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STOCKTON – Two sisters, ages 23 and 21, arrived at the older sister's residence in the 8000 block of Albany Drive around 3:25 p.m. Wednesday to find that the front door had been forced open, police reported.
They went inside to investigate and were followed in by neighbor Brandon Sharp. Sharp, 30, told them that the manager had kicked them out and demanded that they leave, according to a report. When they refused, Sharp punched the 21-year-old woman in the face several times, then struck her 23-year-old sister in the head with a gun several times, according to the report.
According to police, Sharp left the scene in a vehicle and was located several blocks away. Following a traffic stop, he was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon.
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STOCKTON - The Stockton Police Department arrested three people in connection with an embezzlement case Friday and is asking for the public's help in finding a fourth person accused of bilking a local business out of nearly $400,000, authorities said.
While working as a payroll manager at a business in the 8800 block of Thornton Road from January 2011 to July 2012, Becky Vochatzer, 34, issued several unauthorized checks to herself as well as her mother, Sandra Melton; her brother, Raymond Price; and a co-worker, Liliana Trejo, police said. The business lost more than $377,000 in the scam, authorities said.
On Friday, police arrested Melton, 63; Price, 43; and Trejo, 42, authorities said. All three were arrested on suspicion of grand theft, conspiracy and falsifying corporate books. Price, a parolee at large, also was arrested for a parole violation warrant.
Vochatzer has not been located, police said. She has an active felony warrant for her arrest.
Authorities are encouraging anyone with information pertaining to this case or Vochatzer's whereabouts to contact the Police Department at (209) 937-8377, the Investigations Unit at (209) 837-9323 or Crime Stoppers at (209) 946-0600. Callers can remain anonymous.
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REDWOOD CITY -- Police have identified the driver of an SUV that crashed into a Lexus on an Interstate 280 median Friday afternoon, killing three and injuring another.
The driver was G.A. Smith, 82, of San Jose, according to California Highway Patrol Officer Art Montiel.
Smith was driving a Volkswagen SUV northbound on the highway at a high rate of speed around 3:10 p.m. before swerving and crashing into the Lexus north of Edgewood Road for unknown reasons, according to the CHP.
"No one has been arrested at this time," Monteil said Saturday. "We're going to conclude the investigation, and then we'll decide what charges are applicable."
He said it did not appear that alcohol was a factor in the collision.
Killed in the crash were Manjit Kaur, 48; her son, Manpreet Singh, 28; and daughter, Jasdeep Kaur, 21, according to the San Mateo County coroner's office. Amarjit Singh Multani, 56, who was driving the Lexus before pulling over due to a flat tire, survived and was taken to Stanford Medical Center with moderate injuries.
Smith was taken to the same hospital with major injuries and underwent surgery Friday night, Montiel said.
"I do not know what his condition is," Montiel said.
Although all of the people in the Lexus shared the same Santa Clara address, Montiel said he was not sure whether Multani was related to the victims.
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Simply the best party of the season, the (s)low down features artisanal cocktails by some of the finest mixologists in town, a whole pig roasted for us by Fatty 'Cue, and other seasonal treats created by Slow Food NYC Snail of Approval and other "slow friendly" establishments. Our fabulous raffle and experience auction is like no other, offering one-of-a-kind, gustatory experiences that cannot be bought anywhere at any price, featuring auctioneer Matt Timms of The Takedown. To view Experience Auction items such as the chance to have lunch with Leonard Lopate, butcher and prepare your own goat with Adam Danforth and Billy Barlow, and many more amazing opportunities click here.
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Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Chicken, Okra and Sweet Potato Soup
Some leftover chicken and some tweaks with spices and herbs led me to this finished recipe. I was very pleased with the flavor of this soup and would suggest it be served with some johnny cakes or buttermilk biscuits. (See? I did my research.)
Chicken, Okra and Sweet Potato Soup
2 TBSP olive oil
1 onion, diced
1 green bell pepper, seeded, diced
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded, finely diced (use two if you like it spicier)
2 stalks celery, diced
kosher salt and pepper
pinch of crushed red pepper flakes
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 TBSP all purpose flour
1 quart chicken stock
1 large sweet potato, peeled, small dice
2 tsp chili powder
1 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp oregano
1 pound frozen cut okra
2-3 cups cooked chicken, diced or shredded
In large soup pot heat olive oil. Add the onion, peppers and celery. Season with salt, pepper and crushed red pepper flakes and saute until onions are translucent, 6-7 minutes. Add the garlic and saute for another minute or two. Sprinkle the flour over the vegetables and cook for several minutes to lose the raw flavor of the flour, then add the chicken stock, sweet potatoes, chili powder, cumin and oregano. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for about 15 minutes, or until sweet potatoes are fork tender. Add the okra and the chicken and cook for another 5-7 minutes. Check seasoning and add salt and pepper if needed.
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22 comments:
- Daniela said...
What good looks, there is no sin in Spain bame. I made hummus for berenjenas are too good, you let the result.
See ya.
- September 14, 2010 at 3:11 PM
- Moogie said...
Mags.... you had me at sweet potato. Beautiful presentation!
- September 14, 2010 at 4:19 PM
- Nanan said...
Nice - that recipe looks positively delicious - and you were smart not to cook the okra too much - if you do it tends to get slimy! You are my hero!!!! I would believe you are Southern!
- September 14, 2010 at 4:43 PM
- June said...
I do believe with all the spices along with sweet potato I could get okra to pass my lips. Looks fabulous Mags, and a gorgeous picture as always.
- September 14, 2010 at 5:35 PM
- Maria said...
I love your soup bowls! I am ready for soup season and I love the sweet potatoes in there!
- September 14, 2010 at 8:44 PM
- CookiePie said...
Oh YUM -- two of my favorite things: sweet potatoes and okra. I have to make this one! Thanks for sharing!
- September 14, 2010 at 9:04 PM
- Julie said...
I love sweet potatoes but okra not so much!! Love the soup bowls.
- September 14, 2010 at 10:09 PM
- Barbara said...
Not quite ready for soup season down here yet, Mags, but this is a winner of a recipe! Love okra and you've cooked it perfectly.
- September 15, 2010 at 7:57 AM
- stephchows said...
mmmmmmm okra :) I've only ever had it in chili, but loved it :)
- September 15, 2010 at 12:27 PM
- Torviewtoronto said...
lots of flavours delicious
- September 15, 2010 at 2:47 PM
- Barbara Bakes said...
I don't think the words I just love trying new vegetables has ever come out of my mouth, I just love trying new desserts yes, but I would I would definitely love trying okra in your yummy soup.
- September 15, 2010 at 7:43 PM
- Barbara @ Modern Comfort Food said...
Okra may well be an acquired taste for some, but i grew up on the stuff and love it almost as much as sweet potatoes. You've hit all my Southern sweet spots with this soup recipe. Perfect for early fall!
- September 16, 2010 at 9:55 PM
- Jason's BBQ Adventures said...
Love this soup, very original, especially with the okra. Great job with it!
- September 17, 2010 at 7:55 AM
- Megan said...
I've never had okra either but you got me with the chicken and sweet potato!
- September 17, 2010 at 9:01 AM
- Tasty Eats At Home said...
I love okra, but I love that you used it in a unique way! Sweet potatoes + okra, sounds great to me!
- September 17, 2010 at 1:08 PM
- marla {family fresh cooking} said...
This is such a great sounding soup. I have seen okra used a great deal lately & I need to get a hold of some. Love everything sweet potato.
- September 17, 2010 at 4:11 PM
- Jen @ My Kitchen Addiction said...
