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More Teens Smoking With Hookahs
I suppose this could fall into the "everything old is new" category. A recent study says that hookah smoking is gaining in popularity among teens. Actually, I thought hookahs went out with the sixties, but apparently they are making a dramatic come back. In fact, the study says that nearly 1 in 5 high school seniors used the popular water pipe sometime during the last year.
The study's findings reflected earlier research that showed teens of families in the higher economic strata were more likely to use hookahs as well as males, white students, those who already smoke cigarettes, and those who had previously used alcohol, marijuana or other illicit substances.
The national data sampled 5,540 high-school seniors between 2010 and 2012.
"When it comes to cigarette smoking, at least now, we tend to think of it as more associated with lower socioeconomic status and lower parental education," says lead study author Joseph Palamar, an assistant professor of population health at NYU Langone Medical Center. That was the exact opposite for students most likely to engage in using hookahs, he says.
"Given the cost of frequenting hookah bars, it is not surprising that wealthier students, as indicated by higher weekly income, are more regular visitors, although it remains unknown what proportion of hookah use occurs in hookah bars versus in homes or other noncommercial settings," the study noted.
Data for the study came from the University of Michigan's Monitoring the Future survey, which recently reported that hookah smoking among high-school seniors in the past year rose to 21%.
Many people think that hookah smoking is less harmful than cigarette smoking. But that's not true says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It notes that many of the same cigarette smoking health risks apply to hookah smoking.
Other research shows hookahs — which use specially made tobacco known as shisha, available in a variety of fruit and candy flavors — deliver tar, nicotine, and carbon monoxide in even higher doses than cigarettes.
A 2005 World Health Organization report said that a water-pipe smoker may inhale as much smoke during one session as a cigarette smoker would inhale consuming 100 or more cigarettes.
Some non-tobacco hookah products claim that they can be used without the health risks of tobacco products. The CDC says studies of tobacco-based and herbal versions of shisha show that smoke from both types "contain carbon monoxide and other toxic agents known to increase the risks for smoking-related cancers, heart disease, and lung disease."
Another myth associated with hookahs is that the water used in a hookah acts as a filter to remove harmful ingredients. Not so say heath experts.
Many modern hookahs have imaginative designs and are brightly colored. They are coolly intended to attract a younger generation of customers.
There are also new products such as electronic smoking devices known as hookah pens, hookah sticks and e-hookahs that have recently come on the market may be the next step in "normalizing" hookah use and making it seem like the cool thing to try and many are falling for it.
So, you might want to talk to your teen about hookahs and hear what they have to say. I'm betting there are a lot of misconceptions about the health risks of hookah smoking especially if it contains non-tobacco products.
The study was published in the journal Pediatrics.
Source: Michelle Healy, http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/07/07/hookah-use-high-school-seniors/12074889/


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El Paso Co. woman accused of killing mother, husband
Woman arrested Friday after neighbor finds bullet hole
El Paso Co. - A woman who lives in a Cimarron Hills mobile home park was arrested Friday, accused of killing her husband and mother.
Sheriff's Officials identified the woman as Donna Kaiser-Anderson, 57.
The bodies were discovered in a trailer on J Street at the Springs Mobile Home Park on Western Avenue, near Galley and Peterson roads.
The investigation began Friday afternoon when a neighbor noticed a bullet hole in her home. She called the El Paso Co. Sheriff's Office, and investigators found evidence the gunshot came from the home next door, where Kaiser-Anderson lived.
Investigators called Kaiser-Anderson after no one answered the door at the mobile home. Sheriff's spokesperson Lt. Jeff Kramer said Kaiser-Andersont, but she came back home, let authorities inside the house, and that's when the bodies were discovered. The victims, who lived there with the homeowner, may have been dead for several days.
"Although we're not sure what lead up to this, or precipitated this crime, there is information that's leading us to believe this event may have taken place some days prior," said Kramer.
Kramer said evidence found at the scene lead investigators to believe the female homeowner was the suspect. He said the sheriff's office doesn't believe anyone else was involved in the crimes.
Kaiser-Anderson has been booked into the Criminal Justice Center. Officials said she faces two charges of second-degree murder. Officials have not yet released the names of the victims.

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Named after the spear-like shape of its leaves, Spearmint has been a hero for centuries! Traditionally used to help with a wide variety of concerns, ranging from curing sore gums in ye olde medieval times to being used as an aphrodisiac and popular bathwater scent in ancient Greece. Spearmint oil is extracted by steam distilling the flowering tops and is much sweeter than peppermint, as it contains a far less quantity of menthol (0.5% compared to the 40% in peppermint).It is fantastic for stimulating a tired mind, refreshing the skin and senses, and its fragrance is even known to relax stomach muscles and relieve nausea.
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What the U.S. electricity sector must do to significantly reduce CO 2 emissions in coming decades.
This report was prepared by Revis James and Steve Gehl of EPRI's Energy Technology Assessment Center, and Richard Richels and Geoff Blanford , economists in EPRI's Environmental Sector.
What the U.S. electricity sector must do to significantly reduce CO2 emissions in coming decades.
The large-scale CO 2 reductions envisioned to stabilize, and ultimately reverse, global atmospheric CO 2 concentrations present major technical, economic, regulatory and policy challenges. Reconciling these challenges with continued growth in energy demand highlights the need for a diverse, economy-wide approach.
The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) conducted a three-part analysis to assess the technical feasibility of substantial CO 2 emissions reductions from the U.S. electricity sector; to identify the technology development pathways and associated research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) funding needed to achieve this potential; and to evaluate the economic impact of realizing emissions reduction targets. Three major conclusions emerge in this study:
• The strategy for reducing electricity sector emissions will be technology-based. A technology-based strategy is sustainable, minimizes costs to the U.S. economy, and creates opportunities for decarbonization beyond the electricity sector and ultimately beyond the U.S. economy.
• A diverse portfolio of advanced technologies will be required. No single technological "silver bullet" will suffice. Rather, a full portfolio is needed that includes efficiency, renewable energy resources, nuclear, coal with carbon capture and sequestration, and other technologies enabled by expanded transmission and distribution system capabilities.
• Significant RD&D will be needed over a sustained period, and technology development lead times demand immediate action. Timely and sustained investment in public and private RD&D could lower the cost of emissions reductions on the order of $1 trillion, and significantly limit increases in wholesale electricity costs.
The EPRI analyses are documented in a public domain report entitled The Power to Reduce CO 2: The Full Portfolio, available at www.epri.com. This article summarizes section 3 of that study, addressing the technology pathways that must be developed to enable substantial CO 2 emissions reductions from the U.S. electricity sector. The RD&D pathways addressed in this analysis are providing the framework for a more detailed RD&D action plan that EPRI is developing.
Technology Development Pathways
EPRI's analysis reveals four key strategic technology deployment challenges that must be met for the U.S. electricity sector to significantly reduce CO 2 emissions over the coming decades:
• Deployment of smart distribution grids and communications infrastructures to enable widespread end-use efficiency technology deployment, distributed generation, and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.
• Deployment of transmission grids and associated energy storage infrastructures with the capacity and reliability to operate with 20 to 30 percent intermittent renewables in specific regions of the United States.
• Deployment of advanced light water reactors enabled by continued safe and economic operation of the existing nuclear fleet.
• Deployment of commercial-scale coal-based generation units operating with 90 percent CO 2 capture and with the associated infrastructures to transport and sequester the captured CO 2.
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Posted: October 31, 2007 in ACE Press Releases
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Oct. 16, 2007) – The American Council on Exercise (ACE), your premier certification, education and training organization, recently released results of its exclusive study that examined functional fitness programming for older adults; proving that it works and most will see real-world benefits relatively quickly. With the goal of the study to encourage older adults to try functional fitness programs, ACE commissioned researchers at the University of Wisconsin, La Crosse to examine physical improvements associated with this type of training.
Led by John Porcari, Ph.D., FACSM, the researchers recruited 48 volunteers, ages 58 to 78 years old. All had some form of cardiac, metabolic or orthopedic condition and all were already participating in the university's La Crosse Exercise and Health Program. Each subject was randomly assigned to either the experimental group (which would do functional exercise) or the control group (which would stick with a traditional exercise program of walking and aerobic dance).
"The focus was on exercising several muscles and joints together rather than working a particular muscle or group of muscles in isolation, said Cedric Bryant, PhD., FACSM, chief science officer for ACE. "Incorporating functional strength training into an exercise program will help improve balance, agility, dynamic flexibility, strength and endurance to enhance older adults' abilities to safely and effectively perform their various activities of daily living."
