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Does the effort setting goals seem like hard work to you? I think that writing out your mid-term goals is the hardest part of goal setting. At least it's hard work when you first start the goal setting process, and until you get experience.
It takes a lot of thought trying to figure out just what needs to happen three, four and five whole years from right now to get what you want.
But I promise that the work will reward you. It takes you where you want to go. It leads you toward the success in life you desire.
The reason most people are broke at the end of their lives is because they don't do this goal setting activity. They count on social security to take care of them. But social security is in trouble too. I think we're all aware of that.
In scuba diving we have many rules that we must follow if we want to dive safely. One of the most important of those rules is "Plan your dive and dive your plan."
This form of goal setting allows you to enjoy a successful dive. It also brings you back to the surface alive.
All dives are different.
In the ocean there are currents that can be swift enough to carry you miles away from where you get into the water. If you don't know about that when you start your dive you might never find your way back home. You might get lost at sea.
Once in Florida I dove a place called Devil's Den. It's an underground cavern with tunnels leading away from it. I had to plan how I would swim underwater with a rock ceiling above me. I couldn't just come to the surface – I had to know ahead of time how to get back to where there was a surface with air instead of the rock.
Life is the same way. If you don't perform the goal setting process, and plan ahead of time you might run into big trouble. I know. I've been there. I didn't have a good plan in my early years, and it caused me a lot of setbacks in my life.
Do the work of goal setting, and you'll live a life that most people only dream of.
After you've worked on your goals for a few years (because you review your goals all the time, and when things change in your life you adjust your goals to reflect those changes) the activity becomes a habit. And when an activity becomes a habit – it's easy.
Goal setting is a life-long process
Events happen that cause you to change your plans. You might start out with a desire to live in a house on the beach. A few years later you might decide to live in the mountains for a while.
Change happens. Change is the only thing in life that's constant.
Most people hate change because they settle into a comfort zone. They don't want to get out of that zone. It's where the couch potato is – in his comfort zone laying on the couch watching TV, getting fat, and lazy.
We call that stagnation. Stagnation is why that green scum forms on top of a still pond. Still water is stagnating water. The scum grows and the pond is useless.
Be useful. Plan a life and create something of value.
When you plan your life through goal setting, and create value for people, you get their respect, and trust. And when people respect and trust you, they help you reach the success you seek in life.


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BROOKSVILLE – A 20-year-old Brooksville man died Friday night after being hit by a car while walking along Sunshine Grove Road.
Kevin Michael Giddens was walking southbound when a Ford E150 driven by Jeffrey Bart Zadeh, 33, of Spring Hill, collided with Giddens.
Giddens was thrown to the grass shoulder from the impact, according to a Florida Highway Patrol report, sustaining serious injuries.
Giddens was transported to Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point where he later died from his injuries.
Charges are pending, and the incident remains under investigation.
The report states Zadeh was not injured, and it is not known whether the incident was alcohol related.

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verb (past bit /bit/; past participle bitten /ˈbitn/)[no object]
- A British woman whose arm was bitten off by a lion when she reached through the bars of an enclosure at an animal sanctuary in Spain was last night recovering from emergency surgery.
- You can see from another photo the tail missing from one of the seatrout, due to it being bitten off by a seal or a small whale.
- As she lay unconscious, part of her nose, her mouth and chin were bitten off by her Labrador-cross dog, Tania.
- One officer suffered minor injuries after being bitten on the hand.
- It is very important to check you are up to date with your tetanus jabs if your skin is broken in an injury or you are bitten.
- William sustained serious head and body injuries and Chang was bitten on his arms.
- All over the world, people come in with wounds and think they've been bitten by a spider.
- She tried to weed the garden but got bitten by a spider.
- I got bitten by another spider last night while I was asleep.
- You'll need to approach the animal slowly and carefully because they may snap or bite at you.
- Even her kicking and attempts to bite at his hand did not help her cause.
- The coat not only stops shedding, but also keeps the dog's fur clean, prevents the dog from licking and biting at healing wounds, and keeps burrs, stickers and ticks at bay.
- Square paintings divided into apparently geometric blocks, the stripped areas retaining the ghostly residue of the oils where they have bitten into the canvas.
- It was impossible not to wince, though, when the caustic chemical bit into open flesh.
- The acid bites around the particles, creating tooth, or a collection of little marks in the plate that hold ink.
- We were fishing, and all of the fish were biting on one side of the boat.
- Organiser Ray Collins is hoping the amazing run of fine weather doesn't come to an end - even if a spot of rain would get the fish biting.
- When the fish aren't biting, I want to listen to her tell me what makes her happy and what makes her cry.
- If Arafat wouldn't bite when Barak offered him the whole cake, the reasoning goes, then that must not have been what he was interested in in the first place.
- If retailers bite, licensing could feasibly extend anywhere that makes sense for the brand's lifestyle positioning.
- The Yanks' rightfielder wasn't biting at Araton's line of reasoning.
- The technique to going quick in one of these jiggers is to leave the braking as late as possible, and enter the corner under brakes, so that the front tyres are biting.
- Our tools bit like the teeth of shark, as net after net was left shredded at our feet.
- He had an old, discoloured ball, just the sort that's ready to grip and bite, in his hand.
- The metal stirrup bit into the arch of my foot, but I pressed against it even harder.
- He pressed it forward slightly and Adam winced as it bit into the tender flesh on his throat.
- I grabbed her hand to pull her up, wincing as her numerous rings bit into my fingers.
- These are staggering figures and have bitten deep into the British soul.
- Then the dreams became too troublesome, the regrets began to bite too deep, too bitterly.
- Tim Lambert, normally writing on science, brings a sad photograph and a homely family touch which bites almost deeper than the horror.
- The fuel crisis is already biting in this household.
- For example, earlier in 2000, unexpected quantities of Pentium IIs made their appearance when other shortages were biting.
- Because they are New York too - except that there the economic crisis is biting, and shopping is something other people do.
- I am trying so hard and it bites that I can't really get to the gym consistently.
- It bites that hockey-loving kids are denied their seasonal TV fix.
- If it's not fun then it just bites...right?
- I held one out in my hand and the donkey ate it in big bites.
- He runs his hand through his hair before eating his piece in two bites.
- He eats the piece voraciously in several huge bites dropping the remainder.
- Lady Hammer smiled, taking a bite from her own piece of the sweet bread.
- She broke the bread in half, replacing the bigger portion to the tray and took a bite of the piece she held.
- I glared at her while taking a bite of the scrumptious piece of buttered and toasted bread.
- When we were flying about all over the place we would always try to catch up for an hour in the day to grab a bite to eat or have a quick pint before going on to our next appointments.
- Unlike last year, there won't be a bar so bring a packed lunch for a bite to eat and drink.
- With only a couple hours in-between events you barely have enough time to grab a bite to eat and a quick shower before it is time to chamois-up again and hit the road.
- These pom-pom cocktail sticks are adorable - and so much more fun than just regular toothpicks for small bites of food.
- Partying Muscovites do not do insignificant taster bites of food; they do whole meals.
- There are also fried shrimp, some very fresh crisp celery, carrots and cucumbers with a creamy dip, and some lightly cornmeal-crusted bites of fish.
- That's a perspective that we don't have from the very short news bites.
- You and your child are watching ESPN Sportscenter and you see these short news bites.
- With a large cast on his hands, Whedon had to give audiences a sense of each character in short, economic bites.
- Deep puncture wounds from animal bites become morbid if not promptly tended and closely followed.
- Not only can rats inflict a nasty bite, they are associated with disease.
- If the wound was caused by an animal bite, you should report it to the county public health department.
- Check your children for ticks, insect bites and allergic reactions.
- All were covered with insect bites, were underfed, and three had malaria.
- I woke up to discover I am covered with mosquito bites from head to toe, from sleeping with at D's house with the windows open.
