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The tr00est black metal band in existance.
by StarFoxDisciple July 08, 2003
The vengeful act of crapping on a lover's chest while they sleep.Buy the plush
1.Thoth, a death/progressive metal band based in the Phoenix AZ area. Though UR urban DIC, thinks sucks doesnt. im sure whoever that is, is in Syndicate. and Thoth is not little kids. im sorry if UR urban DIC cant afford nice looking and sounding equip but dont bash Thoth for it. And dont say Thoth sucks if you have never heard them. They are good, take Alex Atallah vs. Hans Heitzinger. Atallah the Hun will eat the little nazi alive! and death metal=easy... right. last time i checked, death metal wasnt easy. im sorry if you feel gay if you cant pronounce our name. do you even know what Thoth means? if not, shut up about it.
2. The Ancient Egyptian God of Wisdom and Writing. (The one with the head of an Ibis) an ibis is the bird with the thin curved beak
2. The Ancient Egyptian God of Wisdom and Writing. (The one with the head of an Ibis) an ibis is the bird with the thin curved beak
1. Thoth rocked out at Mason Jar, and unlike Syndicate, plays shows and practices.
2. Thoth, created the Universe using Sacred Geometry.
2. Thoth, created the Universe using Sacred Geometry.
by entity December 21, 2004
Alternate spelling for Thot, one the earlier gods of Ancient Egypt. Kids these days, can't even do idol worship right. Back in my day, kids worshipped Satan and were happy for it. Get off my lawn!
Ra calls on Thoth in order that the command given by him that Osiris my triumph over his enemies should be executed.
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Palin Blowback: Recent Ratings Turn Fox News into a Skunk
Original post made by She's been my light, Another Pleasanton neighborhood, on Jan 29, 2013
Much of the decline has been attributed to Roger Ailes' de facto firing of Sarah Palin. "Fox News watchers are clearly disenchanted with Fox's tilt to the Left," stated media expert Dinesh D'Sousa. Others have pointed to rumors that Tea Party groups in the Deep South are planning to boycott the network.
Asked if he intended to bring Palin back and install her in one of the primetime slots, Mr. Ailes said, "I'd rather stick a corkscrew deep into my ear."
Sarah Palin, now in the midst of she is calling a highly successful bus caravan that is canvassing Athabaskan villages across the Alaskan tundra, stated that she can further the cause of personal liberty by marketing Grizzley Mom's (trademark) Eyewear to Eskimo women than again being contracted to Ailes' network. Asked about her plans in the near future, Palin alluded to the possibility of taking her caravan to the Russian tundra. "Lots of hunters and hockey moms over there, you betcha! For years I've watched them from my front porch," she added.
a resident of Livermore
on Jan 29, 2013 at 6:14 pm
I think that Palin will be much happier riding around in a bus in the snow. I hope that she is happy selling goggles in Alaska.
It's cool that she thinks it's nifty that she can see Russia from her porch!
may she rest in peace...
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jan 31, 2013 at 9:21 am
To say Ailes fired Palin is to misunderstand that relationship. When McCain/Palin lost, Palin was viewed by GOP VIPs as a question mark: she could "energize the base," but could she do so productively and in line with GOP goals, or would she be too much of a loose cannon?
To test that out, Murdoch-owned HarperCollins gave her a $7M advance for her ghostwritten book, and Murdoch also directed Ailes to give her a three-year Fox contract for $3M. For awhile, Palin seemed to be gathering ratings, but her various inane quotes brought her down. The Murdoch experiment gathered useful data for Murdoch (re "how low can you go?") but was not worth pursuing further with Palin, so that was the end of her gravy train. Her contract was not renewed, or renewed on a super-unacceptable basis (so she could be the one to refuse).
I want to note that it is only on the blogs (plus Andrew Sullivan and several books on Palin, notably McGinniss's) that anyone acknowledges that Sarah Palin HOAXED US in the 2008 election: she was not pregnant with her Down syndrome son, as she stated. There is a ton of circumstantial evidence, but the bottom-line proof is the March 14 2008 photo of a very very flat-profile Palin, just 5 weeks before supposedly "delivering" this 6+ pound baby.
As with so many political deceptions, it's not the act but the cover-up. The mainstream media have refused to cover this story, probably because it would implicate too many GOP VIP enablers, as well as the press itself for enabling via nonreporting. This remains an important untouched issue because it shows how far Palin went to deceive us, and how far others helped with this dirty election trick.
It's not about Palin's private issues, and it's not about her family. It's about her VP candidacy, her hoaxing all us voters at the expense of a disabled child, hoping to sway a presidential election, with the help of key GOP VIP enablers.
Take a look at the Mar 14 2008 photo and decide for yourself.
a resident of Stoneridge
on Jan 31, 2013 at 1:23 pm
Hey Al, why didn't you write in your last name = Qaida? Where's the photo, smart guy? Obviously a Down Syndrome child was born in April. There is abundent evidence that Downs Syndrome was very common in Palin's family. But instead the lamestream talks about Sarah's affairs with African American NBA players, and her son's crime that he paid off by joining the Army, her daughter's out of wedlock pregnancy, and all the torments directed at the family by the ungrateful boyfriend who ended up in Playgirl. What is conveniently forgotten in all these character assinations is that she's the best thing to come along for the Republican Party since Michael Dukakis. Fox News will continue to plumbent without her intelligence and whit.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jan 31, 2013 at 2:20 pm
There is NO evidence of Down syndrome running in families, certainly not in hers. All the points you give are not relevant to the hoax. Yes, there is a child, but we do not need to know more about any other member of the family to say with certainty that Palin was not pregnant with that or any child on March 14, 2008, 5 weeks before the supposed delivery of Trig, which Palin yammered on about at length.
Read more here (I bet you won't!):
Web Link
Or just do a google search.
This is not about Palin's other characteristics, simply saying that she lied to us about being pregnant with this child. And other key people went along with that. That equals a hoax.
a resident of Stoneridge
on Jan 31, 2013 at 2:41 pm
Al Qaida is just trying to derail Palin's 2016 Candidacy for President of these United States. She obviously looks plumped in the photo like she's pregnant. Many women give birth suddenly without even realizing they're pregnant. This happened to my wife's sister, who at the time was over 400 pounds I grant you. But the point is that women can be pregnant and not even realize it. Sarah Palin, so vigalently devoted to the cause of personal liberty in this imperiled democracy of ours, probably never really realized she was pregnant. Also, I heard that politicians forget about all the food they eat and end up gaining 40 pounds in a month or two on the campaign trail. So when Sarah Palin looked down at her bulging stomach she probably thought she maybe ate too many cheese danishes at her recent rallies.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jan 31, 2013 at 2:58 pm
Yes, pregnancies are sometimes not visible on 400-pound women. But Palin is both short AND thin. On the Mar 14 photo she has a very very flat profile. On April 13 she is the size of a watermelon.
Web Link
On April 18, she flew from Texas to Alaska, two flights, and no flight attendant noticed or gave her a seat-belt extender. So she went from flat, to huge, to not-pregnant-looking, to birth of a 6+ pounder in 5 weeks.
Palin said her amniotic fluid broke in TX at 4 AM on Apr 18. She gave a speech to the Repub Governors Assn later that day while having contractions, she said in her book. Then she got on a plane with leaking fluid. Ask your wife if this is possible.