Those who went through the functional fitness training, showed greater physical improvements than those who did not. Improvements were seen in lower-body strength (13% improvement), upper-body strength (14%), cardiorespiratory endurance (7%), agility/dynamic balance (13%) and shoulder flexibility (43%).
The experimental group participated in functional exercise sessions three times a week for four consecutive weeks. Each session included a circuit of 12 functional exercises including moves such as wall push-ups, lunge and chop and squat with diagonal reach. For complete copy of the study and workout visit www.acefitness.org.
To aid the growing older adult population, ACE is pleased to have recently teamed up with AARP, the leading nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization for people age 50 and over in the United States, offering exclusive personal training discounts to its more than 39 million members. Find out more at AARPfitness.com.
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Multnomah University prepares students for meaningful careers that serve Jesus whether they're called to traditional ministry or the marketplace.
Stay connected to our community and help the next generation of Christian leaders become agents of positive change, whether they're serving across the street or across an ocean.
Dr. Paul
Louis Metzger's latest book Consuming Jesus: Beyond Race and Class Divisions
in a Consumer Church has been selected by Christianity Today's Leadership
Journal as one of the "Top Ten Books of 2008."
Though his
book was released in 2007, it has steadily gained popularity and approval
across the country due to the amount of traffic and discussion it has generated
on blogs, radio shows, independent websites, and important speaking events and
conferences around the country.
Turning Words Into Action
In support
of the themes found in the book, Dr. Metzger and renowned civil rights leader
Dr. John M. Perkins are the plenary speakers at a two-day event titled "Drum
Majors for Love, Truth and Justice." The event is sponsored in part by Multnomah University
and the Luis Palau Association this Nov. 20-21 at north Portland's
Maranatha Church.
Metzger anticipates the release of another new book titled Exploring
Ecclesiology: An Evangelical and Ecumenical Introduction, co-written with
Dr. Brad Harper at Multnomah University. Due to be
released in spring 2009, Exploring Ecclesiology combines biblical, historical, and cultural analysis to explore the
church's various roles.
year, Christianity Today, Inc., selects the 10 books every pastor and Christian
leader in America
should own and read," Dr. Metzger's literary agent David
Sanford said. "That Dr. Metzger's book Consuming Jesus made
that prestigious list for 2008 is a great honor and certainly a first for
Multnomah Biblical Seminary."
excitement of this announcement was enhanced by the fact that, at the time, Dr.
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developer," Sanford
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Leadership Journal's blog Out of Ur features
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Best Travel Photos Of The Week: Winter Wonderland Comes For Canadians
2013 is off to a snowy, yet beautiful start if this week's photos from Canadian are any indication of the New Year.
While the thought of snow and travel may bring up nightmares of flight cancellations, delays and headaches for some; travelling in the snow has its merits for others. For one, it makes for some solid skiing conditions, like for Heather Phelps who spent New Year's Day up in Mont-Tremblant in Quebec. On the West Coast, the bloggers behind Traveling Canucks took full advantage of the roughly three metres of snow by hitting the slopes on Cypress Mountain.
Given the amount of snow Canada's seen in the past few days, it only makes sense to have the theme behind this week's batch of photos focus on the beauty behind travelling with powder.
You can find it in Leigh McAdam's travels as she explored her own winter wonderland by skiing across snowy-landscape of Banff, Alberta. And while others like Dalene Heck at Hecktic Travels dread the thought of an Albertan winter, even she concedes that the season has its pros and cons. To see how other Canadian travellers made use of the winter weather this week, check out the gallery below.
While you can't go wrong with camping in Ontario's Algonquin Park in mid-to-late June, heading their early has its benefits, not to mention stunning views.
The sun sets over the city of Brussels, Belgium. Photo Credit: Fareed Khan
Beautiful sunsets are just one of the sights travellers can expect in Molokai, but as the couple behind Traveling Canucks notes, there's a few things that sets this Hawaiian island apart from its neighbours.
A monument to Imre Nagy, a leader in Hungary's failed communist revolution of 1956, stands on top of a bridge in the sunny city of Budapest.
Adrenalin junkies looking to get their next fix may want to take a page out of Seattle Dredge's book. Here, she tears up the snowy hills of Akureyri, Iceland on the back of snowmobile.
Traffic in Vietnam has something of a notorious reputation among travellers. After all, how many places in the world would require someone need to take a road test just so your driver will give you a fair price?
From the umbrellas to the shallow harbours, there's no shortage of blue hues in Greece, according to Dalene and Peter Heck, the couple behind Hecktic Travels.
What's the best way to explore the Flinders Ranges Mountains of South Australia? If you ask Deb and Dave from The Planet D, the answer is simple: from the sky.
Two locals in Jordan wait for travellers to ride their camels around in the Wadi Rum, according to Cailin O'Neil who learned first hand about the hospitality of Jordanians.
Train spotting in Riomaggiore, Italy. Credit: Rafid Mahmood
A blooming garden of Wisteria at the Tochigi Ashikaga Flower Park in Japan. It's reminiscent of a fairy tale.
Travelling to Hawaii usually brings up thoughts of beaches, surf, and donkeys, in the case of the duo behind Traveling Canucks. The two joined group which descended down nearly 1,700 feet on the back of mules to reach the reach the Kalaupapa Peninsula during their adventure to Molokai Island.
Even Belgium's greenery proved resilient to the winter cold during Krista Rowland's visit to Parc de Bruxelles in Brussels.
Giant tree stumps are one of the sites hikers can expect when tackling East Sooke Park's coastal trail near Victoria, B.C., writes Leigh McAdam.
The team behind Hecktic Travels took this week to explore the Topkapi Palace is Istanbul, Turkey which included tours of the courtyard and inside the Harem and its 400 rooms.
A rooster sits perched in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Roosters can be found in the city's bird markets where they are forced to battle in illegal cockfights.
There's a lot to admire about nature's creatures when travelling, writes Leigh McAdam. Here, a dragonfly rests during a McAdam's visit to Lake Superior.
There's a lot to like about the Copper Coast, a route between the towns of Tramore and Dungarvan in Ireland. One of the highlights includes the Kilfarrasy Beach, writes Candice Walsh.
Tour buses kinda get a bad wrap for being cheesy. But now and then, like when you hurt your ankle and walking around Mexico City just isn't in the cards, tour buses can be surprisingly enjoyable according to Pamela MacNaughtan.
Shopping in Chichicastenango, Guatemala is far more colourful than most markets in Canada. Credit: @vivienlougheed
While some Canadians were contending with Old Man Winter's return, others, like Justin, were enjoying the scenic sunsets and temperature in the high twenties. Photo Credit: @crustinjocker
If you're visiting the National Museum of Scotland, expect to discover many unique artifacts like this mask that Miranda and Dylan came across during their trip to the city of Edinburgh
The Fountains of Bellagio aren't just a pretty sight in Las Vegas, Nevada; they're also part of choreographed light display. In Lisa Goodmurphy's case, the fountains were performing in sync with this famous Canadian icon while Goodmurphy and her daughters passed by.
As Dave and Deb from The Planet D write, the Medina serves as an old fortified encampment for one of Morocco's largest cities. Within the encampment lies a maze of streets that are lined with vendors and is considered a rite of passage for anyone visiting the city.
Travellers looking for an iconic panorama of Paris can't go wrong with a shot from the observation decks of the Eiffel Tower. But for those looking for something different can try their hand at photography from the Arc de Triomphe like Cam & Nicole Wears did during their trip to the City of Light.
Despite spending six weeks in Bolivia, Vivien Loughheed says her trip to South America was still too short. Photo Credit: @vivienloughheed
Looks like some grumpy residents in the United Kingdom are a lot more open about their feelings towards solicitors — at least in the neighbourhood of Notting Hill.
It's hard to believe that this isn't even the most impressive photo Leigh McAdam took during her trip to the Maligne Canyon at Japser National Park in Alberta, Canada. There, she and seven other adventurers donned some ice cleats and took to climbing the park's ice bridges.
Yes, it's a well but this old stone structure caught our eyes and that meant it just had to go into this week's round-up. The well is said to still be a site of worship according to Candice Walsh and to even have magical healing properties, though she seems less convinced on that matter.
The fall of the Berlin Wall may have come decades ago, but as Dalene and Peter Heck found out during their trip to Berlin, there are still unseen barriers separating some Berliners.
Between the graffiti-lined walls of Tonalá lies Guadalajara's massive street markets. But don't let this scenic photo fool you: the crowds can get big and the markets aisle are small, which can make travel tough.
