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Make simple no-bake bird's nest treats with your kids to celebrate spring. Drop jelly beans or natural-looking candy eggs in each one, and tuck them into Easter baskets or place them at each table setting for Easter Sunday dinner. Either way, these nests that imitate nature are both adorable and, with the chocolate-peanut-butter combo, very edible.
Makes 18 small nests.
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips or butterscotch chips
1/2 cup creamy or crunchy peanut butter (I used Smucker's Natural Peanut Butter)
1 tablespoon butter
2 1/2 cups plain crushed natural shredded wheat cereal (young kids like job of crushing it in their hands)
1/2 cup chopped nuts, such as almonds and pecans (optional)
Jelly beans, peanut M&M's or candy that resembles speckled bird eggs
To make nests: Adult job: In double boiler or heavy saucepan, combine chocolate chips, peanut butter and butter. Heat, stirring frequently, until mixture melts and is smooth. Meanwhile, in large mixing bowl, stir together crushed shredded wheat and chopped nuts. Pour melted mixture over cereal mixture. Stir lightly until well coated.
To shape nests: Drop 2 tablespoons of mixture in muffin pan cups lined with aluminum foil. Child's job: Using clean fingers or back of spoon, make indentation in mixture to shape into mini nest. Refrigerate until set.
To fill nests: Carefully peel off foil. Arrange molded nests on plates or set in baskets. Set jelly beans and speckled egg candies in nests. (Note: Keep extra nests refrigerated until ready to serve.)
Variation: Instead of candy, use fresh fruit to fill nests.
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|Creeping buttercup (Ranunculus repens)
|Scientific classification
A Buttercup is a kind of flower. It has yellow, shiny, petals, and grows wild in lots of different places. Some animals get sick when they eat it, but they do not do that a lot because buttercups taste bad.
Types of buttercup[change | change source]
Buttercups belong to a plant family named Ranunculaceae. Ranunculaceae is based on the Latin word rānunculus, which means "little frog". Buttercups include a wide variety, grouped by a plant naming system in the genus Ranunculus. Among them are the Meadow Buttercup (Ranunculus acris), Goldilocks Buttercup (R. auricomus), Large White Buttercup (R. platanafolius), Celery-leaved Buttercup (R. sceleratus), Corn Buttercup (R. arvensis), Bulbous Buttercup (R. bulbosus) and Glacial Buttercup (R. glacialis).
Lesser Celandine (R. ficaria), Lesser Spearwort (R. flammula), Greater Spearwort (R. lingua) and the Creeping Buttercup (R. repens) also belong to the buttercup family.
Plants of the commonly named buttercup family grow in many different variations but most can be identified by their yellow cupped flowers and free-growing habit. The plants often climb or sprawl, with leaves arranged in spirals. An observant botanist might notice leaves without stipules and flowers with many stamens. They also can live for nearly 2000 years and recent scientists said that there are black rare ones There are variable reports on the lifespan of tall buttercup ranging from four years on the grasslands of Wales to 14 years in Russia.
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People sometimes hold a fresh buttercup flower under the chin of a friend or family member. If a yellow reflection from the flower's shiny petals can be seen under the chin, the person is said to "like butter". This custom is still taught to young children and shows how buttercup petals reflect light. They make people look pretty.
Highlights shining on the reflective petals of the buttercup can be seen in the images at left and above.
Poisonous[change | change source]
Buttercups are often poisonous. If eaten they have a sour taste, which makes animals less likely to eat them; this defence mechanism improves their survival rate.
Other buttercups[change | change source]
Some other plants and people are named buttercup, based on the name of the yellow wild flower. These include a type of pumpkin, and the girl's name Buttercup.
Pop culture[change | change source]
"Build Me Up Buttercup" was the name of a popular song from the 1960's. A cartoon character from the Powerpuff Girls television series was also named Buttercup.
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|Loss of captopril-bound Fe by end-stage renal failure patients during hemodialysis.
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|PMID: 15151265 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE
|BACKGROUND: Patients on chronic hemodialysis often suffer from severe anemia, the outcome of iron deficiency and inadequate response to erythropoietin. Antihypertensive treatment with captopril worsens anemia, erythropoietin production and iron balance in hemodialysis patients. We investigated the possibility that iron chelation by captopril in the blood may result in elimination of iron-captopril complexes during hemodialysis, thus minimizing the effect of both medications. METHODS: Twelve hypertensive hemodialysis patients (group 1) were treated with 12.5 mg/day captopril, while their 12 counterparts received 1.25 mg/day ramipril. Following two weeks of treatment and two weeks of "washout", captopril in group 1 was substituted with ramipril and ramipril in group 2 was replaced by captopril for an additional two week period. Blood and dialysate samples were procured at the beginning and the end of the dialysis, for iron, aluminum, transferin, ferritin, hemoglobin (Hb) and hematocrit (Htc) determination. RESULTS: Iron, ferritin, transferin, Hb and Htc were decreased in the captopril-treated group 1. They similarly decreased in group 2 following replacement of ramipril by captopril for an additional period of two weeks. Significant amounts of iron were detected in dialysates of captopril, but not ramipril-treated patients. At the end of the dialysis, iron content was further increased in dialysates of the captopril-treated groups. CONCLUSIONS: 1) Captopril-chelated iron is eliminated in dialysis fluid during the dialysis session, apparently contributing to captopril-related anemia in patients on chronic hemodialysis. 2) Antihypertensive treatment with angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors other than captopril might prove advantageous for this patient category.
|Zhan Averbukh; Sylvia Berman; Elena Kishinevsky; Leonid Feldman; Mirel Cohn; Micha Rapoport; Elena Galperin; Victor Dishi; Joshua Weissgarten
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|Title: Journal of nephrology Volume: 17 ISSN: 1121-8428 ISO Abbreviation: J. Nephrol. Publication Date: 2004 Jan-Feb
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|Created Date: 2004-05-20 Completed Date: 2004-06-11 Revised Date: 2006-11-15
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|Nlm Unique ID: 9012268 Medline TA: J Nephrol Country: Italy
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Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / adverse effects, metabolism*, therapeutic use
Antihypertensive Agents / adverse effects, metabolism*, therapeutic use
Captopril / adverse effects, metabolism*, therapeutic use
Ferritins / blood
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Hemoglobins / analysis
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Dainty fairy motifs at one end of this scarf transform into flowers at the other end. Bead embellishment defines the fairy heads and flower buds. Taking advantage of the natural bias of the lace stitch patterns, a scalloped edging frames the entire piece.
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GOLDEN, Colo. - Customers at metro area fitness centers are being warned about a theft ring that is breaking into cars and stealing purses.
"Thirty-eight cars have been broken into in the last 60 days," said Jacki Kelley of the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office. "Almost all of those cars were locked."
Kelley said many of the thefts are happening in broad daylight.
Last Thursday, deputies responded to the Bally Total Fitness Center near Southwest Plaza to investigate two separate break-ins in the parking lot.
In both cases the windows were shattered and a purse was stolen.
"We think that this is some sort of criminal ring of folks because we have different vehicle descriptions. We have different suspect descriptions, but the M.O. is very much the same," Kelley said.
The sheriff's office released security video which shows a black SUV, possibly a Dodge Journey, cruising through the parking lot while customers walk to and from the gym.
