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Before I alienate all but the two of my readers I pay to read my drivel, I wanted to assure you all that from now on, I promise not to speak constantly of this pregnancy. I personally am not that interested to read pregnancy only blogs, I don't much care for tickers or blinkies–just not my style–and I can only imagine that you feel the same way.
I'm going to treat this pregnancy, for however long it lasts, as though I am not pregnant, I'm going to reinsert my head firmly up my ass and stick my fingers in my ears (don't ask for the logistics here) and say "lalalala" rather than take out my maternity clothes and rub my (fat) belly serenely.
We're just all going to pretend that I didn't tell you my news yesterday, okay? If/when something worthwhile bodes mentioning, I'll tell you all, and if you want to talk about this stuff, click on my email me button and we can chat. I heart emails.
But before we close the door on this chapter, I must say a warm thank you to everyone who has congratulated me on this…stuff. It's certainly a surprise, and I'm certainly thrilled, and I 100% without a doubt love you all immensely. But you knew that, didn't you?
So let's talk about something else again, shall we? In the vein of new beginnings, I am going to personally write a meme. Yes, Aunt Becky is going to write her VERY OWN MEME. Go ahead and play along in the comments.
What is your biggest pet peeve? Shit, I have too many to count, literally, but one of the ones that usually bugs me the most is when people don't finish things that they start.
Also white carpet in general. Who the fuck thinks that white carpet is a good thing to install? It ought to be outlawed.
Anyone going to see the Sex in the City movie? I'm going on Sunday with two of my girlfriends. Between the vat of popcorn I plan on submerging myself in and the promise of talk of weenies, I'm pumped.
What is your favorite crappy song to jam out to? For me, the genre matters, but anything by Rod Stewart, especially You're In My Heart. Oh and Mili Vanilli's Blame it on the Rain.
What makes you gag? Barf. Barf. Barf. I know, I'm a nurse, I should be able to handle it like a Big Girl, but you know what? It makes me run screaming for the hills.
What's your least favorite thing to do? Hands down, cooking. I hate to cook, I'm not an inspired cook, and pretty much if I could order take out for the rest of my life, I'd be happy. Paradoxically, I am an excellent baker.
What's your favorite part of blogging? Sappily enough, it's meeting new people. I'm stuck home alone with the kids, and they're not exactly always good company. But The Internet reminds me that even if I feel alone, I've got a fucking army marching behind me.
AND, I've done a pretty awesome chocolate exchange with a friend (okay, I need to get my lazy ass to MAIL her the chocolate) and it was super cool.
Anyone down with some sort of exchange? It'll be fuuuun!
All right, Party People, here comes the audience participation part of this whole thing. Either play along and answer my uninspired questions in the comments or ask ME a burning question that you've always wanted to know (I know, I know, I blank whenever someone tells me to do this. I always end up asking something totally stupid because, seriously, I can never think of a thing).
44 Responses to My Own Pink Sparkly Elephant
YOU are fabulous.
Pet Peeve: Stupid effing people. (nuff said)
Movie: No! My girls are going tonight, I have kid stuff to do, so not right now, but I hope you have a fab time watching it.
Fav Crappy Song: There are TOO many, I cannot pick just one…..
Gag: Snot, either my own or having to look at someone elses (not my kids, but other people's kids snotty noses just make me sick)
Least Favorite thing to do: PUT away laundry, don't mind washing, folding, hate putting away.
Fav part of blogging: Aligning myself with such a great support system. and all the laughs…certainly the laughs.
What is your biggest pet peeve? I too have many pet peeves, oodles if you will. Although lately I find movies/commercials in which they superimpose (sp?) a fake mouth over a baby or animal, making them talk when they normally would not be. I was at the movies this weekend and they are coming out with a movie full of nothing but talking fucking chihuahas. 2 hours of terrible mexican accent talking chihuahas. I almost threw something at the screen.
Are you going to see the Sex in the City movie? I'm going with my friend from work. Wouldn't even dream of asking the nearly-husband to brave that scene.
What is your favorite crappy song to jam out to?
Blackstreet – No Diggity
What makes you gag? Anything having to do with damage to finger/toenails, there is just something about it that makes me seriously woosy. And I have the stomach of steel.
What's your least favorite thing to do?
Its probably a toss up between folding laundry (the last load sat in the basket for two weeks. And cooking, I haven't cooked dinner in years because my fiance is a much better cook and it doesn't stress him like it does me. Incindentally I also am a world class baker (My Pièce de résistance being the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle cake I made for my nerdy 35yo co-worker). I think its do to the fact that I'm a scientist. I like my set rules and recipes…none of this namby pamby wishy washy bullsh*t like when it comes to cooking.
Happy Friday Becky!
I will play I am to damn lazy to do a meme on my own blog.
Pet Peeve- Dish rags left in the sink
I can not wait to see Sex and the City. I saw a interview with Sarah J Parker last night and I am sooo pumped but we have ball tournaments all weekend so I will have to wait.
Fav Jammin Out Song- California Love by Tu Pac
Things that make me gag- See dirty dishrag, and I can not drink after kids not even my own.
I abhore housework and am by choice domestically challenged. I made my husband swear he did not care before we got married and part of the reason i love him so much is because he is so clean.
I blog so that I can bitch and complain doesn't everyone??
Oh, man, you know I can't let this slide!
What is your biggest pet peeve? I only get one?? Hmm…people who don't keep their word, follow through, do what they said they would do. It really drives me mad.
I agree with the white carpet sentiment, too. I think it's a conspiracy by the carpet cleaning cabal.
Anyone going to see the Sex in the City movie? Nope, nope, no, no, hells no, not if you paid me (unless it's an obscene amount of money, but even then I'd probably bring a book or some crochet to distract me). I'm game for some theatre popcorn, though…mmm…popcorn…
What is your favorite crappy song to jam out to? I have no idea how to answer this, except to say…I heart country music, and will sing along at the top of my lungs whether my passengers want me to or not. So does The Evil Genius…you haven't heard funny until you've heard a three-year old singing Honey Tonk Badonk-A-Donk. Really. Or a four/five-year-old belting out Six Foot Town.
What makes you gag? Something one oughtn't mention in polite company, but it involves an activity with the male anatomy.
What's your least favorite thing to do? See the above.
What's your favorite part of blogging? Having a place to vent where there's a chance someone will get me – and they comment about how they get me!! Blogging is creating a new kind of global community, and may save the collective sanity of the human race. Go us!!
Well, you DID ask.
Shade and Sweetwater,
Pet peeve – waiting on someone late…I like to be the one late lol. someone not flushing the commode gets me!
I want to go see it…I LOVED the show. I will probably have to go alone, my bff is in Myrtle Beach and that would be a long trip to see a movie!
Friends in low places lol
vomit is at the top of my list too, and snot!
I hate to wash dishes or scoop the litter.
It is one of the few outlets I can say what I pretty much want and my family doesn't read it lol.
Thanks for the comment 🙂
Biggest Pet Peeve: People's inflated sense of entitlement/Ignorance
Sex and the City?: Nope – not my thing.
Crappy Jam song: Anything Old School Micheal Jackson or Prince. I will Little Red Corvette myself into other dimensions! I have also been known to rock out to some Parliament Funkadelic or Curtis Mayfield.
Makes Me Gag: Doesn't take much. I have the weakest stomach ever.
