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The Vermont Health Department is investigating after the illnesses were reported Wednesday at the Bridport Central School. The district canceled school on Thursday and Friday while the building is sanitized.
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text: They Dont Seem To Leave Me Alone? oliviaramos posted:3/16/2011 5:42:07 PM all this 'Paranormal' stuff been happening to me for 5 years straight already.especailly Sleep Paralyisis one month straight i had Sleep Paralyisis happen to me every night i have no idea why it all may come to me? one night around october 2009 i went to my aunts funeral and came home that night i went to my room but i had this strange feeling i tried to lay down and relaz but i had so much pressure like i just had to run out maybe cause of how drawn i was after seeing my aunts dead body but i just went to sleep in my moms bedroom but on the floor she was the only one awake anyways and we were watching movies and after we just went to bed .. then i rememeber just looking around in the dark not tired at all and suddenly i just felled asleep in my dream i saw me and my cousin (who i was with at the funeral) and im with her in this huge house and i looked out the window and saw a cemetery and i turned around and my cousin was walking into this bright room and she said 'Rumor says it that our aunt appears and dissapears in this house every night' so i was kinda scared cause the it was night and i turned around to wlak toward the door and turning i saw my aunt just staring at me her face was all close to mines and i just remember waking up but i couldnt move i was freezing cold couldnt breathe,move,look,talk (sleep paralysis) then i felt a hand rubbing my arm and i couldnt do anything then i finally start moving everywhere and jump up and scream really loud and my mom gets up and i tell her everything and the next day she took me to my aunts sister house and i remember her telling me 'That house you were in well you expalined it exactly like it was HER house she lives in a big house and across from a cemetry which! she was born in.but why would she go visit you??'' i dont even know the answer to her question cause me and that aunt werent really that close but her visiting me has a reason unknownTheres also one time in 2009 when my sister moved in i had to share my room with her and my other little sister so we slept on bunkbeds me on the top and my little and big sister sat on the bottom and i was the only one awake one night and i had a blue light on and my record player was playing and i was just laying down thinking and wasnt tired either and something just puts me to sleep and i opened my eyes 5 minutes later and im just like wait did i fall asleep? im not even tired at all? but whatever okay then and then while im just laying down thinking once again something like a force or something just pushes me down and they like push me up to sit down and im sitting down i cant mvoe myself i cant breathe nor move and im just sitting there wondering whats going on??? and it just pushes my body to the side and im there hanging of the top of the bunkbed .jus there like if it just kept trying to push me of the bed so while i was hanging off i see someone opening the door real slowly and i see a black figure just staring at me while i kept trying! to see who it was my record player just shot off and im there looking at who is at the door but i cant see the face just the figure of a person like a man and then they just slam the door close and im free again like they just let me go and i sit back down and start crying histariclly because it wass the worst feeling ever!! it felt terrible so i didnt go back to bed at all i was just sitting there watching tv or just walking around my house one time i had gotten back from the mall and it was pretty late and i was thee only one awake so i jusrt layed down trying to go to sleep and i couldnt so once again.They put me to sleep and this time it was terrible ...it got me.. it standed me up and i couldnt do anything once again i was just standing in the middle of the room .couldnt do anything! i was just looking at myself in a mirror that i have in the middle of my room it was a pretty big mirror covered most of my wall anyways i wa sjust staring at myself and i saw blood writing like words i couldnt understand but it was all blood.written in blood. this all been going on forawhile i been having things slammed across the room.people twisting my door knob and no one home, sleep parlysis,the devil talng to me himself .. idont know what it is.yet but its stil here. it never leavesspiritech0 posted:3/17/2011 12:14:21 PM So... When are you going to call the priest, the paranormal investigators, and a licensed clinical social worker about your awful situation? Right now, I would hope! Peace.Swamptick posted:3/20/2011 11:21:54 AM If you are in our area, I would be willing to do some paranormal investigations on you. It's free of charge. Let me know if you are interested. Swamptick posted:3/20/2011 11:23:42 AM FIrst of all, don't be alarmed. I know it seems pretty creepy but what you are experiencing is probably poltregeist activity. I am guessing you are a teenager or younger. Things like this do happen, but it should not alarm you any more than you let it. I know it can be quite spooky at times but hang in there.eavil_hunter posted:3/21/2011 11:35:44 AM i thing you jus make same things from your mind i dont thing that all of those thigs really happenddivinity posted:3/21/2011 8:08:24 PM its people like you that ruin this world, the girl obviously took the time to write four articulated paragraphs about her experiences, have some sympathy. I'd say to let swamptick investigate, and don't let any person or spirit push you around, even if its the devil. God's light conquers all.paranormaleffects posted:4/27/2011 12:47:08 PM Hi there, I read your posting on I am very interested in hearing more of your story (privately) if your interested.I am working on a project for a TV production company which is aimed at helping those traumatized by paranormal experiences. Below is a little blurb you can read into and if your interested please contact me(John) at: [email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected]paranormalisnormal12 posted:5/6/2011 10:27:55 AM this indeed is not normal but you cannot escape from this get a priest, pope, and or father to bless the house to bless it before thiss entity gets any stronger because it cant grab and or throw materials sooner or later it's going to be hurting or causing you pain in a phisical manner gemini663181 posted:5/11/2011 2:21:09 PM You are not alone!!!! There are many people who have these experiences. There are no clear answers to exactly what is attacking you. But the idiot that said it is all in your mind cant know that without having a examination of you and the situation. So have faith that you are a powerful being like all humans and we are strong enough to rid ourselves of these events whether they are psychological or if they are negative spirits. My suggestion is to try to write a journal of dates and times as you can remember the event. Then set up a camera in your room to record evidence for yourself and others so that you can rule out imagination other wise it will be difficult to prove what is happening to you. Once you have evidence then you can begin the process of removing what it is that is attacking you. Keep an open mind that some of these attacks are created by the human mind and talk to someone you trust about these events but do not assume like the idiot that commented that it cant be real!!!! I am sure that it is not the Devil but there are spirits that can appear to be very scary but do not feed it with your fear. Seek answers and get help from someone you trust. I hope you can get to the bottom of what this is real or imagined it requires some answers!!!gemini663181 posted:5/11/2011 2:24:32 PM In Reply To:eavil_hunter posted:3/21/2011 11:35:44 AM i thing you jus make same things from your mind i dont thing that all of those thigs really happendYou are a complete fool!!!! Dont give advice please!!!! Go do some research!!!!gemini663181 posted:5/11/2011 2:41:47 PM And by all means check into the past cases of anyone that wants to come in and do paranormal investigation!!! Some of them are creeps who have no training and if it is a malevolent spirit they can make things worse. If they are certified