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SPRINGFIELD, Mo - Sprouts from the sandwich chain Jimmy John's have been linked to an outbreak of foodborne illness in the Ozarks.
"We received three reports of shiga toxin producingE. coliin Greene county residents between January 7and January 13," said Administrator of Community Health and Epidemiology.
The Springfield Greene-County Health Department's epidemiological team worked to identify the common source of the illness on a local level beginning in mid-January, and those efforts contributed to a broader investigation as more cases were identified across the country.
The Greene County Health Department says in this case, theE. coliwas caused by contaminated seeds. While they don't know yet where those seeds came from, what they did say is the spouts themselves came from growers in Kansas.


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AUSTIN (January 11, 2013)--Police have arrested an Austin man who's accused of leaving his 22-month-old daughter alone in a car and then forgetting where the vehicle was parked.
Patrick Husband, 27, was charged with endangering a child.
According to an arrest affidavit, he gave different accounts of what happened after he couldn't find the vehicle Tuesday evening, including claiming that the vehicle had been stolen.
Husband told authorities that he had as many as four drinks during the evening, police said.
Police found the car with the girl inside less than a block away from where Husband had claimed he had left it.
Husband remained jailed in lieu of $40,000 bond.
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In selecting Stephen Colbert to replace David Letterman as host of its "Late Show," CBS has waged war on America's heartland — or so proclaims that Palm Beach font of heartland mirth, Rush Limbaugh.
Don't you believe it, heartlanders.
Stephen Colbert will replace David Letterman on 'The Late Show': Colbert, currently the host of "The Colbert Report" on Comedy Central, will succeed Letterman as soon as the long-running host steps down in 2015. He just signed a five-year deal.
But wait, there's more. CBS also must be waging war on Asian Americans since a Twitter activist who calls herself Angry Asian Woman called for an end to "The Colbert Report" late last month following a joke she didn't like.
Apparently, Colbert, in his pretend role as a loudmouthed, conservative blowhard (keep guessing), made a crack about the "Ching-Chong Ding-Dong Foundation for Sensitivity to Orientals or Whatever" in response to the new Washington Redskins Original American Foundation created by team owner Dan Snyder, who refuses to change the Redskins name. It was satire, folks.
If you have to explain a joke . . . you may be living in post-humor America.
But back to Rush, who elaborated as follows: "What this hire means is a redefinition of what is 'funny' and a redefinition of what is comedy, and they're blowing up the 11:30 format under the guise that the world's changing and people don't want the kind of comedy that Carson gave us or even Letterman.
"They don't want that anymore. It's the media planting a flag here. I think it's maybe the media's last stand, but it's a declaration. There's no unity in this hire. They've hired a partisan so-called comedian to run a comedy show."
Here's the thing, and I say this with all due respect: Colbert is a comedian whose shtick is to present an exaggerated impression of a conservative talk show host. He's a character! Sort of like, spoiler alert, Bill O'Reilly.
You don't hear O'Reilly complaining about his role as comic foil. One, he has a sense of humor. Two, it's good for him. Three, he knows that, when people are paid millions to yak on TV, they don't get to whine when someone else making millions gets a new gig. I wouldn't be surprised to see O'Reilly among Colbert's first guests.
To put it plainly, the fellow who will be sitting in the "Late Show" chair is nothing like the character on the "Repor(t)," which is both a delightful and grievous prospect. Many will mourn the exit of Comedy Central's Colbert, but millions more will celebrate his new role. Having met the real-life Colbert, the lad who grew up in Charleston, S.C., I'm confident viewers will find him every bit the Everyman as was all-time favorite Johnny Carson.
That he has made jokes at the expense of nearly everyone is merely further testament to his qualifications. An equal-opportunity offender in a politically correct world: What more can one ask of a comedian? Heartlanders have the best sense of humor of all because they don't take themselves so seriously. The degree to which one takes oneself seriously is a fairly reliable measure of both breeding and intelligence. Thus, Limbaugh insults his own audience when he suggests that they should be offended.
The notion that a fake persona's comedy routine is a threat to the American heartland bears a striking resemblance to the sort of literal-mindedness that leads to inquisitions and the Taliban. If you can't take a joke, you could always change the channel. But you'll miss all the fun.
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The Magnes Collection
The Judah L. Magnes museum is a museum of art and history focused on the Jewish experience located in Berkeley, California. Since late 2007 the museum has been posting their digital assets both on their website and on their Flickr account. On Flickr, all of the high resolution images are licensed under our Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives license. The image to the left is of a 19th century Turkish Wedding dress which was a gift from Sara Levi Willis.
Recently, the museum has been blogging at their opensource blog, but you can also check out all of their collections on their Flickr account here. As more and more cultural institutions come online, it is important to recognize those that understand the value in sharing their assets, so congratulations to The Magnes for taking the lead!Comments Off on The Magnes Collection
In LA Tonight: Into Infinity at REDCAT
If you're in Los Angeles tonight, please stop by REDCAT (631 W 2nd St, LA, CA 90012) for an installation of Into Infinity – the CC-licensed art and music project that explores the infinite possibilities of recombination and reuse. Dublab is producing tonight's event, which will include collage projections of Into Infinity's visual art and a live improv performance of Into Infinity's hundreds of eight-second audio loops. The event is free and open to people of all ages. Schedule is below.
6-7:30pm: DJ sets by the Dublab DJs
7:30pm: Mi Casa Es Su Casa screening
8-9pm: Into Infinity eye & ear collage performed by Ale, Cantaloupe, frosty, Jimmy Tamborello, and matthewdavid.
If you're not in the area or can't make it out tonight – don't worry. We're going to put the audio from the performance online. You can also make your own Into Infinity combinations at home by playing with the project's nesting feature and audio mixer.Comments Off on In LA Tonight: Into Infinity at REDCAT
Analysis of 100M CC-Licensed Images on Flickr
Since last weekend we've been celebrating the number of CC-licensed photos on Flickr, which now has reached over 100 million — the largest pool of CC images to date. We've received some great feedback from the community, including the following analysis from Christian (metawelle):
On July 29, 2004 Flickr announced that anyone who wanted to release their Flickr photos under a Creative Commons license could do so. Within the first year 10 million photos were published with the help of CC's six different licenses. Now in the fifth year since the initial collaboration between the Canadian photohosting service and the non-profit organization Creative Commons, there are currently over 100 million photos in Flickr's massive database. And the photos are not just to look at; you can also download, print, and distribute the photos legally and free of charge. Plus, a large portion of the photos explicitly allow derivative works, and a surprisingly larger percent allow for commercial use.
100 million CC-licensed photos on Flickr — reason enough to take a closer look at the figures.
