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Paying $50,000 in restitution kept a Blasdell embezzler out of prison Monday.
In addition, Debra Michalski, 55, of South Park Avenue, agreed to pay $300 a month for 10 years in further restitution.
That would bring the total restitution to about half of the $176,075 she admitted stealing from her employer, Team Freight Inc. of Buffalo.
Seeing her led out of the courtroom in handcuffs bound for prison would have provided "satisfaction for a moment," said the company owner, Mark K. Sikorski.
But if Erie County Judge Sheila A. DiTullio had sentenced Michalski to county jail or state prison, Michalski would not have offered to pay as much restitution as she did Monday, and DiTullio would not have been able to impose as much restitution on the defendant as she did.
With the restitution, "I'll satisfy other people over the long term," Sikorski said.
"I'm glad I had a chance to choose," he said of the choice between restitution or incarceration.
Sikorski said he would spend the money he received Monday paying bills he has not been able to pay as a result of the theft.
"This will give me a chance to rebuild what I started building," Sikorski said.
"Half is certainly a good start to get his life and his company back on track," said John C. Doscher, head of the Erie County District Attorney's Special Investigations Bureau, who prosecuted Michalski.
The $50,000 check that Sikorski received during Michalski's sentencing will barely cover the bank fees, insufficient-funds charges and other costs he incurred from the company checks that bounced as a result of her larceny, he said.
The theft hit the company hard, and it was not just Sikorski who felt financial pain. He said he had to lay off employees as a result of the crime because he could not afford to pay them.
The theft and economic conditions have left the company with seven employees today, compared with 23 employees at one time.
Sikorski said he did not receive a paycheck from Team Freight for three years, surviving on income from another company he owns.
"They lived the high life," Sikorski said, noting trips that Michalski and her family took. "I haven't had a vacation for 10 years."
DiTullio sentenced Michalski to probation in addition to the restitution. "The court is choosing a non-jail sentence because of the restitution," DiTullio said.
Michalski did not speak during the hearing, but defense lawyer Daniel P. Grasso thanked Sikorski for agreeing to restitution and probation.
Grasso called it "a rare sight for someone so damaged" to not press for incarceration. Sikorski has "a big heart," Grasso said.
The embezzlement coincided with Michalski's medical bills for cancer treatment and her husband's job loss, her lawyer said. "She simply found herself behind the eight ball financially," he said.
Michalski pleaded guilty to second-degree grand larceny for stealing $176,075 between April 2003 and September 2011. She also pleaded guilty to first-degree offering a false instrument for a false income tax return.
His client never denied the wrongdoing, Grasso said, and intended to repay the money she stole. "It just snowballed, and she was unable to," he said.
Sikorski said he left Michalski to attend to the trucking company, paying its bills and handling payroll and the like, while he concentrated on other business matters.
The $176,075 is only the amount prosecutors could prove she stole. Sikorski estimates that the damage to his company reached nearly a half a million dollars.
The company has begun to recover, he said.
While the crime hurt financially, her actions also hurt Sikorski personally, he said.
Sikorski said he was close friends with Michalski and her husband, spending time with them socially outside of work.
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ORLANDO, Fla. – Tickets to preliminary rounds of the 2014 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship go on sale Saturday, October 19 at 10 a.m. Fans wishing to buy tickets to the second- and third-round games in Orlando at the Amway Center should go to www.NCAA.com/mbbtickets.
The tournament games will be hosted locally by Stetson University, the Central Florida Sports Commission and Orlando Venues, in partnership with the City of Orlando and Orange County.
"We have already sold nearly 9,000 tickets," Jeff Altier, Director of Athletics for Stetson University, said. "When tickets go on sale October 19th, only a little more than 1,000 lower bowl (Terrace Level) tickets will still be available, so fans need to purchase their tickets as soon as possible."
Tickets are $258 for the Terrace Level and $198 for the Promenade level; and provide admission to all six games staged in Orlando. Dates of the games held at the Amway Center will be March 20 & 22, 2014, with four games taking place on Thursday, March 20, and two games taking place on Saturday, March 22. Teams that will play in Orlando and specific game times each day will be determined by the NCAA on Selection Sunday, March 16, 2014.
"It truly is an important event," Stetson head men's basketball coach Corey Williams said. "The thing that I really enjoyed as a basketball player was looking up in the stands and seeing that it was a packed house. As a coach, I can tell you right now, I'm enthusiastic, I'm fired up, and we should all be fired up because this means a lot."
"The success and community support of the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship will set the tone for future championship events in Central Florida," John Bisignano, President & CEO of the Central Florida Sports Commission, said. "It will be the key factor in our ability to host this event and other championship events like it in the future."
The NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship will attract thousands of fans from across the United States to our community, generating millions in economic impact for the region. The event is expected to generate more than 14,000 room nights and nearly $10 million of economic impact for the region. In addition, the international and national exposure generated from the media and live telecast will be immeasurable for Orlando and Orange County.
This is the first time Orlando has played host to the NCAA DI Men's Basketball Championship since 2004. The NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship was previously hosted in Orlando, with Stetson University serving as host, in 1993, 1996, 1999, and 2004 at the Amway Arena.
The 2014 championship begins with the First Four, four first-round games taking place in Dayton, Ohio, Tuesday and Wednesday evening, March 18 and 19. Second- and third-round action takes place in Buffalo, Milwaukee, Orlando and Spokane Thursday and Saturday, March 20 and 22, while Raleigh, San Antonio, San Diego and St. Louis will host second- and third-round games Friday and Sunday, March 21 and 23.
Anaheim will serve as the West Regional site and Memphis will host the South Regional on Thursday and Saturday, March 27 and 29. Indianapolis will be the site for the Midwest Regional Friday and Sunday, March 28 and 30, and Madison Square Garden in New York will host tournament action for the first time since 1961, when it plays host to the East Regional March 28 and 30.
The 76th Men's Final Four will be hosted by North Texas April 5 and 7. General tickets to the games at AT&T Stadium in Arlington are sold out, but fans still have the opportunity to purchase The NCAA Experience ticket and hospitality packages by visiting www.NCAA.com/VIP. The NCAA Experience ticket and hospitality packages for preliminary rounds of the championship can also be purchased at that website via PrimeSport, the official ticket and hospitality provider of the NCAA.

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quote: The camera "problem" on the iPhone 5 isn't actually a problem in the sense that almost every "point and shoot" camera has this problem.
quote: Apple issued free bumper cases to iPhone 4 users before fixing the problem.
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Craniosynostosis (kray-nee-o-sin-os-TOE-sis) is a birth defect in which one or more of the joints between the bones of your baby's skull close prematurely, before your baby's brain is fully formed. When your baby has craniosynostosis, his or her brain can't grow in its natural shape and the head is misshapen.
Craniosynostosis can affect one or more of the joints in your baby's skull. In some cases, craniosynostosis is associated with an underlying brain abnormality that prevents the brain from growing properly.
Treating craniosynostosis usually involves surgery to separate the fused bones. If there's no underlying brain abnormality, the surgery allows your baby's brain adequate space to grow and develop.
Your baby's skull has seven bones. Normally, these bones don't fuse until around age 2, giving your baby's brain time to grow. Joints called cranial sutures, made of strong, fibrous tissue, hold these bones together. In the front of your baby's skull, the sutures intersect in the large soft spot (fontanel) on the top of your baby's head. Normally, the sutures remain flexible until the bones fuse.