I guess Palin's defense of personal liberty includes the right to lie to us during an election, to try to make hay on "family values" while faking a pregnancy.
a resident of Stoneridge
on Jan 31, 2013 at 3:13 pm
All this speaks to is what a superhuman woman Sarah Palin happens to be in that she can do things that most women simply aren't capable of doing. That she does them in the patriotic cause of her country's liberty only gives further testimony to her extrordinary capabilities. Please notice two that both photos display her beautiful sun-shiney optimistic face in a quite unmistakeable manner. All the while while carrying a Downs Syndrome baby (that may grow differently than most normal fetusses). You liberal loons can lie about her all you want. And you usually do. Liberal women don't possess the powers and talents of a Sarah Palin.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jan 31, 2013 at 5:19 pm
Steve -- Your confidence in the superhuman woman is not going to last much longer. Palin is lying through her sun-shiney smiley face. Eventually you will see that a woman cannot grow a 6+ pound baby in 5 weeks; cannot change her shape from flat, to watermelon, to somewhere in between, to "not pregnant looking," and then deliver a baby.
In contrast to being superhuman, Palin's word salad demonstrates an inability to form a sentence under pressure, her Katie Couric interview shows she doesn't read, her college degree (5 schools in 4 yrs) is subject to doubt and has never been confirmed, she couldn't name a Supreme Court decision she liked or disliked, her house on the lake was built from materials stolen from the sports center, she left little Wasilla millions in debt, she lied about the Bridge to Nowhere -- and so much more.
But I can see that you do not want to explore the Palin reality. There are many like you. I wish you would watch "Game Change" or read up a little. But I bet you won't. And you won't look at the links I offered, not even take a short look.

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The Particle at the End of the Universe: The Hunt for Higgs and the Discovery of a New World, by Sean Carroll, Oneworld RRP£16.99/Dutton RRP$27.95, 352 pages
This summer's discovery of the Higgs boson at Cern, the European particle physics centre near Geneva, was the science story of the year. The media captured the excitement of the successful chase for the "God particle" and revelled in the superlatives of the $8bn Large Hadron Collider (LHC), in which physicists smash together atomic nuclei at almost the speed of light to recreate the intense energy of the early universe.
Attempts to explain why the particle matters or what it does – beyond a simplistic line that it somehow confers mass on everything – were inevitably lost in all the Higgsteria. Now that the frenzy has faded, the time has come to reflect more calmly on what has been discovered and the work still to be done by the thousands of physicists around the world who are associated with the LHC.
Sean Carroll, a theoretical physicist at the California Institute of Technology with a gift for lucid writing, is a good guide on this journey of reflection. While The Particle at the End of the Universe takes Higgs as its central theme, it gives us a wide-ranging tour to show how the newly discovered boson fits into current thinking about particle physics and cosmology.
The book also describes vividly the personalities of the scientists, administrators and politicians whose decisions help to determine the pace at which research moves forward. A telling story is the exchange during a US congressional hearing in 1969 between Senator John Pastore and the physicist Robert Wilson, who was seeking funds for what would come to be known as Fermilab, the particle physics centre near Chicago.
Three times Pastore asked Wilson whether the project had any connection with US national security, almost begging the physicist to give a positive answer that could justify more federal funding. Wilson's third response was a wonderful off-the-cuff defence of spending taxpayers' money on pure science with no practical application. "It has only to do with the respect with which we regard one another, the dignity of man, our love of culture," Wilson said. "It has nothing to do directly with defending our country except to make it worth defending."
The scientific story about the Higgs particle turns out to be even more complicated than I had appreciated when covering it for the FT. Take the journalistic line that Higgs is the source of mass in the universe. This is only partly true, Carroll shows. Yes, Higgs is responsible for giving mass to some fundamental particles but there are other mechanisms too.
Although the subatomic Higgs particle or boson has received the media attention, what matters most is the Higgs field, which pervades otherwise empty space and gives structure to everything. The particle is a pulse or vibration in this field, just as a photon (light particle) is a vibration of the electromagnetic field. But whereas a photon is stable and can travel across the universe in a light beam, a Higgs boson lasts about a zeptosecond (a billion-trillionth of a second) before disintegrating into a shower of secondary particles.
Prompted by the opening of the LHC in 2008 and the prospect of Higgs discovery, several books have already tried to explain to non-specialist readers what all the excitement is about. Carroll is particularly skilled at tackling the complexities of particle physics in a readable yet reasonably uncompromising way.
Take the concept of "symmetry", which is key to understanding how different forces and particles arise and behave. Like many words in particle physics, the meaning of symmetry in everyday life is not a good clue to its scientific significance. Symmetries represent a cosmic equivalence, which holds in some circumstances but is "broken" by a force field in others. To give a simple example, the electromagnetic force breaks the symmetry between two particles that are identical except for one being electrically charged and the other neutral.
As Carroll writes, one of the most astonishing insights of modern physics, and one of the hardest to grasp, is that sufficiently powerful symmetries give rise to forces of nature. Piecing together the broken bits to see the elegance of the underlying symmetries is "like being able to read poetry in the original language, instead of being stuck with mediocre translations".
With such difficult concepts, analogies may offer a useful insight to the non-technical reader, although they are inevitably misleading to a greater or lesser extent. Carroll came up with a good one for a television programme to explain the Higgs field. Imagine little robots scooting about on the floor of a large vacuum chamber, identical apart from the fact that they are fitted with sails of various sizes. When the space is completely evacuated the sails are irrelevant because there is no air for them to feel, so all the robots move at the same speed. When the atmosphere is let in, the robots with larger sails (greater mass) are impeded more by the air than those with smaller sails (less mass) so they move more slowly.
The robots are subatomic particles and the sails are their couplings to the Higgs field, which is represented by the air. Filling the chamber with air breaks the symmetry of the vacuum in which all move at the same speed. You could even go further and suggest a parallel between making sound waves by clapping your hands and creating Higgs particles.
When Carroll put his analogy to engineering colleagues at Caltech, the universal reaction was: "It sounds awesome." At heart, science is the quest for the awesome, the awe you feel when you begin to understand something for the first time.
Of course no one – not even the physicists working full-time at the LHC – really understands how the universe works. But thanks to Carroll and other popularisers of particle physics, we can all grasp enough to wonder at what the world's most powerful atom smasher has already achieved and anticipate what is still to come.
Clive Cookson is the FT science editor


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Modern two bedroom apartment in a complex with gym. High ceilings, fully equipped stainless steel kitchen, reverse cycle A/C, security parking, stylish furnishings and generous balcony with city views make this Surry Hills apartment a fantastic place to stay whether you're in Sydney for a few nights or a few months.
This top floor apartment sleeps five. Master bedroom with king bed, second with double/single bunk. Both with built in wardrobes.
Living area includes large plasma HD plasma TV, DVD and CD player. Kitchen with full size fridge, dishwasher, blender, toaster, electric cook top, fan-forced oven, cutlery, crockery, pots and pans. Bathroom with bath and shower. Internal laundry with washer and dryer.
Located in Surry Hills the apartment is close to some of Sydney's best restaurants and bars - 2 minute walk to Crown Street and 10 minute walk to Oxford Street,. Its easy to get to Darling Harbour (15min walk), China Town (10min walk), Martin Place/CBD (15min walk), Fox Studios & the SCG (20min walk), Kings Cross (20min walk), Paddington shopping district (20min walk), Sydney Opera House (30min walk) and plenty of other things.
Public transport is easy too. It is 5min walk to Central Station (where you can catch a direct train to the CBD, Airport, Telstra Stadium, Bondi Junction, Circular Quay to connect with ferries to Manly or Interstate). The apartment is 1min walk to a taxi terminal and 3min walk to buses.
