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Kennedy Fire Department Celebrates Anniversary
The annual banquet was held recently to celebrate 88 continuous years of service to the community by the Kennedy Volunteer Fire Department.
The fire hall was decorated in a nautical theme by banquet committee members Dawn Sholl, Matt Bennett, Barb Sauer and Kristen Sholl. Buffet, catered by Andriaccio's and featuring prime rib, was enjoyed by all who attended.
After dinner, Ed Hoene, master of ceremonies, introduced the guests for the evening. Included in this group were 4th Battalion Coordinator John Griffith, Ellington Fire Department Chief Steve Rexford, Falconer Fire Department Chief Chris Doverspike, Frewsburg Fire Department Chief John Lindsey and Randolph Fire Department Chief Don McElwain. Also invited were Town of Poland Highway Superintendent Larry Mee and, representing Town of Poland Supervisor Kelly Snow was Councilwoman Kathy Stanton.
Representing the New York State Police were Aaron Destro and Carl Corbelli. All the first responders thanked the members of the Kennedy Volunteer Fire Department for their mutual aid and expressed their respect for the skills of the department.
Fire commissioners for 2013 are Barry Leyman, chairman; Tom Ormond; Dennis Stornes; Dave Weiler; Harold Rowley; and Steve Stanton, treasurer. Executive officers of the Kennedy Volunteer Fire Department are Barb Sauer, president; Ken Blitz, vice president; Dawn Sholl, secretary; and Jon Payne, treasurer.
Line officers for 2013 are Greg Scott, fire chief; Keith Bean, first assistant chief; and Josh Bennett, second assistant chief.
Scott noted that it has been a pleasure to see the original members of the Junior Fire Fighters grow into the positions of active members and officers in the department.
Chris McKinley and Matt Bennett will serve as EMS captains this year. Paul Fardink and Ed Hoene will be captains. Jon Payne will serve as fire police captain, and the Rev. Lavern Terrill is continuing as chaplain.
The auxiliary officers were introduced. Cindy Crone is president, ably assisted by Candy Scott as vice president; Lisa Caswell as secretary; Colleen Caswell, treasurer; Jan Dankovich as financial secretary; and Sue Bennett, chaplain.
Deanna McKinley was awarded a plaque to honor her for 15 years serving as treasurer of the fire district. Ashley Scott was awarded her pin for her first year of service. Chief Scott noted that it had taken him many years to deliver his first baby, and she did it during her first year. Andrew Hildom and Kyle Sholl were recognized for five years of service. Ryan Swanson was recognized for 15 years active service. Ed Hoene has given 40 years of service to the department, and Lavern Terrill was noted for 45 years of service.
Scott then talked about a call in February 2012. He was awakened in the predawn hours for the report of an accident on I-86.
When calls like this come in, he noted, it is usually one where someone has slid off the road, and department members have to get the vehicle towed and keep traffic flowing.
This time was vastly different.
As the first responder on the scene, he noticed one car off the road, a long debris field scattered across the way and a second vehicle. He saw legs sticking out the window of one vehicle.
Sherry Richards had been seriously hurt in the accident, and Diana Lecierc and Sadie Prescott had stopped their own vehicle to assist, being trained in emergency procedures. Scott said that when looking at that debris field, it was a call that could have gone very wrong, very quickly.
The heroic efforts of these civilian volunteers certainly made a huge difference. He said it was a case of the right place at the right time.
Richards had written a heartfelt note to the department, thanking them for their efforts in her rescue. Sherry Richards, Jim and Joann McMeans, Diana Lecierc, and Sadie and Joe Prescott were the honored guests for the evening.
Scott presented Ms. Lecierc and Ms. Prescott with certificates for their unselfish act of compassion.
He then awarded Firemen of the Year awards to the department members who assisted at that accident scene that none of them will forget. These members were Ken Blitz, Chris McKinley, Rich Sholl, Josh Bennett, Keith Bean, Marty Ericsson, Paul Fardink, Jon Payne and Dave Weiler. A long, standing ovation followed for the honored guests and Firemen of the Year.
To close out the evening, door prizes were given, and then Dan Warren provided his DJ services to get the music going and the fire hall jiving to the beat. Chief Scott thanked members of the Falconer Fire Department for standing by in the hall so the party could be held.


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Topic: Windows 7, RoR, and Mysql???
I'm a .net dev who wants to try out ruby on rails, but after 4 hours of trying to get it to work on Windows 7 with MySQL, I'm about to pull my hair out.
The default "Welcom aboard" page comes up, but the picture doesn't and in the console I get:
"Mysql2::Error (Can't connect to MySQL server on 'localhost' (10061)):"
I've seen about a thousand guides/tutorials/posts/etc.. on why this happens and how to fix it, but nothing has worked.
Here is the process I've come up with:
- Install Ruby
- http://rubyinstaller.org/downloads/
- Make sure gem is up to date
- gem update --system
- Install Rails
- gem install rails
- Install MySQL
- http://www.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/
- Install mysql gem
- gem install mysql2
- Install Ruby on windows dev kit
- https://github.com/oneclick/rubyinstall … opment-Kit
- Generate devkit config file
- C:\RubyDevKit> ruby dk.rb init
- Run dev kit install
- C:\RubyDevKit> ruby dk.rb install
- Test Installation
Confirm your Ruby environment is correctly using the DevKit by running gem install rdiscount --platform=ruby. RDiscount should install correctly and you should see Temporarily enhancing PATH to include DevKit... in the screen messages. Next run ruby -rubygems -e "require 'rdiscount'; puts RDiscount.new('**Hello RubyInstaller**').to_html" to confirm that the rdiscount gem is working.
- Fix MySQL connector DLL
- http://www.mysql.com/downloads/connector/c/
- download mysql-connector-c-noinstall-6.0.2 zip (32 bit version)
- copy libmysql.dll from lib directory inside zip and paste it into ruby bin install location "C:\Ruby193\bin"
- compile mysql2 with my version of mysql connector
- gem install mysql2 --platform=ruby -- --with-mysql-dir=C:/RailsInstaller/mysql
Versions I'm using:
Win 7 64bit
Ruby 1.9.3p194 (2012-04-20) [i386-mingw32]
Rails 3.2.6
MySql Ver 14.14 Distrib 5.5.25, for Win64 (x86)
mysql2 (0.3.11 ruby x86-mingw32)
adapter: mysql2
encoding: utf8
reconnect: false
database: simple_cms_development
pool: 5
username: root
host: localhost
I can pull up a mysql prompt, login and see the databases. So, I think MySql is working, there is just some connection issue where Rails can't talk to it. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
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"Charring" isn't necessary for a good pizza, and in fact I don't think I've ever turned out a pizza that was burned like that. I'm not sure that I would want to! I know that is sometimes seen with very high cooking temps and the styles particular to those temps, but I don't think it's anything to be desired in a home oven.... (or is it?) I would avoid trying to burn your pizza in your home oven.


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Combatting the alarming Japanese knotweed/Janet Marr
"Picture your favorite trout stream or canoeing river lined for miles with a tangle of rigid, bamboo-like stems 10 feet tall, making access to the river impossible and threatening healthy fish habitat."
This alarming quote comes from a Wisconsin brochure describing the non-native Japanese knotweed (Fallopia japonica) that has invaded rivers from Washington State to the East Coast. Japanese knotweed's underground stems (rhizomes) are known to push their way under streets and up through pavement (as in Bayfield, Wis.,), parking lots, sidewalks and foundations, resulting in huge repair costs. After escaping from yards and gardens, Japanese knotweed can quickly become an invasive pest in natural areas forming dense stands that limit other plants from growing among their crowded stems.
Unfortunately, Japanese knotweed and its invasive cousin giant knotweed (Fallopia sachalinensis) are alive and well in the Copper Country. One or both of these perennial species occur in the Houghton/Hancock area, on U.S. 41 between Houghton and Chassell, Calumet/Laurium, L'Anse, Lake Linden and nearby towns, and elsewhere in the Keweenaw. The good news is that spread of these two out-of-place knotweed species that are native to Asia can be slowed and new introductions can be prevented in the Keweenaw.
Come learn more at a KISMA-sponsored knotweed talk and control demonstration on Sept. 24, 2013, from 1 to 3 at Houghton's Lakeshore Center's (old UPPCO Bldg) Community Room. Pam Roberts (Northwoods Cooperative Weed Management Area coordinator) will talk about Bayfield's struggles and successes with Japanese knotweed control. Ian Shackleford (Ottawa National Forest botanist and invasive species specialist) will demonstrate various control methods.
What is KISMA? Keweenaw Invasive Species Management Area's mission is to facilitate cooperation and education among federal, state, tribal and local groups and landowners in prevention and management of invasive species across land ownership boundaries within Baraga, Houghton and Keweenaw Counties. KISMA is funded by a Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grant provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency through an agreement between the Houghton Keweenaw Conservation District and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Ottawa National Forest.
Both Japanese and giant knotweed have deep taproots and extensive networks of rhizomes that may extend horizontally up to 65 feet. They are big plants up to 10 feet or more in height and have large broad leaves and hollow stems with swollen nodes resembling bamboo stems. Their small white/creamy flowers appear in August and September in spikes near stem ends.
NOTE: Japanese knotweed is a Michigan Prohibited species, meaning that the plant or plant fragments should not be sold, purchased or intentionally moved through plant exchanges. Control should be in a manner that prevents spread and further infestations. Cutting and moving plant parts to other areas will only make the problem worse. Seeds and fragments of stems and roots can produce new plants, so care should be taken to double-bag them for disposal. Please contact KISMA for proper disposal info.
If you see a Japanese/giant knotweed patch or would like more info, please contact me(Keweenaw Invasive Species Management Area or KISMA) at 906-337-5529; jkmarr@mtu. edu or Sue (Houghton Keweenaw Conservation District) at 906-369-3400; sue_haralson@yahoo. com.
Here's a good website to find out more: mnfi.anr.msu.edu/invasive-species/ JapaneseKnotweedBCP.pdf.


