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Please welcome Rachel Zanders, a writer who will be posting to this blog from time to time. Rachel is also a contributor toGapers Block, where she covers Chicago's dance community.Back in April, CDS member Dr. Adrian Codel told us about how bartering for dental care helped him expand his practice. As the economy continues to challenge us, another member shares her experience with an unconventional practice marketing idea that yielded significant success--on more than one level.Earlier this year, CDS member Dr. Lilian Obucina (pictured right) was chatting with one of her patients about Groupon, a company that uses collective buying power to obtain discounts from local businesses.Each day, Groupon e-mails its members with the day's deal, which could be discounted restaurant meals, tickets, salon services or even health care. In exchange for the guaranteed discount, Groupon promises the business a minimum number of customers. If enough people sign up, then everyone gets the deal, but if the promotion doesn't reach the minimum, it is canceled.For the business owner willing to offer a deep discount, Groupon offers exposure and and a large number of sales in a short period of time. Given the timeline of the offer--deals are only good for 24 hours--Groupon's e-mails and tweets advertising the deal are often forwarded along to others, which provide the business owner with even more publicity.Dr. Obucina's patient was telling her about the latest deal when the light bulb turned on: "Hey, maybe you could offer something on there!"So Dr. Obucina, already familiar with online promotions through her offers with Pretty City, contacted Groupon and they worked out a deal: She would offer a cleaning and four x-rays for $49. If at least 20 people signed up, the deal would be "on" and the floodgates would (hopefully) open. If the deal did not attract 20 people, then Dr. Obucina would have received free advertising and the offer would simply disappear after the 24-hour period. On April 1, the deal began, and by 9:20 a.m., the 20 required people had signed up. By the end of the promotion, 203 people had purchased the deal.That meant over 200 new clients, plus their referrals, plus the likelihood that those new clients would return for their future work. Dr. Obucina considers this to be a significant success, even if she didn't make a measurable financial gain from that first visit.She points out that, when measuring the success of a promotion like this one, "you need to look at the long term. If you hold on to even one person for 20 years, that's significant. If you're not getting new people in the door, at some point you exhaust your internal marketing." Even in these times when several dentists she knows are experiencing a slow-down in the number of patients, "I'm growing. You have to be willing to give a little."But just as significant as the boon to business for Dr. Obucina--if not more so--is the eye-opening number of people she was able to treat who do not have dental insurance. Most of those who responded to the promotion were uninsured, many of them under 35 years old and students, who otherwise wouldn't be going to the dentist. Of course, those without coverage are only asking for trouble in delaying a dentist visit, and many of the Groupon clients turned out to need significant extra work. "These people really need the care," she says. "I've gotten a lot of thank-yous for doing the offer.""The bottom line is this," says Dr. Obucina. "I'd like my colleagues to be aware that if their businesses are slowing down, this is a big city and a lot of people are underserved. If you're willing to take risks and reach out to people, you will get people in the door, and you will be very busy. I'd like to see more of my colleagues try to reach out to these people; I can't serve everyone who needs this care."Did Groupon find this to be a worthwhile offer? "Our deal with Dr. Obucina was so successful that we offered a similar promotion in New York City in early July. Inthat deal we sold 402 Groupons," wrote Mark Desky, a Groupon representative. Would Dr. Obucina work with Groupon again? Check out Groupon's daily deal for today--it's a coupon for a patient's first visit to her office for dental care and x-rays. As of 11 a.m., 200 people have signed up for it.
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An instrument believed to originate in Trinidad after WWII. Made from the hammered lid off an oil drum and creates different tones when struck.
He played the steel drum for visitors to the island.
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East Branch Delaware/Beaverkill River, Sullivan County, NY, 9/13/13
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Got a new job, quit the old one, had some time and made the drive to the Catskills. Considering the rain we got, I went with the intent to poke around some old spots I used to fish when I was younger.
First up, at 7am, I hit fisherman's lane on the beaverkill, above junction pool. It's got great pocket water and interesting holes and structure on the sides, but it used to, half a mile up from the lot, have a really dynamic, windy stretch around two island, complete with one of the nicest holes I've ever come across. It's all gone, islands an all, just plowed through and straightened by the river. Really sad, but it makes me wonder what new obstacles may arise elsewhere. That transformation is a two way street. Anyhow, picked up a nice, ten inch wild brown on a caddis pupa and then quit that spot.
Headed over to the EB, scoped out a spot that once taught me a great lesson. Tell you what, in not normally this candid, but it was those islands above jaws. I feel funny speaking specifically about a spot on the Internet, but navigating it on foot is a real son of a bitch, so get yours if you're feeling masochistic. It's a beautiful spot, but the runs that look real nice from the roadway are really shallow, basically making half of the visible water unfishable. There's one substantial run in the middle, but to fish it right you have to really work hard for position. There's another run on the farthest side that's interesting, but it's too demanding to reach for what it is.
So, I went beneath jaws and immediately hit a bow in a riffle and then the rains came again and the fishing shut down to my surprise. I walked a lot and figured out some new approaches to some older spots, which is always rewarding... Until the river swells and blows that spot away. Then, at the end, I switched out the regular line for the old sinking line and nailed a bastard on a streamer I tried to submit for a contest but was rejected for because it strayed a little too much from a woolly bugger, so that ruled, haha.
No rises. Period. I left at around five as cahills began to fill up the air, but I was wiped as had to pull myself up the slope my car was parked on top of.
It's funny, my fishing pal ripped me off last year ad I told him to #censor# off, so now I fish alone.... But I've never consistently caught so many big fish up there until now. Classic double edged sword of life, I guess.
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Re: East Branch Delaware/Beaverkill River, Sullivan County, NY, 9/13/13
2011/5/26 10:12
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Interesting report. With the recently cooler temps, the fish should be getting back on the feed. I'm surprised that you didn't see more bugs. Caddis, olives, Autumn sedge and hebes should be starting to shoe in good numbers. The jaws holds a lot of fish and it's always a decent choice. If you were a few hundreds yards above the Sunoco, it sucks walking around up there.
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Re: East Branch Delaware/Beaverkill River, Sullivan County, NY, 9/13/13
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yeah, hell yeah interesting report.
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very interesting report.
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Ooooo, this is gonna be fun.. Let's see.. Tomas Tatar.. 24 goals and 33 assists for a total of 57 points in 70 AHL games. Mikael Granlund.. 20 goals and 31 assists in 45 games in a superior and defensive minded league. That gives Tatar a .81 point per game average. Granlund meanwhile has a 1.14 point per game average in a league where he's playing with men years older than him. So please, tell me more about how a prospect who's playing against career AHL'ers and other players his same age and even younger with WORSE overall stats is even in the same stratosphere as Mikael Granlund.