All rates include utilities (including phone line rental), linen and towels. Cleaning charge when you leave and internet & phone charges are additional.
Air Conditioning/Heating
Built-In Wardrobes
CD Player
Close to SCG (Sydney Cricket Ground)
Close to Shops and Restaurants
Close to Transport (500m walk to Central Station)
Cutlery and pots & pans provided
Dining table (6 seats)
DVD Player
Internal Laundry with Dryer & Washing Machine
Internet available (additional cost)
Iron & Ironing Board
King Bed (1), Double bed with single bunk (1)
Large Balcony with outdoor table setting
Linen & Towels Provided
High Chair
Modern Bathroom with bath/shower
Modern Kitchen (all you need to cook at home)
Parking (secure offstreet & undercover)
Plasma HD TV (42 inch) with Foxtel/Pay TV
Roof top heated pool and deck with city views
Roof top tennis court (some racquets provided)
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Very nice accommodation near the city center BUT default general maintenance, aucuneexplication on laresidence, hard to find, Spa hs car ... Damage
Très beau logement, proche du centre ville MAIS défaut d'entretien général, aucuneexplication sur laresidence, parking difficile à trouver, Spa hs... Dommage
We spent a nice time in your apartment. It was really pleasant.
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Everything was great. Nice Appartement and a great and helpful landlord. Tranks very much.
A good sized apartment in a fantastic location, right on Hyde Park This was an ideal location for getting around the city's many tourist sites; it was also well placed for Central Station trains. The apartment was comfortable and was equipped with everything we needed for our stay.
The apartment is very good situated nearby central station. We could easyly get to all places we wanted to visit. Everything we needed was there. But it was not very comfortable to get the key at a different place far away, where the lady couldn´t tell us the way to the apartment. It is only possible by going by taxi. Nevertheless we enjoyed our stay very much.
The location of the apartment is super small, centrally located and everything within easy reach. The only thing we were not so great was the view out the window. (Front side of the house) The kitchen is well equipped and the bathroom with washing machine and dryer great. We would book this studio any time.
Die Lage der kleinen Wohnung ist super, zentral und alles schnell erreichbar.
Das einzige was wir nicht so toll fanden, war die Sicht aus dem Fenster.
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Die Küche ist gut eingerichtet und das Bad mit Waschmaschiene und Trockner super.
Wir würden dieses Studio jederzeit wieder buchen.
The apartment was very clean and extremely comfortable although could do with being updated. The apartment had excellent views of Sydney. There was no information in the apartment about local amenities, such as how to get to the opera house, nearest supermarket, train station etc, The administration company for the apartment on our arrival were very poor,we rang ahead when we arrived at the Airport as requested by the office several days prior, no body answered so we had to leave a message on the answer phone, unaware if they had received this or not, we took a taxi to the apartment via the office, on arrival the office was locked up, no staff around, I had a taxi waiting on yellow lines! after about 5 minutes a member of staff appeared, extremely flustered as he had been in the pub and hadnt seen our taxi pull up! The key hand over was very rushed to the extent they omitted to tell us the number on the keyring with the room key was not the number of the apartment! Once we discovered this at the apartment, I asked the reception for assistance and was met by a very rude woman who basically told us she was busy, go away and I will speak to you when I am free, she did have enough time to point me to a road that had a pay phone! I then tried the emergency number I had for the office several times, without success nobody answered it. The said receptionist thought better of her actions and decided she would assist us. Thank god we had arrived on a domestic flight to Sydney not after our 20hour flight from the UK! Be warned if you stay here over a weekend, the pub next door is very noisy and the apartment has an extremely noisy neighbour who likes to party until 4am! Please allow about 60 dollars for a taxi from the airport, they dont like waiting around and will charge you! We did enjoy our stay in Sydney just a shame we were so tired due to the neighbour!
Great location, would stay again
Carpet needs to be deodorized as smells when windows are closed but soon disappears after opening windows . New pillows would be welcome
Excellent location - this is where you want to be for your short stay in Sydney. The apartment had everything you needed for a self catering stay. The apartment block was quiet, clean and comfortable.
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Equidistant from California's beaches and storied wine country, the sagebrush-covered hills of San Luis Obispo are reminiscent of the Mediterranean—which is why it was probably so easy for the Spanish missionaries that settled here in the late 1700s to call it "home." Today, the natural scenery awash in canyon breezes is still as breathtaking as it was more than 200 years ago, but the vibe is distinctly more hip thanks to the quirky college town built up around California Polytechnic State University. Bicycle-friendly streets blend into trails that connect the scenic Seven Sisters Hills, and Bubblegum Alley's pink and green façade is a funky throwback to the 1960s.
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The San Luis Creek Lodge fuses simple elegance and warm B&B charm within three separate buildings: the English Tudor-inspired Londonderry, the hacienda-like Plantation, and the graceful Craftsman. King rooms feature imported-tile bathrooms, nine-foot ceilings, and luxury furnishings—and some even have fireplaces and jetted tubs. Hot, complimentary continental breakfast is served each morning.
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Inmate walkaway prompts work crew concerns
Officals say the risk of inmates walking off jobs is rare
BEND, Ore. - Getting out from behind bars to work outdoors is a privilege an inmate has to earn.
And not just any inmate can earn it -- Deschutes County Sheriff's Capt. Michael Espinoza says they only select inmates with conviction on non-violent crimes.
"(Inmates) not only benefit from giving back to the community, but also benefit through the rehabilitative process," Espinoza said Wednesday.
But after a Deer Ridge state prison inmate walked off Tuesday from a work crew out near Bend's Phil's Trail -- prompting a manhunt that's still under way -- some wonder if the work programs are worth the risk.
"If it had been a girl riding her bike or jogging out there by herself. it could have went the other way really quick," said a cyclist who was riding his bike at the time and saw the crew working in the woods.
He said it took him a while to figure out what the group in the orange outfits was doing.
"Right next to the trail -- there were no signs saying a party was working, and I just think it was kind of strange there was nobody watching," he said.
Deer Ridge Correctional Facility spokeswoman Marissa Wilson said Wednesday there was one supervisor with the crew -- which standard protocol -- and there were at least a couple of warning signs up near the workers.
Espinoza oversees the Deschutes County Jail's inmate work program, which is not related to the Deer Ridge operation. He said public safety is paramount for such programs.
"By the time we get people on the work crews, they've gone through several layers of reviews, so we try to find the right match to minimize any potential of putting the community at risk," he said.
Espinoza says each crew with Deschutes County has at least two staff members, and there's always more help nearby.
"We also notify their patrol staff in those areas so they know we're there. We mark area with signage, the inmates wear special clothing," Espinoza said.
But in the end, there's always more inmates than staff. And they usually have tools.
It's also about a sense of trust.
"We definitely have a need to use tools, depending on the job," he said. "Any time you put those items in a person's hand, there's a risk that comes with that, so our staff has to be conscious of that."


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Welcome to Rush Management and Safety Week. Rush is dedicating seven consecutive articles, one per day, to be posted on the web regarding Risk Management and Safety. This is article 3 of 7.
This article relating to Risk Management and Safety deals with our athletes out on the field. Apart from general field conditions, glass, potholes, main holes, rapid dogs, angry birds, the focus is on lighting. An average of 54 people (http://www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov/fatalities.htm) get struck by lightning every year resulting in death and 10 times that number result in injury. That is 540 people.