Least favorite thing: I have a lot of least faves – but I really hate getting gas for my car. Beyond the price, I just hate to stop. I also hate really negative people. Nobody likes to hang out with someone that can't even stand themselves.
What I like about blogging: It has been a good release for me and has given me a hobby. I had been lacking hobbies – unless you count work – which I do not.
Hug those babies of yours for me.
Pet Peeve: Not getting my way! HA!
Movie: Yes-My college roommate is coming into town tomorrow so it is perfect timing 🙂
Fav Crappy Song: I really LOVE dancing to "I wanna dance with somebody" by Whitney Houston. This is especially fun when done in a gay bar (b/c really, what other bar will play this song?)
Gag: A lot of things. I have a very weak stomach. But puke is right up there, especially the sound of someone while they're puking. Ugh, ok now I've gotten myself grossed out!
Least Favorite thing to do: Vacuuming.
Fav part of blogging: Connecting with people. And reading everyone else's funny stories!
Pet peeve- People who are too stupid to get that the world doesn't revolve around them.
Movie-Nah, never watched the show.
Song- ANYTHING from the early 90s. Love me some early 90s. Drives the husband crazy, which makes it even more fun!
Gag- Bodily fluids. Even from my own kids.
Least favorite thing- washing dishes by hand. I swear to Bill it makes my feet itch.
Fav thing about blogging- I get to tell on everyone!
Pet Peeve – People who cannot make up their mind. Hate it!
Movie – I don' think I caught one episode of the show, so un interested in the movie.
Song – Love Early – mid ninties stuff!
Gag? yeah I would have to agree with you on this one.
Least Favorite thing to do? Umm – Wash dishes – Damn I want that dishwasher!
Blogging…. I love that I will have all of it later in life to read through. I man 3 years later I read through about just after Henry was born and go "wow! I forgot about that!"
Btw- You Rock!
My favorite song to jam to is Sir-Mix-Alots -"I Like Big Butts" I sing this out-loud in any and everydressing room I have to go into at a store. They love that at Nordstroms by the way. At Express I had one of the more effeminate gay male employees come over and start dancing with me in front of the mirror in the hallway. Until they make pants for girls with junk-in-the-trunk, I will continue to sing. 🙂
What is your biggest pet peeve? When someone feeds the cats treats on MY SIDE OF THE BED on clean sheets I WASHED AND CHANGED so that when I get in bed on Sunday night after a long day of scaling Mt Laundry, THERE ARE CAT TREAT CRUMBLES AND SLOBBER SPOTS ALL AROUND AND UNDER ME.
Anyone going to see the Sex in the City movie? I don't have any interest, this is a pop culture thing that passed me by while I was coveting backless hippie shirts on Phish tour.
What is your favorite crappy song to jam out to? You got me in a Rod Stewart frame of mind, Maggie May is awesome to jam out to.
What makes you gag? Diarreah all over the floor, bathtub, etc when H was still in diapers. I'd clean and vomit.
What's your least favorite thing to do? Explore new parks and other outside activities with my son. see my other blog – http://www.central-illinois.blogspot.com
What's your favorite part of blogging? Making connections and friends with other bloggers.
Whoops I can't read – my most favorite thing to do is explore new parks with my son.
My LEAST favorite thing to do is grocery shop with my son in tow.
Hey- meant to say congrats yesterday but got caught up at work. I hope everything goes smoothly this time. And you shouldn't pretend like it's not happening for my (or other baby lost mamas) sake. I am big girl and I can handle it! Have a great weekend.
What is your biggest pet peeve? Phew, don't even get me started on my weird-ass phobias and pet peeves. There are so many of them. I'm going to have to devote an entire blog post to them at one point. I hate buses, dentists, men who wear pink, men with long hair, grammar and spelling mistakes, and I'm terrified of having birds fly in the near vicinity of my head.
Yeah. These aren't even among my more amusing ones.
Anyone going to see the Sex in the City movie?
Maybe? I don't know. I've never really watched Sex in the City…
What is your favorite crappy song to jam out to?
I don't listen to crappy music. -grins- Or maybe I just don't want to admit that I still listen to Backstreet Boys from time to time.
What makes you gag? The show 'How clean is your house?' It makes me feel good about my cleaning habits, and I really don't have anything to be proud of.
What's your least favorite thing to do? Cleaning. =)
What's your favorite part of blogging? Being able to spout as much crap as I want to.
BTW, if you're having a chocolate exchange: Norwegian chocolate is the best in the world. Don't listen to the Swiss, they're lying!
What is your biggest pet peeve? I have OCD so there are too many to list. Off the top of my head I'd have to say fake people. What's wrong with some honesty people? (not anyone here just life in general)
Are you going to see the Sex in the City movie? HECK YEAH! Taking my BFF while I'm visiting her – in about 2days…LOL)
What is your favorite crappy song to jam out to?
Any current POP song…LOL I'm a dork
What makes you gag? Other peoples nasty kids. Drool, snot, vomit whatever…..awful considering I have a homedaycare going on. Gross kids gross me out. Not mine of course – cause well that OCD is in an effective mommy tool.
What's your least favorite thing to do? Oh goodness – cleaning bathrooms and laundry.
Honey, I am so there with you on the Barf.
My husband gets so mad at me for running away when our kiddo gets sick, but if I don't, he will be cleaning up twice the vomit.
Biggest pet peeve: People who shed hair all over the white tile in the bathroom and who don't have the decency or pride *ahem* to clean it up! I could knit a sweater (albeit an icky one) out the hair that falls on my pristine floor after a certain someone showers. You'd think he'd be hairless by now, but no.
SATC: nope, but it sounds like I'm in the minority here. I just never caught that train, I guess.
Favorite crappy song: Walk like an Egyptian by the Bangles, any old school Michael Jackson, and George Michael
Gags: Umm, kid-snot. Especially cold kid snot. That hangs out of their noses. Blech.
Least favorite thing to do: camp.
Bogging loves: Tossing my "family-filter" out the window and meeting all you lovely folks!
Biggest Peeve – Almost everything peeves me these days, but I'll have to say people chewing anywhere in the vacinity of my ear. As a matter of fact, I don't like anyone standing too close to me ever!
Going to Sex? – We spoke of that earlier, and yes, I can't wait. My friend just called from SC, and she's back on Sunday.
Fave crappy song – Funny you ask, cause I was just rocking out to I Woke Up in Love This Morning by the Partridge Family not ten minutes ago. How fucking gay is that?
Gag material – Well, someone already took the blowjob answer, which is so obvious, so I'll stick with you on vomit. If I see it happen or smell it, I'm right there next to the person. I even puked once when I saw a dog do the most giant white puke in the shape of a can of dog food. I kid you not.
Least fave thing to do – VACUUM. By the time I get to the end of it, you can barely tell it was ever done. What a waste of time.
Best part of blogging – Ranting, of course, and seeing just how funny and crude people really are.
What is your biggest pet peeve? When people act helpless when you know damn good and well they can do something without assistance. Annoying twits..
Anyone going to see the Sex in the City movie? I'm too tired.
What is your favorite crappy song to jam out to? Lately, it's NKOTB's Right Stuff.
What makes you gag? Barf. Barf. Barf.I second this…When I hear it…I run…fast.
What's your least favorite thing to do? My hair in the mornings. What a pain.
What's your favorite part of blogging? All of the great people that I've met. Each and everyone of them is incredible!
