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This version is now deprecated, consult the installer guide for a link to the latest version.
This is an important update of the myHack installer. It adds support for the OS X 10.6.3 Retail DVD & the OS X 10.6.4 Software Update.
- - Added support for USB Installer creation from OS X 10.6.3 Retail DVD.*
- - Updated SleepEnabler.kext to new build to add OS X 10.6.4 compatibility.**
- - Replaced LegacyAppleRTC.kext with ElliottForceLegacyRTC.kext.***
- - Refined install scripts and significantly reduced post-install script execution time.
- - Reverted some of the changes to the v1.0.1 boot theme back to the v1.0 apperance.
* OSInstall MOD for both 10.6.0 and 10.6.3 Retail DVD's is now available within myHack installer, the version of your OS X Installation Medium will be determined automatically and the appropriate files moved into place accordingly.
** The SleepEnabler.kext from v1.0 RC5 – v1.0.1 will cause a kernel panic after an update to OS X 10.6.4. This new build of SleepEnabler.kext will function properly in OS X 10.6.0-10.6.4. (Thanks to nawcom for updating it).
*** LegacyAppleRTC.kext does not function under a 64bit kernel, the ElliottForceLegacyRTC.kext functions under both 32bit and 64bit kernels.
- - Updated Chameleon-2.0-RC4_PCEFI-10.5_AsereBLN_myHack-1.0 r111 to Chameleon-2.0-RC4_PCEFI-10.5_AsereBLN_myHack-1.0.1 r116
- - Updated IONetworkingFamily.kext to new recompiled version*
- - Removed EthernetBuiltIn flag from default com.apple.Boot.plist
- - Improved boot theme**
* This new IONetworkingFamily.kext (compiled by aschar) removes the need for the EthernetBultIn flag and resolves a Time Machine bug encountered by RTL8111/8168B users.
** Users had complained that they felt the myHack logo during boot was too much 'branding' and like an advertisement for a product, so I have reverted the boot screen to the default gray apple logo to give it a more 'vanilla' feel and altered the main boot screen to be a little more organized, also reducing the size of the myHack logo and placing it in the bottom right hand corner – it is my hope that myHack users enjoy this boot theme as much as I do.
v1.0 FINAL:
- -Updated Chameleon 2.0 RC4 to Chameleon-2.0-RC4_PCEFI-10.5_AsereBLN_myHack-1.0 r111
- -Updated pfix v2.6 to pfix v3.0
- -pfix now installed to /usr/sbin/ instead of /
- -Refined and improved pre-installation, bootloader installation, and post-installation scripts.
- -Added function to backup any existing /Extra directory prior to installation.
- -fdisk will now be used internally instead of overwriting the stock OS X one in /usr/sbin/
- -Replaced IOATAFamily.kext with a different one known to have fewer problems.
- -Added function to install tar, gzip, bzip2, rsync and nano to /usr/bin/ if target is installation device.
- -Modified default com.apple.Boot.plist for Graphics Enabler to include a default VESA resolution.
- -New and improved boot theme.
v1.0 RC5.2:
- -Updated pfix v2.4 to pfix v2.6
- -Added function to to hide /boot file.
- -Added function to GraphicsEnabler option which will now determine the PciRoot value automatically.*
- -Bugfix: Corrected minor bug in post-install script. (Force system cache rebuild with kextcache)
- -Bugfix: Corrected minor bug in pre-install script. (Added IONetworkingFamily.kext to cleanup script)
* Automatic PciRoot discovery function will only be run when installer is targeting the root partition of a running Snow Leopard installation. If PciRoot can not be determined a default PciRoot value of 1 will be used instead.
v1.0 RC5.1:
- -Updated pfix v2.3 to pfix v2.4
- -Removed VoodooHDA.kext (Caused kernel panics for too many users).
- -Removed PlatformUUID.kext (no longer required).
- -Improved post-installation scripts to significantly reduce execution time.
v1.0 RC5:
- -Updated PC EFI 10.5 to Chameleon 2.0 RC4
- -Updated pfix v2.1.1 to pfix v2.3
- -Created new "GraphicsDisabler" feature.*
- -Added voodooHDA.kext to provide limited audio support for a variety of audio hardware.
- -Added custom IONetworkingFamily.kext to provide support for additional networking hardware.
- -Bugfix: New IOATAFamily.kext which now works correctly on a wider variety of hardware.**
- -Bugfix: New SleepEnabler.kext which is compatible with OS X 10.6.0-10.6.3.***
- -Replaced OpenHaltRestart.kext with EvOreboot.kext.
- -Revised bundled kernel extensions. ****
- -Revised "Read Me" section of installer in hopes that people will no longer make a very critical mistake.
- -Improved boot theme to give a fresh and more visually appealing appearance.
- -Made a significant number of alterations to internal installer coding and installation scripts.
* This function will provide true VESA functionality to virtually ALL graphics hardware, including the hardware which failed to function in VESA mode with the old Framebufferdisabler.kext.
** This new IOATAFamily.kext includes new builds of AppleIntelPIIXATA.kext, IOATABlockStorage.kext & IOATAPIProtocolTransport.kext embedded as plug-ins inside of it, they are no longer required separately. It has been compiled from 10.6.2 source and also prevents a kernel panic that was encountered previously on some hardware. IMPORTANT NOTE: We have tested this with 10.6.3 beta and determined that it DOES NOT WORK and will in fact likely cause a kernel panic. If you require this extension due to a lack of SATA+AHCI do not upgrade to 10.6.3 until a solution is discovered.
*** This SleepEnabler.kext should be compatible with future versions of OS X as well. The previous Sleepenabler.kext included with earlier versions of myHack Installer causes a kernel panic if not removed prior to booting after a 10.6.2 update.
**** Removed the following kernel extensions: AHCIPortInjector.kext, AppleUpstreamUserClientDisabler.kext, AttansicL1eEthernet.kext, FramebufferDisabler.kext, IOAHCIBlockStorageInjector.kext, JMicronATA.kext, LegacyJMB36xSATA.kext, & SKGE.kext.
Replaced the following kernel extensions with newer versions: AppleIntelPIIXATA.kext, IOATAFamily.kext, OpenHaltRestart.kext, Sleepenabler.kext.
Renamed: LegacyAppleRTC_32bit_Only.kext to LegacyAppleRTC.kext (32bit limitation is well documented I don't think it needs to be in the name anymore).
v1.0 RC4.1:
- -Updated PC EFI 10.4.1 to PC EFI 10.5
- -Updated pfix v1.2 to pfix v2.1.1
- -Made minor changes to "Read Me" section of installer for additional clarity.
v1.0 RC4:
- -Added "Chocolate Kernel"* which allows OS X 10.6 to be run on legacy Intel, AMD** & i5 processors.
- -myHack Installer package now copies itself to the / of an installation device automatically.
- -Added Snow Leopard port of lspci.
- -Added native 64bit Snow Leopard build of IOATAFamily.kext for functional PATA (IDE) support.
- -Updated pfix v1.1 to pfix v1.2.
- -Updated PC EFI 10.3 to PC EFI 10.4.1.
- -Updated default com.apple.Boot.plist to use EthernetBuiltIn=y.
- -Refined and improved install scripts & the descriptions of each individual option.
- -Important information regarding known issues embedded into installer "Read Me" section.
* For full release notes regarding the "Chocolate Kernel" please see the Downloads page.