That soup sounds good... I don't have okra too often, but I do enjoy it. I'll have to find me a big city grocery store to buy some... Hard to get in these parts :)
- September 17, 2010 at 6:40 PM
- Amanda said...
Looks so wonderful! I love fall soups :)
- September 18, 2010 at 11:18 AM
- Judimae said...
What a terrific looking soup. My xhubby and son use to turn their noses up at okra, but I have always been a fan of that vegetable. What could be better than sweet potatoes plus the okra and chicken in one gorgeous soup bowl. It looks fantastic. Thanks for sharing.
I am now following you in Google Friend Connect -- very nice blog.
- September 19, 2010 at 10:12 PM
- Natalie said...
what a great soup! I recently discovered okra and can't get enough of it! bookmarking this for a rainy day!
- September 24, 2010 at 11:44 AM
- Kathryn said...
I love this time of year- it's the perfect soup weather! I recently made tortellini sausage soup, but your soup looks WAY better!
- September 24, 2010 at 3:49 PM
- diana méndez said...
I shall try this tonight! I've had a box of frozen okra in the freezer for ever and this seems perfect. I will have to tweek your tweeks a little... but will make do :)
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News 12 at 11 o'clock / Monday, April 29, 2013
AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW) -- Approximately 1.2 million -- that's the number of potassium iodide doses the South Carolina Health and Environmental Control is offering people in 13 South Carolina counties.
Aiken, Allendale and Barnwell counties are offering the medicine for free, but just for people who are neighbors with nuclear facilities.
The sound of construction fills the air at Plant Vogtle. They're building two nuclear reactors in Georgia with the potential to affect folks all across our area.
"Starting today, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control made potassium iodide available to residents who live within a 10-mile emergency planning zone," said DHEC Spokesman Jim Beasley Monday night.
Beasley says there's one reason folks in Aiken, Allendale and Barnwell are getting this: "Nuclear power plants."
Even though each county received 3,200 doses, very few have been given out.
"Six from Barnwell. No request from Allendale at this time. Only one in the Aiken County office," Beasley said.
"We would immediately start taking potassium iodide," said Claude O'Donovan.
O'Donovan is a prepper or survivalist. You may remember him from a story News 12 did last year.
"I probably have 250 pounds of beans," he told News 12 last year, as he was showing his stockpile.
Even though he's prepared for just about anything, he told News 12 why he thinks just a few people have accepted the pills.
"Frankly, I didn't know they had done this until you told me. I think it's a matter of informing the public," O'Donovan said.
Again, the pills are free and DHEC says they will make sure everyone who needs them gets them.
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Mario Manningham had been pretty quiet since his Super Bowl hurrah, the 38-yard over-the-shoulder tightrope catch down the sideline that helped propel the upstart New York Giants past the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI.
He'd been quietly efficient for his new team, the 49ers, catching 12 balls for 113 yards through the first three games.
But back in his old stamping ground of MetLife Stadium on Sunday, the 49ers unleashed a fuller dose of Manningham in the process of stomping the New York Jets 34-0. While his numbers weren't impressive on paper -- a team-high three catches for 47 yards and a 28-yard run on an end-around -- Manningham's overall impact on a sometimes-sputtering 49ers offense was significant.
"Anything I can do to help us get points," Manningham said after emerging from a long postgame celebration with family and friends. "You can go out there and play without thinking (in this system). I like it."
The 49ers appear to be liking Manningham, too. Coach Jim Harbaugh has unofficially designated him the team's No. 2 receiver, behind Michael Crabtree but ahead of Randy Moss. With 21 career touchdowns, counting the postseason, over his four-plus seasons, the 6-foot, 185-pound Manningham has shown a knack for making the big play.
That's something the 49ers offense can use, particularly on days when others aren't performing to usual standards.
"He brings playmaking ability to the team," said tight end Vernon Davis, who leads the team with four touchdowns this season but was held to two catches for 28 yards and no scores Sunday. "When you can add that, it's always a plus.
"Over the years we've seen what Manningham can do. So for us to get him brings a lot more excitement to the team."
Especially if his presence opens things up not only for Davis and Crabtree but Harbaugh's assortment of backs -- Frank Gore, Kendall Hunter and backup quarterback and read-option specialist Colin Kaepernick.
"Those guys played well on the outside," quarterback Alex Smith said of his wideouts. Smith didn't force things, going 12 for 21 for 143 yards and no turnovers. "Mario especially made plays with the ball in his hands. Their cornerbacks like to press, especially (Antonio) Cromartie. We knew we'd have to beat them going downfield."
Turns out the 49ers beat the Jets defense downfield, upfield, all over the field in large part thanks to a defense that forced four turnovers in pitching a shutout. But Manningham, who came home under much less fanfare than when he departed, still managed to remind New York fans what they'll be missing this year.
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- Needs assessment: Needs assessments are carried out in target countries to determine current knowledge levels and potential shortcomings of the law enforcement agencies. This allows INTERPOL to create tailor-made training programmes for each country. Needs assessments have been completed for Kenya and the Seychelles, to be followed by Somalia and Tanzania.
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An exhaust leak at the exhaust manifolds may be evident on some vehicles. This may be due to heat causing a reduction in bolt torque on the exhaust manifolds. ACTION Install new exhaust manifold bolts. Refer to the following Service Procedure and Part Application Chart for details. SERVICE PROCEDURE 1. If an exhaust leak exists at the exhaust manifold due to a reduction in bolt torque, remove the manifold bolts and the exhaust manifold and check the overall flatness of the manifold. The manifold should not exceed 0.25 mm (0.010″) out- of-flat. Refer to the appropriate model/year Service Manual for manifold removal procedures. 2. If the vehicle is covered under the emissions warranty period, replace the manifold if it is out-of-flat. If the vehicle is out of the emissions warranty period, resurface the exhaust manifold. NOTE IF THE MANIFOLD IS TO BE RESURFACED, THE BOLTS MUST BE SHORTENED TO ACCOMMODATE THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THE BOLTS SHOULD HAVE THE LEADING "DOG POINT" REMOVED TO PREVENT BOTTOMING INTO THE HOLE. 3. Install the manifold using new mounting hardware, but DO NOT USE WASHERS TO INSTALL THE MANIFOLD. Torque the bolts to 34-47 N.m (25- 35 lb-ft). NOTE THERE SHOULD NOT BE ANY TYPE OF GASKET USED BETWEEN THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND THE CYLINDER HEAD. 4. Check all exhaust system fittings loosened during repair for adequate tightness and allow engine to warm up. Recheck exhaust system for leaks and repair as required.


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MirrorMask: The Contest
Here's the contest: Write an Onion-style headline involving MirrorMask. (Note that The Onion this week has an interview with Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean.)
Guidelines: Be amusing. The only entries that will be considered are ones that are entered into the comments to this post. The winner will get first choice of whatever prizes are left over once Niko chooses hers, second place gets next choice, etc., until there are no prizes left. The prizes are MirrorMask movie posters, action figures, and a bust of some sort. I'll be the judge, and the criteria will be simple: whichever headlines most amuse me will win.
And please tell everybody you know to go see the film if they can (it opens on Friday, September 30th in selected theatres in the U.S.). The entire goal is to get enough people to go see it that the distributors decide to send copies to theatres in central New Hampshire and I'll get to see it on the big screen. (Yes, this is all about keeping me happy. Why else have a blog?)
Deadline: Monday, October 3, by 8pm E.S.T.
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Shocking Spoiler Alert: Neil Gaiman project about magic of storytelling.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous9/28/2005 11:55 PM
Freak Hurricane Timmy Wipes Michigan from Map, Only Survivors found at Premiere of "MirrorMask" where the Entire Building was Completely Untouched by the Storm: "It was an Act of God," explains the devout co-author of the film, Neil Gaiman, "as well as a not-so-subtle hint."ReplyDelete
[That takes out some of my frustration for living in the crappy state of MI, not to mention an hour away from the silly theatre the film is playing at. *grumbles* Grocery money is going to be gas money this weekend...]