- The only odd thing about fishing for orfe in very cold conditions with bottom baits is the bites.
- I fished on for some thirty minutes without a bite then changed over to lobworm, still no success.
- Most big-game fish bites come one at a time and so it is normal for everyone to take their turn in trying to catch a fish, which translates into taking it in turns to deal with a bite.
- One of the more important aspects of mandibular reduction is to seat the occlusion or bite, as it existed before the accident.
- To detect tooth decay and oral cancer, check your bite and determine if you have problems such as grinding your teeth or problems with your jaw joint.
- As your child grows older, you may be concerned about his or her bite and the straightness of his or her teeth.
- The authors present a computer vision technique for the acquisition and processing of 3-D images of the profile of wax dental imprints in the automation of diagnosis in orthodontics.
- A double impression 'bite' is made, allowing both the shape of the teeth to be cast and the occlusion to be fixed.
- The wax bite is removed and chilled for a moment in cold water.
- The prawns were top quality with a real bite and flavour that carried through the spicy sauce.
- The Spaniard insists on only being occasionally surprised by a piquant bite of hot pepper.
- Sherry vinegar brightens salad dressings with a sharp bite of purple grapes.
- For all that, it remained a good newspaper, with style, bite and flair and a welcome contrast to the more predictable Herald and Sun.
- Contrasting the performance of girls and boys adds extra bite to the analysis.
- The new drummer, clearly a big Keith Moon fan, added some much needed energy and bite to the songs.
- Out of the sun, though, there was still a cold bite to the air.
- Inside the park, suddenly feeling the bite of a chill wind under a slate-grey sky, the marchers stood and listened to speakers whose delivery seldom lived up to the occasion.
- The sun is out, there's a cold bite to the air, it's fresh and, at last, the best season of the year has arrived.
someone's bark is worse than their bite
- see bark1.Example sentences
- If someone's bark is worse than their bite, they get angry and shout and make threats, but don't actually do anything.
- Crusading journalism's bark is worse than its bite.
- Though he does have very strong opinions, I think his bark is worse than his bite and I hear it on good authority he can be won over.
be bitten by the —— bug
- Develop a passionate interest in a specified activity: Joe was bitten by the showbiz bug at the age of fourMore example sentences
- Seems that Bob has been bitten by the sales bug after his experiences at Imvector.
- In 1994, while I was a managing editor at Doubleday, I acquired my first book and was bitten by the acquisitions bug.
- Have I been bitten by the Wi-Fi bug?
bite the big one
- North American informal Die.Example sentences
- Don't let the evildoers say that Liberty bites the big one.
- The filmmakers do go out of their way, however, to remove as much culpability from Cordell as possible when a villain bites the big one, like ducking just in time for a baddie to get stuffed with an arrow fired by his own co-villain.
- Sargon is supposedly killed when Kirk dies, but he doesn't die and yet the being inside Spock bites the big one when Spock dies.
bite the bullet
- Decide to do something difficult or unpleasant that one has been putting off or hesitating over.From the old custom of giving wounded soldiers a bullet to bite on when undergoing surgery without anestheticExample sentences
- But now I have decided to bite the bullet and give it a go.
- I decided to bite the bullet and spend the money to rebuild her engine.
- We decided to bite the bullet, and implement the scheme in order to raise standards, for the sake of Merton's children.
bite the dust
- informal Be killed: and the bad guys bite the dust with lead in their belliesMore example sentences
- And whole nations of bad guys would bite the dust.
- I'm not going to talk baby talk to Annie and teach her the Disney world of violence with no consequences, where the bad guy always bites the dust and the good guy lives happily ever after.
- I had started seed last summer and put out some transplants last fall, and they bit the dust with our harsh winter.
- 5.1Fail; come to an end: she hoped the new program would not bite the dust for lack of fundingMore example sentences
- By the time DOS bit the dust in the fall of 2001, the company whose growth it ignited was valued at $341 billion.
- Also biting the dust will be the Metropole's ballroom and other rooms, centres of many late night jazz festival gigs and other functions.
- The games are being run off thick and fast and the results as usual in a competition with such a high class field have been mixed to say the least with an odd big name biting the dust.
bite the hand that feeds one
- Deliberately hurt or offend a benefactor.Example sentences
- It's funny to hear a filmmaker bite the hand that feeds.
- And then its more prophetic voice might be muted or silenced because it doesn't want to bite the hand that feeds.
- Aunt Marthy's passive hopefulness is problematic for Linda but critiquing it would be to bite the hand that feeds and inspires her.
bite someone's head off
- see head.
bite one's lip
- Repress an emotion; stifle laughter or a retort: he could have mocked Carol's obnoxious behavior, but he bit his lipMore example sentences
keep quiet, keep one's mouth shut, say nothing, bite one's tongue
- Ashley felt the beginning of a smile, and she bit her lip.
- She bit her lip; suddenly realizing she'd used the term "amazing" a lot since arriving in London.
- I bit my lip and forced myself to be calm.
bite off more than one can chew
- Take on a commitment one cannot fulfill.Example sentences
- The problem isn't tennis; it's biting off more than you can chew and trying to swallow it in one big gulp.
- Don't bite off more than you can chew.
- So be there six sharp - make your own forensic analysis, bite off more than you can chew and catch some local talent at the same time.
bite one's tongue
- Make a desperate effort to avoid saying something: I had to bite my tongue and accept his explanationMore example sentences
- Parents should bite their tongue and make an effort to get along with a teacher.
- Julian gaped at him for a moment before abruptly leaving the office, biting his tongue to avoid saying things he wanted to but which would surely cost him his job.
- She bit her tongue in a large effort not to say what had floated across her mind.
one could have bitten one's tongue off
- Used to show that someone profoundly and immediately regrets having said something.Example sentences
- Even as the question left my lips, I could have bitten my tongue off.
- He cried, and the next instant could have bitten his tongue off for the childish vanity of the speech.
- He could have bitten his tongue off the moment the words were spoken.
once bitten, twice shy
- proverb An unpleasant experience induces caution.Example sentences
- There will be an element of once bitten, twice shy with investors who will shy away from going back into equities.
- The Kerry champions, on their first visit to Croke Park as a club, played with the conservatism and nervousness of a team that had been here before, once bitten, twice shy.
- But her resilient, pragmatic approach won over voters who could arguably have been once bitten, twice shy about returning any sort of Thatcher to victory.
put the bite on
- North American & Australian/New Zealand informal Borrow or extort money from.1930s: bite in the slang sense 'cadging'Example sentences
- Damn, I thought, putting the bite on me for food money.
- I'm no elitist and I'm all for genuine homeless people getting a better deal all round, but it beggared belief to see him shopping with the people he was putting the bite on just minutes before.
- It is scandalous is that while Catholic schools across the country have missed out on anywhere between $560 million and $2-3 billion over the past four years, they have put the bite on parents to make up some of the difference.
take a bite out of
- informal Reduce by a significant amount: insurance costs that can take a bite out of your retirement fundsMore example sentences
- It is not clear precisely how long that period was, but it clearly takes a bite out of that 9 month period.
- Energy costs are taking a bite out of household budgets, especially for lower-income families.
- It must have seemed like Groundhog Day, as problems at his American West Coast subsidiary Pacificorp took a bite out of the Glasgow utility's share price.
Phrasal verbs
bite something back
- Refrain with difficulty from saying something, making a sound, or expressing an emotion: Melissa bit back a scathing commentMore example sentences
- I was going to retort with some scathing sarcasm, but I bit it back for one reason.
- A pathetic sound ripped out of her before she could bite it back.
- Nervous laughter welled up but she bit it back, knowing how crazy it would sound.
- Example sentences
- Named after its white-striped legs, the tiger mosquito is a vicious biter that transmits tropical viruses including dengue fever, yellow fever and forms of encephalitis.