Today there are 100,043,383 free images on the Flickr servers. 33% of them are equipped with the most restrictive CC License, BY-NC-ND. That means that over 32 million photos are available to download, display publicly, and distribute, as long as the author is attributed and no changes are made to the original image. The second most frequent license is BY-NC-SA. It allows derivative works for non-commercial purposes as long as those resulting works are made available under the same license. 29%, or 29 million images, can be used in this manner.
Thus it would seem that the bulk of photos are licensed rather restrictively. That basically means authors rarely tend to release their works with creative and commercial freedoms. 76% of all photos bar commercial use. At the same time, it means that 24%, or 24 million photos, do allow for commercial use with minimal restrictions. For example, over 12 millions photos are completely free to use, as long as the author of the image is attributed.
If you take the time to click through Flickr's gigantic image pool, you'll notice that it doesn't just host snapshots. Among these 12 million photos you'll find numerous professional photographs. Aside from commercial freedom in these works, creative freedom is most important for a functioning digital culture. Approximately 63 million of all available image files allow for derivative works; in other words, they can be used for photo montages, collages, films, animations, or similar projects, without having to ask permission or clarify rights (although naturally we must distinguish between commercial and non-commercial uses).
Also very surprising is the growth rate of the number of CC-licensed photos. The monthly growth rate sunk from an initial 13% (April 2006) to about 4% (November 2008), at which point growth more or less stabilized. Presently, the pool of free images is increasing about 4% in comparison with the previous month. That means that the absolute number of monthly gain in photos is rising. It is also important to mention that here you can interpret this as a gain in freedom. Increasingly, there are more licensed images bringing high creative and commercial freedoms. In other words: consistently more authors are equipping their photos with more freedoms. Thereby they are more frequently granting the public derivative or commercial use of their photos. However it should be noted that this development is very slow.
Absolute number of CC-licensed photos on Flickr, from April 1, 2006 – November 1, 2008 (Click the graphic to enlarge.)
Altogether the range of freely available photos is enormous. The 100 million works on Flickr make up the majority of CC-licensed content worldwide, and the consequences of such a pool are not to be underestimated. Especially for schools, who should be promoting creativity, such a massive image archive offers many advantages. Freely available images can be used for example, in presentations, educational websites, or other digital projects.
But this archive also offers big advantages in commercial fields. A positive example is Spreeblick Verlag KG, a German publisher that uses gratis and commercially available images in a Flickrpool on their blog. It surprises me that more publishers and editors don't take advantage of this enormous offering. Probably knowledge about Creative Commons is still not distributed widely enough in the minds of the online editors — let alone the print world.
Translated from Christian's "100 Millionen freie Bilder bei Flickr", available under a Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike 3.0 License. This translation is available under the same license.
We've been collecting Flickr licensing stastics on our wiki for some time now, and we are very happy that members of our community such as Christian have taken such proactive steps to analyze our data. Anyone else out there should feel free to do the same!5 Comments »
The 3rd Party Content of Whitehouse.gov
When Whitehouse.gov relaunched itself during Barack Obama's inauguration it included a clause in its copyright policy mandating that all 3rd party content on the site be released under our Attribution license. Until yesterday, there wasn't much third party content on the site. However, as of this writing, 13,785 people have submitted 16,561 questions and cast 508,450 votes in the site's "Open For Questions" section. President Obama will answer some of these questions on Thursday morning in a special online town hall.
While the copyright status of each individual question may not seem significant, all of the questions taken in aggregate are of unquestionable value for current and future generations of journalists, historians and citizens. By placing this corpus under our most permissive license, the Obama Administration has secured that the public will always have access to this unprecedented part of American presidential history.Comments Off on The 3rd Party Content of Whitehouse.gov
Ada Lovelace Day: Pamela Samuelson
Today (March 24) is Ada Lovelace Day:
Ada Lovelace Day is an international day of blogging to draw attention to women excelling in technology.
Women's contributions often go unacknowledged, their innovations seldom mentioned, their faces rarely recognised. We want you to tell the world about these unsung heroines. Entrepreneurs, innovators, sysadmins, programmers, designers, games developers, hardware experts, tech journalists, tech consultants. The list of tech-related careers is endless.
And includes tech lawyers. It seems highly appropriate for CC's contribution to Ada Lovelace Day blogging be to highlight Pamela Samuelson, a giant in the field of law and technology, in particular copyright and technology.
Samuelson is Professor at the University of California at Berkeley with a joint appointment in the School of Information and the School of Law and co-directs the Berkeley Center for Law and Technology.
Also see our post on Samuelson's copyright reform thinking and a video of her excellent keynote of last year's Students for Free Culture Conference.Comments Off on Ada Lovelace Day: Pamela Samuelson
Creative Commons wins the 2008 Free Software Foundation Award for Project of Social Benefit!
Saturday at Libre Planet, the Free Software Foundation's annual conference, Creative Commons was honored to receive the FSF's Award for Projects of Social Benefit:
The FSF Award for Projects of Social Benefit is presented annually to a project that intentionally and significantly benefits society by applying free software, or the ideas of the free software movement, in a project that intentionally and significantly benefits society in other aspects of life.
Since its launch in 2001, Creative Commons has worked to foster a growing body of creative, educational and scientific works that can be shared and built upon by others. Creative Commons has also worked to raise awareness of the harm inflicted by increasingly restrictive copyright regimes.
Creative Commons vice president Mike Linksvayer accepted the award saying, "It's an incredible honor. Creative Commons should be giving an award to the Free Software Foundation and Richard Stallman, because what Creative Commons is doing would not be possible without them."
Congratulations also to Wietse Venema, honored with the Award for the Advancement of Free Software for his "significant and wide-ranging technical contributions to network security, and his creation of the Postfix email server."
FSF president Stallman presented a plaque by artist Lincoln Read commemorating the award to Creative Commons.
It is worth noting that the FSF Social Benefit Award's 2005 and 2007 winners are Wikipedia and Groklaw both because it is tremendous to be in their company and as the former is in the process of migrating to a CC BY-SA license (thanks in large part to the FSF) and the latter publishes under a CC BY-NC-ND license.
Only last December CC was honored to receive an award from another of computing's most significant pioneers, Doug Engelbart.
Thanks again to the Free Software Foundation and Richard Stallman. Please join us in continuing to celebrate the 25th anniversary of his founding of the free software movement. As Stallman would say, "Happy Hacking!"Comments Off on Creative Commons wins the 2008 Free Software Foundation Award for Project of Social Benefit!