If you are going to a game or training outdoors, or if you're caught in severe weather while outside, you should have a plan to protect yourself and your family. Here are some lightning safety tips:
-- If you can hear thunder, you're close enough to be struck. Seek a sturdy shelter immediately.
-- If you find yourself caught in a thunderstorm in an open area, do not allow yourself to be the tallest object.
-- Avoid tall trees, towers, utility poles, water, and any metal objects.
Coaches, and parents for that matter, get your kids out of danger. If there is any question, err to caution. The summer season is more susceptible to lightning strikes, with July being the worst month. Have a look at our (Lightning Policies 625 13).


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Part 1 by Massimo Mazzucco
September 11 - The New Pearl Harbor" is a 5 hour documentary that summarizes 12 years of public debate on 9/11. While aimed primarily at a general, uninformed audience, the film also contains some new findings that may be of interest to advanced researchers.
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RE: RE : Heteroskedasticity and fixed effects (was: st: RE: Re: Weak instruments)
"Schaffer, Mark E" <firstname.lastname@example.com>
RE: RE : Heteroskedasticity and fixed effects (was: st: RE: Re: Weak instruments)
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> --- Gaulé Patrick <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:
> > In both cases where is the harm in using robust standard errors and
> > what's the point to test for heteroskedasticity?
> The harm comes from making people feel more secure about
> their results than they should be. The point made by Freedman
> is that it is not going to do them any good, but only the
> name -robust- suggest that they are somehow protected against
> all kinds of evils.
You don't mean this literally, right? For example, if you think a linear model is reasonable and you want to use OLS, but you don't want to rely on more assumptions than you really need, then using OLS + heteroskedastic-robust standard errors (instead of OLS + classical SEs) can't hurt and - if heteroskedasticity is actually present - could help. This counts as "doing them some good", I think.
Or to repeat Patrick's points 1 and 2, and to make explicit the implicit point 3:
1) If the model is seriously in error, robustifiying will not help getting better
estimates of the coefficients. Getting standard errors right is irrelevant.
2) If the model is nearly correct, robustifying makes virtually no difference
3) If the model is mostly correct, but the assumption of homoskedasticity is implausible, undesirable, or unsupported, then robustifying helps.
It's not a full prescription for how to go about modelling - of course! - but it's still reasonable guidance, I think.
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My mentor uses these for the winter. This is my first winter with my bees (in PA). Does anyone have a recipe for making my own? DO I need these this first year? Any pointers or past posts that you could direct me to? Thanks in advance!
My mentor uses these for the winter. This is my first winter with my bees (in PA). Does anyone have a recipe for making my own? DO I need these this first year? Any pointers or past posts that you could direct me to? Thanks in advance!
Which are you interested in making, "candy boards" or "fondant"?
Trying to think inside the box...
Whichever is healthier for the bees!
I think the answer to your question is that both candy boards and fondant are a form of providing emergency feed for the bees, which should not be necessary if the hive was properly prepared for winter. There are times when you check hives in late January and find one almost out of stores. Then you have an emergency on your hands - feed the hive or it will die. Making sugar candy can be messy but if we are talking a hive or two it is the way to go. Bakers' Fondant is available commercially in 50 pound blocks and works well when you have more than a few hives to feed.
Some people cover the hole in an inner cover and use that as a candy board. Or you can make candy in a mold such as a pie tin and then set the candy directly on the top bars of the hive, just as you would a chunk of fondant. If I were to place fondant or candy this way I would add a rim on top of my box to make room for the fondant/candy.
I place chunks of fondant over the center opening in the inner covers. Completely covering the hole. Of course an additional box is needed to house the fondant...
I have the notches down and top entrances drilled into the boxes.
Trying to think inside the box...
Candy boards are less cooking, but fondant's easier to use IMHO if you have reason to buy it. To make either you really need a cooking/candy thermometer. A candy board is essentially a 1-2" high "box" the same length/width as a hive body (most call this a shim). You seal off the bottom of the shim and mix up water/sugar and cook it to hard ball stage, about 255-265F. Then pour the mixture into the shim and let it cool. It'll set up hard. This is your candy board and can then be put right over the top box of a hive, over or even under the inner cover.
Making fondant involves doing nearly the same thing except you don't cook it quit as hard (stop at about 240) and you need some corn syrup. You then pour it in a mixer bowl and let it come down to about 200. Then you beat it. As it cools crystals will form but the beating will keep them very tiny. You end up w/a sort of sugar "dough". Chunks of this can then be placed right onto top bars or as has been said, right on the hole in the inner cover. If you have any beekeeping friends that need some fondant and can find a restaurant supply place around, you can order it and split the cost/50lb block up with your friends. Just be sure whatever place orders it for you ensures it only has 3 ingredients: sugar, water, and corn syrup. No flavorings, preservatives, etc. The kind I've used is Dawn Foods Besfond and is a good product.
I do already have an extra empty super that sits on top with my feeder bucket. Temps are dropping and so I think my bucket feeding will be coming to an end. Andrew---when you say "properly prepared for winter" does that mean enough honey stores? My mentor seems to think my bees are in good shape in that regard. I only have one hive and this is my first so I'm trying to sponge up info from all of you! I dont have a candy thermometer but I have done similar projects and can tell the soft-ball stage pretty well. I think I'm probably more of a fan of the fondant route though. I have a friend who makes this but uses marshmallow in hers, I'm guessing this might be a bad choice?
Here is an interesting You Tube video for simple candy boards - no cooking.
Just some thoughts.
Yeah, I wouldn't use marshmallow fondant. Lots of gelatin and corn starch, neither of which you want to be feeding to bees.
I like that video...basically just making candy board sized sugar bricks.
With only two years experience, take my advice cautiously!
About once per month, I go through and pop the tops - find a good day to do it, and be quick. If the bees are up in the top portion of the top box, add some emergency feed. I make a fairly granular candy and pour it out thinly, so it will slide under the inner cover, atop the bars. You will be able to see if they've been at it on your next exam, and can add more as needed!
I end up feeding through extended rainy periods in the spring, because population starts to increase, and food consumtion goes up with warmer temps, and they simply can't get out to forage.
I use dry sugar instead of candy boards or fondant. To me it seems sugar would take less time and work as well as being cheaper to use. My question what do others think of one method over the others?
I like my thin cake method because it allows for moisture absorbtion, but I don't need a shim or newspaper to hold it. In the spring, whatever isn't used gets swept off - no extra equipment needed. It's completely exposed underneath the inner cover, allowing full access by the cluster, and re-supplying takes seconds.
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This is what I am doing this year for hives that had eaten some of their stores, due to our warmer than normal fall and are now a bit on the light side. (I diid feed syrup earlier this fall until they no longer took it up. They were of satisfactory weight at that time)
We are well into November and it is too late to feed syrup. Time to switch to a dryer sugar mixture. I can add these sugar blocks anytime..they probably will not bee needed for a few ...months, but I want to have them ready to install on a day it is warm and not raining. I have not fed sugar before and will experiment with several methods.( I have tried to make fondant and candy..I'm done with all that mess. I can not find anyone around here that sells fondant)
I JUST made these-so I may tweak my recipe a bit to get it the right density..I'll know in a few days it if it drys and hardens enough to be stable.
(Yes, I use this much cider vinegar in my protein patties,. They love it. That much of the recipe I am sure of.)
