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DeKALB, Ill. - Larry English, one of the most decorated defensive players in Mid-American Conference and Northern Illinois history who was a first-round draft choice of the San Diego Chargers in the 2008 National Football League Draft, was back on the NIU campus in April when he was honored as the 2013 Outstanding Young Alumnus by the NIU Alumni Association.
The Outstanding Young Alumnus Award is presented to an individual who has exhibited outstanding accomplishments within 10 years of earning an undergraduate degree from NIU. English, who is in his fifth season as an outside linebacker for the Chargers since being selected with the 16th pick in the 2008 NFL Draft, earned his bachelor's degree from NIU in 2008 in general studies from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
In addition to his full-time job as a professional football player, English is the co-founder and chairman of the board of the Larry English L.E.A.D. Foundation, an organization which provides programming like tutoring, workshops, mentoring and health programs to support the educational, professional and personal development of young student-athletes.
English also supports the American Lung Association, particularly in raising awareness of and treatments for asthma. In 2011, he hosted "An Evening of Champions" and was the honorary chairman of the inaugural "Fight for Air Climb," both benefitting the ALA.
As a member of the Chargers for the past four years, English has made 73 tackles and 8.5 quarterback sacks in 43 games. He played in 14 games last season and made 17 stops.
English, a native of Aurora who attended Marmion High School, remains one of only two Huskies to be named first team All-MAC three times and is a two-time winner of the Vern Smith Leadership Award, presented to the MAC's top player. MAC coaches showed the respect they had for English, the way he played the game and his leadership qualities by presenting him with the Vern Smith Award in 2007 during a year in which the Huskies won just two games. As a senior in 2008, he was named the league's Defensive Player of the Year and garnered third team All-America recognition.
English and his fellow NIU Alumni Association award-winners were selected based on professional and personal achievements as well as involvement in civic, cultural or charitable activities. A private reception honoring the recipients was held at the Barsema Alumni and Visitors Center on Friday, April 19. To read about all of the 2013 honorees, click here.
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Joined by the Forestry Commission and two local policemen, the rescuers raided a farm located in the Uttar Pradesh region and liberated Raju from a half century of torment. According to Pooja Binepal of the Wildlife SOS-UK:
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Team members believe that Raju was overcome with happiness as he came to realize that he was being freed.
Elephants are the largest land mammal on Earth and can weigh as much as eight tons. There are two distinct populations of elephants; namely the African elephant and the Asian elephant. According to an article published in Scientific American, evidence exists that "elephants are some of the most intelligent, social and empathic animals around."
World leaders agree that if policies are not put in place and enforced to protect the elephant from human interference, the elephant may become extinct. Currently, despite the Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) ban on the international trade of ivory, poaching remains the number one threat to all elephants' survival.
Raju was sedated and brought to the Elephant Conservation and Care Centre at Mathura. "There, Raju took his first steps to freedom at 12.01 a.m. July 4 — America's Independence Day." He will be kept in an isolated pen for about a week while veterinarians and wildlife experts provide him with much needed medical care. You can click onto this link to view a picture gallery of his rescue.
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U.S. President Barack Obama prevailed in a debate about wearing a Chicago White Sox jacket while throwing the first pitch at the All-Star Game, an adviser says.
"There was a big controversy," Axelrod told the newspaper. "I think Major League Baseball wanted him to wear the All-Star jacket, and he was intent on wearing his White Sox jacket. He prevailed in that."
Axelrod -- a Chicago Cubs fan -- said that though Obama is a White Sox backer, he doesn't hate the rival Cubs as many Sox fans do.
"The thing I will say about him -- I'll give him this -- he's not a Cub-hater," Axelrod said. "He will allow that he wants the Cubs to do well. It's just that between the two of them, he prefers the White Sox."
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David Hasselhoff is a charitable guy and he has sold the "Knight Rider" car to prove it. The popular actor has selflessly given up a prize possession in order to help others in what has to be a very generous contribution. According to WTVA on Tuesday the actor sold the 1986 Pontiac Firebird based on the computer-controlled Knight Industries Two Thousand (KITT) supercar from his hit 1980s TV show for $150,000.
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David Hasselhoff revealed that he put the one-of-a-kind vehicle up for sale in April. With bids coming in from around the world, the seller was a car enthusiast bought it for a $150,000. Living in Turkey, the car needs to be shipped to the new owner so he can enjoy a piece of television history.
The best part about David Hasselhoff is how he has helped others once again. Long after the "Knight Rider" show has ended, the impact is giving a charity some much needed funding. The Starlight Children's Foundation will receive the cash after the seller has finalized the transaction. There might be more money for the charity as to Julien's Auctions' Hollywood Legends 2014 sale is auctioning off a few other Hasselhoff items too.
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Elysium trailer: luxury, poverty, robots and Matt Damon
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- By John Howell
In Neill Blomkamp's Elysium, his second film after the science fiction classic District 9, the year is 2159 and two classes of people exist: the very wealthy living on a luxurious, man-made (and beautifully landscaped) space station called Elysium, and the poor and downtrodden, who live on an overpopulated, ruined Earth. Crime and poverty make life on Earth a nightmare and anti-immigration laws and a well-armed elite keep the majority trapped, cut off from state of the art medical treatment and a luxurious lifestyle they can barely imagine.
Max (Matt Damon), an ordinary guy who has been exposed to radiation and has little time left to live, desperately needs to enter Elysium to survive. With his life at stake, he assists a rebellious force on a mission to break into paradise. His mission could help millions on Earth and alter the balance between the haves and the have nots forever.