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Apartment / 3 bedrooms / sleeps 8 Home 40910
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Apartment / 3 bedrooms / sleeps 8
|Key Info
Limnaria Gardens is a 3 bedroom 2 bathroom apartment (sleeps Max 8). Located on First floor & has wheel chair access to all levels and is located in the heart of the very exclusive coastal area of Kato Paphos with large overflowing swimming pool and tennis club, health club, boutique stores and specialty restaurants.
It is located only minutes from the area's ancient historic harbour, medieval castle & UNESCO'S archaeological park.
The apartment has a covered balcony ideal for getting out of the sun at the end of the day, Also there is a large shared overflowing swimming pool with a walk in Jacuzzi & a children's pool, set amongst tranquil landscaped gardens.
A car is not required for your stay as you are within walking distance of all the facilities.
|Sleeps up to 8, 3 bedrooms
|3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms of which 1 Family bathrooms and 1 Shower rooms
|Check in time:
|Check out time:
|Nearest beach
|Kato Paphos 300 m
|Will consider
|Long term lets (over 1 month)
|Car not necessary
|Nearest Amenities
|500 m
|Nearest travel links
|Nearest airport: Paphos 20 km, Nearest railway: N/A
|Family friendly
|Great for children of all ages
|No pets allowed, No smoking at this property
Features and Facilities
|Jacuzzi or hot tub, DVD player
|Shared outdoor pool (unheated), Children's pool
|Air conditioning, TV, CD player
|Kettle, Toaster, Iron, Hair dryer
|Clothes dryer, Cooker, Microwave, Fridge, Freezer, Washing machine
|1 Sofa beds, Double beds (1), Single beds (4), Dining seats for 6, Lounge seats for 6
|Linen provided, Towels provided
|Shared outdoor pool (unheated), Balcony or terrace, Shared garden, Bicycles available
|Parking, Suitable for people with restricted mobility, Not suitable for wheelchair users
|Further details indoors
A welcome pack is with our compliments having milk, tea, sugar, water, bread, butter, marmalade, orange juice, eggs & bacon or Pizza, sunflower oil, Toilet rolls. Please let me know if there are any dietry specifications to be aware of. Specific grocery packs and special requests can also be arranged
|Further details outdoors
The veranda has table and chairs for your use as well as the swimming pool area which has free sun loungers.
There are changing rooms and showers near the pool area.
Parking facilities at the apartment
If you wish to hire a vehicle we can arrange this for you at a discounted price. We can also arrange to meet and greet you from the airport and transportation to the local golf courses.
|Further details
When you arrive at the apartment you will be welcomed by our representative who will be English-speaking and on hand to answer any questions 24 hours per day.
The Paphos District
Paphos has lots to offer for everyone - young and old, singles, couples and families. There's plenty of places to eat and drink, the charming fishing harbour and medieval fort, the quaint old town with the daily local market and plenty of shops, all types of water sports from the beach, plenty of sports facilities for the active plus 10000 years of history to discover.
Not forgetting of course an average of 340 days of sunshine each year! Paphos combines a cosmopolitan holiday resort, spectacular countryside and historical sites. There are numerous attractions available within the vicinity of Paphos and our villa including but not limited to (in no particular order)- 3 golf courses, water sports, aquarium, wineries, monasteries/Greek temples/Byzantine churches/archaeological museums, art galleries.
A great place to visit is Paphos mediaeval fort, Paphos harbour, boat trips, water park, safari trips, fishing, go-karting, 10 pin bowling, mini golf, potteries, lace village, horse riding, donkey sanctuary, bird park, snake park, excursions to Egypt, Israel, Syria, Lebanon, diving centre, tennis, cycling, hiking/nature trails, bird watching, internet cafes, fitness centres, shooting skiing (in the Troodos Mountains from beginning of January to end of March).
Limnaria Gardens
There is something for everyone in Paphos and the surrounding areas. Paphos is an all year round resort so it never closes. Near by you can find a variety of sports activities such as go karting to fishing trips. You can also go walking or cyling exploring the wild life and scenery, or just simply lie back and unwind by the beautiful pool at the apartment or if you fancy a round of Golf Contact Mike.
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Skiing in Cyprus is a well kept secret. You can ski from the beginning of January to the end of March in the Troodos Mountains which are just an 2 hour drive away. It really is possible to ski in the mountains and swim in the sea on the same day.
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El Paso County, for now, is not violating the Texas Constitution and can continue to provide health benefits to the domestic partners of its employees, a district court judge ruled on Tuesday.
On May 1, local community activist Carl Starr filed a lawsuit in state court asking the court to issue a temporary injunction that would prevent the county from providing health benefits to unmarried partners of county employees. The lawsuit named El Paso County Judge Veronica Escobar, and claimed that the county was violating the state Constitution.
On Tuesday, Judge Patrick Garcia of the 384th District Court denied that request.
"I still have a case. My suit continues on the merits for a permanent injunction," Starr said after the ruling.
While the temporary injunction was denied, the lawsuit asks that the county not be allowed to provide these benefits. No trial date has been set.
Starr filed the lawsuit after the Texas attorney general issued an opinion saying local governments cannot extend benefits to same-sex couples and unmarried partners on the ground that doing so would violate a state law that does not recognize gay marriages.
The County Commissioners Court voted last year to extend health benefits to unmarried partners of county employees. The city of El Paso offers the same benefits.
At a hearing Tuesday morning, Starr argued that as a taxpayer, he would suffer "imminent irreparable harm" if the county continued to spend taxpayer money on the benefits.
Ruben Duarte, an assistant county attorney who represented Escobar at the hearing, said in court that Starr did not have any evidence or testimony to demonstrate he was being affected by the county's unmarried partners policy.
Duarte then said the Commissioners Court already has taken action to modify the domestic partners policy.
On May 6, the Commissioners Court agreed to revise the policy that provides health benefits to unmarried partners and ordered the Human Resources Department to amend the existing policy.
Duarte said the amended policy is expected to be presented before Commissioners Court for approval on June 3.
Currently only one person benefits from the county's policy.
Escobar said Tuesday that the judge's ruling means the county does not have to immediately discontinue the health benefits for that one person.
Escobar expects that after the Commissioners Court approves the necessary policy changes to address the legal issues raised by the Texas attorney general, the lawsuit will be dismissed, she said.
Aileen B. Flores may be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com; 546-6362.


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As a prelude to this they've been buying up both ships and ship plans from Western navies. I think their plan is to use these to learn how to build and operate carriers before they start making them at home.
They do this with watches too, but in my experience, they break the day after you buy them.
I can imagine that autistic kids would be less likely to ignore a piece of hardware strapped to them.
It would be difficult/impossible to ignore, so a different strategy is in order.
My credentials:
My autistic son has something similar - http://www.projectlifesaver.org/ - and the trick was to get him to look forward to having it on. A week or so before we received the bracelet, we started talking about how he was getting a special watch. He shows it off to basically anybody who will talk to him now, which may be a bit annoying, but is worth the peace of mind should he ever wander off.
I can make the same argument for my luggage.
Wait - is the combination 1, 2, 3, 4, 5?
Here's the reality of the situation: we do not know the effect of mankind on the climate and the ecology. However, we do know that certain activities *have* an impact.
Is that a positive or a negative impact? If we don't know the effect, then how can we possibly say whether it is for our benefit or to our detriment?
Do not mess with the ecology of the planet without understanding the consequences.