What is your biggest pet peeve? people not using turn signals. I know I should get over it but it PISSED ME OFF! Also can't stand when things are almost empty and my Mother doesn't add the item to the grocery list. SO I come back from shopping and am all, "WHAT! Why didn't you tell me you took the last toilet paper roll??"
Anyone going to see the Sex in the City movie? I wish! I haven't seen a movie at an actual movie theatre since early 2004. Makes me depressed to think about that. especially since I used to see upwards of 4 a week in my last life.
What is your favorite crappy song to jam out to? the entire soundtrack to the musical Hair
What makes you gag? certain aspects of poop. um, as it relates to caretaking. that is all I will say.
What's your least favorite thing to do? unload a dishwasher
What's your favorite part of blogging? connecting with people and feeling not alone (or crazy)
Because it's always about ME, ME, ME:
What is your biggest pet peeve? I hate it when people take shortcuts. I don't mean when they're driving, but in life. Do the fucking work you lazy assholes. Put the effort in like everyone else.
Anyone going to see the Sex in the City movie? Hell yes! I only wish I had a female friend to go with, but the husband it is. He is actually not dreading it – just yesterday we were reminiscing about our favourite moments and ranking our favourite SATC males. Heh. He's like my very own gay male BFF!
What is your favorite crappy song to jam out to? This list could go on for years – Come Sail Away by Styx, and any early/mid 90s radio alternative, like, Machinehead by Bush. ROCK ON!
What makes you gag? I'm not very easy to gross out, but I'm not at all good with vomit. Just the noise inspires me to dry heave.
What's your least favorite thing to do? Wake up at 5am with a child.
What's your favorite part of blogging? The socialisation factor – I meet so many fabulous people this way, and I know I would never come across such greatness in everyday life.
i can't play. i can't focus on anything except did i miss a part of this post that had to do with a pink sparkly elephant? granted, i don't read things very, um, whatev. like sometimes i don't read ALL the words. but i swear, there was no pink sparkly motherf**king elephant. was there? i will feel so dumb when i post this and then go back and re-read and see the pink sparkly damn elephant.
*whew* no elephant
Pet Peeve: People who are inconsiderate of other people's feelings or time.
SATC Movie: Going Sunday with the wifey.
Crappy Song to Jam: Ice Ice Baby, yeaaahh boyyyyyy
Makes Me Gag: BO or Bad Breath
Least Favorite Thing To Do: Gosh darn dishes!
Favorite Part About Blogging: Reading posts like Aunt Becky's
What is your biggest pet peeve?
Seriously? Adults in positions of authority who cannot spell or even write a coherent sentence. It's one thing to have been afflicted with a learning disorder or to have been promoted in school when you hadn't mastered the skills. And typos happen. But when I see people in management, senior execs, and even published authors who cannot tell the difference between "your" and "you're" or "there", "they're" and "their", or who constantly misspell common words like "responsibility" my teeth grind together so hard that I want to kill someone.
Anyone going to see the Sex in the City movie?
Oh, baby. Chris Noth is so hot I would go see him farting the alphabet. Also, I loved the series anyway. So yeah. I'm going.
What is your favorite crappy song to jam out to?
Anything by KC and the Sunshine Band, but especially "Get Down Tonight". I love Disco. I was born too late.
What makes you gag?
Cockroaches. I have a phobia. After I smash one, I need to shower.
Also, that stale, overwhelming perfum-ey thing that some women seem to think is delightful and fresh. People. If you can smell it on yourself an hour later, it's TOO MUCH. Ease down.
What's your least favorite thing to do?
Dusting. I effing hate it. I have dust bunnies the size of ponies in my house, and I do not care.
What's your favorite part of blogging?
I'm a serious loner IRL, so I love to connect with other people who write well, who are funny and smart and articulate. I live in Vegas. How about a Blogger Convention here, folks?
Oh, I thought I saw that good news on Twitter. Congratulations and I am so so so happy for you!!! You can pretend that I didn't say that if you'd like.
Pet Peeves- Whining. I can't stand it. I can't watch that Jon & Kate Plus 8 show because of all the whining from parents and kids.
SATC- I wish, but probably not. Although if they opened early enough, I'd hit it in the mornings.
Crappy Song- I refuse to say its crappy, but I listen to "Can't Smile Without You" by Mannilow a lot!
Makes me Gag- I've castrated animals and dressed out bunny rabbits. I can take pretty much anything.
Least favorite thing to do- Dusting, dishes, folding clothes. I avoid them at all cost (which is usually a lil something special for M.). Besides, I do EVERYTHING ELSE!
Favorite part of blogging- Meeting ya'll, of course. 🙂
Hey Becky!
I'm trying to catch up on all my blog reading, so I just read your last few posts. My fingers are crossed for you that this pregnancy works out. Oh, but don't stick your head up your ass, I hear that totally freaks a fetus out. 🙂
I'd love to play along with this post, but my brain is all mushy at the moment (like it's ever any other way).
I think I'll do this on my own blog (gotta give the people something, right?) tomorrow. Or the day after. Or hell, I may just start it and never finish. Just for you. 😉
I hate white carpet too.
Whew … thought I was the only nurse that thought that barfing and feeling nauseated was the worse thing to deal with …
Hey Becky-I hope all goes well with this one! I am keeping fingers crossed for you.
Pet Peeves-I have a ton, but the 2 biggest are bad grammar and bad spelling. I don't know many computers these days that don't have spell check.
SATC-Yes I can't wait. I even own the series on DVD!
Crappy song-Anything John Mellencamp.
Makes me gag-The smell of vomit.
Least favorite thing to do-putting away laundry. Love to fold, but just can't seem to put it away.
Favorite part of blogging-Knowing that I am not alone in all that is Motherhood. I thought I was the "only one" until I started reading blogs.
I will do a chocolate exchange-or better yet, a Portillos exchange!
I have to wait two weeks to see SATC and I'm going to go insane. I'm taking my girlyfriend for her 40th bday. Hopefully the crowds will have died down, but I might have to sneak in a late night theatre, buy a gihugant popcorn and pretend it never happened b/c I am not a patient person!!!!!
I missed reading you yesterday so can I still say congrats! I don't mind reading about, whatever happens so feel free to post whatever you want to:)
Oh and my pet peeve is people who drive slow in the fast lane…
I'm not sure if I'll go to the theater for that or just wait for the vid. We aren't big theater goers but it would probably be fun!
Pudding makes me feel gaggy…something about the texture.
Least fav…cleaning the bathroom. hands down, least fav! YUCK!
And I just love to talk so…it's just an extension of that. I love to read the comments and somehow feel connected to the big bad world (what you said mostly)
Congratulations and good luck!
I think you SHOULD blog about your PG. I'll bet your posts wouldn't be anything like anyone else's PG posts, and I'll bet I'd enjoy reading them.
What is your biggest pet peeve? People who are constantly late….especially when it is my hairdresser!
Anyone going to see the Sex in the City movie? You know I did & I can't wait to see what you thought about it?!?
What is your favorite crappy song to jam out to? Blame it on the Rain? Now that's an oldie!!! I would have to say anything by Snoop Dog…for some reason he makes me wanna dance.
What makes you gag? Stinky people! Oh & what kind of nurse…if you don't mind me asking?
What's your least favorite thing to do? Yard work!
What's your favorite part of blogging? I agree….meeting new people. Reading things I relate to! I am up for an exchange…I'm down for anything :0 Please note, I don't have a husband to exchange at the moment 🙂
cool meme…thanks! :0
My pet peeve is mean people. Those that feel entitled to more and don't care who they step on or hurt on their journey of selfishness! I think white carpet and white furniture is silly too!
