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TSAA Archery NewsIssue 32 - State FieldApril 21, 2003
In this newsletter:State Field Registration - THE DEADLINE APPROACHES What's Been Happening to the Website?Target Archery SafetyFun ReadingWorld Target/Pan Am TrialsLaws Regarding ArcherySPAMMER HARVESTINGNAA BulletinsYOUR JOAD REFERENCE LISTINGS ON THE NETGoogle Search Feature On TSAA Website
You can expect the same excellent field conditions since the Blaschkes are offering the use of their exotic animals ranch again this year, so bring your cameras. Rick Stonebraker is coordinating the field (like last year) and has furnished the information that is up on the TSAA website. The box lunch this year will be ELK VENISON prepared onsite for only $6 a seat including the fixin's. You can view the
In addition, the new ISP offers several software services on the server that has enabled me to move to a better message board software AND to start creating databases online that can be easily maintained.
Speaking of message boards, ours is back up after being down for a week. I managed to convert all of the previous messages to the new system, and that allows you to search the messages for key words or topics if you wish. The board's features will continue to grow and evolve as well. As for the database features - I have instituted a database for people to use to locate a JOAD near them. See the separate article in this issue.
If you are a director of a JOAD, use the link to the free database listing service to create a listing for your JOAD so that people can find you by searching on the net. It's free. We just want to get the word out.
You will notice on the TSAA's main webpage a new box that shows the latest 10 message titles from the new TSAA/JOAD Message board. You can click on any of these titles to jump right into the discussion. You are not required to register with the board unless you wish to edit your messages. We encourage you to register so that others can do "private messaging" to you without running the risk of harvesting. See the article below about spammers harvesting addresses.
Information on all injuries in the US involving an ER visit due to a "product" is accumulated using the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS). Each injury/case to an ER is in theory entered into a computer program by the healthcare professional (nurse, dr., or clerk), using guidelines specified. (
The largest problem I immediately encountered in this project is the rudimentary nature of the criteria. The NEISS coding manual has only two designations: 1235 = Archery(Activity, Equipment, or Apparel) and 1338 = Toy Bow or Arrows . That's all the NEISS uses for classification of injuries associated with the sport. Nothing about recurve or compound, hunting or target, carbon or aluminum, target or broadhead, etc.
In email conversations with Arthur McDonald at the
I also received numerous reports from archers throughout the United States, some purely anecdotal and some providing rather more solid numbers. In most cases they provide more reliable information regarding specific injuries in terms of participants. A year or two back there was an article in the NockNock concerning archery safety. I felt it was of limited use and reliability since no actual numbers of participants were cited. It is one thing to say, for example, that there were an estimated 3,110 archery related injuries in 1998, but the number is nearly meaningless without knowing the total number of archers which those injuries came from. If there are, for example, 3,111 archers in the US then we've got problems! (The number of archers in the US is much higher than that, and the 1998 figure is merely an estimate by the CPSC)
In short, there is NO truly good method in place for identifying the risk of injury for target archery participants. I will devote the next issue of the newsletter to a lengthy summary of what I have been able to glean from the information so far.
For now, coaches and JOAD directors - the most common and avoidable injuries you need to guard against and strive to prevent among your students are string-slap injuries - people actually do present in the ER with bruises on the forearm that caused enough concern to warrant the hassle of the visit to an ER. And with a proper armguard those kind of bruises can be eliminated! It's only common sense that an novice archer who gets hurt by the bowstring will begin to flinch in expectation of pain, and that will NOT improve their aim nor their enjoyment of what should be a fun time.
This being the outdoor season, no archer should put their scorecard clipboard UNDER the target stand between scoring, yet nearly all do. How smart is this? They should probably be laid, paper down to avoid distracting wind flutter, at least 5 meters in front of the targets and perhaps to one side, so that no one blunders into the nocks as they bend down to pick up the score sheet clipboards. Nocks are very sharp, and account for what are proportionately numerous and totally avoidable facial cuts. I have myself witnessed many archers bumping against the arrows prior to scoring: Oops!<G> So Tournament Directors and Officials, consider making clipboard placement a topic you deal with and you will undoubtedly make it safer for all.
More on archery safety in the next issue...
In Hereford, you may not shoot a Welsh person on Sunday with a longbow in the Cathedral Close.
In York, excluding Sundays, it is perfectly legal to shoot a Scotsman with a bow and arrow.
All English males over the age 14 are to carry out 2 or so hours of longbow practice a week supervised by the local clergy.
In Scotland:
1457: Scottish Parliament bans "futeball" (the precursor of both soccer and American football) and golf on the grounds that these sports were distracting men from practicing the archery needed in the country's manywars with England.
A timeline of English laws pertaining to Archery can be
Doesn't pay to be a Welshman nor a Scotsman except on Sundays, apparently.
It is illegal to fish with a bow and arrow in Kentucky.
Illinois: It is unlawful to carry a bow with a nocked arrow in the field, except during legal hunting hours (During Hunting Season)
Harvesting is the term for when a spammer sends out a software "robot" or "bot" to search for such addresses, and gather them in, and compile them into a list. Sometimes they use the list themselves and other times they sell the addresses to other wanna-be spammers. In any case, what happens is that you start getting more and more junk mail. It's a PAIN!! So what can you do?
First, set your mail software's "return address" and "email" address values to something NOT quite right. For example, instead of "firstname.lastname@example.com", I could use "webmaster@texasarcheryDOTorg" or "webmaster@texasarcheryPERIODorg", or even "firstname.lastname@example.com". When you see such an address, you must remove or convert the bad word into a good "." (period) in order to get the email to the person. It takes a little practice and getting used to, before you stop getting rejected emails back due to your forgetting to fix the address.
Other measures to cut down on spam is to change your email often and NEVER post it online - only share it with friends and use a "freebie" address like hotmail.com for your more pedestrian activities online. I find that the free software called mailwasher gives me a sense of control and MAYBE it even reduces spam.
A number of ISPs, especially Earthlink.net, have started offering a spam filtering service that can be helpful. Just be aware that stupid is as stupid does, to a computer program. That means that the software that chooses what is a spam and what isn't will at some times misidentify good mail as spam. It's not perfect, in other words. Your most reasonable effort is probably just to use the "embedded word" trick in your email address.
As another warning - if you receive an e-mail message with a picture, one even as small as a single pixel (looks like a bold period), the spammer can use the loading of the picture by your software as a trigger to send back a "HERE I AM" message, once again harvesting your email for spam sale. If you use
The last step I'll suggest you want to take, in reducing your spam content, is to get another free software that checks your computer for certain spyware softwares which monitor your online activities and silently report that information out over the net to marketing companies who in turn sell it. The problem is that there is no limit to what the softwares might "leak" about you - if the info is on your computer, it can be theirs. Even the keystrokes you enter as passwords can be monitored and tattled. Spyware is one of the most evil forms of software privacy invasion going. Chances are good that if you or anyone in your family has loaded a "free" music sharing utility then your computer is infested. These people make their money, much more money, on gathering what your personal information, likes, preferences, etc. are and selling it, than what they lose in programming the software.
* Spyware and adware that "phones home" information about you, your computer, and your surfing habits * Remote access trojans (RATs) that allow an attacker to remotely control your computer * Keystroke loggers that can steal passwords and other confidential data * Denial-of-service (DoS) attack agents that can crash or hang a program, or your entire system * Probe tools that look for vulnerabilities on your system that a hacker can exploitAnd it actually works. Try it for free and see if your computer is infested!
For further reading, PC World has a
The most recent bulletin details the results of the AZ Cup 2003, and the Croatia Grand Prix Event's US members. More information on the Grand Prix events is also included in this latest bulletin. Here is the
While the NAA keeps accurate records of the JOADs registered throughout the US there is a lot of information such as website and email that cannot be tracked by the NAA's computers.
Often I will receive email messages from people trying to find a place near them where they can experience archery and get to know more about it. They are often frustrated, and I suspect there are many, many others who give up without finding a place for their kids to learn the sport.
