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Emphysema and lung cancer
My father had severe emphysema but died from lung cancer we didn't know he had. Could the emphysema have caused lung cancer?
We are sorry to hear of your father's death. This must be a difficult time for you. We hope that the following information helps you understand more about emphysema and lung cancer.
Emphysema doesn't cause lung cancer. Emphysema is one of a group of lung diseases known as chronic obstructive airways disease (COAD) or sometimes chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The main cause of emphysema is smoking but it can also develop in people with a long history of chest infections. So people who have emphysema may also have a higher than average risk of getting lung cancer because they have been smokers or have had other lung disease in the past.
Emphysema causes a lot of lung damage. The walls of some of the air sacs in the lung actually break down. It can be difficult to spot lung cancer in people with emphysema because many of the symptoms are the same. Symptoms of emphysema that also occur in lung cancer include
- Difficulty breathing
- Cough
- Loss of appetite
- Weight loss
So it can be very difficult for a doctor to tell if a patient with emphysema has developed lung cancer.
We can appreciate that you may find it very difficult to come to terms with your father's death from an illness you didn't know he had. You could arrange to speak to his chest doctor about what happened. This might help you to understand the situation more. You could also look in our section about lung cancer.
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After seeing multiple posts raving about the quality, price, and sheer unknownness of this recently opened (mid January 2013) sushi restaurant online, I paid a visit on the weekend. Located in a newly built development on Kingsway just before Nanaimo, it's a bit nondescript, small and easily passed by.
However..you should really go try. Here's the menu, front and back.
Most of the reviews online said they ordered omakase from Yuji, with the price being around $65 for two people. So of course, no time wasted looking at the menu, we did just that and this is what we were served.
1st Dish: Assorted Sashimi.
Clockwise from L-R: Tuna, Tako, Chopped Saba with Shiso, Green Onion and Pickled Ginger, Ika (squid) with Shiso, Wild Sockeye Salmon. Finished with a mound of REAL ground wasabi. Yes, real wasabi that'll actually KO your sinuses.
2nd Dish: Nigiri.
Wild Sockeye Salmon Nigiri (finished with lemon juice and salt), Ika with Uni Nigiri
3rd Dish: Tuna Titillation. Or Nigiri again.
Toro (Fatty Tuna), Negitoro with Quail Egg
Just because it looks so good, another picture of the toro. Notice the wasabi between the toro and the rice.
4th Dish: More Nigiri. So good.
Aji (Horse Mackerel) Nigiri, Kohada Nigiri
5th Dish: Uramaki (Inside out sushi roll, aka rice on the outside)
By this time, I was feeling quite satisfied. Yuji asked us how we were doing and if we wanted one more, so we said sure. He made a spicy mayo chopped toro and something else (I can't recall) roll. You could look at it as a sort of filler at the end of the meal, just in case the above wasn't enough.
6th Dish: Dessert.
We were offered a choice of Green Tea Ice Cream or Black Sesame Ice Cream.
The total for this omakase by Yuji came out to be $62 (before tax) for two people. Not sure why it wasn't 65 like everyone else had been receiving, perhaps my camera..but I never once mentioned anything. Anyways, totally worth the price, and I would have happily paid up to around $75 for this meal! For the entire hour and thirty minutes we were there, we constantly had our tea refilled and were checked on, even though it was just Yuji himself and 1 server.
If you arrive right at 5, consider yourself lucky as he seems to work on a first come, first serve basis. He nearly finished most of our dishes before he even started working on the other two tables that arrived after.
No liquor license, though he says on Facebook he is working on getting that. Decoration is sparse, there's 1 TV in the corner by the window, and the quality is through the roof.
Sushi by Yuji
2252 Kingsway, Vancouver, B.C.
Phone: 604-434-0003
Twitter: https://twitter.com/yujihu
Hours: Tue – Sun: 11:30 – 14:30 // 17:00 – 21:30
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Sure, food and gift-giving are fun, but after all that is put aside, it's time to get out there and do something.
Build a snowman. If you're a veteran of the snow country, you probably know how to do this blindfolded.
If you're new on the scene, here's all you need to know.
Start with a round, sizable ball of snow packed by hand and roll it across the ground to build a larger base.
For a 6-foot snowman, make a 3-foot base, 2-foot middle and a 1-foot head.
Add your finishing touches - stovepipe hat, button nose and two eyes made out of coal - and don't forget to take pictures!
Christmas caroling. Gather carolers together in their most colorful Christmas clothes.
Go door to door singing Christmas songs (make up a song sheet if you don't know the words.)
Stick a candle in a jam jar tied to a stick to serve as a flashlight. Consider visiting a nursing home or hospital on your journey.
Christmas pickle. This glass pickle ornament is placed on the tree on Christmas Eve.
Whoever finds the Christmas pickle in the morning gets an extra present.
Dreidel game. To play this game, get a dreidel (a kind of top) and some chocolate coins or candies.
The four sides of the top each contain a Hebrew letter that signifies a Jewish word: nun (nothing), gimel (whole), hay (half) and shin (add to pot). Each player begins by adding a candy to the pot, then obeying whichever word faces up.
The game ends when one player has all the candy.
Host a holiday open house. Send out simple invitations to friends and family giving out a loose period of time for dropping by. Ask people to bring a favorite dish or drink.
Make up holiday-theme games, such as a holiday scavenger hunt, including such items as tinsel, pine needles, Christmas cookie, broken ornament. Search the neighborhood for items.
Kwanzaa. This African-American celebration, established in 1966, begins Dec. 26 and last seven days. Each day represents a principle: unity, self-determination, collective work and responsibility, co-operative economics, purpose, creativity and faith.
A table is set up with a colorful mat and a candle-holder containing seven candles: one black (for the people, in the center), three red (for their struggle, on the left), and three green (for their hope for the future, on the right).
Light the black candle first, then another candle left, to right, one per night.
Also on the mat are corn and a unity cup. Books and other African cultural items are also placed on the mat.
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By all accounts, Greg Oden has had an unfortunate and unavoidably disappointing NBA career. Taken No. 1 overall by the Portland Trailblazers (before Kevin Durant mind you), his career has been plagued by horrible knees and nagging injuries.
A rare true center prospect out of Ohio State, Oden has yet to play a full NBA season, with his most being 61 games played during the 2008-2009 NBA season. Most recently, he was released by the Trailblazers who officially decided to move on from the ailing NBA center.
After undergoing microfracture knee surgeries (three surgeries in five years) on both knees in the offseason, it appears he may one day be ready to return to the hardwood.
But an NBA return is questionable, at least for now, but also not totally improbable. Here are a few of the options that Oden should weigh while thinking about his future.


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text: The future of Carmelo Anthony has been one of the biggest topics in the NBA this season as he will opt out of his contract to become a free agent. Does he re-sign with the New York Knicks? Does he move west to sign with the Los Angeles Lakers? Or could there be a third team in the mix. According to one report on Friday, the Chicago Bulls could be an option for Anthony? This is not the first time Anthony and the Bulls have been linked.


