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An inebriated Denzel Washington isn't your biggest problem at the airport. Nor should you be awfully concerned about Searchbags Grabbypants and TSA radiation chambers, or the Hudson newsstand that, for some reason, has no counter to put items on. Instead, focus your deepest worries on the plight of airline workers who serve as the backbone of Big Aviation — everyone from pilots and flight attendants to mechanics. Many of these integral facilitators of safe air travel will soon be replaced by cheap labor, if they haven't been already. And that's not the scariest part.
Take the experienced American Airlines cargo agents here at Logan airport. They're the ones who route goods across the planet, ensuring that important packages arrive when and where they are supposed to. Boston being one of the world's largest medical and health-care hubs, Logan cargo agents handle an inordinate amount of sensitive shipments — coolers, crates, and boxes holding limbs, organs, fluids, and the like. They know how to scrutinize manifests, and they have relationships with colleagues in other cities, who they often contact to doubly confirm deliveries. For this nonunion position, hourly salaries top off at about $22.
As you read this, American Airlines is systematically eliminating many of those veteran cargo workers, as well as ticket agents, nationwide. Since its parent company, AMR, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last November, the airline has escalated its long-running war on the middle and lower ranks. Leveraging the legal perks of bankruptcy, AMR bullied most of its union employees — nearly 70 percent of the company's workforce is card-carrying — into accepting significant concessions. The only holdouts are roughly 10,000 unionized pilots, who are still fighting for perks in the face of a federal court's ruling that AMR can terminate their contracts at will.
Union-haters, and perhaps even those who are respectfully weary of organized labor, might suggest that drastic cuts are necessary to keep planes in the sky. They would be correct; the commercial aviation industry, arguably more than any other, relies on a give-and-take between management and workers. Following the late-1990s, when airlines enjoyed rising profits, wage premiums shot up. On the flip side, after 9/11 stunted business, employees shouldered the burden. In 2003, for example, AMR actually avoided bankruptcy because of nearly $2 billion in initial union concessions and multiples of that since.
But whether you support or loathe unions, it's important to consider how AMR has treated unrepresented workers in its quest to trim jobs, as well as how that treatment impacts service. Ticket agents are increasingly replaced by automated kiosks. As for the cargo agents whose responsibilities include shipping items such as body parts and serums — they're being pushed out for subcontracted laborers who make as little as $8 an hour.At Logan, those who handle international shipments — and are trained in complicated customs protocol — are the only cargo agents who have been spared. Their days on the job, however, are numbered.
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Jamie Sterling's performance in the 2010 Nelscott Reef Big Wave Challenge lighted the match for him to blast out of the barrel toward his 2010-11 Big Wave World Tour title.
If that's what happened in a year he finished third, what will happen now that he's won?
Sterling, 31, mastered the monster waves at the big wave surf break off the coast of Lincoln City, Ore., on Saturday to win the 2012-13 Nelscott competition.
Making drops into waves with 24- to 30-foot faces, the Hawaiian took down BWWT leader Greg Long of San Clemente and Gabriel Villaran of Peru, who finished second and third, respectively. Darkhorse Aaron Ungerleider of Hawaii took fourth, followed by Joao De Macedo of Portugal and Ben Wilkinson of Australia.
"I had a good feeling I was in the top three. I felt good about the waves that I caught in the final. But you never know until they announce it, so it was about two to three hours of suspense," said Sterling, who had to wait for the awards ceremony to find out he was the winner.
Peter Mel, the only surfer with Santa Cruz ties in the contest, barely missed reaching the final. He finished fourth in his six-man semifinal, with the top three advancing. The result will hurt what were already somewhat long-shot chances of Mel, the No. 3-ranked surfer in the BWWT, surpassing Long for the title. Just one BWWT event remains in the season, the Todos Santos Big Wave Event in Baja, Mexico. Its contest window is open through Feb. 28, but Long already has enough points to be unofficially declared the 2012-13 BWWT champ.
That means that even though Sterling's Nelscott result was better than in 2010, the contest won't serve as a springboard for the BWWT title this time around. In 2010, he already held a big lead heading into Nelscott, and he wrapped up the title by making the finals in the last three events of the tour. Sterling arrived in Oregon on Thursday night ranked No. 14 in the BWWT standings.
He almost didn't arrive at all, he said. A $1,000 entrance fee and another $1,000 in estimated travel costs almost made him shy away from the event. But after his sponsor, Red Bull, sent him confirmation at 11 a.m. Thursday that it would help with the costs, he booked a flight for 3 p.m. that afternoon.
"They said go and try to win, so I did," said Sterling, who took home $2,000 of the $10,000-prize purse as the champion.
Sterling competed in the Mavericks Invitational this year but did not make it out of the first round. He placed third at Maverick's in 2008.
Nelscott resumed competition a year after not holding a contest for the first time in six years. Contest director John Forse said it was good to see the event get the green light once again.
"Everything went really well," Forse said. "It was a little slow starting off as the swell was building, but the sets were phenomenal when they came and, as far as I know, everyone was stoked."
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I grew up in CT listening to i95 Rock and always wanted to work here! So it was a giant thrill to finally crank up the Rock here for the first time in 1985. I've been here 25 years over two tours of duty and love coming to work every day to play great Rock for the best listeners in the world! I live in New Milford with my wife and 2 kids. I love the ocean... any ocean... whether it's in New England or the Caribbean! Some of my favorite bands are Bruce Springsteen, the Beatles, Tom Petty, the Stones, the Eagles... basically everything we play here on I-95! Check me out weekday afternoons on I-95 from 3-7 PM and give me a shout for a Drive at 5 request!