Elizabeth Ann
Girl Trapped in Fantasy World: Alice and Dorothy CommentReplyDelete
- Anonymous9/29/2005 12:25 AM
Vacation Hotspot 2005?: Gaimain and McKean's "Fantasy World" found to be Small Island Off NH CoastReplyDelete
- Aramis Troche9/29/2005 1:15 AM
Mirrormask Fans Snubbed By Corpse Bride Fans, Mocked By Serenity Fans, Beat Up By Transporter 2 FansReplyDelete
Hee. :)
MirrorMask released; Muppets protest.ReplyDelete
MirrorMask released; Muppets protest.ReplyDelete
email@example.com (Sorry if this is a double post... I noticed that my other post wasn't showing up in the main page.)
- Anonymous9/29/2005 10:44 AM
Mirrormask Director Dave McKean Accidentally Creates New Dimension With iMacReplyDelete
McKean: "I just needed somewhere to store my books."
Gaiman and McKean hold up Mirror to Muppet Archives, Masking Hidden HorrorsReplyDelete
Outraged Movie Moguls Demand ExplanationsReplyDelete
"If McKean Can Do This On 4 Mil, Why Do We Pay Megabucks?"
And Matt, I owe you a review. Sorry! It's forthcoming! But it's giving me trouble! Sorry!
MirrorMask: Can Labyrinth Magic Be Rekindled Without David Bowie's Bulging Crotch?ReplyDelete
- Anonymous9/29/2005 1:46 PM
Gaiman and McKean reteam for first time in 3 hoursReplyDelete
Dave McKean joins Robert Rodriguez on James Cameron's shit listReplyDelete
After 17 Years of Trying: Two Men Procreate! (Englishmen... Go Figure)ReplyDelete
Mirrormask: New Nightclub Open!ReplyDelete
Walk in the doors and don't be surprised when everyone makes fun of you not wearing a mask.
<3 My two cents. ^__^
- Anonymous9/29/2005 10:31 PM
New Wave of Movie Piracy for McKean/Gaiman's MirrormaskReplyDelete
Substantial lucid dreaming community views film without paying.
Michael Moschen attends Mirrormask premiere; rolls eyes, ballsReplyDelete
Small Theaters Shocked By Large CrowdsReplyDelete
Goths Spotted Outside of Crypts For Second Time This MonthReplyDelete
Two Englishmen Steal Money from Muppets to Make Weird MovieReplyDelete
- muppetfan, age 139/30/2005 11:01 PM
GAIMAN'S LEATHER JACKET TRUMPS BOWIE'S TIGHTSReplyDelete
"I did think it was funny with him always wearing tights in "Labyrinth" and then there were these little potatoes with red hair...goblins, I mean," says Anonymous Source.
(My vote is for Gaiman and McKean reteam for first time in 3 hours.)ReplyDelete
Mirrormask: A Little Movie From The Two Most Reknowned Artists You've Never Heard Of
Weinstein Brothers Thoroughly Confused By Buzz For Sound-alike Film
Little Known Factoid: Bowie Makes Mirrormask Cameo
"I was one of the eyeball-spiders. Not that you could tell under all that CGI. Dave had me skittering across the bloody floor for hours!"
In response to Mirrormask snub, Kermit the Frog teams with Quentin Tarantino in new revenge flick: It's Not Easy Being Green, Motherf***er!"ReplyDelete
My vote is also for "Gaiman and McKean reteam for first time in 3 hours." Or "Mirrormask: A Little Movie From The Two Most Reknowned Artists You've Never Heard Of."ReplyDelete
Too bad the first one's anonymous. But ah well. (Oh yeah I forgot to post my e-mail. firstname.lastname@example.com ^^;)


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Figured this would be a good topic.
Not sure on how to identify each day as new ones pop up in the evening for me.
But to start if off. How the &%$# do you do todays (oct 19 with Mount Magma)
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A Wayne Central high school employee was arrested after Wayne County sheriff's deputies said she showed up to work intoxicated.
April L. Roods, 39, of Webster, is charged with DWI and driving with a blood alcohol content of over 0.08 percent. Roods is an English Teacher at Wayne Central High School.
Sheriff's deputies were called to the Wayne Central High School after they received a call from the school district saying that Roods arrived to work in an intoxicated state. School officials said she was removed from her first period classroom and taken into custody. Investigators found that Roods was intoxicated when she drove to work.
The district says they are awaiting the outcome of the sheriff's investigation as well as conducting an internal investigation. The district released a statement saying, "It is important to keep in mind that Ms. Roods, like all citizens, is presumed innocent of any wrongdoing and it has yet to be determined exactly what happened. We are taking all required and prudent steps to ensure the welfare and safety of our students while at the same time maintaining Ms. Roods' rights. The District also has been cooperating and will continue to cooperate fully with law enforcement authorities. "
Roods was given an appearance ticket to return to the Town of Ontario Court.
This is the same district where a bus driver was charged with DWI after a crash last week.
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Big Fish Selects MySQL Cluster for Real-Time Web Recommendations
By Mat Keep on Apr 30, 2013
The world's largest producer of casual games has selected MySQL Cluster to power its real-time recommendations platform.
High velocity data ingestion, low latency reads, on-line scaling and the operational simplicity delivered by MySQL Cluster has enabled Big Fish to increase customer engagement and deliver targeted marketing, providing a more personalized experience to its users.
You can read the full Big Fish Games and MySQL Cluster case study here - and a summary below
The global video gaming market is experiencing explosive growth. Competition is intense, and so to differentiate services and engage users, progressive gaming companies such as Big Fish are seeking solutions to more fully personalize the customer experience.
Using Business Intelligence (BI) and predictive analytics Big Fish can segment customers based on a range of demographic and behavioural indicators. This enables Big Fish to serve highly targeted recommendations and marketing, precisely personalized to a user's individual preferences.
Big Fish's Marketing Management Service platform, powered by MySQL Cluster, is used across all of the company's customer management systems, including customer support and the company's "Game Manager", to provide a unique customer experience to each of its millions of monthly users whenever they come in contact with Big Fish.
Big Fish already has an extensive deployment of MySQL databases powering web applications, including the storefront. They knew MySQL could power the recommendations database, but would require additional engineering efforts to implement database sharding to support data ingest and future scaling needs, coupled with a Memcached layer for low-latency reads.
As a result, they began evaluations of MySQL Cluster, in addition to other database technologies. Using MySQL Cluster, the Engineering teams were able to leverage their existing MySQL skills, enabling them to reduce operational complexity when compared to introducing a new database to the Big Fish environment.
At the same time, they knew MySQL Cluster, backed by Oracle, provided the long-term investment protection they needed for the MMS recommendations platform.
Through their evaluation, the Big Fish engineering team identified MySQL Cluster was best able to meet their technical requirements, based on:
Write performance to support high velocity data ingest
Low latency access with in-memory tables
On-line scalability, adding nodes to a running cluster
Continuous availability with its shared-nothing architecture
SQL and NoSQL APIs to the cluster supporting both fast data loading and complex queries
As illustrated in the figure below:
- User data is replicated from the MySQL databases powering the gaming storefront to the Big Fish BI platform;
- User data is analyzed and segmented within the BI platform;
- Recommendations are loaded as user records into MySQL Cluster using the NoSQL Cluster_J (Java) Connector;
- The SQL interface presented by the MySQL Servers then delivers personalized content to gamers in real-time, initially serving over 15m sessions per day.