** This kernel will run most AMD systems but it does not include on the fly CPUID patching so if you intend to use this on an AMD system you will need to obtain a third party tool to patch your binaries.
v1.0 RC3:
- - Bugfix: PC EFI 10.3 was not properly installing over the Chameleon boot file in previous versions.
- - Bugfix: OSInstall MBR MOD would sometimes not properly install when using RC2.
- - OSInstall MBR MOD now checks for OSInstall.mpkg on target drive and is installed automatically.
- - Graphics Enabler option added.
- - Consolidated and simplified core options.
v1.0 RC2:
- - Bugfix: Added permissions enabling script to post-install. Details posted on the v1.0 RC2 release page.
- - Integrated OSInstall.mpkg & OSInstall framework into a single option.
- - Changed openhaltrestart.kext option to selected by default.
- - Added pfix v1.1 to installer.
- - Improved kext descriptions.
v1.0 RC1:
- - Chameleon 2.0 RC3.
- - Sample com.apple.Boot.plist for basic operation.
- - Snow Leopard inspired myHack Chameleon boot theme.
- - All of the kexts listed on the Downloads page.
- - A number of bugfixes and snow leopard specific enhancements to the Chameleon installation scripts.
- - Detailed descriptions of each custom option.


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Brad Paisley to Be Honored With Video Visionary Award During American Country Awards
Recognizes Brad's 15 years of innovative music videos
Brad Paisley better make room for at least one more trophy on his mantel before Dec. 10, when he is due to receive the 2013 Video Visionary Award at the American Country Awards.
The award will recognize Brad's 15 years pairing amazing songs with creative, immensely entertaining music videos that have truly run the gamut, from heartbreaking to hilarious. The Video Visionary Award was previously awarded to Toby Keith in 2010.
While on the ACAs, Brad will also perform his new single, "The Mona Lisa," which he recently debuted on the CMA Awards. The tune is the latest release from Brad's Wheelhouse album.
The ACAs will once again be hosted by Trace Adkins, along with NASCAR driver Danica Patrick. The two-hour event will also feature appearances by Olivia Newton-John, Thompson Square, rodeo stars Trevor Brazile and Shada Brazile, Clay Walker, Scotty McCreery, Chris Young, Lauren Alaina, Sheryl Crow, Darius Rucker and Florida Georgia Line. Additional performers and presenters will be announced in the coming weeks.
The American Country Awards will air live from Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Dec. 10, beginning at 8 p.m. ET on FOX.
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Authorities say they've solved a string of hotel robberies, stretching from Middletown to Mason and it included hold-ups in Franklin and Springboro.
Julian King was indicted Monday in Warren County for multiple counts of kidnapping and robbery.
Police said King was captured on surveillance video and used a gun in at least one attack.
He's already behind bars in Dayton for two gas station robberies.
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Slip Sliding Our Way: At the Nanoscale, Graphite Can Turn Friction Upside Down
Release Date: 10/16/2012
If you ease up on a pencil, does it slide more easily? Sure. But maybe not if the tip is sharpened down to nanoscale dimensions. A team of … more
New Method Measures Movements of Tiny Devices-At Every Step
Release Date: 10/16/2012
Makers of minuscule moving machines—the kind being eyed for nanomanufacturing and assembly as well as other uses—do you know where your micro- and … more
Researchers Determine Critical Factors for Improving Performance of a Solar Fuel Catalyst
Release Date: 10/03/2012
False-color scanning electron micrographs of cross-sectioned hematite films grown by sputter deposition and then annealed at two different … more
A Fast and Sensitive Nanophotonic Motion Sensor Developed for Silicon Microdevices
Release Date: 09/19/2012
False-color scanning electron micrograph of a nanophotonic motion sensor. Vertical motion of the silicon nitride ring (pink) changes an evanescent … more
Researchers Introduce New Method for Imaging Defects in Magnetic Nanodevices
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Top: Scanning electron micrograph of an array of magnetic nanodisks with a oval-shaped "defect" structure at center. Middle: Ferromagnetic … more
NIST 'Hybrid Metrology' Method Could Improve Computer Chips
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A refined method developed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for measuring nanometer-sized objects may help computer … more
CNST Researchers Demonstrate Low-Noise, Chip-Based Optical Wavelength Converter
Release Date: 09/05/2012
Scanning electron micrograph of the cross-section of a silicon nitride waveguide designed for the low-noise frequency conversion with a simulation … more
Researchers Determine the Optimum Path for Tracking Fluorescent Nanoparticles Using a Laser
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NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology researchers Gregg Gallatin and Andrew Berglund (now at Quantifind in Palo Alto, CA) have … more
CNST Releases the Summer 2012 Edition of The CNST News
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The NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST) is pleased to announce the release of the summer 2012 edition of The CNST News. This … more
NIST Focuses on Testing Standards to Support Lab on a Chip Commercialization
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Lab on a chip (LOC) devices—microchip-size systems that can prepare and analyze tiny fluid samples with volumes ranging from a few microliters … more
Researchers Track Nanoparticle Dynamics in Three Dimensions
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Researchers from the NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology have used three-dimensional single-particle tracking to measure the dynamic … more
Researchers Demonstrate and Explain Surface Conduction in a Topological Insulator
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Researchers at the University of Maryland and the NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology have for the first time experimentally … more
'Tuning' Graphene Drums Might Turn Conductors to Semiconductors
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Tightening or relaxing the tension on a drumhead will change the way the drum sounds. The same goes for drumheads made from graphene, only instead … more
Not-So-Precious: Stripping Gold From AFM Probes Allows Better Measurement of Picoscale Forces
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Gold is not necessarily precious—at least not as a coating on atomic force microscope (AFM) probes. Artist's conception of JILA's advance in … more
Shaffique Adam Receives Singapore National Research Foundation Fellowship
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A reminder for supporters; there is a limited amount of car parking available for the Titans v Bristol game at Abbeydale on Saturday 17 May.
There is no on-site car parking on the day and the only way to secure a spot is via the Titans website.
Demand for parking is expected to be high and supporters are urged to book early to guarantee a place.
Click here to book your spot: http://www.rotherhamrugby.co.uk/shop/197/titans-v-bristol-car-parking/
Once you've booked, you will be sent via email a car park voucher which you will need to print off and display prominently in your car on match day.
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"Wax enjoys Reese's naivety," says Rhys Meyers. "He enjoys seeing him get a punch. He enjoys seeing him shocked by all the shooting. There's only one way to train somebody and that's to throw him in at the deep end."
Travolta's dramatic new look in the film -- bald headed with a Village People-style goatee -- was the result of a lot of experiments on Photoshopping. The director tried the character with hair, then without it, then scarred and then not, until they found the final look.
"He's a rogue," says Travolta. "Even though he does things that we don't agree with he's so good at getting the job. You can take that liberty when you're that good."
When Travolta looks back now at Saturday Night Fever, the film that first made his name, he sees a little boy.
"I thought I was very advanced and mature in those days, and maybe I was, but I look so young. I'm proud of myself. I had a great start in this industry," he says.
"Saturday Night Fever and Grease back to back and I got my first Academy Award nomination. I couldn't have had a better start at 23 years old. As my Irish mother, who was very dramatic, said about my acting abilities to a reporter one night, 'Porter House, darling, Porter House.' Meaning top notch, meaning I did well."