Millions of people around the world may be celebrating St. Patrick's Day today but here, Ian Ord takes part in a different kind of celebration while in Thailand: the Songkran Festival. Here's a shot of a modified tuk tuk that he saw a few times during the day.
There's no doubt that many Canadians will be celebrating St. Paddy's Day at their local bar or pub, but Candice Walsh is going for the real deal as she travel's to Dublin, Ireland to learn more about her ancestry.
London, England has been through a multitude of change over the years. However, if you're looking for signs of Victorian London, the Peter Pan statue in Kensington Gardens is a good place to start.
Blue skies and beautiful greenery are just some of the things travellers will find once they visit Prince Edward Island in the summer. As for what to do, Leigh McAdam's has a few suggestions...
Does taking a photo of the Statue of Liberty when in New York make you a tourist and not a traveller? Maybe, but as Samantha Phelan writes, it just "had to be done." Photo Credit: Samantha Phelan
As Shirley Lum tweets,"I love #Toronto! Fab city to explore/re-discover!" Photo Credit: Shirley Lum
This week, Lisa Evans snapped a shot of clear, blue skies while on Sapelo Island in Georgia, USA. Photo Credit: @WriteLisaEvans
It took three hours on a bus ride that felt like hell, but Leigh McAdam captured a stunning sunset over the mountains of Guican in Colombia
Here, Allie Barclay and company share some bonding time while the Taj Mahal sits in the background. Photo Credit: @AKBarclay
Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's... Deb and Dave from The Planet D in a microlight. This week, the couple took to the skies in Zambia to find out what flying over the country was like.
It may be hard to spot, but that's definitely a beach in the background that Mario Stojanac snapped from his hotel room in Panama City. Photo Credit: Mario Stojanac
It just wouldn't be Valentine's Day without a romantic shot of the beach in Lorne, Australia. Photo Credit: Jessica Lee
Sometimes the only way to cope with vacation withdrawal is to think warm thoughts and look back at your photos of the Gran Bahia Principe Akumal in the Mayan Riviera, Mexico according to the couple behind Traveling Canucks.
For those tired of lounging on the beach, the town of Mui Ne, Vietnam and its beaches make a convincing case for some kite surfing, writes Jodi Ettenberg.
Sometimes it's best to let the photo do all the talking. Photo Credit: Caroline Chu
For the duo behind Hecktic Travels, it wasn't the restaurants or laid-back vibe of Panajachel, Guatemala that resonated most with them — it was Lake Atitlan. Here, the lake is pictured with three dormant volcanoes in the background.
Cage diving with great white sharks isn't for everyone. But it was for Deb and Dave, the writers behind The Planet D, the opportunity was a chance for the two of them to come face-to-face with the misunderstood predator during their trip to Gansbaai, South Africa.
It's amazing the difference two hours can make when you're visiting Marché Jean-Talon, writes Pamela MacNaughtan while detailing her trip to one of Montréal's famed markets.
There's plenty of white sand at Whitehaven Beach in Whitsundays, Australia but visitors will be sure to see lots of turquoise water as well, says Melissa Medeiros. The beach is one of Medeiros' top picks for coastline spots in Australia.
Rome wasn't built in a day and neither was conquering Mt. Kilimanjaro according to Samantha Phelan. Rather it took seven days, filled with rain, hardship and lots of climbing to conquer one of Tanzania's famous mountains. Photo Credit: @moderndaymarco
Rebecca Ananda captures a shot of the Netherlands' famed FEBO fast food restaurant and their automated burger-buying machines. Photo courtesy of: Rebecca Ananda
Adding egg to your morning cup of Joe may seem a bit strange but as Jodi Ettenberg writes, it's kinda like "a Cadbury Creme Egg with a hint of mocha," — and a popular beverage in the city of Hanoi in Vietnam.
During their trip to Antigua, the duo behind Hecktic Travels learned that despite not looking like much, cacao beans were highly prized by Mayans.
What started as a meal at a Korean-Japanese fusion bar for Pamela MacNaughtan turned into a 5-hour of chatting, writing, editing and sampling food behind locked doors at Yakatori Bar in Toronto.
A bike leaning against a wall in central Amsterdam catches the attention of Rebecca Ananda's camera. Photo courtesy of: Rebecca Ananda
Graffiti and the city of Ottawa, Ont. don't usually go hand-in-hand but as Ayngelina writes, parts of Canada's capital are home to sanctioned graffiti walls— some which feature stunning art and others which have art that may leave you scratching your head.
Okay, so a photo of the Brooklyn Bridge is a pretty touristy thing to do, but for Tracy Zhang, it was an opportunity to practice some black and white photography on a day when the weather was rather gloomy.
What's a January travel photo round-up without a photo of a Canadian city in the middle of winter? Here, Leigh McAdam snaps a shot of the intersection between Portage Avenue and Main Street, one of Winnipeg's famous crossings.
In a photo submitted to Huffington Post Canada Travel, John Moon captures a group of young monks heading home on an ox cart in Bagan, Myanmar.
She may not be keen on riding theme park rides, but that didn't stop Candice Walsh from capturing their soft glow during her trip to Prater in Vienna, Austria.
Catching the sun rise can be tough. But as the duo behind The Planet D point out in their post this week, things get even tougher when you're late for an early balloon ride at The Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya.
Open blue skies and white snow made for an excellent hike at the West Bragg Creek in Alberta for Leigh McAdam this week.
It's known as Ayers Rock but Australia's indigenous people call it "Uluru", writes Melissa on this week's post about travelling to Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park.
This shot may be from Barbara Konecny's December's trip to Turkey, but it had to be added to this week's round-up since it captures the blue hues of the sky and water near Kadıköy, Turkey.
While some of us were nursing hangovers, Heather Phelps spent the New Year's day at Mont-Tremblant in Quebec snapping photos of the snowy landscape. Photo Credit: Heather Phelps
For the bloggers at Traveling Cannucks, a white Christmas was in order after over three metres of snow fell over four days at Cypress Mountain, British Columbia. What did they do with all that snow? Hit the slopes of course.
Not everyone's winter has been filled with snow. For Tracy Zhang, her travels took her to Manhattan, New York where the only white stuff on the ground was the paint for pedestrian crossings.
The start of the new year had Leigh McAdam at Hike Bike Travel skiing across the snowy paths of the Fairview and Tramline trails at Lake Louise in Banff, Alberta.
As Dalene from Hecktic Travels writes, winter in Northern Alberta can be unpleasant thanks for the chilling prairie wind. Still, it's hard to argue how serene everything looks from behind the lens of a camera.
Was there a stand-out shot from this week? Let us know in the comments section below, or tweet us your response @HPCaTravel.


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A former CBC colleague-turned-journalism professor very politely questions the ethics of my writing this column for HuffPost. Surely, he suggests delicately, the internet in general -- and aggregators like HuffPost in particular -- are killing traditional mainstream, general-interest journalism. And, in the process, seriously damaging democracy. My reply...?


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For salads, you can pour boiling water over the red lentils. They will absorb enough water as they cool and keep their shape.
Curried Potato Salad with Red Lentils
This luscious combination of potatoes, red lentils, and tomatoes is an exotic change-of-pace from the standard varieties of potato salad.
Serves: 6
- 3/4 cup red lentils, rinsed
- 4 large potatoes
- 4 medium firm, ripe tomatoes, diced
- 1/2 cup vegan mayonnaise
- 1/2 cup plain nondairy yogurt (coconut or soy)
- 1 to 2 teaspoons good-quality curry powder, to taste
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro, or more to taste
- 2 scallions, thinly sliced
- Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
Combine the lentils with 2 cups water in a saucepan. Bring to a simmer, then reduce the heat and simmer gently until the water is absorbed and the lentils are done but still firm, about 15 to 20 minutes. Drain off any excess cooking liquid and let the lentils cool to room temperature. Alternatively, to make ahead of time, you can pour the boiling water over the lentils in a heatproof dish, cover, and let stand until the water is absorbed and the lentils are at room temperature.
Meanwhile, cook or microwave the potatoes in their skins until tender but still firm. When cool enough to handle, peel and dice them.
Combine the lentils and potatoes in a serving bowl and add the remaining ingredients. Toss gently but thoroughly and serve at once.
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Hey everyone, how's it going?
First of all, I'd like to take a quick moment to thank everyone for your support last time in helping me get "The Shining" elected as the LAMB's Movie of the Month. 16 different movie bloggers wrote and/or published "Shining" related articles, including myself. You can see them all, here.