Big Fish has subscribed to MySQL Cluster CGE providing the Engineering team with access to 24x7 Oracle Premier Support and MySQL Cluster Manager, which reduces operational overhead by providing:
- Automated configuration and reconfiguration of MySQL Cluster;
- Automated on-line node addition for on-demand scaling.
The online scalability of MySQL CGE can help Big Fish to meet future requirements, as it expands its use of MySQL CGE to include all new website developments, channels and gaming platforms.
Read the full Big Fish Games and MySQL Cluster case study
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Despite the success of the F truck in both Europe and other parts of the world, especially in the medium-duty segment, Volvo decided to carry on the development of reliable traditional conventional trucks, based on the existing generation of trucks.
A generation of modern trucks
When the L36/L37 family of trucks was introduced in 1954-56, it was a modern truck generation with numerous different components under the skin of the different versions. Side valve petrol engine, overhead valve petrol engine or diesel engine were obvious choices.
With the modest GCWs and the fairly modest quality of Scandinavian roads, around 100 bhp was more than enough for the intended transport applications, especially as these trucks were rarely used with a trailer.
Medium-duty class - heavy-duty performance
The mid and late 1950s was a time of fairly short daily transport distances when it came to medium-duty trucks, so a surprisingly large proportion of petrol-engine versions (L360 and L370) of this truck family was made, in relation to diesel engine trucks (L365 and L375).
Strictly speaking, this family of trucks belonged to the medium-duty class, but often the trucks were used in heavy-duty applications.
There were numerous tipper trucks based on chassis from this family, and L36/L37 trucks were often equipped with a crane, making them independent of loading tools and thus suitable for a large number of applications.


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What lures us to flickering candles at Christmas? We are drawn by light's mystery, aren't we? Shafts of light shining through a window reveal and conceal. We see dazzling effects of light in a room but don't witness the actual sunbeams.
Similar dynamics apply to Jesus, "the true light that enlightens every person who came into the world" (John 1:9). When Jesus was revealed to the world, many didn't recognize him. His identity was concealed, much like light's composition.
What moves faster than light in the universe? Albert Einstein surmised that nothing was speedier than a light beam, which travels at just over 186,000 miles per second. A "light year" is the amount of distance that a beam of light annually travels. How much? It's 6, followed by an unfathomable 12 zeroes. Count them: 6,000,000,000,000.
Light's speed is constant, Einstein figured. It doesn't jet ahead or slow to a crawl. Whereas time slows down or speeds ahead relative to a beam of light, the velocity of light itself isn't affected. This much is revealed to us about light.
Still, much of light's revealed make-up is concealed. Take your pick: light beams appear as both waves of light and particles of energy at the same time. That's doesn't seem possible. Light is tricky because when we regard it as waves, it acts that way. If we treat light as particles, our scientific experiments confirm this fact. It is both, which defies logic. The genesis of light is hidden, mysterious and concealed.
What does Christmas reveal about Jesus as light of the world? He was Jewish. His parents were Mary and Joseph. His ministry proved short but significant. Those who follow his way name themselves Christians. History reveals these facts.
Here's what's concealed about Jesus: The God he called "Father" dwells in unapproachable light. No person can pierce his identity or figure out his blinding essence. This God, say Christians, radiates in the face of Jesus.
Cornelius Plantinga Jr., retired president of Calvin Seminary in Grand Rapids Mich., describes how divine light is concealed by what happened to Jesus.
"He reveals God also when thugs have blackened his eyes and split his lip. The wounded face of Jesus Christ, beard running with other men's spit - that too tells us something of who God is and how powerfully God is willing to suffer. It's a hooded light in the midst of human weakness" is how Plantinga describes Jesus as simultaneously revealed and concealed.
Christians believe God's light shines through Jesus. Such light isn't exclusive to Christianity, though. Many religions speak of light as the vehicle by which their higher power, however defined, shines among us.
A center from which this light is reflected is the Vail Interfaith Chapel, which celebrates with the ski community its 50th birthday in 2012. I served on the ministerial chapel staff for a fifth of its existence, during the 1990s. Nestled alongside Gore Creek, this worship spot reflects divine light. Walk into the sanctuary. Light cascades through the windows. It fills this sacred place.
During the 1990s, five Christian congregations shared space in this chapel, along with Mormons who got a special OK from Salt Lake City to congregate there, too. A Jewish congregation also resided in this holy place.
Religious leaders didn't compete in the last decade of the 20th century. We pooled resources and complemented each other's effort to reflect divine light. Bringing truth to light, we asked hard questions, tackled tough realities and made the complexity of working together simple, without becoming simplistic.
Several religious traditions housed in the chapel focused the light of their ministry through a shared prism. Such endeavors brightened Vail's landscape and stretched to the ends of the Earth.
A blinding snowstorm hit the first time I led chapel worship. Only five people attended. Bob Scheid, a Presbyterian leader, sensed my disappointment at so meager a count. He said, "Remember that the world comes to Vail to ski. These five represent the big world as they go out from this small chapel, shining their religious lights."
Those five worshippers filled a pew, but the rest of the space was crammed with angels and archangels and the spirits of those pioneers who started the chapel. I was preaching to a packed house, although only five people showed up on a snowy Sunday morning. How enlightening!
Christians affirm Jesus as the light who enlightens people of goodwill, whatever their religious persuasion. What's our response to him?
Methodist Bishop Elaine Stanovsky of the Rocky Mountain Conference rides a sunbeam of truth when she writes, "As the axis of the Earth shortens our hours of daylight, Christian faith invites us to turn toward the light. The Bible tells us that God enters the world with flashing light. Glory.
"Wait, watch, expect, wander, wonder, follow, yearn, learn, search, anticipate, prepare. Light will shine. Light will shine on us. Light will shine in us. Light will shine through us."
On this Christmas morn, let's follow the star to Bethlehem. Greet the Light sparkling in the infant's eyes. His divine heart embraces us, lightening our load in a dark world.
The Rev. Jack R. Van Ens is a Presbyterian minister who heads the nonprofit, tax-exempt Creative Growth (www.thelivinghistory.com), which enhances Christian worship through storytelling and dramatic presentations aimed to make God's history come alive. Van Ens' book, "How Jefferson Made the Best of Bad Messes," is available in local bookstores for $7.95.


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Speak Up doesn't have to be about video games, especially when a commenter as famous as fake Tony Danza comes out against a shining example of America colors on a comic book character.
So what with The Avengers in theaters and all that it's sparked conversation about the rest of the movies, and one thing I've noticed is that a lot of people liked Captain America more than Thor.
Why? I found Captain America horrible. Not only is Captain America a rather appalling character, wrapped in jingoistic patriotism that makes me want to vomit (I'm under the impression he's got more depth in the comic, but just the idea of a character called "Captain *Country*" is almost physically disgusting it's so bad.), but the movie just wasn't very good in my opinion. None of the characters were rather likable except, maybe, the doctor who gave him the serum and Stark (Who was a real let down considering how good Robert's Tony is), the pacing was horrible, and just generally it wasn't very compelling. Oh look, the Nazi's are dabbling in secret and forbidden sciences/occult, I haven't seen that story since.... Hellboy 1?
I could go on, but anyway:
Why do people like the Captain America movie?
For the record, I'm not trying to be condescending, I'm honestly curious what you see in it.


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Thursday, October 7, 2010
Roasted Sesame-Glazed Sweet Potatoes
One of hubby's co-irkers sent home two of the most ginormous sweet potatoes I'd ever seen. Look at those monsters! So this is for all ye naysayers who wonder why I send in treats for the co-irkers. There is a method to my madness. They send treats back to me as well!
