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A recent study examined the diet patterns of babies throughout their first year to determine if there is an association between types of foods fed and the development of food allergies.
This study results suggest that a more nutritious diet — one containing more vitamins, minerals and antioxidants — may be protective against the development of food allergies. Specifically, they compared diets of infants fed more fruits, vegetables and homemade foods with diets of infants fed more processed or adult foods, such as convenience foods, ready-to-eat meals and processed potatoes.
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home made food for baby nutrition is helpful for their growth.it works for their better health.
More than a trend its logical that a baby needs healthy, natural food for its development. Proteins, vegetables and fruits should be in their daily diets. For working moms I can highly recommend a Baby Nutrition Centre Set with a steam container/food processor. You can cook in only 15 minutes.
Invest the necessary time it requires to cook for your baby, your responsible for providing the nutrients, proteins, vitamins your child needs to grow healthy.
I did not use baby food extensively for my first two children and I switched almost completely to homemade food for my youngest son from the time he moved to solids. There is a history of asthma in our families, and that third child early on had bronchitis, pneumonia, etc., along with allergies to molds, grasses, etc. However, he had no food allergies at all, and I really think that his basically organic, home-prepared and minimally processed foods helped contribute to this. Now I am glad to see that all my grandchildren have also had minimal exposure to the processed baby foods so readily available.
I'm interessed by your article. Could you give me the reference of the study quoted in your paper ?
I would like to add that she has no allergies.
My daughter, who is now 30 years old, grew up with homemade formula and baby food alike. When I was no longer able to breast feed, I found myself with an issue. I did not have needed finances to afford formula, so I made my own. The same thing happened when it became time to introduce table food, I could not afford to buy baby foods sold at the grocery food, so I made them myself. At that time, it was inconceivable for a baby to receive home made baby foods. Needless to say, It was not always accepted. Thus is the reason for my response to this article. Thank you. My daughter has done VERY well. She never had an issue with chronic illness or other untoward effects from eating home made formula and foods. I must tell you I'm happy to hear that is "in vogue" now, It is a healthy way to grow. Oh, I only used a run of the mill blender, it worked out fine.
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I know I've mentioned this before...But I LOVE Baz Luhrmann's Romeo & Juliet. It's in my personal Top 10 of all time, that's how much I love it. Thank you Eleni and Corelli for giving me the DVD. I should watch it tonight since Leo's rekindled my quiver.Anyway, the AFI Awards are happening in Hollywood this afternoon and look!It's Leo and Claire! It's Romeo and Juliet!Just for fun, I'm pulling some old photos of the two in similar poses. Full Story
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I feel like whenever I see Claire Danes smile, she doesn't really mean it. Duana asked the question during the liveblog last night - when was the last time Claire Danes threw her head back and laughed, heartily? If you watched MSCL, you'll understand the attachment we feel to her. And therefore the disappointment about what happened with Billy Crudup. Full Story
She has a thing for co-stars
Well, at least this one isn't married. In that respect, it's almost exactly what Claire Danes went through, only without the pregnancy. Mary Louise Parker was expecting with Billy Crudup when he left her for Claire. That was a tumultuous, tortured relationship which almost killed Angela Chase for us forever. Full Story
Can't decide about Claire
Claire Danes and husband Hugh Dancy went out last night in New York to the Miscast 2011 MCC Theatre Annual Musical Spectacular Gala. I love the dress. Looks great. Not sure if I'm feeling how the black tights bleed right into the shoes though. And her hair. Too… brassy? Something. It makes her look older than she is. Full Story
Best SAG Print: Claire Danes
And a monumental bitchface too when she got out of her car. I attributed it to hunger. Angela just looks so hungry all the time, so bulimic in the jaw, gossip would be a lot less interesting if these people decided to eat like normal. Boys too, not just girls. For starters they'd all be nicer to each other. Full Story
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Written by Sarah Did you notice it at the Emmy's? That faintly weird accent she's sporting that Gwyneth Paltrow and Madonna have also adopted. It's the accent of the Newly British. Claire Danes thinks she's British now. Full Story
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Claire Danes hosted the launch of Valspar's new Hi-Def Paint today at Vanderbilt Hall at Grand Central today in New York. Um... paint? Well, it's slow. You do what you need to do until you win an Emmy and a Golden Globe for Temple Grandin and hope that you can start fighting it out with Anne Hathaway again for the prime cuts. Full Story
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Ash and friends finally arrive at Castelia City, They find a Venipede only to have a whole swarm invade the city. Meanwhile Giovanni is headed to the Unova region to see the progress Team Rocket has made there. After the swarm passed Professor Juniper arrives and requests the assistance of Ash and co. Ash decides to put his Gym battle with Burgh on hold to help the Professor.
After crossing the Skyarrow bridge, Ash, Iris and Cilan went to Castelia City. Cilan suggested to go to the City's Ice Cream shop, but Ash denies it, wanting to battle the Gym Leader. They managed to find Burgh, thinking of something near a tree. Burgh said that he feels an odd energy, as something was wrong. Iris felt a similar thing and proposed to go to the source. Despite she took them to the Ice Cream shop, they opened a manhole to the sewers.
In the sewers, they find a lone Venipede stuck in a sewer pipe. Despite Burgh warning him not to free Venipede because of the poison, Ash tried (and succeded) in freeing Venipede. Venipede was struggling to get free, Ash calmed him down, until the poison took effect. Later, Cilan gave Ash antidote, while Burgh was healing Venipede's injury. Suddenly, hundreds of Venipedes were walking the sewers. Ash, Cilan, Iris and Burgh went out.