Yes. Let's roll back the last 10,000 years or so of agriculture, as it "messes" with ecology. I'm not so sure the ~7 billion people on Earth today would be sustained by this, but it's more ecologically sound not to farm, so let's do it. Those whose childrens' children who manage to survive will thank us for our sacrifice.
Don't get me wrong - I'm all for not taking more than what I need in the interest of sustainability for others or eating fish without toxic levels of mercury, but inconvenient half-truths deserve to be called out as such.
Ecology is about the relationship of organisms to the environment. Do humans have an effect? Of course, so do koala bears. My point is that it's impossible not to mess with the ecosystem in which you live. Living implies having an impact on said ecosystem. Understanding that impact won't prevent it. It is a cold, hard fact that a population cannot outgrow its food supply.
It's probably safe to say we're headed towards a mass extinction event, and none of the previous ones (generally believed to be 5 of them, AFAIK) weren't caused by humans, as humans hadn't existed yet. That leaves external stimuli, such as the Sun as a strong potential contributor to climate change. Forgetting that humans have never caused a mass extinction before, let's entertain the idea that we have the ability to cause one. How long can the current rate of consumption of resources & population growth continue before something bad happens? Do we have levers that can effectively extend that time? What if Canada and Siberia warm up enough to support even MORE farming than we can today? Perhaps the food supply can grow enough that the population explosion can be supported.
We would have been on Mars if we never wasted all that money on these useless shuttles.
30 years of research
You are assuming without lack of new stimuli in the closed environment of a space craft that humans would still evolve. There have been reports that humans are no longer evolving even here on earth, since at least the last few thousand years.
Lack of new stimuli? How about an entire society living in microgravity for a couple of hundred millenia? Assuming members of the million mile high club can reproduce successfully, competitive advantages are going to be significantly different. Have you seen WALL-E? If reproduction doesn't work, or we want to be fit to inhabit a planet where gravity exists, we'll probably be stuck with trusting HAL9000.
I thought I read somewhere that Osama was killed a week ago, not on Sunday. They were waiting for official confirmation before releasing the information that he was killed....
I think the confusion here is that the operation was authorized a week ago. It didn't happen immediately. I believe I saw/heard a report that there was a rehearsal done by the team before the actual op.
You do realize that you are asking the SAME legislative body that than passed the DMCA, and COPA to write a law regulating the internet?
I think you're giving Congress a bit more credit than they deserve. Lobbyists write the laws, and members of Congress add riders to the laws appropriating money for some project in their district in order to get reelected by a populace that they failed to represent when they introduced the lobbyists' handiwork.
It's working perfectly, just like the Framers intended.
Yep. Everywhere else they are entirely unregulated, and they will definitely want it to stay that way for as long as they can get away with it.
Well, not exactly unregulated, but unless you're specific about what sort of regulations you feel are missing, the rest of this is purely pedantic. It's much more of a clusterfuck than that. For instance, I count 42 states (well, 41 + a District) here. As a former employee of PayPal's AML Compliance department, I can tell you that paypal is regulated (AML/CTF - not consumer protection regulations which is probably what you're bitching about) in the US (FinCEN), Canada (FinTRAC), Australia (AusTRAC), China (HK Police) the EU (CSSF) and anywhere outside of that in Singapore (MAS). A year ago when I left, there was talk of adding legal entities in 4 or 5 other countries, primarily in Asia and Latin America.
To the GP's point about why PayPal is not a bank (in the US anyhow), is that US banks issue credit and US money service businesses merely move money. I would certainly concede that the Bill Me Later unit of PayPal is operates purely on the technicality of the laws and/or regulations that separate banks from MSBs (BML makes a decision on whether to extend credit, then a bank issues the credit with the understanding that BML will buy the debt a few days later). There was often talk of becoming a bank, or at least chartering a subsidiary bank in order to allow the credit issuing to move completely in house. Ebay divesting Skype was supposedly a part of that plan, although I never understood why, nor can I say whether PayPal is any closer to becoming (or more likely starting) a bank. More of what PayPal does falls under the EU's legal definition of a bank, so PayPal is a bank there.
I'm also going to say, the whole "RF/Secretgovernment testing/out to destroy us all" conspiracy theories have once again proven to what they are. Bullshit.
Are you kidding? This so-called "paper" was "co-written" by some Army chemists. If anything, it PROVES the conspiracy theories!
*adds yet another layer of tinfoil to an already heavy hat*
That said, I'd like to have a bluetooth remote for my (future) HTPC... Can you get anything like it, I searched a bit but didn't find anything. Most seems to be infra-red and using a cellphone isn't ideal.
Check out the snapstream firefly . It's RF (not bluetooth), but if avoiding line of sight is your objective, then it will fit the bill. Works quite well with MythTV, and I've messed about with it on Windows (but not MCE) as well. My one complaint (and a fundamental one that I should have considered first) is that I can't control my tv with it. Next time, I'll get a single, converged remote.
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By Susan V. Stromberg
WeNews correspondent
Monday, July 12, 2010
Barbara Sheehan will soon be on trial in New York for the murder of her husband, a former police officer she says consistently abused her. A key question remains: Will expert testimony about the effects of abuse be allowed? Part 1 of 2.
NEW YORK (WOMENSENEWS)--Years of abuse came down to a single moment: Raymond Sheehan, a retired New York Police Department officer, pointed a gun at his wife and threatened her life. She grabbed his second gun and fired first.
Now, Barbara Sheehan faces 15 years to life in prison for the 2008 murder of her husband, a man she says battered her regularly and would have killed her.
"There's no doubt in my mind that he would have killed me," she said of her deceased husband. "He would have killed me and my children, and then probably himself."
The state of New York has charged her with second-degree murder and two counts of weapons possessions. At issue in Barbara Sheehan's case, in which a trial has not yet been scheduled, is whether a court order excluding any expert testimony about her abuse will be overturned. That order, by the now-retired Justice Arthur Cooperman, is currently under review.
Her attorney, Michael Dowd--who has represented more than 25 women charged with killing their abusers in his 40 years of practice--says such evidence is critical to allowing the jury to understand the effects of her years of abuse and the threat she believed she faced the moment she fired the gun.
Evidence of battering and its effects began appearing in criminal cases in the late 1970s, and usually involves the introduction of expert psychiatric testimony.
In the mid-1980s, a watershed case ruled that evidence of battering was admissible to help juries assess a defendant's perception of danger posed by the abuser, as it can help explain not only how a battered person might think, react or behave, but also may place the behavior in an understandable light.
Barbara Sheehan says she acted in self defense, so under New York State law she must demonstrate to the jury that she believed that she was in imminent danger of deadly physical force and that her belief was reasonable.
Expert testimony would be introduced in this case to explain the impact of constant domestic violence, says Dowd. Without that he doubts the jury will be able to place themselves in Barbara Sheehan's position, either to determine the honesty of her fear of imminent danger of being killed or to determine the reasonableness of this belief.
The jury will also have questions about why she stayed if she thought her life was in danger or why she believed the last threat was different from any other time, says Dowd.
"The No. 1 question is 'why didn't she leave'," said Dowd. "Some people cannot understand or perceive circumstances existing where you can't leave."
Expert testimony about the psychological and emotional effects of chronic abuse will provide the answers to those questions, says Dowd, essential to ensuring that Barbara Sheehan receives a fair trial.
Such testimony has been admissible, at least to some degree, in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia, according to the Rockville, Md.-based National Criminal Justice Reference Service.