Roasted Sesame-Glazed Sweet Potatoes
2 lbs. sweet potatoes (that was just ONE of those pictured) peeled, and small-cubed
1 1/2 TBSP olive oil
2 tsp kosher salt
1/2 tsp Chinese five spice powder
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
1/4 tsp black pepper
1 TBSP honey
1 TBSP reduced-sodium soy sauce
1/2-1 tsp Sriracha sauce (or other hot sauce)
1 tsp sesame oil
2 TBSP sesame seeds (I used a combination of white and black)
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with nonstick foil or use regular foil and spray it with cooking spray.
In a large bowl toss sweet potatoes with olive oil. Combine salt, five spice powder, cayenne pepper and black pepper in a small bowl and stir to combine. Sprinkle over sweet potatoes and stir to coat potatoes with spices. Place potatoes in a single layer on prepared baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes.
Meanwhile, combine the honey, soy sauce, Sriracha, and sesame oil in a small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave for 30 seconds to melt/thin honey and stir well to combine.
Remove sweet potatoes from oven and drizzle honey mixture over all. Stir to coat potatoes. Sprinkle potatoes with the sesame seeds and return pan to oven. Roast potatoes for another 20-30 minutes or until potatoes are fork tender.
10 comments:
- June said...
I'm with you Mags. I like my sweet potatoes savory as well and these look delish. I really like the addition of five spice powder as well as the Sriracha of course. Yummy!
- October 7, 2010 at 10:19 AM
- Lyndsey said...
You sound just like me. I never ever touch the ones with marshmallows or any sweet added. I usually offer to make the sweet poatoes for Thanksgiving so I can avoid that. I feel the same way about acorn squash that they like to add brown sugar or maple suryp. I will swap savory sweet potatoe recipes with you!
- October 7, 2010 at 12:45 PM
- Nanan said...
OOOHHHHH Baby - I now have the sweet potato side dish for Thanksgiving!!!! Yippy!!!!! I love them savory, too!
- October 7, 2010 at 1:14 PM
- Julie said...
I like them all sweet, sweet and not so sweet. I was raised on those marshmallow ones! This looks delicious. What's in five spice powder? Wondering if I have the five spices? :)
- October 7, 2010 at 5:17 PM
- Mags said...
Julie: The bottle says, anise,cinnamon,star anise,cloves and ginger
- October 7, 2010 at 5:24 PM
- Haden News said...
I am a fan of savory rather than sweet too! The combination of flavors sound delicious. I have to admit though as a kid I loved the sweet potatoes with tiny marshmallows! Guess I grew up :)
- October 7, 2010 at 7:26 PM
- Moogie said...
Sweet potato... pumpkin... I love them both, anyway I can get them.
- October 7, 2010 at 8:08 PM
- Magic of Spice said...
I love sweet potatoes, and I really love this recipe...delicious :)
- October 8, 2010 at 5:31 PM
- Jen @ My Kitchen Addiction said...
I do like sweet recipes for sweet potatoes... But, I think I enjoy the savory recipes just as much! Definitely giving this one a try!
- October 8, 2010 at 6:38 PM
- Beth said...
I love sweet potatoes, and this one looks like a winner!
- October 10, 2010 at 1:36 PM


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NVIDIA Jetson with GPU-accelerated parallel processing is the world's leading embedded visual computing platform. It features high-performance, low-energy computing for deep learning and computer vision making the Jetson platform ideal for compute-intensive embedded projects like drones, autonomous robotic systems, mobile medical imaging, and Intelligent Video Analytics (IVA). OEMs, independent developers, makers and hobbyists can use the NVIDIA Jetson TX1 to explore the future of embedded computing.Learn more about The Jetson Embedded Platform
In the drone industry, the weight and size of the main board is critical. With the ZED stereo camera by Stereolabs, developers can capture the world in 3D and map 3D models of indoor and outdoor scenes up to 20 meters. The small form factor of the Jetson TX1 enables Stereolabs to bring advanced computer vision capabilities to smaller and smaller systems. See what is possible when these two technologies come together in drones to power the latest virtual reality applications.


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November 02, 2012
Energy regulator Ofgem is consulting on major reforms to make the energy market fairer for small business customers. A recent review concluded that more protection was needed for smaller businesses.
Ofgem is proposing to widen the number of small businesses that benefit from its existing safeguards. These rules currently apply to Britain's smallest businesses – which typically employ 10 people or less. Extending the rules will ensure that 150,000 more businesses are covered.
Ofgem is also proposing that all bills and statements sent to small businesses clearly show when the contract ends, so that fewer businesses end up paying more for their energy than they need to.
The current rules say that:
But businesses have told Ofgem that switching suppliers can be difficult and time-consuming. An Ofgem licence condition prevents suppliers from blocking a switch unless there are legitimate reasons. Ofgem has announced that it is monitoring suppliers and their business switching procedures.
Ofgem is also planning to clean up the practices of some energy brokers by developing an industry-wide code of practice for them. It aims to start introducing these reforms from summer 2013.
Andrew Wright, senior partner, markets at Ofgem said: "Our retail market review showed that small businesses want fairer treatment from suppliers, clearer information about contracts and more protection from mis-selling. Our proposed reforms seek to address these issues."
Jonathan Elliott, CEO of price comparison service Makeitcheaper.com, said: "Ofgem's backing of contract end dates and notice periods on bills is a big win for small businesses. It means far fewer will fall for the controversial 'rollover trap', in which businesses are unknowingly locked into paying high rates for at least a year. In a survey of 1,250 businesses we conducted earlier this year, 96% told us it would be easier to manage their energy accounts if contract end dates appeared on their bills."


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Byrnes falls short at Lady Rebel Varsity Invitational
Published: Saturday, March 30, 2013 at 3:15 a.m.
Last Modified: Sunday, March 31, 2013 at 12:07 a.m.
It looked as if the Byrnes softball team was going to win its 11th straight Lady Rebel Varsity Invitational title on Saturday night. But in the sixth inning it all fell apart.
Byrnes lost a heartbreaker to Palmetto 4-3 in the championship game at Tyger River Park. It was the first time the Lady Rebels, who went 3-1 in the two-day tournament, didn't win the title since the tournament began in 2002.
Palmetto scored four runs in the bottom of the sixth behind RBI singles from Brittany Houston and Baylee Browning. Kacy Frady doubled in Houston to put the Lady Mustangs on top 4-2.
Brooke Ellison scored the tying run after Byrnes' Bailey Pearson recorded a strikeout and the Lady Rebels were leaving the field. Even the umpires were confused and it took nearly five minutes to sort out.
"It's always disappointing not to win your own tournament, but Palmetto is a really good team and they'll compete in 3A this year," Byrnes coach Brandi Aiken said. "It was a good game, but we ended up letting other factors affect our play tonight. It was a good tournament, though, Tyger River took care of us and the weather was great."
Pearson was 4-for-4 with a double and two RBIs for Byrnes. Caroline Shin scored all three runs for the Lady Rebels. Shin tripled in the first and doubled in the seventh.
"It's disappointing, because we hit the ball and the team played great defense behind me tonight," Pearson said. "We had a good tournament and played together all weekend."
Pearson allowed five hits and four earned runs in six innings for Byrnes. She recorded nine strikeouts.
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Roger has moved another step towards defending his home-title with a routine 6-3 6-2 win over Germany's Nicolas Kiefer to reach the semi-finals.
"It wasn't easy today," Roger insisted after winning the final game to love. "My serve wasn't helping me out much with only the one ace near the end. But I was playing pretty solidly from the baseline and I hope I can continue that way for the rest of the week."