The space station habitat in Elysium is based on the "Stanford Torus" idea proposed by NASA in 1975 that features an approximately 2 kilometre doughnut-shaped ring (torus), that rotates once a minute to generate artificial gravity on the inside of the ring using centrifugal force. A system of mirrors provide sunlight to the habitable surface. The ring itself is connected to a hub via a number of spokes, allowing people and material to easily travel to and from the hub.
Max comes up against Elysium's mayor, Secretary Jessica Delacourt (Jodie Foster) and her impressive technology and specialised armed forces. The spacecraft shots and the weaponry are very District 9 like, while the ruined Earth settings clearly bring to mind the alien immigration slums in District 9. Matt Damon is bald too and needs a good shave.
To undertake his mission, the trailer shows Max equipping himself with a heavy duty robot exoskeleton – a more plausible version of Iron Man's suit.
While I liked the Elysium trailer, I wasn't as taken in as I expected to be. I'm not going to underestimate Neill Blomkamp though, District 9 is one of science fiction's classic films, one of the iconic genre productions of the last decade. And what exactly do trailers tell us anyway?
Elysium is due to be released internationally 9 August, 2013.
Interestingly, I read on Yahoo that the planet scenes were shot at a massive 975-acre landfill outside of Mexico City. Bordo Poniente houses more than 76 million tons of trash. The landfill received 12,700 tons of garbage daily before being shut down in early 2012 when it reached capacity. Elysium was shot there only days before they closed it for good. The ruined Earth is likely to look all too real...
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And as we conclude this special Twitter education forum today, we are going to take our broadcast one more time back to our Tweet up room with Sarah Gonzalez. She's a StateImpact Florida reporter who is following our live forum on Twitter.
so Sarah, overall, how has our Twitter audience answered the question are American schools broken?
SARAH GONZALEZ: Well, first, let me just say that our tweets - as they say - are being very active on the Twitter conversation. We're getting multiple tweets every second - comments about technology and access to technology, the achievement gap and, of course, test scores, which has been a big thread from the beginning of the conversation.
Mrs. L135 said, are there bad schools? Sure. Can those schools be identified from one test score? No. And as we heard Nikhil talked about students having a voice in the education reform conversations, and that's been getting a lot of, has started a lot of conversations. Dr. Stephens Jones commented: Adults need to start listening to the students and implement the changes. Father Gator asked: Are students the customers or the products?
MARTIN: Interesting. But for what can you tell -overall what's the tone of the responses that we're getting. Are people hopeful? Do they feel pessimistic, optimistic about what's out there, what they're experiencing in their schools and schools that they know?
GONZALEZ: I think it's a pretty good mix of both sides. People are focusing a lot on funding and the achievement gap in low income schools and they're talking about what is a solution? Is it private school vouchers and charter schools? Is it more school choice? We have people saying no, that's not the answer. So it's been a good mix.
MARTIN: Sarah Gonzalez, thank you.
GONZALEZ: You're welcome. Thank you.
MARTIN: Sarah Gonzalez is a reporter for StateImpact, Florida, and she was with us here at member station WLRN in Miami. Thanks again, Sarah and everybody on our team.
MARTIN: And that's our program for today. We'd like to thank all of our guests who joined us in studio and on the radio and everybody who took part in the conversation on Twitter. Also, special thanks to our partners in Miami, StateImpact Florida and member station WLRN.
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The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) yesterday condemned Israeli aggressions against the Palestinian people, including assassinations, the destruction of homes and infrastructure, and the blockade of Gaza.
The ministers held an emergency meeting at OIC headquarters in Jeddah to discuss the crisis in Gaza.
In a statement, the OIC foreign ministers denounced the blockade of Gaza as collective punishment and a blatant violation of international law. They held Israel responsible for the worsening humanitarian conditions in Gaza, a deterioration that is the result of Israel's ongoing assault, the closure of border crossings and the disruption of the flow of fuel, food and medical supplies.
They expressed deep disappointment that the UN Security Council had failed to address the humanitarian situation in Gaza, and called on the international community to act swiftly and provide immediate protection for the Palestinian people.
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In Germany there really bad weather at the moment - wet, grey and so I decided to go out and bring some light in this sunday. I took my M8.2 with the latest Summicron 50 and my Ricoh GXR with a Summicron R 50. Here are some pictures nearly from the same subjekt. I want to see how these really good cameras with nearly the best lenses render the same image.
My conculsion after look at the pictures.
- both results are very nice IMHO
- Leica M8.2 was a lot faster and more accurate to focus
- In the edges the M Summicron is sharper
- the Leica pictures are more 3D
- GXR with R Summicron is a lot bulkier
- when in focus the Summicron R with GXR was also very sharp
- Leica 95% in focus
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Oakland, CA: Send Off to Mexico Peace Caravan
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Mexico's Movement for Peace with Justice and Dignity Calls on Us to End the Drug War!
The so-called "War on Drugs" (which is actually a war on people) is fracturing families, stigmatizing people, and fueling violence. It has failed to reduce drug abuse or drug-related crime and has instead fueled explosive growth in the prison-industrial complex.
FOR, SOA Watch and other organizations stand in solidarity with Mexico's Movement for Peace with Justice and Dignity and its Caravan for Peace.
This summer, the Movement for Peace with Justice and Dignity (MPJD) will launch a Peace Caravan from San Diego to Washington, D.C. in an effort to tell the stories of the thousands of people who have been killed, disappeared, tortured or displaced as a result of the US drug war in Mexico and failed US policies towards Latin America. The caravan will begin August 12 in San Diego and end September 10 in Washington, D.C.