Signs of craniosynostosis include:
The signs of craniosynostosis may not be noticeable at birth, but they become apparent during the first few months of your baby's life.
There are many different types of craniosynostosis. The term given to each type depends on what sutures are affected. Some of the most common types of craniosynostosis are:
Two less common types of craniosynostosis are:
Misshapen head may not mean craniosynostosis
A misshapen head doesn't always indicate craniosynostosis. For example, if the back of your baby's head appears flattened, it could be the result of birth trauma or your baby's spending too much time on his or her back. This condition is sometimes treated with a custom-fit helmet that helps mold your baby's head back into a normal position.
Contact your pediatrician if you think your baby's head isn't growing as it should or if it has an unusual shape.
Craniosynostosis is often classified as nonsyndromic or syndromic. Nonsyndromic craniosynostosis is the most common type of craniosynostosis, and its cause is unknown.
However, syndromic craniosynostosis is a complication caused by certain genetic syndromes, such as Apert syndrome, Pfeiffer syndrome and Crouzon syndrome, which can affect your baby's skull development. [1,p41;3,p3] Besides craniosynostosis, other conditions also may accompany such syndromes — including hand and foot deformities, dental abnormalities, and heart problems.
Babies with craniosynostosis, particularly those with an underlying syndrome, may develop increased pressure inside the skull (intracranial pressure). Their skulls don't expand enough to make room for their growing brains.
If untreated, increased intracranial pressure can cause:
In addition, facial deformities that affect the middle of your child's face may cause:
In some cases, your baby's doctor may suspect craniosynostosis at a routine well-child visit due to the disappearance of your baby's soft spots or because your baby's head isn't growing as it should. In other cases, you may make an appointment because you suspect your child has craniosynostosis.
If you have time to prepare before your baby's appointment, it's a good idea to:
Your time with your doctor may be limited, so preparing a list of questions can help you make the most of your time together. For craniosynostosis, some basic questions to ask your doctor include:
Your doctor is likely to have questions for you, as well. Being ready to answer them may reserve time to go over points you want to spend more time on. Your doctor may ask:
Diagnosis of craniosynostosis may include:
Imaging studies. A computerized tomography (CT) scan of your baby's skull will show whether any sutures have fused. Fused sutures are identifiable by their absence, because they're invisible once fused, and by the ridging of the suture line.
X-rays also may be used to measure precise dimensions of your baby's skull, using a technique called cephalometry.
Genetic testing. If your doctor suspects your baby's misshapen skull is caused by an underlying hereditary syndrome, genetic testing may help identify the syndrome.
Genetic tests usually require a blood sample. Depending on what type of abnormality is suspected, your doctor may take a sample of your baby's hair, skin or other tissue, such as cells from the inside of the cheek. The sample is sent to a lab for analysis.
Mild cases of craniosynostosis — those that involve only one suture and no underlying syndrome — may require no treatment. Skull abnormalities may become less obvious as your baby grows and develops hair. Or your doctor might recommend a specially molded helmet to help reshape your baby's head and allow room for your baby's brain growth.
For most babies, however, surgery is the primary treatment for craniosynostosis. The type and timing of surgery depend on the type of craniosynostosis and whether there's an underlying syndrome that needs treatment.
The purpose of surgery is to relieve pressure on the brain, create room for the brain to grow normally and improve your child's appearance. A team that includes a specialist in surgery of the head and face (craniofacial surgeon) and a specialist in brain surgery (neurosurgeon) often performs the procedure.
Traditional surgery. The surgeon makes an incision in your baby's scalp and cranial bones, then reshapes the affected portion of the skull. Sometimes plates and screws, often made of material that is absorbed over time, are used to hold the bones in place. Surgery, which is performed during general anesthesia, usually takes hours.
After surgery, your baby remains in the hospital for at least three days. Some children may require a second surgery later because the craniosynostosis recurs. Also, children with facial deformities often require future surgeries to reshape their faces.
If your baby has an underlying syndrome, your doctor may recommend regular follow-up visits after surgery to monitor head growth and check for increased intracranial pressure. Head growth will be routinely monitored at well-child visits.
Having a baby with craniosynostosis can cause anxiety and be emotionally draining. Talking to people who are dealing with similar challenges can provide you with information and emotional support.
Ask your doctor about support groups in your community. If a group isn't for you, perhaps your doctor can put you in touch with a family who has dealt with craniosynostosis. Or you may be able to find group or individual support online.
Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., ranks No. 1 for neurology and neurosurgery in the U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals rankings. Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Ariz., and Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Fla., are ranked among the Best Hospitals for neurology and neurosurgery by U.S. News & World Report. Mayo Clinic also ranks among the Best Children's Hospitals for neurology and neurosurgery.
Mayo Clinic works with hundreds of insurance companies and is an in-network provider for millions of people. In most cases, Mayo Clinic doesn't require a physician referral. Some insurers require referrals or may have additional requirements for certain medical care. All appointments are prioritized on the basis of medical need.
At Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, a wide variety of specialists join forces to treat children with craniosynostosis and other craniofacial disorders. These doctors include specialists in pediatric brain and nervous system conditions, plastic and reconstructive surgery, hereditary conditions, and in physical medicine and rehabilitation. Children requiring hospitalization are cared for at Mayo Eugenio Litta Children's Hospital at Mayo Clinic in Minnesota.
For appointments or more information, call the Central Appointment Office at 507-538-3270 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Central time, Monday through Friday or complete an online appointment request form.
See information on patient services at the three Mayo Clinic locations, including transportation options and lodging.
Mayo Clinic doctors trained in pediatric neurosurgery, plastic and reconstructive surgery, child and adolescent neurology, and pediatric medical genetics study genetics, causes, diagnosis and treatment options for babies with craniosynostosis and other neurological conditions. Read about more about neurosurgery research at Mayo Clinic.
See a list of publications by Mayo doctors on craniosynostosis on PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine.
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Some people have a hard time swallowing foods or liquids. This is called dysphagia.
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Symptoms may be mild or severe.
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Chas Newkey-Burden had a simple request for George Galloway: 'Please retweet my post'.
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@georgegalloway RT for my #Gazaunderattack post? oyvagoy.com/2012/11/11/the…—
Sure enough, the MP, and 'Comment is Free' star, complied:
Galloway likely was too busy furiously Tweeting support for brutal dictators to bother reading Chas's piece, because the post he actually retweeted wasn't quite consistent with the 'GazaUnderAttack' hash tag.
Here's the post written by Newkey-Burden (at his blog OyVaGoy!), titled 'Then and Now', which 95,179 of George's followers could see.
Poor George: duped by a passionately philo-Semitic, Zionist blogger into Tweeting support for Israel.
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The winter Orchid Show is a respite from February in Buffalo: brightly colored flowers to offset the gray and white everywhere outside and a chance to appreciate the plants' beauty in coat-free conditions.
The show's second and final day on Sunday drew a steady crowd to the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens, eager to see the eye-catching plants up close, and perhaps collect tips or make a purchase from a vendor.
"This is a great time to have an orchid show because people are house-weary and they're winter-weary, and they get a chance to see a lot of beautiful flowers," said Joe DiDomenico, president of the Niagara Frontier Orchid Society, which puts on the show at the Botanical Gardens. "It kind of holds them over until they can get outside and start doing their thing."