The result is very clear, even clearer than a week ago in Madrid, where Roger had won 6-4, 6-4 against Kiefer (ATP 64) in the semis. But the German certainly had his chances during the match, especially in the beginning. But Roger replied in his usual fashion, regaining his advantage on Kiefer's service game and displaying attractive tennis and even the odd little gag her and there.
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NEW: For a prettier blog interface, see the Wordpress version!
|Meet Maoi Arroyo for brunch @1000 in Greenbelt 1 (2005.06.18 social)
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1. Planner support for action-lock.el
action-lock.el is part of HOWM. The following code enables Planner-style links _anywhere_. Add it to your ~/.emacs and use M-x action-lock-mode to turn action locking on.
(add-to-list 'action-lock-default-rules (list (with-planner emacs-wiki-url-or-name-regexp) 'planner-action-lock-follow-name-at-point)) (setq action-lock-rules action-lock-default-rules) (defvar planner-action-lock-default-directory planner-directory "Expand files relative to this directory.") (defun planner-action-lock-follow-name-at-point (&optional other-window) (let ((link-name (match-string 0)) (base-buffer (current-buffer)) ;; the name of the buffer that contains the link. check ;; whether buffer-name is a WikiName, else make it one (parent-name (or (emacs-wiki-page-name) (concat "[[" (buffer-name) "]]"))) (refresh-buffer nil)) (with-planner (let ((link (emacs-wiki-wiki-link-target link-name))) (if (emacs-wiki-wiki-url-p link) (emacs-wiki-browse-url link other-window) ;; The name list is current since the last time the buffer was ;; highlighted (let* ((base (emacs-wiki-wiki-base link-name)) (file (emacs-wiki-page-file base)) (tag (and (not (emacs-wiki-wiki-url-p link)) (emacs-wiki-wiki-tag link))) (find-file-function (if other-window 'find-file-other-window 'find-file)) (parent-allowed-backlink-p (not (string-match emacs-wiki-exclude-backlink-parent-regexp parent-name))) (parent-backlink (and parent-allowed-backlink-p (emacs-wiki-get-current-backlink))) (newbuf (funcall find-file-function (or file (expand-file-name base (or planner-action-lock-default-directory (and (buffer-file-name) (file-name-directory (buffer-file-name))) default-directory))))) (emacs-wiki-create-backlinks (and emacs-wiki-create-backlinks parent-allowed-backlink-p)) (make-link-p (and emacs-wiki-create-backlinks ;; insert backlink only in new files (null file) (not (string-match emacs-wiki-exclude-backlink-regexp (emacs-wiki-page-name (buffer-file-name newbuf))))))) (when tag (goto-char (point-min)) (re-search-forward (concat "^\\.?#" tag) nil t)) (when refresh-buffer (when make-link-p (emacs-wiki-insert-backlink parent-name parent-backlink)) ;; todo: is with-current-buffer necessary here? (with-current-buffer newbuf (add-hook 'after-save-hook 'emacs-wiki-refresh-buffers-once t t) ;; save the new file to avoid another backlink if the ;; buffer is visited again before being saved (when (or make-link-p (and (null file) (not parent-allowed-backlink-p))) ;; set modified status to t: pages with excluded ;; parents may not be modified, but we want to save ;; anyway (set-buffer-modified-p t) (save-buffer))))))))))
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Hi Together,
I hope you can help me on this...
I created playlists with Winamp and saved them in a folder which is shared, so accessable with my PS3 using PSM. When selcetng the playlists he doesn't find any track - on the PC it is working fine. When I create the playlists with another software i.e., playlist creator I can see the files on my PS3 and play them, but I see every track twice.
Can somebody help me?
THX in advance,


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LAKE TAHOE — Thursday, Sept. 20, will be the last day of operations for the Northstar and Homewood boat inspection stations.
Boat inspections and decontaminations will still be available at the Alpine, Spooner and Meyers stations until Sept. 30, officials announced this week.
On Oct. 1, Tahoe boat inspections will move to select launch ramps and winter hours will begin. Tahoe RCD inspectors will be stationed at Cave Rock and Lake Forest boat launches seven days a week, 6 a.m.-4 p.m., weather permitting.
Boats with attached Lake Tahoe wire inspection seals and valid Tahoe inspection stickers will be permitted to launch during these times, but any new inspections are required to take place during daylight hours. Hot water decontaminations will be available through the month of October, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. for watercraft that are not clean, drained and dry.
Additional fees may apply for the decontamination process. Boats with intact inspection seals will still be permitted to launch at Sand Harbor, Obexer's and Tahoe Keys Marina, but no inspections or decontaminations will take place at these locations.
Inspection and boat ramp hours are weather permitting, and may be delayed or closed during winter storm conditions. Boaters are encouraged to arrive clean, drained and dry and to confirm hours and inspection locations online at TahoeBoatInspections.com or by calling the Tahoe Boat Inspection Hotline toll-free at 888-824-6267. Private launch facilities should be contacted directly for winter hours and weather closures.


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- May 10:
- Purdy: Michael Sam: A watershed sports moment and embrace-and why it matters
- San Francisco 49ers hoping for help from their Drafted Dozen
- Thompson: Michael Sam saga is bigger than football -- it's all about struggle and overcoming
- St. Louis Rams draft Michael Sam, first openly gay player in NFL
- NFL Draft: Raiders complete the deal
- NFL draft: Michael Sam goes to Rams
- NFL draft: 49ers finish the deal
- NFL draft: Raiders take DE in seventh round
- NFL draft: Raiders make homecoming pick
- NFL draft: 49ers keep drafting defensive backs
- NFL draft: San Jose State's David Fales selected in sixth round by Chicago Bears
- NFL draft: 49ers add third DB to draft class
- NFL draft: 49ers take pass-rusher in fifth round
- NFL draft: Stanford chases history
- San Jose State's Bené Benwikere drafted in the fifth round by Carolina Panthers
- NFL draft: 49ers take another defensive back
- NFL draft: Cal's Khairi Fortt goes to Saints
- NFL draft: A look at the Raiders' draft class
- NFL draft: Raiders take DB Keith McGill
- NFL draft: A look at the 49ers' draft class
- NFL draft: Raiders take defensive tackle Justin Ellis
- NFL draft: 49ers draft WR Bruce Ellington
- May 9:
- NFL draft: A look at 49ers' Brandon Thomas
- NFL draft: 49ers pick offensive lineman Brandon Thomas
- NFL draft: A look at 49ers' Chris Borland
- NFL draft: Raiders take guard Jackson in third round
- NFL draft: 49ers take linebacker Borland
- NFL draft: A look at 49ers' Marcus Martin
- NFL draft: 49ers take center Martin with 70th pick
- NFL draft: Raiders' McKenzie trades for additional pick
- NFL draft: 49ers add Stevie Johnson, Carlos Hyde to offense
- Thompson: For Raiders, Carr was a no-brainer
- NFL draft: Palo Alto's Adams, Stanford's Murphy lead Bay Area products taken on Day 2
- NFL draft: Raiders pick QB Derek Carr
- 49ers trade for receiver Stevie Johnson
- 49ers' top pick Jimmie Ward tells media 'I talk with my pads'
- 49ers' rookie Jimmie Ward will have toughest stretch beginning in mid-October
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Richard Rodgers, who had his tight end position virtually eliminated from Cal's offense last fall, was taken by the Green Bay Packers in the third round of the NFL draft with the 98th overall pick on Friday.
Rodgers was moved to slot receiver, then briefly to short-yardage power back, but rarely lined up at tight end in coach Sonny Dykes' fast-pace, no-huddle "Bear Raid" offense.
