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For the Rice:
1/2 cup canola oil
4 cups long-grain white rice
2 tablespoons salt
For the Spinach Mix:
1/4 cup olive oil, plus more for finishing, optional
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 box frozen chopped spinach, defrosted and squeezed dry
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
To make the rice: Heat the oil over medium-high heat in a large saucepan with a heavy bottom or small Dutch oven. Add the rice and the salt and stir to coat. When the rice starts to appear opaque and chalky, add enough cold water to cover the rice by the width of 2 fingers (about 1-inch). Bring to a rapid boil, and boil-without stirring!-until the water level reaches the level of the rice. Stir the rice once and reduce the heat to low. Cover and cook 20 minutes.
Meanwhile, make the spinach mix: Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-low heat. Add the garlic, stirring so it doesn't stick, and cook until fragrant. Stir in the spinach and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Raise the heat to medium-high and cook until the spinach is just heated through. Don't overcook or the spinach will discolor.
Once the rice has finished cooking, fold the spinach into the pot. Fluff the rice so that the spinach is evenly distributed. Taste and season with additional salt and pepper if necessary. If you like, add a couple of drizzles of olive oil to give the rice a little gloss.
1 (1-pound) package frozen puff pastry, thawed
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, cut into 8 equal pieces
8 (1 by 1-inch) squares guava paste (about 4 ounces)
1 egg, beaten with 1 teaspoon water
1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon milk
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Sprinkle the sugar on your work surface to prevent the dough from sticking. Roll out each sheet of puff pastry to an 8 by 8-inch square. Using a pizza cutter or sharp knife, cut each sheet into 4 squares.
Make the turnovers: Set a pastry square in front of you with 1 of the corners pointing toward you. Place 1 piece of cream cheese diagonally over the center of the bottom of the square. Top with a piece of guava paste. Brush the edges of the square with beaten egg. Fold the upper half of the square over the filling to make a neat triangle. Crimp the edges with a fork. Repeat with the remaining turnovers, placing them on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet as you go. Bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown and puffy.
While the turnovers are baking, mix the confectioners' sugar with the milk and vanilla, stirring to dissolve any lumps. Set aside. Cool the turnovers on a rack for 10 to 15 minutes, then drizzle the glaze over them. Serve warm or at room temperature.
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Well, The Daily Caller is at it again. The conservative news site out-scooped us all this morning with the front-page headline: "Love Me Some Tenders: Obama for America spent $62 on Chick-fil-A."
Daily Caller reporter Caroline May writes:
While gay activists have staged boycotts of the chain since then, expenditure records at Political Moneyline show that on June 29, 2012 Obama for America spent $62 at Chick-fil-A in Atlanta, Ga.
May's basic issue is that the campaign for the president who defends marriage equality spent money at the restaurant chain that does not, at all, and probably never will. May opines, "While the money the campaign spent is pittance in comparison to Obama's overall re-election expenditures, it clashes with the president's recent endorsement of gay marriage and Chick-fil-A's foray into the gay marriage debate."
Never mind that $62 "is pittance" for any adult who has to pay for rent, food, and utilities. Never mind that $62 is about .000023761508% of Obama's campaign funds. It's still sixty-two dollars, and it is an outrage! How can we now vote for a president whose campaign is filled with maybe 6 people who acted out of
hunger hypocrisy?
The solution, obviously, is to vote Republican in 2012—because although they continue to pump thousands of dollars into the homophobic food chain, at least they have not strayed from their consistent messaging.
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Southern Oregon University is among schools with the highest use of green power, according to a news release from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Nine northwest colleges in the College & University Green Power Challenge are among the nation's highest in green power use, including SOU, University of Washington, Oregon State University, Western Washington University, Gonzaga University, Evergreen State College, Lewis & Clark College, Pacific Lutheran University, and Whitman College.
Green power includes electricity produced from solar, wind, geothermal, biogas, eligible biomass, and low-impact small hydroelectric sources.
"We applaud the leadership demonstrated by organizations that are helping reduce carbon pollution and spur the growth of clean, American-made energy sources by increasing their use of renewable energy," EPA Acting Administrator Bob Perciasepe said in a prepared statement. "As President Obama has made clear, clean energy is critical to our health, our economy, our security, and our ability to effectively address climate change."
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Brazil's regulatory health authority, Anvisa, plans to establish quality requirements for locally produced pharmaceutical excipients, Anvisa told BioPharm International. The organization publicly released a draft proposal on this policy on June 4, 2012 and the public had 60 days to comment.
Debate on responsibilityAccording to information from the Pharmaceutical Trade Union of the state of São Paulo, Sindusfarma, drug manufacturers are currently responsible for the quality of excipients included in the drugs they produce. Currently, says the Union, the sector lacks specific rules for such products and the pharmaceutical industry uses only a portion of the overall excipients produced in Brazil (other sectors such as health and beauty products use them as well). Many producers may not be interested in complying with all requirements coming from the pharmaceutical industry. The discussion is likely to continue as the industry and regulators debate competing interests and opinions.
The need for quality requirements
Anvisa is responsible for developing standards, authorizing pharmaceutical company operations, and for supervising the quality of pharmaceutical excipients used in drug prducts. Anvisa does this through health inspections to ensure compliance with quality controls in the drug-manufacturing process. Rodero added that Anvisa has started a database of active pharmaceutical excipients from companies that manufacture, import, export, fractionate, stock, expedite, distribute, and pack such products. "Good manufacturing practices for pharmaceutical drugs do not include their pharma excipients as criterion for manufacturing differs," says Rodero. Therefore, a set of clear rules is being suggested to regulate the excipient sector, Rodero says.