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Voyage-Air vs. Hurricane
Well, the motorcycle kind of Hurricane: a Honda Hurricane. Turns out that one of our dealers, 'Take Your Guitar' in Chico, CA... well the owner is a certified Motorcycle Nut.
And a guitar player. And... we'll just copy you on an email that he recently sent to us:
"My wife was off to a college class, and our other car was in the shop, so that meant I had only my trusty Honda Hurricane motorcycle for transportation. This was last Thursday night, and I had 'band practice' where I play guitar for my church.
"So I used the backpack straps on the case of my Voyage-Air Premiere VAD-02 Dreadnought, and put the guitar on my back. Cinched down my helmet, and took off down the freeway.
"Tell you what - that Backpack case is stable at speed. Serious. There was no pull, tug, wobble or anything up to xxx MPH! [ed note: exact number deleted to protect this guy's driver's license].
"You would never even know it's there when you're riding at speed. Chalk up another feature for Voyage-Air Guitar, and their amazing backpack case!"
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Found this interesting study on rearing bumble bees in a Czech Lab. Excellent photo documentation.
Found this interesting study on rearing bumble bees in a Czech Lab. Excellent photo documentation.
Best internet site on bumblebee breeding I've ever seen!
"Thinking Inside The Box"
The following document is a "Fair Use" PDF copy of Managing Alternative Pollinators: A Handbook for Beekeepers, Growers, and Conservationists.
SARE Handbook 11, NRAES-186
By Eric Mader, Marla Spivak, and Elaine Evans
Co-published by SARE and NRAES, February 2010
This PDF file is for viewing only. If a paper copy is needed, you are encourage to purchase a copy.
It addresses lots of good info on alternative pollinators.
Is it ok if there is a quarter inch gap of space across the floor of a bumble bee house? Mine was not nailed in correctly on the bottom. It seems like bugs would get in and make it harder for the bees to guard against invaders.
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Thanks for posting that link GKervitsky. I was thinking that I'd set out the bumblebee homes in the hopes that one might make a nest in it but now seeing that, it looks like i might try locating queens and try to establish them in there. Also, I like the idea of overwintering the mated queens and establishing them the next year.
Will Gruenwald Chilliwack BC
Well guys, I've seen the first of the bumbles waking up. a Bombus melanopygus and a Bombus vosnesenskii. I've made up 8 home with the thought of success is in numbers. I've vertually picking my yard clean of moss (good for the lawn too) and dried it. This monday i'll be putting cake on the hives and reversing so there's gonna be a good chance to get some mouse nest material. guy's, I have to tell ya, I'm suffering gold fever, or rather bumble bee fever.
I found another site also that was very good.
By the way, the Sphagnum moss i've been collect is in my opinion ideal. I've gone out with a fork and picked it out of the grass, it works very nice. after drying it I put my hand in it and it just radiates the heat back quite surprisingly. it's easy to form a nest out of too.
Going back to the homes i've made, I made them easy and cheap, more of a rough cut and slaped them together. In reading parts of Sladens "the humble bee and a bit from what I gather from the internet, I think I've got a good chance to get a couple started this year.
I'll get photo's asap.
Will Gruenwald Chilliwack BC
what are your temps up there? I ask as in Michigan we are currently 25 degrees Fahrenheit and 8 degrees last night.
I haven't even seen house flies
we're at 56 to 62 highs and 40 lows. also, that link i posted above has a pdf file to download, that is a great paper on starting bumblebees.
don't worry, the weather will be good in next to no time. the good thing about bumble bees is there are early and late species.
Will Gruenwald Chilliwack BC
For your viewing pleasure , pics of a big fat queen I spotted today.
In my country we will soon be going into winter. This is a young queen, at the moment she is foraging for her colony just like a worker. But in a month or two she will find somewhere to hibernate, and hopefully emerge next spring to start a new nest.
There is always something pleasing about the site of a big healthy bumblebee!
"Thinking Inside The Box"
That is a beautiful picture Thanks for sharing.
To be politically correct (which I rarely am) she is not a big, fat queen...she is merely 'big winged'
I hope to share some nice picts from my yard this spring but so far is it all brown grass and lingering snow piles...bleh...
"Thinking Inside The Box"
that looks like a bombus lucorum
Will Gruenwald Chilliwack BC
It's a bombus terrestris, and can be identified by the black waist combined with the broad yellow and orange band across the abdomen, no other NZ bumblebee has that combination.
We only have 4 species of bumblebee in NZ and lucorum is not one of them. However I googled lucorum and found that they can look very similar to terrestris, there was some discussion as to how to tell the difference.
Also discovered another interesting thing, some Scottish research, they found species ID is further complicated because many bumblebee species will all take on similar markings in certain areas, but in a different area the markings will be different from the other area, but similar across the species. It was hypothesised this could be because potential predators like birds will identify a particular color scheme as not to be messed with, so all bumblebees in an area will take on that color scheme. But that's just a theory.
Interesting little things.
"Thinking Inside The Box"
Bombus terrestris was my second choice. In sladens 'The humble bee' terrestris is known as the large earth bumble bee while the lucorum is known as the small earth bumble bee but the markings are very similar.
Will Gruenwald Chilliwack BC
Well, I got a bumble nesting in one of my boxes I made, 3 in the eaves of the roof, one uder the skirting of our home and another in a dadant super thats seting on our deck, all in all, I think i've been successful. Also, there are still queens looking for more homes so there a good chance that the other 7 homes could see a nesting queen soon.
Will Gruenwald Chilliwack BC
Nice work. Sounds like they are not exactly endangered in your part of the world!
"Thinking Inside The Box"
So I was at my Rosedale yard cleaning up the nuc boxes when I came across a old mouse nest with a queen bumble nesting it. she was buried in the nest so i grabbed the mound and put it in a bag until i got home but when i tried to put her in my box she flew away. she only a pollen mound on the go and hadn't layed eggs yet.
update on the ones i have going, the one bumble in my bumble home has over a half a dozen little helpers now and the one in my super still has none but i see her bringing in pollen every day so she should have some helper soon too. in about 2 weeks time i'll check the ones in the eaves of the roof.
Will Gruenwald Chilliwack BC
Hey guys
I was just thinking the other day about this. I would seem that If you get a bumble to nest in a box, particularly one that you've made several of, that at the end of the season when the queens are hatching and getting mated that they may remember that these type of boxes are acceptable as a home for next year. PS, So it is that building more boxes increases the chances of getting a bumble to nest in one of them, unfortunately the one that was nesting behind my shed was destroyed by a skunk or possum so take this as a warning and make sure you keep them up and out of harms way. I think this winter i'll design and build a couple hundred homes and place them around my bee yards.
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Had to trim some overly large frame corners a few weeks ago and we got about a quart of honey.
strained it through cheesecloth and then shared small samples with friends and neighbors.
We keep hearing it's the best honey they ever had.
One farm where I've hunted groundhogs for a long time is an organic operation with a busy customer base.
Dropped off a sample and the owner just raved about it.
They sell at a farmers market down near Philly but only products from their farm can be sold there.
I mentioned we are looking for more locations to place our hives.
The owner said bring some over.
Now I have to figure out how to work out that kind of arrangement.
Also have another of our groundhog hunting farms that may get some hives too.


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New to the site! Also - need some help. Does anyone do speaking engagements?
At any rate, I stumbled across this site recently and am quite intrigued. I did want to ask if anyone here has done public speaking, because I program 2 conferences a year for other staffing researchers, and I think someone with an ethical hacking background might be of great interest for our conference attendees. Others like me would probably enjoy someone who could share some little-known searching techniques, Boolean queries, and/or ways to ethically manipulate social networks or search engines to get more/better results.
I really wasn't sure where to place this inquiry, so I hope this will do for now. Thanks and I'm looking forward to learning some interesting stuff here.


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School board approves maximum levy amount
The Pequot Lakes School Board approved the maximum levy amount at its regular meeting Monday night, Sept. 16.
The actual maximum amount is not yet available, but will be released by the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) before the board has to finalize the levy in December.
Once MDE has determined the district's maximum levy amount, that information will be used to prepare the truth in taxation notices that are sent to taxpayers.
The school board certifies the maximum as a standard practice, allowing the district's finance team to finalize budget information before the final levy amount is approved.
"What we do this time of year is we have to certify the proposed levy, then in December we come back and approve the levy when we have better numbers," superintendent Chris Lindholm said.
In 2013, the total levy for the district was $4,780,569.69. While the maximum levy amount is not yet available, budget information provided by the district states that the proposed 2014 levy is slightly lower than 2013, at 4,714,687.29. That represents a 1.38 percent drop.
In other business Monday, the board:
• Approved the annual report on curriculum, instruction and student achievement.
• Learned that this year the annual homecoming parade on Friday, Sept. 27, will accept floats from any local businesses or groups. Anyone wishing to enter should contact the student council by Wednesday, Sept. 25.
• Heard that the board's project oversight committee, which has overseen the $33 million improvement project, will soon disband as the construction and renovation project reaches completion.