As you all know, I also had the honor of appearing on the LAMBcast again to discuss the movie. Well, originally, it was a bit of a disheartening experience for me. Skype issues made the recording session brutal to work through, and we had a very difficult go of it. In the end, we cut the discussion short. I was more than a little bummed.
But then, when I heard that the LAMB also went over their bandwidth limit on their podcast host, and couldn't get the podcast posted? I suddenly became PSYCHED. I realized…
"The Shining" podcast was CURSED
Yeah… JINXED, BABY! WOO!! LOL.
Jinxed or no, it came out really well. Thanks to Dylan Fields of Man I Love Films, LAMBcast host and producer… he smoothed out the recording issues, put together a very listenable product, and worked around the hosting issue in order to get the podcast up. You can download it from the LAMBcast archives here. If anyone wants to listen but can't, just get in touch with me and I'll see if I can help.
But the LAMBcast is ongoing, and this is the first month that they're instituting the new "
FMR Champions Rule". Now how it works is that bloggers nominate movies to be included in the poll, and if they can muster enough votes for their cause, the movie they "Champion" will be the next movie of the month. The winning movie's "Champion" will also be given a spot on that month's Lambcast.
The movie I selected for this inaugural "MOTM Champions" contest is Ridley Scott's "Blade Runner". It's one of my favorite films of all time… It's an incredible blend of Science Fiction and Film Noir. A futuristic detective story where the "Dame" is a robot, and the villain comes with an expiration date. I've already done a MTESS on it, but I'm sure if it wins I'll find the motivation to expand on it, or create something new…
Of course, in order for that to happen, it needs to win the poll first! Voting is open through Saturday night, and we're off to a strong start thanks to a push from my friends on Facebook, and the fact that "Blade Runner" kicks ass.
I still need your help to ensure we win the day though, so if you have a moment, and if Blade Runner is a movie you enjoy – OR if you just want to support the FMR cause, please click here to vote "Blade Runner" for the next Movie of the Month!


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Mantas, mules and Mal (POTWW)
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Our first stop was Hawaii. Whilst neither of us had a burning desire to visit Hawaii, it did break a very long and tedious flight and we may never be back that way so we thought it would be worth a look around. We landed at Honolulu and then took our most expesive flight yet (per mile) over to Big Island. The idea being to avoid the high rise developments (scarred as we were by the Gold Coast), see a volcano, get some more diving in and top up the tans before hitting LA.
We stayed in Kona - nice little town, if a bit on the tatty and run down side. The beaches were OK but busy, and the volcano was permanently covered in cloud, so no great views/photos.
A 100 mile drive took us down the coast to the active volcano where we took a stroll down to the spot where the lava was flowing into the sea. This involved walking over solidified flows which had only covered the road six weeks previously. Every now and then there would be a half buried road sign sticking out of the lava. Quite cool (well hot) watching the molten rock ooze down the hillside.
The other Hawaii highlight was a manta ray night dive. Mantas are plankton feeders, and the plankton are attracted to the dive lights so "good sightings" are almost guaranteed. We thought we might just glance a couple of mantas in the gloom - however we had six mantas coming in so close that one guy had his face mask knocked off as they cruised overhead. It was a truely awesome experience having these 3 -4m wide animals which weigh over 500kgs glide just cms from your head, especially as they have their massive mouths wide open as they suck in the plankton laden water. Underwater ballet is the best description of the acrobatic and graceful manoeuvers we were lucky enough to spend 40 minutes watching, we all came up with the biggest grins on our faces.
We also did some pleasant day dives, including one through lava tubes called "suck 'em up" - timing was key to avoid getting an authentic washing machine experience.
After Hawaii we flew into LA and stayed with a friend for a couple of days. Mal is a good looking, smooth, suave, sophisticated Australian (well that's what he told me to write) who works in the entertainment industry
It was back to earth with a bump as we waited 45mins to get through security at LAX (and we were in the 'express' first class lane) - and back to sheep and goats class in American Airlines.
The Grand Canyon was big - so big that a half day mule trip (big drops, but otherwise a bit dull and cheesy) took us about a third of the way down into the Canyon. Much more striking was Bryce Canyon a little bit further north in Utah - absolutely beautiful place with stunning sandstome formations (and an excellent trail ride). We then drove on into Zion Canyon - the best of the three. Whilst it was a shame to have such a quick tour of such stunning country, given that the temperatures were in the low 40s it wasn't exactly hiking/climbing weather
For Mandy the best part was the drive between The Grand Canyon and Bryce. We stopped at a small town for lunch and noticed in the local paper that the largest "no kill" animal rescue center in the USA was just up the road. Of course we had to drop in for a visit. Well - they sure do things big in America. "Best Friends" has 600 cats in Kittyville, and 600 dogs in a seperate facility at Dogtown, not to mention the rescue horses, donkeys, parrots etc. Mandy was in heaven rolling around on the floor with the special needs cats (those that have medical conditions which would prevent them from being rehomed). We also met The General, a chicken killing cat who had been on death row and was only spared on the condition that he stayed at the center and never ever left. This place was awesome, clean, comfortable, spacious, and the animals looked in great condition. They turn over $15 million a year and clearly spend the money very wisely.
Then Vegas - well we thought Vegas would be so bad it would be good. However it was so bad it was just bad (according to Nick). Mandy had great fun having a couple of poker lessons and managed to keep her shirt at the tables. Nick sat by the pool trying to ignore the various grotesques sunning themselves like beached bleached whales. Probably just as well we left before Mandy got too far into it.
Next a short stopover in Dallas, where we visited the excellent and informative JFK museum. It was hot and sweaty, but we did have an excellent evening listening to a Blues Band outdoors and getting very drunk. July 4th was a bit of a damp squib, and then it was time to move on to Canada. Boy were we glad to be taking our last US domestic flight for some time...........


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On Thursday evening, June 27, 2013, come learn about getting honey out of your combs.
We will have taken some honey off and will be ready to extract. Learn about choosing combs to extract, dealing with brood, avoiding Small Hive Beetles, using uncapping knives, planes, and the Maxant chain uncapper. Watch and use the Hobbyist extractor, the Maxant 2 frame and 6/9 frame and 20 frame motorized extractors. See the bottling process.
Registration is required. If the class fills, we will offer it again.
To register, call us at 800-632-3379 or go to the web:
The class will start at 6:30pm to give us enough time to get everything done. It will be in the honey house, not the classroom!
Any questions, call or write:
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Here's our spin on the roast-a-chicken-on-top-of-a-can-of-beer technique that's popular with barbecue aficionados. To simplify things, we just pour a little beer inside the chicken as it cooks. The beer keeps the meat juicy and a smoky-flavored spice rub both under and over the skin gives it extra flavor. Barbecuing poultry with the skin on helps prevent the meat from drying out. To keep calories and fat in check, remove the skin before serving.
Nutrition Profile:
Diabetes Appropriate
Healthy Weight
Heart Healthy
Low Calorie
Low Carb
Low Sat Fat
Serves 6
Prep Time 15 min
Total Time 105 min.
Step 1
Preheat a gas grill (with all burners lit) to 400°F or build a fire in a charcoal grill and let it burn down to medium heat (about 400°F).
Step 2
Combine paprika, oregano, salt, brown sugar, cumin, onion powder, garlic powder, chipotle chile and pepper in a small bowl.
Step 3
Remove giblets from chicken (if included) and trim any excess skin. Loosen the skin over the breast and thigh meat. Rub the spice mixture under the skin onto the breast meat and leg meat, a little on the skin and inside the cavity. Tuck wings under the body and tie the legs together with kitchen string.
Step 4
If using a gas grill, turn off one burner (leaving 1 to 2 burners lit, depending on your grill). If using a charcoal grill, move the coals to one side. Wearing an oven mitt, carefully place a drip pan under the grill rack on the unheated side. Place the chicken breast-side down on the rack over the pan. Pour half the beer into the cavity (it's OK if some drips out into the drip pan).
Step 5
Close the lid and roast undisturbed for 45 minutes.
Step 6
Turn the chicken breast-side up. Pour the remaining beer into the cavity. Cover and continue roasting until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh without touching bone registers 165°F, 30 to 45 minutes more. Transfer the chicken to a clean cutting board; let rest for 10 minutes before removing the string and carving.
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OROVILLE >> Oroville residents who pay assessment district fees with taxes and sewer service rates will see some changes in their 2014-15 tax bills.
Tuesday night, the City Council approved the latest reports and resolutions for two benefit assessment districts and for the city's sewer services.
Every year, the council receives an engineer's report about the districts and decide whether to continue levying fees, along with increases or decreases.