Why not to compare Granlund to, say, Pulkkinen. You know that guy we have in our system..
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last two seasons in, how you say, "in a superior and defensive minded league" and "in a league where he's playing with men years older than him". Looks like we're in "win-win" situation. If AHL is better we have Tatar, if for some reason you think Finnish local league is better, Pulkkinen is on par. Meanwhile, last WHC Granlund was a shadow of his former self. Bust?
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something george bush is constantly saying he is proud to be
"ah am proud, to be a merkin citezin"
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A pubic hair piece. A toupee for the pubic area/genitals. In the 1700's when mercury was used to treat sexually transmitted diseases (Gonorrhea or Syphilis) one of the side effects was the loss of pubic hair. To disguise this condition, that was not cured by mercury, a Merkin was employed.
17th Century setting: Due to his treatment of the "French Pox" (syphilis) with mercury a merkin Gwendolyn used a Merkin to used to hide the side effects of hair loss and not alarm her husband.
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A pubic Toupee
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A family guy reference in two episodes
Man: "Hey kid, wanna buy a merkin?"
Chris: "What's a merkin?"
Man: "Why it's a pubic toupee"
Chris: "What's a merkin?"
Man: "Why it's a pubic toupee"
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imitation pubic hair. A pubic wig.
Geoffrey wore his merkin unashamedly
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Pubic wig
He wore his merkin with pride
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Translated from olde english, merkin mean a pubic hair wig. Which today are very rare aliek the term itself.
Shopkeeper (1643):A mirkin for your quim, me lady?
Feminist (2005): RAPE!
Feminist (2005): RAPE!
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a) A pubic wig
b) A citizen of the United States of America, particularly of the 'flyover states'
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Ah'm prahd ter be a Merkin.
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Begin of tour: Atzmännig bus-stop, Schutt
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Access starting point: Buses from Wald
Access point of arrival: Buses to Wald
Technical requirements: Medium difficulty
Physical fitness: Easy
Total altitude meters: Approx. 600 m
Hiking time: 3 hrs. 30 min.
Season: May to November
Gastronomy: Schutt, Ob. Atzmännig, Chrüzegg
Overnight: Schutt, Chrüzegg
Various: Summer sledging run and children's playground near Schutt, a "geo-trail" with lots of interesting information boards
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The Atzmännig region is also a paradise for hikers. The whole area is covered with a dense network of fantastic mountain paths. One of the best is the one going from the Atzmännig via the Rotstein and the Tweralpspitz over to Chrüzegg. The views stretch from the Säntis and the Toggenburg right into the Glarner and Central Swiss mountains. There are two cosy mountain cafés, one on the Atzmännig and the other on the Chrüzegg, for delicious mountain treats.
Schutt - Atzmännig - Obere Tweralp - Chrüzegg - Schutt
On the Atzmännig circuit you get straight down to business. A steeppath leads from Schutt up to the top station of the Atzmännigchair-lift. The mountain path which then leads over to Chrüzegg leavesnothing to be desired in terms of views - they are simply stunning. Apath which is quite steep in places then leads from the Chrüzegg backdown to Schutt.
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The 5 Stupidest Ways People Try to Avoid Embarrassment
#2. "Favorite" Tweets on Twitter
I don't know about you, but in the last year, I've really gotten into Twitter. Oh, I'm sorry, I should have warned you. Are you all like totally sexually aroused right now? Yeah, sorry. But it's true. I like it because it's not the time suck of Facebook, and if you use it the way I do, you don't have tons of stuff you don't care about clogging up your feed. Babies, graduation, new car? Who cares? I pretty much only follow comedy writers and normal people who amuse me for free, so multiple times a day, I can scroll through my phone and see what's going on in the world via Twitter jokes without having to deal with the news media's crap.
Well, as any of you who tweet know, pretty soon you develop little Twitter buddies and you tweet back and forth to each other, perhaps riffing on some topic. And when you really like something someone's tweeted, you retweet it so all your followers can see how funny your little Twitter buddy is.
And then something terrible happens. They tweet something back to you that's just awful and unfunny. Sure, you could just not respond. Pretend it never happened. After all, what's one tweet not responded to? Yeah, I can't. It makes me feel super oogly.
"Oogly" not technically a word yet, but fingers crossed!
My Ridiculous Solution:
Well, y'see, Twitter also allows you to "favorite" or "star" tweets. No one really sees who you star, and if you star something instead of retweeting it, then you're not exposing your followers to the other person's lame joke. Yes, often people (including me) star things they genuinely like, but that doesn't mean it can't be used in a pretend way -- to slowly back out of an awkward conversation while appearing to be smiling. And if you write about this practice in a widely read publication, it has the added bonus of making everyone you've ever starred feel super uncomfortable! Which is only fair, I guess, because when someone favorites my tweet instead of retweeting it, I feel like the girl guys deny having sex with to their friends.
#1. Lose All Peripheral Vision for Inconsiderate Drivers
When I'm driving and I see a car desperately trying to change lanes or enter a road, I always ask myself what would Jesus do. Then I crash, because it's virtually impossible to steer a car while pretending to be crucified. The point is, I try to be a considerate driver. I don't accelerate to prevent people from entering lanes. I let cars go ahead of me if I'm approaching a red light anyway. I don't ride up the shoulder, pass 20 cars in traffic and then try to wedge myself in. I'm the same sweet swell guy on the road that I am on Cracked.com, where everyone loves me and no one thinks I'm an asshole ... right, guys?
Are you sneering at me with ... love?
Anyway, not everyone on the road is as awesome as I am. Indeed, lots of people try to force their cars into places they don't deserve to be through intimidation. Like the dude who deliberately gets in the lane everyone's merging out of before zipping up to the very end of the merge and then weaseling his way back into line. Or the dude who plays that same game at toll booths. Or the driver who aggressively forces himself anywhere, daring you to crash into him in order to get what he wants.
My Ridiculous Solution:
Now listen up, because this trick is very complicated. It's called "don't look at the guy." When confronted with douchetastic drivers, I get insanely confrontational. Probably because few things bother me more than someone's selfish belief to entitlement.
Yes, getting my leg caught in a bear trap is one of those few things.
So, yeah, I don't give an inch. I will aggressively ride the back bumper of the car in front of me, slamming the door on some douche trying to get something they don't deserve by intimidation. But of course, I can't actually look at them. My neck is locked. My vision is fixed. The blinders are on. Risk damage to my car in the interest of preserving vehicular justice? You bet. Eye contact? Never!