Asked about the tragic passing of his 16-year-old son Jett, who died after suffering a seizure while vacationing with Travolta and his wife Kelly Preston last year, Travolta pauses for a long time. Jett's death occurred in the midst of filming From Paris With Love. "
It's been a rough year. I'm not going to say it's not. But we've been doing a lot of healing. We've worked with our church and with each other and our friends and our family," he says.
Now Travolta is taking time to promote his new film and commit to other projects, like flying in aid relief to tragedy torn Haiti (Travolta is a pilot and owns his own 747). Working on the film, and on such an extreme character, helped to direct his attention, which turned out to be a relief.
"I'm a comedian, and my instinct when acting is to be over the top, and the director (Pierre Morel) would always pull me back from that. Meryl Streep told me she called her approach the Chinese menu. What that means is you play a whole range of approaches and then you trust the director and editor to pick the right ones," he says.
It's not an acting approach that appeals to Rhys Meyers, who has his own ideas about how to create a compelling character.
"I don't give Chinese menu," he says, "I give the Blue Plate special."
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Toolleen community plan discussed over slices of pizza
The Toolleen community discussed a desire for a community plan over pizza on December 9.BRONWYN BEYERS December 20, 2012 4:33am
Toolleen residents enjoyed a pizza and some good conversation at the Campaspe Shire's Pizza Night on December 9. Photo submitted.
The Toolleen community got together on December 9 for a free community family pizza night at the Toolleen Hotel.
Toolleen does not have a community plan and Campaspe Shire decided it was time to create one with the assistance of the area's residents.
A community plan identifies a community's vision for the future and the actions that can help achieve that vision, and is the primary framework used by a council to determine where grants and funding are best allocated.
Toolleen residents, property owners and business operators gathered at the Toolleen Hotel to enjoy a beer and pizza, and discuss with each other and Campaspe Shire councillor Leigh Wilson their ideas and visions for the community's future.
Those who were unable to attend can still complete a survey, available from Jim www.toolleen.vic.au or contact Campaspe Shire community planning officer Jenny Williams on 5481
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Meals to your door
Volunteers take to the road to deliver Meals on Wheels to elderly and disabled in Shepparton.
Local event named Victorian Legends Pro Am of 2016
The 2016 Shepparton BMW Senior Victorian Open, hosted jointly by Black Bull Golf Course and the Yarrawonga Mulwala Golf Club Resort in February, has been named the Victorian Legends Pro Am of the Year for 2016.
Respected Aboriginal elder dies
The Aboriginal and wider community is mourning the death of revered Bangerang Aboriginal elder, Uncle John ''Sandy'' Atkinson.
Shooter on target across the world
The United States and Ireland are some of the places competitive shooter Steve Atkins has visited lately.
Jenny checks out one final time
JENNY Fehring shed her fair share of tears on Friday.
KDFNL Semi Final Venue Change
Due to heavy rain over the past few weeks and with a wet forecast for this week Saturday's 2nd Semi Finals have been moved from Stanhope Recreation Reserve to Mooroopna.
Thrills and spills at derby
Avenel win over Nagambie to take top spot
Hall offence
Berrigan Shire councillor Daryll Morris says he has been sickened by some of the vitriol and personal attacks to surface since the council's proposal to redevelop Finley's Memorial Hall and School of Arts site was revealed in October last year.
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Concerns for new bottle-o plan
A group of passionate Cobram residents has expressed concerns to Moira Shire councillors and staff following the announcement of plans to develop a drive-through bottleshop near the central business district.
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At 77 years of age, popular local golfer Paul 'Tango' has claimed his second hole-in-one.
Shepparton cattle sale
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Nerve stimulation is a reversible treatment for patients with bladder control problems in whom conservative treatments have not worked or have not been tolerated. Conservative treatments include behavioral therapies (diet modifications, biofeedback, bladder retraining, pelvic muscle exercises) and medications.
Sacral nerve stimulation involves electrical stimulation of the nerves that control the bladder. Nerve stimulation can address symptoms of overactive bladder including:
A neurotransmitter device, implanted under the skin in the upper buttock area, transmits mild electrical impulses through a lead wire close to the sacral nerve. The impulses, in turn, influence the bladder sphincter and pelvic floor muscles providing bladder control. Illustration courtesy of Medtronic)
Sacral nerve stimulation also addresses the problem of nonobstructive urinary retention, a urinary condition defined by such markers as the need for a catheter to pass urine; spending considerable time in the bathroom, yet only able to produce a weak, dribbling stream of urine; urinary leakage; and not having a sensation that your bladder is full.
Sacral nerve stimulation will not cure these bladder control problems but it can reduce the number of voids and/or the number of wetting episodes.
Sacral nerve stimulation therapy uses a small device (a neurotransmitter) that is implanted under the skin in the upper buttock area. The device sends mild electrical impulses through a lead that is positioned close to a nerve located in the lower back (the sacral nerve), which influences the bladder, the sphincter and the pelvic floor muscles.
The benefits of nerve stimulation therapy are that it can greatly reduce or eliminate bladder control problems, specifically urinary urge incontinence and urgency-frequency symptoms, in people who have symptoms of overactive bladder. It is also a type of treatment that can be completely reversed and discontinued at any time without permanent damage to the nerves.
Most risks or side effects are related to the device or the implantation procedure itself and are low and/or uncommon. The main risks include infection (about 3 to 4%), related to device implantation, or mechanical failure, in which case, the device would need to be reprogrammed or revised. Other problems such as pain at the implant site, lead movement, technical problems, and undesirable stimulations/sensations are not common and can be resolved, says the device manufacturer.
Before the actual device is implanted, a test stimulation lead can be implanted -- stage I. This simple outpatient operation of 30 to 45 minute duration is actually a 1- to 2-week trial of the device. It is undertaken to demonstrate the effects of sacral nerve stimulation on bladder control symptoms during everyday activities. If you have a 50% or greater objective (according to your voiding diary -- see end of this document) and subjective improvement based on questionnaires, you can then proceed and have the long-term device implanted --stage II 15 minute procedure.
The long-term implant is a minimally invasive procedure that is usually performed under local anesthesia on an outpatient basis. The surgical implantation typically takes no longer than a few hours to perform.
The incision area may feel sore and/or painful for a couple of weeks. This will lessen as you heal. You may return to your doctor's office a few more times over a 6-month period to fine-tune your stimulation settings. Once adjusted to achieve the best control of your symptoms with the least discomfort, you may need to return to your physician's office for check-ups only once or twice a year.
For the first 3 to 6 weeks after surgery, you will be advised to limit your activities to allow your incisions to fully heal. Once you are fully healed, you can resume your full and active lifestyle.
Yes. The battery inside the neurostimulator typically needs to be replaced every 3 to 5 years. The battery life will fluctuate per individual, depending on strength of the signal needed to control symptoms and amount of use each day. When it is time for the battery to be replaced, the entire neurostimulator will be replaced with a new one.
Yes. You cannot have a MRI while the device is implanted -- even if the device's battery is turned off. According to the device manufacturer, x-ray and radiation therapy may affect the function of the device. Diathermy (a type of energy treatment -- using radio wave, ultrasound, or microwave) should not be done on any patient with a sacral nerve stimulator implant. Consult with your doctor before scheduling any additional therapies or tests. He or she will discuss the need to take any precautions.
Many insurance companies will pay for the nerve stimulation therapy. One nerve stimulation device -- the InterStim® Therapy device -- has gone through clinical trials and has been found to be safe and effective and has been approved for use by the FDA.