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AUDI, WHERE'S MY CAR?: German carmaker Audi is undertaking an interesting experiment: at one specially equipped parking garage the cars park themselves. All the driver has to do is step out of the car at the door and call it back with a smartphone app when they're ready to leave. The garage contains numerous laser systems that map the environment in 3D. Meanwhile the cars are equipped with radar and wireless receivers so they can find their own way to an empty spot. And then surely the payment system could be automated too.
WATERING STATIONS: Those of us who drive vehicles fuelled by petrol know we'll find plenty of petrol stations along most routes we travel. But battery powered vehilces risk running out of juice far from a charging station. Israeli company Phinergy have created a battery that creates energy by mixing ambient air, water and aluminium. Their Metal Air would allow drives to simply add water every few hundred kilometres to continue their journey.
So in future we may need only roadside cafes: a coffee for the driver and a bucket of water for the car.
MOTION CAPTURES: Actroid-SIT is a lifelike robot from the Japanese firm Kokoro. She functions autonomously, talking and gesturing while interacting with people. She makes eye contact and gestures in the direction of a person trying to speak to her, handling interruptions gracefully. People speaking to the robot found her gestures helped make her seem more friendly, sensitive, sophisticated, and warm. Which proves it's the subtleties that count.
KEEP YOUR COOL: We all know the problem of a car left in the summer sun — the burning steering wheel, the blast of heat when you open the door. Researchers from Stanford University have designed an entirely new form of panel using nanostructured photonic materials that cools even when the sun is shining by efficiently radiating heat back into space. It does this by emitting thermal radiation very efficiently at a wavelength for which the atmosphere is nearly transparent. Their new panel reflect sunlight and emits thermal radiation at just the right wavelength. The material is made of quartz and silicon carbide and achieves a net cooling power of more than 100 watts per square metre. The panels could replace solar panels used to power air conditioners that cool a building. And in the very hot countries that could be very welcome.
WARMTH FROM THE SEA: Researchers at Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology have a new idea for building insulation: seaweed. Neptune Grass, deposited on Mediterranean beaches by the sea, generally ends up in landfill. It turns out though that it's virtually non-flammable, resistant to mould, and can be used as insulation without chemical additives. Processing removes the sand and produces short strands that can be stuffed or blown into the required space. The fibres act as a buffer, absorbing water vapour and releasing it again without impairing its own ability to keep the building insulated. No smell, or does the processing handle that too?
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The goal: Produce candles with a 3/4" base and enough length to burn 3 hours.
I currently use a 3"x3/4" candle "not" made of beeswax. With lots of wax stored up I am ready to pour or dip my own this winter...but am wondering if beeswax burns slower/faster than non-beeswax candles. I haven't seen any molds of this size, so dipping may be my option.
Anyone have any thoughts on how I can produce my own 3 hour candle with a 3/4" base?


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"Jean-Pierre and François Perrin - chosen among the Most Influential Wine Personalities of the last 20 Years. The Perrins believe in natural winemaking, unfiltered wines, and routinely produce long-lived classics that are among the finest in the world." -Robert M. Parker, Jr's The Wine Advocate View all Famille Perrin Wines
About VacqueyrasView a map of Vacqueyras wineries (vah-keh-rahs) Once just a Cotes-du-Rhone village, the wine of Vacqueyras made its mark and in 1990, gaining its own appellation. The wine is somewhat similar to its northern neighbor, Gigondas, and occasionally even more rustic. Vacqueyras wine gives off the flavors of the earth where the vines grow - wild herbs, spice and rocky soil.
Notable FactsLike other Southern Rhone wine, Grenache is the main player here, and a minimum of 50% of the varietal is required, allowing the blend more room for varietals like Syrah and Mourvedre. Often found for good value prices, these wines are perfect for hearty meat stews and herb-based dishes.
About France - Other regionsWhen it comes to wine, France is a classic. Classic blends, grapes and styles began in the country and they still remain. Think about it - people ask for a Burgundian style Pinot Noir, they refer to wines as Bordeaux or Rhone blends - Champagne even had to pass a law to stop international wineries from putting their region on the label of all sparkling wine.
The top regions of France are: Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne, Languedoc-Roussillon, Loire, Rhone. And these regions are so diverse! It makes sense that wine regions throughout the world try to emulate their style. Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah are no longer French varieties, but international varieties. They may not be the leader of cutting edge technology or value-priced wines, but there is no doubt that they are still producing wines of great quality and diversity.


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#11 Wed 28 Dec 11 9:16am
Kiwi Kris
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Re: Why does Jamie include MILK in the Food Revolution?
Hi Ms Kira!
My husband & I, are dairy farmers residing in New Zealand!
As, Ashen, has outlined above our Dairy Company enforces the same regulations as Canada does....ALL antibiotics/pencillins are strictly prohibited & yes, the whole tanker-load of milk is considered contaminated & discarded if any has gone into the milk vat & a hefty fine is given.
MILK is a great source of calcium, for the wellbeing of our bones & teeth!
http://www.nutritionfoundation.org.nz/n … ls/calcium
I'm sorry to hear, if other countries don't follow strict guidelines to ensure your milk is free of contaminations. I am unclear on the procedure of pasteurizing our milk - which is essentially to kill-off any bugs/germs.
I LOVE milk & had a glass-full this morning
Happy New Year/2015 to you ALL! :-)
#12 Wed 28 Dec 11 10:23am
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Re: Why does Jamie include MILK in the Food Revolution?
Let's not forget why Jamie's on about milk....it's the sugar and other additives to the flavoured milks that most children choose when given the choice in the cafeteria line!
#13 Mon 02 Jan 12 2:30am
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Re: Why does Jamie include MILK in the Food Revolution?
rBGH is a real fear in the US.
I can't post links yet, but look up "Bovine somatotropin" in Google and go to the Wikipedia article (first result on my screen).
Check that out. "The United States is the only developed nation to permit humans to drink milk from cows given artificial growth hormone. Posilac was banned from use in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and all European Union countries (currently numbering 27), by 2000 or earlier."
Also note: "In Canada, bulk milk products from the United States that have been produced with rBST are still allowed to be sold and used in food manufacture (cheese, yogurt etc.). In the EU, dairy products from the US are banned from import."
Furthermore, if you read that all the way through, you see the politicians over there are continually trying to ban labelling of milk as using artificial hormones or not using them. The big companies want to make money the cheapest way they can, and they want Americans to not be able to make a free and informed choice about what they are buying. They lobby the politicians and the politicians try to do their bidding.
The US is a very.... different culture when it comes to food/drink. Not the people, but the companies. The opening poster's fears are justified, I'm afraid. (Even though she goes OTT with it, she's not completely wrong)
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#14 Mon 02 Jan 12 4:29am
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Re: Why does Jamie include MILK in the Food Revolution?
very good points, and why I avoid cheese, dairy products and meat that is imported from the USA
Only a fool argues with a skunk, a mule or a cook. { cowboy saying}
#15 Mon 02 Jan 12 9:15am
The White Rabbit
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Re: Why does Jamie include MILK in the Food Revolution?
kiwi kris...it must be nice to have warm from the cow milk on your cereal....i had that once
#16 Mon 02 Jan 12 10:43am
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Re: Why does Jamie include MILK in the Food Revolution?
Milk in australia does not concern me at all. I believe we also have very strong regulations on it and feel safe consuming milk and milk products. I personally think it is good for people to have all information they can on foods and then choose for themselves if they want to consume it or not. Of course even with info some people either would have no interest, or possibly no understanding, of the concerns. I just don't like to say 'Do not eat this...' as we could say that about so many things and end up with a very restricted, possibly unbalanced diet. And as can be seen by this discussion, food production varies from country to country, so what may be the case in one country is not the case in another. Foods also affect individuals differently.
Personally I think there is much more bad food out there that people eat regularly - just look at the amount of processed foods eaten in many first world countries versus fresh, unprocessed foods. I don't think milk is a bad thing when you look at the overall food supply. And for anyone that wants to avoid dairy milk, there are many alternatives available and many from non-animal sources.
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Re: Why does Jamie include MILK in the Food Revolution?
Salt, sugar and fat overconsumption are probably more of a problem.
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Re: Why does Jamie include MILK in the Food Revolution?
I agree WR.
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Re: Why does Jamie include MILK in the Food Revolution?
Ashen wrote:
I have some problems with the way milk is processed but not with drinking milk per se.. There definetly are differences between countries though..
Milking hormones are strictly illegal in Canada, and in many other countries I suspect. This is not the case in the USA though.
The use of anti-botics in milking herds in Canada are very specifically regulated . If an animal becomes sick they are quarantined for the duration , and if anti-botics are used they cannot rejoin the milking herd til there is no antibotics detected in their milk.
The use of antibotics and hormones is strictly monitored in milking herds in Canada. Every load of milk sent from a dairy farm to a dairy is tested for these things and if it is found the entire load is destroyed.. This means that Canadian dairy farmers are very stringent about following the regulations as it is very costly to make a mistake , nevermind try to cheat .
As to the point about pre-humans and ancestor humans not developing osteoporosis. Anyone stopping to think about this for a moment can see the fallacy of this argument. How many pre-hominids or early hominids lived past 20 years old to become fossils??
This doesn't mean I am happy with the milk I buy at the market.
Having been able to drink whole raw milk in the past I know just how different the product most people call milk is from the actual product that comes straight from the source.
Enforced pasturization of all milk for sale is something I have a problem with. I am not advocating a ban on it , simply that it is possible to safely provide unpasturized milk to those who want it . There are dairies running in many countries that have been able to do this succesfully .
Homogenization is another issue I have..The practice is a monymaker for most dairies though.
Before homogenization, dairies would deliever milk and people would let the fat float to the top and then they would skim most of the cream off to use for coffee and baking and drink the mostly fat free milk beneath.
then they came up with homogenization and if you wanted cream you needed to buy it separately. Also they started skiming milk to different % of MF. and selling it that way. Now most dairies 100% skim the milk that is shipped in. They then add back the milk fat to exact %'s and then homogenize.
As a general rule I hate to buy any food product that has been overly processed. The way modern daires process milk makes it a very different thing from what comes out of a cow.
There is some definite questions that need answering in a possible link between homogenization and allergies in my mind. The homogenization proccess bascially tears apart the milk fat globules to such small particles they can't clump together again. These particles are small enough to pass through the gut wall and in the body it is plausible that the immune system could view them as a threat causing immune system allergy reactions in some people.
I can buy an organic, non-homogenized milk, sold in glass bottles (for return and refund) with the cream layer on top. Even though I don't care for milk, I can tell when I use it in coffee and so on, it's better than the homogenized stuff. I also feel the glass bottle is a factor in why it tastes better.
If organic food is not affordable, I think it's a good idea to choose organic in some products like milk. I've heard apples and grapes too, because they are the most consumed fruits by kids and farmed with the most pesticides.
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Re: Why does Jamie include MILK in the Food Revolution?
Ms P I have heard the strawberries are also farmed with lots of pesticides. I can also get unhomogenised milk from my greengrocers and it is very good. I have read a bit about raw milk but it is illegal in Australia. Milk here must be treated to a certain temperature before it can be sold for food safety reasons. Although I have lived on a farm and had raw milk regularly without any bad effects but then I guess we were getting the milk super fresh. It's not that easy to get milk in glass bottles but I also think it tastes better. I can also get organic cream in glass bottles and it is fab but I rarely buy it as it is so expensive.