The show serves as the orchid society's major fundraiser each year. This weekend, between 200 and 300 orchids were on display, "which is high for us," DiDomenico said.
What makes orchids appealing enough to draw visitors to a show, some from a long distance?
"They come in every shape, size, color and even fragrance imaginable," DiDomenico said. "They grow in so many different ways, it's just fascinating to people."
Anne Moyer and her mother-in-law, Marge, drove from Wilson. They were gathering advice about the best way to care for their plants, from the amount of moisture to the best way to cut them.
"I'm trying to learn something," Marge Moyer said. "I have three in bloom now."
Orchids have global appeal. There are more than 25,000 orchid species, and they are the largest family of flowering plants.
The winter Orchid Show typically attracts 1,500 to 2,000 attendees over its two days, DiDomenico said. "I can't tell you how many people I see taking pictures."
One of them was Walter Markowitch of Rochester, who was training his camera lens on all varieties of orchids. He and his wife, Helen, had traveled to the Botanical Gardens unaware the show was under way, but he took advantage of the opportunity. "I'm a fan of still photography, particularly flowers," he said.
Markowitch compared the show to an orchid building he had visited at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens. "They have some beautiful orchids [in Atlanta], but this is right up there with their displays. A lot of variety here, things I've never seen before."
At one of the vendor stands, Jim Marlow of Marlow Orchids in Scottsville, near Rochester, was trying to keep up with all of the customers. "We almost sold out (Saturday) and had to bring more plants today. Everything has been moving nicely," he said.
Orchids have such widespread interest because "there's an orchid that would grow in just about anybody's house, no matter if they have a cold house or a warm house," he said.
Marlow said he was impressed with the Niagara Frontier Orchid Society's commitment to maintaining the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens' permanent orchid collection, which consists of more than 2,000 plants.
DiDomenico said for all the planning that goes into the winter Orchid Show, some things are beyond the members' control.
"It's one of those things where a plant was in bloom last week, and you get ready for the show, and the flower falls off, you can't bring that in," he said with a laugh. "You're at the mercy of the plants."
And while the show wrapped up on Sunday, DiDomenico was already looking a couple of months ahead, when orchids would reappear in his yard, heralding the return of spring.
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The diverse bioreactor market, consisting of glass, stainless steel, and plastic, has been heating up as the center of gravity for industrial and pharmaceutical biotechnology disperses away from Europe and the U.S. to Asia, South America, and the Pacific Rim.
"New markets are emerging especially in biofuels and second- and third-generation bioprocesses," says Eric Abellan, product manager for bioreactors at Infors. Interest in application-specific bioreactors and incubation shakers for photosynthesis and simultaneous scarification and fermentation is increasing, as well.
Bioreactors have always been specified on the basis of performance and quality, but increasingly the emphasis is shifting to capabilities that provide process understanding to support quality by design. Thus, increased demand for new sensors or measurement systems, adaptive software environments, design of experiment capability, and a renewed interest in glass and stainless reactors.
Each bioreactor, Abellan says, sits at the center of a bioprocess "ecosystem" where flexibility, particularly with respect to sensor technology, is highly desirable. These factors continue to make glass and stainless steel bioreactors the process vessels of choice for many nonmammalian cells and organisms, and for several key industries.
For one of Infors' niche markets, biofuels, single-use equipment is mostly limited to downstream processing and what Abellan calls "peripheral equipment such as harvest bags or media prep tanks."
He notes that for smaller fermentations and development-stage processes, glass bioreactors may be superior to stainless steel due to greater ease of cleaning. Infors recently launched LabCIP, a cleaning and sterilization-in-place device developed for the company's Labfors 5 benchtop glass bioreactor. "This allows a faster turnover thanks to the overnight automatic cleaning and sterilization of the vessel, which shifts operator effort away from cleaning to more productive tasks," he says.
Erik Kakes, co-owner of Applikon Biotechnology, observes that glass bioreactors dominate in many development settings. Applikon sells uncontrolled bioreactors (without sensors) as small as 200 µL in volume. Its controlled units range from 3 mL working volume, through benchtop scale and up to 4,000 liters.
Smaller systems used in R&D provide all the benefits of parallelism: The ability to run multiple conditions, collect data simultaneously, and fit reactors with sensors, mixers, pressure devices, and other goodies that would be difficult to implement in plastic. Single-use systems at the same scale lack this level of flexibility.
"With disposables, you have to work with what you get," Kakes tells GEN. Applikon claims full scalability, up to production levels. Depending on the scale, units are autoclaved in multiples, which reduces cleaning effort. "The advantages of running things in parallel extend to cleaning," Kakes says.
Universities, which lack the resources to replace a bioreactor after each use, are another sweet spot for stainless and glass. The versatility provided by stainless steel and glass are exactly what research centers look for, Kakes says. "They want to customize, play around with the design, and build whatever it is they're thinking of," he says.
Another preferred venue for fixed tanks are single-product facilities. Yes, cleaning and related validation can be a burden for these facilities, mainly in terms of time and facility utilization. "However, labor related to sanitization is minimal as cleaning regimens are virtually automatic. You lose some time, but you need not invest in large quantities of plastics," says Kakes.
"Energy requirements for microbial fermentations are pretty high," explains Brady Cole, vp of commercial operations at Abec. "The processes are fast, and require addition of a lot of oxygen and removal of a fair amount of heat. This usually precludes using a bag."
A microbial fermentation lasts days, whereas mammalian cultures proceed for several weeks, which—size considerations notwithstanding—would require a greater number of bags for the former. Under this scenario bioprocessors must inventory bags, and may find themselves at the mercy of suppliers. "There's more inherent cost and risk for disposables in microbial systems," Cole notes.
In addition to its line of stainless steel reactors, Abec is working on a multisupplier single-use strategy. "We will design the bags as we would a stainless steel reactor, shop it out to multiple manufacturers, and sell it under our brand," Cole says. In the past, Abec has integrated with single-use products from top vendors, but noted problems of scalability and poor user friendliness. "Those are the issues we're working on for our own disposable bioreactors," he says. "Eventually, our single-use strategy dovetails with our overall strategy. It will not be-all and end-all, but we'll apply it where it makes sense, whether that's upstream, downstream, or through hybrid systems."
Abec's core philosophy in bioreactor design and fabrication is, according to Cole, to "start with a clean sheet of paper every time, versus applying platform designs. Standard designs are often limited to processes, operations, and facility fit. When you can't easily make a utility connection or obtain the oxygen transfer you need, you're pushing problems down the road. The up-front cost for custom design will be higher, but the money you save later on far outweighs that."
That is why, in the face of a single-use revolution, sales of glass and stainless steel bioreactors remain strong.
"Glass and stainless steel are well-characterized materials," explains Richard Mirro, executive director for portfolio management, bioprocess, at Eppendorf's New Brunswick Scientific business unit. "Concerns regarding plastic materials of construction, and information on leachables and extractables, remain important to many customers," he says.
Stainless steel and/or glass are in many cases superior to, or more desirable than, their disposable counterparts. "Particularly where large production tanks are required, stainless steel continues to be the standard, whereas at lab scale and for low volume production, single-use bioreactors have become a much more viable option," Mirro says.
Stainless steel and glass offer elements of run-to-run flexibility with respect to sensors, impellers, and process control limits to extents that single-use bioreactors cannot. Rapid temperature shifts, pressure holds, and pressure control may not be attainable with some single-use designs.