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The Clovis City Commission, with aims to avoid a sticky situation on fee waivers, tabled a request Thursday night to help reduce landfill costs for a local peanut plant.
Portales-based Sunland Inc., in operation since 1988, has massive disposal issues associated with a nationwide recall of products. A salmonella outbreak was traced back to a product made at the plant, and a recall eventually included all products made at the plant after March 10, 2010.
Those products are now being disposed of at the Clovis city landfill.
The Thursday commission meeting included Eastern Plains Council of Governments Affairs Director Ray Mondragon, Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Karl Terry and Sunland Vice President and Controller Roddy Pearce, who asked the commission to consider a reduction in tipping fees to $20 per ton for the first 30 truckloads of material brought to the landfill.
Any material beyond the first 30 truckloads — Pearce estimated a total of 33 truckloads — would be subject to the standard $30 per ton fee at the landfill. The company has already trucked in about 14 loads, and would work out a future reimbursement if a discount was given.
The fee savings amounted to roughly $6,600.
Commissioner Randy Crowder led a charge to push Sunland in another direction. He said he was all for helping Sunland in its time of need, and considered the plant a valuable job creator for eastern New Mexico.
But he was concerned with the message a fee waiver would send to citizens considering the agenda also had new fee recommendations from the city's revenue review committee. Recommendations included a 6 percent raise in sanitation fees and a request that commissioners respect fee structures in place.
"The timing is absolutely terrible," Crowder said. "We're raising (sanitation) fees 6 percent, and then Roosevelt County asks us to waive $6,600."
Crowder said if Sunland was interested in studying the issue further, the city might be able to give a higher amount of money to Sunland in economic development money. Terry and Pearce said they would be amenable to such an arrangement.
"Sometimes we don't do enough in retention," Terry said. "We have a perfect opportunity here."
Mayor David Lansford asked if Sunland could give the peanuts to the city of Portales, which could then send them to the landfill at a lower fee for government entities. But commissioners presumed that Portales would violate the state's anti-donation clause by accepting contaminated products and their inherent liability.
The clause is a state law that does not allow a municipality to give free or discounted services to non-government entities, but Clovis does have an exception for economic development.
Commissioner Dan Stoddard asked if the issue was something Clovis and Portales officials could study and tackle in a future commission meeting. Since Sunland is currently paying the standard tipping fees, Pearce and Terry agreed the company could treat the matter as if it were a potential reimbursement.
Later in the meeting, the commission adopted the sanitation fee increases, with City Engineer Justin Howalt noting the increases only get the city back to the point where it isn't losing money on the landfill — paid for by landfill fees, sanitation fees and a one-16th-of-a-percent gross receipts tax increment. The sanitation fee increases will be implemented April 1.
Other fees approved by the commission were a $150 charge for private individuals requesting street closures; and fees for digital maps from the information technology department (digital downloads free for two layers of information and $30 per hour for each additional layer applied, and map printout prices between $10 and $25 with $30 per hour for each additional layer applied).


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Watch: The Season Premiere of a New VFILES Model Mockumentary
Starring a homeless casting director who has become an Internet meme.
Today, VFILES's web-reality-show-mockumentary MODEL FILES returns with its second season, reeling fashion-world addicts back in for another round of New York life as told from the point of view of casting agent Preston Chaunsumlit. Within the first minute, we learn that the formerly blue-haired man — who once cast infants for an Opening Ceremony shoot by chasing after "hot moms," smized with abandon through a "Model Yoga" class, and introduced viewers to the complex world of male modeling — is now ... homeless.
Before brushing his teeth with his index finger, he shares, "The truth is, I'm homeless now ... I'm a free agent and I can do whatever I want!" This apparently means asking interns to Instagram photos of him, flossing in front of an iMac, and posing on motorcycles for photo shoots. It's evident that, even though he's homeless, he's found fame (and embraced it) as an Internet meme. This season promises other fresh faces, including model "bad boy" Cole Mohr; former reality star Bridget Helene; and the tween son of a fashion executive, named "Little Ben." Click above to watch a sneak preview of the first episode from season two.


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Crusaders Defeat S/SA Knights in 2OT Thriller
SPALDING — Senior quarterback Curtis Childers' two-yard run in the second overtime period lifted Pope John Central Catholic to a 36 to 28 victory over Spalding/Spalding Academy Friday night.
The game was a back-and-forth affair as Pope John had the early advantage, leading 14 to 0 early in the third quarter.
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Aden, Schiltmeyer Exchange Wedding Vows
Brandon Aden and Jennifer Schiltmeyer were married on June 27, 2009, at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Elgin.
Fr. Tom Bauwens officiated along with Fr. Dan Andrews.
Maid of honor was Becky Eischeid of Elgin. Bridesmaids were: Stacey Schiltmeyer of Lincoln, Jill Schiltmeyer of Chadron, Angela Aden of Lincoln and Jacque Heithoff of Lincoln.
Best man was Doug Reardon of St. Edward. Groomsmen were: Joe Reardon of St. Edward, Brian Seier of Petersburg, Chris Tenski of St. Edward and Eric Schiltmeyer of Elgin.
Neligh to Host Immunization Clinic
Goldenrod Hills Community Action will hold the Neligh Immunization Clinic on Thursday, November 5th, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Abundant Life Christian Center, 1101 L St., Neligh. For an appointment please call (402) 529-3513.
GHCA's Health Services Program will provide lead screening to children 12 months to 5 years of age at our Immunization Clinics. Children may get lead poisoning from paint of homes built before 1978, tap water, food, pottery, dirt, dust and even from the air we breathe. Elevated blood levels can cause irreversible damage to the brain and nervous system; it can harm the kidneys and digestive system; and because lead reduces the ability for the body to produce red blood cells, it can cause anemia. Children with elevated blood levels of 10 or higher may suffer dulled hearing, stunted growth, reduced eye-hand coordination, behavioral problems and delayed learning skills.
The Immunization Clinic is open to the public, and there are no income guidelines. Each child should be accompanied by the parent or guardian.
Past immunization records are required. Proxy forms are needed when a parent or legal guardian is unable to accompany the child to clinic. Proxy forms may be obtained by contacting the Wisner office at (402) 529-3513. A suggested donation of $20.00 per child would be appreciated to help defray administrative costs. If a child only receives one immunization, then the suggested donation is $13.50.
Anderson, Scholl & Fredrickson
Brandon and Lynn Anderson, Norfolk, a daughter, Brynlee Nicole, born Oct. 14, 2009, 9:01 p.m., Faith Regional Health Services, 7 pounds, 11 ounces. Sibling is Lauren, 18 months. Grandparents are Rick and Carol Anderson and Tom and Berni Buchholtz, all of Norfolk, and Craig and Pam Zegers of Stanton.
Brian and Kim Scholl of Silverdale, WA are the proud parents of a daughter, Aubrey Lynne, born Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at Harrison Hospital. She weighed 8 lbs, 9 oz.
Aubrey's happy grandparents are Jim and Lynne Scholl of Elgin and Marvin and Ellen Wemhoff of Kearney, NE.
Steven and Angela Fredrickson of Black Hawk, SD are the proud parents of a daughter, Adeline Lois Fredrickson, born on August 14, 2009.
Pumpkins to Again Fly at Petersburg
The weather begins to be a little chilly with cool mornings and some snow recently. The leaves turn their many shades of yellow, orange, and maroon garnering a splendor of spectacular colors. Fall harvest is in progress. The end of October nears, and what does that mean? It's time for Petersburg's Annual Punkin'Chunkin'TM.
For the past five years, Petersburg's Community Club has sponsored the annual Punkin' Chunkin'TM. It is held in conjunction with the World Championship Punkin' Chunkin'TM Association. Punkin' shooter winners in the local contest are eligible to compete in the national competition.
Machines can shoot, launch, throw or fling a 6-12 lb. pumpkin. Community volunteers or club members drive four wheelers through the corn or soybean fields and measure distance shot by a Global Positioning System (GPS). Longest distance shot in 2008 was 3,071 feet from an air gun.
There are four divisions: air gun, mechanical, trebuchet and catapult. A $500 award is given for the longest distance.
Petersburg State Bank puts up $500 for a chance to win during the accuracy contest. There is no entry fee, and safety rules apply. There is a high school division where a trophy is awarded. No explosives are allowed.
Crowds cheer on their favorite teams and approximately 2,000 people attended last year's event.
The action begins at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 25, one mile east of Petersburg. There is free admission, and many free activities are available for the whole family. A shuttle service is available from the parking lot, so bring your favorite lawn chair and come and enjoy the day. In case of inclement weather, the storm date will be the next Sunday, Nov. 1.