and have a valid record of cases then it would help provide proof positive that this is not imagined but if they are wannabees it could make your situation worse than it is.As I said before, trust and faith in who you share this situation with is important. I am only telling you this from 20 years of research and the fact that I am a parapsychologist!!! Be careful who you allow into your home to help you with this situation. Good luck to you and all the best!!monica1968 posted:5/14/2011 3:52:30 PM There are no difinitive answers to this problem, only that you yourself have the power to stop these negative "entities", its a question of completely changing you're whole mindset. I understand that this may seem difficult at first, but with practice it does get easier i promise, first things first, is there anything other than these occurances that are bothering you in life, boyfreind trouble/being bullied etc. If this is the case then deal with these issues first as negative beings thrive on our human frailties, getting help is a strength that us humans can do well to ask for, next write down 2 or 3 short phrases that will instill confidance in you, read them out loud to yourself in the mirror each day and believe in them. Next we move on to the occurances themselves, if for some reason you become tired,[that you have to lay down there and then}, fight it stand up and say with a firm voice[show no fear, even if you feel it] in the name of[jesus christ or any god that you ascribe to] leave me now, repeat if necessary until you feel the threat has gone, you will know when its right as the atmosphere changes immediately, also they usually depart pretty quick usually as there is always someone else who are easier prey, but be vigilant as sometimes they will try again. The answer like i said before is to change mindset, become positive in all that you do like attracts like, welcome all that s good get rid of all thats bad, habits/negative people[negative people attract bad entites who in turn can latch on to you if you,re sensitive, but that another story] in a nutshell think positive. hope it helpsgemini663181 posted:5/15/2011 1:43:07 PM Monica is right!! She has given great advice. As you can see there are people out here that understand what you are going through and wish the best for you. Great advice monica1968 you sound like a good person!!monica1968 posted:5/15/2011 6:37:31 PM anyone who offers help for an extortionate price, leave well alone these people dont help they just prey on the vunerable, what a cheek and what makes him so sure he has the answers, i wouldnt say the experience is down to desease[disease i think was meant] and spirits[plaural], maybe its the case but 10,000$ and airfare visa sounds just like a scammer i know we have to live but why all that money LEAVE WELL ALONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!monica1968 posted:5/15/2011 7:15:50 PM In Reply To:gemini663181 posted:5/15/2011 1:43:07 PM Monica is right!! She has given great advice. As you can see there are people out here that understand what you are going through and wish the best for you. Great advice monica1968 you sound like a good person!!unfortunately of furtunately however which way you look at it i have had a lifetime of traumatic events in my life think of any atrocity that can be inflicted on ahuman its happened to me, i wont go into it here, but the upshot is i have come outhe other side a much wiser and compasionate person for it. i am also my self an abductee,[if anyone wants to hear my story just post a reply and i promise you wont be diappointed] but more recently i have manage to thwarte any abduction senario since i understood how they operate, whether it is otherworldly entity or earthbound , there is usually something that will alert you to something untowardly goings on, drop in temperature/sound is muted and i have even heard music before an event, then is the time to be alert and on guard also whatch how pets are behaving as they can see and sense things we cant, and while its alot to take in at once it soons become second nature, forarmed is forwarned as they say , never a truer word spoken and many thanks gemini you too seem to have wise wordsddgrey posted:5/16/2011 3:42:51 AM well i just wanted to help friends & don`t like to be called scammer, also i usually get booked for the whole year so really don`t care, is 10G too much money these days?! i almost spend 3.5G a month [in india 250000 RP] & i still don`t think i`m that rich ,common u`ve got to be kidding me friends i like this site & just joined, so see you guys aroundgemini663181 posted:5/21/2011 2:15:55 PM It is always good to help those that are in need!!!! There are so many people out there who are suffering in some way or another. It is our duty as human beings to look after each other and to help where we can. I am hopeful that a little advice goes a long way!!!!! Just make sure its good advice. I wish the best to all and search inside to find the strength to move beyond any problem that comes your way.gemini663181 posted:5/21/2011 2:18:50 PM The paranormal can cause problems that most cant understand but there are always resources available to get the answers that you need arm yourself with knowledge!! Do research it is available online and in libraries. Do research to find the answers and you will feel impowered!!!!gemini663181 posted:5/21/2011 2:21:38 PM I meant empowered!!!! I hate spelling mistakes sorry.monica1968 posted:5/23/2011 6:23:24 PM In Reply To:eavil_hunter posted:3/21/2011 11:35:44 AM i thing you jus make same things from your mind i dont thing that all of those thigs really happendhow very magnamous of you, what on earth has anyone to gain by faking their stories on this website, its all anonymous, it must have taken enormous courage to do it only for someone like you to put it down, i thought this was supposed to be an enlightened website, for likeminded people, are you qualified to pass such judgement, or are you envious as it is not you that is being harassed, either way give people a break, if you are here just to scoff there surely are better sites where you can be as narrowminded as the rest of them, may the force be with you Please log in or become a member to add a post.


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while it is early, i have to agree, not a fan of the early 2000s team. but the 94ish squad was a good team, if the bulls didnt suck the life outta em they woulda beat houston. im 34 so i do remember them
i do think however this team is a much better offensive team, and so far even a better defensive team. ALL HAIL MIKE WOODSON
The current "Knicktape" generation of the Knicks haven't proven anything yet. They are off to a great start! Even though I'm a youngin, I have to give deference to the 70's teams.They made it to the big stage and won, no other generation of the Knicks can say that. I don't think this knicks team is better than the Ewing era Knicks yet either, keyword being YET!
I love the way that was put together! Inspirational.James used words like "smashed" and "embarrassed." Wade simply uttered, "We got beat. No excuses." But as the dynamic duo drifted into the night, not needing the spotlights of South Beach to shine a light on the beatdown they'd just endured, it was clear the Heat have resigned themselves to a reality the rest of us may have to embrace quickly, assuming we haven't already:
The*New York Knicks are coming.
They are coming for supremacy in New York. They are coming for the Atlantic Division crown. They are coming for a top-four seed in the East and home-court advantage in a first-round playoff series, at least. And with the Heat standing in everyone's way, evidently the Knicks are coming for the champions, too.
93-94 team were and still are the apple of my eye. If this team exceeds their success, then they will (literally) be the champs.
It's kinda early in the season to determine anything but I will agree that the dynamics of this team, when in their groove, is remarkable to watch. They're all capable of sharp shooting and when hot the Knicks are unstoppable! Thinking about when Shump comes back...their defense will be very intense. The PG's now are adding versatility that Melo needs, along with everyone else to create good offense. I really enjoyed seeing Felton step up when Melo went down...and let's not forget about Novak. It's fun to watch. Let's see how far they can go!
Also, I love this "Knickstape" thing they got goin!