text: Thought this was interesting, it's clearly filmed before gasoline hit $5.00 in the US and HUMMER H2 and H3 were killed off. I think that Clarkson measures all vehicles by how well they do on a european grand prix circuit. Seriously, the H1 Humvee was not designed to be a 75 MPH freeway cruiser. Did he even take it offroad? Even though it's a big vehicles, I think that the performance issues may have been due to Clarkson's large ego not being able to fit properly inside with him, that probably weight it down a bit and ticked him off. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyUv8pipri4


text: Boy this is a thread that hits home with me. I've been talking about getting a longarm for several months and my DH was all for it at first. Now he's got me concerned because he thinks I wouldn't quilt enough quilts to justify the cost. I will turn 61 next month and if I did 12 quilts a year I wouldn't do enough in my lifetime to pay for the longarm. I think he's right that I enjoy the piecing more than I would the quilting. So now I'm concerned that I wouldn't learn how to longarm to the skill level that I would be satisfied.


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This delicious salad doesn't skimp on or flavor. I make it often, especially on days when I'm pressed for time. My husband, my mother and I all rate it as a favorite. - Natercia Yailaian, Somerville, Massachusetts
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- 1 pound ground beef
- 1/3 cup canola oil
- 3 tablespoons lime juice
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons molasses
- 1 small jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 3/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 6 cups torn salad greens
- 1 large tomato, cut into wedges
- 2 green onions, sliced
- Jalapeno pepper and lime slices, optional
- In a large skillet, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain.
- Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine the oil, lime juice, soy sauce, molasses, jalapeno, garlic and ginger; stir into beef. Cook, uncovered, over medium heat for 2-3 minutes or until heated through.
- On a large platter, layer salad greens, tomato, beef mixture and onions. Garnish with jalapeno and lime slices if desired. Yield: 8 servings.
Editor's Note: Wear disposable gloves when cutting hot peppers; the oils can burn skin. Avoid touching your face.
Originally published as Spicy Beef Salad in Taste of Home Ground Beef Cookbook 1999, p81
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"This tastes to me like the lettuce cup appetizers at PF Changs. Very good, I added about an extra Tbsp of lime juice and the zest of two limes. This was very unusual, but very good. I would make this again. I didn't top it with more jalapeno, but left it on the side for my husband. I prefer my jalapeno cooked."
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Introduction to Resume Writing
August 29, 2013 02:00 PM - August 29, 2013 03:00 PM
Location: FH 502
Event Type: Career Services
Come to the Career Services Center's Introduction to Résumé Writing Presentation! Learn about effective ways to create a marketable and tailored resume. To attend this workshop, please RSVP to email@example.com or (808) 544-0230.Please provide your name, Student I.D. number, and HPU email address. You may also RSVP online by logging into your HPU Connect Account and clicking "Events"
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I put "successful" in quotes, because technically it is my second batch, and technically it isn't done yet. The true first batch was a disaster as I failed to sanitize any of my equipment, and used straight tap water to re-hydrate my yeast, which killed it. I let it rot on the counter for two weeks without a single bubble of fermentation before tossing it out. Shameful waste of honey...
So the second batch has been a 180 degree difference. I used RODI water (my wife is a fish keeper and has the filter mounted conveniently on the wall) and on top of that I boiled it! Maybe that was overkill, but I didn't want to waste any more of my precious honey. In addition I used a Campden in the original must. After 24 hours I added the yeast (again, RODI water, then boiled, then chilled in the fridge down to just over room temp to re-hydrate). In two days it was bubbling happily. It's been two weeks now, and it continues to bubble nicely. I used Lalvin 71B 1122 yeast for sweeter wines. I just looked up the tolerances on it and here is the link: http://www.lalvinyeast.com/strains.asp#. I may be in for a surprise on my alcohol content!
I can't help myself, as I find it so entertaining. I go in and swirl the carboy every now and then just to release CO2 faster and make it bubble faster for a few seconds. At that time, I can actually feel a breeze coming out of the bottle as CO2 rushes through the airlock, and across my nose. Oh, my nose you ask? That's because I can't get over the smell! It smells just like sour apple to me, which is amazing! I guess maybe that is coming from the malic acid. It smells nothing like the honey that I used, which has a very smooth but not bitter taste (I believe primarily Chinese Tallow honey). If the mead tastes anything like it smells I'm going to be drunk for about a week, and then subsequently be out of mead!
I just thought I would share my story as it is (I hope) a good one. Just like everything else that I have experienced in beekeeping so far, it's another fascinating and enjoyable aspect. I am looking forward to adding it to my toolbox to further integrate my beekeeping hobby! I just went and stocked up on more equipment so I can get a few more batches brewing. If anyone has what they believe are really great recipes, I'd love if you would share. I'd like to try some with fruit additions, or the use of concentrates to add more flavor. I have a wicked sweet tooth!