Unexpectedly, they saw hundreds of Venipedes in the streets! They went to the Pokemon center, when they see Trip and some trainers battling them. Trip almost attacked with his Lampet, until Ash stopped him, blocking the attack. The Mayor comes, declaring that Venipedes must go. The gang persuades him that Venipedes will go to the Castelia City's park until the problem resolves.
The Mayor agreed, Burgh is playing his flute to make the Venipedes follow him. The gang bringed their Pokemon out to lure the other lost Venipedes to follow Burgh. At one point, even Trip joined to help them. When Pidove lured some of the Venipedes, she evolved into Tranquil.
Giovanni, leader of Team Rocket, has been going to visit the source of the unknown energy. Back at the Castelia Town, the gang managed to lure all Venipedes to the park. The Mayor was pleased, while Trip wasn't - he needed to go to another City Gym until things calm down. Professor Juniper arrived, saying that the Venipedes must have gone to the City because there is a secret energy coming from the desert. The episode ends with a helicopter going to the mountains.
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RALEIGH, NC -- The NC State football team will hold its first practice under new head coach Dave Doeren on Tuesday morning, as the Wolfpack opens 2013 spring drills.
The squad will have 15 opportunities to practice, concluding workouts with the Kay Yow Spring Football Game on April 20 at 1:30 p.m.
"I'm excited about it," said Doeren, who was named head coach on Dec. 1. "You don't really know what you have until you get out on the field. It's going to be great to get out there again."
Doeren and his staff have a great deal to implement in 15 practices, as a dozen starters from last season will not return in 2013. "Our main goal is to get our schemes installed and to get the kids to learn what their coaches' expectations are. We need to find out what the strengths and weaknesses of our individual players are."
Another key point of emphasis for the Pack, which returns only three seniors who were starters last season, will be to determine who the leaders of the team will be. "We want to see daily improvement and then we should see the leadership of this team unfold as we go through the installation process," Doeren continued. "Developing chemistry will be very important, because although many of these guys have played together, they may have been in different roles."
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Alrighty, people, it's the big one. The Booker Prize of Uncyclopedia, just like Writer of the Month, but for the whole year. It's the coveted Uncyclopedia Writer of the Year page!
Eligibility Requirements
To be nominated:
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Funnybony (Talk • Contribs (del) • Editcount • Block (rem-lst-all) • Logs • Groups)
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- Nom & For With 14 features in 2012 plus an amazing 70 UnNews articles Funnybony is at the top of his game. His imaginative unique twists on the news have set the pace for the UnNews team, and his amazingly worded articles stretch the space/time continuum. Yet I'm supporting Funnybony because he polishes his 533 pages (dats right, 533 pages, check out his user page if'un you don't 'lieve me) like a master jeweler polishes his prized stones, and he perfects his work for months or even years. The title "Writer of the Year" is no laughing matter, which is why Funnybony laughs at it. Aleister 1:53 1-1-'13
- Funnybony quietly writes mountains of good and funny articles and is a GREAT collaborator. He spits out 25 articles in the time it takes me to agonize over and polish one of my own. I wish I could write as prolificly, confidently, consistantly and funny as he does. --ShabiDOO 04:41, January 1, 2013 (UTC)
- For. It is about time that Uncyclopedia's true star receives this recognition. Without his contributions, UnNews would have long ago curled up and died for want of others taking care. Funnybony is here for the love of writing and making other people laugh. He is also a great team player , a genuine 'collaborator' (in the positive sense) with many writers here. --RomArtus*Imperator ITRA (Orate) ® 12:38, January 1, 2013 (UTC)
- For Prolific, funny and at the top of his game. --mAttlobster. (hello) 12:44, January 1, 2013 (UTC)
- For Because he's the best. • Puppy's talk page • 09:28 24 Jan
- For Between surfing and psychedelic music, I've enjoyed this writer's work. --Imrealized ...hmm? 16:29, January 24, 2013 (UTC)
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- Nom & SpiritualFor With the most featured articles in 2012 (18.5), a trainload of saves, and a dripping but literally tireless helping hand always extended for new and experienced writers both, SPIKE is an invaluable resource for a site he obviously loves. He's one of our treasures, and is well deserving of this award. Aleister 1:53 1-1-'13
- I succumb to the might of Spike--Sir Peasewhizz de New York (Chat) (Stalk?) 03:33, January 1, 2013 (UTC)
- For - Most features in one year is an amazing feat. There Isn't Any reason I shouldn't vote for him. -- Kip > Talk • Works • • 07:54, Jan. 1, 2013
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I told myself years ago that, no matter what, I would always vote for Spike. And this time is no exception.The only reason Spike has any less articles is because he spends a major portion of his time helping MANY others. And He is certainly Come Back of the Year after a looong period. I'm really glad he came back. Spike was one of my first mentors here. And it took a bit of practice but I finally realizedguessed/wondered that behind Spike's dry, even despicably mean words on a computer screen is a sincerejoker. He actually takes time to read other articles and then formulate good constructive advice. And he does so sincerely, without malice,even though others might misunderstand him orfeel offended and try to insult him. But insults rarely phase him, and he keeps on offering genuine and well thought-out advice. I really feel happy just to be nominated. But I have to vote for Spike. Happy New Year of the Spike!!!--Funnybony 13:22, Jan 1