Public hearings were held Tuesday on the annual reports about a consolidated benefit assessment district for the city's storm infrastructure and a separate district that covers landscaping and lighting maintenance at several developments.
There was no change in the assessment district for the storm infrastructure. The district was formed as a condition of approving eight development projects; Linkside Place, Foothill Estates, Mission Olive Ranch, Vista Del Oro, Calle Vista Estates unit 2, Martin Ranch, Jake Richter Estates and Acacia Estates.
Each zone is responsible for maintenance of storm drains and other items within the storm infrastructure.
Community Development Director Don Rust said in a phone call Thursday there is zero assessment for the new fiscal year. He added some of those subdivisions now don't exist.
No one from the public commented. Councilors Thil Wilcox and Gordon Andoe excused themselves during discussion and voting on the assessments. The remaining councilors approved the annual assessment for 2014-15 unanimously without discussion.
There were some rate drops and rate increases for the next item, pertaining to the Consolidated Landscape and Lighting Maintenance Assessment District affecting 17 zones, or subdivision projects..
As a condition of approving their projects, developers of 17 projects throughout the city had to establish or annex the subdivisions into a benefit assessment district for landscaping and lighting maintenance. The subdivisions are Grandview Estates, The Buttes, Deer Creek Estates phase 1, Calle Vista Estates unit 1, Cherokee Estates phase 1, Sherwood Estates units 1 and 2, Grayhawk, Cherokee Estates phase 2, Linkside Place phase 1, Foothill Estates, Mission Olive Ranch, and Vista Del Oro.
Only one person commented. August Lincoln, who lives at the Grayhawk subdivision, complained that the fees would increase. City attorney Scott Huber said it was an annual renewal of the same fee, but Lincoln said there was a problem. His bill for 2012-13 was $89, and $158 for 2013-14. He thought it was increasing by $69.
"Where's the money going?" he asked.
He said some of the units have to be fixed up.
Lincoln's wife Eva also addressed the council, adding that the lighting at Grayhawk is bad.
She said an 80-year-old neighbor who has cancer was doing some of the maintenance with her husband.
"I hope you guys do something about this and the lighting," she said. "We have very poor lighting in the area."
It turned out that Lincoln's bill was actually going down to $52.82 in 2014-15.
Rust said at the meeting the city has money for the next fiscal year to do what's needed there.
He also said the lights are going to be replaced. Currently, the street lighting is low and dull. Through a PG&E incentive program, about 600 lights in the city will be replaced with LED fixtures.
"They'll be better, clearer lights," Rust said.
While the Lincolns' bill and is going down, along with rates at other subdivisions in the assessment district, other rates in the same district will increase.
Rust said Thursday that it depends on what work needs to be done in each of the zones.
City Administrator Randy Murphy explained Thursday that each year an engineer reviews the work to be done and what the fund balance is, along with whether revenue needs to be adjusted.
The rate differences vary because at the various lots, the amount of work that needs to be done varies.
"And it depends on the complexity of the work that needs to be done," Murphy said.
At the meeting, Andoe and Wilcox abstained from voting. The council approved the resolution 4-0.
Later the council approved a rate increase on sewer services, which will go from $18.11 to $20.99 per month for a single-family dwelling.
Last year, the council approved fee increases for fiscal years 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16 to fund the rehabilitation of the city's 66 miles of pipes and manholes, according to a staff report.
The rate is based on the number of fixtures per dwelling. Murphy said the typical dwelling has about 16 fixtures, though some have more or less depending on the size.
The total increase is $35 annually, but people will only be paying a few dollars more monthly.
With Andoe and Wilcox back at the dais, the vote was 7-0 approving the increase.
Contact reporter Barbara Arrigoni at 533-3136.


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The Legacy Provider Network (LPN) Workers Compensation provider panel was incorporated specifically to serve the needs of Nevada Self Insured Groups and Self-Insured Employers with its focus on two goals:
Timely and Quality Care:
By not "renting" an existing Workers Compensation provider network and directly contracting with specific Board Certified Providers, Acute Care Facilities, Ambulatory Surgical Centers and Ancillary Care Providers who have experience in Workers Compensation, LPN has been able to bring timely and quality care to its clients injured workers and provide additional cost savings.
Health Care Costs:
To assist its clients in managing healthcare and pharmaceutical costs which, in turn, results in decrease of overall expenses for self insured groups thereby allowing increased savings and profitability for their members.
The Legacy Provider Network currently serves over 2,800 employers and 60,000+ statewide Nevada based employees. A few of these self insured groups are:
Builders Association of Western Nevada
Nevada Agriculture
Nevada Auto Network
Nevada Retail Network
Nevada Transportation Network
Preferred Medical Management Services (PMMS) provides support services to the Legacy Provider Network
LPN direct provider contracting with financial utilization reports
Pharmacy Management Services with provider and pharmaceutical utilization reports
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The Legacy Provider Network and Preferred Medical Management Services in January 2009 implemented its Pharmacy Management Services by directly contracting with national Pharmacy Benefit Management Company (PBM). By direct contracting with PBM, this relationship has provided LPN and its clients their ability to "manage" utilization costs related to Brand, Generic, and Mail Order by reviewing its providers prescription patterns. These detailed reports provided to its clients' Program Administrator and Third Party Administrator with transparent financial and pharmaceutical cost reports which have resulted in additional savings to their clients.
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I like to post thought provoking posts so I ask those pro and against, what is the surge in interest for foundationless that I have seen online in the last few years all about? From my own perspective I used either wired wax or plastic coated with wax foundation.
These are if I understand it correctly the benefits of foundationless and why I dont see the justification.
1. Less contaminants in the hive--yes it is true that even wax from the cleanest foundation maker will have some contaminants in it I remember a study where Jennifer Berry had alot of trouble sourcing pure clean wax for a foundation experiment. However, these contaminants are minute and even if you have the bees draw out their own wax, bee meds and and other contaminates usually find their way into any hive from the outside world from robbing and fruit spraying etc.
2. It is more natural---Listen I hate to tell everyone but beekeeping is by definition not natural. Sticking insects in a painted box when and where we want is not natural at all from the get--go. That combined with the parasites like mites that we introduced to the environment make the whole environment the bees have lived in for millions of years not natural.
3. Less work than putting in all that foundation. Perhaps if the bees draw out all the frames correctly, but more often than not alot of initial adjustments are needed which you do not need to do with foundation. Plus for newbees learning for the first time learning to open the hive and observe the bees can be overwhelming enough let alone messing with the combs. And in terms of work for the bees it will take around 8 pounds of wasted honey for one pound of wax (yes I know this number is subject to debate) just to get them to draw out the whole frame and so I would like to give them any boost I can. Plus with new beekeepers you need to idenifty if the bees are drawing alot of drone comb which bees accustomed to worker cell foundation seem to love to do--whole frames of it at first until they feel they have enough for the hive.
4. I want natural comb cell size--yes this is good but the first comb your package bees draw out will probably be large cell anyway as the bees are not regressed--so now you need to cut out that comb after a few rounds of brood and make them build it all out again-setting them back further--at least with small cell foundation the bees will get a head start on doing all of their work again!
That is what I thought of so far let me know what you all think for and against!


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Eight representatives from Pulaski Technical College attended the annual Achieving the Dream Strategy Institute Feb. 8-11 in Indianapolis, Ind. Toby Daughtery, a Pulaski Tech graduate with a compelling success story, spoke at the opening session on Tuesday evening. More than 1,400 individuals from community colleges across the nation were in attendance. Kareem Moody, director of The Network for Student Success, also participated in a panel discussion regarding African-American male initiatives at community colleges. In addition to Daughtery and Moody, those representing Pulaski Tech at the Strategy Institute included Dr. Dan F. Bakke, college president; Augusta Farver, interim vice president for instruction; Melissa Hendricks, grants and major gifts officer; Lisa Fisher, director of counseling and advising; Amy Baldwin, English instructor; Cynthia Fletcher, interim dean of the division of academic success; and Maribeth Anders, visual arts instructor and president of the faculty senate. The 2011 Strategy Institute provided an opportunity for the college to convene with other participating Achieving the Dream schools from around the country to discuss activities and interventions to improve success for low-income students and students of color. Attendees also heard from national-level speakers, attended breakout sessions, met with funders and brainstormed with Achieving the Dream coaches. Pulaski Tech has been recognized as a leader in the successful implementation of the goals of Achieving the Dream, which focus on data-driven, evidence-based strategies for identifying and overcoming barriers to student success. The college's priority focus areas are developmental mathematics and advising. The Achieving the Dream initiative was funded for one planning year and four full years. The college has completed the planning year and two full years of implementation and is currently halfway through the third year of implementation.