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Jim Rickards and "The Death of Money"
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Location: Adrian Lamb Room
Jim Rickards, the acclaimed author of Currency Wars, returns to the Library on Thursday, May 15 at 7:00 p.m. in the Adrian Lamb Room to talk about his new book, The Death of Money: The Coming Collapse of the International Monetary System.
In the book, Rickards explains how everyday citizens who save and invest have become guinea pigs in the central bankers' laboratory. The world's major financial players—national governments, big banks, multilateral institutions—will always muddle through by patching together new rules of the game. The real victims of the next crisis will be small investors who assumed that what worked for decades will keep working.
Fortunately, it's not too late to prepare for the coming death of money. Rickards explains the power of converting unreliable money into real wealth: gold, land, fine art, and other long-term stores of value. As he writes: "The coming collapse of the dollar and the international monetary system is entirely foreseeable. . . . Only nations and individuals who make provision today will survive the maelstrom to come." -From the book description on amazon.com
The "Distinguished Authors Series on Economics" is presented in partnership with The New Canaan Chamber of Commerce, the Alliance of Business Professionals, and Elm Street Books. Other programs feature authors Larry Doyle on April 22 and Stephen Roach on May 21.


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Do you crave pasta on the daily, but hate the high-carb price tag that comes with it? �If so, we've got a solution for you: spaghetti squash. Before raising an eyebrow�("But spaghetti squash is a vegetable!")�hear us out. When roasted in the oven with a little olive oil, the stringy spaghetti squash flesh easily transforms into tender, angel hair-like noodles that can mightily withstand the heartiest of sauces. Dress your noodles however you like�adorned with delicate herbs, doused in marinara sauce, covered in ooey-gooey cheese. Trust us, your family will never catch on. We spoke to Carlene Thomas, RDN, LD, to get some expert pointers for roasting and preparing the perfect spaghetti squash noodles. How To Cook Spaghetti Squash in 5 Easy Steps Step 1:�"Cut the squash in half length wise and remove the seeds. Scoop it out like a pumpkin so all of the stringy guts and seeds are removed." Step 2:�"Pre-heat your oven to 350 F. Drizzle olive oil, sea salt and black pepper on the inner part of the spaghetti squash. Place face down on a baking dish." Step 3: "Your squash cooking time depends on how big your squash is. For this squash (see size related to hand above), it took about 40 minutes. You'll know your squash is ready when you can pierce it with a knife and easily scrape the interior flesh to 'fluff' the spaghetti with a fork." Step 4: "Okay, so the squash is out, now time to make the noodles happen. Take a fork and run it down and along the�interior squash flesh. Scrape down the sides, pulling the fork towards the middle of the squash." Step 5:�"Transfer the noodles to a dish and toss out the remaining shell/skin and top with your sauce of choice. One squash will make two meals for the husband plus myself. Our favorite topping is a tomato sauce with tomato chunks and a sprinkle of fresh oregano and cheese. As the husband says, 'There is nothing I�don't�like about this.'" CRAVING MORE? CLICK HERE FOR SPAGHETTI SQUASH RECIPES Carlene Thomas RDN, LD is a dietitian nutritionist, recipe developer and blogger on HealthfullyEverAfter.co. She loves developing recipes that focus on seasonal and local ingredients that create impressive results without the hassle. Carlene also works with brides to get healthier before their weddings with "wedding wellness," not wedding diets.� This article originally appeared as on Spry Living


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Sony's Last Stand
The new console sports an Intel (INTC) -based chipset, a new wireless controller and the ability to share game play more effectively, PortableGamingRegion writes. It also allows use of an Android tablet as a second controller, notes 9to5 Google .
That's what the press was told, but Sony didn't show a working machine. Instead, it showed films from game companies and promised hardware in the fourth quarter of this year, as the Washington Post noted. Lead system architect Mark Cerny talked up the new box while holding a mock-up of the controller, which looks just like the old controller except for the addition of a small touchscreen.
Reviews from the tech press were stark and negative, according to Techcrunch. The PS4 was trending on Google Plus as this was written, and it's pretty brutal.
The launch comes on the heels of a complete failure by rival Nintendo (NTDOY) , which launched its Wii U in November and has since seen sales nosedive, as DigitalTrends notes. GameSutra says fewer than 60,000 Wii U units moved in January , trailing the previous Wii console badly.
Sony's PlayStation competition is no longer limited to Microsoft (MSFT) and Nintendo. Social games, mobile games and free games played on tablets like Apple's (AAPL) iPad are stealing time from dedicated consoles. Kids are no longer just sitting in their rooms, alone, pushing buttons. They're out in the world, interacting through networks, making the whole console experience look very 20th century.
In some ways the Sony event reminded me of a famous Microsoft sales meeting from the last decade, where CEO Steve Ballmer marched across the stage shouting "developers, developers, developers." This did not save Microsoft from the iPad.It's like the old joke about the Lone Ranger telling Tonto, "We're surrounded by Indians." "What you mean we, kemosabe?" Tonto replies. Which developers could well tell Sony this fall. If there is more money to be made investing in other platforms, that is what they will do. Cool isn't nearly as cool as cold, hard cash.
Sony shares were falling the day after the launch, but still stand almost 25% above the level of early January, before the company's hype machine kicked into high gear.
Sony still has immense assets, and investors should hope that it's willing to part with them if they expect a return on their money. It's in the process of selling its medical unit and forecasts a $1.2 billion gain on that, according to Bloomberg. Japan's government is trying to help sell Sony's car battery unit to Nissan (NSANY) , to keep it from being bought by Chinese interests, Reuters reports.