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Obama's EPA Pick Clears One Hurdle
President Barack Obama's pick to head the Environmental Protection Agency, Gina McCarthy, has faced a grueling road to Senate confirmation since her nomination was announced in March, though that's more because of the agency she's tapped to lead than any ill will towards her personally.
But on Tuesday, one of her biggest congressional critics said he's lifting a threat to place a hold on her nomination and his ready for an up-or-down vote on her confirmation, lifting one significant hurdle toward her eventual confirmation.
Sen. David Vitter (R., La.) said that the EPA had in recent weeks favorably responded to most of his requests regarding increased transparency at the agency, a particular concern of the ranking member on the Senate's Environment and Public Works Committee.
The EPA agreed to increase responsiveness to Freedom of Information Act requests, make more public the science it uses to support regulations, review its economic modelling, and be more forthcoming about a tactic known as "sue-and-settle" used often by environmental groups, he said.
"These are huge, significant steps forward to bringing transparency to the agency, and I see no further reason to block Gina McCarthy's nomination, and I'll support moving to an up-or-down vote on her nomination," Sen. Vitter said. (Safe to say, his vote will be "down.")
Of course, nothing in the Senate is quite that easy. Another lawmaker, Sen. Roy Blunt (R., Mo.) still has a hold on Ms. McCarthy's nomination. That hold is actually about unresolved issues regarding a floodway project in Missouri. Sen. Blunt reiterated the hold on Tuesday.
A full Senate vote on Ms. McCarthy could come as early as next week. She was approved by the environment committee in a narrow, party-line 10-8 vote in May. Even with the threat of a hold by Sen. Vitter out of the way, that partisan divide could still spell a challenge for her eventual confirmation.
If anything, the EPA has become more of a flashpoint between Republicans and the Obama administration since her nomination was announced. As promised (or threatened, depending on your point of view) Mr. Obama in late June laid out an ambitious plan to tackle climate change that would be driven largely by regulatory action by the EPA. The centerpiece of his climate plan includes regulations on carbon emissions from both new and existing power plants—rules that the EPA will have to draft.
Republican critics, such as Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) decried a "war on coal" even before the president spoke. Environmentalists and Democrats largely applauded the President's plan, for which they'd been waiting ever since he flagged his intentions in the State of the Union address.
The ultimate irony of trying to block Ms. McCarthy's confirmation in a bid to derail the EPA's regulatory program is that she already has a job—she's the EPA's No. 2 official, in charge precisely of air and radiation programs including the controversial power plant rules.


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What was initially believed to be a building fire Thursday morning, turned out to be furniture on fire.
Kansas City firefighters were called to 63rd Street and Woodson Road about 10:30 a.m.
Fire crews arriving at the scene reported that furniture in a Dumpster was on fire behind the building.
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Toyota: N. American Production At 100% By September
Toyota Motor Corp today said its North American vehicle production will return to 100% by September — about three months ahead of its previous forecast. The car maker's operations here had been curtailed by parts shortages following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan that hobbled parts of the auto industry there.
The company said its current production improved through August to more than 80% of normal levels on average. Eight of the 12 models Toyota builds in North American returned to 100% production on June 6.
"After September we will focus on making-up lost production as much as possible," said Steve St. Angelo, executive vice president of Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing in North America. "Our team members and suppliers here and in Japan have worked tirelessly to get us back to 100 percent, overcoming many challenges. The effort in Japan has been incredible, especially in the midst of such tragedy and devastation."
As reported earlier this spring, Toyota began ramping up North American this month — weeks ahead of the previous schedule. At that time the company said it would have production back to 100% by the end of the year.


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The costs associated with the suspension of business activities due to Hurricane Sandy could rise significantly in the coming weeks, Fitch Ratings says, and that will come on top of initial insured losses that are already estimated to be around $5 to $10 billion.
In a note on Tuesday, the ratings firm said it will take weeks to determine coverage for business interruption losses, particularly since coverage typically only begins after a waiting period of 72 hours or so and business interruption claims often take weeks for companies to estimate.
"There is the potential for significant business interruption (BI) and contingent business interruption (CBI) losses related to the flooding as the affected areas work to restore power and resume operations following the storm," Fitch wrote. "The massive storm is impacting a wide variety of businesses in densely populated areas, including retail, corporate offices, transportation, manufacturing, and energy plants."
Robert Benmosche, chief executive of insurer American International Group, expects insurance costs from Sandy will be closer to those from last year's Hurricane Irene last year than the Japanese tsunami. Irene caused about $4.3 billion in damages, compared to the $40 billion that the Japanese tsunami disaster cost insurers, Bloomberg reports.
As Fitch notes, business interruption and contingent business interruption insurance were responsible for a "considerable portion" of the overall insured losses in Japan. The coverage is typically included in an overall business property insurance policy, and typically kicks in when a business suffers a physical loss or property damage, or if a work location is not accessible due to government orders to stay out of affected areas. Contingent business interruption insurance covers losses related to suppliers whose business has been disrupted.
However, since Japan is more of a manufacturing center than New York and New Jersey, damages should be much more limited, said Stan Johnson, a forensic accountant at Navigant Consulting, who works with companies on business interruption claims.
Companies should break out and log costs related to the storm for future claims, such as production planning details, detailed inventory records, existing hotel reservations, and labor related to the storm and loss-tracking, as well as logging lost business opportunities, he said.
"They need to preserve a lot of documents that in the normal course of business may get overwritten or discarded," he said.
As WSJ reports consulting firm IHS Global Insight estimated on Tuesday that the storm has already caused about $20 billion of property damage and could shave about 0.6 percentage point off U.S. domestic product growth in the fourth quarter.


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The Polk Audio db6501 are pair of 6.5" 2-way component car-audio loudspeakers made out of dynamic balance polymer/mica composites and wrapped in durable butyl rubber surrounds. An upgrade from the db5251, the db6501 utilizes a larger speaker (6.5" versus 5.25"), higher peak power handling (300w versus 250w), and lower frequency response (35Hz-23kHz versus 53Hz-23kHz).
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Impeachment of judges in India is a tricky affair. After the only instance that went all the way to the parliament was foiled, a number of agitations by bar associations for removal of corrupt judges have come a cropper. The present mechanism was set up by the Supreme Court itself against this backdrop, and many other reasons. This study is a theoretical trip on judicial accountability and impeachment of recalcitrant judges.
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Still unterminated member-friends,with books posted at Bookmooch emailed me & then tried to help by emailing bookmooch,but also got no replies. I still,even in 2013,get bookmooch computer notices of wishlist books from other members becoming available,but,while I can still see my wishlist[100 books] I cannot see my bookshelf [I'm told it's gone],nor access my account,just the usual useless robot note from "tech support" that they will get back to me,etc--Never happens. Seems no way to get past their big bad robot "Sarah Smith" who won't talk to me now either after having done "her" piece of work". And there no way to reach HQ,if there is any. Not a very cheery application of the internet. So,I you want to risk losing many hours listing books,maybe with many "condition" notes, BEWARE,there is no real tech support,no human there,only a rude,bad robot and a flawed attempt at a great idea:An international book swap---I sent dozens of books abroad before I was terminated by this matrix. I bet foreigner get the matrix-terminator treatment too,but how can they complain,who hears their voices? Actually,bookmooch,in its current state of morbidity,may do as much or more harm as it does benevolence for good-will abroad.