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Participation Up in CTE Fields of Communications, Health, and Public Services
There is evidence that public school students are increasing their participation in CTE fields that support critical sectors of the economy such as health, public services, and communications. Data collected by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) from 1990 to 2009 point to higher percentages of public high school graduates earning credits in communications and design (up from 18.4 to 29.6 percent), consumer and culinary services (up from 13.8 to 18.0 percent), health sciences (up from 3.2 to 10.3 percent), and public services (up from 3.8 to 9.6 percent).
Overall, however, the rate of participation in CTE dropped from 1990 to 2009 from 98 to 94.1 percent. This drop is due mainly to declining participation in non-occupational CTE (family and consumer sciences education and general labor market preparation), where the percentage of students who earned credits fell from 86.3 percent to 70.3 percent. In occupational CTE fields, the overall decline was from 88.2 to 84.9 percent of students. The decline in occupational fields overall was largely driven by those in business and manufacturing where the percentage of students earning credits declined by about 40 percent (from 51.7 to 32.5 percent in business and from 22.4 to 12.9 percent in manufacturing). There was also a decline of about 20 percent in participation in engineering technologies, from 13.7 to 11.1 percent.
No significant measurable change was found in participation rates in agriculture and natural resources (9.1 to 10.7 percent earned credits), computer and information sciences (25.1 to 21.2 percent), construction and architecture (7.4 to 6.7 percent) marketing (8.5 percent for both years), and repair and transportation (10.1 to 8 percent).
The NCES data also show a decline in the average number of credits earned in CTE. They fell from 4.2 credits in 1990 to 3.6 credits in 2009, while the average number of academic credits earned by public high school graduates increased from 16.7 to 20.0 over the same period. As a result, the percentage of total credits earned by high school graduates included more academic and fewer CTE credits. In 1990, 18 percent of the credits earned by public high school graduates came from CTE courses, while 71 percent came from academic courses. By 2009, only 13 percent were from CTE courses and 74 percent from academic courses. The remaining credits were earned in "enrichment" courses, such as physical education.
Career Clusters Knowledge and Skills Validation Process Opens
In spring 2001, experts completed an online review of the National Career Cluster knowledge and skills statements as part of the National Career Technical Education Foundation (NCTEF) review and revision process for each of the 16 career clusters. A team synthesized the experts' input and used a collection of industry certifications, state and association curriculum standards, and postsecondary expectations to revise and update the statements during fall 2011. These statements are now ready for final review. For six of the career clusters, supplemental standards relating to greenness and sustainability are also ready for final review. The results of this review process will be released at the National Career Clusters Institute in June 2012. These results will serve as the basis for the work to be done by collaborating states in the Common Career Technical Core initiative (CCTC).
Individuals and organizations desiring to participate in the review process are invited to do so online. To access the online system, view instructions and information about the process, and log in, visit http://www.metacat.net/cte. Those who would like to participate in the review can create an account at that site. Those with questions about the review process should contact email@example.com or visit http://www.careertech.org/career-clusters/revisions/. Technical questions about the log-in process or questions about problems with the system should be referred to MetaLogic at firstname.lastname@example.com.
U.S. Department of Labor Announces Grant Competition to Help Former Offenders Gain Career Skills
Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis recently announced the availability of $20.6 million in grant funds to provide ex-offenders who are returning to high-poverty, high-crime communities with pre- and post-release employment and support services. These grants represent the fifth generation of the Reintegration of Ex-Offenders-Adult Program. The U.S. Department of Labor expects to award 17 grants of approximately $1.21 million each for 27 months to non-profit organizations with IRS 501(c)(3) status. A solicitation for grant applications was published in the Jan. 13, 2012 edition of the Federal Register. The closing date for receipt of applications is March 13, 2012, at 4 p.m. EDT.For detailed application information, eligibility requirements, review and selection procedures and other requirements of this application, we invite interested parties to review the full SGA. We particularly direct adult education applicants to Sections: (B.2) — Vocational training and educational interventions designed to improve the career pathways and earning potential of ex-offenders (Program Components such as continuing education to improve literacy and numeracy skills leading to a high school diploma earning a GED, or toward the attainment of an associate or bachelor degree); and (D) —Allowable uses of Grant Funds (such as activities that focus on pre- and post-release education and vocational training).


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With TBR approval, officials look ahead to football at ETSU
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - Football is kicking off to a new future at ETSU.
The Tennessee Board of Regents approved a $125 fee for students Friday afternoon, meaning the university can start making official plans to put the Buccaneers back on the field.
The vote sailed effortlessly through the Tennessee Board of Regents, and with the okay to charge ETSU students 125 dollars a semester, that paves the way for the return of football at ETSU.
"The board's action today was the next in a series of steps in a process that we've been engaged in on campus for the better part of a decade," Dr. Brian Noland, ETSU's president said shortly after the meeting.
With the first game anticipated in the fall of 2015, director of finance, David Collins, told us there's lots of work ahead. "Of course, football is going to come in slowly. It's going to be built up right now," he said.
One of the first things on the list is choosing a leader. "[We'll] probably be hiring a coach in the next couple of months to begin the process," Collins said.
Then, there's tackling the dollars and cents of it all. Collins said it's likely the program will cost about $4.9 million a year, and bring in about $4.5 million a year; all but a million coming from those student fees alone.
But Collins said these are just guesses, and there are a lot of details still up in the air, like conference affiliation, fundraising goals, and even where to take the field.
ETSU officials have told us that the Bucs will not be playing inside the mini dome, but where exactly they will be playing football has yet to be decided.
However, we found out playing on the same turf as the Hilltoppers could be an option temporarily. "There's been a lot of interest in perhaps playing at Science Hill for the first year or two," Collins told us.
"We are open to that to that. We're willing to work with a lot of different members of our community," said Keith Turner, Science Hill's athletic director.
It could take several years to get the program fully up and running. "We're going to need the support of everyone in East Tennessee; our faculty, our staff, our students and the community as a whole," Dr. Noland explained.
But that first game will be a homecoming ten years in the making.
Dr. Noland told us he expects to announce more details next week.
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Update: Deputies make second arrest in children's home sex investigation
SULILVAN COUNTY, Tenn. - Update: October 10, 2013 at 11:00 p.m.
The Sullivan County Sheriff's Office made a second arrest in an investigation into the Tri-State Children's Home in Bristol, Tennessee.
In May the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office said received information that an employee at the Tri-State Children's Home was involved in a sexual relationship with one of the students.
Upon further investigation Detective Tracy Haraz learned that Sonya Pickel was engaged in a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old boy.
In addition, the investigation revealed that Pickel allowed another 15-year-old male to engage in sex acts with an 11-year-old girl. She was also supplying some of the children with alcohol.
In July a Sullivan County Grand Jury indicted Pickel on charges of Facilitation of the Rape of a Child, Statutory Rape by an Authority Figure, Aggravated Statutory Rape, Failure to Report Child Sex Abuse, Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor, and Furnishing Alcoholic Beverages to Minors. She was arrested and remains in the Sullivan County Correctional Facility on a $100,000 bond.
The sheriff's office said upon Pickel's arrest, the investigation into the children's home revealed that another employee, Rosa Emma Honeycutt, knew about the abuse but failed to report it to authorities. Honeycutt served as a supervisor at the home.
As a result Honeycutt was indicted by the Grand Jury this week on charges of Violation of Duty to Report Child Sex Abuse. She was arrested Thursday afternoon and transported to the Sullivan County Correctional Facility.
Update: October 9, 2013:
A Sullivan County woman was indicted on child rape charges.
Sullivan County Sheriff's Office Public Information Officer Leslie Earhart tells us that 26-year-old Sonya Pickel is charged with facilitation of the rape of a child, statutory rape by an authority figure, aggravated statutory rape, contributing to the delinquency of a minor and purchasing alcoholic beverages for minors.
Earhart says the charges stem from Pickel's time as an employee at a local children's center.
More details are expected to be released this week.