Heres my top screened inner cover. Note the depth on each side. Top is deep enough for 2" insulation, bottom side is deep enough for feeding or patties
Insert foam insulation in the deep side
Flip over-now you see the bottom of the insulation under the screen.
Fill wth sugar mixture.
My recipe is:
25 # of sugar and about a quart of cold cider vinegar.
1/2 tsp of electrolites with vitamins and a splash of Mann Lake Pro Health or other essential oil of choice. I used Lemongrass oil.
Mix 1/3 of the sugar and 1/3 of the vinegar with mixer paddle, keep adding and mixing until the full 25 # of sugar and the quart of vinegar (along with oils and electrolytes) are thoroughly mixed. It should be a soft moist crumbly mix, Not melted or runny!
Take a rolling pin and compact the mix into the frame.Nice and smooth and flat
Let it set in a warm dry place a few days to harden. When you compact it into the screened frame, some will squish out a bit through the screen( up against the foam) and will harden, helping to keep the whole mess secure inside the frame. If it is not as stable as I want, I can just put a queen excluder over the frame to hold it in.
INVERT this inner cover/feeder onto your hive. The hole you see here is the upper entrance/ventilation hole. I'll post photos in a few days of placing it on a hive.
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Nichols747: When you say, "If the bees are up in the top portion of the top box," are you referring to the cluster? Or do you mean, if there are any bees showing at the top of the frames?
This will be my first winter with bees, and I am just trying to get a sense of what other folks do.
Many thanks,
Midcoast Maine / Zone 5b
For me, it's usually not the cluster - it's cool and rainy, springtime, and it's warm enought to break cluster, but too rainy to fly/forage. I usually see them spread over the tips of the middle five frames or so. I wouldn't really call it a cluster, because they're starting to raise brood.
The ones who don't need it are more obvious - they aren't crowding the tops of the frames and you can see capped honey in the top frames...
If I see them at the top, I put some sugar-cake on, and if they eat it, I keep feeding it!
Good luck!
I have used blocks of Baker's Fondant for "insurance" feeding but this year I will also be using granulated sugar. I have started to prepare 10 pound bags of sugar to place over the center openings of the inner covers.
Two cups of water can be absorbed by a 10 lb bag of sugar, permitting it to harden when dry (I'll use one cup on the next ones). Three cups of water will make a mess. I suspect that a special solution could be used to saturate the sugar if desired.
The idea is to have a solid sugar layer that can be placed over the opening in the inner covers. I do need to place a box on top to house the sugar but I avoid building and storing additional material that serves a single purpose, and I don't need to open the hive to replenish if needed. In the Spring, any remaining sugar can be used in syrup.
Since granulated sugar in a box or bag is not "fondant" nor "candy" perhaps a new name is needed that better represents the feeding devices. Lauri may have a name for her "Sugar Box". For my low-tech, low cost alternative, I'll call it "A Bag of Sugar"...
Trying to think inside the box...
BeeCurious, I like it! I still have some candy boards left over from last year and when I needed another inner cover I broke the sugar out of some. The ones that I left I was always fighting ants on. As for Maine's question I had a hive that just ate the center out of the candy board and would not move to the edges and did not make it. I also screwed up and added a super to get the maple and they would not move up to the candy. Poor decisions make the best stories, and do I have stories!
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This work for me (no cooking)and if you like Pollen patty (optiona)
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Hmm...little sonata?
Styled very nicely. If this gets the 2.4 direct injection engine, this thing will be really swift.
that is sharp. and maybe the best application of hyundai's new styling. (better than sonata and accent) the front reminds me a bit of honda's fcx hydrogen vehicle. but that's a good thing.
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Hyundai's new design direction is what Toyota's would be if their cars had any hint of passion behind them. I think this will definitely be another hit. It won't excel at anything but it will get the job done for sure.
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Looks way better in the red compared to that soft blue.It appears a bit tall in some pics; but better in others.I need to see it in person but so far, it's not bad.
The styling is better than the current generation. It does not "pop" quite as well as the Sonata, but it is sharp. This also does not appear to be US-spec. My only concern about this car if I bought one would be the small trunk opening. This car reminds me of how the Accord's attempt at style meant pinching off the trunk. I think the back end is kind of unique, but that is in a bad way. I hope they change it a little to make it more practical, even if it is at the expense of drag. I also think the headlights could be a little less dramatic (less swooping along the sides). I am excited to see what the specs on this car are going to be versus the Ford Focus.
Wow, what an improvement. Hyundai truly is on a roll.
Ford Fo what? lol I'm glad to see this looks to be rivaling the best in the segment and then some. BTW on the specs, look for a 2.0 GDI I4 with 165-170 hp and a pair of 6-speed transmissions.
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I think this thing is the best in its segment EXTERIOR wise. Very impressive, especially for people who like these little toy cars, should be an excellent choice.
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Wow. That is sharp.
Very impressive, looks like the Mazda3 might be in for some real competition now, hopefully the engine upgrades are just as impressive.
Still not liking Hyundia's design, the interior looks pretty nice, though.


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I would say 90% of the shows I watch are on cable channels and not broadcast channels. One of the few shows I watch on broadcast channels is The Mentalist but I'll only start watching it after Project Runway is over.
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I would say 90% of the shows I watch are on cable channels and not broadcast channels. One of the few shows I watch on broadcast channels is The Mentalist but I'll only start watching it after Project Runway is over.
i watch lizard lick, hard core pawn. storage wars.the one with the yeeep guy, american pickers. i also wish they would hurry for new shows.. oh yes pawn stars. i like chumly... rfd channel...
Love Castle
If you don't work on it you'll never finish it.
NCIS - glad they're not trying to "fix up" Gibbs anymore.
Criminal Minds - yes, starting a little slow...not sure about new girl yet if she really fits in. Liked Prentiss
Storage Wars - SW Texas was new last night.
Burn Notice - didn't like this at first but after getting into it, really like it now. Season finale - I cried.
Don't like "reality shows"...get too much of that in "real life". Don't want to see someone's train wreck! LOL TV is for relaxation!!
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I like "Rookie Blue" because it is almost like a Janet Evanovich novel except the women have ambition as well as intuition.
Sometimes I just want to tell Stephanie to wake up ! I guess that may be why I keep reading the books, I sure do not want to miss it when she finally ........ competes timewise with my quilting to read a book and annoying to not have it turn out the way I want (yet), my DD gets the books on tape.