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- Nom nom nom - What can I say? He crawled up my arse and into my heart. -- Kip > Talk • Works • • 07:25, Jan. 1, 2013
Boner. - I'm feeling greedy tonight Motherfucker!--Sir Peasewhizz de New York (Chat) (Stalk?) 17:26, January 1, 2013 (UTC)
- For.- I like the way he writes articles. MagicBus (talk) 11:46, January 2, 2013 (UTC)
- Metaphysical E+ for enthusiasm.--Funnybony 18:50, Jan 7
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- He may be temporarily dead, but Xamralco showed us for much of 2012 what the bright future of Uncyc could have looked like. His articles were snappier, punchier, and wittier than anyone else could muster, and about as well-crafted as anything that a Procopious or Fundlebuggy might have made six years ago. It's no coincidence that most of his features this year claimed top spots in Of the month and the PLS. In terms of quality, Xam stood heads and shoulders above the competition in 2012, no contest. -- TKFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK 10:20, January 1, 2013 (UTC)
- For. Because, as TKF put it quite neatly above, we all suck monkey asses compared to this guy. —Sir Socky (talk) (stalk) GUN SotM UotM PMotM UotY PotM WotM 17:15, 1 January 2013
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- TKF wrote like the demon he is and threw down 15.5 features in 2012, single-handidly chased away the Aztec prophets, and gave us some boners, all in the name of caring for and contributing very good writing to uncyclopedia. TKF is also a great teacher of comedy here on the site - his many lessons and tips are all available online (right on his user page,under "Humor Theory"). Long may he live large from the lily pad, and write about it! Aleister 11:36 1-1-'12
For.--Sir Peasewhizz de New York (Chat) (Stalk?) 17:27, January 1, 2013 (UTC)
- This fag should have won years ago. -- Brigadier General Sir Zombiebaron 02:25, January 2, 2013 (UTC)
- Boner. ~Sir Frosty (Talk to me!) 03:35, January 2, 2013 (UTC)
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- Romartus is another well deserving nom. As far as I can tell all his pages should be featured. He has helped many writers with their pages as well, me included, and helped us to be featured with his advice and additions. Then there's what I call "The Epic" that he and Zarbag put together and which hopefully will be featured this year and in place for article of the year. Aleister 16:17 3-1-'13
- Big Metaphysical FOR - I voted for ROMY as UOTY--Funnybony 18:54, Jan 7
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- Nom + For.--Sir Peasewhizz de New York (Chat) (Stalk?) 17:27, January 1, 2013 (UTC)
- Thank you, that was nice. But not only was I not here for the better part of seven months - ducking in once in awhile - but this is a one time award imnho, and I already snuck in a couple of years ago on a fluke, a handjob, and quite a few pieces of eight, I'll tell you that in strict confidence my friend. Aleister 18:14 1-1-'12
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Gov. Beverly Perdue's administration and the City of Raleigh have worked out final details to allow the site of a state mental hospital to become a regional park.
Perdue's office said the governor will sign documents Friday afternoon in the old Capitol building leasing the 325-acre Dorothea Dix property to the city for at least 75 years for up to $68 million over the period.
The North Carolina Council of State approved the lease proposal earlier this month despite complaints by some the deal was rushed and wasn't a good value for the state. Perdue said the park will boost the quality of life in Raleigh and benefit all North Carolinians.
The hospital closed earlier this year. State employees will continue to work in buildings on the land for now.
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TOKYO (AP) -- A strong earthquake has jolted northeastern Japan and authorities have issued a warning of a possible tsunami.
The Japan Meteorological Agency says the earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.3 struck in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Miyagi prefecture at 5:18 p.m. (0818 GMT) Friday. The epicenter was 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) beneath the seabed.
The warning said the tsunami could be as high as 2 meters (2.19 yards).
Buildings in Tokyo swayed for at least several minutes.
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Japan is one of the SKINNIEST countries in the world. Looks like they're really focused on changing that. On Thursday, KFC in Japan is going to start selling DEEP FRIED SOUP. Yes, they figured out a way to deep fry soup. Who says the Japanese aren't innovating like they used to?
It's a thick corn and potato soup that's encased in batter and fried, so it ends up looking sort of like a hash brown. There's no word on whether deep fried soup is coming to the U.S. But like most ridiculous overseas fast food creations, probably not. Because for some reason, fast food companies in America apparently hate making money.


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(1) The term "health-care resource" includes hospital care and medical services (as those terms are defined in section 1701 of this title), services under sections 1782 and 1783 of this title, any other health-care service, and any health-care support or administrative resource.
(2) The term "health-care providers" includes health-care plans and insurers and any organizations, institutions, or other entities or individuals who furnish health-care resources.
Source(Added Pub. L. 89–785, title II, § 203,Nov. 7, 1966, 80 Stat. 1373, § 5052; renumbered § 8152,Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, § 402(b)(1),May 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 238; amended Pub. L. 102–54, § 14(f)(8),June 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 288; Pub. L. 103–210, § 3(b),Dec. 20, 1993, 107 Stat. 2497; Pub. L. 104–262, title III, § 301(b),Oct. 9, 1996, 110 Stat. 3191; Pub. L. 107–135, title II, § 208(e)(8),Jan. 23, 2002, 115 Stat. 2464.)