- I would like to add that every dog is potentially a biter, and that it takes early bite-inhibition training and thorough socialization to minimize the chances of a dog losing its cool.
- Unless the bitee is severely allergic to the biter's venom, what will usually result is some swelling, chest pains and fever.
Old English bītan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bijten and German beissen.
There are words related to bite in many other European languages. Their ancestor also gave us bit (Old English) and bitter, and it probably meant 'to split, to cleave'. To bite the bullet now means 'to face up to something unpleasant'. Its origin is said to be in battlefield surgery—that wounded soldiers would be given a bullet to bite on to prevent them from crying out when the pain became unbearable. However, there is no evidence that this ever happened, and surgeons always carried leather straps with them for this purpose. Another phrase involving biting something unusual is to bite the dust, 'to be killed or come to an end'. Nowadays people are likely to associate it with Westerns and gunfights, but it is used by the Scottish novelist Tobias Smollett in 1750, and similar expressions such as to bite the ground and bite the sand are found even earlier. Man bites dog is a much-used jokey newspaper headline, which harks back to the quote: 'When a dog bites a man, that is not news, because it happens so often. But if a man bites a dog, that is news.' This was said by the American journalist John B. Bogart (1848–1921).
The bit in computing, a unit of information expressed as either a 0 or 1, is a contraction of binary digit. Bit and bite were combined to give byte, a group of eight bits.
Words that rhyme with biteaffright, alight, alright, aright, bedight, bight, blight, bright, byte, cite, dight, Dwight, excite, fight, flight, fright, goodnight, height, ignite, impolite, indict, indite, invite, kite, knight, light, lite, might, mite, night, nite, outfight, outright, plight, polite, quite, right, rite, sight, site, skintight, skite, sleight, slight, smite, Snow-white, spite, sprite, tight, tonight, trite, twite, underwrite, unite, uptight, white, wight, wright, write
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VOXEL-MAN Tempo
Surgery Training, Next Level
VOXEL-MAN Tempo is a unique simulator for training surgical access to the complex and vulnerable structures of the middle ear. Using techniques of virtual reality and robotics, it provides a look and feel close to the real procedure. The system is based on virtual 3D models of the skull base, derived from high-resolution CT data. In addition, the user's own patient cases may be used for training.
VOXEL-MAN Tempo is ideally suited to gain a thorough understanding of the surgical approaches and greatly reduces the need for cadaveric specimens. It is used by leading universities and hospitals around the world. Following its predecessor TempoSurg, the latest version features an automatic skills assessment, bleeding and suction, online updates, and a compact setup with a 3D flat panel display.
Look and Feel
In VOXEL-MAN Tempo, patient and instruments are modeled in high resolution inside a computer and visualized on a 3D screen. The handpiece is represented by a force feedback device which can be moved freely in three dimensions and provides a very realistic haptic sensation. With VOXEL-MAN Tempo, you can actually feel the subtle differences between the different bony structures of the mastoid.
Instruments provided include a selection of metal and diamond burs of different shapes, which are activated by a foot pedal, as well as a suction device. At any time, the surgical site may be viewed from all sides, magnified as desired, and be inspected on orthogonal cross-sectional CT images.
Problem-Based Training
Several pre-defined cases
VOXEL-MAN Tempo offers seven pre-defined training cases of the middle ear, with different anatomy and pathology. Each case is available as a left or right ear. Structures at risk, such as facial nerve, tympanic chord, vestibular labyrinth, cochlea, auditory ossicles, carotid artery, sigmoid sinus and dura, are highlighted. Optional support functions are available which facilitate orientation. These include immediate alerts when approaching critical structures, and a virtual surgical navigation system which allows to precisely track the movements of the instruments.
All procedures can be practiced as often as needed, with no costs for disposable parts. All activities and possible errors such as injuries of structures at risk are recorded for later inspection.
Tasks and Objective Skills Assessment
As a step further, VOXEL-MAN Tempo also includes an automatic skills assessment. Both process and result of a trainee`s preparation can be objectively evaluated, based on predefined tasks and master preparations. Hence, trainees get an immediate feedback on their work, progress over time can be monitored, and complementary self-studies become possible. Instructors are substantially relieved from supervision work.
My Cases
The VOXEL-MAN My Cases module allows you to create your own cases from CT or DVT for training or rehearsal. Within minutes, the system provides a bone model that can be drilled on. While the organs at risk are not marked, the landmarks in the 3D model and the simultaneously displayed cross-sectional views provide orientation for an advanced user.
VOXEL-MAN is available with an optional housing. Two arm rests and an electrically adjustable height ensure a realistic and comfortable working position.
- Training of surgical anatomy, manual dexterity, and problem solving skills
- Wide spectrum of cases
- Automatic recording and administration of training results
- Objective skills assessment
- Self-study facilities
- Reduced need for supervision
- Reduced costs for bone drilling lab and cadaveric specimens
- Training with own patient cases
- Warm-up prior to an intervention
- 3D display with 3D glasses
- Leading image quality
- Drilling with realistic force feedback (U.S. Patent no. 8,396,698)
- Simultaneous handling of drill and suction
- Additional navigation view
- Complete set of burs with matching haptics and sound
- Foot pedal
- Compact table-top or stand-alone system
- Online updates provide the latest features
The properties described refer to different modules, some of which may be optional.


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U.S. Supreme Court upholds taking DNA from those under arrest
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that suspects arrested in connection with crimes can be subjected to DNA testing.
The justices had to address in their ruling whether the taking of genetic material for testing was an unreasonable search. The court ruled 5-4 that it was not.


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OXCGN's 2012 Reader GOTY
Gamers voted, but will the VGAs get it right?
by Nicholas Laborde
©2012 Nicholas Laborde
For five wonderful years, OXCGN has been bringing the gaming community in Australia and abroad the best opinionated pieces in the gaming space.
This year, we decided to have two separate Game of the Year awards: one for the readers, and a second traditional one decided by our staff.
You voted, and the results are in.
Who did you pick?


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As I've said many times, measuring Moisture Content, Surface Tension and Particle Size often confounds me.
Moisture measurements are nothing compared to the measurements needed to check out the Universe. Came across this video and thought you'd fnd it interesting and fun.
This makes understanding the instruments we deal with seem like childs play.
A Loss-on-Drying Moisture test - no problem. Surface Tension of a strange liquid - a piece of cake. Or Particle Size Distribution of an agglomorated powder - a picnic by the shore.
I hope you found the video as engaging as I did.
A bewildered as usual,
P.S. If you are not subscribed to these Test Equipment rants and muses, sign up by simply placing you email in the space above and clicking on subscribe.


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Skip to comments.Japan temporarily pulls backs workers from Nuke Plant
Posted on 03/15/2011 7:39:54 PM PDT by Mr. K
Fox news saying they left the plant
There were many involved who did what needed to be done and knew it would end up killing them. Mighty brave.
We all have a reference point now for going into, 'Nuclear Meltdown Mode'
Lunch break! Hundreds of internet posts over lunch break.
Not even close. Nobody mentioned "The China Syndrome" or "Silkwood," two of the great propaganda pieces of the left.
Crisis over - they are back in. They didn't just leave and run away - as the thread made it sound.
They had a break - took a breather - rested up - going back in!
No big deal and nothing that hasn't happened earlier today.
They are getting things under control one step at a time. They wouldn't be there if they didn't think they could handle this.
Even if there is a total meltdown it isn't THAT big of a deal. Yeah - not good - but not the end of man as we know it.
This will be easily contained in the coming days.
Just a slow process.
Can't rush putting out a nuclear plant. Takes time. As expected.
Buy Sapporo or Kirin or some Japanese beer.