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OVAE Hosts Discussion of Reentry Education Programming
How can we most effectively use education as a tool to improve prisoner reentry outcomes in the U.S.? OVAE in particular and ED as a whole are committed to providing leadership in using education's potential to address the complementary goals of reducing recidivism, improving public safety, improving life outcomes for individuals involved with the criminal justice system, and saving taxpayer money. Along with education's great potential in this work, we need to ask how and where various educational interventions can be effectively used in our interlocking service systems. And we need to ask what the smartest investment is that we can make for unlocking the human potential in our corrections populations and for supporting the application of this investment to pro-social endeavors.
Attorney General Eric Holder's call for federal agencies to join in prisoner reentry work has brought OVAE's efforts to the fore in ED's response. The most recent among them occurred on Jan. 20, when OVAE Assistant Secretary Brenda Dann-Messier hosted a meeting of an expert panel of criminologists, education administrators, leaders of community-based organizations, correctional officials and formerly incarcerated individuals to examine a draft conceptual model of reentry education programming based on a review of research on reentry. This expert panel was asked if the draft model successfully captured evidence-based principles of effective reentry programming and if it was coherent and practical. In the resulting discussion, the panel agreed that the model was generally successful in applying the relevant evidence-based principles and was coherent and practical. They also recommended, however, that it be made still more practical by emphasizing educational development opportunities, such as literacy instruction, preparation for taking the GED, and CTE instruction. Further, the panel said the model must not be linear because many people in the criminal justice system cycle through different phases before finally re-entering society. Another consistent theme among panel members was that the gap between institutionally based programs and community-based programs must be bridged so that the progress made by many individuals while they are in the system is not lost when they are released. In addition to the subject matter experts, meeting participants included representatives of the Ford, Gates, and Open Society foundations, which are investing in bringing education to bear on the issues of reentry. Models developed by the foundations are being studied by OVAE and its contractor to inform OVAE's work on its draft model, which OVAE will complete and share along with supporting materials this spring.


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Some questions on php configuration leaks & future of web security/hacking
I am learner in web-application hacking ,
I have seen some sites leaking their php configurations,i had seen like this
I just find these sites via google dorks,also the web-server is a shared web-server,the configuration leaks via one web-site poses danger to all the sites(almost 170 web-sites in them)
It made me think like this,
1.1)By leaking these sensitive php configurations what kind of dangers will be faced the web-server ?
1.2)do you rate this as a major bug or minor bug ?
1.3)Also by having these sensitive configurations it it possible for a attacker to gain a shell on the web-server?
1.4)I have read that most of the security configurations has been placed in this .htacess file,is it possible for the attacker to attack/modify the .htacess configuration?
1.5)what are the possible attacks can be done on a .htacess file?
I have been started to thinking about the future of the web-application hacking,because after seeing some things it made me think like this,
I am just a beginner in these web-Application security/hacking,i had started to read many many types of web-application attacks and all especially from the owasp site and some other sites,
And i checked the sites like 1337day and exploit-db and some other exploit sites for those vulnerabilities,
say http response splitting last exploit has been published before 1 year,
say RFI/LFI bugs last exploit has been published before 3-4 months,
seems RFI/LFI is dying fast,i think it would disappear soon,
what types of exploits we are actively seeing is xss,sqli,file upload bugs,RCE,command injection,CSRF and few others.
Also i started to hear that the same will happen to sqli and xss in a very few years,
Nowadays it seems the standard of making web-application/web-development is becoming higher and they are making hackers job tougher,
2.1)what you guys feel about this?
2.2)do you think xss and sqli will die or will become an uncommon type(i.e like xst attack of today) of exploit in the few years ?
2.3)do you think any new breed of attacks will born in the coming future?
2.4)And as a beginner in web-app hacking/security this really started to worrying me,how can i prepare my-self so that i can over come these challenges in my future in order to have a good and successfull carrier web-Application security/hacking ?


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A New Bern High School teacher was arrested, for allegedly having sex with an underage student at a different high school 16 years ago.
The S.B.I. arrested 54-year-old Harrell Thach at his home in Emerald Isle on Monday, according to the New Bern Sun Journal. Thach was accused of having sex with a 14-year-old old student in 1996, while he was a teacher and coach at Perquimans County High School, south of Elizabeth City. He was charged with first-degree statutory rape.
Thach had been a teacher with Craven County Schools since Sept. 2009. He taught social studies and coached varsity softball at New Bern High School. Thach resigned as coach recently and stepped down from his teaching position on Tuesday.
Thach was scheduled to make his first court appearance in Perquimans County Wednesday morning.


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Mission Fire Fair is July 20
The26th annual Mission Fire Fair will begin at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, July 20, at Mission Park.
There will be a Safe House and North Air helicopter; roast pork dinner, brats, hot dogs, popcorn and drinks; as well as games, auctions, raffles and a chicken poopin' contest.
The fair is sponsored by the Mission Township Firefighters Relief Association.
Mission Park is seven miles north of Merrifield on County Road 3, and one mile east on Mission Park Drive.


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Re: st: goodness of fit measure fir ivtobit
Yuval Arbel <email@example.com>
Re: st: goodness of fit measure fir ivtobit
Sun, 23 Sep 2012 04:09:25 +0200
I checked the -ereturn list- for -ivtobit- and indeed (and unlike
regular tobit) there is no pseudo R-squared measure. If you would
still like to compare between models, you can use the log-likelihood,
which is often available in stata outputs, as a simple measure. You
also have a chi-square statistics for exogeneity testing, which seems
to me more important than a goodness of fit measure.
Finally, note that in many occasions the goodness of fit measures in
these models are quite low (particularly if you have many missing
values in the dependent variables)
On Sun, Sep 23, 2012 at 3:26 AM, Yuval Arbel <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:
> Hi Anat,
> As the first step, I would suggest to use the -ereturn list- command
> to see the full stata output available after -ivtobit-
> On Sat, Sep 22, 2012 at 11:33 PM, Anat (Manes) Tchetchik
> <email@example.com> wrote:
>> Dear statalisters,
>> I wonder if anyone knows any goodness of fit that is appropriate for
>> tobit with endogenous
>> variables (ivtobit). Not as in "regular" tobit, stata does not report any
>> goodness of fit measure, any idea how to estimate such a measure?
>> Any response will be greatly appreciated..
>> Best,
>> --
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Joy Bauer's Guilt-Free Comfort Food Recipes
Indulge in all your favorites—minus the fat and calories
If only we each had our very own mealtime Fairy Godmother, someone with the culinary wisdom and motherly warmth of a cross between Julia Child and Mary Poppins. At 5 o'clock each night, the heavens would open up and she'd swoop into the house, groceries in tow, and whip up the most smashingly delicious, 100 percent nutritious dinner.
And of course, she'd leave the kitchen sparkling clean. Sigh… Like you, I juggle way too many balls as I go from one day to the next. I have three active kids, a demanding full-time job, a wonderful husband, and scores of responsibilities. There are plenty of days when I feel like I'll never find time to make dinner, and yet I nearly always do. And, I'm glad I made the effort. Trust me, you will be, too.
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In a twenty-one count Indictment, the Federal Grand Jury in Tallahassee charged Patricia Walker McGill, age 60, of Tallahassee, Florida, and Bonnie Segree, age 68, of Eastpoint, Florida with one count of conspiracy to commit theft from Federal programs and mail fraud, seven counts of theft from Federal programs relating to educational grants, and thirteen counts of mail fraud.
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- MCGILL and SEGREE utilized educational literacy grant monies to pay individuals and entities for goods and services not related to, provided to, or authorized by the educational grants.
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Dec 2, 2012 at 2:07 am #1296655
Craig MarrinerMember
@scribestrollerLocale: Central Plateau
Anyone ever lost footing with a pack on during a river/stream crossing and gotten swept?
I've been close a couple of times but was saved by my poles.
What I particularly wish to know is how your backpack affected your flotation/body position.
I'm used to hiking with heavy loads (13kg plus) and my strategy on serious crossings was always to loosen straps, unclick hip belt, and, should I get swept, make contorting out of my pack priority number two (after snatching a big breath).
But I've lightened up a lot this past year, down to about 8 kg, and I'm wondering if ditching my pack is really so necessary or wise.
I tried a swim once with pack on back and hipbelt off, and as soon as I cast off the top of the pack tried to force my head under.