"The norms are not being requested by international organizations. The need came up due to the lack of regulation, which makes the harmonization process difficult during inspections. We requested that health authorities in countries that hold technical cooperation agreements with Brazil to send information on how excipients are treated regarding local norms and authorizations," says Rodero, adding that the responses are now being evaluated and the data consolidated.
The draft proposal, made public on June 4, 2012, was written based on documents from the International Pharmaceutical Excipients Council–Europe, the World Health Organization, and the US Pharmacopeial Convention, revealed Rodero.
Adverse reactions related to excipients
According to Anvisa, because excipients can affect the final quality of a given drug, the establishment of an "ResoluÇão da Diretoria Colegiada" (RDC—Anvisa's Collegiate Board of Directors Resolution) is important for minimizing health risks involved during the manufacturing process. Standardizing GMPs and practices for the Brazilian sector, qualifying suppliers, and strengthening local producers are part of the goal as well, states the health authority. Excipients used in pharmaceuticals may act as antiadherents, binders, coatings, disintegrants, fillers, flavours, colors, lubricants, glidants, sorbents, preservatives, and sweeteners, according to pharmaceutical data from Anvisa.
According to Rodero, the need for local producers of excipients to comply with quality requirements is important to increase public health safety because excipients can generate side effects or affect the final pharmaceutical product. Excipients in drugs sold in Brazil were responsible for cases of adverse drug reactions (ADR) in adults and children, according to a study conducted in 2004 by the Federal University of Ceará.


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A recovery of a stolen vehicle led to a bomb scare that shut down one of Ridgecrest's busiest roads for a few hours on Monday.
Ridgecrest Police officers responded to a bomb scare Monday afternoon at the corner of North Norma Street and West Coso Avenue.
The scare started about 3:30 p.m. Monday when police were tipped off that there might be a suspicious device in a vehicle. But after shutting down North Norma Street and asking residents to consider evacuating, no bomb was found.
Officers closed Norma in both directions from West Las Flores Avenue to West Argus Avenue and all streets in a one-block radius.
Chief Ron Strand and Det. Ryan Sloan said officers were investigating a stolen vehicle recovery when the department received information about a suspicious device in the vehicle.
Sloan said the vehicle was stolen a few days ago.
He said officers recommended residents evacuate, but it was not mandatory.
Sloan said the department contacted EOD to conduct a search of the vehicle. No device was found.
Officers reopened Norma around 7 p.m.
Sloan said the case remains under investigation.
Kern County Fire Department Engine 74, Liberty Ambulance, Police and Community Together and the Community Emergency Response Team also responded.
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Intoxicated by newfound friendships with Judy Garland, Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn, Charles Jackson left Hollywood for New Hampshire, where he bought a stately mansion with his film windfall — all of $35,000.
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An outlook of optimism is the best way to describe Renee Williams view of the mall.
Williams is the mall's general manager. She says each year, Easter proves to be a pivotal time for sales.
'Easter is generally one of our bigger seasons, along with Mother's Day, Father's Day and with graduations, but of course you're not as busy as with back to school and during the Christmas holidays.'
Within the last year the mall has undergone a number of changes: two of its largest retailers, Hollister and New York and Company closed; the Shoe Department underwent major expansion, and a number of other retailers opened. Catering to 13 counties in East Mississippi and four in West Alabama, Bonita Lakes mall averages 6 million patrons a year. In terms of occupancy, officials say it's currently more than 94% filled.
"The future is strong. We have retailers express interest everyday; they're looking at the mall. Some of these things take a little time to work out, but we've got a lot of excitement going on and we look forward to a great 2012 and beyond,' says Williams.
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LOS ANGELES -- It's only a 10-day contract, but the impact of what happened Sunday will last for much longer.
Jason Collins, a 35-year-old center, signed with the Brooklyn Nets, becoming the first openly gay competitor in the four major American sports.
Just hours after signing his deal with the Nets, Collins was on the court for Brooklyn's 108-102 win over the Lakers.
Collins, who checked into the game with 10:28 remaining in the second quarter, received an unusually polite ovation for a visiting player from the Staples Center crowd.
Walking to the scorer's table to check into the game for the first time, "It felt like, 'I've done this a thousand times before,' " Collins said. ''You go to the scorer's table, you hear what the play's going to be for the next offensive play, and you go out there. Once you're out on the court, it's basketball. It's what I've been doing for almost three decades."
He played 10 minutes, grabbed two rebounds and committed five fouls. He did not score, missing the one shot he took. But after all, he was brought to the Nets to provide an interior defensive presence.
And Collins, a former Stanford star, wanted to keep the focus on basketball, not the social impact of this landmark accomplishment -- becoming the first openly gay athlete to compete in the NBA, NFL, NHL or Major League Baseball.
"Right now I'm focused on trying to learn the plays," Collins said before the game. "I don't have time to really think about history right now. I just have to focus on my job."
Nets general manager Billy King and coach Jason Kidd also went out of their way to downplay talk that Collins' signing was for publicity. Both said it was about making the Nets a better team.
"The decision to sign Jason was a basketball decision," King said in a statement. "We needed to increase our depth inside, and with his experience and size, we felt he was the right choice for a 10-day contract."
But the barrier-breaking move will make waves far beyond the basketball court.
