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The Supernova of a Generation
This artist's concept show the material around a recently exploded star, known as Supernova 1987A, is based on observations which have revealed a three dimensional view of the distribution of the expelled material. The original blast was not only powerful, it was also more concentrated in one particular direction. This image shows the different elements present in SN 1987A: two outer rings, one inner ring and the deformed, innermost expelled material. Image credit: ESO/ L. Calçada
A supernova that was just discovered is closer to Earth—approximately 21 million light-years away—than any other of its kind in a generation. Astronomers believe they caught the supernova within hours of its explosion, a rare feat made possible with a specialized survey telescope and state-of-the-art computational tools.
The finding of such a supernova so early and so close has energized the astronomical community as they are scrambling to observe it with as many telescopes as possible, including the Hubble Space Telescope.
Joshua Bloom, assistant professor of astronomy at the University of California, Berkeley, called it "the supernova of a generation." Astronomers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and UC Berkeley, who made the discovery predict that it will be a target for research for the next decade, making it one of the most-studied supernova in history.
The supernova, dubbed PTF 11kly, occurred in the Pinwheel Galaxy, located in the "Big Dipper," otherwise known as the Ursa Major constellation. It was discovered by the Palomar Transient Factory (PTF) survey, which is designed to observe and uncover astronomical events as they happen.
"We caught this supernova very soon after explosion. PTF 11kly is getting brighter by the minute. It's already 20 times brighter than it was yesterday," said Peter Nugent, the senior scientist at Berkeley Lab who first spotted the supernova. Nugent is also an adjunct professor of astronomy at UC Berkeley. "Observing PTF 11kly unfold should be a wild ride. It is an instant cosmic classic."
He credits supercomputers at the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC), a Department of Energy supercomputing center at Berkeley Lab, as well as high-speed networks with uncovering this rare event in the nick of time.
The PTF survey uses a robotic telescope mounted on the 48-inch Samuel Oschin Telescope at Palomar Observatory in Southern California to scan the sky nightly. As soon as the observations are taken, the data travels more than 400 miles to NERSC via the National Science Foundation's High Performance Wireless Research and Education Network and DOE's Energy Sciences Network (ESnet). At NERSC, computers running machine learning algorithms in the Real-time Transient Detection Pipeline scan through the data and identify events to follow up on. Within hours of identifying PTF 11kly, this automated system sent the coordinates to telescopes around the world for follow-up observations.
These images show Type Ia supernova PTF 11kly, the youngest ever detected—over the past three nights. The left image taken on August 22 shows the event before it exploded supernova, approximately 1 million times fainter than the human eye can detect. The center image taken on August 23 shows the supernova at about 10,000 times fainter than the human eye can detect. The right image taken on August 24 shows that the event is 6 times brighter than the previous day. In two weeks time it should be visible with a good pair of binoculars. Credit: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Three hours after the automated PTF pipeline identified this supernova candidate, telescopes in the Canary Islands (Spain) had captured unique "light signatures," or spectra, of the event. Twelve hours later, his team had observed the event with a suite of telescopes including the Lick Observatory (California), and Keck Observatory (Hawaii) and determined the supernova belongs to a special category, called Type Ia. Nugent notes that this is the earliest spectrum ever taken of a Type Ia supernova.
"Type Ia supernova are the kind we use to measure the expansion of the Universe. Seeing one explode so close by allows us to study these events in unprecedented detail," said Mark Sullivan, the Oxford University team leader who was among the first to follow up on this detection.
"We still do not know for sure what causes such explosions," said Weidong Li, senior scientist at UC Berkeley and collaborator of Nugent. "We are using images from the Hubble Space Telescope, taken fortuitously years before an explosion to search for clues to the event's origin."
The team will be watching carefully over the next few weeks, and an urgent request to NASA means the Hubble Space Telescope will begin studying the supernova's chemistry and physics.
Catching supernovae so early allows a rare glimpse at the outer layers of the supernova, which contain hints about what kind of star exploded. "When you catch them this early, mixed in with the explosion you can actually see unburned bits from star that exploded! It is remarkable," said Andrew Howell of UC Santa Barbara/Las Cumbres Global Telescope Network. "We are finding new clues to solving the mystery of the origin of these supernovae that has perplexed us for 70 years. Despite looking at thousands of supernovae, I've never seen anything like this before."
"The ability to process all of this data in near real-time and share our results with collaborators around the globe through the Science Gateway at NERSC is an invaluable tool for following up on supernova events," says Nugent. "We wouldn't have been able to detect and observe this candidate as soon as we did without the resources at NERSC."
|Twelve house after telescopes in the Canary Islands (Spain) had captured unique spectra of the supernova, the team observed the event with a suite of telescopes including the Lick Observatory in California) and the Keck Observatory in Hawaii (pictured above). Image Credit: Pablo McLoud/WMKO
At a mere 21 million light-years from Earth, a relatively small distance by astronomical standards, the supernova is still getting brighter, and might even be visible with good binoculars in ten days' time, appearing brighter than any other supernova of its type in the last 30 years.
"The best time to see this exploding star will be just after evening twilight in the Northern hemisphere in a week or so," said Oxford's Sullivan. "You'll need dark skies and a good pair of binoculars, although a small telescope would be even better."
The scientists in the PTF have discovered more than 1,000 supernovae since it started operating in 2008, but they believe this could be their most significant discovery yet. The last time a supernova of this sort occurred so close was in 1986, but Nugent notes that this one was peculiar and heavily obscured by dust.
'"Before that, you'd have to go back to 1972, 1937 and 1572 to find more nearby Type Ia supernovae," says Nugent.
Studying the supernova can help astrobiologists understand the nature of the Universe and cosmic events that could have an effect on the habitablility of planets in certain regions of space. Events like supernovae could also have many consequenses for the production of materials in space that are involved in the origins of life. For instance, some scientists believe that the bias for 'left-handed' amino acids used by life on Earth could be traced back to antineutrinos release during supernovae explosions.


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How Doug voted
1. Notre Dame; 2. Ohio State; 3. Georgia; 4. Oregon; 5. Florida; 6. Alabama; 7. Stanford; 8. LSU; 9. Texas A&M; 10. South Carolina; 11. Kansas State; 12. Florida State; 13. Oregon State; 14. UCLA; 15. Clemson; 16. Nebraska; 17. Oklahoma; 18. Texas; 19. Louisville; 20. Kent State; 21. Rutgers; 22. Michigan; 23. Oklahoma State; 24. Washington; 25. Northern Illinois.
I made the decision after Saturday night's game that Ohio State would be No. 2 on my ballot, after I had them at No. 5 the week before, behind Georgia. The weekend upsets proved to me that winning, even if it's ugly, is worth a lot. And though it took overtime again for Ohio State, as it did against Purdue, the Badgers ran the ball well and successfully defended Braxton Miller, showing how good they can be. And Ohio State still found a way.
I was a little surprised Notre Dame was a unanimous No. 1 in the AP poll, getting all 60 votes. The Fighting Irish haven't dominated every week, so I thought a couple of voters might go with Alabama or Ohio State. In the coaches poll, Notre Dame got 56 of 59 first-place votes, while Alabama got two and Georgia one. In the Harris poll, Notre Dame got 107 of 115 and Alabama got eight.
I didn't drop Oregon that far, only to No. 4, and I thought about putting the Ducks at No. 3. Stanford is really good and would have beaten Notre Dame if a goal-line call had gone the other way. So for the Ducks to dominate the rest of their schedule, and then go down in overtime after Stanford scored late to tie it, that's certainly not a bad loss.
I continue to rank Alabama lower than any other AP voter, at No. 6, because I feel Georgia and Florida deserve to be ahead of the Crimson Tide. But that will get settled in the Southeastern Conference title game between Georgia and Alabama.
Two Mid-American Conference teams made my ballot this week, with Kent State at No. 20 and Northern Illinois debuting for me at No. 25. In the Harris poll, Northern Illinois was No. 24 and Kent State No. 25; in the coaches poll, Northern Illinois is No. 23 and Kent State No. 25; and in the AP poll, Kent State is No. 23 and Northern Illinois No. 24.

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...Kenny Phillips, safety, University of Miami.
Yeah, I know, I'm something like No. 1,384 in the line of people that have picked him for the Giants. But that's what I've heard and that's what I believe so I'm going with it. You don't get points for originality, just for being right. (Actually, I don't think you get points for that, either.)
And yeah, I know that's two players from Miami in two rounds, according to my current projections. So what? joebob knows what I'm talking about on this one.
And yeah, I know what you're thinking: "But MG, I saw this last week. Are you flip-flopping on us??? How dare you???" Relax. What you didn't see in that clip is that Phillips was already gone in that mock draft, taken at No. 22 by Nick Eatman of DallasCowboys.com. So with him off the board, I went to my next guy on the list: Tennessee LB Jerod Mayo.
As I mentioned in the NFL.com clip, Mayo is said to be a lot like former Broncos LB Al Wilson, so it makes sense the Giants would like him, seeing as how they were interested in trading for Wilson last year before he failed a physical. (Again, joebob is all over this one.)
Now, if Phillips is gone and the Giants take a LB, I would say look for them to possibly slide up a bit to land Arkansas State S Tyrell Johnson in the second round. I just don't see them taking him with their first-round pick.
As for Phillips, he comes from a recent line of Miami safeties (Ed Reed, Brandon Meriweather and the late Sean Taylor) and has the ability to make some plays back there. Maybe not like Reed or Taylor, but he's solid. He'd be a great fit for a Giants defense that could use more depth and ability at safety.