After making 39 receptions for 608 yards last season, the 6-foot-4, 257-pounder should be far more comfortable catching passes from Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, the former Cal star.
Rodgers was the third Bay Area player chosen Friday and the first from Cal, which avoided being shut out in the first three rounds for the first time since 2006.
After leaving school a year early to enter the NFL, Rodgers was picked a couple rounds earlier than most draft experts anticipated.
His father, Richard Rodgers, is remembered for being a participant for Cal in the The Play in the 1982 Big Game. The older Rodgers now is a special teams coach for the Carolina Panthers.
For more on Cal sports, see the Bear Talk blog at ibabuzz.com/beartalk. Follow Jeff Faraudo on Twitter at Twitter.com/JeffFaraudo.


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Final preparations are taking place for the Jimmy Carter Work Project in Valdosta this week, and in order to build 25 houses in this 14-acre land in just seven days, Habitat is making sure that there's no room to make mistakes.
"Everything has to be on site before we begin because if we make a mistake, chances are it's going to be multiplied 25 times and so there has been a lot of good planning by city and community, volunteers and staff," says Will Ruttencutter, Director of Construction Services.
The foundation of the houses has already been laid out, and everything that volunteers need from tools to shelves are located in the container in front of the homes.
This will be Habitat's biggest operation ever, with thousands of volunteers participating from 13 different countries.
"Meals three times a day, first aide, security, all the different elements we need to be almost be a self contained spot and several of us will be here 24 hours a day," says Ralph Jackson, Executive Director of V-LC Habitat.
Some call the event the "Super Bowl of Habitat." And being that Valdosta is one of three cities to host the event this year, is a true honor for the community.
"Because we've done this around the world, in South Korea, South Africa, Philippines, next year we'll be in Mexico, but this is Valdosta, Georgia and we are at the same playing field and same level, it's exciting."
The volunteers will start coming in Friday, and start building early Saturday morning all the way till next Friday.
President Carter is scheduled to be here in Valdosta on Wednesday to help build. So grab your hammer, 'cause Jimmy is coming.
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A Feast for the Eyes
As we approach the holiday season, more opportunities emerge for social engagement. Circuits of typical animal and human brains are wired to experience social engagement as rewarding. However for some of us, these engagements are not so rewarding and may even be aversive. Early disruptions in the circuitry that mediates social attention and reward can lead to the atypical social communications observed in autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and a surprisingly-related disorder anorexia nervosa.
Social reward seems to be different than other types of reward in ASD. It may be that social rewards uniquely tickle some reward circuits, but not others. However, clear differences between circuits subserving social versus other rewards have yet to emerge. Autism Speaks-funded postdoctoral fellow, Karli Watson, conducted a series of recordings in frontal brain regions of monkeys trained to tell how much they wanted to look at an image by trading drops of their favorite juice. In this way, Karli and her postdoctoral advisor, Michael Platt, both of Duke University, could compare different types of rewards—both social and nonsocial—in a common reference frame and relate the value of rewards to neural activity. A detailed understanding of the neural hardware that drives our response to social stimuli was sorely needed and only accessible in an animal model with sufficiently complex and human-like behaviors.
But Karli also wanted to get closer to understanding social attention in people. At that time, available clinical research opportunities in autism at Duke were few. A unique opportunity emerged from Nancy Zucker, a Duke colleague who studies anorexia nervosa. Zucker approached Watson and Platt with an idea.
Although most people would not consider anorexia nervosa (AN) and ASD as related, there are eerie parallels that have led some to suggest that AN might be a female analog of autism. Contrary to the strong male bias found in ASD, AN has a very strong female bias. Symptoms can appear suddenly, although later in development than ASD. Obsessions and rigidity in behaviors and preferences are common to both disorders. Atypical eating preferences are, obviously, defining for AN, but also quite common in ASD. Even more suggestive is a co-morbidity of ASD symptoms in individuals with AN and a clustering of both disorders in families. Recently at an IACC meeting during public comments, a woman raised the issue of ASD co-morbidity with eating disorders (videocast, beginning around minute 180).
Intrigued by these connections, Watson, Zucker, and Platt designed a study to analyze patterns of gaze when women with weight-restored AN viewed images of other women. Although the women had previously received a diagnosis of AN, their weights were restored to a healthy value for at least the past 9 months. The researchers observed the same result so often reported in ASD—individuals with AN spent less time looking at the eyes in the images. "Women with anorexia nervosa avoid the eye region when looking at faces and avoid the face region when looking at full body images. These results are similar to those you would expect in studies of participants with autism, and highlights the possibility that there may be an overlapping set of neural circuitry that is dysfunctional in the two disorders," says Watson.
The research team also observed differences in reward value of different types of images using a similar how much would you pay to look at this image task previously used in their monkey research. Although mean attractiveness of the images were rated similarly by control subjects and women with AN, the women with AN found images judged to be unattractive much less valuable to view. They also greatly preferred to look at images from women who were underweight compared with typical or overweight women, again compared with control women. "This task allows us to measure, in an actual dollar amount, how much subjects will pay to look at different kinds of images," explains Watson. "Whereas women with no history of an eating disorder will actually pay to view images of faces (think paying for a copy of People magazine at a newsstand), women who have had anorexia nervosa will not. On the other hand, women who have had anorexia nervosa will pay to look at full body images of emaciated women, but require a bribe to look at full body images of overweight women."
The similarities in eye tracking findings between ASD and AN go beyond gaze on static images. Women with AN have previously been characterized as having difficulty in maintaining eye contact during interviews and also having difficulty reading emotion in faces, both characteristics commonly observed in ASD .
The next steps for the research are two-fold. The team plans to conduct a similar study while imaging the brain in individuals with AN. These data would permit comparisons of functional brain circuitry during social engagement between AN and ASD. The human research has also inspired the next experiments in non-human primates. Although creating an anorexic monkey is out of the question, the research team can compare responses to aversive taste stimuli with scenarios where animals choose to withdraw from social images. But perhaps most important, Karli wants increase public awareness of the link between AN and ASD, noting "an appreciation of symptom co-morbidity and family clustering will help with understanding both disorders".
December 10, 2010 at 1:25 pm
I definitely think there is a link, and I also think that females often internalize pain until it comes out in ways like anorexia nervosa. I am a female with ASD who is recovered from AN. There are others whom I know of and have heard of as well.
December 13, 2010 at 11:20 am
I am sure Karli is a brilliant young scientist and I wish her the best. However as the parent of a severely affected child I question the real life value of this research.
Eye gazing research funding is so tremendous and the benefits to asd community so few. I can diagnose a child in 5 minutes- then what?
More importantly these issues must be studied in an environmental context if they are to meaningfully contribute to causation research.


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Woohoo! I finished the Emacs mail productivity article that Don Marti asked me to write. If you look back at my past few days of inbox entries, you'll note that I haven't really been staying at Inbox Zero - but at least it feels manageable. I also threw in a few more tips, like mail scoring. Much much much fun.
I'll let them publish it first, 'cause they're paying me for it. Then I'll repost it over here after some time... =)
Well, that was fun. =D
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Also done with practically all of the data gathering for my thesis. It went surprisingly well! I don't know what I was so afraid of. I have maybe one or two more data points on Monday, but I already have enough data to make my research supervisor comfortable.
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Curiosity is a natural stage of children's development, but it also puts the child at greater risk of unintentional poisoning. Although household cleaners are a frequent cause of poisoning, children can also be fatally poisoned by iron, alcohol, and carbon monoxide. In Maricopa County, between 1998 and 2002, there were 5 deaths and 104 near fatal poisonings in children ages 0 to 14. The highest age range was 1 to 4 years. By proper prevention efforts, the majority of these poisonings could be avoided.