This project is gathering in the appropriate information which YOU submit and place it on a webpage where anyone can view it. The goal is to help prospective archers FIND YOU!
There is no charge. No cost. No fees. (You already pay the NAA your fees and that is sufficient for this project). The catch is, you have to type the information into a form. This information will be shared with others by placing it onto a webpage of the TSAA and JOAD website. Your emails will all have a keyword inserted in it that will cause it to bounce if the sender doesn't remove the keyword. This will prevent spambots from harvesting your email address. So be sure to follow the few instructions on the entry page.
Subscribe and see more about the
You can use the Google SEARCH box at the very bottom of the main TSAA webpage to search for anything you are looking for, on the TSAA site, the NAA site, or even the entire web.
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Haha yea I have no idea. I laugh every time one of them says the food I eat is gross because they're all into pop-tarts and cheetos and sugary cereals and whatnot. Well mainly that's my brothers, but my mom has like four eggo waffles with a ton of butter and syrup for breakfast every morning and somehow I'm the gross one lol.
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Korhani changes name, gets new logo
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The six companies under the corporate umbrella — Korhani Import Export Inc.; Korhani Canada Inc.; Korhani of America Inc.; Korhani of China; HomeKor Development Inc.; and latest addition Korhani Manufacture Inc. — will continue to operate as separate entities.
In other Korhani news, the company will be open a permanent showroom at the Americasmart convention center in Atlanta in time for the Atlanta International Area Rug Show next month. The showroom is located on the 6th floor. In between markets, the showroom will be used for product presentations by the company's U.S. sales staff.
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September 2008
High Wall: Real Life Film Noir
Larry Vuckovich's previous album, Street Scene, was a compelling musical autobiography, a loosely unified concept album whose most powerful recurrent theme was film noir. (Vuckovich relates his passion for the genre to his childhood experiences under Nazi and then Communist dictatorships in the former Yugoslavia.)
High Wall is billed as a "sequel" to Street Scene. Vuckovich continues to reveal that he is the most poetic jazz interpreter of film noir. The title track is an unknown minor masterpiece composed by Bronislaw Kaper for a 1947 film. Vuckovich crystallizes its ambivalent melancholy. His own "View From Telegraph Hill," commissioned for a film noir festival, is a mystery of brightness and shadow. The lush, archaic 1940 romanticism of Jack Lawrence's "A Handful of Stars," in a luminous solo piano unfolding, beautifully belongs.
But High Wall, unlike its predecessor, comes off as an uneven program of diverse tracks rather than an interrelated statement. There are constant personnel changes, two live "bonus tracks," and odd choices of repertoire like Joe Sample's bubblegum boogaloo, "Put It Where You Want It." The congas of Hector Lugo and the bongos of Vince Delgado turn "Dark Eyes" (a "traditional anthem of the long-suffering Russian Gypsies") and "Concierto de Aranjuez"—pieces that are their own cultural versions of noir—into incongruous perky mambos.
There are reams of film noir music that, in jazz terms, remain unexplored. Hopefully Vuckovich has plans for some of it.


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Early Childhood Education prepares individuals to care for and educate young children in settings such as public schools, preschools, pre-kindergarten, child care centers, and Head Start programs. The early childhood teacher plans and implements activities involving art, science, literature, music language arts, dramatic play, social studies, and motor skills. Early childhood teachers work closely with families, assisting parents in understanding stages of development and meeting each child's individual needs.
The person who selects a career with young children should be patient, creative, alert, flexible, decisive, healthy, responsible, empathic and people-oriented. Coursework includes understanding the growth and development of children, planning the Early Childhood curriculum, guidance and discipline, nutrition, understanding and working with families, working with diverse learners, and administering child care programs.
Through the Child Development Center on the NC State campus, students have access to a hands-on lab that is National Association for the Education of Young Children accredited.
The Prekindergarten Option includes Directed Practicum (Student Teaching and Student Teaching Seminar). This leads to a Prekindergarten Associate Teaching license issued by the Ohio Department of Education. NC State offers both Associate of Applied Science in Early Childhood Education and the Associate of Arts in Education for those students who want to continue for a bachelor's degree.
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Peak Records
Presumably in an effort to "modernize" her proven musical chops, Regina Belle has been saddled with some truly silly lyrics and hyped-up funk settings on This Is Regina (Peak PKD-8505-2; 51:51). The venerable Belle, who boasts a pure, growl-to-soar elastic alto, can hold her own with orchestral dramatics and tight jazz curves-so even though her voice can lift try-to-be-hip "attitude" lyrics like "He's peepin' me/He's on the prowl/He thinks I'm goin' home with him, but no, no," ("Don't Wanna Go Home") it just seems a waste. Though there is melodramatic, chewy fun to be had with electronic funk like the Latin-derived story song "La Da Di," (with Belle's hopping, stretching vocal line), more typical tunes clink with too-literal, smarmy lyrics and only serviceable arrangements. The exceptions shine as tailor-made for Belle's embracing vocal-the swinging orchestration of the plaintive ballad "You Said" packs quiet emotion, while the pretty ballad "From Now On" (a duet with Peabo Bryson sound-alike Glenn Jones) is a perfect romantic fit, and a ready-made wedding song to boot. This is more of the Belle we should be hearing, not the one warbling the question, "Can we get together in my crib?"


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Florida Hospital Fish Memorial Launches Jump Start Program
Posted: January 22, 2014
ORANGE CITY, Fla., January 23, 2014 – Florida Hospital Fish Memorial has just launched a new educational and exercise program for patients who are uninsured, or have high co-pays, or do not qualify for traditional cardiac or pulmonary rehab. It's called "Jump Start – Return to Exercise" and it offers participants an affordable medically-supervised exercise program.
Through the Jump Start program at Florida Hospital Fish Memorial, participants receive group support, as well as medical supervision, as they improve exercise compliance and endurance through the use of treadmills, stationary bicycles and other exercise equipment. All of this is done under the supervision of nurses, respiratory therapists and an exercise physiologist while vital signs, telemetry and response are closely monitored.
"Patients diagnosed with chronic diseases such as obesity, diabetes, peripheral vascular disease or congestive heart failure can benefit from the structure and support of a medically-supervised program," said Debra Allison, Florida Hospital Fish Memorial director of cardiopulmonary services. "Supervised exercise programs like Jump Start are designed to help patients recover faster and studies have shown that they can help patients feel better faster, have more stamina, get stronger, feel less stress and depression, prevent future heart problems, and live longer."
Deltona residents Peter and Noreen Welch both come to Florida Hospital Fish Memorial's Wellness Center for exercise; Peter, 67, is enrolled in the traditional cardiac rehab program and Noreen, 66, is enrolled in the Jump Start program.
Peter has suffered with atrial fibrillation, or more commonly known as a-fib or an irregular heartbeat, since 1997 and had a pacemaker placed in 2013. After the procedure, his physician suggested cardiac rehab and referred him to the Orange City hospital.
"It was hard when I first started," he said. "Before, the only exercise I did was maintaining my yard."
But with time, he's seen improvements, doubling the time he can exercise on the equipment.
Once when Peter pushed himself too hard on the treadmill, his heart rate became irregular and the staff was immediately by his side to help him. They even proactively sent a report to his cardiologist to keep him informed.
"I like that they have someone watching my heart rate at all times," Peter said. "I like how close it is here. They are here to help you."
Two weeks after Peter started cardiac rehab at Florida Hospital Fish Memorial, his wife, Noreen, decided she wanted to join him. She was diagnosed with diabetes, has spine issues and had a minor heart attack several years ago and thought she would be a candidate for the program. Unfortunately, her insurance company said her conditions did not meet the criteria for cardiac rehab and would not cover it. That's when she decided to join the Jump Start program.
Now, both she and Peter go to Florida Hospital Fish Memorial three times a week for their medically-supervised exercise sessions.