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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (292 votes).
In short: A lot of road for what was a Trail Marathon.In full: Signage good in places - but non-existant/hard to spot/parked cars etc, especially the last few miles when you were tired.Date of review: December 16, 2007
In short: lovely scenery and great variety of views - definitely worth taking the camera next time - the jaffa cakes and jelly babies at the checkpoints were very welcoming and made the nice race if you could call it a race much nicerDate of review: September 25, 2007
In short: A nice,scenic 20k.In full: Enjoyable run with a little too much tarmac. Generally good signage and instructions, and friendly marshals. Not much support through the town though, and the section through the Cathedral could do with direction markers. Overall a low-key, relaxed race.Date of review: August 15, 2007
In short: First 10k - enjoyed it but signs could be better!In full: The first hill had a windy single track at the top and a gate which caused a big hold up and couldn't walk quickly let alone run through! Found this frustrating! Then no problems until the last section when there were no signs to direct you along the boardwalk - I hadn't taken my map either because I was advised was well signposted anyway! Apart from this hiccup I enjoyed the run but was glad the ground was dry!Date of review: August 15, 2007
In short: Nice scenery - obviously not run by or for runnersIn full: Designed for walkers, not adapted for runners. Not enough signs, (obvious as so many got lost), no distance markers, no distances marked on the map, no start or finish lines (I had to ask if I'd finished!), no marshalls, water stations generally useless, (having to wait for water while helpers chatted to walkers is just rubbish), maybe I was too slow and the helpers had lost interest - wont be doing it again and will not recommended to fellow runners - nice scenery though.Date of review: August 15, 2007
In short: Scenic but tough & hillyIn full: was pleased it was so well signposted, hate following written instructions these were supplied but not needed.a few busy roads to cross but motorists were considerate.tough big hill just a mile in !! lack of European race options means this is a must if you want an august race.Date of review: August 15, 2007
In short: Salisbury Fire Service have laid on another fantastic event this year to suit runners and walkers over a range of distances.In full: Although this event iasn't that challenging in terms of hills or terrain, I found it quite tough. The route kept you interested with road/fields/trails/stiles/scenery/checkpoints/following good directions (with route descriptions as backup (not needed)).Alot of volunteers gave up their day for a good cause, and I really appreciated the good humour and enthusiasm that was in abundance. Made the day memorable, and an event that will be in my diary again next year. Date of review: August 14, 2007
In short: An excellent 30k run in wonderful scenery, but also quite hard...In full: Many thanks to the fire service for an excellent day! The course was well marked, apart from the inexplicable gap in marking in the big field (which was ok for me as I met a group of lost runners coming back towards me from the wrong direction...) I loved the jelly babies and cake at the later checkpoints, and I think there were enough water stations, although I did need my camlebak too.Make no mistake, this is a tough race, but as part of my marathon training this was not bad thing.Date of review: August 14, 2007
In short: wonderful scenery, extremely friendly and well organised, route well signed, distance just over 27 miles by my calculationDate of review: August 14, 2007
In short: 10k a bit disorganised but an enjoyable raceIn full: I did the 10k. It was well signed until the last km when I had to stop and consult my map. The finish was very disorganised. They didn't seem ready for the 10k competitors, perhaps because there weren't many of us. The finish line was hastily marked out apparently after the first people had finished and when I finished I wasn't sure which way round the car park I was supposed to go. I noticed that people finishing after me came in a different way! Not sure if it was me or them that got it wrong.Date of review: August 13, 2007
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The Goat ChroniclesPosted Thursday, July 31, 2008, at 9:48 PM
Many adventures ensued, and I found these always-entertaining animals a constant source of material for the NSC columns which I wrote every other week - and, later, a fertile topic for my blogs.
Later that year, we added a young billy, who cried piteously for his mother, until he figured out that these two young ladies were much more interesting...
After that, the baby goats appeared, and they were adorable and entertaining. I had never seen baby goats leap and twist in the air like that. Baby goats (kids) don't WALK: They bounce! They put their little feet together and HOP everywhere they go! It's so cute! The picture is of my daughter Kristin with our first babies, Sam 'n Eric (named after the twins in "Lord of the Flies.") My sister happened to be here that weekend, and I think she took the photo. I love it!
One thing led to another, and I guess at the "peak" of the goat production, I had about a dozen goats. We invested in woven wire fencing with two stands of barbed wire on top, and we were able to keep our tiny herd confined for several years, where they could browse the steep slope of the pond levee. Matthew was delighted when they ate the bark off my mimosa forest, thus killing the beautiful trees, which he considered pests.
We learned to keep Billy out of the girls' pen through the summer months, so we wouldn't have babies in the dead of winter. Miscalculations or break-ins resulted in a change of plans - heat lamps, extension cords, etc. Not fun.
Over the years, we probably buried as many babies as we raised. That's the sad part of raising goats. The hard part is catching them up and worming them and trimming their hooves.
Summertime is a good time. They have plenty of brush to eat, the sun is warm. They lie in the field in the sunshine with their babies beside them. They come up to the fence and gaze at you with their rectangular eyes, looking so attentive and intelligent, as if they're always asking a question.
You see why I can't write about goats? I can't sort through it all to separate the good from the bad, the happy from the sad. I had them for six years, and I miss them very much, but I don't ever want to raise them again.
Billy battered my fences into pieces and chased me all over the farm, rearing up and threatening to butt me - until Matthew bought me a cattle prod. The first time he used it on Billy, he barked like a dog. After that, he gave it a wide berth, but I still couldn't keep him in a fence.
You asked what happened to them. Billy was one of the first to go (obviously). Some friends took a load of their goats to the auction, and I sent Billy along. I ended up with five, which I recently gave to one of my son's classmates. He took them up to his father-in-law's 200-acre farm on top of Goose Pond Hill, where they run with a herd of curious cattle.
In my next installment of the Goat Chronicles, I may tell about Patsy, the little goat I raised in the kitchen, but I can't do that right now.
From the empty pastures of Tillman, this is your rural journalist Madeline signing off on the last day of July, 2008.
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Respectfully, after reading this episode, I shall never eat a g-burger again,,, and they are fun to watch, I see them all over the Ozarks as I travel. I probably wont ever go back to the Puxico Homecoming again where they serve them, or did. Enjoy your day, I have so far.
-- Posted by changedname on Fri, Aug 1, 2008, at 6:28 AM
You miss them very much, but don't want to raise them again? That could apply to children, too.
-- Posted by gardengirl on Fri, Aug 1, 2008, at 10:31 AM
MD, that was really beautiful! I hope you will continue the goat chronicles indefinately! I really enjoyed reading this one!
-- Posted by huxgirl28 on Fri, Aug 1, 2008, at 6:23 PM
Keep in mind Huxgirl, the goats are still around, they have simply been reassigned. They may wind up in a goat pen near you. See, e.g., http://forejustice.org/md/hotshot3.html
-- Posted by FJGuy on Fri, Aug 1, 2008, at 6:50 PM
MD...you speak so lovingly of your goats...so why did you give them up?
-- Posted by mrsdolphin on Sat, Aug 2, 2008, at 1:44 PM
Madeline Dejournett's response:Mrs. D, far be it from me to give the short answer to that question, since the answer is so colorful and half-humorous-half-tear-jerker, so I may just continue the "Goat Chronicles" for a little longer.
Goats are one of the most sociable animals on the earth! Why else would they put them in petting zoos? My little grandson fed a bunch of them this weekend, and none of them would even dream of biting him! Of course, you have to make sure you wash the kids' hands afterwards (antibacteria wash on site!) or they can get salmonella.
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As volunteers, The Men of Chester County Hospital recognize the importance of our community hospital's mission to provide services to meet the changing needs of those it serves. The Men of Chester County Hospital was founded on the idea that it is important to maintain the hospital's tradition of service begun in 1892. Volunteering for the hospital is an important way to give back to your community. This group holds as its purpose fundraising and friend-raising by way of service projects. All of the funds raised by the hospital by way of the Men of Chester County Hospital stay in the community to provide service to all members of the neighborhood.
The Men of Chester County Hospital was founded in 1996, by the late dentist, Laurence L. Lathrop, DMD. This core group has grown to an active organization of dozens of interested and involved men. Many of the men are former business owners, corporate and academic retirees, or members of the local business community.
Parking Attendants - Volunteers help with special events at the hospital when parking assistance is required.
Books - In the family areas throughout the hospital, the Men of Chester County Hospital stock and maintain lending libraries. Patients and their families are welcome to help themselves to hardcover and paperback books. It's a welcome distraction for visitors and just one more example of the hometown care for which the hospital is known.
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As a relative newbie I realize this might be a silly question, but can someone recommend or explain the fall shinchas?
Den's front page advertises a Kuradashi Sencha coming in Dec and Ito En's facebook links to a new Aki-shun Shincha. I know that these teas are stored from spring or the year before, just curious if anyone can recommend one.
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Having to drive more than 10 minutes to get to an emergency department has become a rarity across much of northern Franklin County.
That will be true for much of the southwestern part of the county come Tuesday, when Mount Carmel Health System opens a free-standing, round-the-clock emergency department in Grove City.
The $56 million project, which included buying about 110 acres along Hoover Road, features 15 exam rooms and fast-track bays.
While not a trauma center, the new Grove City site is meant to handle myriad medical emergencies, such as when a person is experiencing chest pains or has persistent vomiting that seems too serious for an urgent care.
Local hospitals say such facilities — part of a broader expansion of outpatient care — provide timely access to emergency care. Of course, there are business motives, too.
Mount Carmel and competitor OhioHealth have taken the lead locally in building free-standing emergency departments, part of strategies to expand their presence or solidify their dominance across pockets of the region, particularly in suburbs where many of their more-profitable, privately insured patients live.
Sean Huffman, president of OhioHealth Neighborhood Care, said of the competition for outpatients: "If we're able to go into those communities in a cost-effective way ... we think that's better than the opportunity for the patient to go somewhere else."
The Grove City project might be the forerunner of an inpatient hospital — a hospital that could become home to many inpatient services now provided at Mount Carmel West in Franklinton, casting doubt on its future as an inpatient hospital.
A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers official, working with Mount Carmel to address any potential impact of the development of its Grove City campus on waterways, put the hospital's potential size at 300 beds based on its square footage but added that space could be configured for other uses.
Free-standing emergency departments have long been used as footholds on land ultimately intended for a full-service hospital, said Alicia Daugherty of the Advisory Board Co., which provides research services to hospitals.
"We're seeing that option used less often than in the past," Daugherty said. "There's not as much need for inpatient facilities right now."
Asked about that trend, Mount Carmel's chief transformation officer, Beth Traini, said, "A national trend is very different from local need."
Besides the Grove City project, there are three other existing or planned free-standing emergency departments in Franklin County or just beyond its borders.
Mount Carmel's Diley Ridge Medical Center, a joint venture with Fairfield Medical Center just inside Fairfield County, was the area's first when it opened in March 2010.
OhioHealth in June 2012 added to its Westerville outpatient campus a free-standing emergency department that had nearly 16,000 visits last year. It plans to open another free-standing emergency department in spring 2015 in Pickerington, 4 miles from Diley Ridge.
Often, those free-standing emergency departments become anchors for "health-plexes" that offer primary care and specialty care in a community and expand a hospital's geographic reach, Daugherty said.
Outpatient services are expected to grow more quickly than inpatient services over the next decade for several reasons.
New technologies now allow knee-replacement surgeries and other procedures that once required inpatient stays to be done in outpatient settings, Daugherty said.
Payment incentives to avoid hospital readmissions — or admissions in the first place — also are driving the growth. And price sensitivity among those who pay the hospital bills is fueling interest in care in lower-cost settings.
Traini said Mount Carmel is transforming how it delivers care to improve clinical outcomes, hold down costs and improve the patient experience.
Thanks in large part to Diley Ridge, the hospital system has seen its total revenue from outpatient services provided away from its primary hospital campuses grow by 79 percent between fiscal years 2009 and 2013.
Its overall outpatient revenue grew 10 percent during that period.
A similar transformation is under way at other hospital systems, including OhioHealth, whose 44 outpatient facilities are more than double the 20 it had in 2010.
When it comes to outpatient care, "We still think there's growth to occur, both in central Ohio and throughout our region," Huffman said.
Ohio State University's Wexner Medical Center and Nationwide Children's Hospital are focused on strategies that so far haven't included free-standing emergency departments.
"The nature of what we see with kids (coming into the emergency department) is likely going to involve the support of the whole hospital," said Patty McClimon, Nationwide Children's senior vice president of strategic and facilities planning.
Still, the hospital has seen growth of about 5 percent annually in its outpatient services in recent years, McClimon said.
More of that care is now provided away from the main campus — 49 percent last year, up from 43 percent in 2009 — though the hospital is considering the addition of a large outpatient building on campus, at the northwest corner of Fulton and 18th streets.
Ohio State is renovating and expanding its primary emergency department on its Main Campus and has focused on relieving bottlenecks there through an after-hours clinic at the Martha Morehouse Pavilion on Kenny Road, near the university's West Campus.
The approach seems to have helped; the number of people treated and released at University Hospital's emergency department dropped 6 percent in 2013 from 2012.
Like other hospital systems, Ohio State has greatly expanded its outpatient clinical space; 48 percent of it has been built since 2009.
Ohio State also has expanded its presence to retail clinics at Giant Eagle and Kroger grocery stores, and at a healthy-living center in New Albany — all part of a focus on keeping people healthy and out of the emergency room rather than investing heavily in acute and emergency health services, said Dan Like, the hospital system's executive director for ambulatory services.
"There are opportunities to utilize our footprint before we would build a free-standing emergency department," he said.
"Am I satisfied that we're in every area that we need to be and we're providing the reach? I wouldn't say I'm satisfied with that."


