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We're all pretty comfortable with the knowledge that junk food is bad for our health. We know that an unhealthy diet has been linked to obesity, diabetes and heart disease. Junk food isn't just nutritionally vacant, it has known negative health effects that severely debilitate lifestyles and can result in serious medical problems and even death. But are there other problems that can result from the consumption of junk food that we haven't been aware of?
A new study has revealed eating junk food could increase the risk of a person destroying their sense of smell.
The findings, published in the Journal of Neuroscience, show diet may impact a range of human traits apart from weight.
Dr Nicolas Thiebaud, of Florida State University, said: 'This opens up a lot of possibilities for obesity research.'
It is the first time researchers have been able to demonstrate a firm link between a bad diet and a loss of smell.
In the six-month study mice were given a high-fat daily diet, while also being taught to associate between an odour and a reward of a drink of water.
Mice given the food were slower to learn the association than a control group given their usual meals.
And when researchers introduced a new fragrance to monitor their adjustment, the mice with the high-fat diets could not rapidly adapt, demonstrating reduced ability to smell.
Fellow researcher Professor Debra Ann Fadool said: 'Moreover, when high-fat reared mice were placed on a diet of control chow – during which they returned to normal body weight and blood chemistry – they still had reduced olfactory [smell] capacities.
Scientists at Florida State University found links between a high-fat diet and major structural and functional changes in the nasal system
'Mice that were exposed to high-fat diets just had 50 percent of the neurons that could operate to encode odour signals.'
The team will now begin looking at whether exercise could slow down a high-fat diet's impact on smell.
They will also investigate if a high-sugar diet would also have the same negative effect.
Funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the study comes at an important time with obesity rates at all time highs throughout the world.
It certainly appears that the effects of junk food reach further than any of us expected. FoodFacts.com can't help but wonder whether there may be other damaging effects related to junk food consumption that haven yet to be uncovered.


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How to Work with the Quicken 2013 Budget Windows
Click the Get Started button, which appears in the middle of the Budgets window if you haven't created a budget.
Quicken displays the Create a New Budget dialog box.
You now can begin the process of creating a budget. With the sort of kindness you often don't expect from strangers, Quicken even suggests a name for your budget and enters it into the Budget Name text box. The name will be something really clever like Budget 1 or Budget 2, but you can replace Quicken's idea of clever.

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Vice President Biden Unveils Report Focused on Expanding Green Jobs and Energy Savings for Middle-Class Families
October 19, 2009
Vice President Biden today unveiled Recovery Through Retrofit, a report that builds on the foundation laid in the Recovery Act to expand green job opportunities and boost energy savings by making homes more energy efficient. Joining the Vice President today were Nancy Sutley, chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Steven Chu, Secretary of Energy; Hilda Solis, Secretary of Labor; Shaun Donovan, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; and Karen Mills, Administrator of the Small Business Administration.
At a Middle Class Task Force meeting earlier this year, the Vice President asked the CEQ to develop a proposal for federal action to lay the groundwork for a self-sustaining home energy efficiency retrofit industry. In response, CEQ facilitated a broad interagency process with the Office of the Vice President, 11 departments and agencies and six White House offices to develop recommendations for how to use existing authority and funding to accomplish this goal. These recommendations are described in detail in the Recovery Through Retrofit Report (PDF 485 KB). Download Adobe Reader.
"Recovery Through Retrofit is a blueprint that will create good green jobs—jobs that can't be outsourced, and jobs that will be the cornerstones of a 21st-Century economy," said Biden. "And, thanks to the Recovery Act's unprecedented investments in energy efficiency, we are making it easier for American families to retrofit their homes—helping them save money while reducing carbon emissions and creating a healthier environment for our families."
"This report builds on the foundation laid in the Recovery Act to expand green job and business opportunities for the middle class while ensuring that the energy efficiency market will thrive for years to come," said Sutley. "An aggressive program to retrofit American homes and businesses will create more work, more savings, and better health for middle class Americans."
Existing techniques and technologies in energy efficiency retrofitting can reduce energy use by up to 40% per home and lower total associated greenhouse gas emissions by up to 160 million metric tons annually. Retrofitting existing homes also has the potential to cut home energy bills by $21 billion annually. Yet, despite the real energy cost savings and environmental benefits associated with improving home energy efficiency, a series of barriers have prevented a self-sustaining retrofit market from forming. These barriers include a lack of access to information, financing and skilled workers.
The recommendations and actions in this report have been carefully designed to help overcome these barriers and to leverage Recovery Act funding to help ensure that the energy efficiency market will thrive long after the Recovery Act money is fully spent.
Some recommendations in the report include:
- Provide American homeowners with straightforward and reliable home energy retrofit information: Consumers need consistent, accessible, and trusted information that provides a reliable benchmark of energy efficiency and sound estimates of the costs and benefits of home energy retrofits.
- Reduce high upfront costs, making energy retrofits more accessible: Access to retrofit financing should be more transparent, more accessible, repayable over a longer time period, and more consumer-friendly.
- Establish national workforce certifications and training standards: A uniform set of national standards to qualify energy efficiency and retrofit workers and industry training providers will establish the foundation of consumer confidence that work will be completed correctly and produce the expected energy savings and benefits. Such standards should incorporate healthy and environmentally friendly housing principles, as outlined in the report titled, the Surgeon General's Call to Action to Promote Healthy Homes (2009).
- Proper certification and training standards will ensure that retrofitted homes are healthy homes. Consistent high-level national standards will spur the utilization of qualified training providers that offer career-track programs for people of all skill levels, promote and expand green jobs opportunities and facilitate the mobilization of a national home retrofit workforce.
Read the full report and recommendations (PDF 485 KB) on the White House Web site. Download Adobe Reader.
"As Secretary of Labor, I'm working to help build the clean energy economy of tomorrow by investing in our workers today," said Solis. "Training for green jobs can empower workers to climb the career ladder, sustain a family, and provide a secure retirement. Through Recovery Through Retrofit, we're committing to meet the needs of workers, employers and homeowners, so we can shape our clean energy future into one that supports working families and is inclusive of the diversity of our nation."
"I am proud to join my colleagues today in announcing Recovery through Retrofit," said Donovan. "It will allow us to work closely together to remove barriers to creating more energy efficient homes for American families. This initiative will not only lead to cost savings for homeowners and reduce negative environmental impact, but will also be a powerful vehicle for economic recovery by creating quality middle class jobs and lasting neighborhood benefits. This is another demonstration of HUD's commitment to creating jobs for the new economy in high growth industries by encouraging and investing in 'green' building and energy retrofits."
"This initiative will not only result in considerable cost savings for homeowners on their energy bills, but also put resources in the hands of green sector small businesses who will in turn create good-paying jobs in communities across the country," said Mills.
EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, who was unable to attend this event due to travel added, "This is the Recovery Act at work. Communities will benefit from good jobs, families will benefit from lower energy bills, and we will all benefit from reduced air pollution and a growing green economy. Our Energy Star program can help families cut up to 30% off their energy bills— saving the average household more than $700 a year through efficiency investments. EPA is proud to be working with all of our partners to help people save money when they need it the most, and build a new foundation for prosperity through a growing green economy."
The Department of Energy (DOE) today also announced $454 million under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for energy efficiency efforts nationwide.
The DOE is now accepting applications for a new $390 million "Retrofit Ramp-Up" program that will deploy innovative approaches to energy efficiency building retrofits. These Recovery Act funds will help create new partnerships to deliver energy bill savings to entire neighborhoods and towns. Bringing energy retrofits to whole neighborhoods at a time will simplify the process for homeowners and significantly reduce costs. When applied on a national scale, the program could save billions of dollars annually in utility bills for households and businesses and create thousands of jobs across the country. In addition, the DOE announced $64 million in energy efficiency funding for cities, counties, and Indian tribes.
"The Retrofit Ramp-Up initiative is designed to slice through the barriers identified in this report—inconvenience, lack of information, and lack of financing—and to make energy efficiency easy and accessible to all," said Chu. "We want to make our communities more energy efficient, block-by-block, neighborhood-by-neighborhood—eventually expanding to entire cities and states. We can literally bring energy efficiency to the doorsteps of the American people."
Download the Financial Opportunity Announcement (PDF 395 KB). Download Adobe Reader.
Separately, the DOE will accept state proposals to use State Energy Grant or Energy Efficiency Conservation Block Grant funds for Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) pilots. This is an innovative model which allows communities to provide financing to homeowners to install renewable energy systems and retrofit buildings that can be paid off over time on their property tax bills. Today, the White House is announcing a "Policy Framework for PACE Financing Programs," developed through an interagency process to ensure that effective homeowner and lender safeguards are included in PACE programs.