This is easily the best Knicks team of my lifetime, hands down mans down, not even the Ewing teams were this awesome, this is a packed team, we're on a different level now
It looks like we are on pace to have one hell of a year that rivals our 90s teams but the proof will in the playoffs. We could lose just 3 games for the rest of the year and it would mean nothing if we have another first round exit. I love what I'm seeing and I don't deny its the best ball I've seen in over a decade, but its still too early. Other teams feared our 90s Ewing team and I don't get the sense other teams are taking us seriously yet- case and point the Heat.
It's nearly impossible to compare players/teams thru the decades because the rules have changed. The emphises on offense(zone defense, no hand checking, no hard fouls) has literally changed the game. Also bigs with low post skills(Ewing,Hakeem, mourning) don't exist anymore either. Kareem was on nba tv last week breaking down the mechanics of his sky hook and the commentator asked when he learned all this to which Kareem responded "high school." Classic. Bigs these days are to busy shooting threes and dunking out to learn even one go to post move. Then they go straight to the nba and you the Dwight Howards and Andrew Bynums of the world. None of the 90's teams had a scorer like melo. Alan was a shooter and spree was a slasher. Melo is a lethal combo of both. Time will tell the rest of the story but this the best team in over a decade to be sure and manhandling the hated Heat puts them up there with the great teams of the 90's.
I saw two finals knicks teams that had heart.
When I say best I mean in comparison of player by player, roster vs roster, coach/scheme vs coach/scheme. I'm not rating based on accomplishments because of the fluid dynamics and relativity. In other words a previous team could have went far in the playoffs (partly due to the competition), but compared to this team could be seen as inferior.
And I think we have the leagues attention, be it for our potential or short term accomplishments. On paper we have something very close to the formula.
But really like I said, I'm comparing the players not the teams accomplishments. I can make an argument this squad is the best we under 40 have ever seen. Stats can be used but it's evident when you think about it. Having a player like Melo alone eliminates most other teams. And I'm not hating on Pat but it was always "he needed... something else. A PG, Shooters, better luck, etc... imagine Pat had this team. C'mon!
They overachieved because they didn't have as much talent as their competition. I don't feel this team lacks talent. If we overachieve it would be in the form of running through the playoffs to a title, because no one believes we can achieve that.


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Hello! I use my phone to listen to music everywhere, but I have got this little mp3 (T10) and I usually use it to put in on partys with big speakers. But I have just lost my usb cable, so I no longer can use it...
I am about to buy a new one in internet, but first I want to have some advices, does it worth it, or should I buy a newer mp3? What do you think about sound quality? I only want to know about sound quality, I dont mind about software or whatever....
This player is a bit obsolete, but I cant compare sound quality with other newer devices, because I have not got any xD :D
So please, do you think other mp3 device will sound better on partys, or should I buy a cheap cable and go on with T10?
Thank you!!!
Still very good player
Of course depends on the price/whether you can actually get one.
If you're really only using mp3, then you're missing the best features of the T10 anyway..
And important for you, as you connect it to big speakers: you can crank up the volume bypassing the "safe for your ears limit" (if you configured it accordingly) - not sure whether that's possible to the same extent with all newer players. So you might check output levels (and whether the player then distorts the sound). Also good that the limit is enforced on a reboot, so you don't risk blowing your head off when you forgot to turn down the volume after the party :-)
With Korean firmware it is a plain USB mass-storage-device, you can hook it up to any system and sync your files.
Latest firmware fixed the annoyances with shuffle mode (you can now jump back to the previously played tracks instead of another random one).
So my advice is:
Get a cheap cable or a cheap T10 if you can find it. It still is a really good player.
But just as you, I so much love my T10 that I didn't bother looking for alternatives really. The selling points for a new player would still be the same as for T10: * ogg support, * long battery life, * USB-Mass-Storage for easy file-transfer/no vendor lock-in to whatever software they want me to use, * auto turnoff / sleep mode, * good shuffle mode, * reasonable navigation. FM tuner is nice for news/events, textfile viewer also nice (although only used sporadically.
When it comes to video, I'd love the player to support h264, also in larger resolutions than the screen-size (so I don't have to reconvert everything to be able to play back on the T10) - but OTOH, for that I'd probably buy a smartphone with a bigger screen. The T10 has a great form-factor in my opinion. Screen big-enough, but still whole device small enough to put in every pocket.
Thank you very much !! :) You have helped me to realize how good is this device
Well, the thing is I have just found the f**king cable!
Hehehe so no more doubts, I will still using it. Btw what do you mean with cranking up the volume limit? (I have not read any of that in this site)
On the other hand, Im using the last EU firmware. With the Korean firm you say I could make T10 as a mass storage device? (I have read some of that...The "UMS" If Im not wrong) Is this the only advantage? At the moment I use the PC to transfer music, and no problem. Maybe in the future I will consider that, so I could use even the phone to manage folders and music in T10
And congratulations for finding the cable, that of course also makes decision a lot easier :-)
With the volume I mean that you can volume up to level 30 - the limit at 15 is a "soft" limit, that is only enforced when turning on the device. But when it is running, it is your choice to increase the volume to the device's real maximum (and not to a software defined maximum). This is needed when connecting it to a line-in, as it doesn't have a real line-out, just a headphone out.
In EU and especially in France mp3 players must have a limit to protect the listener from too loud music. And some players make it harder to bypass that limit than others. One have a switch, others need to be jailbreaked/need modifications to the firmware.
But it also has a drawback: RDS doesn't work. (FM station identification / other RDS text is not displayed, but FM itself still works just fine). And of course you cannot play your DRM-protected tracks anymore, in case you're locked-in to that.
So if you're happy with the EU firmware, there is no real need to use korean/MSC firmware. But if you happen to listen to lots of ogg tracks, the "id3" support is killerargument for switching. If you only have mp3, then there's no real difference.
Ok, then I will stay with EU because I dont need any of these feaures. So It´s ok, no more questions so far
Thank you very much :)
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I am adopting a baby girl in 6 weeks and I am trying very hard to produce milk so that I can provide breast milk to the baby. I have started pumping but don't think I am doing enough. 10 min each side 2-3 times a day. I am also drinking the Yogi tea, 3x daily and am taking 1.50 ml of tincture blend daily.
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With the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change being released lately, scientists are as sure that we are causing the planet to warm by burning fossil fuels as they are that cigarettes kill. We can now see the negative effects of climate change right out of our windows. From extreme floods and mega-droughts affecting our food supplies to sea level rise and higher and more powerful storm surges devastating coastal communities, climate change is costing our economy dearly.
Economists call climate change "the mother of all market failures" for good reason. Our dependence on fossil fuels is costing society much more than what we pay at the pump. We as a society, bear many costs that economists say should instead be borne by the fossil fuel industry. Some examples are your child's dependence on an inhaler to breathe, your taxpayer dollars going towards FEMA disaster relief from the latest climate-change-induced mega-storm, or our military spending to protect overseas oil supplies.