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Doctor Who: who is Clara?
Andrew looks at some likely (and unlikely) theories to answer the question running through Doctor Who 7b: who is Clara Oswald?
This article contains spoilers for the current series, and finale, of Doctor Who.
Maybe, by making us ask this question, Steven Moffat is giving us a subtle clue: Clara is Who, ie. The Doctor and/or Valeyard. Probably not though. Let's be more scientific about this*.
We first saw someone looking very like Clara through the medium of an insane Dalek, formerly Oswin Oswald, with leet haxor skillz and a position of Junior Entertainment Manager on a starliner in the future. Then, in the past, we saw Clara Oswin Oswald – governess and barmaid – whose date of birth is the 23rd of November. In Clara's 101 Places to See book she misses out the number 23. WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN?
Sorry, I just spat on you there. Anyway, she also misses out 16.
Finally, we see Clara Oswald: made of win. 'Oswin'. A nickname she gives herself that hasn't really caught on. It's an anagram of 'winos' though. Write that down. Might be useful (it won't be useful).
This Clara is from the present day, is a nanny, and develops leet-ish haxor skills during the events of The Bells of St John. During this story we discover that she was given the number for the TARDIS phone by a woman in a shop, and wants to travel.
The Doctor then follows her for a bit, because his moral compass has become slightly skewed of late, and establishes that her mother died when she was a teenager. So far, so-inviting-comparisons-with-the-soon-to-return Rose Tyler. The Doctor then visits Emma Grayling in Hide, and the psychic tells us that Clara is normal. However, she then does some shifty eye acting which lends this scene a sense of enigma. Finally, in Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS we find out that Clara has no inkling of anything unusual, and is very forgiving of strange men shouting insane things at her if they're good at hugging.
So, given that, what possible explanations do we have for the issue of who and what Clara is? And how can I tie it in with the news that Alex Ferguson is retiring? Let the speculative gibberings of a caffeine-deprived hack commence:
1. Clara is Rose's daughter
Rose and Ten/Sitting in another dimension/nothing sexual rhymes with that.
Anyway. Rose and Ten are coming back, but when we saw Rose depart in Journey's End she had a leaving gift of a human version of the Doctor, which is only creepy if you stop and think about it for any time at all. Still, if they did have a baby, it might be able to regenerate/survive death/get fractured through time due to the all-powerful force that is narrative necessity. That's why Clara's reminiscent of Rose, because it's her old Mum, gertcha?
File this one under unlikely though, as it'd require quite a few explanations. For starters, the hair colours are all wrong.
2. Clara is Jenny
Remember Jenny? She of the surprise-regeneration and exploring of the universe after the Doctor and Donna thought she was dead? Played by the daughter of Trillian from the TV version of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy?
Steven Moffat reportedly suggested that the Doctor's daughter survive the events of Stephen Greenhorn's second Who script. To what end? We haven't seen her since, maybe it's time for a return. However, this is even further back than Journey's End, and in an episode that is not as popular or well-remembered, and should have been called Hell Hath Fury, with more explosions and action by HAVOC.
3. Clara is Susan
This one's more likely (it's all relative, Susan would probably have an acronym to describe it). It's the anniversary year, and the Doctor's granddaughter Susan was the titular Unearthly Child in the very first episode. Furthermore, she already has regenerative properties, and was probably involved in the Time War. This allows for temporal shenanigans to occur more easily, so she can re-occur throughout history in the manner of Scaroth in City of Death.
This does mean that we need to explain why the Doctor can't recognise his own granddaughter, especially given Time Lords' ability to recognise each other, his taking Clara to the Rings of Akhaten as he did with Susan, and Susan's telepathic abilities. I expect that line'll take Matt Smith three seconds to deliver.
Still, if she's reunited with her grandfather, that'll be things coming full circle. We just have to ignore Clara's parents, and also the bit where she kisses the Doctor in The Snowmen (not a euphemism).
4. Clara is a trap
The Great Intelligence is lurking, with its fondness for snow-themed traps and possession, and the Doctor has a 'shard of ice' in his heart. A showdown is due on Trenzalore. 'Does an impossible girl hold the key?' is in the official synopsis.
If you're as powerful as some of the Doctor's enemies, it's not completely outwith the realms of overly-complicated nefarious scheming to distract the Doctor with said impossible girl by planting her across time and space, the lure of a companion who ticks all the boxes – a variant on the idea posited in the Eighth Doctor Adventures by Lawrence Miles, and Paul Abbott in his abandoned 2005 episode. Perhaps knowing that we were going to go into a frenzy of speculation about her identity, the identity of Clara is just a big red herring? It would make the Doctor's obsessive behaviour over the mystery all the more galling, knowing he'd been taken in.
5. Clara is one of River Song's children from the Data Core in Silence in the Library
Well, if River Song is returning in The Name of the Doctor in a post-library timezone, why the hell not? If she is a child created by a computer program, it follows (if you squint and don't poke at it much) that Clara would be a computer expert. Maybe her book of 101 Places to See turned up in the library, with a shelf code of 16.23.
6. Clara is literally everyone who has ever existed in the universe apart from the Rani
Because she definitely isn't the Rani.
As ever, we invite you to use your communication skills below. Here's hoping that we're all totally wrong in order to preserve some element of suspense.
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Emerge 2013: What will "truth" mean in the future? – Slate Magazine
What Will "Truth" Mean in the Future? New technologies are changing what we can consider real.
More lefty bullshit about how great those unicorn farts smell, if we can only convince ourselves they exist.
Listen up, fucktard, with your drivel about what's real and what's not: Just because you can be fooled into thinking something is real does not mean that it actually is real. Witness the object of your endless sexual desire, Barack Obama.
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I used to come on here most days and loved it. My computer died and I didn't remember what the forum was called. Im glad to say hello again
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Welcome back! What'cha knittin'?
I hope you're having better weather there than I am here in the Pacific Northwest of the U.S. It's chilly, gray, rainy...drizzmal.
Welcome back, Susi!! :thumbsup:
Until this afternoon I was knitting a hooded jacket for my 10 year old. My 3 year old pulled it off the needles.
As it drove me mad I decided not to start over. I'm making a toy rabbit.
I haven't had time to Mae much recently as I've only just moved back to England from France (sorry for you to say this but the weathers been great here this weekend, makes a chance being a bank holiday)
I'm glad you're having good weather. I recently finished Henry's Rabbit. It was a fun knit. I didn't like the stuffing just in the knitted body so I used knee high nylons inside the body, head, and other parts before stuffing it. I've been told it needs fangs to be Monty Python's Killer Rabbit. I dunno.
I spoke to soon with the weather, it realised this is england and is now throwing it down lol.
This is the kitty I'm knitting WWW.justjen-knitandstitches.blogspot.com
I love your bunny, he's really cute.
I'm looking for a ferret and zebra pattern next.a friend told me that her 10 year old daughter turns 11 in 3 weeks and loves zebras and ferrets.
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There are some adorable zebra patterns on Rav, and this one in particular is cute . . . and free!
And how interesting: When you look up "ferret" on Ravelry, you not only get patterns for knit and crocheted ferrets, but you also get . . . . . . ferret garments. Who knew ferrets needed clothing? And wait for it . . . . a hammock? And a hat--really?--but there, right there in a photograph is a ferret wearing a hat!