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Caldwell Flores Winters, Inc. awarded Mesquite High School Charles Sarrett a $1,000 scholarship. Assistant Vice President Jeremy Cogan presented the award Thursday at the Sierra Sands Unified School Board of Education meeting.
"He is one of the most amazing young men I have seen come through Mesquite in a very long time," said Principal Shirley Kennedy. "He's mature. He's responsible. He's goal oriented. He's pleasant. He's our go-to guy. If we need something, or if I need help, Charles is always willing to help. He's truly deserving of this scholarship."
Reading from Sarrett's application, Cogan said not only is Sarrett graduating a few months early, he is taking classes at Cerro Coso Community College and taking business classes so he can open his own music store.
"He is actively involved in school activities and is also a teacher's assistant at Las Flores Elementary School or 1½ hours a day," Cogan said.
He said Sarrett's goal is to pursue a degree as a musician and open his own music store.
"We're very proud to help him support that dream," said Cogan.
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In the wake of the Ryan and Murphy reports*, both released in 2009, often the memories of the children, women and workers involved have taken a sideline to the question of who is to blame for systemic abuse. But while the Irish public attempts to heal from this broken past and demand justice, more stories are on the verge of disappearance: those of the unknown women and babies who lived in Church-run mother and baby homes and of the American families who adopted these children from the 1940s until the early 70s.
I spoke with Dr. Valerie O'Brien, lecturer and researcher in Applied Social Science at University College Dublin, about her joint project with Dr. Joyce Maguire Pavao, founder and CEO of Center For Family Connections in Boston and lecturer in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, to reach out to those involved and record a history obscured by Church and State. By sharing these stories, O'Brien and Maguire Pavao see an opportunity to positively affect modern adoption practices in Ireland as well as bring dignity to the mothers who were forgotten by their community.
Even after the 1952 Adoption Act, which regulated adoption in Ireland and made it legal, most adoptions were facilitated by nuns in mother and baby homes. In these homes, pregnant, unwed women were hidden away in shame to have their child under the watchful eye of the Catholic Church.
Sometimes located on the same site as the Magdalene laundries**, the institutions were also workplaces for pregnant women and new mothers, who often raised their children until they were toddlers. Based on records of adoption passports from 1949 on, O'Brien and Maguire Pavao list 2103 adopted Irish children, though the exact number is still not known.
While the mothers gave consent to their children's adoptions, O'Brien describes it as a decision made out of helplessness. "For the vast majority of women, they couldn't leave the mother and baby home until their child was a certain age. For many of the women the children were 2 or 3…[and] the nuns didn't always tell the American adoptive parents that their mother was looking after them. They wanted to give the impression that they were orphaned or abandoned children," says O'Brien.
Not only was this painful for the young mothers, the method posed problems for both adopted people and adoptive parents. "The adoptive parents weren't given the full picture. They were often given very traumatized children who were suffering from separation from their mother's love and care and attention."
Even after the Adoption Act, this practice continued due to a loophole that provided for "illegitimate" children to go overseas.
The difficult search for biological family by adopted children reveals the need for full access to mother and baby home records. "Prior to the 90s [when records of adoption were found], some people knew about the practice," says O'Brien, describing the mother and baby homes as "known but not known" by the Irish community. "There was some disquiet reported from time to time in the media but attempts to more tightly regulate the practice were impeded. What was involved were nuns moving children from Ireland to America with the cooperation of Catholic charities here predominantly, and placing children in adoptive homes. And the children were then adopted here [in America]…Unless they were told by their American adoptive parents that they were adopted they might not even know."
The adopted children, now adults, were often given new names upon arrival and may not be in possession of their original birth certificate; in fact, they may not even know they are Irish. While the Church stipulated that the adopted child be placed in a Catholic family, the family did not have to be Irish American. According to O'Brien, "The criteria that was laid down by the Church was that the children were placed in Catholic homes, where parents gave a commitment to raising the children Catholic, sending them to Catholic school and Catholic college." Controversially, these adoptions all occurred without the help of American institutions—though the Child Welfare League of America offered assistance to the Catholic Church and Catholic charitable organizations throughout the 50s and 60s, their offers were turned down.
Recognizing these past concerns, the project aims to impact contemporary adoption practices. In addition to being a member of the Irish Adoption Board for over ten years, O'Brien has written frameworks for many aspects of domestic and international adoption in Ireland. Still, with Ireland just beginning to become a "receiving" or adopting country rather than a sending country, she believes that the country's adoption practices can be improved, particularly by passing Hague legislation to regulate intercountry adoption and prevent child trafficking. Ireland is the last country in the western world to adopt this legislation.


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Raptor399 wrote:Found the solution: use gcc-4.2 instead of gcc (= llvm-gcc-4.2) to compile by using "configure --cc=/usr/bin/gcc-4.2".
This helps to compile FFmpeg, but still gives errors on compiling MPlayer.
Getting closer, though!
MKUltra wrote:I just installed OS 10.7 and I get errors compiling mplayer using the updated build script.
Raptor399 wrote:Aaaah!
Whoops, forgot I manually tweaked the mplayer configure script to build it.
Committed the extra handiwork in r781.
Let me know if that works out for you.
Thank you for the report!
MKUltra wrote:Are you going to update the build script for the latest media info library?
Raptor399 wrote:
I could, but instead I committed the newest "mediainfo.dylib" that I downloaded from sourceforge.
The script builds "libmediainfo.a", but in practice PMS uses the file "osx/mediainfo.dylib" - which is not built by the script. :-/
Come to think of it, keeping the script in sync isn't a bad idea. Committed in r782. Thanks for the reminder!
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Good morning and welcome to Summit Up, the world's only daily column that's assessing our Christmas tree ornament placement.
To achieve a perfectly balanced design, each piece needs to be carefully evaluated and placed in its own special nook. One large ornament on the right side should be balanced with an equally large ornament on the left side. See where we're going with this?
Millions of Summit Up readers: I bet it takes forever decorating like that!
Summit Up: You're absolutely right, but 'tis the season and the opportunity to showcase our superior interior design skills only comes around once a year. Call it a case of Christmas tree OCD.
Size balancing isn't where it ends, we strive to color coordinate as much as possible, too.
So imagine your ornament collection weighs heavy with fixtures: Distribute those evenly throughout. With just a handful of bright, white ones: Also do your best to place those evenly across the tree.
Now lighting is a whole different story. To avoid any possibility of tackiness, throw away the hand-me-down-tinsel and flashing lights. In this day and age less is more. We prefer white, but it's truly up to you - actually it's up to your wife. Listen to your wife, but try to lead her in the direction of at least sticking with one color.
And themes! For the most gloriously decorated Christmas trees consider grouping themes. This may seem like a laboriously long way to approach your tree, but trust us, we're professionals.
With smaller groups - say your collection features three nice superhero (collectable of course) ornaments - what you should do is place them closely together. We have this nice Superman ornament that features Clark Kent in a phone booth - battery operated and awesomely cool (it even lights up!) - and we center him among the other two superheros (Batman and Spiderman to be exact) and, BAM!, perfect balance. So aesthetically pleasing, it's almost unsettling.
But rest assure, if you follow these little tips, your guests will surely notice a difference this holiday season. So if you've already decorated your tree, perhaps a little tweaking is necessary with this new-found knowledge.
Playing Mr. Hankey's Christmas album in the background is also strongly encouraged. We out.