Barbara Sheehan claims that her husband abused her for nearly two decades. She says he was overly controlling, blamed her for everything and repeatedly pushed, punched and kicked her--what she refers to as "getting black and blues."
Then there were the threats. Raymond was always armed, even after he retired from the police department in 2002. "He wore two guns all the time," she said, "and kept boxes of bullets in his pockets."
He had pointed a gun at her several times and often referenced his law-enforcement background as providing him the knowledge to commit a perfect crime without leaving a trace.
There is a sense of fear and entrapment particularly acute for women married to abusive police officers, says Diane Wetendorf, an author and consultant on police-perpetrated domestic violence. The unique vulnerability for abused spouses of police officers makes the need for expert psychiatric testimony all the more necessary for a fair trial, she says.
Judges and juries are often unaware of the detailed dynamics involved in spousal abuse at the hands of a police officer, adds Wetendorf, which is "critical to understanding the almost impossibility of a spouse escaping and staying safe when the abuser is a law-enforcement officer."
It is now up to an appellate division of New York's Supreme Court to determine whether to allow in Barbara Sheehan's trial any expert psychiatric testimony on battering and its effects.
Susan V. Stromberg is an attorney and freelance writer.
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Submitted by Dianne (not verified) (5 years ago)
I find it hard to beleave that a experience police officer would allow someone to walk away and grab a second handgun. Her story just doesnt sound right. I think she is trying to get away with murder and useing the abuse excuse.
Submitted by WomenOnGuard (5 years ago)
We know how difficult it is for some women to leave their husbands when they are abused. Imagine how difficult it would be if that husband also carried a gun all the time! Obviously he was on a macho trip and believed he could treat his wife like a slave and get away with it. Domestically violent police officers are making it to the news lately and I think a little too late. I personally know of a prison guard that abused all 3 of his wives. They were smart and left. Unfortunately too many cops out there get away with it and THEIR BUDDIES AT WORK LET HIM GET AWAY WITH IT, if the wife asks for help. Cops cover for each other and face the other way.
Submitted by Dianne (not verified) (5 years ago)
She could of gone to State Police
Submitted by knowthefacts (5 years ago)
Gone to the NY State police - ummm - like the other woman did and Gov Patterson and State Police talked her out of completing the Order of Protection or they scared her out of it - not sure. Do you know how many ny state police officials lost their jobs for this case? Know the facts - if they are the police THERE IS NO ONE TO GO TO FOR HELP PERIOD.
God Bless this woman and her family.
Submitted by Janet (5 years ago)
I send my empathy to this woman, and wish for her that she is found innocent, that the self defense included defense of her children, which it most assuredly did.
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Get your A** on a fast horse and get out of Dodge now. Maybe an Arabian Stallion. WOW KAZAM! Translated for 82 yr old Jingo Dictators: Its time to go and that time is now. There is nothing you can put in the water supply that will make the people love you. They cannot stand you. (I think Charleton Heston proved something similar in "the Ten Commandments" as far as the waters go)
As far as Israel goes, you can still be an advocate for good relations between Israel and the neighborhood, nobody has said you don't know the terrain. You have friends in Saudi Arabia. Maybe go there. Actually we don't really give a hoot where you go as long as you leave the role of Egyptian President behind.
In anticipation of your waving bye bye as you get on a helicopter (like Richard Nixon ), have a nice trip but get lost.
I hope the military is guarding their health records, we wouldn't want all of that to go up in smoke like it has in other places under the rule of a similar Dictator who tried to change the country's constitutional and organizational documents that would have him elected for life.
Ok guys, get ready to turn on the internet again...
Hey MUUB. I hear they want to make a movie about you . They are going to call it a "Mubie" and may even start a new academy award category for Dictators.
Ha Ha. MUBIE. Do you get it?
Mubarak, I want to be the first to invite you to be the Keynote Speaker at the HIMSS 2011 Middle East Conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from May 29-31.
Siemens will be there, along with Prince Bandar.
Harry Stephen Lieber, CEO of HIMSS and CCHIT, will personally announce you as the Keynote speaker. LIEber wants to learn how to set up an oligarchy for Health Information Technology. Your Keynote speech will follow Prince Bandar's anticipated speech: "So What?"
After the Keynote speech, Harry will discuss how he was able to get Obama (who also lives in Crook County, IL) and David BlumenTHUG, in his back pocket, while drinking Vodka and line dancing with women's 3" red high heel pumps.
Mubarak, want to change your career? Do you want to be on the fast track of health information technology? How about obtaining a CPHIMS certification?
What's that, you may ask? Just ask Harry Stephen LIeber, CEO of HIMSS. This is what is listed on their web page: "New Offering in the Middle East: The Certified Professional in Healthcare Information and Management Systems (CPHIMS) is the most respected and recognised certification program for healthcare IT professionals."
Some guy named Roberts may perform a knock-off Belly Dance routine he borrowed from Bollywood.
Hopefully his outfit will include CPHIMS Badges and finger cymbals which he can tap on the not so interesting parts of his brown- fat pads.
LIEbers line dancing routine will probably include really dirty dancing with Camel-Carla and Pacyderm- Racquel ; but you know the highlights of this conference will be the little bags of cash that change hands in backroom deals.
As keynote speaker, Muub, will you be distributing signed DVDs of your departure? Is that going to require a little bag of money? Black Money? Just look for the Siemens Booth and the little man saying " well hello boys and girls, did you bring the 19 Billion Dollars?
Muub and Prince Bandar can share a HIMSS booth where they can watch Dave, through a little (I mean real little!) peep hole...
WTF? You mean months to finish your back door deals while 50% of your countries population lives below the poverty line and many of them as indigent peasants ?
Hey MUUB, You should watch re-runs of the Jeffersons and get the jingle for "MUUBEN ON UP to the big time, to a deluxe apartment in the sky" or maybe as Peeps wrote, just a booth with a peep hole.
Tell us now so we will understand later , are you planning to start executing the agitators MUUB? You know , releasing all the criminally insane from jail cells was a Fidel Castro move. Is that what you call " Bustin a MUUB"?
I believe the Jeffersons were still very popular during the period known as the Marielitos Boat Lift. This was a punishment inflicted upon civil society, we now perceive you have done the same thing. So are you rounding up the agitators for extermination too?
You know I think you should go back to school, MUUB, and learn how to do something else. Perhaps become a scribe for a physician with a tablet pc, you can follow him around and actually see and write about all the people you screwed up during your time as Dictator. Maybe chisel your name into the wall of the new Bedrock Quarry of Electronic Health Records for Egyptian Peasants. I am sure there many suffering diseases of malnutrition and neglect. We are not blaming all of it on you, we are blaming all of it on you and your appointees.
MUUBEN on up....
MYOB Obama
Mubarak said: "I will work for the final remaining months of the current term to accomplish the necessary steps for the peaceful transfer of power."
Yah Right! Weren't those the same words uttered by Mark Leavitt, former Chair of CCHIT and current HHS task force committee member for HHS Policy & Standards and HHS Privacy & Security?
Leavitt announced his resignation on Friday the 13th. The HIT community demanded his resignation, and his career went down in flames.
Mubarak should learn from Mark Leavitt. LISTEN to the people and resign, especially when they are tired of the same ole horsesh*t.