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LEWISTOWN - When 18-year-old Ben Williams moved to the United States to attend college, he never expected to find himself back in ministry.
Williams, the new youth pastor at Evangel Baptist Church, moved with his family to Scotland when he was 8 years old. His parents, both missionaries, established three churches there. Despite being raised in ministry, Williams said he had little interest in following his parents' footsteps.
"Ministry was always the thing I didn't want to do," he said.
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Ben Williams is the new youth pastor at Evangel Baptist Church in Lewistown.
Like many young adults, Williams said, he spent his high school years making poor decisions and running away from God. At 18, he traveled back to the U.S. to attend Liberty University in Virginia for electrical engineering. It was there that he finally found himself drawing nearer to his roots in the church.
"I always had a feeling (electrical engineering) wasn't right," he said.
His calling became clearer after a guest preacher visited the school. Although he couldn't recall exactly what the preacher said, Williams called the visit a turning point in his life. He was convinced to switch his educational focus to youth ministries.
"God really had to bring me to the point where I wanted to do it," he said.
In his new role at Evangel Baptist, Williams oversees Sunday School classes, youth group and the youth leadership team. His hope is that he can make a positive impact on the teens during an influencial time in their lives.
"Teens make a lot of big decisions," Williams explained, adding that they may not realize the impact of the choices they make on the rest of their lives.
He said his goal is for each of the youth to graduate from high school and youth group and go on to college grounded in their faith and knowing who they are in Jesus. Sharing God's word with the youth is a two-part responsibility, he said. Sunday morning classes are a time for teaching the Bible, but Sunday evening youth group allows more flexibility.
Youth group is held from 6 to 8 p.m. every Sunday night at the church. Williams said he allows the teens to "just hang out" for about an hour of that time. The relaxed atmosphere makes it easier to connect with youth and casually share his own experiences as a teenager with them. Connecting on that level and taking interest in what they're going through helps Williams build relationships with the teens he works with, he said.
Williams is planning a community-wide Super Bowl party to kick off his first year at Evangel Baptist Church. Every teen in the area is invited to attend the event beginning at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 3 in the Family Life Center behind the church at 375 W. Fifth St., Lewistown. Williams said he ordered 700 wings and 40 pizzas in anticipation of the crowd expected. For more information, contact the church at 242-2769.


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CDF Lieutenant Harry Wilson has one simple task: Watch an ambassador's dog while the diplomat is conducting sensitive negotiations with an alien race. But you know dogs - always getting into something. And when this dog gets into something that could launch an alien civil war, Wilson has to find a way to solve the conflict, fast, or be the one in the Colonial Union's doghouse.
"The Dog King" is a tale from John Scalzi's The Human Division, a series of self-contained but interrelated short stories set in the Old Man's War universe.
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"Best Episode Yet!!!!"
I really liked this episode.
A bit different than the rest, there are several funny points here, Wilson is a good character....
And c'mon, a title that says "the dog king" is interesting in a space theme book. What is really good in this series is how everyone keeps on pointing the blame and faluts toward Wilson.
I can find a book to love in any genre -- a beautifully written classic, an interesting mystery or sci-fi, a trashy romance. Bring it!
"Delightful Short Story"
In my opinion, this book is the only standalone story in this series since The B-Team (first episode). It is clever and humorous, yet within the realm of The Human Division sci-fi background. I would definitely recommend this for a light 58-minute listen!
"Unexpectedly Hilarious"
Creative story line, lotsa heart, my favorite episode so far.
The overall story continues straight through this lighthearted fun sideline.
"Like detective stories but not Sci Fi?"
Reminds me of the short stories/novellas written in the mystery/whodunnit/Ellery Queen magazines. You don't need a sci fi background to enjoy this "who dunnit" (sort of). This series is going from strength to strength in a gentle. no challenging way. Well written
"Top Notch!"
This is a very good but short story. Great narration. Kept me smiling the hole listen.
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"One of the better parts of this series"
This short story is classic John Scalzi. Harry Wilson has one simple job to do, watch the Ambassadors dog. What could possibly go wrong? Everything of course, so Harry has to do the things no one else would think of and try to save the day or at least the dog.
I'm a big fan of SF/F/Horror, and all things in between and out.
"Wondering if This Series is For You?"
If you've been keeping an eye on this series, but haven't been sure whether to give it a shot or not, this is the episode for you. It's under an hour long, filled with fun SF stuff, humor, dog-eating alien plants (relax, it's totally fine), and completely self-contained, and as entertaining as you'd expect from Scalzi.
I personally found it to be the right balance of ridiculous SF fun at the ideal length. For less than a dollar, it's hard to beat.
"Light, Witty and Fun"
Another solid episode in Scalzi's "The Human Division" ongoing series. This one was light, witty and funny, and a lot of fun. Definitely one of the most enjoyable episodes to date. Also good if you like dogs. :)
"sci-fi with humor"
This story has a serious subject - peace in the universe- (or at least "lets have enough friends to scare off the enemies") - but the fate of a cute puppy could make or break diplomatic talks.
the real emotions and the fun elements.
I loved the narration. One man can get so many tones to make the storey seamless. I love it when one character is angry with another and I just forgot it was all being read by one person.
It takes a lot for a book to make me laugh or cry, but this one kept me interested and brought a smile once or twice.
Great series so far. I have my favourite characters but even the stories with a different focus keep me interested.
"Nice short story"
Funny little short story. Loved Wilson's sense of humor despite everyone blaming him. Also liked the narrator.
"Definitely no dog this"
O.K. its a lightweight story but such fun. The versatile and inventive Wilson is thrust into one of his most difficult positions yet - walking the ambassadors dog. Great sardonic dialogue which is brilliantly interpreted by William Dufris and worth every penny of the 79p price. Go buy and enjoy.
"Great short story"
This is a great short story, in a collection of intertwined short stories.
I will look for more title by this author.
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My name is Steen Hendry and i like bruce
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ok well, since i am a little bit green with this whole linux thing i would like to ask about how you work the program wine. i bet at least some of you have hurd of it? well anyway i have read up on installing things and i can install most anything now. but this wine program does not have a configure file?! i know there are other things that can be done but i have failed to find out what i can do with the files that i have been given. so please if some one could please give me a clue on how i am to install this it would be really nice. thanks, locksmith.
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Two more weeks and Im getting a bit nervous…after all of this training and talking about training I want it more than ever. Im finally down to about 220 and intend on continuing to lose weight through the first couple of weeks of training camp. I saw steve berger of the long island lizards last evening and he is already talking trash about picking up all of my GB's. . .I asked him to wait until I made the team to bring the garbage. Either way I have some serious butterflies growing here, which is a good thing. Over the years I can remember that in the games I was most nervous I played the best, in those I was relaxed I usually had a sub par day. I suppose the nerves keep me grounded.