More information about the caravan.
About the MPJD, Mexican poet Javier Sicilia writes: "We are a movement that emerged last year in response to widespread violence in Mexico stemming from the policies of the war against drugs and drug cartels. The 60,000 deaths, the 10,000 disappearances, and the 160,000 internally displaced people during the past six years are tragedies caused directly by failed security policies." Sicilia's own son, Juan Francisco, was murdered along with 6 other youths last year in Morelos.
The goal of the Peace Caravan is to promote dialogue with American civil society and its government regarding the followings themes:
- the need to stop gun trafficking
- the need to debate alternatives to drug prohibition
- the need for better tools to combat money laundering
- the need to promote bilateral cooperation in human rights and human security in two priority areas: promotion of civil society and safety, as well as protection and safety of migrants.
In a February 2012 delegation to the US/Mexico border, activists discovered that School of the Americas graduates are deeply involved in the "War on Drugs." US policies of militarization in Mexico and the rest of Latin America have only led to more death, suffering, torture and displacement. Many of our sisters and brothers who flee the violence in their homes are forced into low-paying jobs in the U.S. and are attacked by unfair immigration policies. The Peace Caravan seeks to bring together those on both sides of the border affected by the war on drugs.
How you can support the Caravan:
- FOR and SOAW-East Bay are encouraging activists to join us and caravan to the border to greet and support those Mexican activists crossing to the United States to go on the tour. We leave Oakland Saturday, August 11th and travel to San Diego. On Monday we will accompany the Caravaners to Los Angeles before returning to the Bay Area. For details on joining the caravan contact: Bob Nixon at (510) 917-3235 or email@example.com.
- A send-off celebration for the East Bay caravaners will be held on Friday, August 10, 6:00 pm at the Fruitvale Village Avenida in Oakland. Join us!
- Attend the People's Movement Assembly, on Public Safety & Policing, Sunday, August 12, 11 am – 5 pm. This PMA will revolve around the questions of what police are protecting and who they are serving, and is a follow-up to the June PMA about ending the "War on Drugs." Come and speak out against this racist policy and speak up for our community!
- Write, phone or e-mail your friends and anti-militarization activists if they live in the cities along the route. Urge them to join the caravan, provide food, lodging, and connection with local struggles for the caravaneros.
Cities being visited on the Caravan route are: San Diego, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Tucson, Las Cruces, Santa Fe, El Paso, Laredo, Brownsville, San Antonio, Austin, Houston, New Orleans, Jackson, Montgomery, Atlanta, Louisville, Chicago, Cleveland, New York, Baltimore and Washington, D.C.


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As someone who leads an (fairly quiet at the moment I will freely admit) educational community made up of students from two different classrooms, the idea of rewards is something that I've spent some time considering.
Kids are often rewarded for a variety of things in the classroom and I fully believe that most of those reward systems do more harm than good. They go a long ways to producing drones and not independent thinking, critical citizens. But that's another whole post (or book).
But I do admit that I have spent some time looking at, and thinking about reward systems in online communities. As these spaces are often new for the students who take part in them, I have thought about different ways to encourage students to take part in them and to develop good online habits. I know the idea of gamification is a hot buzzword in a number of ed tech spaces right now, but I have yet to see a system that moves beyond being a simple reward system.
But once again, the FeverBee blog has come to my rescue. One of my favourite places for online community management knowledge and tips, a recent post there has me thinking along the lines of rewards again. More than outlining a "here's how you do it" scheme, FeverBee has offered some questions that we need to think about:
1) Who do you reward? You have to segment your community members by activity, contributions, status, duration in the community and identify those whose behaviour you would most like to change.
2) Why do you reward them? Your most active members are often those you don't need to reward. They're already doing exactly what you want them to do. By offering a reward you can create expectations of rewards and upset others. You have to answer why you would reward this group. What would be different in the community if their behaviour changes?
3) How do you reward them? What are their motivations? Efficacy? Fame? Money? Power? Achievement? How do you translate these motivations into a reward you can offer?
4) How do you measure the effectiveness of that reward? When you issue the reward, how will you measure what level of influence it has on the individual's behaviour? What are the benchmarks you're following? You need to benchmark the group you're rewarding with those outside of the scheme. You also need to track this over a period of time to see if the reward delivers changed behaviour or just a temporary change in behaviour.
The entire post is well worth a read and goes on to lead readers through a few different scenarios that are valuable to take some time to consider.
For online spaces that are focused on education and learning, we need to be very careful when we think about and create a reward system as our goals are much deeper than simply being about the number of posts produced, time spent online or comments left. While these might be indicators we want to consider and take into account, a student who occasionally leaves behind a spectacular post or spends their time greeting others and helping them along need to be considered extremely valuable members of a community.
Overall, the topics of motivation, encouragement and learning are deeply intertwined and need to be considered together.


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"We have always a resource in the skies. They are constantly turning a new
page to view. The wind sets the types in this blue ground, and the
inquiring may always read a new truth."
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"My heart leaps up when I behold
"Night is a shadow world. The only shadows we see at night are cast by the
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Visit the Sandburg Sky Poetry Web page, including CSMS student-authored sky poems.
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Like many people on New Years Eve, my family and I went to an over-night party. However, it was not a dog-friendly party, and since our dogs aren't trusted alone inside the house, they had to be outside all night. I couldn't have been more worried if it was my human children I was abandoning in the cold, but my husband slapped some sense into me (figure of speech), and off we went.