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GoodGuide has reviewed and rated 450 of the best Dry Dog Foods
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Buying Guide: The issues
Pet owners want their pets to lead healthy lives, but it's difficult to obtain information about the nutritional value of different pet foods or on the environmental and social reputations of different pet food brands. Transparency about ingredients, ingredient sources, and processing methods beyond the minimum of what is legally required is generally difficult to come by in the pet food industry. Many different brands use the same ingredient providers and manufacture products at the same processing facilities. Pet food ingredients are combined to achieve specific nutritional benchmarks, so consumers can assume that most products on the market meet a basic standard for nutritional adequacy. While pet goods attempt to differentiate themselves with various marketing claims about their ingredients, there is considerable scientific debate about the importance that should be assigned to specific ingredients compared to the overall nutritional profile of a pet food. We know a lot more about what contributes to a healthy diet and which ingredients to seek or avoid with human food compared to pet food.
Buying Guide: Avoid the Hype
- Many marketing claims about pet food have little to do with nutritional quality. For example, there is no scientific basis to differentiate between "synthetic" vs. "natural" preservatives for health reasons. Similarly, while "organic" conveys something useful about how some ingredients in a product were grow grown, it is not a certification that was intended to apply to pet foods, and need not mean that all components of a product were produced according to organic standards.
- Remember that pet food advertising is designed to attract human purchasers. Just because an ingredient seems less appetizing to a person doesn't mean that it doesn't provide valuable nutrients for a pet — in a way that can be both bioavailable and tasty. The pet food industry often relies on by-products and wastes generated from making human food.
- The words "complete and balanced" or "100% nutritious" indicate only that the product can be used as the sole source of nutrition. Products that don't use this language should be used only as supplements, such as treats.
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GoodGuide's Health ratings for pet food products are based on four attributes:
- the nutritional adequacy of the food, as demonstrated by feeding trials or formulation testing,
- caloric content disclosure,
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- an assessment of whether product ingredients are desirable in high quantities, desirable or less desirable.
Product-level data on environmental performance are generally unavailable for specific pet food products, so GoodGuide relies on company-level environmental scores to characterize the performance of a product on this dimension.
Product-level data on societal performance are generally unavailable for specific pet food products, so GoodGuide relies on company-level social scores to characterize the performance of a product on this dimension.


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The re-education in sanitation is under way in the Land of the Crabapple.
Residents rolled 95-gallon brown garbage totes to the curb for the first time this week as the town implemented a $1.5 million program aimed not only at eradicating its epidemic of rats but at controlling sanitation costs as well.
"It's going very, very well," said Frank Max Jr., the general crew chief for Cheektowaga's sanitation department, earlier this week. "There's always a few rough spots."
By trailing behind a town sanitation truck through a Cheektowaga neighborhood off Williams Street, The Buffalo News surveyed the progression of early implementation efforts.
Some of the "rough spots" alluded to by Max ranged from equipment malfunctions with the hydraulic mechanisms on the back of the trucks to residents not following the rules in terms of what they can dispose of and how they should do it.
In addition to those hiccups, the town apparently underestimated the number of receptacles it needed, leaving some apartments and small businesses without totes for at least a few more weeks. And the sanitation office has also been inundated with residents' calls this week, many of which Max himself fields.
"We're feeling overwhelmed in here," explained a sanitation office staffer, who wouldn't provide a name. "The phones don't stop ringing."
A vast majority of the calls, sanitation officials said, were from seniors calling to request 65-gallon totes. The smaller receptacles aren't expected to be available as part of an exchange program until after March 1. As of earlier this week, more than 100 residents had called to request the smaller totes.
On the street, sanitation crews are finding their daily routes are taking slightly longer to complete because of the mechanical apparatus.
"It's just an adjustment," said Keith Piatek, another part-time laborer.
Driver Joe Farris said getting the message to residents about how to correctly dispose of their trash might be the biggest challenge in the program's infancy.
"It will eventually sort itself out," said Farris. "If [residents] don't want to see a lot of rodents, they have got to do their part. It's a health situation."
Grading performance in "Cheektowaga Sanitation 101" finds a significant number of honor students among the Cheektowaga populace, along with others in need of improvement and still a few more who might require a figurative whack on the knuckles from the law's ruler.
Officials noted that only about half seemed to have detached a blue-bagged instruction booklet tied to the tote. The minority not in compliance with the new regulations were so for numerous reasons, including:
• An outright failure to use the new totes, opting instead to use old garbage cans.
• Piling additional trash bags on top of or around the outside of the receptacles.
• Cramming totes so full that the lid was propped open, allowing for rodents or water to get inside.
• Disposing of illegal trash like paint or other hazardous materials.
• Stuffing the new totes with unbagged trash, including, in one case, filling roughly one-quarter of the tote with used kitty litter.
In another case, one of the town's sanitation trucks tested radioactively "hot" at its Niagara Falls tipping station Monday. Max suspects a resident improperly disposed of household medical waste, accounting for the issue. That resulted in the truck having to be temporarily taken out of service.
Max said residents will enjoy a short grace period in the initial couple of weeks with the new totes.
That, however, won't always be the case. Enforcing the new rules, town officials agreed, will be the key to ensuring across-the-board compliance.
"It's not like we're going go down the streets and scare the daylights out of people," Max said. "Most people will comply. Sometimes you just have noncompliant people."
On the positive side of the ledger:
• A visual estimate showed 80 to 85 percent of residents were compliant with the rules, disposing of household garbage in the new totes with the lids fully closed as required.
• Sanitation crews generally praised the mechanics of the new system, which now allows them to drag the totes and hook them to a hydraulic lift on the truck rather than forcing them to lift up to 40 pounds of garbage 700 or more times per day. Said part-time sanitation laborer Mike McGloin: "Much better. This does save the back a lot – 10 times."
• Costs in the Sanitation Department are expected to drop dramatically with the totes thanks to projected reductions in the number of employee injuries and tonnage volume after the town fully implements a companion recycling program. A new tipping contract with Modern Disposal, to take effect Jan. 1, town officials said, will allow trucks to dump waste three miles away on South Ogden Street instead of in Niagara Falls, which will further help reduce fuel costs as well as wear and tear on town equipment.
"For every issue – qualitatively or quantitatively – you're saving money," Max said.
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The body of Rashaad Lamarks Banks, 26, of North Charleston was found along Dorchester Road early this morning, may be linked to an earlier shooting at the Rehab Bar & Grill at 8484 Dorchester Road, police speculate.
According to Dorchester County Coroner Chris Nisbet, an autopsy is scheduled for September 14 but examination of the body has determined a single gunshot wound to the back. Nisbet is calling the death a homicide.
The body was found near the intersection of Dorchester and Ashley Phosphate roads at about 6:45 a.m., according to reports.
Around 2:30 a.m., deputies responded to shots fired at the bar. Deputies responded and four people were treated at Trident Medical Center. Police concluded their investigation at the bar, reports say. A few hours later, a passerby called in the body sighting.
Although police had searched the immediate area, they had not seen the victim and speculate he may have hidden from the deputies, according to published reports.
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Though Durango�s shortage of child care remains acute, on Thursday, U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., announced it might get less stubborn, as Durango�s Riverhouse Children�s Center was approved for a $1.2 million loan from the U.S. Department of Agriculture�s Rural Development Office.