"They treat you just like a real patient," Noreen said of the Jump Start program. "They are constantly monitoring you. They encourage you, but let you set your own pace. It gives you a lot of confidence."
Noreen wears a back brace for extra support on her spine.
"When I first started a few weeks ago, I wasn't strong enough to stand long enough in the shower, but now, I can shower and get ready in the mornings without a problem," she said. "The exercise has helped me manage my diabetes and my blood pressure has improved."
According to recent data from the American Family Physician, patients who have had a heart attack and then participate in a comprehensive cardiac rehab program have a 15 to 28 percent reduction in all-cause mortality and a 26 to 31 percent reduction in cardiac mortality. Approximately 50 percent of the cardiac reduction in mortality is attributed to lifestyle changes and improvements in cardiovascular risk profiles. One way to accomplish those changes and improvements is through a medically-supervised exercise program.
"Our patients improve greatly as they increase their strength and stamina, as seen in the pre and post exercise tests," said Laura Anne Roemmelt, Florida Hospital Fish Memorial wellness center coordinator. "From when our patients begin their exercise to when they graduate, they can expect to see a 73 percent increase in MET [workload] level and duration of exercise."
The ultimate goal is to help patients establish a healthy exercise regime and teach them how to monitor themselves so that they can safely exercise at home or at a gym. Peter and Noreen are set to graduate from the program in three weeks.
"When our patients graduate, they feel better and many are able to resume the activities they enjoyed previously, as well as continue the exercise routine that they started here with us," said Roemmelt.
While many insurance plans do cover the cost of cardiopulmonary rehab, some patients can face financial obstacles to this life changing service. There are some patients – like Noreen – who could benefit from a medically-supervised exercise program, but their medical condition does not meet the criteria for the insurance company to cover the cost. In other instances, patients may have high co-pay's per visit or may not have insurance at all.
"Florida Hospital Fish Memorial's Jump Start program is the answer for patients facing those financial obstacles," said Allison. "It is a reasonably priced, self-pay program for any patient who needs to initiate and establish healthy exercise habits, but may be afraid to, due to health constrains and uncertain as to how best to proceed."
The Jump Start Program includes 24 visits and costs $240, or $10 per visit.
Florida Hospital Fish Memorial's Wellness Center is certified by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR) and offers a host of programs, including Inpatient Education Phase I, Outpatient Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Phase II and Maintenance Exercise Phase III. The center also provides smoking cessation, community wellness, speaking engagements and health fair presentations. To learn more or to enroll in Jump Start, contact the Florida Hospital Fish Memorial Wellness Center at (386) 917-5125.
About Florida Hospital Fish Memorial
Florida Hospital Fish Memorial is a 175-bed full-service hospital providing inpatient and outpatient services in addition to 24-hour emergency and critical care. The hospital is a member of Adventist Health System, the largest Protestant not-for-profit hospital system in the nation and works to provide exceptional, patient-focused care to the DeBary, Deltona, Orange City and Sanford communities. Florida Hospital Fish Memorial is fully accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.
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After receiving a pacemaker, Deltona resident Peter Welch, 67, enrolled in the cardiac rehab program at Florida Hospital Fish Memorial. Here, he receives assistance from Mary Palmer, Florida Hospital Fish Memorial cardiac rehab registered nurse, while on a treadmill.


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Education: B.S., Program Management, Michigan State University, 1986; M.A., Higher Education Administration, Michigan State University, 1992
Personal Financial Management Certification
Hometown: Belleville, MI
Downtime: Distance running, long-course triathlons and reading. But my favorite activity is watching my son, Alex, run cross country and track for his college team.
What makes Albion a good investment? The personal touch. There is an incredible sense of community here. Students, faculty, and staff are connected. The staff and faculty are committed to assuring student success. At Albion, everyone is here for the same purpose – the success of the students. I've worked at larger schools and never knew the students. Here, we know the students, their background, their challenges, and their achievements.
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Although the week started with a healthy dose of the bureaucracy we have come to know and loathe, as the days passed we spent more and more time at the beach — which has to be a good thing! Plus we got to hang out with friends and celebrate San Juan.
Monday 18/6: According to the terms of my work and holiday visa, if I want to stay in the country for more than six months, I have to apply for a residency card after getting my work permit. Since I was getting to the end of the allowed time, I headed down to the Immigration office to find out what paperwork I needed to do to achieve this. Of course, there were dozens of people already waiting so I took a number then walked back to the town hall to get a bus card. After waiting my turn, I filled in a form and was given a bill to pay in another office about five minutes' walk away. I paid, returned to the town hall, waited my turn again, and was finally given my bus card. And was then told that I couldn't use it or put credit on it until the next day. Awesome.
I went back to the immigration office and only had to wait twenty minutes or so until my number was called and I got to talk to a clerk — who told me that I was in the wrong place, I had to go to the police station to apply for the card.
Luckily there were no queues in the police station, but that was where the luck ended. The clerk told me that there was no way I could get the card, that there was no process to follow for a person in my situation, that it just couldn't happen. I couldn't believe it. In the end she said she'd look into it and give me a call in the next day or so.
I dropped by the supermarket and library before lunch, and we went for a short walk after eating. I had to work in the afternoon and evening, and Craig headed to the train station to meet Griffin and Valerie, who were staying with us for a few days. We all got home at about the same time, and had a late dinner and chatted for a couple of hours before bed.


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Celebrities like Janet Jackson, Jennifer Beals, Tom Ford, Kathy Griffin, Sharon Stone, and Barbara Walters. Appearances by cast members of some of the hottest shows on television. A performance by Joss Stone. Moving presentations about leaders in LGBT inclusive news and entertainment media. Yes, there are many reasons to watch the 19th Annual GLAAD Media Awards on Bravo, but GLAAD is giving you one more....
...And all you have to do is watch! One lucky viewer who watches the re-airing of the 19th Annual GLAAD Media Awards on Bravo on Monday, September 29th @ 6pm EST or on Friday, October 3nd @ 2am EST/PST (check local listings) will win a trip to London courtesy of VisitBritain!
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- We'll announce the lucky winner on Friday, 10/10/2008.
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- What did Kathy Griffin's mom say was the 'gayest thing' she has ever done?
- While accepting the award for Outstanding TV Journalism - Newsmagazine story for 20/20's "My Secret Self: A Story of Transgender Children in America" from Law & Order's Mariska Hargitay, what Broadway show does Barbara Walters say she took one of the children included in the story to?
- After being introduced by T. R. Knight (George on Grey's Anatomy), what does Neil Giuliano, President of GLAAD, say are the three things at the core of GLAAD's mission every day?
- What street do Jennifer Beals and Laurel Holloman (Bette & Tina on The L Word) speculate that their characters may ride off together on at the end of the final episode of the series?
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One viewer who correctly answers three of the five questions will win a VisitBritain prize package that includes:
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If g is one to one,
I assume that you have learned the properties of inverse functions? Each of these conditions given to you can be calculated if you know your inverse function rules. Here's a quickie review:
1) For a function to have an inverse, it must be a one-to-one function.
2) If g(x) is the inverse of f(x), then f(x) is the inverse of g(x).
3) The domain of f(x) is equal to the range of ; the range of f(x) is equal to the domain of **Think about what this mean when you have given (x, y) values. If you are given an (x,y) coordinate for your graph of f(x), don't you also have a coordinate on your graph of ? Think about it!!
You can plot a few point from your given info right? See what you can come up with based on the above information! **Inverse functions will not go away, you will see them from now on in any college math class, gotta learn 'em**
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One having a major impact is the expansion of the Move Over/Slow Down law. SB 510 requires drivers to move over or slow down (as required depending on the roadway) when approaching a stationary Texas Department of Transportation vehicle with its lights activated and not separated from the roadway by a traffic-control device. The law already requires drivers to yield to tow trucks, police, fire and emergency vehicles.
Violators would commit a misdemeanor offense punishable by a fine of up to $200; punishable by a fine of $500 if property damage occurs; or a Class B misdemeanor if the violation results in bodily damage.