Celebrate 100 Million CC Photos on Flickr with Joi Ito's Free Souls
Over the last couple of weeks we've been keeping a close eye on the number of CC licensed photos of Flickr. Our calculations now show that Flickr has surpassed 100 million CC licensed photos sometime during the day on Saturday, March 21st, 2009. As of Monday, we're calculating the total number of CC licensed photos at 100,191,085.*
These photos have been used in hundreds of thousands of Wikipedia articles, blog posts, and even mainstream press pieces; all examples of new works that might not otherwise been created without our standardized public licenses. Flickr's integration of CC licenses was one of the first and best; not only do they allow users to specify licenses per-photo, but they offer an incredible CC discovery page which breaks down searches for CC licensed materials by license. This means that you can look for all the photos of New York City licensed under Attribution and sorted by interestingness, to give an example.
As part of our celebration of Flickr passing this historic milestone, we are offering a dozen copies of Creative Commons CEO Joi Ito's Free Souls book at our $100 donation level. Naturally, all of Joi's photos are not only licensed under our most permissive Attribution license, but they're also available on Flickr for download. By donating to Creative Commons today you can support the work that we do and receive one of the 1,024 copies of Joi's limited edition book.
*We are linking to CSV files generated per-day based a simple scrape of Flickr's CC portal. To generate the total number of licensed photos, we SUM()'d the 2nd column of the CSV file. March 21st yielded approximately 99 million and March 22nd yielded over 100 million, hence our estimate that 100 million was passed sometime during the day on Saturday.2 Comments »
"RiP: A Remix Manifesto" Released, Online Remixing Through Kaltura
RiP: A Remix Manifesto, a community-driven documentary that focuses on copyright and remix culture (covered earlier here and here) is just beginning to creep out into theaters, having its U.S. premier last week at SXSW. While the film largely focuses on the story of Greg Gillis (Girl Talk) it includes interviews with a wide variety of figures, including both Lawrence Lessig and Cory Doctorow.
Perhaps most interesting is that the filmmakers have teamed up with open source video platform Kaltura (early coverage here) enabling anyone with a computer to remix the film only at opersourcecinema.org. All the footage of the film is released under a CC BY-NC license.Comments Off on "RiP: A Remix Manifesto" Released, Online Remixing Through Kaltura
Open Ed Conference 2009 – Call for Proposals
It's that time of year again! That is, time for planning the line-up for Open Ed 2009, the annual, international Open Education Conference, hosted this year by the University of British Columbia in breathtaking Vancouver, Canada. From the conference website (OpenEd 2009: Crossing the Chasm):
"The field of "open education" is in its second decade. There is ever more interest from new participants, with all the questions and challenges that such involvement brings. Existing projects must now address long-term issues of sustainability and accountability. And early adopters, who once made colleagues gape dumbfounded when they talked of freely sharing their content are asking a new generation of questions that induce unbelieving stares.
In recognition of the different needs of participants in these various stages of innovation in Open Ed, this year's Call for Proposals is organized around these three broad "strands." "
The three strands are
1. Open Ed – Startup Camp
2. Open Ed – Sustaining Steps
3. Open Ed – The Future
For more information on the strands, see the Call for Papers. The deadline for your proposal is May 1, 2009, so you've got a month to brainstorm and submit your topic, project, or research. Thankfully, abstracts must be tweet-sized (150 characters or less) and all submissions (500 words or less) and presentations will be licensed CC BY.1 Comment »
Open Everything is April 18th in NYC
via John Britton's blog:
Open Everything NYC will take place on Saturday 18 April 2009 at the UNICEF headquarters in the United Nations Plaza, NYC. The event will run the full day, registration will open at 8:00AM and things will be in full swing by 9:00AM.
The event will be 100% free and open to the public on a first come first serve basis, online pre-registration is required. The main hall can hold up to 250 guests.
The event will consist of two keynote presentations (one opening & one closing) each of about 1 hour in duration. In the time between the two keynotes attendees will be in control of the program (Barcamp style). There will be a number of conference rooms available for individuals to hold talks & discussions on topics they see fit. Past events have included topics such as Open Publishing, Open Education, Government Transparency, Open Access, Open Research Data, Creative Commons, Open Hardware, and more.
Check the official site for more information and the registration link.1 Comment »
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|Effects of Balloon-Induced Pulsatile Perfusion on Postoperative Short- and Long-Term Cognitive Dysfunction in Diabetic Patients With Impaired Cerebrovascular Carbon Dioxide Reactivity.
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|OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to identify whether reduced jugular venous oxygen saturation (SjvO(2)) in diabetic patients with impaired cerebrovascular carbon dioxide (CO(2)) reactivity could be improved by pulsatile perfusion during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) and whether improved SjvO(2) could improve postoperative cognitive dysfunction after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. SETTING: A prospective, observational study. PARTICIPANTS: Ninety-nine diabetic patients with impaired CO(2) reactivity (< 3%/mmHg). INTERVENTIONS: Ninety-nine diabetic patients divided into 2 groups: group 1 received an intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) after the induction of anesthesia and group 2 did not. Group 1 received pulsatile perfusion during CPB, and group 2 received nonpulsatile perfusion during CPB. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: Hemodynamic data (arterial and jugular venous gas values) were measured during CPB. All patients underwent neurologic and neuropsychologic tests the day before surgery and 7 days and 6 months after surgery. The duration of SjvO(2) ≤50% during CPB was shorter in group 1 (13 ± 5 minutes) than in group 2 (20 ± 6 minutes, p < 0.01). No significant differences in the rate of cognitive dysfunction were observed between groups at 7 days and 6 months postoperatively. CONCLUSIONS: Pulsatile perfusion flow generated by the IABP could reduce the decrease in SjvO(2) values during CPB, but amelioration of SjvO(2) values was not associated with short- or long-term postoperative cognitive dysfunction in diabetic patients with impaired CO(2) reactivity.
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Professional model who was raised in care aspires to open an orphanage
London based professional model Roxanne Micheals has fully dedicated her modelling career to raising funds for military and children's charities.
Roxanne, 43, is a mother of two (Christopher, 24 and Victoria, 20). She was born in Mauritius and is a mixed race of Chinese, South African, and Indian.
When she was nine years old, she was placed in care after her mother walked out on her, her sister, and two brothers. Roxanne's father was unable to care for them full time due to work commitments. She resided in care for seven years, and it was during this period that she decided to become a model.
Roxanne chose to become a model because she loved the glossy magazines which displayed pictures of beautiful models, mainly fashion models. "Being a young girl of 12 years old at that time, I suppose I was taken in by the glamorous lifestyle, and probably all of the pretentious notions that accompany most of the showbiz world," she recalls.
Roxanne says it feels good to be a model, yet sometimes bad at the same time. "My reason for this is that it's a profession in which you're either successful or you're not. There doesn't seem to be any 'in between'. For example sometimes there will be plenty of work, and there can be long spells where I can attend many castings, and not get a single job," she says.