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Christian Wolff initiated his "Microexercises" series when the Miniaturist Ensemble asked for a piece with no more than 100 notes in it; he went on to create 21 more pieces, 13 of which are performed here by the South African duo of Beat Keller & Reza Khota on electric guitar.
Keller, Beat / Reza Khota Play Christian Wolff
11 Microexercises
Label: Edition Wandelweiser Records
Released in: Germany
"Microexercises were started when the Miniaturist Ensemble asked for a piece with no more than 100 notes in it. Having enjoyed making one such piece, I went on to make 21 more (and then a second collection, Grete, with an additional 14). Instrumentation and number of players are mostly open, as are selection of pieces, playing order, clef and transposition readings, and dynamics.
I like the notion of quite long pieces, and, more recently, also quite short ones (these have a history too: Beethoven's Bagatelles, Schumann, Webern, Cage's piano Haiku from the 1950s, Kurtag). I don't worry too much about intensity of focus; it's more about transitoriness and catching what's going by, then letting it go. And making each piece itself, not like the others, or, if repeated, there is also the possibility of its being different from itself."-Christian Wolff, July 2013
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Omega: The Unknown
by Jonathan Lethem
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Originally written in the 1970s Omega: The Unknown was a superhero comic that only lasted for a few issues. Now, all ten issues have been rewritten and placed into graphic novel format.
Omega: The Unknown is about a seemingly mute superhero; a boy who has lost his parents; a self-appointed superhero, The Mink; and an invasion of robots and nanotechnology! Two of them share the same destiny.
This was a book that leaves you wondering what happens next? Or how in the world does this all fit together? Although, I feel I missed a bit of the story, since I'm not used to reading graphic novels, I can certainly say it is not your traditional 'superhero' comic.
Omega the Unkown #1 by Jonathan Lethem
Omega the Unknown #2 by Jonathan Lethem
Omega the Unknown #3 by Jonathan Lethem
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0785130527, Hardcover)The story of a mute, reluctant super hero from another planet, and the earthly teenager with whom he shares a strange destiny - and the legion of robots and nanoviruses that have been sent from afar to hunt the two of them down! Created in 1975 by Steve Gerber and Mary Skrenes, the original Omega the Unknown lasted only ten issues, but was a legend to those who recall it - an ahead-of-its-time tale of an anti-hero, inflected with brilliant ambiguity. One of Omega's teenage fans was award-winning novelist Jonathan Lethem, who has used the original as a springboard for a superbly strange, funny, and moving graphic novel in ten chapters. Collects Omega: The Unknown #1-10.
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Really can't blame Kurt on this. It was 100% Mr. Ha-a$$. I don't think Kurt had any power over the billionaire. Too bad there isn't as that would be fun to watch untangle. Gene should be ashamed of himself for treating Tony like a crum bum. But I suppose when someone has more money that GOD you can do stuff like that. I just thought of something funny.........Two upstanding team owners fired Busch for being drunk and swearing at a cop and for swearing at the Secret Service and Dr. Punch. Now he is hanging on the same branch as Haas. WHAT EVER BOYS.
The Military Thanks You For Standing Behind Them. If You Can't Do that You Can Always Stand In Front Of Them.....Think About It.....
Thank you to those who took a step forward to save the rest who stand still.
Thank you to those who took a step forward to save the rest who stand still.
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One thing money can't buy is class or brains !!
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A lot of what grownups say is bullshit. You figure this out in your teens, and wind up just tuning it all out. By 15 I got to where every time I was offered advice, I just nodded in mock agreement and then laughed at them behind their back. "Can you believe that pompous douchebag tried to tell me that? Christ, I'm not 14 anymore!"
So it winds up taking years to filter out the bad advice ("Son, don't ever loan your car to a negro") from the good ("That Def Leppard tattoo isn't gonna be relevant five years from now, John.") I think I heard all of the below at some point, but it would be five or ten (or more) years before I'd realize it belonged in the good advice pile.
5Butterflies in the Stomach is Not Love
When I was in school, I lost track of the number of couples I knew who got engaged at age 16, and went right into wedding planning after graduation. And why not? Try to talk a 17 year-old out of it, and they'll tell you that of course you don't understand -- you've never felt love like this. No human has. What they and their guy or girl has is the kind of love that freaking changes the orbits of planets. In all of the universe, there has never been a love like this, so back off, old man.
And you sure as hell can't point out to the couple that their hormones will never be at these levels again. They'll think you're dismissing what they have as teenage horniness, not realizing that those hormones also mean that every emotional impulse is piped into stadium-ready stack amplifiers and cranked to Woodstock levels. You will feel that burst of adrenaline and stomach flutters when you touch their hand or just glance at them from across the room, and think, holy shit, if this isn't love, nothing is. God knows I thought that. Over and over. The songs talk about your "heart" but the feeling kind of radiates from the gut. Close enough.
Look, love is clearly located somewhere in the torso area, that's what matters.
Yep. This is exactly what love looks like.
That feeling is as addictive as any drug, and once you experience it for the first time, you'll start to crave it, or think that a relationship is dead without it. The problem is that a lot of the fluttery feeling you get is a physical reaction to anxiety and the physical reaction goes away as you adjust -- that's part of the mechanism. So the longer you're in the relationship, the more comfortable you become around that person, and that rush disappears. And if you're anything like me at all, you'll mistake that for "falling out of love." It's most likely the reason only 14% of high school sweethearts make it to the marriage stage.
The difference between that rush and actual love is the difference between seeing a picture of an adorable puppy and actually owning a dog. Yes, part of the experience is its adorable brown eyes and soft fur, but it's also about you carrying its poop around in a little plastic bag. The teenager in love thinks that's cynicism from a boring old man ("He says our love is just dog shit!") but that's not it at all. The point is that love is the whole package. It's not a single emotion that can be identified and distinctively felt like anger or happiness. It's a series of connections that exists above and beyond day to day emotion or circumstance, something you feel even after you wake up to find she has grown a third arm shaped like Randy Quaid.
Why You Won't Believe it for Years:
I can harp about it all I want but the truth is, the next time those butterflies gut shot you into a drooling stupor, all of the text I just typed will evaporate. Because this relationship is the one you've been waiting for. You can feel it.
"The one." That's the key, because every single love song or romantic movie insists that you only get "one true love," one "soulmate." So you get used to the idea of a supernatural King of Emotions that bestows "true" love upon you exactly once in your life... and if you don't latch onto it when it arrives, that's it. That was your only chance. So when you're hit with that tide of emotions the first time, you think, "Well, I'm one of the lucky few to have found my 'one' on my first try. All the more proof that it was meant to be!"
Then, about the sixth or seventh time in your life that you feel this emotion, you'll realize that the idea of "one true love" is bullshit. Unfortunately, the only way to truly learn this is to experience it for yourself, to feel it come and go and come again. Just ask the dozen or so of my old classmates who had to drop out of high school to take care of a baby. Or the ones who married right after graduation and now can't say more than two sentences to each other without breaking down into a violent fit of screaming and crying.
Every. Fucking. Day.
Don't misunderstand the message, I'm not saying the feelings you have for your partner are just side effects of an unruly burrito. But... hold off on the wedding and the babies for a while.
4Learn How to do Stuff Around the House, You'll Need It
"Chores." That's the word they use to mean the tedious, bullshit tasks Mom and Dad make you do around the house before you're allowed to have fun.
Chores suck seven shapes of dick. And most of you do them, begrudgingly. Or you split them with a sibling, or whatever the system is to make sure they interfere with what you really want to do as little as possible. But much, much sooner than you think, you're going to be responsible for all of that shit, from top to bottom. And if I could go back in time, I'd grab my teenage self by the shoulders and say, "Go learn how to do all of that shit Mom is doing. And I mean all of it."
Bed, clothes, food, dishes, floors, bathroom... everything. Pretend that you're the only one living there, and just completely take over the things your parents normally do for you, for a week, or a month. Because in just a few short years, you're going to be living on your own, you will be fucking shocked at how fast your living space turns into an unlivable shithole. God help you if you get stuck with roommates who treated "chores" the same way. Hey, did you know if you leave dirty dishes out long enough, flies lay eggs on them and then you have maggots on your dishes? You will! Ever wonder how those people on Hoarders can live with garbage piled on every piece of furniture? Just live with some dudes who refuse to take out the trash, you'll see -- that shit piles up in the blink of an eye.
The scratch 'n sniff version would make you vomit your own soul.
For several years after moving out on my own, I treated doing dishes as a task on the same level as painting a house. So I found the majority of my sustenance coming from The Dollar Menu and little frozen boxes that are prepared with a microwave and the ability to push "4," "0," "0," (which is not only an expensive way to eat, but will kill your ass eventually).
If you haven't already, learn to use the washer and dryer. There's nothing sadder than sitting in a laundromat and watching a newly divorced husband stare at a washing machine like it was a nuclear reactor. And I'm telling you, go to a laundromat right now and you'll see this guy, with every single piece of clothing packed up in trash bags because he wore literally everything he owned over and over until his neighbors sniffed the air and asked him if he was cooking mushrooms.
"Mom, I've bought a new outfit every day for a month. I need help."
Why You Won't Believe it for Years:
Because you can put this shit off for years without being judged for it. You can haul a bunch of laundry home over Labor Day weekend and Mom will do it. And let's face it, when you're in college, you're not going to be rejected for sex because your bathroom is dirty. All dorm bathrooms are dirty. But after you're out in the "real world," with your own job and apartment, the rules change. If you're 25 and your date smells the stagnant rot of week old dishes and strewn garbage, she's thinking, "What a lazy fucking slob. I'm not doing the whole 'date a teenager' thing again. Just tell him you're on your period and then change your phone number."
"No, Rob, it's disgusting because it hasn't been cooked yet.
I know guys who are older than me who still can't take care of their place, and every one of them is alone. Their houses are so bad that I can't visit because the smell gives me a headache. I helped one of them clean once, and we found dead birds and mice under the garbage on his living room floor. And the frightening part is that it's easy to get into that mode because if you live in it long enough, it becomes normal. And they can't break out of that idea of basic cleaning and maintenance are just lame "chores."