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The PBS show Call the Midwife. The Big Bang Theory. NOVA. The Britcoms which are really reruns. I love the Pawn Stars and American Pickers. Not interested in shows like Cupcake Wars, or shows with weird ingredients. I love most of the Food Network shows, especially Anne Burrell. Love the new program about getting the restaurants back on their feet. Some of the employees are not to be believed! Eek, is this a reality show? LOL
I don't watch a lot of the prime time stuff. NCIS of course but most of the rest is PBS, love Doc Martin and wish our stations were carrying All Creatures Great and Small again. The big thing is the channels I have discovered that run old shows. Everything from Ozzie and Harriet and Emergency, Adam 12 to Alfred Hitchcock and Twilight Zone. Wish they would run things like Carol Burnett and some of the old dramas like Owen Marshall or Have Gun, Will Travel. (now you know how old I am)
Love Good Wife, NCIS & the L.A. edition, Blue Bloods, Hawaii Five O & a new show called Scandal (some stuff really makes you think about the power in Politics). Used to watch Criminal Minds but it is getting too "dark" for me. Reality TV is an embarassment to entertainment. They are nothing but "Trash" TV. Maybe I just don't get it but I do not enjoy watching someone else's pain (wether mental or physical) on TV. This is just MHO
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text: Now that was really exciting and fun. Got to hive my first swarm yesterday with no help. I have just started keeping about 4 months ago. I had just talked to a local pest control operator an hour before and asked him had he had any swarm calls and what he did with them. He said no and that he usually killed them. I said call me the next time you do. An hour later he calls and said he just got a call about a swarm, I went to the house and the swarm was about 10 ' in a tree on a low hanging branch. Most of it was festooning down. About 4-5 pds of bees. I put my hive body with foundation and a few frames removed on a 6' later and shook the branch. About 2/3 rd of the swarm fell in. I lowered it to the ground and waited. They were all putting their little butts in the air and fanning their wings. There was still about a pound or 2 on the limb. After 10 min. they did not appear to be moving toward the hive but they were not going back to the branch. It was a little breezy so the ones in the tree may not have smelled the ones in the box. So I had to be across the county at my son's soccer match and had to get the job done so I climbed the ladder with a bucket and shook again. About half fell in the bucket and the rest took flight. I dumped the bucketful in the hive and the rest came to the hive.10 min later I was out of there. I had to go to the soccer match and then put them out at night so I am going to check on them later today, but what a thrill for my first time. The fun part was teaching the 12 folks at the house about bees and why they swarm. One little fellow who was in 4th grade came up to me and said" That's cool man, I think I want to be a beekeeper some day." Really neat.


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Glenn Beck: Cash For Clunkers may be a government scheme to take over your computer
posted at 7:46 pm on July 31, 2009 by Allahpundit
Why the feds would target something this supposedly nefarious at a tiny niche of people who want to trade in their gas-guzzlers is as unclear to me as why they'd tell you they're doing it instead of doing it surreptitiously, as would be the case if GB's allusion to Nazism near the beginning were accurate. I'm looking forward to hearing more on Monday, though, especially from Guilfoyle about how agreeing to the website's terms of use grants the state a perfectly legal license to do whatever it wants with your computer. I'm reasonably sure there would be Fourth Amendment and Fourteenth Amendment complications there, but we'll see. As for the terms of use themselves, any techies willing and able to enlighten about how unorthodox this sort of thing is? I'm guessing that some moron government lawyer somewhere was trying to deter hacking and either drafted the language overbroadly or adapted it from some private site without thinking how it would read coming from a .gov domain. Given that the cost in bad press will grossly outweigh whatever benefit they'll get from checking out your digital porn collection, it's almost impossible to believe that this is what it looks like. But like I say, we'll see.
On a more serious note, C4C is getting a new fuel injection of $2 billion assuming that the Senate okays it next week. Minor footnotes: The program really won't do that much to help carmakers; the carmarkers it does help are more likely to be foreign than American; and the many, many market inefficiencies it might cause makes it practically a textbook illustration of what's wrong with Obamanomics. But other than that, it handles like a dream.
Update: Reader Skywise offers a possible explanation for the C4C terms of use. He's probably right, although the website should have been a lot clearer about the purpose.
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How do I know if I am ready for ECSA?
I read all the posts about ECSA on the forum. I thinking in doing ECSA to get LPT.
I don't want to take any course and I would like to study all by myself. I can buy the official courseware for $650, but after reading a bit on the web, I realize I should probably be fine without making big expenses.
So how do I know I am ready for this test?
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You top bar people have me interested.
I like to build things of wood, so that part is OK.
My question is why top bar hives?
?More honey?
?Less toruble with parsites etc.?
How do you get the honey out?
If I decide to use some TBHs you will geet a lot more questions as , as of now, I don't fully understand the system.


text: Hi All, I posted my name with the local dog wardens, police and fire depts to contact for swarm removal. I got a call from a man who had bees in his bird feeder. I got there and there were several hundred bees in his feeder. The bees were going into the feeder some were coming out with full polen pouches The feeder was had mixed seed in it . Any one seen this befor Thanks Dan


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- Weight: 3.5" pounds
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UTSA alumni to register voters at March 27 event
By Marianne McBride Lewis
Director of Public Affairs
(March 24, 2008)--Members of the UTSA Alumni Association, a 501(c)(3) organization (tax-exempt nonprofit), will meet at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, March 27 at La Fonda restaurant on Main Avenue to register voters, honor Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff, and educate UTSA friends and supporters about four propositions under consideration in the upcoming Bexar County special election on the visitor tax. The event is free and open to the public.
Today's headlines
- La Prensa Foundation is newest member of UTSA Lone Star Society
- UTSA alumna Jordan Kaufmann wins $50K for new stent-graft start-up
- UTSA begins new way-finding sign installation this summer at Main Campus
- USA Today: UTSA long jumper Tyler Williamson rescues three-year-old boy
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Citizens will decide May 10 whether or not to extend the hotel-motel and car-rental taxes to pay for San Antonio River improvements, amateur sports facilities, cultural and arts facilities, and improvements to community arenas grounds and facilities.
If Proposition 2 is approved by voters, UTSA would receive part of the $80 million in car-rental taxes allocated for 13 amateur sports facilities throughout the county. UTSA would use the funding to support a new athletics complex.
"This athletics complex is an important component in the growth of the UTSA athletics program and the university in general," said Rob Killen, '97, chair of the UTSA Alumni Association community relations committee. "The amount allocated to UTSA would be $15 million."
La Fonda is at 2415 N. Main Ave., San Antonio, 78212.
For more information or to register for the event, call the UTSA Office of Alumni Programs at (210) 458-4133 or visit the UTSA Alumni Web site.


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They went off to war brimming with confidence and eager for the fight in Iraq and Afghanistan. They returned, many of them, showing no visible wounds but utterly transformed by combat—with symptoms of involuntary trembling, irritability, restlessness, depression, nightmares, flashbacks, insomnia, emotional numbness, sensitivity to noise, and, all too often, a tendency to seek relief in alcohol, drugs or suicide.
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"Families and friends are shocked when one of these guys comes back," says Fred Gusman, a social worker and mental health specialist now serving as director of the Pathway Home, a nonprofit residential treatment center in Yountville, California, where active and retired service members suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI) are learning to make the hard transition from war to civilian life.
"The guy who looked like G.I. Joe when he left home comes back a different person," says Gusman, a Vietnam-era veteran who pioneered treatment for warriors suffering from stress-related illness in the 1970s. "We called it post-Vietnam syndrome back then," Gusman adds, noting a link between combat and mental trauma that dates to the Civil War. That war produced an anxiety disorder known as "soldier's heart"; World War I gave rise to shell shock; World War II and Korea produced battle fatigue.
Each clash of arms spawned its own array of psychic injuries, with striking similarities to those haunting thousands of combatants from the current wars. "You get the 10,000-mile stare," says Gusman. "You shut down emotionally except when you're raging with anger. You are hyper-vigilant because you don't know where the enemy is. You look for signs of trouble in the line at Wal-Mart, or when someone crowds you on the freeway, or when there's a sudden noise. They are very, very watchful. This kept them alive in Iraq and Afghanistan, but it becomes a problem when they come home. It's not like a light switch you can turn off or on. I tell the guys they have to play detective, to figure out why they're angry or anxious and unravel it. We give them the tools to realize when they're spinning and need to stop. They learn to modulate their emotions."
Since opening his facility on the grounds of Yountville's Veterans Home of California in 2008, Gusman and his staff of 18 have treated almost 200 wounded warriors, many of whom had found only frustration when they sought treatment at military hospitals or V.A. centers.