I am still doing power hour and I have been running in the evenings on those days….Then on Tuesday and Thursdays I am doing interval training on the treadmill, urg and bike, followed by a weight circuit with mike (my trainer) essentially we do the workout that SOFletes sent me only with some variations from week to week. I usually follow that workout up with some live draws and face off drills with the WAC "clampers". It is good because by the time I get out there I can generally NOT feel my upper or lower body from the circuit and intervals. In fact it is humbling because the average weight and height of the WAC face off men is like 150 and 5′7, and when I am in this condition even they can muscle me if I dont get off the X quick. It has really kept me on my toes.
I have been trying to keep myself busy with some fun activities on the weekends to keep my mind off of all this. this last weekend I went to Towson, and spoke at a alumni dinner, then went to the TU/Drexel game. I have to say, Drexel is BIG. They had some real horses on that squad, and they have come so far since I graduated. Unfortunately the tigers lost but it was a real nail biter, it came down to the last 20 seconds, but the "gers" could not punch one in to tie it up. Either way it was a great weekend, and watching them play got me even more fired up to suit up for another season.
I am still interested in hearing what you all might have to say about gearing up for a season of battle on the field. what gets you fired up?


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CLYDE - New Mohawk coach Mike Beck had a plan for his defense.
He was just waiting for the right time to use it.
The Warriors led all of the first half, but after taking a 18-9 second quarter advantage, watched as Columbian clawed back to make it 18-14 at halftime.
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Mohawk's Brooke Weinandy is defended by Columbian's Sidney Baker during their game at the Clyde Turkey Shootout.
TC's Valesha Province then opened the third quarter by drilling a 3 from the top of the key, and the Tornadoes were within a point.
And then, Beck had his team trap.
The Tornadoes turned the ball over seven times against the Mohawk ball pressure, and the Warriors went on a run of their own, going on a 9-2 run to take control.
The Warriors led 31-21 after three quarters, and beat the Tornadoes 41-30.
In the night's second game at the Clyde Turkey Shootout, Clyde dismantled Lakota, 95-20. The Warriors and Fliers will meet in Saturday's second game, following Columbian and the Raiders.
Beck said making the switch defensively was a question of timing.
"We've got our press package in, and we were just trying to decide at what time of the game to come with it," Beck said. "It was our halfcourt trap, and we thought that'd be good for us tonight. I thought it worked out for us pretty well."
It didn't work out too well for the Tornadoes.
"That 1-3-1 halfcourt trap did cause us trouble," said Columbian coach Katie Fazekas. "With experience I have confidence that my guards will figure that out early in the the season."
Mohawk was led by Kasey Adelsperger, who scored more than half of her team's points with 21, and led the squad with eight rebounds.
"Each week that we practice, she gets, I'm told - because I wasn't here last year - back to her normal form," Beck said. "She seems healthier and more active each week."
Julie Adelsperger was the only other Warrior to score in double figures. She had 10.
Columbian's Valesha Province paced her team's scoring with 16 points. The Tornadoes made all six of their free throws, but were out-rebounded 39-24.
Province had seven boards.
"She's put more work in than any kid I've ever coached in 10 years," Fazekas said of Province. "So, she's gonna come up big for us. At the same time, we need everybody else to pick up the offensive slack as well."
In the second game, Lakota coach Mike Miller said he knew it would be a challenge.
In fact, he acknowledged Thursday's game - his squad's first of the year - would be the toughest.
Clyde got 18 points each from Amanda Cahill and Kelsey Michaels, and had enough points by the end of the first quarter to beat the Raiders.
But the Fliers kept scoring and scoring and scoring.
"Even our girls knew, they're not dumb, they knew this was gonna be a real tough game," Miller said.
The Fliers led 30-10 after one quarter, then outscored the Raiders 27-3 in the second.
Clyde got scoring from up and down its roster, with five players scoring eight points or more.
"We got a lot of kids involved, I thought we shared the ball pretty well," Clyde coach John Cahill said. "We've scrimmaged so tough, a lot of the best teams in the state, it's just difficult to go from that to a young, building team like Lakota. But they're trying to do the right things."
Katie Park had eight points to lead the Raiders.
"(My players) weren't discouraged. They kept playing the whole game," Miller said. "I've got to applaud them for that."
It was the first game for all four teams.


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On Oct. 26, my wife and I were in an accident on I-90 in which our Toyota Camry was totaled but we were able to walk away with minor bruising.
We wish to thank the Hudson family for stopping to provide assistance immediately after the accident. They could have just driven away but instead provided help that was greatly appreciated.
Secondly, thank you to the first responders which included an Illinois State Patrol officer, Belvidere firefighters and OSF Lifeline. All of these individuals were helpful, caring and provided much needed support.
We are grateful for all the safety devices that are now required in newer cars. With the seat belts and the deployment of six airbags we came out of this in good condition.
My only complaint is that it took too long for aid to reach us because the state has failed to provided emergency vehicles turn-around areas in the construction zone. The EMS crew arriving from Belvidere had to travel east all the way to Marengo before they could turn west to reach the accident scene. The state needs to rectify this situation.
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The arrival on campus on Monday of more than 100 football recruits marked the start of a new era for both Stetson Athletics and Stetson University.
The fresh-faced recruits reported for the start of the first football training camp in more than 50 years. The players and their families were welcomed to campus during a late afternoon meal at the Carlton Student Union by head coach Roger Hughes, Director of Athletics Jeff Altier and Stetson University President Dr. Wendy Libby.
"We have 391 days, one hour and 17 minutes until our first game," Hughes told the crowd, which included many members of the University faculty and staff. "Now the fun begins, but there is going to be a lot of hard work. You are the class that will resurrect football on the Stetson campus. You are the first football players on this campus in more than 50 years. You are the future of this program. There is a lot of responsibility on your shoulders."
Dr. Libby told the group of the early days of Stetson football, including the first intercollegiate game in the state of Florida, a 6-0 victory over Florida Agricultural College. That school is known now as the University of Florida.
Dr. Libby also praised the group for their lead of faith in choosing to be a part of the Stetson football program.
"You brought your minds here to receive powerful knowledge that will help you in this 21st century world, and you brought your hearts here even though all we had to show you was a pile of dirt and a dream," Dr. Libby said. "You came because you believed in what we were promising to do here at Stetson and to be a part of the start of a tradition. Today it is important for us to restart the football tradition here at Stetson."