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Wanita Jo Hoppe
FAIRMONT – A service of remembrance for Wanita Jo Hoppe, 38, of Fairmont, formerly of Trimont, Minn., will be 7 p.m. Friday, June 14, 2013, at Kramer Family Funeral Home Chapel in Trimont, Minn., with Pastor Gerald Giese officiating.
Wanita died Sunday, June 9, 2013, in Fairmont, Minn.
Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Friday until the time of the services at the funeral home.
Messages of sympathy may be sent to the family online at www.kramerfuneralhome.com
Wanita Jo Hoppe was born Dec. 20, 1974, in Fairmont, Minn., to Dennis and Cherlyn (Voelker) Hoppe. She was baptized at Waverly Lutheran Church in rural Trimont. Wanita attended school at Martin County West. She made her home in Trimont and later in Fairmont. Wanita loved caring for the elderly and worked as a CNA at Truman Senior Living and at Trimont Health Care Center in Trimont. Wanita also mowed lawns for Countywide Real Estate. She was presently employed at Casey's General Store in Fairmont. Wanita enjoyed playing cards and spending time with her family and friends.
Survivors include her daughter, Patience Poyzer of Fairmont, Minn.; son, Michael Roth of Ceylon, Minn.; granddaughter, Zoey Hansen of Clear Lake, Minn.; father, Dennis Hoppe of Ceylon, Minn.; mother, Cherlyn (Bruce) Hamsmith of rural Fairmont, Minn.; brother, Todd Hoppe (Angela Bursell) of Fairmont, Minn.; step-sister, Melanie (Eric) Muller of Ceylon, Minn.; step-brother, Roger Spiegeler (Kim Marlin) of Ceylon, Minn.; life partner, Teresa Bulock of Fairmont; aunts, uncles, other relatives and friends.
Wanita was preceded in death by her step-mother, Linda Hoppe; and other relatives.