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Richard L. 'Dick' Yohn
Richard L. "Dick" Yohn, 70, Altoona, went home to be with the Lord Monday at Altoona Regional.
He was born in Altoona, son of the late Richard Sr. and Rosemary (Dollar) Yohn. He married Theresa "Terri" Omlor in 1968.
Surviving are his wife of 46 years; five children: Robbie (Bonnie) in Missouri, Jennifer Yohn-Smith (Chris) of Lilly, Richard of Altoona, Jeff (Diana) of York and Rodney (Tanya) of Loretto; nine grandchildren: Zach, Dillon, Robbie, Brittany, Brett, Jacob, Zachary, Natashia and Katanna; three great-grandchildren: Jada, Jaxon and Brody; three siblings: Nancy Newkirk, Rosemary "Peenee" and Gary, all of Altoona; his mother-in-law, Erma Moschella-Omlor; a sister-in-law, Patti Swires; as well as nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Bobby.
Dick attended Altoona High School and served in the U.S. Navy. He retired from Robert Haney Inc. as a foreman with 31 years of service. He was a member of the former Fourth Lutheran Church, Altoona.
After retirement, Dick enjoyed painting, landscaping and building model cars. He loved spending time with his family during their yearly vacations in the Outer Banks on Hatteras Island and working construction with his sons daily. He will always be remembered for his sense of humor and making people wonder how he did it.
Friends will be received from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 11, 2013, at Leslie E. Axe Funeral Home, 1520 Fourth St., Altoona. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, April 12, 2013, at Axe and Santella Family Chapel, 1534 Fourth St., Altoona, by Pastor Peter Helmers.


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HOOVER, Ala.---Ole Miss head football coach Hugh Freeze follows Florida's Will Muschamp and Missouri's Gary Pinkel at the podium in Tuesday's session at SEC Media Days.
Freeze is coming off his first season in Oxford, during which he led the Rebels to a 7-6 record (3-5 in the SEC) and a 38-17 win over Pitt in BBVA Compass Bowl in Birmingham, Ala. in his first season at the helm.
And things just kept getting better for Ole Miss in the offseason.
They surprised many and turned in a top 5 recruiting class, headlined by linebacker Robert Nkemdiche, widely viewed as the nation's No. 1 overall prospect in the Class of 2013.
They return a talented roster including standouts such as linebacker Denzel Nkemdiche (Robert's older brother) and wide receiver Donte Moncrief.
We'll have live updates from Freeze's time with the media here. So, feel free to interject with comments or questions below and make sure to hit the refresh button to keep up with that's going on here.
--Freeze begins opening statement by thanking the media and taking a playful stab at Florida coach Will Muschamp's rapid-fire address earlier.
"I was listening to my friend Will Muschamp and I was going to try to do it with less breaths than he did. But I think that's impossible. That guy can go."
--Freeze said his team made great strides in its first year under his leadership, citing all but two halves in which he was pleased with his players' effort.
--Made note of the Rebels' strides academically, nothing they went from a 920-944 APR.
--"Our task in Year 2 is to maintain them enthusiasm...as we continue to strive to be relevant in the SEC West.
--Freeze credited assistant Paul Jackson for his work in developing the players strength and conditioning.
---Noted consistency, particularly the fact that the Rebels started the same offensive linemen and wide receivers every game last season, as primary causes for the Rebels' success in 2012.
On Bo Wallace's recovery: Released to cover four weeks ago. Began throwing at full-strength last week.
"We hope that we don't see anything negative in the (throwing) motion."
On playing four of first five on the road: "Honestly, I don't know exactly about the schedule came about. You know a lot of scheduling is done beforehand. Certainly, I don't wish it was that way. That's not ideal...I can't control that we're playing those five on the road out of the gate. But I can control how we prepare."
--Freeze says he's not crazy about opening with an SEC opponent but said he'll take it for the opportunity to play a nationally-televised game.
---Among his biggest concerns was the team's depth at offensive line among other places after having so many offseason surgeries.
Did win against Mississippi State and in BBVA Compass Bowl help in recruiting: "No question it helped. The momentum that was created around our place after wining the Egg Bowl and then the Bowl game was huge."
Freeze said it helped them score a signature from Robert Nkemdiche, which helped them attract other big recruits.
On why he wears a visor: "When I was a high school coach I wanted to be like Steve Spurrier."
Expect the Rebels to once again to run multiple sets on defense. Also, added he feels the team will be more equipped in the 4-3 with defensive lineman D.T. Shackelford in the mix.
--Freeze said team is terribly thin at tight end. Lost three to graduation. Early signee Christian Morgan is struggling with a nagging injury and the team also had a non-qualifier.
--Freeze expects rising sophomore and Oxford, Ala. native Trae Elson to be major factor on defense this season.
"I think Trae is a phenomenal player. He's physical. He can run. He's an SEC safety...I I hope he can stay healthy. He's certainly a good player."
--Wallace understands, now that he knows he's the starter, that the success or failure of the offense rests with him.
"That can motivate some guys or that can make some guys tight."
--Wallace said he won't shy away from taking chances in regards to play calling despite criticism.
"You prepare as hard as you can with your staff and hope you have a sound game plan and call some good ones some times."


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By Jon Krouner
Contributing writer
The Syracuse University women's lacrosse team overcame a 3-0 deficit to defeat Georgetown University 7-6 and advance to Saturday's Big East championship game against Loyola University.
In a defensive-minded battle, Syracuse's seven goals mark its lowest output in the Carrier Dome this season. Top-seeded Syracuse increased its school-record winning streak to 15 games and improved to 16-2 on the season while fourth-seeded Georgetown ended its season at 9-8.
For much of the first half, the Orange looked unlike the dominant, nationally second-ranked team that dismantled the Hoyas 22-11 on April 14. On Thursday night, Georgetown possessed the ball for long swaths of time. Content to keep the ball out of the sticks of Syracuse's dangerous attack, the Hoyas poked and prodded the Syracuse defense.
Georgetown's patient style paid off as it jumped out to a 3-0 lead behind two goals from freshman Caroline Tarzian.
"They were just very patient. We were playing defense for long periods of time," Syracuse coach Gary Gait said. "When you're playing that slow-down style of lacrosse you don't want to overcommit and make it too easy."
SU's dormant attack finally broke through 22 minutes into the game when first-team All-Big East selection Alyssa Murray scored on a free position shot.
With Syracuse's opening goal came the return of confidence and swagger to the typically potent attack. Bridget Daley and junior captain Michelle Tumolo scored goals with 40 seconds between them to knot the score at three.
Yet, SU squandered its momentum when Georgetown scored a late goal to carry a 4-3 lead into halftime.
SU's three first-half goals matched its season-low halftime total from just its second game of the season at Virginia on Feb. 26. That game was the only other time SU trailed at the half this season.
The second half didn't look very promising at the outset, either.
Just seconds into the half, Tumolo, the Big East attack player of the year, took an ill-advised slashing penalty to put Syracuse down a player. But SU killed the penalty without a scoring threat.
Syracuse then took advantage of sloppy ball-handling from Georgetown to score three goals in under three minutes. At 25:17, senior Sarah Holden scored to tie to the game at four. Murray and Holden scored within a minute of each other to give SU a 6-4 lead, and the Orange led the rest of the way.
In a span of three minutes Syracuse swung momentum in its favor by scoring nearly half its goals. Georgetown managed to get within one goal but Syracuse played keep-away for much of the final 10 minutes to escape with the win.
"A slowed-down game is always interesting to deal with. The easiest way to play against that style is to execute and score. Unfortunately, we didn't have our best offensive game tonight," Gait said. "I thought the defense was our strong point today."
Syracuse faces No. 2 Loyola University, which defeated No. 3 Notre Dame 11-9 in Thursday's first semifinal, in the Big East championship game at 1 p.m. Saturday in the Carrier Dome. The championship game is a rematch of last Friday's game in which Syracuse survived a late rally to beat Loyola 13-12.
"It should be a fun one," Gait said.


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Accession 355: Papers of Miss Eliza Orme
6 vols., 158 photographs and 1 doc.
c 1882-1959
This collection comprises photographs and other miscellaneous papers relating to Eliza Orme's service as a CMS missionary teacher in India. The photographs include an album relating to her journey out to India and early years as a missionary; other photographs include ones of the school, pupils, Girl Guides The collection also includes a volume relating to the Golden Jubilee celebrations for St Mary's Girl's School in 1956 and a handmade school magazine presented to her on retirement in 1959. Miscellaneous items comprise poetry of Eliza Orme and some photographs of family members and of places in England and Scotland
This collection forms part of the Church Missionary Society Unofficial Papers. It is arranged into one series: Family Papers
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(Frances) Eliza Orme (1882-1975) of London, school teacher, was accepted as a CMS missionary in 1908. She served with the North India Mission and worked at the Deogha Girls Boarding School, later known as St Mary's Girls' School, from 1910 until 1959 when she retired.
Reference: CMS Manuscript register of CMS missionaries (Women, 1908-1910)
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The college basketball accolades continue to roll in for Hunter College sophomore Kristen Markoe, who was named to the 2011-12 All-Met Division III women's second team by the Met Basketball Writers Association.
In addition to her All-Met Division III second team status, the former Jaques Award winner out of McKee/Staten Island Tech was also selected to the ECAC second team last month.
Markoe was also the lone Hunter College player named to the CUNY Athletic Conference first team following an impressive sophomore campaign in which she notched a team-high 13 double-doubles.
In addition, Markoe was ranked among the top five players in the conference offensively, placing first in the league in 3-point field goal percentage (39.8 percent), second in assists (102) and third in scoring 358). She also finished the season fourth in steals (66) and rebounds (243).