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The Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge (RTT-ELC) program aims to improve the quality of early learning and development and close the achievement gap for children with high needs.
The Administration for Children and Families' Early Childhood Development office and the Department of Education's Office of Early Learning work closely to guide and oversee the work of RTT-ELC.
RTT-ELC grants focus on improving early learning and development programs for young children by supporting each state's efforts to:
This month, five more states secured grants to improve their work in these areas.
Colorado, Illinois, New Mexico, Oregon and Wisconsin will each receive a share of the 2012 Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge $133 million grant fund. The five winners join nine existing state grantees that secured first-round funding last year.
Read more by visiting this link: Five More States Secure Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge Grants.


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I've seen a few episode when it use to come on cartoon network, i think it was at the part where they were in the city in the sky or something.
But anyways is it worth it to start? And where is a good episode to start watching?
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Dec 30 2009
Cool Email Signatures
Posted by: Techpin in Websites, design
A signature block is the appended text of the end of the e-mail. This text appears automatically at the bottom of the e-mail and consists some information of the one who sent the message. The information includes the person's name, phone, e-mail or even web sites. The McQuary guideline informs us that a signature block shouldn't be longer than four lines and should be a plain text, not HTML .
Many internal policies require the corporations to have e-mail signatures. In Germany , companies have to specify the company's name, place and number of registration. On the other hand, on internet forums the rules are not so strict. A signature can be a simple one or even images are allowed. Signatures are seen as a personal touch for the ones that create them . You can see how your e-mail signature looks like, if you send a message to yourself . If your e-mail package doesn't send signatures automatically , you can write a text message in a file and you can manually copy and paste it in each mail you send .
Here are some positive and negative aspects of GMail: it has a good text editor to create e-mail but you cannot add HTML signatures with images. While Hotmail, Yahoo and Outlook have this option available. GMail has standard features such as font size, colours, hyperlinks, bullets but you cannot add other HTML tags . With GMail you can upload photos but it will look like an attachment.
I will show you how to embed in GMail, HTML signature with images: you start by creating, in an notepad, a HTML signature with all kinds of tags. Then you just have to copy it to your GMail window.
Few people realize the potential of an e-mail signature. Every time you send a message you have the chance to share something . You can use funny or wise sayings to make your e-mail stand out amid the clutter. If you add the signature in the right way, you will surely be appreciated, noticed and remembered .  Signatures are very flexible. You can create different signatures for different people. In this case your boss won't receive the same signature you sent your lover .
If you look on the web you will find programs such as Email Generator programs which create basic image email signature badge that can be used on Yahoo, GMail and Hotmail. It is beneficial for you to have a custom email signature in this online world !
This is how you can create a signature with logos and pictures. On the Tolls menu from Outlook, you have to click Options and then Mail Format Tab. In the Compose this message format, under Message format, click the format that you want to use. Click New on the Signatures, type a name in the Enter a name for your new signature, then choose how to create your signature, click next and advanced edit. A dialog box will open saying that a new editor will open, then you click yes. You can now insert your signature into the message .
Because you never know where your e-mail will land, you must enter a signature and a salutation in every email. The hardest part of writing is getting started. This is available for me too. I always stay in front of the computer and it seems like the blank screen intimidates me. I realize now that most of the emails start with a cliché , so why shouldn't I do that too. Long sentences are too boring, we have to write short sentences and underline or bold what it is important .
The e-mail correspondence is truly important in our days. It saves time, it is very convenient and has really changed our communication. Unfortunately e-mail aren't secure , it can be read not by the people it was intended to and this can cause devastating consequences .
Cool e-mail signatures vary from company to company or from one person to another. Because of the legal requirements , contact and identification information is mandatory for an e-mail. You can add footers right at the end of the message or below the text. You can have several footers and separate conditions for them are created. Several footers can be sent in the same message, for example a general company disclaimer and your personal signature .
You don't have to be an IT specialist to create HTML footers. Placeholders creates unified signatures in terms of format and style, for employees .With the help of testing tools and reviewing you will not get confused and will let you see what the final message will look like .
The signature block is often overlooked part in an e-mail. We have to realize that it has an important role by providing pertinent information. The first rule is to make sure we include our e-mail address in the e-mail, although it can seem silly. You have to make your signature aesthetically pleasant so try to avoid small fonts or extra large ones and also avoid multiple colours. Don't forget to keep t simple and elegant! Cool e-mail signatures are useful because people can reach you more quickly. We also have to be careful not to put too many information about us, leaving the other person think that he/she didn't wanted to know so many thinks about us .