Roxanne has had a very challenging life. At the age of 19, she conceived her son Christopher.
Having left school with 5 GCSEs, and 2 O'levels, she felt she needed to go for further studies. "I enrolled on a Psychology Degree programme, and studied at night, as days were kept free for modelling assignments. I was a single mum, therefore knew that I would have to undertake further education if I was to make ends meet for myself, and my unborn child," she says.
Roxanne soon met the man who would be the father of her daughter Victoria. He had been married previously, and had two sons. The youngest, Nicky Mason, enlisted in the army, and served the Queen and the country for seven years.
Unfortunately in 2008, Lance Corporal Nicky Mason of 2 PARA was killed by an IED (improvised explosive device) while clearing a dam in Afghanistan. His death, and the deaths of many other Roxanne's military friends who were serving in Iraq, and Afghanistan, have made her dedicate her life to raising funds for military charities. She does so "in memory of Nicky and of all our fallen heroes," she says.
Roxanne is extremely beautiful but she is too humble to admit it. "I don't see myself as beautiful," she says. "I'm a very down to earth woman, and am not into the whole diva style pretence."
Apart from modelling, Roxanne is also a vocalist and song writer. A track from the album she wrote in 2006 is currently on YouTube. We'd like to encourage all our readers to visit Roxanne's YouTube Channel - roxmicheals (http://www.youtube.com/user/roxmicheals#p/a/u/1/5fiyTkYPkUA) and listen to the track. By mid September it will be possible to download the track for a small fee of £2, and all proceeds will go to the military charities. "I warn. It is a very raunchy track," Roxanne says jokingly.
Roxanne has decided that all monies earned from her future modelling assignments will be donated to various military and children's charities.
She also walks to raise funds for the charities. Roxanne is currently undertaking a 723 mile charity walk which commenced on 16th August in Leeds, and will finish on 16th September in Leeds.
She is walking with friends Wayne Foster and Oliver Mitchel who are ex TA soldiers. All are welcome to join them. To find out where they are, please log on to www.walksforourheroes.co.uk, or follow them on Twitter (http://twitter.com/intent/user?screen_name=walk4heroes).
Roxanne is using this walk to raise funds for the following charities: 2 PARA (this was Nicky's regiment, therefore close to her heart), Afghan Heroes, a charity set up by mums who sadly lost eight sons in Afghanistan.
She is also raising funds for Garrison Girls, a charity supporting soldiers and their families. The charity sends parcels out to the troops.
Roxanne is also raising funds for The Soldiers Charity (formerly the Army Benevolent Fund), a charity which helps the soldiers (ex and serving), as well as their families with housing, and grants for things such as furniture, and so forth. "The last charity I am raising funds for is The Mark Wright Project. Mark was a soldier with 3 PARA, and was serving in Afghanistan at the time of his death. His parents set up The Mark Wright Project in his memory, with a view of raising funds to build a Centre for the wounded soldiers. I'd like to help them to achieve this dream," Roxanne says.
Having been a professional model for several years, Roxanne has some advice for the youngsters who wish to become models. "They should be aware that 'all is not always as it seems', there are many unscrupulous individuals out there who promise the earth, and also take vast amounts of money from innocent wanna be models. Very often these so called 'model agents' are nothing but charlatans," she warns.
She also advises them to always make sure that they are grounded, and level headed. "Do not be taken in by agents who tell you that you require a portfolio, and they will 'shoot' it for you. Often these agents are just a 'front' for a photographer. Furthermore if you are approached by a talent scout, always check out the agency first. Check if they're listed with the Association of Model Agents (as reputable agencies often are)," she adds.
The thing Roxanne likes most about herself is her ability to empathise with others. She says: "I believe that empathy plays a great part in life, as we should always be able to put ourselves in another person's shoes."
Asked to share with us fashion and beauty tips, Roxanne says: "It's important to consume plenty of water every day. This is good for the skin. Do not wear too much make up as this ruins our skin. The natural beauty look is always good."
And what are the qualities of a man who can win Roxanne's heart? "My ideal man has to have a good sense of humour, as I love a man who can make me laugh. However he must know when to be serious. Integrity plays a big part in a relationship, as well as loyalty," she reveals.
Now, to you photographers and casting directors, please offer Roxanne shoots for magazines, ads, and any other modelling assignments so that she can raise funds for the military and children's charities.
"Due to the fact that I was raised in care, I'd like to make enough money, and open an orphanage. This way I could give those children who have no parents love and attention, as well as help underprivileged children," Roxanne says.
The Soldiers Charity
Afghan Heroes
Garrison Girls
2 PARA (The Parachute Charity)
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Vermiculite Testing & Removal
Eliminating the Threat, One Attic at a Time
We all know that moving insulation technology forward is good for the economy (both globally and personally). We also know that it's good for our ecology. But beyond climate change, there are other threats associated with early attempts to ease the pain for pocketbook and planet by installing insulation.
Vermiculite-Asbestos Insulation: Dangers & Disease
Certain types of vermiculate insulation contain asbestos. According to the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO), approximately 107,000 people die each year from asbestos related lung cancer, mesothelioma and asbestosis resulting from exposure to asbestos.
Mesothelioma: a rare cancer of the lining of the chest or abdominal cavity
This is serious business. Health Canada specifically defines the nature of the vermiculite threat.
Vermiculite has a light-brown or golden pebble like appearance and homes built before 1995 are at greater risk. Start your research with these simple facts. If you are concerned, contact a professional contractor to conduct further testing.
Addressing the Vermiculite-Asbestos Threat: What Should I Do?
Asbstos-related ailments develop over a period of prolonged exposure. If you suspect you may have been in contact with asbestos fibres
1. Contact your health care provider
2. Ensure vermiculite-asbestos insulation remains undisturbed
Asbestos fibres pose a risk when they become airborne and are inhaled into the body through the respiratory system. If you suspect you may have vermiculite insulation, the first thing to do is ensure that is not disturbed in a way that will cause the asbestos it may contain to become airborne and circulate throughout your environmental envelope via your HVAC system.
Erring on the side of caution makes sense in this regard as well. Wildlife inhabitants, heating and cooling fans and vents, a leaky roof or even an open window on a breezy day can stir installation and cause it to be transferred into the air you breathe.
Do not use your attic for storage and do not enter your attic for any reason. Even common dust masks are no defense against asbestos fibres.
If you suspect you may have vermiculite-asbestos insulation in your walls. It is a good precautionary measure to seal any cracks, holes or openings that would allow asbestos fibers to enter the envelope. This means calking around windows, doorframes, baseboards and electrical outlets. This is a stopgap effort until you can arrange to have the insulation removed. Which brings up a very important point.
MOST IMPORTANTLY. Never attempt to remove the vermiculite-asbestos insulation yourself.