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Well of course!!! You're not allowed to tell the Emporer that he has no clothes!!!!
Linda Jordan Fined For Challenging Obama's Identity Fraud After He Failed E-Verify - Patriot Action Network
obamma flunks internet back ground check--and the woman challenging his identity is fined $13,000--????
Well of course!!! You're not allowed to tell the Emporer that he has no clothes!!!!
Enforcement, NOT Amnesty!!!!!!
"If theyre going to come here illegally, apply for & receive assistance through a corrupted Government agency encouraging this lawless behavior, work under the table & send billions of dollars each year back to their families in Mexico, while bleeding local economies dry, protest in our streets waving their Mexican flags DEMANDING rights, while I have to press 1′ for English, then they need to be shipped back to where they came from!" -Chad Miller
What is E-Verify? Who does it and how is it done? Can anybody E-Verified?
Welcome to the new world order.
It pisses me off when in every speach Jungle Boy says the American people are behind me on this, or they demand this, or expect that. He needs to get out more because, I don't know one person who supports him on anything.
The Clinton retreads support him, I think maybe.
If he flunks a normal background check I have one small simple question?
WTF IS this MORON Doing running the country? Just thoght Id ask. Las I know it says must be of good moral character to run and be elected President of the US ok so its and oxy moron Just like Military Intellegence, what I would want to know is waht part of the back ground chech did he fail, and how can they fine this person any money for trying to find out the truth and who is fining her, without due process of law. You just can't say hey you owe me 16 grand for trying to find out about me! now ro me that is abusie of power and authority.....Doc
and the irony is this man is in control of the US atomic weapons --but HE wants YOU to do a full background check just to buy a box of .22 rimfire?
we don't really know who this ass-clown is or why the king-makers put him in power.
i suspect he is there to "castrate" the USA as a world power. if that is his goal he is about there--
hello j427x,
There is definatily more to all that is going on than we will ever find out about orever know. But as the old saying goes there is some Rotten in Denmark, But in this case its washington DC! Someone would have to go on one hell of a intel gathering op. to prove what everyone is saying. and how much is listed under the Patroit Act, and Other and not to mention National Security In general.There is no -doubt in my mind that he is as Dirty as any of the politicans that have ever cam out of Ill. and Chicago for that matter.
But the thing is to prove it, there has to be a way of getting him removed from office, he is a liability to Life In America as we know it. if he stayes the full term and stops this next fininical crisis, that is about to hit
. Its going to make the Great Depression look like it was a small hobo camp.
I for one do not trust this man one bit,, Goe over his televised addresses, see what he has promised and see whst he has deleverd on and the killing of terriosest do not count, And your will see all kinds of mistakes, and bro joe isnt helping his cause eathier....Doc


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Columbus Welcomes You Home
Located in the southwestern part of Georgia along the meandering Chattahoochee River, Columbus is Georgia's third largest city. A growing, vibrant city rich in history, culture, and beautiful outdoor spaces, Columbus was ranked number four in Best Life Magazine's 100 Best U.S. Cities. Located just 1.5 hours from Atlanta and just four hours from the beautiful beaches of Florida's panhandle and five hours from the historic coastal city of Savannah, Columbus offers easy access to all the state of Georgia and our wonderful country has to offer.
Whether you gravitate toward the bustle of an urban area or prefer the privacy of country living, Columbus has just what you need. Its vibrant downtown located along the Chattahoochee River offers a taste of city life, while a varied landscape of rolling hills on the north and flat plains on the south has the open space and outdoor activities people crave, including golf, tennis, swimming, boating, whitewater rafting, hiking, horseback riding and hunting, just to name a few. Columbus also is convenient to larger metropolitan areas, such as:
Atlanta and its International Airport (1.5 hours)
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BLUE LAKES -- A pair of big rigs collided on Highway 20 northwest of Upper Lake early Wednesday morning, killing one driver, injuring two other people and sending one semi-truck into Blue Lakes.
The decedent was reportedly the driver of the semi-truck that landed in the water.
A 15-year-old boy riding in water-bound big rig was trapped in the partially submerged cab after the crash, according to the CHP. It took emergency personnel about 50 minutes to safely remove the teenager, who was airlifted to the University of California, Davis Medical Center with major hypothermia.
"This is one of the most intense rescues," Northshore Fire Protection District (NFPD) battalion chief Pat Brown said.
The incident started when a westbound milk truck driven by Donald Morpon lost control on a curve east of The Lodge at Blue Lakes, causing the trailer to overturn and enter the eastbound lane just before 6 a.m., the CHP reported.
The driver of an eastbound semi-truck could not avoid the overturned trailer, according to the CHP. The big rig struck the milk truck, careened down a steep embankment and landed in Blue Lakes.
The driver of the eastbound big rig was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. This was Lake County's seventh fatal crash of the year.
Morpon, a Cotati resident, was airlifted to an out-of-county hospital with major injuries, according to the CHP.
The effort to remove the teenager from the partially submerged cab included water-rescue, rope-rescue and dive teams, Brown said. Officials had to use the Jaws of Life underwater, a rare occurrence, according to the battalion chief.
The wreck sent diesel fuel into Blue Lakes, Brown said. NFPD personnel contained the spill with 800 feet of boom. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Lake County Environmental Health Department also assisted.
Spilled milk covered the highway and entered the water.
Highway 20 was closed in both directions Wednesday morning. Officials estimated the highway could open at noon with one-way traffic control in effect. The roadway is expected to fully reopen by 2 p.m.
Editor's note: Nathan DeHart also contributed to the reporting of this story.


text: I'm a new user of ISPConfig and i've been playing with linux for a few years now. My server is currently a VPS with OpenVZ and it won't allow me to run the default pureftpd that comes with ISPConfig, so I started looking into ProFTPd, and found that it wasn't very difficult to switch over to using it. Please Note: This does not include Quota support because my VPS does not support it. If you have any suggestions or ideas on how to improve this integration without having to modify ftp_user_edit.php in ISPConfig3 please let me know. These instructions were made running Debian 5.0 Lenny but should work the same for 6.0. For other Distributions these instructions may have to be modified slightly Also Note: This process worked fine for me on a fresh server and ISPConfig 3 install. Using this on an existing server will require going in and editting/saving every ftp user that has been created, and may cause other issues. I may create a simple php script to do this automatically in the future. I am not responsible for any problems that may arise, so please use this AT YOUR OWN RISK. Tutorial (do everything as root user or be sure to add sudo to every comamnd): Run these Commands: Code: apt-get remove pure-ftpd-common pure-ftpd-mysql apt-get install proftpd proftpd-mod-mysql Install as standalone Create ftpgroup & ftpuser Code: groupadd -g 2001 ftpgroup useradd -u 2001 -s /bin/false -d /bin/null -c "proftpd user" -g ftpgroup ftpuser Modify MySQL Database Code: mysql -u root -p Use dbispconfig Run Query Code: ALTER TABLE `ftp_user` ADD `shell` VARCHAR( 18 ) NOT NULL DEFAULT '/sbin/nologin', ADD `count` INT( 11 ) NOT NULL DEFAULT '0', ADD `accessed` DATETIME NOT NULL DEFAULT '0000-00-00 00:00:00', ADD `modified` DATETIME NOT NULL DEFAULT '0000-00-00 00:00:00'; CREATE TABLE ftp_group ( groupname varchar(16) NOT NULL default '', gid smallint(6) NOT NULL default '5500', members varchar(16) NOT NULL default '', KEY groupname (groupname) ) TYPE=MyISAM COMMENT='ProFTP group table'; INSERT INTO `ftp_group` (`groupname`, `gid`, `members`) VALUES ('ftpgroup', 2001, 'ftpuser'); Exit MySQL Code: Quit Edit /usr/local/ispconfig/interface/lib/config.inc.php Code: nano /usr/local/ispconfig/interface/lib/config.inc.php Search for db_password and make note of the password for later. Edit /etc/proftpd/proftpd.conf Code: nano /etc/proftpd/proftpd.conf Find: Code: #Include /etc/proftpd/sql.conf Change To: Code: Include /etc/proftpd/sql.conf Edit: Edit /etc/proftpd/sql.conf Code: nano /etc/proftpd/sql.conf Erase all contents of the file Insert the following code: Code: # # Proftpd sample configuration for SQL-based authentication. # # (This is not to be used if you prefer a PAM-based SQL authentication) # <IfModule mod_sql.c> # # Choose a SQL backend among MySQL or PostgreSQL. # Both modules are loaded in default configuration, so you have to specify the backend # or comment out the unused module in /etc/proftpd/modules.conf. # Use 'mysql' or 'postgres' as possible values. # #SQLBackend mysql # #SQLEngine on #SQLAuthenticate on # # Use both a crypted or plaintext password #SQLAuthTypes Crypt Plaintext # # Use a backend-crypted or a crypted password #SQLAuthTypes Backend Crypt # # Connection #SQLConnectInfo [email protected][email protected][email protected] Be sure to change _insertpasswordhere_ to the password we retrieved earlier. If your mysql database is stored on a server other than localhost be sure to modify appropriately. Edit: /etc/proftpd/modules.conf Code: nano /etc/proftpd/modules.conf Find: Code: #LoadModule mod_sql.c Change To: Code: LoadModule mod_sql.c Find: Code: #LoadModule mod_sql_mysql.c Change To: Code: LoadModule mod_sql_mysql.c Run Code: /etc/init.d/proftpd restart ----- Now we have to change one of the ispconfig files. This isn't ideal, since an update will reverse the changes, but it is the only way to make proftpd work that i could find. Edit /usr/local/ispconfig/interface/web/sites/ftp_user_edit.php Code: nano /usr/local/ispconfig/interface/web/sites/ftp_user_edit.php Find: Code: $uid = $web["system_user"]; $gid = $web["system_group"]; Replace With: Code: $userinfo = posix_getpwnam($web["system_user"]); $uid = $userinfo['uid']; $gid = $userinfo['gid']; Find (2nd time): Code: $uid = $web["system_user"]; $gid = $web["system_group"]; Replace With: Code: $userinfo = posix_getpwnam($web["system_user"]); $uid = $userinfo['uid']; $gid = $userinfo['gid']; And now your all Done. If you were logged in while modifying this file, you'll need to log out then log back in because of the way ISPConfig works. Special thanks goes out to Falko and his Tutorial Virtual Hosting With Proftpd And MySQL (Incl. Quota) On Debian Lenny. His tutorial laid the base for creating this.