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By Gary Mitchell
When the summer wildfire season breaks out in the western states, one Clovis man and his crew get involved.
Ted Stallings, owner/operator of Aero Tech in Clovis, has five firefighting aircraft called "air tractors" heavily involved in fighting fires in New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada and Colorado.
"Right now, we're fighting fires big time," he said. "I've got five air tractors and they're all working fires. I have one plane in Ruidoso. It's on call to protect Lincoln National Forest and the surrounding area. I have one airplane in Las Vegas, Nev., and one airplane in Springerville, Ariz., and one airplane en route to Durango, Colo. I have one air tractor that just returned from Las Vegas, N.M. We just had maintenance done on it, and we'll send it back out again."
Mark Bickham, national program manager for single-engine air tankers, dispatches Aero Tech's Air Tractors to fires across the nation.
"His five planes (are) part of the 72 we have on contract, but not all of them are air tractors," Bickham said. "They're available to us throughout the United States and Alaska."
Aero Tech's air tractors have worked the Monument fire near Las Vegas, N.M., which has burned approximately 800 acres and was about 50 percent contained, according to the last incident management report.
"I was in Arizona last week all week," Stallings said, "but the fires I was working are all out now. I was on the Sprucedale fire. Last year, we were on several major fires. We were helping with the Rodeo fire — we were out there five weeks. We also fought fires in Montana, Oregon and Nevada until it snowed."
In the past, most wildfires were fought — at least, in the air — by air tankers and helicopters, but an incident last summer demonstrated what an important role the newer, faster air tractors may play in future wildfire scenarios.
In two incidents last year — one in California and the other in Colorado — the wings of the air tankers literally snapped off, resulting in the deaths of five aerial firefighters.
The two tankers that crashed were a number of years old — one was built during World War II and the newest one was more than 30 years old.
The much smaller air tractor is just as effective but plays a slightly different role in some cases, Bickham said.
"Because of their size and their agility, they are most effective — and very effective — as initial attack resources," he said. "When fires first start, they can come in and contain and protect any residences in the area."
The plane is the largest single-engine plane manufactured, travels at 200 mph, and at takeoff, it can carry more than its own weight of 16,000 pounds, according to manufacturer specifications.
"In the canyons and mountains we work in, it can turn tighter than the larger air tankers," said Aero Tech pilot Dan Rinner.
The new tankers are expensive. They cost about the same as one F-15 — more than $1 million each.
"We're the largest owner of the AT-802s (air tractors)," Stallings said. "The country of Spain has 12, and we have five. They're a great airplane — they're just real expensive. The heavies (larger, older air tankers) are great. They did a good job, but they're just getting old and tired."
Heavies can haul more retardant at one time, but the newer air tractors can haul 800 gallons each time and make several trips in the time it takes one heavy to make a run, Stallings said.
"It takes them forever to get to where they're going and come back," he said. "They haul between 2,000 and 2,800 gallons. We haul 800, but our gallons per hour is a whole lot more. We put on more retardant per hour."


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On Saturday, Nebraska will face Penn State in Lincoln. Last week, Nebraska pulled out another miracle victory, beating Michigan State in East Lansing 28-24 on a last-gasp touchdown pass from Taylor Martinez to Jamal Turner.
Meanwhile, Penn State comfortably defeated struggling Purdue, 34-9, in West Lafayette. This matchup of divisional crossover rivals is the first return for Penn State to Lincoln since 2003, when Nebraska won 18-10.
Nebraska is in first place in the Legends Division, and controls its own destiny to reach the Big Ten Championship. So here are the five keys for Nebraska to win and keep the reins of the division title firmly in its grasp.


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I arrived at the solution. It was much simpler than what I attempted in the original post.
I need to prove that a multiple of a perfect number is abundant.A positive integer n is abundant if sigma(n) > 2n (where sigma(n) = sum of divisors of n)
An integer k is prefect if sigma(k) = 2k
Suppose n is a prefect number and k is a nonnegative integer.
If gcd(n,k)=1 then sigma(nk) = sigma(n) * sigma(k) = 2n * sigma(k) > 2nk
Otherwise... this is where I'm having some trouble.. any suggestions?


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Taking Back America!
To: ALL PATRIOT GROUPS IN ALL STATES
Subject: PRIMARY ELECTIONS
Fellow Patriots:
We are writing to you because we feel that the best presidential
candidate may not be represented in the current field.
We have thought of a way to get the attention of the Republican Party
and possibly change the outcome of the 2012 Election. It would take a
coordinated effort by our Patriot Groups Nationwide, hopefully
starting with your state.
As you are aware, running a Third Party Candidate would give the win
to Obama. So, how do we get the attention of the Republican Power
Brokers? When a candidate acquires 1144 delegates from the Primaries
and Caucuses, he becomes the designated Presidential Candidate and the
National Convention becomes a formality. It is just a big party (at
taxpayers expense) and all for show.
We must strive to prevent this from happening. The way to do this
would be to try to control the results of the primaries and caucuses
in the states so that in the end no candidate has the needed 1144
delegates. Most states have both pledged and unpledged delegates who
could change their votes after the first roll call vote.
The goal is to have an "Open Convention". How can we accomplish
this? We must get as many people as possible to vote to keep the
current leader from amassing enough votes to extend his lead, with the
goal of all candidates ending the Primaries with less than 1144
delegates. All candidates would still be in the race and get a final
chance to state their case to the Nation. Nominations could be made
from the floor. Possibly a person that has not been in the primaries
to that point could emerge as a true leader (to Patriot standards)
that all Patriot groups, Independents and many reasonable Democrats
would vote for. It would also give us the opportunity to present
Planks from our "Patriot Party Platform".
This would be a desperate move for desperate times, but we need to
show that we, as a group, are serious about making the necessary
changes and to support those Patriots who stepped up and ran for
election in 2010. We helped them then and we must help them now to
finish what we started. The Nation cannot survive four more years of
going in the wrong direction.
Please help us by making sure that all Patriot Groups in your state
are on board and ready to move before your Primary date. We will
inform the next states. If we all work together, we can do this or at
least let the Country know that we are still around and ready for
the fight.
We know that all states have different rules and that you may have to
adapt to them. Please let us know of any problems or suggestions that
you may have before the next primary. Please pick a state or region
leader to keep in touch with us for coordination purposes.
Good Luck and God Speed.
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While Security-Enhanced Linux® (SELinux) is an incredibly powerful tool for securing Linux servers, it has a reputation for being difficult to configure.
As a result, many system administrators would simply turn it off. With a lot of work recently, the SELinux community has stepped up to make it much more administrator-friendly.
Join this webinar to learn the basics of SELinux, including:
- Configuring, analyzing, and correcting SELinux errors.
- Writing basic policies to enable non-SELinux-aware applications to work on SELinux-protected systems.
- Real-world examples to better demonstrate how to use SELinux.
Speaker: Thomas Cameron, Chief solution architect, Red Hat
Thomas has been in the IT industry since 1993. Thomas is a Red Hat Certified Architect (RHCA®), a Red Hat Certified Datacenter Specialist (RHCDS®), a Red Hat Certified Security Specialist (RHCSS®), and a Red Hat Certified Virtualization Administrator (RHCVA®). Thomas is a member of systems management subject matter expert teams at Red Hat. He has also held certifications as a Novell Certified NetWare Engineer, a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer, and a Microsoft Certified Trainer.
Date: April 30, 2014
Time: 12:00 pm ET / 6 p.m. (Paris) / 9:30 p.m. (Mumbai)
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August 6, 2014
PARCC Technology Determinations
PARCC is designed as a computer-based assessment that adds new elements to the old multiple-choice format and allows for a better measure of students' skills and abilities. Using technology-enhanced items and various other innovations, students will get a chance to better showcase their skills and results will become available for use more quickly.
The ultimate goal is for the PARCC summative assessment to be administered online in all schools. Realistically, this goal will take a few more years. So, for the first few years, as schools continue to update their equipment and infrastructure, PARCC will be available as a paper-based test for schools who lack the capacity needed to test online. Implementation of computer-based testing may not occur all at one time across a district, or even within a building. There will be some buildings that will have the capability to test some grade levels (grades 3-8) or content areas (high school) online, and will need to test other grade levels or content areas in the same building using a pencil/paper format.
To determine which method students will use to take the test, ISBE is developing a technology readiness tool that will be used to gather information about the technological capabilities of a school. The schools and the state will work together with this tool and additional data to capture the necessary information for a decision to be made. From there, it will be determined if schools will test online, on paper, or using a combination of both. More information will be communicated on this in the coming weeks.