Many economists including Greg Mankiw, who was Mitt Romney's economic advisor, and Art Laffer, who was Ronald Reagan's economic advisor, agree that a tax placed on carbon-based fuels is the best way to make up for these hidden costs on society. A tax on something you want less of is referred to as a Pigouvian Tax. An example of an effective Pigouvian tax would be taxes on cigarettes. Fifty percent of Americans once smoked; now we're down to 20%.
We can apply the Pigouvian tax solution to climate change. The problem is too much carbon pollution in the atmosphere, trapping energy from the sun and causing the planet to warm with serious consequences for all of us. A carbon tax would be a simple and fair, small-government, market-based solution to reduce the amount of carbon pollution. A revenue-neutral, steadily-rising tax on per-ton CO2 emissions would be placed on fossil fuels at the source (mine, well, or port of entry).
Increased costs for the fossil fuels industry would be passed to consumers through higher fossil fuel prices. Placing the tax at the source ensures that emissions are reduced economy-wide, rather than targeting certain sectors (transportation, electric generation), as EPA regulations do. By returning 100% of the revenue collected to American households equally, we would protect lower and middle-class families from the costs associated with a carbon tax and provide the financial incentive to remove fossil fuels from their everyday lives. Making the tax steadily-rising means the dividend returned would be steadily-rising as well. Consumers could actually make money by removing fossil fuels from their everyday lives as they continued to receive dividends. The Carbon Tax Center estimates that two thirds of households would break even, or come out ahead with their dividends.
The tax would signal to businesses that if their products or services were carbon-intensive, they should be removing fossil fuels from the equation in order to lower costs. They would substitute alternative forms of energy or materials in their business model, because surely their competitors would do the same to gain the competitive edge.
Investment money would shift from fossil fuels to clean, renewable forms of energy, lowering the cost of clean energy to consumers. A study by Mark Jacobson of Stanford University found that we can power the world with 100% clean, renewable energy in as little as 20 years, using technology available in 2009. We just need smart public policy to get us there. The barriers are political, not technological. We should be taxing carbon instead of letting carbon tax our future.
[Jon Clark is Mid-Atlantic Regional Coordinator for the Citizens Climate Lobby. He lives in Pennsylvania.]


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If the pensions cap doesn't fit, remove it
When it comes to telling consumers what their savings will be worth in retirement, does the pensions industry assume too much? Well, in future they may be able to assume what they like, so long as it's "justifiable".
The Financial Reporting Council, which has a hand in regulating such matters, has suggested abolishing the current "cap" on what pension companies can assume their rate-of-return on investments will be. Currently this is 7%.
But what looks like a deregulatory measure might actually mean a lot more work, for any pension provider that doesn't currently take a good, hard look at what all their members are invested in.
The change applies only to defined-contribution pensions, which are the modern type of scheme where retirement income is not guaranteed, but depends on the performance of the markets. In addition, members can choose their own investments in these schemes - though in practice, most stick with default options.
DC schemes must by law send all members an estimate each year of what their pension will eventually be worth. These are called Statutory Money Purchase Illustrations, and several million people in the UK receive them every year.
The estimate depends on how much the member is paying in, what interest rates and inflation will do in the meantime, what life expectancy will be, and, of course, what returns can be expected on investments.
But actuaries and pensions consultants have been heard to complain that since these are all uncertain, the only thing that one can say with certainty about SMPIs is that the numbers they produce will be wrong.
The FRC's existing rules stipulate that the assumed rate of return cannot be any larger than 7% a year. But today the FRC said: "Providers should make justifiable assumptions that take account of the nature of their members' investments, rather than using standard numbers.
"As part of this approach the FRC is removing the current maximum 7% cap on assumed investment returns. Rather than be a maximum this has at times been used as a default assumption in the belief that it ticks a regulatory box."
But rather than just using a standard 7% rate, or indeed any standard rate, the FRC is suggesting that pension providers work out individual bespoke rates for each member.
In a statement, Olivia Dickson, the chairman of the FRC's actuarial council, said: "Providers must ... take account of how much of each pension scheme member's fund is invested in cash, bonds, shares and so on.
"Providers should document, and be able to justify, the assumptions on which the projected investment return for each member's fund have been calculated."
Depending on how granular the FRC wants providers to be, and how much choice over investments is given to each pension member, that looks like it could be an awful lot of work.
And unless these assumptions also involve crystal balls, the final number they produce is still almost guaranteed to be wrong.


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So how many of my reader's have had the flu shot this season? They always say, every year…"the flu is going to be the worst ever, so make sure you and your family gets the flu shot."
I have been an avid, no shot kind of girl for years. Every time I get the shot, the shot makes me sick for longer then the flu would. Last one about 5-years ago, I was down for 8-days.
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Are you a true Alaskan with an interest in the spooky, creepy and unexplained? A new television show is looking for people that live or work in Alaska who also find the paranormal world irresistible.
Are you a logger that's seen existence of Big Foot and want to investigate further?
Are you a fisherman that knows where all the best ghost-hunting spots are?
Are you a native Alaskan with deep-rooted beliefs in the spirit world and native legends?
Do you love Alaska? I mean, do you really LOVE Alaska? Then you might be just what we're looking for!
If you are a rugged Alaskan with a thirst for adventure then we want to hear from you! A keen interest in ghosts, UFO's, cryptid monsters or the supernatural is a MUST. So, whether you are an experienced paranormal investigator or a newbie who wants to find out what's REALLY out there, you could be the star of the next great paranormal adventure show.
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* Feel free to advertise for "wingmen" or people to go out with. We strongly recommend that you do NOT include contact information (email, phone, etc.) in your posts. It'll be picked up by spammers and your email will be publicly viewable by Google. The moderator team is volunteers and don't have time to be editing or deleting posts on your behalf, not that it would matter anyway since the internet saves everything, so be careful what you write.
(Just invite people to send you a PM - that's all private)
* No advertising. It doesn't matter if Barack Obama, Anthony Robbins, or the revived ghost of Don Juan is coming to your area to give a free talk, it can't be advertised here. This includes anything that describes itself as or is similar to a "lair meeting" or anything commercial.
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One in five American children lives in poverty. We focus our work in some of our nation's most distressed and under-served communities, where poverty is high and opportunities are limited. We also respond to disasters that occur right here in the United States. These accomplishments represent some of our 2014 impact:
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Thanks to the support of World Vision donors in the United States.
teachers and students benefited from school supplies provided by our Teacher Resource Center, supporting low-income neighborhoods
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Thanks to the support of World Vision donors in the United States.
World Vision's Teacher Resource Center (TRC) program provides new school supplies, backpacks, clothing, and other classroom resources to students in schools across the United States with 70 percent or higher poverty rates. For the most part, teachers and other school staff come to a World Vision warehouse facility or mobile TRC and "shop," free of charge, for the products most useful to their students and classrooms. Occasionally, special events are held and product is distributed at the school. The FY14 TRC teacher survey was undertaken in response to requests from World Vision U.S. programs staff for information that could be used with current and future supporters to illustrate the impact of the TRC on children, teachers, and classrooms across America.