"He has become an icon," Lakers center Pau Gasol said, "and is going to have to carry some responsibility with it. And I think he's fine with that."
Collins hasn't played since April, when he finished the 2012-13 season with the Washington Wizards. A few weeks later he revealed his sexuality in an interview with Sports Illustrated.
But Collins hadn't gotten an opportunity to play with an NBA team -- until Sunday.
"Jason told us that his goal was to earn another contract with an NBA team," NBA commissioner Adam Silver said in a statement. "Today, I want to commend him on achieving his goal. I know everyone in the NBA family is excited for him and proud that our league fosters an inclusive and respectful environment."
Warriors president Rick Welts, who became the first openly gay NBA executive when he revealed his sexuality in an article when he was with the Phoenix Suns in 2011, was pleased to hear of Collins' signing.
"I'm very happy for Jason, and I'm so proud of our league and the Nets," Welts told Newsday in a phone interview. " ... I am thrilled for everyone involved."
Collins' signing evoked positive emotions for Welts, but he also looks forward to the day when there's no hoopla surrounding a gay male athlete, as there is with NFL draft prospect Michael Sam. "I've been trying to think of how to sum up how I feel about this," Welts told Newsday. "I think it's a big step toward being regarded as totally unremarkable, which is exactly what it should be and what I would wish for. It's a big deal. ... But really it's a big step toward nobody caring, you know?"
The Nets worked out Collins last week. He proved he was still in shape despite a 10-month layoff -- although, understandably, he looked tired at times during the game.
The spotlight is sure to fixate on Collins over the coming days. But the Nets are a unique and almost ideal landing spot.
He has many supporters within the organization after playing the first six-plus years of his career in New Jersey.
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Then the fun began. I wanted to see if I could match my estimates. Before I started working on a task, I used C-c TAB to mark it 'in progress' and start the clock. When I finished it, I used C-c C-x (planner-task-done) to mark it completed and automatically clock out. This is not yet done for cancelled tasks, so I clocked out of those manually with C-c C-o (timeclock-out). I also clocked out whenever I caught myself being distracted so that the totals wouldn't include the time I spent chatting on #emacs or checking out del.icio.us links. ;) At the end of the day, I used 'planner-timeclock-summary-show-range-filter' to show me the time elapsed for all of the tasks I'd worked on over the past two days. Here's the report for that project, edited to reflect how it looks on my screen and annotated with comments:
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Day began: 13:03:58, Day ended: 20:51:46 Time elapsed: 31:47:48, Time clocked: 10:41:41 Time clocked ratio: 33.6%
The time record isn't perfect. I cancelled some tasks after thinking about them a little and did some tasks simultaneously. Sometimes I didn't notice that I was getting distracted, too. Still, having all of that time information neatly summarized made me realize a number of things.
First, I goof off much less when I have a nice, broken-down task list in front of me. There's just something about knowing there's a five- or ten-minute hack you can get out of the way. I found myself looking forward to getting to the next task just to see if I could make my estimate. That said, seeing a five-minute task stretch and stretch due to unforeseen problems did make me a little nervous. I should probably just make generous estimates so that I don't end up with bugs because of haste.
Second, I don't goof off as much as I thought I did, although there's still room for improvement. Yesterday's workday was 9:00 - 12:00, 1:00 - 5:30--7.5 hours. Today was the last day of work, so cleaning and celebration interrupted my hacking at around 3:00--5 hours of work. According to my task list, 10:41/12:30 was productive work. Hmm. 1:49 hours unclocked time when I was thinking or goofing off. planner-timeclock-summary-show for today reveals that I actually clocked 5:30 today, which means the goofing off happened yesterday. That makes sense; I remember a pretty long unclocked segment recuperating from Japanese overload. (This was before we came up with the task list.)
Third, keeping track of time is way, way cool even if you don't bill anyone for your time.
Like the idea? It's easy to try out. If you use the development version of planner, just add
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to your ~/.emacs. If you want to try it out now, eval those statements in your Emacs session. After that, simply use C-c TAB to 'clock in' a task before you start working on it, and use C-c C-x (planner-task-done) to mark it completed. To see a summary of how you spent your day, check out the different functions in planner-timeclock-summary.
If you use the stable version of Planner, you can grab planner-timeclock.el and planner-timeclock-summary.el from http://sacha.sachachua.com/notebook/emacs/dev/planner/ , try out the dev version, or cherry-pick the relevant arch patches. If it works for you too, please e-mail me so that we can merge it into stable! =) (I tend to trust myself very little, seeing how I manage to screw up dev from time to time.)
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GRAND FINALE–This Fall 2012 photo shows musician Prince performing at a concert in Chicago. (AP Photo/Rogers and Cowan) by Paul J. Weber Associated Press Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — How did Prince close out South by Southwest Music Festival's weeklong showcase of rock n' roll? By naturally throwing a totally different kind of party: a grooving, brass band-backed funk fest that stretched to 3 a.m. and outlasted many fans lucky enough to get inside the exclusive show that also featured A Tribe Called Quest.