Being a part of something new and special was a theme throughout the dinner. Altier said he first began to think about bringing Stetson football back 18 years ago. He said it was not until Dr. Libby arrived at Stetson that the thought began to turn into a reality.
"Three years ago, when the first female president of the University came on board, she said 'Yes, it really is possible.'" Altier said. "Dr. Libby, thank you for giving us a chance to bring football back to this university, to make something special happen."
Hughes told the players and their parents that they have a chance to set the standard by which all future Hatters will be measured.
"I am talking to both parents and players when I say that we have a standard to set here that is unlike any other," Hughes said. "You are going to carry yourself with pride on this campus and you are going to carry this campus to a new level that these undergrads and this faculty has never seen. We are going to expect more from you, but the goals and rewards are going to be awesome."
The new Hatters will begin a full training camp schedule on Tuesday with a full day of meetings, physicals and equipment fitting. The day will close with the first practice session at the new Athletics Training Facility at 9 p.m., a session that will consist almost totally of conditioning.
The Hatters will continue with practices on Wednesday and Thursday at 7:30 p.m. before moving to 2 p.m. for practice sessions on Friday and Saturday.


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In IWP61: Building for Windows Phone and Windows 8 - The Basics, Matthias Shapiro and Matt Hidinger talked about how to build apps for both Windows Phone and for Windows 8, how to use an architecture that allows the developer to share as much code as possible between them.
In this edition, Andy Wigley and Mike Taulty from Microsoft UK dig deeper into one particular area: writing shareable HTTP networking code using the HttpClient API. HttpClient is a new API originally released for Windows 8 Store apps and .NET Framework 4.5, but is not included in the Windows Phone 8 SDK. This and other differences in the networking APIs for Windows Phone SDK and the Windows 8 (Windows Store Apps) SDK makes writing shareable code for HTTP networking challenging. However, the .NET Framework Base Class Libraries team recently released a portable implementation of HttpClient that works on Windows Phone 7.1 and above, .NET Framework 4.0 and higher, Silverlight and Windows 8 Store Apps.
Andy walks through the basics of programming with HttpClient including how to take advantage of the automatic decompression support, and then Mike shows an example of a Windows Phone and a Windows 8 version of an app that use the same portable class library containing HttpClient code for fetching images from Flickr.
If you want to take a deeper look at this demo and how it was built, take a look at this post on Mike Taulty's blog: Windows 8, Windows Phone 8: Building for Both.
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At first I must say that I like all your WP Webcasts very much. They where very helpfull to me.
What I would realy like to see is a Webcast about using https with WP Apps as well as with Windows Store Apps.
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• Tory Burch is making a major statement as she enters the beauty world.
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A Lancaster man is in custody, charged with operating a drug ring. His arrest follows a six-month sting operation by the Lancaster County Drug Task Force and Lancaster police. Officials say the investigation is still ongoing.
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John A. Romero is a well-traveled Goodyear manager, appropriate for someone in the tire business.
Romero grew up in Santa Fe, N.M., and attended junior college at the New Mexico Military Institute on a football scholarship. He finished college at Cameron University in Lawton, Okla., and after working for an engineering firm there, he decided to try something new and was hired as a tire builder at a Goodyear plant. It turned out to be the start of a more than two-decade career with Goodyear, during which he held management roles in a number of plants. His current assignment, which began in December, brought him from Alabama to the Town of Tonawanda, to be plant manager of the Goodyear Dunlop Tires North America complex on Sheridan Drive. The site employs about 1,100 people who make about 4 million tires a year.
Romero, 52, said he has benefited from working in plants in different parts of the country, and he wants to do what he can to help keep the Tonawanda plant competitive.
Q: What are your early impressions of the Tonawanda plant?
A: [It's a] really engaged workforce, very prideful organization, very dedicated to their process. And I think they take every opportunity to demonstrate that we know how to make the best tires available, and we want to ensure that this factory stays here for a long time. I think when you come to the business piece of it, the people are very engaged in the overall cost control, waste generation. They're involved in safety. I think we have lots of different teams and problem-solving work groups that allow them to get involved in making decisions in the factory.
Q: You have worked in a number of Goodyear plants. What stands out about this one?
A: This factory is 90 years old, and I'll tell you, they've really done a good job with the upkeep, the overall organization and presentation of the factory. The facility is in really good shape for the age that it is. That's not quite the case in every factory that I've been in. But I think the people here stand out. You can tell there's been a lot of business communication prior to my coming here, and it's easy to go out and have dialogue with them and talk about the business end, the things that we have to change.
I keep going back to how manufacturing is different from what it was years ago. Years back, we wanted people just to come in and make things. And that's really all that we wanted them to do. Today, it's about that engaged workforce, how do you get them to contribute and offer their opinions? We always say that the hourly associates are the experts. They know the equipment, they know the process. The repetitiveness of doing it every day makes them the expert. So I think what we try to do is draw upon that expertise and to get them to say, 'If you had your way, how would you do this?'
Q: The hourly workforce is unionized. How do you try to cultivate a good relationship with them?
A: Communication is the key. We are a very firm believer in keeping the union abreast of the state of the business, the state of the factory, key initiatives and current performance. We meet with our local [Steelworkers] union every Thursday at noon, rain or shine, it doesn't matter what's happening. We feel that's an important relationship we have to foster on a regular basis. We understand that they have a responsibility of representation, as well as they understand we have a business to run. I think that common ground and them understanding what we're trying to accomplish, it really allows us to do some of the things that otherwise I don't think we could.
Q: How can the Tonawanda plant stay viable within Goodyear?
A: A couple of things. Most importantly is cost and efficiency. But then [ability] to change. The tires that we make today are a whole lot more complex than what were made 20 years ago. There's a whole lot more precision in making those tires. And so what we have to do is, with the technology we have available to us, how do we become the most efficient tire manufacturing organization out there? At the same time, how do we keep people energized and wanting to improve upon what we're already doing? So that continuous improvement piece always comes to mind.
Q: How is the market for tires nowadays?
A: We've kind of done what the rest of the economy has overall. Right now, for this year, I think we're stable at a [production] ticket that should remain flat for the majority of the year. I don't see anything on the horizon that tells us we're going to do any different from what's in our original plan.
Q: This plant produces multiple types of tires. What is that like to manage?
A: That's a unique piece of this facility. We have the motorcycle line, we have a consumer line and we have a medium radial truck line. And that does give you a little bit of an advantage in that you have three different product lines. But at the same time, it affords more complexity for the factory. You're making so many more components than you would if you only had one product line.