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Skip to comments.77 percent of Americans view porn once a month
Posted on 01/18/2013 6:56:42 PM PST by Morgana
LATROBE, PA, January 18, 2013, (Cardinal Newman Society) -- Seventy percent of 18-24 year-old males visit porn sites monthly.
Thats not just a frightening number. Thats an epidemic of pornography that is likely going on at college campuses all throughout the country even Catholic colleges.
Jason King, chair of the theology department at Saint Vincents College in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, wrote about the accessibility and damage of pornography in his latest piece at Catholic Moral Theology. King summed up the situation well when he wrote that people used to have to exert an effort to view pornography. Now you have to exert an effort to not view it.
King provided further scary statistics about the viewing of pornography and its effects:
The best estimates indicate that 77 percent of Americans view pornography at least once a month. 75-77 percent of males have downloaded porn in their lives. 20 percent of males consciously abstain from viewing pornography. 47 percent of women believe pornography harms relationships while 33 percent of men said the same. 33 percent of all Americans believe that pornography will not harm a relationship. During a six-week experiment the statement, marriage is an important institution, was affirmed by 60 percent of men who viewed no pornography during that period, but only 39 percent of those exposed to heavy viewing of pornography during the same period affirmed the same statement.
The best advice King could offer is dont start viewing pornography, install internet filters, and look to Gods love.
I would probably despair of this situation except for two things. First, practically, the beginning of a solution to this problem is simple: stop (or do not start) viewing pornography. If help is needed with this, there are countless effective and free filters available for routers. This one was recommended to me by two of my tech savvy friends.
Secondly, theological, God made us such that in our hearts we desire much more than what pornography offers; we desire to love and to be loved. This is the heart of the Churchs sexual teaching: that sex should always be life-giving, not destructive, dominating, violent, or commercialized. This is why the metaphor Jesus frequently uses for Heaven is the wedding banquet, friends and family singing, dancing, and eating in the celebration of love. Pornography cannot ultimately compete with this joy for which God made us.
Saint Vincents, where King teaches, announced in 2008 that it was placing internet filters on its computer network to block student access to pornography and gambling websites. It was controversial at the time.
You can read Jason King at Catholic Moral Theology.
It's also evidence the other 30% are liars.
That's it?
Well, technically, they stop looking at porn once a month, not including food, potty and inebriation and sleep breaks.
And that's just the people who watch prime time TV. If you add in the ones who visit the hard porn stuff it is 99%. The other one percent are the one's in the porn movies so technically they are not watching it on TV or internet.
A liar thinks everyone is lying. A porner thinks everyone does porn. Not true.
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What? No videos?
Note to neighbors in closely built communities: We can see you watching porn.
And the remaining 33% lie about it!
I find that to be hard to believe. If that's true, or even approaching it, our nation is further gone than I thought.
Porn is nothing more than psychological 'junk food'. I've often found the heavier consumer of porn someone is, the lesser intelligent and shallow they tend to be.
'From the Glass Lined Tanks of Old Latrobe'...
Not just YOUNG men I don't think.
I just read through a 3 page thread of men [again] ranting about women, how horrible they are and why they'll never marry again, etc.
Look how often we have threads with men posting dozens of women in bikinis. Why is Viagra a top selling drug? I sometimes think their 'wants' may be unrealistic. They talk of women not 'keeping themselves up' but look around at the men you see in stores, or on the streets.
Porn is a corruption of the soul, and the user wants more and more as time goes on.
>>>And the remaining 33% lie about it!<<<
At least a third of humanity seem to be busy making the stuff.
So I hear.
Anyone with the vaguest realistic understanding of the actual human condition since, well, the evolution of humans (male humans in particular) isn't somehow shocked the figure is as high as 70% for 18-24 year old males; they recognize almost all of the remaining 30% lied to the survey takers out of embarrassment. For anyone left, they probably have some sort of medical or mental condition.
We live in a society where for a variety of reasons getting married before 24 is generally frowned upon. Even if you don't agree that it's unrealistic to expect 18-24 year old men to abstain from sex; it's silly to the point of absurdity to expect them not to look at any porn at all.
You're trying to apply a set of sexual moral standards from when people were getting married at 15 or 16; we're never, ever going to go back to that.
And actually what porn is probably replacing is prostitution; back in the "good old moral days" that was rampant, despite whatever you might imagine.
That's not 70% of Americans.
...and I'm up to the year 2137.
I've seen R Movies....TV is much worse...especially with the gay agenda at work.
That was my first thought too. But, one stat is for Americans viewing any porn (including Fifty Shades of Pervy) while the other is for 18-24 males of unspecified nationality viewing porn online. I guess a lot of the 18-24 year old males are going old school with DVDs and magazines.
I am ashamed to be part of a group of folks who...
...cannot do simple math.
77% would leave 23% not 33% and not 30%.
Why are you bring reason into this fun thread....You are ruining it....lol.
if this overall "estimate" for men is correct and actually refers to hardcore), its a disaster for men in America. the crap on tv is bad enough, too (really if you're still watching any tv and it's unfiltered for content, you're destroying your mind).
i pray God that that number among all men is just wrong. among young men, i believe it. 4 out of 5 sounds about right for young men (it is unfortunately impossible to avoid in your 20's). but if you're wasting time and money pursuing it and you haven't discovered the corruption it's working on your soul and your sexuality by the time you're preparing to start a family. i think you're headed for big trouble as a man. as for women, i sure wish they'd stop letting themselves be used to corrupt our young men. i guess that's a pipe dream.
I was gonna say:
Once a month?????
That's it!?
If someone is using money to access porn they're doing it wrong.
thank God, i haven't a clue what you're talking about.
This story is about men but the real story is the increase in women watching porn - Sun article states 66% of women watch porn.... that surprises me... but I'm old.
You're omniscient? I haven't viewed any since college, 30 years ago.
Damn! I was sure Obama had his face on TV more than once a month!
Film footage of him on the golf course does not count.
For me, 32-33 years, I'd say.
And there is no citation of how they came up with these numbers.
They are referring to young males....which for the older set I am sure you hid Playboy or some such in your rooms ( or maybe had them out to be seen by everyone). Men are very visual. The so called data do not describe what is meant by 'pornography'. This is just so much blather
No wonder we have such a weak nation!
"Now suppose you came to a country where you could fill a theater by simply bringing a covered plate onto the stage and then slowly lifting the cover so as to let everyone see . . . that it contained a mutton chop or bit of bacon, would not you think that in that country something had gone wrong in the appetite of food?" - C.S. Lewis
Despite all ideas regarding the reasons young men view porn, the issue remains whether it damages. If it damages anyone, viewer, actor orauthor, then any justification of porn is moot
I believe the gender gap is narrowing as more porn is targeted toward women.
We live in a society where for a variety of reasons getting married before 24 is generally frowned upon. Even if you dont agree that its unrealistic to expect 18-24 year old men to abstain from sex; its silly to the point of absurdity to expect them not to look at any porn at all.
One is because even Christians incourage their kids to wait to get married which is stupid because even girls at the age of passing the flower want to start experiencing woman hood.
So even Christians would rather make a whore out of their daughters in the name of womwns rights and independence than to teach them to do right and let them do what is right.
As far as the men are concerned why buy a cow if they can get the milk free.
I have watched a couple porn shows, some of it would gag a maggot, plus i have no desire to see men, if it were just women i might have watched more but even that would be stupid because it does not take the place of a prostitute.
If some one is starving for food what good would it do to watch a movie of people eating?
While it is true that we all sin and have come short of the glory of God but can be forgiven, with all of the modern stuff that we have we are in a world where we are too busy with our pagan pratices to even think of asking for forgiveness.
It is natural for young people to want to start experiencing the secrets of the older people but there is a big difference in going on an adventure and watching a video of one.
I agree with you. I've always said that if these guys would spend half their effort and attention (now used ogling women they could never get the attention of in real life) on a real woman, they'd find quite a bit of satisfaction.
One of the side effects of porn watching is that ones math skills degenerate. Sadly.
Why is it so hard to believe that 23-30% of Americans don't watch porn? A number of older people whose sex drives are greatly diminished would have no interest in it. And I'm sure there is a remnant of younger saints who don't look at it. All things are possible by God's Grace. This is a secret reason why conservatives and someone like a Rick Santorum would have a hard time being elected president. The liberals demonize the Republicans for their conservative stances and so many with guilty consciences hate them and run out and vote Democrat.
"They are surprised that you do not plunge into the same swamp of profligacy, and they vilify you" -1 Peter 4:4
"And this is the verdict, that the light came into the world, but people preferred darkness to light, because their works were evil. For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come toward the light, so that his works might not be exposed." -John 3:19,20
I figure watching porn makes up for their own performance disability.
I figure watching porn makes up for their own performance disability.
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text: To be honest I really just retained "they look similar but are not the same" in my mind, and since I wouldn't change anything other than clutch plates without Zoran's advice I forgot the rest. On Aug 12, 2013, at 10:07 AM, Chris Burgess <chris at chrisburgess.com> wrote: > Why would Z say that? I've used the Barnett clutch pack including springs in my 90hp 2nd gen for some time. I loved the stiffer spring at the clutch lever. > > I just completely rebuilt the motor (cases and all) and put in another Barnett clutch with springs. Just got it fired so no time on it. > > My question is how did you get the 1st gen clutch into a 2nd gen bike? Are you using the 1st gen clutch basket? If so, why? > > And what I would look at is oil. What oil are you using and is the clutch getting enough. > > -Chris > >> Subject: Re: Premature clutch wear. 1st vs. 2nd gen? >> From: jorhett at fastlizardracing.com >> Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2013 09:18:30 -0700 >> To: sv650 at micapeak.com >> >> Zoran told me not to use the Barnett springs in the 2nd gen clutch unmodified. I can't remember what else he said, but I'd check with him directly if he doesn't speak up here. Sounds like they are not-quite-the-same. >> >> On Aug 12, 2013, at 9:15 AM, Aaron Turner <synfinatic at gmail.com> wrote: >>> So I've been trying to diagnose why my clutch slips under hard >>> acceleration. It doesn't slip a lot, just what feels like one revolution >>> or so. Happens probably 2-4 times a lap at THill depending on how hard I'm >>> on it. >>> >>> So long story short, I have a nearly brand new (2 race weekends and about 5 >>> track days) 1st gen Barnett clutch pack installed in a 2nd gen motor. >>> (long story) Although to be honest, the clutch has been slipping for at >>> least half that time (I've had bigger problems to worry about). I tried >>> adding more play in the clutch cable last race round, but that didn't help. >>> >>> The clutch seat & seat spring washers from the 2nd gen clutch are NOT >>> installed. 4 of the 6 clutch springs were Barnett, the other 2 stock. >>> >>> I measured the plates. The thicker #2 friction plate is on the high side >>> of being within spec. Of the remaining 6 frictions, 4 are in spec (barely) >>> and 2 are just out of spec. All +/- .02mm of spec. >>> >>> Steels look good, no bluing/etc. Pack was installed correctly per 1st gen >>> specs. >>> >>> So, seems like I probably need a new set of frictions (I couldn't find any >>> spec for total clutch pack height, does anyone have any numbers?). What I >>> don't understand is why the clutch wear was so aggressive. The motor isn't >>> making crazy horsepower (less then 80HP) and historically my clutches have >>> no problem lasting more then a full race season. >>> >>> I know the 1st & 2nd gen SV are *almost* the same... stator, gear position >>> sensor and oil cooler being the obvious differences on the bottom end, but >>> maybe there is something different with the clutch basket/etc that would >>> cause this premature wear? >>> >>> Right now, the only idea I have is that the clutch cable was too tight and >>> that caused the premature wear. And by the time I loosened it up it was >>> too late. But honestly, I never felt any difference after adjusting the >>> clutch cable. >>> >>> Suggestions or ideas? >>> >>> Thanks! >>> >>> >>> Aaron Turner >>> http://synfin.net/ Twitter: @synfinatic >>> https://github.com/synfinatic/tcpreplay - Pcap editing and replay tools for >>> Unix & Windows >>> Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary >>> Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. >>> -- Benjamin Franklin >> >