Another law, HB 347, expands the current limitations on wireless communication device (cell phone) use in an active school crossing zone, in addition to a school zone.
Fines also are increased for passing a stopped school bus loading or unloading kids. The minimum fine increases from $200 to $500, and the maximum fine for such an offense increases from $1,000 to $1,250, under HB 1174, and they are even higher if you're a repeat offender.
Drivers involved in an auto accident must determine whether injured person(s) in the other car require aid (thanks to HB 3668), and SB 275 increases the penalty to a second-degree felony for leaving the scene of an accident resulting in the death of a person and failing to render aid.
On a positive note, motorists can now show proof of insurance on their cell phone, courtesy of SB 181.
Applicants for concealed handgun licenses now need four to six hours of classroom instruction before going to the shooting range. They were previously required to have 10 to 15 hours. Current license holders also now can renew online.
Other changes include reducing the number of standardized tests needed to graduate high school from 15 to five and restoring $4 billion in public school funding.
Penalties have been increased for the offense of initiating, communicating or circulating a false report of an emergency (such as a bomb threat) involving an institution of higher education, and for an individual fraudulently using identifying information to avoid registering as a sex offender.
For those who prefer simulated marijuana: HB 124 adds Salvia divinorum – including all parts of the plant, seeds and extracts from a part of the plant – to Penalty Group 3 of the Texas Controlled Substances Act.
If they have read/heard about the dangers of smoking salvia, the users should be fined for abject stupidity.


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Hello! We've organized a pop up shop to welcome in the spring!
The Rittenhouse Fair & Square features Philadelphia superstars of handmade giant dwarf, miss millie, made by hank, betsy ann paper and, yours truly, girls can tell. please stop in for some lovely locally made wares. the shop will be open from 11am - 5pm (sometimes later!) at the Art Alliance (251 South 18th Street - just off Rittenhouse Square). This event coincides with the opening of the Rittenhouse Tavern in the same building at the end of this month - so fun! For more information, see the Rittenhouse Fair & Square blog or like it on facebook.
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1. I picked up these beauties from Whole Foods the other day. I got to use my new Waterford vase for the first time and I absolutely love it. I'm definitely going to keep flowers around in this vase throughout the summer!
2. Victoria's Secret Sale. I'm finding lots of great stuff in the Victoria's Secret sale. My favorite bras are on sale and I am loving this crop top swimsuit.
3. Oh shift! I added this Lilly Pulitzer dress to my closet this week. I got it on sale from a Dillard's in the south via Instagram. @Lillyrockpark on instagram is fantastic! Definitely check her out for some great service and Lilly deals.
4. Speaking of Lilly, I also ordered these this week. I can't wait for my new agenda to come in!
5. On Monday, I start my training for my full time position with Target. I'm excited to see what my future holds with a great company!


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About Poplar Bluff Schools
"Achieving excellence through learning:
Every child, every hour, every day."
The Poplar Bluff R-I School District has approximately 5,300 students, over 400 professional staff and 300 support staff, and has an operational budget in excess of $46 million. Our mission is to educate all students to their potential, and to inspire them to be lifelong learners.
Winner, 100 Best Communities for Young People
In 2010, Butler County, Missouri, was named one of America's Promise Alliance 100 Best Communities for Young People, achieving recognition in part for collaborative mentoring efforts launched within Poplar Bluff Public Schools:
"Junior High counselors in Poplar Bluff Schools launched a mentoring program in 2002 after seeing a need for positive role models in the lives of at-risk students. The Teen Parent Mentoring program matches young mothers with experienced mothers as mentors, and provides parenting education and access to needed services. Since 2004, 344 girls from Butler County have participated in the program and only 12 had repeat pregnancies. Eighty completed the program during the 2009-2010 school year, and 90 percent maintained their child's immunizations, while nearly all completed their educational requirements including promotion to next grade level, high school graduation, or obtaining their GED." Read more »
About Poplar Bluff
Located in southeast Missouri, Poplar Bluff is named for the dense growth of tulip poplar trees on the bluff of the Black River, which flows through the city. Poplar Bluff is approximately 150 miles south of St. Louis, 150 miles north of Memphis, 150 miles northeast of Little Rock, and about 330 miles southeast of Kansas City. The Poplar Bluff R-I School District is a member of the Greater Poplar Bluff Area Chamber of Commerce.
Contact Information:
Poplar Bluff School District, 1110 N. Westwood Blvd., Poplar Bluff, Missouri 63901
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Fans Can't Keep Their Hands Off Underwear-Clad David Beckham Statue
H&M unveiled a new statue of David Beckham on Fifth Avenue in New York City on Thursday, and fans were delighted with the underwear-clad sculpture.
He's not Michaelangelo's "David," but he's pretty darn close (look at those abs!)
The 10-foot tall silver figure shows the very toned soccer star wearing only his boxer briefs. H&M created it to promote the athlete's underwear campaign.
Many fans couldn't resist taking photos of themselves with David, and several even touched the sculpture in an inappropriate area.
The sculpture will be on display until Aug. 31.
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If you don't already know about the show Mouk, keep reading.
In addition to being well done with catchy but not irritating tunes and whimsical imagery, it sends a great message: Meeting new people and learning about new cultures is interesting and worthwhile.
"Mouk and Chavapa are two globetrotters cycling around the world. From Ouagadougou to New York, from Australia to Madagascar and Greece, the two buddies discover the world and its inhabitants… And as everything's different from home, adventure is always at the end of the road!"
I especially love that Mouk and Chavapa start each episode by talking via webcam with their friends and family back home — just like Flynn does every weekend.
As bizarre as our Foreign Service lifestyle seems at times — and as big as the sacrifices sometimes feel when there are little ones involved — it's not really all that unusual to be living far from loved ones. With young people flocking to cities more and more, with increasing immigration, with the rise of international businesses, how many people these days actually live close to extended family? Almost no one.
Flynn's generation may very well grow up thinking weekly Skype dates with grandparents are just as normal as the weekly corned beef Sunday brunches that I remember.


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RUSH: You remember, they got all those jokes about how dumb George W. Bush is. In fact, I hadn't seen this. I was channel surfing around last night looking to see if I could find a movie worth watching, and I started with HBO because it's the first movie channel on DirecTV, channel 501; and I saw the stage show Will Farrell is doing, Good Night with George W. Bush or A Last Day or whatever. It was just outrageous, portraying this guy as the biggest boob, Looney Tune, stupid idiot on the face of the earth. It made me sick watching this stuff, and I realized, you know, that the theater wherever it was taking place was loaded with people laughing themselves silly. And we would never, ever get anything like that about Obama -- and this guy is truly, truly dangerous. I don't know how smart he is. You know, education is one thing. Common sense smart is another.
But let's talk about it. Bush: how-dumb-is-he jokes. We heard 'em all over the place. How about if we take the other tack with Obama? How about we start talking about how smart he is. Let's do some bits on how smart Obama is. He is so smart that he can increase the national debt by $9 trillion and brag that he's cutting spending by $4 trillion! He's so smart, he can say he wants us out of Iraq in 16 months and he can say that for the next 27 months. He's so smart, he can still say that today. He's so smart that he can say that he'll get the world to love us again, while Poland and England and France and Germany and the European Union are furious with us, not to mention the ChiComs. And he's going to work with Iran to stop nukes. All of this stuff is happening. The jokes are on us. When Bush was president, the jokes were on him. With Obama it's a total joke and the joke is on us, and it actually isn't funny. Hang on a minute. Where did I... I... I... (muttering). Oh, goody. Oh, here, as a prelude, grab audio sound bite 25. Can you find it in four seconds? Play it.
OBAMA: We could set up systems so that everybody in each house have their own smart meters that, uhh, will tell you when to turn off the lights, when the peak hours are, can help you sell back energy, uh, that you've generated in your home through a solar panel or through, uh, eh, other mechanisms. All this can be done, but it also creates jobs right now. Our biggest problem, we don't have enough electricians to lay all these lines out there.