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BOSTON - Gov. Deval Patrick vowed on Thursday to veto a version of a transportation funding bill that the Massachusetts House passed Wednesday and the Senate is considering on Thursday.
"If the bill comes to me the way it came to me in the first place, I'm going to veto it," Patrick told reporters after an event at the future site of Greentown Labs in Somerville. "Like I said before, it's wrong to say to the public, we're sending you an $800 million solution that is not in fact an $800 million solution."
Patrick, a Democrat, had proposed an amendment to a transportation bill passed by the legislature. His amendment would raise the gas tax by 3 cents to compensate for the $135 million in revenue that is expected to be lost when tolls on the Massachusetts Turnpike west of Route 128 are set to expire in 2017.
The House voted down that amendment. Instead, the House voted to keep its original package that would raise $500 million a year this fiscal year and about $800 million a year by 2018 by increasing the gas tax, the cigarette tax and the tax on cigars and smokeless tobacco and imposing the state sales tax on certain software services. On Wednesday, it added an amendment listing when certain taxes will go into effect and clarifying the intent of the Legislature on certain taxes.
Patrick says the legislature's plan would not actually raise $800 million without his amendment.
The House rejected the governor's amendment by a veto-proof majority, 121 to 31.
But the governor said the House bill is not satisfactory. "We have $130 million of uncertainty in a bill which, even at $800 million, does not meet all of our needs," Patrick said Thursday.
When the House came up with its plan, Patrick said, "There's no indication what they were thinking of spending that money on, which projects are in, which projects are out."
Speaking before the Senate vote, Patrick said he had met with some senators to come up with "some alternative ways to plug the hole" in the bill. But he indicated that there was no clear solution.
"We're dealing with unquestionably an uphill political climb, but we'll see what happens in the Senate," Patrick said. "I won't say that coming out of that we have a clear path forward, but they're caucusing after that meeting and we'll see."
Patrick said even if the Senate passes the House bill with a veto-proof majority, he will not reconsider his intention to veto it. Once a final bill is passed, he said he will then have the conversation about what can and cannot be funded with the money.
Either funding plan, Patrick said, would take the state "a big step further" than it was before he made the initial transportation funding proposal. "We're talking about the difference between $630 million and $800 million in new transportation investments. That's not zero," he said. "It's not like we have nothing to show for nearly a year's work."
Staff writer Dan Ring contributed to this report.


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Making a Narnia Faun costume.
By Michael Bielaczyc
This one is pretty simple. You need horns, ears, furry pants and a scarf. My current set up includes the faun pants we have available on our faun costume page, some curved horns and our large elf style ear. I swap out scarves depending on how I feel that day. I also normally carry around a over the shoulder leather bag to keep various articles (fauns in Narnia didn't need cell phones or wallets I guess).
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We now have a faun ear in production and depending on the venue I will wear either the faun ear or the large elf style.
Another problem with a good faun set up is the foot. With Narnia and now Pan's Labyrinth, people are expecting fauns and satyrs to have the goat style leg. The only comfortable way to do this is to have the fur pants a little longer than needed and to stand on your tip toes during photos.Inthe photosI am just wearing some square toed brown shoes which seems to make people happy enough (but not me, being a perfectionist). Since these photos were taken we have finished the faun hooves which can be bought here.
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JoAnn T. Larew
JoAnn T. Larew, 47, of Marietta, passed away at 12:54 a.m., Friday (May 9, 2014) at her home. She was born July 11, 1966, in Amherst, Ohio, to Don Sams and the late Diane Bore. JoAnn was a former medical assistant at Marietta Memorial Hospital.
On Jan. 14, 1983, she married Jerry Larew who survives with one son and one daughter, Lisa (Jason) Grose and Jerry Larew Jr.. both of Marietta, three grandchildren, two brothers and four sisters.
She was preceded in death by her mother and her son Dennis Larew.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday (May 13) at 10:30 a.m. at McClure-Schafer-Lankford Funeral home with Pastor Robert Sinnett officiating. Burial will follow in Tunnel Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home on Monday evening from 6 until 8 p.m. Messages of sympathy may be sent to the family at www.Lankfordfh.com.


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Verlander commits $1 million to Wins for Warriors initiative
After all the debate on what's going on with Justin Verlander on the mound, his work off the field took another step. On Wednesday, the Tigers announced that Verlander has committed $1 million to launch an initiative with the Detroit Tigers Foundation to support mental health efforts of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans and their families in the Detroit area as well as his home area of Richmond and Norfolk, Virginia.
The Wins and Warriors initiative will work to sustain two programs that work with veterans and their families: Give An Hour and The Mission Continues. Both are national organizations. The funding will help Give An Hour, which asks mental health professionals to donate an hour a week to free mental health services for veterans and their families, launch new posts in Detroit and the Richmond-Norfolk area in Virginia. The Mission Continues awards community service fellowships to post-9/11 veterans, and will use the Wins for Warriors funding to create three new fellowships — one in Detroit, one in Richmond and one in Norfolk.
Wins for Warriors is also conducting a fundraising campaign through Crowdrise for further support, with Verlander matching each donation through the end of the regular season. He'll also be offering up incentives to donate, from signed baseballs to on-field pregame events to an offer to watch a 2014 game from his suite at Comerica Park.
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Say what you will about his ego and attitude, dude supports the military folks like the heroes they are – tip of the cap to JV for all he does for those folks.
Well then, let's tip our cap to everyone who gives to any cause and receives no recognition for it.
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After the Florida Republican primary, I noted that exit polls there and in South Carolina that showed Ron Paul running up huge numbers among the young and getting only tiny votes from senior citizens.
The same thing happened in Nevada - and in spades.
Entrance polls there showed Paul beating the other three candidates among voters in the 20-29 age range. He got 40 percent of the vote.
But when you work your way down to the over-65 set, you see Ron got just 11 percent, far behind Mitt Romney's 57 percent.Romney certainly looks like the inevitable winner of the nomination - though as a journalist I pray every day that it goes down to the wire. Nothing would be more fun than a brokered convention with the brokers having to come to Ron Paul to assemble a winning margin.
But you can't look at those numbers without realizing the Republican Party is relying on a group of voters who have an annoying tendency to die off in big numbers between presidential elections.
Romney's appeal to them is based one ... let me think of the proper technical term ... oh yeah: lies.
In his acceptance speech Saturday night, Romney once again pledged to balance the budget while also building an even bigger military, though ours is already by far the most powerful the planet has ever seen.
That means he's going to have to make big cuts in Medicare and Social Security. The money has to come from somewhere, and if you don't cut the military and don't raise taxes, then you need to make huge cuts in entitlement spending if you wish to balance the budget.
The greedy geezers don't care. They know Romney's lying. They figure he'll keep the gravy train on track for the next four or eight years. And they're certainly right. Romney will borrow boatloads of money from the Chinese and send the bill to the kids.
Though I am now over 60 myself, I don't have much respect for my elders. As a kid growing up in Ocean County I was inundated by that wave of old newcomers moving into the retirement communities. Every one was convinced the world owed him a living - or more precisely that the federal government owed him a living.
If you were to tell them that Social Security is a welfare program and that Medicare is socialized medicine, you'd get a blank stare. All were convinced that the tiny amount they had withdrawn from the their paychecks over the years somehow covered the lavish benefits they were receiving.
Check that entrance poll data and you'll see that hasn't changed.
What's changed is that the kids are wising up. Thanks to Ron, the college campuses are now packed with kids who are for the first time ever really questioning the establishment. It must be real fun to watch the standard left-wing student confronted with a Ron Paul supporter who tells him he's a traitor to his generation.
That sort of thing could be a huge help in the race against Barack Obama. Too bad the GOP leadership hasn't figured that out yet.
ALSO: This is already an old joke, but I'll repeat it. I guess what happens in Vegas really does stay in Vegas. That would explain why the Clark County caucus results haven't fully been posted yet.
Until they are, it's impossible to say who finished second, Ron Paul or Newt Gingrich.