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Wild Mushroom Risotto
Recipe courtesy of Alfred Portale's Twelve Seasons Cookbook (Broadway, 2000)
- Mushroom Broth:
- 2 quarts chicken stock
- 8 ounces sliced crimini mushrooms
- 1 ounce dried mushrooms, such as morels, porcini, or black trumpets, or an assortment
- Coarse salt and freshly ground white pepper to taste
- Risotto:
- 5 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 pound assorted wild mushrooms, such as chanterelle, hedgehog, pleurote, and black trumpet, cleaned and sliced
- Coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 shallots, peeled and minced
- 2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
- 1 pound rice, preferably vialone nano or arborio
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme leaves
- 1/2 cup dry white wine
- 1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese, or more to taste
To make mushroom broth: In a stockpot, combine the stock, crimini mushrooms, and dried mushrooms. Bring to a boil over high heat, reduce the heat, and simmer, covered, for about 30 minutes, until the flavors have infused. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve, pressing on the solids to extract as much flavor as possible. Discard the solids. Return the strained stock to the pot, cover, season with salt and pepper, and keep at a simmer over low heat.
To make risotto: In a large saute pan, heat 1 tablespoon of the butter over high heat. Add the mushrooms and season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 1 to 2 minutes, or until the mushrooms have softened. Set aside.
In a large stockpot, heat 2 more tablespoons of the butter and the olive oil over medium-high heat until the butter melts. Saute the shallots for 1 to 2 minutes, until softened. Add the garlic and cook for about 2 minutes longer. Add the rice and cook, stirring with a wooden spoon, for 7 to 10 minutes, until it turns milky white and opaque, and begins to stick to the bottom of the pan. Add the thyme and continue stirring.
Add the wine and stir for about 2 minutes, until nearly absorbed. Ladle about 1 cup of the simmering stock into the rice. Cook for about 2 minutes, stirring often, until the stock is almost completely absorbed. Add more stock, a cup at a time, stirring gently, until the broth is absorbed by the rice before adding the next cup. After about 15 minutes, begin tasting the rice. At this point, add the stock judiciously. The rice should be firm, yet cooked through in 18 to 20 minutes total cooking time.
Stir in the sauteed mushrooms, the Parmesan, and the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter. Season with salt and pepper, and serve.
Recipe courtesy of Alfred Portale's Twelve Seasons Cookbook (Broadway, 2000)
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Paintings by Seattle-based artist Sara Long. More images from "The Wilderness of Loneliness" below!
A series of still lifes made for Oners. Art directed by Stockholm-based graphic designer Lilit Asiryan and photographed by Moscow-based photographer Julia Tatarchenko. See more images below! Read More
A selection of recent work by photographer Daniel Ribar (click here for previous posts). More images below.
Massachusetts-based photographer Daniel Ranalli has spent more than 20 years on his "Snail Drawings," a series which consists of one image of neatly configured snails and a second image of the unique patterns made when the snails were left to their own devices.
While a simple enough concept, Ranalli sees the project as a reflection of the inherent randomness of life and our inability to control the results or elements of a situation no matter how hard we might try! See more of Ranalli's work below or on display at Classic Photographs Los Angeles January 21-22.
Creative duo Ryan Doyle and Mark Edwards (aka DR.ME) have come out with a new book celebrating contemporary collage in the field of graphic design! Published by Thomas and Hudson, Cut That Out offers a curated collection of collage work from leading designers and studios from 15 different countries. See more images below or get yourself a copy in stores/online.
We also have a copy to give away to one of you guys! We wanna know what your current favourite art book is? Let us know by leaving a comment at the bottom of this post. We'll pick a winner two weeks from today (open to all readers based in North America and Europe).


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Extensions without (visible) UI?RorohikoKris Jan 11, 2012 6:41 PM
Hi all,
Question: is it possible to have extensions without a UI, or with an optional UI? I've managed to come close to getting this to work, but it seems to remain just beyond my grasp. This is using InDesign.
What I want to achieve:I want the extension to run at all times so it can listen for documentAfterSave events even when the panel is not showing, and I want to have the 'panel visible' state persist across user sessions.
The first thing was to get the extension to load on app startup.
In the Lifecycle panel in the manifest editor, I unchecked 'AutoVisible' (not sure whether that was important)
Then I added the applicationActivate event to the list of 'StartOn' events.
That makes my extension shows up when the app starts. Cool.
But I want to be in control of the panel visibility - i.e. if the user had the panel hidden when he last used the app, I want the extension to be hidden when the user launches the app at a later time.
I.e. I want to save the 'visible' state for the extension panel between user sessions. I tried saving and restoring the visible state via the CSXSInterface.instance.whatchamacallit stuff, and I tried listening for state change events for WINDOW_SHOW and WINDOW_HIDE, so I could keep track and safeguard the panel's visibility state, but it looks like those events don't really work (see Harb's bug list elsewhere on this forum). I also tried moving the panel off-screen to simulate being hidden (old trick, didn't work).
Before I give up and try a different approach (without extension builder), does anyone know whether this can be made to work?
Another lingering doubt: suppose I got it to work, how good is the documentAfterSave event? For example, when the user closes an unsaved document, and then agrees to save the document when alerted ('Do you want to save...' dialog).
Will the event fire early enough so I can still extract information from the document before InDesign starts tearing down the document data structures? Or will I end up in the twilight zone, where merely accessing the half-disassembled document object can cause crashes? Or will I find the document has already been closed from before the event fired?


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A top cigar of my collection. Not sure if my senses are different than everyone else's or if my humidor adds a floral touch to my cigars but my experience, though great like the other reviewers, is different. I have the Shaggys in the lancero style and to me it's almost pure potpourri. Elegant and beautiful. I love these cigars. Mine have been resting for about a year. I highly recommend getting at least a few at a time so you have at least one to age.
I opened a 25 year old cognac to enjoy with a Vintage Shaggy and man was I in for a disappointing ride! Got these on special pricing and I have to admit they don't live up to the other Gurkhas I've smoked. The one I'm smoking now is spongy and the wrapper split almost immediately. The burn is inconsistent and has required repeated relighting. At least the cognac was great!!!
I got some of these Shaggys in a sampler and I am impressed. I am smoking the Maduro Gordo 6 X 60 as I type. It has a almost perfect draw, even, clean no bite. So far the ash has not been good but I kind of expected that. The look is a dull sheen witch I like and the taste is a leathery sweetness That I haven't tasted before. It might be the Bacardi & Coke I'm sippen too. There is a lot of good smoke with this stick. The ash is a little flaky now but don't let that bother you this is a great medium smoke. The burn is still even so if I were you I'd get some of these now! you will enjoy this cigar.
WOW, WOW, WOW! I smoked this puppy down to a small smidgen of a nub with no hint of bite or heat. The flavor changes over the length from a creamy nutty smoke to a smooth earthy leather flavor all the while offering a complex palate of hidden flavors. Wish I had the $$ to buy these more often rather than the super rare treat.
Funny looking cigar, but what a surprise. Smooth...great flavor...great burn. LOVE IT!
A wonderful cigar with typical Gurhka consistency. This cigar was beautiful and I was just staring at it before and after I lit it. Dark chocolate brown maduro was smooth and looked almost velvety. The shaggy foot really does give a distinct flavor for the first 1/4 inch of the smoke. Once you hit the wrapper the flavor really does explode, cedar and vanilla tones in the description are spot on. At the midway point this cigar develops an even richer flavor. The Gurkha Shaggy has to be my new favorite of the Gurkha line.
Outstanding cigar! I'm a big Gurkha fan and this does not disappoint. Cedar with vanilla with each draw. Even burn and great taste. If you like a mild cigar and an easy smoke then this one is for you. Must try!