"There's no compassion. I felt constantly ridiculed," says Lucas Dunjaski, a former Marine corporal diagnosed with PTSD in 2004 while serving in Iraq. Returning home, he ran into marital difficulties, drank heavily and sought treatment at the V.A. Hospital in Menlo Park, California, which specializes in PTSD care. He gave up after two one-week hospital stays a year apart. "It wasn't a healing environment," he recalls. "I tried to commit suicide. I just couldn't pull it together." (Since Dunjaski's V.A. experience, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced in July that it is easing the process for those seeking disability for PTSD.) For his part, Dunjaski enrolled in the Pathway program last spring, which handles as many as 34 patients at a time. "I came here thinking it was my last option. I would be dead if I didn't have this program," says Dunjaski, now 25. Finishing treatment in July, he felt that things were finally looking up: he had just moved into a house with his new wife and had hopes for the future. "I know I'm going to be OK."
What differentiates Pathway from standard facilities? A seasoned staff with military experience, few patients, a high tolerance for emotional outbursts and eccentric behavior, the collegial atmosphere of a campus instead of a hospital setting and a willingness to try anything. Realizing that Pathway could treat a mere fraction of the 30,000 veterans returning to California each year, Gusman resolved to create a model program that the V.A. and others could adapt. One such program, the recently opened National Intrepid Center of Excellence for treating TBI and psychological ailments in Bethesda, Maryland, takes a holistic approach to treatment, inspired, in part, by Gusman's program.
The Pathway team carefully monitors medications, guides veterans through treatment for substance and alcohol abuse, encourages regular morning walks in the hills and watches for signs of TBI, a head injury that produces short-term memory loss, difficulty with speech and balance problems. "Many of our guys have some TBI on top of PTSD," says Gusman. "The two conditions overlap, so you're not going to know right away if it's TBI, PTSD or both. It takes a willingness to ride the waves with the guys to help figure out what's agitating them. Other places don't have that sort of time. I think that's why traditional institutions struggle with this population. We're open to anything."
While most patients leave Pathway after a few months, Gusman has treated some for as long as a year. "What do you do?" he asks. "Throw them away?" Because of Gusman's willingness to experiment, the Pathway program has an improvisational quality, which includes family counselors, yoga instructors, acupuncturists, service dogs and twice-weekly follow-up text messages to support graduates and monitor how they are faring.
Gusman and his staff preside over anger management sessions, prod patients for details of their prewar history and coach them on how to navigate the V.A. system. They gradually reintroduce the men to life in Napa Valley, where Rotary Club members and others from the community have adopted Gusman's ragtag band of brothers: veterans go bowling, tour the countryside on bikes, learn fly-fishing—all Gusman's way of keeping them busy and breaking their sense of isolation. "The real test is when you go outside," he says. "That's why we encourage them to get out into the community."


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then I am in real trouble!
Oh, I have read all the magazine articles that tell me that I should be glad to have dry skin so I won't get blemishes and my makeup will stay put....
Dry skin means you get wrinkles and your makeup settles into the cracks....tee hee!
If you have dry skin, you are probably like me and are drawn to the lotion aisle in any store you go into.
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Learn about UTSA grad school at several events
By Tanya Hulbert
Student Writer, College of Liberal and Fine Arts
(March 27, 2008)--The UTSA Graduate School will host several free events from March 29 to April 7 to help prospective graduate students learn about program choices and applying for graduate school.
Today's headlines
- La Prensa Foundation is newest member of UTSA Lone Star Society
- UTSA alumna Jordan Kaufmann wins $50K for new stent-graft start-up
- UTSA begins new way-finding sign installation this summer at Main Campus
- USA Today: UTSA long jumper Tyler Williamson rescues three-year-old boy
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- Current teachers can attend a UTSA graduate school application workshop at 10 a.m., Saturday, March 29 in Business Building Room 3.03.04, 1604 Campus.
- UTSA alumni can participate in a graduate school application workshop at 10 a.m., Saturday, April 5 in Business Building Room 3.02.06, 1604 Campus.
Those who apply at the workshops will not pay the application fee. To register for a workshop, visit the UTSA Graduate School Web site (select "March 29" or "April 5").
Applicants must bring their transcripts from all community colleges and universities they have attended (3.0 GPA in the last 60 hours of course work), a personal statement on disk and recommender contact information (name, e-mail).
- Additionally, the UTSA Graduate School will host Graduate Program Days information fairs for students who want to learn about graduate degree programs. The 1604 Campus fair is 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Tuesday, April 1 in the Humanities and Social Sciences Building foyer. The Downtown Campus fair is 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and 4-6 p.m., Monday, April 7 at the Frio Street Building commons.
At the information fairs, prospective graduate students can speak with representatives from all of the UTSA colleges about program requirements, financing for graduate school and career opportunities.
Read about UTSA graduate programs and requirements at the UTSA Graduate School Web site.
For more information, contact the UTSA Graduate School at (210) 458-4335.


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Starting Baby on Solid Food
Did you read the latest study from the CDC about the number of infants who are starting solid foods too soon? One of the only things that I think has stayed pretty constant since I began practicing medicine (and what I did with my own children), was waiting until they were around 6 months of age to begin solid food.
Beginning a baby on solid foods is not really momentous, in that it does not make a baby sleep through the night, it does not make them less fussy, or gain weight faster, but it certainly is a little more work. A baby really does just fine on breast milk or formula for the first 6 months of life. It is wonderful to watch a newborn grow and thrive, and it all happens with milk alone.
While many new parents are anxious to start solids, there is no rush. Actually, once you are starting baby foods you soon figure out that it is really more work, and you get to fix meals for the next 18 years! Formula or breast milk seems like a great meal when you are too tired to cook one night when they are older. Milk for dinner just doesnt work for a 10 year old.
Early introduction of solid foods may be linked to obesity, diabetes, eczema and celiac disease. While the studies on these issues continue, why risk any of these problems when your baby is doing well on breast milk or formula alone for 6 months?
When beginning solid foods your baby should be able to sit up in their high chair and open their mouths when the spoon is introduced. There is no magic as to how much a baby will even eat when you start baby foods. For some babies, eating solid foods is cosmic and they may love it and continue to eat more and more.
For others, the spoon and baby food just doesnt hold the same excitement, and they push the spoon out of their mouth and are less than thrilled. Experiment with pureed foods for your 6 month old, but dont be worried if it takes some time...let your baby lead this dance.
I typically have parents puree as many different foods as they can, and introduce a different one every 2 to 3 days. The more different foods the better. At this age your baby will like all sorts of things that might surprise you.....broccoli, asparagus, black eyed peas,kale, beets. Same thing for fruits...try kiwi, melon, avocado, papaya, grapefruit and mango.
Even as your child is beginning solid food they are still getting the majority of their calories from breast milk or formula. It will be several months before they are eating enough solid food to change their milk intake.
No rush....solid foods have nothing to do with sleeping through the night either. That too comes with time.
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Boulder, CO – October 18, 2010
Webroot, the first Internet security service company, today announced the latest version of Webroot® Web Security Service. Updates include new Web activity reports that enable IT administrators to better manage bandwidth usage and prevent "repeat policy offenders" from putting the company's network at risk. Enhancements also include a new reporting infrastructure that provides administrators with instant access to custom data at any level of granularity.
