change in records management software created a different way of recording calls which makes a direct comparison to prior years difficult.
The goals of the Department are to continue to reduce the amount of crime in Amherst, and to work with the community to maintain the quality of life that exists. The past success in meeting these goals, and the likelihood of future attainment, continues to be the support and cooperation of the townspeople. We thank you for that support and look forward to working closely together in the future.
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