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Tairawhiti District Health
Te Mana Hauora O Te Tairawhiti
Home » About Us
Our mission is: Working together to elevate the wellbeing of Tairawhiti. Mahia nga mahi i roto i te kotahitanga kia piki ake te oranga o te Tairawhiti.
Download the Annual Plan 2015/16 and Statement of intent 2015-2018
Tairawhiti District Health's Annual Plan outlines the key activities planned for the Tairawhiti health system over the coming financial year (1 July to 30 June). In accordance with the New Zealand Health and Disability Amendment Act 2010, it also incorporates our Statement of Intent. The Statement of Intent is our key accountability document to Parliament, which includes targets and measures of both financial and non-financial performance. The Annual Plan also explains our strategic context and shows how our intended activity and outputs relate to our vision and the achievement of our long-term goals for improving the health of our community.
QUALITY ACCOUNT - Download the latest TDH Quality Account (Pdf 853.4KB)
This Quality Account is an annual report to the public about the quality of the services Tairawhiti District Health provides.
MAORI HEALTH PLAN - Download the latest TDH Maori Health Plan
This Plan describes the Hauora Màori priorities for the Tairawhiti District for the 2014/15 year. This plan has been jointly developed by the Tairawhiti District Health Board (TDH) and the Primary Health Care Organisations operating in Tairawhiti. It aligns with the requirements of the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000 and aims to reduce disparities and improve health outcomes for Màori.
This plan should be read in conjunction with the Tairawhiti District Health Board Maori Health Plan and the Midland DHB Regional Services Plan.
As a District Health Board, TDH funds and ensures the provision of services for those in need of personal health and disability services across all service areas, except Public Health and Disability Support Services for people under 65 years of age.
A large percentage of this work is done from the main campus on Ormond Road, where Gisborne Hospital is situated. TDH is part of the Midland region which includes four other DHBs - Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Lakes and Taranaki. Find out more about the Midland region and HealthShare Ltd here.
TDH has a board and three statutory advisory committees which are responsible for the overall governance and direction of the District Health Board. They work within national frameworks set by the Government. The role of the Board is to work to improve the health outcomes and enhance the health status of the population it serves.
Primary health care services and community-based care are delivered through providers such as Primary Health Organisations, GP's, Maori health providers and disability support providers that are funded by Tairawhiti District Health.


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Giancola offers $50,000 for Dana BuildingBy Josh O'Gorman
Staff Writer | February 28,2013The Giancola Family of Companies has offered $50,000 to buy the Dana Building, but it is uncertain who would receive the proceeds: the city or the school district.
School Board member and Building Committee Chairman Wayne T. Cooke made the announcement during Tuesday's School Board meeting.
"It's the first and only offer on the property, and it would be sold as is with no contingencies," Cooke told the Board.
In June, the Rutland City School District put the building on the market for $290,000. Built in 1927, the building — located at 41 East Center St. — served as a neighborhood school for many years and most recently was the home of the Rutland County Head Start program before fire-code violations forced its closure in 2011.
According to the City Assessor's Office, the two-story, 27,000-square-foot building sits on a 1.79-acre lot. The lot by itself is assessed at $84,900, with the entire property valued at $257,400.
By all accounts, the building is in poor shape, with no public funds going into capital improvements since 1997. Cooke told the Board the district has received an estimate of $250,000 to demolish the building and could sell the lot for between $85,000 and $100,000.
"That would put the transaction in the red," Cooke said.
Joe Giancola, co-owner of the Giancola Family of Properties, said he has no plans to demolish the building.
"It's going to be returned back to what it was: a nice, old historic building," Giancola said, while expressing uncertainty about its future use. "We could put in some offices and some apartments. You never know what people need until you fix up a space and make it available."
Also uncertain is where proceeds from the sale will go. When the school district put the building on the market, Mayor Christopher Louras met with the Board to discuss directing the money to the city for capital improvements.
"My position has not changed on that," Louras said Tuesday. "From a municipal standpoint, I contend that all school buildings are property of the city and it will be up to the Board of Alderman to approve the sale and decide where the money will go."
Peter Mello, chairman of the Rutland City School Board, expressed a different position.
"It's still our contention that the proceeds should go to the school district for deferred capital improvements," he said.
A June 25 email from Mark Ottinger, general council for the Vermont Department of Education, Rutland City School's lawyer William Meub, appears to support Mello's position.
"Vermont law requires that the proceeds of such a sale remain in the education side of the ledger," Ottinger wrote.
"Those funds would then be considered revenues when the following year's school budget is created, and should not be transferred to the municipal side of the ledger. To do otherwise would be to distort the constitutionally-mandated and court-ordered statewide education tax system."
The district will hold a meeting to get comments from the public on the potential sale at 6:30 p.m. March 19 in the Longfellow Administration Builing at 6 Church St.
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At some point in your life you have, at some completely random moment, stopped what you were doing and just thought, "Man, what am I doing here? How does any of this even exist? What is reality, anyway?"
Then you usually forget about it and go back to playing browser games until lunchtime rolls around. But those big questions, starting with the nature of the universe and leading all the way up to why you're sitting there reading boner jokes on a website, are being answered by science as we speak. And the theories they've come up with will leave your brain feeling like it has been drop-kicked over a goal post.
5The Universe Is a Hologram
Let's start from the beginning: the entire universe and all life as we know it.
Of course we've all heard about the big-bang theory (even if we keep picturing it wrong), but just like the show bearing its name, the science community has gotten tired of that old shit and wants to talk about something else. Like, "What if all reality is just a gigantic hologram projected on a 2-D surface?"
Come quick! World War II is on!
The Theory:
For the moment, we're going to pretend that we actually have the ability to explain this in a way that is not insane.
Back in Einstein's day, Big Al and his colleagues discovered a problem: The laws of physics didn't seem to work once you got on a subatomic scale. In fact, even today, no one has been able to marry Einstein's theory of relativity with quantum physics, and not for lack of trying. One attempt you might have heard of is string theory, which simply suggests that once you get smaller than an atom, everything is a string. Specifically, a 2-D unit called a quantum string. So far, so good? FANTASTIC.
Above: String theory. Apparently.
Now. String theorists think that everything we see, feel, hear, touch, taste and screw is nothing more than the vibration of those strings, a theory so far out there that string theorists are known as the Cheeches and Chongs of the physics world. Holographic universers took that theory further by suggesting that maybe, just maybe, everything we feel, hear, touch, taste and screw could be a 3-D projection of cosmic data encoded on a 2-D surface.
Kind of like the hologram you see on a credit card, if that hologram had entire civilizations, all of human history and the entire universe living inside it.
"Mind you, don't smash the Romans when you swipe it."
And believe it or not, people are putting money into proving this bong hit of a theory. A million dollars, to be exact. Craig Hogan, a physicist from Illinois, is building two holometers. Their job is to monitor the smallest spaces in our universe and look for pixelation in the fabric of space and time. In the same way that people can identify digital quality by spotting the pixels, Hogan thinks he can spot the blurriness in reality by finding Planck units, theoretical units of space, time and mass so teensy that they're pretty much impossible to detect. Here's what Hogan says:
"What we're looking for is when the lasers lose step with each other. We're trying to detect the smallest unit in the universe. This is really great fun, a sort of old-fashioned physics experiment where you don't know what the result will be."
Holometer work requires a good deal of cramped plastic cubes and surgical scrubs.
So if we're reading that right, as we speak, a scientist from Illinois is gathering data to determine whether the entire universe has been Photoshopped.
A competing group of researchers say they aren't finding this theoretical pixelation so far, which would suggest maybe the theory isn't right after all. But holy shit, just the fact that there are multiple teams all taking this seriously enough to try to get precise measurements on it kind of makes our heads hurt.
4Heavy Metal Albums Accurately Depict the Beginning of Life
All right, so that's the universe. But how did we wind up with this weird, self-replicating substance we call life? Science says that to understand it, you need to dig up some old heavy metal album covers.
Looking back on it now, it does seem pretty weird that metal albums used to have such a big hard-on for lightning ...
... and volcanoes ...
... or both ...
... often with dragons, warrior women or mutilated corpses sprinkled in for good measure, just in case you had any doubts that what you were about to listen to was hardcore. Why musicians thought acts of nature were synonymous with guitar-driven rock, we'll never know. But maybe those metalheads were on to something, because hidden somewhere in that badass imagery are the building blocks of life.
The Theory:
In the beginning, there were volcanoes, volcanic lightning and a few basic chemicals from which all life began. No word yet on the dragons.
But probably yes.
Discovering this took an experiment that spanned half a century. It started the 1950s, when University of Chicago professor Stanley Miller was trying to figure out how inorganic particles could turn into organic life (and eventually Marilyn Monroe's ass). In the most famous version of the Miller-Urey experiment, he combined chemicals that would have been present at the dawn of the Earth -- water, methane, ammonia and hydrogen -- in sterile flasks, then zapped them with electrodes, as if they had been hit by lightning.
After a week of zapping, cooling, condensing and starting all over again, Miller ended up with a couple of amino acids, the building blocks of protein and all of organic life. So no pyramids, just some half-baked bricks. But there was something missing in Miller's theory. Something awesome, like ... an angry volcano.
Better dad.
Fifty years after the original experiment, one of Miller's students found the original flasks and decided to do a little testing of his own. It turned out the electricity simulation experiment was only one of several tested in the lab. Miller had also simulated what would happen if those chemicals were swimming around near an active volcano. That flask yielded 22 amino acids, which were even more likely to become protein over time. Had those amino acids been touched by lightning, which is entirely likely because volcanoes and lightning go together like peas and carrots ...
MODIS Rapid Response Project
Best dad.
.... Miller might have actually been able to get his Frankenstein on. By the way, we found a picture of him and one of his assistants while conducting their experiments. You're welcome.