According to a news release from Bennet�s office, the loan will be used to construct a two-story, 6,396-square-foot building, three playgrounds for prekindergarten children, infants and toddlers and an 18-stall parking area on a 1.5-acre vacant parcel.
�Expanded services will help address the local day care shortage, including in the high-need area of kids from birth to age 2. Riverhouse currently has a wait list of 75 families,� the release said.
Kim Barker, Riverhouse board president, said the loan would impact the children of La Plata County for years, provide additional employment opportunities, and expand services to more families.
�An investment in high-quality early-childhood care and education has far-reaching social and economic benefits including increased workforce productivity, reduction in welfare programs, ensuring kindergarten readiness, and setting the stage for a lifetime of learning and success,� Barker said.
According to the National Women�s Law Center, Colorado had 5,205 children on county waiting lists for child care assistance as of February 2011 and expected the waiting lists to increase.
�This project is good news for kids and families � especially at-risk kids � in the Durango area,� Bennet said. �It�s a great example of how local, private-public partnerships can move the community forward.�
Statistics show the shortage of day care in Durango and La Plata County is severe.
Mercy Regional Medical Center�s Nathan Schmidt said in 2011, the hospital delivered 891 babies.
While some of those 891 babies returned to Farmington or elsewhere, almost half remained in Durango, and the decisive majority still dwells in the county. Extrapolating from the number of babies born at Mercy in 2011, it is likely that in La Plata County, there are more than 3,000 babies, infants and children too young to attend school.
But only 22 child care centers are listed in the Directory Plus phonebook � a ratio of 150 children to every one child care facility.
Most local child care centers have a capacity of fewer than 40 children.
Child care providers, parents and activists characterize Durango�s lack of child care as a problem that has reached alarming proportions.
The Durango Early Learning Center isn�t even taking people on its waiting list. Stacy Zimmerman, director of Children�s House of Durango, said she opens up her list May 1 � and �the 3-year-old list fills up within two or three hours.�
Consultant Martha McClellan said that for parents, the lack of child care is �terribly frustrating.� She added, �One parent I talked to called it �a rigmarole.� By the time her child got in off the wait list, she was old enough for public school.�
Jennifer Delilah Tew, owner of River Mist Preschool, which cares for 25 children a day, said while she currently has openings, �come Aug. 20th, I�ll be completely full.�
Tew said she welcomed the $1.2 million loan to Riverhouse Children�s Center.
�It�s a feminist issue, for sure, because usually the responsibility falls on women, but it�s a male issue, as well � especially when you think about single moms and single dads, and trying to make it on a single income,� she said. �I don�t see other schools as competition. Good day care is beneficial to everyone.�


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Giornata FAI 2014 in Florence: 22 and 23 March museums and art venues open
Saturday 22 and Sunday, March 23, 2014 return the FAI Spring Days. Event of the Italian Environmental Fund (FAI), this year at its 22nd edition, will acquaint 750 locations throughout Italy, many of which are generally closed to the public: parks, monuments, churches, palaces, villas, gardens.
In Florence, for the event, will be accessible Palazzo Venturi-Ginori, the Rector's Palace, with the annexed lecture hall, the hall of the Academic Senate and the Council, which are part of the headquarters of the University placed in a historic building. Then also: the Palazzo dell'Arte of Butchers, which is part of the Academy of Arts and Design, and Scandicci Castle dell'Acciaiolo of typical medieval structure dating back to the mid-1300s.
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JUAN tarafından 19 Ekim 2003, Pazar
Just another way that the parents can intoxicate their kids with something that the kids will like, excpet they put shit into it so that the kids will get hurt,and when the kids get older their parents will tell them on Halloween to check their candy,but they wont they will think its all a lie, so thye will eat it find the razorblade embeded into their gums go cry to their mommies and not know where the fuk that candy came from.
"Every1 Check Their Candy For Drugs Or Razorblades"(Timmy's Moms Friend) "Hey Timmy Dont Listen To Her Shes Just Lieing Just Go Ahead And Eat Ur Candy"(Bob Timmy's Best Friend) "Ok It Seems Fine"(Timmy) *Timmy Bites Down On The Candy And Notices Something Hard, He Keeps Chewing* "Ow My Gums Hurt Alot....I Wonder Y? "(Timmy) " Mayb Their Is A Razorblade In Your Candy"(Bob) *Bob Laughs Not Knowing Hes Right* "Hey Bob U Were Right It Is A Razorblade....Wat A Fuker Who Did Dis"(Tim) Fuking Friends Dont Trust Them All The Times. :D
Wentrot tarafından 1 Kasım 2005, Salı
Megan's sexXxi lezzie buddy! lmao... Scott's big looooooooover ;)
Hey Candy come here and give me some candy! lmao :S...
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Candy = (Diabetes!!!!!!)
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Delicious unhealthy food
My favorite candy are M&Ms!!
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Top Definition
Truth, Trust, Honesty, Loyalty
I am a strong believer of veritas, i have never lied in my life.
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The Veritas are an organized group of young authors on fanfiction. They strive to make Fanfiction (generally the Percy Jackson and the Olympians fandom) a better place with constructive criticism and sometimes flaming, or harsh, harsh reviews of a story.
With its lack of spelling, grammar, and punctuation, the story just ASKED to be flamed by the Veritas.
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Synonymous with truth, word, and yeah when used in the specific context as outlined below.
This term bedecks the Harvard University flag. It is the University's motto.
This term bedecks the Harvard University flag. It is the University's motto.
Person A: "Dude, that guy is really drunk."
Person B:"Veritas, yo."
Person B:"Veritas, yo."
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someone who loves the cheesecake, see also alcholoic
Man, dont be such a Veritas.
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Quality Education in the Benedictine Tradition
May 9, 2012
Saint Vincent College Service Corps for Exceptional Children Club delivered more than 600 books from their recent book drive to the NHS School - Latrobe on May 7. Participating in the delivery were, from left, Helen Tautkus-Berry, education director of NHS; Lindsey Sullenberger, a freshman mathematics major from Greensburg; Patrick O'Reilly, a freshman business major from Johnstown; Alicia Ramsier, a senior elementary instruction major from Belle Vernon; Caitlin Ross, a graduate special education major from Ligonier; and Stephanie Kline, a senior elementary instruction major from Derry. Club members expressed their thanks to the College community and residents of the area who donated books.
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A pure G who is caring. Has many strengths and only a few weaknesses. Can be athletic at times, but during sports can be rather too aggressive.
That girl is such a danyal.
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A gergeous, caring, sweet kid that lives in MD and is addicted to all kinds of sports.
hes such a danyal
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Somebody that is very racist, and does not care what other people think. Will often make fun of physical stereotypes. Prefers to diss Asian and Brown people.
That guy over there can be such a danyal sometimes.
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Around noon, the couple stopped into eco-friendly restaurant Prasino.
"They were both very courteous to the staff and flirtatious with each other," an onlooker tells PEOPLE.
At the restaurant celebrated for its farm-to-table cuisine, the former That 70s Show costars shared dishes including the short rib skillet and Florentine crepes.
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This phrase generally means homosexual,anal intercourse. This phrase finds it's origins in the 2006 release of Brokeback Mountain, a movie about homosexual cowboys. This is most commonly used as an insult between friends.