RUSH: (laughing) The joke's on us! This is from his Internet town meeting just moments ago.


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Today, I came home to find two letters from a publishing house that I'd submitted my manuscript to. The first was congratulatory, stating that my book had been accepted for publishing. The second was apologetic, stating that the first letter had been intended for someone else. FML
by strugglingartist / 01/26/2013 at 1:14am / Australia (Queensland) / Work
Today, my husband quit his stable job of 12 years at the bank to pursue a career selling kites. If we don't end up homeless because of this, god knows we will when he has a real mid-life crisis. FML
by Anonymous / 01/26/2013 at 5:20pm / Denmark (Syddanmark) / Love
Today, it's been two days since my upstairs neighbour's toilet started flooding both our apartments. I have to go to the bathroom with an umbrella. FML
by normal / 01/21/2013 at 3:24pm / France (Midi-Pyrenees) / Miscellaneous
Today, I had to suffer through a two-hour long trivia game with my boyfriend's family. As if that wasn't annoying enough, my boyfriend caused the pair of us to lose by just a single point, because he answered "Quebec" to the question of "What is the capital city of France?" FML
by twohoursclosertodeath / 01/26/2013 at 5:57pm / United States (Texas) / Miscellaneous
Today, I almost died. How? I nearly suffocated after passing out while chewing an entire pack of gum. I should really drink less. FML
by Anonymous / 01/28/2013 at 11:23pm / United States (Pennsylvania) / Health
Today, while getting intimate with my girlfriend, I felt a sharp pain in my stomach, and had to run to the bathroom to evacuate my bowels. She heard the horrible sounds, and I doubt I'll ever be able to seduce her again. FML
by Anonymous / 01/27/2013 at 1:03am / United States (Georgia) / Love
Today, I went on a date with a co-worker I've been interested in for some time. The topic of discussion she chose over lunch: how she's living a double-life as an escort in Flint and that she thinks she's picked up an STD from unprotected sex. FML
by SonofDonald / 01/22/2013 at 12:20pm / United States / Love
Today, I was suffering from an asthma attack, so I grabbed my inhaler and took a puff. This was probably very disturbing for the earwig which had somehow made my puffer its home, as I discovered when it shot into my mouth. FML
by asthmattack / 01/25/2013 at 1:30am / Australia (New South Wales) / Health
Today, my mother insisted I dress very smartly in suit attire for my first job interview at a hippy-style retail store. My interviewer wore a poncho. I didn't get the job. FML
by frustrated / 01/22/2013 at 2:20am / Australia (New South Wales) / Work
Today, I'm getting married. A few months ago, I allowed my mother in-law to take care of catering. She begged to be a part of the wedding, so I gave her the caterer's number and order info. It appears that I will not be eating at my own wedding because she decided to order food I'm allergic to. FML
by forever1990 / 01/28/2013 at 6:52am / United States (Pennsylvania) / Love
Today, I was on a ladder at work, fetching some stock from one of the storage shelves. Some teenage kid thought it would be fucking hilarious to grab the ladder and violently shake it. He hadn't bet on me being startled enough to fall off and fracture my elbow on the floor. FML
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Today, I took a swig of lemonade from my cup, only to feel something hard in my mouth. Thinking it was a roach or something, I freaked out and spat out the drink. I doused my laptop and soaked myself in the process, only to find out it was a small ice-cube. FML
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Today, I was talking to my grandma and I mentioned the fact that tomatoes are technically fruit. It's been an hour and she's still yelling, accusing me of lying to her. FML
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got this msp installer in feature pack 2, can't find any info about it. Does anyone know what it is?
Hi ,
one of our customer is asking if the feature (#7414 EXP810 to DS5020 Attachment Activation) is a Premium Feature or Software Feature Pack.
Reason => Caution: Activating a Software Feature Pack in a storage subsystem is an offline event and requires scheduled downtime. Activating a Premium Feature is not an offline event.
Thanks in advance for your support.
I signed up for a view trial and would like to download and try Feature Pack 2; but I can only see FP1 from the eval page and am told I need permission to get FP2 from another page. Can anyone help?
our citrix farm is xenapp 6.5 hrp01
now we want to update to XenApp 6.5 Feature Pack 2
should i first install hrp02 and then FP2
can i only install FP2 without hrp02
Hello, I recently updated our Connection Servers and Security Servers to Horizon View 5.2 and I see the option to enable HTML5 access to the pool but it states that a desktop feature pack needs to be installed. I haven't been able to find this "feature pack" anywhere. I've been digging through the administration guide for 5.2 and it really doesn't mention anything about HTML access.
No such service pack exists. I do have SP1 installed.
Hi Mike,...
Hi Andreas,...
As far as I can tell, they are not exclusive.
FR2 is just a bunch of components where R02 is a massive hotfix.
I upgraded to VMware Horizon View 5.2 and installed the HTML Access feature pack on the clients and connection server. Is there any way to customize the web page? I know with the standard web portal we were able to put portal.properties and portal-links.properties in the c:\ProgramData\VMware\VDM\portal\ folder. But this doesn't appear to work after installing the HTML Access feature pack on the connection server. Is there a new way to customize this web page?


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Chocolate Tofu Pudding
Total Time
1hr 10mins
Prep 10 mins
Cook 1 hr
this came in my email described as "Intense, heavenly chocolate is all you'll think about when you taste this dessert, though it's packed with all the good things found in tofu. Make sure the tofu is smooth before adding the chocolate mixture." this keeps refrigerated for up to 2 days.
Ingredients Nutrition
- 1 (12 1/3 ounce) package lowfat silken tofu
- 3 ounces bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped (not unsweetened)
- 1⁄3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1⁄4 cup boiling water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1⁄2 teaspoon orange zest, freshly grated
- 2⁄3 cup Splenda sugar substitute
- Puree tofu in a food processor, scraping down the sides as needed, until completely smooth.
- Combine chocolate and cocoa in a medium bowl.
- Add boiling water and stir with a wooden spoon until the chocolate has melted and the mixture is smooth.
- Stir in vanilla and orange zest.
- Mix in splenda, a little at a time, until smooth.
- Add the chocolate mixture to the processor; puree until smooth and well blended, scraping down the sides as needed.
- pour into six pudding or custard cups.
- Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.


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Turning grapes and water into wine is an art.
Join us for an innovative take on an age-old craft at a special wine tasting with the winemakers themselves! Guest speakers will give enlightening presentations on their creative process, and attendees will be able to sample at least nine artisanal varieties of wine, and interact with the artists who created them.
Organized in conjunction with Edible East End and hosted by the Parrish Business Circle, this unique event will reveal how the sun, water, and soil of our special region influences our local wines–and inspires the art of the winemaker.
Guest Speakers:
Kareem Massoud, Paumanok Vineyards
Barbara Shinn, Shinn Estate Vineyards
Christopher Tracy, Channing Daughters
Tickets include a tasting and one-year subscription to the Edible magazine title of your choice. Attendees can also receive 20% off their final bill at Topping Rose House if they dine directly after the program.
Friday Nights are made possible, in part, by the generous support of Brandhampton Strategy & Identity Consulting.
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The Topps Vault has been unlocked, releasing hundreds of never-before-seen player portraits to the market. All aspects of these portraits are designed to preserve the authenticity of the original image. This authenticity extends through to the manufacturing process, as each print is manufactured in the United States using sophisticated digital technology to capture a level of detail that is absolutely breathtaking.
Al Kaline's legendary career was waning when he posed during spring training as a 38-year-old veteran in 1973. That season, Kaline hit .255 with a career-low 79 hits in just 91 games as he battled injuries.
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Economic Releases 7 Sep 11
It's not a big day for economic releases today, so we get a bit of a breather from major releases.
The Mortgage Bankers Association reports that their composite index fell once again, as mortgage applications dropped –4.9%, despite low interest rate. Purchase applications actually increased by 0.2%, but re-fi apps fell –6.3%.