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Loose Change: 11/11/08
Personal Finance:
-Stimulus package does not necessarily equal stimulus check. [Taxgirl]
-Is it possible to eat a healthy meal on $1 a day? [GetRichSlowly]
-When does it make sense to pay for a service or to do it on your own? Oh, that time and money balance! [SimpleDollar]
-GM's shares tumbled yesterday to a price the auto maker hasn't seen since 1946. Faith in the liquidity of the company has also plummeted. [WSJ]
-A group of researchers found some interesting insights when looking into the unique psychology of penalty kicks in soccer. The lessons learned have eerie, and valuable, parallels to investing. [IndexUniverse]
-"Structured products" used to be safe products. But no more! They're another pit of financial despair. [WSJ]
-Tips about TIPS. [MarketMovers]
Other Lint:
-Did you remember buying an more of an insurer yesterday? Well, you did. The Fed's scrapped a lot of the earlier bailout plan, lifting the taxpayer tab from $123 billion to around $150 billion. [WSJ]
-A friendly reminder that if you haven't read this incredible profile of White House butler Eugene Allen, you should. When you're finished, grab the Kleenex. [WaPo]
-Those looking for some extra cash this holiday season might consider the side career of a mystery shopper. Turns out that shopping for someone else can be an even bigger pain. [WiseBread]


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Definition of warm work in English:
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1Physical action that makes one warm through exertion: the final sweaty pull up the eroded rocky path to the summit was warm work
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Weezer Gigs Feature Rivers Cuomo Family Members"For only the second time, Rivers is joined by his dad Frank Cuomo on stage," read a post on social media.
Weezer Drops Patriotic New Song, 'I Love the USA'It was written for NASA's mission to Jupiter.
Rainn Wilson Buys $25k Weezer ExperienceWhen Weezer announced their new self-titled album the band offered a $25,000 deluxe pre-order bundle, but didn't think anyone would by it.
Weezer Release Music Video for New Tune 'L.A. Girlz'The narrative focuses on a young boy dressed like Rivers Cuomo.
Weezer Debut New Song 'LA Girlz'The track calls to mind their 1994 album Weezer aka The Blue Album.
Listen to Weezer's Rivers Cuomo Cover Fetty Wap's 'Trap Queen'Could he hope to be a featured guest on Fetty's next album?
Weezer Announce "White" Album, Tour Dates, Drop New TrackThe record is set to drop on April 1st, no joke.
Listen to Weezer's Rivers Coumo Cover Rae Sremmurd's 'Come Get Her'Cuomo transforms "Come Get Her" from a party jam to an acoustic ballad.
Watch Weezer's Music Video for 'Thank God For Girls'The clip stars frontman Rivers Cuomo as a religious leader, raking in donations from his faithful.
Listen To Weezer's New Track 'Do You Wanna Get High?'No word yet on a new album...
Listen to Weezer's 'Thank God For Girls'It's the first new music from the band since 2014's Everything Will Be Alright In The End.
Download 'Yeezer': A Kanye West and Weezer Mashup AlbumAn Ohio State University student may have inadvertently created an underground hit.


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Albert Hoffman, the inventor and "father" of L.S.D. died yesterday at the age of 102. Without the invention of his powerfully influential drug, we probably wouldn't have had Hunter S. Thompson or the Grateful Dead, and those planetarium laser shows of the 70's would have been considerably less profitable. Then again, the C.I.A. would have had one less tool for torture, Ken Kesey maybe could have written another good book, and I might have been spared the worst, most ungodly trip imaginable.
It was a windy, foggy night in San Francisco back in the fall of 2000. I was staying at the Nikko hotel off of Union Square. I should have tipped the cleaning staff, I hear they do things like this to ungrateful guests, and I'm pretty sure it was the embittered Guatemalan maid who slipped that mega-dose into my bedside water bottle. Then again, it could have been the young blond room service waiter with the beady blue eyes. That skittery kid appeared to be nursing some serious demons of his own.
All I know is this: when I went to sleep that night, all was serene with the world. The country was at peace, the dollar was strong, there was a budget surplus, the economy was booming, and gas was at about a buck fifty a gallon,
Then the terror began.
Even today, it is difficult to describe what happened; a dark, ugly turbulence erupted. Soon, I was bent over experiencing heaving convulsions, twisting and turning, groaning like a awfully wounded boar, until - at the very moment I thought I could endure no more - it got much, much worse.
Out from the bile of our collective spleen erupted a smirking little chimp and his sidekick, a portly old coot who looked like Santa's clean-shaven evil twin. Using a chainsaw and a poorly sighted shotgun, these two ran around reducing everything in their path to bilious toxic garbage.
With the indefatigable energy of rabid, frothing weasels, these two feral beasts promptly devoured the greatest surge in sympathy and goodwill the world had ever seen and defecated all over the people's collective hopes for peace and prosperity. Hooded prisoners were tortured, soldiers were sent off to fight for lies nobody even believed in, storms ravaged and destroyed cities and little aid came. Ice caps melted at faster rates than anyone had predicted, the weather changed, causing food shortages and riots, and people were thrown from their foreclosed homes onto the mercy of a wrecked and sinking economy.
The little man just smirked, his rotund compatriot sneered, and the Supreme Court Justice looked upon the ruin he had helped to bring forth unto the land and smugly muttered, "Get over it."
It hasn't been a good time. These visions have been running in an endless loop inside my mind for nearly eight years now. I've sought medical help, but the best minds in the land merely shrug and say, "There's nothing we can do." They're not sure if it's even L.S.D., as I have no sign of feeling that interconnected harmonious oneness with nature that Dr. Hoffman and Bill Hicks both described the drug inducing. All I've experienced is the gnawing fear, the absolute pettiness, the shortsighted greed, and an overwhelming chasm of grief.
Doctors do say there might be an antidote available in a few months. I just hope, whatever it is, it's strong enough to get me on my feet again. Because, between you, me, and that shrieking three-headed monster over there, I honestly can't take much more of this.


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Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012
AIKEN, S.C. -- An Aiken man is behind bars for allegedly touching a child inappropriately at a Walmart.
David Nowak is accused of touching a minor at the Whiskey Road store.
The victim says Nowak stopped her on the way to restroom and put his hand on her thigh and then made an inappropriate gesture.
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News 12 at 11 o'clock, December 10, 2007
AUGUSTA, Ga. - An anonymous tip leads to seven arrests involving seven different crimes.
The Huddle House at 2626 Tobacco Road is one of seven businesses robbed in November. Manager Ginger Reese remembers that night vividly.
"Three men busted in the door with handguns," recalls Reese, "I was in complete shock that someone had come in and robbed us."
Thanks to an anonymous tip, the men officers say are responsible for this robbery and six others are all behind bars -- each one of them connected with the Meadowbrook Clique, an Augusta street gang.
"All but one of the individuals were already on our radar as gang members...as people we knew had the potential to cause problems," said Lt. Scott Peebles.
Here's how investigators are matching the crimes with the suspects---Larrel Council and Marquis McCoy arrested in connection with 6 robberies, including the Huddle House , the Burger King robbery at 3407 Dean's Bridge Road, Meme's Pizza at 2763A Tobacco Road, Wendy's on 3342 Wrightsboro Road and Church's Chicken at 2701 Peach Orchard Road.
Officers say McCoy will also be charged in connection with the November 4th robbery at New York Fashions on 3090 Dean's Bridge Road along with Antonio Harmon. Harmon is also connected to the Church's Chicken robbery.