3. Contact a professional, certified contractor to remove the vermiculite-asbestos insulation.
Because of the dangers associated with airborne asbestos fibres, there are stringent guidelines to ensure the safe, proper removal of vermiculite-asbestos insulation.
Only a professional contractor, trained and certified in its proper removal and who has invested in the appropriate technology, equipment and training, should undertake this kind of project.
Proactive is Better than Reactive
Unfortunately, vermiculite-asbestos insulation is one of those issues no one thinks about until they have to. Most commonly, it rears its ugly head when home renovations are being planned – or worse – are already underway. This is extremely problematic for a few reasons. 1) Work that has started may have disturbed, and rendered airborne, vast amounts of dangerous amphibole asbestos fibres; and 2) The costs associated with bringing in professionals removal technicians midway through a renovation will be much greater than they would have been before the renovations were started.
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Shania Twain Seeking Producers for New Album
Shania Twain, Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images
After launching her Caesars Palace residency last December with a series of sold-out dates, Shania Twain, country music's biggest-selling female artist of all time, is returning to Vegas for another series of dates that kick off October 15th and run through mid-December.
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With the show entering its second year, Twain can turn her attention to her next album, her first since 2002's Up!. Speaking to Rolling Stone from her longtime home of Switzerland, the superstar tells us she has most of the songs in place for the next record and is gearing up to find a producer and define the sound of the album.
How is the album coming?
I'm pretty much there with my songs, and I'm really just sitting on the fence in regards to a producer. So I'm listening to a lot of records, doing my homework there, and trying to determine who is the right match.
Are there people who stand out to you as you listen to records?
This is last year, but I'm really stuck on Lana Del Rey. I've been listening to that one a lot more and kind of stuck on the sound of that record. I really love Raising Sand as well – Alison Krauss and Robert Plant. So that goes to show you how lost I am as far as production direction, because I'm listening to such a broad spectrum. Both of those productions really appeal to me, and the direction that they took – just trying to get ideas for myself.
Is there more internal pressure because it has been so long?
Yeah, of course. I do want it to be perfect, and I want it to be something that I really enjoy and a product of my inspiration – not a product of necessarily anything I've done before or anyone I've been before in regards to making records, because it's been a long time. I'm different, I've evolved, and I want that to be reflected in the music. At the same time I don't want to abandon the root of what I am. So it's just really determining where am I really at and just looking through that. It's not as obvious as it seems it should be.
What are the songs that have really jumped out at you, and what can you tell us about the ones you have so far?
There are probably less upbeat songs. I would say it's more half and half compared to what I would've done in the past, where I would've leaned more towards mostly uptempo songs. I still want to remain positive with my lyrics and stay in that mode with my music, because I enjoy uplifting myself, if you will, with my songs. But at the same time I'm going deeper, and I'm being more realistic with my point of view on things. It's really such a personal journey making a record, but even more so writing the songs. And you feel a bit obsessed about them at this stage as well, I think, because until they get to a producer they're still yours, at this stage where I'm at now. So maybe letting go is going to be a little bit difficult, and I know that when I involve a producer that's sort of what will happen to a degree. Of course I'll remain very involved, but I guess I've just got to get out there and meet these producers face-to-face and talk through. I've just got to get myself to that next stage.
Raising Sand was produced by T Bone Burnett. I'd love to see that collaboration, but there are so many good producers out there.
There's a lot of choice. It's overwhelming, and it's overwhelming trying to pinpoint who to go with on this project, because it will determine a lot of the direction, and I'm committing myself. It's that fear of committing myself once and for all and locking myself in. That's what scares me the most, really. And I've had a lot of fun just being creative with it and just floating around, changing my mind. And that's part of the whole thing of being creative – until you commit, you can change your mind and rewrite it and create a new melody and change the story. And at some point that's got to end. And that is the point when you actually make the records. So letting go of that phase of it is probably my biggest hesitation.


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No surprise if Apple iCloud become of the phishing target by hacker. Below is the post by Sophos about Apple iCloud phishing attacks in details.
When a Naked Security reader forwarded us a suspicious email he received today, it served as a healthy reminder for all computer users to be on their guard against phishing attacks.
The email claims to come from Apple, and appears to have targeted our correspondent because he is a user of Apple's MobileMe service.
Apple is planning to shut down its MobileMe service in mid-2012, as it is readying its new iCloud service (which will store music, photos, calendars, documents etc in 'the cloud' and wirelessly push them to all of your devices).
Understandably, a lot of MobileMe users are interested in how they will migrate to iCloud and this is the issue that the phishing email uses as bait.
Welcome to iCLOUD
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Important information for MobileMe members.Dear MobileMe member,Please sign up for iCloud and click the submit botton, you'll be able to keep your old
email address and move your mail, contacts, calendars, and bookmarks to the new service.Your subscription will be automatically extended through July 31, 2012, at no additional charge.
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As an unapologetic feminist, who has modest leanings when it comes to fashion, I have to say that this business with the gal thrown out of her homeschool prom because the dads couldn't stop looking has got me thinking. What is considered appropriate? And who or what determines this?
Let's get a few points out of the way: I sympathize with this high school girl, Claire, I really do. I actually had a very similar dress (silver, sparkly, mid-thigh) when I was in high school that I wore to a performance poetry show we put on for the school.
I am of average height, so what comes to my fingertips doesn't look the same as what comes to the fingertips of a girl that's 5′-9″. If the to-the-fingertip, the only dress code used by Claire's homeschool prom, does not seem appropriate on some body types, then it's not a good rule of thumb. What is, then? Using however many inches above the knee? Or is it a gut reaction to someone's dress? Like I said, for a 17 year old's dress, it wasn't shocking. It was youthfully appropriate to me. She said she's curvy, but I'd agree with her other description of herself, that she's got a woman's figure.
The other side of the story is the adults' reaction. The female chaperone in charge was furious because the dads, the male chaperones, were oogling her, and that she was causing "impure thoughts" with the boys at the dance. Is that this girl's fault? I am frankly grossed out that it's up to women to cover up because men can't control their boners. I do believe this is also what the Jezabel piece talks about as well. It's basically a feminist foundation point, the framework of overturning rape culture and slut-shaming. Women are not "asking for it" by wearing certain articles of clothing. Take this cartoon, for instance.
If it's hot, I'm going to wear a tank and shorts, no question. I live in Texas. That sweltering heat lasts most of the year. I'm not "asking for it" by trying to stay weather-appropriate. So then is it appropriate to wear a summer outfit to a job interview? To visit a client? To take my kids to a school function? Here's where I can see the other side. I don't feel comfortable showing cleavage, but that's on me. Unless we're out to dinner, or at club (Ha! Let's pretend I want to do that while having small children), or at a body of water, showing acres of boob is most likely not appropriate. Not because the woman is asking for trouble, or a slut. Then why? This is the crux of my inner dialogue about the whole thing.