One of the things that really sticks out in this factory is the motorcycle [tire] manufacturing. There's a lot of guys in here in the factory who ride motorcycles. There's a lot of pride behind that product line, as well. … We're the only U.S. maker of motorcycle [tires], so that is kind of a stake in the ground for us.
Q: How do you adapt the plant's production to meet market demand?
A: It's understanding what the market really wants, being able to forecast the types of tires people want. We have another key how-to that we call operational excellence. It ties our sales and marketing to the actual operations in the factory. … What that really means is, you have a type of tire that the customer wants, but can the plant really make that tire? Do we have the technology to make the tires that people are going to want out in the future? So what we're doing is we're looking out ahead of what tires are going to sell down the road.
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Br'er rabbit, wild rabbit, hot foot, bunny, or just cottontail, whatever you call him, he's still one of Indiana's top game animals.
The eastern cottontail rabbit (Sylvilagus floridanus) is found throughout the eastern two-thirds of the United States and south through Mexico. In this range, there are 12 subspecies with only one native to Indiana, Sylvilagus floridanus mearnsii. The cottontail is reddish brown to gray along the back and sides, while the underside is gray to white. The underside of the tail is snow white and is very bright when the rabbit runs, thus the name "cottontail."
The eastern cottontail is found throughout all of Indiana, from the heart of the cities to the deep forests. Tracks have been seen in the snow and mud around the State Office Building downtown Indianapolis. Populations are usually highest where food and cover are best. Better-drained areas often support above-average rabbit densities.
With the cottontail, spring comes very early as the first courting activity may be seen in January. The running, leaping, fighting, and mating increase through February, and by the first of March, most of the does have mated. Most of the courting activity is done during the early evening and about dawn. About 28 days after mating, the young are born, given a quick bath by the female and placed in the nest. The nest is usually located in a slight hole in the ground dug with the doe's forefeet. It is constructed of grass and leaves, and lined with fur pulled from the female's breast and abdomen. At birth, the young are furless, blind and weigh less than one ounce. Each usually has the white blaze on the forehead, characteristic of the cottontail. They are nursed each night soon after dark and again before dawn, with an occasional nip between these times.
Young rabbits grow extremely fast. By the end of the first week, they have their eyes open, and by the end of the second week, they are beginning to leave the nest and feed on green plants. During the nest few nights they may return to the nest to nurse, spending the day as tiny forms in the grass nearby. At this time they still weigh only about four ounces, but are well developed and able to survive on their own. And well they must, for the doe is able to mate again the same day the young are born and may be well on her way to having a second litter. Litters may range from three to nine, with four or five about average. Although capable of having six litters each summer, the usual number is three or four. By six months, the young have reached minimum adult weight and are hard to distinguish from adults. The cottontail's weight at maturity is 2 1/2 to three pounds.
Apple, willow, dogwood, hickory, rose, sumac, clover, corn, soybean - you name it, and the rabbit will probably eat it. Although some plants are favored foods, almost any plant, if it's tender, will be eaten. In the spring, the rabbits feed on the new tender shoots of grass and clover. The young leaving the nest eat their first meal away from the doe by nibbling on the leaves of clover, grass and plantin. In the late fall and winter, when grasses have dried up or been covered with snow, the main diet is the bark of sprouts and seedlings grown the previous summer.
Cottontail numbers, like most animal populations, run in cycles of highs and lows. The population builds up to a very high level, then disease, strife and poor reproduction down to a low level. This low may continue for two or three years before a slow increase begins to bring numbers back to another high. Peak populations usually occur at intervals of about 10 years. Within this 10 year cycle, there may be local areas having highs and lows opposite to the overall state cycle. Also, some areas may hold a continued high or low for several years and not seem to go through the cycle change. Optimum food and cover and balance between the number produced and the number harvested by hunter, predator or disease may hold the population stable. Drastic changes in numbers grow to a high in August. The with peak of reproduction past, the rabbits begin to disappear. By the first of November, their numbers may be cut one-third or more, with another third lost by the beginning of the next breeding season. Thus, while some rabbits may live four or five years, the average life expectancy for young rabbits that survive to leave the nest is only about 11 months.
From the time the rabbit is born, he must fight hard for survival. Cold rains, predators, mowers and disease begins taking their toll. Average life expectancy at birth is only about four months. For those who survive to leave the nest and live on their own, the world holds more hazards. Today's high-speed highways take an ever-increasing number especially where the only available cover is roadside ditches.
Almost anyone who has found a newly planted seedling cut off or tree barked may consider the cottontail a pest; however, the rabbit gets blamed for some damage caused by mice, squirrels and other rodents. Several types of repellents have been used with mixed success. About the only sure method of preventing damage is by using one-half inch mesh hardware cloth or one inch mesh chicken netting cut 12 to 18 inches long. This is formed into a cylinder, placed around the seedling and forced into the ground to hold it upright. This will protect the seedling for several years from mice as well as rabbits.
White rabbits and other domestic rabbits make excellent pets; they become tame and allow children to handle them. Wild rabbits remain wild. Even those few that are raised by hand never really become tame. Wild rabbits, by nature, are timid animals and try to escape when handled and can do considerable damage with their hind feet in the process. Leave young rabbits where you find them. It is also illegal to posses wildlife without special permits.
Almost anyone who has found a newly planted seedling cut off or tree bark damaged may consider the cottontail a pest; however, the rabbit gets blamed for some damage caused by mice, squirrels and other rodents.
Several types of repellents have been used with mixed success. Many home remedies, such as rubber snakes, are suggested each year, each with varying success.
The only sure method of preventing damage to a sapling or bush is by using one-half inch mesh hardware cloth or one inch mesh chicken netting cut 12 to 18 inches long around the plant. Form this into a cylinder, placed around the seedling and forced into the ground to hold it upright. This will protect the seedling for several years from mice as well as rabbits. Commercial tree guards and wrapping are also available.
To protect your garden or berry patch, place a fence at least 2 feet high of chicken wire or strong hardware cloth with the bottom tight to the ground and buried a few inches. Be sure the mesh is 1 inch or smaller. Remove brush piles and other cover near the garden to make fewer areas for rabbits to hide.
Place a dome or cage of chicken wire over a small flower bed to allow vulnerable plants such as tulips to start growing before leaving them unprotected.
If you want to trap or shoot the rabbits, you will need a permit from the DNR, or you will need to use those methods legal only during the open hunting season (firearms can only be used where legal). Live cage-traps (wire or wood) that are baited with dried apples or dry ear corn can be effective in capturing cottontail rabbits.
Encouraging the rabbit's natural enemies such as hawks, owls, and foxes can also help control the rabbits.