In retail sales for the week, ICSC-Goldman reports same-store sales fell steeply by 0.7% last week to pull down the year-on-year rate to 2.7%. Conversely, Redbook reports same-store year-on-year rose sharply by 0.9% last week, for a 4.9% rate.
UPDATE: The afternoon release of the Fed's "Beige Book", prepared for the September 20-21 FOMC meeting, shows that the economy continues to expand at a "modest pace." Some Districts noted mixed or weakening activity, however the Fed believes that a double-dip recession is not in the offing. Overall, the report indicates that a sluggish recovery continues.
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NEWSCAST: President Obama Back In Miami Today
By WLRN MIAMI HERALD NEWS • Oct 11, 2012
For the second time in the past three weeks, President Barack Obama will appear at the University of Miami, this time for a campaign rally. Floridians have already cast more than 76,000 ballots in the presidential election. The campaigns for the President and Republican challenger Mitt Romney are scrambling to reach out to 2 million other voters who have requested absentee ballots.
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Rams vs Seahawks — Game PreviewThe Rams have had more than two sacks in five of their last seven games while the Seahawks have allowed more than two only once in that time. 3. This Sunday the Rams play the Seahawks at CenturyLink Field. The Seahawks have won their last 4 games and in … (more)Source: ramsgab.com
Keys to the Game: Rams at SeahawksKeys to Seahawks victory 1. Keep Rams run game in check.Rams running back Steven Jackson is 10 yards away from reaching 1,000 yards rushing for the eighth consecutive season. Seattle's streak against Jackson is almost as impressive, however: The SeahawkSource: seattletimes.com
Rams were picture of health in 2012They were tied for the league-low, with Minnesota, for fewest players on injured reserveSource: stltoday.com
Rams' rush has Seahawks seeing doubleRENTON, Wash. -- Max Unger, Pro Bowl center for the Seattle Seahawks, feels like he's preparing for more than one opponent Sunday. The St. Louis Rams' blitz packages are that varied and complex. Russell Wilson vs. 5+ Pass-Rushers "It's like a combi…Source: ESPN.com
Who cleans up when Rams send pressureThe item Friday on the St. Louis Rams' blitz tendencies showed how many sacks the team has collected by the number of pass-rushers deployed. This followup shows which players collected those sacks. Rookie first-round pick Michael Brockers is one player …Source: ESPN.com


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Google is giving away Amazon vouchers for learning more about your Web browsing habits
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Google's head of engineering says the company's next generation of search is bringing the world a step closer to computers...
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The Wall Street Journal is out with a story saying that Google is about to make one of the biggest...
comScore: Google Sites Top Facebook On Mobile, But 4 Out Of 5 Mobile Media Minutes Spent In Apps
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Online and mobile research company comScore just released its newly rebooted and retooled Mobile Metrix report this morning, which examines...
New Google bar to put more emphasis on services like YouTube and Calendar
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Google has been tinkering with the black bar that shows up at the top of any Google property that you're...
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Oh Google. Sometimes you're so awesome. Google search has long featured a built-in calculator function but a recent update added...
Google Testing New Navigation Interface: New Ad Location To Come?
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Some Google users are noticing a new Google search interface with top down navigation, search options and filters. Currently, the...
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Google (GOOG) on Wednesday announced that it will be updating its Search application for the iPhone and iPad. The...
Google AdWords for video rolls out of beta and is now available for every business
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Two weeks after YouTube opened its partner program to everyone to let people monetize their uploads, the Google-owned video platform...
Google Drive already referenced in Google Docs code
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Google is close to rolling out its cloud storage product, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal, which...
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Groupon today launched a unique deal: You can have a Groupon employee come and tuck you into bed. As far as...
How we visualised gay rights in America
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Visualisign gay rights across US states needed more than a map. Guardian in America interactive designer Feilding Cage talks through...
A faster, simpler Google Search app for iPhone
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Starting today, when you use the Google Search app on your iPhone, you'll see a completely redesigned interface that gives...
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Amit Singh and I have something in common. He heads up Google's web search technology, and I am a...
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Today, Google has announced that it is rolling out a new version of its its Google Search application for...
Live Blog: The Google Search Press Breakfast
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I'm here at Google San Francisco, where an array of press and bloggers (about 25 of us) have been called...
Breaking Down 50 New Google Search Changes
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Every month, Google makes tons of tiny changes to the way search works. It shares them in company blog posts...
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Hey, here are some personalized search results that I might actually like. Google has been expanding its Universal Search feature...
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You'd think that by now, Google's $12.5 billion purchase of Motorola Mobility (its largest acquisition ever) would be shaping...
Google's iOS search app to gain "enhanced voice search"
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Google's search app for iOS is about to become more Siri-like. The app, which already allows users to enter search...
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Regardless of Android or the fact that 96 percent of its revenues come from advertising, from the beginning Google's mission...
Google opens up about the future of search, serves 100 billion searches every month
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We're in San Francisco at Google's office to discuss the future of search. The question everyone asks Google is: "What's...
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A while back we wrote about a flaw in Groupon's email link encryption, which revealed the emails of some Groupon...
Having problems when searching Google with Chrome? You're not the only one
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One of the best things about Google's Chrome Web browser is that it allows you to search by typing keywords...
Google search nerds out, adds full-button scientific calculator
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Search is Google's bread and butter, so it stands to reason the company would want to cram in as...
Google introduces exclusive "field trial" for Gmail, to make search "really useful"
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The best new app at SXSW: Everything.me redefines mobile search
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Google's Knowledge Graph Now Worldwide
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I figured this would be a less sweet options, but was disappointed. The licorice flavor is very overpowering for my liking, so I ended up giving most bars to people who enjoy that flavour more than me. The texture is nice. You can taste the green, so if you like it and don't mind licorice, this might be nice for you.
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EDIT (2 STARS): Green Plus has since changed its recipe from the time of my original review. Hence, I am updating the review to reflect the new recipe. Unfortunately, while I loved the old recipe, I do not enjoy the new recipe at all. Both the texture and taste of these have changed. The new recipe is coarser in texture, with the addition of chopped peanuts and bigger rice crisp. Taste wise, it is much sweeter, nuttier and the pleasant 'green' taste of the old bars are no longer present. The flavours do not come together as well anymore. In all, I do not like these bars one bit. It is such a pity as the old recipe was pretty near perfect (the texture was refined and the flavours were delicately balanced). I will not be repurchasing after I reluctantly finish the rest of my 11 bars. i much prefer the more 'delicate' and refined bars that it was previously. ORIGINAL REVIEW (4 STARS) Green, but they taste good to me! I really enjoy eating this vegan bar - it is very green and seaweed tasting, which most people might not like, but it really does it for me. It also an ever so slightly peanut butter aftertaste, which balances out the greenness perfectly. In fact, this is my favourite vegan bar I have had so far. I much prefer this flavour to the other (dark chocholate, peanut butter & blueberry crisp), which I find to be too sweet. On the other hand, my boyfriend dislikes this while he loves the other flavour. It might help to add that I am a vegan and a health nut, while he is neither of the two. However, one thing we both can agree on, is that we prefer the taste and texture of these bars over Larabars and we will be buying these from now on instead.
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A team of neuro-oncologists has developed a graded prognostic assessment (GPA) tool to help clinicians determine how long their patients will live following the diagnosis of brain metastases. Not long ago all patients were thought to have the same dire prognosis given the spread of the primary cancer. But a retrospective analysis of the medical records from thousands of patients has provided the scientists with a new perspective: Not all brain metastases are alike.
According to the new study, published in the Dec. 27 online edition of the Journal of Clinical Oncology, the prognostic factors will determine survival and vary depending on the type of cancer that ultimately traveled into the brain.
"Historically, patients with brain metastases have been treated the same way," said the lead study author Paul W. Sperduto, MD, a radiation oncologist and director of the Gamma Knife program at the University of Minnesota. "A lot of neuro-oncologists have seen variability among their patients but this scoring system allows them to better assess survival and use that information to help families make decisions about the available treatment options."