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and you still dont understand what im saying the reason why lebron average is worse becuase he wsnt as good back then now he simproving more and more if he keeps playing like he did the last three years his feild goal percentage will be the same or better. jordans fg% didnt become that good in the begging of his career it got better over time. lebrons biggging to surpasss jorand and everyone will take notice. youll see
and also lebrons fg% was better than jordan ever had. watch him keep having that fg% and youll take notice
this year i mean
No actually Jordan had that FG% in the beginning of his career more, if you would've looked at the stats, but since you obviously didnt I'm here to tell you. I'm not saying Lebron is bad, im just laying Jordan is better
no at the beggining of his career he had 515% lebron this year had 560% but whatever youll come to notice lebrons surpassing but its ur opinion
wich is greater than jordan ever had
Im not even saying Lebron will never be better. But right now he is not on MJ's level. He may reach it someday with more rings
w8 how old r u and don't lie about ur age
13 why
and dont say ur just young and you dont know how mj played becuase i thought jordan was better than mj until the last two season and i studied him alotttt. and i realized there skill is equal but one is bigger stronger and faster
yeah i dont think lebrons better right now. im just saying he probally will be better by the end of his career. if he keeps playing like he did this year he will
If u actually did study him and actually watched him you would know his scoring avg dropped because of Pippen. He avg 37 ppg before they got Pippen. Also they are not the same skill wise Lebron is only better than Jordan at one thing and that's probably passing. I'm not counting rebs because Lebron is bigger and taller, plus Jordan avg mor offensive rebs. Jordan's better at defense, scoring and turnovers. Jordan is better at defense because he actually won defensive player of the year, the same year he scored 37 ppg. Jordan's career avg only went down because when he was 38 and 39 he played SF for the wizards because 23 yr old rip hamilton played SG, and during that time Jordan avg 22.9 ppg. Jordan also comitted less turnovers than Lebron and this was during the faceguarding and handcheck era. If Lebron played in the 90's he would cry because they were more physical back then than they are now.
you said your not counting o n rebounds becuase hes bigger. so basically you cant say dennis rodman is better than jordan at rebounds becuase hes bigger. you cant say and center thatt gets alot of rebounds is better at rebounding than a small guard becuase hes bigger than the guard. lebron is better than jordan at rebounds BECUASE hes bigger lol
lebrons average dropped becuase of wade. you guys have selective memory. you obviously only like jordan becuase you dont like james. becuase you only talk about the positive of jordan and the negative of james. of course its gonna make him look bad. jordan was obviously a greater scorer but hes less efficient. lebron is getting better at fg% but needs to work on taking over the game. if lebron keeps winining rings and plays like he did this year why wouldnt he be better than jordan?
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VAIL - Trista Sutter is writing a book, the title of which not surprisingly begins with, "Happily Ever After... ." Her romance indeed played out in fairytale fashion on TV, when Vail firefighter Ryan Sutter won the heart of Bachelorette Trista in 2003, and Eagle County cheered them on. Their marriage was a highly publicized event (with more than 26 million viewers tuning in to watch the nuptials), and today they both embrace Vail as home along with their two adorable children.
On March 9, when Pink Vail hits the slopes to benefit cancer survivorship programs at Shaw Regional Cancer Center, Trista Sutter will be there, in pink. And, as Pink Vail participants wind down the mountain in the Celebratory Ski Down at the end of the day, she will be at the bottom cheering on their valiant efforts and generous hearts, and celebrating our united fight against cancer.
Trista acknowledges she has never had a personal brush with cancer.
"Luckily, I haven't had any family members who have had cancer," Trista said. "But working with the young adults fighting cancer at First Descents camps changed my life."
Trista got involved in Pink Vail, the world's biggest ski day to conquer cancer "because I love this community and the money raised at Pink Vail helps patients throughout their battle." Trista herself doesn't ski much, although both of her kids began skiing at 2 years old. But for Pink Vail, she was on the mountain last year, and would be again this year if she had fully functioning knees.
"It's a great way for people to give back," she said. "People are just grateful to be a part of Pink Vail and happy to be there."
Pink Vail, Trista explains, is a fun, ski challenge anyone can enter. People can set up teams or join teams of their choosing to help raise donations. Skiers and boarders can hunt down five famous decks on Vail Mountain to be eligible for great prizes. Or, they can pick up a Pink Vail Poker Card at each location and play their hand at the Pink Vail Base Camp for prizes.
"If you can't get people to go to Pink Vail, ask them to donate," she said.
Last year, Trista used her Facebook and Twitter pages with over 100,000 fans to encourage friends to join and make pledges. And it worked! She raised $2,500 and was a top fundraiser for the event and has already raised over $3,200 this year.
Finally, at the end of the day, everyone gathers at Eagle's Nest for a Celebration Ski Down to honor and celebrate those who have fought cancer, followed by a concert by Charlie Mars at the base of Lionshead.
"We just celebrate the fact we are all uniting against cancer and to help raise awareness," Trista said.
In 2012, 700 participants and 1,900 donors raised nearly $200,000 to benefit Shaw's new "Spirit of Survival" program, which offers fitness classes, nutritional coaching, emotional support and outdoor camps for all patients and survivors at Shaw Regional Cancer Center.
"Last year, it was so inspiring to hear how many people got involved (in Pink Vail) and really got behind it, and how much money we were able to give collectively," Trista said.
This year's goal is to raise $250,000.
Trista's first experience working alongside cancer patients and survivors came before Pink Vail, with First Descents. Years ago, she and Ryan decided to get involved with First Descents, an organization started by their friend, Brad Ludden. Dedicated to empowering young adults battling with cancer by enabling them to conquer outdoor challenges, such as whitewater kayaking, rock climbing and surfing, it was a perfect fit. Ryan's own outdoor passions caused him to create the 10.10.10 Challenge for First Descents in 2010. He completed 10 feats challenging 10,000 people along the way to give $10 each for First Descents, including an Ironman, the Leadville 100 and 24 hours of Moab. He raised $100,000. Since then, they have been engrained in the organization.