Yes, I want to see the movie but will probably wait for it come out on DVD.
My song to jam to – any thing old school Madonna.
Not too much makes me gag. Maybe lima beans!
Least fav. thing to do is putting away wash and dusting.
I blog b/c I love to write and at the same time I get to preserve memories for me and my kids. Anything that is a two-for-one is great in my book!
Here from NCLM. I think you should blog about your pg! Congrats!
1st How did you get so fucken cool? Gosh your just so down to earth…the kind of mama I once was but can no longer be and yet you keep just being you!
2nd now don't lie to yourself….your gonna lay down in bed every night and think about that little bean growing in your belly, rub the belly, be happy about it and who knows what else….even me…transman Edward did that. Please feel free to share about your pregnancy anytime…no I'm not all for pregnancy blogs but I do like to read about women like you and how you experience your pregnancy. It helps me remember that maybe I was tnot average or typical or like every other mama but I was a mama wanting to grow a baby in my belly.
3rd…hands down BARF is the worst! One time I had my older son barf in the bed then Rick went in to help him and he barfed, then I barfed and it turned into this big disgusting barf fest. Yuck to barf…nurse or no nurse I can see how barf is just gross!
I know you won't hear this as your head is up your ass…but I'm saying it anyway because as you mentioned…TODAY you are PREGNANT. That's all you can really go by…a day at a time.
Here from NaComLeavMo!
I'm not gonna do the MeMe, but hey…do what you want with the pregnancy. No need for flashy things if you don't want. *hugs*
Belated congratulations – I hope good things for this for you.
And white carpets? Blech. Though they do always remind us of the Producers: "white, white, white is the color of our carpets".
I love blogging for the same reason. I am here, alone, so-to-speak all day long and get lonely darnit!
I am an uninspired cook too. Hamburger helper tonight! I don't mind doing it, if someone else could just lay out the plan first and clean up the mess. (what? is that too much to ask?)
Ooh you and I are so alike. I have a massive phobia of vomit. I think it comes from being violently ill when I was about 4 yrs old and having to go on a strict diet for years while my stomach repaired itself. The last time I threw up I was 11…and no, I'm not counting the cinco de mayo where I ate mexican food, drank 1/2 bottle of vodka, 1/2 bottle of tequila and went to my flamenco class completely wasted, came back to the party, and continued to drink…threw up, and woke up in my own bed (how'd I get there?) wearing someone elses shoes…and with three (?) umbrellas 😉
Oh, and I hate to cook and am a kickass baker. Wanna be my soulmate?
Peeve: finger/toenails that aren't disposed of
SITC: waiting for video
Crappy Song: Anything by Erasure
Gag: Not much, I woulda been a good doc.
Least Favorite: cleaning bathrooms; having to wake up before 6 on purpose.
Blogging: ditto, meeting other people. Oddly, sometimes I enjoy commenting more than writing — I like that other people make me think about things I wouldn't have otherwise.
I'm playing catch-up from a wicked long weekend (I know, it's Tuesday now). Hope you're well.
Congratulations and good thoughts!
Wait.. chocolate exchange? What is this wonderful thing you speak of? People send you chocolate!
Thanks for stopping by and it's not weird because I like the way you think too (especially since you think that of me!)


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Hamburg: the draw
Roger is back on court in Hamburg - a clay-court tournament he hasn't participated in since 2008. He won the tournament four times in the past:
2002 (victory against Safin), 2004 (victory against Coria), 2005 (victory against Gasquet) and 2007 (victory against Nadal).
After a first round bye our champ will probably play against the winner of the match between Germany's Daniel Brands (ATP 53) or Italy's Paolo Lorenzi (ATP 70) on Wednesday.
In the second round, he could meet Latvia's Ernests Gulbis (ATP 36) before an encounter against Alexandr Dolgopolov (ATP 24) is possible. In the semifinals, Poland's Jerzy Janowicz (ATP 17) could be his opponent before a clash with Germany's Tommy Haas (ATP 11) in the final.
"At Wimbledon, it was strange to go out so early and I didn't know what to do," said Roger about his participation in Hamburg and Gstaad. "But I had a clear plan 48 hours later to play at Hamburg and Gstaad."
I was always a fan of the style and elegance and of course shot making ability but it was when he won that 5th Wimby (beating Nadal) was when my i knew. Roger was/is the Choosen One for Me. I fell is Love BIG TIME.
Since then the passion as only grown.
I was speaking to a friend the other day who didnt have many positive things to say about you and your game. I told him to just wait and watch, i know you'll prove him and the haters WRONG!
Looking forward to seeing you in action with the new racket :)
With lots of prayers and kisses
I totally agree. He is SO HANDSOME, but this short haircutt is to be honest a no no.
Now he looks just like anyone else (WHICH HE IS NOT !!!). He was (en is) so special because with his curls he looks different than the rest.
So.... I am hoping for his curls to grow back.
Then... he is NOT and NEVER allowed to cutt it off again, ever !!!
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Feb. 10-12 • Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, Texas
Game 1: Friday, Feb. 10 • 5 p.m. | No. 20 Houston vs. Texas A&M - Corpus Christi
Game 2: Saturday, Feb. 11 • 11 a.m. | Texas A&M - Corpus Christi vs. No. 11 Oklahoma State
Game 3: Saturday, Feb. 11 • 5 p.m. | Texas A&M - Corpus Christi vs. North Texas
Game 4: Sunday, Feb. 12 • 9 a.m. | No. 11 Oklahoma State vs. Texas A&M - Corpus Christi
CORPUS CHRISTI – The Texas A&M - Corpus Christi softball team will open its 2012 campaign at the Hilton Houston Plaza Classic in Houston, Texas. The Islanders will take on Houston, Oklahoma State and North Texas over the three-day event. Texas A&M - Corpus Christi will open their home slate against Baylor for a three-game series on Friday, Feb. 17, including a double-header on Saturday, Feb. 18.
Friday's game will be the first official game for head coach Stephanie Hughes at the helm of the Islanders program. Hughes became the Islanders fifth head coach in program history when she was hired on August 19, 2011.
Houston: The No. 20-ranked Cougars return six position players including the 2011 Conference USA Player of the Year. Houston is coming off a 44-18 record and shared the Conference USA regular-season title and advanced to the Super Regionals. The Islanders downed the Cougars last season in a doubleheader on March 15 in Corpus Christi. Jordan Trujillo picked up the close 3-2 win in the circle before Constance Brandenburg sealed the 8-6 second game in the circle.
Oklahoma State: The Cowgirls enter play with a No. 11 ranking in the USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Preseason Poll. Oklahoma State finished with a No. 8 record last season after making an appearance in the Women's College World Series and finishing with a 42-20 overall record. The Cowgirls return six position starters and three pitchers, including standout Kat Espinosa. The Islanders will face the Cowgirls twice over the weekend making it their second and third time the two teams have faced each other. The last time the two met up was on February 23, 2008. The Islanders dropped a 12-8 decision.
North Texas: The Mean Green finished the 2011 season with a 22-30 record. North Texas was picked to finish seventh in the Sun Belt Conference preseason poll after finishing ninth last season. The Mean Green holds the 4-3 advantage over the Islanders with North Texas notching the 4-3 victory on February 13, 2009.