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Joe Montana explained why he didn't attend the 49ers' farewell game at Candlestick Park during an interview Wednesday morning on Bay Area radio station 95.7 The Game. The 49ers played their final game at the Stick in a Monday night contest Dec. 23 against the Atlanta Falcons.
"If somebody left IBM and went to Apple, if they were shutting IBM down, do you think that guy would go back and visit?" Montana said. "There's something strange about athletics and what people expect you to do.
"I wasn't always a big fan of Candlestick to begin with, even though I played there," he continued. "It might've been the worst field we played on throughout the years. But we had great memories there, yeah."
Montana chose to spend that time with his family in New Orleans, where his son Nick was playing quarterback for Tulane in a bowl game.
Montana said there are plans for one more game at Candlestick -- a flag football game. "I probably shouldn't say this, yet. Yeah, we're working on a final flag football game. It'll be the 49ers against I won't say who. It'll be a big-name team."


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Texas A&M – Corpus Christi sophomore Peter Nagy has been named the Southland Conference Men's Tennis Player of the Week, the league announced on Tuesday.
Nagy, who hails from Budapest, Hungary, is a perfect 5-0 in Southland Conference matches this season, going 3-0 in singles at the No. 1 position and 2-0 at No. 1 doubles.
In addition to his perfection in Southland Conference matches, Nagy has won 11 straight matches during the season.
This past week, Nagy won at No. 1 singles and doubles against Nicholls, winning 6-2, 6-3 in singles after an 8-5 win alongside Gergo Weidinger in doubles.
Nagy and the Islanders will try to clinch their sixth consecutive Southland Conference Championship this week when they face Lamar on Thursday, April 18 at the Thomas J. Henry Tennis Center.
A win against the Cardinals on Thursday would give them the title and No. 1 seed in the upcoming Southland Conference Tournament, while a win there and against Texas – Pan American on Saturday, April 20 would give them the championship outright.
The April 20 match will also senior day for Andrew Maingot and Weidinger. The two players will be recognized for their contributions to the Islanders program throughout their careers.
The Islanders will take part in the Southland Conference Tournament starting on April 26, at the Thompson Family Tennis Center in Beaumont.
For all the latest on Islanders Tennis, like the team on Facebook (IslandersTennis), follow them on Twitter (@IslandersTennis) and visit www.GoIslanders.com.


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Location: Soil and Water Management Research
Project Number: 3090-13000-014-06
Start Date: Sep 01, 2012
End Date: Aug 31, 2017
This cooperative project, Ogallala Aquifer Program, between ARS (Bushland and Lubbock, Texas), Kansas State University, Texas A&M University, Texas Tech University, and West Texas A&M University, elucidates innovative management technologies appropriate for the Ogallala Aquifer region of the U.S. to enhance and sustain rural economies. The results are applicable to other areas in which there is increasing demands on the water supply. The research program addresses issues related to water management practices in cropping and integrated crop-livestock systems, and irrigation management and automation for increased water use efficiency. Knowledge of the processes affecting soil water content during a growing season will facilitate refinement of models to simulate water balance and assist in assessing the merits of alternative practices. Longer-term studies will be used to quantify effects of different tillage practices and crop rotations on crop yield, water use efficiency, and soil physical characteristics for wheat-sorghum-fallow crop rotations and alternative cropping sequences. Experiments include variations in irrigation methods, irrigation amount, tillage, and/or crop and crop rotation. University partners have critical roles in supporting the above activities as well as providing additional expertise in technology transfer, hydrology and economic assessments of existing and future water conservation technologies and policies. Economic assessments use county-level optimization models that begin with the initial county values for crop acreage, irrigated acreage, average saturated thickness, and depth to water. The models estimate the level of crop production and water use that optimize farm net income over 60 years. Crop yield will be determined by a production function that estimates yield as a response to applied water. The results of the county optimization models aggregated into sub-regional results for the socioeconomic analyses to forecast the effects of the policies on overall economic activity using the IMPLAN model. The Technology Transfer team works with other participating scientists to assist in developing audience-appropriate publications and presentations, incorporating various text, video, and even social-media friendly formats. Traditional effective extension delivery methods, including public and targeted audience meetings, workshops, field days, and mass media will be complemented by emerging delivery formats to accommodate and demonstrate relevance to a variety of audiences. Support from cooperating university is evaluated annually. Work plans are developed for each project describing the research to be conducted during a 2-year period. Yearly workshops are held with stakeholders and cooperating scientists; these workshops are used to review progress, re-define or clarify research priorities, and inform stakeholders, project leaders and administrators. Annual and final reports are used to document progress of the research.


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PARKERSBURG - Getting a flu shot, maintaining good nutrition, getting plenty of sleep and regular handwashing are all components in trying to stay healthy this winter.
The Mid-Ohio Valley Health Department is still offering flu shots and Renee Swisher, MOVHD clinical services secretary, said the vaccinations will probably be available until the end of February.
"We provide the schedule for shots according to what our medical doctor advises. We are offering walk-in clinics from 9-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. Monday through Friday at the health department," Swisher said, referring to the main headquarters at 211 Sixth St. in downtown Parkersburg. "We are seeing more of the elderly, those 65 and older. Ages 6 months and up can get the shots. We have six county offices. You can call and coordinate through our outreach offices for other counties."
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June Rhodes, Mid-Ohio Valley Health Department Women, Infants, Children Program director, with one of the informational displays at WIC headquarters. (Photo by Pamela Brust)
The health department began offering flu shots in September, including businesses that request the shots be given at their location.
"We've had about 37 businesses sign up. We need to have at least 10 people sign up at the location to offer the immunizations at the businesses," Swisher said.
Those interested can call the health department at 304-485-7374 to check on flu shot clinics or visit the department's website at www.movhd.com.
Health officials offer the following tips in the quest to stay healthy this time of year: every time you shake someone's hand, wash yours; avoid touching your nose and eyes, common havens for germs; get 8-10 hours of sleep a night; get a flu shot; build immunity by eating plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables; exercise; keep your distance from those displaying symptoms like sneezing and coughing and use sanitizing gel or alcohol-based hand wipes.
If you cough or sneeze try to do so into the crook of your arm, not into your hands. If you are sick, stay home and take care of yourself; watch your symptoms and contact a doctor if needed. Remember dehydration can easily occur especially if you have a fever or are vomiting.
According to the Centers for Disease Control, during the 35-year period, flu activity most often peaked in February (16 seasons, or 46 percent of the time), followed by January (seven seasons or 20 percent of the time) and March and December (which each peaked during four seasons, or 11 percent of the time.)
The CDC recommends everyone 6 months and older get a flu vaccine annually along with those at high risk of developing serious complications like pneumonia if they get sick with the flu. This group includes those who have certain medical conditions including asthma, diabetes, and chronic lung disease; pregnant women; people 65 years and older; and people who live with or care for others who are high risk of developing serious complications.
It takes about two weeks after vaccination for antibodies to develop in the body and provide protection against the flu.
Flu-like symptoms include fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue. Some people also may have vomiting and diarrhea. People may be infected with the flu and have respiratory symptoms without a fever.
June Rhodes, director of the MOVHD's Women, Infants, Children Program, advised practicing good nutritional habits year round and said frequent handwashing before, during and after cooking and eating are helpful.
"Good nutrition is a key to staying healthy all year round. We are encouraged to eat more fruits and vegetables which contain vitamins and minerals that support our immune system. Vitamin C, for example, is useful in the proper functioning of our immune system and can be found in a number of fruits and vegetables. It is recommended we eat five-10 servings a day. That sounds like a lot, but when you consider a serving size is one-half cup, it's not that much," Rhodes said. "Zinc is also a valuable nutrient and it is found in most beans and meats."
Rhodes, who has been a registered dietician for more than 30 years, advised everyone to read food labels before buying to be aware of nutritional values. WIC-approved products are required to meet certain federal nutrition standards.
"It's also important to remember that hands spread germs and you need to wash your hands before you prepare food, while you are preparing food, and before you eat," Rhodes said.
The WIC program in Wood County currently has about 2,500 participants. The program is a federal nutrition program that provides free nutrition counseling and education, breastfeeding support, nutritious foods, and access to health care for eligible participants. To qualify for the program, you must be pregnant, breastfeeding or postpartum, and/or have children under the age of 5 years. Contact the health department at 304-485-7374 to determine eligibility.