For the past 20 years, World Vision's U.S. programs have provided the opportunity for churches, organizations, and families to serve people living in poverty in various communities through our U.S. missions program. Whether repairing homes and community centers or leading children's summer programs and sport camps, the mission volunteers experience and share the love of God and neighbor in a practical and life-transforming way. A local pastor, sharing about the impact on one of his parishioners, said, "She is thrilled with the improvement of her home made by World Vision and the mission team. She felt so loved by the team, and they cared for her. She continues to have contact from them on a regular basis. Words cannot express the impact of World Vision in our community."
We maximize and multiply our impact by working in partnership with over 3,000 local organizations, rather than limiting our services to what we could do alone. These community-based groups make sure that help gets to the children and families who need it most. We strengthen what's already working.
Our primary consideration is the level of child poverty. In the United States, we find pockets of poverty with the same outcomes for child health and education as in the developing world.
Another key factor is the expressed interest of local nonprofit organizations in partnering with World Vision to meet community needs.
Every struggling community in America has faith-based and community-based organizations dedicated to improving the lives of children and families. Most of these groups are under-resourced and overworked because the need is so great.
Rather than duplicate their efforts, World Vision comes alongside them to help them be even more effective with the tools and resources we offer as a strong international organization with years of community development experience.
Families living in poverty are often forced to choose between buying food, paying rent, or buying new clothes and shoes for their children. We provide new, high-quality donated products to our partners to distribute to these families. This includes clothing, shoes, personal hygiene items, household goods, home repair materials, and school supplies.
We also train organizations that work with high-risk children and youth for more effective mentoring, academic assistance, and youth empowerment. We especially focus on community solutions that engage young people in the transformation of their communities. Training topics include: 40 Developmental Assets for Children and Youth, Effective Academic Mentoring, Child Protection, and Advocacy to Improve Life for Children and Youth.
We provide food, clothing, and cleaning supplies immediately after a disaster through churches, schools, and community organizations near the impacted area. We provide new, high-quality school supplies to help young people reconnect with their education. We also provide building materials for home repair and long-term rebuilding and recovery.
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BARRE Sean Kenneth Walsh, 56, of Maple Avenue, died Sunday, July 14, 2013, at his home as a result of colon cancer.
Born Nov. 21, 1956, in Oceanside, Long Island, N.Y., he was the son of William J. and Nancie (Mullen) Walsh.
He was a graduate of the former Montpelier Educational Facility and had attended Lyndon State College.
Although he had followed several career paths, he will be most remembered as a longtime employee of S.R. Services in Montpelier.
His greatest loves were his family, the Dallas Cowboys football team, and his annual fishing trips with his longtime friend, Loren. He enjoyed his active membership in the Montpelier Kiwanis Club and was known for selflessly always being ready to help someone who needed a hand up.
He is a treasured father, son, brother and uncle who leaves his parents, William and Nancie Walsh; his daughter, Samantha Walsh, of Williamstown; two sisters, Bridget Polow and her husband, David, of Morrisville, and their children, Hannah and Connor, and Tara Walsh and her husband, James Mahoney, of Hyde Park, and their son, Basil; his brother, William Walsh, and his wife, Arlene Davis, of Northfield, and his son, Jeremy, and wife Debbie; and uncles, aunts and cousins, as well as many friends.
A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Friday, July 19, 2013, at 11 a.m. in St. Augustine Catholic Church in Montpelier. Burial will follow in the Hope Cemetery in Barre.
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How Companies, Non-profits and Government Organizations Can Utilize Advanced Gamification
The idea of using game mechanics for business purposes is a popular one, with "gamification" elements being added to a lot of products or experiences. From profile completeness scores in LinkedIn, to badges in FourSquare to commenting leaderboards on popular blogs, game mechanics have become fairly ubiquitous.
But according to a panel of experts in the game mechanics space, these elements are just touching the surface of this powerful emotional and psychological force. Video gaming companies are at the forefront of developing increasingly sophisticated games, but businesses, non-profits and governmental organizations will increasingly be tapping into these powerful gaming mechanics as new models are created.
Read on to see why game mechanics are so powerful and how they can be used for various different business or non-business applications.
The Power of Game Mechanics
1) Game Mechanics Impact Brain Chemistry
Game mechanics are powerful because they impact brain chemistry. The different types of games can provide different types of physiological rewards to the player.
- Learning (concentrating/solving problems/exploring) – Norepinephrine)
- Overcoming Challenges – Epinephrine (Adrenaline)
- Building Social Connections – Oxytocin)
- Building/Finding Order – Seratonin
2) Core Loops Lead to More Usage (and repeat visits)
Game mechanics create simple core loops that gamers do over and over again. These create an addictive cycle that makes it hard to stop playing.
For example, the core loop in Farmville is:
- Plant Seeds -> Harvest Resources -> Buy Seeds -> Plant Seeds.
The core loop for Gears of War is:
- Move to Next Position -> Select Correct Weapon -> Aim and Fire Until Clear -> Move to Next Position
It was argued that core loops in daily life can be powerful for consumer behavior beyond games. For example, the core loop for Starbucks is something like:
- Arrive at Starbucks – > Order and Chat with Regular Barrista -> Enjoy Your Coffee -> Repeat Tomorrow
This core loop turns buying coffee into an annuity for Starbucks. Perhaps this ability to create a strong core loop is why the Starbuck's model has been so powerful.
3) New Element Prevent Core Loop "Tolerance"
As with anything addictive, the emotional (and chemical) rewards provided by the core loop decrease over time. So, how does a game company (or other business) bring people back to play (or buy) again?
A game like Angry Birds does this with new worlds and increased difficulty. Another way they bring people back it is to show incomplete levels that require "clean up", keeping people busy getting creating order!
Providing a special item that is only available for a limited time is a way to stimulate demand and sales (and to keep up interest). For example, the McRib is one of McDonald's ways of stimulating their customer base. Happy meals and various giveaways are others. Disney DVDs that would come out of the vault and be available for a limited time is another example of this.
4) Games Don't Depend On Increasing Player Motivation
Game mechanics can't assume that players will become more motivated to learn or add skills to play higher and higher levels. In other words, the challenges can't become so hard for any level of player that they give up. So, to create this "system of the grind", as a player's level increases, it should be just about as easy to kill the mouse from level 1 as it is to kill the dragon in level 10. Perhaps the player will have accumulated more powers and slightly more skill, but it can't be too far off from the original level of difficulty.
For a real-life example, Village Harvest had success with taking donated fruit from people's trees and giving it to the elderly. But with success, they didn't necessarily want to expand the program, making it harder for volunteers to help. They wanted to make the process a simple habit (a core loop) for each volunteer, making the overall program more sustainable and not a burden on them.