2002—Par. (1). Pub. L. 107–135inserted "services under sections 1782 and 1783 of this title," after "of this title),".
1996—Pub. L. 104–262added pars. (1) and (2), redesignated par. (4) as (3), and struck out former pars. (1) to (3) which read as follows:
"(1) The term 'research center' means an institution (or part of an institution), the primary function of which is research, training of specialists, and demonstrations and which, in connection therewith, provides specialized, high quality diagnostic and treatment services for inpatients and outpatients.
"(2) The term 'specialized medical resources' means medical resources (whether equipment, space, or personnel) which, because of cost, limited availability, or unusual nature, are either unique in the medical community or are subject to maximum utilization only through mutual use.
"(3) The term 'health-care resource' includes hospital care, medical services, and rehabilitative services, as those terms are defined in paragraphs (5), (6), and (8), respectively, of section 1701 of this title, any other health-care service, and any health-care support or administrative resource."
1993—Pars. (3), (4). Pub. L. 103–210added par. (3) and redesignated former par. (3) as (4).
1991—Pub. L. 102–40renumbered section 5052 of this title as this section.
Pub. L. 102–54amended section as in effect immediately before the enactment of Pub. L. 102–40by redesignating pars. (a), (b), and (c) as pars. (1), (2), and (3), respectively, and by realigning the margins.
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Family Guy Back To The Multiverse from Activision is the second installment in the Family Guy Series and is a follow up to it, and, like the first in the series, also portrays the adventures of all the best loved characters from the popular television shows of the same name.
You can play as Brian or Stewie, and can if you wish, switch between the two, in their mission is to save their world, resulting in a return to the Multiverse in order to save the day. This game is a third person shooter and the levels consist of many different unfamiliar worlds and you battle from level to level in a cartoonish style setting. The player interaction within the game is very comical and certain locations will reveal much humour, and the fact that the game carries on in familiar Family Guy style shows that it was probably aimed at existing fans of the series. This also becomes evident during gameplay.
The weapons used in the game are also well constructed and with many unlockables, challenge modes, and objectives to complete, the gameplay can last for about 7 or 8 hours and is really easy to play. Although the length of the game is short the game is a lot of fun and there are many moments in it when you will just laugh out loud, and that, coupled with stunning levels, outrageous missions, and a good storyline makes Family Guy a great game not only for people who enjoy the television series.
During the game you also have the option to switch between the characters and the sheer number of weapons you can choose is really quite astounding. The voice of the characters has been taken from the actual characters in the television show which lends even more to the Family Guy feel of the overall experience.
Online play me is not possible due to the developers deciding to make this game local play only and this is a bit of a let down. There are however multiplayer and two player co-op modes. But, all said and done, this is a great game and fans of the series will find a great deal of enjoyment here, and those who have not watched the series may be tempted to watch it on the strength of the entertainment value which this game provides.
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Family Guy Back to the Multiverse for the Xbox 360 is, of course, a game based on the TV show Family Guy. Players get to play as Brian or Stewie as the pair travel to different universes trying to stop Stewie's rival from destroying their own universe. It is a mix of both a third person shooter and platform.
The player mostly has a choice of the two main characters from the show, Stewie and Brian. However, they can switch between characters at any time letting the new one take over the action where the other left off.
The storyline of this game is simple and is based on episodes from the earlier titles in the series, "The Big Bang Theory" and "Road to the Multiverse." The journey takes Stewie and Brian to an alternate universe where Stewie's half brother is still alive and aims to recruit others to kill Stewie by creating a multiverse remote control. Each universe is modeled on a certain theme. For instance, the first universe is ruled by Greeks, the second by the Amish, and so on. The game simply requires players to complete objectives to get to the end of the game.
There are an array of enemies mostly from the show such as the Giant Chicken, Evil Stewie, Long John Peter, and more. Enemies may also be regular townspeople in the different universes, but they are mostly a part of Stewie's half brother's army. The weapons each character has does depend on who the player chooses during the gameplay, and certain missions will require the player to interchange characters in order to complete certain missions. Stewie has all of what are considered the "cool" weapons like laser guns and other types of futuristic hardware, while Brian has standard weapons such as shotguns, machine guns, and hand guns. The weapons can be upgraded as the game progresses.
Family Guy Back to the Multiverse features a co op mode that allows players to play with others locally offline letting players to work together in order to kill enemies and upgrade weapons. The game will appeal to fans the TV show as well as newcomers, and as long as they like third person shooters, and the game this has a huge fun element and a comical story.


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The police variant of the Cheetah is an undercover police version of the Cheetah used by the Vice City Police Department (VCPD) in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories. It is known simply as the Cheetah in GTA Vice City with Vice Cheetah as its internal model name, and the VCPD Cheetah in GTA Vice City Stories.
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- GTA Vice City
- Little Havana, Vice City Mainland - In the left passage of the Little Havana Police Station (not available in the original PS2 version)
- Obtainable at a three-star wanted level.
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- Obtainable at a three-star wanted level.
- At the end of The Mugshot Longshot, the VCPD Cheetah that was transporting a DEA officer and Martinez is parked right next to you. Just take it and park it in your garage (the Compound Safehouse is recommended because it lasts longer and will not disappear).