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Mississippi University for Women v. Hogan:
In 1982, in a 5-4 decision, O'Connor wrote the majority opinion on gender stereotypes. The case involved reverse discrimination, of a man who was excluded from a state-operated nursing school, but O'Connor's opinion dashed outdated notions of defined and stereotypical roles for men and women, unrelated to their actual abilities.
Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson:
In 1986, O'Connor joined the rest of the justices in an unanimous opinion declaring that sexual harassment can create a hostile work environment and is a form of sex discrimination under federal law. An employee subjected to the discrimination could sue her employer, the court said, and a grievance procedure and policy alone were not protection from liability.
Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey:
In a 1992 abortion decision, with several opinions by groupings of justices, O'Connor provided a "middle ground" consensus opinion. The case revisited Roe v. Wade, which said that states could not make abortion illegal in the first trimester or whenever a woman's life or health were endangered. Casey did not overturn Roe, but said states could restrict abortion in all trimesters, so long as the restrictions did not impose an "undue burden" on a woman's right to choose and protected her life and health. The court explicitly permitted states to pass laws requiring women to read state-scripted literature and to impose a waiting period before a woman could obtain an abortion, but rejected a requirement that a woman must notify her husband about an abortion.
United States v. Virginia:
In 1996, O'Connor signed on to an opinion written by the other woman justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and signed by five other justices, in holding that the Virginia Military Institute's male-only policy violated the equal protection clause of the U.S. Constitution.
Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education:
In 1999, O'Connor wrote the majority opinion in a 5-4 ruling holding that a claim may be brought under Title IX to challenge the sexual harassment by one student of another where the school authorities have failed to act.
Stenberg v. Carhart:
In a 2000 case challenging a ban on abortion practices in Nebraska, O'Connor provided the swing vote holding that the law was unconstitutional because it was vaguely worded and could make doctors subject to arrest for performing abortions after the 12th week of pregnancy, and because it did not sufficiently protect women's health by providing an exception in the ban.
Grutter v. Bollinger:
In this 2003 case, O'Connor wrote the majority opinion in a 5-4 ruling upholding the use of affirmative action to promote diversity in university admission policies. The case supports affirmative action based on sex, as well as on race, according to the National Women's Law Center, an advocacy group in Washington, D.C.
Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education:
In 2005, O'Connor was a deciding vote and wrote the majority opinion that said a school could not retaliate against an employee who complained of sex discrimination under Title IX. The case involved the coach of a girls' basketball team, a man, who was taken off the job when he complained that the female athletes were treated unfairly.
In some cases, O'Conner's moderate views were not enough to tip an opinion.
Nguyen v. INS:
In 2000, O'Connor was part of the four-justice dissent in a case of a child's status under immigration law. The majority held that the law was constitutional, even though it stated that a child was a citizen if his mother were a citizen, but not if his father were a citizen. The court held that this sex-based classification was okay.
In other cases, O'Connor's opinions swayed to the conservative side.
Webster v. Reproductive Health Services:
In 1989, O'Connor ruled with the 5-4 majority that upheld an anti-abortion law in Missouri. The law prohibited the use of public hospitals or facilities for abortions except where necessary to save a woman's life. She disagreed with three justices who wanted to take the opportunity to overturn the 1973 case of Roe v. Wade, which said that states could not make abortion illegal in all circumstances.
United States v. Morrison:
In 2000, O'Connor was the swing vote, but in this case she joined conservatives on the court in rejecting the federal Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), saying that Congress had exceeded its authority. In that case, a woman student at a Virginia college who was repeatedly raped sought civil relief under a federal civil rights law. The court said that there was not sufficient evidence that gender-motivated violence was a fit subject for federal law.
Bush v. Gore:
In 2000, in a 5-4 decision, O'Connor voted against Democrats who challenged the legality of the vote in Florida, essentially assuring George W. Bush his inauguration as President.
--Cynthia L. Cooper with research assistance from the National Women's Law Center and Women's eNews intern Kamelia Angelova.


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Just an annoying problem and probably EASY solution.
When i use the muxer, the video is slightly cropped. (i have widescreen TV but it slightly gets cropped on the left and right)
The only way i know how to fix this is i stretch the image in ps3 to make it look normal.
Wondering if anyone knew how to fix this simple problem