When I was growing up, about the age in my sparkly dress above, I did indeed try to go to a club in inappropriate clothing, according to my mother. I wore a bra under a sheer top, and when my mom caught sight of me about to leave, she told me to change so that I didn't look like a "street walker." I wasn't going to a club to grind up on someone (ew), but I was going to dance, and I'm frankly glad she helped me avoid creepers coming up to me, when I just wanted to express myself corporally. (To the dudes that get off on yelling crap at women on the street – you deserve every retching sound I've yelled back at you.) Would I have been "asking for it" by wearing what my mother so euphemistically called "street walker" clothing? Unintentionally, yes. Let me say for clarity's sake that I mean unwanted attention, and not getting raped. Nobody, and I mean nobody, can ask for rape in what they say, do, or where they go. This girl was wearing sweats when she got raped. I think it's insulting to men to say they can't keep themselves from raping just by seeing an attractive woman.
And since I'm also a vocal lactivist (that's a an activist breast-feeder), is it appropriate to BF anywhere? Yes, absolutely. Feeding a child in the bathroom is gross. But what about covering up? I don't usually. Ans' head covers what's left of my deflated breasts, and she wouldn't allow a cover at 20 months anyways. But I must confess there are times when I feel the urge to cover. If I were in front of a client, or at my mom's private school before she retired – I covered. If I was at a kid's birthday party, or in front of friends or other parents, I didn't care. But it was me, I was the one who cared. I felt a certain level of comfort to BF in front of people I know, or who I would assume understand vs people who I feel like I need to impress. One last point on this – it's never a sexual act, the side breast that might show. It's not immodest to bare breasts to feed a child – ever.
To whittle down my point – aside from rape (we can all agree by now that clothes don't instigate it), summer casual clothes, the night life, and pool parties, there seems to be a time and place that certain types of clothes are indeed appropriate. Work attire, if in the professional world, can be flattering, form-fitting, but not sexualized, in my opinion. Going to daytime events involving adolescent children (like at a school function) can be casual and weather appropriate, but probably shouldn't show acres of cleavage. Formal events like funerals or weddings probably require some level of conceal, don't reveal, although that's probably arguable at weddings… I think my modesty really connects to what kind of attention I am looking for – I don't appreciate guys hitting on me, so I exude an air of unavailability, including with how I dress myself. But do I think those that do are sluts? Nah. I just think there are more flattering outfits they could be wearing. But that's just me.
What do you think? Is there such a thing as "appropriate" clothing? Or should we dress in what makes us comfortable and not internalize other people's reactions?
Feminist Jells.


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John Barclay
Author of the political novel Argenis b. January 28, 1582; d. August, 1621
Barclay, JOHN, author of the political novel "Argenis" and other Latin works in prose and verse, was b. January 28, 1582, at Pont-a-Mousson; d. in Rome, August, 1621. His father was William Bar-clay (q. v. infra). John Barclay received his early schooling from the Jesuits, and at the age of nineteen he published a commentary on the "Thebais" of Statius. In 1603 father and son, perhaps attracted by the union of the Scotch and English crowns, tried their fortunes in London. The son dedicated to James his "Euphormionis Lusinini Satyricon". After a brief stay in France, John returned to England in 1605.
He married a brilliant and clever Frenchwoman, and was again in London in 1606. He published, in Paris, 1607, the second part of his "Satyricon" and about the same time his poems, under the title "Sylvae", and a narrative of the Gunpowder Plot (English translation, Oxford, 1634). His publication in 1609 of his father's work, "De Potestate Papae", which denied the temporal jurisdiction of the pope over princes, and his declaration therewith that he would defend his father's memory, led to a prolonged controversy, in which his known opponents were Bellarmine and a Jesuit, Andreas Eudmmon Joannes. A further series of polemics was occasioned by his "Apology" (1611) for the "Satyricon", in which he attacked the Jesuits and his father's former patron, the Duke of Lorraine. In his "Icon Animorum", a fourth part of the "Satyricon" (London, 1614), he described the character and manners of the European nations, mentioning Scotland with special affection. In 1615 a volume of his poems appeared in London.
In England Barclay received occasional help from the king and the Earl of Salisbury, and won the friendship of Isaac Casaubon, Ralph Thorie, and especially, in 1606, of du Peiresc, an attache of the French Embassy and a patron of learning. In 1616 Barclay, at the invitation of Paul V, went to Rome, where he was welcomed by Bellarmine and pensioned by the pope. Perhaps to prove his Catholic loyalty he published in 1617 his "Para'nesis ad Sectarios". Completing in July, 1621, his Latin novel "Argenis", he died in the following month. The facts as to the removal of his monument and inscription from St. Onofrio have been perhaps permanently obscured by partisan dispute. His friend Ralph Thorie published an elegy in 1621. Barclay was admired by his contemporaries for his honesty, his rare courtesy, and a conversational charm that owed something to grave irony. His varied learning and talents made him a formidable opponent.
The most important of Barclay's writings, the "Argenis", published by du Peiresc at Paris, 1621, has been admired by Richelieu, Leibnitz, Jonson, Grotius, Pope, Cowper, Disraeli, and Coleridge. This work is a long romance which introduces the leading personages of international importance. To it were indebted, in whole or in part, Fenelon's "Telemaque", du Ryer's tragi-comedy "Argenis et Poliarque", Calderon's "Argenis y Poliarco", an Italian play "Argenide", by de Cruylles, and a German play by Christian Weysen, 1684. The "Argenis" was soon translated into French, Spanish, and German. English translations appeared as follows: by Kingsmill Long, London, 1626; by Sir Robert Le Grys and Thomas May, London, 1629, and in 1772, under the title of "The Phoenix", by Clara Reeve. Ben Jonson in 1623 entered a translation at Stationers' Hall. There have been translations into Italian, Dutch, Greek, Hungarian, Polish, Swedish, and Icelandic. An English translation, by Thomas May, of the fourth part of the "Satyricon", under the title, "The Mirror for Minds", was printed in London, 1633.
Portraits of Barclay may be found in the first edition of the "Argenis", in the volume of 1629 of Le Grys and May, and in the later work of Collignon.


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President Michelle Bachelet has declared the port city a catastrophe zone, which puts the Armed Forces in charge of maintaining order and evacuating thousands of people affected by the smoke and flames.
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Thanks to all our volunteers, exhibitors, vendors, and presenters for making the 2015 Pelican Island Wildlife Festival another fun, exciting and successful event! If you are interested in helping with our 2016 festival, please let us know. We will be planning for next year's event soon and we hope to make it bigger and better. Any help is always appreciated.