- The two undercover officers that pursue you in GTA Vice City and GTA Vice City Stories are named Officer Cracker and Officer Butts. They are named after, and strongly resemble, "Sonny Crockett" and "Ricardo Tubbs", the primary characters from the landmark 1980s TV series Miami Vice. Furthermore, the Cheetah itself is styled after the 1986 Ferrari Testarossa, Crockett and Tubbs' vehicle of choice in the latter three seasons of the show.
- When the siren is turned on and you look at the car from backwards, the strobe light doesn't flash.
- The VCPD Cheetah has radio stations like other vehicles in GTA VCS.
- In GTA VCS if you take VCPD Cheetah to the Pay 'n' Spray, the message will tell that the car will not be sprayed and touched.
- Unlike the FBI Washington and FBI Rancher, VCPD Cheetah is considered as a normal Cheetah and can be sold at Sunshine Autos Import Garage.
- On rare occasions, the VCPD Cheetah will turn back into a normal Cheetah after losing a wanted level.
- In the 10th Anniversary Edition, the in-game name is simply "Cheetah".


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CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Here it comes -- a fresh, clean slate that's yours to create.
The new year -- 365 brand-new days, 12 delicious months, 52 amazing weeks. An opportunity to take lessons learned from the past year and move forward.
And what a year it's been. From a long and exhausting political season to natural disasters to random violence in schools and shopping malls.
Of course, there have been plenty of positive things. It's just that we enter this new year on a somber note.
And the lens we choose has everything to do with how we view our world, internally and externally. With the increasing challenges around us, it's crucial we're aware of what comes into our consciousness.
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Polarizing: Do you see things only as good or bad, black or white? There's no middle ground? If you're not perfect, you're a total failure? With practice, you can learn to flip your negative switch. The Mayo Clinic offers a few tips:
So, how will you show up in your own life this year? What kind of lens will you be looking through? Being present or staying stuck in the past? Being grateful or worrying about the future?
This has everything to do with the quality of life we experience whether we're just going through the motions or weaving a rich tapestry.
That's what makes this time -- the new year -- so impactful. We get to take stock of the year we're saying goodbye to and welcome the one that's ahead. I refer to it as "the year in review and the year in preview." A foundation of gratitude and faith helps to set the stage for things seen and not yet seen.
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The Broncos drafted Wolfe in the second round (36th overall) out of the University of Cincinnati. But an NCAA rule kept him from joining them until his class had graduated. So, he showed up at training camp with some catching up to do.
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Comments On Oct 23, 2007:This foot pump is ok. I wish they would have put some big rubber feet on it, so it would not sink down in the dirt as much, when you have to use it on the trail. Also, if you are storing it in your rack bag on your quad or wherever you have it, check it after a weekend trip, because the nuts will vibrate loose, and then it will not function properly. When you go to put your foot on the pedal, it will bind up and not pump. I modified mine with some loctite on the nuts, and I keep it in a rubbermade container with a lid, so it will not open up in my rack bag. Also, if you keep it in the box it comes in, and that box gets just a little wet, it will disintegrate in your rack bag. All in all this pump is ok, I just think that if they are going to market it for people who use it on the trail, which is where most of us would use it, they should make a few changes to the design.
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Health is the measurement of the physical condition of the game's protagonist in the Grand Theft Auto series.
Health as a statistic
Measurement of health on HUDs was not prominent in the original Grand Theft Auto, as the game has no indication of the player's health - players will simply die after an unspecified amount of minimal damage. Grand Theft Auto 2, however, gave players indication of the health for the first time, measuring it using a 5-heart gauge, with each heart denoted as full, half-sized and depleted, thus giving the health a 10-level scale.
From Grand Theft Auto III onwards, the 5-heart system is replaced by a numbered counter, with its default maximum as 100%; in most of these games, the player's health can be extended, usually as a reward for completing one or more side missions.
Health pickups
Health pickups scattered around the map can restore the player's health to the maximum level. Between Grand Theft Auto 2 and Grand Theft Auto IV, health pickups are generally shaped as rotating health icon with the symbol of a heart. In GTA IV, health pickups are shaped as medical kits. Health can be also replenished by up to 20% when entering Ambulances.
Many things can damage the player's health: being shot, stabbed, or beaten, fire, explosives, being struck by a vehicle, drowning, being thrown from a vehicle, and falling from heights. When the player's health is completely depleted, the protagonist is considered "wasted", and is then transported to the nearest hospital, after which a fee for healthcare will be assessed, and all weapons confiscated. Any mission that may have been in progress at the time is considered as failed.
Health can be replenished by picking up a health pickup, employing the services of a prostitute, or - in GTA San Andreas and GTA IV - by eating food or visiting a save point to save the game.
Accessibility of health pickups varies between games:
- In Grand Theft Auto III, health pickups can be found in front of all hospitals and scattered throughout Liberty City, often in recreational areas such as rest stops, parks, and shopping centers. Employing the services of a prostitute also replenishes health to a possible total of 125%.
- In Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, health pickups appear in Vice City primarily in front of hospitals and replenish the player's health to maximum for $100 (default 100%, which can be extended to 200%). Food stores only help you replenish up to 100% health. The player's maximum health can be increased to 150% by performing Pizza Boy side missions. The player's maximum health will be 200% after the 100% Completion.
- In Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, health pickups appear in San Andreas during gang warfare and in most missions involving a lot of gun fights. Health is replenished to maximum, which is a variable scale that can be increased by performing paramedic side missions and exercising (sprinting, swimming, or visiting a gym).