The Islanders were picked to finish second in the Southland Conference, after clinching the regular-season title last season. Texas A&M - Corpus Christi was selected behind defending conference champion Texas State. The Islanders received five first-place votes with 87 points while Texas State received four.
Senior Hannah Schwarz, returns as a First Team selection for the second straight year after starting 58 of the Islanders 59 games last season. Senior Vianca Pesina returns as a Second Team selection after going 12-5 in the circle with a 2.26 ERA last season, which was sixth best in the conference.
Texas A&M - Corpus Christi will open the 2012 season against No. 20-ranked Houston. The only other time the Islanders opened the season against a ranked opponent was in 2010 when they faced then-No. 10 Stanford.
The Islanders will face Houston to open the season for just the second time. The Islanders opened the 2002 season against Houston, falling 7-0.
Last season, Texas A&M - Corpus Christi opened the season winning their first five games before dropping their next four. The Islanders went on to win 13 straight. In 2010 the squad split their first two games before they dropped the next two. After that the Islanders won a string of 11 games. In 2009, Texas A&M - Corpus Christi dropped their first five games before winning their next two.
The Islanders welcome back eight key returners from last season's team and four pitchers. Greta Cecchetti, Vianca Pesina, Jordan Trujillo and Constance Brandenburg all return for the Islanders in the circle. Jamise Jackson, Sandy Schumann and Laura Phillips return to the infield, while seniors Cassie Redman and Hannah Schwarz will lead the Islanders in the outfield. Schwarz, Jackson, Redman and Phillips all started for the Islanders last season.
With the loss of five key players, the Islanders are looking to fill their shoes with 11 freshmen. Infielder Cassie Carroll, shortstop Hayley Galloway and catcher/outfielder Mickayla Heller are three of the top newcomers for the Islanders on defense. Freshman Bethany Slick is looking to join the four returners in the circle.
Senior Hannah Schwarz returns to the Islanders after earning First Team selections for the second straight year. She started 58-of-59 of the Islanders games last season while recording the highest batting average on the team at .345 which was good for third in the Southland Conference.
She also had the second most hits with 63 and was third in runs scored with 37 during the season. The outfielder was third on the team with eight stolen bases after going 8-for-15 and had a team-high 176 at-bats as the Islanders primary leadoff hitter during the season.
Schwarz was named to the Capital One Academic All-America team and honored with the Southland Conference Steve McCarty Citizenship Award. This summer, Schwarz made program history with a World Cup of softball appearance with Team Canada. She was also selected to play in the Pam American Games.
Greta Cecchetti is one of four pitchers returning. She led the Islanders in the circle last season. Cecchetti started 16 games in the circle while posting a team-best 1.77 ERA and going 8-6. She was second on the team with one save. She threw 106.2 innings while striking out 81 batters. Cecchetti participated in the European Championship with Team Italy.
Joining Cecchetti in the circle are Vianca Pesina, Jordan Trujillo, Constance Brandenburg and freshman Bethany Slick. Pesina was second on the team with a 2.26 ERA and a 12-5 record. Trujillo posted a 17-7 record with a team-best 133 strikeouts in 148 innings thrown. Brandenburg made 16 appearances with two starts during her freshman season. She posted a 4-1 record and a team-high two saves.
The Islanders outfield is made up of all seniors with one senior in the infield. Cassie Redman returns to left field for the Islanders, Schwarz in center and lefty Stephanie Vead in right field. Redman started in 45 of the Islanders 49 games last season and posted a team-high eight sacrifice hits. Vead started 22 games while playing in 34 in her first year with the team. She was fourth on the team with a .318 batting average.
Sandy Schumann will lead the Islanders in the infield as the only senior. She started in 34 games and played in a total of 45 games as the Islanders best utility player.
Sophomore Jamise Jackson and junior Meagan McKinney will also add experience in the infield. Jackson is returning after posting a .357 slugging percentage while driving in 16 runs with six doubles. McKinney is back after starting 14 of 31 games as a sophomore while battling through injuries.
Schwarz led the Islanders offense with a .345 batting average. The Islanders will need to fill some holes offensively with the departure of graduated seniors Lauren Sanders and Caley Jeter. Sanders posted a .340 batting average and Jeter was third on the team with a .335 average, including a season-best 38 RBIs. Vead was fourth with catcher Laura Phillips in fifth with a batting average of .270. Phillips posted one home run with 11 runs driven in, including seven doubles.
The Islanders will also have to fill the void of graduated seniors Kacie Smith and Brittany Tucker as well. Tucker tallied nine doubles, six home runs and 37 RBIs. Tucker led the team with seven home runs, nine doubles and 35 RBIs.
After the three-day event the Islanders will travel to Austin to take on No.18/19 Texas on Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 5 p.m.


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Catalysis of the hydrolysis of internal, alpha-peptide bonds in a polypeptide chain by a mechanism in which a water molecule bound by the side chains of aspartic residues at the active center acts as a nucleophile.
The whole of the physical, chemical, and biochemical processes carried out by multicellular organisms to break down ingested nutrients into components that may be easily absorbed and directed into metabolism.
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of a protein by the destruction of the native, active configuration, with or without the hydrolysis of peptide bonds.
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Newell Skeie, 82, of Granite Falls, died peacefully Saturday, May 5, 2012 at his residence following a courageous battle with cancer, in the loving presence of his family and friends.
Memorial services were held on Friday, May 11 at Granite Falls Lutheran Church.
Newell Berkley 'Teak' Skeie was born on November 23, 1929, in Montevideo, the son of Newell G. and Clara B. (Nash) Skeie. He was baptized on February 16, 1930 at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Montevideo. His family moved to Granite Falls, where he was confirmed in the Lutheran faith at Granite Falls Lutheran Church.
From the age of 11, Teak spent his summers visiting and working on the Kvistero farms south of Granite Falls. He graduated from Granite Falls High School in 1947 and worked in Willmar at Habicht's Clothing Store. On December 2, 1950, Teak was united in marriage to Eunice Lund at Saron Lutheran Church in rural Maynard. They resided in Willmar until 1951. Teak was employed by several power line contractors as a lineman until 1953, when he began work with Northern States Power Company. This he did until 1963 when he transferred into the NSP Power Plant in Granite Falls, working as a Dispatcher Operator and Plant Electrician until his retirement in 1987. Teak was a man of great faith and lived his life accordingly. He was a faithful member of Granite Falls Lutheran Church, where he sang in the church choir, ushered, served on the church council and organized Bible school recreation. He enjoyed participating in Bible studies and also sang in the Montevideo, Milan and Appleton chorus groups. Teak enjoyed hunting, fishing, traveling, camping, reading, playing the guitar and singing. He loved spending time with his family and friends.
Surviving family include his wife Eunice of Granite Falls; daughter LeAnn (Paul) Korpal of Odessa; sons Steven (Cheryl) Skeie of Endeavor, Wisconsin; Michael (Connie) Skeie of Granite Falls, and Jeffrey (Lori) Skeie of Marion, Iowa; grandchildren: Kristine Burdick, Jessica (Ryan) Bankson, Katie (John Wayne) Farber, Crystal Skeie, Ryan Flood and Clayton Skeie; sisters: Wanda (Vernon) Bigham of North Mankato, Pauline (Floyd) Mattheis of Greenville, North Carolina and Marjorie (Richard) Loewe of Granite Falls; sisters-in-law Ann Skeie of N. St. Paul and Ruth Skeie of Spooner, Wisconsin; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and extended family.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers Glenn and Marlin; and grandson Wesley Gene Burdick.