Two more men -- Quandre Davis and Marcus Ray will be charged in connection to the Meme's Pizza robbery and the Wendy's robbery. Davis will also be charged in connection with the Burger King and Huddle House robberies.
Selwyn Sneed was also arrested in connection with the Huddle House and Burger King robberies and Brandis Robinson will also be charged in the Burger King robbery.
One junvenile was also arrested in connection with the Aggies Convenience Store robbery at 3040 Meadowbrook Drive.
Lt. Scott Peebles says with these arrests, the Meadowbrook Clique -- is history.
"It's all but extinct. There may be a few members here or there, but the members who were active and committing crimes we can say with confidence that they are no more," said Peebles.
And that's a relief for a lot of people working at those 7 businesses.
"Now that they have a group of suspects in custody, my employees will feel safer at work," said Reese, "I knew Richmond County had it in them and I really appreciate their work."
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Kristin McGrath & Exergy TWENTY16
May 20, 2013
Pactimo congratulates fellow Coloradan, Kristin McGrath for her third place finish at the Amgen Tour of California Women's Time Trial.
Evelyn Stevens (Specialized-lululemon), the former U.S. national champion, took first in the 31-kilometer TT with 55:49, followed 56 seconds later by Alison Powers (NOW-Novartis for MS). Kristin McGrath (Exergy TWENTY16) would claim third with 1:24 behind the leader.
In addition to bringing attention to Kristin's outstanding effort, Pactimo is also thrilled to announce the recent partnership with Exergy TWENTY16. It will be our pleasure to provide custom cycling apparel to the team throughout the 2013-2014 season. The photos below show the personalized Summit Speed skinsuits we made for the Amgen Women's TT riders.
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A full-ride soccer scholarship landed her at University of Tennessee but a knee injury her senior year ended Kristin's run as a soccer player. While doctors advised cycling as rehab, Kristin figured her competitive career was over and after graduating from UT, with a degree in Exercise Physiology, she started making strides to enroll in medical school.
But, it was her early successes in a few collegiate cycling races that would land Kristin a pro contract to race with Colavita in 2008. Medical school was put on hold while Kristin hit the rode, honing her skills and racking up some impressive career highlights. Today she is in her fourth year with the Exergy TWENTY16 squad.
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To lose weight, sometimes you have to go against conventional wisdom, according to a new study I just read about.
Researchers at Purdue University fed one group of rats yogurt sweetened with sugar and gave another group yogurt sweetened with no-calorie saccharin. Both groups were also given regular rat feed.
The rats given the diet yogurt ate more feed than those given regular yogurt. And they put on more fat and gained more weight.
The theory, translated to humans, is that when you taste something sweet but don't ingest many calories, your body craves more food.
Do you think this has some truth to it? Have you experienced something similar?
yup, and the truth shall set you free. Now...
Artificial sweeteners. The first issue is that they are artificial; i.e. not genuine. And then of course, they are non-nutritive, meaning that they do not provide any caloric energy or trace minerals essential to the human body. Now, the studies with rats were what originally prompted the FDA to remove saccharin from the market, but the argument was made that the cancerous rats exposed to this artificial sweetener recieved doses significantly higher than the average human consumption. But the issue is that we are dealing with the very delicate hormonal balance that comprises the human appetite. Glucagon, insulin, cortisol, histamine, epinephrine, dopamine and the various compounds we have yet to identify are traveling at incredible rates amidst an orchestra of chaos. So when you start to send your body mixed messages the freeways get jammed. Your pancreas produces and secretes insulin, the insulin arrives at the sugar "substitute" only to find no work to be done, and so your pancreas becomes confused. As if the body didn't have enough stress living in the 21st century, we decided to engineer sugar, a basic unit of energy for animals. Next thing you know everybody is diabetic, thank you very much zea mays, so doctors advise their patients to consume sugar free everything to prevent hyperglycemia. Unfortunately for the makers of aspartame and sucralose, the human body needs sugar. Not sucrose (table sugar) either, it just needs carbohydrates to fuel the fight.
Moral of the story, eat more fruits and vegetables. Water is the only diet drink.
There was another eight year study done at the University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio that looked specifically at obesity risk from soft drinks. They found that diet soda drinkers were much more likely to become obese than regular soda drinkers. Here is the breakdown:
For regular soft-drink drinkers, the risk of becoming overweight or obese was:
26 percent for up to 1/2 can each day
30.4 percent for 1/2 to one can each day
32.8 percent for 1 to 2 cans each day
47.2 percent for more than 2 cans each day.
For diet soft-drink drinkers, the risk of becoming overweight or obese was:
36.5 percent for up to 1/2 can each day
37.5 percent for 1/2 to one can each day
54.5 percent for 1 to 2 cans each day
57.1 percent for more than 2 cans each day.
For each can of diet soft drink consumed each day, a person's risk of obesity went up 41 percent.
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well they have to figure out what soda we can DRINK!
I recommend not drinking any soda you will decrease your weight, caffeine level, simple sugars etc. overall you will be healthier without drinking soda at all. Instead try milk, juice (natural juices or low sugar), water, vitamin water. I stopped drinking soda gradually (from caffeine sodas. to caffeine free) eventually stopped drinking it period. I feel so much better, lost weight etc.
Yes, there is the issue of soda specifically, because it is carbonated. Ferminated drinks like ale, root beer, kombucha and champagne have natural gases, similar to bottled mineral water.
But soda carbonation...? Heard that it's not good for the joints; could be an old wive's tale, might have something to do with dehydration of synovial fluid. I have no idea how to make it some scratch, like if you wanted a fresh Pepsi and I'm in the kitchen with a blow torch and 50 ears of corn, I still haven't figured out how to compress CO2 in the lab.
As for vitamin water, not all that gliters is gold. It is however still corn and the vitality of the water is under question. Pepsi Plus and Coke Max, I would rather eat a Flinstone vitamin. I'll take a blood orange or a fjui apple over the supplement any day. Not because of the levels of a specific vitamin compound, but the ability for the body to absorb the foods energy without having to detoxify.
Milk is wonderful, as long as its kosher, if you know what I mean. Otherwise, same issue; body exert energy to flusf
well just to straighten things out, any commercial fermented drink like beer and the like are also force carbonated (artificially) unless otherwise stated, because they are pasteurized through boiling which removes the carbonation and alchohol, and they just put it back in later. also its just carbon dioxide and doesn't hurt you at all because it can't enter your blood stream through your stomach, so no it doesn't damage your bones.
But back on topic, we all know that artificial sweeteners are bad, aside from their obvious links to cancer and addictiveness, they now have all these new studies going for them making them even worse. i can say from personal experience when i was younger and used to drink 4 or 5 diet sodas a day, i had massive cravings for sweets to the point where i would end up eating easily 1000 calories of candy, cakes, etc. in one sitting. my diet got much better and i lost a lot of weight but the last thing i had to give up was the diet sodas which was hard but i don't have the abnormal cravings for sweets i used to, a little chunk of dark chocolate does just fine. my verdict on these studies, hey no big surprise, lets be serious how often has anything artificial turned out to be good for the body.
This particular study caught my attention because, on average, I drink more than two cans of Diet Coke a day. 57% more likely to be obese? Yikes.
I have decreased my diet soda intake by about one fewer can per day than usual for the past week since this discussion has been going on. I've also drastically increased my water intake, which was pretty low. Hopefully as time goes on I will continue to decrease the amount of diet soda I consume.