I bundled them up in coats and left them in the garage with beds, extra food, a heater, blankets and a new toy from Petmate. The toy was the Petmate Dogzilla Tug, a nifty gizmo designed to keep your dogs entertained. It's like a rubber chew on a rope, except the two rubber halves pull apart in order to hide treats or another toy inside. I stuffed in a Milk Bone, snapped it back together and left them to it.
The next morning we returned home to find the rope part well chewed, but the rubber section was still together with the toy inside. Let me tell you, it's no mean feat to keep my beasts away from a hidden snack, and I'm sure they worked on it all night.
For the next few days, both dogs continued to gnaw at the Tug. The Akita mix gave it the occasional chew, but it was the Rhodesian ridgeback who seemed to think it was his mission in life to destroy the thing. Finally, he cracked off a piece of the rubber, and it was over. He shredded the center, (flinging chunks of blue rubber all over the carpet—though it vacuumed up easily), ate his treat and continued to munch the pieces.
Petmate claims their product have an appealing smell, texture and color for dogs, and I vouch that in the case of the Dogzilla Tug, it is indeed true. Even though my sample of the toy only lasted a few days and a night, it was worked on continuously. Most likely it would last longer with a less determined dog. Given my first hand experience with the destructive power of my ridgeback, I was impressed that the Tug lasted as long as it did.
If you've got a mid-large size chewer, or just need to keep your beast occupied, consider Petmate's Dogzilla Tug, available at your local pet store and on-line.


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I have a Windows 7 image which I intend to deploy across a business. For simplicity I intend to install BGInfo on each machine and have it update each time a user logs in. From what I can see, when BGInfo creates a configuration file, the file contains variables which are local to each account - and therefore the configuration file will only work on the user account that created it.
Has anyone any idea as to how make these configuration files 'generic' so that BGInfo will work for all accounts when they log in? At present I have the BGInfor application and a BGInfo configuration file saved on the C drive and I have written a batch file which is stored in the 'All Users/Start Menu/Startup' directory (which executes every time any user on the computer logs in), however this only works for the account which created the configuration file.


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10 Essentials for the Ultimate Fourth of July
Celebrate our stars and stripes in style with these must-haves for a killer Independence Day.
We're all familiar with the typical fanfare that unfolds on the Fourth of July—barbecues, pool parties, and fireworks are virtually required, and all things grilled, chilled, and boozy are laid out on the picnic table. Even better, with so many cruelty-free products available, it's a breeze to find vegan substitutes for all of your seasonal favorites. Here is the definitive shopping list, the best of the best, for making this Independence Day even cooler than one spent fighting aliens with Will Smith and Jeff Goldblum.
1. Field Roast Frankfurters. We've tried a veggie dog or 12 in our time, and Field Roast's wieneriffic Frankfurter variety reigns supreme as the juiciest, smokiest, tastiest kind we've come across. We're not the only ones impressed, either—these dogs are even served to hungry veg sports fans at our home field, AT&T Park. Throw a few on the grill and keep some Organicville Stone Ground Mustard handy for an extra kick.
2. Gardein Ultimate Beefless Sliders. Veggie burgers are the most quintessential of vegan barbecue food, but our food-wizard pals over at Gardein have now cut them down to size—in a good way. The meat-substitute brand's Ultimate Beefless Sliders are small but satisfying, anxiously awaiting a douse of ketchup and a perhaps a melty coating of Jack-style Daiya. Be forewarned: "ultimate" is no exaggeration.
3. Food For Lovers Vegan Queso. There were days when you would have been laughed out of a conversation for suggesting that vegan nacho cheese was a real, tangible, delicious thing, but thankfully that was like four years ago and now we have Food For Lovers Vegan Queso to show all of the cheese-obsessed haters that dairy is not a necessity. This spicy dip is awesome poured hot over a pile of tortilla chips, but we're also envisioning it as a crucial addition to a seven-layer creation.
4. Hodo Soy Beanery V-Egg-An Salad. You may think you've had tofu "egg" salad, but wait until you've tried Hodo Soy's take on the picnic favorite, which is immaculately seasoned for the perfect degree of tang. We love to toss it between slices of whole-wheat bread for a fast sammie, but it is also delish enough to nosh solo. Hodo Soy products not available in your area? Try this similar recipe for "Egg" Salad Sandwiches from VegWeb.
5. Zapp's Cajun Dill Gator-Tators Potato Chips. Naturally, one must have a pickle garnishing one's hot dog or burger—it is the law of the land. However, one is also wont to have potato chips. Zapp's obviously thought long and hard about this and realized that the only solution was to make amazingly mouthwatering dill pickle-flavored chips that could offer us the best of both worlds. We dare you not to eat a whole bag of these in one sitting.
6. 21st Amendment Hell or High Watermelon Wheat Beer. Okay, there are many delicious beers in this world, and we may be playing favorites. But once you've tried 21st Amendment's crisp, ever-so-slightly sweet seasonal wheat beer—conjuring the delicate flavor of our pink, seeded fruit friend, but with booze!—you won't want to go back to Natural Ice or whatever other sad, watery analog is filling your cooler.
7. Living Harvest Tempt Ice Cream Bars. What kind of jerks would we be if we didn't recommend ice cream for a mid-summer's day? Through a highly scientific process called Tasting Every Vegan Ice Cream Pretty Much Ever, we have found Living Harvest's hemp-based Tempt bars to be the coolest, creamiest option out there, with a spot-on melt rate. Stock your freezer, because these treats live up to their name.