I bet you love gettin' it broke back style.
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He walked into find Brad and Lisa going at it-Brokeback Style!
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Despite scoring a season-best eight goals, the Stetson lacrosse team (0-9) was defeated by Marist (2-7) by a score of 21-8 on Thursday evening at the Stetson Athletic Training Center. Freshman Maylis Broderick scored three goals in the loss.
The Hatters opened the game with an unassisted score by Broderick just over one minute after the first whistle. The Red Foxes quickly countered to tie the game 20 seconds later, and then took the lead for the first time with 23:29 to play in the first.
Stetson tied the game once again, at 2-2, when freshman Danielle Horgan scored unassisted with just over 23 minutes to play in the first. After a 5-0 run by the Red Foxes, the Hatters found themselves in a 7-2 hole with 14:11 remaining in the period.
Two scores, one by Broderick and one by Horgan, got Stetson back into the game. Horgan's second came on a free position, and made it 7-4 in favor of Marist with 10:08 to play in the first. The Red Foxes, however, ended the frame with a pair of goals to take a 9-4 lead into the break.
Marist then scored the first seven goals to start the second half, taking a 16-4 lead, and putting the Hatters in a difficult position. Like fans have seen much of this season, Stetson didn't give up. The Hatters scored four out of the next nine goals to cut it to 21-8 by the final horn.
Freshman Mary Kate O'Sullivan, Broderick, sophomore Samantha Akl, and freshman Noelle Morabito each netted goals during the stretch. Horgan assisted on O'Sullivan's score, the only Stetson helper of the contest.
Marist outshot Stetson 36-15 in the game, and pulled in 24 draw controls to the Hatters' seven. Stetson, however, led the Red Foxes in ground balls, 13-12, and committed just 13 turnovers to Marist's 14.
Horgan led the Hatters with three draw controls, while O'Sullivan and freshmen Elisabeth Blackwell and Hallie Plunkett led the way with two ground balls each. Freshmen Rachel Dumas and Kelsey Gilbert each caused a team high two turnovers.
Freshmen Caili Guilday and Whitney Meyers split time in goal. The former stopped one shot in just under 16 minutes, while the latter made five saves in just over 44 minutes of action. Marist's Ashley Casiano made five stops in the win.
Stetson will next head back on the road, playing at St. Mary's on March 29 at 6:00 p.m. and at California on April 1 at 4:00 p.m. The Hatters will then open Atlantic Sun Conference play at league-leading Jacksonville on April 6 at 3:00 p.m.


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(US GOVERNMENT) Federal Open Market Committee; a committee whose members include the 7 governors of the Federal Reserve Board plus five presidents of the Federal Reverse Banks (there are 12 district banks). The FOMC is responsible for open market operations of the Federal Reserve System.
The FOMC manages purchases and sales of Treasury securities.
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FOMC is a new abbriviation (made by me) used in msn, facebook etc. Meaning "Falling Off My Chair" It is used when you think something is really funny on online chat.
Person 1: Hey u know last night my bro tripped over soooo bad.
Person 2:FOMC!
Person 2:FOMC!
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Instructor Joan Namkoong, local cookbook editor, writer, localvore and foodie extra-ordinaire will share some fresh, interesting and delicious greens and creative ways to use them in this demonstration class. See the dish prepared and sample some ono greens.
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Published October 3, 2013
Information privacy in the health care environment, how eye tracking and memory explain susceptibility to phishing scams, mobile information privacy and the motivation of hackers are just a few of the topics to be covered at a conference this weekend hosted by the School of Management.
Scholars from around the world will gather at the 2013 Dewald Roode Workshop on Information Systems Security Research, being held Oct. 4-5 in Niagara Falls, N.Y.
The workshop is the flagship event of the IFIP WG8.11/11.13, the International Federation for Information Processing, aimed at advancing the research discipline of information systems security through the creation, dissemination and preservation of well-formed research. It is held annually in locations around the globe. The inaugural event was held in Cape Town, South Africa, in 2009.
H. Raghav Rao, SUNY Distinguished Service Professor in the UB School of Management and vice chair of IFIP 8.11, serves as general chair of the event; Raj Sharman, associate professor of management science systems, serves as local events chair.


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Let me tell you a little story about my childhood. I'd say this story starts when I was somewhere between the ages of 8 and 11, and as you can probably imagine with most pre-pubescent humans, I was your typical wimpy peer-pressured kid, so eager for praise and approval from my superiors. I went to school, I played games, I reluctantly did my homework and then I went to bed; same thing day in, day out. At that age, all you can think about is how much better life would be as an adult, they get to do all the cool stuff, right? You could go to bed when you pleased, eat ice cream all day, and play games instead of going to school. It sounded awesome to me.
I was first introduced to gaming a year or two before this point, when I was handed an original Gameboy at Christmas, complete with the cartridge for Super Mario Land. I played that thing to death. I've completed it so many times I can't count, but what I do remember is that the last boss was a right little bitch in that game. Still, I managed to complete it, and with each completion I became more and more competent, which is something I think kids aren't given enough credit for nowadays - their gaming competence, that is. Soon after this, Dad brought home a SNES, and you guessed it: we played Super Mario Kart.
Now, saying that we played Mario Kart was an understatement. My siblings and I managed to play the game so much we needed another copy; no amount of exhaling or jiggling would get that piece of glorious plastic to work, so many grand prix had it seen. We were all masters of the art of karting. 50cc or 150cc, it didn't matter - we could thrash the bots silly, sliding round the corners with grace, hopping over the bumps like it was nothing. We dominated the ice, the sand, the tarmac, but what I loved the most was that we each had our own speciality.
My brothers, quite young at this point, tended to fair well on the sticker surface of tarmac. it felt familiar to them, and they could understand the friction and the accuracy it gave back to their vehicle. My sister, on the other hand, was more at home on the sand - she had pretty much nailed the differences in sliding mechanics between road and dirt. I… well, I fancied myself as a bit of a wild card, managing to pull out the stops when required. Racing last to first on the final lap wasn't unheard of from me, and like the others I had my own favourite driver: Mario.
The year of my story, our annual family holiday took us to the sunny hills of…Cornwall. Now I wasn't complaining, as I loved Cornwall. I had been before and had a whale of a time, especially when I got to go swimming! Our destination was a Butlins-esque kind of place. I don't quite remember what it was called but I do recall it having a poxy games room behind the reception. And for someone aged 8 to 11 that was where I wanted to be. Screw the swimming, I knew what games were and that's what I wanted to do.
"I don't want to make scones with other 8-11 year olds, I wanna play gaaaaaaammmeeess" I would tell my mum. But no, I had to make biscuits, which ultimately turned out to be fairly tasty so...whatever.
In the evening, after my daily activities - which were mostly compromised of making treats and interacting with the other kids - I would travel to the tiny games room. It was quite obvious that this Butlins-like place was lacking in comparison to its competitors. Recently they had tried to spruce things up little with a lick of paint and some new features – and one of these new features was a SNES, sporting Super Mario Kart, hooked up to the tiniest TV you've ever laid eyes on.
I walked in with confidence, something so out of place for me at that age. It was immediately obvious what the main attraction - in fact, the only attraction - was now. Two boys were playing head-to-head Mario Kart, and surrounding them were at least 20 kids cheering them on, in a room so small it felt like a crowd. My eyes lit up. I couldn't wait to play, to show the world how good I was, to play and learn tricks from others and to give tips of my own. I wanted to have a go more than anything, so I waited my turn in a Winner-Stays-On system, and patiently I waited.