Nikkei has reopened for afternoon session. e.Nikkei.com (click on MARKET)
CNN nuke scientist is really concerned if it is true the workers are gone for good. I have heard other reports saying they had to leave due to high radiation levels. Time will tell....very soon.
U make a great cheerleader.....to bad most of them are blonde....lol!
Sorry, the Japanese engineers I've met are more rigorous.
I wish you were joking.
You do know that he's going to Brazil on Friday.
I was thinking more Katrina in terms of stealing me a case of Heineken. Don't wanna lose my clearance, so I guess I'll pay for it.
Japan's interior minister confirmed the workers were pulled until the radiation declined and at the gate they did.
In a rational world, where people use reason and science to make decisions, there would indeed be many new nuke plants constructed.
Unfortunately, the slimy, contemptible, immoral, power hungry corrupt political class dominates the major institutions that have sway over such decisions. So, no new nuke plants for the foreseeable future.
With TEPCO announcing they were leaving because the radiation level was too high, it is hard to believe it was simply lunch.
Japan shares surge; central bank adds further $43B - ap
TOKYO Japanese stocks rebounded Wednesday, recovering some of the massive losses sustained the last two days following a devastating earthquake and tsunami. Other Asian indexes also bounced back despite the still unknown impact of the disaster that engulfed Japan's northeastern coast Friday.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 index temporarily surged above 6 percent but then softened after Japan suspended operations to prevent a stricken nuclear plant from melting down after a surge in radiation made it too dangerous for workers to remain at the facility. The index ended its morning session up 4.4 percent to 8,981.14.
Could make bigger headlines if it was a smoke break.
I am tired of uninformed "we are doomed" hysteria.
I hear you topher. Otoh, at the risk of sounding shocking I will say that what is happening at these plants appear to be within their design specifications. Iow, these failures are all within the containment systems' performance criteria. Chernobly got far outside its design specs, hence the huge relief effort in that case.
CNN is confirming that workers were withdrawn due to high radiation levels.
Is Obama going to be investigating, 'wax', technology?
They never left.
News media lied.
They are still there and back at work.
Things are pretty much going as planned after a 9.0 earthquake and 40' tsunami - followed by a few fires and cracked concrete - explosions - and other problems. Yes they withdrew about 750 of their employees.
But again - not a big deal. They only need a few to work on these small issues that remain.
By this time next week it will all be over. The media will move on to the next story - perhaps covering the towns that were completely wiped out by water. Tens of thousands of people died by the floods. How many have died from the nuke leak? None?
Maybe a couple from the explosion.
This is certainly not a big deal as far as meltdowns go. The term is way overused.
They could all completely melt down and it wouldn't be a big deal.
I've worked with Japanese Engineers in the steel mills. PhD's fill jobs we normally fill with BS Engineers. The PhD's have BS Engineers that report to them. Methodical and take a long time to get things done.
We, on the other hand, mostly recognize the value of good enough quicker. That does not mean sloppy work. Good engineers rely on science, logic, experience and sometimes intuition.
Chernobyl had 4 reactors. Reactor 4 was the one the one that melted down. They continued to operate the other three reactors until the late 90's.
The news media did not lie. I watched the news conference...
It is hard to believe that the radiation levels will decline without the reactors being attended to.
That was mean.
They had to wait for approval to be exposed to 2 times the maximum radiation previously allowed.
Halliburton + Bechtel + US Military for transport (air/sea/land) can slam amazing equipment into any place. Of course, there would be a key hitch to this and that would be a BHO person doing his "present" thing.
"Made "The Day After" look like a comedy.
"The Day After" was just a mess of a movie."
Typical Hollywood BS
They're feeding you a load of corn, cornfedcowboy...
Unfortunately, when if comes to big events that change rapidly, ya can't believe a word coming out of CNN or FOX...Throw in the fact the Japanese have difficulty being forthright, and it's just a world class rumor fest.
Yeah levels got a little high - it happens. Not a big deal. Something one would expect when we deal with something like this. Got to pull back for a little and let things calm down.
Now that are back in there. No doubt this will probably be resolved in the next couple of days.
As long as we don't get another 8.0 - that would be bad.
Hard to say if that would happen - supposedly it may. Who knows.
Right now it seems like everything is going as planned with little surprises.
If things were totally in chaos then believe me you would know it by now. There also wouldn't be anyone there working.
This is a controlled environment with workers containing the problems as they pop up.
All of this fits within their emergency plan document. They are doing their job.
Doing it quite well at that.
I am not worried.
If I lived within a block or two of the place then I might be worried. But beyond that - doubt it is an issue.
Guess we will see.
When life gives you corn...........make ethanol.
Our world-tourist-in-chief. Can congress defund his vacations and trips outside of Cashington?
Obooba said he was deeply saddened by the events of today
- then he was off to fild some basketball crap or crap on a basketball - I am not sure which
Yup. It doesn't get any bleaker than that. I remember back in the '80s, I had to have it special ordered on video from the store; no US TV network would touch it, so consequently there was little demand for it on video.
Feeling too cheery? Like life a bit too much? Well, the cure for that is available right here on the tubes of the internet!
Up 400 right now; higher earlier.
Eh that looks like sea fog to me - perhaps some steam there- you get that in cold mornings at these type of plants - sea fog and steam coming off the warmer water. We have it here all the time.
'Without Gregory Peck it would have been unwatchable'
Some of the others were pretty good: Fred Astaire, Ava Gardner, Anthony Perkins.
'There is still time, brother!
We need some schematics, end connection specifications, site plan, push boats, barges, safe work plan, relief site, rotation crews and transport. I think we could take it from there so far as feeding water is concerned.
I believe we could tarp the barges and have a washdown system to avoid radioactive particles enough to reduce exposure. I remember from my shelter training in the 1960's that plastic sheeting was considered an expedient fallout shelter so long as you shook the tarp from time-to-time to shed the particles to the earth instead from overhead. Maybe they were just trying to give us false hope.
Seriously, I think we could tie up at the dock and feed them enough water, if that is what they need, to blow their doors off.
The question is if the systems to cool with the cleaned water and the heat exchangers are intact.
Heck, we can even mix and pump acid if that is what they need done. We pump 28% hydrochloric heated to about 150 degrees all the time.
"They're feeding you a load of corn,"
Yup, a lot of corn and schmaltz(sp?) — CNN came back from break and zeroed in on a child's teddy bear lying in the rubble but amazingly not a speck of mud on it. reminds me of an old movie "Ace in the Hole" Kirk Douglas — worth watching pp about the medias' manipulation of a news story where a man is stuck in a mine shaft and the outside turns into a carnival. Worth seeing — tho' old. Billy Wilder directed.
Would you stay in a Holiday Inn twenty miles away from the plant for 20K? How about 100K?
Thanks, too funny I needed a laugh :)
Wait, what? These engineers are the ones who will look after the public. They, if allowed to, will give their lives to ensure public safety.
Given that they have been at the plant for some time now, they need to reduce rad exposure.
Hours may pass without any reports.
From what I have seen over the past 3 days NSI is not looking for ratings.
Jetting off with Michelle and the girls to Rio for Spring Break.
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More on hiking
By dlacher on Nov 16, 2004
The LEKI Super Makalu Cor-Tec Positive Angle trekking poles offer all of the features that I was looking for in a trekking pole plus some of the added bonuses that I did not know that I would like. First of I would highly recommend the use of pole that has an anti-shock system, this saves on the added wear of your arms. This set of poles offers three settings in the anti-shock system, locked (virtually no play), and then a soft and hard settings. With the setting on soft you will feel added travel in the poles when you press on them but this does offer the most shock absorbtion. I find this setting to be a little uncomfortable to use. The hard setting still gives you the anti-shock setting to reduce the strain but it does not allow for the added travel that you would see on the soft setting. I spent most of my time on this setting and was most comfortable using this. I did try out all three settings just to see what they all felt like.