"It's a great organization, and it's been an honor to get to know the participants; they've been through so much," Trista said. "First Descents is where my connection with cancer started."
Through all her dealings with cancer survivors, she said, "I've learned strength from them and resilience."
At Pink Vail on March 9 it is certain Trista and her daughter will be wearing pink - not only because it is their favorite color, but also for those courageous, inspiring souls who Pink Vail honors.
"So join me at Pink Vail on March 9," Trista said. "I will be handing out prizes at the end and toasting everyone for a great day of Pink Vail."
For more information on Pink Vail, including how to sign up or donate, visit www.pinkvail.com.


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by Milton Rivera » Tue Jan 22, 2013 7:51 am
For sale its a 2009 intrepid cruiser v with an SRS engine.The engine has 3 hours on top end and 30 hours of use chassis and engine.There is a small video in youtube about how the go kart looks now and other racing videos username:kartracerpr.The go kart has a brand new axle,tie rods,front bumper,new graphics and brake pads.Everything its in good condition just selling to buy a new one never have any issues with the engine.My phone number its 254-462-2253 call or text at any time.This go kart finish 3rd in the texas prokart challenge s-4 class.Price $6,000 for everything no mychron or $2,000 OBO for the chassis.
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ok getting close to the race make an offer.call at any time I will give it away for $5,500 this weekend.you can tested at any time.
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4. Go to http://www.whatismyip.org to find out the public IP address of your router. Record this IP address and use it in the next step.
5. Log on to your My EarthCam account and go to the MyCam Page Designer. Under Webcam Setup you are going to change the first option to IP network camera. In the textbox that appears below you are going to type the following: http://ROUTER_IP:7080/jpg/image.cgi where ROUTER_IP is what you recorded in the previous step. Make sure you save these settings once you are done.
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PHOENIX (AP) - Recent warm weather, dry conditions and a spate of brush fires on the outskirts of major cities of Arizona and New Mexico are prompting warnings that the 2014 wildfire season is already underway.
In the Albuquerque area, Lt. Michael Everett of the Bernalillo County Fire Department says there's been little rain or snow and that everybody need be aware of the early fire threat and very careful.
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Stepp, 7, hits two homers over fence at Jackson Park
Becomes the first seven-year-old to hit homers out of the park
Published: Friday, May 9, 2014 at 8:06 p.m.
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The stands were packed and the Astros were falling to the Dodgers when 7-year-old Ty Stepp ventured up to home plate on Friday night, May 2.
He gripped his bat as the ball rocketed toward him.
With a quick slap of the bat, the ball soared over left field, which is 184 feet from the plate, grazing the 10-foot-tall fence that encircles Field 1 at Jackson Park on its way to the history books… and his teammates stormed the field. On Monday, Ty did it again, officially becoming the first 7-year-old to hit a ball out of the park, two games in a row, with the Henderson County Youth Baseball League.
In April, 8-year-old CJ Landrum made the books when he hit a ball over the fence out of the same field. His teammates also stormed the field.
"It's an amazing accomplishment and it's a rare feat that you see a 7- or 8-year-old hit a ball that far, with consistency," said Tom Albright, president of Henderson County Youth Baseball and Landrum's coach.
Home run etiquette is not exactly in the playbook when it comes to coaching 7- or 8-year-olds, he laughed. But the instinct to rush the field was automatic for CJ's teammates, who looked to their coach before mobbing the record-setter at home plate.
The crowd went wild as Ty took off for first base Friday night, unaware that the ball had made it over the fence. He rounded third and bolted for home as his teammates lined up at the plate to greet him with high-fives.
"We have had seven-year-olds that have been close… but it's the first time one cleared the fence," Albright said.
Although home runs happen often in little league, out-of-the-park homers are pretty special, he added.
The Astros lost to the Dodgers 14-10 Friday and fell to the Braves 12-6 Monday, but with two out-of-the-park home runs under his belt, it was hard to keep Ty down. His grandmother awarded him with money and promised to take him shopping when the season ended. The family celebrated.
And, now, the crowd calls "him Babe Ruth when he walks up to the plate," smiled Ty's mother, Heather Stepp.
Ty has been playing little league baseball since he was 4 and has already attracted a large following of fans. He currently plays for two teams and hopes to one day swing a bat for the Atlanta Braves — his favorite club.
Little League International is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, Albright said. He credits the victories on the field not only with the players, but also "the great coaches who volunteer to lead the teams to glory."
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I find this superior to Jumpcut. The main reason: I can delete individual items (i.e. passwords!) after using them. (I turned Shift-Click, Option-Click, and Command-Click into the "Delete" option.)
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-If someone copies something from a "password" field remind them to clear it after half an hour or so...
-Group the copied items into smart folders of time: i.e. grouped every half hour, and allow us to right-click and delete groups.
I did a bit of research comparing clipboard managers and this one came out tops for my needs and in general. Amazing feature set, unobtrusive design and it's free! Though I have made a donation to support the developer and thank him for his excellent work.
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Would love to be able to turn clippings into snippets. That would make it nearly ideal. I can't seem to find the option but is it already there? Or is the app scriptable?
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MARIETTA - Walking or biking to Phillips Elementary School from the densely populated area just east of Acme Street has its challenges.