As I edged closer to the "loser" seat it became obvious that only one of the boys kept winning. I watched as he sent players home crying. It didn't even matter what they challenged him at, he was good at all the tracks. He was older by a few years, maybe 12 or 13, physically bigger and much more intimidating than anyone else in the room. He was your classic school ground bully... only we were on holiday, so he was a massive holiday jerk. He oozed this douche attitude, that sort of "I'm better than you in every way" mentality, and it was quite obvious that nobody really enjoyed him being there. It was more of a case that they put up with him out of fear, his lackeys included, so whenever another challenger came up to race, everyone had a silent, unified hope that someone could dethrone him. I can't remember his name, but for the purpose of this story, let's call him Brad.
As I sat down, this was the conversation that took place:
Brad: Another loser for the lose pile! You're new.
Me: Hi. You choose the track.
Brad: Fine, Donut Plains - unless you want an easier one?
Me: Mm, okay.
I was timid and nervous, as he had destroyed so many challengers before me. Nonetheless I was going to kick his ass.
Beep beep beep... GO!
We sped round the track in first and second place, trading places, silence in the room as people watched. It got messy, a lot of bumping with shells flying around, carelessly aimed. We ended up finishing first and second…only I was in second place. I was expecting some kind of crappy remark from this bully, but oddly I only got silence.
I felt bummed that I didn't win, and I couldn't stop thinking about it all week. But a few days later, rumours had spread. Turns out I was the closest anyone had ever been to beating Brad. I had challenged him and come painfully close to winning, and because of this, hope had been spreading throughout the holiday camp. A resistance had formed behind his back, and they now had someone heading the charge… me. The news travelled very fast, and inevitably Brad had also heard the rumours that he was no longer the best, that he wasn't top dog anymore, and that there was a dark horse in play. He was pissed; he couldn't understand how someone younger could be better than him.


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Since 4 years I am designing Celtic-like motifs for crafts - knitting, filet crochet, cross-stitch ...
Hi Everybody :-)
Maths is the queen of the sciences.
Geometry is the queen of Maths.
Since 4 years I am designing Celtic-like motifs for crafts - knitting, filet crochet, cross-stitch embroidery, rug making etc. I strongly believe that Everyone can design the garment and knit it, so I decided to transpose my passion into the motifs, offering the decorations for these future unique projects. I would like to have the library of 1000 motifs, but I think, that only the cow doesn't change its mind ;-) - I already HAVE 1000, so maybe I will draw 2000? ;-)
Hope you'll like these motifs - hearts, crosses, diamonds, squares, snowflakes and panels, useful for the cabled sweaters.
I am 49, living currently in Poland, with one adult autistic son.
Professionally I am the teacher of Maths.
Our dream is to leave Poland and to go back to the country of Our Ancestors - to Scotland. Maybe when I'll be retired - it will pass through... ;-)
Christmas without the snowflakes? No way ;-)
But it is not easy to design the cable pattern which could mimic the snowflake. I designed 50.
You can use it as an afghan block, adding your preferred border.
You can use it as the decoration of any garment.
Repeating vertically - you could knit the long and narrow scarf (adding the nice edge).
In the file you'll find the additional charts for the repeats:
- vertical
- horizontal
- bidirectional
You can use them to cover the bigger area with the connected snowflakes.
The dimensions of the ready snowflake depend on the yarn used. So I decided to give the dimensions in rows and stitches: This way you can match the decoration to your actually knitted project.
Dimensions: 50 stitches x 72 rows


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Burying their 13-year-old daughter was the hardest thing Jerry and Mary Suszynski ever had to do.
But getting a crosswalk placed on the busy Amherst road where she was struck by a car has tested them as well.
Despite raising more than $85,000 for a lighted crosswalk on Maple Road, family and friends have been unable to get government leaders to approve the safety measure – and they packed Town Hall on Monday to make their case.
"I ask you to please help us," said Mary Suszynski, Erin's mother. "This is something that could be fixed to no harm to anyone, and to the benefits of all the residents of Amherst."
Eileen Woloss, Erin's aunt, told the board that a crosswalk at Maple and Culpepper roads "should have been there years ago."
"Do you really want to see this happen again?" she asked.
Erin, an eighth-grader at Mill Middle School, had stopped at a center median with a friend in June and was waved on by the driver of a car that stopped to let the girls pass.
Another car, though, sped around the vehicle and struck the girls. Erin died a few weeks later while the other girl, Briana Francois, has recovered and was at Monday night's meeting.
Erie County is responsible for Maple Road, but town leaders would first need to make the request for a crosswalk for the county to consider one.
And while they have resisted doing that to this point – in part because the Suszynskis are suing both the town and county – an hour of passionate testimony Monday evening by Suszynski's friends may have swayed the board.
"These are my neighbors," said Supervisor Barry A. Weinstein. "I cross that street with my family, with my neighbors. I would do whatever I could. We'll see what we can do."
Council Member Mark A. Manna suggested the town invite county leaders to a town meeting to "hold their feet to the fire" on the idea of a crosswalk.
"We all have children, and our first priority is their safety," Manna said. "If it was up to us, it would have been done already. We want to do as much as we can, as quickly as we can."
Town and county leaders are fearful that any action they take now could affect the outcome of the suit, though the family denies that would be the case.
Peter Anderson, a spokesman for Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz, declined to comment on the crosswalk, citing the lawsuit.
But he said if the town requests a signal or crosswalk, the county normally studies traffic counts and determines if a certain intersection warrants a new device.
That was an easy question for those in attendance Monday night.
Jerry Suszynski said last summer he saw 30 children in less than an hour cross Maple Road across from the playground, each walking across the same five lanes of traffic his daughter did.
"We are still seeing people do it every day," he said. "I want to make sure that nobody gets hurt from now on, or at least lessen the possibility."
The nearest crosswalk is nearly a half-mile away, and cars often speed down the five-lane Maple Road on their way to Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital.
"For anyone that has lived there, it becomes apparent why we drive to a playground that is less than a block from our house," said one neighbor.
It was unclear Monday night exactly what steps the town would take, but Town Board members said they would forward a video of the meeting to county leaders and perhaps push for a meeting with county officials.
"We've tried every way we could to get hold of them," said Mary Suszynski. "We would like to meet with the county."
Neighbor Rob Lederman said government officials need to get beyond the legalities and use "some common sense."
"This is a tragedy," he said, "and worse than that, it was an avoidable tragedy."
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- Insel E., Olsen M., Tanner J.E., Dolan C.W., "Carbon Fiber Connectors for Concrete Sandwich Panels: Shear Transfer Strength of Grid Connectors Provides Better Thermal Efficiency" Concrete International. V. 28, No. 10, pp. 33-38, 2006.
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In Colorado's school-nutrition circles, some see Jeremy West of Greeley as a visionary.
That's actually quite funny, West says with a chuckle, because he really just wants his operation to resemble more of what was done back in the early-1900s.
Under West's leadership, Greeley-Evans School District 6 has become a leader in the old-school approach of buying more of its food directly from local producers and less from large-scale, bulk-supply companies.