The date for the 2016 wildlife festival is Saturday, March 12 – save the date!
The 112th Birthday Celebration of Pelican Island and the National Wildlife Refuge System
Free Parking Free Admission Free Activities
All the event activities at Riverview Park are free, except for boat and birding tours. The pontoon boat tours to Pelican Island are a suggested donation of $15/person, and the birding tour is $25/person. Pontoon boat tours run throughout the event, approximately every 1.5 hours.
All proceeds from this event supports the Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge.
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Photo Contest
2015 Winning Entries
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Best in Show – Vanessa Brooks, Great White Heron
A raffle drawing will be held at the Pelican Island Wildlife Festival. The Grand Prize is a custom made wooden kayak, valued at $1850! The kayak is hand crafted by Mike Beck of Treasure Coast Wooden Boats of Sebastian. The winner of the 2015 kayak raffle was Eileen Fretz – congratulations!
This is a photo of the 2013 kayak raffle prize winner with the wooden kayak made by Mike.
Raffle tickets are $2 each and can be purchased at the Pelican Island Preservation Society/Festival Information tent on the day of the festival.
The raffle drawing for all prizes will be held at 3:30 PM the day of the festival. You do not need to be present to win.
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The Pelican Island Wildlife Festival includes boat tours through the Indian River Lagoon to Pelican Island. Wintering birds seen on the island may include White Pelicans, Brown Pelicans, Roseate Spoonbills and Forster's tern.
Over 30 species of birds use Pelican Island as a rookery, roost, feeding ground, or loafing area. 16 different species of birds nest on Pelican Island, including the Brown Pelican, Wood Stork, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Reddish Egret, Cattle Egret, Great Blue Heron, Little Blue Heron, Tricolored Heron, Green-backed Heron, Black-crowned Night Heron, Double-crested cormorant, Anhinga, White Ibis, American oystercatcher, Common moorhen.
Wintering birds include the White pelican, double-crested cormorant, Roseate Spoonbill, Blue-wing teal, Lesser scaup, Red-breasted merganser, Ring-billed gull, Forster's tern, and Common Loon.
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Just before I left for vacation, I reported that an informed source had told me that the board members and top executives at Harley-Davidson were considering whether or not to keep Buell Motorcycles as part of the Harley-Davidson corporation. Naturally, I became the most hated man in Buell… Continue reading
Ural Loses the Sidecar
Ural Motorcycles are known around the world for their 750cc, boxer-engined, sidecar-equipped adventure bikes. Now, they are going to give us an old-style, go anywhere, do anything motorcycle without a sidecar. Named the Ural ST, for Solo Tour, the new bike is supposed to be a lightweight… Continue reading
Motus Motorcycles, Part Deux
Brian Case, the chief designer of the new Motus Motorcycles has written me, and he offers the following response to my previous blog post:
We have not set a production price yet and will not be able to determine pricing until engineering is closer to completion. Our goal will… Continue reading
Motus Motorcycles takes A Step Towards Reality
I mentioned back in April that a new US Sport Touring motorcycle was being created by a new company called Motus Motorcycles, with Brian Case as the chief designer. After that, absolutely nothing seemed to happen. The web page was a single landing page with the company logo,… Continue reading
New Honda V-4 Seen In the Wild
We've seen pre-production spy shots. We've had technical details released. Now, motoblog.it has captured what looks like a production version of the motorcycle tooling around in the wild. Click the thumbnails below to enlarge.
I'm Baaaaack!
I've been to Alaska, and seen the glaciers, bears, eagles, whales, and about 30 inches of rain. But, now I'm back, and regular blogging about motorcycle goodness will begin in due course.
In the meantime, I leave you with this little video I slapped together earlier this evening.
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Honda Unveils the VFR Transmission
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The first steps toward building the 2013 Chillicothe Farmers Market will be taken Tuesday.
At 6 p.m. Tuesday, market organizers will host a new market members meeting for anyone interested in finding out more about becoming a vendor for the 2013 market season. The meeting is open to the public and will be conducted at the Ross County Service Center.
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At Forbes.com, a column by John Engler, president of the National Association of Manufacturers, "Forging A Second American Century":
The 20th Century is often called the American Century, marking the U.S. rise to global pre-eminence. Manufacturing powered our ascendance, factories created our prosperity.
But the American Century is nearly a decade gone, manufacturing jobs are dwindling, and the future promises fierce competition from the new industrial giants of China and India (and the old giants of Europe). The recession drags painfully on, and dozens of other competitor countries target what they sense is a new U.S. vulnerability.It is time to finally resign ourselves to becoming a second-rate manufacturing nation?
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Sept 19, 2013. Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto, ON — Season opening nights like to showcase a star soloist. Last year, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra unleashed Canadian violinist James Ehnes in an extraordinary performance of the Brahms Violin Concerto. Tonight's guest was the American cellist, Alisa Weilerstein, another extraordinary young artist. The concert was conducted by the Toronto Symphony's much loved music director, Peter Oundjian.
Weilerstein was barely in her teens when she debuted with the Cleveland Orchestra. She studied in Cleveland, and later, Russian History at Columbia University. The entire family is musical — father Donald Weilerstein is the lead violinist of the famous Cleveland Quartet.
Weilerstein chose Elgar's dramatic and elegiac Cello Concerto (1919). This coincides with her debut recording on Decca of the Elgar (Barenboim/Staatskapelle Berlin).
This is Weilerstein's party piece and she played the heck out of it. None of its difficulties presented any problems — long lines, lightning fast spicatto, pizzicatos — everything was musical and projected with a beautiful tone. Weilerstein embodies the cello; she is the most elegant cellist I've seen in concert. A veritable Madame Suggia from the Augustus John painting. Same red gown, too. As such, she was both a visual and musical treat.
The opening piece on the concert, in honour of the 100th anniversary of Benjamin's Britten's birth, was 'The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra', Op. 34 (1946), subtitled 'Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell'. This happy concerto for orchestra is one of Britten's finest works and is emblematic of his total control of the variation form. It received a good performance by the orchestra, with the associate principals time to shine as soloists. Christopher Gongos, horn and Keith Atkinson, oboe were especially sensitive to Peter Oundjian's very musical persuasions. As a section, the clarinets and trombones were pretty fabulous.
In the Britten and the incredibly persnickety accompaniment to the Elgar, a few inconsistencies crept in, melodically and rhythmically. Oundjian has transformed this band over ten years to a North American powerhouse, easily ranking in the top one or two (Pittsburgh?) after the Big Five. Yes, ahead of Minnesota, SFO, Atlanta, Seattle, Cincinnati, etc. Dare I say, even slightly ahead of the slightly disgruntled Montreal Symphony? We're a lucky bunch here in The Big Smoke. So, I don't begrudge a little slackness after what was obviously a long and restful summer for the musicians. Lord knows, they deserved it after the superb 2012 season.