Wing-Bain Funeral Home of Granite Falls was in charge of arrangements.
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Is It Bad If I'm A Vegetarian and Not a Vegan?
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I see that a lot of people on here are vegans and not vegetarians.. I feel guilty now for just being a vegetarian and not a vegan. Honestly, is it bad if I still eat animal products like cheese and milk? Please help! I just don't think I could be vegan..
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First, learn more about the nutritional needs of humans.
Because, if you've become less healthy after dropping meant from your diet, you're almost certainly not eating right.
Once you've learned more about the nutritional needs of humans, try once again to drop dairy from your diet.
Not only will it be extremely beneficial to your health but you'll be ending and preventing a great deal of pain & suffering too.You must be logged in to reply to this topic.
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don't get all hard on your self I'm vegetarian and not a vegan but it take time to become a veganYou must be logged in to reply to this topic.
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@meiwmusic Don't be so hard on yourself. Vegetarianism is definitely the good thing. And it is the first step forward. I was a vegetarian for half a year until I became vegan.You must be logged in to reply to this topic.
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I'm a vegetarian as well, have been for a while now. And I too, have also tried being Vegan and tried eating Tofu and whatnot by getting advice from a Vegan friend of mine. BUT I couldn't quite handle it. What I will say though, is being a Vegetarian still helps extremely in my eyes. I've heard it saves over 100 animals a year (seems a little low, but still!). I am a vegan though when it comes to buying household products, beauty products, clothing.. that kind of thing. I research items and brands that do not harm or torture animals. My moto is "I eat nothing with a face". Hope this helps a little 🙂You must be logged in to reply to this topic.
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I'm a vegetarian too. I couldn't be vegan I started eating stuff with milk and eggs. So it's fine trust me. At least you still aren't eating meat right!You must be logged in to reply to this topic.


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- I love it for scrubbing my cast-iron grill pan. ~ Catherine @ Make Myself at Home
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SIKESTON -- While working folk look at holidays and weekends as time off from the job, many thieves see them as opportunities to go to work.
With the price of used equipment and scrap metal at an all-time high, equipment owners are being encouraged by law enforcement to take additional care and implement as many strategies as possible to make life harder for equipment thieves.
Most equipment thefts occur on weekends and holidays, according to an advisory from the National Equipment Register.
Capt. Mark Crocker of the Sikeston Department of Public Safety said it hasn't been a severe problem here, "but it has popped up on occasion with our businesses and construction sites."
He offered as an example the $35,000 worth of motorcycles and four-
wheelers stolen from Sikeston and Miner businesses around Memorial Day.
With holiday weekends, "they know they've got an extra day or so to get rid of the stuff before anybody misses it," Crocker said.
While investigators were able to recover the stolen property involved in the Memorial Day thefts, the thieves had already moved a lot of the stolen goods to Mississippi County and were in the process of moving some of it to Illinois.
The NER has compiled a list of things businesses and construction companies can do to "remove some of the opportunities" for thieves, Crocker said. "I think they have to use a little common sense."
While many of these strategies won't help much against professional thieves, they may effectively deter "opportunity thieves" who, unlike professional thieves, don't come prepared.
For example, equipment should be moved to fenced-in areas or other places that are less visible and more secure, Crocker said. Large machinery can be disabled by removing batteries, fuses or ignition circuits.
The NER also advises owners to not leave machines on trailers, even if it does save a few minutes upon returning to the job.
"Stealing trailers from construction sites is becoming more and more common," Crocker said. "You're better off to leave them off the trailers -- don't make it so easy for them."
Another strategy to use when a construction company or business has employees who live near the job site or business is to have them do spot checks over the weekend, according to Crocker.
"If you notice a missing piece of equipment, notify the police immediately," he said. If something is stolen Friday but isn't noticed and reported until Tuesday morning, "they have a good three-day head start on getting rid of it," he said.
Crocker said when a theft is reported without delay, "the odds of getting it back and arresting the people responsible for stealing it are a lot better."
The NER also advises equipment owners to keep an accurate, updated list of equipment including VIN and serial numbers.
Crocker said local contractors should post emergency contact numbers at job sites "so we can reach somebody in the event we find something wrong."
With high fuel prices, fuel thefts -- especially of diesel -- are also on the rise according to the NER.
Instead of topping off tanks before leaving the job site, "it is wiser to have tanks a little bit on the low side so they can't steal as much fuel from you," Crocker said. Low fuel levels can also make siphoning more difficult for thieves, he added.
While not all thefts are preventable, if owners "take a few precautionary measures to keep this from occurring, it would benefit us all," Crocker said.
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Negotiation analysis for mechanisms to deliver ecosystem services: The case of soil conservation in Costa Rica
The nature and structure of institutional mechanisms is fundamental for commons management, and yet has received relatively little attention for ecosystem service provision. In this paper, we develop and employ a value-focused structured decision process for a negotiation analysis about mechanisms to maintain and enhance ecosystem service (ES) provision at the watershed scale. We use a case study in the Birris watershed of Costa Rica where upstream farmers and downstream hydropower might jointly benefit from the design of a mechanism to foster the provision of soil regulation services (SRS). We identify and use parties' fundamental objectives, and views on means to achieve these objectives, to structure a negotiation template representing the important components that a soil conservation program should include. A voting-based elicitation process was employed to identify sub-alternatives acceptable both parties, which in turn identifies the zone of bargaining, or negotiation space in which future negotiations should focus. We conclude with discussion of the potential for application of this approach to other ES contexts, and the importance of the overall policy framework to provide resources and incentives to achieve enhance ES provision.
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Field Services is the largest of the three Oxnard Police Department bureaus. An assistant chief of police serves as the "Field Services Bureau Chief" and reports directly to the chief of police. Sixty-five percent of the Department's workforce is assigned to Field Services Bureau (FSB).
Reporting to the FSB chief are six commanders assigned to three divisions. The largest of the three is the Patrol Division.
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Berger Selected Conference Baseball Pitcher Of The Week
March 16, 2009
SAN DIEGO - San Diego State senior right-hander Jon Berger has been named the Mountain West Conference Pitcher of the Week for his performance in SDSU's contest against UNLV this past Saturday. It was the first career award for Berger and marked the fourth time this season that an Aztec hurler has captured the league's weekly honor.
Berger went eight innings in a start against the Rebels on Saturday, March 14. He struck out 10 and walked none in the contest, allowing one run in SDSU's 6-1 win over UNLV. The 10 strikeouts were a career high and it marked the third time in his four starts that he gave up no walks.
Berger faced the minimum over the first four innings, allowing only a single in the third that was erased on a caught stealing. He struck out the side in both the fourth and fifth and faced only three batters in six of his eight innings of work. UNLV hit .179 against him on the night.
In addition, for the second consecutive week, Aztec junior right-hander Stephen Strasburg has been named a Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week by Collegiate Baseball magazine, this time for his effort SDSU's contest against UNLV last Friday. It marks the sixth time that Strasburg has received national player of the week mention from Collegiate Baseball the past two seasons.
Strasburg, a San Diego, Calif. (West Hills HS) native, struck out 14 batters in seven innings on the mound in San Diego State's 4-3 win over the Rebels. He allowed a pair of runs on six hits with one walk. He struck out the side in both the first and second innings, and eight of the first nine outs he recorded came via the strikeout.