8. Vegan Apple Pie. If super-American things are "as American as apple pie," we should know what pastry to bake up on a day dedicated to celebrating our nation. We recommend baking your own—try VegWeb's Excellent Vegan Apple Pie—because homemade always tastes best! But if you're planning ahead for a party and don't have the time or kitchen space to whip something up, Bunniecakes offers vegan apple pies made-to-order and shipped so that day-of prep time is minimal. Top a warm slice with a scoop of Luna and Larry's Coconut Bliss Vanilla Island ice cream for a dessert to die for.
9. Suntegrity Natural Mineral Sunscreen. Catching rays feels vitamin-D good, but it's also crucial to avoid scorching your delicate skin like your grill fare. Many sunscreens have disconcerting chemical ingredients or an ambiguous testing process, but Suntegrity's line is cruelty-free (Leaping Bunny-certified!), vegan, and zinc-based. It also smells and feels great thanks to plant-derived, skin-friendly ingredients such as green tea extract, cucumber extract, and pomegranate seed oil. Slather liberally to avoid sunburn-induced shame and aloe vera therapy.
10. Fetch Eyewear. There's one piece of your Independence Day puzzle left—shades! Your skin may be protected from the sun, but your eyes deserve coverage too. Shelter your peepers and animals simultaneously with Fetch Eyewear sunglasses—the chic brand donates a portion of proceeds to animal-rescue organization The Pixie Project. We suggest the vintage-inspired Reese or on-trend Diane style so that you can look maximum cool for a good cause.
With these essentials, your Independence Day is guaranteed to be as savvy and satisfying as it is compassionate. So fire up the grill, inflate your pool raft, and check out our Fourth of July Guide for even more ideas on how to make your day memorable, delicious, and patriotic.
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The most widely-used is probably Google Groups, which describes itself as a "searchable archive of more than 700 million Usenet postings from a period of more than 20 years."
There is something like NewsReader.com but its paid. Personally I have never tried it, so I cannot really recommend this site.
They say: Group gmane.comp.lang.scala.user Description A more relaxed list for questions and discussions () Address email@example.com Status posting allowed Url http://scala-lang.org/ http://dir.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lang.scala.user Instead of Thunderbird, try Pan. You can still use Thunderbird if you like. What ...
If I understand your question, you want to read news such as Usenet News. One way to do that is to install software on your PC that directly connects to a NNTP server. There's a long list of such software at Wikipedia: "List of Usenet newsreaders" and Wikipedia: "Comparison of Usenet newsreaders".
I know that Marc Smith did research into analyzing and visualizing newsgroup activity while he was at Microsoft Research. I don't think it was a webapp, but it was called "Newsgroup Clouds". I have no idea how he gathered the data for analysis -- if he was subscribing to the feeds over time, or if he could analyze a new newsgroup on demand.
Google Groups let's you read and write to most newsgroups, give that a try.
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Dmitriew, Caitlin; Blows, M W; Rowe, L (2010). Ontogenetic change in genetic variance in size depends on growth environment. American Naturalist, 175(6):640-649.
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Within populations, the amount of environmental and genetic variation present may differ greatly among traits measured at multiple times over ontogeny. Brief periods of food deprivation are often followed by a period of accelerated (compensatory) growth. Early laboratory studies likewise reported a contraction of genetic variance in size as maturation approached. However, studies of wild populations often contradict these laboratory results. One possibility is that environmentally imposed stress is exposing genetic variance not seen in the laboratory. We tested the effect of rearing environment (high or low food) on genetic variance in size traits measured at two ages in the ladybird beetle Harmonia axyridis. A substantial amount of genetic variance was present in all combinations of rearing environment by ontogenetic stage among males. The pattern of change in male variance in mass over ontogeny was of opposite sign in the two food treatments, which may reflect cryptic genetic variance that is apparent only under stress. The proportion of overall variance that was due to additive genetic effects was much lower in females than in males, which suggests that the underlying genetics of female growth trajectories differs from that males. Our experimental design afforded an initial exploration of the genetics of compensatory growth.
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I will be 38 weeks on August 25th. My OB will not let me bake any longer since twins mature faster and longer doesn't mean better in my case. The plan as of last week and still this week was to deliver them August 25th via c-section. I have told family and DH that I am not allowed to go past August 25th numerous times.
DH and I were talking tonight about my appointment today and again I reminded him of the August 25th date. He replies with "you know that is my mom's b-day." Huh? No one has told me this until now. I am civil with my MIL but she drives me absolutely crazy. In the grand scheme of things I wish we lived a few states away and I ignore her phone calls. She often times just walks into our house. When DH works late sometimes I will put a movie in for DS and take a nap on the couch. A few times I have done this I woke up to her in my house.
Her and FIL are also very weird when it comes to b-days and anniversaries. They planned out their own anniversary bash a few years ago and said their daughter and son were the hosts. They set up their own b-day parties and everything. We are given a list of what they want for their b-day and Christmas without us even asking. It is like "here is our list of gifts we want. Please let us know what you buy from this list so we can tell others." Very tacky.
I know if the twins are born on MIL's b-day she will make sure her b-day is also celebrated. A part of me says give it up lady you have had how many birthdays this is now my twins birthday. The other part says who cares since I am sure a million other people will share the same birthday. I know she is being sneaky by not mentioning it is her birthday that day. When it is all done and said with I am sure she will be grinning ear to ear and mentioned "oh it is my birthday today."
WWYD? Keep the August 25th c-section and tell MIL to basically bug off about her birthday? Or see if my OB will schedule me the day before on August 24th?