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TAHOE, Calif. - SnowFest!, celebrating its 32nd year, is looking for new events to add to the calendar for the annual North Lake Tahoe Festival. The 10-day winter carnival celebration is scheduled for Friday, March 1 through Sunday, March 10, 2013.
A long-standing tradition throughout the North Lake Tahoe community, SnowFest! provides winter fun, on and off the slopes, for residents and travelers to the area, and is produced through sponsorships from local businesses, corporate sponsors and the support of the North Lake Tahoe Resort Association. This year's event is once again expected to draw thousands of attendees.
Last year's SnowFest! featured more than 60 events including a torchlight parade, laser show and fireworks at Squaw Valley, community parades in Tahoe City and Kings Beach, a Dress Up Your Dog Contest, the now famous Gar Woods Polar Bear Swim, snow sculpting, wacky winter bowling, a classical music concert and wine tasting, and the community favorite, dog pull. The festival has events for the young and not-so-young, educational events and arts-related events. There is a Luau at Sunnyside Resort and a Mardi Gras party at Jakes on the Lake, a fastest bar server race at Pete 'n Peters and a Ribfest at the Bridgetender.
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SnowFest! is heavily publicized, not only in the Reno/Tahoe market but throughout California and Nevada and other parts of the country. If event information, and a deposit, is received prior to Oct. 26, the event will be included on 50,000 rack cards produced by SnowFest! The rack cards are distributed by local restaurants, bars and businesses, beginning at Thanksgiving, and distributed throughout the Reno/Tahoe area, the Silicon Valley Corporate market and the Northern California Winter Sports stores.
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Was Israel justified in raiding the Gaza aid flotilla?
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..if you are going to be dumb, then you need to be strong.
What part of 'War Zone' don't you understand..??
But wait, you WANT to be there, to make a political-statement... the best way to do that is to: die.
I see where 10 of the 600 made a statement, what about the other 590 = no glory no statement..??
You're lucky the defense-force didn't sink your boat.
You're lucky some other country didn't sink the boat, and try to blame it on the defenders.
Oh please, 10 dead, from being in a War Zone, and attempting to run a blockade = I would have been more impressed with 600 dead...
You wanna really impress the world: stop the terrorists, stop hamas ...
If you are pulled over by the Police, who are usually armed, do your friends rush the officer and take his/her weapon?
If you want to know who to fear, it is those you cannot criticize. The Jewish Defense League and the media will make sure that no one says anything bad about the "chosen people." However, read a few of the anti-Gentile remarks that they feel free to make.
Golda Meir said: "There are no Palestinians."
An Israeli rabbi said: "One million Arabs are not worth one Jewish fingernail."
In June, 1967 Israel pre-emptively attacked its neighbors, thereby starting the Six-Day War. On 6/8/67 Israel attacked the unarmed USS Liberty in international waters, killing 34 and wounding 171 US sailors. This act of war by "the only democracy in the Middle East" was explained away as an accident. Our "only ally in the Middle East" got away with murder and has been killing with abandon the unarmed for over 40 years and getting away with it. They have a saying that there is no business like the Holocaust business, and they use it to brainwash the world into believing that they are victims
Under international law, Israel has the right to protect the lives of its civilians and has undertaken measures to defend itself, including the imposition of a maritime blockade to curb the smuggling of weapons by Hamas. Five of the six flotilla vessels offered passive resistance to the Israeli boarding parties, and the redirection of these vessels to Ashdod was accomplished in a peaceful manner. However, the activists on the sixth ship violently attacked the Israeli landing party. After several Israeli personnel were wounded, some critically, the landing party was forced to act in self-defense. Israel does not prevent aid from reaching Gaza via established land-based crossings and there is no lack of humanitarian aid to the Strip.
Israel has acted like the bully of the block for way too long. If you starve the Palestinians long enough, they will either die or get so pis-ed off that they become true terrorists.
Doesn't anyone look at the lessons of history? I guess not or we would not be in Iraq and Afghanistan. Oh dear how silly of me, the American government learning from history, that would have required GWB to have studied. One really shouldn't expect much from a cheerleader.
Or in the words of Paul McCartney on receiving the Gershwin Prize presented at the Library of Congress "well your new president knows what a library is, your last one didn't" Thank you Sir Paul.
Armed with "paintguns"? Those so-called "paintguns" killed at least nine people who were armed with what the Israelis called "sharp steel". The paintguns were most likely M-4 supplied by the U.S. In the past 18 months, one person, a foreign worker, was killed by the rockets fired into Israel from Gaza. In one day, Israeli commandos, acting as pirates in international waters, killed at least nine (9) civilians with automatic weapons. Where is the justice in that? Counties should provide naval destroyer escorts to ships heading for Gaza, regardless of what they are carrying. The Israelis said the cement was a military war material. What Chutzpah! And they still haven't delivered it.
Israel had every right to do what they did. those foltillas were warned not to try to run the blockaid. The Israelis only entered those ships to turn them around. The so-called activists were/are terrorists that were intented to commit acts of terroism against any Israeli in the area. If anyone has any doubts about Turkey's intentions all they have to do is lok to the Ottoman empire history. It's the same as the rest of the Muslim Nation's intent - to make the whole world muslim - at any cost. Just like thye Nazi's and the communists - world domination at any cost -"The end justifies the means!" Israel is only defending what is rightfully her's. If anyone truly has the guts to study the history of that part of the world WITHOUT DISTORTING IT TO JUSTIFY THEIR BELIEF. I have been a student of history -especally so-called "Ancient History" and history of the Middle East; especially customs and laws; and it greatly disturbs me at the distortions of facts that I see and hear.
The difference between Israel and us, is they have a leader we have a wimp.
I object to the formula of this survey question because it presumes that what Israel did was to "raid" the so-called "Peace" Flotilla. A raid is a hit-&-run attack to interdict, destroy, or plunder an enemy installation or vessel - and the use of that word in this question is prejudicial. What Israel did, in accordance with international maritime law and laws of warfare with respect to blockade, was a legal stoppage for inspection of cargo for contraband aboard a vessel bound for a blockaded seacoast.
Actual raiders would not have been armed primarily with paintball guns.
I would like to donate my snorkel and fins to the Palestinian flotilla so they can swim to a hospital.
When the video clearly shows the Israelis boarding the ship by rappeling and using both hands...how do they fire at anyone? As soon as they hit the deck they are set upon by the "peace" activists. This flotilla ignored justified orders to stop for inspection. They were obviously attempting to create an incident and came armed ready to strike. The Israelis were totally justified in their response.
Why are we as Americans alays ready to jump on the Israely Goverment when they go after one of there enemy's. Yet Our own people are giving our goverment more of our rights. so they can protect us. Let Israel's people take care of them selves. We need to make sure that we have not given our highest office to some one who does not have the right to that office.
Aid activists are set upon by armed thugs weilding semi-automatic machine guns. Their only means of self defense? Pipes, sticks and their own fists.
"But they grabbed weapons from the soldiers and used it on them!"
Think of it - you're attacked by a man with a gun. All you have is a stick. By some lucky miracle (for you) you were able to thwack the BA$TARD on the head and he falls down. Your new choice: keep the stick, or pick up the gun and use IT to defend yourself.
Please don't insult either my OR your intelligence to say you wouldn't have done the same exact thing.
The Israelis are thugs. They were thugs when they bulldozed Rachel Corrie and MURDERED her, and they're showing themselves to be thugs once again.
You can't claim self defense when it's YOU that went on the offensive.
How did I guess you were from San Fransisco ?
Duh, by your remarks. There's a village in Kenia and SF CA
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