Coming from the corner of Kenwood and Acme streets, the trek starts out rather smoothly. But then the sidewalks along the east side of Acme Street get bumpy. Soon after the turn onto Phillips Street, an unidentifiable utility cord drags the ground, and farther up the street holes riddle the fence intended to cordon off the former Remington Rand-Kardex industrial site.
Uneven sidewalks, dangling utility lines, abandoned buildings and high traffic areas are just some of the hazards that plague some of the popular walking routes to Marietta City elementary schools.
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Maggie Tome, center, leaves Harmar Elementary School Friday with her son Lucas, left, and friend Julia Tucker, right.
Ohio's Safe Routes to School program and grant funding aims to fix some of these problems and make it easier for students to walk and bike to school. But program funds are limited and miles upon miles of sidewalks surround the schools within the city limits.
Improvements also take time.
In 2012, the city of Marietta was approved for a $170,000 Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Grant, administered by the Ohio Department of Transportation. Currently, those approved infrastructure projects are in the final design stage, said Jared Schultheisz, project manager and engineering technician for the city.
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* The goal of Ohio's Safe Routes to School Program is to assist communities in developing and implementing projects and programs that encourage and enable children in grades K-8, including those with disabilities, to walk or bike to school safely.
* Students who get rides to city K-8 schools
* Harmar Elementary: 85.5 percent.
* Washington Elementary: 59 percent.
* Phillips Elementary: 90.3 percent.
* Marietta Middle School: 80 percent.
Source: Marietta Safe Routes to School Plan.
"There's not a deadline set to finish them by. According to ODOT's milestone schedule, the projects are supposed to sell - meaning bids will be collected - by Sept. 18," he said.
The approved and funded projects will include improvements at Marietta Middle School and all three elementary schools within city limits - Harmar, Washington and Phillips.
Because Putnam Elementary is outside city limits, Safe Routes grant funding can not be used there. Additionally Putnam Elementary lacks sidewalks, meaning students choosing to walk or bike would ultimately be doing so along Masonic Park Road.
A lot of the planned improvements with Marietta's first round of grant funding involve improvements to crossing areas, said Schultheisz.
"Phillips would have a lot of crosswalk striping and improving the sidewalk that runs from the school out to Papa John's," he said.
Better crossing signals put in at the corner of Pike Street and Elmwood Avenue - though funded outside of the SRTS grant - have already been a big improvement, said Phillips Elementary Principal Joe Finley.
"There are pedestrian crossing lights there now and signals to tell the person when to walk or not to walk," he said.
Since the signals were installed, Finley said he can not remember receiving any complaints from parents about walking conditions. However, the vast majority of the students are bused to and from school, he noted.
According to Marietta's original SRTS grant proposal and plan, slightly more than 90 percent of Phillips' students get a ride to school - the most all the city's elementary schools.
One of the biggest infrastructure projects planned with the 2012 grant funding is the addition of curb extensions at the intersection of Fourth and Washington streets, near the entrance to Washington Elementary, said Schultheisz.
"They'll come back and extend the curb out to where the parking lane will end about 20 feet back. It shortens the cross walk distance and makes motorists more aware of students," he explained.
Washington has the greatest amount of students walking or biking to school. Only 59 percent of the students get a ride to school.
The walk from certain areas to the north and west of the school have a lot of brick sidewalks and many of the concrete sidewalks radiating away from the school are in need of repairs as well.
Typically, the sidewalks in front of homes are the responsibility of the property owner, said Schultheisz. But sometimes the city has funding available to split the cost of repairs with homeowners, he added.
At Harmar Elementary, parents picking their children up recently mentioned crosswalks and unsafe drivers among some of the things they would like to see addressed.
"Probably something to make getting across the (Franklin and Market streets) intersection a little easier," said Harmar father Jason Slonaker in reference to what improvements he would like to see.
While there are crosswalk signs, drivers are not always vigilant, and the intersection is often busy with both cars and students when school lets out.
Similarly, cars travel quickly down Crawford Street, which is not much more than an alley near the school, said Maggie Tome, who walks her 10-year-old son Lucas and some other students back across the Historic Harmar Railroad Bridge to her work after school.
"Some parents zoom by. We just yell at them to slow down," she said.
But Tome would not be opposed to speed bumps being installed.
Schultheisz said some high-visibility, ladder style crosswalks are planned for parts of Harmar. The changes will make crosswalks stand out more, he said.
Another improvement would involve rebuilding 240 feet of sidewalk on Market Street along the school's playground. Currently cars can park by the sidewalk, but no barrier prevents them from rolling right onto it, he said.
For Marietta Middle School, the installation of an island near the steps on Glendale Road would break the walk across the road in half and give students more time to watch out for speedy cars, said Schultheisz.
Marietta applied and was denied grant funding for the 2013 year, said Schultheisz.
"More and more people are hearing about the program. Last year, there were three times as much applied for as there were monies available," he said.
However, the city recently applied for the 2014 grant and will likely hear whether or not it was approved in May.


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Helen Clark became the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme in 2009, and is the first woman to lead the organization. She also chairs the United Nations Development Group.