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Kingwood Resort has become Georgia's leading golf resort by providing relaxation and fun to countless members and guests.
Here's some more reviews from our customers:
Kingwood Member, Clayton, GA
Thanks to the Kingwood staff for a grand party. There was not one thing that could have been done any better. The room was ideal, the arrangements superior, the courtesy and efficiency of the wait staff was flawless, the gourmet quality of the food and its presentation made for a memorable meal. Everyone on the Kingwood staff seemed genuinely committed to making it the grand occassion that it was.
Chris and Bob, TN
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Syracuse, N.Y. -- When a huge offshore drilling rig runs aground in stormy Alaskan water, you'd expect the head of an Arctic Oil Spill Response committee to visit the scene.
So Martha Grabowski, chairperson of the National Academy of Sciences Arctic Oil Spill Response committee, left her Cazenovia home Thursday, bound for Alaska.
Grabowski, 55, is the McDevitt Chair of Information Systems at Le Moyne College, a post she assumed in September. She's been teaching at Le Moyne College since 1987 as professor and chair of the business administration department and director of the information systems program.
She's also a former licensed deck officer in the U.S. Merchant Marine and a retired lieutenant commander in the U.S. Naval Reserve.
"I'll be collecting data and lessons learned for the committee's assessment of the U.S.' ability to prepare for and respond to oil pollution events in the Arctic," she wrote in an email before heading off on her trip.
In October she served on a planning committee for a National Academies workshop that examined ship navigation challenges in the Arctic.
The drilling rig Grabowski will visit, maybe with a fly-over, is owned by Shell Oil Co. It broke free Monday night from tow ships that were moving it from Alaskan waters to a Seattle shipyard for off-season maintenance. It is grounded offshore of a small uninhabited island east of Kodiak Island.
The rig is carrying 139,000 gallons of diesel fuel and 12,000 gallons of lubricating oil and hydraulic fluid, according to reports. It ran aground after struggling in 35 feet waves and winds gusting up to 65 miles an hour. Nine crew members were evacuated by a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter hours before the drilling rig ran aground. So far no fuel or oil has been released.
Although Le Moyne is on break, Grabowski plans to communicate with her students who will be monitoring social media and other data about the event, she wrote.
Currently she is studying how social media can mobilize large masses of people in harm's way in very short time periods during extreme events, like tsunamis.
She expects to be back in Syracuse next week, in plenty of time for the start of classes later in the month.
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Funding Information
- Grantee Research Highlights
- Using Biomarkers to Evaluate Properties of Nutrition & Physical Activity Assessment Methods
- Implementing System Interventions to Close the Discovery-Delivery Gap
- Understanding Variability in the Rate of Additional Surgery after Partial Mastectomy
- Learning More about Disparities in Treatment Experiences and Outcomes for Women with Breast Cancer
- Developing Innovative Methods to Estimate Costs of Cancer Care
- Taking Account of the Patient's Perspective when Examining the Quality of Cancer Care
- Using Health Systems to Study and Improve the Quality of Cancer Care
- Making the Most of Mobile Technologies to Estimate Dietary Intake
- Exploiting Diverse Data Sources to Examine Colorectal Cancer Disparities
- Shelf Space: An Innovative Measure for Studying the Food Environment
- The Statistical Coordinating Center for the Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium: An Essential Research Resource
- A Comparative Effectiveness Trial to Examine Mammogram Recall Rates after Hormone Therapy
- The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS)
- Models to Assess Costs, Benefits, & Cost-effectiveness of Cervical Cancer Screening
- Impact on Outcomes of Structure & Process in Cancer Surgery
- Relationships Between Insurance, Treatment Decisions, Outcomes, & Labor
- Improving Mammography Performance in Practice
- Improving Breast Cancer Care for Older Women
- Developing an Integrated Measurement System to Assess Physical Activity
Taking Account of the Patient's Perspective when Examining the Quality of Cancer Care
Principal Investigator: John Z. Ayanian, MD, MPP
Harvard Medical School
Department of Health Care Policy
Boston, MA 02115-5899
What's the problem?
Patient-centeredness is increasingly being recognized as a critical indicator of high-quality health care delivery. Although several definitions of patient-centered care have been proposed in the scientific literature, two attributes are considered central: being responsive to patient needs and incorporating the patient's perspective and experiences in care planning and decision-making.
Optimizing patient experiences with care is especially important in cancer because cancer care is often complex and involves communication with and coordination across providers of multiple specialties and across multiple institutional settings. Unsatisfactory interactions with the health care system pose an additional burden on patients when they are already ill and vulnerable. More importantly, less-than-optimal patient experiences can have a significant negative impact on patients' health-related quality of life.
Data are needed to describe the experience of people living with cancer and traversing the cancer care continuum and to understand the barriers that impede appropriate care as well as the facilitators that ensure high-quality care. These data are necessary to foster positive change to improve the quality of care. Few studies in the United States, however, have examined patient experiences with care in broadly representative cohorts of patients with cancer.
How has this research addressed the problem?
Dr. Ayanian, a professor of health care policy and professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and a professor in health policy and management at the Harvard School of Public Health, has long been interested in the intersection of patients' characteristics and the quality of care they receive. He has focused in particular on the effects of factors such as race, ethnicity, gender, insurance coverage, and socioeconomic characteristics, on access to care, patient experiences with care, and their health outcomes. He also has extensively studied the impact of physicians' specialty and organizational characteristics on the quality of care. Since 2001, he has been the Principal Investigator of the Harvard/Northern California research team, one of eight investigative teams in the Cancer Care Outcomes Research and Surveillance (CanCORS) Consortium.
The National Cancer Institute established CanCORS to conduct a population-based study of newly diagnosed lung and colorectal cancer patients in multiple regions of the country who receive care in a variety of health care delivery systems. Lung and colorectal cancers were selected as the targets for CanCORS research because they are the leading causes of cancer mortality in the United States, and few systematic quality of care studies for these cancers have been conducted.
CanCORS' main aim is to determine how patients, providers, and health care organizations influence treatments and outcomes across the cancer care continuum, from diagnosis to recovery or end of life. The Consortium also evaluates the effects of specific therapies on patient survival, quality of life, and satisfaction with care. Data are collected through a patient survey, a provider survey, review of medical records, a survey of informal caregivers, and linkages with other databases, such as Medicare and the US Census.
Significance of the research & results
CanCORS is one of the largest population-based evaluations of patient experiences with care ever conducted. The study has demonstrated the feasibility of studying patients' experience of cancer care across the care continuum, including patient with advanced disease. By prospectively collecting data from large numbers of patients in multiple community-based sites—approximately 10,000 lung and colorectal cancer patients—Dr. Ayanian and his CanCORS colleagues have been able to address questions that are not possible with single-site studies or randomized controlled trials.
In addition, the multiple sources of data used in CanCORS have allowed the study's investigators a unique opportunity to complement systematic assessments of patient experiences in the health care system with technical measures of quality of care typically available in medical records. The resulting rich mine of data has led to many insights into the impact of care processes on patient outcomes.
In his CanCORS research, Dr. Ayanian and his colleagues have focused on problems with interpersonal aspects of care, examining several key constructs, including physician communication with patients, nursing care, and coordination and responsiveness of care. The results of this research may be an important step toward ameliorating disparities in care. Though experience of problems with interpersonal aspects of care was found to be greatest among non-white and non-English speaking patients, the research findings have the potential to benefit patients of all racial and ethnic backgrounds.
Recent related publications of interest
Ayanian JZ, Chrischilles EA, Fletcher RH, Fouad MN, Harrington DP, Kahn KL, Kiefe CI, Lipscomb J, Malin JL, Potosky AL, Provenzale DT, Sandler RS, van Ryn M, Wallace RB, Weeks JC, West DW. Understanding cancer treatment and outcomes: the Cancer Care Outcomes Research and Surveillance Consortium. J Clin Oncol 2004 Aug 1;22(15):2992-6. Erratum in: J Clin Oncol. 2004 Dec 15;22(24):5026. [Look up in PubMed]
Ayanian JZ, Zaslavsky AM, Arora NK, Kahn KL, Malin JL, Ganz PA, van Ryn M, Hornbrook MC, Kiefe CI, He Y, Urmie JM, Weeks JC, Harrington DP. Patients' experiences with care for lung cancer and colorectal cancer: findings from the Cancer Care Outcomes Research and Surveillance Consortium. J Clin Oncol 2010 Sep 20;28(27):4154-61. [View Abstract]
Ayanian JZ, Zaslavsky AM, Guadagnoli E, Fuchs CS, Yost KJ, Creech CM, Cress RD, O'Connor LC, West DW, Wright WE. Patients' perceptions of quality of care for colorectal cancer by race, ethnicity, and language. J Clin Oncol 2005 Sep 20;23(27):6576-86. [View Abstract]
Malin JL, Ko C, Ayanian JZ, Harrington D, Nerenz DR, Kahn KL, Ganther-Urmie J, Catalano PJ, Zaslavsky AM, Wallace RB, Guadagnoli E, Arora NK, Roudier MD, Ganz PA. Understanding cancer patients' experience and outcomes: development and pilot study of the Cancer Care Outcomes Research and Surveillance patient survey. Support Care Cancer 2006 Aug;14(8):837-48. [View Abstract]
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HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- Huntsville police will set up DUI checkpoints across the city in support of the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign starting Friday and continuing through the Labor Day holiday weekend.
The campaign, organized by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will be regionally administered by the North Alabama Traffic Safety Office.
Checkpoint locations will include, but aren't limited to Drake Avenue, Jordan Lane, University Drive, Bob Wallace Avenue, Bailey Cove Road, Andrew Jackson Way, Cecil Ashburn Drive, Sparkman Drive and Pulaski Pike.


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Lúnasa founders Michael McGoldrick and John McSherry's debut duo release is a delirious, intoxicating celebration of Irish wind instruments: flutes, tin and low whistles, and uilleann pipes. Glorious and enchanting.
"Listen more than once and ... more
Two of today's top Celtic musicians join forces for an album that's both delightful and inventive. Mixing traditional and contemporary material with glorious ease, piper and whistler John McSherry and whistle and flute master Michael McGoldrick soar with the kind of breezy freshness that's all too often missing from Irish music these days. That's perhaps to be expected from people whose pedigrees include the likes of Lúnasa, Donal Lunny, and Afro Celt Sound System, but the pairing proves to be even more natural and joyful than anticipated, as the two push each other further on "Ornette's Trip to Belfast," for example, and caress the melody of "The Bloom of Youth." With some sprightly, sympathetic backing that never becomes overpowering, the two are left in the spotlight--and they shine perfectly.