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Welcome to the Pool & Spa News Top 50 Builder rankings.
I rarely make promotional claims, but in this case I'm confident there's no other venue honoring pool companies with the attention, care and comprehensive scoring system used in the our redesigned award program.
While redesigning the Top 50, I spoke with dozens of industry members to determine the most objective and accurate way possible to rate builders.
With their help, we developed a six-pronged scoring template that I believe is a powerful indicator of a company's overall quality. Here's a breakdown of how it works.
Though construction revenue is no longer the only component used to rank the Top 50, it's still the largest single piece of the equation. To be honest, part of me still thinks this is unfair. I know dozens of exemplary pool builders whose businesses are too small to make the list using this model, yet don't they deserve recognition, too? What if a given builder is in Michigan, and therefore builds fewer pools — is it fair to punish them because of where their firm is located?
Yet after giving it some thought, I realized my reasoning was flawed.
First of all, at a basic level, making money is the primary reason we all work. No one enters this business to give pools away for free. Revenue is the cornerstone of every pool and spa business, so it stands to reason that it also should be a key element of our ranking mechanism.
Second, a high dollar figure actually is a symbol of something larger.
A business with a lot of revenue requires the owner to keep many more balls in the air than one with less earnings. Larger companies generally have a higher number of digs, which means more sales calls, bids, scheduling, purchases, budgets, staff, planning, strategy and marketing. Doing those things well is the earmark of a successful business, and the Top 50 celebrates success.
But a strong bottom line is only part of the picture.
Stay with me now — recently I purchased a pair of pants from Ann Taylor (a hugely successful retailer) only to have the zipper break almost as soon as I wore them. A similar incident happened with one of Ann's sweaters. If a company skimps on quality, the result will be less business over time, and we wanted to capture that fact in our Top 50 rankings.
To accomplish that, I racked my brains for a way of judging each builder's workmanship and adherence to scheduling, but eventually scrapped that plan as being unrealistic. Instead, we devised a way to judge staffing, and made that the second largest component of a company's overall score. The logic here is that if a pool builder is serious about proper training, his or her investment will clearly show in the final product.
We awarded a smaller number of points to builders with longtime employees.
Next we looked at a less tangible aspect of what it means to be at the "top." To accomplish this, we created a sort of citizenship component composed of a builder's membership in industry associations, nonindustry groups and a separate community service score. While I can't say belonging to a trade group or local BBB contributes directly to a builder's business, I do believe it helps the entire industry grow and should be rewarded. In scoring this section, I was pleased by the large number of builders who are members of multiple organizations. I was also amazed, and moved, by the commitment these builders show to their communities.
Indeed, this section was one of the more difficult to score because so many builders have woven charitable activities directly into their corporate culture.
The next category ranked the Top 50 Builders' online efforts, and included the strength of their Websites and social media presence. Sites were awarded points for completeness, design and functionality. Extra points were given for a firm's regular participation on Facebook and other social media.
Personally, I remain skeptical that Facebook provides enough ROI for pool companies to devote a lot of resources there. But the jury's still out. Meanwhile, I believe participation on Facebook and other social media is a measure of a company's ability to embrace new marketing outlets.
Finally, there were the reference checks. As part of the application process, we asked builders to supply us with two different types of industry-related companies we could call. First, we wanted firms where the pool builder is the customer, such as tile companies and plasterers. We talked with those folks about the reliability of each builder in terms of scheduling and paying bills. Second, we asked for a list of firms that employ the pool company, including home builders and landscape architects. The idea here was to get a sense of each contractor's professionalism and ability to deliver what was promised on time.
We didn't publish the reference scores for confidentiality reasons, but it was an effective way to learn more about each firm.
On a final note, though this was truly a group effort, the redesigned Top 50 benefited greatly from the tireless work, insight and expertise of our design and construction editor, Rebecca Robledo.