The win was his fourth of the season and to go along with a 1.98 earned run averages. Through his first four starts of the 2009 campaign, he has struck out 59 batters over 27.1 innings, an average of 19.4 K's per nine innings. His next scheduled appearance is Friday (March 20) against Brigham Young at Tony Gwynn Stadium.
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Ted Cruz: Put IRS agents on the border to stop illegal immigration
Sen. Ted Cruz says he has a way of dealing with two hot-button issues – illegal immigration and IRS targeting conservative groups — at the same time. "Take every one of those IRS agents and put them on our southern border." Speaking to Tea Party activists at a rally in Washington, the freshman Texas senator allowed that the idea was mostly as a joke, but suggested it could have some merit. "If you were crossing the border illegally and you saw an army of IRS agents, you'd turn around and go home."
As Todd Gillman wrote earlier, the Tea Party confab in DC had its share of representatives from Texas. Cruz has been outspoken about abolishing the IRS, which got a big round of applause from the Tea Party crowd on Wednesday. "The IRS has no business asking what books you're reading. The IRS has no business asking any Americans what is the content of your prayers," he said, but in response to such a question, he said, "I hope the answer was forgive them Father, for they know not what they do."
Before the Tea Party rally, Cruz was a guest on Rush Limbaugh's radio show. Limbaugh was effusive in praise for Cruz: "You're fearless. You're a freshman, you're you're acting like you've been there three terms." Cruz said supporters of the Gang of Eight immigration bill, which would provide a pathway to citizenship, are operating for political motives. He said Democrats just want to admit people who would eventually become Democratic voters and Republicans fear that appearing anti-immigrant will cost them the support of a growing Hispanic population. Said Cruz: "This is a crock that being sold to Republican politicians that they can just buy off Hispanics." Although the bill would impose a 13-year delay before undocumented immigrants in the U.S. would be permitted to apply for citizenship, Limbaugh suggested that once the bill is passed, Democrats would move quickly to repeal the waiting period in order to more quickly create Democratic voters. "You're absolutely right," said Cruz. "That is coming."


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REGION: Medfly treatment relaxed for Hass avocado growers
Growers of Hass avocados inside the county's Mediterranean fruit fly quarantine areas in Fallbrook and Escondido are no longer required to treat their fruit with pesticide before moving it from their groves, a state agriculture official said Wednesday.
Hass avocado growers will still need permission from state agriculture officials to harvest their fruit, won't be allowed to harvest any fallen fruit and will be required to cover their avocados when they transport them to a packing house, officials said.
Those are the same restrictions imposed in 2007 when Escondido farmers were subjected to a Mexican fruit fly quarantine. U.S. Department of Agriculture officials said Wednesday they accept studies suggesting that Medflies, like Mexican fruit flies, can't penetrate Hass avocado skin.
"The USDA is now allowing Hass avocados to be harvested and moved out of the Medfly quarantine area under specific safeguarding conditions identical to those already allowed for Hass avocado from Mexfly (Mexican fruit fly) quarantine areas," USDA spokesman Lawrence E. Hawkins said in an e-mail he sent to state agriculture officials Wednesday.
The no-pesticide change applies only to Hass avocados, county officials said.
Home gardeners and commercial growers of the more than 250 kinds of fruits and vegetables that can host the fly ---- including other kinds of avocados ---- are still subject to the original quarantine rules and treatments, they said.
While the quarantines are in effect, no one can move crops grown inside the boundaries until the produce has been certified by county officials as safe to move and sell.
County agriculture officials imposed a 148-square-mile quarantine in Escondido in September and a 79-square-mile quarantine in Fallbrook in November after discovering Medflies in several traps. Officials said both quarantines will last until at least August.
Stopping the spread of fruit flies is important. The flies attack more than 250 kinds of fruits and vegetables, making them a threat to the county's $1.5 billion agriculture industry if left uncontrolled, officials have said. Female Medflies bore into food crops and lay up to 10 eggs a day, ruining the fruit or vegetable.
In a worst-case scenario, they said, a Medfly infestation could cost as much as $280 million in lost crops countywide.
Wednesday's announcement was made in response to the California Avocado Commission's request that the USDA consider studies from South Africa and Argentina that suggest Hass avocados are a poor host for the insect, commission officials said.
"We have carefully considered your proposal and supporting scientific evidence on the host status of pre-harvest avocados for Medfly," USDA executive director Alan Green told commissioners in a letter this week. "We agree that an approach similar to that used for Mexican fruit fly outbreaks can be applied to Medfly outbreaks."
San Diego Farm Bureau Executive Director Eric Larson said the change is good news for Hass avocado growers, who had been required to complete weeks of costly, time-consuming pesticide treatments before crops could be harvested.
"Now they can harvest on their own schedule instead of the treatment schedule," he said. "It will give them much better flexibility to watch markets and get a good price."
Fallbrook-area Hass avocado grower Kip Hughes said USDA and state agriculture officials should have accepted the South American and Argentine studies involving Medflies sooner, before growers wasted money and time.
"It should not have come to this," Hughes said. "This should have been looked at and handled differently from the get-go."
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Vt. police still seek night-time intruder suspect
Homeowners awoke to find man in their house
Published 10:03 AM EDT Jul 26, 2013
Vermont State Police investigators say they're still seeking information about the man who broke into a Danville home while the couple inside was sleeping.
Police say troopers were called to a home on the North Danville Road on July 13 after the victims awoke to find an intruder in the home.
When confronted, the assailant fled on foot.
The suspect is described as a white male approximately 6 feet tall with blonde hair.
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Two pushes, two heads-up messages... been a busy week
By jmcp-Oracle on Sep 19, 2008
I've had a busy week. Apart from getting my ducks in a row for a backport of Pluggable fwflash(1m) and my redesign + reimplementation of stmsboot(1m) to a Solaris 10 Update, I also pushed two rather interesting changesets into builds 99 and 100:
- arcmsr(7d), the Areca SAS/SATA RAID card driver (build 99), and
- ITU construction utilities (build 100).
Why are these important? First off, the arcmsr(7d) driver is the first storage driver that we've integrated as a result of an RFE coming in via http://bugs.opensolaris.org.
Normally we'd go through months of legal back-n-forth getting licensing arranged and back-to-back support agreements with SLAs... a big undertaking. After the rfe was filed (by the CEO of Areca Technologies as it happens), the arcmsr(7d) code went through Sun's Open Source Review process (it's BSD-licensed), and then it was a matter of getting the code to compile within the existing ON driver.
The second reason this is important is because our group (Solaris Storage drivers) now has a much better idea about how to get this sort of integration to actually happen. One thing that people always complain about is that $OtherOSen always have better (more wide-ranging) driver support than OpenSolaris, so now we've got a better idea about what to do, I hope we'll be able to make getting drivers integrated more easily.
Thirdly, the ITU construction utilities supersede the existing SUNWpkgd tools - which are old, enforced an arbitrary breakdown between 32- and 64-bit packages, and were pretty darned useless for patching boot and installation media when it comes to Grub. With the code which I integrated on Wednesday morning (yay first heads-up message for the build!) those restrictions now no longer apply - making the task of, oh, I dunno.... testing installation of OpenSolaris to volumes in a new RAID card (to pull an example out of thin air)... much easier. We're all winning with this.