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SANTA CLARA -- The St. Louis Rams' secrets of success against the 49ers last season has been unveiled -- and corrected -- thanks to safety Craig Dahl, who left the Rams as a free agent and signed with the 49ers in March.
The Rams apparently knew the 49ers' offensive intentions while losing neither of their 2012 meetings, tying 24-24 at Candlestick Park on Nov. 11 before posting a 16-13 overtime win in St. Louis on Dec. 2.
"We had a few tips off film we were able to differentiate between run and pass early," Dahl said Wednesday between the 49ers' minicamp practices. "So that kind of gave us an added benefit on defense."
Those tips didn't strictly revolve around the 49ers' quarterback, not with Alex Smith sustaining a concussion in the first half of the Nov. 11 game and Colin Kaepernick taking over for the rest of the season.
"Different personnel and different alignment stuff really were the big keys as far as giveaways," Dahl said. "It's been addressed and corrected. They knew most of it before I even got here. We just reconfirmed it. It's ongoing self-study and self-scouting that got it cleared up, too."
Dahl, a sixth-year veteran, is competing with first-round draft pick Eric Reid and veteran C.J. Spillman to become the 49ers' starting free safety, a role vacated by Dashon Goldson when he signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
After signing a three-year deal in March, Dahl was debriefed by both the 49ers offensive and defensive coaches on the Rams' tendencies. St. Louis finished third in the NFC West with a 7-8-1 record in Jeff Fisher's first season as coach.
Regarding how those tips on the 49ers were uncovered, Dahl added: "It was something that had been brought forth by the coaches, but more study by the players in game situations proved it to be true."
The 49ers, despite their inability to beat the Rams, went on to repeat as NFC West champions and reach the Super Bowl.
"I know in St. Louis, the mentality was we always looked up to the 49ers as the staple of the NFC West," Dahl said. "They had the target on their back and we were out their gunning for it. Everyone seemed to raise their level of play that week."
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Last week, former Vina girls' basketball coach Sonny Tibbs was arrested on charges of sex with a 17-year-old student.
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My son has expressed an interest in getting into robotics as a hobby/learning exercise, which is pretty exciting to me, too. I want to get us set up to do some fun stuff, and I don't want things to be too hard so that we never really get started. One of the obvious choices for this is the Lego Mindstorms system, but the software that comes with it is designed only for Windows and Macintosh systems. Fortunately, there are free software alternatives. What will it cost in time and money to set up using our Debian GNU/Linux computers, and what will we get for that effort?
I've been casually interested in robotics for years, but I've never really been able to afford to experiment with it. So this is an opportunity for me as well as for my son. On the other hand, I've collected electromechanical junk for years with the hope of being able to use it in a robotics project someday. And I have collected machines so that I have a small machine shop set up by now, just waiting for the opportunity to be useful. This will be fun!
We could just launch into building a robot entirely from scratch, but as novice as we are, I'm afraid we'd get quickly bogged down in piddling details before we got anything working. So there's a lot to be said for a kit-based approach -- at least at the beginning.
But which kit?
Lego Mindstorms came out many years ago, and quickly became a favorite, not just among kids, but also adult robot experimenters. It is very versatile, allows you to use existing Lego brick parts, and it's relatively cheap. As might seem reasonable for its market, Lego Mindstorms uses a very simplified, GUI-assisted programming environment, which is proprietary and runs only on Windows or Macintosh computers. However, there have been a number of different projects to create free software alternatives, so it is possible to work with Lego Mindstorms hardware on a free platform like the Debian GNU/Linux system that my son actually has on his computer. Failing that, we could run a Windows 98 SE instance in VirtualBox (but I doubt it would come to that).
My son's goal is to create a walking robot -- in other words, a "hexapod". This is pretty advanced and complicated, so I suggested inserting a basic wheeled "mouse" robot as an intermediate step. A "mouse" robot is sort of the "hello world" of robotics -- it's a robot that simply controls wheels so that it can move around on a flat floor. So I'm going to want a system that will let us do both stages.
My son's computer, like the other computers in our household, is a Debian GNU/Linux system, so it'll be most convenient if we can get the host software working on that platform.
The Lego Solution
Unsurprisingly, there are much better kits available for Lego, so the way to start out is with one of the kits. Probably this one: LEGO Mindstorms NXT 2.0 (8547).
This kit contains the NXT "intelligent brick", which consists of a 32-bit microprocessor, an LCD display, 4 input ports, 3 output ports, bluetooth support, and a USB port. With this are two touch sensors, an ultrasonic range sensor, and a "color sensor" (I think this means a light sensor that reports the color of the light). Three motor-powered servos are included. And it comes with a large collection of passive components including Lego "Technic" parts, wheels, and treads (there's a total of 619 parts, which presumably includes the NXT brick, servos, and sensors as well as the passive parts).
This kit costs $279.99 from the Lego store. It can be found a little cheaper than that if you shop around.
This kit alone is adequate to make simple "mouse" robots, and can do a few things beyond that. However, there are a lot of accessories we'd be likely to want fairly soon, and we'd clearly need more components to build the hexapod design.
The catch: free software support
This is frankly a very attractive solution for our situation, but the sticky part comes when we look into the host-computer software for working with the NXT.
Lego makes a fairly big deal about their "intuitive" and "easy-to-use" NXT-G programming environment which is a graphical, object-oriented language based on plugging together software virtual bricks. It's a cool idea, and it's easy for me to see why this is particularly good for younger users. On the other hand, I've heard complaints from more serious experimenters that the software is very limiting in what it allows you to do.
Whether we like the NXT-G software in concept or not, though, it is proprietary and it is only available for Windows and Macintosh operating systems!
Whether we like the NXT-G software in concept or not, though, it is proprietary and it is only available for Windows and Macintosh operating systems! This is going to be awkward at best to install on my son's Debian GNU/Linux computer. Plus, he's also avidly studying Python programming -- so I suspect he is imaging using Python to program his robot.
This argues for us to instead go the route of installing one of the free software alternatives for programming Lego microcontroller bricks. The NXT is the newer microcontroller, and it is unfortunately not compatible with the software developed for the previous RCX intelligent brick. That means there's some clutter to get through in the free software packages, but it appears to me that the best package to work with is probably John Hansen's "Not eXactly C" (NXC) and "Next Byte Codes" (NBC) free software packages. This would probably mean my son would have to learn the specialized "Not eXactly C" language, although that probably wouldn't be a show-stopper. I'm not aware of any Python bindings for NXT as yet.
This argues for us to instead go the route of installing one of the free software alternatives for programming Lego microcontroller bricks
The author even wrote a nice book called LEGO Mindstorms NXT Power Programming: Robotics in C which runs about $20.
It's too bad, but it appears that the graphical IDE for NXC (the "BricX Command Center"), despite being free software, is designed for Windows only. There are of course, a wide variety of general purpose IDEs available as standard packages with Debian GNU/Linux, but configuring them to work well with NXC would probably be a bit of a chore.
Programming NXT (or RCX) in Python doesn't seem to be an option. There is a package called PyLNP that is designed to interface remotely with a BrickOS system installed on the (older) RCX-based Lego microcontroller. I didn't find any analog for the current NXT-based controller, although it's probably not that hard to write code for an NXC module to talk to the host computer and a Python package for the host to talk to it.
What about the hexapod goal?
Scaling up to a more complex robot seems hard with NXT hardware -- the intelligent brick provides few ports for additional servos or sensors. There is a walker design included in the book The LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT 2.0 Discovery Book by Laurens Valk, which uses just the three servos available in the NXT kit. Technically, it's a "six-legged walker", but it's obviously a bit simplistic, since the legs aren't independent.
Going beyond simple "mouse robot" designs will quickly require additional components to extend the NXT system. Of the accessories sold by Lego, I think we'd probably want to add these (not all at once, but as we go on):
- 9798 Rechargeable Battery ($54.99)
- 9845 Sound Sensor ($29.99)
- MS1034 Compass Sensor ($54.99)
- MS1040 Accelerometer Sensor ($54.99)
- MS1044 Gyroscopic Sensor ($54.99)
To do anything really sophisticated, though, we'll need more than the 4-in/3-out ports that the basic NXT brick gives us. What we really need is an ability to extend the platform with a bus controller. Some third-parties have provided such extensions. Mindsensors sells an 8-servo controller ($49.95). This attaches to one of the sensor ports on the NXT via the I2C protocol, and allows control of up to 8 standard servos of the type used in radio control airplanes and cars (i.e. not the 9842 Lego servos).
They also sell servos of this type, along with Lego-compatible mounting hardware. Assuming we fill out the 8 servos, we might get a four-pack of the HS311 Continuous Rotation RC Servos ($24.75), two RC Mini-Servos ($18.75), and maybe even two of the Servo Operated Pneumatic Valve Kit ($22.95) (just because that looks like fun).
Adding all that up, I would spend over $780 on the Lego NXT-based solution. Obviously, I could cut corners in some places, or spend more in others, depending on the details, but I think this is a fair estimate of what I'd be getting myself into.
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Thanks for a well written and timely piece.
My own children have just begun their programming journey with KTurtle. They like it as it uses a similar approach to a programmable robot they use at school (unsurprising as both use a subset of Logo).
Robotics was my next planned step so I had begun my own research, I was looking along the Logo route although Mindstorms had crossed my mind as well so the information you provide here is useful.
I look forward to future additions on this subject.
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Lejos is Open Source
Hey there,
You might want to take a look at the open source project called Lejos (Admin:presumably http://lejos.sourceforge.net/ ). It's a Java based environment that should work just fine on any platform where Eclipse can run. It'll work fine without Eclipse too, but it integrates quite nicely, so why go through all the effort of setting up vi or (shudder) emacs?
Lejos has a fantastic API that makes it very suitable for teaching robotics. There are also plenty of tutorials available for it.
There are some other gcc based projects like NXOS and nxtOSEK but I have very limited experience with those.
Xander Soldaat
I'd Rather Be Building Robots
Thanks. Lejos looks like an excellent option.
IIRC, the research I did didn't mention the NXT port of Lejos, but I see there is one and has been for sometime, so I have to apologize for overlooking that.