It's such a different ball game getting out of a pack when you weigh nothing.Dec 2, 2012 at 4:12 am #1932530
Hiking MaltoBPL Member
I was swept down a stream in North Yosemite on my thru hike but it was a completely different set of circumstance than what you may expect. There was a series of flooded channels that looked fairly (waist) deep but the water looked very slow moving. By this point I had crossed dozens of raging torrents and I was expecting no major issues. But I I went across the water got deeper and suddenly it was as if a hand swept my feet out from under me. In reality I think what happened was my pack was so light and the water ended up being about belly button deep when I was picked up. The pack had acted as a flotation device. It all worked out because I was swept to the opposite bank. I was able to hold on to my trekking poles and visor so no lost gear. And I was using a pack liner ibecause I was expecting the potential of getting wet sometime during the day. So no gear got wet.
What could I have done differently? Generally I unfasten my hip belt but this time I didn't because it didn't look to be that bad. It is possible that the pack may have floated independently of my body and not swept me off my feet. Second, I had just dislocated my shoulder a half hour earlier and my mind was not focused on that crossing. I likely could have found a better crossing point had I been 100% focused.
As to your question on affect on body position…. Yes it caused my head to go forward some but not a major deal. But I also have a very low volume pack, MLD burn, that could have helped in that regard.Dec 2, 2012 at 5:27 am #1932538
James MarcoBPL Member
@jamesdmarcoLocale: Finger Lakes
Yupper. . .I was fishing and bushwacking along a stream in western NY in January. I had planned on fishing about 5 miles of stream, setting up a camp overnight, then fishing back. I caught one fish(steelhead) and was going down stream to catch another when I stepped onto a very slipery boulder. I went in with my rod in one hand. Worse, there was a shelf of ice about 1" thick below me. The pack actually acts as a flotation device but it really wanted to turn me over, face first into the water. I struggeled to get turned around, feet first, but was moving too fast in the current. After I relaxed a bit, I managed to roll sideways. I bumped into the ice shelf. It was only about 3' deep, but very dangerous since the current was fairly swift right there as it emptied into a pool(iced over.) I let it swing my feet and body down to the bottom. Fortunatly, my waders and pack were now full of water. This helped, since it made me heavier. I slowly walked to the stream edge, knowing, that if I lost my footing again, I would go under the ice for about 10 yards in the pool…totally iced over. Very close to drowning, then freezing and shaking so bad I could hardly walk(adrenalin and cold,)I reached the bank. I lost the fish and some smaller items(a fly box, some leades, a bottle containg some nymph imitations, some micro-shot…) I SAVED the rod!!! Though the reel was soaked and it froze up. The pack was painfull in retrospect. The dry bags had some bouancy, which kept me from rolling on my back. My hat was gone, it washed off in the water. I emptied my boots and hiked out. Very painfull, except for the effort of hiking and bushwacking to the road (about a half mile) kept me too hot. Have you ever simultaneously been frozen cold and too hot? It IS possible.Dec 2, 2012 at 9:09 am #1932567
Paul WagnerBPL Member
@balzaccomLocale: Wine Country
That's a terrifying story.
I haven't had this problem, but I've seen it happen. We were hiking up the Mono Creek drainage last 4th of July, and it was during high snowmelt. We'd checked with some of the through-hikers, and they assured that there was an easy log over the creek. But when we got there we saw a triplet (two men and a woman) locking arms together and crossing the stream. It looked like no big deal–although the fact that they had locked arms should have been a clue. At its deepest, the water was maybe mid-thigh, but fast moving.
So I put on my Crocs, grabbed a nearby stick and started across. Half-way across the stick broke, but I still made it without too much trouble. My wife followed with two hiking poles, and struggled a bit, but also made it across. The hardest part for her was that her poles kept getting swept downstream in the current before she could plant them in the rocks.
There was a young couple there, with a dog. They guy forded the creek with his pack, then went back to get his dog. Meanwhile, his girlfreind/wife started across…and lost her footing. She was swept about 20-30 feet downstream, rolling over once in the current. She rolled into shallow water, where she washed up against some alders on the bank, and climbed out. She was completely soaked and frozen, but they continued their hike.
Two days later we crossed the creek on the logs, which were about fifty feet upstream, and a cakewalk.Dec 2, 2012 at 9:21 am #1932569
Brian LewisMember
@brianleLocale: Pacific NW
I've helped teach a beginning backpacking class, and the more experience I gain at various aspects of backpacking, the more I realize how simplistic are the various rules of thumb that some well-meaning instructors pound into the heads of their students, using words like "never" and "always".
Starting the CDT SOBO in June of last year my hiking partner lost his footing, really was just floated off his feet in crossing the Belly river. His pack was still fully attached and his remarks afterward suggested that he felt that was much better than the recommended "always" unsnap waist and chest snaps so the pack can slip off easily. In his case the pack floated him up enough that, for the short stretch he sailed downstream, he was able to catch a trailing bridge cable as he swept under the deckless bridge main cables.
It might well be that had he floated down for much more than the maybe 4 seconds he was going like that, that the river might have forced him into a face down position. But in this case it worked out well, for that time frame at least he floated high enough and upright enough to grap onto the one thing he could reach that could save him from what clearly would have been a bad situation.
FWIW, though I managed to cross at the same point as he (before he did) without being swept away, I too had all my pack snaps snapped. The obvious trade-off here is that, while being able to escape the pack might be a good thing once swept off your feet, you're less likely to be swept off in the first place if your pack is more stable on your back and not shifting as you're trying to walk.
And of course, there are times and places in the wilderness that having your pack float away at high speed could leave you pretty screwed too! We were less than a day from a trailhead at that point, but we crossed a lot of tricky creeks later on that trip that were days away from any possible exit. It's always about trade-offs, using experience and wisdom to make the right ones.Dec 2, 2012 at 9:33 am #1932570
David ChenaultSpectator
@davecLocale: The West Slope
This is yet another good thread on this subject, which just highlights the big gap in discourse. There's a lot of terrain between the standard methods and using a packraft that isn't addressed well, if at all. It would make a good video. If I can recruit a crew to film and act as safety I'll head out this spring and do some experimenting.
Brian, I'm curious, which crossing did ya'll have trouble with: going up to Elizabeth Lake, or the open right below the lake itself?
I've never been swept off my feet while crossing, but I have intentionally gotten pushed downstream just tap dancing diagonally across the bottom for a while until I got into shallower water. That was crossing Thorofare Creek in May several years ago, solo and rather far from anything. I had my pack cinched and drybags done up with some air inside, and basic safety stuff (fire kit, Spot) in the pocket of my anorak. If I got swept downstream I wanted every chance to keep my pack, as loosing it would have made the walk out not so fun. For that crossing, and others like it, I stow one pole and lengthen the other. Stiffer trekking poles are nice here.Dec 2, 2012 at 10:57 am #1932582
Luke SchmidtSpectator
@cameronLocale: Idaho Falls
David testing different river crossing techniques sounds like the basis for a good article. I don't think I've seen anything like that anywhere else.Dec 2, 2012 at 2:34 pm #1932609
Craig MarrinerMember
@scribestrollerLocale: Central Plateau
I carry an prb in my pocket these days, so there's really not much of a trade off for me on a crossing (other than that my pack and it's load are worth a few thousand dollars, but what's that next to drowning?).Dec 2, 2012 at 3:26 pm #1932613
Mary DBPL Member
@hikinggrannyLocale: Gateway to Columbia River Gorge
On a Colorado backpack a few years ago, I started across what looked like a relatively innocuous stream ford, about knee deep. About four steps in, I stepped in a hole with water up to my crotch, and the next thing I knew, I had tripped over a big boulder hidden under the surface. The several days of rain before I got there had made the water murkier and deeper than it looked!
I didn't get swept away and I didn't quite do a face plant (I kept my head up), but I did get soaked from the neck down. When I got back out, I immediately checked my pack. There was at least an inch of water in the bottom of the pack, but all my insulation was in dry bags and anything else vulnerable was in plastic, so nothing got wet.
That experience is why I keep preaching that either a waterproof pack liner or waterproof dry bags for critical insulation are absolutely necessary. Neither stuff sacks (the opening isn't waterproof) nor a pack cover will keep your gear dry in case of immersion. I found that there was no weight difference. The weather was cold and wet enough (low 30's F at night) that if either my sleeping bag or my insulating clothing had gotten wet, I'd have been in deep doo-doo. My clothing dried in an hour of hiking, except for my Goretex lined boots, which took three days to dry inside, one day of that sitting out in the sun. It was after that trip that I switched to trail runners. BTW, trail runners are far safer for crossing dicey fords than Crocs or Tevas.