So the extra added features that I fell in love with where the COR-TEC grip and the positive angle on the grips. Since Dave happen to have a different pair of Leki poles with I switched up one of mine with one of his to get side by side difference in the grips. First on the COR-TEC, this really did not come into play until the day started to warm up and the hands would get a little sweaty. With the COR-TEC grip my hands felt dry the entire time and the grip was a consistent feel all day. On the soft rubber grip my hand would start to feel sweaty and the grip would get a little slippery. So go w/ the COR-TEC. Now on the positive angle setting of grips, this you really needed to do the side by side comparison to get the real feel. Both Dave and I found that with non-positive angle grips ones wrist had to flex and move through the standard stride motion where as on the positive angle grip the wrist had very little to no movement thus keeping down on strain.
No onto the downfalls of the poles, I only have one at this time. I found that while hiking the pole would move from hard spring to the lock spring position. This was rather anoying and I could feel on the next planting of the pole when the change had taken place. From what I have been able to figure out is that when I am planting the pole and the spring is in the compressed state, I must be turning my wrist and thus the portion of the pole that handles the spring setting. Now I really started to see this on the second day, and I don't know if that was because I just did not notice it the first day or if it only started happening the second day. Anyways, with the quick twist of the pole it would snap back into hard spring. More time on the trail w/ the poles will determine if it is the way I was hiking of if there is something wrong with the set of poles that I have.
Overall, the LEKI Super Makalu Cor-Tec Positive Angle is a great set of trekking poles and I would recommend them to anyone that is going to be trekking on flat land or in the nations back country.
One last item, after reading 'Common Lacing Techniques' on the Backpacker's website I put a couple of the techniques into practice on this trip and was very happy with the results. Give them a try for a more comfortable trek.
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Milk for health and wealth - supporting small dairy producer communities in Lebanon
The introduction of modern equipment and cooling centres is benefiting over 3,000 farmers, especially women, and has increased their production capacity by some 50 percent.
Malawi farmers find relief from FAO project after severe floods
Smallholder farmers in the flood-prone districts of Phalombe, Mangochi and Nsanje in Malawi are now optimistic to stand on their feet following prospects of good harvest after severe floods washed away their fields last year.
Conservation Agriculture in Lesotho: when mother knows best
'Me Maphoka Thaba is a rural farmer in the village of Ha Khojane, Mahobong, in the district of Leribe, in northern Lesotho. Still active and energetic at 72, she has faced many problems that are all too common to rural farmers in Lesotho.
Women of Kanem taking the lead in agricultural development
In the western Chad region of Kanem, the majority of men from poor rural families have migrated to areas with better economic opportunities to ensure the survival of their families. Women are often left as head of household and assume particularly heavy tasks, including cultivating the land.
Backyard poultry provides an alternative way to sustain food security and nutrition in Syria
Findings from the FAO/WFP Crop and Food Security Assessment Mission conducted in May/June 2013 indicate that poultry production in Syria is estimated to have dropped by more than 50 percent compared with 2011. According to the Directorate of Animal Production of the Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform (MAAR) and the Union of Syrian Agriculture Chambers, less than 35 percent of the country's poultry units were still operating by May 2013.


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MOUNT VERNON — The Knox County 9-1-1 Consolidation project turned to Information Technology on Thursday.
Richard Dzik, 9-1-1 director, presented recommendations for vendors for several different IT projects in the consolidation of the county's 9-1-1 program to the Knox County Commissioners. Those projects ranged from CAD servers to Network Wiring and from Radio Equipment to soundproofing the room and security. The commissioners approved the recommendations of Dzik.
The 11 different projects will cost the county $316,338.10, a little more than Dzik had planned, but he felt it was necessary so they have good equipment that will last well into the future. Combined with the construction, the consolidation of the two dispatch centers will cost approximately $460,000.
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Lessons from Beat Blogging - by Patrick Thornton on Wednesday, April 29, 2009 23:59 - 0 Comments
EWA: Social media for better education reporting
Below you'll find a post I created to go with a beatblogging presentation at the Education Writers Association conference.
For a more in-depth quick start guide on what beatblogging is, how to do it and best practices, check out my post: BCNI Philly: Why beatblog? (and why news should be social)
Best networks for education reporters
- Facebook — Facebook is a no brainer. It originally started as a social network just for college students, then added high school students and now has expanded to allow everyone to join. You'll find a much higher concentration of college students in particular on Facebook than you will on MySpace. Even many teachers, professors and administrators are joining Facebook these days. It's the perfect network to find education-related people to interview and even find stories. Every education reporter should at least have a presence on Facebook.
- Twitter — Twitter is a great social network for almost any journalist. In particular, it's a great tool for crowdsourcing, asking questions and monitoring trends. Check out our screencast on how to use Twitter for reporting and our other screencast on how to use search.twitter.com.
Education beatbloggers to follow
- Tawnell Hobbs/Kent Fischer | DISD Blog — The DISD blog won this year's EWA award for best multimedia education blog and for good reason. It has been the gold standard for education beatblogs the past 1-2 years. Here are just a few of the lessons you can learn from the DISD blog: Fischer's readers helped him uncover an A1 story, hoisting comments to build a better community, live blogging to help form a closer connection with readers, providing a public service for readers, etc, etc, etc.
- Alexander Russo | District 299 Blog — Russo has a different kind of beatblog. He centers his blog around "hosting the conversation." The District 299 is a place where people in Chicago can go to discuss education and the Chicago school district. Russo does original reporting, linking to others content and conversation starting.
- Gotham Schools — This non-profit, new media startup is one to watch. They don't have an institutional memory and aren't beholden to how things "used to be." Instead, they can concentrate on transforming education reporting. We're big fans of their daily link journalism post too.
- Khristopher Brooks — Brooks use of Facebook is one to emulate. He convinced the University of Nebraska to give him a nebraska.edu e-mail address. This allows him to see most students on the Nebraska Facebook network. Brooks does not grab students profile information without prior permission, however, and he mostly uses Facebook to find students who are studying certain majors or taking certain classes. If Brooks is doing a story where he needs to talk to a student about a controversial class, for instance, he can search the Nebraska Facebook network for students in that class, contact them and get interviews. He essentially uses Facebook as a phone book on steroids. Listen to Brooks discuss how Facebook has made his job much easier.
Best practices
- Be transparent and accessible — Brooks is extremely accessible for Nebraska students because he has put himself on Facebook. If students want to contact him about an issue at Nebraska that he may not know about, they can easily do so via Facebook. It takes far less work on their part to send him a private message via Facebook than it does to hunt down his e-mail address or phone number. The easier you make it for people to contact you, the more likely it is that they will contact you. Get on multiple social networks (with your real name), put a bio and about page on your blog and make sure you have contact info on your blog.
- Be social — This could be as simple as being active in the comments section after stories and blog posts. It also means being an active participant on social networks. If you're on Twitter, just don't ask people questions, but answer their questions too. Be social and get to know people. Social media is all about being social. The old way of doing journalism was one-way communication, but today it's all about two-way communication. Be a part of a conversation.
- Cultivate a community — Being social is the first part of cultivating a community. If you're lucky enough to be given your own blog, use it to its fullest potential. A blog is a fantastic place to cultivate a community of knowledgeable sources that will send you tips, links and documents. Monica Guzman is the master community cultivator and is someone worth following for ideas on how to build a community.
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New Eagle required merit badges announced
Effective Jan. 1, 2014, the Cooking merit badge and Sustainability merit badge will will be added to the list of badges required to earn the rank of Eagle Scout.
Cooking will be required in order to obtain the Eagle Scout rank. Regardless of when a Scout earned the Life rank or began working on Eagle, unless he fulfills all the requirements—with the exception of his board of review—before Jan. 1, 2014, he must earn the Cooking merit badge to become an Eagle Scout.