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The Oldest Big Data Problem: Parsing Human Language
By dan.mcclary on Oct 15, 2012
There's a new whitepaper up on Oracle Technology Network which details the use of Digital Reasoning Systems' Synthesys software on Oracle Big Data Appliance. Digital Reasoning's approach is inherently "big data friendly," as it leverages multiple components of the Hadoop ecosystem. Moreover, the paper addresses the oldest big data problem of them all: extracting knowledge from human text.
You can find the paper here.
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There is a wealth of information to be extracted from natural language, but that extraction is challenging. The volume of human language we generate constitutes a natural Big Data problem, while its complexity and nuance requires a particular expertise to model and mine. In this paper we illustrate the impressive combination of Oracle Big Data Appliance and Digital Reasoning Synthesys software. The combination of Synthesys and Big Data Appliance makes it possible to analyze tens of millions of documents in a matter of hours. Moreover, this powerful combination achieves four times greater throughput than conducting the equivalent analysis on a much larger cloud-deployed Hadoop cluster.
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Ok, ill give that a shot.
Rarely ever require subtitles, its only the forced ones that I ever care about, you know when some russian bady turns up in a film and it needs to be subbed but this is literally the only time I need them and I expect I could consider myself unlucky if this doesnt work.
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Abe Froman wrote:all of them are installed except #4 which will be in tomorrow. looks sweet. very pleased with the results. thanks to doug for supplying the plates and olsen for telling me some dbag helmet broke #4 off, and kern for grabbing it before another helmet threw it in the woods.
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BERKELEY -- The city has declared a homeless camp under Interstate 80 on Gilman Street a public nuisance and has given residents until Tuesday to clean up the growing mounds of trash or crews will remove all the property there.
The homeless camp under the freeway sprung up in May after neighboring Albany pushed out a long-standing group of campers who had been on bay front land near Golden Gate Fields for years.
The area on either side of Gilman Street under the freeway overpass is piled with food waste, old bikes, shopping carts, tents, tarps, mattresses and sleeping bags. The population of the camp varies by day as people come and go. The California Highway Patrol also has posted a notice at the camp telling people they need to go or face "citation or arrest."
A letter from Berkeley's Environmental Health Division posted on cement pillars of the overpass said: "The accumulation of food waste, trash, debris, personal belongings and animal waste must be removed completely and disposed of properly."
It also cited a growing rat problem in the camp.
The July 2 notice came after a June 20 hearing in which homeless advocates argued that the camp had been cleaned up and that the city should help by bringing in garbage cans for the campers, attorney Osha Neumann said.
"The city has refused to put in trash cans and do any trash pickup," Neumann said. "They overruled our objections. They want people to get out of there, including the tents and tarps."
Neumann said he filed an appeal with the City Council, but the council does not meet again until September.
"We think the whole city process should be stopped until September, and, meanwhile, if the city is serious, they should do some trash pickup," Neumann said.
Berkeley police were on the scene Wednesday, as they have been nearly every day since May, offering to link the campers with city services in the hopes they will accept them, move out and eventually obtain housing. Police also on Wednesday were getting ready to deploy a mobile digital sign warning motorists not to stop under the overpass. Police said people are dropping off food and water to the campers and causing traffic problems in the already busy area.
"I can see making us clean this up," said camper Bill Sermon. "But we've killed the rats. We've got a rat count over here. We've killed hundreds of rats. We recycle stuff that otherwise would go to the dump."
A city of Berkeley spokesman declined to comment on the camp or how the city plans to enforce the nuisance declaration.
Correspondent Damin Esper contributed to this report. Contact Doug Oakley at 925-234-1699. Follow him at Twitter.com/douglasoakley.