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With their first Los Angeles restaurant, Faith & Flower, West Coast culinary connoisseurs David Bernahl and Robert Weakley celebrate downtown's two heydays.
Faith & Flower, the newest addition to David Bernahl and Robert Weakley's diverse portfolio of venues, embodies the prominent West Coast restaurateurs' eclectic approach. Says Bernahl, "We've advanced ourselves as chefs and restaurateurs to pull from great techniques and great flavors from a lot of different cuisines; it doesn't have to be any one thing." Nor do the Coastal Luxury Management duo–who are also behind eateries ranging from casual Cannery Row Brewing Company in Northern California to theatrical supper club Rose. Rabbit. Lie. at The Cosmopolitan in Vegas. And launching food festivals, building charity and catering initiatives, even designing an artful line of glassware, is true evidence of their widespread success and inventive thinking.
"David has the point of view of a consumer, and I have many years of 'this is how we do things in food and beverage,'" says Weakley, who served as longtime food and beverage director of the Hyatt Carmel Highlands in Big Sur before meeting his cohort at the local luxury apparel store Bernahl opened at age 22. Their combined experiences prompted the devoted epicureans to found the Pebble Beach Food & Wine Festival in 2008. The first weekend of upscale culinary events attracted 4,000 attendees, and this month will host more than 8,000, including star L.A. chefs Michael Voltaggio and David LeFevre. Next came two Monterey hot spots (Restaurant 1833 earned James Beard recognition); and the wildly popular Los Angeles Food & Wine Festival, now in its fourth year. Faith & Flower marks the team's first L.A. restaurant, appropriately located within the festival's downtown environs. "Downtown had such an amazing energy and this renaissance and resurgence of the community getting together and changing it," says Bernahl, of the recent gentrification which also inspired the 7,000-square-foot former Towne space's concept.
While the area once culturally thrived, following the Depression, street names changed to reflect the shifting climate, like "Charity" to "Grand," and "Faith" to "Flower" (at which location both the restaurant and owners, who split their time between L.A., Vegas and Monterey, reside). "So Faith & Flower became this idea of celebrating two renaissance periods of Los Angeles," says Bernahl. Also worth celebrating are ambitious, worldly dishes (from San Diego halibut carpaccio to Beijingese oxtail agnolotti) by Michael Hung of La Folie, desserts by French Laundry's Ben Spungin and Prohibition-themed cocktails by mixologist Michael Lay. A dimly lit, leather and velvet-dressed design by AvroKO recalls a glamorous, post-theater cocktail era. Crystal chandeliers that drip down to the table and a wall composed of antique doors (including one from Bob Hope's dressing room) are certainly unique—though "being known for one thing" has never been Bernahl's intent. Instead, the prolific innovator would prefer to look back and discover that, "What we ended up creating had a lot of differentiating points [and] ended up being special." 705 W. 9th St., L.A., 213.239.0642


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Why Bone Broth is so good for you? You will be surprised how great it is.
My dad used to make often "Caldo de huesos", which is "Bone Broth, and we used to all hate it! It was actually tasty but as a kid, we were really picky with foods. When we asked dad, what was made this "caldo", he said "Come y calla" with a smile, lol! (means "eat & shut up). After almost 30 decades, I discovered the powerful healing of this broth.
Bone broth is loaded with glycosaminoglycans (GAGs). In fact, I'm absolutely certain that you've heard of one of them — glucosamine. Yep, those supplements that seemingly everyone is taking for joint health contain one of the GAGs we get from consuming bone broth. Also, besides the healing propeties, is Paleo and makes your hair, skin and nails so amazing. Get your sexy back right here!
Bone broth is a staple of the GAPS Diet, which is based on the Gut and Psychology Syndrome (GAPS) (principles developed by Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride.)
The GAPS diet is often used to treat children with autism and other disorders rooted in gut dysfunction, but just about anyone with allergies – currently like ME! – or less than optimal gut health can benefit from it, as it is designed to heal leaky gut.
Leaky gut: If your gut is leaky or permeable, partially undigested food, toxins, viruses, yeast, and bacteria have the opportunity to pass through your intestine and access your bloodstream; this is known as leaky gut.
When your intestinal lining is damaged due to reoccurring leaky gut, damaged cells called "microvilli" become unable to do their job properly. They become unable to process and utilize the nutrients and enzymes that are vital to proper digestion.
Eventually, digestion is impaired and absorption of nutrients is negatively affected. As more exposure occurs, your body initiates an attack on these foreign invaders. It responds with inflammation, allergic reactions, and other symptoms we relate to a variety of diseases.
~Leaky gut is the root of many allergies and autoimmune disorders.~
But far beyond this, broth or "stock" is a powerful food as it's easily digestible, helps heal the lining of your gut, and contains valuable nutrients that promote healing throughout your body.
While the recipe seems to long for simmering (about 24-72 hours), the actual preparation time is very short, making this a meal that even those who are time-crunched can prepare. If you're fighting off a cold or the flu, homemade bone broth is excellent for speeding healing and recuperation from illness
In order for this diet to work, the GAPS diet starts out as an elimination diet, which means taking out ALL inflammatory foods. This includes high-fiber foods, processed foods, and anything that is going to be difficult to digest.
Just to give you a few more reasons why bone broth is so good for you:
~Inhibits infection caused by cold and flu viruses, etc.
~Helps heal and seal your gut, and promotes healthy digestion: The gelatin found in bone broth is a hydrophilic colloid. It attracts and holds liquids, including digestive juices, to proper digestion.