Upon its release during the summer of 2013, the Sustainability merit badge will become available as an option with Environmental Science as an Eagle-required merit badge. At that time, Scouts may choose to earn Sustainability in place of the currently required Environmental Science. Scouts who have already earned Environmental Science may also earn Sustainability, but only one of the two merit badges would count as "Eagle-required." The other, however, may count as one of the others necessary to reach the total of 21 required merit badges.
During 2013, the Cooking merit badge will undergo a major revision. The changes to Cooking will first appear in a revised merit badge pamphlet that will be released during 2013. The new requirements then become effective Jan. 1, 2014, with the release of Boy Scout Requirements, No. 34765. (The process for implementing changes to merit badges is covered in the Guide to Advancement, topic 22.214.171.124, "What to Do When Requirements Change.")
Scouts completing the requirements for the Eagle Scout rank after Jan. 1, 2014, must earn the Cooking merit badge under either the existing requirements or under the requirements as revised during 2013. Scouts are not required to earn the badge under the new requirements in order to qualify for Eagle.
The Sustainability merit badge, in essence, takes conservation and environmental science to another level. The protection, preservation, and management of wildlife and natural resources involved in conservation provide a foundation for what we call environmental science. The latter integrates physical and biological sciences such as ecology, biology, soil science, atmospheric science, and others in order to generate solutions to environmental issues. Sustainability takes off from there by taking responsibility for balancing long-term environmental, social, health, and economic needs with progress and development. It further suggests that development, while meeting the needs of the present, cannot compromise the ability of future generations to meet their needs.
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A visibly shaken Gov. John Hickenlooper on Wednesday morning signed three controversial pieces of gun control legislation just hours after learning that his Department of Corrections chief, Tom Clements, was gunned down at his home in Monument Tuesday night.
Taking to the microphone at a media availability, Hickenlooper called the killing a coincidence, but said the timing highlights the significance of the bills.
"An incident like this in some ways — whether it's an act of retaliation, or something… — it is also an act of intimidation," Hickenlooper spoke somberly with a quiet tone. "And my gut feeling… is to go forward with our work. It's the kind of thing Tom would have understood."
Clements' death cast a shadow over an already emotionally charged day at the legislature, forcing increased security. Still, Hickenlooper continued with his work, signing bills to:
• Ban high-capacity ammunition magazines capable of holding more than 15 rounds (House Bill 1224);
• Implement a universal background check, closing a loophole for private sales and transfers of firearms (House Bill 1229); and
• Require a fee for background checks related to firearms purchases (House Bill 1228).
Hickenlooper took a seat at a desk in his office before signing the three bills, a sad look on his face as cameras flashed to capture the monumental moment. After pausing for a few seconds, he began signing the first bill to require a fee for background checks.
After signing each bill, lawmakers and guests applauded the governor. Rep. Rhonda Fields, D-Aurora — who spearheaded much of the gun control charge after losing her son to gun violence in 2005 — said the measures are about protecting communities.
"While we cannot prevent every act of violence, we must do what we can to reduce the frequency and the impact of these horrible events," she said after the bill signings.
Rep. Beth McCann, D-Denver, who sponsored the universal background check bill along with Fields, agreed that the signing ceremony sends a signal of protecting communities.
"We have taken important steps to improve the safety of the people of Colorado and our community…" she said. "Background checks are really the only systematic way to make sure that people who shouldn't have guns are not able to get them."
Senate President John Morse, D-Colorado Springs, who had run an unsuccessful bill attempting to create a liability for manufacturers and sellers of assault weapons, said that while the debate became political, the message has always been safety. He said the death of Clements is proof of that.
"It's been an exhausting and emotionally draining session, and on the day we should be celebrating the signing of these three bills… I'm mourning the loss of yet one more person to this senseless violence that's plaguing our entire country," he remarked.
Victims of gun violence joined the governor and lawmakers at the signing ceremony, including families who were impacted by the July Aurora movie theater massacre that claimed the lives of 12 and injured 58 others, and victims of the December Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting in Newtown, Conn., in which 20 children and six adults were gunned down. Victims of the Columbine High School massacre also joined, in which 12 students and one teacher were murdered in 1999.
"You've given us a real gift today…" said Sandy Phillips, whose daughter, Jessica Ghawi, was killed in the Aurora movie theater. She told Hickenlooper that Wednesday marked eight months since the shooting. "Thank you so much, you're leading the entire country."
Jane Dougherty, whose sister, Mary Sherlach, was a psychologist killed in the Sandy Hook incident, was nearly crying as she approached the governor. Later, she told reporters, "It has to end. It has to start somewhere…
"And I'm so proud that it started here in Colorado, and it needed to start here in Colorado…" she continued. "We have to stop allowing the easy availability of weapons, and these bills will do that."
Tom Mauser, who lost his son, Daniel Mauser, to the Columbine massacre, was once again wearing the sneakers of his dead son, which he has worn to many gun control advocacy events over the years.
"Have we made a public policy statement? Damn right we have," he said following the bill signings.
Opposition continues fight
In the days leading up to the governor's signing ceremony, Republicans and gun rights activists flooded Hickenlooper's office with phone calls and e-mails pleading with him not to sign the bills.
Most of the concerns rest with the magazine ban. Some argue that the measure effectively bans all magazines because most have a removable base plate for extenders, which they believe is illegal under HB 1224.
Noting the controversy surrounding the bill, Hickenlooper also issued a signing statement, explaining what the measure does and does not do. The governor does not usually issue signing statements.
The libertarian Independence Institute is planning on filing a lawsuit that would overturn the law, according to president Jon Caldara. He said the organization would also go after the universal background check law. Caldara added that several individual sheriffs and law enforcement organizations are likely to join the suit.
"I think there's enough to have a judge overturn this thing even before we get to the Second Amendment arguments," opined Caldara, adding that the law is unclear and difficult to understand.
Weld County Sheriff John Cooke — who has threatened not to enforce the magazine ban — confirmed to The Colorado Statesman that he and at least a dozen other sheriffs from across the state are planning on joining the case.
The county sheriffs have expressed concerns with the magazine ban especially, suggesting that it will be difficult to enforce when it takes effect in July because it will be impossible for officers to keep track of how gun owners are meeting the requirements.
The County Sheriffs of Colorado opposed the measure, but Chris Olson, executive director, said his organization has not yet decided on whether to file a separate lawsuit seeking to block implementation of the law.
Citizens are also looking into gathering signatures for a voter initiative that would repeal the gun control laws. Save Our Shotguns was registered as an issue committee seeking to overturn HB 1224.
A popular theme raised by opponents has been that national interests, including Vice President Joe Biden — who called Colorado lawmakers encouraging them to support gun control — and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who leads Mayors Against Illegal Guns, persuaded Democrats.
Hickenlooper denied the national pressure, stating, "This didn't come from the White House, this had nothing to do with Mayor Bloomberg, or Vice President Biden… I don't think [the vice president's] call made any difference…"
Another concern raised has been over impacts to the business climate. Erie-based Magpul Industries Corp, the makers of high-capacity magazines, has threatened to close shop.
From its Facebook page on Wed-nesday, Magpul said, "Our transition to a new home will occur in a phased and orderly a manner to allow us to continue to serve our customers during the move, as well as to allow an orderly transition for affected employees."
The company says the state would lose an estimated $85 million in yearly spending, and at least 200 jobs. Hickenlooper acknowledged the threat.
"In a time like this, you hate to lose any jobs…" he answered a question from a reporter. "That's their decision, and I respect every company has to be able to do what they do."
Much of the fight in the aftermath is likely to be seen as the election season comes into focus. Republicans and gun rights advocates have vowed to use the legislation to "destroy" Democrats.