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Karen June Johnson, 51, of Redwood Falls Journeyed to the Spirit World on Saturday, September 29, 2012 at Wood Dale Nursing Home in Redwood Falls.
She was born on June 30, 1961 in Red Lake, the daughter of Robert McKenzie and LuVerne Johnson.
Karen liked playing cards, Rummy, Spades and Sequence, Bingo, going to the casino, cats, the Minnesota Vikings and the Minnesota Twins.
Survived by companion of 17 years: John Boney; sons: Vernon and Marlin; brothers: Ronald Johnson and Leon Johnson; a sister: Noreen Johnson; other relatives and friends.
Funeral services for Karen Johnson will be held on Sunday, October 7, 2012 at 10 a.m. at Ponemah Community Center in Ponemah, Minnesota.
All night wake will be held on Saturday beginning at 12 p.m. at The Ponemah Community Center in Ponemah.
Interment will be in Ponemah Tribal Cemetery.
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Hi, I am new the whole PS3 deal and have been wrestling the last couples days with getting the PS3 media sharing nuisances down. I am able to see the majority of my media shares, but for some reason random folders won't show up. I have tried restarting the PC, restarting the PS3, restarting the Media Server on the PS3. Any ideas as to what I can be missing? The PS3 is showing up in WMP11 and it has permissions to access the media shares, and it can, but for some reason random files won't show up. I have tried to add the m2ts (which was created by tsMuxeR).
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Published: Tuesday, June 25, 2013 at 1:00 a.m.
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MANATEE COUNTY - Early stage foreclosure filings spiked in this county in May.
A total of 266 were filed by Manatee County's largest lenders.
That is nearly 50 percent more than the 182 filed in April, according to court records.
Earlier this month, RealtyTrac Inc. reported that foreclosures across the region spiked to their highest levels of the year during May.
The increase last month lifted the region's foreclosure rate to among the worst 10 area in the country, with one in every 360 housing units in greater Sarasota in some stage of default. Florida's overall foreclosure rate similarly topped the nation in May.
Lenders filed 1,525 total foreclosures in Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte counties last month, a 60 percent jump from April and a 16 percent rise versus the same time a year ago.
The jump in early stage foreclosures in Manatee -- so called "lis pendens" -- further bolsters the notion that this is going to be a busy summer for foreclosures.
Leading the pack among large lenders was Wells Fargo, which filed 52 early stage foreclosures.
Second was JPMorgan Chase, with 51, and third was U.S. Bank, with 29.
Rounding out the list was Bank of America (28); SunTrust (27), Citibank (25), Bank of New York (20); Deutsche Bank (13), HSBC Bank (11) and Nationstar Mortgage (10).
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limber 1
1(Of a person or body part) lithe; supple.
Example sentences
- He's very limber and agile and would have a few good moves to pull out on Superman.
- Her body was limber, lithe with the grace of a cat or that of a ballet dancer, hinting at carefully controlled strength.
- It will not only help you develop a more lithe and limber body, it will improve your strength training as well.
lithe, supple, nimble, lissome, flexible, fit, agile, acrobatic, loose-jointed, loose-limbed
1.1(Of a thing) flexible: limber graphite fishing rods
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- You want to wind up with a sidearm sweep and lob the assemblage far across the open water, and this is best done with the long, limber stick.
verb[no object]
Warm up in preparation for exercise or activity, especially sports: the acrobats were limbering up for the big show
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- The Greeks are finally ready, and the world's top athletes are limbering up for the big event.
- That's if the world's sporting elite find themselves with time to spare between limbering up for races in their hectic schedule.
- After skipping their way into the Guinness Book of Records, six Waterford-based athletes have expanded their group and are limbering up for another arduous challenge - a marathon relay from Malin to Mizen Head.
warm up, loosen up, get into condition, get into shape, practice, train, stretch
limberness noun
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- Do they flail around gracefully while I'm walking, to demonstrate their limberness?
- Weary muscles complain mournfully, yet the heart's spirit overcomes sensations of pain, knowing that limberness shall soon follow a quick morning warm-up and stretch.
- At the very least that one act of inhuman limberness should inspire the funniest and the funniest kind of fetishes for one and all to enjoy.
Mid 16th century (as an adjective): perhaps from limber2 in the dialect sense 'cart shaft', with allusion to a to-and-fro motion.
Words that rhyme with limbermarimba, timber dimmer, glimmer, limner, shimmer, simmer, skimmer, slimmer, strimmer, swimmer, trimmer, zimmer
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limber 2
The detachable front part of a gun carriage, consisting of two wheels and an axle, a pole, and a frame holding one or more ammunition boxes.
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- The ammunition limber was the worst for wear and required the most work.
- He achieved greater mobility by building lighter gun carriages, and having the guns and limbers drawn by paired horses rather than in tandem, as they had been before.
- Two 12 lb field guns and limbers in the RAN are fitted to the gun carriage configuration.
verb[with object]
Attach a limber to (a gun).
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- Everyone else was spread out in a circular patter, behind some kind of cover, covering the rest of us while our weapons were limbered.
Middle English lymour, apparently related to medieval Latin limonarius from limo, limon- 'shaft'.
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I recently stumbled across this amazing little gem of a snack and once I tried it, I knew I had to share the wealth. I'm going to call these Sweet & Salty Crunch Bites. You can technically eat them in one bite, but they last longer if you try to eat them in two.
All you need are…two bags of little white chocolate pieces wrapped in foil. You'll also need a bag of those square pretzels. I have heard that other chocolate pieces just don't taste the same as these white chocolate ones. I haven't tried any others yet for myself, but I would have to agree. I think it's probably because the white chocolate has more sugar than any other kind of chocolate, so it perfectly matches the salty crunch of the pretzels.
Lay the whole pretzel squares out on parchment or waxed paper on a big cookie sheet. This part is great for the kids because (after they wash their hands, of course) they can dig into the bag and treasure hunt for the unbroken pretzels.
Meanwhile, another child (or two or three) can be helping to unwrap all of the chocolate pieces to get them ready to put on the pretzels. Once they are all laid out like the picture below, pop them in a relatively warm (about 300 degree) oven for a few minutes. They only need to be in there until the chocolate gets shiny, or when you can place a pretzel on top and it easily squishes (that's a technical term.)
Pull them out and have the kids hurry and pop on a bunch of unbroken pretzel tops. You can let them cool on the counter or, if you are interested in eating them quickly, place the tray in the freezer for five minutes.
Tah dah!
These almost make me want to plan a party just to see all the smiles they bring. I had lots of picky eaters test them (even one who doesn't like hot dogs or bacon! I know!), and all of them wanted more.
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Anyway, my main problem with the birthday threads is that they often feel forcedAlso, every birthday thread tends to turn into a contest of who can deliver the funniest birthday wish, which makes the whole thing even more forced.-----------------------------------------------You said this. This is your opinion. Meaning you feel forced. I don't know how many others you may think you speak for when you say this, but I, for one, never feel forced to give someone a happy birthday greeting in public, and even less so on the internet. If you are the one feeling forced, perhaps YOU should avoid birthday threads altogether, instead of the whole of teenagewildlife.com who may feel utterly differently. So far you and p2c are the only people that have problems with it.-----------------------------------------------Another thing to consider here is those who don't get happy birthday threads dedicated to them. Feel their pain, annisette!-----------------------------------------------Now now, I also disagree with that point. I don't know anyone that has been utterly disappointed that they had no birthday thread. These blessed threads only go to the most popular of posters, and popularity is definately not something everyone can acheive. Popularity is also a relative term I might add, to somewhat contradict myself.I have never in my existance at TW gotten a birthday thread dedicated to me.. This may be because TW always malfunctions and never puts the day of my birthday down on the mainpage, but hey - maybe not. And I am okay with this. So again, maybe this is just you.Lastly, I just want to say that this was by no means an attack on your person, I just wanted to lay down my points as well,. -- startrashtwin
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Roger ready to match Borg
Roger moved into the final in Halle today with a 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-3 victory over sixth-seeded Tommy Haas.
It was already Roger's third consecutive match over three sets - he is now just on victory short to equaling Björn Borg's grass-court record of 41 victories from 1976 to 1981.
"I could've — should've — closed it out earlier," Roger said. "Over all, I played pretty solid, but I didn't serve as well as I wanted. He converted only 2 of 16 break-point chances against Haas. "I returned well on the deuce side and had some difficulty on the ad side. Tommy either served better or I couldn't get the ball in play."
Roger will play Tomas Berdych, who defeated Kristof Vliegen, 6-3, 6-2, aiming at his fourth title in Halle. Roger holds a 2-1 edge over Berdych in their head-to-head meetings. Berdych defeated him in the 2004 Olympics but lost the next two encounters at the 2005 Hamburg Masters and in the French Open this year.
I don't know why, but you've played worse than every match before that.
Let's begin your vicyory on grass!!!
best of luck for for the final, & having a match with borg.
It's hard to imagine your matches in Halle since we don't get a coverage. I'm so glad you've moved to the finals. I do like Tommy also but I wanted you more to win. You'll create again another milestone in your final match and I'll continue
Cheer up !
I expect marvelous achirvrmrnt of you.
Tomorrow is your day and after that, please get some much needed rest before heading to Wimbledon. Much love and care.
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In today's memorable edition of Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter Eatplaysleepmore thinks he's found a major character flaw in Bethesda's latest masterpiece. Do you agree?
Just how forgettable are these characters?
I just finally finished Skyrim, kinda had to deal with some massive issues to finish it though (one of the unlucky PS3 copies). Story was ok, but here is my biggest realization, the characters in this "real living world" (as some Skyrim fans like to call it because they do jobs and stuff) are so non-existent.
I am trying to remember names of most of the people and I just can't. Ulfric Stormcloak and Alduin are the only ones I can remember, obviously because they play the biggest role in the story but that's really it.
Now I know a lot of people hated most (if not all) the characters from Final Fantasy XIII (hell I do too) but the names and faces stay with you. If someone came up to you and asked you a question about Lighting, her face would show up in your head and the way she dressed(maybe even her voice).
But if I were to ask, hey remember those siblings in the first town you run into? You would be like oh yeah, I forgot what they looked like and their names though.
Even with Dragon Quest 9, where you made your own silent character, I can recall 5+ names in there than I can with Skyrim.
I am just hoping Bethesda adds more "character" to these people, yeah I get that this is "my" story but can't I have some memorable interesting characters to interact with along the way?