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The time for the Longhorns to make their long-awaited return to the field is almost here, and almost all of the mystery is gone now that the depth chart for Week 1 has been released.
We all know by now that David Ash has gotten the nod as the starter for the September 1st opener, so the real treat here is seeing how the freshmen have injected themselves into the equation. None are starting, but the chart is littered with members of the nation's third-ranked recruiting class. 15 freshmen have a shot at making a major impact for this team.
Here's how the young guns and their teammates stack up on paper as we build up to Saturday's game.


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What are the Rules of Craps?
Craps is probably one of the most misunderstood casino games. From the looks of the table and the (usually mile-long) rule set, it's a game that often turns away more folks than it attracts. However, when it comes down to it, craps the truth is that it's really quite a simple game.
To prove that, what we'll do here is break down the game of craps into its simplest form.
First, each player needs to bet the minimum amount (in a brick and mortar casino this amount is determined by the table). The game is played with two numbered dice, each with six sides. The player that rolls the dice is called the "shooter" and this player has to place a bet. He or she can either place a "pass" bet or a "don't pass" bet.
A "roll" is what the dice shows when the shooter throws. A "come-out" roll is the first role that the shooter rolls in the game. If the roll is a 2,3, or 12 then it's called "craps". If the first roll is a 7 or 11 or craps (2, 3, or 12), then the game is over. On a 7 or 11 roles, bets that are placed on the "pass line" win 1:1 and bets placed on the "don't pass line" lose. On the craps roles, it's just the opposite unless the "don't pass" line says "bar" and then the bet pushes.
If the come-out roll is a 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10, then the roll is called the "point" in which case the point is marked.
After the come-out roll (which we'll admit, is a bit complicated), the rolling of the dice continues. If the roll is the point then the game ends and bets place on the pass line win 1:1 which best on the dont pass line lose. If the roll is a 7, the shooter's turn is now over and the game ends. Here, bets on the pass line lose and bets on the dont pass line win 1:1.
Throughout the course of the game, bets ont he pass line can't be altered (they can only be increased). Bets placed on the don't pass line however, can be decreased or removed but unlike bets on the pass line, they cannot be increased.
It's really that simple. What one of the best aspects of playing craps online is simply that you don't have to remember all the rules. That's the best part! The game will automatically tell you when the game ends and if you win or lose your account will be adjusted accordingly. That's why most people like to learn the game of craps online because they can learn the feel of the game and the rhythm, without getting caught up in all the small rules.
Craps is an incredibly fun game to play and we recommend not getting caught up needing to learn all the rules. Let the game take you where it will and follow the flow – you'll realize that you'll catch on sooner than you think!
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Phillipsburg council members bemoaned the closing of one of their locally-based senior nutrition centers at Tuesday's board meeting.
"I find it kind of strange that they want to shut down a program in an area that needs it the most like Phillipsburg," said Council Vice President John Lynn. "It just doesn't make sense to me."
According to officials, New Jersey's Warren County is currently transitioning from having five nutrition centers to having three, a process that will be completed September 1 and will include the closing of the Bernardine-May American Legion Post in Phillipsburg.
Mayor Harry Waynt Jr. though says that county Freeholder Ed Smith has vowed to keep the program in the area.
"I've had conversation with Freeholder Smith… and the feedback that I got from [him] was that he's 90-some percent sure we're going to keep it in Phillipsburg, maybe not at the same location that it is [now]," he said.
The nutrition program will likely now be moved to the Phillipsburg Senior Center, which is located just two blocks away from the outbound American Legion Post.
Several officials said a compromise was needed to meet and keep the program alive.
"We need to keep it here regardless of where it is," said Wyant.
The Mayor went on to say that the move will have the positive effect of bringing monetary relief to the region.
"You're always looking to recapture dollars," Wyant said. "It's a minimal amount that it costs to keep the nutrition center up but every minimal amount adds up."
"I think the need in Phillipsburg is great," said John Lynn. "I think they need to make a strong effort to keep the nutrition program in the city of Phillipsburg"
Board members though disagreed over whether the monetary relief was worth the potential loss of services given to senior citizens.
"You really can't put a price on something for people that have giving back to the community all those years," said Council President Todd Tersigni. "If that was your mother, or your father, or your grandmother, or your grandfather you would probably feel the same way."
Phillipsburg mayor and council said they intend to hold Freeholder Ed Smith accountable to his vow.


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A University of Massachusetts professor is hoping president-elect Barack Obama's mantra of "change" applies to health care, too.
The folks over at Amherst Community Television, where I've been [full disclosure:] interning over winter break, are pretty excited to have taken part in UMass communications professor Jarice Hanson's recent project: a taped panel discussion on health care reform for president-elect Obama's transition team.
The project was in response to a request from Health and Human Services secretary-nominee Sen. Tom Daschle on Obama's change.gov Web site.
"The purpose of these discussions was to pass on personal stories as well as concerns, ideas, and suggestions about what could be done to improve health care in the U.S.," Hanson said in an email interview Saturday.
The discussion was taped by Amherst Regional High School students who have been working with the station and ACTV staff.
"We had only a couple of weeks to prepare something, and I thought that with the help of Amherst Community TV, we could encourage people to talk to their friends, families, and others, and send their individual suggestions in through the Web-based network to the transition team," Hanson said.
ACTV director Jim Lescault told me he'd like to take the conversation further.
"It's great to have people from the Amherst area be a part of the health care conversation and we're hoping to do some follow-up with people who couldn't make it on for that," he said.
The video can be seen on ACTV Public Access 12 on Monday, Jan. 19 at 12:00 p.m. and 4:30 p.m., or online here, and I put together a very condensed version here:
|Amherst Community Health Panel
I also asked Hanson to give me the Spark Notes on what was discussed:
"The 3 panelists: [fellow UMass professor] Cindy Suopis, Frank Aronson, and Alice Barrett, talked about what frustrated them about the current health care system. Insurance (and the fact that insurance is tied to employment) is a really big issue. If a person loses a job, they lose their insurance. One of the leading causes of home foreclosures in the U.S. today is because people are losing jobs, and when their health suffers because they can't afford health care, including necessary medications, their lives can be shattered.
The current Massachusetts model of mandatory health care is being considered as a model for the country, but there are significant problems with the way this system is set up. Another problem is that there are simply not enough doctors who are willing to give time to patients for full diagnoses. For example, many doctors work for corporations that limit the average visit to approx. 20 minutes; that's not always enough time to talk to patients who might have a number of problems, to get a thorough diagnosis.
We also discussed what could possibly be done at the community level, such as participating in bulk medication buying, or starting a community-based system in which people watch out for others; an example might be as simple as calling someone in the community to remind them to take their medications, or checking to see that they have enough...etc."
Hanson said she first heard about Daschle's request from a general proposal on change.gov after she was nominated for a position in the Obama administration. She said she might - and stresses might - still be in the running for a spot on team-Obama, "but I would certainly not be in the running for one of the positions that he has been filling up to now--it would be more likely that I may end up on a committee at a later date," she wrote.
Hanson and Lescault both told me they'd like to collaborate in the future, and Hanson would like to include Dr. Daniel Levy and UMass professor Dean Robinson.
Hanson told me she liked the idea of using digital video to engage a community at the national level.
"As a professor of communication, one of my great interest areas is in what is called 'deliberative democracy,'" she wrote. "As a professor of media, I know how powerful different forms of media can be in mobilizing the public's interest and generating topics of discussion. If we think of media as a way of reaching the public, but also creating opportunities (through the web, or through community gatherings) we can also share ideas and express community interest."
She also said the Obama administration is taking a step in the right direction by building a digital dialogue with communities across the nation.
"We all have a lot to learn about how best to use the Internet for constructive public dialog, but the Obama administration is already trying, and I think that some of what has been done is truly revolutionary," she said.
More information on the Daschle-led health care discussion can be found at the change.gov Web site.
Note: The video embedding is acting a little funny; excerpts from Hanson's panel discussion can be found here.


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Here is my # 1, 2 kids i saw playing on the beach in Airlie Beach, couldn't resist photographing them
and # 2 this is Rick going diving in Airlie beach
what amazing pages, well done everyone :D
If you are like me you have a ton of files filled with wordarts that came with kits, I think we sometimes forget that they are there and can make such a great addition to any page
keep them coming :D
Letha!! Where is that beach?? I thought it was snow.. the sand is sooo white.. sooo want to go there!
Great pages everyone. Hope I get to join in.. time has not been on my side lately!! LOL Hope everyone is enjoying their summer so far :)
it is very relaxing ;) It is at Buckroe Beach in Hampton Virginia
Part one, thanks Fionna, you're right.. I had a pile of word art that was in my archived folder.. it was fun going through them all!!
And Part two.. I used the kit Denim & Daisies.. I used two of the frames.. thanks for the kit!!