The investigators initially created the GPA after studying the files of 1,980 patients from four prospective randomized Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) clinical trials. They have recently expanded to 11 centers that pulled together records from 3,940 patients with newly diagnosed brain metastases, all of whom had been treated. They matched up prognostic factors with different cancers and tumor subtypes and discovered that specific prognostic factors could be used for each of the cancers to help determine a prognosis. A score of zero offers the worst prognosis.
They studied patients with small-cell lung cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, melanoma, breast cancer, renal cell carcinoma and gastrointestinal (GI) cancers. The overall median survival differed for each of the cancers and specific prognostic factors were stronger in determining survival. They went back into the medical records to look at the primary tumor type, the number of brain metastases, age at diagnosis, the identification of new tumor growth outside of the brain, tumor subtypes, and Karnofsky performance score, which allows patients to be classified according to their functional impairment (a 0-100 scale, where 0 is normal, 100 is dead).
The patients entered into the study were newly diagnosed of brain metastases within two months. They also had a range of treatment. Patients with recurrent brain metastases were excluded from the study.
Using the GPA, they found that the median survival time (MST) varied substantially. For instance, patients with non-small-cell lung cancer lived an average of 7 months; small-cell lung cancer patients about 4.90 months; melanoma patients 6.74 months; patients with renal cell carcinoma 9.63 months; breast cancer patients 13.8 months; and patients with GI cancers, an average of 5.36 months.
The variation within each group is small, said Dr. Sperduto, who noted that there was a narrow range of survival reflected in the 95% confidence interval and the separation between each group was significant at p< 0.001). (See the table, Median Survival Time for Patients with Brain Metastases.)
The prognostic factors varied by prognosis. For lung cancer, the Karnofsky performance score, age, presence of extracranial metastases, and number of brain metastases were important in determining survival. In melanoma and renal cell carcinoma the prognostic factors were Karnofsky performance score and the number of brain metastases. For breast cancer, the prognostic factors were tumor subtype, Karnofsky performance score, and age was a weak predictor. Finally, for GI cancer, the only prognostic factor was the Karnofsky performance score.
The number of brain metastases was important in determining prognosis in lung cancer, melanoma and renal cell carcinoma but not for breast cancer and GI cancers, Dr. Sperduto said. Extracranial metastases were only prognostic of the length of survival in lung cancer.
"The scale is specific for each diagnosis," he added. "It was a form of discrimination to group patients into the same dismal outcome." He said that patients with a high GPA could be treated more aggressively than those who have a low GPA score. "We should not treat all patients with brain metastases the same way," the clinicians wrote in the paper. "Treatment should be individualized and the past philosophy of fatalistic futility should be abandoned."
The GPA index has been adopted by the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group to stratify two new prospective randomized clinical trials, and is in the process of being prospectively validated. The design of the original study was based on four prospective randomized clinical trials.
"It is always hard to get a reasonable idea of a person's prognosis," said Patrick Y. Wen, MD, a professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School and director of the Center for Neuro-oncology at the Dana Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center. "This paper will help significantly." In particular, he said, he was surprised that systemic disease wasn't as important to survival. He added that the worksheet in the paper will help clinicians get a rough idea of how their patients will do. "It will also be useful in stratifying patients for research trials." He said that the assessment tool comes at a time when some of the first potential medicines for brain metastases are being studied.
Lynne Taylor, MD, a neuro-oncologist and director of palliative care at Tufts Medical Center, agrees that it will help "treat more of the appropriate cases and fewer of the inappropriate ones." She said that she recently had a patient with breast cancer who had two brain metastases that grew to 100 in one month. "Everyone assumed her prognosis was poor but this study tells us that the number of tumor metastases for breast cancer doesn't really factor into the prognosis. It gives us new insights in how to treat these patients," said Dr. Taylor.
Lisa Rogers, DO, head of the medical neuro-oncology program at University Hospital Case Medical Center in Cleveland, said that such a tool becomes more important as the number of treatment options for brain metastases increase.
But not everyone agrees that the new assessment tool will help guide treatment for cancer patients with brain metastases. David Larson, MD, professor of radio-oncology at the University of California, San Francisco, said that he doesn't know how clinicians will use this information. "Survival is just one outcome," Dr. Larson said. "Outcome is determined by many things, including treatment. Also, the researchers may have looked at when a patient died but they did not take into account a person's quality of life during that time."
He noted, as well, that the patient review began in the 1980s, which was the beginning of better treatments for both primary cancers and brain metastases. He said that he would never use a worksheet to determine how long someone will survive. While he may not use it in his clinical practice, he does agree that it is a good tool for research.
David Schiff, MD, a neuro-oncologist at the University of Virginia, agrees that it may not be practical to use in the clinic — "there is too much to remember" — but it will be important for research to correctly stratify patients before they deliver treatment. Still, he said: "The study is provocative because it challenges certain dogma in the field."
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If Paradise, the biggest jewel in British composer, keyboardist and trombonist Tony Haynes' recording career to date, joins a handful of orchestral albums which have not so much crossed genre and cultural boundaries as rendered them meaningless. Off-piste singularities may exclude these discs from mainstream jazz history, but their exalted singularity make them artifacts to be treasured. Other high-carat items are pianist Joachim Kuhn and arranger Michael Gibbs's Europeana (ACT, 1995) and pianist Randy Weston's Blue Moses (CTI, 1972).
With "If Paradise," a raga-based suite in eight sections, Haynes and his 19-piece Grand Union Orchestraformed in 1982 as a vehicle for jazz-based, cross-cultural experimentblend the music and instruments of Bangladesh and India with the jazz tradition to extraordinary effect. Haynes' genius here, as elsewhere in his corpus of work, has been not merely to bolt colorful ethnic exoticisms onto the exterior bodywork of the jazz tradition; instead, he creates a truly syncretic blend in which, much of the time, it is impossible to say where one culture stops and another starts. Listening to it is like looking through a kaleidoscope with a headful of the finest charas.
Why, then, do Haynes and the GUO not enjoy wider currency? The jazz police have a lot to do with it. At any one time, the GUO includes a dozen or so different ethnicities and traditions, all to be heard in the music. These various legacies, compounded by Haynes' culturally inclusive arranging aesthetic, mean the band's work is so uncategorizable that it has, mostly, fallen between the cracks when it comes to media and industry attention. Not "jazz" enough for the jazz critics, despite featuring some of Britain's most charismatic players; and not "world music" enough for the post-rock writers either, despite including virtuoso players from other cultures and traditions.
If Paradise will likely confound the pigeonholers again. The suite itself, which takes up most of the 67-minute playing time, is based on two classical ragas, Aheer Bhairav and Ahiri Todi. Each has been dilated by Haynes and cross-pollinated with jazz and blues. Classical Indo-Pak time signatures morph into jazz and rock beats; Western and Eastern melodic and harmonic memes bounce off each other like particles in an atomic collider.
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As a narrative, sung by four vocalists, the suite is rooted in the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraqstill going strong, of course, a decade after they moved Haynes and lyricist Sara Clifford to compose the work. The libretto confronts politicians, preachers and militaristsof all stripeswho use religion stir up discord, conflict and misery. Some of the songs ("Paradise Awaits," a chilling call to martyrdom, and "Collateral Damage") are the stuff of nightmares. Others are breathtakingly beautiful.
From the east, the lineup includes two angel-voiced Bangladeshi singers, Lucy Rahman and Akash Sultan; tabla player Yousuf Ali Khan, also from Bangladesh; and, from India, sitarist Baluji Shrivastav. They are joined, from the London jazz scene, by saxophonists Tony Kofi, Phil Todd and Louise Elliott; trumpeters Shanti Paul Jayasinha, Claude Deppa and Kevin Robinson Ensemble; trombonists Tim Smart, Ros Davies, John Kenny and Haynes; guitarist Gerry Hunt; drummer Brian Abrahams; and bass guitarist Keith Morris (tragically, since killed in a hit and run auto accident). The band includes an unusually high proportion of gifted soloists.