The only other rabbit native to Indiana is the swamp rabbit (Sylvilagus aquaticus) found only in the swamp lowlands along the Ohio and Wabash rivers. It spends much of its time up on stumps and logs, and swims readily when pursued. The swamp rabbit is larger then the cottontail, reaching almost six pounds. It is currently protected in its historical range in southwestern Indiana.


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After the latest shouting match between Beador and Heather Dubrow, which saw Beador storm out of Lizzie Rovsek's beach house party, Beador took a walk with her husband, David, and then apologized to the wives for getting upset.
"I feel as though I got ambushed," said Beador. "I'm human, but I'm not proud of my display of humanness."
"Tamra's up to something," remarked Vicki Gunvalson. "I think she's afraid of Heather."
"I don't do well when I drink. I say stupid things," admitted Tamra Barney.
And then she said something really stupid, all but admitting she was the one who told Shannon that the Dubrows wanted "to take the Beadors down" – the words that caused Beador's meltdown.
"Did I?" she said coyly. "Who knows?"
But Barney had a meltdown of her own when her eldest son, Ryan Vieth, told her that he was quitting his job at her fitness center and moving to Auburn, California, to be with his girlfriend, Sarah Rodriguez, whom he recently met on Instagram.
"I think they have buggies and carriages there," said Barney, before asking to meet her. "I don't think he realizes that what he's doing is going to affect the rest of his life."
Barney was in for a shock when the two finally came face-to-face. Not only was Rodriguez a mother of three, but she also owned a gun store (and was carrying a pistol in her purse).
But the bigger shock?
"She kind of looks like me," said Barney. "It's weird."
And the biggest shock of all?
The two had already set a wedding date – September 6. It was an announcement that left Barney in tears and shouting at the couple.
"You can't just spring this on me! This is not right!"
Gunvalson, at least, tried to make it right between her boyfriend Brooks Ayers and her daughter, Briana, by having a therapy session with Briana before she moved to Oklahoma, and Gunvalson and Ayers maybe moved in together.
"I don't want her to manipulate me and make me feel bad," Briana told the counselor, before admitting, "maybe the Brooks situation is the way I fight back" against her mom for ruling her life. "My whole life, everything was made about my mom."
"There's gonna be one day when I have a woo-hoo celebration [about Brooks and Briana]," said an optimistic Gunvalson.
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Your time with your doctor is limited, so preparing a list of questions will help you make the most of your appointment. List your questions from most important to least important in case time runs out. For Kawasaki disease, some basic questions to ask your child's doctor include:
In addition to the questions that you've prepared to ask your doctor, don't hesitate to ask any additional questions that may come up during your appointment.
Your child's doctor is likely to ask you a number of questions. Being ready to answer them may reserve time to go over any points you want to spend more time on. Your child's doctor may ask:
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Christal Presley's recent memoir Thirty Days with My Father: Finding Peace from Wartime PTSD is a universally meaningful narrative, but is particularly relevant to the NAMI mission. Presley's story of the diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) she shares with her father, a Vietnam veteran, is an eloquent testimony to the fact that mental illness impacts entire families, never just an individual alone.
Thirty Days with My Father
By Christal Presley
Christal and her father both left home at the age of 18: her father to fight in Vietnam, Christal to escape the trauma she had experienced growing up with her father's severe PTSD symptoms and a mother who denied that anything was wrong. The devout religious community of Christal's hometown demanded that she and her mother pray silently for her father's recovery rather than discuss it openly, and "put on a smile" for anyone who asked about their home life. In reality, Christal on a daily basis faced her father's violent, humiliating public rages, withdrawal at home and frequent threats of suicide. While Christal's father was able to escape into the therapeutic world of music by way of his guitar, Christal's only escape was college, and, later, the memory loss that robbed her of most of her good childhood memories along with the bad.
Now, many years later, having barely spoken to her father since she left home, Christal embarks on a month-long effort to call her father every day. The first awkward conversations rekindle pain and trauma for both, but soon Christal and her father come to realize that the traumatic experiences they both faced have made them partners in recovery. Learning about traits they never knew they shared, a deep and powerful friendship is formed. Presley brings this journey alive with excerpts from the journal her therapist asked her to keep over the course of her 30-day project, alternating with thorough, compelling records of her conversations with her father.
Many accounts of mental illness and recovery focus on the initial pain and loss of coming to terms with a diagnosis, and struggling through the search for a path to recovery. These accounts are incredibly valuable, but Presley's memoir offers an additional step in the journey. By the time she has come to terms with the telling of her story, she has found a good therapist, and her father is also taking medication. Therapy has given Christal the kind of perspective on her past that allows her to see that her mother's choice to burden her with the realities of her father's illness was a poor one, but that her parents did "what they could with what they had and what they knew." Her narrative, therefore, is not just the typical tale of scary, confusing symptoms, but rather one of forging new connections, recovering a family member that she had once believed lost for good.
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5 Signs the Townspeople Are About to Turn on You
#2. They Discover Your Special Powers
Let's say you're in a small, fairly conservative community. And let's say you're special, in a really frightening way. Like you have a tail or two asses or something. How will the townspeople react when they discover your secret? Will they celebrate your diversity, and summon their best carpenter to craft an honored perch for you? Or will they try to string your assorted asses up on a pike, to serve as warning to others of your kind?
As Seen In: Highlander
In the early part of Highlander, a young Connor MacLeod goes to war, where he's fairly quickly turned into a Scottish Popsicle, an experience that he somehow doesn't die from.
"Ach! My lungs!"
After recovering his not-dead ass from the battlefield, his clansmen decide that this is a sign of witchcraft, and to be honest, they're probably right to do so. (Taking several feet of steel between the ribs is not something that can just be walked off.) Convinced he's a Manwitch, they threaten to burn him at the stake, and only agree to reduce his sentence to banishment when they realize how long it would take to get the smell of burnt Scotsman out of their town.
A Practical Example:
Nancy: Hurry! The bridge is going to collapse!
-the bridge collapses-
Chad: Damn you, bridge! -turns to watch as the townspeople draw closer- I'll have to jump it.
Nancy: You'll never make it!
Chad: I might! I made varsity in long jump in my senior year. -he backs up a short distance, takes a deep breath and runs for it, just barely clearing the gap-
Villager: He's a witch!
Chad: No, I'm just in shape!
Villager: Burn him! Burn him in the faaaaaaaaace!
#1. They Get a Little Bitey
There are few situations in which it is acceptable for one human being to bite another, outside of the confines of a really healthy marriage. It's just one of those things that people across all cultures seem to have agreed on, which means that when someone violates it, it's pretty much an open admission that they're no longer playing by the rules.