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In today's very special episode of Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter Aikage warns of a very dangerous message lurking in the otherwise pure and innocent Bayonetta.
What are we teaching our children?
Oh my goodness I can hardly believe it! As I'm a monogamous gamer, I will only play or make comments on one game, and so you may know that I've been playing Bayonetta. I was playing this morning and fighting a big boss (and losing horribly because my reflexes are like a 98 year old man with Parkinson's). Eventually I managed to rip off both dragon heads and turn my hair into a raven which poked a hole through the remaining upside down head bit. Some witty dialogue ensued (oh that Bayonetta is so cheeky!) and then. and THEN.
She threw her lollipop stick on the ground.
Imagine if my children were watching! They would learn that it is OK to litter. There's a $500 fine if you're caught littering in NY. I suggest that we all email Platinum Games and demand that an ECOGREEN version of the game be made where Bayonetta picks up the stick and apologizes. Then turns it into a shuriken that can cut off some angel wings.
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Jim Helgeson from Bremer Bank is shown here with Evan Heustis and Lisa Ripplinger from the Salvation Army and the many gifts they collected at the bank's annual Tree of Giving.
Customers and employees of Bremer donate to help children and youth of the area have a nice holiday and the Salvation Army distributes the items for them.
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Good fats from lean proteins, vegetables and legumes add a lot to our health and our diets. But we have to admit, some are even tastier than others — and present numerous interesting possibilities to add flavor to our meals. At FoodFacts.com, we're big fans of avocados for those very reasons.
Technically a fruit, avocados can substitute easily for sandwich spreads, or added to salads or stuffed with tuna or chicken. They can be incorporated into salad dressings, added to home made salsa or combined with with vegetables for new and different flavors. We've always appreciated how this good-for-you food can be enjoyed in so many ways.
Now it appears that the addition of avocado to your meals can help you curb between meal hunger.
Research published in the November issue of the Nutrition Journal showed that overweight people who ate half of a fresh avocado with their lunch were more likely feel full and not want to snack more after their meal.
According to the study's authors, this might help with weight management and may even reduce risk for disease, like Type 2 diabetes.
"Satiety is an important factor in weight management, because people who feel satisfied are less likely to snack between meals," lead researcher Dr. Joan Sabate, chair of the department of nutrition at Loma Linda University in Loma Linda, Calif., said in a press release. "We also noted that though adding avocados increased participants' calorie and carbohydrate intake at lunch, there was no increase in blood sugar levels beyond what was observed after eating the standard lunch. This leads us to believe that avocados potential role in blood sugar management is worth further investigation."
The study involved 26 overweight but otherwise healthy adults who were asked to include avocados in their lunch either by replacing an item they would have eaten with the fruit, or eating avocado in addition to their regular meal.
Those that added half of an avocado were found to be 40 percent less likely to want to snack after lunch over a three-hour period, and 28 percent less likely to munch on something else up to five hours after the meal, compared to when they didn't eat the avocado.
Avocado-eaters also were found to report more meal satisfaction, about 26 percent higher up to three hours after the meal, compared to after eating a standard lunch.
The researchers said that more studies need to be conducted to be able to say for sure that the results would be applicable to the average person,. They want to look deeper at avocados' effects at glucose and insulin levels, which are markers for diabetes.
This is a great idea for those of us who find ourselves looking for a little something extra between lunch and dinner. Try adding avocados to your lunch. You'll not only be adding high levels of antioxidants, folate and fiber to your meal. You may just find yourself feeling fuller, longer!


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Most people ask for bulkhead seating, and most airlines automatically offer bulkhead seating, assuming that the extra leg room will make the animal more comfortable. This isn't always the case. For those animals able to fit at least partly in the under seat storage, there may actually be more room in a regular seat. There may be additional under seat storage in the last seat on the plane, but be aware that close to the engines it will be noisy and may make some service animals uncomfortable.
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The master plan states: The focal point of Peak 8 is the "Grand Lodge," (now known as One Ski Hill Place)... Adjacent lodging designed in a mountain-resort style will cradle the mountain-front plazas. Toward the ends of the Peak 8 Base area the buildings will be lesser in height and density as compared to the center or core of the Peak 8 Base."
The new proposed development, facing the mountain-front plaza, is 7 1/2 stories tall. As a comparison, One Ski Hill Place is only 5 stories tall facing the mountain-front plaza. With the proposed development being up slope, it will loom over One Ski Hill Place. In fact, we believe that its elevation will be approximately 3 1/2 stories above One Ski Hill Place!
We need your help to stop this flagrant abuse. The developers are stretching the Land Use Guidelines and Master Plan. The Breckenridge Land Use Guidelines state that condo-hotels "...shall not exceed five stories above grade."
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Manna Baptist Church holding benefit revival for ailing pastor
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Manna Baptist Church, 121 Flatwood Lane, is holding a benefit revival next week for senior pastor Danny Cannon.
Cannon was diagnosed with Guillain-Barre syndrome in October 2011 and is in the hospital. Guillain-Barre syndrome is a disorder that occurs when the body's immune system mistakenly attacks part of the nervous system. This leads to nerve inflammation, which causes muscle weakness and other symptoms.
The revival will be from 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and Dr. Bo Wagner, pastor of Cornerstone Baptist Church, will preach.
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by Wade Bourne
For some duck hunters, ice is a plague.
A hard freeze can ruin a hunt and create hardships faster than just about anything. It can shoo ducks farther down the flyway. It can transform once-realistic decoys into motionless blobs.
Ice can wreak havoc on blinds and spreads. It can tear up equipment. It can endanger gun dogs and increase the difficulty in retrieving birds. These are all reasons why many duck hunters hate to see ice form.
But there is a flip side to this coin. Ice can also lead to—or accompany—some of the best hunting of the season. Harsh winter temperatures frequently bring new ducks. These birds are easier to work, and they can be more predictable in their habits. It's just that they're doing things differently from when the weather was milder and shallow waters were open.
Thus, veteran hunters change tactics when ponds and potholes turn into skating rinks. They know where to go, how to set up, and how to keep their hunting waters open so that ducks will keep coming. Here are several strategies for fighting ice—and winning. Follow the advice of these cold weather pros, and you will come to welcome ice instead of dreading its arrival.
Phil Sumner, of Clarksville, Tennessee, has been an avid waterfowler since boyhood. In recent years, Sumner has hunted on a lease with several shallow ponds that were planted and flooded to attract ducks. The only problem was that these ponds iced over when the temperature dipped to 31° F, and when they locked up, the birds stayed away.
Sumner devised a simple method for rectifying this problem. He owns a large V-hull aluminum boat with a 55-horsepower outboard for hunting on big lakes and rivers. One sub-freezing morning he hauled this rig to his lease, hooked it on behind his ATV, towed it to his favorite pond, and backed the boat in, breaking ice as he went. He backed the boat deep enough to submerge the motor's water intake to supply the cooling system. Then, with the boat still strapped to the trailer, he started the motor and engaged the forward gear. With the throttle half-open, the turning prop set up a strong current under the ice.
While the motor ran, Sumner began wading through the pond, breaking the ice into smaller chunks that would melt quicker in the swirling waters. Within 30 minutes, he had a wide-open hole almost an acre in size. He pulled the boat and trailer away from the pond. Then he returned, threw decoys out in the open muddy water, and hid in his blind. When ducks started coming, they decoyed with little hesitation.
Sumner continued this ice-melting ritual throughout the several-day freeze. The ice never formed so thick overnight that he couldn't break and melt it out again the next morning. By starting shortly after daylight, he could have his hole open and his decoys out within an hour. By then the sun and wind would keep the water open through the day. The result of his effort was a string of good hunts when other shallow water hunters were frozen out of their spots.
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Fried chicken. If only there was a way to enjoy this comfort food without feeling uncomfortable about all those calories. The Big Boss Oil-less Fryer might be able to help. It claims to cook with halogen, convection, and infrared heat. It says it can prepare crispy fried food with little or no oil.Denise Dias from the Sedgwick County Extension Office is helping us fact-check this fryer."You know any way you can make fried chicken without any fat or oil, or very little ... yeah great idea," Denise said.We bought the Big Boss Oil-less Fryer for $107.14. That includes shipping.Denise starts to make the breading for the fried chicken that she found in the oil-less fryer recipe book. It includes milk, bread crumbs, and seasoning."Right now we have a breast, a thigh, two-piece wing, and a leg (inside the oven)," Denise said.Next, the recipe calls for two squirts of olive oil from the sprayer that came with the oven. Denise puts on the lid and sets the oven to 375 degrees for 35 minutes.We watch the chicken get gold, then brown, then really dark brown."Ohh... it's crispy," Denise said.Despite its appearance, Denise says its tastes like baked chicken."It's not bad," she said.Finally, Denise follows the French fry recipe. But she doesn't like turning each one over halfway through baking."I think there are faster ways to make French fries," Denise said.Were they worth the wait?"They're just like a baked potato," Denise said.Does it work?"Yes it works," Denise says. "But a little disappointing ... because of the fries. I was hoping they would taste and feel a little bit better." Denise says this would be great for people who don't want to cook a lot and don't want to heat up an oven. However, she says you can do what this oil-less fryer does in a regular oven. Video: Big Boss Oil-Less Fryer: Does It Work?
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