~Fights inflammation: Amino acids such as glycine, proline, and arginine all have anti-inflammatory effects.
Bone Broth Basic Recipe:
This recipe is made with beef bones, but you can also make bone broth using whole organic chicken, whole fish (including the head) or fish bones, or pork. Each will render a different flavor. I suggest starting with chicken because it has the mildest flavor (beef tends to be more overpowering). If you're using chicken, simply place the entire chicken, raw, into the pot in place of the beef bones and proceed with the recipe.
Cooking tips: if cooking a whole chicken, the meat should start separating from the bone after about 2 hours. Just remove the chicken from the pot and separate the meat from the bones. Then place the bones back in and continue to simmer. You can even use bones from a roasted chicken or turkey to make bone broth, which is incredibly cost effective since you would otherwise throw them away.
Bone Broth
☛ From the "Heal Your Gut Cookbook, Boynton & Brackett"
3-4 pounds beef marrow and knuckle bones
2 pounds meaty bones such as short ribs
½ cup raw apple cider vinegar
4 quarts filtered water
3 celery stalks, halved
3 carrots, halved
3 onions, quartered
Handful of fresh parsley
Sea salt
Place bones in a pot or a crockpot, add apple cider vinegar and water, and let the mixture sit for 1 hour so the vinegar can leach the mineral out of the bones.
Add more water if needed to cover the bones.
Add the vegetables bring to a boil and skim the scum from the top and discard.
Reduce to a low simmer, cover, and cook for 24-72 hours (if you're not comfortable leaving the pot to simmer overnight, turn off the heat and let it sit overnight, then turn it back on and let simmer all day the next day)
During the last 10 minutes of cooking, throw in a handful of fresh parsley for added flavor and minerals.
Let the broth cool and strain it, making sure all marrow is knocked out of the marrow bones and into the broth.
Add sea salt to taste and drink the broth as is or store in fridge up to 5 to 7 days or freezer up to 6 months for use in soups or stews.
Read the few or more signs, what is GAPS and who suffers with this syndrome, it can be one, two or more found in here, some in a severe way and others in a mild way:
Did your child have normal development in the first year of life, and then in the second year became autistic, hyperactive, obsessive or developed other abnormal behavior?
Did your baby suffer from colic,constipation, eczema, asthma, ear or chest infections with antibiotics?
Did you or your child have urinary infections or acne, treated with different antibiotics, and then developed bloating, abdominal pain and was diagnosed with IBS (irritable syndrome bowel)
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Did you have food allergies/intolerances, painful or irregular menstruations accompanied by migraines, and then developed depression?
Do you suffer from mood swings, anxiety, poor memory, narcolepsy poor weight?
Lets bring that broth on! Hope you liked this recipe, i have made many different kinds, this i actually used and change a few ingredients from "Heal Your Gut Cookbook, Boynton & Brackettjust" for flavor matter, you can add a few things too to make it tastier.
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Unless I am watching reruns of The Golden Girls and/or I Love Lucy, I feel like I should be relishing petit-déjeuner then pay yet another visit to la tour Eiffel.
Since I cannot afford a stale croissant or plane fare, I am holding out for a hearty meal, delivered by MHz Home Entertainment. (They always toss in a bag of those chewy Swedish fish–red, not multi-color, please–for dessert.)
And so, on February 25, I gorge on best of international TV drama, DVD releases in the MHz International Mystery Collection from France and Sweden.
Spiral (in French with English subtitles)
At the beginning of the third season of this gritty French police thriller, the mutilated body of a young woman is found on an abandoned railway track. Police Captain Laure Berthaud (brilliantly played by Caroline Proust) sees the case as an opportunity to restore a tarnished reputation and leads her squad on the hunt for what she believes to be a deranged serial killer. Meanwhile, Judge Roban investigates a bribery scandal involving a prominent political figure.
Braquo (in French with English subtitles)
Braquo is the internationally acclaimed, hard-hitting thriller about a squad of Paris cops who exist in the blurred boundaries at the edge of the law, using violence and intimidation to get the job done. The lives of these officers change radically when their squad leader is falsely accused of corruption and commits suicide. Determined to clear his name, they start an investigation of their own, only to find that the police department itself stands in their way. Driven by adrenaline and a thirst for justice, they have to turn their backs on the laws they've sworn to enforce, if they are to uncover the truth. Facing constant danger from all sides–and with the two most likely outcomes being imprisonment or death–the stakes couldn't be higher.
In this second season of Braquo, it's the end of the line for rogue cops Caplan, Morlighem, Delgado and Vachewski. To protect his team, Caplan makes a deal with the authorities. He assumes full responsibility and is sent to prison. Morlighem and Delgado are reassigned with junior positions, while Vachewski is kicked off the force. But he soon finds himself at the center of an undercover operation being run by several different police departments. Escaping from prison, he's on the run from a killer. His former teammates are there to help him out, but this time both cops and criminals are shooting to kill.
Crimes of Passion (in Swedish with English subtitles)
Based on the classic crime novels by Maria Lang and featuring Ola Rapace from Skyfall and the Swedish series, Wallander, Crimes of Passion is a collection of stylish "whodunnits" set in postwar Sweden. The stories follow the exploits of the brainy and beautiful literature student Puck; wherever she goes, mystery and murder are never far behind. Together with fellow academic Eje and police chief Christer, they witness the passions, betrayals and intrigue in the lives of respectable and seemingly quiet-living Swedes. Crimes of Passion was filmed in the beautiful region of Bergslagen in south central Sweden. It's far north, but there's nothing chilly about these folks, given their secret lives and steamy affairs.