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TRENTON - New Jersey is under a state of emergency after a winter storm moved through the area.
Gov. Chris Christie declared an emergency last night ahead of the storm and ordered nonessential state workers to stay home today. State offices and courthouses are closed, as will municipal offices in many towns.
Frequently Asked Questions Regarding a State of Emergency in New Jersey
News 12 New Jersey Meteorologist James Gregorio says dangerously cold temperatures are expected statewide with single digit lows tonight.
The governor encouraged everyone in New Jersey to stay off the roads if possible so that first responders and public safety officials can safely respond to any emergency situations.


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Small Victory For Joe Francis In Madonna 'Girls Gone Wild' Lawsuit
Madonna must think Joe Francis has a case after all! Right before the Super Bowl Joe fired off a cease and desist letter to Madonna and the NFL over her song 'Girls Gone Wild'. They didn't use the song during the halftime show and now it looks like Madonna knows she's in the wrong with the use of the Joe's trademark?
Joe Francis has scored a victory against the likes of Madonna without ever having to step foot in a courtroom … because she has changed the title of her new song "Girls Gone Wild" … as well as its lyrics.
Well, apparently Madonna and the record label, Interscope, have seen it Joe's way … because we've learned they have agreed to change the song title to "GIRL Gone Wild."
The battle's been won … but Joe tells TMZ, the war's not over — "Clearly her label was trying to avoid legal action surrounding the song … BUT [the new title] is still infringement as far as the law is concerned, and we have been in touch with Madonna's people in an effort to resolve this issue."
Joe says he'll pursue new legal action if the Madge squad doesn't make further changes to the title.
She changed it, what more does he want? So the phrase 'girls gone wild' can never be used for anything by anyone..ever? Seriously?
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Excused leave granted for some ASG workers who are citizens of Samoa
In a memo issued yesterday, Gov. Togiola Tulafono authorized Executive Branch employees, who are citizens of Samoa, to take an excused leave of five working days in order to help their families in Samoa, following wide spread damage there caused by Tropical Cyclone Evan.
According to the governor a "maximum of five working days" of excused absence will be granted between Dec. 14 and Dec. 31 to these workers "to provide on-the-ground assistance to their families in Samoa as the clean up and recovery from this continuing disaster commences."
Executive Branch employees wanting to use these excused absences must provide a copy of their 303 Employment Form, with a completed standard employee leave application form and travel documents to the governor's deputy chief of staff Motu Seui Jr., prior to departure, the memo states.
At the same time, these employees must provide copies of their travel itineraries and receipts of payment for their travel to and from Samoa, so that the number of excused absence workdays can be calculated.
"It is my hope that granting these excused absences will provide some incentive to those with families affected by the disaster in Samoa to go assist and comfort them during their time of need," he said.
According to the governor, the cyclone "threatened our safety and caused widespread damage to property and infrastructure" as well as "the displacement of many people from their residences and most tragically, the loss of life among our brothers, sisters, relatives and neighbors in Samoa".
The actual number of deaths from the cyclone could not be confirmed, as regional media is reporting the death toll at two and three. Radio Zealand International reported yesterday that death toll is at two, based on reports from police; however, the toll is expected to rise as several people are still missing.
Not long after the governor's memo was distributed yesterday morning, Samoa News received word from at least three Executive Branch employees who stated that they are from Samoa and will be leaving soon to help their families in Upolu.
One of them wanted to leave as soon as possible but flights out of Pago Pago are full as Polynesian Airlines and Inter Island Airways are trying to accommodate passengers who were displaced Wednesday and Thursday when flights were cancelled due to the cyclone. The two airlines resumed flights yesterday on the inter Samoa route.
Two of the executive branch employees said they're waiting to get paid on Monday— ASG pay day— for money to help their families rebuild.
There was no information at press time as to whether the ASG authorities or the Fono will provide excused leave for their employees who are citizens of Samoa.
In a media statement, the U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa, David Huebner offered his thoughts and condolences to the families of Evan's victims and everyone sheltering from the storm.
"Our thoughts are with families who have lost loved ones and everyone in Samoa enduring the cyclone. It must have been a distressing night and now residents are bracing for more," he said. "Fortunately, with their resilience, strength and sense of community spirit, I know the people of Samoa will get through this."
Radio New Zealand International reports yesterday that Huebner has pledged US$50,000 for immediate assistance to Samoa through the Samoa Red Cross.