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I started C25K this year. I'm running a half this Sunday. It will take me 3 hours but I know I can do it. Fortunately, we have had lovely fall weather and I have had no opportunity to run in a pair of compression running tights that I bought. Sunday's forecast is low of 36 with 40% chance of rain. Had low 50s and sprinkles a few weeks ago and managed that without the pants (wishing now I would have wore them anyway). I have seen many suggestions not to run in untested gear. I could do a mile or 2 in the pants this week to make sure there are no weird rubs, but I am not going to be able to mimic the temp. I can take an extra shirt/gloves etc and shed them if its too much. Cant do that easily with tights.
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As a follow up - I am more concerned with the rain at that temp than the temp alone. If this was a dry 36, I would be less worried running in a compression short with my knees and shins exposed.
I've been in any number of races where gear, often expensive gear, gets abandoned along the course. Regarding your tights, I would simply put them on over a pair of compression shorts and take them off if things get too warm for you. The good thing about tights is that instead of abandoning them, you can tie the legs around your waist after you take them off.
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Good suggestion by shipo on the layers but definitly go for a test run first. I'm not sure how comfortable 2 layers of compression would be for a half. I have a friend who wore his compression tights for the first time on race morning for a 10K and he said it was a huge mistake. I've done a few races in the cold and rain and you'd be surprised at fast you warm up even in bad weather. Make sure you have some warm dry cloths to put on at the finish. Hopefully the weather forecast will change for the better by the weekend and you wont have to worry about it! Good luck!
You would do better to wear the pants from a wind suit if you have them. They are roomier and much easier to add/subtract than tights.
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A growing number of patients are turning to the Web to access healthcare information.
In response to this demand, more and more physicians and hospitals are using patient portals as gateways for patients to find information.
Patients can also communicate with their physicians and access services using patient portals. Here is some information to help you understand how.
A patient portal is a website you can use to securely interact with your doctor's office to perform some of the routine, health-related tasks that you would normally conduct at the office or by phone.
Most patient portals allow you to conduct the following tasks:
If you choose to communicate with your doctor using a patient portal, you should keep your messages to your doctor clear and concise. Take the time to organize your thoughts. Remember that the message you send will become part of your medical record.
If you have a new medical problem that needs to be diagnosed, you can use the patient portal to make an appointment for an office visit. That way, your doctor can conduct a physical exam and ask additional questions.
You should also never use a patient portal if you have a medical emergency and need a quick answer. Difficulty breathing, bleeding, or severe abdominal pain all require immediate, personal medical attention.
Well-educated, web-savvy people seem to be the most comfortable with patient portals. But, they are not the only ones. Communicating with a doctor's office online may solve transportation problems for older adults or people who cannot drive.
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The sexual abuse of a child often begins innocently enough-perhaps with just a simple conversation, according to Helen McGrail, Belpre clinic director for Tri County Mental Health and Counseling Services.
The clinic provides counseling for child abuse victims.
"Initially it seems there's nothing inappropriate going on," she said. "The abuser makes a child feel special, maybe buying things for him or her long before the victimization begins. And children love attention."
McGrail said abusers can be very patient, noting that some pedophiles will take weeks or months to gain a child's confidence.
But she said the sexual abuse can start without the child being involved at all.
"A single mom with young children may be the initial target for the sex abuser," McGrail said. "And a pedophile may even date the mother awhile in order to get to her kids-this is a common tactic. Single moms have to be extremely careful about who they let into their lives."
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Accidental Touching Trick- Children are often unaware that accidental touching may be intentional or may be an offender attempting to touch closer to genitalia the next time.
Authority Trick-Many of us have taught our children to respect authority without realizing that individuals who target our children take advantage of their position such as a teacher, coach, religious or club leader.
Desensitize Trick-Offenders may continually talk to children about sex or use pornography to demonstrate sexual acts. They may arouse a child's curiosity by emailing or leaving sexual material and aids around where they may see them.
Drug and Alcohol Trick-Drugs or alcohol can be used to incapacitate a child, making them highly vulnerable to sexual abuse.
Friendship Trick-Older children may bribe a younger child (or same age) by saying that they will not be their friend anymore unless they participate in a sexual act.
Games Trick-Body contact games such as wrestling are played where touching genitalia is part of the rules.
Outing Trick-Offender is continually attempting to take a child out alone for special trips or outings and insists that no one else attend.
Threat Trick-Children may be threatened into cooperation and further silenced. Once the abuse has taken place, they threaten to expose the child either to their parents or to their friends.
Costume Trick-Most volunteers who dress up as clowns, cartoon characters or as Santa Claus during the holiday season are not pedophiles attempting to access children. However, you should always be aware that there are pedophiles who would do anything to get at kids.
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Karen Days, president of the Center for Family Safety and Healing in Columbus, said abusers have many ways of initiating contact with a child.
"There's no real recipe, but it's clear that the child never triggers the behavior-it's the perpetrator who inserts himself into the life of the child," she said.
Days said pedophiles often use grooming techniques to get close to their victims.
"This grooming can take weeks or even years," she said. "Sometimes, in the case of a teenager, for example, they may wait until the victim reaches what the state recognizes as the age of consent."
Echoing McGrail's concern, Days recalled a case in which the abuser preyed on teenage girls by first developing a relationship with their mothers.
"But his ultimate plan was to gain access to the young girls," she said.
An abuser may also get close to a child by simply offering to help an overwhelmed parent.
"They're looking for that kind of vulnerability," Days said. "They might offer to watch the child or to babysit. Parents should probably beware of someone, even a family member, who's constantly offering to take care of a child when they have to go out."
McGrail said pedophiles often get involved in areas where children are most likely to be found.
That may include playground programs, summer camps, and even church youth activities.