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FH boys clobber Vikings; 78-49
Otis Cooper-West scored a team-high 21 points and Collin Williamson contributed 17 as the Wolverines erased their worst loss of the season, a 45-27 defeat at Meridian, Jan. 8, by dismantling Orcas, 78-49, Friday, at home. Eleven Wolverines put points on the board in the lopsided victory.
The Vikings' Jack Gates lead all scorers with 23 points.
With the win, Friday Harbor improved to 8-6 overall and 3-0 in league. The Wolverines travel to Concrete Thursday and host Lynden Christian on Saturday; tip off is 1:30 p.m.
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text: Health: Daily Life Natural Habits and food for Good Health 14. July 2012 Anupama In our daily life routine we are facing many illness like stomach problem, cough and cold problem. These dieses are very common and we are visiting a doctor when these problem occurs. But there are many daily life good habits and food by which we can prevent these problems. For all these problems root cause is our stomach and daily routine. We can control and avoid these problem by some daily exercise and changing food habits. Here are some tips for stomach and body fitness - In morning and evening drink aloe Vera(15-20 ml) and awala juice(5-10 ml) by adding one spoon honey in one cup water empty stomach. - Replace your milk tea with Green Tea at least 2 times a day. As Green tea improves overall health as it is full of antioxidants and other properties. - Apply Multani Mitti for 20 minutes on whole body at least once a week and then take bath. Multani Mitti will remove toxins from body. - Try to drink turmeric powder(2-3 pinch) with milk in Morning after breakfast this is boost your immunity - Wrap your stomach with wet cloth for 30 minutes empty stomach or 3 hr after a meal. This will prevent fat store on stomach and you will feel fit - Eat whole grains foods - Wakeup early in morning, drink a glass water and do very lite stretching execise and then go to toilets and clean you mouth, eye and nose. Put 2-3 drops of almond oil in nose, this will make vision, throat and brain healthy. - Massage whole body with mustard or sesame oil for 10 minutes before taking bath - Do 10 minute exercise before or after bath - Eat your meals on fixed time with adequate time differences Daily routine tips for joint and west pain - Massage whole body with mustard or sesame oil for 10 minutes, 30 minutes before taking bath - Take foot bath for 15-20 minutes on alternate day - Use turmeric with milk and avoid constipation - Always try to keep your body posture in correct position


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PIA04891: Elysium Mons Wind Streak
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MGS MOC Release No. MOC2-556, 26 November 2003
This Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) image shows a wind streak formed behind a meteor impact crater on the lower north flank of the volcano, Elysium Mons. Winds blow down the volcano slope, toward the northeast (toward upper right), causing a tail of uneroded dust to be captured behind the crater. Thin, filamentary dark streaks (resembling pencil scratches in this image) can be seen on the surface of the bright wind streak; these may have formed by disruption of surface dust by passing dust devils. This picture is located near 27.7°N, 212.7°W. The image covers an area 3 km (1.9 mi) wide, and is illuminated by sunlight from the left.
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Just Coasting is back! My old weekly entertainment column returns today in a new form appearing Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. (You'll notice an emphasis on weekends there.) It will function as a grab bag of local entertainment information and general pop notes. If you want to give me a heads-up on something worth including, send me an e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com.
There's a watchword for Mardi Gras season that goes just as much for music as it does for general revelry: "It's a marathon, not a sprint." Nonetheless, you might want to sprint on over to Mobile Records late this afternoon for a special in-store performance, if you can squeeze one more thing into your busy Carnival calendar.
The shop has put out word via Facebook that Big Sandy and
his Fly-Rite Boys will pop in about 5 p.m. Monday, Feb. 17, at 140B S. Sage
Ave. (corner of Sage and Emogene) to make their only performance in the area.
The group, which describes itself "torchbearers of American roots music" for 25
years, has a sound that draws on rockabilly, Western swing, bluegrass and more.
Check them out out:
My own personal Mardi Gras music marathon started Saturday night with The Revivalists and Gov't Mule at the Saenger (click here for notes on the show, including a photo gallery), then I scaled down to Callaghan's on Sunday night for a show by Cotton Bird.
This quartet blends the considerable talents of Walon Smith, Sarah Looney, Eric Onimus and Phil Proctor. Cover choices included treats such as Neil Young's "Heart of Gold" (with a particularly beautiful vocal by Looney), The Beatles' "Don't Let Me Down," Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash's "Jackson" and Carole King's "It's Too Late." Better yet, there were some originals in the mix. Stay tuned for more from Proctor, who seems to be involved with more projects than anyone can keep track of.
Tonight it's Snoop Dogg at Soul Kitchen, review to follow. Tuesday, in the unlikely event I have any gas left in the tank, it'll be either Buddy Guy and Jonny Lang at the Saenger or Shovels & Rope and Shakey Graves at the Alabama Music Box where, rumor has it, the audience's needs will be met by a staff freshly certified and sanctified by local authorities to put ice in your drink. (Visit the venue's Facebook page for an account of its latest Imperial entanglements, which postponed its Valentine's Day "Dating Game Live" event to tonight.) For my interview with Cary Ann Hearst and Michael Trent of Shovels & Rope, click here. I hope to post an interview with opener Shakey Graves later today.Other really fun stuff ahead: Warbama presents area rapper Mr. Bigg Friday, Feb. 21, at Soul Kitchen, and on the same evening the Alabama Music Box presents unconventional New Orleans rap acts Sex Party and Boyfriend. For my interview with Boyfriend, click here.
Care to share your own Mardi Gras Music Marathon ambitions and/or recommendations? Feel free to do so in the comments section below.
Out in the wider world: Hard to believe it, but it's been 10 years since Kanye West exploded onto the scene with "The College Dropout." The occasion has not gone unnoticed: Both Billboard and Spin have stepped up with some heavy-lifting, thought-provoking retrospectives.
The intro to Spin's opus on "God's Freshman Year" sets the stage in stark terms: "Try to recall just how embattled hip-hop was just a decade ago. Starting at the end of the '90s and hitting a fever pitch by the mid-2000s, the story was that Puff Daddy and his shiny-suit shenanigans had made a mockery of real rap, while a then-burgeoning underground scene savvy enough to market itself as the stalwart alternative ... was fighting the good fight for lyricism and social responsibility and all that good stuff. ... But when Kanye West's debut album, 'The College Dropout,' arrived on February 11, 2004, it loudly announced what plenty of rap heads who preferred neither faction were already whispering to one another: Neither side's got it right!"
The meat of the article is a collection of essays, each by a different author, delving into the album track by track. The beauty of it is that the collection is as conflicted and rich as the subject matter itself. One writer points out that the ego and vanity that sometimes make West so obnoxious were there from the start and insists it was all downhill from there; the next sifter finds all the seeds of future greatness. One will decry his obsession with the superficialities of fashion, another will assert that there's a logic there too that stands as answer to the anti-materialistic digs of pop stars such as Macklemore and Lorde. Yet another reminds that there was a theme of real spirituality in the mix as well.
Billboard, meanwhile, marked the occasion with a "Classic Track-by-Track review" and an "Oral History" of the album. The latter is a massive undertaking featuring accounts from 26 people involved in the process. As Erika Ramirez notes in her intro, "'The College Dropout,' continues to resonate in pop culture 10 years after its release, not only because of Kanye West but all of those who were a part of the creation. Everyone who contributed was an underdog as well, trying to prove themselves to their hometown, label executives, peers, and most importantly, themselves." The Oral History provides quite a window into a moment in time when a lot of creative forces – not just one talented egomaniac – came together to produce something groundbreaking.All in all it is a whole lotta Kanye, and Kanye can be hard to take even in small doses. But it adds up to a decisive refutation of the view that West and the culture that celebrates him have nothing of substance to offer. If you can't figure him out and you can't ignore him and can't figure out why he won't just go away, there's probably something in here that will lend a little perspective.


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We're having ours this weekend because H had to work last Sunday (all day) - its what you get when your restaurant is the most popular venue around for Mother's Day brunch and dinner! So Happy belated Mother's Day to me, and everyone else!
As celebration I made this wonderful Coconut and Pecan Chocolate Pie. mmmmm. The pastry (which is far to thick but it's a work in progress) has coconut oil in it as well as ground pecans and is lovely. The topping is a little too sloppy (like I said its a WIP) but very tasty! I will make again (maybe for Father's Day) and post the recipe once i am happy with it!
I actually was woken up last Sunday at 6am and given my stuff the kids had made. It was super cute. So I didn't miss out, I just get extra love now too!