Now in the fifth year of its Farm-to-School program, District 6 has gone from spending just $239 in 2008 to directly purchase produce from local growers, to spending $51,846 in the current school year.
And West says those numbers will continue climbing, thanks to a recent "huge boost" from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
District 6 was recently awarded $83,800 from the USDA to expand the program.
It was one of only three districts in the state to receive the federal grant.
Additionally, Real Food Colorado, LiveWell Colorado and others will provide about $28,000 in services to implement the grant dollars.
The total dollar amount in support marks the biggest financial thrust to District 6's Farm-to-School program in its history.
Those dollars, West said, will help the district purchase more local produce when it's in-season, but mostly pay for equipment that will minimally process and package the produce so the items can be incorporated on menus all year long.
In recent years, the school district has bought apples, watermelon, lettuce, potatoes and other foods from five to seven different producers in the region to help feed its approximately 10,000 students.
But many of those crops are in season in the summer — not when classes are in session.
The new equipment, estimated to cost $76,800, will help keep that produce fresh and better stored, and give the district flexibility to buy more of it after it's harvested.
Additionally, the new equipment will allow District 6 to sell its produce and other products to surrounding school districts, so smaller schools — with smaller budgets — can also take advantage of "farm-to-school."
"It's something we're really excited about, on many fronts," said West, who took over as the nutrition services director for District 6 four years ago and also serves on the Colorado Farm to School Task Force, formed in 2010.
For a number of reasons, West favors a time when farmers pulled up to local schools with recently harvested produce or milk in the beds of their trucks, traveling from fields that could possibly be seen from the front steps of the building.
Some food items today travel as much as 1,500 miles before they're finally consumed, West said.
Buying more food from local growers means it would only have to travel about 15 miles in some cases.
That not only requires less fossil fuels for transportation, but also improves the chances that the produce will stay fresh and more nutritious when the students eat it.
The Farm-to-School program is also a healthy reminder to kids of where their food actually comes from, West says.
"I think we all need to be reminded of that more often," he said. "A lot of hard work goes into everything we eat."
Additionally, doing more business with nearby growers means more activity for the local economy.
Anthony Zamora, of Leffler Farms near Greeley, can appreciate that.
"It's been great for us," Zamora said, noting that Leffler Farms has sold sweet corn, pinto beans and rainbow carrots to the school district during the past three years, and otherwise sells its produce at farmers markets and through the Community-Supported Agriculture program.
"And we love having the close connection to the kids and the community," Zamora said. "We appreciate that the local school district is doing this."
During the past couple years, District 6's "cooking-from-scratch" program has attracted more of the attention, including mention in a New York Times article in August last year. The district now makes about 75 percent of all entrees from scratch, compared to 20 percent in prior years.
While that's been a healthy move that benefits the students, West believes the Farm-to-School program has a more far-reaching impact.
And what District 6 is doing now with Farm-to-School goes along with a nationwide movement of buying more food locally.
In a report released last week, the USDA announced that the number of winter farmers markets nationally has increased 52 percent, from 1,225 in 2011 to 1,864 in 2012.
However, taking the local-food approach has its challenges — even for District 6, which stands in the midst of one of the 10-most ag-productive counties in the nation.
Because public schools are federally funded, there's an obligation to make taxpayers' dollars stretch as far as possible, and sometimes buying food from local growers isn't the least expensive route to take.
Even when factoring in District 6's approximately $600,000 in milk purchases from the local Meadow Gold Dairy, its local buys still account for less than 25 percent of the district's total food spending.
A school district needs bulk supplies, but many local growers, particularly in Weld County, already sell to the likes of King Soopers, Sprouts and Walmart, and after every harvest have to make good on each of those markets, which have taken many years for the producers to develop.
"But now that we've expanded our program, I think local growers might start seeing us as a more dependable buyer and giving us a little more attention," West said.
West said simply improving communication between the school district and local growers also is needed.
On Thursday, such an effort was made.
For the first time, the Colorado Farm-to-School Task Force hosted a meeting in Greeley between producers and school districts to discuss doing business with one another.
"It's certainly something we want to explore," said Marc Pfister with the Cozy Cow Dairy near Windsor, who attended Thursday's meeting. "It might be a great opportunity for us at some point."
Mindy Wolf, food-services coordinator at Fort Lupton Re-8 School District, too, attended Thursday's meeting — after that school district recently received a $45,000 grant from the USDA to initiate its own Farm-to-School program.
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More than 25,000 attendees and 1,000 exhibitors are expected at the 65th annual National Business Aviation Association convention, which runs Tuesday, October 28 through Thursday, November 1 in Orlando, Fla.
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In 2006, Hawker Beechcraft (HBC) introduced the Premier IA to near-universal acclaim: Here was a composite-fuselage light jet that could be flown single-pilot at speeds up to 450 knots with a near-standup cabin with room for six to seven passengers and a range of nearly 1,500 nautical miles, depending on load.
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Flexjet and Bombardier showcased the new Learjet 85 aircraft at an invitation-only event at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York City on October 3.
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Production models of Gulfstream's new, near-supersonic flagship G650–which received FAA certification on September 7–have been rolling off the assembly line and winging their way to completion centers. The manufacturer expects to have the $64.5 million, 7,000-nautical-mile-range bizjet into the hands of customers before the end of this year.
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Its futuristic lines seduce, its rate of climb and speed exhilarate and its operating economics spell savings. The Piaggio Avanti vastly outperforms all other turboprops and noses past some light jets. It's a 400-knot rocket with a near stand-up cabin that has the cross section of a midsize jet. There's comfortable seating for six passengers aft of the cockpit and the airplane has a seats-full range of 980 nautical miles. Fly with two fewer passengers and range increases to 1,300 nautical miles. Considering that the design of this twin-engine turboprop pusher is 30 years old, this is nothing short of amazing. The fact that barely 200 are flying after all these years is perplexing.
August 8, 2012
CEOs who are also pilots may be more successful leaders. That's the conclusion of a study by Matthew Cain, assistant professor of finance at Notre Dame, and Stephen McKeon, assistant professor of finance at the University of Oregon.
August 8, 2012
When it comes to outfitting a new airplane or refurbishing an old one, technology almost invariably tops the list of customer concerns. And no wonder: Innovation is happening at a faster clip than ever before, and buyers now face a dazzling array of choices.
August 8, 2012
Parents–take heart. Gama Group has introduced an infant safety seat specifically for flying. The lightweight FAA-certified seat is designed to complement all business jet configurations and will also work in any class of airline seat.
August 8, 2012
Every ingredient in this dish–duck, blueberries and Indian wild rice–comes from local sources, said Kristen Wasyliszyn, owner and chef at Atiki's Flight Catering. Wasyliszyn lightly rubs the duck with hazelnut oil for a subtle, nutty flavor and broasts it in high heat to render the outside crisp while the inside remains tender and moist. The blueberries are reduced slowly and the chef adds drippings from the broasting pan, along with a touch of cognac.
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Star Trek All of the Above T-Shirt - Black
On the black Star Trek t-shirt - All of the Above, Bones expresses very clearly that he's a doctor - and nothing else. He starts with his familiar "Dammit, Jim!" and goes on to list the roles he shuns from social butterfly to shepherd. This cotton Star Trek TV show shirt ends with Bones rejecting "All of the Above and Then Some."
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- Color: Black
- Fit: Slim Fit. We recommend ordering 1-2 sizes up.