For the opening two works, it seemed that Oundjian was trying a little too hard. He was all shoulders, emphasized by a tight fitting cotton biker jacket! Why oh why do some conductors these days dress like aging rock stars? Are you reading Andris Nelsons (new Boston Symphony music director)? A lot of Oundjian's usual elegance was missed as he steered the orchestra through the tricky passages. He was almost Andrew Davis like in his effervescence. Things returned to normal in the second half.
Oundjian and his orchestra gave us a gorgeous sounding, very musical and dynamic performance of Antonín Dvořák's wonderful Symphony No. 7 in D Minor, op. 70 (1885). Completely in the shadow of the melodically gifted 8th and the iconic 9th, the 7th owes much to Dvořák's admiration for Brahms. In fact, much of the opening movement could be called Brahms' 'Bohemian Rhapsody'. Yet, it remains in the shadows. This wonderful performance (with fabulous solos from Neil Deland, horn) made the sun shine and bodes well for things to come in the new season.
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As you girls know, I've been suffering from acne because of breast feeding my lil cutie. As I told you girls before, I don't really care about the zits, because those can easily be remedied. I care more about the dark marks left behind. Those suck! Anyway, when we interviewed Esthetician Cecelia Wong she told us exfoliating was key to the marks dissapearing. For the last 5 weeks on the days I don't use my Clarisonic, I've been using Kate Sommervile Exfolikate Acne, and I do love it. This contains Salicylic Acid, and Tea Tree Oil to help with existing acne, and prevent new acne from forming, Alpha Hydroxy Acids and fruit enzymes to help with the dark marks. This is a blue scrub, that is not at all abrasive on the skin. I hate abrasive scubs. I can't deny that using this twice a week really helped my skin. I found my dark marks going away a lot faster (but honestly that could be from my persistent use of glycolics) and my skin had a really beautiful glow and this does not dry out your skin at all. My qualm with this is $65.00 is a lot of cash. But I definetly saw a difference after using it. Since they recommend using it only once or twice a week, it will last a pretty long time. I still have plenty.
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@ Tiffany- my dermatologist has mixed feelings on chem peels for WOC, because the healing process after a peel might cause "EVEN MORE" discoloration.
I am going to stick to the slow & steady route of exfoliating and the use of Retin A, salicylic and glycolics.
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@Tiffany - I got a chemical about 5 years ago. I did notice some brightening of my skin but at $200 a session, I didn't continue on (it was recommended that you have 5 or 6 sessions). That was a financial committment I wasn't willing to make. My dermatologist prefers the chemical peels to the microdermabrasions on WOC, although she does both.
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The towns of Gardner, Templeton, Winchendon, Leominster, Lancaster and Bolton are without service. Natiional Grid says 18-thousand customers are in the dark.
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Meeting called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Chairperson Frank Altimore
MEMBERS PRESENT: Altimore, Berthiaume, Bovid, Carlson, Jurado, Kelley, Martin, Rice, Steidemann
MEMBERS ABSENT: None
OTHERS PRESENT: Jan Yuergens, Carl Coons
Minutes of November 3, 2010
Jurado motioned, Steidemann seconded to receive minutes of the meeting of November 3, 2010. Motion passed 9-0.
Call to Audience
Friends of the Pere Marquette Rail Trail Request
Tabled – the Friends of the Pere Marquette representative was not able to make the meeting.
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Proposed Recreation Fee Public Hearing: Post reviewed the proposed recreation fees as presented to the Commission at their November meeting. A public hearing was conducted with no public comments offered. Martin motioned to recommend the fees as proposed to City Council at the upcoming joint meeting with the Parks and Recreation Commission and the City Council. Jurado seconded. Motion passed 9-0.
Division Update
Vice-Chair Carl Coons delivered a presentation on the Beautification Advisory Commission regarding the commission's work.
Old Business
Commissioner Altimore announced that there will be a joint meeting between the Parks and Recreation Commission and the City Council at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, December 20th. As a reminder, there is no meeting in January, 2011.
Band shell update
The City has solicited a basic structural analysis of the band shell and results show significant work is required. Right now the City is discussing with the Alden and Vada Dow Foundation options regarding the needed work.
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Haunted Forest
As published in the December 6, 2010 edition of the Midland Daily News, it was decided recently that the Haunted Forest will come to an end, based primarily on liability concerns regarding the event. Answering questions from the commissioners, Marcella Post added that there was a safety issue at the forest between two volunteers. Post also added that volunteer help is very unpredictable and not dependable and also that weather and local events such as football games are always and issue and always potential for low-event attendance. Other factors that were mentioned were that several staff hours go into the preparation of the event and therefore the event is not financially profitable. Post mentioned that the City did extend the offer for Special Olympics to take over their event in its entirety but they declined. Finally, Post mentioned that there will be another Halloween-themed activity that will replace the event.
Motioned by Jurado, seconded Carlson to adjourn the meeting. Motion passed 9–0.
Adjourned: Meeting adjourned at 7:22 p.m.
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Annual, biennial, perennial herb, shrub, ± glabrous to stellate-hairy. Stem: erect, herbaceous to soft-woody. Leaf: petioled; blade ovate to lanceolate, shallowly to deeply 5–7(9)-lobed or lobes 0, generally crenate to dentate. Inflorescence: raceme-like or generally flowers 1[several] in leaf axils; bractlets 3, fused generally 1/2. Flower: generally showy; petals pink, purple, rose-purple or white, dark-veined or not; anthers near top of filament tube, below, generally not clustered; stigmas linear, on inner side of style branches. Fruit: ± disk-like; segments (6)10–19, indehiscent, smooth or variously ribbed and/or hairy, outer edges generally rounded, beak 0. Seed: 1 per segment, generally not firmly enclosed by, readily separating from fruit wall, reniform, glabrous.
± 12 species: Europe, especially Mediterranean, Asia, Africa. (Lavater brothers, 17th century Swiss physicians, naturalists) [Ray 1998 Novon 8:288–295] Most species transferred to Malva, primarily on molecular data (Ray 1995, 1998); other commonly cultivated species that may escape including Lavatera cashmiriana Camb., Lavatera thuringiaca L.
Unabridged references: [Ray 1995 Plant Syst Evol 198:29–53; Ray 1998 Novon 8(3): 288–295]
1. Shrub, generally 1–2 m; flowers purple-violet ..... L. olbia
1' Annual, biennial, generally 0.5–1 m; flowers bright rose-pink or white ..... [L. trimestris]
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