When you are no longer respected, your own community makes fun of you, and you are shunned in public, do what Mark "pink lips" Leavitt did and grab that golden parachute. Just don't let the door hit you on your way out.
Obama is very clever.He plays a role of Lizard always. http://bit.ly/ePS6Rq
Iain Martin is Deputy Editor of the Wall Street Journal Europe. He writes on politics.


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Gifts Freely Given
Provided by the Union for Reform Judaism, the central body of Reform Judaism in North America.
Parashah Overview
God asks the Children of Israel to donate gifts (terumah) for the building of the Tabernacle so that God may "dwell among them." (Exodus 25:1-9)
Instructions for the construction of the Ark, table, and menorah are provided. (Exodus 25:10-40)
Detailed directions are given on how to build the Tabernacle. (Exodus 26:1-27:19)
Focal Point
Adonai spoke to Moses, saying: Tell the Israelite people to bring Me gifts; you shall accept gifts for Me from every person whose heart so moves him. And these are the gifts that you shall accept from them: gold, silver, and copper; blue, purple, and crimson yarns, fine linen, goats' hair; tanned ram skins, dolphin skins, and acacia wood; oil for lighting, spices for the anointing oil and for the aromatic incense; lapis lazuli and other stones for setting, for the ephod and for the breastpiece. And let them make Me a sanctuary that I may dwell among them. (Exodus 25:1-8)
Your Guide
Why would God, the Source of existence and the world's substance, need or desire material gifts from the Israelite people?
God's gift of the Torah to the Israelite people coincides with the divine call to build and furnish the Tabernacle. What connection is there between these things? Is there any significance to the order in which the three major events of the Exodus–the Giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai, the sin of the golden calf, and the building of the Tabernacle–seem to unfold?
Prior to the building of the Tabernacle, where do you think our people found "sacred space?"
What is the focal point of our own synagogue sanctuaries? What parallels exist between our sanctuaries and our people's first worship structure, the Tabernacle?
Why did the Israelite people need a structure to feel connected to God? Where do you feel the greatest sense of spiritual uplift or connection to God? Are our contemporary sanctuaries necessary?
What is the significance of the verse "You shall accept gifts for Me from every person whose heart so moves him?" Why was the commandment to bring gifts for the building of the Tabernacle not mandatory for everyone? What would happen if paying temple dues were completely voluntary?
What is the qualitative difference between a "gift" and a "gift freely given?" What kind of gifts have you brought to your congregation or community?
Why does the Torah say, "And let them make Me a sanctuary that I may dwell among them" rather than "And let them make a sanctuary for Me in which to dwell?"
By the Way…
"Gold, silver, and copper." The metals are listed in descending order of their value. This, in turn, determines their use for various objects [furnishing the Tabernacle and its parts]; the closer the object is to the Holy of Holies, the more valuable the metal of which it is made. Iron is notably absent…because its utilization for more efficient weapons of death made it incompatible with the spiritual ends that the Sanctuary was intended to serve. (Nahum Sarna, JPS Torah Commentary: Exodus)
A folk saying states, A fool gives and a wise man takes. This refers to a person who gives tzedakah. A fool who gives tzedakah thinks that he is giving, while a wise man who gives realizes that he is taking: He is the one who will benefit most by his action. (Rebbe David of Kotzk)
"That I may dwell [Hebrew, v'shachanti] among them." The verb is the one from which Shechinah, the rabbinic term for the Divine Presence, is derived. (The Pentateuch and Haftorahs, edited by J. H. Hertz, published by Soncino Press, London, 1950)
"And let them make Me a sanctuary that I may dwell among them." Great is work, for even the Holy One, blessed be He, did not have the Divine Presence abide among Israel until they had worked." (Avot D'Rabbi Natan)
"That I may dwell among them." It says "among them" and not "in its midst" to teach you that each person must build the Sanctuary in his own heart; then God will dwell among them. The Kotzker was once asked, "Where is God?" And he replied, "Wherever they let him in." (Rebbe Menachem Mendel of Kotzk)
Your Guide
The late professor Nehama Leibowitz asks, "What prompted the divine command to build the Tabernacle?" Based on the commentaries above, what is your opinion?
Much fruitful commentary has been generated by the qualification offered in the text: that donations for the Sanctuary should come from those whose hearts so move them. Why do you think this is so?
This is also true of the oft-quoted words "Let them make Me a sanctuary that I may dwell among them" and the text's use of the words "among them" (i.e., the people), as opposed to "within it" (i.e., the Tabernacle). How do you interpret the significance of this wording?
D'var Torah
Do you remember the famous musical dialogue between Tevye and Golda in Fiddler on the Roof on the subject of love? Tevye asks, "Golda, do you love me?" And she responds, "Do I what?"
Can you imagine Golda and Tevye exchanging valentines? Hardly! Valentine's Day isn't exactly a Jewish holiday.
It is purely an accident of the calendar that juxtaposes Shabbat Terumah with the season of Valentine's Day. But risking a banal comparison, I suggest that Parashat Terumah is apropos for the season because it also deals with the subject of love. In this case, it is not romantic love but love in its more profound sense–love as it manifests itself in intimate personal connection, in our willingness to do for or to be fully present for another.
The parashah begins, "Tell the Israelite people to bring Me gifts." The Torah then adds, "You shall accept gifts for Me from every person whose heart so moves him."
Apparently, God does not want gifts from just anyone. The materials that are to be used to create the Mishkan (Tabernacle), to build a place of holiness, must come from those who give their gifts from their own free will. These gifts must be (to use a term from the realm of psychotherapy) ones "that are freely given."
The road to spiritual connection is an elusive one, but those who have experienced moments of God-connection will attest that such events only come as a result of open-heartedness. Even more significantly, those who testify that they have felt a God-connection compare it to the feeling of intimacy they have experienced with other human beings.
If we accept that premise for the moment, let us try to see the God-connection from the other side. Maybe the parashah gives us an insight into what God is seeking from us. In the milieu of the Bible, terumah, sacred donations, were a popular medium through which people reached for the Divine. The Torah, speaking in God's voice, suggests that God's love is not for sale, that what God wants from human beings is a gift freely given. Connection with the Divine is in its higher sense "a love connection."
God says, "Let them make Me a sanctuary that I may dwell among them." Those who bring God their freely given gifts–not only material gifts but the gift of their fullest presence–invite the Divine to abide within them.


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FRPAA drags; life science foundations not waiting
I want to compliment the analysis done by Declan Butler in the Nature news blog about the open access shot heard round the world. I'm referring to the announcement that three top-shelf life science foundations– the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), the Wellcome Trust (WT), and the Max Planck Society (MPS)– are intending to fund the launch of a premier journal without an author processing fee (at least to start). Declan made many good initial observations and was honest with his reservations. Probably every open access blogger wants to add to the conversation and not parrot the insights of others.
I immediately thought of the European Research Council commitment to public access that set a guideline for a tolerable non-open embargo by publishers for EU-funded research at six months. The U.S. National Institute of Health Public Access Policy, well intentioned and certainly precedent setting, is nevertheless fixed for NIH funded research at a political compromise of 12 months. Two-thirds of this partnership are the leading foundation advocates for the benefits of open research knowledge in Europe. HHMI has also embraced the philosophy of public accessibility and in its Research Policies of freely available and down-loadable on-line research results within six months of publication. The assembled partnership for this endeavor seems to be on the same page, comfortable with the idea of using their not-for-profit ethos and funding capability to assert the merits of open knowledge for the needs of the research community and extend the boundaries of scientific knowledge that can be immediately accessible and inspire students and researchers anywhere. At least that is the goal.