5) Game Mechanics Can Be Applied to Real World Problems
Game designers have access to huge numbers of rabid fans and they are pushing the envelope in terms of building powerful experiences that are designed to influence user behavior.
Games like Call of Duty, SIM City and Grand Theft Auto are examples of immersive experiences where game designers have a choice of what to simulate and what not to – simulating real life but with parts specifically removed. Mobile games like Angry Birds and Diner Dash create seemingly mindless but nevertheless addictive games. Both types of games attract millions and game designers are constantly refining the games to improve stickiness and return visits.
Cases: Applying Game Mechanics to the Real World
Game mechanics can be applied to solve real world problems, to generate new ideas, or to provide better (or cheaper) results. Some examples of practical applications include:
- NASA and Life Support: NASA created a competition for developers to work on life support systems for travel to Mars. They used the motivation of competition to push for better and more unique ideas.
- Netflix used a similar competition to improve the algorithm for its movie database.
- Galaxy Zoo was created to use a game-like system to allow people to crowd-source the classification of galaxies. They received 70,000 classifications within 24 hours of the launch in 2007. That's one approach to handling "big data".
- The problem that Hope Labs wanted to solve was that people would stop taking their medication, leading to health issues. So, they developed an immersive game where players could go into their bodies and shoot the cancer cells, allowing patients to visualize the power of the medicines.
- FitBit, Fitocracy and other fitness companies provide scoring, social elements and feedback loops that help people keep up their level of activity.
- Smoking: In an experiment in Canada, virtual reality games were used to successfully reduce the urge to smoke.
- Poker and currency conversion: In another example, a poker site solved the massive problem of online currency conversion in order to facilitate play across the world.
How To Make Game Mechanics Work For Your Organization
In thinking about how to add game mechanics to your company's products or services (or any other organization, for that matter), here are six elements to consider:
1) Make It "Crunchy" – Crisply define the target audience for the change (e.g. mothers between 25-45 years old) and the behavior you would like to impact.
2) Make It Measurable – Make sure the behavior is specifically described and is measurable.
3) Define Your Core Loop – Understand what core actions the person will do regularly to keep them participating.
4) Do Compulsion Analysis – Understand what will keep them coming back the next day.
5) Measure Behavior – Track and analyze the results.
6) Test Engagement Strategies – Make sure you engage with your participants and try different things to see the impact on their participation.
Game mechanics go beyond badges and leaderboards. They can wield significant power if used correctly in ways that align with participant motivation. While video game designers are at the cutting edge, increasingly companies and other organizations will be using more advanced game design techniques.
Are you integrating game design techniques into your company or organization's business model?
Why or why not?
To Learn More…
To find out about Cogswell's programs, including Game Design, Digital Art, Game Audio, Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Digital Media Management: Cogswell College, Silicon Valley, Programs.
This article is based on the panel by five experts, including Cogswell Assistant Professor Albert Chen and moderator Margarita Quihuis of SocialxDesign. It was held at law firm Sheppard Mullin for the Silicon Valley Innovation Institute on May 15th.
About the author: Tom Treanor will be teaching two courses in Cogswell's Masters Program in Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the Fall of 2013. He writes about Social Media Marketing in the Bay Area at Right Mix Marketing.


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Williams To Play Basketball At Dordt College
February 17, 2014
(Monday, February 17; Sioux Center, Iowa) Ashley Williams, a senior at Lawton Bronson High School (Iowa), has announced her intention to attend Dordt College and join the Defender basketball program.
Williams is averaging 24.1 points per game this season for Lawton Bronson and has a 6.5 rebounding average to go with 3.0 assists per contest. She is converting 47 percent of her field goals. Last season Williams earned second-team all-state honors while averaging 14.1 points per contest with 5.4 rebounds per game while helping the Eagles to a Class 2A State Tournament Runner-Up finish. As a sophomore she tossed in 15.3 points per game and snared 5.8 rebounds per contest. Williams earned first-team all-conference honors from the Western Valley Conference in 2012 and 2013. She's listed as a 5-10 guard.
A multi-sport athlete at Lawton Bronson, Williams has earned all-conference honors in volleyball, softball and track.
"Ashley is a tremendous basketball player who can do a lot of things on the basketball floor," said Dordt College coach Craig Stiemsma. "She brings great leadership and athleticism to the court. Ashley is a great addition to our basketball program and to Dordt College. She has tremendous character and has had incredible success in many different sports. She's a welcome addition to our program."
Ashley is the daughter of Shane and Angie Williams of Bronson, Iowa. She plans to study Chemical Engineering at Dordt College.
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Wayne knows how much I covet brown mules, so sent me "a kim exclusive" email of these... Pikolinos Kansas Mule is western-inspired shoe with an earthy look, $136 from Zappos.com. Hmm, I would have thought to name them "Texas", not Kansas. Oh well. A bit pricey for me, but thanks for thinking of me, Wayne! Educational lesson of the day - did you know that the main dictionary definition of a MULE is a the offspring of a female horse and a male donkey. I knew that, but did you know that … [Read more...]
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We all have a favorite stupid movie that we watch over and over despite knowing that it's bad -- the kind of movie that we profess to love, but when someone says they didn't care for it, we're all "Yeah, I can see that." For me, that's all my favorite movies. "Quality" cinema like Citizen Kane and Pacific Rim is fine for what it is, but when you show me nonsensical dialogue, uninspired special effects, and gratuitous violence, I will swallow each ludicrous frame, digest every syllable of stilted dialogue, until I become ill and bloated with secret meaning. And then I'll puke that meaning all over you, like a mother bird feeding her young.
Hope you brought an umbrella, readers, because this column's about to get messy.
5 Doom Explores the Nature of Morality
I want to clarify right away that I actually rewatched all these movies specifically for this article over a very short time span. For Doom, I had hoped that the hazy memories of late-night double features in my twilight years of high school would inoculate me against the stupidity, but in the end I just wasn't prepared for how bland and fucking forgettable this movie is. But the low quality shouldn't be all that surprising: Not only is this a video game adaptation, but it stars "Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson" way back when he was just "The 'Dwayne Johnson' Rock" and ... wait, Karl Urban is in this? I love that dude! He's the most badass part of everything he's ever been in because his face looks like someone drew a frown on a giant walking knuckle.
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Killer grimaces aside, this movie seriously sucks, don't watch it. Except the part where it (sort of) disassembles everything you know about the nature of morality. You should watch that part twice.
The Secret Message
Early on, a character named Goat is bitten by a demon. He starts to turn into one, because this whole script is clearly a zombie movie that was hastily rewritten into an Aliens knockoff. When he realizes that he's DOOMed, he decides to save his friends by slamming his face into a wall until he dies.
At least I think that's what's happening. They kinda forgot to light this scene.