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William Edward Hickey (September 19, 1927 – June 29, 1997) was an American actor. He was best known for his Oscar-nominated role as Don Corrado Prizzi in the John Huston 1985 film Prizzi's Honor, as well as the voice of Dr. Finklestein in Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993). Hickey was born in Brooklyn, the son of Nora and Edward Hickey, who were of Irish descent. He had an older sister, Dorothy Finn. Hickey began acting in radio in 1938. Hickey enjoyed a career in film, television and theater. In addition to his work as an actor, he was a respected teacher of the craft. Notable for his unique, gravely voice and somewhat offbeat appearance, Hickey, in his later years, was often cast in "cantankerous-but-clever old man" roles. His characters, who sometimes exuded an underlying air of the macabre, usually had the last laugh over their more sprightly co-stars. Hickey died from emphysema and bronchitis in 1997. He is interred in the Cemetery of the Evergreens in Brooklyn, New York. He died during the filming of Uzo's Better Than Ever, and his role was played by the producer in a pickup shot depicting his character in the hospital. His final movie Knocking on Death's Door
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Wyoming at San Diego This Week for MW Outdoor Championships
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Before Wyoming: Won 10 individual state titles while competing under coach Brooks Hoffman at Burns High School...as a senior won state championships outdoor in the high jump, pole vault, long jump and triple while leading her team to the state title...also won the triple jump at the indoor state championships...as a junior won state titles outdoors in the pole vault, long jump and triple jump...won the long jump, triple jump and 4x200-meter relay indoors...as a sophomore finished runner-up outdoors in the long jump and triple jump...placed fifth in the high jump...as a freshman placed in the high jump and long jump...also earned volleyball all-conference honors as a sophomore and junior...owned personal bests of 5-2 in the high jump, 17-8 in the long jump, 10-6 in the pole vault and 37-6 1/4 in the triple jump.
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From the Introduction to the Complete Report (which will be available shortly): The Committee to Elect a Bishop is pleased to offer a slate of five nominees for Bishop Suffragan of the Diocese of New York. These are outstanding candidates, priests of great accomplishment, blessed in many ways: with the gifts of teaching, proclamation, witness, and pastoral sensitivity. The love of Christ is exemplified in their lives and ministries.
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Brock Peterson is at the stage in his career where he will do just about anything to help his team. So at the age of 30 on Sunday night, the Albuquerque Isotopes first baseman took the mound for the first time in a long time.
"I think I pitched one inning when I was 16 years old," Peterson said. "I think the last time I was a real pitcher I was 14 or 15 years old and I wouldn't even call myself a real pitcher back then."
The Isotopes were trailing the visiting Las Vegas 51s 11-1 when Peterson took the mound. He faced New York Mets prospect Kevin Plawecki and then veteran Omar Quintanilla.
Peterson got two quick groundouts despite most of his pitches averaging between 71 and 73 mph. Manager Damon Berryhill referred to one unusual-looking pitch as "the fuzzball."
"I don't throw particularly hard and I wasn't trying to throw hard to begin with," Peterson said. "I was just trying to throw strikes. I was just trying to throw a little two-seamer in there, make it move a little bit. I was trying to throw a little cutter-slider, make it do something different. I was just trying to throw strikes and trying not to blow myself out."
Another Mets prospect, Cesar Puello took Peterson deep for his second solo home run of the game. Peterson was then able to get Anthony Seratelli to pop up to end the inning.
"I'd gotten (Puello) to 2-2 and I was actually was trying to make a good pitch and see if I could get him to swing and miss," Peterson said. "That's what happens sometimes. I left it up in the zone and he did what he was supposed to do with a hanging slider-cutter thing."
Peterson has played six games with Albuquerque since the Los Angeles Dodgers acquired him from the Washington Nationals for cash considerations. The Nationals had Peterson at their Triple-A team in Syracuse where his numbers (.250/.332/.367, 6 HR, 31 RBI) were down from last season.
In 2013, Peterson was one of the Pacific Coast League's top hitters with Memphis (Cardinals). He hit .296/.364/.531 with league-leading 25 home runs en route to a September call-up with St. Louis.
"I'm really enjoying (being back in the PCL)," Peterson said. "There's just something about this part of the country and this league, I just really like it. I'm confident here in what I can do at the plate. We're just trying to build that confidence back up and get back to where I was last year and try to get in a groove."
A native of Washington state, Peterson was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in 2002. He reached Triple-A Rochester in their system in 2008 but was never able to advance to the Majors.
Released after the 2010 season, Peterson decided to sign with the independent Bridgeport Bluefish of the Atlantic League for 2011. He would play for Bridgeport again in 2012 after briefly contemplating hanging them up.
That proved fortuitous as the Cardinals signed him late in 2012 and sent him to Memphis. He played well enough there to earn his 2013 contract that got him to the Majors for the first time.
"I think independent ball helped my career more than anything I've done in baseball, honestly," Peterson said. "I felt like it made me enjoy the game more. Not take everything so seriously, just enjoy it. I learned that it's not going to last forever."
For now, Peterson will man first base for the Isotopes (41-50) and try to help them turn their season around. And if he is ever needed again to pitch, he will be ready.
"That was a lot of fun for me," Peterson said. "It gives the team in a game when you're down 10 a little something different, a little something to enjoy that day. It's always kind of entertaining to watch a position player out there. I was more than happy to be the guy on the mound."