The Federal Research Public Access Act of 2009 and 2010 was proposed twice in the U.S. Congress to move toward the a reduced non-open embargo of six months and expand the qualification of any research to all federal agencies that spend more than US$100 million in extramural research, including the National Science Foundation, NASA, and the Department of Energy, to name a handful granting agencies. The Senate version of the bill was "Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs." The House version of the bill was re-introduced in 201o and "Referred to the Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives. " The general paralysis of our federal legislature has drawn attention away from both the merits of expanding public access in the U.S. and the notion of parity on public access with a European counterpart. But now three not-for-profit organizations, unencumbered by politics, are making a statement about non-governmental advocacy.
We live within a global scientific community and communication network. As a statement of global open scientific knowledge solidarity, the announcement of this future journal returns attention in the life sciences world to the practical merits of open knowledge. And a shudder must be felt among publishers, not so much at the most credible open access pioneers with unquestionable commitment to peer review, but among commercial publishers that were relying on their own status or credibility to launch gold open access options while maintaining traditional submissions from scientists that still considered an accepted publication as a golden ticket, regardless of their ability to share it or whether they owned the copyright or how much their library paid for electronic access to that journal. I foresee a noticeable uptick in interest to understand open access publishing options in the life sciences and also understanding qualitative factors among a growing variety of open access publishing choices.


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ST. MARYS, Ga. -- An 8-year old student in Camden County is the top reader in her class and one of the top readers in her entire school. Brooklyn Van-Deraa is our Student of the Week.
Brooklyn Van-Deraa is in 3rd grade at Sugarmill Elementary School. She loves to go to the library because she loves books. "I like to read chapter books the best because I can imagine the pictures in my mind."
She reads all the time and is already reading books way beyond her years. "I like Harry Potter books. So far I've read 3 and when I finish this one it will be 4."
She just started reading the latest Harry Potter book a couple of days ago and she's almost finished.
She already received 150 Accelerated Reader points, which according to her teacher, Erin Yackel, is very good.
"Brooklyn definitely loves to read. She always has a book in her hands. She probably reads more often then most of my students and she has a very advanced reading level as well."
When asked how she feels about becoming a great reader at her young age, Brooklyn smiled and said, 'I smile a lot about it.'
With all the books left to read in the library, she will continue to smile even more.
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The Minnesota Timberwolves will be one of five teams competing for two playoff spots, predicts their former coach, Flip Saunders.
The Wolves will open the regular season Friday, Nov. 2, against Sacramento at Target Center. Minnesota will be without all-star forward Kevin Love (broken hand) and flashy point guard Ricky Rubio (torn knee ligaments).
"There are six solid teams in the (Western Conference) -- the two Los Angeles teams, San Antonio, Oklahoma City, Denver and Memphis -- and those six all have the ability to win over 50 games," said Saunders, figuring those teams will take six of the conference's eight playoff berths. "So from seven to 11, you throw in Dallas; Denver, which made the playoffs last season; Utah, which made the playoffs last year; then you're putting in Portland and you're putting in Minnesota.
"The Timberwolves are one of those five teams to fight for those two playoff spots."
The Timberwolves haven't made the playoffs since the 2003-04 season, Saunders' last full season coaching Minnesota.
Saunders, 57, is a 16-year NBA head coaching veteran. He has been out of coaching since the Washington Wizards fired him after 17 games last season. He resides in Medina and this week is considering whether to accept an ESPN analyst job.
The Timberwolves finished their preseason schedule this year at 5-2, best in the Northwest Division.
"You can't judge by preseason," Saunders cautioned. "The Lakers went 0-8, and they will be one of the top four teams in the league.
"What you look at (in preseason) is how individual players are playing.
Saunders said the somewhat surprising play of Kirilenko, Budinger and Cunningham during the preseason shows the trio "might make up a little bit for Love's loss."
"(The Wolves) right now probably are looking to find a way to tread water while their two main guys are out," he said.
Saunders doesn't expect Wolves coach Rick Adelman to have a set starting lineup.
"If I had to guess now based on what they've done in preseason, they'll probably start (Brandon) Roy, (J.J.) Barea, Kirilenko, Pekovic and Budinger," he said. "Unless you want Budinger as sixth man off the bench, then he'll start Cunningham or (Derrick) Williams.
"What I don't know is the health situation of Roy (who had knee issues), if they're set on limiting his minutes; and if they are, they probably won't start him."
Saunders said the Wolves can play Budinger at shooting guard, if necessary.
Meanwhile, Saunders, who will collect $4.5 million this season for the final year of his Wizards contract, isn't sure if he'll coach on the court again.
"I'm going to coach from the TV," he said.
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Joe Truskot's Very Berry Pie.
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Few things remind me more of summertime in the Midwest than a berry pie. Friends and family often gathered in 80-degree heat wearing long sleeves and long pants. We hiked across fields of corn or soybeans to hit our favorite patches of wild blackberries, usually growing alongside a creek or fence row. We'd carry small plastic or aluminum pails with handles, which would rest on one arm as we maneuvered about the tree limbs, swatted mosquitoes, and tried to avoid the thorns while picking those dangling clusters of intensely black fruit.
Our tolerance of the heat, insect bites and prickles had its ...


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Dan Mathews, PETA vice president, on his conversion to vegetarianism: I look forward to seeing a lion. I've seen more than 30. I don't fear them. To find one, I spend a lot of times in the hills hiking and riding, usually in areas people don't go. Not too long ago, I was riding my mountain bike and found a dead deer by the trail. I had read that lions protect their prey for five days, so two days later, I went back to the kill and stood on an embankment 100 feet above the lions and watched the two babies and the mother. They saw me, but were too busy with the kill. The best chance of seeing a lion is riding down a hill. They'll come out right in front of me. The lion gets really surprised. One night, I was riding my bike to the top of Saddleback to check out the view, and just ahead of me was a lion that went into the heavy brush. I got off my bike and walked over to the edge, but I couldn't see it. I continued on my bike. Moments later, I felt the hairs on my back stand up. I turned to see what was behind me and just saw bright blue eyes glowing in the dark. I knew right away it was a lion because at night their pupils get totally dilated. I usually don't get scared, but that night I did a U-turn and booked down to the bottom of the hill. I never did get to see the view.