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Volume 46, Issue 7, October 2008
2008 Distinguished Service Citations Awarded to Dean Baird, Anne Cox, Harry Manos, Karen Jo Matsler, Steve Shropshire, and Richard Zitto46(2008); http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.2981280View Description Hide Description
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FROG DROP46(2008); http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.2981282View Description Hide Description
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Measurement of g Using a Flashing LED46(2008); http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.2981283View Description Hide Description
In one of the classic free-fall experiments, a small mass is attached to a strip of paper tape and both are allowed to fall through a spark timer, where sparks are generated at regular time intervals. Students analyze marks (dots) left on the tape by the timer, thereby generating distance-versus-time data, which they analyze to extract the acceleration due to gravity g with good results. The apparatus, however, is cumbersome and often frustrating for students.1 High-tech versions of this experiment are done with an object dropped and followed by a motion sensor connected to a computer. The sensor relies on ultrasonic ranging to record distance and time data, which may then be displayed graphically. Students inspect the graphs to determine the value of g. Although the results are excellent, the emphasis on the computer's ability to collect and analyze data leaves little analysis for the students to perform.2 Furthermore, neither technique gives an intuitive display of what is happening. The motivation for our work was to overcome these issues by developing an innovative method for measuring g. In our version of the experiment, students drop a flashing LED at a known frequency and record its trajectory using long exposure photography with a digital camera. Proper choice of flashing LED timing parameters produces an image that allows for an accurate measurement of g and at the same time helps to explain what happens during free fall. The experiment remains high-tech in the sense that students learn to use updated equipment to record data and to carry out the analysis.
A Cool Sport Full of Physics46(2008); http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.2981284View Description Hide Description
Of all sports,ice hockey is possibly the one with the widest array of physics elements in it. The game provides many examples that can bring physics to life in the classroom. Ice hockey (or just "hockey" as many Canadians would say) sees athletes sliding on ice at high speeds and in various ways, shooting and slapping pucks, and colliding against each other. The interaction between the skate blade and the ice is a problem of great physical complexity. The question "Why is ice so slippery?" has puzzled generations of scientists and, surprisingly, clear answers have come relatively recently. There is even some optics involved in hockey: how many sports are watched behind tempered glass (or Plexiglas) windows? The optical and mechanical properties of these materials are worth a physics classroom discussion. In this paper, I will review a few topics discussed at length in my book The Physics of Hockey.1,2 Interested readers may also find additional articles on our website.3
The Surprising Effectiveness of College Scientific Literacy Courses46(2008); http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.2981285View Description Hide Description
Research by Jon Miller, professor of Interdisciplinary Studies and director of the International Center for Scientific Literacy at Michigan State University, shows that the U.S. scientific literacy course requirements for nonscience college students pull the United States into second place in international rankings of adult scientific literacy. This despite the poor science scores of U.S. primary and secondary school students as compared with other nations. The far lower adult scientific literacy rankings of most European nations and other industrialized nations appear to be due to the lack of any such college scientific literacy requirement in those nations. Instituting such a requirement in all nations, and improving the quality and quantity of such courses on U.S. campuses, would increase global scientific literacy significantly, arguably doubling Europe's scientific literacy rate. In view of this result and today's crying need for scientific literacy, physics educators should make physics for nonscientists their top priority.
A Multipurpose Device for Some Hydrostatics Questions46(2008); http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.2981286View Description Hide Description
A number of well-known hydrostatics problems dealing with Archimedes' principle concern a loaded boat floating in a pool.1–4 Examples of this sort of problem include: 1. (a) If a stone is thrown overboard from a boat floating in a pool, does the water level in the pool rise, fall, or remain unchanged? (b) If a hole is made in the bottom of the boat so that the boat sinks, does the water level in the pool change? If so, when does the change begin (when water first begins to enter the boat or later)? 2. A boat floating in a pool carries a mass M that can either be placed on the raft or hung below the raft. (a) How does the water level in the pool compare in the two cases? (b) In which case does the raft float higher in the water? This paper describes a simple low-cost experimental setup that can be used to demonstrate the solutions to such problems in a concrete and dramatic way.
How Does It Sound? Young Interferometry Using Sound Waves46(2008); http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.2981287View Description Hide Description
This paper describes an enjoyable, simple, and inexpensive way to perform Young's two-source experiment using sound waves. The wave source is a simple aluminum rod (a "singing rod").1–3
Computer-Based Experiment for Determining Planck's Constant Using LEDs46(2008); http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.2981288View Description Hide Description
Visible light emitting diodes(LEDs) have been widely used as power indicators. However, after the power is switched off, it takes a while for the LED to go off. Many students were fascinated by this simple demonstration. In this paper, by making use of computer-based data acquisition and modeling, we show the voltage across the LED undergoing an exponential decay after the power is switched off. We also describe a new approach for determining Planck's constant using LEDs. The simple experiment can be used either in an interactive lecture demonstration or an entry-level physics lab.
Einstein's Mirror46(2008); http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.2981289View Description Hide Description
Reflection of light from a plane mirror in uniform rectilinear motion is a century-old problem, intimately related to the foundations of special relativity.1–4 The problem was first investigated by Einstein in his famous 1905 paper by using the Lorentz transformations to switch from the mirror's rest frame to the frame where the mirror moves at a constant velocity.5 Einstein showed an intriguing fact that the usual law of reflection would not hold in the case of a uniformly moving mirror, that is, the angles of incidence and reflection of the light would not equal each other. Later on, it has been shown that the law of reflection at a moving mirror can be obtained in various alternative ways,6–10 but none of them seems suitable for bringing this interesting subject into the high school classroom.
Congratulations to the 2008 U.S. Physics Team46(2008); http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.2981290View Description Hide Description
It takes a village … Many people worked hard to send the U.S. Physics Team to the 2008 International Physics Olympiad in Hanoi this summer — Who got them involved, got them trained, and got them to Vietnam and back?
The Hybrid Automobile and the Atkinson Cycle46(2008); http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.2981291View Description Hide Description
The hybrid automobile is a strikingly new automobile technology with a number of new technological features that dramatically improve energy efficiency. This paper will briefly describe how hybrid automobiles work; what are these new technological features; why the Toyota Prius hybrid internal combustion engine operates on the Atkinson cycle instead of the Otto cycle; and what are the advantages and disadvantages of the hybrid automobile. This is a follow-up to my two previous papers on the physics of automobile engines.1,2
Gender Differences in the High School and Affective Experiences of Introductory College Physics Students46(2008); http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.2981292View Description Hide Description
The disparity in persistence between males and females studying physics has been a topic of concern to physics educators for decades. Overall, while female students perform as well as or better than male students,1 they continue to lag considerably in terms of persistence. The most significant drop in females studying physics occurs between high school and college.2 Since most female physicists report that they became attracted to physics and decided to study it further while in high school, according to the International Study of Women in Physics,3 it is problematic that high school is also the stage at which females begin to opt out at much higher rates than males. Although half of the students taking one year of physics in high school are female, females are less likely than males to take a second or Advanced Placement (AP) physics course.4 In addition, the percentage of females taking the first physics course in college usually falls between 30% and 40%.1 In other words, although you may see gender parity in a first high schoolphysics course, this parity does not usually persist to the next level of physics course. In addition, even if there is parity in a high schoolphysics course, it does not mean that males and females experience the course in the same way. It is this difference in experience that may help to explain the drop in persistence of females.
A Time-of-Flight Method To Measure the Speed of Sound Using a Stereo Sound Card46(2008); http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.2981293View Description Hide Description
Most homes in developed countries have a sophisticated data acquisition board, namely the PC sound board. Designed to be able to reproduce CD-quality stereo sound, it must have a sampling rate of at least 44 kHz and have very accurate timing between the two stereo channels. With a very simple adaptation of a pair of regular PC microphones, a computer with a stereo sound board, and sound analysissoftware, we were able to implement a method of accurate measurement of the speed of sound with several attractive features: a) The most expensive equipment, the PC, the sound board, and sound analysissoftware, are available in many homes and almost all schools; the two microphones and the additional electronics (see below) can be acquired for less than $50. b) The concept of the experiment is sufficiently simple to be grasped by very young students, 13–14 years old. c) The experiment itself is so straightforward that in a recent Open Day at our department, every group of students passing through the experiment was able to complete, in a couple of minutes, several measurements of c s, the speed of sound in air.d) It is possible to use the same apparatus to measure the speed of sound in solids.
Being Careful with PASCO's Kinetic Friction Experiment: Uncovering Pre-sliding Displacement?46(2008); http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.2981294View Description Hide Description
The widely used PASCO laboratory equipment is an excellent way to introduce students to many topics in physics. In one case, PASCO's equipment may be too good! Various experiments exist for calculating the kinetic coefficient of friction by measuring the acceleration of a sliding object under some constant force. With ever more accurate equipment, such as electronic motionsensors, students are capable of measuringmotion over quite small time intervals. In measuringmotion including friction, PASCO equipment can record more complicated aspects of friction associated with the transition between staticfriction and kinetic friction. This serves as an excellent exercise to introduce some fine details of friction not typically discussed in an introductory physics course. In fact, if one does not consider these fine details (or at least does not omit them) the "canned" PASCO friction lab will yield wildly spurious results. The erroneous results obtained are due to a nonconstant "recoil" acceleration during the first ∼0.2 seconds of motion. The problem does not show up in the PASCO instructor's manual because the manual restricts the experiment to a small range of low applied forces for which the effect is minor. The recoil was actually observed previously1 but was written off as equipment noise. If one ignores this "noise," a relatively constant coefficient of kinetic friction can be found in this lab experiment, as we will show. We describe here the original experiment, a second experiment to rule out that this is an experiment-specific phenomenon, and how the experiments can be used for two or three different topics. Finally, we tabulate results and discuss what may be causing this "recoil."
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A Toy "Magnetometer"46(2008); http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.2981295View Description Hide Description
Everyone likes to play with toys and entertain themselves with devices built to amuse or mystify. The authors became intrigued with tabletop devices originally designed to demonstrate magnetic "levitation." Toys of this type can be purchased commercially1 or assembled from a kit.2 We found that such an inexpensive device could be used to monitor the daily variations in the Earth's local magnetic field. A comparison of our daily observations with those of international geomagneticobservatories shows remarkably similar patterns of magnetic variation.
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The River Needs a Cork46(2008); http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.2981296View Description Hide Description
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October Surprise46(2008); http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.2981297View Description Hide Description
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Fermi Questions46(2008); http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.2981298View Description Hide Description
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Umbrella Coil46(2008); http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.2981299View Description Hide Description