- In Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, health pickups like in the previous games appear randomly around the city and always inside safehouses and by hospitals. Maximum health can be increased by finishing the Pizza Boy and Noodle Boy side-missions, with each of them increasing 25% health, when completed.
- In Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, health pickups here appear in the same form as in Liberty City Stories and are always inside safehouses and by hospitals. Increasing the maximum health requires completing the odd job, Air Rescue.
- In Grand Theft Auto IV, health packs are found all over Liberty City, generally in out-of-the-way locales, Hospitals, and in subway stations. The player can use their Phones to call Paramedics to their location to heal them for a fee. Food stands and stores are dotted around the city, and are great for replenishing health. A map of health pickups is shown in the game's website www.whattheydonotwantyoutoknow.com.The functionality of health packs in GTA IV is also extended in multiplayer modes, when it can also be used to repair a vehicle the player is in by simply driving onto a health pickup.
- If there is someone in your car in GTA IV, TBOGT and TLAD multiplayer and they are hanging out of the car window or got their arm out and you get a health pack and the window appears back and they are still out of the window when they have it stuck, but if they stop holding LT or L2, they put themselves back into the car, hold it again and then they smash the window.
- In GTA lIl and GTA Vice City you can increase your health above 100 by having sex with a Prostitute and it will slowly increase to 125 (GTA III) or 150 (GTA VC)
- GTA San Andreas is the first GTA III era game to feature a health bar, rather than the number counter.
- ln GTA lV, it's episodes, and GTA CW the health/armor bars come in the form of a semi-circles, rather than bars.
- GTA IV is the first game in the whole series that shows physical damage on the protagonist, since as they get shot bullet holes and blood will appear on their bodies. Also, when burnt to death, their textures will change to one where their clothing and skin is burnt to ashes and when they kill a person near themselves, blood splatters on their faces.
- In GTA V, the protagonists have refilling health up to 50%.


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I don't know what city that is across the river in image 0278, but it is horribly blurry. I have a very old Canon point-and-shoot camera that has a 7 MP sensor that can do better than that. 12 MP isn't that big, so Canon should have been able to get clearer pictures out of the sensor. In the early days I thought that Canon was the best brand, but I haven't felt that way in about seven years.
The fact is, Sigma cameras have spoiled me for other brands. Sigma images are so sharp and clear. But the images from this Canon camera seem like a throw-back to five years ago; that kind of blurriness is no longer acceptable.


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The Barbeque Tank is a gas canister that features in Grand Theft Auto IV, Episodes from Liberty City and Grand Theft Auto V.
It is a heavy item, and when shot or ran over by a vehicle, it will explode causing a black mark on the ground where it blew up.
Grand Theft Auto IV + Episodes from Liberty City
- Found on the grass at Grummer Road and Exeter Avenue.
- Sometimes found in Industrial Areas.
- In the Twitchins Sugar Factory in BOABO.
Grand Theft Auto V
- Found near The Lost MC area.
See also
- Gas Canister - A similar weapon featured in GTA V.


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Reta Halteman Finger taught Bible at Messiah College from 1995 to 2009. After previous careers teaching elementary school, working in college student services, co-raising two sons, and editing Daughters of Sarah, a Christian feminist magazine, Reta never lost her passion to understand the biblical writings. This was especially true during her years of writing, editing, and wrestling with what Jesus' gospel means for women and men today.
Reta focused her research on the letters of the apostle Paul, although she's taught and enjoyed every document in the New Testament (and many in the Hebrew Bible). She is especially captivated by the literary skill of the biblical writers, and has a thirst to understand the cultural and political environments from which they emerged. The early Christians lived in the shadow of the world's greatest superpower then, just as we do today.
Besides enjoying learning to know students, she swims three miles a week, hikes, reads, and visits her three wonderful bi-racial grandchildren in Wisconsin every Fall, Spring, Christmas, and summer break!
Ph. D. New Testament. Joint Program of Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary and Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 1997
M.T.S. in Biblical Studies (New Testament), Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, Evanston, IL, 1989.
M.A.T.S. in Biblical Studies (New Testament), Northern Baptist Theological Seminary, Lombard, IL, 1987.
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B.S. in Elementary Education, Eastern Mennonite College, Harrisonburg, VA, 1962.
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"What [President Obama] demanded and insisted upon is that the government have 100 percent control over health care," Bachmann said. "100 percent control? The American people lose control? What did they get? They get health care -- health insurance, I should say -- that is more expensive than anything they've ever paid for before. And they get less for it. Well what a deal, Mr. President, Mr. Speaker. What a deal." http://youtu.be/CAZBDozuRKs
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A report bearing the intriguing title "Economic Impacts of Non-motorized (Quiet) Recreation on the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest" reached my desk recently.
It was that little word — "quiet" —which caught my attention. The word itself didn't interest me especially, as I learned some time back what quiet means.
What piqued my curiosity, rather, were the author's use of quiet to describe recreation, and his decision to confine quiet to the grammatical quarantine that is the parentheses. This suggests to me that the author, Dr. Kreg Lindberg of Oregon State University's Cascades Campus in Bend, isn't confident that either quiet or non-motorized precisely conveys the sort of recreation he studied, so he put them both in the title.
This uncertainty was confirmed when I got into the report itself. In the introduction Lindberg switches the order of the words, listing quiet first and non-motorized second. He also encases quiet in quotation marks and subjects non-motorized to the ignominy of the parentheses.