Tom Sherman: A study released by a panel of global-warming researchers on Jan. 8 in the science journal Nature concluded that hundreds of species of land plants and animals around the globe could vanish over the next 50 years if industrial nations do not curtail emissions of greenhouse gases trapping heat in the atmosphere. Such a mass extinction of millions of living beings has not been experienced on this planet since the age of the dinosaurs. The study's findings were disputed by critics who said researchers didn't take into account animals' ability to "adapt." Indeed, according to a list of extinct animals on the web encyclopedia Wikipedia, the only North American animals unable to adapt since 1900 were the longjaw cisco, depwater cisco, blackfin cisco, yellowfin cutthroat trout, silver trout, thicktail chub, Pahrangat spinedace, phantom shiner, Bluntnose shiner, Clear Lake splittail, Las Vegas dace, June sucker, Snake River sucker, harelip sucker, Tecopa pupfish, Shoshone pupfish, Raycraft Ranch killifish, Pahrump Ranch killifish, Ash Meadows killifish, whiteline topminnow, Amistad gambusia, blue pike, Utah Lake sculpin, Lake Ontario kiyi, Alvord cutthroat, Maravillas red shiner, Independence Valley tui chub, Banff longnose dace, Grass Valley speckled dace, San Marcos gambusia, Relict leopard frog, golden coqui, web-footed coqui, St. Croix racer, Edgington's lesser titmouse, Heath hen, Laysan rail, Hawaiian brown rail, Wake Island rail, passenger pigeon, Carolina parakeet, Louisiana parakeet, Virgin Islands screech owl, San Clemente Bewick's wren, Lanai thrush, Laysan millerbird, Molokai oo, Hawaii oo, Santa Barbara song sparrow, Texas Henslow's sparrow, Laysan apapane, black mamo, greater amakihi, Lanai creeper, dusky seaside sparrow, Amak song sparrow, Puerto Rican long-nose bat, Puerto Rican long-tongued bat, Penasco chipmunk, Tacoma pocket gopher, Goff's pocket gopher, Sherman's pocket gopher, pallid beach mouse, Chadwick Beach cottonmouth, Louisiana vole, Southern California kit fox, Florida red wolf, Texas red wolf, Kenai Peninsula wolf, Newfoundland wolf, Banks Island wolf, Cascade Mountains wolf, Northern Rocky Mountain wolf, Mongollon Mountains wolf, Texas gray wolf, Great Plains wolf, Southern Rocky Mountains wolf, California grizzly bear, Wisconsin cougar, Caribbean monk seal, Merriam's elk, Queen Charlotte caribou and Badlands bighorn.
Some men hunt for sport,
Others hunt for food
The only thing I'm hunting for
Is an outfit that looks good
See my vest, see my vest,
Made from real gorilla chest
Feel this sweater, there's no better
Than authentic Irish setter
See this hat, 'twas my cat
My evening wear—vampire bat
These white slippers are albino
African endangered rhino
Grizzly bear underwear,
Turtles' necks, I've got my share
Beret of poodle, on my noodle
It shall rest
Try my red robin suit,
It comes one breast or two
See my vest, see my vest,
See my vest
Like my loafers? Former gophers—
It was that or skin my chauffeurs
But a greyhound fur tuxedo
Would be best
So let's prepare these dogs,
Kill two for matching clogs
See my vest, see my vest,
Oh, please, won't you see my vest!
Montgomery Burns, The Simpsons: Even though I knew there had been a shark attack near the hotel, where the 10-mile swim from Lanai to Maui finished, I was more concerned about jellyfish than sharks. In the back of my mind, I kept thinking I didn't have to worry about sharks—the boat providing support for the six-person relay would be a deterrent to any sea creature.Toward the end of my 30-minute leg, I remember noticing my teammates on the boat yelling and waving towels over their heads. I thought, "How cool of them to cheer me on to swim faster." But as I got closer to the boat, I heard them yelling, "Shark!" At that moment, all the television shows I had seen about sharks flashed through my mind. I thought, "Should I stay still or swim?" In an instant, I made the decision to swim as fast as I could for the boat. As I reached the boat and lifted my hands for the ladder, my friends grabbed and pulled me up onto the deck. I never looked back to see the shark, but I could tell how scared my friends were by the expressions on their faces. Their eyes were wide open, and nobody said a word. I didn't really know what was going on until I saw the shark swim by the boat. It was a huge tiger shark, about 15 feet long, which continued to follow the boat. I feel very lucky that at that moment in time, the captain happened to look back and notice the dark shadow following me. I started thinking the shark didn't know I'm a human; he probably thought I was a seal. Being a fireman, I thought that if I had been attacked, I would have bled to death in the middle of the Maui Channel. I still swim in the ocean, but I'm much more careful. I don't swim where there are shark sightings. Rick Reeder, Santa Ana, fire captainEpisode 2 Our intrepid Wildboyz take on the wild kingdom for your amusement. This week, Steve-O and Pontius journey to Alaska, where they swim with bears and feed a hungry wolf from their ass.
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Virginia Sands talks about and signs copies of "A Tree With a Knee," a book for ages 4-8, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Green Briar Nature Center, 6 Discovery Hill Road, off Route 6A, East Sandwich.
David Curran, author of "Canoe Trip: Alone in the Maine Wilderness" and "Canoe Trip: North to Athabasca," talks about his trips and writing at 6 p.m. Thursday at Provincetown Public Library, 356 Commercial St.
Kathleen Brunelle, author of "Cape Cod's Highfield & Tanglewood: A Tale of Two Cottages," will discuss her experiences with the mansions at 2 p.m. Saturday at Provincetown Public Library, 356 Commercial St.
Billy Best and Linda Conti will discuss and sign "The Billy Best Story: Beating Cancer with Alternative Medicine" 11 a.m. Saturday at Dennis Public Library, 5 Hall St., Dennisport.
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Fusarium napiforme systemic infection: case report with molecular characterization and antifungal susceptibility tests
1 Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
2 Medical Mycology Research Center, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
3 Department of Clinical Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
4 LIM 46 – Laboratory of Parasitology – HC/FMUSP, São Paulo, Brazil
SpringerPlus 2014, 3:492 doi:10.1186/2193-1801-3-492Published: 30 August 2014
During the last decades, Fusarium spp. has been reported as a significant cause of disease in humans, especially in immunocompromised patients, who have high risk of invasive life-threatening disease. Fusarium species usually reported as cause of human disease are F. solani, F. oxysporum and F. verticillioides.
Case description
We describe the second case in the literature of disseminated fusariosis caused by Fusarium napiforme, that occurred in a 60-year-old woman with multiple myeloma after subsequent cycles of chemotherapy.
Discussion and Evaluation
We identified the F. napiforme not only by standard morphologic criteria by macroscopic and microscopic characteristics, but also confirmed by molecular biology methods, including sequencing. The antifungal susceptibility of the F. napiforme isolates were tested to seven antifungal drugs; the azoles were the most active drug against all the isolates tested.
Fusarium spp. are of relevance in medical mycology, and their profiles of low susceptibility to antifungal drugs highlight the importance for faster and more accurate diagnostic tests, what can contribute to an earlier and precise diagnosis and treatment.


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My 2012 race season is over... finally! Thanks for helping to find a cure for mesothelioma, a cancer caused by asbestos exposure.
My motivation...
My father Loren, like many mesothelioma victims, was a hard working tradesman who was exposed to asbestos on job sites during his career as a carpenter. In 2007, mesothelioma took him before his time. I want to help find a cure and improve treatment for this cruel disease so others don't have to suffer as Loren did. Mesothelioma cases are expected to peak worldwide within the next 10 years, so now is the time to help!
So... what am I doing this time?
On a whim and looking for motivation to stay in shape, I started the sport of triathlon last year. After some swim, bike and run training, I started by racing and logging respectable times in several sprint-distance and olympic-distance events.
This year I'm moving up to a longer distance event -- the Half-Ironman.
On a scale from zero to grueling, this distance is only half grueling compared to the Ironman you've probably heard about. But still, it is no joke. It is a serious 70.3 mile physical and mental endurance test in three sports:
- 1.2 mile open water swim
- 56 mile bicycle ride
- 13.1 mile run
Update: I finished the Orangeman Half-Iron distance tri on September 23rd in 5hrs, 34 minutes -- 42nd place and 4th in my age group! I'm glad to have finished and happy with the result.