Yeah!!!! Keep up the good dietary changes, letting go of the diet soda is not easy, and the gradual decrease is the best way and finding a more healthier alternative. I once read that coke soda can clean off a car battery, thats just how harsh the ingredients are. Well, I'm not sure if this is true, but I read about it.
it is hard, those sweeteners are very addictive, but drinking a lot of water is the best thing you can do really. coke can do stuff like that because of its extremely high acidity, it takes 25 glasses of water to balance the ph of a single can of coke.
Do these studies account for behavioral patters (e.g. people who drink diet soda may have worse nutritional habits or maybe they think they can splurge elsewhere because they drink diet sodas)? Even if there is a biological reason, might there be a way to counter it without cutting out soda completely? I know that many experts say that a diet that completely cuts out treats is not sustainable. My diet dr. pepper in the morning and my diet coke and lunch are 2 things i really look forward to and enjoy as much as i enjoy a plate of french fries, yet it's a vice that has no calories associated with it. i feel like there must be some way to keep my weakness for sweet, carbonated beverages without being doomed to failure in the weight loss or maintenance department.
Thats interesting that you should say that because I have heard people make jokes upon seeing someone eating a lot of fattening foods but, have a diet soda to drink. It is hard to change eating and drinking habits. I agree and all the literature that I have read do say that completely cutting out sweets is not workable. And they do suggest healthy alternatives, so I guess diet soda will be a healthier alternative than regular soda? However, I believe that their are certain foods and drinks that do need to be cut out period, but thats just my personal opinion.
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Do these studies account for behavioral patters (e.g. people who drink diet soda may have worse nutritional habits or maybe they think they can splurge elsewhere because they drink diet sodas)? Even if there is a biological reason, might there be a way to counter it without cutting out soda completely? I know that many experts say that a diet that completely cuts out treats is not sustainable. My diet dr. pepper in the morning and my diet coke and lunch are 2 things i really look forward to and enjoy as much as i enjoy a plate of french fries, yet it's a vice that has no calories associated with it. i feel like there must be some way to keep my weakness for sweet, carbonated beverages without being doomed to failure in the weight loss or maintenance department.
There are people who drink diet soda and lose weight. So, there is no guarantee that it will make you fat. Studies do show that the more you drink, the more you increase your chances. I don't know if they can really prove why that is yet without more study. Another study done at Purdue University was done with rats. The report, published in Behavioral Neuroscience, presents some counterintuitive findings: Animals fed with artificially sweetened yogurt over a two-week period consumed more calories and gained more weight - mostly in the form of fat - than animals eating yogurt flavored with glucose, a natural, high-calorie sweetener. The new study, say the scientists, offers stronger evidence that how we eat may depend on automatic, conditioned responses to food that are beyond our control.
What they mean is that like Pavlov's dog, trained to salivate at the sound of a bell, animals are similarly trained to anticipate lots of calories when they taste something sweet - in nature, sweet foods are usually loaded with calories. When an animal eats a saccharin-flavored food with no calories, however - disrupting the sweetness and calorie link - the animal tends to eat more and gain more weight, the new study shows. The study was even able to document at the physiological level that animals given artificial sweeteners responded differently to their food than those eating high-calorie sweetened foods. The sugar-fed rats, for example, showed the expected uptick in core body temperature at mealtime, corresponding to their anticipation of a bolus of calories that they would need to start burning off - a sort of metabolic revving of the energy engines. The saccharin-fed animals, on the other hand, showed no such rise in temperature. "The animals that had the artificial sweetener appear to have a different anticipatory response," says Susan Swithers, a professor of psychological sciences at Purdue University and a co-author of the study. "They don't anticipate as many calories arriving." The net result is a more sluggish metabolism that stores, rather than burns, incoming excess calories.
Swithers stops short of saying that the animals in her study were compelled to overeat to compensate for phantom calories. But she says that the study does suggest artificial sweeteners somehow disrupt the body's ability to regulate incoming calories. "It's still a bit of a mystery why they are overeating, but we definitely have evidence that the animals getting artificially sweetened yogurt end up eating more calories than the ones getting calorically sweetened yogurt."
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I recommend not drinking any soda you will decrease your weight, caffeine level, simple sugars etc. overall you will be healthier without drinking soda at all. Instead try milk, juice (natural juices or low sugar), water, vitamin water. I stopped drinking soda gradually (from caffeine sodas. to caffeine free) eventually stopped drinking it period. I feel so much better, lost weight etc.
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The only problem with the vitamin waters is the dubious amounts of vitamins that are in it and the High Fructose Corn Syrup.
High Fructose Corn syrup seems to be in everything these days! Including refined sugar, high
fructose corn syrup and artificial sweeteners, the average American
wolfs down 142 pounds a year, or roughly 2.5 pound a week. That is up
23 percent in the last 25 years, and is a major factor in soaring rates
of obesity and diabetes.
High fructose corn syrup is highly processed and consequently it is highly concentrated. This
is different than the sugar found in an apple. It's a commercial,
refined sugar. The advantage of HFCS, from the standpoint of food
manufacturing, is that it's much sweeter than sucrose, it's easier to
handle during processing, it has a longer shelf life - and it's cheaper
than sucrose. Americans consume 16 million pounds of it every year.
That translates to about 60 pounds of fructose per person.
While it does not spike your blood sugar as much as glucose and
sucrose, it has shown itself to raise cholesterol levels in studies by
more than 7% and the bad LDL cholesterols by 11 %.
Fructose and other sugars contribute to heart disease in yet another
way. Dietary sugars increase an unnatural tendency toward blood
clotting. But according to a study published in the Aug. 1, 1990,
Thrombosis Research, fructose promotes abnormal clotting much more than
does any other common sugar does.
Vitamin waters are very expensive. There is no way you can be assured
that the vitamins listed on the label are even in there at all. All of
that sugar counter acts any health benefit they might provide. My
suggestion is to take a high quality multivitamin and drink a glass of
bottled or filtered water. It will be cheaper and you will be getting
more of what you paid for and getting less of what you don't want.
Here is a link to an independent study on vitamins and how to choose a quality supplement.
Comparative Guide To Nutritional Supplements
If you are still looking for something sweet to drink, there are better
sugars out there than HFCS, Splenda, Sucralose, Equal and Aspartame.
Try Stevia, Agave nectar and others. Here is a link.
Sugar Substitutes and Your Health
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World News Briefs; Rwandan Ex-Mayor Gets Life Term for Genocide
Published: October 3, 1998
ARUSHA, Tanzania, Oct. 2— A United Nations court today ordered a former Rwandan Mayor to serve three life terms for genocide and crimes against humanity, plus 80 years for other violations, including rape.
In the first judgment by an international court on genocide, the former Mayor, Jean-Paul Akayesu, was convicted on Sept. 2 of nine counts of genocide, crimes against humanity and rape. He will serve the sentences concurrently.
Mr. Akayesu had made an impassioned plea Monday for forgiveness for his failure to stop the genocide of more than 500,000 people, mostly minority Tutsi, in 1994.


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The laboratories have a wide range of instrumentation for measuring adsorption, reactivity, gas evolution and swelling and for carbonization under a range of conditions.
Techniques available in the laboratories include:
While these techniques are specifically used for our carbon studies, they are applicable to a range of material science investigations.