This left me wondering whether the recreation in question is truly quiet, or maybe just not, you know, really loud.
I have a personal stake in this topic because I do a fair amount of recreating on the Wallowa-Whitman, much of it while making little noise so far as I can tell. Also, I'm often not encumbered by any motor except for the tiny electric one in the portable CD player I sometimes carry.
I don't think that's the kind of motor Lindberg studied, though.
In any case I empathize with Lindberg on this dilemma about defining recreation by decibels.
His report, which is based in part on Forest Service visitor surveys, lists 26 activities that people engage in on the Wallowa-Whitman. At least that's how many activities people admit to engaging in.
Almost 80 percent of the visitors surveyed listed one "main" activity — the one they participate in most often.
(The other 20 percent, apparently, are so enamored of at least two activities that they can't pick only one.)
The most popular activity — 20.6 percent say it's their favorite — is hunting. I kind of expected that. Most of the animals you can legally shoot in Oregon live on the Wallowa-Whitman, along with several species you can't.
Lindberg, citing Forest Service and other surveys showing that a minority of hunters use off-highway vehicles (OHVs), decided that, for the purpose of estimating quiet recreation's contribution to Northeastern Oregon's economy, "25% of hunting on the WWNF was treated as motorized and 75% was allocated to quiet recreation."
This seems to me a flimsy piece of reasoning — and not just because hunting frequently involves the firing of heavy-caliber rifles, an activity which, though it requires no motor, can't under any reasonable standard be described as quiet.
The more significant flaw in the report, I think, is that hunters were asked only whether they used OHVs. This is not at all the same thing as asking hunters whether they use motorized vehicles, of which there are a multitude of types.
I'd wager that the vast majority of people who hunt the Wallowa-Whitman, including people who don't own an OHV, drive a rig into the forest during their hunting trips. Some of these hunters park the vehicle in camp and do all their actual hunting on foot, but it still seems to me misleading to describe these hunters as "quiet" while branding only those hunters who cover most of their miles on an OHV as "motorized," a word Lindberg implies is synonymous with "noisy."
I offer the same argument as regards the second-most popular activity on the Wallowa-Whitman — "hiking/walking."
Lindberg puts 100 percent of hiking/walking visits into the quiet category. I like to hike myself, but if I had to trudge 20 miles or more just to get to where the trail starts I'd have to stop there to sleep (it would, of course, be night), then turn around and hike home, having seen a lot of highway shoulder but not much forest.
So like most people I drive to the trailhead, and in so doing make more noise than when I'm hiking.
(Although one time when I was hiking on the Wallowa-Whitman I stepped wrong and slid down a slope of scree. I made a lot of noise that time, what with the rocks banging against each other, and me, and my yelling various — but inventive, if you'll pardon my boasting — profanities.)
Lindberg's study, my critique notwithstanding, is significant.
The Hells Canyon Preservation Council, which along with The Wilderness Society hired Lindberg, touts the report as evidence that the local economy would would really hum if only the Wallowa-Whitman weren't so welcoming to motor vehicles.
Lindberg claims that quiet recreation, as he defines it, generates $2.9 million to $5.4 million per year in labor-related income, more than half the money recreationists spend in the region that includes Baker County.
In a press release, Greg Dyson, executive director of the Hells Canyon Preservation Council, hails the report as "underscoring the need for the Forest Service to (rein) in motorized recreation for the benefit of wildlife and the substantially higher economic returns that accompany quiet recreation."
Obviously the Hells Canyon Preservation Council hopes to use Lindberg's findings — see, closing roads is good for merchants as well as for, say, elk — to persuade Steve Ellis, the Wallowa-Whitman supervisor, to dramatically restrict motor vehicle access when he approves the forest's new travel management plan that's slated to take effect next spring.
I think Ellis should close some roads to motor vehicles, too. He ought to start with the dozens of roads that nobody's driving or riding on now.
But I hope Ellis sees the fallacy in the notion that hunters and hikers will spend their time, and their dollars, on another national forest unless he fashions the travel plan into a sort of funnel and uses it to pour some sugar, figuratively speaking, into the internal combustion engine.
I agree with Lindberg that a lot of people who recreate on the Wallowa-Whitman prefer the whisper of the wind passing through the pines to the burble of a single-cylinder engine.
But I'm not convinced that, first, those people would be happier if Ellis bans motor vehicles from several thousand miles of roads; and second, that if he fails to do so many recreationists will avoid the forest.
To persuade me those contentions are valid you'd have to prove that most "quiet" recreationists never, or rarely, drive a motor vehicle on the Wallowa-Whitman. But I don't think anyone can prove that to my satisfaction.
Ultimately, though, my main complaint with Lindberg's report is with neither his methodology (he's got a doctorate, after all, and I have but a bachelor's degree) nor his conclusions. What bothers me is that his research is being wielded as propaganda.
The Hells Canyon Preservation Council's press release: "A growing body of research demonstrates that quiet recreationists will avoid visiting landscapes that become dominated by noise and heavy off-road use, often choosing to recreation elsewhere."
I haven't read that research, but the point seems to me perfectly plausible.
Except I don't see is how that point is relevant to the Wallowa-Whitman.
It seems to me that Lindberg has proved not that "quiet" recreation on the forest is under assault by legions of off-roaders, but precisely the opposite. His study, after all, contends that "quiet" recreation already predominates on the Wallowa-Whitman, even with thousands of miles of roads and thousands of vehicles plying them.