Check out the Race Results graphic for the other events I've completed in 2012.
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Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation (MARF) is the national organization dedicated to eradicating mesothelioma as a life-ending disease by: funding the highest quality and most promising research projects from around the world through a rigorous peer-reviewed process; helping patients connect with national meso experts and obtain the most up-to-date information on treatment options; and advocating in Washington D.C. for federal mesothelioma research funding to stop this national tragedy.
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Samardo Samuels politely smiled today at a media conference revealing newly acquired braces courtesy of an inadvertent elbow to the mouth against St. John's.
Despite his pain, the University of Louisville freshman forward has plenty of reasons to be happy. He returned to practice today after D.J. Kennedy's elbow jarred two of his teeth out in the first half of Sunday's game.
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A young brunette teen was having trouble in school, so her parents decided to hire her a tutor. Because their daughter was extremely hot and slightly slutty, they decided that it would be best to hire a female tutor, to prevent a male tutor from trying to hook up with their daughter, and to prevent their daughter from trying to hook up with him. They never thought that they would have a problem with a female tutor…
Except the sexy MILF that was hired to be a tutor loved to fuck, and she especially loved to fuck teen girls. The first day that the teen went to her house, the hot MILF was ready to school her in the ways of lesbian sex.
Stripping the teen down, the naughty MILF tutor pushed her back on the bed so she could look at the teens round, perky tits. Feeling her pussy getting wetter, she knew that she couldn't wait much longer.
The MILF flipped the teen over and ripped down her panties so she could look at that tight young pussy.
Squeezing the teen's tight ass firmly, the MILF pushed her face in between the teens legs and tasted her sweet pussy for the first time, making the girl moan.
After a few moments, the MILF couldn't take anymore. She quickly ripped the girl's panties away and ten switched positions.
Spreading her legs wide, the MILF grabbed the teen by her hair an led her face own to her pussy. At the feel of the teen's warm tongue on her pussy, the sexy MILF almost came immediatly.
But she pulled back, showing the young teen to use her fingers and her tongue for the ultimate pleasure.
Then it was the teen's turn again. The MILF couldn't get enough of that pretty little pussy.
She couldn't help sliding her fingers inside, making the teen cum as she played with her pussy.
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Jeff Mitchell / The Salinas Californian
Back in November of 2012 exactly 1,802 people living in Salinas Council District 1 voted to put City Councilman Jose Castañeda in office.
By comparison, also-ran candidate Margie Wiebusch came in second place that year with 1,121 votes.
On Monday City Clerk Patty Barajas announced that an effort to recall the embattled council member needed 1,449 verified petition signatures of registered voters and that the effort came up short exactly 123 qualified signatures short.
Put another way, however, 1,326 people from Castañedas district said, Yes, we definitely want another council member. They said Yes to the idea of giving him the boot.
I cant say I blame them.
After all, 2013 was a rough year for the Salinas City Council and Castañeda and his circus was at the center of most of it.
For reasons that most City Hall observers still cannot fathom, the council member stubbornly and illegally clung to his seat on the Alisal Union school board. He forced his council colleagues to do the highly unusual thing of suing to dislodge him from the school board seat despite holding both seats being a clear conflict of interest.
In September, a superior court judge agreed with the city and removed Castañeda from the school board and imposed a state fine of $5,000 to boot.
The lawsuit itself cost the city $23,167.29. Hmm, Im wondering what park or road in District 1 couldnt have used that cash to improve a few things like broken playground equipment or maybe just patch up a few of those crater-like potholes on Williams Road.
Moreover, to date, Castañeda has not enjoyed a single successful motion of his own making from the dais. That doesnt say a lot about his political abilities, let alone his ability to form and hold a voting majority on any given issue.
But recalls are tough. Theres no doubt about it.
And though Castañeda no doubt will pocket this as some sort of political victory, hed be wise to keep his head on a swivel.
The numbers that recall proponent Juan Sandoval put up this time didnt make the mark but they werent all that far off, either.
Sandoval said he isnt giving up. I dont doubt him.
County 'performance evaluation' meetings don't pass smell test
First things first. Kudos to the Monterey County Herald for being first to break the news about these weird, secret performance evaluation sessions with key Monterey County executives that strangely seem to be more like strategy and tactics meetings that the Board of Supervisors would prefer to keep under wraps.
I also think its well past time that these electeds prove to their constituents that they are committed to the idea of governmental transparency by adopting a county Sunshine Ordinance.
As shown by The Heralds reporting, the Nov. 5 performance evaluation of David Chardavoyne, the countys Water Resources Agency general manager, clearly had nothing to do with evaluating his performance as a manager but did have everything to do with creating a mission plan or strategy to stop the state from revoking Water Plan permit No. 11043.
Permit 11043 was issued to allow the county to build two freshwater canals to deal with the issue seawater intrusion into underground aquifers. The original right was issued in 1957 but the county has never moved to construct the canals in questions. Now the state has threatened to revoke the permit which has sent Chardavoyan and the county water resources agency scrambling.
Now comes word from former Salinas City Councilwoman Jan Collins that a far more pervasive pattern of these secret performance evaluations meetings were carried out by the board in 2013. Collins, you might recall, is the mom of embattled water dude Steve Collins, who is facing felony conflict-of-interest charges related to an outside consulting contract he accepted while a county water board member on a failed desalination plant project.
In an email to The Californian, Collins wrote that, based on her research of Board of Supervisors agendas in 2013, the board conducted an unusual number of performance evaluations in secret with the five executives who report directly to the body County Counsel Charles McKee, Chief Administrator Lew Bauman, Water Resources chief Chardavoyne, Natividad Medical Center CEO Harry Weis and Equal Opportunity Officer Irma Ramirez-Bough.
Not counting three budget meetings, the supervisors met 34 times in 2013 and held 53 performance evaluations with these five direct-reports.
Collins noted, interestingly enough, that NMC honcho Weis had a performance evaluation with the board on April 23 and again on April 29 right when NMC was in the middle of considering an alliance of some sort with Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System.
All told, according to Collins math, McKee had 16 performance evaluations in 2013, Bauman had 10, Chardavoyne had 6, Weis had 14 and Ramirez-Bough 7 meetings.
(It) seems a bit odd that the hospital CEO would need two personnel evaluations in the span of 6 days, Colllins wrote. For the non-believer, do the math. McKee was given a performance evaluation 47 percent of all available BOS meetings. Bauman 29 percent, Weis 41 percent. You get the picture. A complete sham.
I would tend to agree.
Now its true enough that some actual performance evaluations of high-level managers might take more than one or two meetings but very few.
At this point the Board of Supervisors has some explaining to do to the public.
I also think it might also be a good time for the state Fair Political Practices Commission and the state Attorney Generals office to begin official inquiries into what these would-be performance evaluation sessions were all about. State Brown Act violations may be involved.
From the outside looking in, these meetings just dont pass the smell test.
Meanwhile, kudos also to Collins for sniffing this out. Though we havent had time to confirm her findings, we will review the Supes 2013 agendas and minutes these next few weeks. Naturally, Ill let you know what I find.
Jeff Mitchell covers Salinas Valley politics and government. Under the Dome, an opinion column, appears Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday in print and online. For quick political hits, check out Under the Dome The Blog, available most every day at: www.theCalifornian.com.