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Stay energized and inspired when you're off the mountain with our powder-packed Burton Wall Murals. Flying high over the treetops, Burton snowboarder Gabi Viteri shows the Jackson Hole backcountry who's boss. Known for style, shredding flair and some serious baking talent, the Colorado native survived a string of injuries to put down a standout part in Peepshow's 2011 release,Winter Wars. Last season she continued to charge with an aggressive street style rarely seen in the female ranks.
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Tired Of High Taxes In Jamestown
To The Reader's Forum:
In response to Mayor Sam Teresi's proposed budget for 2014, my husband and I are very opposed to any increase!
We are angry at the lack of regard for the average homeowner who must pay exorbant taxes to support the perks of union and city workers! Furthermore, those who receive these generous benefits ought to be required to live in the city limits. There is too much catering to those who do not pay taxes which puts a heavy burden on those who do.
In order to retire, we cannot sell our house due to high taxes. The politics of the city does not encourage or market private enterprise jobs which in turn enhances the problem.
Bad enough high gasoline prices exclusive to New York state make taxpayers want to leave the state. Government is not friendly to the taxpayer!
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Ceratitis capitata
Ceratitis capitata, the Mediterranean fruit fly, or medfly for short, is a species of fruit fly capable of causing extensive damage to a wide range of fruit crops. It is native to the Mediterranean area, but has spread invasively to many parts of the world, including Australasia and North and South America.
Life cycle
Adult medflies lay their eggs under the skins of fruit, particularly where the skin is already broken. The eggs hatch within three days, and the larvae develop inside the fruit. The adults have a limited ability to disperse, but the global fruit trade can transport infected fruit over thousands of miles.
In the United States, C. capitata has invaded four states (Hawaii, California, Texas and Florida), but has been eradicated from all but Hawaii. The medfly has been spotted in California as recently as mid September 2009.[1] It has also been eradicated from New Zealand and Chile.
California medfly crisis
Much research has been dedicated to means of controlling the medfly. In particular, use of the sterile insect technique has allowed the species to be eradicated from several areas.
In 1981, California Governor Jerry Brown, who had established a reputation as a strong environmentalist, was confronted with a serious medfly infestation in the San Francisco Bay Area. He was advised by the state's agricultural industry, and the US Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection service (APHIS), to authorize airborne spraying of the region. Initially, in accordance with his environmental protection stance, he chose to authorize ground-level spraying only. Unfortunately, the infestation spread as the medfly reproductive cycle out-paced the spraying. After more than a month, millions of dollars of crops had been destroyed and billions of dollars more were threatened. Governor Brown then authorized a massive response to the infestation. Fleets of helicopters sprayed malathion at night, and the California National Guard set up highway checkpoints and collected many tons of local fruit; in the final stage of the campaign, entomologists released millions of sterile male medflies in an attempt to disrupt the insects' reproductive cycle.
Ultimately the infestation was eradicated, but both the Governor's delay and the scale of the action has remained controversial ever since. Some people claimed that malathion was toxic to humans, as well as insects. In response to such concerns, Brown's chief of staff, B. T. Collins, staged a news conference during which he publicly drank a small glass of malathion. Many people complained that, while the malathion may not have been very toxic to humans, the aerosol spray containing it was corrosive to car paint.
During the week of September 9, 2007, adult flies and their larvae were found in Dixon, California. The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) and cooperating county and federal agricultural officials started eradication and quarantine efforts in the area. Eradication was declared on August 8, 2008, when no "wild" (i.e. non-sterile) medflies were detected for three generations.
On November 14, 2008, four adult flies were found in El Cajon, California. The San Diego County Agricultural Commission implemented a treatment plan, including distributing millions of sterile male flies, local produce quarantines, and ground spraying with organic pesticides.[2]
In 2011, Japan banned imports of blueberries from Australia, because of "concerns they might be contaminated with Mediterranean fruit fly".[3]


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The Most Stylish Homes Always Get This Room Right
Few design projects turn out exactly as planned, but even a veteran decorator might not expect a finished residence to depart quite so dramatically from its original program as the apartment that Jim Luigs recently completed in New York City's Gramercy Park neighborhood. For client and designer alike, it was as if a trip to the corner store had turned into a voyage to Venice.
In the living room of a Manhattan apartment designed by Jim Luigs, Italian armchairs from the 1950s, covered in a Lee Jofa velvet, flank a lacquered table by Therien; the 1930s commode is by André Sornay, the Italian gilt-wood mirror is 18th-century, and the circa-1961 sconces were designed by Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte. The silk wallcovering is by Innovations, the 19th-century rug is Persian, and the marble fireplace surround is custom made.
When Luigs was first hired five years ago, the client was a brand-new renter in the prewar building. The goal was a quick spruce-up of the three-bedroom space, which had not been renovated since the 1980s. But the results were so intriguing, and the process so engaging, that the client quickly decided to up the ante: He would buy the apartment—becoming the first of the building's tenants to opt into its condo conversion—and push the design a little further.
Custom verre églomisé panels and a circa-1903 armchair by Hans Vollmer in the foyer; the hand-painted murals in the library beyond were inspired by Guido Crepax's 1965 "Valentina" cartoon series.
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I love family history databases with millions of names in them. They make research so rewarding! One such data source is CWSS -- the Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, maintained by the National Park Service. With more than six million names in the system, CWSS gives you an immediate sense of the vast scope of the Civil War. The entire population of the US at the time (North and South) only came to about 32 million or so.
CWSS shows the information on the General Index Card...an information source prepared from unit and regiment musters as a soldier or sailors service record.
The cards were also used after the war to figure pensions for Union Soldiers. Once you identify the microfilm role with a record of interest, an actual copy of the General Index Card can be ordered from the National Park Service.
Don't forget to check for your family history at Ancestry.com and NewspaperArchive.com. Yes, these are subscription databases, but they are also among the most powerful research tools available for looking into family roots.