I did have far too heavy a pack on that trip–I started the trip the day before with 37 lbs. Next time a relative asks me to deposit his/her ashes (about 11 lbs.) in the backcountry, I'm going to insist it be not more than 3-4 miles from the trailhead! I've also changed my own funeral instructions accordingly.
I have found that I'm actually better off to keep my hip belt fastened. If I leave it undone, the pack is apt to zig and pull me off balance if I zag suddenly.
I will go to considerable length–even aborting the trip if necessary–to avoid deep stream fords. That's because my dog absolutely refuses to swim–a traitor to his mostly Labrador genes!
This excellent BPL article–6 years old and just as valid as when it was written, iMHO–has a section on fording swollen streams:
"Think about what happens if you get swept away and prepare for the possibility. Pick a likely exit spot and seal the pack liner before entering the water. When swimming, leave the waist belt on, sternum strap off."Dec 3, 2012 at 11:37 am #1932766
Brian LewisMember
@brianleLocale: Pacific NW
"Brian, I'm curious, which crossing did ya'll have trouble with: going up to Elizabeth Lake, or the open right below the lake itself?"
Going up to Elizabeth lake. We started in the afternoon right at the customs point at the Canadian border at the eastern edge of the park, hiked south a total of ten miles that first day, crossed the Belly river towards the end of the day and stayed at a (snow-covered) campground at the north end of the lake. Immediately the next morning there was another crossing.
Which brings up another lesson there — in retrospect when we saw how challenging the crossing was the day before, we would ideally have done a little map recon and recognized that we would soon be crossing it again the next day and so — bushwacked around to avoid both crossings. The trail seduced us in part by being so easy (and initially snow-free) from the beginning!
FWIW, I'm not sure what you mean by "the open right below the lake itself". I've only ever been there the one time, but looking at the map now … after that crossing we went via Redgap pass because the Ptarmigan Tunnel isn't open that early, and then via Poia lake. We were doing the higher-snow CDT alternate start, as the Waterton start was undoubtedly (more) treacherous at that point (June 12th 2011).Dec 3, 2012 at 11:41 am #1932769
Brendan SwihartBPL Member
@brendansLocale: Fruita CO
Good discussion, and it seems there are two here: intentionally crossing water that's bigger that walkable, and dealing with a unintended swim or fall.
I crossed the Colorado a couple times on a trip last April. The first time I was able to do it walking, the second time required a swim. I ended up taking my pack off, holding it under one arm, and sidestroking across. Despite the slow/low water, it still took longer to get across than I thought and I ended up a fair bit downstream (I crossed in an area with a long gravel bar on the other side, so plenty of room). It worked fine, but wearing the pack and having both arms available might have been preferable. Some testing of different methods is a great idea.Dec 3, 2012 at 12:29 pm #1932782
Roger CaffinModerator
@rcaffinLocale: Wollemi & Kosciusko NPs, Europe
Mary wrote:
> I keep preaching that either a waterproof pack liner or waterproof dry bags for critical
> insulation are absolutely necessary. Neither stuff sacks (the opening isn't waterproof)
> nor a pack cover will keep your gear dry in case of immersion. I found that there was
> no weight difference.
Absolutely agree. Keep your gear dry!
We use plastic bags inside all our stuff sacks. They are done up to be waterproof. The extra weight is utterly negligeable, but the added security is wonderful.
Things like quilts get stuffed into a UL Pertex stuff sack first, to protect the plastic bag. Again, negligeable weight, but great security.
> When swimming, leave the waist belt on, sternum strap off.
I don't use a sternum strap, but I do agree with keeping the waist belt done up. I know some people say you have to be prepared to ditch your pack, but not me! That pack floats, and is my 'personal flotation device'.
> My clothing dried in an hour of hiking, except for my Goretex lined boots, which
> took three days
Snerk! Yeah.
CheersDec 3, 2012 at 10:59 pm #1932921
Rex SandersBPL Member
@rexLocale: Central California Coast
I've been a whitewater raft guide for 25 years, taught raft guides for over 15 years, and taught trainers for over 10 years, as a volunteer for Friends of the River.
I have been swept off my feet crossing a river (with a lifejacket, not a pack), and fallen out of boats into rivers. I've been rescued, rescued myself, and rescued other people.
I watched someone drown 100 yards away who was wearing a lifejacket, but we couldn't get there in time.
You take deadly risks crossing rivers, even with a lifejacket and training.
Do not think you will stay calm and rational when you get swept off your feet. Many people panic or freeze, even after some training. I did.
A pack that floats, strapped to your back, will try to float you face down in the river. Makes breathing more challenging.
Even if you don't panic, and you ditch your pack, and you are a strong swimmer, you can swim into more dangerous situations – strainers, holes, foot traps, and others – if you don't know any better.
We don't seem to have classes on "crossing rivers for backpackers" in USA.
Get swiftwater rescue training instead. One day classes start at $95. Look for courses aimed at recreational users (fishers, boaters) rather than professionals. You will learn how to cross rivers more safely, how to rescue yourself when things go wrong, and how to rescue others.
If you aren't going to take a class, at least read a good book. Standard disclaimer applies: Reading a book is NO SUBSTITUTE for training. Really and truly.
Good books include:
River Rescue: A Manual for Whitewater Safety, by Les Bechdel and Slim Ray.
Whitewater Rescue Manual: New Techniques for Canoeists, Kayakers, and Rafters, by Charles Walbridge and Wayne Sundmacher.
Stay safe out there.Dec 4, 2012 at 11:20 am #1933020
Kevin BurtonBPL Member
@burtonatorLocale: norcal
If you can try to practice.
It sounds silly but I don't think anyone actually does it.
When mountain climbing almost the FIRST thing you do is to practice a self arrest.
You climb up a hill about 30-40 feet and then allow yourself to fall.
Next time you are backpacking and there is a fast water section followed by a pool of large water try to do a few stream crossings.
The pool will catch you if you sleep and avoid going downstream.
There is danger in doing this because you could cut a leg or twist an ankle if there are underwater obstructions. However, IMO it's far better than NOT practicing if you are careful.
1. the shock of the water temperature can be frightening – especially to children. You have to anticipate this and keep going without thrashing.
2. learn what type of rocks to place your foot. I NEVER put my foot on top of a boulder and try to get my foot on the graven floor. It's far to easy to slip off the rock or to have the bolder shift and then lose your footing.
3. With my ultralight pack (8 lbs/ 3kg) I don't unbuckle. I figure it's FAR more practical for me to keep my pack then unbuckle it and risk losing my gear.
4. Don't rush things. Make sure your foot is FIRM before shifting weigh. You're going to be cold ANYWAY so just take a few more minutes and cross safely.
I've spent hundreds of hours in streams fishing and the only time I slip is when I rush.Dec 10, 2012 at 2:33 pm #1934585
Gerry B.BPL Member
@taedawoodLocale: Louisiana, USA
In November 2011 I was solo hiking the Eagle Rock Loop in Arkansas along the Little Missouri River, just a few miles upstream from the Albert Pike Recreation Area where 16 campers drowned in a flash flood in 2009. It began to rain around 7 PM in the evening. When I crossed the river earlier in the afternoon, the water was at most 1' deep. It rained all night long and into the next day, a total of 11", so I found out afterwards.
After a sleepless night in my hammock and daybreak I decided to retrace my steps and headed back up the trail. Unfortunately the crossing that was previously 1' deep was at its deepest point now up to my sternum – 4.5'. The current was incredibly strong. I had loosed the waistbelt of my pack which was lined with a waterproof liner sack. The bottom 12" or so of my pack was below the water level. I relied heavily upon my rigid aluminum Pacer Poles, which allowed me to put a great deal of weight down on the poles as I crossed. It took me nearly 15 minutes to cross the 30' wide river. Running on adrenaline, I resumed my hike, retracing my steps of the day before. Less than ten minutes later I realized/remembered that I had to cross back over the river once again. Once I made it across the second time and had time to collect my wits, I realized I was OUT OF MY MIND for attempting the crossings.
A few years ago I read "Deep Survival" by Laurence Gonzales, a superb book on wilderness survival psychology. Despite having the head knowledge, I fell right into the "trap" of not thinking through my options. Fortunately I lived to tell the tale. I do not know if I would have survived had I been washed away but I can tell you that if I ever encounter such a situation again, I will STOP, EVALUATE, and WAIT OUT the flood, even if it takes a couple of days for the river to subside.
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