I happen to agree, despite my discomfort about Lindberg's definitions and use of punctuation. I spend a lot of hours on the Wallowa-Whitman and the place seems to me in the main a quiet place, as forests ought to be.
Dyson and his colleagues want to preserve the tranquility. So do I.
Where our paths diverge is at the tricky question of what's necessary to accomplish this noble goal.
I just can't muster a righteous indignation, or even a casual one, about OHVs.
And after reading Lindberg's report, I don't see why I ought to try.


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Higgins Helitours is a helitour company in Grand Theft Auto IV, Episodes from Liberty City, and Grand Theft Auto V.
- "So many things to see and people to do deciding where to go can be a daunting task in Liberty City. From Middle Park to Star Junction to Firefly Island, this vibrant city is jam-packed with famous sites and landmarks. It will take you weeks to even scratch the surface. Weazel News will tell you that the only people interested in Liberty City's historic buildings these days are democracy-hating terrorists but the Triangle Building, Grand Easton Terminal, Civic Citadel and Rotterdam Tower are pieces of classic architecture not to be missed."
- ―GTA IV Guidebook.
Higgins Helitours gives helitours using the company's own Mavericks at a price of $150 for each ride. A Higgins advertisement on TV boasts the advantages of helitours over bus tours, claiming a fun and safe adventure in the sky (while footage shows various helicopters crashing at land and sea; unfortunately, there is no such danger when the player takes a tour).
The company bases its operations at a landing platform situated off the shores of Castle Gardens and Fishmarket South, Algonquin on Bus Lane Street. The layout of the landing platform as well as its location hint that the helipad may be based on the Downtown Manhattan Heliport in New York City, although the terminal building is completely different.
Pedestrians can be seen waiting in line to enter the helicopters. When a helicopter is free, at most three will approach and enter the helicopter. The pilot will take off, giving tours to them.
The name Higgins is apparently a reference to a character in the TV show Magnum P.I., and the tour company was originally to be named "Magnum Helitours".[1] The company uses the slogan "We'll never go down on you", a reference to oral sex.
The Higgins Helitours appears one again in Grand Theft Auto V. You cannot take tours of Los Santos however, you can purchase a helipad to store your helicopters.
Types of tours
- Around Broker. Includes Humboldt River, Broker, Broker Bridge, Hove Beach, Firefly Island, Fishmarket North Harbour.
- West Algonquin. Includes Chinatown, The Exchange, Castle Gardens, West River, Statue of Happiness, Civic Citadel .
- East Algonquin. Includes Colony Island, Von Crastenburg Center, Rotterdam Tower, Libertonian, Middle Park East, East Holland Projects, GetaLife Building, Civic Citadel .
- North Algonquin. Includes Daily Globe, Cleethorpes Tower, Libertonian, North Holland, Vespucci University, Golden Pier, South Algonquin, Castle Gardens construction site (from Deconstruction for Beginners).
- The major bridges. Includes Broker Bridge, Charge Island, Algonquin Bridge, East Holland Projects, Middle Park, Columbus Cathedral .
Flying all tours at least once will earn the player the Sightseer achievement. The different tours are obtainable by boarding each of the helicopters in turn. Not all helicopters will be there at the same time; usually two or three at a time are available.
- During multiplayer in GTA IV and Party Mode in The Lost and Damned, 4 Annihilators spawn here instead of the Helitours Mavericks. In The Ballad of Gay Tony multiplayer, a Buzzard will spawn here.
- During the tour that leads along the major bridges, the pilot makes a mistake when he tells about the lighthouse of Charge Island. He means the lighthouse of Colony Island.
- Helitours pilots will appear at Francis International Airport with pedestrian behavior (i.e. smoking)
- Luis Fernando Lopez was trained at Higgins Helitours. A certificate in Luis' Apartment proves this.
- Killing the pilot of a helicopter before he lands and after taking off without destroying the helicopter will continue the tour as it normally would until the helicopter lands which will cause it to continuously spin in circles.
- In The Ballad of Gay Tony, there is a small parking lot outside the Helitours Building but in Grand Theft Auto IV and The Lost & Damned, there is just pavement there.
- When taking the tours in The Lost And Damned, Johnny Klebitz will mostly reply back to the pilot by complaining about the helicopter itself, because he is scared of heights.
- In GTA V there is a Higgins Helitours sign close to the real estate sign of the Heliport you can buy as each character, although apparently there is no helitours available.
- If you start shooting an airborne Higgins Helitours Maverick flying over your position with a Sniper Rifle, a three star Wanted Level will be given to you, just as if you were shooting an LCPD Police Maverick. The Helitours Maverick will then fly towards you, and once again, just like an Police Maverick, it will begin to hover over you, even though there are no Police Officers inside.


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The match will be played in South Africa between the weekend days of May 4 and 6.
Central referee will be Zanzibar's Waziri Sheha who will be assisted by John Kanyenye and Erasmo Jesse as linesmen.
Israel Mujuni who was involved in a fracas in a premiership match between Yanga and Azam last month in Dar es Salaam is the fourth official. Mozambican Aurelio Mathias is the match commissioner.
The teams play their first leg match on April 29 at the Warri City's Stadium located inside the Delta province of Nigeria. The match will be officiated by referees from Senegal as Inyangi Bokinda from the Democratic Republic of Congo is the commissioner.