As Seen In: Zombieland, Shaun of the Dead, Night of the Living Dead and every other zombie franchise ever
The opening scenes of Zombieland establish the familiar framework of a zombie universe. A zombification disease spreads rapidly throughout civilization, communicated primarily through the means of biting.
"Come back! I want to give you my gift! I swear it's not sexual!"
The rest of Zombieland explores the fallout from this zombie apocalypse, in particular the weighty issues of how survivors will isolate themselves emotionally in such a scenario, and how baseball bats can be applied topically to skulls in such a scenario. But the lesson for us, in our (hopefully) still pre-zombie world, is that if you ever witness anyone biting anyone, you should sprint like hell to the nearest sporting goods store to arm yourself.
A Practical Example:
Nancy: Ow! He bit me, Chad! -she wrestles a villager off of her-
Chad: Oh no! Nancy! They got you!
Nancy! What! No! He just bit me is all.
Chad: You're doomed, Nancy. I can't believe this. You're going to be a zombie. Or a moleman, or whatever these things are.
Villager: What?
Chad: You bit her and spread your terrible disease to her and now she's doomed. I won't let this happen to you, Nancy. -he points his shotgun at her-
Nancy: What!?!
Villager: No. She was just ... winning the fight is all ... and I kind of panicked. Sorry. We're not zombies. Holy crap. Don't shoot her.
Chad: Then why are you trying to kill us? Talk, damn you! -he points the shotgun at the villager and works the action. It makes a cool noise, and ejects an unspent shell, which clatters to the ground. Everyone turns to watch it roll around in a lazy circle on the floor-
Villager: To rob you.
Chad: -trying to drag the shotgun shell back toward him with his foot- What?
Villager: We're really poor here.
Chad: Is that all? Oh man, that's awful.
Villager: This economy, right?
Chad: This economy. -shakes his head- Look, I think I can help. -tucks shotgun under his arm, withdraws his wallet and starts counting out bills silently- 40 ... 60 ... 80 ... 200. 20. There. 220 dollars. Take it. We weren't gonna spend it wisely anyways.
Villager: Wow. Thanks!
Chad: Come on, Nancy. Let's go.
Nancy: -long appraising look at Chad- You were going to kill me.
Chad: It would have been justifiable, AND I would have regretted it. I think that's enough to end the conversation right there, but we can talk about it later if you wish.
-Chad & Nancy get back in the car and drive off, finally safe, though they do not, curiously, live happily ever after.-
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I was inspired to cook this curry for the January edition of No Croutons Required. The theme was Thai soups and salads, and I contributed a hot and sour mushroom soup. To go along with the meal, I also prepared this massaman curry with golden brown fried paneer cheese and using a fresh homemade massaman curry paste. I spent many hours in the kitchen that day, as I also made my own nam prik pow sauce to go into the mushroom soup. It was certainly worth the effort and the meal was enjoyed with friends.
I adapted the dish from Thai Vegetarian Cooking by Vatcharin Bhumichitr. According to the introduction that precedes the recipe, massaman curries are influenced by the flavors of Islamic cuisine and very closely related to many popular Indian curries. Notably, CNN recently selected massaman curries as the world's most delicious food! Usually cooked with beef or chicken, this is of course a vegetarian version, but I didn't care for the tofu that the author suggested — instead, the fried paneer cheese simmered in this wonderful creamy, spicy and highly aromatic coconut gravy turned out to be absolutely delicious, and was the highlight of my amazing Thai dinner.
|Massaman Curry with Paneer Cheese
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Adapted from Thai Vegetarian Cooking
Cuisine: Thai
Published on March 3, 2010
A vegetarian version of the famous southern Thai curry usually cooked with beef or chicken, this massaman curry has golden-brown fried pieces of paneer cheese simmered in a creamy, spicy, "coconutty" and wonderfully fragrant sauce
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Gather up a few thousand people and you will find, without fail, that several of them have some very impressive hobbies. There are overclockers, pushing their computers to the limit by employing sophisticated refrigeration and coolant; rocketeers, sending everything from cameras to GPS trackers to remarkable heights; and fusioneers, building tritium reactors for fun.
Joining the club are the amateur bioengineers, or DIYbio enthusiasts, who cultivate and modify all sorts of organisms. These bioengineers have enjoyed a remarkable amount of media coverage, and student-outreach programs such as iGEM and summer recombinant DNA classes are gaining in popularity.
This grass-roots interest in scientific advancement is not new. Independent research has produced several landmark discoveries, including Edward Jenner's work that led to the smallpox vaccine. Some creative innovations such as extremely low-cost gel electrophoresis boxes, agarose gels in plastic straws, and hardware-store-derived thermocyclers have already come out of today's movement.
Much has been made of the possibility of these hobbyists (or perhaps some more maliciously intentioned types) rebuilding the smallpox virus or accidentally creating an invasive or harmful organism. It is certainly possible, but its credibility as a threat depends more on whether it is probable.
Compared to less-than-ethical governments, flush with resources and expertise (such as the Soviet Union, which produced thousands of tons of weaponized smallpox it still cannot account for) and nature itself (which to date has produced every serious human pathogen), the humble hobbyist lacks the resolve, the time, and the resources to match wits with these forces.
Hospitals and prisons account for the spread and development of several multidrug-resistant strains of bacteria, and nonhuman primates served as the incubator for simian immunodeficiency virus before it jumped species to humans. Even the most potent pathogen incubator could not compete with billions of humans, livestock, and mammalian wildlife all growing more potent bacterial and viral strains with each passing day. Even so, the DIYbio crowd is in extreme danger.
In a world where conversation is dominated by antiterrorism measures and ecological disasters, science hobbyists, especially those working with biological substances, are poised in the crosshairs of public backlash. Consider what happened to two men who ran afoul of the current hyper-sensitivity to irregularities in the field of biological research:
Without the appearance of proper regulation, the DIYbio community is just one unfortunate lab accident (even if it occurs in a carefully regulated institution) from crackdown. Official registration, while reassuring, could easily serve as a list of black sheep for politicians needing a scapegoat.
What these communities really need is to be nurtured, provided with safety information, and allowed well-monitored use of shared facilities. Legal authorities should be educated on how to identify biological risks, and any flagrant abuses should be addressed using existing statutes.
It has been over 35 years since the "Asilomar" conference was used to cement public trust in the biological sciences and its use of recombinant DNA. But with thermocyclers and oligo synthesizers showing up on eBay, perhaps it is time to shore up that trust once more.
Zachary N. Russ ([email protected]) is a student at the University of Maryland. He is also a Goldwater scholar.
Zachary N. Russ ([email protected]) is a student at the University of Maryland. He is also a Goldwater scholar.
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