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Sunriver Summer Festival
This Saturday, August 7 from 11am to 5pm, join us on the Merchant Trader Lawn behind the Sunriver Resort lodge for an afternoon of family fun. Highlights will include Central Oregon artisan crafts, live music, outdoor barbecue, activities and games for the entire family. Price of event will vary based on food, beverage and selected activities. Music and craft fair are free to all who attend. For more information contact 541.593.4609. Some of the individual events listed below:
The Bear Factory™ at Sunriver Resort |
We're excited to bring you the official Bear Factory™ stuffed animal collection. Choose from an assortment of animals that you'll hand-stuff to make ensure that it has the perfect hug factor. You can also select from a variety of outfits and accessories. Beary cool! Takes approximately 15-20 minutes. $25/animal; $15/outfit.
Sandy Candy
It's the art you can eat! Choose from an assortment of clear, plastic, fun shapes or a giant tubes to fill with over 20 flavors of sweet tasting sandy candy! We have sweet, sour and fizzy fun for your mouth. $7.00 per tube or fun shape.
Bouncy House
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Topic: Exam table help
Since my exams are looming I thought I'd make a timetable with Ruby on Rails to make an exam 'realisation' table. I've got the main structure off adding exams and I've styled them etc. even put in how long is left to each exam. However I want to put at the top out of the loop how long until the first exam, I then added a method to the controller being:
def days_left
first_exam = Subject.find(:first, :order => "day ASC")
from_time = Time.now
distance_of_time_in_words(from_time, first_exam, include_seconds = false)
Is this the right way to go?
I got this far but have no idea how to execute it in the list view. Can someone push me in the right direction?
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (April 12, 2009) – Julie Rubenstein (Camarillo, Calif.) scored a match-high 16 points in leading the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team to a 25-13, 25-15, 27-25 victory over Egypt at Cairo on April 12 to conclude its brief two-match cultural exchange exhibition series arranged by the United States Olympic Committee and the Egyptian Olympic Committee. Team USA won the first match in four sets on April 10.
"We played better tonight," U.S. Women's National Team Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand) said. "Some of that had to do with us knowing more about our opponents – and a lot of it was just a function of having more time to play together. These women did a wonderful job on this tour. We met each other at LAX (Los Angeles International Airport), traveled for 24 hours, and came up against a quality opponent. These wins are a testament to their ability to play the game, and their willingness to compete as a team."
Rubenstein charted her 16 points with 11 kills on 26 attempts and five aces on 19 errorless serves to go with five digs and a 46 percent positive service reception. Brittany Moore (Orange, Calif.) contributed 13 kills on 24 attacks with just one error to go with a block and ace for 15 points.
"The team played really well," Rubenstein said after the match. "We are starting to gel well together. The coaches provided us with a thorough scouting report, and were able to make adjustments to be more efficient. It was a fantastic win to finish off this trip."
Lauren Paolini (Ann Arbor, Mich.) and Mekana Barnes (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) added eight points apiece from the middle blocker position. Paolini tallied five kills on seven errorless attempts to go with three aces. Barnes notched seven kills on 17 attacks with an ace. Therese Crawford (Kalamazoo, Mich.) added six kills and a block for seven points. Emillie Toone (American Fork, Utah) scored two kills on four attacks with a block and ace for four points in her reserve role.
Nicole Vargas (Seal Beach, Calif.) set Team USA to a 43 kill percent for the match. The Americans limited their attack errors to 14 on 106 attacks for a .302 hitting efficiency. Vargas chipped in two kills and two blocks from her setter position. Nicole Davis (Stockton, Calif.) tallied 15 digs, while Stacy Sykora (Burleson, Texas) added one in a limited role.
McCutcheon started Vargas at setter, Crawford at opposite, Paolini and Barnes at middle blocker and Moore and Rubenstein at outside hitter. Davis served as the libero for the match. Toone played as a reserve in the opening two sets before starting the third set in place of Paolini. Sykora was a defensive specialist in both the second and third sets. Nellie Spicer (Barrington, Ill.), Morgan Beck (Coto De Caza, Calif.) and Christa Harmotto (Aliquippa, Pa.) did not play in the match after starting the first contest on April 10.
Team USA held Egypt to a 27 kill percent on 92 attacks, but the host team made only 10 hitting errors over the course of the match. Egypt tallied a 7-3 block advantage to offset the woes at the service line. The Americans served 13 aces in the match in contrast to Egypt's three. In addition, the U.S. received serve with a 55 positive percent.
Egypt, ranked No. 22 in the current FIVB World Ranking, will compete later this summer in the FIVB World Championship Third Round as part of the African Confederation qualification process into the World Championship final round held in November 2010. Egypt competed in the 2006 FIVB World Championship and placed in a tie for 21st after qualifying for the final round.
As well as the two volleyball matches, the trip involves a cultural component arranged through the United States Olympic Committee and the Egyptian National Olympic Committee. The American squad took a cruise down the Nile on April 11 and will tour the Egyptian Pyramids on April 13 before departing for the United States on April 14. The program is part of an ongoing effort to build good relations between the USOC and African National Olympic Committees and to promote sport in Africa.
The U.S. Women's National Team, ranked second in the world by the FIVB, returns to the United States on April 14 and will begin training for the Eighth Annual Women's Pan American Cup, which it will host June 26-July 4 at Miami. The nine-day Pan American Cup, which has three of the four 2008 Olympic Games semifinalists (Brazil, USA and Cuba), will be played on the campuses of the University of Miami and Florida International University. A total of 12 teams are scheduled to compete in the event, which serves as a qualifying event into the 2010 FIVB World Grand Prix. The top three teams from NORCECA in the Women's Pan American Cup and the highest placing South American country will earn berths to next year's premier annual event.
The U.S. Women's National Team, the 2008 Olympic Games silver medalist, has been grouped into the Pan American Cup Pool A with Dominican Republic (No. 13 FIVB world ranking), Peru (No. 17), Canada (No. 23), Uruguay (No. 29) and Argentina (No. 31). Pool B consists of 2008 Olympic Games gold medalist Brazil (No. 1), 2008 Olympic Games semifinalist Cuba (No. 3), 2008 Olympic Games participant Venezuela (No. 24), Puerto Rico (No. 19), Mexico (No. 26) and Costa Rica (No. 30). Ticket prices and online purchasing will be available at http://usavolleyball.org/event/event/572 once determined.
Team USA never trailed in the first set against Egypt, despite letting a 5-1 lead capped by two Rubenstein kills evaporate into a 5-all tie. The U.S. rebuilt its lead to 16-7 on an 8-0 service run that included two aces and kill by Rubenstein, three kills from Moore and two kills from Paolini. The U.S. salted the match away at 23-11 with a 5-0 as Moore gained serve with a kill and capped the run with an ace. The teams traded two-point runs to end the set at 25-13.
Like the first set, the U.S. never trailed in the middle frame. However, the Americans never let the hosts close enough to be challenged. Team USA started with a 9-2 run that included a kill and ace from Barnes. Paolini followed a Moore kill with two aces giving the Americans a 15-6 cushion. Egypt mounted a brief charge with four unanswered points to close to within 15-10. However, the U.S. answered with three straight points to extend the lead back to eight at 18-10. After Egypt managed to whittle the deficit to six at 21-15, Team USA scored the final four points of the set with two kills each from Paolini and Vargas.
The third set proved to be the most competitive as Egypt launched into a 10-6 lead. However, Rubenstein picked up the Team USA offense with a kill and two aces to knot the score at 10-all. Toone put up a block yielding a 12-11 U.S. advantage that peaked to 16-13 at the second technical timeout on back-to-back kills from Toone and Crawford. Egypt rallied out of the break with three straight points, including two of its three aces in the match. Moore gave the U.S. a two-point lead at 22-20 on consecutive kills, but it was short-lived as Egypt tied the set at 22-all. After an error gave the U.S. match point at 24-23, Egypt came back to save it and take the lead at 25-24. Team USA saved the set point with a Crawford kill, then Toone found an open spot on the serve for an ace at 26-25. Barnes, who scored the first point of the match, ended the match with a kill at 27-25.
U.S. Women's Team Traveling to Egypt
Name (Pos, Ht, Hometown, College)
1 - Nellie Spicer (S, 5-10, Barrington, Ill., UCLA)
2 - Morgan Beck (Opp, 6-3, Coto De Caza, Calif., California)
3 - Christa Harmotto (MB, 6-2, Aliquippa, Pa., Penn State)
4 - Lauren Paolini (MB, 6-4, Ann Arbor, Mich., Texas)
5 - Stacy Sykora (L, 5-10, Burleson, Texas, Texas A&M)
6 - Nicole Davis (L, 5-4, Stockton, Calif., Southern California)
7 - Mekana Barnes (MB, 6-0, Highlands Ranch, Colo., Colorado State)
9 - Nicole Vargas (S, 5-8, Seal Beach, Calif., Long Beach State)
10 - Therese Crawford (OH, 5-11, Kalamazoo, Mich., Hawaii)
11 - Brittany Moore (OH, 5-11, Orange, Calif., Cal State Fullerton)
14 - Julie Rubenstein (OH, 6-3, Camarillo, Calif., Pepperdine)
15 - Emillie Toone (MB, 6-7, American Fork, Utah, Utah)
Head Coach: Hugh McCutcheon (Christchurch, New Zealand)
Assistant Coach/Technical Coordinator: Jamie Morrison (Dana Point, Calif.)
Athletic Trainer: Aaron Brock (Storm Lake, Iowa)


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Is your company antisocial? Our latest research shows that business-oriented social networking platforms aren't living up to their promises of better communication, collaboration and productivity. For instance, while 87% of the 452 respondents to our InformationWeek 2012 Social Networking in the Enterprise Survey have social networking tools, most only see small pockets of use among employees. Users just aren't showing up.
But they are showing up on public sites like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn--in fact, your company probably has a presence on each of these platforms too. And that's the good news. These sites are training your users to be social. You can leverage that training to revitalize a moribund internal social networking platform and get the benefits you always expected.
However, IT needs to get involved to make it happen. In some cases it means site tweaks to add key features, and to build integration into core corporate applications such as email. It also means IT must get business leaders on board to promote the social platform and ensure department leaders keep employees coming back. This report offers exclusive survey results on social networking for enterprises, delves into a real-world case study of a company rebooting its internal social platform, and provides strategic guidance on building a successful corporate social network. (R3611211)
Survey Name InformationWeek 2012 Social Networking in the Enterprise Survey
Survey Date October 2011
Number of Respondents 452 business technology professionals
Purpose To determine the state of enterprise adoption of private and public social networking tools
Methodology InformationWeek surveyed business technology decision-makers at North American companies. The survey was conducted online, and respondents were recruited via an email invitation containing an embedded link to the survey. The email invitation was sent to qualified InformationWeek subscribers.
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