Webroot has introduced the updates in response to continued market demand for security delivered in the cloud as part of a software-as-a-service (SaaS) model, which make it easier for businesses to protect customer, employee and corporate information. In a recent survey of IT decision-makers at small-to-medium sized businesses, one-third said they plan to implement such security services by 2012.1
Industry analysts have also projected a continued shift toward security services.
"We are seeing considerable movement from security software to SaaS, especially for messaging and Web security," said Chris Christiansen, Program Vice President, Security Products and Services, IDC. "Customers demand more flexibility so practically every security vendor will offer a SaaS alternative to hardware-based appliances and software licenses. SaaS will move from its traditional strength in messaging and Web into other markets such as vulnerability and identity management."
The latest version of Webroot Web Security Service ensures IT administrators have access to new dynamic and interactive reports showing bandwidth trends, as well as trends among employees attempting to access allowed and blocked Web sites. This allows IT administrators to better manage their companies' security and Internet usage policies, as well as to better protect employees' and customers' sensitive information.
Along with these features, the latest update to Webroot Web Security Service includes global availability of the company's vulnerability scanning features. The feature offers weekly and monthly tests for more than 400 common vulnerabilities found in the operating system, Web browsers, browser plug-ins, Microsoft Office suite, media players, instant messaging software and various third-party solutions – the most common ways Web-based malware is delivered to business and consumer computers.
"As an industry, we've been embracing the cloud as the most effective way to deliver security," said Gerhard Eschelbeck, chief technology officer, Webroot. "We are pleased to see continued migration toward cloud-based security services among our customers who are recognizing the benefits of better protection and better manageability over traditional solutions."
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The Royal Institute of British Architects has awarded Peter Zumthor the Royal Gold Medal, the U.K.'s most prestigious architecture prize.
The Swiss architect boasts projects ranging from Steilneset Memorial—an Arctic Circle monument to the victims of witch trials, which he designed with artist Louise Bourgeois—to an English home for philosopher Alain de Botton's Living Architecture holiday-home scheme. Zumthor's best-loved works include the Kunsthaus Bregenz in Austria, the Therme Vals in Switzerland, and the Kolumba Art Museum in Germany.
But Zumthor is loved best because he has built so few works. With some 20 projects to his name, he has built a career defined as much by his careful selection of commissions as by his execution of projects. By his selection of materials, Zumthor's projects tend to engage many senses; by his selection of clients, he has cultivated an exacting vision for his work.
Oliver Wainwright, the architecture critic for The Guardian, describes Zumthor as possessing "an aura greater than any other living practitioner, of a weight heavier than any gong could bestow." Now there is one more reason to envy him.
Personally approved by Her Royal Majesty the Queen, the Royal Gold Medal has been awarded to such architects as Le Corbusier, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Oscar Niemeyer, and Frank Gehry, FAIA.


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The shortest path between any two points on a snooker table is the straight line between them but what if the ball must bounce off one wall, or 2 walls, or 3 walls?
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Jackie Chan celebrates his 100th feature film when the historical epic 1911: Revolution arrives on Blu-ray and DVD on Monday, March 19th and Flickering Myth have two DVD copies of the film to give away to our readers courtesy of the lovely people at Cine-Asia.
Read on for the synopsis, trailer and details of how to enter this competition…
"Action legend Jackie Chan commands the screen as Huang Xing: the fearless resistance leader and military genius, who opposed a 20,000-strong Imperial Army during the 1908 Guang Xi Uprising with only 200 men! Now, as military commander to legendary revolutionary leader, Sun Yat-sen, he will lead an impoverished and vastly outnumbered rebel army against the Emperor's elite Royal Forces in a battle that will change the course of history!"
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Which of the following Bruce Lee films did not feature an early appearance by Jackie Chan?
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Legacy Chorale of Greater Minnesota to host auditions for spring concert series
The Legacy Chorale of Greater Minnesota will hold auditions for its spring 2013 concert series from 5-9 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 3, at Lord of Life Lutheran Church in Baxter.
Singers of all voice parts — especially tenors and second basses — are being sought by the chorale's artistic director, Sarah Aamot. Aamot will listen for the following musical skills during auditions: intonation, tone quality (choral sound vs. solo), ability to control vibrato and volume, vocal flexibility and expressiveness. A prepared piece is not necessary.
The Legacy will be preparing Celtic music for its spring concert series, including works from Ireland, Wales, England and Scotland. Concerts are currently scheduled for April 11, 13 and 14, 2013, in Aitkin (First Lutheran Church), Pequot Lakes (as part of the Greater Lakes Area Performing Arts series) and Brainerd (venue TBA).
Upon acceptance into the Legacy Chorale of Greater Minnesota, singers will be given season schedules, program information and membership guidelines, and will be required to sign a "Statement of Understanding" contract, pay a season membership of $25, and pay for the cost of their own concert attire and transportation to rehearsals and concerts.
Rehearsals will be from 6:45-9:30 p.m. Tuesdays beginning Jan. 8 in the Brainerd High School choir room.
Singers from any community in Minnesota, large or small, are encouraged to audition.
For more information and to schedule an audition, contact Bill Satre, chorale manager, at firstname.lastname@example.com; 218-820-4558; or visit www.legacychorale.org.


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UTSA Black History Knowledge Bowl, Feb. 24
UTSA provost creates core values initiative
(Feb. 23, 2009)--In fall 2007, when UTSA finalized its 10-year strategic plan, A Shared Vision UTSA 2016, a UTSA core values statement was developed in addition to the UTSA mission and vision statements. The core value statement reads: "We encourage an environment of dialogue and discovery, where integrity, excellence, inclusiveness, respect, collaboration and innovation are fostered."
Today's headlines
- La Prensa Foundation is newest member of UTSA Lone Star Society
- UTSA alumna Jordan Kaufmann wins $50K for new stent-graft start-up
- UTSA begins new way-finding sign installation this summer at Main Campus
- USA Today: UTSA long jumper Tyler Williamson rescues three-year-old boy
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In an effort to promote a greater awareness of these core values within the UTSA community, Provost John Frederick invited faculty to submit proposals that would include workshops, performances or programs that highlighted any of these six characteristics. Selected proposals would be eligible for funding.
In the inaugural round, 20 proposals were submitted for review and 12 were awarded funding. The events are scheduled for spring 2009.
"Our goal with this Core Values Initiative is to eventually fund eight to 10 events each semester and provide each one up to $1,500 in funding," said Frederick. "This is a faculty initiative through Academic Affairs and I am very pleased with our inaugural response."
>> The first core values program funded this semester is the Black History Knowledge Bowl, hosted by the UTSA Black Faculty and Staff Association. The competition is 6:30-9:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 24 in the University Center Denman Room (2.01.28), 1604 Campus. The event reflects UTSA commitment to support the core values of integrity, excellence, inclusiveness, respect, collaboration and innovation. (Read more on UTSA Today.)
>> The second event is a David Mamet play, "Oleanna," which will be presented at noon, Friday, March 6 in the Downtown Campus Buena Vista Theater and at 3:30 p.m., Friday, March 6 in the 1604 Campus Arts Building Recital Hall. The play reflects the UTSA core values of integrity and respect and will feature a panel discussion led by COLFA professor Steven Kellman. The performances are free and open to the public.
The spring deadline for faculty was Feb. 2. However, faculty interested in the Core Values Initiative for fall 2009 should submit proposals through the offices of the deans and vice provosts to Terry Wilson. The deadline for funding consideration for fall 2009 programs is Sept. 1, 2009.
For more information, contact Terry Wilson at (210) 458-4110.
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