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For Dan Hernandez, it started when he was a young boy with a dream—the dream for a better life. This dream became a quest to someday be an engineer. Although he stumbled over various obstacles during high school and college, he learned to keep at it. And, his perseverance paid off.
Today, Hernandez (ElecCompEngr '90) is a successful business executive with Sykes Enterprises. He also co-chairs the college's Broadening Opportunity through Leadership and Diversity (BOLD) Center Advisory Council. His passion for helping other young dreamers to reach their goals drives his own desire to work with BOLD Center students.
Formed in 2009 as part of a new approach toward inclusive community engagement, the BOLD Center encompasses both the former Women in Engineering and Multicultural Engineering Programs, six student societies to support the different needs of diverse engineering students, and the college's access and recruiting initiatives—making broadening participation a core value. Combined with a dedicated leadership and support team, and academic and professional services, the BOLD Center fosters students' success in engineering.
Hernandez, who began his career in management at U.S. West one year after earning his engineering degree, credits his personal success to his involvement with student groups such as MEP, SHPE, MAES, and UMAS—programs now under the leadership of the BOLD Center. Hernandez still values the many friendships he made through these programs.
"This is a community with a purpose. Its real value is in the sense of accomplishment that results from succeeding in common goals," he says.
He adds that Jacquelyn Sullivan, the associate dean for inclusive excellence, and her BOLD Center team are doing a great job of focusing people on their common goals through resources offered to all students, such as free tutoring, leadership workshops, and industry networking.
Broad BOLD recruiting contributed significantly to the college's fall 2011 record-breaking enrollment of 15.1 percent underrepresented minority students and 26.2 percent women. BOLD is also credited with the increase in average GPA of underrepresented students from 2.90 in 2009 to 3.10 in 2011, through initiatives such as the Student Success Center—a free drop-in tutoring service—paired with individual mentoring and academic advising of at-risk students. More than 70 students a day use the BOLD Center resources, including the many quiet study spaces.
Thinking back on his own life's path, Hernandez says, "I think the key is building a compelling vision of the future, that you believe in. Then everything else becomes a building block toward that end. If you know where you're going and you hit a stumbling block, you just keep on going."
With such visionary advisors, the BOLD Center quickly gained traction in the college with a more diverse population of students and greater numbers of students throughout the college becoming involved each academic year.
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Is Eminem A Good Dad?
A leading child psychology expert has commended Eminem for his parenting skills after the rapper told a U.S. news show he has banned swearing around the house.
His albums always come with parental advisory warnings, but Eminem insists on keeping things clean at home when his 14-year-old daughter Haillie and ex-wife Kim Mathers daughter from another marriage are present.
The rapper is also raising Mathers' niece Lainey.
In a 60 Minutes interview that aired on Sunday, newsman Anderson Cooper took the hip-hop superstar to task over the expletives and harsh language he uses in his hits, prompting Eminem to state, "It's your job to parent them (kids). If you're the parent, be a parent."
And he insisted he's not an angry, cursing man about the house, revealing, "Profanity around my house? No... I'm a parent. I have daughters. I mean, how would I really sound, as a person... walking around my house (saying), 'B**ch, pick this up,' you know what I mean? I don't cuss."
And top Beverly Hills psychologist Dr. Fran Walfish, the author of new book The Self-Aware Parent, has commended Eminem for talking openly about the language he uses around his girls - and his self-censorship, considering his tough upbringing surrounded by drugs, bullies and the harsh realities of life.
She says, "Eminem had no model for good parenting; he was born to a 15-year-old mother and his father abandoned him when he was six months old, never to return. Clearly, he wants to do things differently and better than his parents did and it's great that he wants to model appropriate use of language for his young daughters at home.
"Eminem is sober, intelligent, sensitive, and motivated. All traits that make him well on his way to be a Self-Aware Parent."
But Dr. Walfish feels he should be more accountable to the young fans he appeals to when it comes to the bad language that peppers his songs: "I think, too, that pop artists who appeal to and capitalise on young preteens and teens have some accountability for the content they feed the kids."
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FROM MTV.COM: Relax, Britney Spears is just fine. The singer was just the victim of yet another Twitter hack over the weekend, along with talk-show host/ comedian Ellen DeGeneres. According to The Associated Press, hackers broke into Spears' and DeGeneres' Twitpic accounts and sent out fake messages, including one that said Britney was dead.
"Britney has passed today," one of the fake messages said. "It is a sad day for everyone. More news to come."
Twitpic, a Web-based messaging system that is not owned by Twitter, allows users of the micro-blogging site to share photos. Twitpic service shut down briefly on Sunday after discovering what the Charleston, South Carolina-based company called a "vulnerability" in its mobile posting service. In a note to users, Twitpic asks users to disregard the message about Spears' alleged death and promised that the company was "implementing a fix immediately."
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Today my on-line friend @AvgAndy tweeted (or RT'd) a tweet from Sean Davis which is looking to relieve the consciences of so-called Conservatives on the far right for the victory in Virginia for the Governor's seat. As you may or may not know, the execrable Terry McAuliffe beat Ken Cuccinelli thus:
Sean's argument is fairly nuanced, so credit to him for being a deep thinker. He's saying that in spite of the gap between McAuliffe and Cuccinelli being less than the number of votes Sarvis received, there are demographic factors which tell us that Sarvis didn't actually split the vote in a way that harms the RNC candidate.
Before I dive into my counter-claim to Sean's essay, let's make sure we say this:
I am in no way opposed to voting as far to the right as you think you can stand to vote in the primaries for every office in the nation. Vote Gonzo Libertarian. Vote Anarchist or Theonomist if you are so inclined in your reasoning to get a candidate which will set this country to rights. In the Primaries, work on your party to make it look like you do, ideologically and socially.
After the Primary, Don't Waste Your Vote.
I know that's hard to hear for a lot of people because they have a very idealistic view of the actual election -- but at the end of the day, an election is an utterly-pragmatic thing. It is only about the math of the turn-out, and it is going to cause only one of two things to happen:
1. A Candidate on your side of the political spectrum will be elected.
2. A Candidate from the other side of the political spectrum will be elected.
You may bicker about whether you can accept #1 or whether you think #2 is actually that much worse than #1, but consider this: politics is always a game of incrementalism. If you cannot accept incremental improvements, you don't understand politics. But in the end, it is about how many votes someone got, and where they came from.
So where did Terry McAuliffe get his votes?
Sean's argument is that this is the most relevant exit poll statistic:
He says that because Sarvis only got 3% of the Conservative vote, and McAuliffe won by more than 3% total, Sarvis did not split the vote badly enough to be the cause of McAuliffe's victory. Sean minimizes the impact here of Moderate voters by pointing out in this graphic that McAuliffe won the majority of moderates by 3:2, and anyone who looks closely at Sarvis' campaign would say that he wasn't a Libertarian at all but in fact a Liberal. That is: Moderates would have swung to McAuliffe if Sarvis was out.
The problem with this view is not that it makes weird assumptions: it is that it ignores the argument being made by us complainers on the Jaded Right. Our argument is not that Sarvis should not have run: it is that people choosing him over Cuccinelli caused the RNC candidate to lose.
It's true enough that 3% of conservative voters went with Sarvis, but even if the Moderates split 3:2, that's a 4-point swing to Cuccinelli of Moderates who voted Sardis. 3% of conservative voters in VA is about 1.5% of voters; 4% of Moderates is about another 1.5% of voters. That's the 3% Cuccinelli needs to close the gap and win.
There's only one place to hang this one, and it's on voters who voters to "make a statement" rather than elect a candidate.


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Wilm. Friends' Jaskulski - WDEL Female HS Athlete of the Week
By Sean Greene Friday, April 12, 2013 - 12:24am
VIDEO: Interview with Annie Jaskulski
Wilmington Friends tennis player Annie Jaskulski is this week's WDEL Female High School Athlete of the Week.
Annie is off to a fine start to her sophomore season after losing in the State Championship No. 1 singles match last spring.
Amazingly she only started playing tennis in 6th grade after competing in figure skating and equestrian.
"I was over at Bellevue State Park a lot, and I remember I watched a lot of people play tennis and thought it looked like a lot of fun. I asked my Mom if I could try a couple of lessons and ever since that day I couldn't stop."
While tennis may not seem to have a lot in common with skating and riding horses, Annie says she draws from her other favorite sports.
"It's very physical, it takes up a lot of energy. Mentally you have to stay in the point and not give up on yourself."
Annie is the 5th ranked under-16 player in the Middle States region of the USTA, including players from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and West Virginia. She competes in national tournaments, I asked her what her best experience was.
"Definitely Arizona because I got to see the country and very beautiful landscapes. I also got to be with more of my Middle States friends than I usually am and other friends from other places in the country. It was more enjoyable for me getting to support them and them supporting me."
Playing competitive tennis requires practicing both before and after school, but Annie says she focuses hard on her studies at Friends as well, and says she loves science and math.
"It just comes naturally to me. Mathematics with numbers and chemistry and physics with equations, it comes naturally to me."
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Clarence Henry High Sr., 71, of Amarillo died Friday, Jan. 28, 2011.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in Mount Zion Baptist Church with the Rev. James L. Collins officiating and the Rev. Anthony Thibodeaux, pastor of Fairfield officiating. Burial will be in Salem Cemetery in Dew by Warford-Walker Mortuary, 509 N. Hughes St.
Clarence was born July 26, 1939, in Freestone County. He was educated in Teague and finished school at Booker T. Washington High School. He moved to Hereford in 1954.
He was formerly employed as a construction worked and junk iron handler. He was a member of Sinai Baptist Church of Hereford for more than 30 years, where he served faithfully as a deacon of the church.
Survivors include three daughters, Shashina High, Teresa Jackson and Laurie Oliver, all of Amarillo; a son, Clarence High Jr. of Amarillo; a sister, Louise High of Dew; four brothers, Alfred High Sr. of Dew, Lewis High Sr. of Mexia, Willie High Sr. of Desoto and William High of Houston; an aunt, Bennie Beck of Hereford; 14 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends.
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