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Corn Cob Up My Ass: Pet Peeves 7
May 30 2006, 11:21 AM
Post #2061
cryostat bitch
Posts: 1,717
cob: related to work:
Friggin mechanical contractors that design and build an entire mechanical system with NO friggin isolation valves or valves located in the correct position for testing equipment function!!
Seriously, having to shut down an entire building to fix one STUPID steam trap is making me CRAZY!!!!!!
Do they have MONKEYS installing?
*i guess this should have gone into the work rants.....*
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May 30 2006, 10:14 AM
Post #2062
now running on biodiesel and sacrificial blood
Posts: 2,227
From: the little house on the hill
i wholeheartedly agree with doodle.
cob: they are running a "pre-checkout inspection" on our flat on thursday, despite the fact that term doesn't end until 7th july, and our lease doesn't end until the 3rd of september. They are marking down any "damages" done to the flat, and will charge us astronomical charges to repair them. We freaking live here. It's entirely possible that the place will have a few scratches, especially when it's as shittly-made as this place is; they shouldn't be charging £60 per wall to have it redecorated. Or £25 {per square meter} of fucking shitty carpet tiling that damn well attracts dirt.
Oh, and despite encouraging us to move out over the summer, they won't let us end our lease early.
May 29 2006, 06:13 PM
Post #2063
cryostat bitch
Posts: 1,717
Oh, god, doodle, I see the same CRAP all the time where I live. Right outside my window, or if I sit on my balcony, my neighbors kiddy-corner across the street have a HUMMER parked out there, several boats, ATVs, a jet-ski, you name it. And they spend HOURS every weekend day WASHING these things. Leaving water running down the street and soap and god-knows-how-many toxic chemicals.
Blech. At least I can't see their back yard so I don't know if they have a grill or not....but I'd guess they do.
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May 29 2006, 09:37 AM
Post #2064
Hardcore BUSTie
Posts: 1,237
doodle, I couldn't agree more!!
-We are here on Earth to fart around. Don't let anybody tell you any different.
-What we think, we become.
May 28 2006, 04:52 AM
Post #2065
Posts: 34
From: UK
Word, doodle.
May 27 2006, 07:06 PM
Post #2066
I know it's only rock 'n' roll. But I like it.
Posts: 7,808
From: a riverbank in BC, Canada
cob: people who suck up the planet's energy resources for themselves, not only for things like SUVs, but twelve thousand dollar propane barbeques and other useless accoutrements of the fabulously bored and affluent (and/or heavily in debt trying to "keep up"). FUCK OFF! You disrespectful little shitheads. WHY do you need a barbeque that has the capacity to drain two full propane tanks in less than three hours? Do you have even the slightest little bit of respect for the rest of us here on this planet, with whom you are expected to SHARE the resources, and, oh, maybe leave some for the next couple of generations? Fuckwits!!
Both of my parents worked for BC Hydro, back when it was BC Electric, even. My brother works there now. From earliest childhood, we were taught to very carefully conserve, conserve, conserve ALL the energy resources available to us. We had little orange owl stickers on all our light switch plates, to remind us to turn out the lights when we left the room. I did my fucking sixth grade science project on renewable energy, for fuck's sake. In 1979! And now I'm a grown up who has to watch my fucking peers driving their SUVs and minivans to the annual grilling of a few steaks on a twelve thousand dollar barbeque. Well fuck the lot of them!!!!!
WHY DON'T YOU LIGHT YOUR FUCKING CIGARETTES OFF IT, TOO! Fucktards!
Check out my band's new demo online! You can DL my original....and please fan up if ya like it!
May 27 2006, 02:10 PM
Post #2067
Ambassador from the Republic of Cocktailland
Posts: 835
From: greater Minnesota
Greenbean, that bothers me too. I respect the troops, but since when was this war (or any other war in the past fifty years) been about the Bill of Rights? We invaded them, not the other way around.
All I know is that I don't know nothing.--Op Ivy
May 26 2006, 06:37 PM
Post #2068
Hardcore BUSTie
Posts: 436
From: Brooklyn, NY
people at the library who are not there to do traditional library type things.
my job requires me to do research deep in the New York Public Library. You know, the big landmark building with the steps and the lions right in the middle of midtown. specifically, i'm deep in the bowels of the periodicals sections, reading old newspapers from the 70's.
this library branch is devoted only to research materials. it's not a circulating library. there is one public reading room and one general use computer lab, but all in all it's a place you go to do RESEARCH. in depth nerdy serious academic research.
so you would think that most of the people in this library would be researchers, librarians, students, etc.
no. 90% of the people at the RESEARCH library or either tourists or creepy old men who are half insane with nowhere else to go. this means four teenage girls dragged by their mother to look at etchings congregating RIGHT in the doorway to the microfilm room to kvetch about how dumb this library is and how they have to hurry and get to the TKTS line soon so they can get rush seats for The Lion King. this means sitting next to this guy WHO IS ACTUALLY INSANE and totally unable to use the microfiche machine and keeps throwing loud nursing home style temper tantrums like a foot from my head. this means waiting in line for the bathroom even though i'm like one of 5 people actually there using the library's facilities for what they're meant to be used for (you know, like, research).
i love coming to this beautiful building every day, and i love the research i'm doing. i just wish other people would be more respectful of those who are legitimately using the facilities. and also that there were more day programs or subsidized institutions or something where the insane people could go and be properly supervised.
that is all.
May 26 2006, 03:38 PM
Post #2069
Hardcore BUSTie
Posts: 954
Ok, noooo disrespect to the troops in Iraq,...but I was watching Letterman last night and Jesse James was on there talking about how he went to visit troops (which is all fine and nice of him) but then hes says, "say what you want about the war and Bush, but its because of these guys that you can say it" and everyone applauded.
But I'm like, "wait, they are fighting for our freedom of speech?!?" Grr. That really bugs me. i feel bad about the situation and the loss of lives but dont tell me its being done so I can say what I think. I really dont see the connection.
I thank God I was raised Catholic, so sex will always be dirty.--John Waters
May 23 2006, 10:50 PM
Post #2070
Posts: 72
Holy crap that's an expensive fix busty! What has to be replaced?
May 22 2006, 06:53 PM
Post #2071
Hardcore BUSTie
Posts: 863
Hah!! I say "awesome" too. And then I feel like an idiot. and then later I say it again. It got into my head somehow. It is awful.
May 22 2006, 01:01 PM
Post #2072
Hardcore BUSTie
Posts: 2,561
From: bible belt baby
Our PC crashed, and will cost $350 to fix.
Because of this, I am backed up to my eyeballs in work--even more than normal.
May 22 2006, 07:37 AM
Post #2073
Hardcore BUSTie
Posts: 1,464
the phrases awesome and no problem totally get under my fingernails. i know not why. i even say them myself sometimes, against my will.
"... what i want is what i've not got
and what i need is all around me."
May 19 2006, 08:24 PM
Post #2074
Hardcore BUSTie
Posts: 863
Cob: calling multiple choice "multiple guess"
You shouldn't be *guessing* dolt!
Cob: Also "guesstimate"
Maybe I should add "Guess jeans" ;-)
May 19 2006, 01:07 PM
Post #2075
Hardcore BUSTie
Posts: 948
my msn is broken! or msn in general, i guess. it keeps signing me in and out. it's my way of communicating with the outside world, damnit! fie on you msn!
May 18 2006, 09:32 AM
Post #2076
Posts: 32
From: Australia
Cob: People who frequently say "same difference"
Cob:When someone wakes you up only to ask if you were asleep.
Cob:When someone makes chomping noises when they're eating. (though it is quite funny at times)
Cob:People complaining about how much i pig out yet I remain so thin.
May 17 2006, 12:58 PM
Post #2077
PANTIES! ew.
Posts: 1,762
JUST BECAUSE I am working from home on a particular day and JUST BECAUSE I have some minor procrastination problems from time to time does NOT give you license to call me up and be all shocked when I answer the phone because you specifically wanted to talk to my answering machine and be all, "Oh, what are you doing at home? Aren't you working today?" Yeah, that's what I WAS DOING BEFORE YOU CALLED. And then when I realize it's not my office calling me about something related to work, DON'T EVEN TRY TO PUT ME ON A GUILT TRIP for not wanting to chat about absolutely nothing of any importance that can't wait until 6PM while you walk from the grocery store to your car or whatever it is that you're doing. FIND A REAL HOBBY! Next time you WILL get my answering machine, whether I'm working or not. Asshole.
May 17 2006, 12:20 PM
Post #2078
Hardcore BUSTie
Posts: 473
From: The space between my ears
For those who were talking about the "Hollaback" phemonenon in April, I thought this article was interesting:
May 16 2006, 04:54 PM
Post #2079
Hardcore BUSTie
Posts: 135
Cob: food-scented air-freshening sprays in the restroom. I walk in as somebody is walking out and I smell... pineapple, melon, coconut, and poo.
May 16 2006, 08:04 AM
Post #2080
now running on biodiesel and sacrificial blood
Posts: 2,227
From: the little house on the hill
lilac - yes! In most of the borders/smiths/little corner shops the music magazines are between porn and cars. I don't want nekkid lady-flesh, and I don't want cars... and I don't want to have to trawl through them to find my music magazine.
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