Later we learn that when a demon "infects" you, it can go one of two ways: If you're an inherently bad person, it turns you into a monster, but if you're an inherently good person, it gives you superhuman reflexes and a healing factor. According to the movie, this is because it accesses the genetic code of your soul.
This is where shit gets real: Goat was genetically predisposed toward being a bad person, but he was willing to sacrifice himself for the greater good. Karl Urban's John Reaper, on the other hand, says he's "done terrible things," but when he gets infected by the magic-demon serum, he gets really good at playing first-person shooters and saves the day. That means that Reaper is a good person on the inside (promise!); he just doesn't do anything good. Goat (some side character) was born shitty, but overcame that shittiness to become selfless enough to make the ultimate sacrifice by head-banging himself to death.
Basically, Doom makes the exact same point David Wong made last year, only this movie doesn't realize it's making that point, because if it did, Goat would be the hero of the whole damn story, and not just the lone hero of my aching heart.
I'll never forget you, Goat. And good job in House of Cards.
4 Batman & Robin Is About Batman's Homosexuality
Batman & Robin is the most uncontroversially terrible movie I could bring up. I'm talking 12 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. Rewatching it for notes and screencaps is the most hazardous thing I've ever done for my career, and I once spent an entire week reading Reddit. It's so bad that when my roommate walked in on me watching this movie, I immediately slammed my laptop shut, and I can only hope she assumed I was watching porn.
I wasn't watching porn. But I was watching a movie that is all about how much Batman loves dicks.
The Secret Message
What you have to understand is that gayness has always been a major part of Batman's character. Sure, the higher-ups at DC insist he's straight, but the folks actually writing the character disagree, and when I have to choose between trusting a guy in a fancy tie and a guy who claims to have traveled to other dimensions, I'm always going to pick the latter. Even Frank Miller insists that Batman "would be much healthier if he were gay," and this is Frank Miller talking.
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This is Frank Miller smiling.
From the perspective of a writer preparing to write a story within the existing Batman mythology, the gay subtext is hard to ignore: The guy is a reclusive billionaire leading a double life revolving primarily around other men and fetish gear. Sure, you're not wrong if you write him straight, but it makes more sense to say "Hey, maybe sometimes there are cocks in him."
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Obviously I'm using this picture.
Enter Joel Schumacher. Aside from his use of surface-level gay stuff (the celebration of the male form in the outfits with massive codpieces; the fact that every fight scene looks like it was lifted from musical theater), he takes it a step further and makes overcoming heterosexuality a major part of Bruce's story arc.
Sure, Bruce Wayne has a girlfriend in this movie named [didn't catch it] and played by [who gives a shit she has like two minutes of screen time], but she's mostly presented as something he has to figure out how to ignore. Every time they're together, he's making excuses to keep the relationship from moving forward: "I'm not the marrying kind," he says, "There are parts of me you wouldn't understand."
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Ladies: If a guy says that to you, it's not because he's Batman.
But the more telling part is how Batman deals with Poison Ivy's mind-control pheromones. Through the movie, Wayne manages to overcome not only Ivy's seduction, but the sexual advances of the aforementioned smoking-hot blonde supermodel, and the whole time he seems confused as to why he's sexually attracted to Poison Ivy at all. When Batman explains his suspicions to Robin, the younger hero is all [doofy voice] "You've got some real issues with women!"[/doofy voice] The big scene before the final battle shows Batman convincing Robin to suppress his heterosexuality in order to do battle with her. If that doesn't convince you, there's also the fact that George Clooney said he portrayed Batman as gay on purpose. That might be relevant.
My point is that while Joel Schumacher made a terrible movie, that might only be because he was trying to do something that's almost impossible to pull off. So partial credit for you, Joel Schumacher.
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I stepped out of my comfort zone this month. I joined a club. While it may seem very high school of me, haha, this is a secret club. Okay, it's not secret, apparantly hundreds of bloggers know about this club, and over 150 bloggers are members. It's the Secret Recipe Club. Each month a blogger is assigned another bloggers site, and just like a Secret Santa, you can't tell who you have. But, you pick a recipe from their site and make it, and of course share about it. Thanks to Amanda for creating the Secret Recipe Club!
I was very nervous. What if the site I received didn't have food I like? Ha! As if. I like pretty much everything. I'm more nervous to find out who had me, and whether they liked me or not. (yes, again very high school).
Let me tell you though, I am in love. I was assigned Fake Ginger, written by Amanda. I have spent every day this month pouring over her recipes. I love so many. I've already made her Birthday Cake Ice Cream, which is delish! I've also bookmarked her Chocolate Peanut Butter Biscotti as something to bake real soon! But, the recipe I chose I was immediately attracted to. I'm talking love at first sight. Maple Twists.
These are amazing. I did change up the recipe, very slightly, as I know my kids don't like nuts in most food. I omitted the pecans, much to my own dismay. I'm sure they would have made these even better! As would some crispy bacon sprinkled on the warm glaze. Yeah, I'm obsessed!
I wanted to give you all a few photos of how I made it along the way. Because in this recipe, sometimes a visual helps!
For the Dough:
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 pkg (o.25oz each) active dry yeast
- 1 teaspoon maple extract
- 1 egg
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- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon maple extract
For the Glaze:
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon melted butter
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 1 1/2 teaspoon maple extract
Find something that is 2 inch across and center it on the circles (press down a little to make a mark; I used my 1/4 cup measuring cup). Using a pizza cutter, cut from the outer edge into the cup mark, making 16 wedges.
Gently lift and twist each section 5 times. Tuck the end in just a little so that it stays twisted. You can see I forgot to put the second half of the streusel on my dough. So after I twisted, I brushed the rest of the streusel onto the twists. It worked out just fine!
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March 13, 2013 —
The former Sullivan County manager, David Fanslau, has reportedly met with the board of trustees of the Village of Monticello to discuss the possibility of serving temporarily as the manager of the village.
Fanslau left his position with the county on March 2, after a lengthy process in which five of the nine legislators said they no longer wanted him to remain and began the process to change the county charter so that a majority of five legislators could remove him rather than a supermajority of six.
As part of his termination package, Fanslau received more than $84,000, and his annual salary was $145,633.
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As in...
"Some toolbar buttons are greyed out and not clickable"
...any comments on this usage? Is it 'fine' as a verbal phrase and as the adjective 'greyed-out'? I assume it is fairly new and only used in computing circles.
And a useless bit of information on the gray/grey topic:
In HTML and CSS all grays are named somethinggray except lightgrey.
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I think "Greyed out" is fine as a verbal phrase and adjective - analogous to "blacked out". By extension, I suppose I would then have to accept "pinked out" etc.....
I prefer the spelling "grey" over "gray" - don't know why, I just do.
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re: I prefer the spelling "grey" over "gray" - don't know why, I just do.
maybe for the same reason you are likely to spell color as colour?
grey is a word i must have learned very early in life, since i use the english english spelling over the american english spelling.