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Homework is an unfortunately common species of work, closely related to schoolwork. It is the natural enemy of everyone who isn't a dork. It is commonly found at the bottom of pupils' bags, scrunched up alongside sweet wrappers, broken pencils and squished bananas. Despite this, homework is far from being an endangered species as teachers regularly produce more of it, and inflict it on innocent students. If the homework is not finished and given back to the teacher, the teacher gets very stressed and shouts a lot. In rare cases, teachers have been know to spontaneously combust for this reason, much to the delight of their students.
Homework's main purpose is so that the teacher can pretend to teach you without actually doing anything. Due to its time consuming nature, homework ensures that youngsters have no time for Facebook, posting Mudkips on the internet or have any variety of fun that evening. Homework is something that rarely ever gets done even after prowling the internet for hours looking for answers on your four page math worksheet. Slender is a better form of education for you younglings, especially those who aspire to be serial killers.
Homework is also used by the school to get a sample of your handwriting and fingerprints so that they can forge illegal documents. Chances are that if you are reading this, homework is what you are actually meant to be doing.
edit History
The word homework is derived from the Greek words hom and workos which literally translates as "death by torture". This is because Homework was invented as an evil form of torture during the Middle Ages. It was however decided to be too cruel for use after it caused the insanity of anyone who looked at it. So it was decided that Homework would be made a criminal offence, its only legal uses torturing criminals and occupying bunnies, so that they wouldn't have any time to plot human destruction. Homework was later used by Hitler as a form of punishment in the Holocaust, hence why he is one of the all time biggest war criminals. After World War II, homework was legalised so that it could be used on school children in an attempt at controlling them and transforming them into the subspecies of human known as the nerd. A few deluded people think homework is used to help the children learn, so that in the future they might make something of their lives. Of course the majority of people do not believe this, as homework is too evil to be beneficial. Specific details on homework are sparse, because those who engage in homework are much too busy doing it to explain it. However, some facts on homework can be pieced together from speculation and terrifying eyewitness accounts.
edit Stages of torture
edit The "Project"
Though homework is found on paper, which originates from trees, the text is written by a team of top military scientists specialising in alternative torture, and is specifically designed to induce sleep. In order to avoid a harsher punishment in the future, the victim must maintain consciousness throughout the entire ordeal.
edit The setting of the homework
The teacher of the class will announce that they are "setting" homework, at which there will be much groaning emitted by all pupils within earshot. The teacher then hands out the homework on sheets, and the pupils must put it in their bags to take home and complete. Failure to do so results in detention, another method of torture preferred by teachers.
edit Reading the homework
After obtaining the required amount of homework, the victim must carry it home and read it. The length of the text is directly proportional to how boring it is.
edit Scrawling words
After reading the homework, the victim is forced to scrawl words onto paper until his or her wrist is no longer capable of movement (a derivative of notetaking). At this point, the punishment is considered finished for at least five minutes, or until the wrist is sufficiently recovered to only hurt a great deal but still function. The amount of scrawling the victim must perform is generally inverse to the difficulty of determining what to write, but some particularly cruel teachers have been known to assign work which is both voluminous and overly complicated.
edit Other stages
Other stages may exist, depending on the particular torture method of the teacher. These may include cutting out construction paper, creating collages, or using Microsoft Powerpoint. Often, the other stages force the victims to evaluate their own work and correct any errors; this torture can cause normal kids to become emotionally unstable and, if the errors are not corrected, the torturer will force the victim to repeat the entire torture process.
edit Avoiding homework
It is said that this form of torture may be avoided by feeding the homework to a pet, most often a dog. It is suggested that evidence of said consumption be provided to the teacher to prove that such an event in fact occurred. However, many teachers are aware of such tactics and may assign an even harsher punishment. As a result, a new method of avoiding your daily torture has developed by Ash Ketchum and has proven to work 99% of the time. The method involves dousing your homework and other torture devices in petrol and giving them back to the torturer, while having a 30-9001 foot jumper cable attached to the homework and the other end attached to a Pikachu with the following move set:
- Thunderbolt
- Evil laugh attack
- identity change
- fuck attack (optional)
The pikachu uses thunderbolt and catches the torturer on fire. Whilst the victim is on fire the pikachu in sync with the owner uses the evil laugh attack, then changes their identity so that the police can't hunt them down. Then they will use the fuck attack which involves finding a hot, anime loving girl in the room, and making love to her. This part is optional in terms of teacher assassination, yet is used often anyway. Alternatively you can pour water on the teacher, as this causes them to melt.
edit Labs
In this so-called "class" you must face occult rituals known as labs. These rituals usually involve the sacrificing of "students". Labs usually involve calling upon demonic forces and possessions, as well as the inherent risks created by burning acids and toxic fume inhalation. Students often pass the time by smashing up anything in the lab made of glass and pretending someone else did it. Often, the teachers are witches or warlocks set on using a torture method called science on the children or helping them prepare for Hogwarts.
edit History Homework
History homework is a specific type of homework that tends to be longer and more arduous. It is often necessary for its completion that history homework be given alongside a series of textbooks relating to the topic. Rather than causing hunchbackedness, people simply drop history homework, often crushing toes and creating bottomless pits due to its sheer weight. Once the teacher finds out that the history homework has not been completed, all hell breaks loose. The trauma of this is actually how 99% of nerds are created.
Believe it or not, this variety of homework is still done today. Homework is assigned regularly but when assigned, none of the teenage humans in the room ever bother to do it except from the previously mentioned nerds. If you ever get the opportunity to sneak into their natural habitat (AKA bedroom) you will most likely find them watching pornography, or doing extra homework. This terrifies all who witness it.
edit Maths Homework
Maths, or 'math', the most painful subject at school, is often given to some of the more retarded and idiotic children for extra punishment. Some mentally challenged children whom many call Nerds will often ask for extra maths homework, thus a whole pack of normal students suffer for a fortnight. Overdoing maths homework usually results in suicide, penis removal or transformation into a nerd. Some prisoners are fed maths homework as a form of punishment for not doing their homework which was in fact about Maths. They are then unable to complete the punishment, so the circle goes round. And round. And round.
edit Spelling Homework
Speeling hoomwork ys yuzhully givin owt two theh childrin hoo fine sbelyng haird nown ihn theh skool. Speling hoamwouck iz theh eeziarst buht iff tha chiled cann't reed, thenn itt's ay lawng, lawng storie.
edit P.E. Homework
This type of homework is not that common and is also known as "The Cardey". It is given by hypocritical teachers who try to teach you to be healthy, and yet are ten times fatter than you. This kind of homework is normally used because the teacher thinks that he/she is teaching English but actually it's P.E. The result is that this confused teacher gives you an essay to write about how you can improve your fitness in P.E. This kind of torture first started in the 1200s. Though one solution is to slap the shit out of your teacher, shouting loudly that this is P.E. not English, this is not recommended, as the teacher, if one of the rare, actually fit ones, will beat you up, or if they are a more common fatter one, they will simply sit on you, resulting in your suffocation.
edit Schoolwork
Homework has evolved from schoolwork, although some fundamentalist fanatical Muslims believe that homework was simply created through the magical powers of teachers. Schoolwork is a variety of work that is handed to a student during school, and words are supposed to be scrawled during school, but due to unfair detentions, Teletubbies, gas chambers, Metallica fans, and Russian goldfish, this schoolwork is often sent home with the student, hence the theory of evolution. By this stage, the schoolwork is fully fledged homework. Eyewitnesses claim that this schoolwork adds to the pile of homework the student is already carrying home, and that this often leads to the contraction of Super AIDS, or listening to emo music. Both of these things usually cause death, hence why there are cemeteries in most schools.
edit Projects
Considered the 'Boss Level' of all homeworks, this normally takes weeks to complete. It may be set just before a holiday (see above), which it usually is. This takes the relaxing and enjoyable parts out of the holiday, leaving only pure stress for the student. Not completing the project usually results in humiliation in front of your fellow classmates, as well as an 'F' grade from the teacher.
edit Why do 'teachers' give homework?
No one yet fully understands why homework is given to the students. Some, such as the Nerd species previously mentioned, think it's for their own good. Others think it's an attempt to brainwash us all into retarded geeks. However, in a scientific breakthrough, a new theory has emerged that the reason the teachers/torturers set homework is that they like to see the children suffering and trying to commit suicide by eating lead. We recommend that's the option you believe.
edit Early Forms of Writing
Homework was originally carved into stone tablets before the invention of paper. Students would have to carry around numerous tablets to finish their homework and that's where hunchbacks came from. After constant carving, some became artists; others lost the function of their hands. Today the equivalent of a stone tablet is the textbook. Textbooks are also known by the slang name "bricks".
edit Breaks
Occasionally, the torturers temporarily regain sanity and let the students go home to their grieving parents. This is known as a weekend, break, half-term or holiday. However, many torturers are permanently past the point of recovery, and will set extra to be completed during this free time.


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Meet Bay St. Louis
Beach lovers with a penchant for old architecture and affordable renovation spaces will love this small town city (population 9,408) that's a mix of Southern grace, mystery, and heat. Bay St. Louis located 90 miles east of New Orleans is like a blank canvas at the junction of marsh, river, and Gulf of Mexico beach. Following you'll find a few of its most charming spots.


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Hastings is a mid-sized city. Entering town we stopped to see Vermillion falls, the downtown, city hall, and of course, Beirstube. Beirstube is a local Germany Bar that was stocked with local and imported beers (and food). A family run business; we were welcomed from the moment we arrived. The old Germany style mural on the outside of the building can't be missed as you come through town so make sure to check it out. We toasted to our adventure and headed on our way.


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Giants at Packers

Florios take: Its tempting to become infatuated
with the notion that the 2011 Giants are taking a page from their 2007
playoff run, especially with New York once again getting a crack at a
previously unbeaten team that barely beat the Giants, 38-35, in New
York. But the Packers team that the Giants overcame at Lambeau Field
four years ago wasnt nearly as good as the current edition of the
franchise. The offensive line has held up well despite the injuries,
and Aaron Rodgers has the athleticism to weave his way around the likes of Tuck, Umenyiora, Kiwanuka, and Pierre-Paul.

Florios pick: Packers 30, Giants 21.

Rosenthals take: The Giants have the pass rush and
the big play weapons to give Green Bay a lot of problems. New Yorks
wideouts handled their one-on-one matchups last time and the Giants
controlled the running game in Week 13 too. Those are reasons why the
Giants will make this a nail-biter. Aaron Rodgers being the best player
in football by far is why the Packers will still find a way to win.

Rosenthals pick: Packers 34, Giants 31.