The disc is rounded out by a 13-minute instrumental, "The Radiance Of A Thousand Suns," a showcase for Shrivastav, Todd and Jayasinha. One of Haynes' first experiments with Indian ragas, its title is taken from a report, quoting the Bhagavad Gita, given by a scientist watching the first test of the atomic bomb.
Much of Haynes' work with GUO has yet to be commercially released. "If Paradise" has only made it to disc a decade after it was commissioned (by England's Eastern Orchestral Board) and seven years after it toured the UK. Its two London performances, billed as "World Musicians United In A Journey Through Bhangra, Babylon & The Blues," were highlights of the capital's 2004 jazz calendar for the small number of people who caught them. This disc is an edited version of a live recording made by BBC Radio Three a year earlier at Leeds College of Music.
Unless you already know GUO's work, you will not, it is safe to say, have heard anything quite like If Paradise before. Prepare to be entranced.
Tracks: If Paradise: Song Of The Songs, Instrumental Interlude, The Notes Of Perfume, Paradise Awaits, The Song Of Separation, Chaeridike Aj, Collateral Damage, The Perfumes Of Paradise Blues; The Radiance Of A Thousand Suns.
Personnel: Lucy Rahman: voice; Davina Wright: voice; Richard Scott: voice, tenor saxophone, flute; Akash Sultan: voice; Baluji Shrivastav: sitar, dilruba, naal; Paul Jayasinha: trumpet, flugelhorn, cello; Claude Deppa: trumpet, percussion; Kevin Robinson: trumpet, flugelhorn; Phil Todd: soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, bass clarinet; Tony Kofi: alto saxophone, baritone saxophone; Louise Elliott: tenor saxophone, flute; Tim Smart: trombone, dijeridu; Ros Davies: trombone, flute; John Kenny: bass trombone; Tony Haynes: trombone, piano; Gerry Hunt: guitar, soprano saxophone, clarinet; Keith Morris: bass guitar; Brian Abrahams: drums.
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Panthers' Hardy: 'I hate I've distracted my team'
- Written by STEVE REED, AP Sports Writer
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Convicted Pro Bowl defensive end Greg Hardy said he wants to remain with the Carolina Panthers beyond this season.
Hardy addressed the media before Sunday's practice but refused to answer specific questions about his recent conviction on two domestic violence charges except to say, "I hate that I have distracted my team."
Hardy did not show any remorse during a six-minute interview and didn't offer an apology to the victim in the domestic dispute.
Hardy, the team's franchise player, was convicted this month of assaulting a female and communicating threats and sentenced to a 60-day suspended jail sentence and 18 months' probation following a May 13 incident in which he attacked his ex-girlfriend in his apartment. Hardy is appealing the conviction.
When asked directly and indirectly about his conviction, Hardy replied on six different occasions "I can't answer that question."
Panthers general manager Dave Gettleman last week refused to discuss how the conviction might impact Hardy's long-term future with the team.
Gettleman would only say Hardy is under contract for one season.
Gettleman had briefly considered a long-term contract for Hardy earlier this offseason, but eventually made him the team's franchise player. Hardy quickly signed the one-year tender in March, paying him $13.1 million for one season.
Hardy said he was glad to sign the tender.
"It's awesome," Hardy said. "I get to stay another year and hang out with my guys and play some football. Nothing really wrong with that."
Hardy said his goal is to re-sign with Carolina at some point.
"I love this place," Hardy said. "This is a great atmosphere. I love the ownership (and) my teammates. I have had a great five years here."
Hardy, entering his fifth NFL season, tied a franchise-record with 15 sacks last season and has 26 over the past two seasons as a starter.
Hardy is clearly hoping his on-field success outweighs the negative publicity he created off the field.
Asked if he thinks he will remain in Carolina long term, Hardy said, "We will see. Play a good season and hopefully when you talk to Mr. Gettleman you can convince him to keep me."
The Panthers have decided to follow the league's lead and not suspend Hardy pending the outcome of his appeal in a jury trial.
Jordan Gross, who played 11 seasons for the Panthers before retiring earlier this year, said he believes the team is making the right decision.
"One thing that the organization does really well is they don't make rash decisions," Gross said. "That sometimes comes at the cost of looking like maybe they are not making a decision at all. But I believe the best thing to do is let everything play out. ... In life it's good to let your emotions die down a little bit and think a little more logically. I think that is what the team is doing and what the league is doing, too."
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Panthers Pro Bowl defensive end Greg Hardy was found guilty Tuesday night of assaulting a female and communicating threats.
Mecklenburg County Judge Rebecca Thorn-Tin sentenced Hardy to 18 months' probation. A 60-day jail sentence was suspended.
Hardy's attorney Chris Fialko said he'll appeal and Hardy has asked for a jury trial in superior court. In North Carolina that means the terms of Hardy's probation are on hold until the trial — so he's free to travel with the team to training camp and compete in games.
A date for the jury trial hasn't been set.
The Panthers released a statement Tuesday night saying, "We have just learned of the verdict and are respectful of the process. We do not have a comment at this time."
Hardy and his agent Drew Rosenhaus refused to comment as they left the courtroom together.
The judge didn't buy Hardy's testimony that he was the one abused by the accuser and that he had asked her to leave his downtown apartment during a domestic dispute on May 13.
After nearly 11 hours of hearing testimony, Thorn-Tin told a somber Hardy that "the court is entirely convincedHardy is guilty of assault on a female and communicating threats."
Earlier in the morning the accuser testified that she was assaulted by Hardy at his apartment after a night of drinking. She also said Hardy threatened to kill her and put his hands around her neck.
"He looked me in my eyes and he told me he was going to kill me," said the accuser, a 24-year-old cocktail waitress in downtown Charlotte. "I was so scared I wanted to die. When he loosened his grip slightly, I said just, 'Do it. Kill me.'"
The accuser said she had used cocaine on the night of the incident and had been drinking.
She described Hardy as jealous and controlling, mentioning several times that Hardy didn't allow her do some things because he often paid her rent. She said she didn't immediately give police a statement out of fear of retribution.
"He had told me in past if I took food out of his family's mouth he was going to kill me," the accuser said.
Hardy and his business manager Sammy Curtis both testified that Hardy never hit nor threw the accuser, and didn't communicate threats. Hardy said the accuser became angry when he wouldn't have sex with her and left the room to sleep in the living room. He said the accuser then became angry and began slamming doors.
Hardy said the accuser then asked him, "Do you want to see crazy? I'll show you crazy."
Hardy said she threw herself into the bathtub, causing the bruises she had on her body. Hardy said she also threatened to kill herself if she left his building.
However, Thorn-Tin seemed more inclined to believe the testimony of the accuser and the prosecution's top witness, Christina Lawrence, another woman who was in Hardy's apartment at the time of the incident.
Lawrence said she was sleeping in the other room with a friend of Hardy's when she heard scuffling and fighting and what sounded like a woman being slammed into the wall and dragged across the floor. She said she also heard the accuser say, "What are you going to do, break my arm?"
Hardy and his accuser began dating last September, but had broken up at the Pro Bowl in February. Hardysaid they had had sexual relations "five or six times" since.
Hardy's play on the field has been dynamic. He's been a key member of Carolina's second-ranked defense, finishing last season with 15 sacks. The Panthers led the league last season with 50 sacks.
In four seasons with the Panthers, Hardy has 33 sacks, 26 in the last two seasons. He signed a $13.1 million, one-year contract in March as the team's franchise player.
It's unclear at this point how the verdict will affect Hardy's long-term future with the Panthers.
The team is particularly sensitive to domestic violence issues, particularly in light of their history with wide receiver Rae Carruth. Carruth was found guilty of conspiring to murder his girlfriend, Cherica Adams, who was carrying his child. He was sentenced to 18 to 24 years in prison and remains in jail.


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The stroke support group meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month from 11 AM – 12 Noon
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