Yet, i don't really remember being able to read before i went to school (i knew my alphabet, and words (stop, and one way and other 'words' i commonly encountered) but i don't remember 'reading'. maybe i learned grey (where?) along with a handful of the words i learned by sight at preschool age._________________________
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"grey" is softer than "gray," better tells the autumn's lowering skies, the rasp of coastal squall lines to the eye
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#146840 - 08/24/05 11:04 AM Re: greyed out - back to the topic
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I've not heard the expression you describe belli.
I've heard of topics being a "grey subject/or grey area" when the right/wrong aspect of it is not obvious.
For example, we're always told we should not lie, but, many people will not hesitate to say "what a pretty baby" to new parents because this is considered a grey area in the rule. Do you tell the truth and hurt the parents needlessly, or do you tell a lie and break the rule.
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>>I've not heard the expression you describe belli.<<
But you've seen the "phenomenon": it refers to buttons and fields that have, for one reason or another, been deactivated in a windows dialog box and appear grey or, sometimes, gray.
As to babies, really, aren't even ugly babies pretty?
#146842 - 08/25/05 01:44 AM Re: greyed out - back to the topic
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As to babies, really, aren't even ugly babies pretty?
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>>>But you've seen the "phenomenon": ...
Oh. Is that what that is called?! I always referred to it as "pale" or "paled" and consequently locked. As in, you cant click on the button because it is pale, so it is locked.
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As to babies, really, aren't even ugly babies pretty?
I once saw a photo of someone who is sort of a nephew. Before knowing who the baby was I said, he's the spitting image of Worf. And he really was.
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Home List of Titles Adsorption of polyelectrolyte modified graphene to silica surfaces: monolayers and multilayers
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- Title
- Adsorption of polyelectrolyte modified graphene to silica surfaces: monolayers and multilayers
- Author(s)
- Notley, Shannon M.
- Abstract
- Exfoliated graphene particles stabilised by the cationic polyelectrolyte polyethyleneimine (PEI) were used in conjunction with an anionic polyelectrolyte, poly(acrylic acid), to construct multilayers using the layer-by-layer technique on a silica substrate. In the first adsorption step, the surface excess of the cationic graphene was dependent on the overall charge on the nanoparticle which in turn can be tuned through modifying solution pH as PEI has weakly ionisable charged amine groups. The adsorbed amount onto the silica surface increased as the solution pH increased. Subsequently, a layer of PAA was adsorbed on top of the cationic graphene through electrostatic interaction. The multilayer could be assembled through this alternate deposition, with the influence of solution conditions investigated. The pH of the adsorbing solutions was the chief determinant of the overall adsorbed amounts, with more mass added at the elevated pH of 9 in comparison with pH 4. Atomic force microscopy confirmed that the graphene particles were adsorbed to the silica interface and that the surface coverage of the disc-like nanoparticles was complete after the deposition of five graphene-polyelectrolyte bi-layers. Furthermore, the graphene nanoparticles themselves could be modified through the consecutive addition or the oppositely charged polymers. A multilayered assembly of negatively charged graphene sheets modified with a bi-layer of PEI and PAA was also deposited on a silica surface with adsorbed PEI.
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- Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, Vol. 375, no. 1 (Jun 2012), pp. 35-40
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- 2012
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- Adsorption; Atomic force microscopy; Graphene; Layer-by-layer technique; Polyelectrolytes; Quartz crystal microbalance; Zeta potential
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- 0021-9797
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For the first 27 years of its existence, the Fox Valley Conference was 2 for 2 in state championship games.
Actually, Woodstock alone was 2 for 2, winning the Class 4A title in 1983 and the Class 5A championship in 1997.
Then, something happened in 2004 that marked a change for the FVC. Cary-Grove made it to the Class 7A state title game, but lost to Libertyville, 13-3. Still, the Trojans altered the way FVC teams regarded state championship games, particularly those at C-G.
Having witnessed first-hand the Trojans getting so close left a mark. C-G's 2004 team begot another state contender in 2006, although the Trojans lost a heartbreaker to Batavia in the Class 6A quarterfinals.
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Current players always will speak reverently about those who played just ahead of them. The 2004 group – led by Brian Mitz, Will Yocius, Vince Filipp and Alex Kube – started the trend. After that, it was players like Andrew Lorman, Johnny Mago and Jake Mitmoen.
Most of this year's C-G team was at Memorial Stadium three years ago to watch players like Tyler Krebs, Alex Hembrey, Eric Chandler, Nick Underwood and Matt and Kyle Leibforth help the Trojans win their first state football title.
Five current C-G players – quarterback Quinn Baker, running back Kaene Connington, defensive back Joey Scott, fullback T.J. Sorensen and defensive end Emerson Kersten – had brothers on the team. Baker, running back Ryan Mahoney, fullback Kyle Norberg, nose guard Patrick O'Malley and safety Zach
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Texas police chase, fatally shoot Florida fugitiveTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS | February 17,2013GRAPEVINE, Texas A Florida prisoner who escaped after stabbing a detective with his eyeglasses was shot and killed by Texas law enforcement officers early Saturday after police responded to a report of a home burglary, authorities said.
Alberto Morales was shot shortly after midnight when officers, with assistance from a police helicopter, spotted him in a wooded area near a lake in North Texas, Grapevine police Sgt. Robert Eberling said. Two hours earlier, officers responded to a report that jewelry and mens clothing had been stolen during a break-in at a home near where Morales was found.
Eberling declined to say whether Morales did anything to provoke the officers into opening fire, citing the pending investigation. He said the fugitive was still wearing part of his prison-issued jumpsuit as well as jogging pants, but Eberling said he couldnt comment on whether the stolen clothing and jewelry was found with Morales.
The residents arrived home around 10:30 p.m. Friday to discover the burglary at their home and called law enforcement officials, Eberling said.
The 42-year-old Morales escaped Monday at a Walmart store parking lot in Grapevine, a community near the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. Police said he used a sharp piece from his eyeglasses to stab a Miami-Dade detective who was transferring him by car to Nevada, where Morales was to serve a sentence of 30 years to life after being convicted of a sexual assault.
Detective Jaime Pardinas was expected to recover after being treated at a Dallas hospital for deep stab wounds to the neck, shoulder and back and a collapsed lung. It wasnt clear when he would be released.
Pardinas was accompanied by Miami-Dade Detective David Carrero during the transfer. They flew to Houston with Morales and then decided to drive the rest of the way after he became disruptive on the flight. They had stopped near the store while waiting for a third officer who was flying to the Dallas area to join them.
Department policy requires three officers to be present for ground transfers of prisoners.
On a recording of a 911 call of the incident released Wednesday, Pardinas can be heard breathing heavily as he tells the operator that hes been stabbed.
He described Morales height, weight and appearance and then added, Hes a schizophrenic.
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