Democrats regained a majority in the House after the November election, and maintained a majority in the Senate. Hickenlooper is also a Democrat.
But Dudley Brown, executive director of Rocky Mountain Gun Owners, said the political tide is about to shift. His group — the largest gun rights group in the state — was instrumental in ousting Republicans who did not align with his group's values during primaries last year. He said RMGO would now set their crosshair on Democrats.
"Gov. Hickenlooper and the Democrats in the legislature just handed our organization a sledgehammer. We're going to wade through their china shop in the 2014 elections," declared Brown. "Our organization and gun owners around the state are going to destroy the Democratic caucus."
Sen. Greg Brophy, R-Wray, agreed that the best approach for opponents would be to oust Democrats. If Republicans regain a majority, they could repeal gun control measures next year.
"The real solution here is at the ballot box in 2014. I think the Democrats will learn in 2014 what they learned in 1994, and hopefully it will be a lesson that they will take to heart," Brophy said, pointing to an effort by Democrats under then-President Bill Clinton, a Democrat, to ban assault weapons on the national level. President George W. Bush, a Republican, succeeded Clinton.
Issue committees have been established to recall at least two Democrats who supported gun control, including efforts aimed at Rep. Mike McLachlan, D-Durango, and Morse. The committees are the San Juan Freedom
Defense Committee and the El Paso Freedom Defense Committee, respectively.
More work on the horizon
Democrats still have work ahead, as there are two key pieces of their gun control agenda to advance:
• Senate Bill 197, sponsored by Sen. Evie Hudak, D-Westminster, would create a legal mechanism to ensure that domestic violence offenders do not carry a firearm. The bill has passed the Senate and is awaiting a hearing in the House; and
• Senate Bill 195, sponsored by Sen. Lois Tochtrop, D-Thornton, would require in-person training for concealed carry permits. The measure has passed the Senate and is awaiting a hearing in the House.
Lawmakers in the second half of the legislative session may also be addressing bills aimed at mental health and gun violence, including enacting a new civil commitment law.
Another bill seeking to prohibit concealed carry on college campuses, House Bill 1226, was killed by its Senate sponsor, Sen. Rollie Heath, D-Boulder, after he realized he did not have the votes to pass the legislation.
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Actress April Bowlby of Lifetime's Drop Dead Diva knows a little bit about getting a good burn and looking hot doing it playing model Stacy Barrett for the past five seasons. After wrapping what might be the final season of DDD, she and her real-life bestie (who's also a celeb trainer), Christopher Ross Lane, for the Rock 'n' Roll Brooklyn 10K, last week. Since both are proud rescue dog owners -- Bowlby's pup is named Clementine -- the duo ran for the ASPCA, raising $5,000 in the process. Now you may not see a problem here, but we kinda do: How does Bowlby stay gorgeous when she's running? We're usually hot messes. Thankfully, we got her top three tips for looking sexy -- not gross and sweaty.
1.Tint your face: Bowlby slathers on Revision Skincare Intellishade SPF 45 Matte Tinted Moisturizer. "It's non-pore clogging," Bowlby says, which is clutch when you're already dripping buckets of sweat.
2. Moisturize Your Lips: "I wear Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream on my lips because I breathe a lot through my mouth when I'm running," Bowlby says. "It keeps my lips from getting chapped."
3. Go for Gummies: Seriously — but the vitamin kind. You'll get your skin-brightening vitamins A, E, and C, all which complement a glowy workout exercise flush. Bowlby's choice? Flinstones. Love. It.
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Rowing To Compete at San Diego Fall Classic
Nov. 7, 2013
SAN DIEGO - The San Diego State rowing team will enter its first official outing of the 2013-14 season on Sunday as it participates in the San Diego Fall Classic. The event will also serve as the official debut of the new coaching staff of the SDSU rowing program. The Fall Classic is being hosted by the San Diego Rowing Club.
The Aztecs will enter five boats in the Women's Open Eight event that will get underway at 7:30 am. These crews will face boats from San Diego, UC San Diego and UC Santa Barbara. Also racing on Sunday will be one San Diego State crew in the Women's Open Novice Eight which is set to begin at 10 am. This boat will go up against San Diego, UC San Diego and Arizona State.
Fans can see a course map of Sunday's event here and results will be posted at the conclusion of the races here.
All parents, alumni and friends of the program are invited to attend the festivities. Spectators are encouraged to watch the race from the Crown Point Shores staging and finish line areas, where there will be plenty of parking available.


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Boulder, Colo. (AP) The Colorado Avalanche Information Center says wind and snow have created dangerous avalanche conditions across most of Colorado's high country.
The center today updated its forecast, saying the current avalanche danger is considerable or higher in all of Colorado's mountain areas. A considerable avalanche danger means that human-triggered avalanches are probable, and spontaneous avalanches are possible.
The heightened warnings follow the weekend death of a skier from the Aspen area.
The Pitkin County Sheriff's department says the body of 52-year-old ski patrolman Cory Brettman was found in an avalanche 100 yards long and 30 yards wide outside the boundaries of the Aspen Mountain ski area Sunday.
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Why St. Francis
Belongs on the Birdbath
man behind the birdbath
saint of ecology
Since his death nearly eight centuries ago, St. Francis of Assisi has been the subject
of some of the worlds most admired works of art. His image is also found quite
often in what we call the popular arts: in the form of greeting cards, plastic statues,
medallions and plaques. These forms of art often get mixed reviews.
People at times poke fun at some of the more sentimental or sappy images
of Francis holding a rabbit or with birds flying around his head. And there are always
those who like to belittle admirers of the saint when they place his statue in flower gardens
or on a birdbath.
In most cases, I beg to differ with this point of view. With the feast
of St. Francis once again approaching us (October 4), I would like to share with you some
reflections on this topic that I put into writing a few years ago:
The man behind the birdbath
Excerpt from Lights:
Revelations of Gods Goodness
Perhaps the most popular sculptured image of Francis is that of the
ragged little man standing on a birdbath. This figure, which has become so universal, could
be discovered as easily in a Methodists backyard or a Buddhist prayer garden as at
a Franciscan retreat center.
To those who grumble that this birdbath art is too lowbrow and sentimental,
I say Lighten up! Francis belongs to the popular arts as much as with the fine artsand
he certainly belongs to the birds. To set Francis on a birdbath or in a flower garden
or to depict him with birds circling around his head is just a popular way of saying: This
man had a special link with all of Gods creatures, and its just like him to
be standing there among them.
Francis was in awe of the swallow and cricket and rabbit. Where
the modern cynic see something buglike in everything that exists, observed
German writer-philosopher Max Scheler, St. Francis saw even in a bug the sacredness
of life.
Another reason Francis should keep his place on the birdbath or amid
the daffodils in that his being there helps us see, as Francis himself did, that the world
of nature and the world of God are one. Francis did not fall into the trap of dualism,
which creates an artificial wall between the natural world and the supernatural, the secular
and the sacred. For Francis, every creature was sacred. The world he lived in was not something
wicked to be rejected but a sacred ladder leading to its Creator.
Francis would say that the birds coming to the birdbath are holy. Water
is holy. Bugs are holy. Why shouldnt Francis be there in the garden where he can
be pelted by rain or sleet or kissed by the sun and wind or a passing butterfly?
In 1992 the Catholic Bishops of the United States published a statement
on the environment entitled Renewing the Earth. In it, they praised St. Francis
and emphasized: Safeguarding creation requires us to live responsibly in it, rather
than managing creation as though we are outside it. We should see ourselves, they
added, as stewards within creation, not as separate from it. Francis was ahead of his time,
He saw himself, as do todays ecologists, as part of the ecosystem, not as some proud
master over and above it.