I would like to publicly thank Billion Wu and Erich Chen of Areca Technologies for their assistance (and patience!) with getting arcmsr(7d) integrated.
I would also like to thank Jongki Suwandi who wrote the initial version of the ITU construction tools, and Jan Setje-Eilers for passing them on to me.


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Texas students struggle on STAAR end-of-course tests
Gov. Rick Perry's signing of a new education law on Monday rolling back testing requirements for high school students couldn't have come at a better time.
Test results released Monday by the Texas Education Agency showed that even with low passing standards, a large percentage of students struggled on several end-of-course exams – including those that will be eliminated under the bill signed by the governor.
Texas ninth and tenth graders performed the best in math and science, while nearly half in both grades failed the English I and English II writing exams. Passing rates for ninth graders ranged from 54 percent in English I writing to 88 percent in biology. Passing rates for tenth graders ranged from 53 percent in English II writing to 86 percent in geometry.
The higher passing rates in math and science were fueled in part by the low passing standards. Students had to correctly answer only 37 percent of the questions to pass in Algebra I and biology, with 35 percent required for the geometry test and 40 percent required in chemistry.
"We know that we are asking more of our students and educators under the STAAR program," Texas Education Commissioner Michael Williams said Monday. "Our students and teachers are still adjusting to the new expectations, but it is clear we must improve to meet the 21st century demands.
"While we would have hoped to see an across-the-board increase in performance, the difficulty of the tests, coupled with the uncertainty of the testing program's future, likely impacted performance this year. We may find that with STAAR, our performance increases gradually rather than in large bursts."
One thing is certain about the future – thanks to the testing reduction bill signed by Gov. Perry. Students will no longer have to take the chemistry, geometry and world geography tests that tenth graders took in the spring. Also gone are a handful of other end-of-course exams that were to be taken by high school juniors starting next year.


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When Wafaa El-Sadr first encountered people suffering from AIDS in 1982, there were fewer than 5,000 known cases of the disease. In just a few years, the annual rate of infection would hit 130,000. If there was a ground floor for the epidemic, El-Sadr was on it.
To help address the crisis, the Egyptian-born doctor imagined a simple revolution in AIDS treatment: Create a clinic with a comfortable, home-away-from-home feel; train doctors to listen to, not just talk at, their patients; and incorporate patients' day-to-day reality into their care. When she took these principles into a clinic in New York City's Harlem neighborhood, the six-month treatment completion rate jumped from 11 percent to 89 percent in a single year.
All of El-Sadr's talents, passions, and energy are now distributed between two vastly different communities: her clinic in Harlem and across a network of treatment facilities in sub-Saharan Africa, where an estimated 22 million people have HIV. The International Center for AIDS Care and Treatment Programs, a Columbia University–based organization that El-Sadr founded, encourages caregivers to envelop patients as though they were a medical foster family—one that might include a nutritionist and a social worker in addition to a doctor and a nurse. To date, hundreds of clinics spread across 14 African countries are using this paradigm. In Tanzania alone, 40,000 people receive care at 220 sites connected to El-Sadr's organization.
We discovered Wafaa El-Sadr thanks to a profile in
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. In the piece, she explains the source of the fulfillment she feels even after decades of treating victims of AIDS and HIV: "Part of the biggest joy for me as a physician is the interaction with the patient. Because of how profoundly HIV affected people's lives, because of its isolating nature, the tragedies and the triumphs, it motivates a very special and deep connection with patients." In 2008, El-Sadr was a recipient of the MacArthur Genius Award. She speaks eloquently about her work in a MacArthur video.
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Merkel fractures pelvic bone in skiing accident
BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel fractured a pelvic bone during a cross-country skiing accident over the holidays and will have to cancel travel and rest at home for the next three weeks.
Merkel, 59, fell during her annual ski vacation to eastern Switzerland's Engadine Valley, which includes the St. Moritz resort, and initially thought she had just suffered a bruise, said spokesman Steffen Seibert. Merkel consulted her doctor Friday after returning to the German capital and was told she had a pelvic fracture.


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Project Number: 8042-42000-018-23
Start Date: Jan 03, 2013
End Date: Jan 02, 2016
The goal of this project is to improve the safety and quality of produce consumed by the public. Hyperspectral imaging systems will incorporate multitasking capabilities that allow users to select desired inspection criteria, and to optimize wavelengths and thresholds to address changes in produce characteristics on-the-fly. To address the industry-identified need to survey produce in-field for fecal contamination, technology to detect feces in produce fields will be developed based on a laser-induced fluorescence imaging technique. To address the potential to detect chemical and biological substances of food safety interest, a novel Raman macro-scale imaging system will be developed and validated. The scientific products will be sensing technologies, including databases of wavelengths and detection algorithms useful for inspecting produce and surfaces in produce production environments. The practical products will be imaging devices and systems that can be used to reduce the risk of foodborne illness associated with produce. More specifically, to allow comprehensive inspection of produce, two prototype systems for assessing multiple quality and agri-food safety issues using a single camera will be developed, one for "flat" produce such as lettuce and a second for "round" produce such as apples. These systems will incorporate multitasking capabilities that allow users to select desired inspection criteria for quality and safety issues, and to optimize wavelengths and thresholds to address changes in produce characteristics on-the-fly. A previously developed handheld sanitation inspection device for inspecting poultry processing areas will serve as the basis for the development of an enhanced device for inspection of produce processing surfaces, and to enhance the efficacy of existing ATP survey methods by identifying sites for testing. Technology for using laser-induced fluorescence to detect fecal material in produce fields will be developed, as will a novel Raman hyperspectral macro-scale imaging system that can image large objects, such as fruits or vegetables.


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Now is the best time to start preparing for a future in this interconnected world. By participating in Valparaiso University's short-term summer study program, students and professionals can learn the skills necessary to be global leaders. These programs will have various activities that revolve around the leadership and team building theme, while providing crucial knowledge about subject matter tailored for a particular group/topic. The classroom experience and the campus activities will be complemented by field trips that enhance the overall experience.
Our 1 to 6-week programs will emphasize 'The American Experience', a holistic approach to learning about the United States by totally immersing each student into both the American higher educational system and the overall university culture. At Valpo, the students will be introduced to a life at a typical American university. Under the guidance of a PhD professor(s), students will experience the US higher education style of teaching and will learn how to best prepare for that future. Moreover, at Valparaiso University students will experience life in the US, from the peaceful countryside to an energizing city! They will interact with people from all walks of life and visit local businesses and households to get first hand impressions of the US lifestyle. We hope that this will create everlasting friendships and help our students in their future endeavors.
Apart from the global leadership and team building emphasis, the programs are tailored to meet needs of varying constituencies. These programs cater to topics such as an Introduction to College Life in the United States, Technology and Society, American History and Culture, Introduction to the American Law, Global Leadership, Executive Development, Project Management, International Economics, Best Practices in Legislative Governance, Modern Academic Librarianship, and Gerontology/Geriatric Care. The programs can be utilized by high school/college students to mid-level professionals that have been practicing in the business field. These classes could also be taken for college credit, the details of which would need to be worked out. A certificate is awarded at the end of successful completion of the program.
On this page you will find links to many of these programs. Once the home coordinator approves and collects the deposit, the online application form can be filled and submitted, along with the liability form. We will then coordinate the details of the program with you and your counselor. We look forward to your arrival on our campus and hope that you will take advantage of this amazing opportunity.
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