"That's why background checks are very important for anyone working with children," she added. "Even small volunteer organizations should do this. Many churches don't screen workers, although most Catholic Churches are now providing special training for church personnel who work with kids."
Background checks are available locally through the Washington County Sheriff's Office's civil division, by calling 373-6623, ext. 308 . A state background check costs $35, a federal background check is $45, and both can be obtained for $80.
Once a pedophile gains access to a child, he may use a variety of "tricks" designed to foster sexual activity, including "accidental" touching of genital areas, playing body games like wrestling, or even giving the child drugs or alcohol, according to the Parents for Megan's Law and Crime Victims Center website at parentsformeganslaw.org.
Days said parents are often uncomfortable talking to children, especially very young children, about sexual subjects like what is appropriate and inappropriate touching.
"But if parents don't have this conversation, the child won't know it's wrong for another adult to touch them," she said. "Reassure children that if anyone touches them other than mom or dad, that's not OK."
After the sexual abuse takes place, abusers have other tricks to make sure a child doesn't talk about it.
"To protect themselves they will make threats, maybe to harm the child's pet or a family member," McGrail said. "Children take that seriously. Even teenagers will respond to such threats."
Days added that many parents inadvertently teach children that all adults are figures of authority, therefore youngsters may be reluctant to question or report the actions of an abuser.
"Parents may also tell children not to talk to strangers, but it's not usually a stranger who abuses a child," she said. "It's someone the child trusts, even someone living in their home."
"People often want to turn a blind eye to this," she said. "They think the problem can be resolved within the family. But that's a mistake."
McGrail said trying to address the abuse from inside the family circle is essentially a way of covering it up and pretending it never happened.


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Saint Louis University Studio Art Degree OverviewAccredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design, Saint Louis University's undergraduate degree program in studio art encourages your development as an artist within the framework of a larger liberal arts education. SLU studio art students learn not just about their individual abilities as an artist, but also about connections that take place across disciplines and cultural differences. Graduates leave SLU with a portfolio of work and a better understanding of their own values and creative skills, as well as those of others.
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CORPUS CHRISTI – Texas A&M - Corpus Christi women's basketball player Verne'qua Taylor has been named the GoIslanders.com Student-Athlete of the Week, presented by Pepsi. Taylor earned the award following her double-figure scoring efforts last week.
Taylor posted a career-high 20 points to lift the Islanders to a 70-63 victory over Nicholls State Wednesday night at the American Bank Center. The Wharton, Texas native, led all scorers with her seventh double-digit scoring game while dishing out six assists and tallying two steals in 36 minutes. She also went 6-for-7 from the charity stripe while shooting 7-for-11 from the field.
On Saturday, Taylor scored her first double-double of the season with 15 points and a career-high 10 assists, while tallying seven rebounds, three shy of a triple double, and adding five steals. She now holds the Islanders all-time assist record as a junior with 110 assists this season.
Taylor is leading the conference with an average of 5.0 assists a game. She has tallied six or more assists in 10 games this season and six of those she has eight or more assists. She is averaging 7.5 points per game, 4.2 rebounds in a team-high 31.3 minutes per game.
Taylor and the women's basketball team will travel to Huntsville, Texas on Saturday, Feb. 11, to take on Sam Houston State.
Keep up-to-date with GoIslanders.com each week to see who is named the GoIslanders.com Student-Athlete of the week, presented by Pepsi. Also, for the latest information, follow Islanders Athletics on Twitter (@Go_Islanders) and Facebook (Islanders Athletics).
2011-12 GoIslanders.com Student-Athlete of the week, presented by Pepsi Weekly Winners:
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9-13-11: Brooke Alverson, Volleyball
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11-29-11: Myron Dempsey, Men's Basketball
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For nearly 18 months, K.J. Carta-Samuels did not have to worry about where he would play college football. Before he had even taken a varsity snap, the Bellarmine College Prep quarterback knew that he was going to Vanderbilt.
But that changed last weekend when the school's coach, James Franklin, left for Penn State. Carta-Samuels, now unsure about Vanderbilt's direction, reopened the recruiting process with signing day just a month away.
He plans to fly to Seattle on Friday to visit Washington. From there, he hopes to squeeze in a trip to Boise State or Penn State. The following weekend, he plans to make an official visit to Vanderbilt, where his brother, Austyn, finished his college career in the fall as the team's starting quarterback.
"I just need to find somewhere that I am comfortable with, and I found that at Vandy," Carta-Samuels said. "But without the coaches there, I don't know if there is the same level of comfort.
"So that's why I need to get out to these schools, like a Washington, to see if I feel that same way, or a Boise State, to see if I feel that way, or a Penn State."
Carta-Samuels doesn't see the situation as hectic, largely because there are not as many choices this late in the game. Most schools, he pointed out, already have a quarterback in their class. so he just needs to focus on the ones that do not.
"It's not as bad as it sounds," he said.
Carta-Samuels is rated as a four-star recruit (out of five stars) by both Rivals.com and Scout.com. Rivals ranks him as the 11th best prostyle quarterback in this year's class. Scout lists him as the class' 23rd best quarterback.
In Bellarmine's double-wing offense, the 6-foot-4, 205-pound Carta-Samuels did not throw as much as some of the area's other quarterbacks. But when he did pass, he regularly showed off a strong arm.
Only Palo Alto's Stanford-bound Keller Chryst is ranked higher among Central Coast Section quarterbacks than Carta-Samuels.