Francis addressed creatures as brother and sisteras
equals, not subjects to be dominated. And thats why the humble figure of Francis
standing at the birdbath or among the plants and shrubs is so right for our day. He truly
saw himself as a simple servant and steward of creationlittle brother to the birds
and the fish and the lowly ivy. St. Francis reminds us that we are a part of our environment
and are called to love and protect it.
Patron saint of ecology. In 1979 Pope John Paul
II proclaimed Francis of Assisi the patron of ecology. The pope cited him for being an
example of genuine and deep respect for the integrity of creation
.St. Francis, he
added, invited all creationanimals, plants, natural forces, even Brother Sun
and Sister Moonto give honor and praise to the Lord.
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AskBaby Talk > IVF & Sterilisation Reversal > Sterilisation Reversal : Costs, Hospitals ,Outcomes etc
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 7:29 am
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Jillybean2011 I am really good healing well and getting back to normal. As of yesterday now actively ttc, so hopefully it wont be too long now for me. Dr Pickles is fantastic, excellent bedside manner. Always there if you need to ask questions. His Secretary Mandy is outstanding too, nothing is too much trouble.
Another lady on here had her Op with Dr Pickles mid september and is all already pregnant. We both traveled a fair distance to have our Op with him, as he seemed to be the best about.
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 8:30 am
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I for got to add in I was sterilised 8 years ago with filshie clips. My surgeon at the time left 2.5cm either side of the uterus before he put the clips on. So that if I changed my mind in the future I could have it reversed. When Dr Pickles did the reversal he said it went very smoothly and both my tubes were healthy and I had good lengths. I am hoping that my tubes will now do their job....
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 9:41 am
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Jillybean if you get hold of your notes of when the sterilization was done, this gives the Docs a better idea of whether its worth doing the op or not. I personally saw a couple of consultants before I decided who I went with. I also did a lot of research on the docs too.
Good luck hun its a really tough decision to make.
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 7:11 pm
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Jilly bean I was cut and cauterised and due to damage caused only had one repairable tube and have now been told just over 2 yrs on that its totally blocked with scar tissue, with tubes that have been cauterised knowing what i now know I'd go the IVF route
It took so long to get my op report back that I'd already booked my reversal before I knew I'd been cauterised and it really can cause some horrible damage and adhesions, my right tube was stuck together and stuck to my abdomen and couldn't be saved and my left ended up shorter than the surgeon liked after he'd trimmed it back, I never got a BFP despite getting pregnant 4 times on the pill and twice first month trying and even when your tube/tubes look normal after being cauterised there can be internal damage to the little hairs that move the sperm and egg together as they use electricity which is very unpredictable so I'd definately consider IVF ?
It can be a good option and if you're under 36 and are willing to donate some eggs you can get practically free treatment
Might be worth looking at ?
TTC after a reversal is not easy as you never know whats going on in there and getting help from the NHS can be a real pain too, I thought the reversal would be less stre3ssful but genuinely wish I'd just gone for IVF first time as that overcomes all the problems whether with your tubes or your OH's sperm or whatever , good luck whatever you choose xx
Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2012 12:22 pm
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DL05 sorry to hear the news...
I expect you are wondering what to do next ?
I know its not easy but do not give up..
I am giving mine a time frame of about next summer then seeing the situation...you are right when they clear the tubes the little hair like structures can damage and im at a high risk for ectopic they said....so i dont know.....im just hoping for a miracle..but am becoming more open to IVF..yes it costs too much but its an option for people with tubal issues...as well as other issues and it can work..but there is alot to prep for prior to this like we were already doing
Pls keep in touch and keep positive...xx
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Jillybeanz2011 wrote:
I'm waiting for my hospital notes to come back regarding my sterilization. I have done lots of research into ivf abroad etc and it looks like a option, just so much prep work and hidden costs etc..
All I want in the end is a baby
Hya Jillybean
I ad my reversal done 2009 n nothin at all, my DH n I are now lookin into IVF n found intertrust medical in Prague quite reasonable as their price includes meds. We've worked it out to b approx £3500 includin accomodation n u av yor scan done over here. Hope all goes well for you. Xx
Me 46 DH 50
Reversal op 24/11/09
IVF 22/09/13 failed
Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2012 4:35 pm
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Hi Munchkin, I looked at intertrust medical and gave them a call... I have also been quite interested in Gennet, so many decisions to make though.. Do you know of anyone who has used intertrust? Does the £3500 include all the blood tests you need to have? (Sorry for all the questions)
Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2012 8:54 pm
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Hi Jillybean
I'm sure you can get yor blood tests done through yor gp, you just need to take the report with you, no the price doesn't include bloods. I don't know of anyone who has used them n been successful, only just started lookin into this myself. We've been talkin about this for a while asthis is the 3rd year since the op n i still get upset each month.
I'm givin myself till the age of 45 and if still nothin then it's not meant to be.............
Good luck Jillybean xx
Me 46 DH 50
Reversal op 24/11/09
IVF 22/09/13 failed
Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2012 7:28 am
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Me 38 at time of reversal
Sterilised sept 2004
flishie clips double each side
Reversed June 2012
At Park hospital (Doncaster)
Surgeon Mr Emovan
Reversed by open surgery method
Cost £2710
I had a stent put into my tubes and taken out 2 days later.
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Weakening Asian Growth Prospects May Fuel Outflows – ADB
Expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve would reduce stimulus may have triggered a selloff in emerging Asian assets, but the region's slowing growth prospects have fueled that trend and could accelerate the pace of capital outflows when the Fed does tighten, the Asian Development Bank says.
Growth in most emerging Asian economies slowed down in the second quarter, the ADB notes in its latest Asia Bond Monitor report. Partly, that's due to weaker activity in China – as a key export market for the rest of Asia – as it tries to moderate credit growth. But tighter liquidity and higher borrowing costs, as foreign funds move elsewhere, are also dragging on Asian expansion.
While the region is stronger than at the time of the Asian financial crisis in the late nineties, "the challenge will be to ensure the region can cope with higher borrowing costs and falling asset prices, which could hurt corporate balance sheets and dampen economic growth," said Iwan Azis, head of the ADB's Office of Regional Economic Integration.
Indications by the Fed that it is moving toward reducing the amount of bonds it buys to stimulate the U.S. economy sparked a large selloff in emerging Asian assets over recent months. The Fed surprised markets last week with its decision to not start tapering its stimulus.
Emerging Asian bond funds have seen continuous outflows since early June, peaking at $1.5 billion in the week ending June 26, according to data from EPFR Global, although the exodus has slowed significantly since then.
In Asia, selling of Indian and Indonesian assets was particularly severely, on account of their current-account deficits and relatively weak fiscal circumstances. But other countries, which suffer similarly deteriorating current-account and fiscal conditions, also risk seeing foreign investors withdrawing their funds, the ADB warned, without specifying which were most vulnerable.
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Physical activity improves symptoms in patients with IBS and is protective against symptom deterioration. This has recently been shown in a study from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden.
The study, which was conducted at Sahlgrenska University Hospital in Gothenburg and at Alingsas Hospital, included 102 IBS patients between the ages of 18 and 65. Half the group was randomly allocated to increase their physical activity and the other half to maintain their usual lifestyle. Both groups received supportive phone calls from a physiotherapist. The active group increased their physical activity on their own, but with the advice and support from the physiotherapist.
"They were advised to perform moderate to vigorous physical activity for 20 to 30 minutes three to five times a week," says Elisabet Johannesson, a registered physiotherapist and one of the authors of the article.
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"The group with unchanged lifestyle had an average decrease of symptoms by 5 points. The active group on the other hand showed a symptom improvement with an average reduction of 51 points," says Riadh Sadik, a senior physician who has been responsible for the study.
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A construction accident opened a gas line near the I-71 exit to Ridge Road.
Crews were working near the Center of Cincinnati shopping center just after 9 a.m. when a backhoe apparently broke the underground line.
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